History TheDreaded / WebOriginal

* LetsPlay/{{Dream}} is this for the hunters (his friends George, Sapnap, & Bad) in his Minecraft Manhunt series (and yes, it's ''Dream'' who's this trope and not the hunters), and for good reason. Whenever they corner Dream he almost always has a plan in place to counter them, and they die in increasingly elaborate ways. In the early days of Manhunt the hunters were only worried about Dream when he got enhanced gear like full iron armor and/or a diamond sword. Nowadays, him simply ''getting wood'' is enough cause for mass panic. The hunters have gone from being able to handle Dream solo to instantly giving up hope whenever Dream so much as gets one of them alone, to the point that in one episode, Dream gets Sapnap alone and George immediately declares Sapnap as good as dead, refusing to even consider fighting Dream as well.

* ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'': Alastor the Radio Demon was a common-or-garden serial killer from the 1920s; then he died, went to Hell, and ''somehow'' gained enough power to wipe out all the major players in Hell's constant turf wars, [[DoNotAdjustYourSet broadcasting every single killing spree over the radio.]] As a result, everyone in Hell's terrified of him: one tie-in comic shows him walking down the street while crowds part to get out of his way. Luckily, he's on [[TheHero Charlie's]] side, albeit for his own amusement.

*** In Season 2, Etho is this to Grian and Joel. They are terrified of him, and target him relentlessly to take him out of the game as soon as possible. This is before all the jokes about him being "[[MemeticLoser washed up]]" start coming in two seasons later.
*** In Season 4, Pearl attempts this on Day 4 by prematurely switching to her Scarlet Pearl skin to incite some fear in her server-mates, riding off of her reputation of SanitySlippage from the previous season. However, by this point, the server has long given in to chaos, with people dying in droves even before the Boogeyman gets picked for the session, so [[SubvertedTrope the impact from her appearance is lost in the series]].

---> "Y-you're a child of the Anathema...!"

** In every season, the [[RedIsViolent Red Names]]. While they're not the only ones on the server with the capability to kill, they are the only ones allowed to initiate PVP,[[note]]excluding Season 4, where Yellow Lives are allowed to do so under limited conditions,[[/note]] and [[OmnicidalManiac have killing everyone else as their explicit goal]].
** In Seasons 2 and 4, [[MonsterOfTheWeek the Boogeyman]] also fills this role. At least one player is assigned this role each session, and they have until the end of the day to kill another non-Red player, or suffer from a grave penalty relating to their lives.[[note]]In Season 2, they have all but one of their lives taken away, leaving them on Red; in Season 4, they lose up to a third of their original life-time.[[/note]] It's basically the concept of the Reds but with an extra layer of ParanoiaFuel, as the Boogeyman can be ''literally anyone'', and you won't know who until they cave someone's head in.

*** In Season 4, Pearl attempts this on Day 4 by prematurely switching to her Scarlet Pearl skin to incite some fear in her server-mates, riding off of her reputation of SanitySlippage from the previous season. However by this point, the server has long given in to chaos, with people dying in droves even before the Boogeyman gets picked for the session, so [[SubvertedTrope the impact from her appearance is lost in the series]].

* LetsPlay/{{Technoblade}} was widely reputed to be one of the best {{PvP}}ers in the Minecraft community; it's no surprise many opponents were terrified to face against him in structured PVP fights.

* ''LetsPlay/LifeSMP'':

--->'''Pearl:''' I was just trying to mess up some minds a little bit, but everyone's already lost 'em!

'''Prefab:''' [[{{Seers}} Thinker]]. [[DontAskJustRun Don't worry about the number; just run.]]

* In a manner of speaking, Shishiro Botan is this within ''WebAnimation/{{Hololive}}'' whenever there's a gaming competition on and she's present. This is because she is perhaps the most dangerous and competitive gamer in their ranks. It doesn't matter what genre and it doesn't matter if she's just goofing off, whichever team she's on is likely to win and she is likely to carry them to victory.
** Hoshimachi Suisei is also known for being dangerous and competitive, but also combines it with a healthy dose of ComedicSociopathy.
** Inugami Korone has this reputation in the ''Holo no Graffiti'' shorts: whenever she is angered, someone is bound to get hurt.

** Suisei is also known for being dangerous and competitive, but also combines it with a healthy dose of ComedicSociopathy.

