Nigh-Omniscience (Superpower)

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"I have approximate knowledge of many things..." ― Demon Cat (Adventure Time)

"The master knows all... except combination to safe." ― Kwik'E Mart CEO (The Simpsons)

"My role as Time Guardian affords me a certain level of Omniscience, Raziel." ― Moebius (Soul Reaver 2)

The power to know almost everything. Lesser version of Omniscience. Sub-power of Nigh-Omnipotence.

Also Called[]

Almost/Flawed/Limited Omniscience
Near Omniscience
Semi/Virtual Omniscience

Capabilities[]

The user knows almost everything but certain details, or is limited in some other way, such as being able to see one timeline or universe or have just small patches of information that are missing or blocked out. More simply, they may be in possession of such a vast reserve of knowledge that they can be regarded as "practically omniscient."

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Limitations[]

Not truly omniscient, the user still doesn't know everything in the totality and can still be outsmarted by one.
User's knowledge is limited in certain ways/areas: they may be limited to certain areas or subjects of knowledge or lack knowledge about certain areas.
May have the knowledge but no intuitive understanding of it, i.e., they have to find the knowledge among a nearly infinite number of others.

Known Users[]

Gallery[]

The Living Tribunal (Marvel Comics)

Death (Supernatural) knows almost anything, but lacked the knowledge whether he is older than God or if God was older than him. He also did not know the real reason the Winchesters bound him until Dean told him so.

Ariton (Valkyrie Crusade) knows everyone's secrets.

As the last of the Ancients, Brain (Skylanders) possesses enormous knowledge, up to the point where he locates evil doers from afar.

Dantalion (Valkyrie Crusade) knowing the past and the future, is nigh omniscient, because while she herself says: I know all, so ask me anything you want. the answers she gives are not always accurate.

Zuno (Dragon Ball) knows everything about the Seventh Universe, including the pattern on the underwear of someone he never met.

The mysterious Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII Remake) existing at the Edge of Creation, knows a great deal of everything that has and will happen, for multiple universes/timelines.

As he was being granted powerful abilities by Nyarlathotep, Jakob/Cult Leader (New Blood Interactive's DUSK) had also obtained near-limitless knowledge in the simultaneous outcome of obtaining Cosmic Telepathy alongside it.

Delphic (Marvel Comics) is granted with the gift of omniscience. It was stated that there was nothing she does not know.

Natsuki Subaru (Re:Zero ~Starting Life in Another World~)

Jinn (RWBY) is a being that knows everything, except the future.

The Elder God (Legacy of Kain), can see the Time-Stream, which allows him, to see at will any event of Nosgoth, whether in the past, present or future in infinite timelines. Also, being timeless, he sees everything at the same time, being Omniscient on a temporal level.

Xiaomei (Edens Zero) knows everything, past, present, and future, except the exact outcome of any battle that has yet to occur.

SCP-682 - Hard To Destroy Reptile's (SCP Foundation) intelligence far exceeds that of any being that exists on this dimensional plane, it knows nearly everything about universes, and even its knowledge of universes is nigh-omnipotent.

Mekhane (SCP Foundation)

Slender Man (Creepypasta) is said to have complete knowledge of the past, present and future, making him possess cosmic knowledge. Although these are only based on insinuations, it is not strange for a being that is even older than time to have a vast understanding of knowledge.

The Supreme Judge (Creepypasta) has absolute knowledge within the multiverse, including infinite knowledge of infinite ages and infinite multiverses. The future is beyond his knowledge, but he can almost predict the future.

Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)

Ace Ukiyo/Kamen Rider Geats (Kamen Rider Geats)

Sigmar Heldenhammer (Warhammer Fantasy/Warhammer: Age of Sigmar)

Emperor of Mankind (Warhammer 40,000)

Judge Holden (Blood Meridian) possesses an almost infinite amount of information about languages, culture, physics, mathematics, the human mind, art, philosophy, battle strategies, and even the basic structure of the the universe. Although he is still susceptible to defeat or outwitting, as he is not impervious to everything.

Videos[]

Dean’s Dinner Date with Death - Supernatural-2

Supernatural 6x11 "Appointment in Samarra" - Dean Talks with Death

Supernatural - Sam, Dean and Bobby bind Death - S7E01 - Logoless-2

The all-knowing lie detector - Chris & Jack-2

SCP-343 "God" (SCP Animation)

SCP-682 Indestructible Creature (SCP Animated)

SCP-990 Dream Man (SCP Animation)

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