Influential Presence

Unnatural 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!!"

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

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

Also Called

• Unnatural Aura
• Presence

Capabilities

The user's mere presence in an area or proximity to an individual can result in bizarre changes to the surrounding areas including loss of superpowers, weather changes, paranoia and hostility in people in the area and inexplicable disasters.

Associations

• Aging Presence
• Anxiety Inducement
• Aura Manipulation
• Divine Presence
• Effect Field Projection
• Illusive Appearance
• Jinx
• Killing Intent
• Power Erasure
• Power Negation
• Selective Illusions
• Selective Invisibility
• Taint Generation
• Warping Presence
• Weather Manipulation

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)

Films

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

Western 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)

Western Animation

• Zak Monday (The Secret Saturdays)

Comic Books

• Spectre (DC Comics)
• Darkseid (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)
• 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)

Gallery

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

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.