- "At any time, any moment, you might find him, he has no form nor a voice yet he is always by your side. When he strikes, the weak nor strong can never escape from his fangs. What is he? Death"
- ― Rhea's riddle about mortality to Goblin Slayer (Goblin Slayer)
- "You understand the laws of nature. All things age, all things die. In the end, our sun burns out. Our universe grows cold and perishes."
- ― Kaecilius (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- "Not everyone dies because they wanted to. Most of them died against their will."
- ― Charlotte Katakuri (One Piece)
- "I grant but one boon mortal, and it will be given to you as it is given to everyone. When your time has come."
- ― Anubis (Gargoyles)
- "What was that??"
- "Death.
- "What kind?
- "Instant.
- "There was no sound, he just died."
- "Yeah, it's a terrifying thing to watch happen. It's called a deterrent."
- ― Rick Sanchez and the President (Rick and Morty S03E10: The Rickchurian Mortydate)
The power to cause death, either instantly or after certain time. Sub-power of Death Manipulation. Variation of Inducement. Opposite to Life Inducement.
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Also Called
- Death Evocation
- Death Touch
- Fatal Touch
- Killing Effect/Touch
- Instant Death/Killing
- 死亡 (Japanese)
- Sokushi (即死)
- Necrogenesis
- Physical Death Inducement (Generally)
Capabilities
User can kill anyone and possibly even anything using varying means, either instantly, slowly over time, after certain conditions are met, or after a certain period of time has gone. May be used by touch, at a distance, simply willing it to happen, or performing certain ritual.
Variations
- Death Breath: Breath deathly energies.
- Death Beam: Fire a beam that kills on contact.
- Death Blast: Shoot blast that causes instant death on contact.
- Death Bomb: Create an explosion of killing forces.
- Death Bullet: Shoot a killing bullet at an opponent.
- Death By Horror: Literally scare one's victim to death via Fear Inducement.
- Death By Laughter: Kill an opponent by having them laugh to death.
- Death By Sex: Kill by sexual intercourse.
- Death Constructs: Create constructs from killing energy.
- Death Field Projection: Create a field that kills anything within the user's area.
- Death Infusion: Infuse a weapon with killing forces.
- Death Inscription: To write (or rip) a victim's name on a object or within a book inducing death.
- Death Recreation: Recreate and relive the moment of ones death.
- Death Shadow: Possess a lethal shadow.
- Death Song: Cause death by emitting sound.
- Death Virus: Set a lethal virus on an opponent.
- Death Wave: Create a wave of killing energy.
- Deoxygenation: Kill by removing oxygen.
- Double Hit Kill: Kill with two hits.
- Drowning: Kill by filling lungs with water.
- Fatal Countenance: True form can kill anyone that looks upon it.
- Fatal Touch: Physical contact with the user can kill.
- Game Slaying: Kill via games.
- Heart Attack: Kill by causing heart attack.
- Heart Rip: Kill by removing the heart.
- Killing Eyes: Kill by look.
- Kiss of Death: Kill an opponent with a kiss.
- Knowledge Projection: Kill an opponent by overloading their mind with knowledge.
- Necrosis Inducement: Cause premature cellular death, which can lead to eventual death of the victim.
- One Hit Kill: Kill with one hit.
- Oneiric Slaying: Kill via dreams/nightmares.
- Severing: Kill by severing the life-line.
- Suicide Inducement: Make the victim kill themselves.
- Team Wipe: Kill entire team at once.
Associations
- Absolute Death Inducement
- Age Manipulation
- Biological Manipulation
- Blood Manipulation
- Bone Removal
- Curse Inducement
- Death Aspect Manifestation
- Death Manipulation
- Death Sense
- Decomposition Manipulation
- Disease Manipulation
- Disintegration
- Eternal Rest Inducement
- Extinction Inducement
- Grim Reaper Physiology
- Inducement
- Lethal Physiology
- Life-Force Absorption
- Life Perception - perceiving the life flow of the target and damage it.
- Necrosis Inducement
- Omnicide
- Organic Manipulation
- Poison Generation
- Probability Manipulation
- Soul Destruction
- Summoning something to do the deed.
- Unrestricted Murdering
- Vice Inducement
- Wound Transferal
- Winter Manipulation
Limitations
- Unless its at an ultimate level, the user cannot kill those that are undead.
- Users of Undead Pulse are immune since their are both alive and undead in perfect equilibrium.
- Death Negation can negate the effects of dying.
- Users of Immortality are immune.
- Users of Amortality are immune since they are not alive and cannot die.
- May be limited to a certain range to work, including touch only.
- Users of Resurrection can undo the damage.
- Users may be limited on how many times they may kill (this also includes the targets they can kill at a time).
- May require physical contact.
