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Fear Inducement

"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)
"Legend has it that if his sword, the Soul Shredder, cuts through you, you get teleported to a dimension where you live out your worst fear."
― Sam Manson (Danny Phantom)
"Tell everyone of this fear."
― Hanatsuyu Youen (Toaru Majutsu no Index)

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

Also Called[]

  • Bogeyman Effect
  • Courage Removal
  • Fear Induction/Projection
  • Fear Bestowal/Spell
  • Intimidation
  • Fearmongering
  • Panic/Terror Inducement
  • Phobikinesis Bestowal

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. The target also often is put face to face with their greatest fears.

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Variations[]

Associations[]

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Known Users[]

See Also: The Dreaded and Supernatural Fear Inducer.

Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]

  • Bjorn Yandel (Surviving The Game as a Barbarian)
  • Various Gourmet Hunters/Bishokuya (Toriko)
  • Terakomari Gandesblood (The Vexations of a Shut-in Vampire Princess); via Core Implosion.
  • Flöte Mascarail (The Vexations of a Shut-in Vampire Princess)
  • Sakuna Memoir (The Vexations of a Shut-in Vampire Princess)
  • Millicent Bluenight (The Vexations of a Shut-in Vampire Princess)

Cartoons/Comics[]

  • Marceline (Adventure Time)
  • The Core ("Amphibia")
  • Grave Monster (Battle Kitty)
  • Toepick's Species (Ben 10: Omniverse)
    • Toepick
  • Ectonurites (Ben 10 series)
    • Ghostfreak
    • Zs'Skayr
  • Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
  • The Beldam/Other Mother (Coraline)
  • Powerful Ghosts (Danny Phantom)
    • Dark Danny
    • Pandora
    • Pariah Dark
  • Lucifer Morningstar (Vertigo/DC Comics)
  • Michael Demiurgos (Vertigo/DC Comics)
  • Parallax (DC Comics)
  • Darkseid (DC Comics)
  • Jim Corrigan/The Spectre (DC Comics)
  • Perpetua (DC Comics)
  • Barbatos (DC Comics)
  • Etrigan/Jason Blood (DC Comics)
  • Raven (DC Comics)
  • Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow (DC Comics); via Fear Toxin
  • Sinestro Corps (DC Comics)
  • Spin (DC Comics)
  • Bigby Wolf (Fables)
  • Grump King (Ghostforce)
  • Gremloblin (Gravity Falls)
  • Mandy (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
  • Tai-Lung (Kung Fu Panda)
  • Lord Shen (Kung Fu Panda 2)
  • Kai the Collector (Kung Fu Panda 3)
  • The Chameleon (Kung Fu Panda 4)
  • Silas Burr/Cyber (Marvel Comics)
  • Alexander Aaron (Marvel Comics)
  • Blackheart (Marvel Comics)
  • Caliban (Marvel Comics)
  • Phobos (Marvel Comics)
  • D'Spayre (Marvel Comics)
  • The Dweller-in-Darkness (Marvel Comics)
  • Ghost Riders (Marvel Comics)
  • Lawrence "Larry" Cranston/Mister Fear (Marvel Comics); via Fear Gas
  • Danielle "Dani" Moonstar/Mirage (Marvel Comics); via Fear Augmentation and Phobia-Initiated Ability Manifestation
  • King Sombra (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
  • Alastor (Hazbin Hotel)
  • Jack Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
  • Death (Puss in Boots:The Last Wish)
  • Rhinosaurus (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja)
  • Pitch Black/The Bogeyman (Rise of the Guardians)
  • Monsters (Scooby-Doo franchise)
  • 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
  • Professor Screweyes (We’re Back: A Dinosaur’s Story)
  • Darcy (Winx Club)
  • Monsters (Monsters, Inc.); only human kids
  • Dawn Bellwether (Zootopia); via Night Howl use on predators.
  • Rox (Ninjago: Dragons Rising)

Literature[]

