A circumstance in which the user needs artificial/external means to regulate and stabilize their otherwise uncontrollable powers. Variation of Dependency and Aversion.
Also Called
- Inhibition
- Power Limiting/Regulation
- Resonance
- Restrain
- Stabilization
- Technology Reliance
Capabilities
The user requires artificial/external 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
- Conditional Power
- Dependency
- Discipline Energy Manipulation
- Emotional Consistency
- Limiter Removal
- Limitation Inducement
- Power Instability
- Powers Via Object
Known Users
See Also: Restraining Bolt and Power Limiter.
Cartoons
- Blight (Batman Beyond)
- NRG (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
- Hexadecimal (ReBoot)
- Torpid (X-Men: Evolution)
Comics
- Human Bomb (DC Comics)
- Negative Man (DC Comics)
- Raven (DC Comics)
- Ed Stargard (DC Comics)
- Samantha Argent (Hunter Killer)
- Blackagar Boltagon/Black Bolt (Marvel Comics)
- Cyclops (Marvel Comics)
- Face (Marvel Comics)
- Jennifer Takeda/Hazmat (Marvel Comics)
- Havok (Marvel Comics)
- Iceman (Marvel Comics)
- Junta (Marvel Comics)
- Multiple Man (Marvel Comics)
- Rogue (Marvel Comics)
- Surge (Marvel Comics)
Movies
- Spider-Man (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Live Television
- Gwen Raiden (Angel)
- Mason Eckhart (Mutant X)
- Joshua (No Ordinary Family)
- Bridge Carson (Power Rangers: S.P.D.); must wear gloves in order to prevent accidentally using powers
- Marika Reimon aka Jasmine (Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger); must wear gloves in order to avoid accidentally using her powers of reading someone else's thoughts
Manga/Anime
- Amata Sora (Aquarion Evol)
- Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass)
- Rei Ogami (Code: Breaker)
- Kusuo Saiki (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K)
- Z Fighters (Dragon Ball franchise); via regulating their Ki
- Frieza (Dragon Ball Z); regulating his Ki via lesser forms
- Evergreen (Fairy Tail)
- Natsume Hyuuga (Gakuen Alice)
- Sairaorg Bael (Highschool DxD)
- Alucard (Hellsing)
- Hina Nitta (Hinamatsuri); by constantly applying/using her powers
- Inuyasha (InuYasha)
- Miroku (InuYasha)
- Kakashi Hatake (Naruto)
- Bartholomew Kuma (One Piece)
- Mewtwo (Pokémon)
- A-ko Magami (Project A-ko)
- Moka Akayashi (Rosario + Vampire)
- San Otonashi (Rosario + Vampire II)
- Hiko Seijuro XIII (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Fai D. Flowright (Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle)
- Kirie Sakurame (UQ Holder); via Save Points
- Bui (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Video Games
- Deus (Asura's Wrath)
- Positron (City of Heroes)
- Potemkin (Guilty Gear)
- K (The King of Fighters)
- Riku (Kingdom Hearts)
- Hazmat (Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects)
- Raiden (Metal Gear series)
- Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear Solid)
- Colonel Volgin (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)
- Python (Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops)
- Drahmin (Mortal Kombat)
- Emil (NieR)
- Tracer (Overwatch)
- Most T-103 series Tyrants (Resident Evil)
- Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Oro (Street Fighter)
- Jade Curtiss (Tales of the Abyss)
- Regal Bryant (Tales of Symphonia)