Known Users
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Fyodor Dostoevsky (Bungou Stray Dogs)
- Gun Devil (Chainsaw Man)
- Ainz Ooal Gown (Overlord)
- Shiki Tohno (Tsukihime)
- Shiki Ryougi (Kara no Kyoukai)
- Yuyuko Saigyouji (Touhou Project)
- Yogiri Takatou ("Instant Death")
- Death Note users (Death Note)
- Shinigami
- Light Yagami
- Misa Amane
- Teru Mikami
- Ai Enma (Hell Girl)
- Aureolus Izzard (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- Alone (Saint Seiya)
- Hades (Saint Seiya)
- Thanatos (Saint Seiya)
- Sailor Saturn (Sailor Moon)
- Kang Han Soo (FFF-Class Trashero)
- Zeref Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
- Mavis Vermilion (Fairy Tail)
- Bloodman (Fairy Tail)
- Nyx (Persona 3)
- Izanami (Persona 4/Persona 4 Golden); via Thousand Curses
- Fiend Alice (Shin Megami Tensei series); via Die For Me!
- Mudo or Hama Users (Shin Megami Tensei series)
- Hachiouji Saechika (Code: Breaker)
- Okada Gou (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Suì-Fēng (Bleach)
- Oyama Tadanori (Usagi Yojimbo)
- Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star)
- Minato Namikaze (Naruto)
- Hellmaster Phibrizzo (Slayers)
- Gray Demons (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Movies
- Users of the Killing Curse (Harry Potter)
- Basilisks (Harry Potter)
- Jadis (The Chronicles of Narnia)
- Kayako Saeki (The Grudge)
- Samara Morgan (The Ring)
- Makuta Teridax (Bionicle)
- Mata Nui (Bionicle)
- Mask of Life (Bionicle)
- Damien Thorn (The Omen Series)
- Imhotep (The Mummy)
- John Morlar (The Medusa Touch)
- The Fates (Hercules)
- Kursed (Thor: The Dark World)
- Various Purgers (The Purge film series)
- Death (Final Destination)
- Unnamed Protagonist (Lifechanger)
Cartoons
- Grim (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
- The Lich (Adventure Time)
- Death (Family Guy)
- Anubis (Gargoyles)
Live Television
- Harbinger of Hell (Charmed 2018)
- Charity Callaghan (Charmed 2018)
- Jeremy Greer (Heroes)
- Grim Reapers (Dead Like Me)
- Death (Dead Like Me)
- Jorge (Los Protegidos)
- Death (Supernatural)
- Ghosts (Supernatural)
- Angels (Supernatural)
- Demons (Supernatural)
- Reapers (Supernatural)
- Tyler Randall (Smallville)
- Chrissy Parker (Smallville); via Age Absorption
- Soul Collectors (Charmed)
- Angel of Death (Charmed)
- Jasmine (Angel)
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Zoe Benson (American Horror Story: Coven)
- Cybermen (Doctor Who)
- Witches using Ramus Mortium (Witches of East End)
- Valkyries (Lost Girl)
- Tamsin
- Acacia
- Renée Marand (The Order)
- Renée's sister (The Order)
- Axel (The Almighty Johnsons)
Comics
- Enerjak (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Death of the Endless (DC Comics/Vertigo)
- Black Hand (DC Comics)
- Aquaman (DC Comics)
- Death (Marvel Comics)
- Hela (Marvel Comics)
- Joshua Foley/Elixir (Marvel Comics)
- Arkady Rossovich/Omega Red (Marvel Comics)
- Rogue (Marvel Comics); via Strain 88
- Zarathos (Marvel Comics)
- Blackheart (Marvel Comics)
- Prince Wayfinder (Marvel Comics)
- Kaine (Marvel Comics); via Mark of Kaine
Mythology/Folklore
- Deities of Death (Mythologies)
- Dullahan (Celtic Mythology)
- Thanatos (Greek Mythology)
- The Fates (Greek Mythology)
- Death (Mythology/Folklore)
- Samael (Judaism)
- Hachishaku-sama (Japanese Mythology/Folklore)
Video Games
- Pyramid Head (Silent Hill series)
- Akuma (Street Fighter series)
- Ruvik (The Evil Within)
- Abyss (Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes)
- Ghosts (Fatal Frame series)
- Yorick, the Shepard of Lost Souls (League of Legends)
- The Guardian (The Ultima series)
- Herrscher of the Death (Honkai Impact 3rd)
- Bella (Honkai Impact 3rd)
- Morrigan Aensland (Darkstalkers)
- The Queen of Maggots (The Cat Lady/Downfall Remake)
Other
- Phantom (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
- Nico di Angelo (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
Known Powers
- Mystic Eyes of Death Perception (TYPE-MOON)
Known Objects
See also: Artifact of Death.
