Will Breaking

Will Breaking
As a cenobite, Pinhead (Hellraiser) is a master of torture, being able to break the will of anybody as a result.
Power/Ability to:	Break or shatter the will of others

"We have such sights to show you."

― Pinhead's catchphrase (Hellraiser)

"The Authorities didn't fix him at all...They broke him."

― William Doe on his son, John (unORDINARY)

"Your iron will is legend... I will enjoy breaking you!"

― Gul'dan to Grommash Hellscream (World of Warcraft)

"I was the greatest of the Green Lanterns. I brought law and order to the universe. Forcing my will upon the light, I brought a new dawn to the Lantern Corps. When I was banished, and found that willpower is easily broken... by fear. Fear is strong! You think you are fearless? That I am so easily defeated? Let those who try to stop what's right, burn like my power, Sinestro's might!"

― Thaal Sinstro (DC Universe Online)

The power to shatter the will of others. Sub-power of Despair Inducement and Willpower Manipulation.

Also Called

• Breaker of Will/Spirit
• Breaking of the Weak
• Determination Nullifying
• Will Bending/Breaker
• Will/Spirit Shattering
• Spirit Breaking

Capabilities

The user can completely break the wills of others by any means such as; intimidation, torment, poisoning, beating, torture, interrogation, etc., inflicted physically, psychologically, spiritually, and emotionally. They can even manipulate negative energies to transfer them into their intended targets to weaken their positive energies or to absorb their will to use as energy.

Applications

• Corruption Inducement
• Doubt Inducement
• Fear Inducement
• Insanity Inducement
• Mental Pressure
• Negative Emotion Empowerment
• Pain Inducement
• Submission
• Suffering Empowerment
• Torment Inducement
• Treachery Inducement

Associations

• Body Manipulation
• Crime Mastery
• Darkside View
• Despair Inducement
• Emotion Manipulation
• Evil Empowerment
• Interrogation Mastery
• Intimidation Mastery
• Intimidating Voice
• Manipulation Mastery
• Mental Manipulation
• Nihilism Embodiment
• Pain Embodiment
• Police Mastery
• Psychological Combat
• Psychological Mastery
• Soul Manipulation
• Torture Mastery
• Willpower Manipulation

Limitations

• May not be able to use this all the time.
• Higher willpowers and Apprehension Immunity can resist it.
• Users of Indomitable Will and Determination Embodiment are either highly resistant or immune.
• Users of Absolute Will are absolutely immune.
• Victims may regain their will and become stronger as a result.

Known Users

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Esdeath (Akame Ga Kill!)
• Claire Stanfield (Baccano!)
• Yuujiro Hanma (Baki the Grappler)
• Pickle (Baki the Grappler)
• Griffith/Femto (Berserk); following his rebirth and reincarnation
• Reiji (Beyblade Metal Saga)
• Sousuke Aizen (Bleach)
• Control Devil/Makima (Chainsaw Man)
• Aion (Chrono Crusade)
• Embryo (Cross Ange)
• Frieza (Dragon Ball series)
• Invel Yura (Fairy Tail); via Ice Slave
• Kiria (Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest)
• Housen (Gintama)
• Kim Suho/Lloyd Frontera (The Greatest Estate Developer)
• DIO Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series)
• Mahito (Jujutsu Kaisen)
• Ryomen Sukuna (Jujutsu Kaisen)
• Lee Jaha (Return of the Mad Demon)
• Hou Ken (Kingdom)
• Kan Ki (Kingdom)
• Ibiki Morino (Naruto)
• Obito Uchiha (Naruto)
• Sicks (Neuro: Supernatural Detective)
• Kaidou (One Piece)
• Othinus (Toaru Majutsu no Index); via the Omega_World
• Tsuyoshi Kawabata (TSUYOSHI)
• Cheon Ma (Wolyaverse)
• Cheon Yeo Woon (Wolyaverse)

Cartoon/Comics

• The Joker (DC Comics)
• Granny Goodness (DC Comics)
• Grail (DC Comics)
• The Batman Who Laughs (DC Comics)
• Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
• Thaal Sinestro (DC Comics)
• Midnighter (DC Comics/WildStorm)
• Mr. Sinister (Marvel Comics)
• Frank Castle/Punisher (Marvel Comics)
• Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
• Unicron (Transformers)

