Fear Masking

Fear Masking
With his goal of becoming one of Monkey D. Luffy's crewmates and his own boundless will, Jinbe (One Piece) completely suppresses any emotions of fear as he stands before Big Mom.
Power/Ability to:	Draw upon unnatural reserves of courage.

"What is "courage"? "Courage" is knowing fear and making that fear your own!"

― Will A. Zeppeli (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part I: Phantom Blood)

"How are you doing this? You've ingested enough toxins to drive ten men insane! What are you?!"

― Scarecrow (Arkham Series)

"Courage isn't the absence of fear, but the presence of fear and the will to keep on going."

― Jamal Walker (Black Knight)

"There’s no way a man who intends to join the crew of the future Pirate King will cower before a mere Yonkō!"

― Jinbei to Charlotte Linlin/Big Mom (One Piece)

"I've been running and running to get away from those hideous people for 2 years. Compared to them, this monster is nothing. It looks rather cute to me."

― Sanji (One Piece) on the Kraken.

"Fear is the enemy of will. Will is what makes you take action; fear is what stops you, and makes you weak. You must ignore your fear. When you're afraid, you can't act - you can't act, you can't defend - you can't defend, you die!"

― Thaal Sinestro (Green Lantern)

The power to draw upon superhuman reserves of courage. Sub-power of Fear Manipulation and Fearlessness.

Also Called

• Bravery/Courage/Valor
• Fear/Phobia Resistance
• Relentless Bravery/Courage
• Unparalleled Bravery/Courage
• Valiant Bravery/Courage

Capabilities

The user is capable of suppressing their fear and drawing upon superhuman reserves of courage and/or fearlessness allowing them to act/react normally in dangerous situations like combat, rescue operations, etc.

Associations

• Apathy
• Emotion Manipulation
• Fear Manipulation
• Fearlessness
• Hope Manipulation
• Indomitable Will
• Tranquil Fear
• Tranquil State

Limitations

• May only be able to suppress a limited amount of fear.
• May only be temporary.
• May not provide protection against Fear Inducement or Phobia-Initiated Ability Generation.
• Having no fear may cause overconfidence and all that follows from that.

Known Users

Cartoons/Comics

• Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman (DC Comics)
• Batman (DC Comics)
• Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
• Billy Batson/Shazam (DC Comics)
• Teth Adam/Black Adam (DC Comics)
• Captain Marvel Jr. (DC Comics)
• Green Lantern Corps (DC Comics)
• Mary Marvel (DC Comics)
• The Joker (DC Comics)
• Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow (DC Comics)
• Captain America (Marvel Comics)
• Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
• Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• Ben Tennyson (Ben 10)
• Courage (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
• Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• Finn the Human (Adventure Time)

Anime/Manga/manhwa

• Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
• Rukia Kuchiki (Bleach)
• Guts (Berserk)
• Son Goku (Dragon Ball series)
• Mister Satan (Dragon Ball series)
• Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)
• Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
• Straw Hat Pirates (One Piece)
• Jimbei/Jinbe (One Piece)
• Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto)
• Maka Alburns (Soul Eater)
• Black Star (Soul Eater)
• King Bradley (Fullmetal Alchemist)
• King (One-Punch Man)
• Jotaro Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
• Ri Shin (Kingdom)
• Ei Sei (Kingdom)
• Kyou Kai (Kingdom)
• Ka Ryo Ten (Kingdom)
• Ou Hon (Kingdom)
• Mou Ten (Kingdom)
• Dufort (Zatch Bell!)

Video Games

• Link (The Legend of Zelda)
• Gooigi (Luigi's Mansion)
• Mario (Super Mario)
• Samus Aran (Metroid)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog series)
• Dante (Devil May Cry)
• Kratos (God of War)
• Cloud Strife (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
• Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
• Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
• Ryu (Street Fighter)

Literature

• Harry Potter (Harry Potter)
• Cowardly Lion (Wizard of Oz)
• Mike Hanlon (IT)
• Stan Uris (IT)
• Ben Hanscom (IT)

Others

• Achilles (Greek mythology)
• Bunga (The Lion Guard)
• Fox Mulder (The X-Files)
• Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Paladins (Dungeons & Dragons)
• Tigrevrumud Vorn (Madan no Ou to Vanadis)
• Clary Fray (The Shadowhunter Chronicles); via the Fearless rune
• Beutrice "Tris" Prior (Divergent)
• Lie Ren (RWBY)
• Stiles Stilinski (Teen Wolf)
• Kyoryugers (Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger)

Gallery

Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach) has many Arrancar follow him because he knows no fear, something which beings born from fear and despair find inspiring.

After her brother revealed how proud he was of her, Rukia Kuchiki (Bleach) was able to overcome and negate Äs Nödt's powerful Fear Inducement ability.

Green Lanterns (DC Comics)

Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow (DC Comics) is incapable of fearing anyone or anything except Batman himself.

The various incarnations of Link (The Legend of Zelda) are depicted as the embodiment of courage itself.

Mattew "Matt" Murdock/Daredevil, the Man without Fear (Marvel Comics)

Captain America (Marvel Comics)

No matter what kind of danger comes his way, Dufort (Zatch Bell!) shows no reaction of fear.

In his pursuit of becoming the King of Pirates, Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) is completely fearless,...

...willing to challenge the most powerful and dangerous of enemies...

...and sail through the insanely dangerous other half of the Grand Line, the New World without a hint of fear.

Much like their captain, the Straw Hat Pirates (One Piece) can overcome their fears in the face of the greatest odds…

…much like his captain, Roronoa Zoro is a man without fear, willing to do whatever it takes to become the World's Strongest Swordsman and to protect his friends…

...even if it costs him his life...

…Sanji has shown no fear facing some of the strongest foes on the sea, willing to face even Big Mom to save his older sister…

…despite his overall cowardice and fear, Usopp will forget about his fear to recuse his friends and comrades…

…despite her fear about being in danger, Nami will do anything for his friends even if it causes her remarkable physical pain.

King (One-Punch Man)

An extremely cool individual, Jotaro Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) can keep his composure in even the direst situations.

With his dream of becoming the Greatest General underneath the Heavens, Ri Shin (Kingdom) has overcome the greatest amount of fear in his pursuit of achieving it...

...frequently challenging the deadliest of opponents like Hou Ken, the Bushin...

...the Flying Spear of Ren Pa, Rin Ko...

... and even had a calm and composure outlook on the heavy, blood lust filled battlefield during his first war campaign.

Unlike Luigi, Gooigi (Luigi's Mansion) is fearless, showing no reaction to a ghost attempting to scare him.

Billy Batson/Shazam (DC Comics) possesses superhuman levels of courage.

Even though he is an ordinary human, Stiles (Teen Wolf) has courage so great that not even the Anuk-Ite, a fearsome supernatural being, could affect him.

Bunga (The Lion Guard) is the bravest of the lion guard and he is not scared of anything not even the monitor lizard Kenge was able to scare him.

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