- Kanohi Ignika, the Mask of Life (Bionicle); via removing life
- The Reckoning (The Books of the Beginning)
- Death Notes (Death Note)
- The Cursed Idol (Happy Tree Friends)
- Halo Array (Halo)
- Straw dolls (Hell Girl)
- Keys (Keys to the Kingdom)
- Infinity Gauntlet (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Soul Gem (Marvel Comics)
- Dainsleif (Norse Mythology)
- Last Word (Planescape)
- The Mortal Blade/Fushigiri (Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice); when unsheathed
- The Goal (Super Mario Series)
- Ramus Mortium (Witches of East End)
- Argentium (Witches of East End)
- Blade of Azrael (Lucifer)
- Astarael the Weeper (The Old Kingdom Series); via sound
- SCP-4183 - Automatic Containment Procedures (SCP Foundation)
Gallery
Cartoons/Comics
The Lich (Adventure Time)
Thanks to his power over radiation, Blight's (Batman Beyond) very touch is lethal.
Death (Family Guy) is able to instantly kill any living being he touches, even if he didn't want to.
The Soul Gem (Marvel Comics) has absolute control over all aspects of life and death, and thus can be used to kill anyone instantly, such as when it was used by Thanos to kill off half the life in the universe.
Kaine (Marvel Comics) accomplishes this via his trademark "Mark of Kaine."
Omega Red (Marvel Comics) secretes "Death Spores" that kill anyone that breathes them in.
Just by touching them for a few seconds, Joshua Foley/Elixir (Marvel Comics) can use his powers to harm others, to cause different types of illness, massive swellings and organ failure.
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Anime/Manga
Zed (Code:Breaker) using his ability Death to induce death by draining life from his victims.
Sakura Sakurakōji (Code:Breaker) using her Rare Kind's Death God powers, draining vitality, and prolonged exposure would lead to death.
Light Yagami's (Death Note) signature method of killing with the Death Note was causing heart attacks,...
...which he ironically died from as well after Ryuk wrote his name in the notebook.
Teru Mikami (Death Note) killing Hitoshi Demegawa with the Death Note.
Bloodman (Fairy Tail) can cause countless people to die without so much as touching or looking at them, his enemies even flee in terror and say he is the "God of Death", and as a Spriggan 12 member he is even more dangerous.
Zeref (Fairy Tail) can produce uncontrollable Death Magic to steal the lives of anyone once he remembers the importance of a human life.
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Ai Enma (Hell Girl) brings instant death after ferrying souls to Hell.
A Gray Demon (Nanatsu no Taizai) using Dark Snow to release numerous tiny, black particles that instantly kills anyone that comes into contact with.
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Hellmaster Phibrizzo (Slayers) can induce death in anyone living just by breaking one of his Death Orbs.
Shiki Tohno (Tsukihime) can trigger the time of death on almost anything where he can see the lines and dot of death, whether it is a living creature or not, just by tracing a cutting tool along them.
Pegasus J. Crawford (Yu-Gi-Oh) inflicted a Penalty Game - Hand and Gun - onto Keith for cheating, forcing him to shoot himself in an illusion, which nevertheless, truly killed Keith.
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Video Games
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Once activated, the Halo Array (Halo) sends out a pulse that causes instant death of all sentient life in the milky way galaxy.
The Mortal Blade/Fushigiri (Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice) causes anyone who removes it from its sheath to immediately die, making it impossible for anyone who does not possess Retroactive Immortality like Sekiro to wield it.
Abyss (Marvel vs Capcom 2), the Armor of Erosion, potentially has the power to reduce the Earth to primordial times, killing all life in the process.
Yuyuko Saigyouji (Touhou Project) Ghostly Girl in the Netherworld Tower.
Death (Valkyrie Crusade)
Thanatos (Valkyrie Crusade)
Samael (Valkyrie Crusade)
As her name implies, the Herrscher of the Death (Honkai Impact 3rd) can destroy any livng being.
Bella (Honkai Impact 3rd) possessed the power of the Herrscher of the Death.
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The Mass (Legacy of Kain) an ancient eternal creature,who’s very mind is capable of killing any living thing with but a thought.
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Live Television/Movies
Zoe Benson (American Horror Story: Coven) is a witch whose notable magic power is "Black Widow", which causes those who she has sexual intercourse with to hemorrhage violently and die.
Charon (Charmed)
Angel of Death (Charmed)
Charity Callaghan Magic Death Bolt Kills Marisol(Charmed 2018)
Jadis (The Chronicles of Narnia) possessed the Deplorable Word, the ultimate weapon that killed every being in her dimension except her.
Toshio Saeki (The Grudge)
Kayako Saeki (The Grudge) will cause death after cursing her victims.
Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter) is notorious for using the Killing Curse to induce instant death.
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Peter Pettigrew (Harry Potter) using the killing curse to instantly kill Cedric Diggory.
Jorge (Los Protegidos) can kill anyone he touches.
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Lucifer (Supernatural)
Castiel (Supernatural) kills the vampire Lenore with a touch.
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Others
Grim Reaper/Death (Folklore) can instantaneously bring upon death by manipulating probability.
Phantom (Grindhouse and Watercolors) is able to the end the life of anyone - no matter how immortal they seem - through the use of his silver scissors.
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