Oneiric Slaying

Oneiric Slaying
Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street) is well known and feared for his ability to kill his victims through their dreams, with any damage he inflicts in a dream crossing over into the real world.
Power/Ability to:	Kill via dreams.

"To die while dreaming... just how lucky are you?"

― Enmu (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)

"If you die in your dreams, you die for real."

― A saying about Freddy Krueger's powers (Nightmare on Elm Street)

"La Li Ho! Isn't it romantic to die inside a dream?"

― Death 13 (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III Stardust Crusaders)

The power to kill via dreams/nightmares. Sub-power of Dream Manipulation and Nightmare Manipulation. Variation of Death Inducement.

Also Called

• Deadly Nightmare
• Dream Slaying/Killing/Murder
• Oneiric Killer/Slayer/Murderer
• Oneiric-Necrogenesis
• True Nightmare
• Death by Dream

Capabilities

The user can kill targets in their own or the victim's dreams with the ending resulting in the target's death in reality as well.

Applications

• Death Inducement
• Dream Walking
• Fear Inducement

Associations

• Dream Manipulation
• Life and Death Manipulation
• Mental Manipulation
• Nightmare Embodiment
• Nightmare Manipulation
• Oneiric Reality Manipulation
  • Reality Warping
• Oneiric Physiology
• Sleep Inducement
• Sleep Manipulation

Limitations

• User can be pulled into the physical plane, making them powerless.
• The victim may wake up, forcing the user away.
• If the target is able to lucid dream, they can defend themselves effectively against the user.
• Users of Dreamt Reality are immune.

Known Users

• Witch of Thunder (18if)
• Dream Larva (AD&D)
• Boss/Thomas Mutton/Dumuzid (Catherine)
• Whitaker Berman (Charmed); via machine and chemicals.
• Tommy Ray Glatman (Dreamscape)
• Fafnir (Highschool DxD)
• Mannish Boy (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III Stardust Crusaders); via Death 13
• Kirby (Kirby Right Back At Ya!)
• Dream Walkers (The Last Witch Hunter)
• Succubi/Incubi (Mythology)
• Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on Elm Street series)
• Pharos Heracles (Yumekui Merry)
• Darkrai (Pokémon)
• Real Killer (Dream Sharing); via Real Field

Gallery

Being a nightmare given form, Dream Larva (AD&D) are able to kill anyone and anything in dreams

Mannish Boy's Stand, Death 13 (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III Stardust Crusaders)…

…demonstrate this.

Darkrai (Pokémon)

Videos

Polnareff and kakyoin encounter death 13-2