- "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
- "Boxer I knew used to say, long as you're standin', You ain't hurtin'! I Can Stand."
- ― Luke Cage (Marvel Comics)
- "He never screams. Even after the dog has its fill and his guts are hanging out, he never screams."
- ― Marv on Kevin (Sin City)
- "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)
The power to neutralize one's sensitivity to physical pain. Sub-power of Pain Manipulation. Not to be confused with Discomfort Immunity.
Also Called
- Anesthesia
- Congenital Insensitivity to Pain/CIP/Congenital Analgesia
- Enhanced Pain Threshold
- Pain Immunity
- Pain Cancellation/Dullness/Inhibition/Neutralization/Numbness/Resistance/Tolerance
- Unfeeling Body
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 despite a grievous injury. Users can think clearly, continue to move, ignore torture and generally function in situations where the pain would disable a normal person.
Applications
- User is able to suppress pain at will.
- User is incapable of feeling pain.
- User is capable of redirecting pain.
Variations
- Endorphin Activation: activating the brain to produce pain suppressants.
Associations
- Bionic Physiology
- Enhanced Durability
- Enhanced Endurance
- Enhanced Health
- Enhanced Stamina
- Enhanced Survivability
- Discomfort Immunity
- High Resistance
- Injury Immunity
- Invulnerability
- Overexertion Immunity
- Pain Manipulation
- Reactionlessness
- Regenerative Healing Factor
- 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 to 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.
- 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 will make user overconfident.
Known Users
See Also: Feel No Pain.
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)
- Snowflame (DC Comics)
- Santa's Elves (Family Guy)
- Ten (Justice League)
- Kick-Ass (Kick-Ass)
- 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)
- Adam Destine (Marvel Comics)
- Fantomex (Marvel Comics)
- Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Challenger (Marvel Comics)
- Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin (Marvel Comics)
- Jody (Preacher)
- The Scotsman (Samurai Jack)
- Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Vampirella (Vampirella)
- Brock Samson (The Venture Bros.)
- Midnighter (WildStorm/DC Comics)
- Zannah of Khera (WildStorm)
Anime/Manga
- Akuru Akutsu (Aho Girl)
- Kouji Tanaka (Ajin)
- Guts (Berserk)
- Kenpachi Zaraki (Bleach)
- Saya Otonashi (Blood+)
- Nomura Fudo (Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism)
- Kanon Ozu (Coppelion)
- 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)
- Kenshiro
- Rei
- Toki
- Juza
- Raoh
- Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
- Twilights (GANGSTA.); when overdosed on Celebrer upper
- Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)
- Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
- Kamui (Gintama)
- Gabimaru (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku)
- Meruem (Hunter X Hunter)
- InuYasha (InuYasha)
- Hong Xiao-Hu (Kengan Ashura)
- Mr. A (Kiseijū Sei no Kakuritsu)
- Parasites (Kiseijū Sei no Kakuritsu)
- 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
- Yuki Nagato (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
- Heero Yuy (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing)
- Ban (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Gowther (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Meliodas (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Obito Uchiha (Naruto)
- Might Guy (Naruto)
- Sasori (Naruto)
- Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
- Arlong (One Piece)
- Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
- Vinsmoke 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, before training (One Punch Man)
- Sweet Mask (One Punch Man)
- Sayaka Miki (Puella Magi)
- Kahlua Shuzen (Rosario + Vampire)
- 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
- Rimuru Tempest (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken); via Pain Nullification
- Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul); after being tortured by Jason
- Sunny (Toriko)
- Various Characters (Kingdom)
- Checkmate (Ultimate Muscle)
- Sakamoto (Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto)
- Vivian Wong (Yugi Oh)
Video Games
- Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Assassin's Creed)
- Asura (Asura's Wrath)
- Visorak Vohtarak (Bionicle)
- Cloud Strife (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
- Skeletons (Crypt of the NecroDancer)
- Dante (Devil May Cry Series)
- Lady (Devil May Cry Series)
- Ares (God of War)
- Zeus (God of War)
- Kratos (God of War)
- Deimos (God of War)
- Spartan IIIs (Halo)
- Daniella (Haunting Ground)
- Conduits (inFAMOUS series)
- Grimmgarl (Kaiju Combat)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda)
- Commander Shepard (Mass Effect Series)
- 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 series)
- Leon Scott Kennedy (Resident Evil series)
- Las Plagas hosts (Resident Evil series)
- Mephiles the Dark (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Players (Sword Art Online)
- Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
- Fujino Asagami (TYPE-MOON)
- Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
- Wario (Wario Land/Super Mario)
Live Television/Movies
- Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street); via dream world
- 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)
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)
Tabletop Games
- Space Marines (Warhammer 40,000)
Other
- Caliborn (Homestuck)
- Waffler (Mystery Men)
- Undead (Mythology/Folklore)
- Hazel Rainart (RWBY)
Known Objects
- Iron Man's Armor (Marvel Comics)
Gallery
Cartoons/Comics
Cassandra Cain (DC Comics) is able to take bullet wounds without even flinching.
