- "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)
The power to cause death, either instantly or after certain time. Sub-power of Death Manipulation. Variation of Inducement. Opposite to Life Inducement.
Also Called
- Death Evocation
- Death Touch
- Fatal Touch
- Killing Effect/Touch
- Instant Death/Killing
- Necrogenesis
- Physical Death Inducement
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 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
- 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.
- Users of Undead Pulse are immune since their are both alive and undead in perfect equilibrium.
- 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
- Fyoder Dostoevsky (Bungou Stray Dogs)
- Ainz Ooal Gown (Overlord)
- Shiki Tohno (Tsukihime)
- Shiki Ryougi (Kara no Kyoukai)
- Yuyuko Saigyouji (Touhou Project)
- Takatou Yogiri (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)
- Zeref Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
- Mavis Vermilion (Fairy Tail)
- Bloodman (Fairy Tail)
- Nyx (Persona 3)
- w:c:megamitensei: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
- Death (Marvel Comics)
- Hela (Marvel Comics)
- Joshua Foley/Elixir (Marvel Comics)
- Enerjak (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Rogue (Marvel Comics); via Strain 88
- Zarathos (Marvel Comics)
- Aquaman (DC Comics)
- Blackheart (Marvel Comics)
- Black Hand (DC Comics)
- Prince Wayfinder (Marvel Comics)
- Death of the Endless (DC Comics/Vertigo)
- 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)
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)
- The Guardian (The Ultima series)
- 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 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)
- Straw dolls (Hell Girl)
- Keys (Keys to the Kingdom)
- 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)
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