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** Shanks is another of the Four Emperors who commands utter respect. All we know about his past is that he served on Roger's crew, even having lost his arm, and having not been seen fighting in the series yet at all, his appearance at the battle of Marineford, a war that involved everyone on this list except for three or four, and his threat to turn it into a free for all between the Red-Haired Pirates, other pirates and Marines ''immediately causes the war to end'', even ''[[KnightTemplar Akainu]]'' agrees out of apparent fear of going against Red-Haired Shanks, and this was ''after'' he had forced Kaido to back off and abandon his plan to intercept Whitebeard on his way to Marineford.

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** Shanks is another of the Four Emperors who commands utter respect. All we know about his past is that he served on Roger's crew, even having lost his arm, and having not been seen fighting in the series yet at all, his appearance at the battle of Marineford, a war that involved everyone on this list except for three or four, and his threat to turn it into a free for all between the Red-Haired Pirates, other pirates and Marines ''immediately causes the war to end'', even ''[[KnightTemplar Akainu]]'' agrees out of apparent fear of going against Red-Haired Shanks, and this was ''after'' he had forced Kaido to back off and abandon his plan to intercept Whitebeard on his way to Marineford. [[spoiler: In the follow-up of the Wano arc, Admiral Ryokyogu, who up to that point had been confident in taking on the entire Wano Alliance who toppled ''Kaido and Big Mom at the same time'', to get to the Straw Hats, immediately freezes up in terror and leaves when Shanks - from islands away - uses his haki to threaten to come after him and the Marines for trying to pick the Straw Hats off while they're weak. That's the level of respect Shanks demands when you get on his bad side, and even a vicious person like Ryokyogu knows that.]]
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** '''Beerus''', in the movie ''[[Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods Battle Of Gods]]'', takes this UpToEleven. Again, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Vegeta is terrified of him]], as are the Kais, and pretty much ''everyone'' else who knows who he is, including Shenron! Even ''Frieza'' (after attaining a new level of power!) is scared, and humbly asks if ''Lord'' Beerus intends to interfere with his revenge. This even rubs off on Goku, who while very friendly tends to be rude and informal even with authority figures. In the dub he is also the only person that Goku addresses formally as "Lord Beerus".

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** '''Beerus''', in the movie ''[[Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods Battle Of Gods]]'', takes this UpToEleven.Gods]]''. Again, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Vegeta is terrified of him]], as are the Kais, and pretty much ''everyone'' else who knows who he is, including Shenron! Even ''Frieza'' (after attaining a new level of power!) is scared, and humbly asks if ''Lord'' Beerus intends to interfere with his revenge. This even rubs off on Goku, who while very friendly tends to be rude and informal even with authority figures. In the dub he is also the only person that Goku addresses formally as "Lord Beerus".



** Out of all of the current members of the Four Emperors, the one that stands out the most as this trope is the one who took the longest to make an official appearance: Kaido. It's stated that he was responsible for massacring Gekko Moria's original crew, which is implied to have been composed of One-Man Armies, and he managed to scare the hell out of [[spoiler:''Donquixote Doflamingo'']], to the point that when forced to face his wrath or the wrath of the aforementioned Admirals, he chose the Admirals. When you make ''them'' look like the ''friendlier'' option, you are this trope UpToEleven, [[spoiler:never mind that Doflamingo [[TakeAThirdOption Took a Third Option]] to not have to face either of them. And when he does show up, we find out he has a reputation for surviving dozens of his own executions without a scratch, breaking out of prison in the bloodiest ways possible, and taking up suicide attempts for fun because he's just that NighInvulnerable. Also, while abovementioned Whitebeard was dubbed the WorldsStrongestMan, Kaido is known as a ''strongest creature'']]. To hammer home how scary Kaido is, it was heavily implied that if he and Whitebeard ever got a chance to throw down, Kaido would have a very real shot at ''winning''.

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** Out of all of the current members of the Four Emperors, the one that stands out the most as this trope is the one who took the longest to make an official appearance: Kaido. It's stated that he was responsible for massacring Gekko Moria's original crew, which is implied to have been composed of One-Man Armies, and he managed to scare the hell out of [[spoiler:''Donquixote Doflamingo'']], to the point that when forced to face his wrath or the wrath of the aforementioned Admirals, he chose the Admirals. When you make ''them'' look like the ''friendlier'' option, you are an exaggerated form of this trope UpToEleven, trope, [[spoiler:never mind that Doflamingo [[TakeAThirdOption Took a Third Option]] to not have to face either of them. And when he does show up, we find out he has a reputation for surviving dozens of his own executions without a scratch, breaking out of prison in the bloodiest ways possible, and taking up suicide attempts for fun because he's just that NighInvulnerable. Also, while abovementioned Whitebeard was dubbed the WorldsStrongestMan, Kaido is known as a ''strongest creature'']]. To hammer home how scary Kaido is, it was heavily implied that if he and Whitebeard ever got a chance to throw down, Kaido would have a very real shot at ''winning''.



** The Eight Kings are terrifying by nature. They're the eight strongest beasts of their respective families in a world where some species under them can single-handedly topple civilizations. Just the hoofprint of the Horse King is enough to scare an entire crew of veteran hunters, and just his breath can affect the other side of the planet. Monkey King Bambina takes it [[UpToEleven up to eleven]]. Not only does he keep his entire continent-sized zone in order, because the other super-powered monkeys are [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority too scared of him to disobey]], but he causes the main character to see his entire life flash before his eyes just by losing temper for one second. From several kilometers away. The reveal of his [[spoiler:true form]] not only scares away almost every creature in the vicinity, but also makes every creature in the world eat like it's their last meal. Just by using his full power, he makes the entire world subconsciously ready to die. He also literally cuts mountains in half and sends the tops skipping like rocks along the water until eventually they come back around the world and are now hand-sized polished stones.

