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* Just about every prosecutor [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Phoenix Wright]] goes up against has a reputation as a terrifying, unstoppable badass who has never lost in court [[AmoralAttorney and will do anything to keep it that way]]. Even ButtMonkey Winston Payne has the title "Rookie Killer", presumably for good reason (though [[InformedAbility we never get to see it]]). This even extends to [[VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney Phoenix's ancestor]], whose own rival prosecutor has a similarly dreaded reputation, though unlike the others it isn't because he's undefeated. Instead, every defendant he prosecutes who is found not guilty mysteriously winds up dead.
** When it comes to non-prosecutors with this reputation, [[TheDon Bruto Cadaverini]] has a major status as this, as an untouchable mobster who absolutely nobody will get on the bad side of. [[spoiler: It's made clear in "Recipe for Turnabout" after LoanShark [[BrooklynRage Furio Tigre]] nearly killed Bruto's granddaughter Viola in a car accident. She survived, but Tigre was given the ultimatum of paying her entire million-dollar operation fee or dying.]]

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* Just The ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series gives us Manfred von Karma. The most feared prosecutor in the series who has went forty years without losing a case (until Phoenix defeats him). Manfred is well known for his intimating behavior managing to even get the Judge to obey his every command. Even [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Edgeworth]] at the time knows that Manfred is someone not to be trifled with. [[spoiler:The man is willing to ''kill someone'' and effectively kidnap his son [[DisproportionateRetribution over a penalty]].]]
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about every prosecutor [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Phoenix Wright]] Wright goes up against has a reputation as a terrifying, unstoppable badass who has never lost in court [[AmoralAttorney and will do anything to keep it that way]]. Even ButtMonkey Winston Payne has the title "Rookie Killer", presumably for good reason (though [[InformedAbility we never get to see it]]). This even extends to [[VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney Phoenix's ancestor]], whose own rival prosecutor has a similarly dreaded reputation, though unlike the others it isn't because he's undefeated. Instead, every defendant he prosecutes who is found not guilty mysteriously winds up dead.
** When it comes We also have Damon Gant from the first game as well. Given his position as [[DaChief the head of the police department]], no one dares to non-prosecutors speak against him. Not even Chief Prosecutor [[IceQueen Lana Skye]] dared to speak ill of him and even did whatever he said, [[spoiler:and took the blame for his murder of Goodman. Part of this is because he’s blackmailing her, though]].
** [[ProfessionalKiller Shelly de Killer]] from the second game (and Investigations 2) is this to a number of people that know of him. He is a professional assassin that knows how to get the job done. Also, you do not want to piss him off and destroy his trust. He will hunt you down until you are dead. The last two known people to hire him did this and were pretty much screwed (and they were both [[BigBad Big Bads]]!).
** Bruto Cadaverini, TheDon of a major mafia family. His name is not to be uttered casually, and if [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse he makes you owe him something]], ''you will commit to it'', as an otherwise-fearless LoanShark thug learned the hard way when [[spoiler:he got into an accident
with this Cadaverini's daughter Viola, causing said thug to owe one million dollars to cover her head surgery and work to make that money happen, even if murdering someone else is involved]].
** Phoenix himself is an odd case, in that he's ''technically'' feared but always treated with zero respect in court itself despite his record and the fact he's won against highly respected prosecutors and ended countless winning streaks. Thing is, that's actively part of the
reputation, [[TheDon Bruto Cadaverini]] has a major status as this, as an untouchable mobster who absolutely nobody will get on when one combines the bad side of. [[spoiler: It's made clear in "Recipe infamy for Turnabout" after LoanShark [[BrooklynRage Furio Tigre]] nearly killed Bruto's granddaughter Viola in a car accident. She survived, but Tigre was given bluffing and struggling with the ultimatum "Turnabout Terror" reputation he has. Everyone that isn't feeling overconfident (which is many of paying her them) knows that Phoenix's modus operandi is to flounder around helplessly 95% of the time, and suddenly latching on to a single thing and trashing the prosecution's entire million-dollar operation fee or dying.]]case in a matter of minutes before anyone else can do anything, and even if it seems completely certain the Defense's lost. Everyone gets caught up in that initial 95% of relentlessly mocking him, but everyone knows he'll still win. In the sixth game’s final case, [[spoiler:Apollo and Athena wind up [[HeroAntagonist facing him in court]] and are naturally ''terrified'']].
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* An example that lives up to the hype, ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNimh'' features The Great Owl. He is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, a gigantic barn owl made even bigger by being introduced relative the the protagonist, a small field mouse.

