- "Key that hides the power of the stars, show your true form before me. I, Sakura, command you under our contract. Release!"
- ― Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- "I want you to make contracts with me and become Magical Girls!"
- ― Kyuubey (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
- "In putting on this suit and entering the sleigh, the wearer waives any and all rights to any previous identity, real or implied, and fully accepts the duties and responsibilities of Santa Claus in perpetuity until such time that the wearer becomes unable to do so by either accident or design."
- ― Santa Claus contract (The Santa Clause)
The ability to give a power, object or change an event through an agreement. Sub-power of Oath Manipulation. Variation of Power Bestowal, Self-Power Bestowal and Wish Granting.
Also Called[]
- Binding Vow (Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Deal-Making
- Deal with the Devil
- Dealing
- Faustian Bargain
- Oath/Pact Creation
- Paranormal/Preternatural/Supernatural Bargain/Contract/Oath/Pact Bestowal/Creation
Capabilities[]
Users can make contracted deals; a supernatural and versatile contract, typically characterized by its ability to bestow wishes that grants users almost omnipotent power and is able to achieve almost anything within the realm of thought, akin to those of a genie. The impact on others is meticulously controlled through the terms of a contract, and these effects must precisely adhere to the contract's conditions.
The necessitates of the contracts can be highly strategic with their choice of words, as any ambiguity could potentially be exploited to warp the recipient's request. For example, agreeing to a contract for immense strength or power might lead to the user transforming the recipient into an uncontrollable creature or a destructive force of nature.
With that in mind the given to these constraints, practitioners of contract bestowal exercise great caution in their choice of words. Because of the power's nature, users strive to avoid unintended loopholes. For instance, agreeing to a contract for immense strength or power might lead to the user transforming the recipient into an uncontrollable creature or a destructive force of nature.
Contract bestowal can take various forms, often initiated by the recipient to begin the process. Methods range from elaborate rituals to simple actions like signing a document or a handshake. Additionally, contract bestowal often demands a sacrifice in return for the desired boon as part of the dealing, the specific nature of this sacrifice varies among users, shaped by the specific limitations of their power.
Associations[]
- Absolute Buying
- Absolute Contract
- Assailant
- Dark Arts
- Double-Edged Power
- Guardian
- Oath Manipulation
- Oath Preservation - Maybe resulted from creating the contract in order to enforce it.
- Personal Patron
- Powerful Objects
- Reality Warping
- Summoning - Summoning contract.
- Upgrading Subordination
- Wish Granting
Limitations[]
- Users may require a significant amount of power to make a deal.
- The payment for the contract may be the user's power source, such as souls.
- Destroying the contract may nullify it, although some exceptions exist where specific conditions secure the contract, resulting in an "iron contract" that lasts until its content is fulfilled.
- If the contracted item is destroyed, the contract may be rendered void.
- Users can only give or gain powers within their own limits.
- To receive any payment, the user may need a substantial amount of power.
- The user must follow the any unbreakable rules of the contract.
- Low-level users may accidentally create loopholes in the agreement.
- Payment may be delayed until a later point as agreed upon in the contract.
- The payment can be anything, even things that have yet to occur.
- The contract can be overruled by a higher power, such as a deity.
- Payment can be transferred to a third party if the said party agrees, knowingly or unknowingly.
- There may be more conditions to the deal than expected or desired.
- Breaking a contract may come at a cost, whether for the user or the other parties involved.
- May be everlastingly binding and cannot be broken.
Known Users[]
See Also: Magically Binding Contract.
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
- Go Okada (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Devil (Bible Black)
- Demons (Black Butler); via Faustian Contract
- Terra Guardians (Black God)
- Giriko Kutsuzawa (Bleach); via Fullbring, "Time Tells no Lies"
- Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Devils (Chainsaw Man)
- Seven Demons of the Seven Flames of Purgatory (Code:Breaker)
- C.C. (Code Geass)
- V.V. (Code Geass)
- Contractors (Darker than Black)
- MetalFantomon (Digimon)
- Celestial Spirits (Fairy Tail)
- Servants/Master (Fate/stay night)
- Devils (Highschool DxD)
- Magicians (Highschool DxD)
- Nen Users (Hunter x Hunter)
- Binding Vow Users ( Jujutsu Kaisen)
- Black Cat of Contract (Kyōkai no Rinne)
- Rokumon (Kyōkai no Rinne)
- Shiroe (Log Horizon)
- Beast Knights (The Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer)
- Summoning Technique users (Naruto)
- Chains (Pandora Hearts)
- Kyubey/Incubator (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
- Spirits (Re:Zero)
- Artifical Spirits (Re:Zero)
- Demons (Seraph of the End)
- Merlin (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Onmyoudou (Tokyo Ravens)
- Grimoire (Trinity Seven)
- Yuuko Ichihara (xxxHolic)
- Him (Yakusoku no Neverland) via “Promises”
- God of Death (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX)
Cartoons/Comics[]
- Lorenzo (American Dad!)
- Calvin Dion Avericci (Archie's Weird Mysteries)
- Felix Faust (DC Comics)
- Neron (DC Comics)
- Etrigan (DC Comics)
- Hades (Disney's Hercules)
- Malebolgia (Image Comics)
- Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
- Yono the Destroyer (Kim Possible)
- Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
- Dr. Facilier (The Princess and the Frog)
- Rumpelstiltskin (Shrek Forever After)
- ManBearPig (South Park)
- Overlords ("Hazbin Hotel")
- Alastor ("Hazbin Hotel")
- Valentino ("Hazbin Hotel")
- Seven Deadly Sins ("Helluva Boss")
- Professor Screweyes (We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story)
Folklore[]
- Demons (Christian Folklore)
- Djinns/Genies (Islamic Folklore)
- Lucifer/The Devil (Christian Folklore)
- Mephistopheles (Folklore)
Live Television/Movies[]
- Demons (Ángel o Demonio)
- Grendel’s Mother (Beowulf)
- Cat in the Hat (Cat in the Hat)
- Zahn (Charmed)
- Sabrina Spellman (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
- Donna Gilchrist (Being Human)
- The Devil/Roarke (Ghost Rider)
- The Fairy Queen (The Magicians)
- Dream Demons (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Rumplestiltskin (Once Upon a Time)
- Crossroad Demons (Supernatural)
- The Djinn (Wishmaster series)
- Deadmans (Kamen Rider Revice); via Vistamps
- Verna (The Fall of The House of Usher)
Video Games[]
- The Snatcher (A Hat in Time)
- Nulgath (Adventure Quest Worlds)
- Umbra Witches (Bayonetta)
- Lumen Sages (Bayonetta)
- Devil (Cuphead)
- Lucifer (Dante's Inferno)
- Azul Ashengrotto (Disney: Twisted-Wonderland); via It's a Deal
- Igor (Persona series)
- Philemon (Persona series)
- Phantom Thieves of Hearts (Persona 5)
- Dyshana (Record of Agarest War)
- Mimel (Record of Agarest War)
- Summon Spirits (Tales series)
- Gaunter O'Dimm (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt)
Other[]
- Magical Girls (Oto x Maho)
- Floor Guardians (Tower of God)
- Mr. Smith (Twisted Tales)
- SCP-738 - The Devil's Deal (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3063 - A Fly (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-5151 - The Black Knight (SCP Foundation)
Known Contracts[]
- Vistamps (Kamen Rider Revice)
- Santa Claus card (The Santa Clause franchise)
- Ogre For a Day contract (Shrek Forever After)
- Cyrograph by Olgierd Von Everec, where the clause was his soul. (Witcher 3 Wild Hunt: Heart Of Stone)