History TheDreaded / WebComics

** Apparently Agatha's uncle Barry did ''some''thing to make the BigBad fret at the mere offhand-dismissive mention of him, fearful that it might invoke another encounter with him.

* ''Webcomic/{{HeroKiller}}'': Fear of [[WorldsStrongestMan The Steel Witch]] moves the plot. Her utter decimation of Nera, at the peak of their power and in mere moments, cemented her as a force everybody are afraid of and none has too much of an answer for. Engen is banking a lot of his hopes on [[SociopathicHero Ihwa]] one day surpassing her, and even the elders, the other candidates for this title, are aware she is probably superior. [[InvincibleHero Victoria]] in particular shows palpable anger whenever the Witch is mentioned because the Witch's mere existence threatens her self-perception as the Strongest.

* ''Webcomic/{{[[HeroKiller Hero Killer]]}}'': Fear of [[WorldsStrongestMan The Steel Witch]] moves the plot. Her utter decimation of Nera, at the peak of their power and in mere moments, cemented her as a force everybody are afraid of and none has too much of an answer for. Engen is banking a lot of his hopes on [[SociopathicHero Ihwa]] one day surpassing her, and even the elders, the other candidates for this title, are aware she is probably superior. [[InvincibleHero Victoria]] in particular shows palpable anger whenever the Witch is mentioned because the Witch's mere existence threatens her self-perception as the Strongest.

* ''Webcomic/{{HeroKiller Hero Killer}}'': Fear of [[WorldsStrongestMan The Steel Witch]] moves the plot. Her utter decimation of Nera, at the peak of their power and in mere moments, cemented her as a force everybody are afraid of and none has too much of an answer for. Engen is banking a lot of his hopes on [[SociopathicHero Ihwa]] one day surpassing her, and even the elders, the other candidates for this title, are aware she is probably superior. [[InvincibleHero Victoria]] in particular shows palpable anger whenever the Witch is mentioned because the Witch's mere existence threatens her self-perception as the Strongest.

* ''Webcomic/{{HeroKiller}}'': Fear of [[WorldsStrongestMan The Steel Witch]] moves the plot. Her utter decimation of Nera, at the peak of their power and in mere moments, cemented her as a force everybody are afraid of and none has too much of an answer for. Engen is banking a lot of his hopes on [[SociopathicHero Ihwa]] one day surpassing her, and even the elders, the other candidates for this title, are aware she is probably superior. [[InvincibleHero Victoria]] in particular shows palpable anger whenever the Witch is mentioned because the Witch's mere existence threatens her self-perception as the Strongest.

* The Irregulars from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod''. Normally, people who climb the Tower to get their deepest desire fulfilled have to be Chosen and are invited as Regulars. Not these guys. They came and kicked the metaphysical doors open by themselves and every time that happened, the Tower underwent drastic changes. Five Irregulars are known. One was a man-made god who defeated the [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking entire ruling structure]] of the Tower and then simply disappeared. Before him came a person who slew a PhysicalGod and could create life. The third followed the former into the Tower, climbed it ten times faster than anyone else[[note]] it took him 50 years[[/note]] and built an NGOSuperpower that rivals the government. The fourth one was almost completely immune to magic and could copy any spell on sight. And the last one [[spoiler: was an incredibly normal girl who stabbed her best friend in the back]]. People are not very fond of Irregulars. They are afraid of them.

** On the Wulfenbach's side, there's the Dreen, strange, clawed cyclops with conic hats and veils that don't quite look ''that'' threatening. But once they enter the fray, general Zog's plan immediately turns towards getting the hell out of here. A reminder: These creatures scare the crap out of a [[StrongerWithAge centuries-old]] SuperSoldier [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority general]] who single-handedly shot down a carrier full of troops. And just to rub it in, one particular Dreen casually survives a stomp by a HumongousMecha intact and blows it up by ''touching'' it, immediately afterwards. [[spoiler:It's later revealed they might be related to the enormous EldritchAbomination currently threatening Mechanicsburg]].

* The Irregulars from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod''. Normally, people who climb the Tower to get their deepest desire fulfilled have to be Chosen and are invited as Regulars. Not these guys. They came and kicked the metaphysical doors open by themselves and every time that happened, the Tower underwent drastic changes. Five Irregulars are known. One was a man-made god who defeated the [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking entire]] [[WorldOfBadass ruling structure]] of the Tower and then simply disappeared. Before him came a person who slew a PhysicalGod and could create life. The third followed the former into the Tower, climbed it ten times faster than anyone else[[note]] it took him 50 years[[/note]] and built an NGOSuperpower that rivals the government. The fourth one was almost completely immune to magic and could copy any spell on sight. And the last one [[spoiler: was an incredibly normal girl who stabbed her best friend in the back]]. People are not very fond of Irregulars. They are afraid of them.

* OmnicidalManiac Jagganoth is first introduced to ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'' by attending a [[WeUsedToBeFriends Concordance of the Demiurges]], who immediately stop bickering when he shows up. We later see Mottom, one of those Demiurges, openly admitting to Allison that Jagganoth's existence means she's ruled by fear because it's only a matter of time before he decides the time is right to destroy TheMultiverse, and only the very tenuous alliance between the other six keeps him in check. When he finally makes his move at the end of ''King of Swords'', being informed of his coming ends up [[OhCrap freaking the heck out]] of previously unflappable Solomon David.

%%* [[AwesomeMcCoolname Trace Legacy]] from ''Webcomic/TwoKinds''.

* In ''Webcomic/Trevor2020'', [[spoiler: Trevor]] becomes this the moment his "corpse" sits up in the autopsy room.

* ''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.

* ''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.

* In ''Webcomic/{{TREVOR}}'', [[spoiler: Trevor]] becomes this the moment his "corpse" sits up in the autopsy room.