Regulation

Regulation
Cyclops (Marvel Comics) is forced to wear special ruby quartz visors and sunglasses to keep his eye beams in check.
Need to:	Utilize artificial means to regulate and stabilize one's powers

A circumstance in which the user needs artificial means to regulate and stabilize their otherwise uncontrollable powers. A variation of Dependency and Aversion.

Also Called

• Stabilization
• Technology Reliance

Capabilities

The user requires artificial means to regulate and stabilize their otherwise uncontrollable powers. Without these regulators, the user's powers could be a danger to themselves or those around them. Said regulators typically take the form of a technological device.

In some cases, the user performs certain tasks or techniques, such as meditation, to keep their powers under control.

Associations

• Dependency
• Emotional Consistency
• Powers Via Object

Known Users

• Cyclops (Marvel Comics)
• Havok (Marvel)
• Hazmat (Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects)
• Jennifer Takeda (Marvel Comics)
• Multiple Man (Marvel Comics)
• Rogue (Marvel Comics)
• Iceman (Marvel Comics)
• Surge (Marvel Comics)
• Torpid (X-Men: Evolution)
• NRG (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Face (Marvel Comics)
• Blight (Batman Beyond)
• Ed Stargard (DC Comics)
• Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Rei Ogami (Code: Breaker)
• Moka Akayashi (Rosario + Vampire)
• San Otonashi (Rosario + Vampire II)
• Junta (Marvel Comics)
• Black Bolt (Marvel Comics)
• Mason Eckhart (Mutant X)
• InuYasha (InuYasha)
• Gwen Raiden (Angel)
• Drahmin (Mortal Kombat)
• Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear Solid)
• Raven (DC Comics)
• Colonel Volgin (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)
• Python (Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops)

Gallery

Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog) wears specialized inhibitor ring bracelets to keep his Chaos powers in check.

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Multiple Man (Marvel) requires a special suit to keep himself from multiplying from impacts.

Moka Akayashi (Rosario + Vampire) wears a special rosario to seal away her powers.

Blight (Batman Beyond) wears specialized synthetic skin to keep his radiation in check.

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Surge (Marvel Comics) must wear specifically-designed gauntlets at all times to regulate it.

Rogue (Marvel) needs to keep her skin covered to keep her powers from harming others.

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Havok (Marvel) needs to wear a special suit to keep his powers in check to avoid accidentally hurting someone.

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Hazmat (Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects) requires a special suit to keep the remnants of his physical body from degenerating.

Jennifer Takeda/Hazmat (Marvel Comics) needs to wear a containment suit whenever she is outside of a controlled environment.

Black Bolt (Marvel Comics) has gone through rigorous training to control his destructive voice, and the antenna on his head helps to channel it.

Torpid (X-Men: Evolution) must wear gloves to keep from paralyzing anyone she touches.

NRG (Ben 10) wears a specialized containment suit to keep his radiation in check.

InuYasha (InuYasha) needs the Tetsusaiga to keep his demonic blood in check or risk being overwhelmed by it.

Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear Solid) wears a gas mask to prevent the thoughts of others from forcing their way into his mind.

Gwen Raiden (Angel) needs to wear gloves to prevent her electricity from harming others.

Drahmin's (Mortal Kombat) mask, the Face of Kun-Lo, prevents him from being overwhelmed by the mindless rage of a typical oni.

Raven (Teen Titans/DC Comics) must meditate daily to keep her emotions and powers in check.

Colonel Volgin (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater) wears a rubber suit to avoid being harmed by his own electricity.

Python (Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops) needs to wear a special cooling suit to keep his uncontrollable body temperature in check.

After "Incident X" destroyed his immune system, Mason Eckhart (Mutant X) must wear a white wig, gloves, and synthetic skin to stave off infection.

Early on, Mewtwo (Pokemon) depended on special "M2 Bind" armor to focus and control its powers.