- "It is said that emotions are the language of the soul. But what happens when that expression is muted? What becomes of feelings... that have no voice?"
- ― Awakening Opening Words (The Outer Limits)
The power to suppress or negate emotions. Sub-power of Emotion Manipulation. Opposite to Emotion Augmentation.
Also Called
- Apathy Inducement
- Emotional Negation
- Indifference Inducement
- Listlessness Inducement
Capabilities
Users of this ability can suppress or negate emotions, allowing them to cause others to ignore emotional distractions and/or feeling from affecting their thinking-processes. They can also make others uncaring, detached, indifferent and even catatonic.
Applications
- Apathy
- Grant immunity to emotion based powers.
- Imperceptibility by negating the emotions of presence.
- Power Immunity limited to empathic abilities
- Power Negation limited to empathic abilities
- Negate the abilities of those with Empathic Mimicry.
- Able to slip past Lie Detection due to lack of emotions prevents change in expression or heartbeat.
Variations
Associations
Limitations
- May be harder to suppress strong emotions.
- User may be limited to themselves or other beings.
- May be limited to certain emotions.
- Useless against users of Apathy as they have no emotions to negate.
Known Users
Literature
- Users of Allomantic Brass (Mistborn); temporarily
- Mistborn
- Soothers
- Vampires (The Vampire Diaries); temporarily
Television
- Leo Wyatt (Charmed) via Elder powers
- Queen Regina (Once Upon A Time); via magically ripping the heart out
- Cora (Once Upon A Time); via magically ripping the heart out
- Rumpelstiltskin (Once Upon A Time); via magically ripping the heart out
Comics
- Raven (DC Comics)
- Luna Maximoff (Marvel Comics)
- Rachel Summers (Marvel Comics)
- Jean Grey/Phoenix (Marvel Comics)
Manga/Anime
- All Nous except Falana (Children of the Whales)
- Ainz Ooal Gown (Overlord)
- Wiseman (Zatch Bell!)
- Zofis(Zatch Bell!)
Video Games
- Astaroth (Valkyrie Crusade)
Known Objects
- Soulcutter (Book of Swords)
- Medical Mechanica Headphones (FLCL: Progressive)
- Zombie Tattoo (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Cruxis Crystals (Tales of Symphonia); when used without a Key Crest
Gallery
Astaroth (Valkyrie Crusade) can negate love and everything about it.
Zofis (Zatch Bell!) used his magic to surpress Koko's kindhearted emotions and make a sadistic and ideal partner.
The effects of the Zombie Tattoo (Marchen Awakens Romance) has made Phantom forget what it means to love another. While he does care about Candice, Phantom unfortunately can't feel the same way about her as she does for him.
Leo Wyatt (Charmed) takes away Piper's pain to help her cope with his departure.
The Vulcans (Star Trek) can purge all their emotions through the Kolinahr ritual.