Peter Cannon aka Thunderbolt (DC Comics) has the power to ignore pain.
Due to genetic enhancement Connor Hawke (DC Comics) has a heightened resistance to pain.
Spider-Man 2099 (Marvel Comics) once suffered a punctured lung, broken ribs, and major abrasions from a fall off a building, and effortlessly walked to the hospital.
Wolverine (Marvel Comics) has been shot with bullets,....
...arrows,...
... and stabbed repeatedly over the course of 100 years with every kind of weapon known to man.
Iron Man's (Marvel Comics) armor can numb his pain receptors.
Noh-varr (Marvel Comics) can re-route his neurological impulses so that he can avoid experiencing physical pain.
Mister Punch (Marvel Comics) was born with the mutant power to feel no pain.
The Challenger (Marvel Comics) has the superpower to render himself immune to pain.
After being stabbed, run over and having skeletal fractures from a hit and run, Kick-Ass (Kick-Ass) had permanent nerve damage and surgical implants giving him the superpower of suppressing any kind of pain.
Midnighter (Wildstorm) can turn his pain receptors on and off whenever he wants.
Holdon Carver (Wildstorm) of Sleeper is impervious to pain.
Lord Bravery (Freakzoid) feels no pain.
Brock Samson (The Venture Bros.) possesses incredible resistance to pain; at one point, simple surgery to remove a bullet revealed a myriad of objects that he failed to notice.
Add a photo to this galleryAnime/Manga
Because of his strong endurance and representing violence, Kenpachi Zaraki (Bleach) has a high tolerance to pain and ignore fatal strikes when fighting Ichigo and Nnoitra.
Saya Otonashi (Blood+)
Nomura Fudo (Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism) has extremely strong endurance to physical pain.
Kanon Ozu (Coppelion) cannot feel pain (or anything) due to the electricity that courses through her body numbing it entirely.
Guts, The Black Swordsman (Berserk) can continue fighting despite reserving crippling injuries e.g like being stabbed through both cheeks…
…and when wearing the Berserker Armor he doesn't feel any pain whatsoever.
Due to the physical strain and abuse on his body when he used his strength as a child, Shizuo Heiwajima (Durarara!!) grown to the point he longer feels it.
As he is just a soul inhabiting a suit of armor, Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) cannot feel any pain.
Cyborgs such as Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell) are able to voluntarily shut their pain receptors off.
Due to his low regard for his own life, Gintoki Sakata (Gintama) can completely ignore injuries and pain to continue fighting viciously.
Kagura (Gintama) once gave in to her Yato instincts, ignoring all injuries to fight on.
Kamui (Gintama) can easily ignore his injuries due to his Yato blood, especially if he is consumed by its instincts.
Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter) has been trained via torture since birth to have an extreme tolerance for pain, electrocution, and poisoning.
Meruem (Hunter X Hunter) possesses incredible pain tolerance, to the extent that he can rip off his own arm without batting an eye.
InuYasha (InuYasha)
Due to the experiments of the first Kiznaiver project, Agata Katsuhira (Kiznaiver) can no longer feels physical pain.
After being defeated by Phantom, Candice (Marchen Awakens Romance) has found joy in pain, openly stating she loves to feel pain more than cause it.
Having been horribly tortured in the past, Chimera (Marchen Awakens Romance) has built up an unusually high tolerance for pain. Compared to her past, even the pain of walking through boiling water is something Chimera can easily ignore and even gain pleasure from.
Mana (Mermaid Flesh) took an ax strike from Masato to protect Yuta, showing no flinching from pain.
Due to his harsh physical training, Might Guy (Naruto) is extremely resistant to pain, including the excruciating effects of the Eight Inner Gate.
Like his incredible strength and power|willpower, Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) demonstrates an impressive tolerance towards unimaginable levels of pain, like when he punched through Krieg's Needle Cloak...
...withstood Arlong biting and almost ripping it off his arm...
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...take Sanji's Diable Jambe enhanced beating to the face without flinching...
Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) possesses incredible endurance to pain, able to withstand being stabbed in the chest, being crushed underneath a building and even taking on all of Monkey D. Luffy's pain and fatigue.
Due to his immense durability, Vinsmoke Sanji (One Piece) is tenacious enough to survive powerful attacks from the strongest of enemies…
…like taking a full-face thunder strike from Enel in the form of his most powerful technique, El Thor...
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…withstand a brutal beating from Absalom's modified body…
…and even in his childhood, he could withstand being brutally bullied by his three superhumanly strong older and younger brothers.
Being a zombie, Oars. Sr (One Piece) cannot feel pain as his pain receptors are no longer functioning.
Having become a completely mindless cyborg, Bartholomew Kuma (One Piece) can no longer feel pain.
Edward Newgate/Whitebeard (One Piece) was able to endure having half his face burned off and a hole punched through his chest and continue fighting with no less might.
