- "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
- Coldhearted
- Coolheaded
- Detachment
- Dispassionate
- Emotionless Shell
- Imperturbable
- Indifference
- Listless
- Perfect Poker Face
- Ruthless
- Stoic
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
- Flinching Immunity
- Indomitable Sloth
- 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 the ruthless formulation and orchestration of flawless schemes without hesitation.
- Able to commit perfect crimes; cheat, steal, torture, kill, etc. with cold logic and without any guilt or remorse.
- Able to formulate unbiased 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.
- Able to effectively converse and logically argue with anyone.
- Able to nonchalantly intimidate others and get easily under their skin through sarcasm.
- Be capable of perfect deceptions and flawless acting.
- Gain a mind capable of cold calculation, deduction and meticulous construction of optimal strategy and counterstrategy that will yield the most efficient results.
- Gain a flawlessly logical mentality, which grants scientific shrewdness and mathematical cunning.
- Gain a detached perception of the world and reality.
- Gain an immunity to insults and taunts.
- Gain an objective understanding of anything; issues, situations, etc. that others would not be able to achieve, and be able to easily elucidate it to others.
- 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 morality.
- 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: Unable to feel confusion.
- Daze Immunity: Unable to feel daze.
- Discomfort Immunity: Unable to feel discomfort.
- Fear Immunity: Unable to feel fear.
- Flinching Immunity: Unable to feel flinch.
- 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
- Serial Killer
- 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)
- Yuujirou Hanma (Baki the Grappler)
- Ruti Ragnason (Banished From the Hero Party)
- Kazuo Kiriyama (Battle Royale)
- Devils (Black Clover)
- Shu (Blades of the Guardians)
- Sosuke Aizen (Bleach)
- Baraggan Louisenbairn (Bleach)
- Ulquiorra Cifer (Bleach)
- Tokinada Tsunayashiro (Bleach)
- Yu (The Boxer)
- Fyodor Dostoevsky (Bungo Stray Dogs)
- Ōgai Mori (Bungo Stray Dogs)
- Osamu Dazai (Bungo Stray Dogs)
- Koushaku Chouno/Papillon (Buso Renkin)
- 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)
- Cid Kagenō (Kage No Jitsuryokusha Ni Naritakute)
- Shen Wulong (Kenganverse)
- 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/Shi Haku (Kingdom)
- Yuu Ren (Kingdom)
- Shun Sui Ju (Kingdom)
- Ko Chou (Kingdom)
- Paul von Oberstein (Legend of the Galactic Heroes)
- 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)
- Sasori (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 and fusees (Parastye)
- Migi
- Shinichi Izumi; formerly
- Gotou
- Cyrus (Pokémon)
- Paul (Pokémon)
- Mytho (Princess Tutu)
- Kyubey (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
- Criminally Asymptomatic (Psycho-Pass)
- Misako Togane
- Shogo Makishima
- 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)
- Thor (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)
- Yun Jo (QUESTISM)
- 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)
- Maddie Nolen (Arcane)
- Pink Steven (Steven Universe)
- 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)
- Agent Six (Generator Rex); formerly
- Aya (Green Lantern: The Animated Series)
- Viltrumites (Image Comics); formerly
- Adam Destine (Marvel Comics)
- Emery Schaub (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)
- Colonel Aureliano Buendía (One hundred years of solitude)
- Aureliano Segundo (One hundred years of solitude)
- Regent/Alec (Worm)
Live Television/Movies[]
- Marcus Ayers (Alphas)
- Brandon Breyer/Brightburn (Brightburn)
- Daniel Osbourne (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Super-Soldiers (The X-Files)
- Rennek Soldiers (Charmed)
- Dexter Morgan (DEXTER)
- 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)
- The Front Man (Squid Game)
- Workers (Squid Game)
- Vulcans (Star Trek)
- Angels (Supernatural)
- Soulless Humans (Supernatural)
- Naga Ray (Uchu Sentai Kyuranger)
- Vampires (The Vampire Diaries)
- Sir Arnold Robinson (Yes Minister)
Tabletop Games/Video Games[]
- Lucanor Giovanni Frey (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)
- Most 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)
- Aishi Family (Yandere Simulator)
- Mystic Flour Cookie (Cookie Run: Kingdom)
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)
Gallery[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
Partially driven mad by suffering, Nagumo Hajime (Arifureta Sekai Saikyou) has abandoned most of his compassion and mercy, killing all his enemies in cold blood.
