- "Strong mind can separate the body from its suffering."
- ― Ting Wang (Johnny English Reborn)
- "Pain's an old friend."
- ― Stephen Strange (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- "You can't hurt them. It takes death to stop their pain."
- ― Mask Market
- "He never screams. Even after the dog has its fill and his guts are hanging out, he never screams."
- ― Marv on Kevin (Sin City)
- "Boxer I knew used to say, long as you're standin', You ain't hurtin'! I can stand."
- ― Luke Cage (Marvel Comics)
- "It's his Semblance. He can block out pain. It's how he's able to handle injecting so much Dust into himself."
- ― Ozpin regarding Hazel's power, (RWBY)
- "Hurts, doesn't it?"
"Sure. Sure it hurts. But you wanna know a secret? I'm in near constant pain. I've just learned to adapt." - ― Metamorpho to Deathstroke (Young Justice)
The power to neutralize one's sensitivity to physical pain. Sub-power of Pain Manipulation. Opposite of Pain Augmentation. Not to be confused with Discomfort Immunity.
Also Called[]
- Anesthesia
- High Pain Tolerance
- Enhanced Pain Threshold
Capabilities[]
Users can block pain at will, are incapable of feeling pain or are highly resistant to the physical pain of any kind, allowing them to think clearly and continue to move without even flinching despite horrific and grievous injuries. Users can continue to move, ignore torture and generally function in situations where the pain would disable a normal person. The user does not react at all when damaged, they can walk onward as they are being damaged or continue fighting without stopping no matter how hard they are hit.
Certain users may also be able to neutralize/ease others' pain.
Applications[]
- Absolute Endurance - (When powerful enough)
- Injury Immunity
- Reactionlessness
Techniques[]
Variations[]
- Endorphin Activation - Activating the brain to produce pain suppressants.
- Pain Resistance/Immunity - The user is outright immune to pain, or at the very least resistant to it.
- Pain Negation - The user can negate their own pain and/or as that of others', essentially turning their pain receptors "off."
- Somatic Pain Immunity
Associations[]
- Apathy Immunity to Mental/Emotional Pain.
- Bionic Physiology
- Enhanced Durability
- Enhanced Health
- Enhanced Survivability
- Damage Containment
- Discomfort Immunity
- Defunct Physiology
- High Resistance
- Invulnerability
- Overexertion Immunity
- Pain Manipulation
- Regenerative Healing Factor
- Soullessness
- Technorganic Physiology
- Tranquil State
- Undead Physiology
Limitations[]
- May not be able to turn their ability "off".
- May not be immune to Pain Inducement.
- Not feeling pain may leave the user ignorant of crippling injuries, which may disable them without them even knowing why.
- User may only be able to tolerate and ignore the pain, and not actually cancel it out.
- A user's body may increase and destabilize their emotional output.
- May not be immune to some types of pain or amounts of it.
- Unable to feel pain may also sport as a weakness as it may make the user overconfident.
- May be limited to oneself or others, not both.
Known Users[]
See Also: Feel No Pain.
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Akuru Akutsu (Aho Girl)
- Kouji Tanaka (Ajin)
- Various Charcters (Baki the Grappler)
- Yuujiro Hanma
- Jack Hanma
- Baki Hanma
- Guts (Berserk)
- Agni (Fire Punch)
- Kenpachi Zaraki (Bleach)
- Saya Otonashi (Blood+)
- Nomura Fudo (Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism)
- Kanon Ozu (Coppelion)
- Miku Izayoi (Date a Live)
- Ryu Hayabusa (Dead or Alive/Ninja Gaiden)
- Zamasu (Dragon Ball Super)
- Gilles de Rais (Drifters)
- Shimazu Toyohisa (Drifters)
- Shizuo Heiwajima (Durarara!!)