Literature

• Various Characters (Cthulhu Mythos)
• Voldemort (Harry Potter)
• Galbatorix (Inheritance Cycle)
• Raoul (The Twilight Saga)

Live Television/Movies

• Dadinho/Zé Pequeno (City of God)
• Ray Carroll (Game of Silence)
• Ramsey Bolton (Game of Thrones)
• Pinhead (Hellraiser)
• Drago Bludvist (How to Train Your Dragon)
• Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
• Dark Side Users (Star Wars)
  • The Sith
• Alastair (Supernatural)
• Lucifer (Supernatural)
• British Man of Letters (Supernatural)
• Dean Winchester (Supernatural); as a Tormentor
• Negan (The Walking Dead)

Video Games

• Oryx (Destiny)
• Mundus (Devil May Cry)
• Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII series)
• Ultima (Final Fantasy XVI)
• Yachie Kicchou (Touhou Project)
• Kil'jaeden (Warcraft series)

Web Animation/Comics/Series/Original

• Satan (The Mandela Catalogue)
• Alternates (The Mandela Catalogue)
• Neopolitan (RWBY); via Overactive Imagination
• The Curious Cat (RWBY)
• Kheon (unORDINARY)
• Samuel Vasil (Worm)

Known Objects

• The Slave Crown (Final Fantasy VI)

Gallery

Anime/Manga/Manhwa/Manhua

Esdeath (Akame Ga Kill!) is a sadistic woman who enjoys breaking her victims physically and mentally, rendering a heroic warrior into a slobbering dog-like state.

Hou Ken (Kingdom)

Phantom (Marchen Awakens Romance) uses his charisma and control of Alviss' Zombie Tattoo to submit the boy to his will.

Ibiki Morino (Naruto) specializes in torture and interrogation, breaking his victims psychologically for information without the necessity of getting physical.

Obito Uchiha (Naruto) is geared into psychological warfare, specializing in breaking his opponents mentally and emotionally to get them to lay down their arms.

Cheon Ma (Myst, Might, Mayhem/Wolyaverse) steadily became a specialist in breaking others, having made a ruthless assassin grovel at his feet.

Kaidou, the King Of The Beasts (One Piece) is an infamous pirate captain of the Beasts Pirates, who is known for breaking the wills of other pirates who had challenged him and making them join his crew.

Othinus (Toaru Majutsu no Index) Version_Omega is the final Phase she shifted to. It was designed for the purpose of breaking Kamijou Touma's spirit. Seemingly the "perfect world", it was created after subjecting Touma to countless number of phase-shifted worlds, where he experienced great suffering, yet failing to completely break his spirit. The Omega World ultimately does the job none of the other worlds Othinus created could do.

Cartoons

The Joker (DC Animated Universe) completely broke Tim Drake's will via extensive torture, having the young boy expose even Batman's secrets.

Rather than form a bond with them, Drago Bludvist (How to Train Your Dragon) uses brute strength and intimidation to break his dragons and enslave them to use then as living weapons of destruction. In addition, he also taught some of his loyal followers. He also has his own Bewilderbeast to brainwash any dragon who refuse to follow him.

The Curious Cat (RWBY) use their seemingly innocent questions as a form of will breaking, bringing their target to despair without a purpose, so they could possess their chosen target.

Literature

Galbatorix (Inheritance Cycle) used dark magic to succeed in breaking Murtagh and his dragon Thorn and submitting them to his will.

Live Television/Movies

Pinhead (Hellraiser 2022)

Negan (The Walking Dead) is the psychotic leader of The Saviors who uses very inhumane methods to keep people in line.

Video Games

Aion (Chrono Crusade)

Oryx the Taken King (Destiny) is a master of breaking the wills of others in order to take control of them.

Videos

Dean Drops a Truth Bomb on Sam - Supernatural-2

The Worst Napper on the Planet Just Woke Up - Supernatural

The Batman - Breaking Ethan Bennett-2

Who Are You? - Naruto Shippuden

Erza Becomes Self-Aware - Fairy Tail- 100 Years Quest

Super Berserker - Cautious Hero (SimulDub Clip)-2

Badman Interrogation-2