* The [[RedIsViolent Red Names]] on the ''LetsPlay/LifeSMP'' While they're not the only ones on the server with the capability to kill, they are the only ones allowed to initiate PVP, and [[OmnicidalManiac have killing everyone else as their explicit goal]].
** In Seasons 2 and 4, [[MonsterOfTheWeek the Boogeyman]] also fills this role. At least one player is assigned this role each session, and they have until the end of the day to kill another non-Red player, or have all but one of their lives taken away, leaving them on Red. It's basically the concept of the Reds but with an extra layer of ParanoiaFuel, as the Boogeyman can be ''literally anyone'', and you won't know who until they cave someone's head in.

** In Season 2, [[MonsterOfTheWeek the Boogeyman]] also fills this role. At least one player is assigned this role each session, and they have until the end of the day to kill another non-Red player, or have all but one of their lives taken away, leaving them on Red. It's basically the concept of the Reds but with an extra layer of ParanoiaFuel, as the Boogeyman can be ''literally anyone'', and you won't know who until they cave someone's head in.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': SCP-173 is a living sculpture that kills its victims when they break eye contact with it. What puts it firmly in this category, however, is that 682, the regenerating lizard that just doesn't die and hates all life on earth, only yelped in what appeared to be terror and stared at it for hours when put in the same room, growing new eyes when they were shot out so 173 could do its thing. When you scare the crap out of ''this'' thing, you know you're feared.

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** This carried across to his persona on the LetsPlay/DreamSMP as well, where his joining the server was met with a collective OhCrap from everyone who wasn't aware he'd be joining, and his combat prowess during [[CerebusCallback Minecraft Mondays]] prior to the events of the SMP reportedly left Quackity's persona on the SMP, who was one of the victims of Techno's rampages during Minecraft Mondays, [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes permanently]] [[TraumaButton traumatized]].

* [[ImplacableMan The Meta]] from ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''. Given its utterly [[{{Determinator}} ruthless demeanour]] in battle, the [[GrenadeLauncher massive gun]] it carries, and the [[MegaManning the variety of additional abilities it can avail of]] [[PowersAsPrograms from the AI Fragments that it captured]], it's understandable why the first instinct that many of the main characters who come across it is to run for the hills. It even manages to go toe-to-toe with [[LightningBruiser Tex]], who's renowned in the series as being a badass [[OneManArmy One Woman Army]].

---> "Y,you're a child of the Anathema...!"

--->'''Skitter''': Her classification?\\
'''Prefab''': [[{{Seers}} Thinker]]. [[DontAskJustRun Don't worry about the number; just run.]]

* The [[RedIsViolent Reds]] on the ''Letsplay/LifeSMP'' While they're not the only ones on the server with the capability to kill, they are the only ones allowed to initiate PVP, and have killing everyone else as their explicit goal.
** In Season 2, the Boogeyman also fills this role. At least one player is assigned this role each session, and they have until the end of the day to kill another non-Red player, or have all but one of their lives taken away, leaving them on Red. It's basically the concept of the Reds but with an extra layer of ParanoiaFuel, as the Boogeyman can be ''literally anyone'', and you won't know who until they cave someone's head in.

* {{LetsPlay/Technoblade}} is widely reputed to be one of the best {{PvP}}ers in the Minecraft community; it's no surprise many opponents are terrified to face against him in structured PVP fights.
** This carries across to his persona on the LetsPlay/DreamSMP as well, where his joining the server was met with a collective OhCrap from everyone who wasn't aware he'd be joining, and his combat prowess during [[CerebusCallback Minecraft Mondays]] prior to the events of the SMP reportedly left Quackity's persona on the SMP, who was one of the victims of Techno's rampages during Minecraft Mondays, [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes permanently]] [[TraumaButton traumatized]].

* {{LetsPlay/Technoblade}} is widely reputed to be one of the best [=PVPers=] in the Minecraft community; it's no surprise many opponents are terrified to face against him in structured PVP fights.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': SCP-173 is a living sculpture that kills its victims when they break eye contact with it. What puts it firmly in this category, however, is that 682, the regenerating lizard that just doesn't die and hates all life on earth, only yelped in what appeared to be terror and stared at it for hours when put in the same room, growing new eyes when they were shot out so 173 could do its thing. When you scare the crap out of ''this'' thing, you know you're feared.
** From [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/dr-clef-s-proposal Dr. Clef's 001 Proposal]], this is a [[OurAngelsAreDifferent creature]] so powerful that ''[[AxCrazy Able]]'' refuses to go anywhere near it.
** SCP-557 isn't an artifact but a location, an ancient prison somewhere in the desert that used to hold something horrible and only referred to as "bastard son of Apep" (see the Mythology folder). [[OhCrap Used to]].

* ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'': Alastor the Radio Demon was a common-or-garden serial killer from the 1920s; then he died, went to Hell, and ''somehow'' gained enough power to wipe out all the major players in Hell's constant turf wars, [[DoNotAdjustYourSet broadcasting every single killing spree over the radio.]] As a result, everyone in Hell's terrified of him: one tie-in comic shows him walking down the street while crowds part to get out of his way. Luckily, he's on [[TheHero Charlie's]] side, albeit for his own amusement.

* [[ImplacableMan The Meta]] from ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''. Given its utterly [[{{Determinator}} ruthless demeanour]] in battle, the [[GrenadeLauncher massive gun]] it carries, and the [[MegaManning the variety of additional abilities it can avail of]] [[PowersAsPrograms from the AIs that it captured]], it's understandable why the first instinct that many of the main characters who come across it is to run for the hills. It even manages to go toe-to-toe with [[LightningBruiser Tex]], who's renowned in the series as being a badass [[OneManArmy One Woman Army]].

* ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'' reminds us just how ''utterly terrifying'' primarchs are to the non-humans of the universe. The Masque of Slaanesh is a powerful daemonette who is gleeful at the prospect of fighting the prestigious Catachan Jungle Fighters, and only mildly annoyed at the appearance of the venerated Space Marines. When Corvus Corax arrives on the scene as well, all she can do is briefly stammer in terror before fleeing the battle entirely.
---> "Y,you're a child of the Anathema...!"
* Mr. Popo from ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''. {{Adaptational Badass}}ery has turned him into an abomination stronger than any other character in the whole show, and ''everyone'' knows it. And those who don't know quickly get taught via a quick lesson in his "pecking order" that usually involves getting thrown off the miles-high Lookout at the very least.
** Not as much, but the Ginyu Force, Freeza and even ''Goku'' qualify!
* [[ImplacableMan The Meta]] from ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''. Given its utterly [[{{Determinator}} ruthless demeanour]] in battle, the [[GrenadeLauncher massive gun]] it carries, and the [[MegaManning the variety of additional abilities it can avail of]] [[PowersAsPrograms from the AIs that it captured]], it's understandable why the first instinct that many of the main characters who come across it is to run for the hills. It even manages to go toe-to-toe with [[LightningBruiser Tex]], who's renowned in the series as being a badass [[OneManArmy One Woman Army]].

* Most MemeticBadass-type sites use this trope, the most famous being Website/ChuckNorrisFacts. When God said "let there be light", Chuck Norris said "Say please."
* ''WebAnimation/MarioBrothers'' has King Koopa, who is portrayed as a terrifying, nigh-unstoppable villain.
* Near the end of ''Roleplay/RubyQuest'', [[spoiler:one of the most dangerous and insane mutants is found crying in a corner because ''[[WhiteMaskOfDoom Ace]] is coming'']].
* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': The Dragonslayers, a terrifyingly effective group of military or paramilitary soldiers who are reputed to be ruthless CapeBusters and mutant hunters. While the truth about the EQUALIZER force is a good deal more complex, their ability to take down superpowered threats using mostly baseline technology (and powers with only limited combat value , in the case of Highjacker, Heckel, and Jekyll) fully justified that fear.
** [[AngelsDevilsAndSquid Demons and Mythos Beings]] in general, especially given that the more powerful they are, the more likely their very presence is to serve as a BrownNote. When even a small part of major demon '''[=BKCRMWDJVG=]''' is let onto Earth, it causes [[GoMadFromTheRevelation insanity and terror]] just by revealing its true appearance.

