Killing Instinct

"We will leave a massacre so glorious, it'll stain the annals of history for all time!!"

- Honest (Akame ga Kill)

"From today, I'll decide who needs to die."

- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)

"I sing for the slaying of a thousand evil men, I celebrate the massacre of ten thousand goblins. Thou will perish by mine own demonic blade. Wake up the slumbering Rakshasa of the bloodthirsty blade."

- Tobio Ikuse (Highschool DxD)

"I lived my entire life waiting for this moment. I trained, I killed just to get here. I killed in America, Afghanistan, Iraq... I took life from my own brothers and sisters right here on this continent! And all this death just so I could kill you!"

- Erik Killmonger (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

"Let's dispense with the introductions, and get straight to the kill!"

- Regent of the Mask (Ninja Gaiden)

"We don't need to say "I'll kill you"... because by the moment those words come into our minds... our target's already dead and the deed's done!"

- Prosciutto (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V/5: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo)

The power to have an extreme urge and ability/instinct to kill.

Also Called

 * Bloodlust
 * Bloodshed
 * Dark Determination (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
 * The "Dark Passenger" (Dexter)
 * The Hunger (Heroes)
 * Killer Instinct
 * Killing Addiction
 * Murder/Murderous Instinct
 * Thirst for Blood

Capabilities
User possesses the capability that enables them to be the "ultimate killing machine". They have instincts to kill by any means and in the most effective ways possible, use anything at hand to do so and have no mental issues or moral dilemmas either before, during or after the deed. They are, in short, cold and merciless killers. They can also give off a murderous aura, inducing fear into their opponents.

Applications

 * Enhanced Assassination
 * Enhanced Combat
 * Fear Inducement
 * Killing Intent
 * Predator Instinct
 * Weapon Proficiency
 * Because the user is so skilled at killing, they are able to avoid a deathblow.

Associations

 * Berserker Physiology
 * Feral Mind
 * Inner Beast
 * Bloodlust Aura/Empowerment
 * Divided Mind - one or more personalities may be aggressive and possess murderous tendencies.
 * Enhanced Violence
 * Fighting Instinct
 * Killing Intuition

Limitations

 * May emerge/activate involuntarily.
 * May activate in certain situations (e.g. feeling emotions of anger).
 * Extended suppression of their urge might result in a mental/emotional/psychological meltdown.
 * Without a strong moral compass and a strong sense of who and who not to kill, the user may be a danger to everyone around them, friend or foe.

Movies
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 * Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
 * Brandon Breyer (Brightburn)
 * Charles "Chucky" Lee Ray (Child's Play)
 * Tiffany Ray (Child's Play)
 * Chester V (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs)
 * Prince Hans (Disney's Frozen)
 * Bill Sykes (Disney's Oliver and Company)
 * Roscoe & DeSoto (Disney's Oliver and Company)
 * Shere Khan (Disney's The Jungle Book)
 * Nuka (Disney's The Lion King)
 * Scar (Disney's The Lion King)
 * Zira (Disney's The Lion King)
 * Bellwether (Disney's Zootopia)
 * Ashley J. "Ash" Williams (The Evil Dead franchise)
 * Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
 * Pamela Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
 * Michael Myers (Halloween)
 * Jennifer Hills/Angela Jitrenka (I Spit On Your Grave)
 * Captain Gutt (Ice Age)
 * Rudy (Ice Age)
 * Soto (Ice Age)
 * Zeke (Ice Age)
 * Lipstick-Face Demon (Insidious)
 * The Man Who Can't Breathe (Insidious)
 * Parker Crane (Insidious)
 * Erik "Killmonger" Stevens/N'Jadaka (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
 * Koba (Planet of the Apes)
 * The Ghostfaces (Scream series)

Live Television

 * Dexter Morgan/Moser (Dexter)
 * Daleks (Doctor Who)
 * Diana Stockman (Game of Silence)
 * Gil Harris (Game of Silence)
 * Ray Carroll (Game of Silence)
 * Red Tyson (Game of Silence)
 * Terry Bausch (Game of Silence)
 * Grimms (Grimm)
 * Peter Petrelli (Heroes); formerly.
 * Sylar (Heroes)
 * Angels (Supernatural)
 * Castiel
 * Archangels (Supernatural)
 * Demons (Supernatural)
 * Cain
 * Crowley
 * Lilith
 * Hunters (Supernatural)
 * Bobby Singer
 * Mary Winchester
 * John Winchester
 * Dean Winchester; via Mark of Cain.
 * Sam Winchester; via soullessness.
 * Violent Spirits (Supernatural)
 * The Darkness/Amara (Supernatural)
 * Nick (Supernatural)
 * Alaric Saltzman (The Vampire Diaries); formerly.
 * Niklaus Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
 * Rippers (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
 * Damon Salvatore; formerly.
 * Lilian Salvatore
 * Stefan Salvatore}}

Literature
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 * Tom Riddle/Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
 * Bellatrix Lestrange (Harry Potter)
 * Bartemius "Barty" Crouch Jr. (Harry Potter)
 * Lucius Malfoy (Harry Potter); formerly.
 * Fenrir Greyback (Harry Potter)
 * The Gaunt Family (Harry Potter)
 * Career Tributes (The Hunger Games)
 * President Alma Coin (The Hunger Games)
 * President Coriolanus Snow (The Hunger Games)
 * Durza (Inheritance Cycle)
 * Galbatorix (Inheritance Cycle)
 * Shruikan (Inheritance Cycle)
 * Cranks (The Maze Runner)
 * It/Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Stephen King's It)
 * Mr. Harvey (The Lovely Bones)
 * Cyber Shadow/Brick Baxter (The Young Guardians)

Folklore/Mythology

 * Ares, The God of War (Greek Mythology)
 * Redcaps (Celtic Folklore)
 * Demons (Folklore/Mythology)
 * Vampires (Folklore)
 * Werewolves (Folklore)

Video Games

 * Dahlia Hawthorne (Ace Attorney)
 * Scissorman (Clock Tower)
 * Subordinates (Clock Tower 3)
 * Raidou (Dead or Alive)
 * Vergil (Devil May Cry)
 * Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)
 * Protagonists (Grand Theft Auto series)
 * Various characters (Mortal Kombat)
 * Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
 * Ein, Zwei and Drei (Phantom of Inferno)
 * Zahlenschwestern (Phantom of Inferno)
 * Sweet Tooth (Twisted Metal)
 * Anki Master (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Assassin (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Spade (Valkyrie Crusade)

Other

 * SCP-076-2 - "Able" (SCP Foundation)
 * The Brute (Fear Mythos)}}

Known Objects

 * Azrael's Blade (Lucifer)
 * Mark of Cain (Supernatural)
 * Lazarus Pit (DC Comics)