The power to bind, imprison or otherwise stop targets. Opposite to Freeing.
Also Called
- Bondage
- Caging
- Imprisoning
- Jailing
- Restraint
- Restricting
Capabilities
User is able to bind, imprison, paralyze and/or otherwise stop targets moving normally and possibly completely freezing them where they were. Can be achieved using various means including energy-based or physical restrains or mental effects.
Variations
There are several different ways for binding someone:
- Caging: surrounding object with barriers or otherwise restrict their actions, so they can move inside but have no way getting out. Examples: Book Imprisonment, Card Imprisonment, Cocoon Generation, Container Imprisonment, Dimensional Imprisonment, Entrapment Field Projection, Fantasy Imprisonment, Force-Field Imprisonment, Gut Imprisonment, Mind Imprisonment, Personal Void, Picture Imprisonment, Photographic Encapsulation, Spatial Imprisonment, Temporal Imprisonment, Video Imprisonment
- Chaining: surrounding object by robes/chains/lines that keep them confined. Examples: Chain Manipulation, Constriction, Whip Manipulation.
- Disabling: disabling the target by preventing their bodies/nerves from reacting. Examples: Electricity Manipulation, Paralysis Inducement, Telepathy.
- Entombing: surrounding object completely by substance or other medium, so they can't move at all, or at best wiggle slightly. Examples: Burying, Drowning, Elemental Imprisonment, Telekinesis.
- Immobilization: object is locked/anchored on certain spot but can otherwise act. Examples: Body Immobilization, Immobility, Paralysis Inducement, Telekinesis, Time Stopping
Associations
- Absolute Storage
- Adhesion
- Adhesion Manipulation
- Astral Trapping
- Aura Trapping
- Body Immobilization
- Compression
- Deity Imprisonment
- Demon Imprisonment
- Dimensional Storage
- Dollhouse Monarchy
- Dream Imprisonment
- Entity Tethering
- Fantasy Imprisonment
- Force-Field Imprisonment
- Freezing
- Gravity Imprisonment
- Insertion & Removal
- Isolation
- Labyrinth Creation
- Labyrinth Manipulation
- Mass Reduction
- Mirror Imprisonment
- Nightmare Imprisonment
- Personal Void
- Sealed Form
- Sealing
- Spirit Barrier
- Technological Imprisonment
- Temporal Trapping
- Trapping Intuition
Limitations
- Depending on the way used to bind the victim, they may be able to overpower/break their bindings.
- May be unable to generate the ways to bind and be limited to existing material.
- May have to stay close to the victim or the binding may break.
Known Users
- Uzumaki Clan (Naruto); via Chakra Chains
- Most Shinobi (Naruto); via sealing
- Byakuya Kuchiki (Bleach); via Senkei Senbonzakura Kageyoshi Kuchiki
- Hachigen Ushoda (Bleach)
- Shinigami with Binding Spells (Bleach)
- Magic Users (Harry Potter); via Freezing charm, Incarcerous, etc....
