Dream Imprisonment

Dream Imprisonment
Enmu (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) can imprison those befallen by his sleep spell in their dreams. In some cases, he can kill them in their sleep or make them lose their will to fight.
Power/Ability to:	Imprison others within dreams.

"Superman: Do you have any idea what you did to me?
Mongul: I fashioned a prison that you couldn't leave without sacrificing your heart's desire. It must have been like tearing off your own arm."

― Mongul to Superman (DCAU)

"Falling deeper into sleep, kon korori, and even if a demon comes, kon korori, forget to breathe, kon korori, even in the stomach, kon korori, they... can no longer awaken."

― Enmu (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)

"Every dream has an end...No matter how nice the dream might be, or how scary it is. Under your warm blanket, the dream comes to an abrupt end, when mother shakes you awake. Forever and ever, the morning scene remains the same. But now I...I wonder...when the dreams began to never end."

― Ayu Tsukimiya (Kanon)

The power to trap others inside dreams. Sub-power of Dream Manipulation and Mind Imprisonment. Variation of Binding. Not to be confused with Fantasy Imprisonment.

Also Called

• Dream Binding/Trapping
• Oneirokinetic Imprisonment/Entrapment
• Dream/Oneirokinetic Jailing/Stasis

Capabilities

User can create a false reality/illusion in dreams and trap others inside either the user’s or the target’s dreams/nightmares. The target's body may stay in the waking world while their mind/soul is trapped, or it may disappear into the dream as well.

Applications

• Dream Inducement
  • Nightmare Inducement
• Dream Sharing
• Endless Dream
• Fantasy Imprisonment

Variations

• Nightmare Imprisonment
• Blissful Dream Imprisonment

Associations

• Binding
• Dream Manipulation
• Dream Walking
• Sleep Inducement

Limitations

• Users of powers that deal with mind, souls or dreams/nightmares are both either highly resistant, immune or able to leave their prison and release others as well.
• If not from this dimension, someone with the Banishment can send you away.
• Users of Oneiricpotence can be send the user out of the dream.
• Dream Absorption

Known Users

• Lily (18if)
• Enmu (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Malleus Draconia (Disney: Twisted-Wonderland); via Fey of Maleficence
• Enrico Pucci (Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure Part VI: Stone Ocean); via Whitesnake
• Nimue (Arkwell Academy)
• Dark Hunter "Dweller" (Bionicle)
• Yuuki Terumi (BlazBlue)
• Users of the Infinite Tsukuyomi (Naruto)
• Matt Parkman (Heroes)
• Maury Parkman (Heroes)
• Dream of the Endless (DC Comics)
• Black Mercy (DC Comics)
• John Dee/Doctor Destiny (DC Comics/Justice League 2001 TV series)
• Morpheus/Hypnos (Greek Mythology)
• David Haller/Legion (Legion)
• Amahl Farouk/Shadow King (Legion)
• Various Pokémon (Pokémon)
• Kurome (Megadimension Neptunia VII)
• Arthur Bristol (Perversions of Science)
• Djinn (Supernatural)
• Nightmare (Ghost Sweeper Mikami)
• 8th Herrscher (Honkai Impact 3rd)
• Sloth (Dragon Age)
• Pestilence (TYPE-MOON)
• Sandi (Yo-kai Watch)
• Ban Mido (Get Backers)
• MaloMyotismon (Digimon)
• Prince Dreambert and Antasma (Mario & Luigi: Dream Team); with Nightmare Stone
• The Grotesque (Fear Mythos)
• Uboa (Yume Nikki)
• Nexus (Shadowverse)
• Dream Beavers (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)
• Malaranea (The Adventures of Puss in Boots)
• Dark Oak, Black Narcissus and Pale Bayleaf (Sonic X); only in first Final Mova transformation

Gallery

Gengar (Pokémon) using Dream Eater on Blue, trapping him in a dream and devouring his life energy.

The Black Fog trapping its foes in a dream and then devouring their souls.

Leon's Beheeyem (Pokémon)

MaloMyotismon (Digimon) can emits a ray of light that hypnotizes the opponent, trapping them in a dream world of their desires.

Sloth (Dragon Age) as he appears in the physical world.

Dream (DC Comics) took his anger out on the son of his imprisoner, cursing Alex with Eternal Waking; endless nightmare where he had terrible nightmares that resulted in him waking up in his bed, only to discover that he was actually still dreaming...

...and imprisons Azazel for breaking the rules of hospitality.

Black Mercy (DC Comics)

John Dee/Doctor Destiny (DC Comics/Justice League 2001 TV series)

The Infinite Tsukuyomi (Naruto) captures the entire world's population in an eternal dream.

Maury Parkman, "The Boogey Man" to Molly Walker traps his enemies in their dreams.

Dream Beavers (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 TV series)

Malaranea (The Adventures of Puss in Boots)

Dark Oak, Black Narcissus and Pale Bayleaf (Sonic X)....

...trapped Sonic in a dreamscape underneath the surface of Planet Aqurius.

Ariem (Sonic the Hedgehog) can trap people in their own Dreamscape.

Sandi (Yo-kai Watch)

Videos

Batman and Wonder Woman face Mongul - Justice League Unlimited-2