Indomitable Courage

Fear Masking
Billy Batson/Shazam (DC Comics) possesses superhuman levels of courage.
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 in order to get away from those hideous people for 2 years. Compared to them, this monster is nothing. It actually looks rather cute to me."

― Sanji (One Piece) on the Kraken.

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

Also Called

• Bravery/Courage/Valor
• Courage Empowerment
• Fear/Phobia Resistance
• Indomitable Bravery/Courage
• 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

• Superman (DC Comics)
• Batman (DC Comics)
• Billy Batson/Shazam (DC Comics)
• 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

• 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)
• 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)
• Shin (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)
• 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.

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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 even the most powerful and dangerous 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.

Jinbe (One Piece) completely suppressing any emotions of fear.

King (One-Punch Man)

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

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

...having had a calm composure lookout on the heavy, blood lust filled battlefield during his first war campaign...

...challenge the deadliest of opponents like the assassination chief, Sa Ji...

...Hou Ken, the Bushin...

...and the Flying Spear of Ren Pa, Rin Ko without a shred of fear.

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