->''"Turning an asset is a multi-step process. You back them into a corner, you pile on stress, you create tension with the people they trust. If you can cut them off from good influences, so you're the only voice in their ear, they're much more likely to listen. It's a formula that works so well, it even works on [[TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes spies who ought to know better]]."''
-->-- '''Michael Westen''', ''Series/BurnNotice'', "Enemies Closer"

->''"Stand forth, Servant. The Sword you carry has been smelted in the heat of your anger, forged upon your desire, tempered in your hate, quenched in your soul, polished with your loyalty, furnished with your bones and skin, tested in your hand, and borne in my name.\\
You, Slave, are mine, as much as the Blade..."''
-->-- ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000''

->'''Terra:''' What did I do? What did YOU do?\\
'''Maleficent:''' You speak as if I pulled some invisible strings. No, you couldn't be further from the truth, child. I simply whispered to the darkness you already held inside.
-->-- ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''

->'''Grodd:''' For months I've been reading their body language and facial expressions like a book. They were holding back considerable resentment for each other. All I had to do was get those feelings to come out.\\
'''Parasite:''' How'd ya do that?\\
'''Grodd:''' Parasite, have you ever said something you knew you shouldn't have? Something really hurtful?\\
'''Parasite:''' Sure.\\
'''Grodd:''' What made you do it? Too little sleep? Low blood sugar? Maybe you were just in 'one of those moods' you get into every so often. ''[...]'' This blessed organ of mine can send out thought waves that affect those moods. They open the door that most people keep locked.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', "[[Recap/JusticeLeagueS2E17And18SecretSociety Secret Society]]"

->'''Hawke:''' You never know just how far someone will go until it's too late.\\
'''Varric:''' I always thought [Bartrand] was more prone to puppy-kicking than... mutilation and torture. Whatever that idol did to him, it found something inside I don't think even HE knew was there.
-->-- ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''

->''"But I'm no puppeteer, Kevin. I don't make things happen; doesn't work like that ''[...]'' Free will. It's like butterfly wings: once touched, they never get off the ground. No, I only set the stage. You pull your own strings."''
-->-- '''[[LouisCypher John Milton]]''' a.k.a. '''{{Satan}}''', ''Film/TheDevilsAdvocate''

->''"It's so easy for me to whisper to other gods, especially when I am only confirming their own deepest fears."''
-->-- '''Khione''', ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus''

->'''Aria Blaze:''' But the Rainblossoms, or whatever they're called, aren't under our spell. ''[...]''\\
'''Adagio Dazzle:''' The Rainbooms are just as capable of falling apart as anyone else. They just need a little... push in the wrong direction.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks''

->''[Spellbinder has just been revealed to Commissioner Gordon and the GCPD]''\\
'''Batman:''' Didn't know you had a shadow, did you, Commissioner?\\
'''Barbara:''' Spellbinder?\\
'''Batman:''' He was there at the garage with us. He used [[MasterOfIllusion his powers]] to create an illusion.\\
'''Barbara:''' ''[realizing]'' That's why I saw you kill [[BombThrowingAnarchists Mad Stan]].\\
'''Batman:''' But I didn't. [[ThouShaltNotKill I wouldn't]].\\
'''Spellbinder:''' ''[to Barbara]'' [[InspectorJavert You were]] ''[[InspectorJavert so]]'' [[InspectorJavert ready to believe the worst]], [[EvilGloating it was]] ''[[EvilGloating easy]]''.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', "[[Recap/BatmanBeyondS2E14Eyewitness Eyewitness]]"

->'''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}:''' Honestly...? I'm... torn. I remember what [[Characters/NewGodsDarkseid Darkseid]] turned me into--\\
'''Franchise/{{Superman}}:''' ...We've been over this, Kara. Darkseid lives for manipulation. He has magics at his disposal. Hypnotists. Scientists whose only function is to break your spirit. Ask Barda if you want to hear the horror stories she and Scott suffered through. Darkseid IS evil.\\
'''Supergirl:''' But... Did he influence me... or bring out a darkness that is already there?\\
'''Superman:''' I already know that answer.
-->-- ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton2004''

