The power to place subjects into an inanimate state. Opposite to Animation. Variation of Binding. Not to be confused with Time Stopping, or Time Reduction.
Also Called[]
- Inanimation Inducement
- Pausing
- Immobilization
Capabilities[]
The user can place subjects (including objects, entities, and potentially even energy) into an inanimate state, regardless of any force that acts on it, causing them to lose their ability to move and become inanimate.
Applications[]
- Body Immobilization
- Deactivation
- Motion Cancellation
- Motion Lock
- Paralysis Inducement
- Speed Cancellation
- Speed Reduction
- Stillness Inducement
Associations[]
- Binding
- Force-Field Imprisonment
- Frozen Activity
- Kinetic Absorption Field
- Molecular Deceleration
- Molecular Immobilization
- Molecular Inhibition
- Motor-Skill Manipulation
- Petrifaction
- Telekinesis
- Temporal Stasis
- Time Manipulation
- Tractor Beam Emission
Limitations[]
- May have limited duration.
Known Users[]
- Agent (Animator vs Animation); via Pause button
- Damian Darhk (Arrowverse); via Telekinesis
- Piper Halliwell (Charmed)
- Satan (Dear Santa 2024)
- Raven Queen (Ever After High)
- Dracula (Hotel Transylvania)
- Lydia (Hotel Transylvania: The Series)
- Magic Users (Harry Potter); via Spell Casting
- MePhone4 (Inanimate Insanity)
- MePhoneX (Inanimate Insanity)
- Lucifer Morningstar (Lucifer)
- The Crying Lady (Moron 5 and The Crying Lady)
- Ken Takagi/Rock Lock (My Hero Academia)
- Wanda Maximoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Nico Minoru (Marvel Comics)
- Discord (My Little Pony Series)
- Regina Mills/Evil Queen (Once Upon a Time)
- Zelena/Wicked Witch of the West (Once Upon a Time)
- Mr. Gold/Rumpelstiltskin (Once Upon a Time)
- Peter Pan/Malcolm (Once Upon a Time)
- Hades (Once Upon a Time)
- Jafar (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)
- Force Stasis Users (Star Wars)
- Ben Solo/Kylo Ren
- Demons (Supernatural)
- Angels (Supernatural)
- Clockblocker (Worm)
- Charles Xavier (X-Men series); beings only
Known Objects[]
- Medusa Stones (Sofia the First)
Gallery[]
Sale (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo) using his Stand, Kraft Works' ability to manipulate kinetic vectors to walk on stones "locked" in the air.
Medusa Stones (Sofia the First) are powerful magic stones that freezes anything permanently, no spell can reverse the effects. However, the only way to undo the spell is to remove it from the wand and destroy it.
Like all vampires Dracula (Hotel Transylvania) can use his vampire magic to pause people and entire rooms
Because of his status and title as the ruler of Hell Lucifer Morningstar (Lucifer) can pause others like it’s nothing.