- Imitatia (Fairy Tail)
- Various Characters (Fist of the North Star)
- Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
- Twilights (GANGSTA.); when overdosed on Celebrer upper
- Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)
- Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
- Members of the Yato tribe (Gintama)
- Abuto
- Housen
- Kankou/Umibouzu
- Kouka
- Kagura
- Kamui
- Sakamoto (Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto)
- Gabimaru (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku)
- Meruem (Hunter X Hunter)
- Inuyasha (InuYasha)
- Kabane Kusaka (Kemono Jihen)
- Various Characters (Kenganverse)
- Hong Xiao-Hu
- Parasites (Kiseijū Sei no Kakuritsu)
- Mr. A
- Demon Slayers (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Demons (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Various Characters (Kingdom)
- Ri Shin
- Bajio
- Kyou Kai
- Mou Bu
- Ou Hon
- Roku O Mi
- Agata Katsuhira (Kiznaiver); via connection to Sonozaki Noriko
- Phantom (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Chimera (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Candice (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Alviss (Marchen Awakens Romance); under the influence of the Zombie Tattoo
- Holy ÄRM users (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Mash Burnedead (Mashle: Magic and Muscles)
- Yuki Nagato (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
- Heero Yuy (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing)
- Kunai Zenow (Monster Girl Doctor)
- Obito Uchiha (Naruto)
- Might Duy (Naruto)
- Might Guy (Naruto)
- Sasori (Naruto)
- Boro (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
- Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
- Arlong (One Piece)
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- Sanji (One Piece)
- Zombies (One Piece)
- Edward Newgate/Whitebeard (One Piece)
- Bartholomew Kuma (One Piece)
- Hody Jones (One Piece)
- Dice (One Piece)
- Hajrudin (One Piece)
- Saitama (One-Punch Man); before gaining limitless powers
- Puri-Puri Prisoner (One-Punch Man)
- Puella Magi (Puella Magi)
- Sayaka Miki (Puella Magi)
- Pandora (Re:Zero)
- Kahlua Shuzen (Rosario + Vampire)
- Lee Geon (Return of the Disaster-Class Hero)
- Yukishiro Enishi (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Hotaru Tomoe (Sailor Moon); via Taioron Crystal
- Chihiro Furuya (Sankarea)
- Krul Tepes (Seraph of the End); after being exposed to sunlight for ten days
- Ban (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Gowther (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Meliodas (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Eric (Ryu Han-Bin) (Survival Story of a Sword King in a Fantasy World)
- Players (Sword Art Online)
- Rimuru Tempest (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime); via Pain Nullification
- Index Librorum Prohibitorum (Toaru Majutsu no Index); via John's Pen mode
- Shokuhou Misaki (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- Ladylee Tangleroad (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul); after being tortured by Jason
- Kiyotaka Ayanokōji (Classroom of the Elite)
- Tsukasa Tsukuyomi (Tonikaku Kawaii)
- Various Characters (Toriko)
- Andy (Undead Unluck)
- Victor (Undead Unluck)
- Checkmate (Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy)
- Vivian Wong (Yu-Gi-Oh)
- Minoru Kamiya (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Gigantomachia (My Hero Academia)
- Number 6 (My Hero Academia)
- Number 6 (Vigilante - My Hero Academia: Illegals)
- David Martinez (Cyberpunk Edgerunners)
Cartoons/Comics[]
- Ayam Aghoul (Aladdin: The Animated Series)
- The Joker (DC Comics)
- NKVDemon (DC Comics)
- Superman (DC Comics)
- Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
- Cassandra Cain (DC Comics)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Snowflame (DC Comics)
- Hellboy (Hellboy/BPRD)
- Santa's Elves (Family Guy)
- Ten (Justice League)
- Kick-Ass (Kick-Ass)
- Luke Cage (Marvel Comics)
- Ghost Rider (Marvel Comics)
- The Punisher (Marvel Comics)
- Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
- Francis Freeman/Ajax (Marvel Comics)
- Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
- Sabertooth (Marvel Comics)
- Juggernaut (Marvel Comics)
- Erik the Red (Marvel Comics)
- Morph (Marvel Comics)
- Blob (Marvel Comics)
- Iron Fist (Marvel Comics)
- Scavenger (Marvel Comics)
- Fantomex (Marvel Comics)
- Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Challenger (Marvel Comics)
- Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin (Marvel Comics)
- Kyle Gibney/Wild Child (Marvel Comics)
- Melinda May ("Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D")
- Jody (Preacher)
- Ants-In-My-Eyes Johnson (Rick & Morty)
- The Scotsman (Samurai Jack)
- Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Vampirella (Vampirella)
- Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
- Brock Samson (The Venture Bros.)
