History Main / Pheromones

In real life one of the primary means of communication between animals is scent. Pheromones may be used to attract mates, mark territorial boundaries, signal danger, or leave a trail for others to follow.

In some works of fiction, characters might be able to communicate by pheromones too. In many cases they are interpreted as a means of mind control even.

* In Creator/LarryNiven's & Steven Barnes' ''Literature/DreamPark'' pheromone technology plays a big part of one part of the plot. [[spoiler:Dream Park's Chief of Security works to solve a murder that occured when an industrial spy stole some emotion-enhancing pheromone technology from the park's labs.]]

* In the Creator/JamesPatterson novel on which ''Series/{{Zoo}}'' is based, it's pollution-altered pheromones - HiveMind-generating ones in other mammals and [[BerserkButton attack-inciting ones]] in humans - that are to blame for the animal uprising.

* The Ant Lions in ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' are controllable by aquiring a queen Ant Lion pheromonal gland.

* The D-lister mutant supervillain "The Mandrill"/Jerome Beechman has mutant sex pheromones that turn him into a LivingAphrodisiac with MoreThanMindControl tier potency for women. His pheromones have even been established as being addictive with prolonged exposure. As he is [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain a raging misogynist]], he has no hesitation about raping the women he enthralls. Having begun as a recurring villain for ''ComicBook/ShannaTheSheDevil'' and ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' in TheSeventies, it is no surprise he swiftly vanished into obscurity after the TheEighties. The character has been used as a foe for (among others) Shanna, Daredevil, [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Thing]], ComicBook/TheDefenders, the Grim Reaper (an Avengers' villain who killed Nekra, Mandrill's only friend), ComicBook/AlphaFlight, Franchise/SpiderMan, the ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}, ComicBook/SheHulk, the ComicBook/NewAvengers, the [[Characters/IncredibleHulkVillains U-Foes]] (a super-villain team who double-crossed him), [[Characters/SpiderManRoguesGallery Kraven the Hunter/Alyosha Kravinoff]] (a super-villain who kidnapped Mandrill for one of his plans), ComicBook/ThePunisher, [[Characters/Avengers80sMembers Tigra]], various [[Characters/TheMightyThorAsgardians Asgardians]] (with ComicBook/{{Loki}} being the one to depower him), ComicBook/EmmaFrost, ComicBook/SpiderWoman (the Jessica Drew version), Comicbook/{{Gambit}}, [[ComicBook/CaptainBritainAndMI13 MI13]], the Comicbook/UncannyAvengers (Avengers Unity Squad), the Sandman, ComicBook/DoctorDoom, Comicbook/IronMan, and [[ComicBook/WarMachine]]. He has been a rather busy villain for the last 45 years (since debuting in 1973), but he has spend the last decades mostly as a henchman for ComicBook/TheHood.

* The D-lister mutant supervillain "The Mandrill"/Jerome Beechman has mutant sex pheromones that turn him into a LivingAphrodisiac with MoreThanMindControl tier potency for women. His pheromones have even been established as being addictive with prolonged exposure. As he is [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain a raging misogynist]], he has no hesitation about raping the women he enthralls. Having begun as a recurring villain for ''ComicBook/ShannaTheSheDevil'' and ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' in TheSeventies, it is no surprise he swiftly vanished into obscurity after the TheEighties. The character has been used as a foe for (among others) Shanna, Daredevil, [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Thing]], ComicBook/TheDefenders, the Grim Reaper (an Avengers' villain who killed Nekra, Mandrill's only friend), ComicBook/AlphaFlight, Franchise/SpiderMan, the ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}, ComicBook/SheHulk, the ComicBook/NewAvengers, the [[Characters/IncredibleHulkVillains U-Foes]] (a super-villain team who double-crossed him), [[Characters/SpiderManRoguesGallery Kraven the Hunter/Alyosha Kravinoff]] (a super-villain who kidnapped Mandrill for one of his plans), ComicBook/ThePunisher, [[Characters/Avengers80sMembers Tigra]], various [[Characters/TheMightyThorAsgardians Asgardians]] (with ComicBook/{{Loki}} being the one to depower him), ComicBook/EmmaFrost, ComicBook/SpiderWoman (the Jessica Drew version), Comicbook/{{Gambit}}, [[ComicBook/CaptainBritainAndMI13 MI13]], the Comicbook/UncannyAvengers (Avengers Unity Squad),