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** The Eight Kings are terrifying by nature. They're the eight strongest beasts of their respective families in a world where some species under them can single-handedly topple civilizations. Just the hoofprint of the Horse King is enough to scare an entire crew of veteran hunters, and just his breath can affect the other side of the planet. Monkey King Bambina takes it [[UpToEleven up to eleven]].eleven. Not only does he keep his entire continent-sized zone in order, because the other super-powered monkeys are [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority too scared of him to disobey]], but he causes the main character to see his entire life flash before his eyes just by losing temper for one second. From several kilometers away. The reveal of his [[spoiler:true form]] not only scares away almost every creature in the vicinity, but also makes every creature in the world eat like it's their last meal. Just by using his full power, he makes the entire world subconsciously ready to die. He also literally cuts mountains in half and sends the tops skipping like rocks along the water until eventually they come back around the world and are now hand-sized polished stones.
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* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': Walpurgisnacht, although only Homura [[spoiler:(and, in some timelines, Mami)]] knows how terrifying it is. Despite having apparently won the SuperpowerLottery, Homura recruits Kyouko to help fight it. [[NothingIsScarier She tells us very little about it]]--only that it's some kind of super-witch, so powerful it doesn't need to hide behind a [[PocketDimension barrier]], and the {{muggles}} will think it's some sort of natural disaster. It finally appears in episode 10, [[spoiler:in a flashback to an earlier timeline where it killed Mami and Madoka. It turns out the "dream" in the beginning of the series was Walpurgis clobbering Homura in another timeline. She loses to it yet again in the current time, and it's only destroyed when Madoka remakes ''the entire universe'' to get rid of witches entirely. Tellingly, for its [[FinalBoss battle]] in the series' [[VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory official mobile game]], it took ''[[GondorCallsForAid almost the entire cast]]'' to kill it.]]

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* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': Walpurgisnacht, although only Homura [[spoiler:(and, in some timelines, Mami)]] knows how terrifying it is. Despite having apparently won the SuperpowerLottery, Homura recruits Kyouko to help fight it. [[NothingIsScarier She tells us very little about it]]--only that it's some kind of super-witch, so powerful it doesn't need to hide behind a [[PocketDimension barrier]], and the {{muggles}} will think it's some sort of natural disaster. It finally appears in episode 10, [[spoiler:in a flashback to an earlier timeline where it killed Mami and Madoka. It turns out the "dream" in the beginning of the series was Walpurgis clobbering Homura in another timeline. She loses to it yet again in the current time, and it's only destroyed when Madoka remakes ''the entire universe'' to get rid of witches entirely. Tellingly, for its [[FinalBoss battle]] in the series' [[VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory official mobile game]], it took ''[[GondorCallsForAid almost the entire cast]]'' to kill it.it, and even then, without a blessing from Madoka, they wouldn't have pulled it off.]]
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* ''LightNovel/InstantDeath'': Before being teleported to other worlds, Yogiri was [[BigBrotherIsWatching constantly monitored]] by [[GovernmentAgencyOfFiction organizations]] that were extremely terrified of its existence. When he disappeared, everyone who knew the truth about him sighed with relief that he was no longer on the planet.

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* ''LightNovel/InstantDeath'': ''Literature/InstantDeath'': Before being teleported to other worlds, Yogiri was [[BigBrotherIsWatching constantly monitored]] by [[GovernmentAgencyOfFiction organizations]] that were extremely terrified of its existence. When he disappeared, everyone who knew the truth about him sighed with relief that he was no longer on the planet.
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** [[Characters/NarutoOrochimaru Orochimaru]] has this effect on people, freaking out even the likes of [[TortureTechnician Ibiki Morino]].
** [[Characters/NarutoNagato Pain]]. Jiraiya nearly shat himself when he heard that Pain had defeated Hanzo, who a younger Jiraiya had failed to defeat even with the support of his team. He goes to his SuperMode to counter Pain's power [[spoiler: but sadly it's not enough, as he didn't have enough information on it.]] Sometime later Pain makes the whole of Konoha wet their pants [[spoiler: when he effortlessly destroys the village]].
** [[Characters/NarutoMadaraUchiha Madara Uchiha]] remains such a boogeyman that even decades after his death, the mere possibility that he might still be alive is enough to unite the ''entire Ninja World'', which had been at odds with one another for decades, against him.

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** [[Characters/NarutoOrochimaru [[MadScientist Orochimaru]] has this effect on people, freaking out even the likes of [[TortureTechnician Ibiki Morino]].
** [[Characters/NarutoNagato [[PersonOfMassDestruction Pain]]. Jiraiya nearly shat himself when he heard that Pain had defeated Hanzo, who a younger Jiraiya had failed to defeat even with the support of his team. He goes to his SuperMode to counter Pain's power [[spoiler: but sadly it's not enough, as he didn't have enough information on it.]] Sometime later Pain makes the whole of Konoha wet their pants [[spoiler: when he effortlessly destroys the village]].
** [[Characters/NarutoMadaraUchiha [[BigBad Madara Uchiha]] remains such a boogeyman that even decades after his death, the mere possibility that he might still be alive is enough to unite the ''entire Ninja World'', which had been at odds with one another for decades, against him.



** Post-series, [[Characters/NarutoNarutoUzumaki Naruto]] and [[Characters/NarutoSasukeUchiha Sasuke]] are known as the two most powerful ninja in the world, and similarly feared as such. More than once during the light novels and even during Boruto’s own series, an enemy ninja ends up crapping their pants at the mere possibility of having to take one of those two on.

