- For a gallery of examples of Regulation, see here.
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
- Inhibition
- Power Limiting
- Resonance
- 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
Known Users
- Cyclops (Marvel)
- Havok (Marvel)
- Hazmat (Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects)
- Jennifer Takeda (Marvel)
- Multiple Man (Marvel)
- Rogue (Marvel)
- Iceman (Marvel)
- Surge (Marvel)
- Torpid (X-Men: Evolution)
- NRG (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
- Face (Marvel)
- Blight (Batman Beyond)
- Ed Stargard (DC)
- Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Rei Ogami (Code: Breaker)
- Moka Akayashi (Rosario + Vampire)
- San Otonashi (Rosario + Vampire II)
- Junta (Marvel)
- Black Bolt (Marvel)
- 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)
- Hexadecimal (ReBoot)
- Marika Reimon aka Jasmine (Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger)
- Z Fighters (Dragon Ball franchise); via regulating their Ki
- Frieza (Dragon Ball Z); regulating his Ki via lesser forms