Death Inducement

"Behold. You will be in a blight on the land and everything I touch shall wither and die."

― Derek Powers/Blight killing Mr. Freeze (Batman Beyond)

"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)

"Increasing wars and famines, diseases of unknown origin, increasingly frequent natural disasters. Don't you find it odd? A bit coincidental? Has anyone even noticed? Must we simply sit and wait for it all to end?"

― Caleb Goldman (House of the Dead series)

The power to cause death, either instantly or after certain time. Sub-power of Death Manipulation. Variation of Inducement. Opposite to Life Inducement and Reanimation.

Also Called

Death Evocation
Death Touch
Fatal Touch
Killing Effect/Touch
Instant Death/Killing
死亡 (Japanese)
Sokushi (即死)
Necrogenesis

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 passed. May be induced by touch, at a distance, simply willing it to happen, or by performing a 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

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 used 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/Death Prevention can negate/prevent the effects of dying.
Useless against on Absolute Immortality, Flawless Indestructibility and Life and Death Transcendence.
Users of Immortality are immune.
Users of Amortality are immune since they are neither alive or dead, and hence cannot die.
May be limited to a certain range to work, including touch only.
Users of Resurrection can undo death.
Users may be limited on how many times they may kill (this also includes the targets they can kill at a time).

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 ("The Other World Doesn't Stand A Chance Against The Power Of 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)
Kumoko/Shiraori (So I'm a Spider, So What?)
Gray Demons (The Seven Deadly Sins)