- "People can list any number of reasons to be afraid. This is because at the most fundamental level, 'comfort' leads to 'life', whilst 'fear' leads to 'death'. While people cannot give a clear answer why they want to live, they can give any number of answers why they do not wish to die. Thus, it is impossible to be unaffected by fear as long as you are alive."
- ― Äs Nödt (Bleach)
- "Gotham, this is your only warning, abandon the city, or I will unleash your greatest fears."
- ― Scarecrow (Arkham Knight)
- "You don't have to know. You never needed to learn. The highest devils in the first level of the underworld. No one was a threat to you so of course you can't understand... THIS IS FEAR!!!"
- ― Liebe to Lilith and Naamah (Black Clover)
- "It was as if a Natural Calamity had descended upon them. In the face of that overpowering violence...There were those that could not even stand... Those that ran away...And those that could not move..."
- ― The Narrator on Hou Ken, the Bushin (Kingdom)
- "Just the sound of my name in the Four other States' frontline territories is enough to my enemies lose control of their bladders. "
- ― Kan Mei, Giant of Chu (Kingdom)
- "I will show you...your worst nightmares! I will give you...despair and death!"
- ― Urizen (Devil May Cry 5)
- "There are things more frightening than death!"
- ― The Grand Inquisitor (Star Wars Rebels)
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/Projection
- 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 as a monster.
Applications
- Awe Inducement (when combined with Surprise Inducement)
- Command Inducement: command others through fear.
- Death By Horror: literally scare a target to death, by causing fear so intense that it kills them.
- Discouragement: cause others to run away from the user.
- Fear Augmentation: enhance any feelings of fear to unbearable levels.
- 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: make the target so afraid that they will yield or submit to the user.
- Unknown Inducement: cause fear so powerful that others tune the user's presence out of sight and mind.
Associations
- Alien Physiology
- Bogeyman Physiology
- Despair Inducement
- Emotion Inducement
- Emotion Manipulation
- Fear Manipulation
- Intimidation Mastery
- Menacing Presence
- Mental Pressure
- Mental Inducement
- Mental Manipulation
- Meta Fear Inducement
- Mortal Physiology
- Phobia-Initiated Ability Manifestation
- Superior Human Physiology
- Surprise Inducement
Limitations
- Users of Psychic Shield/Indomitable Will (highly resistant) Psychic Immunity/Fear Immunity (impervious).
- May be overpowered by Courage Inducement.
- May be constantly active.
Known Users
See Also: The Dreaded and Supernatural Fear Inducer.
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Claire Stanfield (Baccano)
- Ronny Schiatto (Baccano)
- Various Characters (Baki the Grappler)
- Yuujiro Hanma
- Guts (Berserk)
- Äs Nödt (Bleach)
- Isshiki Ōtsutsuki (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
- Deepa (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
- Devils (Chainsaw Man)
- Cid Kagenou (Minoru Kagenou) (The Eminence in Shadow)
- True Vampires (Hellsing)
- Alucard (Hellsing)
- Seras Victoria (Hellsing); upon becoming a full vampire
- Muzan Kibutsuji (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Various Characters (Kingdom)
- Kuudo Hinokage (Medaka Box)
- Misogi Kumagawa (Medaka Box)
- All For One (My Hero Academia)
- Himiko Toga (My Hero Academia)
- Tomura Shigaraki (My Hero Academia)
- Shinobi (Naruto); via Killing Intent
- Nurarihyon (Nurarihyon no Mago)
- Nura Rihan (Nurarihyon no Mago)
- Nura Rikuo (Nurarihyon no Mago)
- Various Characters (One Piece)
- Saitama (One-Punch Man)
- King (One-Punch Man); via "King Engine"
- Phoenix Ikki (Saint Seiya)
- Fuyuki Hinata (Sgt. Frog); only when truly angry
- Holo (Spice and Wolf); via her Wolf Form
- Kumoko/Shiraori (So I'm a Spider, So What?)