* [[EldritchAbomination End]][[{{Kaiju}} bringers]] and Class S supervillains in ''Literature/{{Worm}}'' have this status: Nilbog and the members of the [[HeroKiller Slaughterhouse]] [[SerialKiller Nine]]. Of the latter, Jack Slash's superpower (being able to [[SwordBeam extend the cutting edges of his knives to a near-unlimited range]]) is not nearly as frightening as [[ManipulativeBastard his ability to pull together a team of the most murderous sociopaths in the world and terrorize entire cities with them]].
** Among the Slaughterhouse Nine, there is one who inspires more dread than any other, even within their ranks: Gray Boy. He doesn't kill his victims, [[AndIMustScream but for a few thousand years they'll wish he had]]. [[spoiler:When Jack decided to have all the past members cloned by a factor of nine each, Gray Boy was the sole exception. Bonesaw guesses that one Gray Boy is all Jack could hope to control]].
** When he was running the Nine, King held this position.
** Skitter is also starting to be added to the list by some circles, due to her creative use of her power and propensity for winning fights that are ''way'' out of her league.
** Lung was strong enough to fight off entire cape teams on his own and was the main reason the ABB gained significant power in Brockton Bay. Nobody really wants to fight a guy who can go toe to toe with Leviathan and ''walk away''.
** Contessa, also known as "the bogeyman" of the cape world. Every single person who has ever gone up against her, no matter how powerful, has lost badly without doing any damage to her, and she's feared as a parahuman assassin that nobody can evade or defeat.
--->'''Skitter''': Her classification?\\
'''Prefab''': [[{{Seers}} Thinker]]. [[DontAskJustRun Don't worry about the number; just run.]]
** The most feared of all is the Sleeper. When he [[spoiler:portals to another world]] and "subsumes" it, everyone simply writes it off as a lost cause. [[spoiler:Khepri, having gathered every cape she can find in every universe and the Endbringers to her service]], sees him sitting peacefully on a lawn chair and decides to leave him alone.
* Franchise/{{The Slender Man|Mythos}} is a walking BrownNote, a living MeaningfulBackgroundEvent and the single most terrifying InvincibleVillain of all time. He also [[NoodlePeople looks]] [[TheBlank creepy]] [[BadassInANiceSuit as]] [[CombatTentacles hell]]. Understandably, no one goes near him ''willingly''. [[MoreThanMindControl Maybe]].
* In the ''Franchise/{{Noob}}'' webseries and comic, Dark Avenger is heavily implied to have been the most feared {{Player Kill|ing}}er of the game before he got in his MistakenForBadass situation with [[InvincibleIncompetent Sparadrap]]. The Game Master seen in the comic shows his WantedPoster alongside two other ones, which are for [[TheCracker Tenshirock]] and [[RealMoneyTrade Ash]].

* The Red Robes from ''Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance'' are the mages responsible for creating the [[ArtifactOfDoom Grand Relics]]. They're originally believed to be dead, but then one shows up. The Director makes it very clear to the party that they are ''not'' going to win in a fight against one of these things if they show up, and instructs them to run away as fast as they can should one appear. [[spoiler:Subverted in that the Red Robes are actually good people, and the one who shows up wants to ''help'' the party, because they're all Red Robes too, ''and so is the Director''.]]

* ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'': Lord Vyce. Interestingly, virtually no one except Vyce himself has heard of the far more dangerous Entity he was battling. Presumably because he's the only one to ever ''survive'' an encounter with it.

* LetsPlay/{{Dream}} is this for the hunters (his friends George, Sapnap, & Bad) in his Minecraft Manhunt series (and yes, it's ''Dream'' who's this trope and not the hunters), and for good reason. Whenever they corner Dream he almost always has a plan in place to counter them, and they die in increasingly elaborate ways. In the early days of Manhunt the hunters were only worried about Dream when he got enhanced gear like full iron armor and/or a diamond sword. Nowadays, him simply ''getting wood'' is enough cause for mass panic. The hunters have gone from being able to handle Dream solo to instantly giving up hope whenever Dream so much as gets one of them alone, to the point that in one episode, Dream gets Sapnap alone and George immediately declares Sapnap as good as dead, refusing to even consider fighting Dream as well.

* ''LetsPlay/{{Dream}}'' is this for the hunters, and for good reason. Whenever they corner Dream he almost always has a plan in place to counter them, and they die in increasingly elaborate ways. In the early days of Manhunt the hunters were only worried about Dream when he got enhanced gear. ''Now'', him simply ''getting wood'' is enough cause for panic. The hunters have gone from being able to handle Dream solo to instantly giving up hope whenever Dream so much as gets one of them alone.
** This is perhaps best shown in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7t5B69G0Dw "3 Hunters Finale Rematch" video]], where Dream attacks & kills Sapnap's wolf. This [[BerserkButton enrages]] Sapnap [[LeaveHimToMe to the point of trying to fight Dream solo]], and immediately George just gives up on going to help him and declares Sapnap as good as dead. And it's not like he was wrong, either.

** This is perhaps best shown in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7t5B69G0Dw "3 Hunters Finale Rematch" video]], where Dream attacks & kills Sapnap's wolf. This [[BerserkButton enrages Sapnap to the point of trying to fight Dream solo]], and immediately George just gives up on going to help him and declares Sapnap as good as dead. And it's not like he was wrong, either.