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== Anime
* The first two seasons of ''[[Lyrical Nanoha|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' featured 10-year-old girls with insane [[Power Levels]] exceeding the power meter of [[Over Nine Thousand|1,000,000 points]], and then introduced many other characters able to match them. When the series proved popular enough to go on to a [[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS|third season]], government-required power limiters were introduced to knock them down several ranks, with them only able to use full power when authorized by a high-ranking Bureau member.
** The new recruits have power limiters of their own; after getting their devices, they have a four-stage limiter set on them, which restricts how much power and what abilities they can use. One stage typically gets removed just before every major battle, so they can more easily get accustomed to their devices.
** In the aftermath of ''StrikerS'' Lutecia and Agito are also given limiters, reducing them to mage rank D for the duration of their probation.
* The Evangelions have these in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' in the form of their armor, which doesn't serve to protect the Eva and its pilot as much as it serves to {{spoiler|limit the Evangelions' power and allow humans to control the Eva}}. If an Eva {{spoiler|goes ''really'' berserk, it can actually break the armor from the inside, but this requires a strength of mind that pretty much exceeds any human's ability, and if the human pilot becomes so synchronised with the Eva that this can happen (this requires the human to have a ''400%'' synch ratio), that pilot's probably not coming back}}.
** Unit-02 in ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion]]'' is shown to not only possess armor, but actual limiters implanted into its back which release once {{spoiler|Mari unlocks the Eva's berserker mode}}.
* Used by the goddesses in ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'' in the form of jewelry. Releasing them without permission is a big no-no, but Kami-sama seems to be a bit flexible about this depending on situation and especially the personality of the goddess; Urd is often the [[Butt Monkey]] of this compared to her more
** Belldandy isn't more powerful than Urd. It's directly stated by Belldandy that Urd is more powerful than her, and Belldandy [[Can Not Tell a Lie]]. It's just that as a Goddess First Class she's able to ''access'' far more of her power than Urd. When Urd took the exam for promotion to First Class, we got a glimpse of her true power
* Alucard from ''[[Hellsing]]'' uses the "Control Art Restriction System", which divides his powers into levels. Considering how ridiculously overpowered he is, enemies tend not to be [[Blood Knight|worthy enough]] to have him unlock any levels. When he reaches Level Zero, <s>''run''</s> kill yourself.
** Fortunately, he can't go full-power on his own accord - full release requires approval from Integra Hellsing. Mostly.
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* Kin in [[Goblins]], as part of her enslavement to [[Complete Monster|Dellyn]], has been fitted with a magical leash that supresses her magic abilities and prevents her from harming anyone else if the leash is being held.
* In [[Rescuing Dara]], like in [[Pokémon]], Chivais' Everstone prevents her from evolving, which would make her an even more powerful fighter than she already is.
== Web Original ==
* The Hawthorne Cottage resident Olympia, from the [[Whateley Universe]]. She's an enormously strong brick with energy powers, and she's insane. The school has her wearing a golden 'power armor suit' that she thinks increases her strength. It's a Power Limiter. Everyone's hoping she doesn't figure this out.
* The villain, Wolf from [[The Descendants]] has an 'inhibitor' that let's him control his were-wolf like transformations. Unlimited, he turns into a [[Big Badass Wolf]] but is much dumber.
== Western Animation ==
* Jafar is defeated in the first ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' movie by the limits of being a genie. "Phenomenal cosmic powers... itty-bitty living space."
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== Real Life ==
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** [[Cats Are Mean|Until the cat learns to silence the bell with a paw.]]
* Several real life training methods involve limiting ones power. While most people will think of weighted clothes (vest, ankles, gloves), there is also running underwater, sled dragging, or even practicing certain things at night when your eyes are not as useful.
* Many forms automobile racing use [[wikipedia:Restrictor plate|
* When you install custom firmware on your router, you can set the transmit power to anything you want. Setting the power too high will result in the router [[Explosive Overclocking|quickly frying itself]]. For example, setting a router to 8 times its manufactured limit is quite likely to result in you having a brick in just 6 months time.
* Boring ordinary example would probably be Speed Limits. Most vehicles on the road can likely go faster than the legal limit.
** The engines in most modern street cars are [https://what-if.xkcd.com/61/ powerful enough to cause them to launch into the air], if they weren't hardware-limited to somewhere below 200 MPH (where exactly depends on the make and model of car).
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