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** Post-series, [[Characters/NarutoNarutoUzumaki [[TheHero Naruto]] and [[Characters/NarutoSasukeUchiha [[TheRival Sasuke]] are known as the two most powerful ninja in the world, and similarly feared as such. More than once during the light novels and even during Boruto’s own series, an enemy ninja ends up crapping their pants at the mere possibility of having to take one of those two on.
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** Brook became this for the zombies of Thriller Bark after he worked out their vulnerability to [[spoiler:salt]]. He purified a massive number of zombies searching for [[spoiler:his shadow]], all while singing to keep himself calm. The "Humming Swordsman" became a boogieman to the zombies and a major headache for the Thriller Bark pirates.
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* ''Anime/TheCurseOfKazuoUmezu'': Rima, a transfer student from Mexico in "What Will the Video Camera Reveal?". Despite her beautiful looks, Masami gets easily scared of her and causes great agitation into her life.
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* ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes'':

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* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': Walpurgisnacht, although only Homura [[spoiler:(and, in some timelines, Mami)]] knows how terrifying it is. Despite having apparently won the SuperpowerLottery, Homura recruits Kyouko to help fight it. [[NothingIsScarier She tells us very little about it]]--only that it's some kind of super-witch, so powerful it doesn't need to hide behind a [[PocketDimension barrier]], and the {{muggles}} will think it's some sort of natural disaster. It finally appears in episode 10, [[spoiler:in a flashback to an earlier timeline where it killed Mami and Madoka. It turns out the "dream" in the beginning of the series was Walpurgis clobbering Homura in another timeline. She loses to it yet again in the current time, and it's only destroyed when Madoka remakes ''the entire universe'' to get rid of witches entirely. Tellingly, for its battle in the series' [[VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory official mobile game]], it took ''[[GondorCallsForAid almost the entire cast]]'' to kill it.]]

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* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': Walpurgisnacht, although only Homura [[spoiler:(and, in some timelines, Mami)]] knows how terrifying it is. Despite having apparently won the SuperpowerLottery, Homura recruits Kyouko to help fight it. [[NothingIsScarier She tells us very little about it]]--only that it's some kind of super-witch, so powerful it doesn't need to hide behind a [[PocketDimension barrier]], and the {{muggles}} will think it's some sort of natural disaster. It finally appears in episode 10, [[spoiler:in a flashback to an earlier timeline where it killed Mami and Madoka. It turns out the "dream" in the beginning of the series was Walpurgis clobbering Homura in another timeline. She loses to it yet again in the current time, and it's only destroyed when Madoka remakes ''the entire universe'' to get rid of witches entirely. Tellingly, for its battle [[FinalBoss battle]] in the series' [[VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory official mobile game]], it took ''[[GondorCallsForAid almost the entire cast]]'' to kill it.]]
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* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': Walpurgisnacht, although only Homura [[spoiler:(and, in some timelines, Mami)]] knows how terrifying it is. Despite having apparently won the SuperpowerLottery, Homura recruits Kyouko to help fight it. [[NothingIsScarier She tells us very little about it]]--only that it's some kind of super-witch, so powerful it doesn't need to hide behind a [[PocketDimension barrier]], and the {{muggles}} will think it's some sort of natural disaster. It finally appears in episode 10, [[spoiler:in a flashback to an earlier timeline where it killed Mami and Madoka. It turns out the "dream" in the beginning of the series was Walpurgis clobbering Homura in another timeline. She loses to it yet again in the current time, and it's only destroyed when Madoka remakes ''the entire universe'' to get rid of witches entirely. Tellingly, for its battle in the series' official mobile game, it took ''almost the entire cast'' to kill it.]]

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* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': Walpurgisnacht, although only Homura [[spoiler:(and, in some timelines, Mami)]] knows how terrifying it is. Despite having apparently won the SuperpowerLottery, Homura recruits Kyouko to help fight it. [[NothingIsScarier She tells us very little about it]]--only that it's some kind of super-witch, so powerful it doesn't need to hide behind a [[PocketDimension barrier]], and the {{muggles}} will think it's some sort of natural disaster. It finally appears in episode 10, [[spoiler:in a flashback to an earlier timeline where it killed Mami and Madoka. It turns out the "dream" in the beginning of the series was Walpurgis clobbering Homura in another timeline. She loses to it yet again in the current time, and it's only destroyed when Madoka remakes ''the entire universe'' to get rid of witches entirely. Tellingly, for its battle in the series' [[VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory official mobile game, game]], it took ''almost ''[[GondorCallsForAid almost the entire cast'' cast]]'' to kill it.]]
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* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': Walpurgisnacht, although only Homura [[spoiler:(and, in some timelines, Mami)]] knows how terrifying it is. Despite having apparently won the SuperpowerLottery, Homura recruits Kyouko to help fight it. [[NothingIsScarier She tells us very little about it]]--only that it's some kind of super-witch, so powerful it doesn't need to hide behind a [[PocketDimension barrier]], and the {{muggles}} will think it's some sort of natural disaster. It finally appears in episode 10, [[spoiler:in a flashback to an earlier timeline where it killed Mami and Madoka. It turns out the "dream" in the beginning of the series was Walpurgis clobbering Homura in another timeline. She loses to it yet again in the current time, and it's only destroyed when Madoka remakes ''the entire universe'' to get rid of witches entirely.]]

