History TheDreaded / AnimeAndManga

* After the events of Volume 12 in ''HighSchoolDXD'', [[spoiler: ''the protagonist Issei'' becomes this in the eyes of the Anti-Lord of Hell faction. The reason being that they've tried all sorts of possibilities of killing the current Red Dragon Emperor to the point that they had to resort using Samael, the dragon eater, and ''he still lived through that'' made them fear him.]]

* [[spoiler:Seimei]] of ''{{Loveless}}'' is definitely the most feared of the series. Usually used with a pretty little topping of OhCrap. What makes him even more creepy is that just about this entire trope applies to him. The FearlessFool does indeed cry in fear, and ThePollyanna does indeed despair over TheStoic being defeated, who also lost his cool. In fact, his appearance alone isn't the ''only'' way he causes genuine fear - he uses words to, effectively, freak. People. Out.

** Mystogan is more of a neutral version, but not a type to be underestimated....ask Laxus.

** Beers, in ''Battle Of Gods''. Again, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Vegeta is terrified of him]], as are the Kais, and pretty much everyone else who knows who he is, including Shenlong!

*** Silvers Rayleigh, Roger's former second-in-command, is similarly terrifying. When Garp (the man who ''captured Roger'', mind you) received word that he was in the area, he ordered his men to not engage him and to keep hush-hush about it with Sengoku, with the reasoning being that the prospect of dealing with Whitebeard was terrifying enough, and that having to deal with him AND Rayleigh was simply not something that they could even hope to manage. Sure enough, when Rayleigh finally does come into contact with Admiral Kizaru, he not only manages to fight evenly with him, but actually WOUNDS, despite him being a [[NighInvulnerable Logia]], even as he admits that [[RetiredBadass he hasn't seen combat in over twenty years]] and is a tad rusty.

** Other pirates of sufficient power can be this trope. The people of Fishman Island become terrified when they realize how close they are to experiencing the wrath of someone on Whitebeard's level of power. The marines of G-5 (a Marine branch full of [[{{Jerkass}} jerkasses]] that love to torture pirates and refuse to obey headquarters) panic at seeing Trafalgar Law, a member of the Shichibukai who sent the Government a hundred hearts to join. Back in the East Blue, people are scared of the idea of pirates like Krieg and Arlong coming.

*** Case and Point: Luffy's at Corrida Colosseum for a TournamentArc while wearing a ridiculous PaperThinDisguise that manages to fool 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 literally anybody who isn't at the strength level of the Shichibukai (who are notable New World ''veterans'') instantly fears him.
** Strangely, out of all of the current members of the Yonkou, the one that stands out the most as this trope is the one who hasn't made an official appearance in the manga yet: Kaidou. [[spoiler:He managed to scare the hell out of ''Doflamingo'', to the point that the man willingly stepped down from his position as a Shichibukai rather than facing him, despite the fact that it would force the World Government to have him hunted down by the Admirals. When you make the aforementioned Admirals look like the ''friendlier'' option, you are this trope UpToEleven.]]

** The Shichibukai rely on this to instill fear in other pirates. Despite being derided as "government dogs," they are nonetheless insanely powerful and feared, and their reputation is what the World Government relies on to help keep the pirate population down. Pissing one of them off could be as bad as pissing off one of the Yonkou, depending on which one.
** The Eleven Supernovas are feared due to their willingness to challenge the Yonkou and the status quo and for their chaotic nature, along with their potential. When they first entered the New World, they caused so much chaos and destruction that they got lumped with the moniker "The Worst Generation." The reputations of both Luffy and Law show just how much of an impact they've made.

** Let's not forget Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage and [[spoiler: Naruto's dad]]. Nicknamed "The Yellow Flash," he was so feared by his enemies during the third war that a flee-on-sight order was issued the very second he appeared on the battlefield.

