Fear is a status ailment found in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. If a party member has been stricken with Fear, they begin to shiver. When the party member is afraid, a party member's attack and defense is cut in half, meaning they deal only half damage to enemies and receive approximately fifty percent more damage from enemy attacks. A Fearless Pin grants the equipped character immunity to Fear attacks.
A bloating heart will appear above a party member when an enemy's fear-inducing attack is successful, with the exception on few attacks like Sand Storm and Poundette's "Fear Hammer." An exclamation mark will appear above certain enemies when a Fright Bomb item is used on or when Bowser's Terrorize attack is used successfully.
Items, Spells and Special Attacks that cause Fear:
- Items
- Fright Bomb*
- Spells
- "Fear Spell" (Smithy's treasure head form)
- Special Attacks
- Terrorize**
- Howl
- Scream
- Iron Maiden
- Endobubble
- Deathsickle*
- "Fear Hammer"* (Poundette)
- Sand Storm**
* Attack will also cause damage
** Attacks entire opposition and causes damage
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | きょうふ[?] Kyōfu |
Fear |