- "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)
- "Dear God...! It's true... I feel no pain!! Not the slightest jab of remorse...or love. Truly, I am Free!! Free to last purse my scientific work without the moral restraints of Essex, unhurried by the threat of mortality. I AM FREE!!"
- ― Nathanial Essex after his transformation into Mister Sinister (Marvel Comics)
- "Did you expect a tear-filled apology? Do you have no idea who I am? What I do? Asking me to feel bad about killing someone is like asking you to feel bad for breathing."
- ― Bullseye to Agent Joy Jones (Marvel Comics)
The power to suppress/negate emotions in oneself or possess none at all. Sub-power of Emotion Negation. Opposite to Empathy.
Also Called
- Belle Indifference
- Blunted Effect
- Emotion Immunity
- Emotionless
- Emotionless Shell
- Empathic Immunity
- Indifference
- Mushin (No Mind) (無心)
- Self-Emotion Negation
Capabilities
User 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
- Immunity to emotion-based powers.
- Power Mimicry Immunity to Empathic Mimicry.
- Able to slip past Lie Detection, as the lack of emotions prevents a change in expression or heartbeat.
- Gain an objective understanding of certain issues that others would not be able to achieve.
- Enhanced efficiency by not being restrained by emotions.
Variations
- Abstinence: unable to feel 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.
- 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
- Catiothability: unable to feel positive emotions.
- Clear Mind
- Fearlessness: Unable to feel fear.
- Morality Transcendence: Unable to feel the notions right and wrong.
- Pain Suppression: Unable to feel emotional pain.
Associations
- Calm State
- Consciousness Shattering
- Empathy
- Emotion Manipulation
- Emotion Negation
- Emotion Regulation
- Emotion Removal
- Heartlessness
- Loneliness Embodiment
- Nihilism Embodiment
- Soullessness
- Tranquil State
Limitations
- 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 Primordial Emotion Manipulation.
Known Users
Comics/Cartoons
- Darren, The Ancient Sleeper (Adventure Time)
- Olrik (Blake and Mortimer)
- Eustace Bagge (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
- Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
- The Dawnbreaker (DC Comics)
- Raven (DC Comics)
- Scarecrow (DC Comics)
- Timmy Turner (Fairly OddParents); in Emotion Commotion!
- Six (Generator Rex); formerly
- Aya (Green Lantern: The Animated Series)
- Viltrumites (Image Comics); formerly
- Nathaniel Essex/Mister Sinister (Marvel Comics)
- Lester/Bullseye (Marvel Comics)
- Man-Thing (Marvel Comics)
- Bloodshot (Valiant Entertainment Comics); formerly
- The Whisperers (The Walking Dead)
Live Television
- Marcus Ayers (Alphas)
- Daniel Osbourne (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Rennek Soldiers (Charmed)
- Cybermen (Doctor Who)
- Daleks (Doctor Who)
- Stabs (Doctor Who)
- Zoe Washburne (Firefly/Serenity)
- Kirsten (Stitchers); mental condition
- Sayid Jarrah (Lost)
- Mork (Mork & Mindy)
- Cora (Once Upon A Time)
- Vulcans (Star Trek)
- Angels (Supernatural)
- Souless Humans (Supernatural)
- Vampires (The Vampire Diaries)
Video Games
- Yasha (Asura's Wrath)
- Handsome Jack (Borderlands)
- Tranquil (Dragon Age origins, Dragon Age 2, and Dragon Age Inquisition)
- Zombies (Quake Series)
- Eve (Elsword); as Code: Battle Seraph/Code: Sariel
- Agent 47 (Hitman)
- Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts)
- Heartless (Kingdom Hearts)
- Non-humanoid Nobodies (Kingdom Hearts)
- Unversed (Kingdom Hearts)
- Widowmaker (Overwatch)
- Iron Maiden (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Astaroth (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Chara (Undertale)
- Ayano Aishi (Yandere Simulator)
Anime/Manga
- Hajime Nagumo (Arifureta Sekai Saikyou)
- Kei Nagai (Ajin)
- Takeshi Kotobuki (Ajin)
- Elias Ainsworth (Ancient Magus' Bride)
- Kazuo Kiriyama (Battle Royale)
- Contractors (Darker than Black)
- Dolls (Darker than Black)
- Lulu Bell (D.Gray-man)
- Demons (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Ulquiorra Cifer (Bleach)
- Mard Geer Tartaros (Fairy Tail)
- Rei Ogami (Code:Breaker)
- Yukihina (Code:Breaker)
- Hokuto (Corpse Princess)
- Hit (Dragon Ball)
- D (Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure); when in her bioroid body
- Lucy (Elfen Lied)
- Father (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
- Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)
- The Puppet Master (Ghost in the Shell)
- Utsuro (Gintama)
- Oboro (Gintama)
- Nobume Imai (Gintama); formerly
- Euclid Lucifuge (Highschool DxD)
- Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi (Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko)
- Hida Nayuta (Hybrid × Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia)
- Thanatos (Hybrid × Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia)
- Kanna (InuYasha)
- Parasites and fusees (Kiseiju: Sei no Kakuritsu)
- Migi
- Shinichi Izumi; formerly
- Gotou
- Hou Ken (Kingdom)
- Bi Ki, the Queen Mother (Kingdom)
- Earl Shi (Kingdom)
- Yuu Ren (Kingdom)
- Orb of Caldia (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Loco (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Chimera (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Shigeo Kageyama/Mob (Mob Psycho 100)
- Gowther (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Mamiko Kuri (Narutaru)
- Root Members (Naruto)
- Kimimaro (Naruto)
- Bartholomew Kuma (One Piece)
- Vinsmoke Ichiji (One Piece)
- Vinsmoke Niji (One Piece)
- Vinsmoke Yonji (One Piece)
- Vergo (One Piece)
- Cyrus (Pokémon)
- Paul (Pokémon)
- Sakura Kashima (Rewrite)
- Sojiro Seta (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Anji Yukyuzan (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Yuki Nagato (The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi)
- Tatsuya Shiba (The Irregular at Magic High School)
- Kusuo Saiki (Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan)
- Arima Kishou (Tokyo Ghoul)
- Legato Bluesummers (Trigun)
- Kirei Kotomine (TYPE-MOON)
- D (Vampire Hunter D)
- Violet Evergarden (Violet Evergarden)
- Strings (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Humans who lost their dream demons (Yumekui Merry)
- Clear Note (Zatch Bell!)
- Dufort (Zatch Bell!)
Other
- The Entity (Atop the Fourth Wall)
- Grey Lanterns (Channel Awesome)
- Michael Myers (Halloween)
- Lie Ren (RWBY)
- The Jedi Order (Star Wars)
- Grey Jedi (Star Wars)
- Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader (Star Wars)
- The Warlock (The Warlock's Hairy Heart)