- "It was not apathy. It was an intelligent disinterest in those things that could have no bearing on one's existence."
- ― Tanith Lee
- "It's kinda like how I carry a little piece of onion around with me, to illicit tears in case someone needs me to feel something about what they said or doing; you know what I mean?"
- ― Dennis Reynolds (It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia)
- "You see life through a freaking keyhole because you let emotions cloud your judgment. Emotions are the cancer of the intellect."
- ― James Munroe (The Expendables)
The power to suppress one's emotions or possess none at all. Sub-power of Emotion Negation. Opposite to Empathy and Enhanced Emotions. Lesser version of Omni-Apathy. Not to be confused with Tranquil State.
Also Called[]
- Aloofness
- Anti-Empathy/Emotionlessness
- Coolheaded
- Detachment
- Emotionless Shell
- Indifference
- Perfect Poker Face
- Self-Emotion Negation
Capabilities[]
Users of this ability can suppress or negate emotions in themselves or do not possess emotions at all, allowing them to ignore; emotional distractions, suffering from psychological/emotional stress, and/or feeling from affecting their thinking processes. In some cases, the user is simply unable to feel emotions of any kind.
Applications[]
- Fear Immunity
- Indomitable Will
- Immunity to emotion-based powers
- Power Mimicry Immunity to Empathic Mimicry
- Able to assimilate into any society, social group or environment, and manipulate it.
- Able to calmly analyze any situation, without being hampered by emotions, allowing to easily come up with counters.
- Able to commit perfect crimes; cheat, steal, torture, kill, etc. with cold logic and without any guilt or remorse.
- Able to formulate unbiased; logical arguments, assessments and judgments of others.
- Able to nonchalantly act and react without hesitation or regret.
- Able to slip past any form of lie detection that relies on emotions and be capable of perfect deception and flawless acting.
- Able to nonchalantly intimidate others and get easily under their skin through sarcasm.
- Gain a mind capable of cold calculation, deduction and meticulous construction of optimal strategy that will yield the most efficient results.
- Gain a flawlessly logical mentality, which grants a shrewd and mathematical cunning.
- Gain a detached perception of the world and reality.
- Gain an objective understanding of anything; issues, situations, etc. that others would not be able to achieve.
- Gain perfect efficacy and efficiency unhindered by emotions, granting optimal action at all times.
Techniques[]
- Abstinence: unable to feel a physical attraction to another.
- Alcohol Immunity: To a degree, the user can compose oneself from emotional and erratic behavior. Only appearing unfazed even when drunk or lethally intoxicated.
- Amorality: Unable to feel the notions right and wrong.
- Aniothability: unable to feel negative emotions. This doesn't mean the user will always be happy, only that they will never feel sad, angry, etc.
- Apprehension Immunity: unable to feel anxiety, concern, trouble or worries of any kind
- Catiothability: unable to feel positive emotions.
- Clear Mind
- Confusion Immunity
- Discomfort Immunity: Unable to feel discomfort.
- Fear Immunity: Unable to feel fear.
- Pain Immunity: Unable to feel pain.
Levels[]
- Apathy
- Omni-Apathy
Associations[]
- Affinity
- Alien Physiology
- Artificial Intelligence Physiology
- Bionic Physiology
- Calm State
- Clone
- Consciousness Shattering
- Empathy
- Empathic Shield
- Emotion Manipulation
- Emotion Negation
- Emotion Regulation
- Emotion Removal
- Heartlessness
- Loneliness Embodiment
- Melancholy Embodiment
- Nihilism Embodiment
- Sloth Embodiment
- Soullessness
- State of Mind
- Superior Human Physiology
- Tranquil State
Limitations[]
- Can still suffer from certain mental disorders that don't involve emotions (ADHD, DID, and so on.)
- May not be able to switch it off.
- May only suppress certain emotions.
- Will clash with any emotion-based abilities the user has.
- High-level users of Emotion Inducement may be able to give emotions to the user.
- Weak against Cosmic Empathy, Omni-Empathy, & Primordial Emotion Manipulation.
- May be weak against Supernatural Charisma.
- Absence of emotive drive may cause the user boredom, social detachment, or even a lack of self-preservation.
Known Users[]
See Also: Emotion Suppression and Lack of Empathy.