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* An example that lives up to the hype, ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNimh'' features The Great Owl. He is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, a gigantic barn owl made even bigger by being introduced relative the the protagonist, a small field mouse.
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* ''VisualNovel/EndlessSummer'': [[spoiler:Estela's]] file in Chapter 6 has a warning not to approach her.
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* Night Furies from ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''. Some vikings do not believe they exist, but those that do dread the idea of encountering one. They [[PowerLevels outrank nearly every other dragon in speed, strength, intelligence, etc.]] [[FunSize despite its size]] and they blend in with the dark. [[UndeadAuthor No one has ever encountered one and lived to tell the tale]]. Even the dragon manual says that should one ever encounter a Night Fury, they should [[TheHunterBecomesTheHunted "hide and prey that it does not find [them]"]], and this is a book that tells you that dragons that spit [[HollywoodAcid acid]], turns you inside out and [[MakeMeWannaShout roar so loud that your ears explode]] should be "[[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption killed on sight]]."

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* Wrestling/BrockLesnar. As Wrestling/CMPunk put it, for all his physical gifts, Lesnar's greatest weapon was the sheer fear all of his opponents had for him, whether they showed it or not. Punk himself was not intimidated, because he wasn't after Lesnar -- to him, Lesnar was just another obstacle in the way of his ''real'' goal, Wrestling/PaulHeyman.

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* Wrestling/BrockLesnar. Former [[UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship UFC]] Heavyweight Champion. Former NCAA Amateur Champion. The longest-reigning, defending, undisputed WWE Universal Champion. The destroyer of [[Wrestling/TheUndertaker the Streak]]. And a bona-fide, certified badass. As Wrestling/CMPunk put it, for all his physical gifts, Lesnar's greatest weapon was the sheer fear all of his opponents had for him, whether they showed it or not. Punk [[note]]Punk himself was not intimidated, because he wasn't after Lesnar -- to him, Lesnar was just another obstacle in the way of his ''real'' goal, Wrestling/PaulHeyman.[[/note]] [[https://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-greatest-revenge-matches-in-mma-history In the words]] of Website/{{Cracked}}'s own Creator/{{Seanbaby}}:
--> ''"Brock Lesnar is a human cheat-code. He is 300 pounds of muscle and judging by the way he darts around, I don't think mass and inertia were properly explained to him. He has so much wild animal meat inside him at any time that bears unsheath their penis bones when his scent catches the wind. Brock Lesnar is exactly what you would use if you were making an army of super clone soldiers, which explains why his outgoing voicemail message is, "I am one of you, ordinary human. You can tell me where the resistance is hiding after the beep.""''

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** The children of Loki, including Jormungandr, Fenrisulfr, and Hel, were feared by god and man alike. Of the three, one is a serpent that wraps entirely around the earth and will kill Thor, one is a wolf whose jaws open wider than the sky and will kill Odin, and one is the personification of ignominious, dishonorable death.

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** The Jormungandr, Fenrisulfr and Hel, the children of Loki, including Jormungandr, Fenrisulfr, and Hel, were feared by god and man alike. Of the three, one is a serpent that wraps entirely around the earth and will kill Thor, one is a wolf whose jaws open wider than the sky and will kill Odin, and one is the personification of ignominious, dishonorable death.death.
** Odin was feared by all mortal beings on account of the fact that he was the Valfodr, the Father of the Slain, and constantly on the look-out for more warriors to pad out his ranks with for the upcoming battle come Ragnarok. Nothing guaranteed a shorter life than gaining Odin's favour.



** The most dreaded being in all of Norse Mythology was Níðhöggr was an EldritchAbomination that gnawed the roots of the world tree, would show up for Ragnarok (and evidently survive it), and was feared by everyone and everything, including the gods. If there is one Norse being you would rather never meet, it's Níðhöggr.

