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== Anime and Manga ==
* While the [[Kill Sat|Saint's Cradle]] took control of her body to defend itself, {{spoiler|Vivio}} of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
* In ''[[
* In ''[[
* In [[Naruto]] the Nara Clan's Shadow Possession Jutsu forces the victim to mimic the pose the caster is in, as well as all movements, but victims can still talk, usually expressing surprise about getting caught in it..
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== Film -- Animated ==
* In ''[[The Incredibles]]'', Syndrome's "Zero Point Energy" can freeze a person in place, but they can still look around. Same thing with the [[Human Popsicle|cop put on ice]] by Frozone.
* In ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', Genies can't disobey their Master's orders as long it doesn't violate certain rules, but it doesn't mean they have to like it.
== Film -- Live Action ==
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{{quote| '''Arnold:''' And why... why can't I move, there, there must be some logical reason for all this?<br />
'''Creedence:''' Shut up! }}
* In ''Danger: Diabolik'', [[Gentleman Thief|Diabolik]] was encased in solid gold, but he could still move his eyes in order to show the audience that he was [[Not Quite Dead]]. He even winks at the audience. <ref>In the [[
* ''[[Iron Man (
{{quote| '''Rhodey:''' Whoa, whoa, whoa... ''(aims his minigun at Tony)''<br />
'''Tony:''' Is that you?<br />
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== [[Literature]] ==
* Pvt Jenkins, in the ''Halo'' novel ''The Flood'', retains his consciousness when infected by the flood due to some biological quirk. He retains only minimal control over his body.
* In the ''[[
* The short story ''[http://www.asstr.org/files/Collections/Alt.Sex.Stories.Moderated/Year2001/28871 Great Gift of Sleep]'' by Shon Richards has a woman on a spaceship arrange for one of the other women to be partially awoken from [[Suspended Animation]] for the purposes of sex, leaving her unable to move (though very much able to feel) from the neck down.
* In [[Iain M Banks]]' SF novel ''[[The Culture/The Player of Games|The Culture]]'', as a bizarre punishment one incidental character is locked into a robotic exoskeleton which prevents him eating anything other than bread and water, makes sure that he's in bed and up by certain times, and totally prevents him enjoying any pleasures of the flesh, but otherwise allows him the freedom to work at his job. At one point the exoskeleton takes complete control of its occupant as he frantically tries to prevent it performing its programming.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* This happens from time to time on ''[[Star Trek:
* ''[[
** The episode "Angels and Demons" had Lister warning his crew that he was being controlled to attack them, and actively helping them defeat him. Gives the quote "Look out, I'm trying to kill you!"
** In "Psirens", when Kryten is ordered to destroy himself, his body obeys, but his head protests all the way.
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** In the TV special "[[Doctor Who/20th AS the Five Doctors/Recap|The Five Doctors]]", this is what happens to those {{spoiler|who wish to be immortal in Rassilon's presence}}.
* Norman Balthus, in the second season of ''[[Carnivale]]'', is afflicted with this when he {{spoiler|is kept in a state of complete paralysis by his newly-evil Antichrist of an adopted son, Justin, after suffering a stroke}}. Made into [[Nightmare Fuel]] in the episode where {{spoiler|Justin uses his mind to pull one of Norman's teeth after Norman got pissed and spit applesauce at him}}.
* In Volume 3 of ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', this is inflicted upon Angela Petrelli by {{spoiler|her husband, Arthur}}.
* ''[[CSI: NY]]'' The pilot, 'Blink'. See the locked-in syndrome entry in [[Real Life]].
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* In ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'', when Genie {{spoiler|is forced to do Jafar's bidding via lamp}}, he will shout 'Look out!' or 'Get out of the way!' before attacking.
* ''[[System Shock]] 2'': The zombies speak coherently, apologizing while aiming a shotgun for your head or swinging a lead pipe for your face.
* When the Collector Swarms of ''[[
* In ''[[
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* The ''[[
* Anyone locked in stasis cuffs in ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' can still speak and move their heads, but can't move their limbs or use weapons.
** And when Dirtboss decides to cerebro-shell Bulkhead, he ends up attacking his friends and apologizing while he does so.
* Any trap or superpower in the old ''[[
* An episode of ''[[Batman: The Animated Series
* One episode of ''[[
* In Disney's ''[[Hercules (Disney film)|Hercules]]'' the animated series when King Midas turns one of his men to gold he can still blink and shift his eyes.
* ''[[
== [[Real Life]] ==
* [[wikipedia:Locked in syndrome|locked-in syndrome]], or ALS.
** Which was used explicitly in the first episode of ''[[CSI: NY]]'', by an insane doctor that kept killing his guinea pigs accidentally until he successfully locked a victim in this state.
** And in a 5th season episode of ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''. The first half of the episode is shown by the POV of the [[Patient of the Week]].
** And on ''[[Law
* [[wikipedia:Botulism|Botulism]] can not only result in the loss of voluntary muscles, it can also result in the loss of breathing and parts of the nervous system.
* At the NSFW hypnosis website ''Hypno Girls'', women are sometimes ordered to "freeze". Most of the time, they are still able to move from the neck up.
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