* The D-lister mutant supervillain "The Mandrill"/Jerome Beechman has mutant sex pheromones that turn him into a LivingAphrodisiac with MoreThanMindControl tier potency for women. His pheromones have even been established as being addictive with prolonged exposure. As he is [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain a raging misogynist]], he has no hesitation about raping the women he enthralls. Having begun as a recurring villain for ''ComicBook/ShannaTheSheDevil'' and ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' in TheSeventies, it is no surprise he swiftly vanished into obscurity after the TheEighties. The character has been used as a foe for (among others) Shanna, Daredevil, [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Thing]], ComicBook/TheDefenders, the Grim Reaper (an Avengers' villain who killed Nekra, Mandrill's only friend), ComicBook/AlphaFlight, Franchise/SpiderMan, the ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}, ComicBook/SheHulk, the ComicBook/NewAvengers, the [[Characters/IncredibleHulkVillains U-Foes]] (a super-villain team who double-crossed him), [[Characters/SpiderManRoguesGallery Kraven the Hunter/Alyosha Kravinoff]] (a super-villain who kidnapped Mandrill for one of his plans), ComicBook/ThePunisher, [[Characters/Avengers80sMembers Tigra]], various [[Characters/TheMightyThorAsgardians Asgardians]] (with ComicBook/{{Loki}} being the one to depower him), ComicBook/EmmaFrost,

* The D-lister mutant supervillain "The Mandrill"/Jerome Beechman has mutant sex pheromones that turn him into a LivingAphrodisiac with MoreThanMindControl tier potency for women. His pheromones have even been established as being addictive with prolonged exposure. As he is [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain a raging misogynist]], he has no hesitation about raping the women he enthralls. Having begun as a recurring villain for ''ComicBook/ShannaTheSheDevil'' and ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' in TheSeventies, it is no surprise he swiftly vanished into obscurity after the TheEighties. The character has been used as a foe for (among others) Shanna, Daredevil, [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Thing]], ComicBook/TheDefenders, the Grim Reaper (an Avengers' villain who killed Nekra, Mandrill's only friend), ComicBook/AlphaFlight, Franchise/SpiderMan, the ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}, ComicBook/SheHulk, the ComicBook/NewAvengers, the [[Characters/IncredibleHulkVillains U-Foes]] (a super-villain team who double-crossed him), [[Characters/SpiderManRoguesGallery Kraven the Hunter/Alyosha Kravinoff]] (a super-villain who kidnapped Mandrill for one of his plans), ComicBook/ThePunisher, [[Characters/Avengers80sMembers Tigra]], various [[Characters/TheMightyThorAsgardians Asgardians]] (with [[ComicBook/{{Loki}} being the one to depower him), ComicBook/EmmaFrost,

* The D-lister mutant supervillain "The Mandrill"/Jerome Beechman has mutant sex pheromones that turn him into a LivingAphrodisiac with MoreThanMindControl tier potency for women. His pheromones have even been established as being addictive with prolonged exposure. As he is [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain a raging misogynist]], he has no hesitation about raping the women he enthralls. Having begun as a recurring villain for ''ComicBook/ShannaTheSheDevil'' and ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' in TheSeventies, it is no surprise he swiftly vanished into obscurity after the TheEighties. The character has been used as a foe for (among others) Shanna, Daredevil, [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Thing]], ComicBook/TheDefenders, the Grim Reaper (an Avengers' villain who killed Nekra, Mandrill's only friend), ComicBook/AlphaFlight, Franchise/SpiderMan, the ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}, ComicBook/SheHulk, the ComicBook/NewAvengers, the [[Characters/IncredibleHulkVillains U-Foes]] (a super-villain team who double-crossed him), [[Characters/SpiderManRoguesGallery Kraven the Hunter/Alyosha Kravinoff]] (a super-villain who kidnapped Mandrill for one of his plans), ComicBook/ThePunisher, [[Characters/Avengers80sMembers Tigra]],

* The D-lister mutant supervillain "The Mandrill"/Jerome Beechman has mutant sex pheromones that turn him into a LivingAphrodisiac with MoreThanMindControl tier potency for women. His pheromones have even been established as being addictive with prolonged exposure. As he is [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain a raging misogynist]], he has no hesitation about raping the women he enthralls. Having begun as a recurring villain for ''ComicBook/ShannaTheSheDevil'' and ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' in TheSeventies, it is no surprise he swiftly vanished into obscurity after the TheEighties. The character has been used as a foe for (among others) Shanna, Daredevil, [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Thing]], ComicBook/TheDefenders, the Grim Reaper (an Avengers' villain who killed Nekra, Mandrill's only friend), ComicBook/AlphaFlight, Franchise/SpiderMan, the ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}, ComicBook/SheHulk, the ComicBook/NewAvengers, the [[Characters/IncredibleHulkVillains U-Foes]] (a super-villain team who double-crossed him), [[Characters/SpiderManRoguesGallery Kraven the Hunter/Alyosha Kravinoff]] (a super-villain who kidnapped Mandrill for one of his plans), ComicBook/ThePunisher

* The D-lister mutant supervillain "The Mandrill"/Jerome Beechman has mutant sex pheromones that turn him into a LivingAphrodisiac with MoreThanMindControl tier potency for women. His pheromones have even been established as being addictive with prolonged exposure. As he is [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain a raging misogynist]], he has no hesitation about raping the women he enthralls. Having begun as a recurring villain for ''ComicBook/ShannaTheSheDevil'' and ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' in TheSeventies, it is no surprise he swiftly vanished into obscurity after the TheEighties. The character has been used as a foe for (among others) Shanna, Daredevil, [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Thing]], ComicBook/TheDefenders,