Anime/Manga/Manhwa/Manhua[]
- Hajime Nagumo (Arifureta Sekai Saikyou)
- Kei Nagai (Ajin)
- Takeshi Kotobuki (Ajin)
- Elias Ainsworth (Ancient Magus' Bride)
- Yuuichiro Hanma (Baki the Grappler)
- Yuujiro Hanma (Baki the Grappler)
- Kazuo Kiriyama (Battle Royale)
- Shu (Blades of the Guardians)
- Sosuke Aizen (Bleach)
- Baraggan Louisenbairn (Bleach)
- Ulquiorra Cifer (Bleach)
- Tokinada Tsunayashiro (Bleach)
- Yu (The Boxer)
- Fyoder Dostoevsky (Bungo Stray Dogs)
- Mori Ougai (Bungo Stray Dogs)
- Osamu Dazai (Bungo Stray Dogs)
- Schneizel el Britannia (Code Geass)
- Rei Ogami (Code:Breaker)
- Yukihina (Code:Breaker)
- Hokuto (Corpse Princess)
- Contractors (Darker than Black)
- Dolls (Darker than Black)
- Mukuro Hoshimiya (Date A Live); formerly
- Lulu Bell (D.Gray-man)
- Ryuk (Death Note)
- Certain Saiyans (Dragon Ball series)
- Hit (Dragon Ball Super)
- Izuru Kamakura (Danganronpa 3)
- Saiki Kusuo (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.)
- D (Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure); when in her bioroid body
- O.N.E Void (Edens Zero)
- Lucy (Elfen Lied)
- Mard Geer Tartaros (Fairy Tail)
- Daisuke Kambe (Fugou Keiji - Balance: Unlimited)
- Father (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Sloth (Fullmetal Alchemist)
- Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)
- The Puppet Master (Ghost in the Shell)
- Utsuro (Gintama)
- Oboro (Gintama)
- Nobume Imai (Gintama); formerly
- Housen (Gintama)
- Golgo 13/Duke Togo (Golgo 13)
- Marcus Octavius (Highlander: The Search for Vengeance)
- Euclid Lucifuge (Highschool DxD)
- Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi (Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko)
- Ruru Amour (Hugtto! Pretty Cure)
- Hida Nayuta (Hybrid × Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia)
- Thanatos (Hybrid × Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia)
- Kuro Sakuragawa (In/Spectre)
- Rikka Sakuragawa (In/Spectre)
- Kanna (InuYasha)
- Ryomen Sukuna (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Shen Wulong (Kenganverse)
- Parasites and fusees (Parastye)
- Migi
- Shinichi Izumi; formerly
- Gotou
- Doma (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Muzan Kibutsuji (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Selfless State Users (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Yoriichi Tsugikuni
- Tanjuro Kamado
- Tanjiro Kamado
- Ou Sen (Kingdom)
- Hou Ken (Kingdom)
- Bi Ki, the Queen Mother (Kingdom)
- Earl Shi (Kingdom)
- Yuu Ren (Kingdom)
- Shun Sui Ju (Kingdom)
- Ko Chou (Kingdom)
- Demons (Love Tyrant); except Mavuro
- Orb of Caldia (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Loco (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Chimera (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Kei Munakata (Medaka Box)
- Tokemichi Choujabaru (Medaka Box)
- Shigeo Kageyama/Mob (Mob Psycho 100)
- Johan Liebert (Monster)
- Mamiko Kuri (Narutaru)
- Root Members (Naruto)
- Kimimaro (Naruto)
- Kushimaru Kuriarare (Naruto)
- Jinpachi Munashi (Naruto)
- Obito Uchiha (Naruto); after Rin's Death
- Madara Uchiha (Naruto); after his resurrection
- Mitsuki (Naruto/Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
- Deepa (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
- Sicks (Neuro: Supernatural Detective)
- Raizou Takakura/Walm (Nigoru Hitomi de Nani wo Negau - Highserk Senki)
- Bartholomew Kuma (One Piece)
- Vinsmoke Ichiji (One Piece)
- Vinsmoke Niji (One Piece)
- Vinsmoke Yonji (One Piece)
- Vergo (One Piece)
- Ainz Ooal Gown (Overlord)
- Renner Theiere Chardelon Ryle Vaiself (Overlord)
- Parasites (Parasyte)
- Shinichi Izumi (Parasyte); via Migi's cells
- Cyrus (Pokémon)
- Paul (Pokémon)
- Mytho (Princess Tutu)
- Kyubey (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
- Mordred (Radiant)
- Sakura Kashima (Rewrite)
- Sojiro Seta (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Anji Yukyuzan (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Aoshi Shinomori (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Demons (Sousou No Frieren)
- Yuki Nagato (The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi)
- Tatsuya Shiba (The Irregular at Magic High School)
- Gowther (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Poseidon (Shuumatsu no Valkyrie)
- Index Librorum Prohibitorum (Toaru Majutsu No Index); via John's Pen mode
- Arima Kishou (Tokyo Ghoul)
- Tsukasa Tsukuyomi (Tonikaku Kawaii)
- Midora (Toriko)
- Legato Bluesummers (Trigun)
- Phil (Undead Unluck)
- D (Vampire Hunter D)
- Violet Evergarden (Violet Evergarden)
- Strings (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Humans who lost their dream demons (Yumekui Merry)
- Dufaux/Dufort (Zatch Bell!/Konjiki no Gash Bell!)