** This is a significant part of why [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Kuyou]] got away with his [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem abuse of authority]] while he was part of the [[AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil Security Committee]]; the other students were just that scared of him.

** Strangely, out of all of the current members of the Yonkou, the one that stands out the most as this trope is the one who hasn't made an official appearance in the manga yet: Kaidou. [[spoiler:He managed to scare the hell out of ''Donflamingo'', to the point that the man willingly stepped down from his position as a Shichibukai rather than facing him, despite the fact that it would force the World Government to have him hunted down by the Admirals. When you make the aforementioned Admirals look like the ''friendlier'' option, you are this trope UpToEleven.]]

* Shizuo Heiwajima from ''{{Durarara}}'' is this to all of Ikebukuro, having a well-deserved reputation as [[SuperStrength super strong]] [[HairTriggerTemper berserker]] who no one in their right mind should cross (unless its [[MagnificentBastard Izaya]]). He's recognizable by his [[IconicOutfit bartender clothes]] ([[MementoMacguffin even if he isn't one anymore]]), and Tom thinks that anyone who lives in Ikebukuro but doesn't know him are probably public school dropouts. His feats are so great that it's enough for him to garner the moniker of Ikebukuro's "[[RedBaron God of Destruction]] ([[BadassInANiceSuit in a Bartender Suit]])."

* ''Manga/Saki'' has Teru, Saki's big sister. While a lot of players are referred to as "national class monsters", Teru scares all of them.

** Madara remains such a boogeyman that even decades after his death, the possibility that he might be alive is enough to unite all five of the Great Villages to fight him.

** Let's not forget Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage and [[spoiler: Naruto's dad]]. He was so feared by his enemies during the third war that a flee-on-sight order was issued the very second he appeared on the battlefield.

* The three Admirals of ''OnePiece'' are this for most pirates. Only the strongest of pirates 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]] is AnIcePerson and can freeze oceans, tsunamis, and enormous sea monsters solid ''within a few seconds'', [[LawfulNeutral Kizaru]] can move at light speed and launch FrickinLaserBeams capable of effortlessly leveling trees the size of buildings, [[LawfulEvil Akainu]] is a MagmaMan, with a Devil Fruit that turned him into a ''freaking walking volcano''. And the newest admiral, [[BlindJustice Fuji]][[HandicappedBadass tora]], does not disappoint the admiral legacy: he has a devil fruit that controls ''gravity'', which allows him to throw ''[[ColonyDrop meteors]]'' at his enemies.

*** Silvers Rayleigh, his former second-in-command, is similarly terrifying. When Garp (the man who ''captured Roger'', mind you) received word that he was in the area, he ordered his men to not engage him and to keep hush-hush about it with Sengoku, with the reasoning being that the prospect of dealing with Whitebeard was terrifying enough and that having to deal with him AND Rayleigh was simply not something that they could even hope to manage. Sure enough, when he finally does come into contact with Kizaru, he not only manages to fight evenly with him, but actually WOUNDS him even as he admits that he hasn't seen combat in over twenty years and is a tad rusty.
** Other pirates of sufficient power can be this trope. The people of Fish-Man Island become terrified when they realize how close they are to experiencing the wrath of someone on Whitebeard's level of power. The marines of G-5 (a Marine branch full of [[{{Jerkass}} jerkasses]] that love to torture pirates and refuse to obey headquarters) panic at seeing Trafalgar Law, a member of the Shichibukai who sent the Government a hundred hearts to join. Back in the East Blue, people are scared of the idea of pirates like Krieg and Arlong coming.
*** In fact, Luffy himself (and by extension, his crew), have already hit 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 already made an impression there.