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** The most dreaded being in all of Norse Mythology was Níðhöggr, a DraconicAbomination that lived on the shores of Nastrond, the deepest, darkest recesses of Hel, where traitors and oathbreakers were sent. There Níðhöggr was an EldritchAbomination that gnawed spent its days gorging itself upon the criminals and gnawing upon the roots of [[WorldTree Yggdrasil]], its poison seeping into the tree and befouling the world tree, itself, all of it for the simple purpose of bringing down all of creation. Níðhöggr would not only show up for Ragnarok (and evidently ''it would survive it), and it, too!'' The monster was feared by everyone and everything, including the gods. If there is one Norse being you would rather never meet, it's it was Níðhöggr.
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': [[BigBad Salem]] is a dark and dangerous humanoid who possesses mastery over the Grimm, monsters that are instinctively attracted to negative emotions such as fear, panic, hate and grief, and which are attempting to hunt humanity into extinction. Although the Grimm [[DeathWorld dominate the world]], her existence is not public knowledge. Her arch-enemy, [[BigGood Ozpin]], is so convinced the world will descend into panic and chaos -- empowering the Grimm and therefore Salem -- if they knew, that he has created a [[BenevolentConspiracy global conspiracy network]] that functions at the highest echelons of power, to both search for a way to defeat her and prevent her existence from becoming public. Of those that know, Qrow describes her creations as fear itself, Ironwood is obsessively building an army he hopes can obliterate her, and Raven has abandoned Ozpin's cause to disappear into the wilds of Anima because she's so convinced Salem is unstoppable. Her subordinates also fear her: Emerald and Mercury are constantly terrified of her presence; Tyrian worships her as a goddess but is utterly terrified of failing her; and even the sarcastic Watts and the stone-faced Hazel are '''very''' wary of incurring her deadly wrath. [[spoiler:Leo, Haven Academy's headmaster and Ozpin's oldest ally, is so terrified of Salem that she is able to secretly turn him into a mole for her side simply by implying the continued existence of Haven and Mistral depends on his co-operation. In Volume 6, Ozpin is [[AwfulTruth forced to admit]] that he actually has no plan to defeat Salem because even he believes she [[CompleteImmortality cannot be destroyed]]; the news so demoralises the heroes, that they are left [[BrokenPedestal estranged]] from a [[HeroicBSOD broken Ozpin]] and questioning the point of opposing Salem at all. In Volume 7, learning that Salem is both immortal and on her way tips the terrified Ironwood into tyrany, transforming him into a villain who is prepared to lash out at the Atlesian council, the heroes and anyone else who interfers with his method of dealing with Salem.]]

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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': [[BigBad Salem]] The BigBad of the series, Salem, is a dark and dangerous humanoid being who possesses mastery over the Grimm, monsters that are instinctively attracted to negative emotions such as fear, panic, hate and grief, and which are attempting to hunt humanity into extinction. Grimm. Although the Grimm [[DeathWorld dominate the world]], world, her existence is not public knowledge. Her arch-enemy, [[BigGood Ozpin]], is so convinced the world will descend into panic and chaos -- empowering the Grimm and therefore Salem -- if they knew, that he has created a [[BenevolentConspiracy global conspiracy network]] that functions at the highest echelons of power, to both search for a way to defeat her and prevent her existence from becoming public. Of those that know, Qrow describes her creations as fear itself, Ironwood is obsessively building an army he hopes can obliterate her, and Raven has abandoned Ozpin's cause to disappear into the wilds of Anima because she's so convinced Salem is unstoppable. Her subordinates also fear her: Emerald and Mercury are constantly terrified of her presence; Tyrian worships her as a goddess but is utterly terrified afraid of failing her; and even the sarcastic Watts and the stone-faced Hazel are '''very''' wary of incurring her deadly wrath. [[spoiler:Leo, Leo, Haven Academy's headmaster and Ozpin's oldest ally, is so terrified of Salem that she is able to secretly turn him into a mole for her side simply by implying the continued existence of Haven and Mistral depends on his co-operation. In Volume 6, Ozpin is [[AwfulTruth forced to admit]] admit that he actually has no plan to defeat Salem because even he believes she [[CompleteImmortality cannot be destroyed]]; destroyed; the news so demoralises demoralizes the heroes, that they are left [[BrokenPedestal estranged]] estranging]] them from a [[HeroicBSOD broken Ozpin]] and questioning the point of opposing Salem at all. Salem. In Volume 7, learning that Salem is both immortal and on her way tips the terrified transforms Ironwood into tyrany, transforming him into a villain who is prepared to lash out at the Atlesian council, the heroes and anyone else who interfers with as well as Salem's forces in his method of dealing with Salem.]]attempt to find a way to protect Atlas from her.
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One of the character's biggest advantages is how the terror they inspire in their opponents undermines the foes' ability and willingness to fight. If they end up fighting someone who is ''not'' afraid of them, the Dreaded's opponent might actually be able to fight them more evenly.
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* [[TyrannosaurusRex Sharptooth]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' series, especially in the very first movie. The very word frightens any other dinosaur who hears it.

