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{{quote|''"Many paths, many seasons I have seen.<br />

''Time has washed them away just like the sea.<br />

''So many fates, and dreams...<br />

 

People who can see into the future, past and to faraway places. People can be born with this or gain it through freak accidents. If the latter, expect a [[Reset Button]].

* Both protagonist Mikura and {{spoiler|antagonist Momomi}} in ''[[Mezzo Forte]]'' can see brief glimpses of future events.* {{spoiler|Shizune}} in ''[[Senkou no Night Raid]].''

* {{spoiler|Urawa}} and to a degree Sailor Mars in ''[[Sailor Moon]]''.

* The title character of ''[[Oriko Magica]]''.

* Kakei from ''[[Legal Drug]]''.

 

== [[Comic Books]] ==

** Similarly, Spider-Man enemy/sometimes ally Madam Webb was an old, blind woman who could see the future.

* The most famed precog in DC Comics is Dream Girl, of the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]], who could see the future in her dreams. Unlike the Marvel examples she is a young platinum blonde whose powers are rarely useful. But then again she was introduced [[Ms. Fanservice|more for her looks than anything else]].

 

== [[Literature]] ==

* In the ''[[Elemental Logic]]'' series, this is one of the abilities that can go with having [[Elemental Powers|fire blood]]. The seer Medric has dreams and visions that generally have to be interpreted, but accurately reflect the future. (Notably, he and his companions are fairly good at interpreting and acting on the things he sees.) Zanja, a fire blood but not an actual "seer", has limited prescience- she occaisionally sees short-term future events, and her glyph card readings are always accurate, but her visions don't have the range or complexity of Medric's.

* Niklaren "Niko" Goldeye from the ''[[Circle of Magic]]'' series, who mainly devotes his talent to spotting magical influence where it was otherwise missed, such as the protagonists. Occassionally he uses it for crime-solving.

{{quote| ''I am but an oracle, through whose lips the gods speak. My lips are sealed by them lest I speak too much. You must find the heart of your kingdom. I can say no more. My lips are opened and sealed by the gods.''}}

* Coryn from ''Guardians of Ga'hoole'', who can see the future in the flames of a fire.

* Any medicine cat in [[Warrior Cats]], and the clan leaders, too for that matter. They all get visions and prophecies from [[Star Clan]].

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Drusilla,]] [[Angel|Doyle and later Cordelia]] all get visions. Where Drusilla's came from isn't explained but it's revealed she had them prior to becoming a vampire and that they had driven her [[Mad Oracle|quite mad]]; it was the reason she was turned since Angelus wanted her to suffer eternal torment. Doyle got them from the Powers That Be and passed them onto Cordelia via a kiss.

* ''[[Lexx]]'''s Time Prophet, who could only see the ''past'' -- which luckily was [[Eternal Recurrence|identical to the future.]]

* [[Merlin]]'s Morgana, who gets future visions in her dreams.

 

== [[Mythology]] ==

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

* Bloomseer Poplar from ''Fallout 3'' is a prophetic old lady living in the settlement of Oasis. Her precognition factors into the gameplay: you can ask about your future, and she will tell you something related to quests that you have not yet discovered.

** The same goes for the Forecaster from ''Fallout: New Vegas''. He can pretty much sum up the whole game for 300 caps.

== [[Web Comics]] ==

* [[Dominic Deegan]] is a seer for hire.

 

== [[Web Original]] ==

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* Sally from ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' has shades of this, though it's unclear if her premeditation is a one-time thing or if she can see the future often.

* Several characters of ''[[Delta State]]''.

 

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