Talents

First getting into Inky Mystery, it can be confusing as to what, how and why Talents are. Here's all known information on Talents.

## Description

### What is a Talent?

A Talent is a power or ability unique to a individual toon. Every toon has one regardless of race. It can sometimes be difficult for individuals from more magically inclined races such as Angels or Demons to discover their own Talent as it can be hard to discern what is their Talent and what is just one of their natural magical abilities (Inky Extra's Ch 75).

### How does a toon get a Talent?

At this point in the story it seems that Talents are something all toons are born with, regardless of their race. It is currently unknown if anything such as family or race affects what kind of Talent a toon is born with. Different unrelated toons can also occasionally have similar working Talents, such as how both Dot's and Oswald's Talents involve some form of spatial warping despite them having no other known connection. While Talents may be similar between toons, at this point in time, two toons having the exact same talent has never been shown in IM.

### Is there a limit to how powerful a Talent can be?

While many Talents have built in limitations in the way they function there does not seem to be a limit on what the Talent itself is able to do, even being able to warp reality as seen with Dot's Talent.

## Known Talents

### Truth Perception - Wilson's Talent

Wilson's talent allows him to see the "truth" of something simply by looking at it, like how he was able to perceive Boris and Bendy's true talents as soon as he meets them (Ch 1). While Wilson is able to tell much about an individual just by looking at them his talent does not make him omniscient nor a fortune teller. He spent an entire year running from mysterious assailants that his Talent never allowed him to identify in any way, although one could make the argument that their magic interfered with his ability. Regardless, his Talent has clearly been shown to have limitations for what it can and can not uncover. For instance, while Wilson was able to identify the brothers "true talents" upon meeting them he was not privy to the information about their difficult past without asking Boris about it (Ch 2).

### Darkness Manipulation - Bendy's Talent

According to Wilson in Chapter 2 Bendy's talent is with shadows, darkness, and even possibly the inky matter involved in Ink Illness. Wilson also mentions that Bendy's talent is a very rare and mysterious one (Ch 1). According to Bendy he can make his shadows move, make them solid enough to touch and pick up things, and pick up on strong negative emotions (Ch 63). However, the shadows around Bendy seem to have their own will as Bendy describes them as almost being like an animal. Because of this, sometimes when the shadows get excited Bendy can lose control of them (Ch 19). Since Demons already have a natural affinity for dark magic it can be difficult to know what shadow related abilities are due to his talent and what are a standard part of Demonic magic. However, Hat does confirm that feeling emotions or any kind of will from shadows is not normal for Demons which confirms that this is part of Bendy's Talent and not his natural Demonic magic. Bendy also seems to be able to "see" movement in the shadows that other Demon's do not, such as them reacting wildly to things such as bloodlust (Ch 261).

### The Puppy Dog Eyes - Boris's Talent

Boris's talent allows him to persuade anyone in order to get his way/what he wants by making "puppy dog eyes" at them. It seems that the closer he is to someone, the more effective they are (seen in Bendy throughout Inky Mystery and demonstrated very early on in flashbacks). Boris originally thought his talent was music related, but after entering Talent Town through the system, he was made aware of his true talent. Sarah was the one who brought his talent to light since Boris hid it when he entered Talent Town (Chapter 197).

### Animals Love You - Cuphead's Talent

Cuphead's Talent extends to all non-toon animals, magical or otherwise. Animals naturally like him and, once acquainted with him, will seek him out in a group setting as seen with Snowball and Jackpot. This also allows him a certain level of control over the animals, such as when he was able to calm a horse down enough so Bendy could ride it (Ch 106).

### Enhanced Language Comprehension - Felix's Talent

Felix's ability allows him to understand any language he hears or reads given enough time. For modern languages in common that are still in use, it may take only a single conversation for him to not only understand the language but also know the syntax of it and how to use it himself. For older languages that are no longer or rarely in use it can take a far longer amount of time for him to understand it, although he will eventually master it (Ch 156).

### Perfect Memory - Holly's Talent

Holly is able to perfectly recall anything she has seen or heard just once in perfect detail (Inky Extra's Ch 12). This Talent is not with out it's limits however as it has been shown that magic is able to interfere with her abilities. For example, Holly was not able to recognize Cuphead and Mugman when she was "introduced" to them at the house, despite meeting them previously at her school job (Ch 81). After the events of Nightmare Night her Talent also stopped working for a time, presumably due to the lingering affects of The Cog.

### Sleight of Hand - Oswald's Talent

Ozzy's Talent allows him to make anything he can hold in his hand 'disappear' and 'reappear' out of thin air. This ability has been compared with Dot Warner's Talent as the place he sends and retrieves the items from is a kind of spatial pocket only he seems to be able to access.

### Infectious Kindness - Mickey's Talent

As stated in a Tumblr post on the IM Tumblr, Mickey is able to use his kindness to rally and lift others' spirits. Mickey's positive attitude is able to get a smile out of almost anyone he meets.