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* Just about every prosecutor [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Phoenix Wright]] goes up against has a reputation as a terrifying, unstoppable badass who has never lost in court [[AmoralAttorney and will do anything to keep it that way]]. Even ButtMonkey Winston Payne has the title "Rookie Killer", presumably for good reason (though [[InformedAbility we never get to see it]]). This even extends to [[VisualNovel/DaiGyakutenSaibanNaruhodouRyuunosukeNoBouken Phoenix's ancestor]], whose own rival prosecutor has a similarly dreaded reputation, though unlike the others it isn't because he's undefeated. Instead, every defendant he prosecutes who is found not guilty mysteriously winds up dead.

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* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'':
** As he used to do in his Glory Days, a big strategy that Batman employs for his return is to terrify criminals and Mutants who have so far been enjoying a free reign of mayhem in Gotham.
** Selina Kyle is absolutely terrified when the Joker appears in front on her.
* The Horned King from ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'': is ruthless and hideous, so all of his minions and everyone that sees the Horned King up close is almost paralyzed with fear. Considering he sought to turn all life into undead minions, so he can rule over them as a PhysicalGod, it is not hard to see why.
* Played completely straight with Chakal from ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'', but also parodied with a RunningGag where the same child announces that him and/or his bandits are coming to others, usually by bursting through a door and yelling.



* Maleficent from ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty''. Her mere presence strikes fear in the hearts of everyone present, the ''queen'' fears her enough to call her "your excellency" to avoid offending her and the palace guards back down from their order to capture her simply because she raised her hands and commanded them to stand back.
** Maleficent is so dreaded, in fact, that even Disney crossover materials go out of their way to show it--with other Disney villains, the reactions from the heroes tend to be mixed and often times they're confident enough to take chances. But when Maleficent shows up the response from everyone is almost universally pure terror. For example, in ''Theatre/{{Fantasmic}}'', Maleficent's presence inspires more fear in Mickey than that of [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs the Evil Queen]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Genie!Jafar]] or [[WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}} Chernabog]] (who is pretty much ''Satan!'').
* Rattlesnake Jake from ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}''. Even the BigBad's minions are deadly afraid when told to contact him.
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** Maleficent is so dreaded,
grasshoppers, who in fact, that even Disney crossover materials go out turn are all afraid of their way to show it--with leader Hopper. However, ''everyone'', including Hopper, is terrified of birds.
* ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'': Humans and animals alike fear Max, Darla Dimple's manservant, greatly, and for good reason. [[AmbiguouslyHuman He's a horrifying cross between Frankenstein's monster and King Kong]].
* Night Furies from ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''. Some vikings do not believe they exist, but those that do dread the idea of encountering one. They [[PowerLevels outrank nearly every
other Disney villains, dragon in speed, strength, intelligence, etc.]] [[FunSize despite its size]] and they blend in with the reactions from dark. [[UndeadAuthor No one has ever encountered one and lived to tell the heroes tend to be mixed and often times they're confident enough to take chances. But when Maleficent shows up the response from everyone is almost universally pure terror. For example, in ''Theatre/{{Fantasmic}}'', Maleficent's presence inspires more fear in Mickey than that of [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs the Evil Queen]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Genie!Jafar]] or [[WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}} Chernabog]] (who is pretty much ''Satan!'').
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tale]]. Even the BigBad's minions are deadly afraid when told to contact him.
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dragon manual says that should one ever encounter a Night Fury, they should [[TheHunterBecomesTheHunted "hide and prey that it does not find [them]"]], and this is famous for swallowing whole ships; even the mere mention of his name is enough to send other sea creatures fleeing.a book that tells you that dragons that spit [[HollywoodAcid acid]], turns you inside out and [[MakeMeWannaShout roar so loud that your ears explode]] should be "[[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption killed on sight]]."
--> '''Hiccup''': This thing never steals food, never shows itself and... [[AlwaysAccurateAttack never misses]].



