The ability to shut down a person's brain functions. Sub-power of Mental Manipulation and Psionic Inundation.
Also Called[]
- Brain Asphyxiation
- Mental Overload/Shutdown
- Mind Freeze
- Neuro Shutdown
- Neuropsychology
Capabilities[]
The user can attack a target mentally and cause their upper brain functions to shut down temporarily or permanently, causing anything from pain to incapacitation to unconsciousness to outright brain death.
Applications[]
- Catatonia Inducement
- Coma Inducement
- Death Inducement
- Disabling
- Sedation Inducement
- Sleep Inducement
- Unconsciousness Inducement
Associations[]
- Blood Removal
- Confusion Inducement
- Consciousness State Inducement
- Electricity Manipulation
- Incapacitation Inducement
- Mental Manipulation
- Nerve Manipulation
- Pain Inducement
- Telepathy
Limitations[]
- If done through psychic methods, users of Psychic Shield (highly resistant) and Psychic Immunity (impervious).
- May be limited on how many targets at a time, even one at a time or a certain time.
- May have long-term, if not fatal, effects on a target.
Known Users[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Orsonians (Cat Planet Cuties)
- Hei (Darker than Black)
- Ilya Sokoloff (Darker than Black)
- Invel Yura (Fairy Tail)
- Gowther (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Users of Haoshoku/Conqueror's Haki (One Piece)
Cartoons/Comics
- Tarrlok (Avatar: The Legend of Korra); via Blood Manipulation
- J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
- Banshee (Marvel Comics)
- Sean Cassidy
- Theresa Cassidy
- Rachel Summers (Earth-811) (Marvel Comics)
- Charles Xavier/Professor X (Marvel Comics)
Live Television/Movies
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Anna Korolenko (Heroes)
- René/The Haitian (Heroes)
- Lucy (Lucy)
- Kelvans (Star Trek)
- Bonnie Bennett (The Vampire Diaries)
- Sybil (The Vampire Diaries)
Literature
- Jacen Solo/Darth Caedus (Star Wars)
Video Games
- Terumi Yuuki (BlazBlue)
- Naminé (Kingdom Hearts)
- Huang Long (Valkyrie Crusade)
Known Objects[]
- Bell of Ruin (Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney)
- O.D./Overload Device (Surrogates)