Fear Inducement

Fear Inducement
Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow (DC Comics) combines chemistry and psychology to cause fear.
Power/Ability to:	Evoke fear into a target.

"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)

"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)

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.

• Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street Series)
• Thesulac Demons (Angel)
• Ronnie Schiatto (Baccano)
• Turahk (BIONICLE)
• Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach)
• Äs Nödt (Bleach)
• Retsu "Yachiru" Unohana (Bleach)
• Gachnar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Alucard (Hellsing Series)
• Barbas (Charmed)
• Jericho Cross (Darkwatch)
• Batman (DC Comics)
• Darkseid (DC Comics)
• Joker (DC Comics)
• Parallax (DC Comics)
• Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow (DC Comics); via Fear Toxin
• Sinestro Corps (DC Comics)
• Spin (DC Comics)
• Barbatos (DC Comics)
• Toepick (Ben 10)
• Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Raven (Teen Titans/DC Comics)
• Diablo (Diablo Series)
• Doomguy (DOOM)
• Zeno (Dragon Ball Super)
• Beerus (Dragon Ball Super)
• Frieza (Dragon Ball Z)
• Majin Buu (Dragon Ball Z)
• Dragons (Dungeons and Dragons)
• 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)
• Monsters (Girl vs. Monster)
• Nobody Owns (The Graveyard Book)
• Gremloblin (Gravity Falls)
• Hades (Greco-Roman Mythology)
• Phobos (Greco-Roman Mythology)
• Mandy (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
• Boggart (Harry Potter); via shapeshifting
• Dementors (Harry Potter)
• Glenda (The Haunted Hathaways)
• Jackie Clark (Haven)
• Guillame (Heroes)
• Maury Parkman (Heroes)
• Gaz (Invader Zim)
• Fiddlesticks (League of Legends)
• Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Stephen King's It)
• Terror Dopant (Kamen Rider W)
• Hou Ken (Kingdom)
• Cynder (The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon)
• Ring Wraiths/Nazgul (Lord of the Rings series)
• Alexander Aaron (Marvel Comics)
• Blackheart (Marvel Comics)
• Caliban (Marvel Comics)
• Dr. Curt Conners/Lizard (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
• Kuudo Hinokage (Medaka Box)
• Misogi Kumagawa (Medaka Box)
• The Fear (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)
• Tara (Michael Vey)
• All For One (My Hero Academia)
• Fluttershy (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
• King Sombra (My Little Pony Series)
• Shinobi (Naruto); via Killing Intent
• Jack Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
• Nurarihyon (Nurarihyon no Mago)
• Nura Rihan (Nurarihyon no Mago)
• Nura Rikuo (Nurarihyon no Mago)
• Users of Haoshoku Haki (One Piece)
• Yonko (One Piece)
  • Kaido
  • Charlotte "Big Mom" Linlin
• Sakazuki (One Piece)
• Saitama (One Punch Man)
• King (One Punch Man) via "King Engine"
• Shadow Selves (Persona Series)
• Darkrai (Pokémon)
• Pokémon with the ability "intimidate" (Pokémon)
• Bones (Power Rangers Dino Charge)
• Tomokui Kanata/Rou (Re:Monster)
• Pitch Black (Rise of the Guardians)
• Phoenix Ikki (Saint Seiya)
• Jeggorabax Energy Entity (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
• Fuyuki Hinata (Sgt. Frog); only when truly angry
• SCP-303 - The Doorman (SCP Foundation); involuntary
• SCP-959 - The Bogeyman (SCP Foundation); involuntary
• Tyrant Morax/Moloch (Shin Megam Tensei: Strange Journey)
• Golden Fear Serpent (Skylanders)
• Slender Man (Slender Man Mythos)
• Frightgeist (Slugterra)
• The Thriller (MichaelJackson's Thriller)
• Chaos (Sonic the Comic)
• Holo (Spice and Wolf); via her Wolf Form.
• Redjac (Star Trek)
• Darth Vader (Star Wars)
• Cluster Gems (Steven Universe)
• Buruburu (Supernatural)
• Fungus Humongus (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; 2012 TV series)
• Anuk-ite (Teen Wolf)
• Spoys (TF2 Freak)
• Twitch (TF2 Freak)
• Lilith (The Secret World)
• The Thing (The Thing Series)
• Mongor (Thundercats)
• Various Gourmet Hunters/Bishokuya (Toriko)
• Huwara (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Cravex (Visionaries); via personal spell
• Myrddraal (The Wheel of Time)
• Padan Fain (The Wheel of Time)

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.

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.

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

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Sinestro Corps (DC Comics)

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.

Ghost Rider (Marvel Comics)

Scarecrow (Marvel Comics)

Alexander Aaron (Marvel Comics)

Caliban (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.

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

Charlotte "Big Mom" Linlin (One Piece) is a highly feared pirate with a fear factor so great that even the Giants do not dare speak her name.

Kaido's (One Piece) status as the "Strongest Creature in the World" 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.

Blackheart (Marvel Comics)

Hou Ken's (Kingdom) mere presence causes intense fear within those around him be it either enemy or allies.

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 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.

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