Fatal Countenance

Fatal Countenance
After being transformed by the demonic entity, the King of Tears, Johnny Sorrow (DC Comics) found that his face had been so horribly disfigured that anyone who saw him died
Power/Ability to:	Have a face/appearance/true form which kills whoever sees it.

"I can't help myself, I'm dying to see him in person."

"(pause)"

"I probably will die if I see him in person."

― Peppermint Butler talking about the Vampire King (Adventure Time)

The ability to have a face/appearance/true form which kills whoever sees it. Variation of Countenance and Death Inducement. Opposite to Curative Countenance.

Also Called

• Death Face
• Face of Death
• Horror Face
• Lethal Countenance

Capabilities

The user can kill multiple beings just by having their opponents gaze upon their face/appearance/true form.

Applications

• Death Inducement
• Disintegration
• Fear Inducement/Meta Fear Inducement
• Insanity Inducement
• Internal Rupturing
• Suicide Inducement
• One Hit Kill
• Mutilation
• Petrification

Associations

• Chaotic Form
• Countenance
• Death Embodiment
• Incomprehensible Form
• Madness Form
• True Form

Limitations

• Opponents unable to physically see the user are unaffected by their ability.
• User can still be attacked via natural blind-spots possessed by the user.
• Truly immortal beings and the users of Flawless Indestructibility can only be severely incapacitated and unharmed instead of killed.
• Without proper usage, the user may accidentally kill their allies.
• The ability could damage the user's sanity.
• User may be susceptible to the effects of their own face if seen in a reflective surface.
• User may need to keep their face concealed due to constantly being a danger to themselves and others.

Known Users

• Johnny Sorrow (DC Comics)
• Nymphs (Dungeons & Dragons); when seen unclothed
• Pale Night (Dungeons & Dragons)
• Meg Griffin (Family Guy) during after-school fight with Mike Pulaski.
• Lady Tsepish (Kings Quest VII)
• Weavers (Loom)
• Coraly (Love Tyrant); in his third Angelic Form
• Michael (Supernatural)
• The Creatures (Bird Box); only to some people
• The Ugly Barnacle (SpongeBob SquarePants)
• Gods (Mythology)
• Mimikyu (Pokémon)
• Judge Fear (Judge Dredd)
• Primordials (Death Vigil)
  • Mia (Death Vigil)
• Max Richardson (Looks Can Kill)
• God/Yahweh/Allah (Abrahamic Religions)
• Gorgons (Greek Mythology); via turning people to stone.
• Medusans (Star Trek: The Original Series)

Known Objects

• Ark of the Covenant (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark)

Gallery

Johnny Sorrow (DC Comics) kills two police guards with his appearance.

Pale Night (Dungeons & Dragons)

Judge Fear's (Judge Dredd) face is so horrific that it can induce death to anyone who gazes upon it.

Underneath its disguise, Mimikyu (Pokémon) is said to be so horrifying that any who looked upon it died of fright.