- Mikazuki Augus (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Cartoons/Comics[]
- Darren, The Ancient Sleeper (Adventure Time)
- Olrik (Blake and Mortimer)
- Eustace Bagge (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
- Dark Danny/ Dan Phantom (Danny Phantom)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- The Dawnbreaker (DC Comics)
- Raven (DC Comics)
- Scarecrow (DC Comics)
- Midnighter (Wildstorm/DC Comics)
- Timmy Turner (Fairly OddParents); in Emotion Commotion!
- Bender Bending Rodríguez (Futurama)
- Six (Generator Rex); formerly
- Aya (Green Lantern: The Animated Series)
- Viltrumites (Image Comics); formerly
- Adam Destine (Marvel Comics)
- Isca the Unbeaten (Marvel Comics)
- Kraven the Hunter (Marvel Comics)
- Lester/Bullseye (Marvel Comics)
- Morris Maxwell (Marvel Comics)
- Man-Thing (Marvel Comics)
- Nathaniel Essex/Mister Sinister (Marvel Comics)
- Sage/Tessa (Marvel Comics)
- Teon Macik/Primal (Marvel Comics)
- Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
- Alexander Solomon (Valiant Entertainment)
- Bloodshot (Valiant Entertainment); formerly
- Huey Freeman (The Boondocks)
- The Whisperers (The Walking Dead)
Literature[]
- Mycroft Holmes (Sherlock Holmes novels)
- Professor James Moriarty (Sherlock Holmes novels)
- Isabella "Bella" Swan (Twilight Saga)
- Tom Riddle/Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
- Severus Snape (Harry Potter)
- Keill Randor (Last Legionary)
- Fang Yuan (Reverend Insanity)
- Regent/Alec (Worm)
Live Television/Movies[]
- Marcus Ayers (Alphas)
- Daniel Osbourne (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Super-Soldiers (The X-Files)
- Rennek Soldiers (Charmed)
- Cybermen (Doctor Who)
- Daleks (Doctor Who)
- Stabs (Doctor Who)
- Zoe Washburne (Firefly/Serenity)
- Petyr Baelish/Littlefinger (Game of Thrones)
- Tywin Lannister (Game of Thrones)
- Kirsten (Stitchers); mental condition
- Jedi Order (Star Wars)
- Dark Jedi (Star Wars)
- Certain Sith Lords (Star Wars)
- Count Dooku/Darth Tyrannus
- Darth Revan
- Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader
- Sayid Jarrah (Lost)
- Mork (Mork & Mindy)
- Cora (Once Upon A Time)
- John Kramer (SAW)
- Vulcans (Star Trek)
- Angels (Supernatural)
- Soulless Humans (Supernatural)
- Vampires (The Vampire Diaries)
- Naga Ray (Uchu Sentai Kyuranger)
Tabletop Games/Video Games[]
- Lucanor Giovanni (Anima: Beyond Fantasy)
- Revenant (Apex Legends)
- Assassins & Templars (Assassin's Creed)
- Yasha (Asura's Wrath)
- Handsome Jack (Borderlands)
- Tranquil (Dragon Age series)
- Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII series)
- Kuja (Final Fantasy IX)
- Bhunivelze (Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII)
- The Ascians (Final Fantasy XIV)
- Zenos yae Galvus (Final Fantasy XIV)
- Ultima (Final Fantasy XVI)
- Byleth (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)
- Eve (Elsword); as Code: Battle Seraph/Code: Sariel
- Claude (Grand Theft Auto III)
- Agent 47 (Hitman)
- Bronya Zaychik (Honkai series)
- Xehanort and his incarnations (Kingdom Hearts)
- Heartless (Kingdom Hearts)
- Nobodies (Kingdom Hearts)
- Unversed (Kingdom Hearts)
- Noxians (League of Legends)
- Widowmaker (Overwatch)
- Zombies (Quake Series)
- Hikage (Senran Kagura)
- The End (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Kirei Kotomine (TYPE-MOON)
- Mitsuru Kamekura (TYPE-MOON)
- Solomon (TYPE-MOON); via Revelation
- Sans (Undertale)
- Iron Maiden (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Astaroth (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Ayano Aishi (Yandere Simulator)
- Asuma Toki (Blue Archive)
- Sunaookami Shiroko (Blue Archive)
- Projekt Red (Arknights)
- Arcana (Reverse: 1999)
Web Animation/Comic/Series/Original[]
- The Entity (Atop the Fourth Wall)
- Grey Lanterns (Channel Awesome)
- Cris (The Golden Man)
- Jones/Wandering Eye (Gunnerkrigg Court)
- Daniela "Dani" Wytte (Hooky)
- Adam Taurus (RWBY)
- Salem (RWBY)
- Arthur Watts (RWBY)
- James Ironwood (RWBY)
- Dr. Charles Gears (SCP Foundation)
- "Cured" Foundation personnel; SCP 5000 - Why? (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-5514 - The Dragonslayer (SCP Foundation)
- The Warlock (The Warlock's Hairy Heart)
Known Powers[]
- Selfless State (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Unfeel (Undead Unluck)