- "Because of the existence of love, sacrifice is born... and hatred is born when people know...pain."
- ― Nagato/Pain (Naruto)
- "That's me giving you an aneurysm, your blood vessels go pop. But you heal quickly. So, I do it over and over again."
- ― Bonnie Bennett to Damon (Vampire Diaries)
The ability to inflict agonizing pain by varying means. Sub-power of Pain Manipulation. Variation of Mental Inducement and Emotion Inducement. Opposite to Pleasure Inducement.
Also Called[]
- Agony Inducement
- Hurt Inducement
- Pain Induction/Infliction/Stimulation
- Pain Spell
Capabilities[]
User is able to cause varying levels of pain, including physical, mental and/or emotional, to their targets using supernatural means.
Applications[]
- Damage Inducement/Death Inducement due to physical and psychological stress.
- Empathic Masochism
- Pain Illusion
Variations[]
- Telepaths can make a person feel pain by psychologically making them feel pain.
- Empaths can make a person feel pain by Emotional making them feel pain.
- Some with a touch can make people feel as if they were tortured.
- Some magical spells can inflict pain on a person.
Associations[]
- Incapacitation Inducement
- Mental Inducement
- Motor-Skill Manipulation
- Mutilation
- Nerve Manipulation
- Pain Manipulation
- Pain Weaponry
- Torment Inducement
Limitations[]
- Pain Absorption
- May not work on users who possess Pain Suppression.
- Likely useless against Pain Immunity.
- May need to touch the victim.
- May be limited to causing either physical, mental or emotional pain.
- Opponents with Pain Empowerment will draw power from the pain.
- Users of Endorphin Activation and Masochism Embodiment can turn pain into joy/pleasure.
- May not work for those with congenital analgesia.
Known Users[]
See Also: Agony Beam.
- Queenie (American Horror Story: Coven)
- Duna (Ángel o Demonio)
- Alexander Paine (ATOM) via Pain Transferal
- Ectonurites (Ben 10 Series)
- Vohtarak-breed Visorak (BIONICLE)
- Golmodap (Children of the Rune: Winterer); via Sound Wave Generation
- RED (Creepypasta)
- Kiri Haimura (Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge)
- Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
- Psimon (DC Comics)
- Duriel (Diablo)
- Lilithmon (Digimon); via "Phantom Pain"
- Kyôka (Fairy Tail)
- Fried Justine (Fairy Tail); via Dark Écriture
- Frost Sisters (The Gifted)
- Esme Frost
- Phoebe Frost
- Sophie Frost
- Mindee Frost
- Celeste Frost
- Cruciatus Curse users (Harry Potter)
- Jordan McKee (Haven)
- Cenobites (Hellraiser)
- Leviathan (Hellraiser)
- The Watcher (Heroes)
- Morgana (League of Legends)
- Loco (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Shuma-Gorath (Marvel Comics)
- Professor Charles Xavier (Marvel Comics)
- Onslaught (Marvel Comics)
- Wanda Maximoff (Marvel Comics)
- Purge (Marvel Comics)
- Contrary (Marvel Comics)
- Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
- Nathalie Sancoeur/Mayura (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir); via only Sentimonsters
- Silva (Mutant X)
- Puppet master (Paradox Saga)
- Mesprit (Pokémon) via Emotion Manipulation
- Salem (RWBY); on Cinder only; via her Grimm arm
- Baba Yaga (SCP Foundation)
- Many-Winged Angel (SCP Foundation)
- Sailor Pluto (Sailor Moon); via Dead Scream
- Scheris Adjani (s-CRY-ed)
- The Queen of Cats (Sea of Patchwork Cats)
- Silver the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Lucifer (Supernatural)
- Capt Dec (Super/Roulette)
- Mord-Siths (Sword of Truth/Legend of the Seeker)
- Cara (Sword of Truth/Legend of the Seeker)
- Jagang (Sword of Truth)
- Jane (The Twilight Saga)
- Witches (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals/Legacies)
- Bonnie Bennett
- Qetsiyah
- Dahlia
- Silas
- Psion Minmax (Goblins: Life Through Their Eyes)
- Sirens (The Vampire Diaries)
- Victor Vale (Vicious)
- Demise (Wild Cards)
- Certain Yo-kai (Yo-kai Watch)
- Agon
- Ake
- Payn
- The Desolation (The Magnus Archives)
Known Objects[]
- Behavior-Modification Circuitry (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Agony Matrix (DC Animated Universe)
- Sonic Device (Firefly)
- Darkness ÄRM, Sealing Skull (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Ghost ÄRMs (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Zombie Tattoo (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- SCP-162 - Ball of Sharp (SCP Foundation)
- Sphere of the Wounded Lion (Super Robot Wars Z)
- The Agiel (Sword of Truth)
- The Rada'Han (Sword of Truth)
- Little Buddy Magisword (Teen Titans Go!)
- Potion of Harming (Minecraft)
Gallery[]
Genevieve (The Originals) pops the blood vessels in her target's brain, causing intense pain.
Mord-Siths (Legend of the Seeker/Sword of Truth) can inflict pain on their victims with a touch of the Agiel.
Quetsiyah (The Vampire Diaries)
Duna (Ángel o Demonio) can induce a terrible pain on her victims.
Psion Minmax (Goblins: Life Through Their Eyes)
Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter) casting the "Cruciatus Curse" on Harry, inflicting agonizing pain onto him.
After merging with Brainiac cybernetics, Darkseid (Justice League Unlimited) can emit an energy-field based weapon that can ensnare Superman in his Agony Matrix weapon, which directly stimulates all of the victim's pain receptors, causing all the pain receptors to flare uncontrollably and causing unfathomable torture.
Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
Shuma-Gorath (Marvel Comics)
Contrary (Marvel Comics) can emit telepathic pulses on contact that affect the pain in others' brain, in which her power is most effectives against males.
Morgana (League of Legends can inflict her bitterness and pain on the corrupt and dishonest.
Jane (Twilight) can create an illusion of pure and intense pain inside the mind with just a thought.
The Vohtarak species (BIONICLE) of Visorak can create an extremely painful burning sensation in a target, so much that the victim cannot concentrate on anything but their suffering.
Silva (Mutant X) is able to induce severe pain on his victim.
Gabriel Agreste/Hawk Moth (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir) can induce paralysis and discomfort in akumatized villains as a coercion tactic...
...a tactic he tries on Evillustrator...
...and Pixelator.
The Darkness ÄRM, Sealing Skull (Marchen Awakens Romance) stops the enemy from moving, but inflicts excruciating pain on the user while it's in use.
The Zombie Tattoo (Marchen Awakens Romance) causes a burning pain as it progresses on one's body.
When Loco (Marchen Awakens Romance) stabs her Straw Doll, her opponent feels the same stabbing pain.
Ghost ÄRMs (Marchen Awakens Romance) gradually eats away at the user's life energy. Eventually they'll be brought to a state where they feel constant agony that won't heal with any kind of magic.
Charlotte Amande (One Piece) uses her sword Nodachi Shirauo to slices KingBaum slowly causing him to feel extreme pain and suffering.
Kyôka (Fairy Tail)
The Behavior-modification circuitry chip (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) implanted in Spike's brain renders him unable to willfully harm or attempt to harm any non-demonic life form without suffering intense pain.
Salem (RWBY) torturing Cinder through her transplanted Grimm arm.
Videos[]
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Analysis & Discussions[]
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