Fear Inducement

The power to evoke extreme fear and horror in others. Sub-power of Fear Manipulation. Variation of Emotion Inducement.

Also Called

 * Bogeyman Effect
 * Fear Induction
 * Intimidation
 * Panic Inducement
 * Terror Inducement

Capabilities
The user can evoke and increase fear and horror in others causing the target’s brain to release fear-inducing chemicals.

The victim’s perception may be altered, causing them to see their environment as ominous and the user as dark and foreboding, or even seen as a monster.

Techniques

 * Fear Augmentation: enhance any feelings of fear until the victim literally dies of fright.
 * Fearful Scream: scream with fear echoing in every sound-wave.
 * Insanity Inducement: making others feel fear to the point they will become traumatized.
 * Killing Intent: control one's own killing intention and use it to intimidate the victims.
 * Paralysis Inducement: make the target literally 'paralyzed with fear'.
 * Unknown Inducement: cause a fear so powerful that others tune users presence out of sight and mind.

Associations

 * Bogeyman Physiology
 * Despair Inducement
 * Emotion Inducement
 * Emotion Manipulation
 * Mental Inducement
 * Mental Manipulation
 * Phobia-Initiated Ability Manifestation
 * Surprise Inducement

Limitations

 * Users of Psychic Shield, Fearlessness or Indomitable Will are either immune or highly resistant.
 * May be overpowered by Courage Inducement.

Known Objects

 * the Soul Shredder (Danny Phantom)
 * Phobia Mask (Chaotic)
 * Various fear poisons and fear enchanted weapons (The Elder Scrolls)
 * Scarecrow's Fear Toxin (DC Comics)