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== Literature ==
* Interesting alternative use: In ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Carpe Jugulum|Carpe Jugulum]]'', in order to free King Verence of Vampyre mind control, the Nac Mac Feegles create a magic flash and then shoot his shadow, which ends up pinned to the wall and then dies, though presumably this is not his real shadow but the influence they put on him given physical form.
* [[JRRJ. TolkienR. (Creator)R. Tolkien|JRR Tolkien]]'s macabre poem "Shadow-Bride" is about a man with no shadow who sits like a statue until a woman passes by. Then he wraps her shadow around them both and forces her to dance with him forever, casting a single shadow...
* In ''[[A Night in Thethe Lonesome October]]'' by [[Roger Zelazny]], Owen used druidic magic to make Cheeter the squirrel into his familiar, by ''literally'' pinning his shadow to a wall. Snuff and Greymalk undo the magic by pulling the seven silver pins loose, then dragging the shadow over the squirrel's body, allowing it to re-bind itself to seven scratches on Cheeter's hide.
 
 
== Video Games ==
* Vamp from ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty]]'' can immobilize you if he hits your shadow with a knife. {{spoiler|You can stop him by shooting the overhead lights}}. Unlike most abilities in the series, this has no scientific explanation.
** Otacon and Snake do offer an alternative explanation for Vamp's shadow-pinning power. They think it's some kind of hypnotism: "The power of suggestion augmented by his speech and movements, coupled with the manipulation of the light reflecting off the blade of his knife". Raiden only ''thinks'' he's been immobilized.
* "Shadowbind" is a Ninja ability in ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy XI|XI]]'', as well as in ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]''.
* The ''[[Pokémon]]'' Wobbuffet has an ability called Shadow Tag which prevents opposing Pokemon from fleeing or switching out.
** Baton Pass can bypass this effect, but the substitute takes the effect in turn. You cannot manually switch out until Wobbuffet is knocked out, and that might take a while. There are also moves that stop a Pokemon from leaving the battlefield as well, but the one that closest matches this trope is [[The Dark Side|Shadow Hold]].
* Jack of ''[[Wild Arms 1 (Video Game)|Wild Arms 1]]'' can learn the Shadow Bind technique, where he paralyzes enemies by throwing swords at their shadows.
 
 
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