- "Oh I don't know, I guess I think about killing myself pretty frequently. And why not, what's so great about living? You know when I'm happy? For about five seconds in the morning, when I first wake up, before I remember who I am and what my life is all about. Anxiety, disappointment, diarrhea more often than not. Huh... I... I don't know if there's an afterlife, but who cares? Nothingness couldn't be any worse than this meaningless march through my empty days."
- ― Stan Smith
- "Well look at that, another beautiful miracle. If it weren't for my atheism, I'd be impressed by it."
- ― Cleric (8-Bit Theater)
- "Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness and dies by chance."
- ― Jean-Paul Sartre
The ability to become the embodiment of nihilism. Variation of Philosophy Embodiment and Oblivion Embodiment. Opposite to Meaningfulness Embodiment.
Also Called
- Emptiness Embodiment
- Meaninglessness Embodiment
- Nihilism Incarnate
- Rejection Embodiment
- The Lost
- The Nihilist
- True Despair Embodiment
Capabilities
Users become the living embodiment of nihilism and gain the ability to feed off of the unimportance of everything in existence. What the user sees is deemed nothing worth while, or of absolute insignificance: the opponent is deemed weak or worthless and can be destroyed by the user.
Applications
- Anarchy Inducement
- Apathy
- Disruption
- Energy Manipulation
- Philosophy-Based Powers (exclusively with nihilism)
Associations
- Chaos Manipulation
- Darkness Manipulation
- Death Aspect Manifestation
- Morality Manipulation
- Negative Aspect Blast
- Negative Forces Manipulation
- Nothingness Manipulation
- Philosophy Embodiment
- Power Manifestation
Limitations
- Without some form of meaninglessness or emptiness of purpose, the user is powerless or at least weakened.
- Users of Hope Embodiment or Hope Manipulation can harm the user.
- Useless against Meaningfulness Embodiment.
Known Users
Manga/Anime
- Yuichi Hirose (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Ulquiorra Cifer (Bleach)
- Shiki Ryougi's third personality (Boundary of Emptiness)
- Hokuto (Corpse Princess)
- Manaka Sajyou (Fate/Prototype)
- Utsuro (Gintama)
- Kanna (InuYasha)
- Emo Dandy (Space Dandy)
- Abyss Trinity (Trinity Seven)
Video Games
- Kefka Palazzo (Final Fantasy)
- Xemnas (Kingdom Hearts 2)
- Kyurem (Pokémon)
Gallery
Xemnas (Kingdom Hearts) represents Nihilism, wielding the power of nothingness.
Yuchi Hirose (Alive: The Final Evolution) took in the Heart of Akuro to completely become the Void, and became completely emotionless as a result.
Kefka Palazzo (Final Fantasy) is a powerful being who enjoys nothing but chaos and destruction.
Utsuro (Gintama) considers his 500 years of immortality being an empty and meaningless existence; even the mind-reading Batou considers him to be "empty".
Kyurem (Pokémon) represents the absence of yin and yang.
Emo Dandy (Space Dandy) is a parallel version of Dandy whose life is so depressing and meaningless that nothing matters to him anymore, leaving him a personification of emptiness and nihilism.