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'''Potent Pheromones''' are a superpower involvingthat theuses one's natural chemicals to induce an abnormal emotional or physical response in another person. The typical example would be [[Smells Sexy|pheromones causing an intense desire for a person]], usually a woman, having an effect that would lead to something close to [[Mind Control]]. TheHowever, this power can alsogo affectbeyond organismsmerely inbrainwashing someone into becoming a lovestruck pawn happy to do their master's bidding: more creative uses of pheromones can include using them to mark a target to unleash hordes of bugs or other wayscreatures on, mentallypoisoning people or otherwise making them violently ill, and physicallyeven empowering them with a strength boost or in some cases, brand-new superpowers. As you can see, pheromones can be quite the flexible superpower.
 
People with the [[Super Senses|Super Sense]] of smell ([[The Nose Knows|smell]]) can be vulnerable to this power, and the same can apply to people who are the opposite gender of the person using their pheromone powers. And of course, animals often lack the willpower to resist them thanks to being more in touch with their wild side.
 
Expect there to be a lot of overlap with [[Charm Person]], as with [[Hypno Fool]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* SPH or Space Pheromones, from ''[[ēlDLIVE]]'', are select chemicals released by aliens. Aliens'These SPHpheromones isare unique to each species, thus giving different abilities forto thedifferent organismorganisms.
* Love, the warden of Honey Prison from ''[[Toriko]]'', uses her pheromones to keep her prisoners and animals in check. Along with a tranquilizing effect, Love can also use them to mess with her victim's senses and make them feel a powerful sexual attraction towards her. They even mess with people's perception of her and cause them to see her as a tall, busty bombshell as opposed to the tubby little midget she actually is.
* Love from ''[[Toriko]]'' can control her pheromones to keep her prisoners in Honey Prison in check and can even affect animals.
* Rikujou Kaori, from ''[[Killing Bites]]'', aka the Brute Civet, can unleash pheromones with her musk to act as an aphrodisiac for other Brutes, leaving them in a state of uncontrollable lust.
 
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* Purple Man, from ''[[Marvel Comics]]'', the Purple Man is a Mutate with the power of releasing a pheromone once breathed in or absorbed by the skin will put a person under his control.
** Zebediah Killgrave, a.k.a the Purple Man, is a supervillain with the power of releasing pheromones that sap people of their free will. And being the sadistic psychopath that he is, he often takes this power to horrific extremes and will force innocent people to kill, mutilate, or torture each other, as well as force unwilling women to have sex with him.
** Beast, aka Hank McCoy, has a minor power to attract people of the opposite sex but does not frequently use it.
** Beast of the ''[[X-Men]]'' is capable of secreting pheromones that can cause women to be infatuated with him, but he doesn't use them and the only indication that he has any is [[All There in the Manual]].
** Mandrill aka Jerome Beechman can exude pheromones that can attract and enslave women but is ineffective against men.
** Minor Marvel villain Mandrill can exude pheromones that attract and enslave women, though particularly strong-willed women can resist them such as Black Widow and Shanna the She Devil.
** Stacy X, aka Miranda Leevald, has the power to emit pheromones that can affect bodily functions when she touches people. {{verify}} <!-- MOD: Once they touch ''her'' skin? Yes, it happens when a person touches her skin. They only affect her? The pheromones affect another person rather than herself. And do they originate somewhere other than her skin in order to do this? Yes, it comes from her skin. -->
** X-Men/New Warriors member Stacy X once had the power to emit pheromones that could affect bodily functions when she touched people, such as orgasms, vomiting, and rectal issues among others. She was among the many mutants depowered by M-Day, but is sometimes shown to have them back [[Depending on the Writer|for no real reason]].
**Wallflower, aka Lauri Collins, can generate airborne pheromones that can affect people's moods. The chemicals change people's emotions to match her feelings.
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** Wolverine's son Daken can control pheromones in a way that can manipulate people's emotions and sensory perceptions, causing them to feel horribly afraid, crushingly depressed, or uncharacteristically overconfident. He can also manipulate his own pheromones to the point that he can conceal his own scent, allowing him to ambush people with senses as keen as Wolverine's.
**Omega Red can generate pheromones called Death Spores that can cause sickness and even death.
** Omega Red can generate pheromones called Death Spores that can horribly poison people, causing them to become violently sick at best and outright die at worst. They're so dangerous that he can potentially ''destroy the world'' with them, and they're capable of wearing down his own body if he doesn't regularly expel them.
**The Lizard, aka Curt Connors, can secrete pheromones that can cause people to fly into a rage.
** Longtime Spider-Man enemy The Lizard, aka Curt Connors can secrete pheromones that can cause people to fly into a rage. Apparently, this works by literally activating the "lizard" part of the human brain and reawakening long-dead primal instincts.
**Sleeper can use his pheromones to connect his thoughts to others' minds and mask his presence.
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** Milo Smutt is a mutant with the superpower to control his pheromones to amplify the current emotion he is feeling to other people.
** Ebenezer Laughton, aka Scarecrow, produces a pheromone that affects humans and higher animals' adrenal glands to experience fear. It can also augment his physical attributes to superhuman levels.
** [[DC Comics]]'s Poison Ivy is able tocan produce pheromones that allow her to seduce and control other people.
** Encatadora, aka Lourdes Lucero, manipulates pheromones through her magical powers from the Mists of Ibella., These pheromones granted by the Mists is formaking men to fall under her control.
** The third incarnation of Crimson Fox can project pheromones that can affect thepeople's emotions of people, especially men.
 