### Perfect Evaluative Abilities - Black Hat's Talent

Black Hat's Talent allows him to determine the value of something at a glance. For instance, the quality of a garment or materials. This also extends past objects and onto living beings themselves, as seen when Hat was able to determine that Jerry himself was of average quality for a human. It is currently unknown exactly what measures Hat's Talent utilizes to decide something's quality since it seems to go past pure financial value. For example, Hat views the Cupbros as valuable seemingly in part due to their potential intellectual value as research subjects. This Talent is always active and can cause Black Hat quite a bit of discomfort at times, especially if he is in a space filled with items of wildly differing values. Due to this discomfort, Hat has been known to use the magic of the Imp Disgust in order to ease the mental pain (Ch 282).

### Perfect Organization - Red's Talent

While not directly mentioned in IM a Tumblr post on the official Tumblr states that Red's Talent allows her to perfectly organize an area, as well as remembering where everything is in the area she has organized. This means that Red never loses anything unless it has been taken by someone else. Even after someone has made a mess of the area Red will know where everything is and where it goes.

### Enhanced Detail Perception - Dr. Oddswell's Talent

According to a Tumblr post on the official IM Tumblr Dr. Oddswell is able to notice every detail of something once it is presented to him, regardless of how much data there is regarding it. Since it is impossible for him to miss anything all of his research is incredibly thorough no matter the subject matter.

### Excellent cooking - Granny's Talent

Granny is great at cooking and everyone likes her food regardless of differing personal tastes. She can make any recipe perfectly.

### Grammatically Perfect Writing - Sammy's Talent

Sammy has never written a single error in his entire life.

### Noticeable Voice - Finley's Talent

His voice demands people's attention, a useful skill for a entertainer. He is also a skilled singer.

### Quacking - Donald's Talent

As stated in this Tumblr post Donald's talent is quacking. That's the reason Donald sounds like he has a speech impediment, he's quacking.

### Good at Math - Jerry's Talent

TAP has stated on the official IMS discord that Jerry's Talent is that he is very good at math.

### Persuasive Speaker - Yakko's Talent

Yakko's Talent allows him to be a particularly persuasive speaker. He is able to convince people to do things they wouldn't normally do (Ch 17- End Notes). He often uses his ability to confuse others as well. Yakko's Talent also allows him to pronounce anything he says perfectly, making it impossible for him to get tripped up by things such as tongue twisters.

### Ability to Break The 4th Wall - Wakko's Talent

Wakko's ability to break the fourth wall gives him access to knowledge that those in the Inky Mystery universe should not have, such as the fact that he is a character in a fanfiction. This also allows him to know about story events he and his siblings were not actually physically present for. His Talent is unique in the fact that it breaks the fourth wall between his and his siblings Talents, allowing all of them to use each others Talents at whim (Ch 17- End Notes). Through Wakko's Talent, even when he himself was not present, the Warner siblings have been able to access both the author's notes and the AO3 comment section.

### Spatial Manipulation - Dot's Talent

Dot's Talent allows her to warp space (Ch 17- End Notes). This allows her to make object disappear and reappear into a personal pocket space. Bendy describes this as a dark hole appearing around the hand before the desired item appears in its grasp (Ch 116). She is also able to essentially teleport (Scene Jumps) through space (Ch 32). The exact limit of this teleportation is unknown as she is even able to teleport into Hell. While teleporting she is able to carry others with her, although she can not carry large groups as it does take a lot of energy out of her. Long trips are also very difficult on her. Dot explains that her teleportation works by her anchoring who she wishes to take with her, finding the "edge" of the space around her and then pulling on that edge (Ch 116). It is noted that she is able to make the space inside a given place larger, which is how her and her siblings seem to be able to fit into anything.

### Premonitions - Aspen May's Talent

Aspen's Talent gives him premonitions of the future. These premonitions take the form of feelings that then become thoughts or feelings that Aspen seems to need to share/recognize. For instance, when he got a premonition about Cagney Carnation's future he felt pressure building in his throat until he told Cagney his premonition (Inky Extra's Ch 111). The Talent seems to activate almost randomly, forcing Aspen to give people their fortune's regardless of his current situation. Aspen does not need to be informed about a topic in order to have a premonition about it as his Talent informed him that various individuals were Debtors without him even knowing what the term meant. While this ability does give Aspen something of an early warning system for danger it generally seems to activate only moments before the danger occurs, giving him little time to avoid it. Aspen mentions that while his ability in theory gives him the chance to change his predictions it is generally difficult to do, especially if it deals with a matter that will permanently alter the subject's life. He also notes that he generally gets predictions about the most likely future occurrences, but they are not the only possible options for how events will play out.

### Destruction - Abaddon's Talent

Abaddon has the ability to completely destroy anything she touches with her bare hands, which is why she almost always wears gloves of some kind. Once she touches an object blackness will eat away at it starting from the point she made contact with and then spreading out to the rest of the object. The object in question disintegrates completely, regardless of size or material. For an example of this process, the morning glories she touches the petals of disintegrate down from the point of touch to every split end of the plant and even to the entire root structure of the flower in question. However, Abaddon does seem to have some measure of control over how much her talent destroys as she is able to trim away the rough edges of bushes with her fingers without fully disintegrating the entire plant. However, this appears to take some level of concentration on Aba's part as if she is simply startled into hitting something the "base setting" seems to be the complete destruction of the object in question, as can be seen by the incident with the rose bush (Inky Extras Series Part 6, Ch 1).