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* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': Walpurgisnacht, although only Homura [[spoiler:(and, in some timelines, Mami)]] knows how terrifying it is. Despite having apparently won the SuperpowerLottery, Homura recruits Kyouko to help fight it. [[NothingIsScarier She tells us very little about it]]--only that it's some kind of super-witch, so powerful it doesn't need to hide behind a [[PocketDimension barrier]], and the {{muggles}} will think it's some sort of natural disaster. It finally appears in episode 10, [[spoiler:in a flashback to an earlier timeline where it killed Mami and Madoka. It turns out the "dream" in the beginning of the series was Walpurgis clobbering Homura in another timeline. She loses to it yet again in the current time, and it's only destroyed when Madoka remakes ''the entire universe'' to get rid of witches entirely. Tellingly, for its battle in the series' official mobile game, it took ''almost the entire cast'' to kill it.]]
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** The Admirals are this for most pirates; only the strongest of them don't immediately run screaming at the mere ''sight'' of an Admiral. And with good reason, considering all seen so far qualify as a PersonOfMassDestruction: Aokiji (real name Kuzan) is AnIcePerson and can freeze oceans, tsunamis, and enormous sea monsters solid ''within a few seconds''; Kizaru ([[LightTheWay Borsalino]]) can move at light speed and launch [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]] capable of effortlessly leveling trees the size of buildings; and Akainu (Sakazuki) is a MagmaMan, with a Devil Fruit that turns him into a ''freaking walking volcano''. And the newest Admiral, [[BlindJustice Fujitora]] ([[HandicappedBadass Issho]]), does not disappoint the Admiral legacy: he has a Devil Fruit that controls ''[[GravityMaster gravity]]'', which allows him to throw ''[[ColonyDrop meteors]]'' at his enemies. It's also been stated that the other new Admiral, Ryokugyu (real name unknown), is in the same league as Fujitora, and while not much has been seen of his [[GreenThumb plant-based abilities]], he has been shown to have a ludicrously powerful TouchOfDeath, as he vampirically drained King and Queen to husks in second, both of whom are more than capable of giving an Admiral a significant amount of trouble.

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** The Admirals are this for most pirates; only the strongest of them don't immediately run screaming at the mere ''sight'' of an Admiral. And with good reason, considering all seen so far qualify as a PersonOfMassDestruction: Aokiji (real name Kuzan) is AnIcePerson and can freeze oceans, tsunamis, and enormous sea monsters solid ''within a few seconds''; Kizaru ([[LightTheWay Borsalino]]) can move at light speed and launch [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]] capable of effortlessly leveling trees the size of buildings; and Akainu (Sakazuki) is a MagmaMan, with a Devil Fruit that turns him into a ''freaking walking volcano''. And the newest Admiral, [[BlindJustice Fujitora]] ([[HandicappedBadass Issho]]), does not disappoint the Admiral legacy: he has a Devil Fruit that controls ''[[GravityMaster gravity]]'', which allows him to throw ''[[ColonyDrop meteors]]'' at his enemies. It's also been stated that the other new Admiral, Ryokugyu (real name unknown), Aramaki), is in the same league as Fujitora, and while not much has been seen of his [[GreenThumb plant-based abilities]], he has been shown to have a ludicrously powerful TouchOfDeath, as he vampirically drained King and Queen to husks in second, seconds, both of whom are more than capable of giving an Admiral a significant amount of trouble.
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** The Admirals are this for most pirates; only the strongest of them don't immediately run screaming at the mere ''sight'' of an Admiral. And with good reason, considering all seen so far qualify as a PersonOfMassDestruction: Aokiji (real name Kuzan) is AnIcePerson and can freeze oceans, tsunamis, and enormous sea monsters solid ''within a few seconds''; Kizaru ([[LightTheWay Borsalino]]) can move at light speed and launch [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]] capable of effortlessly leveling trees the size of buildings; and Akainu (Sakazuki) is a MagmaMan, with a Devil Fruit that turns him into a ''freaking walking volcano''. And the newest Admiral, [[BlindJustice Fujitora]] ([[HandicappedBadass Issho]]), does not disappoint the Admiral legacy: he has a Devil Fruit that controls ''[[GravityMaster gravity]]'', which allows him to throw ''[[ColonyDrop meteors]]'' at his enemies. It's also been stated that the other new Admiral, Ryokugyu (real name unknown), is in the same league as Fujitora, though as of yet nothing else has been revealed about him... or her. I did say "''nothing'' else".

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** The Admirals are this for most pirates; only the strongest of them don't immediately run screaming at the mere ''sight'' of an Admiral. And with good reason, considering all seen so far qualify as a PersonOfMassDestruction: Aokiji (real name Kuzan) is AnIcePerson and can freeze oceans, tsunamis, and enormous sea monsters solid ''within a few seconds''; Kizaru ([[LightTheWay Borsalino]]) can move at light speed and launch [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]] capable of effortlessly leveling trees the size of buildings; and Akainu (Sakazuki) is a MagmaMan, with a Devil Fruit that turns him into a ''freaking walking volcano''. And the newest Admiral, [[BlindJustice Fujitora]] ([[HandicappedBadass Issho]]), does not disappoint the Admiral legacy: he has a Devil Fruit that controls ''[[GravityMaster gravity]]'', which allows him to throw ''[[ColonyDrop meteors]]'' at his enemies. It's also been stated that the other new Admiral, Ryokugyu (real name unknown), is in the same league as Fujitora, though as of yet nothing else and while not much has been revealed about him... or her. I did say "''nothing'' else".seen of his [[GreenThumb plant-based abilities]], he has been shown to have a ludicrously powerful TouchOfDeath, as he vampirically drained King and Queen to husks in second, both of whom are more than capable of giving an Admiral a significant amount of trouble.
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* ''Manga/MusukoGaKawaikuteShikataganaiMazokuNoHahaoya'': RetiredMonster and protagonist Lorem was known as the "Flame of Extermination" in her heyday, and incinerated entire military squadrons coming after her and Merii in the past. She also did the same to demons who tried to recruit her to fight the demons, as they would only keep her around until she became inconvenient. This garnered her ''quite'' the reputation, such that when she makes her presence known in a battle, everyone involved, enemy and ally alike, have a MassOhCrap; the younger ones didn't know how powerful she was; the older ones knew ''exactly'' how powerful she was. When she makes it clear she wants to talk rather than fight, ''everyone'' is ready to hear her out.

