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"It is said that emotions are the language of the soul. But what happens when that expression is muted? What becomes of feelings... that have no voice?"
― Awakening Opening Words (The Outer Limits)

The power to suppress or negate emotions. Sub-power of Emotion Manipulation. Opposite to Emotion Augmentation.

Also Called

  • Apathy Inducement
  • Emotional Negation
  • Indifference Inducement
  • Listlessness Inducement

Capabilities

Users of this ability can suppress or negate emotions, allowing them to cause others to ignore emotional distractions and/or feeling from affecting their thinking-processes. They can also make others uncaring, detached, indifferent and even catatonic.

Applications

Variations

Associations

Limitations

  • May be harder to suppress strong emotions.
  • User may be limited to themselves or other beings.
  • May be limited to certain emotions.
  • Useless against users of Apathy as they have no emotions to negate.

Known Users

Literature

  • Users of Allomantic Brass (Mistborn); temporarily
    • Mistborn
    • Soothers
  • Vampires (The Vampire Diaries); temporarily

Television

  • Leo Wyatt (Charmed) via Elder powers
  • Queen Regina (Once Upon A Time); via magically ripping the heart out
  • Cora (Once Upon A Time); via magically ripping the heart out
  • Rumpelstiltskin (Once Upon A Time); via magically ripping the heart out

Comics

  • Raven (DC Comics)
  • Luna Maximoff (Marvel Comics)
  • Rachel Summers (Marvel Comics)
  • Jean Grey/Phoenix (Marvel Comics)

Manga/Anime

  • All Nous except Falana (Children of the Whales)
  • Ainz Ooal Gown (Overlord)
  • Wiseman (Zatch Bell!)
  • Zofis(Zatch Bell!)

Video Games

  • Astaroth (Valkyrie Crusade)

Known Objects

  • Soulcutter (Book of Swords)
  • Zombie Tattoo (Marchen Awakens Romance)
  • Cruxis Crystals (Tales of Symphonia); when used without a Key Crest

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