Phobia-Initiated Ability Manifestation

The ability to gain abilities that are related to a target's fears.

Also Called

Fear Exploitation
Phobia Exploitation

Capabilities

The user can gain abilities that are related to a target's fears. The shift may just be aesthetic or the user will gain all the powers and the form of the feared being/object.

Applications

Fear Manifestation

Examples

Acerophobia - Acid Manipulation
Achluophobia - Darkness Manipulation/Darkness Mimicry/Light Absorption
Acrophobia - Flight/Gravity Negation
Agliophobia - Pain Inducement
Agoraphobia - Binding
Agrizoophobia/Zoophobia - Animal Imitation/Animal Morphing
- Ailurophobia - Feline Physiology
- Arachnophobia - Arachnid Physiology
- Bovinophobia - Bovine Physiology
- Chiroptophobia - Bat Physiology
- Cynophobia - Canine Physiology
- Entomophobia - Insect Physiology
- Equinophobia - Equid Physiology
- Herpetophobia - Snake Physiology, Amphibian Physiology
- Ichthyophobia - Fish Physiology
- Murophobia - Rodent Physiology
- Ornithophobia - Avian Physiology
Androphobia/Gynophobia - Gender Transformation
Aquaphobia - Water Generation/Water Mimicry/Drowning
Astraphobia - Electricity Manipulation/Electricity Mimicry/Lightning Bolt Projection
Asthenophobia - Weakness Inducement/Power Negation/Strength Reduction
Bulimia Nervosa - Fat Manipulation/Fat Absorption/Gluttony Inducement
Carcinophobia - Cancer Inducement
Chaetophobia – Hair Manipulation
Chronomentrophobia - Time Manipulation/Clock Manipulation
Claustrophobia - Wall Manipulation/Floor & Ceiling Manipulation
Cryophobia - Cold Manipulation
Coulrophobia - Clown Physiology
Heliophobia – Solar Manipulation
Hemophobia - Blood Manipulation
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia - Replication/Mathematics Manipulation/Demon Physiology
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia - Projected Thermography
Mysophobia - Disease Manipulation
Necrophobia - Death Inducement/Zombie Physiology
Nihilophobia - Nothingness Manipulation
Ombrophobia - Rain Inducement
Petraphobia - Earth Manipulation/Earth Mimicry
Phobophobia - Fear Manipulation
Phonophobia - Sonic Scream/Audible Inundation
Photophobia - Light Manipulation/Light Mimicry
Pyrophobia - Fire Mimicry/Fire Generation/Combustion Inducement
Sedatephobia - Silence Manipulation
Sophophobia - Knowledge Projection
Stultophobia - Stupidity Inducement
Theophobia - Transcendent Physiology
Trypanophobia - Needle Projection

Variations

Illusion Manipulation - some users cause only illusionary effects, but they might learn to create illusions affecting larger areas.
Meta Summoning - some users may be able to summon the most feared beings.
Nemesis Form - to assume the shape/form of other's fears.

Associations

Complete Arsenal - due to all things fearing something.
Fear Inducement
Fear Manipulation
Fear Perception
Indomitable Fear
Intuitive Aptitude - may "just know" how to use the powers they receive against others.
Nightmare Manipulation

Limitations

May only be able to gain different forms.
Users of Apathy, Fear Masking or Fearlessness are immune or highly resistant.
May need to know about the persons' fears in order to make this power work.
Powers may be temporary.
- May lose powers gained upon person conquering their fears.

Known Users

SCP-3811 (SCP Foundation)
Scarecrow (DC Comics)
Morganthus Monster (Galaxy of Terror)
Boggarts (Harry Potter)
Experiment 300 "Spooky" (Lilo and Stitch)
Danielle Moonstar (Marvel Comics)
Terrance Ward/Trauma (Marvel Comics)
Arachne (Soul Eater)
IT (Stephen King's IT)
Aonan (Nanatsu no Taizai)
The Neverknock (Neverknock)
Dr. Sylvester Ashton (Epithet Erased)