History NightmareFuel / BlackClover

* The magical lifeforms in the Yultim Volcano Trail are giant beasts made of lava that try to kill the trainees. As if the Yultim Volcano wasn't deadly enough as is.

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[[folder:Saussy Village Rescue Arc]]
* Heath Grice is a mage who detests peasants with low mana, and orders his subordinates to kill them all simply for existing. Given the setting, his attitude is the view held by most nobles to the extreme.
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[[folder:Eye of the Midnight Sun Arc]]

[[folder:Hot Springs Training Camp Arc]]
* The magical lifeforms in the Yultim Volcano Trail are giant beasts made of lava that try to kill the trainees. As if the Yultim Volcano wasn't deadly enough as is.
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[[folder:Reincarnation Arc]]

[[folder:Heart Kingdom Arc]]

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[[folder:Spade Kingdom Arc]]

* Thanks to Morris, the first gate to the underworld opens... and [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lilith_naamah.png Lilith and Naamah]], the first of the high-ranking Qliphoth devils, arrive with the eldritch, terrifying appearances and CreepyTwins vibe to match.
* Nacht tried to arrogantly summon the supreme devil Lucifugus in a devil-binding ritual. Here comes an [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/blackclover/images/2/21/Lucifugus_profile.png/revision/latest?cb=20210322144936 ominous, giant devil shrouded in black]] to Nacht's horror. Lucifugus then goes on to kill all the ritual participants and Morgan sacrifices his life to destroy the relic used to stop the ritual.

** She's almost happy when she gets impaled by Noelle's lance and takes childish glee in trying to kill her and Lolopechka. As she begins to use more of Megicula's power, she gains a wing and horn of dark energy and another of the two of blood with a giant blood claw to match, with her going more berserk with the more power she expends.

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* Zagred, the Word Devil, is this in spades, appearing as a clawed, winged demon with cracks around his red eyes, small, sharp teeth, and black lines down his mouth. He revels in the despair he's caused for being responsible for the elves' massacre.

** She's almost glad that she got impaled by Noelle's lance and takes childish glee in trying to kill her and Lolopechka. As she begins to use more of Megicula's power. She gains a wing and horn of dark energy and another of the two of blood with a giant blood claw to match, with her going more berserk with the more power she expends.

[[caption-width-right:350:Introducing: [[SatanicArchetype The Devil]]]]

* Neige and Marco's plan to capture little kids to collect their mana, in the process torturing them.

* Vetto is a juggernaut of a mage who desires to crush others' hope and put them into despair. He slashed Kahono's throat and slices off Kaito's leg, all with a nightmarish SlasherSmile.
** Once Vetto activates his Mythical Beast Magic, he becomes even more demonic, savagely attacking and crushing Asta's arms.

* The magical lifeforms in the Yultim Volcano Trail are giant beasts made of lava that try to kill the trainees.

* Langris's cold bloodlust against Finral, causing him to blow holes in the poor guy.

* Zagred, the Word Soul Devil, is this in spades, appearing as a clawed, winged demon who revels in the despair he's caused for being responsible for the elves' massacre.

* Zenon's attack on Golden Dawn with his Dark Disciples qualifies, with them slaughtering half its members and Zenon using his Bone Magic to curb-stomp and leave Yuno near-dead.

* The opening sequence depicts a demon destroying a village, with fires spreading everywhere. The citizens are left completely helpless to stop it.

[[caption-width-right:350:Introducting: [[SatanicArchetype The Devil]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Just another talk with your inner devil.]]

* Heath Grice is a mage who detests commoners with low mana, and orders his subordinates to kill them all simply for existing. Given the setting, his attitude is the view held by most nobles to the extreme.

* Lira uses Rill's Picture Magic in much more nightmarish ways, fitting with the elf's anger. The drawn monsters include giant snakes, a walking eyeball, and human-faced wyverns: Charmy summates it nicely:

* Heath Grice is a mage who detests commoners with low mana, and orders his subordinates to kill them all simply for existing.

* Mars, a powerful sorcerer who single-mindedly tries to kill the heroes, is this, grievously wounding Asta by sending a shard through his gut.

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* Damnatio is the walking embodiment of a hang judge and kangaroo court combined. The guy is willing to condemn his own father, a little girl and an orphanage full of children in order to fulfill his sense of righteousness and justice.

* The deaths of the Elves at the hands of someone who's assumed to be a human using Light Magic.

* Langris' cold bloodlust against Finral, nearly blowing holes in the guy.

* The opening sequence depicts a demon destroying a village, with fires spreading everywhere.

* This is {{downplayed|trope}} after Vanessa's magic manifests itself in front of the Witch Queen. When we see Vanessa watching in horror as Asta kills her friends one by one, the situation was only being witnessed from the Queen's perspective. As it turns out, Vanessa can only see the favorable outcome where they end up saved thanks to her Red Thread of Fate. This is all still very unsettling to say the least as this only comes to light after the audience has already seen Asta killing Noelle and Finral.
* When her plans to kill Noelle and Finral have been foiled, the Witch Queen use her Blood Magic on her own daughter as a last resort so that the Queen can obtain the Red Thread of Fate personally, giving a SlasherSmile in the process.

* This is {{downplayed|trope}} after Vanessa's magic manifests itself in front of the Witch Queen. When we actually do see Vanessa watching in horror as Asta decapitates Noelle, it was only being witnessed from the Queen's perspective. As the Queen explains, Vanessa never actually sees the outcome of her comrades' deaths, but only the favorable one where they end up saved. This is all still very unsettling to say the least as this all only comes to light after the audience has already seen both Noelle and Finral brutally killed by Asta.

* When Vanessa's magic manifests itself in front of the Witch Queen, Vanessa can only watch in horror as she is about to witness Asta kill her friends one by one. This becomes a bit downplayed as when we actually do see Vanessa’s reaction to Noelle being decapitated this outcome was only being witnessed from the Witch Queen’s perspective. As the Witch Queen explains Vanessa never actually sees the outcome of her comrades being killed, but only the favorable one where they end up saved. Of course this is all still very unsettling to say the least as this all only comes to light after the audience has already seen both Noelle and Finral brutally killed by Asta.

* When Vanessa's magic manifests itself in front of the Witch Queen, Vanessa can only watch in horror as she is about to witness Asta kill her friends one by one. This becomes a bit downplayed as when we actually do see Vanessa’s reaction to Noelle being decapitated this outcome was only being witnessed from the Witch Queen’s perspective. As the Witch Queen explains Vanessa never actually sees the outcome of her comrades being killed, but only the favorable one where they end up saved. Of course this is all still very unsettling to say the least as this all only comes to light after the audience has seen both Noelle and Finral brutally killed by Asta.

* When Vanessa's magic manifests itself in front of the Witch Queen, Vanessa can watch in horror as she sees Asta decapitating Noelle and then cutting down Finral in half.

* The Witch Queen use her Blood Magic on her own daughter as a last resort so that the Queen can obtain the Red Thread of Fate for herself, all while smiling in a very wicked manner.

* The Witch Queen looks demonic as she uses her Blood Magic to manipulate Asta into killing her friends, while they are on scaffolds made of blood, nonetheless.

* When Vanessa's magic manifests itself in front of the Witch Queen, the latter decides to form a scythe made out of blood and use her Blood Magic on her own daughter so that the Queen can obtain it for herself.