- "You sure are a lot prettier than the last reaper I saw."
- "You saw my true form and flipped out. It kinda hurts a girl's feelings."
- ― Dean Winchester and Tessa the Reaper (Supernatural)
- "The more I watch it, the more my brain melts."
- ― Drag (Bofuri)
- "You used me to hurt others! It's time I showed you who I truly am, so you cannot hurt anyone else!"
- ― Zero (Star Trek: Prodigy)
The ability to have a face/appearance/true form that causes various effects to whoever sees it. Sub-power of Countenance Manipulation. Not to be confused with Ocular Techniques and Presence.
Also Called[]
- Power via Vision
Capabilities[]
The user's face/appearance/true form causes various effects to whoever sees it.
Variations[]
Associations[]
- Blindness Inducement
- Chaotic Form
- Countenance Manipulation
- Medusa Effect
- Presence
- Incomprehensible Form
- Madness Form
- True Form
Limitations[]
- May require eye-to-eye contact.
Known Users[]
See Also: Nightmare Face.
- Betelgeuse (Beetlejuice)
- Toepick (Ben 10)
- The Creatures (Bird Box)
- Äs Nödt (Bleach); via 'Tatarforas'
- Ferrovax (The Dresden Files)
- The Nameless One (Dungeons and Dragons: The Animated Series)
- Diarmuid Ua Duibhne (Fate/Zero)
- Quantum lichens (Futurama)
- Langdon Cobb
- Gorgons (Greek Mythology)
- Medusa
- Euryale
- Stheno
- Diarmuid Ua Duibhne (Irish Mythology)
- Pokemon who can learn "Scary Face" (Pokémon)
- Mimikyu (Pokémon)
- Klaatu (The Day the Earth Stood Still); presumably
- Soun Tendo (Ranma 1/2); via Demon Head
- Medusans (Star Trek)
- Cosmic Entities (Supernatural)
- The Moon (LOCAL58)
- Goddesses (Ah! My Goddess)
- Black Mage Evilwizardington (8-Bit Theater)
- Seraphim (Abrahamic Mythology)
- The Dragon (Excalibur)
- Oblivion (Marvel Comics)
- The Last King (SCP Foundation)
- Pennywise (IT)
- Johnny Sorrow (DC Comics)
- Nymphs (Dungeons & Dragons); when seen unclothed
- Pale Night (Dungeons & Dragons)
- Meg Griffin (Family Guy) during after-school fight with Mike Pulaski.
- Lady Tsepish (Kings Quest VII)
- Weavers (Loom)
- Coraly (Love Tyrant); in his third Angelic Form
- The Ugly Barnacle (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- Mimikyu (Pokémon)
- Judge Fear (2000 AD)
- Toepick (Ben 10)
- Gaap Family (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun/Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun)
- Primordials (Death Vigil)
- Mia
- Max Richardson (Looks Can Kill)
- God/Yahweh/Allah (Abrahamic Religions)
- Medusans (Star Trek: The Original Series)
- The Ignited animatronics (The Joy of Creation Story Mode)
Gallery[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
Skuld (Ah! My Goddess)
Diarmuid Ua Duibhne's (Fate/stay night) Love Spot will cause any woman who gazes upon it to fall instantly in love with him.
Cartoons[]
Toepick (Ben 10)
Langdon Cobb (Futurama) is a Quantum lichen, an alien species that feed on attention. Those who see his face directly however, even in a photograph, will cause the observer's life force to be sucked out, which is then stored inside the QL's ego.
Comics[]
Judge Fear's (2000 AD) face is so horrific that it can induce death to anyone who gazes upon it.
After being transformed by the demonic entity, the King of Tears, Johnny Sorrow (DC Comics) found that his face had been so horribly disfigured that anyone who saw him died.
TTG[]
Pale Night (Dungeons & Dragons)
Video Games[]
Mimikyu (Pokémon) always covers itself with a disguise, as those who have seen their true self have died of terror.
Web Animation/Comic/Series/Original[]
Black Mage Evilwizardington's (8-Bit Theater) face is so contrary to the world that if left revealed for too long could destroy everything.