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 Inducement
- 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 victim’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
- 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'.
- 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
- Mental Inducement
- Mental Manipulation
- Phobia-Initiated Ability Manifestation
- Surprise Inducement
Limitations
- Users of Psychic Shield, Fearlessness or Indomitable Will are either immune or highly resistant.
- May be overpowered by Courage Inducement.
Known Users
- Hades/Pluto (Greco-Roman Mythology)
- Phobos (Greek Mythology)
- Äs Nodt (Bleach)
- Kuudo Hinokage (Medaka Box)
- Mongor (Thundercats)
- Alma Wade (F.E.A.R)
- Ronnie Schiatto (Baccano)
- Haoshoku Haki users (One Piece)
- Impel Down Level 6 Prisoners (One Piece)
- Many Bishokuya (Toriko)
- Batman (DC Comics)
- Raven (Teen Titans/DC Comics)
- Parallax (DC Comics)
- Spin (DC Comics)
- Sinestro Corps (DC Comics)
- Scarecrow (DC Comics)
- The Joker (DC Comics)
- Turahk (Bionicle)
- Barbas (Charmed)
- Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on Elm Street franchise)
- Scarecrow (Marvel Comics)
- The Lizard (Marvel Comics)
- Mr. Fear (Marvel Comics)
- Alexander Aaron (Marvel Comics)
- Phobos (Marvel Comics)
- Ghost Rider (Marvel Comics)
- Blackheart (Marvel Comics)
- Caliban (Marvel Comics)
- Turahk (BIONICLE)
- SCP-959 (SCP Foundation); involuntary
- SCP-303 (SCP FOundation); involuntary
- Tyrant Morax/Moloch (Shin Megam Tensei: Strange Journey)
- Pennywise the Dancing Clown/It (Stephen King's It)
- Jeggorabax Energy Entity (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
- Gachnar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Golden Fear Serpent (Skylanders)
- Thesulac Demons (Angel)
- Chaos (Sonic the Comic)
- Cynder (The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon)
- Boggart (Harry Potter); via shapeshifting
- Jericho Cross (Darkwatch)
- Maury Parkman (Heroes)
- Guillame (Heroes)
- Nurarihyon (Nurarihyon no Mago)
- Nura Rihan (Nurarihyon no Mago)
- Nura Rikuo (Nurarihyon no Mago)
- The Dragoborn (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim); via Dismay Shout, rout, Hysteria and fear spells and various fear poisons and fear enchanted weapons
- Shinobi that use Killing Intent (Naruto)
- Darkrai (Pokémon)
- Pitch Black (Rise of the Guardians)
- Toepick (Ben 10: Omniverse)
- The Fear (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)
- Gaz (Invader Zim)
- Mandy (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)
- Terror Dopant (Kamen Rider W)
- Fluttershy (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Phoenix Ikki (Saint Seiya)
- Fuyuki Hinata (Sgt Frog); only when truly angry
- Redjac (Star Trek)
- Tomokui Kanata/Rou (Re:Monster)
- Nobody Owens (The Graveyard Book)
- Frightgeist (Slugterra)
- Tara (Michael Vey)
- Jack Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
- Slenderman (Slenderman franchise)
- Ring Wraiths/Nazgul (LoTR)
- Glenda (The Haunted Hathaways)
- Monsters (Girl vs. Monster)
- Buruburu (Supernatural)
- Huwara (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Myrddraal (The Wheel of Time)
- Padan Fain (The Wheel of Time)
- Cravex (Visionaries), via personal spell
- Dragons (Dungeons and Dragons)
- Diablo (Diablo)
- Gremloblin (Gravity Falls)
- Holo (Spice and Wolf); via her Wolf Form
- Fungus Humongus (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles;2012 Tv series)
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)
Gallery
Äs Nodt the Stern Ritter "F" (Bleach) can amplify one's fear.
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)
Blackheart (Marvel Comics)
Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on Elm Street)
Ghost Rider (Marvel 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.
Boogeyman (Boogeyman 2)
Sinestro Corps (DC Comics)
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Scarecrow (Marvel Comics)
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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.
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.
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.
Fungus Humongus (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles;2012 Tv series) can produce hallucinatory spores which causes it's victims to experience their worst fears