Hody Jones (One Piece) overdosed on Energy Steroids, causing insanity that overrode pain.
Hajrudin (One Piece) can withstand tremendous physical pain such as the brutal fractures of his arm, leg, and could still smash Machvise into the highest Heavens.
After years of training, Saitama (One Punch Man), who was able to suppress his pain even before he became a hero, has rendered himself unable to feel almost any pain.
Due in part to a charm placed on her, Kahlua Shuzen (Rosario + Vampire) is able to neutralize her ability to feel pain; however, this also works against her, as she has no way of knowing how much damage her body takes until it's too late.
Yukishiro Enishi (Rurouni Kenshin) has mastered mind over body, not feeling the negative effects of pain if his body does not recognize it.
Krul Tepes (Seraph of the End) was exposed to direct sunlight without a UV-protective armband for ten days till she lo longer feel it's pain.
After enduring brutal torture for ten days straight, Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul) has built up such a high pain threshold that he barely reacts to such things...
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...like having his leg broken in multiple places
Checkmate (Ultimate Muscle) was put through intense training as a child to render himself unable to feel pain.
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Gatasubal (Yu Yu Hakusho) does not feel pain due to its creator made it so.
Having cut off his analeptic chemicals, Minoru Kamiya (Yu Yu Hakusho) prevents himself from feeling pain.
Even after being impaled by Ou Hon's Dragon Talon, Gyou' Un (Kingdom)...
...completely ignored the wound while striking him down.
Due to his knowledge of the human body's 708 Keiraku Hikō/Hidden Points, Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star) can withstand and tolerate almost any kind of damage or wounds...
...like taking Shin's hit without blinking...
...walk through fire without flinching...
With her knowledge of pressure points, Vivian Wong (Yugi Oh) can alleviate Solomon Muto of his low back pain.
Live Television/Movies
Claire Bennet's (Heroes) healing power used to deaden pain quickly, but as of recent events, she no longer feels any physical pain.
Riley Finn (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) once ingested drugs to enhance his physical abilities, but excessive usage caused his pain receptors to shut down.
The Master (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), due to his advanced age and mental discipline, can endure being burned by crucifixes without feeling pain.
Officer Matthew "Matt" Cordell (Maniac Cop) can't feel pain due to being brain dead.
After experimentation under a mutational procedure, Ajax (Deadpool) gained enhanced reflex and scorched nnerve endings, allowing him to no longer feel pain.
Riddick (The Chronicles of Riddick) has an abnormally high pain threshold to the point where he can dislocate his own limbs with only minor discomfort.
Bane's (The Dark Knight Rises) mask constantly generates an anasthetic gas that renders him immune to pain
After being severely burned in a fire, Peyton Westlake/Darkman (Darkman) unwillingly underwent an experimental medical procedure that destroyed the nerve endings connected to his skin, neutralizing his ability to feel pain.
The Black Knight (Monty Python and the Holy Grail) does not seem to feel pain, despite all his limbs being cut off.
Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th) either can't feel pain or has a very high tolerance of it, barely reacting to such wounds as having his hand split down the middle.
Pinhead (Hellraiser)
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Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
Micheal Myers (Halloween)
Video Games
Dante (Devil May Cry) can take being impaled by blades and shot in the head while barely even flinching.
Lady (Devil May Cry) has a high pain tolerance, to the extent that she was able to keep going after being pierced through the leg by the bayonet attached to her rocket launcher.
Albert Wesker (Resident Evil) has handled numerous attacks and explosions...
... getting stabbed in the forearm...
... holding a fired rocket in his hands...
... and having said rocket blow up and is only staggered.
Leon S. Kennedy (Resident Evil) has survived injuries that would certainly kill any normal human...
... such as getting punched and then thrown in a concrete pillar by a Super Tyrant
Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
Big Boss (Metal Gear) has received special training to resist physical torture.
Raiden's (Metal Gear) cyborg bodies come equipped with pain inhibitors.
Due to his severe chemical burns, Skull Face (Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain) has suffered extensive nerve damage, rendering him immune to pain.
The Spartan IIIs (Halo) have had their nervous systems specifically modified to block out most pain.
Due to having voodoo powers and being immortal, Mr. Sunshine (Saints Row 2) has high pain tolerance.
Ryu (Ninja Gaiden) can tolerate a massive amount of physical pain, including the deadly curse Grip of Murder.
Tabletop Games
Space Marines (Warhammer 40,000) are immune to all forms of pain through training of the mind and various implants, where they can have half their face blown off, get run through with a chain sword, have their arm blown off and still fight on with no pain.
Web Animation
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Hazel Rainart's (RWBY) Semblance allows him to block out pain, to the extent that he pierces Dust crystals directly into his own arms without batting an eye.
Others
Bene Gesserit (Dune)
The Vohtarak (Bionicle) a species of Visorak that can make their shells invulnerable to any physical attack. In this state, they are immune to pain
Videos
Brock Gets Speedy The Venture Bros. Adult Swim
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