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*** During the period when the entire Skrull race lost their powers, they were stuck in whatever form they took at the time. Those whose jobs involved snaking through drainpipes, for example, had to be cut out. The villain who actually initiated the change was in a suit that he thought would protect him from the effect. It did not, leaving him permanently trapped inside, in agony because the "suit" was not hollow, but loaded with internal machinery that he had oozed around and between.
*** In another example, some Skrulls who invaded Earth were brainwashed into becoming cows, rendering them harmless. Unfortunately, the cows were then slaughtered, and those who ate the meat either died or gained powers along with a virus. That's the origin of the Skrull Kill Krew. Team member Riot was stuck in a monstrous bug form for an extended period of time.
* In [[The DCU]], a story arc in ''[[Martian Manhunter]]'' involved him being Mode Locked in a form resembling his usual appearance, but with four arms. This was a [[Shout
** Other instances include Manhunter being reduced to amorphous goo by a neurotoxin, being trapped in Aquaman's body and freaking out, and an Elseworlds story where all the heroes lost their powers, leaving him in his natural Martian form with all of the [[Blessed With Suck|suck and none of the blessing.]]
** The evil White Martians are initially dealt with this way by the JLA. They are given human form and have their memories removed, effectively trapping them as humans. Needless to say, problems occur when a few of them get their minds back and remember how to shapeshift.
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== Live Action TV ==
* In ''[[
** In the ''[[Doctor Who Magazine (Magazine)|Doctor Who Magazine]]'' strip, shapeshifting companion Frobisher got stuck as a [[Everything's Better With Penguins|penguin]] for a while. Even before and after that, however, it was the form he most preferred.
** At one point the Doctor says he smashed the circuit with a hammer, so it would NEVER work again. [[Depending On the Writer|In a more recent episode]], he claims that whenever he repairs or replaces the circuit, the TARDIS herself deliberatly shorts it out. [[A Boy and His X|They both]] prefer her as a Police Box. ([[Crowning Moment of Funny|Throwing the TARDIS instruction manual into a SUPERNOVA probably didn't help matters any.]])
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** After Illyria, a primordial Old One had her powers mostly drained, she was effectively trapped in Fred's body. She did retain the ability to shapeshift... but only into Fred's human appearance.
* In ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', Amy the witch turned into a rat and couldn't turn back for 3 seasons. She was never really quite the same...
** In the the [[Halloween Episode|Halloween episode]] "[["What Do They Fear?" Episode|Fear Itself]]", [[Our Werewolves Are Different|Oz]] is forced to live out his worst fear, which results in him suddenly starting to transform into a werewolf and getting stuck halfway.
* ''[[Lost (TV)|Lost]]'': Happened to The Man in Black twice. First, {{spoiler|after killing Jacob he got Mode Locked in [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Mode Locke]]}}. He could still change back to the {{spoiler|Smoke Monster form, but couldn't assume other human forms anymore}}. Then, {{spoiler|the removal of the Island's cork in the Finale took that ability away as well, Locking him in a mortal body as opposed to the invulnerable Smoke form, allowing the Heroes to kill him.}}
* On ''[[Fringe]]'', the shapeshifter at the beginning of Season 2 is stuck in the body of {{spoiler|Agent Charlie Francis}} after its shapeshifting device is broken. The shapeshifters' devices are unique so using another's would be pointless. The only way out is to complete its mission and go back before it is too late. {{spoiler|This doesn't happen because Olivia Dunham shoots it in the head.}}
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* Between episodes 21 and 23 of ''[[Wakfu (Animation)|Wakfu]]'', Adamaï, a young shapeshifting dragon, is stuck in Tofu form after being [[Just Eat Him|swallowed whole and then regurgitated]] by Igôle (a powerful beast reinforced by Xelor magic, which is what interfere with Adamaï's power). This is a case where the modelocked form is small and weak, Tofus being [[Ridiculously Cute Critter]] birds.
* ''[[Gargoyles (Animation)|Gargoyles]]'' - Puck is mode-locked into one shape, {{spoiler|that of Owen Burnett}}, by Oberon after rebelling against his king. Given that shapeshifting is a major part of Puck's tricks... this sucks. The punishment also included eternal banishment from their homeland Avalon. Puck wanted to spend more time living as a human in the human world, [[Be Careful What You Wish For|and Oberon gave it to him.]]
* Meatwad in ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Animation)|Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'' practiced turning into a life sized figure of [[Abraham Lincoln]] ([[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|he can normally only become a hotdog and igloo]]) only to get stuck that way for the rest of the episode.
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