- " They drain peace, hope, and happiness. Every good feeling, every happy memory will be sucked out of you. You will be left with nothing but the worst experiences of your life."
- ― Description of Dementors (Harry Potter)
- "Now, everyone, please enjoy to your heart's content the moment dreams and hope transform into despair. Because That is the ultimate entertainment!"
- ― Gild Tesoro (One Piece Film:Gold)
- "What is the Nothing? It's the emptiness that's left. It's like a despair, destroying this world. And I have been trying to help it."
- "But why?"
- "Because people who have no hopes are easy to control. And whoever has control has the Power."
- ― Atreyu and G'mork (The Neverending Story)
The power to induce a great sense of despair into others. Sub-power of Despair Manipulation. Variation of Emotion Inducement. Opposite to Hope Inducement.
Also Called[]
- Depression Inducement
- Despair Induction
- Dread Inducement
- Gloom Inducement
- Hopelessness Inducement
Capabilities[]
The user can induce feelings of despair and depression into others, making them think there's nothing worth living for in life. The user can bring out emotions such as sadness, hopelessness, depression, and despair, possibly even eventually driving the victim to suicide.
Applications[]
Associations[]
- Death Aspect Inducement
- Despair Manipulation
- Doubt Inducement
- Emotion Inducement
- Hope Manipulation
- Nostalgia Inducement
- May stem from Belief Inducement
- Loneliness Embodiment
- Nihilism Embodiment
Limitations[]
- Users of Indomitable Will, Indomitable Happiness, and Indomitable Hope are either resistant or immune.
- Users of Absolute Will are immune.
Known Users[]
Anime/Manga[]
- Vetto (Black Clover)
- Ulquiorra Cifer (Bleach)
- Frieza (Dragon Ball series)
- Cell (Dragon Ball Z)
- Jiren (Dragon Ball Super)
- Tartarus Guild (Fairy Tail)
- League of Villains (My Hero Academia)
- Madara Uchiha (Naruto)
- Obito Uchiha (Naruto)
- Perona (One Piece)
- Sir Crocodile (One Piece)
- St. Jaygarcia Saturn (One Piece)
- Ainz Ooal Gown (Overlord)
- Witches (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
- Jiero of Despair (Rave Master)
Cartoons/Comic Books[]
- Despair of the Endless (DC Comics/Vertigo)
- D'Spayre (Marvel Comics)
- Gazing Nightshade (Marvel Comics)
- Sphinx (Miraculous Ladybug)
Literature[]
- Dementors (Harry Potter)
Video Games[]
- Hazama/Yūki Terumi (BlazBlue)
- Ultimate Despair Organization (Danganronpa)
- Junko Enoshima
- Despair Demons (Dragon Age: Inquisition)
- Kefka Palazzo (Final Fantasy VI)
- Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII series)
- Ultima (Final Fantasy XVI)
- Sha of Despair (Warcraft series)
Others[]
- Spirit Killer (Charmed)
- Director of Internal Affairs (Denma); via Hallucination Quanx ability
- Gloom, the Shadow of Sadness (Geronimo Stilton: The Dragon of Fortune)
- Moros (Greek Mythology)
- Major Bummer (Ordinary Boy)
- Itoshiki Nozomu (Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei)
- SCP-414 - Regardless, I Might Prefer Myself Sick (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3000 - Ananteshesha (SCP Foundation)
- Perfectio (Super Robot Wars)
- Vaarsuvius (The Order of the Stick)
- Tengloom (Yo-kai Watch)
- Apathy (RWBY)
- Salem (RWBY)
- The Curious Cat (RWBY)
- Aisha (Elsword)
Known Objects[]
- Soulcutter (Book of Swords)
- Despair Video (Danganronpa)
- Crushing Despair (Dungeons and Dragons)
- Horo Horo no Mi (One Piece)
Gallery[]
Jiero of Despair (Rave Master)
Dementors (Harry Potter)
Junko Enoshima (Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc)
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Hazama Terumi ((BlazBlue)
The Apathy Grimm (RWBY) drain humans' will to live, eventually causing them to succumb to despair and eventually just lie down to die.
Itoshiki Nozomu (Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei)
Perona's Negative Hollow (One Piece) can cause...
...utter despair when they phase through a person.
Vaarsuvius (The Order of the Stick) casting Crushing Despair on Belkar.
Videos[]
Pluto Nash Day - Robot Chicken - Adult Swim-2
Shrek and Fiona - Robot Chicken - Adult Swim-2
SCP-3000 Anantashesha (SCP Animation)
The Dark Secret of Anantashesha... (SCP Animation)