* Played completely straight with Chakal from ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'', but also parodied with a RunningGag where the same child announces that him and/or his bandits are coming to others, usually by bursting through a door and yelling.



* Night Furies from ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''. Some vikings do not believe they exist, but those that do dread the idea of encountering one. They [[PowerLevels outrank nearly every other dragon in speed, strength, intelligence, etc.]] [[FunSize despite its size]] and they blend in with the dark. [[UndeadAuthor No one has ever encountered one and lived to tell the tale]]. Even the dragon manual says that should one ever encounter a Night Fury, they should [[TheHunterBecomesTheHunted "hide and prey that it does not find [them]"]], and this is a book that tells you that dragons that spit [[HollywoodAcid acid]], turns you inside out and [[MakeMeWannaShout roar so loud that your ears explode]] should be "[[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption killed on sight]]."
--> '''Hiccup''': This thing never steals food, never shows itself and... [[AlwaysAccurateAttack never misses]].



* Monstro from ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' is known throughout the village and is famous for swallowing whole ships; even the mere mention of his name is enough to send other sea creatures fleeing.
* In ''WesternAnimation/PopeyeTheSailorMeetsAliBabasFortyThieves'', Abu Hassan is feared by the village he plunders. Even inanimate objects come to life to hide from him.
* Rattlesnake Jake from ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}''. Even the BigBad's minions are deadly afraid when told to contact him.



* The Horned King from ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'': is ruthless and hideous, so all of his minions and everyone that sees the Horned King up close is almost paralyzed with fear. Considering he sought to turn all life into undead minions, so he can rule over them as a PhysicalGod, it is not hard to see why.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', the ants live in fear of the grasshoppers, who in turn are all afraid of their leader Hopper. However, ''everyone'', including Hopper, is terrified of birds.
* In ''WesternAnimation/PopeyeTheSailorMeetsAliBabasFortyThieves'', Abu Hassan is feared by the village he plunders. Even inanimate objects come to life to hide from him.

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* The Horned King Maleficent from ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'': is ruthless and hideous, so all ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty''. Her mere presence strikes fear in the hearts of his minions and everyone present, the ''queen'' fears her enough to call her "your excellency" to avoid offending her and the palace guards back down from their order to capture her simply because she raised her hands and commanded them to stand back.
** Maleficent is so dreaded, in fact,
that sees even Disney crossover materials go out of their way to show it--with other Disney villains, the Horned King reactions from the heroes tend to be mixed and often times they're confident enough to take chances. But when Maleficent shows up close the response from everyone is almost paralyzed with fear. Considering he sought to turn all life into undead minions, so he can rule over them as a PhysicalGod, it is not hard to see why.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', the ants live
universally pure terror. For example, in ''Theatre/{{Fantasmic}}'', Maleficent's presence inspires more fear in Mickey than that of [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs the grasshoppers, who in turn are all afraid of their leader Hopper. However, ''everyone'', including Hopper, Evil Queen]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Genie!Jafar]] or [[WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}} Chernabog]] (who is terrified of birds.
* In ''WesternAnimation/PopeyeTheSailorMeetsAliBabasFortyThieves'', Abu Hassan is feared by the village he plunders. Even inanimate objects come to life to hide from him.
pretty much ''Satan!'').



* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'':
** As he used to do in his Glory Days, a big strategy that Batman employs for his return is to terrify criminals and Mutants who have so far been enjoying a free reign of mayhem in Gotham.
** Selina Kyle is absolutely terrified when the Joker appears in front on her.
* ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'': Humans and animals alike fear Max, Darla Dimple's manservant, greatly, and for good reason. [[AmbiguouslyHuman He's a horrifying cross between Frankenstein's monster and King Kong]].