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* ''Manga/MusukoGaKawaikuteShikataganaiMazokuNoHahaoya'': RetiredMonster and protagonist Lorem was known as the "Flame of Extermination" in her heyday, and incinerated entire military squadrons coming after her and Merii in the past. She also did the same to demons who tried to recruit her to fight the demons, as they would only keep her around until she became inconvenient. This garnered her ''quite'' the reputation, such that when she makes her presence known in a battle, everyone involved, enemy and ally alike, have a MassOhCrap; the younger ones didn't know how powerful she was; was while the older ones knew ''exactly'' how powerful she was. When she Lorem makes it clear she wants to talk rather than fight, ''everyone'' is ready to hear her out.
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*** In fact, Luffy himself (and by extension, his crew) has achieved this status, especially if you account in his bounty. He would be feared in every sea in the world ''except'' the New World, and even then he's already made an impression there. Case in point: Luffy's at Corrida Colosseum for a TournamentArc while wearing a ridiculous PaperThinDisguise that manages to fool (almost) everybody. There, while speaking with one of the other competitors, Luffy (being Luffy), forgets that he's incognito and proceeds to give out his real name. Everybody immediately freaks out, and only calm down when they see the sign on the back of his shirt say 'Lucy'... along with remembering rumors about him being an eight-meter tall giant. Luffy's become so infamous that practically anybody who isn't at the strength level of the Seven Warlords of the Sea (who are notable New World ''veterans'') instantly fears him. [[spoiler:He is even more this after being deemed the "Fifth Emperor".]]

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*** In fact, Luffy himself (and by extension, his crew) has achieved this status, especially if you account in his bounty. He would be feared in every sea in the world ''except'' the New World, and even then he's already made an impression there. Case in point: Luffy's at Corrida Colosseum for a TournamentArc while wearing a ridiculous PaperThinDisguise that manages to fool (almost) everybody. There, while speaking with one of the other competitors, Luffy (being Luffy), forgets that he's incognito and proceeds to give out his real name. Everybody immediately freaks out, and only calm down when they see the sign on the back of his shirt say 'Lucy'... along with remembering rumors about him being an eight-meter tall giant. Luffy's become so infamous that practically anybody who isn't at the strength level of the Seven Warlords of the Sea (who are notable New World ''veterans'') instantly fears him. [[spoiler:He is even more this after being deemed the "Fifth Emperor".Emperor"... and then, the Five Elder Stars confirm his Gum-Gum fruit is not what it seems, but actually a ''different'' fruit": Human-Human, model: Nika. The fruit ''itself'' is one they fear because it has a will of its own to seek freedom and liberation for all, which is anathema to the World Government's authority. Upon finding out it's Luffy who has it, knowing the man's goals and behavior align perfectly with it, he becomes target priority number one.]]
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* ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'': Implied with King J-Der, who the Primevals refer to as 'the Disaster Left By Abel' and gave a threat level of 100 when he arrived.
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* ''Manga/{{Shigurui}}'': Deconstructed and PlayedForDrama with Lady Iku. Unlike most examples, she isn't feared because of any damage ''she'' may inflict, she's feared because she's Kogan's DarkMistress and the man is a ruthless, malevolent and downright AxCrazy OldMaster who personally murdered her two previous fiancés so he could claim her for himself, even though she herself was less than thrilled with the idea of becoming his concubine. Sure, nobody will dare to hurt Iku and people ''do'' fear her... at the price of being HatedByAll in town, even by other women, being ostracized, shunned and left with nobody to talk to since no one wants to interact with her unless necessary. People immediately leave any place she shows up at, children made a ditty about her calling her life "pointless" since she's the "mistress of a tiger" and, for added benefits, Kogan treats her like a whore.
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* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', the main villain himself, Muzan Kibutsuji, has one in a heroic figure of old that still torments him over the centuries, as Yoriichi was the demon slayer who almost killed him. Even as an old man on death's door, Kokushibo knew he stood no chance of defeating him. Muzan's sheer terror of the man is such that when [[AllLovingHero Tanjiro]] ends up resembling him through a combination of his Sun Breathing technique and his sheer rage towards demons who disrespect the sanctity of life, the cells he implanted in the 12 moons cause them to experience vivid flashbacks of Muzan's encounter with him-- to repeat, ''Muzan's very cells carry his deep terror'' for the man who came closest to inflicting death upon him despite all his precautions and abilities. Muzan even went out of his way to destroy any record of the Sun Breathing style and killed most of the inheritors of the technique himself, despite his usual paranoia with being identified, out of fear of another like Yoriichi appearing before him again--which lead to Tanjiro's family massacre and him [[CreateYourOwnHero embarking on the role of a demon hunter]].
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** Zebra. The entire world panics when he is released from prison. Just news of his release causes massive economic and social upheaval. And he hasn't even ''done'' anything yet.

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** Zebra. The entire world panics when he is released from prison. Just the news of his release causes massive economic and social upheaval. And he hasn't even ''done'' anything yet.



** Joie the Dark Chef. Even ''Setsuna'' is afraid of this monster of a chef!

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** Joie the Dark Chef. Even ''Setsuna'' ''Setsuno'' is afraid of this monster of a chef!



** Coco, despite being the most calm and mild-mannered of the Four Kings, scares a lot of people, and R¿rightfully so, being [[PoisonousPerson the most poisonous creature in human world]].

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** Coco, despite being the most calm and mild-mannered of the Four Kings, scares a lot of people, and R¿rightfully rightfully so, being [[PoisonousPerson the most poisonous creature in human world]].

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** '''Beerus''', in ''[[Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods Battle Of Gods]]'' takes this UpToEleven. Again, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Vegeta is terrified of him]], as are the Kais, and pretty much ''everyone'' else who knows who he is, including Shenron! Even ''Frieza'' (after attaining a new level of power!) is scared, and humbly asks if ''Lord'' Beerus intends to interfere with his revenge. This even rubs off on Goku, who while very friendly tends to be rude and informal even with authority figures. In the dub he is also the only person that Goku addresses formally as "Lord Beerus".

