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Now imagine a character who has this power, and ''can use it on crowds''. We'll wait for you to stop shivering.
Characters with this power become the center of attention. Anyone who looks at the character will suffer effects similar to [[Love Is in
But as soon as he or she leaves the room (or a certain ammount of time passes) the former awestruck followers will get the psychic equivalent of a hangover and wonder what the heck happened. If the character has an especially powerful Glamour the effects may be permanent, require either special shielding to cut off, or the equivalent of [[Mind Control]] [[Deprogram|deprogramming]] to return victims to normal. If a character has [[God Mode Sue]] class Glamour, nothing less than [[No Ontological Inertia|killing him or her will end the spell.]]
This is usually a borderline case of [[Bad Powers, Bad People]]. An ethical character that doesn't abuse those affected might actually accrue ''less'' [[Mind Over Manners]] related [[Squick]] than using straight [[Mind Control]]. As a power, it does have a certain degree of [[Blessed
Since this is basically a character trait of [[Mary Sue Classic]] turned into a power, it is often explicitly wielded by [[Parody Sue|Parody Sues]] in fanfiction. When this power [[No Sell|fails]] or comes into conflict with an equal and or greater Glamour, sparks fly.
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The term, incidentally, derives from "grammar". Like what you learn in school. But since "grammar" was the first of the liberal arts, it came to mean "book learning", and [[Rule of Cool]] demanded that it be used for the coolest form of book learning: magic.
Compare [[Artifact of Attraction]] and [[Getting Smilies Painted
Not to be confused with the American [[Fashion Magazine]].
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== Comic Books ==
* Poison Ivy has this power in ''[[Batman]]'' comics, but it's probably at its most noticeable in ''[[Batman and Robin (
* The Runner from [[Marvel Comics]] has an undefined ability to make people enjoy his company. It doesn't prevent people from attacking him, which results in the occasional amusing fight scene.
* [[
* This is Allure's power in ''[[Relative Heroes]]'' in [[The DCU]].
* Gambit ([[Marty Stu|Remy Lebeau]]) of the ''[[X-Men]]'' has a hypnotic charm, an ability to "charge" the kinetic energy within a person's brain, allowing a subtle influence over any sentient mind. This power allows Gambit to compel others to believe what he says and agree with anything he suggests.
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== Literature ==
* ''[[
* Another classic trope example would be the elves of ''[[Discworld]]'', who have this as their deadliest weapon.
** ''Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder. Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels. Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies. Elves are glamorous. They project glamour. Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment. Elves are terrific. They beget terror. The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning. No one ever said elves are nice. Elves are bad.''
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* In [[Sword of Truth]] books, Witch Women like Shota or Six do this unconsciously, and sometimes unintentionally, to those around them.
* In Shannara books, (namely the Sword of Shannara), a siren uses a glamour to appear as a beautiful woman sitting by a tree just before the tree eats a hapless traveller.
* ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'': The Selelvian race has a form of Glamour that's called "The Knack". They claim it only makes a person do what they really want to do, but it is eventually shown that they can make others do what ''they'' want them to do. It doesn't work on nonbiological beings, so Morgan (a hologram) and Data (an android) are able to bust them, leading to an off-pages war.
* One of the original "Four Aces" in the ''Wild Cards'' series, Envoy, does this through pheromone control. HUAC finally makes him testify in a sealed booth.
* ''[[
* [[The Dresden Files]] makes a few mentions of fae folk casting a glamour, and says that all those 'glamorous' actresses in the world ''wished'' they could look like the fae.
** In addition to [[The Fair Folk]], there are the [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampires of the White Court]]. Lara Raith has such a powerful glamour that when she turns it up, just being anywhere nearby could be mind-breaking.
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== Live Action TV ==
* In ''[[The 4400]]'', Graham Holt took the [[Applied Phlebotinum|Promicin shot]] and gained the ability to make anyone who walked within a certain distance of him to worship him and do anything he told them to. Eventually he had most of the city brainwashed, along with members of the Army and the police force. He could make them do anything, including violate the law. Also, his control didn't go away when the affected person left his vicinity. He was only stopped because {{spoiler|Jordan Collier}} took away his ability. (Why he didn't fall under Graham's power himself was never explained.)
* Jasmine on ''[[
* Simon the Likable from the ''[[
* On ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'', a man called Lucius Lavin is able to take over Atlantis through the use of a Glamour potion. Unfortunately for Lucius, the potion doesn't work on people who can't breathe through their noses, so Colonel Sheppard and his head cold end up saving the city. Then, McKay gets hold of the potion [[Ho Yay|just in time for Sheppard (the only person not given the potion antidote) to get over his cold]].
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== Tabletop RPG ==
* In the ''[[Scion]]'' roleplaying-system, powers like these can be wielded by scions with high stats in Appearance (positive) and Charisma. Basically, they're either so unearthly beautiful that you cannot help but be smitten with them at first sight, or so incredibly charming that you'll be hanging on their every word. Having either of those stats maxed out (or, GM forbid, BOTH) puts you on a level where you can have this sort of effect on the very gods!
* A lot of splats in the ''[[
* ''[[
* Much like ''Scion'' which followed it, Novas in ''[[Trinity Universe (
* In ''[[Seventh Sea|7th Sea]]'', the sorcery associated with Avalon IS called Glamour, with a few of its knacks able to make the sorcerer more beautiful for bonuses to social skill checks. Likewise, Scryers of Sophia's Daughters get for free the Above Average Appearance advantage (or reduce the cost for Stunning or Blessed Appearance advantages) as part of their sorcerous package. Also, the advantage "Dangerous Beauty" is specifically used for seduction attempts.
== Video Games ==
* Naminé in ''[[
* Male [[Ravens and Crows|Morrigi]] from ''[[Sword of the Stars]]'' have a sort of psychic glamour, allowing them to project an impossibly beautiful image of whatever species they're currently engaged with. Those images all possess wings, so a human might see a beautiful angel, for example.
** As [[All There in the Manual]] reveals, Female Morrigi have an opposite functioning Glamour that makes them look more fearsome and dangerous than they really are.
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