- "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell."
- ― Matthew 10:28 (The Bible)
- "Let's begin. At least the souls of the two of you, I'll extinguish them with these hands of mine."
- ― Hades (Highschool DxD)
- "When your precious humans die, at least their souls go to another place. When a god dies, it isn't death. It's just absence. It's nothing. It's oblivion."
- ― Hades (Wrath of the Titans)
- "You have disgraced yourself by aligning with these demons. I shall destroy your very soul so that you can never be revived."
- ― Diablo/Noir (That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime)
The power to destroy the souls of others. Sub-power of Soul Manipulation. Variation of Destruction. Opposite of Soul Creation. Not to be confused with Soul Mutilation.
Also Called[]
- Second Death Inducement
- Soul/Spiritual Annihilation
- Soul/Spiritual Killing/Murdering/Oblivion
- Soul/Spiritual Shredding
- The Final/Spiritual/True Death
Capabilities[]
The user can permanently destroy/annihilate souls and/or spiritual beings that do not have a body, without affecting the body, which causes the targets to die without the possibility of Resurrection, but some may transform into a soulless being instead.
Applications[]
- Death Inducement
- Resurrection Negation
- Soullessness Inducement
Associations[]
Limitations[]
- Cannot destroy eternal souls.
- Does not affect a soulless being as they have no soul to destroy or those with Soul Anchoring.
- Might not have control over whether they create soulless beings, and have no control over created ones.
- Weak against Absolute soul manipulation.
- Can be undone by Flawless Restoration, Soul Recreation, Soul Restoration, Absolute Recreation or Absolute Restoration.
Known Users[]
See Also: Deader Than Dead.
- Diana Bishop (All Souls Trilogy)
- Michael Langdon (American Horror Story: Apocalypse)
- Illyria (Angel); through her resurrection
- Enders (Angel & Faith)
- Ghosts (Being Human)
- Ichibē Hyōsube (Bleach); via "Futen Taisatsuryō"
- Quincies (Bleach)
- Life Essences (Charmed); possessing a body too long will kill the host's soul
- Terra
- Prue Halliwell (Charmed comics)
- Ghostly Wail Users (Danny Phantom)
- Dark Danny/Dan Phantom
- Superman (DC Comics)
- Death-Attribute Magic Users (The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want a Fourth Time); via Soul Break Spell.
- Vandalieu
- Guduranis
- Apostles (Dies Irae)
- Users of Hakai (Dragon Ball Super)
- Gods of Destruction
- Son Goku; manga only
- Top; via Destroyer Form
- Mard Geer Tartaros (Fairy Tail); via Memento Mori
- Kratos (God of War)
- Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
- Dirk Strider (Homestuck)
- Jang Man-wol (Hotel del Luna)
- Mago (Hotel del Luna)
- Hosts of the Spirit of Vengeance (Marvel Cinematic Universe); via Hellfire
- Users of the Truth-Seeking Balls (Naruto)
- The Snarl (The Order of the Stick)
- Jabberwalker (RWBY); presumably
- SCP-001 - The Gate Guardian (SCP Foundation)
- Ghost Roaster (Skylanders); only ghosts
- X (Sonic.exe); via Black Hole located in his mouth
- Users of the Satsui no Hado (Street Fighter)
- The Darkness/Amara (Supernatual)
- Various Characters (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)
- Rimuru Tempest
- Diablo
- Hinata Sakaguchi
- Souei
- Shion
- Avenger/Edmond Dantes (TYPE-MOON)
- Shiki Tohno (TYPE-MOON)
- Shiki Ryougi (TYPE-MOON)
- Emperor of Mankind (Warhammer 40K)
- Soul Eater (Valkyrie Crusade)
Known Objects[]
- Sōkyoku (Bleach)
- Invincible Stars/Starmen/Super Star (Mario series)
- Ancient Athame (Charmed comic)
- Godkiller (Drive Angry)
- Silver Arm (Fate/Grand Order)
- Basilisk's Venom (Harry Potter)
- Sword of Grynfindor (Harry Potter)
- Azrael's Blade/Flaming Sword (Lucifer)
- Soul Gem (Marvel Comics)
- Olympian Crystal (Once Upon a Time)
- Soul-Killers (R.I.P.D.)
- Universal Killswitch (Transformers)
- Soul Shredder (Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell)
- Dead End Rainbow (That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime)
- Hercules' Edge (That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime)
Known Locations[]
- Lake of Fire (Christianity)