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** '''Beerus''', in in the movie ''[[Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods Battle Of Gods]]'' Gods]]'', takes this UpToEleven. Again, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Vegeta is terrified of him]], as are the Kais, and pretty much ''everyone'' else who knows who he is, including Shenron! Even ''Frieza'' (after attaining a new level of power!) is scared, and humbly asks if ''Lord'' Beerus intends to interfere with his revenge. This even rubs off on Goku, who while very friendly tends to be rude and informal even with authority figures. In the dub he is also the only person that Goku addresses formally as "Lord Beerus".



** The Saiyans at the start of DBZ were the dreaded after it took [[EnemyMine Goku and Piccolo]] teaming up just to beat Raditz, who was far weaker than the two Saiyans coming to Earth. To further emphasise how outclassed the fighters of Earth were, [[TheAce Goku]] had to sacrifice himself to win against his brother.

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** The Saiyans at the start of DBZ ''DBZ'' were the dreaded after it took [[EnemyMine Goku and Piccolo]] teaming up just to beat Raditz, who was far weaker than the two Saiyans coming to Earth. To further emphasise how outclassed the fighters of Earth were, [[TheAce Goku]] had to sacrifice himself to win against his brother.



** From the ''Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF'', Goku is this to Frieza's entire empire for not only defeating their boss, but also killing Majin Buu, someone that ''Frieza'' was told to stay away from along with Beerus, to the extent that one of his men suggested that Frieza just forget about Goku and focus on running his empire. It's actually noted that Frieza's empire actually searched for New Namek for ''years'' rather than use Earth's Dragon Balls to bring Frieza back simply because they didn't want to risk a run-in with Goku; when they hit the GodzillaThreshold, they went to Earth ''just'' long enough to find the Dragon Balls and wish Frieza back before running like buggery.

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** From the ''Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF'', ''Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF'' movie, Goku is this to Frieza's entire empire for not only defeating their boss, but also killing Majin Buu, someone that ''Frieza'' was told to stay away from along with Beerus, to the extent that one of his men suggested that Frieza just forget about Goku and focus on running his empire. It's actually noted that Frieza's empire actually searched for New Namek for ''years'' rather than use Earth's Dragon Balls to bring Frieza back simply because they didn't want to risk a run-in with Goku; when they hit the GodzillaThreshold, they went to Earth ''just'' long enough to find the Dragon Balls and wish Frieza back before running like buggery.



** Apparently, [[BewareTheNiceOnes Mirajane]] used to be this.

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** Apparently, [[BewareTheNiceOnes Mirajane]] used to be this, as she lost control of her Take Over: Demon Magic upon attaining it, and she was, alongside Erza, the youngest S-class mage from Fairy Tail, to the point they got along like Natsu and Gray. She was rightfully nicknamed "the Devil" because of this.



** A villainous example, is Bluenote.

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** A villainous example, example is Bluenote.Bluenote, who is the analogue of Gildarts in Grimoire Heart, and he instilled fear on several Fairy Tail wizards (such as Cana, even after she got the Fairy Glitter spell) until Gildarts came to the rescue and defeated him-



-->'''Trafalgar [[spoiler:D. Water]] Law''': "The D will surely bring forth another storm!"

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-->'''Trafalgar --->'''Trafalgar [[spoiler:D. Water]] Law''': "The D will surely bring forth another storm!"



* ''Manga/RaveMaster'':
** Crush Cookie. Don't let the funny name fool you, he's a mass murderer who can [[TouchOfDeath make anything he touches disintegrate]]. Even Let, the badass BloodKnight, is terrified of him. Let claims that dragons tell stories of Crush Cookie to their children the same way humans tell stories of the Boogeyman.

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* ''Manga/RaveMaster'':
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''Manga/RaveMaster'': Crush Cookie. Don't let the funny name fool you, he's a mass murderer who can [[TouchOfDeath make anything he touches disintegrate]]. Even Let, the badass BloodKnight, is terrified of him. Let claims that dragons tell stories of Crush Cookie to their children the same way humans tell stories of the Boogeyman.



** Granny Setsuna is a tiny old lady with pink hair, who terrifies both high ranking memebers of the gourmet corp and rampaging monsters into fleeing without a fight - and for a [[BlowYouAway very]] [[PersonofMassDestruction good]] [[YourHeadAsplode reason.]]
** Joa the Dark Chef. Even ''Setsuna'' is afraid of this monster of a chef!

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** Granny Setsuna Setsuno is a tiny old lady with pink hair, who terrifies both high ranking memebers of the gourmet corp and rampaging monsters into fleeing without a fight - and for a [[BlowYouAway very]] [[PersonofMassDestruction good]] [[YourHeadAsplode reason.]]
** Joa Joie the Dark Chef. Even ''Setsuna'' is afraid of this monster of a chef!



** The Eight Kings are terrifying by nature. They're the 8 strongest animals of their respective families in a world where some species under them can single-handedly topple civilizations. Just the hoofprint of the Horse King is enough to scare an entire crew of veteran hunters, and just his breath can affect the other side of the planet. Monkey King takes it [[UpToEleven up to eleven]]. Not only does he keep his entire continent-sized zone in order, because the other super-powered monkeys are[[AsskickingEqualsAuthority too scared of him to disobey]], but he causes the main character to see his entire life flash before his eyes just by losing temper for one second. From several kilometers away. Reveal of his [[spoiler:true form]] not only scares away almost every creature in the vicinity, but also makes every creature in the world eat like it's their last meal. Just by using his full power, he makes entire world subconsciously ready to die. He also literally cuts mountains in half and sends the tops skipping like rocks along the water until, eventually, they come back around the world and are now hand-sized polished stones.
** Anyone, who sees [[spoiler:Acacia's gourmet demon]], gets so scared, that their hair whitens. Even remembering it can lead to that effect. Nakaume, after seeing it, completely convinced, that escaping is pointless, since monster will eat them, no matter when they hide.
** Coco, despite being most calm and mild-mannered of the Four Kings, scares a lot of people. Rightfully so,being [[PoisonousPerson most poisonous creature in human world]].

