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* Bud Not Buddy. Book' title character brags about them.
* Bud Not Buddy. Book' title character brags about them.
* [[Tarzan]] can do this. Justified and frequently lampshaded in the books as being a result of his growing up in a treacherous jungle full of predators.
* [[Tarzan]] can do this. Justified and frequently lampshaded in the books as being a result of his growing up in a treacherous jungle full of predators.
* Roland of Gilead in ''[[The Dark Tower]]'' books has this, thanks to his [[Training From Hell|brutal training]] as a Gunslinger.
* Roland of Gilead in ''[[The Dark Tower]]'' books has this, thanks to his [[Training from Hell|brutal training]] as a Gunslinger.
* In one of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' novels, Han Solo is described as having developed Instant Waking Skills by necessity, given the kind of illegal lifestyle he used to have.
* In one of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' novels, Han Solo is described as having developed Instant Waking Skills by necessity, given the kind of illegal lifestyle he used to have.
* Melles, a character in ''[[Heralds of Valdemar|Storm Breaking]]'', has Instant Waking Skills. Most people who know this assume it's because he has a guilty conscience. The truth is that he trained himself to wake instantly because as a trained assassin he knows ''exactly'' how vulnerable a sleeping person is. (He has no feelings of guilt over any of his kills.)
* Melles, a character in ''[[Heralds of Valdemar|Storm Breaking]]'', has Instant Waking Skills. Most people who know this assume it's because he has a guilty conscience. The truth is that he trained himself to wake instantly because as a trained assassin he knows ''exactly'' how vulnerable a sleeping person is. (He has no feelings of guilt over any of his kills.)
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* Spoofed in [[Gilmore Girls]]; after Rory joins the Powderpuffs, Lorelai wakes her up early and tells her to wear cute pajamas, put on makeup, and fix her hair before the other girls arrive to "kidnap" her for initiation.
* Spoofed in [[Gilmore Girls]]; after Rory joins the Powderpuffs, Lorelai wakes her up early and tells her to wear cute pajamas, put on makeup, and fix her hair before the other girls arrive to "kidnap" her for initiation.
** Further spoofed in a later episode, where Lorelai supposedly tried, unsuccessfully, to wake Rory before finally leaving a sticky note on her head to tell her to meet her for lunch later.
** Further spoofed in a later episode, where Lorelai supposedly tried, unsuccessfully, to wake Rory before finally leaving a sticky note on her head to tell her to meet her for lunch later.
* In one episode of [[Myth Busters]], we learn that Jamie is a very light sleeper. We don't learn if it goes all the way to Instant Waking Skills, because Adam is too impatient to let Jamie get fully asleep.
* In one episode of [[MythBusters]], we learn that Jamie is a very light sleeper. We don't learn if it goes all the way to Instant Waking Skills, because Adam is too impatient to let Jamie get fully asleep.
* Sayid from [[Lost]] demonstrates Instant Waking Skills when in a doctor's office - upon waking up from drug-induced unconsciousness, he immediately reaches out and begins to strangle the doctor, Jack. It takes him a few seconds to realize where he is and what he's doing. Justified, being a military man who had originally been knocked out in the middle of a fight.
* Sayid from [[Lost]] demonstrates Instant Waking Skills when in a doctor's office - upon waking up from drug-induced unconsciousness, he immediately reaches out and begins to strangle the doctor, Jack. It takes him a few seconds to realize where he is and what he's doing. Justified, being a military man who had originally been knocked out in the middle of a fight.
* Pierce is shown to have this in ''[[Community]]'' episode [[Community/Recap/S1/E24 English As a Second Language|English as a Second Language]]. It just takes the right phrase to trigger.
* Pierce is shown to have this in ''[[Community]]'' episode [[Community/Recap/S1/E24 English As a Second Language|English as a Second Language]]. It just takes the right phrase to trigger.
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* Despite the name, Combat Reflexes gives you this ability in [[GURPS]].
* Despite the name, Combat Reflexes gives you this ability in [[GURPS]].
* The Lightsleep Talent in [[Hero System]]
* The Lightsleep Talent in [[Hero System]]
* In [[Dungeons and Dragons]] 3.5e; the spell ''Vigilant Slumber'' does this, but you have to set conditions for it and are limitted by what you could observe while awake.
* In [[Dungeons & Dragons]] 3.5e; the spell ''Vigilant Slumber'' does this, but you have to set conditions for it and are limitted by what you could observe while awake.




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