* Reinhard Heydrich from ''VisualNovel/DiesIrae'' has a tendency to invoke the feeling of fear in everyone who meets him. Even [[SerialKiller Wilhelm]] wasn't afraid to admit that he almost shat his pants first time he saw him. In fact he is so dreadful that simply having a premonition of being observed by him caused [[TheHero Ren]] to flee in a panic.



* Reinhard Heydrich from ''VisualNovel/DiesIrae'' has a tendency to invoke the feeling of fear in everyone who meets him. Even [[SerialKiller Wilhelm]] wasn't afraid to admit that he almost shat his pants first time he saw him. In fact he is so dreadful that simply having a premonition of being observed by him caused [[TheHero Ren]] to flee in a panic.



* In WebAnimation/RubberFruit's videos, Machinima/PainisCupcake tends to play this role. This is most prominent in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkIP7oGe7vw Heavy's Tiny Picnic Adventure - Part 6]], where the introduction of Painis Cupcake causes ''everyone'' to panic and stop their current petty conflict to help each other run for their lives.



* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': [[BigBad Salem]] is a dark and dangerous humanoid who possesses mastery over the Grimm, monsters that are instinctively attracted to negative emotions such as fear, panic, hate and grief, and which are attempting to hunt humanity into extinction. Although the Grimm [[DeathWorld dominate the world]], her existence is not public knowledge. Her arch-enemy, [[BigGood Ozpin]], is so convinced the world will descend into panic and chaos - empowering the Grimm and therefore Salem - if they knew, that he has created a [[BenevolentConspiracy global conspiracy network]] that functions at the highest echelons of power, to both search for a way to defeat her and prevent her existence from becoming public. Of those that know, Qrow describes her creations as fear itself, Ironwood is obsessively building an army he hopes can obliterate her, and Raven has abandoned Ozpin's cause to disappear into the wilds of Anima because she's so convinced Salem is unstoppable. Her subordinates also fear her: Emerald and Mercury are constantly terrified of her presence; Tyrian worships her as a goddess but is utterly terrified of failing her; and even the sarcastic Watts and the stone-faced Hazel are '''very''' wary of incurring her deadly wrath. [[spoiler:Leo, Haven Academy's headmaster and Ozpin's oldest ally, is so terrified of Salem that she is able to secretly turn him into a mole for her side simply by implying the continued existence of Haven and Mistral depends on his co-operation. In Volume 6, Ozpin is [[AwfulTruth forced to admit]] that he actually has no plan to defeat Salem because even he believes she [[CompleteImmortality cannot be destroyed]]; the news so demoralises the heroes, that they are left [[BrokenPedestal estranged]] from a [[HeroicBSOD broken Ozpin]] and questioning the point of opposing Salem at all. In Volume 7, learning that Salem is both immortal and on her way tips the terrified Ironwood into tyrany, transforming him into a villain who is prepared to lash out at the Atlesian council, the heroes and anyone else who interfers with his method of dealing with Salem.]]