->''[[TheCorrupter He never verbally counselled her to kill her business partner]]. That would have been uncouth, and completely unnecessary. In other words, he only sympathized with her situation, bolstered her sense of outrage, fed her paranoia. Yes, her partner was up to something, and he was worried for her. Had she ever considered to what lengths this man might go to steal her company? Of course, the Huntsman didn't think he'd actually hurt her, but... [[FauxAffablyEvil he worried. That was all. He worried]].''
-->-- ''Hounded'', by Kelley Armstrong

->''"I'm so sorry, miss!" said the would-be attacker. His voice had gone softer, smoother. As if he'd been a child playing bad just moments ago. "I'm scared... I just lost my job and it was just at this hole in the wall diner. I've been trying to build up money to buy my girl a ring and..."\\
"HEY!" said Fantasia, pointing her staff just before the man made to hug her. Her eyes were still narrow slits. "You were about to KILL me. Back off! Just because I can't see you doesn't mean I won't whack you."\\
"Look I know that I attacked you -- I know! And a few moments ago, nothing could have made me stop. But the crazy thing is that I don't want to do it anymore. Not any of this," said the man. "I just want this feeling to stop. Help me! Please!"''
-->-- Fanfiction ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20733407/chapters/49258403 The Purest Heart]]'' describes a [[WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug typical akuma attack]]

->'''Geoffrey:''' Crikey. I knew there was some concern about the [[{{Nanomachines}} nanites]] and [[ArtificialIntelligence Nicole]], but I didn't realize it was this bad.\\
'''Naugus:''' It was -- and it ''wasn't''.\\
'''Geoffrey:''' Regardless, this will play directly into our -- wait, what?\\
'''Naugus:''' ''[EvilLaugh]'' [[Literature/{{Dune}} Fear is the mind-killer]]!\\
'''Geoffrey:''' You... you're doing this. You're using [[HatePlague your magic]] to blow their feelings out of proportion.\\
'''Naugus:''' Just as in the Great War... they will do more than call for reform... they will be baying for blood!
-->-- ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics''

->''"Here's something most people don't realize. Once you get akumatized once, it's easier to get akumatized again. Especially since it feels'' great. ''It's addictive. You feel superhuman, super-powered. Just keep a promise to a distant voice and he can keep you strong and powerful forever. You just want to'' stay ''feeling like that. Like you're on top of the world. Unstoppable.'' Godlike. ''And if you refuse, he fills your head with pressure and static 'til you feel like a balloon about to burst."''
-->-- '''Chloé Bourgeois''', ''Webcomic/FeralnetteAU''

->'''Beau:''' He made you... executioners.\\
'''[[spoiler:Caleb]]:''' We ''wanted'' to be.
-->''WebVideo/CriticalRole'', "Whispers of War"

->The tadpole... the absolute... they work together like a drug. I did not feel I was compelled to act against my will, I felt ecstatic to serve
-->-- '''Minthara''', ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'',

->''"To be superior. To be honored for your singular accomplishments. To be loved by all. To get the glory even at the expense of others. That is what your friend craved. I just increased that desire, that power."''
-->-- '''{{Dracula}}''', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaCircleOfTheMoon'', regarding [[StockShonenRival Hugh]].

->'''Ethan Winters:''' What the hell is she? Now what did she do to you? \\
'''Jack Baker:''' ''(sighs)'' She infected us with her gift. That's what she calls it. I found her near a busted-out tanker in the bayou. Everything changed after that. \\
'''Ethan Winters:''' So she infects you, and then she takes control? \\
'''Jack Baker:''' No, not exactly, son. She just - she forces her way into your mind and your soul and... you can't fight back. You are connected to her, and you can't resist the urge to... ''(deep sigh)'' You're a different person after that.
-->--''VideoGame/ResidentEvil7Biohazard''
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