* The D-lister mutant supervillain "The Mandrill"/Jerome Beechman has mutant sex pheromones that turn him into a LivingAphrodisiac with MoreThanMindControl tier potency for women. His pheromones have even been established as being addictive with prolonged exposure. As he is [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain a raging misogynist]], he has no hesitation about raping the women he enthralls. Having begun as a recurring villain for ''ComicBook/ShannaTheSheDevil'' and ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' in TheSeventies, it is no surprise he swiftly vanished into obscurity after the TheEighties. The character has been used as a foe for (among others) Shanna, Daredevil, [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Thing]]

* The D-lister mutant supervillain "The Mandrill"/Jerome Beechman has mutant sex pheromones that turn him into a LivingAphrodisiac with MoreThanMindControl tier potency for women. His pheromones have even been established as being addictive with prolonged exposure. As he is [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain a raging misogynist]], he has no hesitation about raping the women he enthralls. Having begun as a recurring villain for ''ComicBook/ShannaTheSheDevil'' and ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' in TheSeventies, it is no surprise he swiftly vanished into obscurity after the TheEighties. The characters has been used as a foe for (among others) Shanna, Daredevil, [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Thing]]

* The D-lister mutant supervillain "The Mandrill" has mutant sex pheromones that turn him into a LivingAphrodisiac with MoreThanMindControl tier potency for women. His pheromones have even been established as being addictive with prolonged exposure. As he is [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain a raging misogynist]], he has no hesitation about raping the women he enthralls. Having begun as a recurring villain for ''ComicBook/ShannaTheSheDevil'' and ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' in TheSeventies, it is no surprise he swiftly vanished into obscurity after the TheEighties.

* The D-lister mutant supervillain "The Mandrill" has mutant sex pheromones that turn him into a LivingAphrodisiac with MoreThanMindControl tier potency for women. His pheromones have even been established as being addictive with prolonged exposure. As he is [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain a raging misogynist]], he has no hesitation about raping the women he enthralls. Having begun as a recurring villain for ''ComicBook/ShannaTheSheDevil'' and ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' in the 1970s, it is no surprise he swiftly vanished into obscurity after the 80s.

* The D-lister mutant supervillain "The Mandrill" has mutant sex pheromones that turn him into a LivingAphrodisiac with MoreThanMindControl tier potency for women. His pheromones have even been established as being addictive with prolonged exposure. As he's [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain a raging misogynist]], he has no hesitation about raping the women he enthralls. Having begun as a recurring villain for ''ComicBook/ShannaTheSheDevil'' and ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' in the 1970s, it's no surprise he swiftly vanished into obscurity after the 80s.

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'': Several spider characters have pheromone abilities, particularly Jessica Drew (Comicbook/SpiderWoman), who has them as a major gimmick. [[spoiler:Likewise, Veranke, the Skrull Queen, who impersonated Drew.]] However, it's also revealed that Spidey himself and Comicbook/{{Silk}} also have them, and they work exponentially well on ''each other''. When Peter and Cindy are anywhere near each other, they are compelled to start making out on the spot, and can only resist for so long.

* Comicbook/PoisonIvy can use pheromones to get men to do her bidding. DependingOnTheWriter, it can also work on women as well, especially if that woman is a lesbian or bisexual. Since she's a scientist however, Ivy is also able to upgrade her abilities or develop new pheromones that compel a person regardless of sexual orientation or target. For instance, one concoction caused two men (who were previously shown to be attracted to women) to start making out with each other uncontrollably.

* In ''VideoGame/DrunkOnNectar'', the ability to sense pheromones as an insect is a major gameplay feature. Depending on your chosen class, they allow you to sense both predators and potential food sources. Certain animals also might only release pheromones at certain times as well, which can make them much more elusive to the player.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' Lisa discovers a pheromone given off by nerd-types which forces bully-types to beat up on them. She experiments by spraying Drederick Tatum (the Simpsons version of Mike Tyson) with the scent, which compels school bully Nelson to beat up on Tatum even though Nelson doesn't want to. Lisa names the new discovery "Poindextrose."
* In ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'' Jake and Adam use a perfume that says "100 percent animal pheromones"...which leads to them being chased by all the animals in the school.

* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40K'': One theory for the way Tau Ethereals get UndyingLoyalty from their troops is via pheromones that cause MoreThanMindControl in their subordinates.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'' Jake and Adam use a perfume that says "100 percent animal pheromones"...which leads to them being chased by all the animals in the school

* In the Literature/LiadenUniverse, the ''aelantaza'' are genetically-engineered assassins whose enhancements include the ability to emit pheremones that make people more trusting and likely to accept their cover story.