Power Deactivation

Power Deactivation
Leech (Marvel Comics - left) and Jimmy "Leech" (X-Men: The Last Stand - right) can momentarily, temporarily or permanently deactivate the powers and energies of the others unintentionally.
Power/Ability to:	Deactivate any superpower source.

The ability to deactivate any superpower sources, whether superhuman or powerful objects. Sub-power of Superpower Manipulation and Power Erasure. Opposite to Power Activation. 

Also Called

• Ability/Superpower Deactivation
• Power Binding

Capabilities

The user has the ability to deactivate any source of superpowers whether from superhumans or from powerful objects.

Applications

On Superhumans:

• The user can deactivate any supernatural powers from any superhuman being.
• They can deactivate a newly born power even when it's still new to their knowledge.
• They are able to do this by projecting certain energy towards the targets or creating a field that could deactivate the powers of others.
• The user may emphatically use this power or mentally induce it.

On Powerful Objects:

• When the user touches the object, the object loses its powers and deactivate.
• When a user reverses a contradicting spell for the object, the power of the object deactivates.
• Even when the object has fully activated its powers, the user of this power can effortlessly deactivate the power of the object.
• The user may emphatically do this power or mentally induce it.

Associations

• Affinity
• Anti-Power Weaponry
• Attack Prevention
• Aversion
• Disabling
  • Partial Disabling
• Power Erasure
• Power Manifestation
• Power Negation
• Superpower Manipulation

Limitations

• May have any issues regarding the distance or range on using it.
• May be temporary.
• Power Negation is a big problem for the user.
• Can't deactivate Omnipotence.
• May not work with Power Immunity
• Can be undone with Power Activation/Power Restoration.
• May trigger unwillingly.

Known Users

• Energybenders (Avatar: The Last Airbender/Legend of Korra)
• Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10); via Magic
• Witches (Charmed); via Spell Casting and/or Potion Making
• Leech (X-Men: The Last Stand); his blood injected into other mutants
• Vilgax (Ben 10 Franchise)
• Synergy (Image/Wildstorm Comics); is a unique seedling with the ability to activate and/or temporarily deactivate other seedlings.
• Gowther (Nanatsu no Taizai)

Known Objects

• Indulgence Disk (C3: CubexCursedxCurious)
• Lunar Eclipse (Teen Wolf); temporarily makes werewolves humans. 

Gallery

Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender) uses Energybending to deactivate bending abilities.

Vilgax (Ben 10 Franchise)

Synergy (Image/Wildstorm Comics)

The Lunar Eclipse (Teen Wolf) leaves all werewolves powerless for the little time that it is up in the sky.