Akame (Akame Ga Kill!) has been conditioned to be a near-emotionless assassin who is notorious for killing her targets in cold blood.
Kurome (Akame Ga Kill!) has been conditioned to be a near-emotionless assassin who is notorious for killing her targets in cold blood.
Ruti's (Banished From the Hero Party) blessing allows her to forever be in her optimal state at the cost of suppressing her emotions. Making her being cold and nearly-emotionless towards her surroundings.
Kazuo Kiriyama (Battle Royale) is completely emotionless due to brain damage, allowing him to operate at full efficiency in everything, and is considered a demon of emptiness.
Once known for his heartlessness during his time as an Eraser for Chronos, Train Heartnet (Black Cat) would kill his targets efficiently and mercilessly.
The Executive Militia (Bleach) of the Onmitsukidō are known for their cold-bloodedness to execute traitors.
Ulquiorra Cifer (Bleach) represented the nihilistic aspect of death, and as such, showed no emotions.
Tokinada Tsunayashiro (Bleach) was a complete apathic sociopath, due to reading the Original Sin committed by his ancestors corrupting his sense of morality.
Koushaku Chouno/Papillon (Buso Renkin) upon becoming a humanoid homunculus, was so bitter at being abandoned by his family that he ruthlessly slaughtered his brother and father, alongside the entire Chouno estate's security staff, and then his great-great-grandfather. Once all of his hated family is gone, however, he gets better.
With eyes like that of a reaper, Rei Ōgami (Code:Breaker) can kill anyone he deems evil in cold blood, ignoring all pleas and reasons.
Yukihina (Code:Breaker) remains stoic whether expressing to avenge his friend's death, slicing through Houkabe's hostage, or blowing a pleading Houkabe apart.
LuluBell (D.Gray-man) is the only Noah who doesn't show emotions or caring at all, mercilessly killing Akuma's if failed to do the task. The only time she ever showed emotions when witnessing Mimi's death.
Due to the complicated connections between her and her family, Mukuro Hoshimiya (Date A Live) used her Angel Michael to lock the memories of her family acquaintances so they would only love her, however thanks to this action Mukuro's family feared her and became terrified of her, rebuking her for her actions. As Mukuro became unable to handle the situation, losing the warmth of her family, she then sealed their memories of her before sealing her own memories and heart and departing for space where she isolated herself, until Shido Itsuka used Haniel to copy Mukuro's Angel Michael which he used to open her heart.
Hei (Darker than Black) became a Contractor when his sister fused with him, thus (mostly) acting on rationality and logic while not letting emotions get in his way.
Luc (Darker than Black) is typical for a Contractor, being aloof and indifferent even when his partner Kenneth insulted him.
Wei Zhijun (Darker than Black) is a Contractor, thus acting on rationality and logic while discarding his emotions. However, he developed an obsessive grudge against Hei, which was unnatural for Contractors.
Harvest (Darker than Black) is a Contractor, thus acting on rationality and logic while discarding his emotions. However, he developed an obsessive grudge against Hei, which was unnatural for Contractors.
Tanya Akulova (Darker than Black) is a Contractor, thus acting on rationality and logic while discarding her emotions. Such that she easily killed her boyfriend when he would not give up on her.
As a doll, Yin (Darker than Black) has no emotions, however, Yin displayed emotions and her own will. Although emotionless she possesses a deep connection to Hei to the point of falling in love with him.
Showing the typical apathetic trait of Saiyans, Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z) easily dispose of Nappa for losing his ability to fight despite their longtime comradeship.
Broly (Dragon Ball series) crushing his father and his space pod for trying to abandon him on a dying planet, showing a cruel disregard for even a parent who raised him.
Although Ryuk (Death Note) may seem sociable and at times vulnerable to easy mind games, in the end he is a still Shinigami, uncaring for humanity, as he coldly killed Light Yagami once he saw the man has nothing more to offer him.
