Petrifactive Hibernation

Petrifactive Hibernation
Goliath (Walt Disney's Gargoyles) emerging from stone sleep.
Power/Ability to:	Petrify oneself in order to heal

The power to enter a dormant state as a statue, from which the user emerges fully rejuvenated. A combination of Healing Coma and Petrification.

Also Called

• Healing Petrification
• Petrifactive Healing
• Self-Petrification
• Statue State
• Stone Sleep

Capabilities

The user can transform themselves into a statue in order to heal and be prevented from further harm, and returns to normal when they have fully healed.

Associations

• Gargoyle Physiology
• Healing Coma
• Hibernation
• Petrification
• Regenerative Healing Factor
• Sleep Manipulation

Limitations

• Animation may negate the effects of the statue state.
• If the user is not experienced, they may not be able to restore themselves.
• Others may be able to restore the user before they have fully healed.
• User is completely helpless while in the statue state.

Known Users

• The Baron (The Cat Returns)
• Gargoyles (Gargoyles)
• Weeping Angels (Doctor Who)
• Akasha (Queen of the Damned)
• Enkil (Queen of the Damned)
• Pillar Men (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II: Battle Tendency)