Summary
Social Influencing is the ability to influence others through their sociability. Social Influencers can potentially change peoples' beliefs, how they fight, how they perceive the world, etc. This can be accomplished through words, appearances, personalities, or a combination of all these things or more.
This ability has many ways of affecting a fight despite how it might not seem combat applicable. Users of this ability may be able to shake an opponent's morale or willpower, or convince them to behave in ways they otherwise wouldn't, or to simply make a decision that is beneficial to the user at a crucial moment. This can be achieved through a number of different social factors such as their charisma, reputation, or ability to act intimidating or off-putting. This ability is often used through words, but in extreme cases a character may prove to have social influencing skills through their appearance/presence alone. This ability can likewise be used for positive outcomes, such as encouraging or inspiring others into doing what they're set out to do.
Users
- The Doctor (Doctor Who)
- Spider-Man (Marvel)
- Superman (DC)
- Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto)
- Frisk (Undertale)
Notes
1.) Though categorized as such, this ability is not a regular "ability" in the context of the wiki like Mind Manipulation or Emotional Manipulation. Although all of these things share a common theme in influencing people, Social Influencing differs in that it's not activated through supernatural means at all, but is rather an example of a character's cunning or charisma. As such, any such feats which involve influencing peoples' behaviors, opinions, or emotions must be shown to not have been accompanied by supernatural abilities in order to qualify as Social Influencing.