Indomitable Sadness

Indomitable Sadness
Merlina (Sonic and the Black Knight) was filled with sorrow upon discovering that the kingdom of Camelot was destined to end in ruin and warfare, driving her to acquire the Scabbard of Excalibur and use dark magic in an effort to make Camelot eternal.
Power/Ability to:	Have extremely powerful sadness.

"My sorrow at its ruin runs deeper than the depths of the underworld... do you not understand?"

― Merlina, Sonic and the Black Knight

"I'm not the protagonist of a novel or anything. I'm just a college student who likes to read, like you could find anywhere. But... if, for argument's sake, you were to write a story with me in the lead role, it would certainly be... a tragedy."

― Kaneki Ken (Tokyo Ghoul)

The power to possess unusually strong sadness. Variation of Indomitable Emotions. Opposite to Indomitable Happiness.

Also Called

• Indomitable Melancholy
• Indomitable Sorrow
• The Path of Utter Despair

Capabilities

The user possesses unnaturally strong sadness that's never-ending and ever growing.

Applications

• Apathy - Sadness may cause user to forget about other feelings.
• Fallen Physiology - The user's sadness may cause them to want dark powers or become evil.
• Humanity Retainment - Sadness can often be a great reminder of ones humanity.
  • Empathy - Sadness can help sympathize and empathize with others pain.
• Sadness Empowerment - Become stronger through sadness.

Associations

• Indomitable Emotions
• Melancholy Embodiment
• Nihilism Embodiment

Limitations

• May need to learn how to control it.

Known Users

• Yasha (Asura's Wrath)
• Guts (Berserk)
• James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
• Elektra Natchos (Marvel Comics)
• The Sorrow (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)
• Crying Wolf (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)
• Madara Uchiha (Naruto)
• Obito Uchiha (Naruto)
• Zabuza Momochi (Naruto)
• Kurozumi Kanjuro (One Piece)
• Shinichi Izumi (Parasyte)
• Johann Faust VIII (Shaman King)
• Merlina (Sonic and the Black Knight)
• Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
• Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star)
• Kaneki Ken (Tokyo Ghoul)
• Bi Ki (Kingdom)
• Earl Shi (Kingdom)
• Kyou Kai (Kingdom)
• King of Sorrow (Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil)
• Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
• Oboro (Gintama)

Gallery

Yasha (Asura's Wrath) possesses the Mantra affinity of Melancholy.

Guts (Berserk)

The Sorrow (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater) is named for the emotion he carries into the battlefield.

Crying Wolf (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots) suffers from post traumatic stress disorder, expressing extreme sorrow in battle through her eternal crying.

When Shinichi Izumi (Parasyte) had his cells fused with Migi to repair his heart and before the death of Reiko Tamura, he became distant, unsympathetic, and lost the ability to empathize with others, as he not only thinks but feels emotionless like a parasite...

... until he remembered the memories of his mother and the sorrow that came from losing her and regain his ability to feel, to be human and empathize with a recently orphaned baby he carried in his arms.

Johann Faust VIII (Shaman King) was heartbroken by the death of his beloved wife, which drove him to revive her by becoming the Shaman King.

Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star)

James Logan Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)

Madara Uchiha (Naruto)

Obito Uchiha (Naruto)

Earl Shi (Kingdom)

Bi Ki, the Queen Mother (Kingdom)

Kyou Kai (Kingdom)

Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul)