History NightmareFuel / ElfenLied

* The Research Facility, which is a textbook definition of a TailorMadePrison. The girls in there are held like animals, much like the RealLife concentration camps of [[ThoseWackyNazis Germany]], [[ImperialJapan Japan]] or the [[NotSoDifferent US and Soviet Union]] during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, or the merchant ships of the Early Modern Times where black slaves were held. And one of the favourite experimentation method is to ''fire cannonballs at them'' in order to test the strenght of their vectors.

* The Research Facility, which is a textbook definition of a TailorMadePrison. The girls in there are held like animals, much like the RealLife concentration camps of [[ThoseWackyNazis Germany]], [[ImperialJapan Japan]] or the [[NotSoDifferent US and Soviet Union]] during WorldWarII, or the merchant ships of the Early Modern Times where black slaves were held. And one of the favourite experimentation method is to ''fire cannonballs at them'' in order to test the strenght of their vectors.

* Starting off with Lucy pretty much going on a rampage through the research facility where she just steam-rolls everyone who go against her. Then she gets her hands on the Secretary who's the love of her most hated enemy. The scene varies in the manga and anime. In the manga she hold the girl hostage and the girl ''actually requests'' that they shoot her to get at Lucy just for the sake of being useful. To which Lucy just pulls her head off like a doll, granted it's not gory but it's pretty sudden. The anime however, the poor girl just trips in the middle of the stand off between the guards and Lucy. Lucy, recognizing her, uses her powers and rips the girl's head off before she even knows she's in danger. If that wasn't bad enough she uses the girl's body as a BulletproofHumanShield. Pretty much an indication what you're in for if your watching this.

* Starting off with Lucy pretty much going on a rampage through the research facility where she just steam-rolls everyone who go against her. Then she gets her hands on the Secretary whose the love of her most hated enemy. The scene varies in the manga and anime. In the manga she hold the girl hostage and the girl ''actually requests'' that they shoot her to get at Lucy just for the sake of being useful. To which Lucy just pulls her head off like a doll, granted it's not gory but it's pretty sudden. The anime however, the poor girl just trip in the middle of the stand off between the guards and Lucy. Lucy, recognizing her, uses her powers and rips the girl's head off before she even knows she's in danger. If that wasn't bad enough she uses the girl's body as a BulletproofHumanShield. Pretty much an indication what you're in for if your watching this.

* Starting off with Lucy pretty much going on a rampage through the research facility where she just steam-rolls everyone who go against her. Then she gets her hands on the Secretary whose the love of her most hated enemy. The scene varies in the manga and anime. In the manga she hold the girl hostage and the girl ''actually requests'' that they shoot her to get at Lucy just for the sake of being useful. To which Lucy just pulls her head off like a doll, granted it's not gory but it's pretty sudden. The anime however, the poor girl just trip in the middle of the stand off between the guards and Lucy. Lucy, recognizing her, uses her powers and rips the girl's head off before she even knows she's in danger. If that wasn't bad enough she uses the girl's body as a HumanMeatShield. Pretty much an indication what you're in for if your watching this.

* The numerous amounts of SlasherSmile and [[EvilLaugh fits]] [[DissonantLaughter of]] [[LaughingMad insane]] [[PutTheLaughterInSlaughter laughter]] that [[KillAllHumans Lucy]], [[PsychoForHire Bandou]], [[KidsAreCruel the cruel kids from Lucy/Kaede's childhood]], [[EnfanteTerrible Mariko]], [[ANaziByAnyOtherName The Kakuzawas]] and The Unknown Man exhibit.

* The scenes where younger Lucy/[[spoiler:Kaede]] hallucinates and sees the dead bodies of the cruel kids that she killed come to life and mock her, as well as when she is talking to her more insane persona (the 'real' Lucy, self entitled the 'Voice of her DNA') inside her mind, leading to her accidentally attempting to strangle Kouta.

** [[NothingIsScarier It's worth pointing out that we ''never'' see the faces of the failed clones.]] This is one of ''very'' few things in the series that were so horrid, ''Lynn himself'' couldn't bare to draw it.

* The ending to the Manga is downright nightmarish. Especially with [[spoiler: Lucy[=/=]Nyu[=/=]Kaede's body rotting and decaying near the end as [[ICannotSelfTerminate she begs Kouta to kill her]].]] During the final scene, [[spoiler:what is left of her body]] is covered by a jacket as it's too gruesome a sight for anyone to watch. And then it comes off.

* In episode 12 Lucy kills Kouta's sister and father out of anger for having lied about the gender of the cousin he was going to the festival with. Kouta cries and Lucy says they're friends so that's why she didn't kill him. Lucy then tries to kill Yuka but Kouta thankfully stops her.

[[http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110928022818/elfen-lied/images/thumb/a/ac/DSC01967.jpg/300px-DSC01967.jpg This.]] If you're a human, ''this'' is what you faced during the 'Diclonius War'. There will be no [[SkinshipGrope groping]], no [[PokemonSpeak Pokemon speak]], nothing; as far as she's aware, every encounter with a human is a life or death situation, and it's her life on the line. She's fighting for her right to ''live'', and she'll kill anyone who threatens that. [[FromBadToWorse Then]] consider the fact that there are hundreds more girls just like her, [[OhCrap and they're out for your blood]]. [[WarIsHell War is hell]], indeed...

