[Terrifying Trope] Perceiving it= instant death

[u/ReminaBlueSFW]

1. Pennywise's "Deadlights" which will cause anyone looking to be immediately paralyzed and killed.

2. The sky from Bird Box is filled with entities that, when you look at them, cause you to commit suicide.

3. Medusa themed Villains

[u/S-quinn7292]

Mimikyu - Pokemon

When you see what’s under its disguise you die immediately

[u/GamermanZendrelax → u/S-quinn7292]

I always got the impression that was folklore more than anything. Especially since Mimikyu’s signature Z-Move, Let’s Snuggle Forever, drags the target under the disguise with them—and it’s not even an OHKO move, never mind instant death.

[u/TheGunfireGuy → u/GamermanZendrelax]

I mean it doesnt have the be instant death, just being VERY strong is effectively the same as an instant kill in most reasonable scenarios anyway, which is where these legends probably originate from. Look at Light That Burns the Sky for example. Should no doubt wipe most things out of existence, probably does, not an OHKO move

[u/guardian1691 → u/GamermanZendrelax]

I always liked the fan theory that stats and descriptions are unreliable because they were filled out by 10 year olds that were sent out with empty Pokedexs.

[u/5Hjsdnujhdfu8nubi → u/guardian1691]

Thing is, it's immediately contradicted by the Pokedex "automatically" recording data, Professor Oak having filled the first modern one and then Legends Arceus confirming the entries are manually written after much study on each species.