- Quilge Opie (Bleach); via "The Jail"
- Dark Danny (Danny Phantom)
- Eclipse Virgo (Fairy Tail)
- Hina (One Piece); via Ori Ori no Mi
- Shura (One Piece)
- Donquixote Doflamingo (One Piece); via Ito Ito no Mi
- Leo (One Piece); via Nui Nui no Mi
- Users of the Temporary Paralysis Technique (Naruto)
- Users of the Shadow Possession/Paralysis Jutsu (Naruto)
- Pokémon with the "Disable" or "Imprison" moves (Pokémon)
- Marko (Image Comics)
- Joseph Joestar (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure); via Hermit Purple
- Mohammed Avdol (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure); via Red Bind
- Jellal Fernandes (Fairy Tail)
- Millianna (Fairy Tail)
- Franken Stein (Soul Eater)
- Jillian (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Alma Jinnai (Jewelpet Tinkle)
- Andromeda Shun (Saint Seiya)
- Corset (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)
- Rima Mashiro (Shugo Chara!); as Clown Drop
- Amu Hinamori (Shugo Chara!); as Amulet Spade
- Tadase Hotori (Shugo Chara!); using Holy Crown or as Platinum Royal
- Nagihiko Fujisaki (Shugo Chara!); as Yamato Maihime
- Atticus O'Sullivan (The Iron Druid Chronichles)
- Kagome Higurashi (InuYasha); using the Beads of Subjugation
- Alexia (Ángel o Demonio)
- Sylar (Heroes); via Telekinesis
- The Charmed Ones (Charmed), via Crystal Cage
- Malevolent Mame (The Chase, Luke French: Alien Hunter); via a Freeze Part
- Hondorsh Gehfroser (Luke French: Alien Hunter); via a Freeze Part
- Illyasviel von Einzbern (Fate/Stay Night); via Mystic Eyes of Binding
- Ruka (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Asato Kido (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Walescu (Chica Vampiro)
- Dune Bug (Skylanders)
- Sorcerer Doomlander (Skylanders)
- Supreme Kai (Dragon Ball); via Telekinesis
- Gotenks (Dragon Ball Z)
- Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z)
- Bujin (Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound/Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn); via Telekinesis
- Bido (Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound/Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn); via Telekinesis
- Zangya (Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound/Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn); via Telekinesis
- Cole MacGrath (inFamous); via Arc Restraint
- Kaguya (InuYasha)
- Miranda Kane (Shadow Falls); via Magic
- Haruka Amagiri (The Asterisk War); via Imprisonment
- Kouga (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Galian (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Peta (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Loco (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Alviss (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Kollekio (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Tolietnator (Codename: Kids Next Door)
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Black Knight (Zatch Bell!); summoning a cage via throwing his lance
- Zaruchim (Zatch Bell!)
- Jafar (Disney's Aladdin)
- Metamorphia (Sonic the Comics)
Known Objects
- Chest of Demons (The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo)
- Acēdia Katathlipsē (Horizon In The Middle of Nowhere)
- Beads of Subjugation (InuYasha)
- Sphere of Yun (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Pokéballs (Pokémon)
- Hide of Bondage (Kubera)
Gallery
The Chest of Demons (The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo) is meant to bind and contain the thirteen most terrifying ghosts ever to walk the face of the Earth.
Byakuya Kuchiki (Bleach) using Senkei: Senbonzakura Kageyoshi to create a dome in which is comprised of all the blades of his Zanpakuto and prevents his targets from getting far.
Quilge Opie's (Bleach) unbreakable Reishi cage can imprison all except a fellow Quincy, living up to the name "The Jail".
Quilge can also use Reishi to forcefully seal up dimensional pathways like the Garganta.
Rukia Kuchiki (Bleach) uses Bakudō # 1. Sai to bind Ichigo's arms behind his back.
Dark Danny (Danny Phantom) binds his former loved ones and teacher with ectoplasm.
The M2 Bind armor (Pokémon) lives up to its name to bind Mewtwo and sap it of its energy.
Thanks to the Beads of Subjugation around his neck, Kagome Higurashi (InuYasha) can subdue and restrain Inuyasha at any time by simply telling him to "sit."
The Sphere of Yun (Xiaolin Showdown) traps the opponent in an impenetrable prison
Giles (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) uses the Binding Field Spell.
Yugi Muto (Yu-Gi-Oh!) using the Curse of the Hexagram to bind Osiris, if even for only one turn.
Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z) binds Goku to a mountain using energy rings.
Cole MacGrath (inFamous) captures a person using Arc Restraint.
Kaguya (InuYasha) binds Inuyasha to a wall with vines.
Metamorphia (Sonic the Comic) becomes a net to bind Sonic.
Loco's (Marchen Awakens Romance) Darkness ÄRM, Negzero paralyzes the target.