Mard Geer Tartarus (Fairy Tail) has long since suppressed his own emotions and believed that emotions are a hindrance.
Ichijou Reina (Genocide Online) was born with psychopathy disorder, causing her to be incapable of feeling emotions, also developing a hobby of "playing" with others for no apparent reason.
A quiet man, Golgo 13/Duke Togo (Golgo 13) shows no remorse toward his targets as he coldly kills anyone who gets in his way.
Due to suffering unfairness from his surroundings, Minsu Kim (The Warrior Returns/Hero has Returned) no longer feels any sort of emotions that makes him human.
Euclid Lucifuge (Highschool DxD) became immensely nihilistic and apathetic after his sister betrayed their master Lucifer, to the point he can destroy countless innocent lives without a single shred of remorse.
As a skilled assassin, Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter) can suppress his emotions to focus on killing his enemies.
When she was human, Hida Nayuta (Hybrid × Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia) lacked any human emotions, feeling nothing for all forms of life. Even her own children meant nothing to her when they had no more uses for her.
Doma (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is clinically apathetic, unable to feel or even comprehend emotions in the slightest, though he cleverly fakes a carefree and joyous demeanor to fool others.
After killing her little sister in the Shiyuu ritual, Yuu Ren (Kingdom) completely severed any emotional attachments to finalize her training as a full-fledged assassin of Clan Shiyuu but slowly went insane as a full result.
Learning to deny her emotions during her intense training, Chimera (Marchen Awakens Romance) is amongst the most silent and mysterious Chess Pieces.
Loco (Marchen Awakens Romance) suffered an unknown tragedy in her past which broke her spirit. As a result, her eyes and voice alike display no emotion.
As a creature created from collected evil energy, Orb (Marchen Awakens Romance) never shows any emotion or humanity aside from the malevolent thoughts of the souls that created him.
Mikazuki Augus (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans) is a calm and collected individual with a head for the big picture. He has an easygoing personality and is devoted to his comrades, despite appearing emotionless and blunt most of the time. But he is also cold-blooded towards his enemies and has no qualms in killing them.
Johan Liebert (Monster) often shows complete apathy for life, he is able to use others without any remorse.
Kisame Hoshigaki (Naruto) is like many Blood Mist era Kirigakure ninjas, being conditioned to abandon their emotional attachments by killing comrades, something Kisame is all so willing to do.
Kushimaru Kuriarare (Naruto) is one of the "Heartless Pair", having committed many cruel acts that included killing his own teacher...
Obito Uchiha (Naruto) shows no sympathy for anyone due to his hatred of reality, causing the death of his mentor and violently attacking his former comrade and friend, Kakashi Hatake.
Madara Uchiha (Naruto) cruelly and apathetically stabs his fellow-clansman, Sasuke, for the sake of his own Eye of the Moon Plan/Project Tsuki no Me.
Sai (Naruto) has gone through Root's extensive mental condition and training, resulting in him being almost completely emotionless, until spending time with Team 7 and Naruto Uzumaki.
Due a lack of parental love, Sasori (Naruto) grow into an apathetic and cold man, his puppet body is a physical metaphor of an empty and emotionless vessel.
When Bartholomew Kuma (One Piece) became a living weapon, he lost his free will and became a heartless "human weapon".
The Vinsmoke Brothers (One Piece) were genetically modified to have their emotions completely removed to the point they are apathetic even towards their own deaths.
Formerly a human who became an undead, Ainz Ooal Gown/Suzuki Satoru/Momonga (Overlord) lost all of his human traits and can't feel or understand human emotions.
When Shinichi Izumi (Parasyte) had his cells fused with Migi to repair his heart and before the death of Reiko Tamura, he became distant, unsympathetic, and lost the ability to empathize with others, as he not only thinks but feels emotionless like a parasite.
After shattering his heart to seal the Raven away, Mytho (Princess Tutu) lost his ability to feel emotion.
Poseidon (Record of Ragnarok) is infamously known by the Gods to be an emotionless, haughty, and merciless individual who doesn't feel a glimpse of sympathy.
