- "I, here I lie, left in the darkness here to die. Here alone, all so cold, everything has turned to stone. And as I cry, the pain in me, will tear a hole in my fantasy. In this world, all alone, in this world of tragedy."
- ― The Enigma TNG - World of Tragedy
The power to transform matter into stone. Technique of Earth Manipulation and Mineral Manipulation. Variation of Earth Transmutation.
Also Called
- Medusa Effect
- Rock/Stone Transformation/Conversion
- Rock/Stone Transmogrification/Transmutation
Capabilities
The user can transform matter and objects, including living beings, into stone.
Variations
Associations
- Earth Breath
- Earth Manipulation
- Earth Transmutation
- Elemental Transmutation
- Gorgon Physiology
- Mineral Manipulation
- Quantum Lock
- Stone Mimicry
Limitations
- Petrification Immunity
- Petrification Cancellation and Absolute Restoration can undo the petrification.
- May be constantly active.
- May require constant contact with the object/person to prevent it from returning to its normal form.
- May require eye-contact, touch or some other action.
- Effects may be temporary or irreversible.
- May be limited on how much matter can be changed at once.
- Some may be resistant or immune.
- May have a time limit for how long the object/person is petrified for.
Known Users
See Also: Taken for Granite.
Anime/Manga
- Cockatrice (Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero)
- Hideo Asou (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Garaga (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
- Kokatorimon (Digimon)
- Saiki Kusuo (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K)
- Medusa (Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld - The Seven Magic Users)
- Dabura (Dragon Ball Z)
- Evergreen (Fairy Tail)
- Darkken Joe (Edens Zero); via Alchemist
- Rider (Fate/stay night); via Mystic Eyes of Petrification
- Pisard (Futari wa Pretty Cure)
- Medusa (Ghost Sweeper Mikami)
- Azami (Kagerou Project); via Staring Eyes
- Shion Kozakura (Kagerou Project); via Staring Eyes
- Chikane Himemiya (Kannazuki no Miko); via weapons
- Sky Box Weapons (Katekyo Hitman Reborn)
- Cockatrice (Little Witch Academia)
- Semu (Love Monster)
- Guardian ÄRM, Cockatrice (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Guardian ÄRM, Gorgon (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Hayate Yagami (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha)
- Fate Averruncus (Mahou Sensei Negima)
- Ōnoki (Naruto)
- Ishidate (Naruto); via Petrification Gauntlet
- Urashiki Ōtsutsuki (Naruto/Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
- Boa Hancock (One Piece)
- Caesar Clown (One Piece); infused with Shinokuni
- Smiley (One Piece); via Shinokuni
- Verone (Radiant)
- Hitomi Ishigami (Rosario + Vampire)
- Perseus Saints (Saint Seiya); via Medusa's Shield
- Galand (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- King (The Seven Deadly Sins); via Chastiefol Form Three
- Chudelkin (Sword Art Online); via Deep Freeze
- Suzakuin "Sream Doll" Engi (Witch Order)
- Anacondy (Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!)
- Reptilianne Naga (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Goren of the Stone (Zatch Bell)
Cartoons/Comics
- Gorgons (American Dragon: Jake Long)
- Chupacabra (Ben 10)
- X.A.N.A. (Code Lyoko)
- Bizarro-Girl (DC Comics)
- Fahai (DC Comics)
- Geo-Force (DC Comics)
- Yin-Icorn (Di-Gata Defenders)
- Blah Borelock (The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants)
- Princess Mandie (The Fairly Odd Parents)
- Van Kleiss (Generator Rex)
- Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
- Eye-Bats/Eyeball Bats (Gravity Falls)
- Uncle (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Daolon Wong (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Yono the Destroyer (Kim Possible)
- Praxina (Lolirock); via Amulet
- Mephisto (Lolirock); via Amulet
- Grey Gargoyle (Marvel Comics)
- Delphyne Gorgon (Marvel Comics)
- Mister Negative (Marvel Comics)
- Tomi Shishido/The Gorgon (Marvel Comics)
- Medusa (Miniforce)
- Befana (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir); via her gun
- Deuce Gorgon (Monster High)
- Alicorns (My Little Pony series)
- Discord (My Little Pony series)
- Fizzlepop Berrytwist/Tempest Shadow (My Little Pony series)
- Storm King (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Strike (OK K.O.! Lets Be Heroes); via Strike/Medusa Cannon
- Valentina (Philippine Comics)
- Medusa Bug (ReBoot)
- Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather (Sleeping Beauty)
- Ugly Bob (South Park: Royal Pudding); via face
- Stoney (Winx Club)
- Yin (Yin Yang Yo!)