** Doubles as [[FridgeHorror]]. Diclonii can sense and even communicate with each other telepathically. One can only imagine the kinds of vibes the other Diclonius in the facility are getting from that thing.

** Doubles as [[Fridge Horror]]. Diclonii can sense and even communicate with each other telepathically. One can only imagine the kinds of vibes the other Diclonius in the facility are getting from that thing.

* The numerous amounts of SlasherSmile and [[EvilLaugh fits of]] [[LaughingMad insane]] [[PutTheLaughterInSlaughter laughter]] that [[KillAllHumans Lucy]], [[PsychoForHire Bandou]], [[KidsAreCruel the cruel kids from Lucy/Kaede's childhood]], [[EnfanteTerrible Mariko]], [[ANaziByAnyOtherName The Kakuzawas]] and The Unknown Man exhibit.

* Some of the more disturbing scenes, including, of course, the first ten minutes of the anime. The scene where the cruel kids kill Lucy's puppy is either this or {{Narm}} depending on your point of view. The scenes where Mariko literally tears people into pieces, and causes one scientist's intestines to explode out of her.

* The numerous amounts of SlasherSmile and [[EvilLaugh fits of]] [[LaughingMad insane]] [[PutTheLaughterInSlaughter laughter]] that [[KillAllHumans Lucy]], [[PsychoForHire Bandou]], [[KidsAreCruel the cruel kids from Lucy/Kaede's childhood]], [[EnfanteTerrible Mariko]], [[ANaziByAnyOtherName The Kakuzawas]] and [[CompleteMonster The Unknown Man]] exhibit.

* And then there was that man known only as [[NoNameGiven The Unknown Man]], who unexpectedly barged into Kouta's house, proceeded to incapacitate Nana by [[AbnormalAmmo firing a spiked iron ball from a crossbow]] and [[ColdBloodedTorture coated in toxins that induce a searing pain on the victim]], smashed Wanta to the point the pup began [[BloodFromTheMouth puking blood]] and seemed catatonic, and [[AttemptedRape would have raped]] and murdered Mayu (and very likely Nana as well, [[ForTheEvulz just because he could]]) had it not been for some [[VillanousRescue last minute intervention from Bandou]].

* The numerous amounts of SlasherSmile and [[EvilLaugh fits of]] [[Laughing Mad insane]] [[PutsTheLaughterInSlaughter laughter]] that [[KillAllHumans Lucy]], [[PsychoForHire Bandou]], [[KidsAreCruel the cruel kids from Lucy/Kaede's childhood]], [[EnfanteTerrible Mariko]], [[ANaziByAnyOtherName The Kakuzawas]] and [[CompleteMonster The Unknown Man]] exhibit.

* The ending to the Manga is downright nightmarish. Especially with [[spoiler: Lucy[=/=]Nyu[=/=]Kaede's body rotting and decaying near the end as [[ICannotSelfTerminate she begs Kouta to kill her.]] During the final scene, [[spoiler:what is left of her body]] is covered by a jacket as it's too gruesome a sight for anyone to watch. And then it comes off.

* The numerous amounts of SlasherSmile that Lucy, Bandou, the cruel kids from Lucy's childhood, and Mariko exhibit.

* The scenes where younger Lucy/[[spoiler:Kaede]] hallucinates and sees the dead bodies of the cruel kids that she killed come to life and mock her, as well as when she is talking to her more insane persona (the 'real' Lucy) inside her mind, leading to her accidentally attempting to strangle Kouta.

** As he said: "We have a serious need for the spinal cords of these girls." Nousou seems kinda cheerful, and of course what else could be behind him other than said spinal cords (with upper skeletons attached!!). Guaranteed to be more mentally-scarring than anything else in the manga.
* And then there was that man known as [[NoNameGiven The Unknown Man]], who unexpectedly barged into Kouta's house and would have raped and murdered Mayu (just because he could) had it not been for some last minute intervention from Bandou.

* The ending to the Manga is downright nightmarish. Especially with [[spoiler: Lucy[=/=]Nyu[=/=]Kaede's body rotting and decaying near the end as she begs Kouta to kill her.]] During the final scene, [[spoiler:what is left of her body]] is covered by a jacket as it's too gruesome a sight for anyone to watch. And then it comes off.

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[[caption-width:446:Don't stare at her for too long...]]

''Manga/ElfenLied'' is a story centered around MindRape, psychological traumas, {{Gorn}}, [[HumansAreBastards human potential for cruelty]], and [[spoiler: [[KillAllHumans the threat of human extinction]]]]. So it shouldn't come to anyone's suprise that the series is basically a [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Nightmare Fuel Gas Station]]. Seriously.
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* Some of the more disturbing scenes of ''Manga/ElfenLied'', including, of course, the first ten minutes of the anime. The scene where the cruel kids kill Lucy's puppy is either this or {{Narm}} depending on your point of view. The scenes where Mariko literally tears people into pieces, and causes one scientist's intestines to explode out of her.

* The things that [[MadScientist Nousou]], a scientist from the later parts of the manga, does to create his perfect Mariko clones, including ripping the spines out of Diclonii and creating many clones that are deformed and faceless. These clones are Nightmare Fuel in and of themselves, as they have no free will of their own and appear to love Nousou but are revealed to have been fully aware of the horrible way he has treated them all along when he tries to redeem himself by releasing one of the clones from mind control and she kills him.