  • Judge Holden (Blood Meridian)
  • The Chosen One (GEES)
  • Nobody Owns (The Graveyard Book)
  • Victorian Town House (Forgotten Fears by Michael Bray - Faces)
  • Boggarts (Harry Potter); via Shapeshifting
  • Dementors (Harry Potter)
  • Tom Riddle/Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
  • It/Pennywise the Dancing Clown (IT)
  • Visitors (Lockwood and Co.)
  • Ring Wraiths/Nazgûl (The Lord of the Rings)
  • Tara (Michael Vey)
  • The Horrible Thing (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark)
  • Arvin (Thea Stilton: The Magic of the Mirror)
  • Myrddraal (The Wheel of Time)
  • Padan Fain (The Wheel of Time)
  • Nicholas Vasil (Worm)
  • Groke (Moomin)

Live Action TV/Movies[]

  • Thesulac Demons (Angel)
  • Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice)
  • Trixie/Pinky (Bitch Slap)
  • Gachnar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • Barbas (Charmed)
  • Vandal Savage (DC Animated Movie Universe)
  • Veronica (Final Girl); via drugs
  • Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
  • Monsters (Girl vs. Monster)
    • Deimata
    • Theodosa
    • Bob
  • Glenda (The Haunted Hathaways)
  • Jackie Clark (Haven)
  • Guillame (Heroes)
  • Latavious "Lala" Johnson (Arrowverse)
  • Looker (Arrowverse)
  • Bashir Malik/Psych (Arrowverse)
  • Hunter Zolomon/Zoom (Arrowverse)
  • Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy (Arrowverse)
  • Gayle Marsh/Psi (Arrowverse)
  • Luxor Spawndroth/Dr. Fear (Bibleman)
  • Maury Parkman (Heroes)
  • Terror Dopant (Kamen Rider W)
  • Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
  • Michael Myers (Halloween)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
  • Skar King (MonsterVerse)
  • Samara Morgan (The Ring)
  • Annabelle (The Conjuring)
  • Pazuzu (The Exorcist)
  • The Nun (The Nun 2018)
  • Doom-Head (31)
  • Shrek (Shrek)

Folklore/Mythology[]

  • Carazi (Creepypasta Stories)
  • The Rake (Creepypasta Stories)
  • Various Undead Monsters (Folklore/Mythology)
  • Hades (Greco-Roman Mythology)
  • Phobos (Greco-Roman Mythology)
  • Hachishaku-sama (Japanese Mythology/Folklore)
  • Koschisake-Onna (Japanese Folklore)
  • Aka Manto ( Japanese Urban Legends)
  • The Girl in the Gap (Japanese Urban Legends)
  • Teke Teke (Japanese Urban legends)

Video Games

  • Ao Oni (Ao Oni)
  • Shinja (Battle Realms)
  • Junko Enoshima (Danganronpa series)
  • Jericho Cross (Darkwatch)
  • Diablo (Diablo)
  • 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)
  • Last Dragonborn (Skyrim); via Dismay Shout, Rout, Hysteria, and fear spells and various fear poisons and fear-enchanted weapons
  • Akuma (Street Fighter)
  • M. Bison (Street Fighter)
  • Huwara (Valkyrie Crusade)
  • Fade (Valorant)
  • Frisk (Undertale)
  • Ultra V (War Of The Monsters)

Other[]

  • Analog Orange (Annoying Orange)
  • Turahk (BIONICLE)
  • Herobrine (Creepypasta)
  • Jeff the Killer (Creepypasta)
  • Sonic.exe (Creepypasta)
  • Zalgo (Creepypasta)
  • Lilith (Demiwars)
  • Dragons (Dungeons and Dragons)
  • Animatronics (Five Nights at Freddy's franchise)
  • Springtrap/William Afton (Five Nights at Freddy's 3)
  • Lucifer/The False Shepherd/"Gabriel" (The Mandela Catalogue)
    • Alternates
  • The Thriller (Michael Jackson's Thriller)
  • Sadie (The Music Freaks)
  • Zoey (The Music Freaks)
  • Ada (Nevermore)
  • 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)
    • The Operator (Marble Hornets)
  • Various Monsters (Trevor Henderson Mythos)
    • Cartoon Cat
  • T110e5 Monster (We Are Alive-Animated Series)

Known Powers[]

Known Objects[]

  • Panic Button (Bibleman)
  • Cloudburst (Batman Arkham Knight)
  • Phobia Mask (Chaotic)
  • Scarecrow's Fear Toxin (DC Comics)
  • Soul Shredder (Danny Phantom)
  • 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!)
  • News of the World album (Family Guy)

Known Locations[]

  • Fear Valley (Chaotic)
  • Mansion of Night (Percy Jackson)

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