** Strangely, out of all of the current members of the Yonkou, the one that stands out the most as this trope is the one who hasn't made an official appearance in the manga yet: Kaidou. [[spoiler:He managed to scare the hell out of ''Doflamingo'', to the point that the man willingly stepped down from his position as a Shichibukai rather than facing him, despite the fact that it would force the World Government to have him hunted down by the Admirals. When you make the aforementioned Admirals look like the ''friendlier'' option, you are this trope UpToEleven.]]
** Don't forget about Luffy's father, Dragon. He hasn't done much of anything in the series proper yet and he's still known as the "World's Most Wanted Criminal." He's considered a threat equal to Whitebeard [[spoiler:when Whitebeard was still alive]], perhaps even ''more'' of a threat due to the fact that he's far more active.

* Yuu from ''{{Holyland}}'' wants to become this so that the bullies and gangsters will stop making trouble for him. It's not working out yet.

** Other pirates of sufficient power can be this trope. The people of Fish-Man Island become terrified when they realize how close they are to experiencing the wrath of someone on Whitebeard's level of power. The marines of G-5 (a navy branch full of [[{{Jerkass}} jerkasses]] that love to torture pirates and refuse to obey headquarters) panic at seeing Trafalgar Law, a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea who sent the Government a hundred hearts to join. Back in the East Blue, people are scared of the idea of pirates like Krieg and Arlong coming.

*** Case and Point: Luffy's at Corrida Colosseum for a TournamentArc while wearing a ridiculous PaperThinDisguise that manages to fool 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 literally anybody who isn't at the strength level of the Seven Warlords of the Sea (who are notable New World ''veterans'') instantly fears him.
** Strangely, 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 hasn't made an official appearance in the manga yet: Kaido. [[spoiler:He managed to scare the hell out of ''Doflamingo'', to the point that the man willingly stepped down from his position as a Warlord rather than facing him, despite the fact that it would force the World Government to have him hunted down by the Admirals. When you make the aforementioned Admirals look like the ''friendlier'' option, you are this trope UpToEleven.]]

** The Seven Warlords of the Sea rely on this to instill fear in other pirates. Despite being derided as "government dogs," they are nonetheless insanely powerful and feared, and their reputation is what the World Government relies on to help keep the pirate population down. Pissing one of them off could be as bad as pissing off one of the Four Emperors, depending on which one.
** The Eleven Supernovas are feared due to their willingness to challenge the Four Emperors and the status quo and for their chaotic nature, along with their potential. When they first entered the New World, they caused so much chaos and destruction that they got lumped with the moniker "The Worst Generation." The reputations of both Luffy and Law show just how much of an impact they've made.

** Izaya Orihara himself is somewhat of a lesser example, seeing as the only people who are really at risk are those he deals with most of the time, usually gangs. All the gangs are perfectly aware that pissing off Izaya is a stupid idea; as an InformationBroker of the highest caliber, Izaya can screw you over the worst way possible at any time he so wishes. Attacking him is no good either, as Izaya is also famed as one of the strongest men in Ikebukuro (despite technically residing in Shinjuku), and one of the two people capable of fighting Shizuo Heiwajima without suffering grievous bodily harm. The fact that he ''regularly'' pisses off Shizuo for kicks should be an indicator of how dangerous he is.

* Even the nastiest vampires and monsters in ''{{Hellsing}}'' are terrified of [[BadassPreacher Father]] [[HolyHitman Alexander Anderson]]. While Alucard isn't quite as well-known in the beginning of the series due to his years as a SealedBadassInACan, Anderson has an infamous reputation both among monster-hunting organizations like Hellsing and the creatures that he enjoys filleting at every turn. He essentially functions as TheJuggernaut for Iscariot and doesn't hesitate to destroy anyone or thing that gets on the wrong side of the Vatican or his moral beliefs. In the OVA, Integra even uses this to her advantage on two occasions, manipulating Anderson's [[EvenEvilHasStandards strict moral code]] to utterly terrify and destroy a large chunk of the Nazi vampires while also convincing him and his subordinates to escort her home through hostile territory.