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** The Eight Kings are terrifying by nature. They're the 8 eight strongest animals beasts of their respective families in a world where some species under them can single-handedly topple civilizations. Just the hoofprint of the Horse King is enough to scare an entire crew of veteran hunters, and just his breath can affect the other side of the planet. Monkey King Bambina takes it [[UpToEleven up to eleven]]. Not only does he keep his entire continent-sized zone in order, because the other super-powered monkeys are[[AsskickingEqualsAuthority are [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority too scared of him to disobey]], but he causes the main character to see his entire life flash before his eyes just by losing temper for one second. From several kilometers away. Reveal The reveal of his [[spoiler:true form]] not only scares away almost every creature in the vicinity, but also makes every creature in the world eat like it's their last meal. Just by using his full power, he makes the entire world subconsciously ready to die. He also literally cuts mountains in half and sends the tops skipping like rocks along the water until, eventually, until eventually they come back around the world and are now hand-sized polished stones.
** Anyone, Anyone who sees [[spoiler:Acacia's gourmet demon]], demon]] gets so scared, scared that their hair whitens. Even remembering it can lead to that effect. Nakaume, after seeing it, was completely convinced, convinced that escaping is pointless, since the monster will eat them, no matter when they hide.
** Coco, despite being the most calm and mild-mannered of the Four Kings, scares a lot of people. Rightfully so,being people, and R¿rightfully so, being [[PoisonousPerson the most poisonous creature in human world]].
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** The Admirals are this for most pirates; only the strongest of them don't immediately run screaming at the mere ''sight'' of an Admiral. And with good reason, considering all seen so far qualify as a PersonOfMassDestruction: [[LawfulGood Aokiji]] (real name Kuzan) is AnIcePerson and can freeze oceans, tsunamis, and enormous sea monsters solid ''within a few seconds''; [[LawfulNeutral Kizaru]] ([[LightTheWay Borsalino]]) can move at light speed and launch [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]] capable of effortlessly leveling trees the size of buildings; and [[LawfulEvil Akainu]] (Sakazuki) is a MagmaMan, with a Devil Fruit that turns him into a ''freaking walking volcano''. And the newest Admiral, [[BlindJustice Fujitora]] ([[HandicappedBadass Issho]]), does not disappoint the Admiral legacy: he has a Devil Fruit that controls ''[[GravityMaster gravity]]'', which allows him to throw ''[[ColonyDrop meteors]]'' at his enemies. It's also been stated that the other new Admiral, Ryokugyu (real name unknown), is in the same league as Fujitora, though as of yet nothing else has been revealed about him... or her. I did say "''nothing'' else".

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** The Admirals are this for most pirates; only the strongest of them don't immediately run screaming at the mere ''sight'' of an Admiral. And with good reason, considering all seen so far qualify as a PersonOfMassDestruction: [[LawfulGood Aokiji]] Aokiji (real name Kuzan) is AnIcePerson and can freeze oceans, tsunamis, and enormous sea monsters solid ''within a few seconds''; [[LawfulNeutral Kizaru]] Kizaru ([[LightTheWay Borsalino]]) can move at light speed and launch [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]] capable of effortlessly leveling trees the size of buildings; and [[LawfulEvil Akainu]] Akainu (Sakazuki) is a MagmaMan, with a Devil Fruit that turns him into a ''freaking walking volcano''. And the newest Admiral, [[BlindJustice Fujitora]] ([[HandicappedBadass Issho]]), does not disappoint the Admiral legacy: he has a Devil Fruit that controls ''[[GravityMaster gravity]]'', which allows him to throw ''[[ColonyDrop meteors]]'' at his enemies. It's also been stated that the other new Admiral, Ryokugyu (real name unknown), is in the same league as Fujitora, though as of yet nothing else has been revealed about him... or her. I did say "''nothing'' else".
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* ''LightNovel/MushokuTensei'': Rujierd is known as [[TheRedBaron the "Dead End"]] on the Magic Continent. He's literally the bogeyman for the Magic Races, as parents tell their children that if they don't behave the "Dead End" will get them. Towns have been known to send every available guard and adventurer to drive him off if he approaches them.

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* ''LightNovel/MushokuTensei'': ''LightNovel/MushokuTenseiJoblessReincarnation'': Rujierd is known as [[TheRedBaron the "Dead End"]] on the Magic Continent. He's literally the bogeyman for the Magic Races, as parents tell their children that if they don't behave the "Dead End" will get them. Towns have been known to send every available guard and adventurer to drive him off if he approaches them.
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* ''Manga/ChainsawMan'':
** The Gun Devil, the embodiment of the fear of guns. It's capable of killing hundreds of people in mere seconds. Its existence lead to super strict gun laws being enacted all over the world. Anyone with a gun clearly got it from the Gun Devil.
** The Darkness Devil, the emboidment of the fear of darkness. Being a primal fear, Darkness Devil has immense power and made quick work of everyone that ended up in his realm. Killing most of them and crippling a few others. Considering the work and sacrifices the Doll Devil made just to get a sample of his power shows that Darkness is not to be messed with.
** The titual Chainsaw Man qualifies. Referred to as the "Devil that other Devils fear", he is immensely powerful, able to cut up the Hell Devil in a SingleStrokeBattle. But that's not the only reason. Whenever he eats a Devil, the idea or concept that spawned it [[RetGone vanishes from the world, and from everyone's memory]]. This has inclded Nazis, nuclear weapons, and AIDS. As well as concepts made for the story like a star that drove children mad, and an alternative to death.
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** [[spoiler: Diavolo]]'s PsychoForHire, Cioccolata, is heavily implied to be this. As the boss puts him on hold until [[GodzillaThreshold there's no other option]], since he is said to be too dangerous to interact with. Even ''Diavolo'', who is also TheDreaded among Passione, is creeped out by him. The anime even reinforces this notion, as he is shown as a TortureTechnician in silhouette as the one who chopped up Sorbet and Gelato for trying to expose the boss.

