Corruption Inducement

Corruption Inducement
Malefor (The Legend of Spyro) corrupts Cynder using his dark magic, turning her into Dark Cynder.
Power/Ability to:	Corrupt others' morality and/or the environment.

"I taught you before. In order to control people, you have to exploit the darkness in their hearts. If there is no darkness, then you just have to create it. You never thought I would also use the same trick on you."

― Madara Uchiha to Obito Uchiha (Naruto)

" I always like to have reminders around that there is no good he can do... that I cannot corrupt."

― Mister Negative (Marvel Comics)

"Do you think if you hold back just enough, you won’t succumb, that you’ll leave this fight the same as you entered? Look to my example, boy! There is no resisting the Mark or the Blade. There is only remission and relapse! My story began when I killed my brother, and that’s where your story inevitably will end."

― Cain to his descendant, Dean Winchester (Supernatural)

The power to erode a person's morality to the point of being evil. Sub-power of Morality Manipulation, Malefic Force Manipulation and Corruption Manipulation. Opposite to Purification.

Also Called

• Corruption
• Corruption/Darkside Amplification
• Corrupting/Darkside Influence
• Darkside Inducement
• Evil Inducement

Capabilities

User can induce corruption in others.

The ability can be used to corrupt a person into doing anything. It doesn't control the victim, but it prevents them from realizing that they otherwise wouldn't do what the user suggests, and therefore they become much more malleable. A small amount of proximity and contact is needed to corrupt someone, and this proximity or contact is needed every now and again to prolong the effect.

It is easier to corrupt someone to do something minor, e.g. more corruption would be needed to get a victim to murder someone than to get them to steal. It is not impossible for the corruption to be broken, but it is severely difficult and would usually need outside influence. An example of an ability which could be used to break the effects of corruption is Belief Inducement. If the corruption is not renewed occasionally, it will eventually wear away on its own accord.

Applications

• Corrupt even the most good-hearted of people.
• Make a person do evil things that they wouldn't otherwise do on their own.
• Emotion Augmentation to make someone feel stronger emotions of hate and anger.
• High-level users may be able to corrupt and corrode the very environment.
• Bring out the worst of their personalities.

Variations

• Corrupted Blood
• Omni Corruption Inducement

Associations

• Belief Inducement
• Corrosion Inducement has similar effect on ferrous material.
• Corruption Weaponry
  • Corruption Artillery
• Darkside View
• Hypnosis/Mind Control
• Malevolence Release
• Morality Manipulation
• Possession
• Psychological Manipulation
• Rot Inducement has similar effect on organic material.
• Taint Generation

Limitations

• Purification/Omni Purification
• Users of Indomitable Will/Psychic Shield (highly resistant) and Pure Heart/Evil Immunity/Psychic Immunity/Corruption Immunity (impervious).
• If this power does not allow the user to control those affected, the nature of those corrupted may cause them to betray the user.
• Users of Control Immunity may be immune or resistant.

Known Users

Video Games

• Drakath (Adventure Quest Worlds)
• Grimm (American McGee's Grimm)
• Users of the Apple of Eden (Assassin's Creed)
• The Gohma (Asura's Wrath)
• Dracula (Castlevania)
• Inner Dracula (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2)
• Mundus (Devil May Cry)
• Kanba (Dragon Ball Heroes)
• Démigra (Dragon Ball: Xenoverse)
• Lucifer (Dante's Inferno)
• Absalom (Darksiders 2)
• The Seven Great Evils (Diablo)
• Giygas (Earthbound)
• The Ancients (Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem)
  • Ulyaoth
  • Xel'lotath
  • Chattur'gha
  • Mantorok
• Sasha (inFAMOUS)
• Master Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts)
• Sephiroth (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
• Malefor the Dark Master (The Legend of Spyro)
• Calamity Ganon (Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
• Shao Kahn (Mortal Kombat)
• Elizabeth Greene (Prototype)
• Elder God (Legacy of Kain)
• Dark Samus (Metroid)
• Phaaze (Metroid Prime Trilogy); via Phazon
• The Enchantress (Shovel Knight)
• Ixis Naugus (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Heartless (Kingdom Hearts)
• Dark Matter (Kirby)
• Dimentio (Super Paper Mario)
• Sigma (Mega Man X)
• The Darkness (Skylanders)
• Malefor (Skylanders)
• Mawgu (Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island); ooze
• Black Lily (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Old Gods (Warcraft)
• Sargeras (Warcraft)
• Chaos Gods (Warhammer40k)

