Demon Imprisonment

Demon Imprisonment
Master Mutaito (Dragon Ball) using the Mafuba to seal King Piccolo in an electric rice cooker.
Power/Ability to:	Bind/imprison demons.

"Key of Solomon? It's the real deal, all right. You get a demon in one, they're trapped. They're powerless. Like a satanic roach motel."

― Bobby Singer to Sam and Dean Winchester (Supernatural)

The power to bind/imprison demons. Sub-power of Supernatural Manipulation. Opposite to Deity Imprisonment.

Also Called

• Demon/Devil Binding/Sealing

Capabilities

Users can imprison demons, devils and demonic beings, with little or no chance to escape. It can also work if the target has demon blood mixed (ie. cambions.)

Associations

• Binding
• Sealing
• Supernatural Manipulation

Limitations

• Reduced effectiveness against beings that aren't fully demonic, such as cambions.
• Can't imprison users of Freedom.
• The victim can be freed by outside help.

Known Users

• Mafuba Users (Dragon Ball series)
  • Master Mutaito
  • Master Roshi
  • Tien Shinhan
  • Kami
  • Piccolo
  • Son Goku
  • Future Trunks
• Bibidi (Dragon Ball Z)
• Babidi (Dragon Ball Z)
• Demon Gazers (Demon Gaze)
• Dragon Ninja (Original Ninja Gaiden)
• Fran Pendoll (Demon Gaze)
• Grand Master Dashi (Xiaolin Showdown)
• Warlocks (Shadowhunter Chronicles)
• The Horadrim (Diablo); via the Soulstones
• Jeanne (Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne)
• Taoist (Valkyrie Crusade)
• Koenma (Yu Yu Hakusho)
• Bobby Singer (Supernatural)
• Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
• Castiel (Supernatural)
• Sam Winchester (Supernatural)

Known Objects

• Stone of Darkness (Brave Story)
• Raven’s crystal (DC: Justice League vs. Teen Titans); imprison Trigon
• Devil's Trap (Supernatural)
• Goddess Amber (Nanatsu no Taizai)
• Demonic Alien Containment Box (Rick and Morty)
• Scepter of Darkness (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Known Locations

• Demonreach (The Dresden Files)

Gallery

The Goddess Amber (Nanatsu no Taizai) can seal those with demonic powers within a radius of a few feet.

Demonic Alien Containment Box (Rick and Morty)

A Devil's Trap (Supernatural) is a sigil trap for demons. They can easily walk into one, but can't get out unless the circle is broken, and they cannot use their powers nor break the circle directly while within it.

Devil's Trap Bullet (Supernatural) can trap and bind demons to their vessels.

Taoist (Valkyrie Crusade) sealed demons within her talismans, using them as weapons.

Scepter of Darkness (Sonic the Hedgehog), a scepter to seal Mephiles the Dark.