Literature
- Jadis The White Witch (The Chronicles of Narnia)
- Wesson (King's Dark Tidings)
- Basilisk ("Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets")
Live Television/Movies
- Meta (Charmed 1998)
- Medusa (Charmed 2018)
- The Jade Warlord (The Forbidden Kingdom)
- Nia (Legacies)
- Gema (Los Protegidos)
- Skylar Storm (Mighty Med)
- Zi Yuan (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor)
- Queen Regina (Once Upon A Time)
- Jafar (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)
- Badussa (Power Rangers: Dino Super Charge); via his amulet
- Clawbster (Power Rangers: Mystic Force)
- Serpentina (Power Rangers: Mystic Force)
- Halloween Hound (Spooky Buddies)
- Anuk-ite (Teen Wolf)
- Gakuma (Ultraman series)
- Vict Lugiel (Ultraman series)
Mythology/Folklore
- Medusa (Greek Mythology)
- Zeus (Greek Mythology)
- Poseidon (Greek Mythology)
- Basilisks (Mythology/Folklore)
- Cockatrice (Mythology/Folklore)
Video Games
- Medusa (Castle Crashers)
- Cyclops (Castlevania)
- Basilisks (Dark Souls II)
- Petrifying Statue Clusters (Dark Souls II)
- Kobolds (Dark Souls II)
- Corpse Rats (Dark Souls II)
- Basilisks (Final Fantasy series)
- Gi Tribe (Final Fantasy VII)
- Yuna, Rikku and Paine (Final Fantasy X-2); via the Dark Knight dressphere, Mascot, Alchemist, Blue Mage, Floral Fallal, Machina Maw and Full Throttle
- Kratos (God of War franchise); via Medusa's/Euryale's Head
- Arme (Grand Chase)
- Mukai (King of Fighters series)
- Dark Spyro (The Legend of Spyro)
- Vaati (The Legend of Zelda)
- Eye (Little Nightmares)
- Tremor (Mortal Kombat X)
- Emil (NieR)
- Several Demons (Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne)
- Several Demons (Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga)
- Crusher (Skylanders)
- Doom Stone (Skylanders); via medusa shield
- Bone Dragons (Skylanders)
- Alex (Starshine Legacy)
- Tabuu (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
- Cardinal Runette Forton (Tales of Zestiria)
- Basilisk (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Medusa (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Stonegirl (Valkyrie Crusade)
Web Original
- Silver-Eyed Warriors (RWBY)
- Ruby Rose
- Maria Calavera
- SCP-1013 - Cockatrice (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-2860 - Made of Stone (SCP Foundation)
Other
- Medusa (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
- Basilisx (Super Mario Bros. Z)
Known Objects
- Jadis' Wand (The Chronicles of Narnia)
- Green Light (Dr. Stone)
- Ghost Lanterns (Hero: 108)
- Mephisto and Praxina's Amulets (Lolirock)
- Elements of Harmony (My Little Pony Friendship is Magic); only Discord
- Petrification Gauntlet (Naruto)
- Shinokuni (One Piece)
- Mero Mero no Mi (One Piece)
- The Pyroclastic Surge (Pompeii)
- Medusa Amulet (Power Rangers Dino Super Charge)
- Chastiefol Form Three (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Yada Yada Berries (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
- Numerous Medusa Devices (Villainous)
- Magic Acorn (Willow)
Gallery
Hideo Asou (Alive: The Final Evolution) can petrify anything he touches.
Garaga (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations) can petrify anyone into stone through his venomous spit, as was the case with Chōchō.
The Cyclops (Castlevania) can turn its victims into stone statues by projecting beams from its eye.
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Medusa (Charmed 2018)
Jadis (The Chronicles of Narnia) could use her infamous wand to petrify her victims.
Geo-Force (DC Comics) has the ability to turn organic material to stone. This ability is not quite explained in the instance where he turns the reanimated corpse of Terra to stone.
Anything Dabura (Dragon Ball Z) spits on turns to stone, as was Krillin's unfortunate fate.
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Evergreen (Fairy Tail) using Stone Eyes.
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Van Kleiss (Generator Rex) can petrify his victims when he drains nanites from them.
Kratos (God of War) upholds a Gorgon's head to clear the way.
Daolon Wong (Jackie Chan Adventures) turns an Elf into stone.
The Cockatrice (Little Witch Academia) can turn anything that touches its breath into stone.
Anyone who looks into the eyes of the Guardian ÄRM, Gorgon (Marchen Awakens Romance) will slowly turn to stone.
The breath of the Guardian ÄRM, Cockatrice (Marchen Awakens Romance) petrifies whoever it touches.
The Grey Gargoyle (Marvel Comics) can petrify anyone by touching them with his right hand, though the effect only lasts for one hour.
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Delphyne Gorgon (Marvel Comics)
Medusa (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
Fizzlepop Berrytwist/Tempest Shadow (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Medusa (Mythology)
Urashiki Ōtsutsuki (Naruto/Boruto: Naruto Next Generations) uses Palace of the Dragon King to freeze time by petrifying the target, keeping them alive for ten-thousand years.
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Strike (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes) can turn others to stone using x-shaped energy strikes.
Shinokuni (One Piece) is a deadly gas created from mixing compressed H28 gas with toxic candy. Very much like volcanic ash, Shinokuni clings onto its victims and petrifies them.
Caesar Clown (One Piece) obtained the ability to petrify anyone he touches after he used his Gasu Gasu no Mi to fuse himself with Shinokuni.
Serpentina (Power Rangers: Mystic Force) can summon many snakes (her "children") and when a victim is bitten by her snakes, she can activate her shield causing all who have been bitten to turn to stone.
SCP-2860 - Made of Stone (SCP Foundation), originally Dr. Harold Thompson, is a former Foundation researcher who gained the ability to turn any organic material he touches into marble after being exposed to an anomalous object.
King (The Seven Deadly Sins) using Chastiefol Form Three: Fossilization to petrify Ban.
Basilisx (Super Mario Bros. Z) can petrify anyone by looking at them.
Basilisk (Valkyrie Crusade)
Medusa (Valkyrie Crusade)
Bonnie Bennett (The Vampire Diaries) using Expression Magic to turn Silas into stone.
Suzakuin Engi, better known as Scream Doll (Witch Order), can turn any form of life...
...and even fire into stone.
Reptilianne Naga (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Talia and Iris (Lolirock) petrified by Praxina and Mephisto's amulets.
Skylar Storm (Mighty Med) can fire lasers from her eyes and turn Agent Baylock into stone.
Medusa (Miniforce).
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