- Sung Jin-Woo (Solo Leveling); after his Second Reawakening
- Various Gourmet Hunters/Bishokuya (Toriko)
- Shiki Granbell (Edens Zero)
- Drakken Joe (Edens Zero)
- Yu (The Boxer)
Cartoons/Comics
- Grave Monster (Battle Kitty)
- Toepick's Species (Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Toepick
- Ectonurites (Ben 10 series)
- Ghostfreak
- Zs'Skayr
- Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
- Powerful Ghosts (Danny Phantom)
- Dark Danny
- Pandora
- Pariah Dark
- Barbatos (DC Comics)
- Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Darkseid (DC Comics)
- The Joker (DC Comics)
- The Spectre (DC Comics)
- Parallax (DC Comics)
- Raven (DC Comics)
- Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow (DC Comics); via Fear Toxin
- Sinestro Corps (DC Comics)
- Spin (DC Comics)
- Gremloblin (Gravity Falls)
- Mandy (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
- Thragg (Image Comics)
- Gaz (Invader Zim)
- Silas Burr/Cyber (Marvel Comics)
- Alexander Aaron (Marvel Comics)
- Blackheart (Marvel Comics)
- Caliban (Marvel Comics)
- Dr. Curt Conners/Lizard (Marvel Comics)
- D'Spayre (Marvel Comics)
- Dweller-in-Darkness (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics); when truly enraged
- Mattew Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
- Mr. Fear (Marvel Comics)
- Ghost Riders (Marvel Comics)
- Phobos (Marvel Comics)
- Scarecrow (Marvel Comics)
- T'Challa/Black Panther (Marvel Comics)
- Terrance Ward/Trauma (Marvel Comics); via Phobia-Initiated Ability Manifestation
- King Sombra (My Little Pony series)
- Fluttershy (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Alastor (Hazbin Hotel)
- Jack Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
- Rhinosaurus (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja)
- Pitch Black/The Bogeyman (Rise of the Guardians)
- Frightgeist (Slugterra)
- Chaos (Sonic the Comic)
- Cluster Gems (Steven Universe)
- Eric (Ryu Han-Bin) (Survival Story of a Sword King in a Fantasy World)
- Fungus Humungous (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
- Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
- Mongor (ThunderCats)
- Cravex (Visionaries); via personal spell
- Darcy (Winx Club)
- Monsters (Monsters, Inc.); only human kids
Literature
- The Chosen One (GEES)
- Nobody Owns (The Graveyard Book)
- Boggart (Harry Potter); via shapeshifting
- Dementors (Harry Potter)
- Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
- Pennywise the Dancing Clown (It)
- Arvin (Thea Stilton: The Magic of the Mirror)
- Ring Wraiths/Nazgul (The Lord of the Rings)
- Tara (Michael Vey)
- Myrddraal (The Wheel of Time)
- Padan Fain (The Wheel of Time)
- The Horrible Thing (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark)
Live Television/Movies
- Thesulac Demons (Angel)
- Gachnar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Barbas (Charmed)
- Latavious "Lala" Johnson (Arrowverse/Black Lightning)
- Looker (Arrowverse/Black Lightning)
- Vandal Savage (DC Animated Movie Universe)
- Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
- Monsters (Girl vs. Monster)
- Deimata
- Theodosa
- Bob
- Glenda (The Haunted Hathaways)
- Jackie Clark (Haven)
- Guillame (Heroes)
- Hunter Zoloman/Zoom (Arrowverse)
- Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy (Arrowverse/Batwoman)
- Maury Parkman (Heroes)
- Terror Dopant (Kamen Rider W)
- Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Emperor of the Night (Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night)
- Bones (Power Rangers Dino Charge)
- Jeggorabax Energy Entity (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
- Redjac (Star Trek)
- Sith Lords (Star Wars):
- Darth Vader
- Darth Sidious
- Count Dooku
- Darth Maul
- Lucifer (Supernatural)
- Buruburu (Supernatural)
- Anuk-ite (Teen Wolf)
- The Thing (The Thing)
- Christopher Hargreeves/Number Seven (Green Cube) (The Umbrella Academy)
- The Horrible Thing (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark)
- Christopher Smith/Peacemaker (DC Extended Universe)
Folklore/Mythology
- Hades (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Phobos (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Various Undead Monsters (Folklore/Mythology)
- Hachishaku-sama (Japanese Mythology/Folklore)
Video Games
- Jericho Cross (Darkwatch)
- Diablo (Diablo)
- Doom Guy/Slayer (DOOM series)
- The Dragonborn (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim); via Dismay Shout, Rout, Hysteria, and fear spells and various fear poisons and fear-enchanted weapons
- Lu/Ciel (Elsword)
- Alma Wade (F.E.A.R. series)
- Fiddlesticks (League of Legends)
- Cynder (The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon)
- The Fear (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)
- Horseless Headless Horsemann (Team Fortress 2)
- Shadow Selves (Persona series)
- Darkrai (Pokémon)
- Pokémon with the ability "intimidate" (Pokémon)
- Tomokui Kanata/Rou (Re:Monster)
- Lilith (The Secret World)
- Apparitions (Sekiro: Shadow Die Twice)
- Corrupted Monk
- Guardian Ape/Headless Ape (Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice)
- Tyrant Morax/Moloch (Shin Megam Tensei: Strange Journey)
- Golden Fear Serpent (Skylanders)
- Huwara (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Ao Oni (Ao Oni)
- Frisk (Undertale)
Other
- Turahk (BIONICLE)
- Dragons (Dungeons and Dragons)
- The Thriller (Michael Jackson's Thriller)
- SCP-303 - The Doorman (SCP Foundation); involuntary
- SCP-959 -The Bogeyman (SCP Foundation); involuntary
- A█████ H████ C███/Francis Wojciechoski/Agent Ukulele/SCP-4231-B/Dr. Alto Clef (SCP Foundation); only to females
- Slender Man (The Slender Man Mythos)
- Logan Taylor Brunes/Deathspark (Creepypasta)
- Various Monsters (Trevor Henderson Mythos)
- Alternates (The Mandela Catalogue)
- Fade (Valorant)
Known Powers
- Conqueror's/Haoshoku Haki (One Piece)
Known Objects
- Scarecrow's Fear Toxin (DC Comics)
- Soul Shredder (Danny Phantom)
- Phobia Mask (Chaotic)
- Various fear poisons and fear enchanted weapons (The Elder Scrolls)
- Left Hand of Horror (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
- King Sombra's Magic Door (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Helm of Hades/Helm of Darkness (Riordan Verse)
- SCP-513 - A Cowbell (SCP Foundation)
- Demon Rage Magisword (Teen Titans Go!)