Folklore/Mythology

• Lucifer/Satan/The Devil (Religion)
• Demons (Religion)

Literature

• Count Dracula (Dracula)

Cartoons/Comics

• Mammoth Mogul (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Calvin Dion Avericci (Archie's Weird Mysteries)
• Vaatu (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)
• Diagon (Ben 10)
• Darkseid (DC Comics)
• Barbatos (DC Comics)
• Chernabog (Fantasia)
• Venom (Marvel Comics)
• Mister Negative (Marvel Comics)
• Demon Bear (Marvel Comics)
• Shriek (Marvel Comics)
• Malebolgia (Image Comics)
• Savanti Romero (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Grigori Rasputin (Hellboy/BPRD)
• Invictus (Final Space)
• Discord (My Little Pony Series)
• Goon Doc (Slugterra)
• The Emperor (Slugterra)
• Aku (Samurai Jack)
• Le Papillon/Hawk Moth (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
• The Sorcerer (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja); stank
• The Great Devourer (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
• The Overlord (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
• Experiment 624 "Angel" (Lilo & Stitch); only reformed people and experiments and experiments under her number

Live Television/Movies

• Morks (Aliados)
• Demons and Fallens (Ángel o Demonio)
• Shev Palpatine/Darth Sidious (Star Wars)
• The First Evil (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Vicus (Charmed)
• Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
• Octomus the Master (Power Rangers Mystic Force)
• Las Plagas (Resident Evil)
• Snoke (Star Wars)
• The Son (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
• The Darkness/Amara (Supernatural)

Anime/Manga

• Conquest Club and Lord Zundar (Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE)
• Void (Cardfight Vanguard)
• Devimon (Digimon)
• Dragon Eater (Dog Days)
• Babidi (Dragon Ball Z)
• Naraku (InuYasha)
• Orb of Caldia (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Black Zetsu (Naruto)
• Madara Uchiha (Naruto)
• Obito Uchiha (Naruto)
• Orochimaru (Naruto)
• Do-S/Monster Princess Super-S (One-Punch Man)
• Yango (Pretty Cure)
• Saiga Joji (Psycho-Pass)
• Togane Sakuya (Psycho-Pass 2)
• Cipher (Pokémon)
• Xenian Flower (Sailor Moon R Movie)
• Zofis (Zatch Bell!)

Known Objects

Cartoons/Comics

• Viruses (Supernoobs)
• The Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu (Lego Ninjago Masters of Spinjitzu)
• Roger's Golden Turd (American Dad)
• Red Kryptonite (DC Comics)
• Demon Chi (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• Mark of the Shadowkhan (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• Oni Masks (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• Oni Masks (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
• Infinity Gems (Marvel Comics)
• Butterfly/Moth Miraculous (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
• Alicorn Amulet (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
• Chaos Pearls (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja)
• Dark Water (Slugterra)
• Corrupting Light (Steven Universe)
• Sonic's Mech Suit (Sonic Boom)
• Simon and Snarf's cookies (Trollz)

Video Games

• The Abyss (Dark Souls)
• The Dark Soul (Dark Souls)
• Majora's Mask (The Legend of Zelda)
• Malice (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
• Maverick Virus (Mega Man X)
• Phazon (Metroid Prime Trilogy)
• Black Paint (Paper Mario: Color Splash)
• Sands of Time (Prince of Persia)
• Soul Edge (Soul Calibur)

Live Television/Movies

• Buddha's Staff (Charmed); while in possession of a demon
• The Seer's Tonic (Charmed); slowly deteriorates a person's good side
• Mark of Cain (Supernatural)
• Serpenus Clavem (Witches of East End)

Other

• Dark Spores (Digimon Adventure 02)
• Severed Foot of Panzuriel (Forgotten Realms)
• One Ring (Lord of the Rings)
• Infernal Cup (The Mortal Instruments); induces Conversion to turn Shadowhunters
• Orochimaru's Juinjutsu (Naruto)
• The Seal of Orichalcos (Yu-Gi-Oh)

Gallery

Cartoons/Comics

Roger's Golden Turd (American Dad!) can corrupt people that see it with greed to the point that they'll kill friends and loved ones.

