Fear Inducement

The power to evoke extreme fear and horror in others. Sub-power of Fear Manipulation. Variation of Emotion Inducement. Opposite to Courage Inducement.

Also Called

• Bogeyman Effect
• Fear Induction
• Intimidation
• Panic/Terror Inducement

Capabilities

The user can evoke and increase fear and horror in others causing the target’s brain to release fear-inducing chemicals. The target’s perception may be altered, causing them to see their environment as ominous and the user as dark and foreboding, or even seen as a monster.

Techniques

• Discouragement: cause others to run away from the user.
• Fear Augmentation: enhance any feelings of fear until the victim literally dies of fright.
• Fearful Scream: scream with fear echoing in every sound-wave.
• Insanity Inducement: making others feel fear to the point they will become traumatized.
• Killing Intent: control one's own killing intention and use it to intimidate the victims.
• Paralysis Inducement: make the target literally 'paralyzed with fear'.
• Submission
• Unknown Inducement: cause a fear so powerful that others tune users presence out of sight and mind.

Associations

• Bogeyman Physiology
• Despair Inducement
• Emotion Inducement
• Emotion Manipulation
• Facelessness
• Fear Manipulation
• Menacing Presence
• Mental Inducement
• Mental Manipulation
• Meta Fear Inducement
• Phobia-Initiated Ability Manifestation
• Surprise Inducement

Limitations

• Users of Psychic Shield/Indomitable Will (highly resistant) Psychic Immunity/Fearlessness (impervious).
• May be overpowered by Courage Inducement.
• May be constantly active.

Known Users

See Also: The Dreaded and Supernatural Fear Inducer.

Known Objects

• The Soul Shredder (Danny Phantom)
• Phobia Mask (Chaotic)
• Various fear poisons and fear enchanted weapons (The Elder Scrolls)
• Scarecrow's Fear Toxin (DC Comics)
• King Sombra's Magic Door (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)
• Left Hand of Horror (Grim adventures of Billy and Mandy)

Known Locations

• Mansion of Night (Percy Jackson)

Gallery

Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)

Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach) was of such power that even when calling out to his subordinates calmly, Kaname Tōsen and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez immediately fell back in line out of fear.

Äs Nodt (Bleach), Sternritter "F", can amplify one's fear to lethal levels.

While kind and motherly on the surface, Retsu Unohana (Bleach) is one of the most feared Shinigami in all of Soul Society, even to those who are unaware of her true self.

Guts (Berserk)

Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10) is scaring Zombozo so he will learn not to attack at the Tennyson family again.

Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics) is well known for his ability to inspire fear in others...

…to the extent that he was chosen as a candidate for the Sinestro Corps.

Parallax (DC Comics), the living embodiment of all fear.

Sinestro Corps (DC Comics)

Batman (DC Universe) under the influence of the Scarecrow's fear-inducing toxin.

Through the power of his sword, the Fright Knight (Danny Phantom) is able to send his victims to an alternate dimension where they are forced to experience their greatest fears.

Chaos (Sonic the Comic) possesses a powerful aura of fear that causes anyone in close proximity to him to become petrified with fear...

...as he demonstrates on the Freedom Fighters.

Boogeyman (Boogeyman 2)

The Doom Slayer (Doom) is the single most feared being to all of Hell.

As the Emperor of Evil, Frieza (Dragon Ball Z/Super), was the most feared mortal in Universe 7, to the point that even decades after his death his sheer fear factor was stated to be the only thing keeping his empire from collapsing.

Ghost Rider (Marvel Comics)

Blackheart (Marvel Comics)

Caliban (Marvel Comics)

Scarecrow (Marvel Comics)

Alexander Aaron (Marvel Comics)

Barbas, The Demon of Fear (Charmed) can literally scare people to death by bringing their fears to life.

The Fear (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater) truly lives up to his name.

Fear (Inside Out) is Riley's capacity to feel fear, making her feel fear whenever he's at the controls.

Kuudo Hinokage (Medaka Box) induces an intimidating presence so powerful people cast him out of conscious thought and cognitive perception.

Misogi Kumagawa (Medaka Box) paralyzed even Zenkichi with fear…

…forcing him to tremble where he stands…

…and people don't even dare to shake his hand.

Pennywise/It (Stephen King's It) in the form of Pennywise

In order to feed, The Jeggorabax Energy Entity (The Sarah Jane Adventures) induced fear into its victims

Huwawa (Valkyrie Crusade) terrifies all who see her eyes.

Darkrai (Pokémon) can inflict fear with its ability to make people see nightmares.

Fungus Humongus (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles;2012 Tv series) can produce hallucinatory spores which causes it's victims to experience their worst fears.

The prisoners of Level 6 of Impel Down (One Piece) have committed crimes so vile and evil that even the newspapers refused to write about them, the world fearing the inmates to the point that the World Government has to “erase” their existences from history.

As one of the Four Emperors of the New World, Charlotte Linlin/Big Mom (One Piece) is a highly feared pirate with a fear factor so great that even the Giants do not dare speak her name.

With his status as the Strongest Creature in the World, Kaido's (One Piece) mere presence makes him so feared that people would rather risk declaring war on the World Government than anger him.

Because of his sheer ruthlessness, Sakazuki (One Piece) is feared by both allies and enemies alike, including the dreaded Blackbeard Pirates.

Users of Conqueror's/Haoshoku Haki (One Piece)

As the chief enforcer of the Emperor's tyrannical will, Darth Vader (Star Wars) was one of the most feared beings in the galaxy.

As a Bushin, Hou Ken's (Kingdom) mere presence causes intense fear within those around him.

Shin of the Hi Shin Unit (Kingdom)

The Thriller (Michael Jackson's Thriller)

All For One (My Hero Academia) is a villain feared by even the most powerful heroes.

As the Emperor of the Viltrumite Empire, Thragg (Image Comics) was feared by all due to being the strongest.

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