* Even the nastiest vampires and monsters in ''{{Hellsing}}'' are terrified of [[BadassPreacher Father]] [[HolyHitman Alexander Anderson]]. While Alucard isn't quite as well-known in the beginning of the series due to his years as a BadassSealedInACan, Anderson has an infamous reputation both among monster-hunting organizations like Hellsing and the creatures that he enjoys filleting at every turn. He essentially functions as TheJuggernaut for Iscariot and doesn't hesitate to destroy anyone or thing that gets on the wrong side of the Vatican or his moral beliefs. In the OVA, Integra even uses this to her advantage on two occasions, manipulating Anderson's [[EvenEvilHasStandards strict moral code]] to utterly terrify and destroy a large chunk of the Nazi vampires while also convincing him and his subordinates to escort her home through hostile territory.

* ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'': Father Anderson. Paladin Anderson. Executioner Anderson. Bayonet Anderson. Angel Dust Anderson. Dust To Dust Anderson. Off With Its Head Anderson. Assassin Anderson. Regenerator Anderson. Killing Judge Anderson. Judas Priest. Monster of God. Iscariot's Trump Card.

* The three Admirals of ''OnePiece'' are this for most pirates. Only the strongest of pirates 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]] is AnIcePerson and can literally ''freeze oceans and sea monsters solid within a second'', [[LawfulNeutral Kizaru]] can move at light speed and launch FrickinLaserBeams capable of effortlessly leveling trees the size of buildings. [[LawfulEvil Akainu]] is a MagmaMan, with a Devil Fruit that turned him into a ''freaking walking volcano''. And the newest admiral, [[BlindJustice Fuji]][[HandicappedBadass tora]], does not disappoint the admiral legacy: he has a devil fruit that controls ''gravity'', which allows him to throw ''[[ColonyDrop meteors]] at his enemies.

* The three Admirals of ''OnePiece'' are this for most pirates. Only the strongest of pirates 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]] is AnIcePerson and can literally ''freeze oceans and sea monsters solid within a second'', [[LawfulNeutral Kizaru]] can move at light speed and launch FreakingLaserBeams capable of effortlessly leveling trees the size of buildings. [[LawfulEvil Akainu]] is a MagmaMan, with a Devil Fruit that turned him into a ''freaking walking volcano''. And the newest admiral, [[BlindJustice Fuji]][[HandicappedBadass tora]], does not disappoint the admiral legacy: he has a devil fruit that controls ''gravity'', which allows him to throw ''[[ColonyDrop meteors]] at his enemies.

* The three Admirals of ''OnePiece'' are this for most pirates. Only the strongest of pirates 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]] is AnIcePerson and can literally ''freeze oceans and sea monsters solid within a second'', [[LawfulNeutral Kizaru]] can move at light speed and launch FreakinLaserBeams capable of leveling buildings ''just with the force from his kicks''. [[LawfulEvil Akainu]] is a MagmaMan, with a Devil Fruit that turned him into a ''freaking walking volcano''. And the newest admiral, [[BlindJustice Fuji]][[HandicappedBadass tora]], does not disappoint the admiral legacy: he has a devil fruit that controls ''gravity'', which allows him to throw ''[[ColonyDrop meteors]] at his enemies.

* The three Admirals of ''OnePiece'' are this for most pirates. Only the strongest of pirates don't immediately run screaming at the mere ''sight'' of an Admiral. And with good reason, considering all three are [[ImplacableMan nigh-invulnerable]] elementals with abilities that cause massive devastation.

* Shizuo Heiwajima from ''{{Durarara}}'' is this to all of Ikebukuro, having a well-deserved reputation as [[SuperStrength super strong]] [[HairTriggerTemper berserker]] who no one in their right mind should cross (unless its [[MagnificentBastard Izaya]]). He's recognizable by his [[IconicOutfit bartender clothes]] ([[MementoMacguffin even if he isn't one anymore]]), and Tom thinks that anyone who lives in Ikebukuro but doesn't know him are probably public school dropouts.