== [[Fan Works]] ==
* Alicia Tavares from the Boston-area storylines of ''[[The Teraverse]]'' is a former criminal, now member of the Massachusetts Metahuman Investigations Unit, with the ability to generate custom pheromones at will.
 
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== [[Literature]] ==
 
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* Pheromone Generators, from ''[[Alphas]]'', are [[Differently-Powered Individual|Alphas]] that can make pheromones that affect people within close proximity.
* Zigevolks, from ''[[Grimm (TV)|Grimm]]'', are goat-like Wesen who have a gland that releases pheromones from their sweat. By eating live amphibians, they can stimulate more pheromones and make them airborne to enthrall people.
 
== [[Music]] ==
 
== [[New Media]] ==
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* Evelyn is able to influence creatures (most notably Mr. Mooshi, although he is not sapient) using pheromones in ''[[Conquering the Horizon]]''.
 
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* Among the bits of non-cybernetic "bioware" which can be purchased by a character in ''[[Shadowrun]]'' there is "tailored pheremonespheromones", which is this trope available as a medical procedure. In gamesgame terms, it enhances the Charisma attribute of the character (how much so is determined by the level and grade of the enhancement purchased), and it only affects humans and metahumans.
 
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Garalon, from ''[[World of Warcraft]]: Mists of Pandaria'', uses magic pheromones to mark a target and damage them. There is also another affliction on a person who can leave a trail of pheromones that can harm others.
* ''[[Monster Hunter]]'':
** The Seltas Queen, introduced infrom ''[[Monster Hunter]] 4'', onwards can cast pheromones that attract a male Seltas whento assist her in needbattle. These pheromones can also give a Hunter the Soiled ailment, which causesprevents them notfrom toeating food or healing items useout anyof itemdisgust.
** The Insect Glaive, weapon also introduced in ''4'', is essentially a weaponspear that resemblesallows its wielder to control a spearspecial couplesbug withcalled a [[Mon|Kinsect]]. The Hunter can shoot out a pheromone bullet as a "lock-on" for a Kinsectit to attack a monster, and aiming it at specific monster body parts will enable the Kinsect to collect special essences that can boost Hunter's stats.
** Xeno'jiiva, introduced in ''World: Ice Borne'', is an Elder Dragon where it can send out pheromones that attracts all types of Monsters.
** Xeno'jiiva from ''[[Monster Hunter World]]'', is {{spoiler|an alien Elder Dragon that is responsible for the Elder Crossing, and lures dying Elder Dragons towards the New World with special pheromones so it can absorb their life essence once they pass.}}
* ''[[Hatoful Boyfriend]]'' has Anghel Higure, who has the condition where his body makes pheromones that can cause people and even himself to experience illusions. ▼
** Stinkminks from ''[[Monster Hunter Rise]]'' are [[Assist Character|endemic life]] that can help you lure monsters to other parts of the map by spraying them with its pheromones. It's a good way to get an edge over your target, since luring a monster to fight another can heavily damage them through either Wyvern Riding or in some cases, a turf war.
* The upgraded CASIE enhancement from ''[[Deus Ex: Human Revolution]]'' gives Adam the ability to emit pheromones that make others more susceptible to his suggestions.
* The Elcor race, from ''[[Mass Effect]]'', can use pheromones to communicate with each other, and even can sense other races' pheromones.
* As one would expect from a game about bugs, ''[[Bug Fables]]'' has {{spoiler|Ms. Kali}}, who can control people with pheromones. When she puts them to use before her boss fight, we see that Vi has a bit of an allergic reaction to them while {{spoiler|Kabbu becomes a lovestruck puppet that she sics on Vi and Leif against his will. And judging by the stat boost he gets as a boss, they seem to empower her thralls as well.}}
 
== [[Visual Novel]]s ==
▲* ''[[Hatoful Boyfriend]]'' has Anghel Higure, who has thea condition where his body makes pheromones that can cause people and even himself to experience illusions.
 
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* As seen in the video above, Scarlemagne, from ''[[Kipo and the Age of the WonderbeastWonderbeasts]]'', can produce pheromones that grant him control over any primate's mindsmind.
* Gutrot, from [[Ben 10: Omniverse]], comes from a species that produceproduces chemicals in their body and can even create pheromones.
 
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== [[Real Life]] ==
 
 
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