Influential Presence

Presence
The Bringers of the First Evil (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) possess a poisonous aura that infects their surrounding areas, rendering them barren and sterile.
Power/Ability to:	Cause unusual events based on one's mere presence

"This man...What the hell is he!? It's not Killing Intent but there's "something" this guy is giving off...That instantly made me drew my sword...!! The only thing I feel towards this man, Is a powerful sense of "Rejection"... So, this is the man known as Kan Ki!!"

― Ri Shin on General Kan Ki upon meeting him (Kingdom)

The power to cause paranormal effects based on one's mere presence. Variation of Effect Field Projection. Not to be confused with Personal Ambience or Divine Presence.

Also Called

• Effecting Aura
• Supernatural Presence

Capabilities

The user's mere presence in an area or proximity or even an individual can cause bizarre or strange effects and changes to the surrounding areas, the effects and cause of unusual changes is determined on the nature of the presence that’s effecting it which can be from loss of superpowers, weather changes, hostility or wonder in people, etc, the area is under the mercy of the users inexplicable presence which can cause positive or negative influences.

Variations

• Aging Presence
• Anti-Psychic Presence
• Cold Presence
• Divine Presence
• Melting Presence
• Menacing Presence
• Mesmerizing Presence
• Shrinking Presence
• Terrain Warping Presence
• Warping Presence
• Weatherly Presence

Associations

• Aura Manipulation
• Countenance
• Effect Field Projection
• Killing Intent
• Personal Ambience
• Power Erasure
• Power Negation
• Selective Illusions
• Selective Invisibility

Limitations

• The effects will subside if the user is removed from the environment.
• The power may be active without the user's knowledge.
• May be unable to turn it off.

Known Users

Literature

• Ghosts (Shadow Falls)
  • Daniel Brighten
  • Fanny Mildred Boggart
  • Ellie Mason
  • Heidi Summers
  • Catherine O'Connell
  • Ima
  • Cindy Shaffer
  • Hannah Brandon
  • Nameless Ghost
• Ignatius Perrish (Horns)
• Dementors (Harry Potter series)
• Xayide (The Neverending Story)
• Fury (Whateley Academy)

Movies

• Death (Final Destination)
• Vitiate (Star Wars)
• Ignatius Perrish (Horns)
• Queen Ravenna (Snow White & the Huntsman)
• The Creatures (Bird Box)

Live Television

• Sweet (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Bringers of the First Evil (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• The Whisper Men (Doctor Who)
• Azazel (Supernatural)
• The Haitian/René (Heroes)

Cartoons

• Zak Monday (The Secret Saturdays)

Comics

• Spectre (DC Comics)
• Darkseid (DC Comics)
• Batman of Earth-43 (DC Comics)
• Dark Man/Mr. Dark (Fables)
• Leech (Marvel Comics)
• Mojo (Marvel Comics)
• Scarlet Witch (Marvel Comics)

Manga/Anime

• Hild (Ah! My Goddess)
• Janemba (Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn)
• Onox (The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons manga)
• Asura (Soul Eater)
• Megidramon (Digimon Tamers)
• Kan Ki (Kingdom)

Video Games

• Neukhia (Final Fantasy Tactics A2)
• Mitochondria Eve (Parasite Eve)
• ORT (TYPE-MOON)

RPG

• Tenebrous (Planescape)
• Prometheans (Promethean: The Created)
• The Harrowing (Warhammer 40k)

Web Original

• SCP-073 - Cain (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-1440 - The Old Man From Nowhere (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-2774 - Slow Burn Sloth (SCP Foundation)
• Hachishaku-sama (Creepypasta)

Gallery

As a host to the Spectre, Hal Jordan's (DC Comics) mere presence causes those around him to confess their deepest sins.

The Batman of Earth-43's (DC Comics) presence causes nearby plants to wither and die around him.

Megidramon's (Digimon Tamers) mere presence causes damage to the very fabric of the Digital World.

When in the presence of Ignatius Perrish (Horns), those near him are compelled to confess their darkest dreams, thoughts, desires and grievances to him and - should he allow it - act upon them.

Mr. Dark/Dark Man (Fables) as the living embodiment of corruption and evil in the Homelands, strengthens the darkness in other's hearts simply by existing freely.

Mitochondria Eve's (Parasite Eve) mere presence in an area either causes other life forms to mutate or spontaneously combust.

Asura (Soul Eater), when free, releases a madness wavelength that slowly fills the world, driving everybody into madness.

As a servant of the Emptiness, Xayide's (The Neverending Story) presence causes anyone who does not bare the Aurun to feel weak and ill.

Kan Ki (Kingdom)

SCP-1440 - The Old Man From Nowhere (SCP Foundation) was cursed by the Brothers Death to cause disasters that destroy any human being or man-made object he comes in contact with.

Onox's (The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons manga) mere presence causes the grass beneath his feet to wither and die.

Videos

SCP-1440 The Old Man from Nowhere (SCP Animation)

Slow Burn Sloth - SCP-2774 (SCP Animation)

SCP-3000 Anantashesha (SCP Animation)

The Dark Secret of Anantashesha... (SCP Animation)