- Midnighter (WildStorm/DC Comics)
- Zannah of Khera (WildStorm)
Video Games[]
- Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Assassin's Creed)
- Asura (Asura's Wrath)
- Professor Pyg (Batman: Arkham Knight)
- Skeletons (Crypt of the NecroDancer)
- Dante (Devil May Cry)
- Lady (Devil May Cry)
- Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII series)
- Ares (God of War)
- Zeus (God of War)
- Kratos (God of War)
- Deimos (God of War)
- Spartan IIIs (Halo)
- Gordon Freeman (Half-Life)
- Agent 47 (Hitman)
- Kiana Kaslana (Honkai Impact 3rd); via Gem of Serenity
- Conduits (inFAMOUS series)
- Grimmgarl (Kaiju Combat)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda)
- Commander Shepard (Mass Effect)
- Vorcha (Mass Effect)
- Big Boss (Metal Gear)
- Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
- Raiden (Metal Gear Rising)
- Samuel (Metal Gear Rising)
- Meat (Mortal Kombat)
- Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
- Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes)
- The Prince (Prince of Persia)
- Users with the Dull Pain skill (Punch Quest)
- Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
- Leon Scott Kennedy (Resident Evil)
- Las Plagas hosts (Resident Evil)
- Mephiles the Dark (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
- Fujino Asagami (TYPE-MOON)
- Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
- Wario (Wario Land/Super Mario)
- Herrscher Of The Void (Honkai Impact 3rd)
- Herrscher Of The Death (Honkai Impact 3rd)
- Harrier Du Bois (Disco Elysium)
Live Television/Movies[]
- Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street); via dream world
- Hyperadrenal Alphas (Alphas)
- Ninja Assassin (Angel)
- Leon Kawalski (Blade Runner)
- Pris (Blade Runner)
- Slayers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Vampires (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Riley Finn (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Forrest Gates (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Richard B. Riddick (The Chronicles of Riddick)
- Hayden Tenno (Dark Sector)
- Peyton Westlake (Darkman)
- Scarecrows (Doctor Who)
- Reavers (Firefly/Serenity)
- Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly/Serenity)
- Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
- Michael Myers (Halloween)
- Max Hansen (Haven)
- Nathan Wournos (Haven)
- Pinhead (Hellraiser)
- Claire Bennet (Heroes)
- Adam Monroe/Takezo Kensei (Heroes)
- John Wick (John Wick)
- NZT User (Limitless)
- Agents (The Matrix)
- Skull Face (Metal Gear)
- The Black Knight (Monty Python and the Holy Grail)
- Jack Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
- Painkiller Jane (Painkiller Jane)
- Alice (Resident Evil series)
- Mr.Sunshine (Saints Row 2)
- Vulcans (Star Trek)
- Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
- Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
- Renard The Anarchist (The World Is Not Enough)
- Peacock Family (The X-Files)
- Ghostface (Scream)
- The Miner (My Bloody Valentine)
Literature[]
- Laughing Dead (Inheritance Cycle)
- Rezkin (King's Dark Tidings)
- Strikers (King's Dark Tidings)
- Roland (Lord Marksman and Vanadis)
- Daedalus (Percy Jackson and the Olympians series)
- Fletcher (Red Queen)
- Guan Yu (Romance of the Three Kingdoms)
Tabletop Games[]
- Space Marines (Warhammer 40,000)
Web Animation/Comics/Series/Original[]
- Seraphina (unOrdinary)
- John Doe (unOrdinary)
- Visorak Vohtarak (Bionicle)
- Clockwork (Creepypasta)
- Eyeless Jack (Creepypasta)
- Jeff the Killer (Creepypasta)
- Jane the Killer (Creepypasta)
- Test Subjects (Creepypasta)
- Caliborn (Homestuck)
- Waffler (Mystery Men)
- Undead (Mythology/Folklore)
- Hazel Rainart (RWBY)
- Salem (RWBY)
- Doctor Charles Gears (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-049 - Plague Doctor (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-076 - "Able" (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-096 - The "Shy Guy" (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-157 - Mimetic Predator (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-275 - Iron Skin (SCP Foundation)
- Mobile Task Force Omega-9 ("The Scrubs")/Gloria Stanfeld (GRRGRL)/Jim Yearden (WTF_STFU)/Thomas Warden (BOOGER)/SCP-2639 - Video Game Violence (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3003-3 - The End of History (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3036 - Stretchy, Clown-Hunter Extraordinaire (SCP Foundation)
- "Cured" Foundation personnel; SCP 5000 why? (SCP Foundation)
- UIU 1998-017 (SCP Foundation)
- Dr. Kondraki (SCP Foundation); via SCP-427 - Lovecraftian Locket
- Samsara (SCP Foundation)
- Garen (Skylark)
- Agatha Knightsbane (Skylark)
- The Jester (The Jester)
- Various Characters (The Order of the Stick)
- Salad Fingers (Salad Fingers)
- Seraphina (unOrdinary)
- John Doe (unOrdinary)
Known Objects[]
- Gem of Serenity (Honkai Impact 3rd)
- Shikon Jewel Shards (InuYasha)
- Holy ÄRMs (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Iron Man's Armor (Marvel Comics)
- Raiden's Pain Inhibitors (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance)
- SCP-427 - Lovecraftian Locket (SCP Foundation)
- Ambrosia (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
- Hourai Elixir (Tonikaku Kawaii)