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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': [[BigBad Salem]] is a dark and dangerous humanoid who possesses mastery over the Grimm, monsters that are instinctively attracted to negative emotions such as fear, panic, hate and grief, and which are attempting to hunt humanity into extinction. Although the Grimm [[DeathWorld dominate the world]], her existence is not public knowledge. Her arch-enemy, [[BigGood Ozpin]], is so convinced the world will descend into panic and chaos -- empowering the Grimm and therefore Salem -- if they knew, that he has created a [[BenevolentConspiracy global conspiracy network]] that functions at the highest echelons of power, to both search for a way to defeat her and prevent her existence from becoming public. Of those that know, Qrow describes her creations as fear itself, Ironwood is obsessively building an army he hopes can obliterate her, and Raven has abandoned Ozpin's cause to disappear into the wilds of Anima because she's so convinced Salem is unstoppable. Her subordinates also fear her: Emerald and Mercury are constantly terrified of her presence; Tyrian worships her as a goddess but is utterly terrified of failing her; and even the sarcastic Watts and the stone-faced Hazel are '''very''' wary of incurring her deadly wrath. [[spoiler:Leo, Haven Academy's headmaster and Ozpin's oldest ally, is so terrified of Salem that she is able to secretly turn him into a mole for her side simply by implying the continued existence of Haven and Mistral depends on his co-operation. In Volume 6, Ozpin is [[AwfulTruth forced to admit]] that he actually has no plan to defeat Salem because even he believes she [[CompleteImmortality cannot be destroyed]]; the news so demoralises the heroes, that they are left [[BrokenPedestal estranged]] from a [[HeroicBSOD broken Ozpin]] and questioning the point of opposing Salem at all. In Volume 7, learning that Salem is both immortal and on her way tips the terrified Ironwood into tyrany, transforming him into a villain who is prepared to lash out at the Atlesian council, the heroes and anyone else who interfers with his method of dealing with Salem.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'': Humans and animals alike fear Max, Darla Dimple's manservant, greatly, and for good reason. [[AmbiguouslyHuman He's a horrifying cross between Frankenstein's monster and King Kong]].
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': [[BigBad Salem]] is a dark and dangerous humanoid who possesses mastery over the Grimm, monsters that are instinctively attracted to negative emotions such as fear, panic, hate and grief, and which are attempting to hunt humanity into extinction. Although the Grimm [[DeathWorld dominate the world]], her existence is not public knowledge. Her arch-enemy, [[BigGood Ozpin]], is so convinced the world will descend into panic and chaos - empowering the Grimm and therefore Salem - if they knew, that he has created a [[BenevolentConspiracy global conspiracy network]] that functions at the highest echelons of power, to both search for a way to defeat her and prevent her existence from becoming public. Of those that know, Qrow describes her creations as fear itself, Ironwood is obsessively building an army he hopes can obliterate her, and Raven has abandoned Ozpin's cause to disappear into the wilds of Anima because she's so convinced Salem is unstoppable. Her subordinates also fear her: Emerald and Mercury are constantly terrified of her presence; Tyrian worships her as a goddess but is utterly terrified of failing her; and even the sarcastic Watts and the stone-faced Hazel are '''very''' wary of incurring her deadly wrath. [[spoiler:Leo, Haven Academy's headmaster and Ozpin's oldest ally, is so terrified of Salem that she is able to secretly turn him into a mole for her side simply by implying the continued existence of Haven and Mistral depends on his co-operation. In Volume 6, Ozpin is [[AwfulTruth forced to admit]] that he actually has no plan to defeat Salem because even he believes she [[CompleteImmortality cannot be destroyed]]; the news so demoralises the heroes, that they are left [[BrokenPedestal estranged]] from a [[HeroicBSOD broken Ozpin]] and questioning the point of opposing Salem at all. In Volume 7, learning that Salem is both immortal and on her way tips the terrified Ironwood into tyrany, transforming him into a HeroAntagonist who is prepared to lash out at the heroes as well as Salem's forces in his desperate attempt to find a way to protect Atlas from her.]]

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* He is the man who takes your best shots and laughs. He is the man who makes aces quake in fear. He is the man who defeated Ken Shamrock and Bas Rutten in legitimate fights. He is Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki, and if you do not approach him with respect, be prepared to fight for your life.

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** Hades was this to the Greeks themselves; he's the yardstick by which terrifying creatures in myth (like Typhon) are compared to. Typhon is so bad that he was not only scarier than Hades, he [[HorrifyingTheHorror frightened him.]]

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** The Queen of the Underworld, Persephone, was just as feared as her husband, Hades, was. There's a reason she was sometimes referred to as "dread Persephone".
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* Mor'du from ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}''. The giant Demon Bear has become the local boogeyman, and everyone is afraid of bears because of him by proxy.
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* Wrestling/ScottSteiner, both onscreen and allegedly in RealLife. If the rumors (which are mentioned in ''Literature/TheDeathOfWCW'' and remain persistent even decades later) are true, then the reason why Steiner got such a massive push in WCW's twilight years is because most of the locker room and almost all of the management were legitimately terrified of him. Considering he was a large, muscular man with a notorious HairTriggerTemper that puts the above-mentioned Randy Orton's to shame, who also (again, allegedly) carried a gun, it's not hard to see why. Even when his already-outrageous behavior became too much for management to tolerate no matter how scared of him they were, they never really bothered to seriously punish him -- the most he ever got was [[{{Unishment}} suspension with pay]].

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