Calvin Dion Avericci (Archie's Weird Mysteries) used special gift cards to corrupt teenagers into shopaholics, which in turn allowed him to turn them into mannequins.

The powers of the 3 Oni Masks (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu) resurrect and corrupt Lord Garmadon.

Mister Negative (Marvel Comics) can corrupt people with his touch, the effects being more prominent the more good his victims have in them…

…with Spider-Man, a hero through and through, being reduced to a menacing, murderous villain who shuns all of his old values, including the memory of his Uncle Ben.

With the power of the moth miraculous, Hawk Moth (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir) can turn normal butterflies into akuma…

…which can turn normal civilians into supervillains.

Discord (My Little Pony Series), was able to corrupt Twilight's friends, bringing out the worst of their personalities.

Alicorn Amulet (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

After being sneezed on by Aku, Jack (Samurai Jack) was slowly corrupted into a clone of Aku.

Malefor (Skylanders) is able to corrupt others and transform them into loyal servants.

The Corrupting Light (Steven Universe) was a weapon utilized by the Great Diamond Authority to corrupt the remaining Gems on Earth.

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Experiment 624 "Angel" (Lilo & Stitch)

Sonic's Mech Suit (Sonic Boom)

Anime/Manga

Babidi (Dragon Ball Z) uses his magic to corrupt Vegeta…

…turning him into Majin Vegeta.

As a being born from the concentration of evil energy, Orb (Marchen Awakens Romance) can corrupt the minds of those who touch him.

Dark Spores (Digimon Adventure 02) slowly corrupt their human hosts while simultaneously increasing their intelligence and athleticism.

Zofis (Zatch Bell!) used his powers to brainwash the sweet and innocent Koko, turning her into a sadistic bookkeeper who he could easily control.

Video Games

Démigra (Dragon Ball: Xenoverse) corrupts Piccolo by using his dark magic, forcing him into Villainous Mode.

Kanba's (Dragon Ball Heroes) ki has a corrupting effect on others...

...as demonstrated on Goku.

Phazon (Metroid Prime Trilogy) is a highly radioactive, mutagenic substance that can cause corruption in a person over time.

Samus Aran (Metroid) has been corrupted by Phazon.

Shadow Pokémon (Pokémon) have been corrupted into aggressive fighting machines by Cipher.

Zero (Mega Man X) being corrupted by high concentrations of the Maverick Virus.

Inner Dracula (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2) is able to corrupt others to become its own agents by way of its blood.

Majora's Mask (The Legend of Zelda) slowly corrupts whoever wears it…

…with the Skull Kid going from a largely harmless prankster to a crazed madman who tried to destroy Termina.

Malice created by Calamity Ganon (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) that corrupted Guardians & the Blue Spirit of Ice Naydra.

Bowser (Paper Mario: Color Splash) has been corrupted by the Black Paint, turning him into Black Bowser.

The Dark Soul (Dark Souls) is a unique Lord Soul that imbues the owner with great power, but can potentially corrupt them…

…just as it did with Slave Knight Gael.

The Abyss (Dark Souls) is a powerful dark void that corrupts all of those that comes into contact with it, tainting them with dark and driving them mad…

…just as it did with Artorias…

…and the Undead Legion of Farron.

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Black Lily's (Valkyrie Crusade) can stain everything black, either literally or metaphorically, such as stain someone's heart black.

Live Television/Movies

Emperor Shev Palpatine/Darth Sidious (Star Wars) corrupted Anakin Skywalker and several other Jedi.

The Mark of Cain (Supernatural) slowly corrupts the bearer until they become bloodthirsty killers. Upon their death, it corrupts their soul into a demon. It is even powerful enough to corrupt Archangels, such as Lucifer.

Rabids (Supernatural) are humans that have been corrupted by the Darkness, turning them more aggressive and violent, as well as being able to corrupt other humans into Rabids via blood contact.

The One Ring (Lord of the Rings) is an incredibly powerful magical artifact that grants invisibility to those who wear it, but has a corrupting effect on anyone who even looks at it.

Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)