While completely incapable in a fight she does have one formidable ability for ending them, which is called The Stare. When angered, she can cow almost anyone with sheer force of personality, staring, and verbally reprimanding them into quivering submission. Her performance against the manticore might have been the first demonstration of this talent but its qualities were comprehensively demonstrated against the red dragon in Dragonshy, where she actually managed to make him cry despite being a tiny fraction of his size. Though extremely effective, this ability is held back by the fact that Fluttershy is rarely able to muster the assertiveness the ability requires, stating, "I can't control when it happens. It just happens."