Fear Projection

"You can't run, you're frozen. In fear"

- Barbas as he kills Tanjella

Fear Projection is the ability to sense and read the fears of other beings while also bringing them to life, which will literally scare them to death.

This power encompasses several different aspects related or connected to fear: these are; sensing and reading fear, projecting fear into reality and creating illusions based on fear. This power is unique to the demon Barbas, and is known as the demon of fear because of it.

Overview
Barbas can scare beings to death, by reading their fear and then projecting it into reality. Bringing someone's fear to life will send their fear into overdrive, as they are force to experience their greatest fear, paralysising them until they die of a heart attack.

The change in reality can sometime cause injury to the victim, as in the case of Tanjella. However, in Zoe's case, she suffered no other injuries other than a heart attack when he trapped her in a circle of fire.

Barbas can also create realistic illusions base on a person's fears. His illusions may be limited to visible manifestations that affect only sight, or affect all the five senses so that they cannot be distinguished from reality.

Barbas usually employ this method when his attacking people within a group, presumably because he has to attack them individually because each persons fear is different. However, it is just as effective as projecting someone's fear it into reality, because as they see the world change around them, they will think the things that they are seeing is real.

In 1998, Barbas tried to kill Prue by using her fear of drowning against her. However, Patty came to her rescue and helped her to overcome her fears. This act neutralized Barbas and sent him to purgatory. Whilst in purgatory, he countered Stimple, another demon, who taught him how to astral project out of purgatory. Together, with his power to read fears, Barbas gained much strength over his victims, allowing him to project as an inner voice to his victims, preying their fears and doubts, and create illusions within their minds. It also allowed Barbas to attack and manipulate his victims without them ever knowing that he was there, as well as attack them from a distance.

List of Users

 * Barbas