Crying Inducement

Crying Inducement
The Weeping Gorilla (Promethea) is an icon meant to evoke sadness. Because there are no emotional filters in Immateria, those who meet him in person are overwhelmed with intense feelings of sadness and will cry uncontrollably.
Power/Ability to:	Induce crying.

"Your children, have they heard her crying? The sobs of La Llorona?!"

― Patricia Alvarez, (Curse Of La Llorona) speaking about La LLorona's Curse.

The ability to induce crying. Sup-power of Tear Manipulation and Sadness Inducement. Variation of Mental Inducement.

Also Called

• Sobbing Inducement

Capabilities

The user can cause others to cry, no matter what emotional state they are in.

Associations

• Mental Inducement
• Sadness Inducement
  • Despair Inducement

Limitations

• Users of Indomitable Will/Psychic Shield (highly resistant) and Apathy/Psychic Immunity (impervious).
• Users of Protected Senses are immune.
• Those Happiness Inducement can cheer up crying in others.

Known Users

• Ollie Bulb (The Cuphead Show)
• Yō Hinomura (Crying Freeman)
• Algea (Greek Mythology)
• Amanda Shelton (Simply Irresistible); via enchanted food
• The Weeping Gorilla (Promethea)
• Sadness (Inside Out)
• X-Eggs (Shugo Chara!)
• X-Characters (Shugo Chara!)
• The Crying Woman (Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service)
• Blue Diamond (Steven Universe)
• Gutrot (Ben 10: Omniverse)
• Lou Gubrious (The Powerpuff Girls)
• Banshee (Miitopia)
• Sobble (Pokémon)
• La Llorona (Hispanic Folklore)

Known Objects

• Lens of Invincibility (Ranma 1/2)
• Crying Pollen (Miniforce)

Known Spells

• Crushing Despair (Dungeons & Dragons)
• Vicious Mockery (Dungeons & Dragons)

Gallery

Vaarsuvius (The Order of the Stick) casting Crushing Despair on Belkar.

When under high emotional stress, Blue Diamond (Steven Universe) creates a wave of blue aura, causing any gems nearby to cry her tears.

Lou Gubrious (The Powerpuff Girls)

Gutrot (Ben 10: Omniverse)

Sobble (Pokémon)