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** [[spoiler: Diavolo]]'s PsychoForHire, Cioccolata, is heavily implied to be this. As the boss puts him on hold until [[GodzillaThreshold there's no other option]], since he is said to be too dangerous to interact with. Even ''Diavolo'', [[spoiler:''Diavolo'']], who is also TheDreaded among Passione, [[EvenEvilHasStandards is creeped out by him.him]]. The anime even reinforces this notion, as he is shown as a TortureTechnician in silhouette as the one who chopped up Sorbet and Gelato for trying to expose the boss.
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** Black Mage Zeref to the Magic Council. The mere mention of his possible return is enough to convince the first Magic Council to authorize a ''KillSat'' strike.
** Acnologia, the Black Dragon of the Apocalypse. [[spoiler:A former Dragon Slayer who slayed who countless dragons and bathed in their blood, he eventually gained the ability to turn into a dragon himself, and proclaimed himself to be the Dragon King]]. Representatives from the second council immediately flee Tenrou Island when they hear Zeref mention Acnologia and when he appears the whole Fairy Tail pulls a MassOhCrap. It's bluntly stated that he is a threat on the same level of Zeref, and one of the few with the power to kill the Black Mage. Even Zeref is terrified of him.

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** [[BigBad Black Mage Zeref Zeref]] to the Magic Council. The mere mention of his possible return is enough to convince the first Magic Council to authorize a ''KillSat'' strike.
** Acnologia, [[TheDreaded Acnologia]], the Black Dragon of the Apocalypse. [[spoiler:A former Dragon Slayer who slayed who countless dragons and bathed in their blood, he eventually gained the ability to turn into a dragon himself, and proclaimed himself to be the Dragon King]]. Representatives from the second council immediately flee Tenrou Island when they hear Zeref mention Acnologia and when he appears the whole Fairy Tail pulls a MassOhCrap. It's bluntly stated that he is a threat on the same level of Zeref, and one of the few with the power to kill the Black Mage. Even Zeref is terrified of him.
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** Abbacchio is this for the boss, of all people. His Stand, Moody Blues, allows him to rewind to a certain point in time and replay a person's actions from that point on. This puts the boss on edge, as his identity could easily be figured out. This singles Abbacchio out as [[spoiler: the first on Diavolo's kill list]].

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** Leone Abbacchio is this for the boss, of all people. His Stand, Moody Blues, allows him to rewind to a certain point in time and replay a person's actions from that point on. This puts the boss on edge, as his identity could easily be figured out. This singles Abbacchio out as [[spoiler: the first on Diavolo's kill list]].
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** Purple Haze, the Stand of Pannacotta Fugo from ''Manga/VentoAureo'', is feared by every member of Team Bucciarati, including Fugo himself, for its dangerous and uncontrollable [[MakeThemRot ability]]. [[GodzillaThreshold It's for this reason that Fugo will only use his Stand if there's no other option]].

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** Purple Haze, the Stand of Pannacotta Fugo from ''Manga/VentoAureo'', ''Manga/GoldenWind'', is feared by every member of Team Bucciarati, including Fugo himself, for its dangerous and uncontrollable [[MakeThemRot ability]]. [[GodzillaThreshold It's for this reason that Fugo will only use his Stand if there's no other option]].
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** Abbacchio is this for the boss, of all people. His Stand, Moody Blues, allows him to rewind to a certain point in time and replay a person's actions from that point on. This puts him on edge, as his identity could easily be figured out. This singles Abbacchio out as [[spoiler: the first on Diavolo's kill list]].

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** Abbacchio is this for the boss, of all people. His Stand, Moody Blues, allows him to rewind to a certain point in time and replay a person's actions from that point on. This puts him the boss on edge, as his identity could easily be figured out. This singles Abbacchio out as [[spoiler: the first on Diavolo's kill list]].
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** [[spoiler: Diavolo]]'s PsychoForHire, Cioccolata, is heavily implied to be this. As the boss puts him on hold until [[GodzillaThreshold there's no other option]], since he is said to be too dangerous to interact with. Even ''Diavolo'', who is also TheDreaded among Passione, is creeped out by him. The anime even reinforces this notion, as he is shown as a TortureTechnician in silhouette as the one who chopped up Sorbet and Gelato for trying to expose the boss.
** Abbacchio is this for the boss, of all people. His Stand, Moody Blues, allows him to rewind to a certain point in time and replay a person's actions from that point on. This puts him on edge, as his identity could easily be figured out. This singles Abbacchio out as [[spoiler: the first on Diavolo's kill list]].
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** Hanzo is insanely feared. How feared, you ask? So feared that the reason The Sannin are revered worldwide is because they fought him and survived. They didn't win, mind you - they fought him to a draw, and that alone is worthy of the title "legendary". It should also be noted that he wasn't as powerful as he used to be when Pein killed him.

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** Hanzo is insanely feared. How feared, you ask? So feared that the reason The Sannin are revered worldwide is because they fought him and survived. They didn't win, mind you - they fought him to a draw, and that alone is worthy of the title "legendary". It should also be noted that he wasn't as powerful as he used to be when Pein Pain killed him.

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