Known Locations
- Mansion of Night (Percy Jackson)
Gallery
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
Whether it's his brooding appearance or his monstrous combat skills, Guts (Berserk) can cause intense fear in almost anyone.
Kuudo Hinokage (Medaka Box) induces an intimidating presence so powerful people cast him out of conscious thought and cognitive perception.
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.
The Yonko/Four Emperors (One Piece) are some of the most notorious and feared pirate captains in the world...
...Charlotte Linlin/Big Mom possesses 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 mere presence makes him so feared that people would rather risk declaring war on the World Government than anger him...
...highly dreaded throughout the world, Shanks ended the Battle of Marineford by merely threatening to get involved.
Because of his sheer ruthlessness, Sakazuki (One Piece) is feared by both allies and enemies alike, including the dreaded Blackbeard Pirates.
As a former bounty hunter and a pirate with a bounty of over 300 million, Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) can inspire fear with just a glare.
Users of Conqueror's/Haoshoku Haki (One Piece) can cause an intense amount of fear within those with a weak mindset...
...to the point of knocking them out with a simple stare.
With the single impact of his podao swing, Ri Shin (Kingdom) installed a deep sense of fear within the battle-hardened soldiers of the Gaku Ei Army after killing their leader.
After his Reawakening, Sung Jin-Woo (Solo Leveling) activated the ability called "Skill: Bloodlust" by using strong energy, this skill can selected target is put in a state of fear for 1 minute.
Cartoons/Comics
Dark Danny (Danny Phantom) is Danny’s most feared and dangerous enemy. Even more so than the likes of Pariah Dark.
Through the power of his sword, the Fright Knight (Danny Phantom) can slice and dice his victims, sending them to an alternate dimension where they are forced to experience their greatest fears.
Pariah Dark (Danny Phantom) very presence drove crows away when his tomb was open and he easily drove every ghost in the Ghost Zone away.
Chaos (Sonic the Comic) possesses a powerful aura of fear that it causes anyone in close proximity to him to become petrified with fear...
As the Emperor of the Viltrumite Empire, Thragg (Image Comics) was feared by all due to being the strongest, even the monstrous Conquest was afraid of him.
Silas Burr/Cyber (Marvel Comics) is the only man in the entire world that Wolverine is truly afraid of.
Alastor (Hazbin Hotel) is feared throughout Hell, as one of the most dominating and cunning demons around. Though he prefers to hide it, behind a charming, charismatic facade.
Fungus Humungous (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 Tv series) can produce hallucinatory spores that cause its victims to experience their worst fears.
Fear (Inside Out) is Riley's capacity to feel fear, making her feel fear whenever he's at the controls.
Live Television/Movies
Barbas, The Demon of Fear (Charmed) can literally scare people to death by bringing their fears to life.
As the chief enforcer of the Emperor's tyrannical will, Darth Vader (Star Wars) was one of the most feared beings in the galaxy. Even his minions feared him more than death.
Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter) was one to be feared to the extent that many cannot bear even speaking his name until his death was confirmed during the Battle of Hogwarts.
Severus Snape (Harry Potter) exuded such ruthlessness that his mere presence alone caused his students to settle down from their banter and cause his Death Eater colleagues, and the savage werewolf Fenrir Greyback, to back down.
In order to feed, The Jeggorabax Energy Entity (The Sarah Jane Adventures) induced fear into its victims.