Mental Pressure

The power to apply pressure to others' minds. Sub-power of Mental Inducement. Not to be confused with Psychic Pressure.

Also Called[]

• Psychological Pressure
• Stress Amplification

Capabilities[]

User can generate and/or apply a pressure to the minds of others through supernatural means or through words and presence alone, causing stress, panic, mistakes, inefficiency, etc., making it harder for others to think, process information, recall memories, etc.

Greater pressure can make it difficult for the brain/mind to utilize unconscious processes such as moving, breathing, and nervous impulses throughout the body, etc, cause pain, destroy mental barriers, lead to permanent memory loss and brain damage, cause powers to become unstable/unusable, cause loss of consciousness, and even lead to death.

Applications[]

• Anxiety Inducement
• Body Immobilization
• Capability Suppression
• Coma Inducement
• Confusion Inducement
• Consciousness Shattering
• Death Inducement
• Despair Inducement
• Discouragement
• Doubt Inducement
• Enervation Inducement
• Fear Inducement
• Incapacitation Inducement
• Heart Stopping
• Mental Barrier Destruction
• Mental Scramble
• Pain Inducement
• Paralysis Inducement
• Persuasion
• Sleep Inducement
• Suicide Inducement
• Stress Inducement
• Submission
• Thought Inhibition
• Unconsciousness Inducement
• Vertigo Inducement
• Will Breaking

Associations[]

• Emotion Inducement
• Energetic Pressure
  • Telekinetic Pressure
• Menacing Presence
• Mental Inducement
• Psionic Inundation
• Psychological Mastery
• Intimidation Mastery

Limitations[]

• If done through psychic power instead of the user's own intensity, then Psychic Shield users will be resistant, while Psychic Immunity are naturally immune.
• Indomitable Will.
• Those of greater intellect may be unaffected by non-supernatural forms of this power.
• Users of Apathy may be unaffected by non-supernatural forms of this power.

Known Users[]

• Asano Gakuho (Assassination Classroom)
• Claire Stanfield (Baccano)
• Yuujiro Hanma (Baki the Grappler)
• The Devourer (Mr. Devourer, Please Act Like a Final Boss)
• Mesmers (Guild Wars/Guild Wars 2)
• Kaguya Shinomiya (Kaguya-sama Love is War)
• Various Characters (Kingdom)
• Oudo Miyakonojou (Medaka Box)
• Pokémon (Pokémon); via Pressure
• Practitioners of the Hercules Method (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode)
• Raoul (The Twilight Sage)
• Thorkell (Vinland Saga)

Known Powers[]

• Conqueror's/Haoshoku Haki (One Piece)

Gallery[]

Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]

Deoxys (Pokemon) applying pressure to Pikachu.

As a Great General of Heavens, Ou Ki's (Kingdom) entire being was so heavy that anyone who just stood near him could feel pressured.

Despite his open face and friendly-looking nature, Ri Boku's (Kingdom) mere appearance caused those of military and martial backgrounds to either break out with sweat while flinching or be on extreme guard as he gave off an intense amount of Pressure during his visit to the state of Qin.

As a general of the highest caliber, Kyou En of the Four Heavenly Kings (Kingdom)...

...needs only to point his arrow.

Thanks to his bottomless love for fighting, Thorkell (Vinland Saga)...

...gave off so much pressure...

...that he left poor Torgrim completely catatonic.

Videos[]

Jotaro vs D'arby (Part 1)