Seta Sōjirō (Rurouni Kenshin) giving his trademark false smile, hiding his emotions and rendering him unreadable.
Yūkyūzan Anji's (Rurouni Kenshin) tragic past led him to become apathetically ruthless towards evil such as the village chief, ignoring the man's pleas for mercy as he crushed his head.
Shinomori Aoshi (Rurouni Kenshin) discarded his emotions when his four comrades died saving him, in his path to gain the title of the strongest.
Gowther (The Seven Deadly Sins) lost all his memories, feelings, and entire sense of self after he removed his artificial heart.
Before learning what its like to feel human emotions, Fushi (To Your Eternity) was formerly emotionless.
After her dream demon was killed, Yumi (Yumekui Merry) lost all her hopes and dreams, leaving her an apathetic and emotionless shell.
Having been experimented on and abused for most of his life, Dufaux (Zatch Bell!/Konjiki no Gash Bell!) rarely displays emotion for the world he has come to hate.
Cartoons/Comics[]
Olrik (Blake and Mortimer) is known for his extreme ruthlessness, as he ignored Septimus' desperate begging and crying for mercy and disintegrated him with the Telecephaloscope in revenge for brainwashing him.
Due to years of exposure to his own chemicals, Scarecrow (DC Comics) lost his capacity to feel, granting him immunity to the cause of the Black Lantern Corps.
The Dawnbreaker (DC Comics) feels no emotion, leaving only a void of darkness he can manifest through his corrupted ring.
Due to his long existence Adam Destine (Marvel Comics) is emotionally detached, with a constant aloofness, as if he is bored with human existence.
After his transformation into Mister Sinister, Nathanial Essex (Marvel Comics) became a ruthless and sadistic man who has no compunctions about ruining or taking away the lives of others, his creations, and test subjects.
Bender Bending Rodríguez (Futurama) casually offers his first-born son to Robot Hell for the Army of the Damned.
Live Television/Movies[]
Daleks (Doctor Who) possess no emotions other than hate and an instinct to survive, thus making them very ruthless.
Darth Vader (Star Wars) was one of the few Sith, who manipulated the Dark Side with cold, ruthless mastery.
Video Games[]
Revenant (Apex Legends) has a disturbing lack of emotions and empathy, that even by machine standards he's abominable.
To ensure absolute freedom, the Assassin Brotherhood (Assassin's Creed) are sworn to efficiently kill any who would restrict humanity.
To impose order, the Templar Order (Assassin's Creed) ruthlessly use every resource to their advantage.
Though she is generally calm and reserved, Sunaookami Shiroko (Blue Archive) hyperfocuses on certain interests and can sometimes be oblivious to how others would react to them.
Due to the abuse and lack of love he suffers from his family, Russel (End Roll), becomes an apathetic serial killer who mercilessly took away the lives of many innocent peoples.
Agent 47 (Hitman) is the iconic hitman, with supreme control over his emotions. It's this and his many skills, that make him one of the best assassins around.
Each incarnation of Master Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts) inherits the original's lack of empathy and selfishness towards the lives of others. It's this quality among other things that have kept him alive for so long.
Widowmaker (Overwatch) has been altered to have a drastically slowed heart rate, numbing her ability to feel emotion and making her an effective assassin.
Web Animation/Comic/Series/Original[]
The Warlock (The Warlock's Hairy Heart) removed his heart from his own body via dark magic to prevent himself from feeling emotions, specifically love.
James Ironwood's (RWBY) Semblance, Mettle, allows him to hyper-focus to achieve his goals by strengthening his resolve to carry out his decisions and block out emotions, enabling him to kill without batting an eye.
After witnessing the presumed death of her twin brother by being burned at stake, Dani (Hooky) cursed herself in despair locking away her memories and suppressing her emotions, leaving her as an empty shell for a long time, only returning to normal after the long-running senseless conflict between witches and non-witches finally ended in peace.


























































































