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[[File:180px-Belphemon_sleep.jpg|link=Digimon|frame|Aww... who's a cute widdle [http://dma.wtw-x.net/DMA/DigimonStands/Bandai/Shadowman/Belphemon.jpg demon lord]?]]

When an immensely powerful character has to have their power [[Transformation Sequence|sealed for some reason]], the artists (usually overly fond of [[Super Deformed]] or "chibi" characters) will represent this by drawing the character in her depowered or "sleep mode" state as a tiny, delicate, and incredibly doll like version of her normal self with the wardrobe to match. This can vary, be it [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]] or a more standard [[Kawaiiko]]. A normal sized character can be turned into Sleep Mode Size if she has her powers temporarily drained.

When an immensely powerful character has to have their power [[Transformation Sequence|sealed for some reason]], the artists (usually overly fond of [[Super-Deformed]] or "chibi" characters) will represent this by drawing the character in her depowered or "sleep mode" state as a tiny, delicate, and incredibly doll like version of her normal self with the wardrobe to match. This can vary, be it [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]] or a more standard [[Kawaiiko]]. A normal sized character can be turned into Sleep Mode Size if she has her powers temporarily drained.

Another version is the character just looking like a child version of herself. Sometimes the cast knows about ''only'' that version despite suggestion. [[The Reveal]] will show her to be extremely powerful... and probably really good looking.

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* Many magical characters in ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'' can do this, usually to save energy; Urd is often seen making many copies of herself, so long as it doesn't tax her concentration. The [[Yonkoma|bonus manga strip]] and spinoff series, ''[[Adventures of Mini Goddess (Anime)|Adventures of the Mini-Goddesses]]'', features the tiny-sized girls having adventures within their own house.

** In both the manga and television series, the demon queen Hild leaves behind a tiny fraction of her power after visiting, which is still enough to take the form of a little girl. While Urd finds it embarrasing, Hild's introduction suggests that simply ''appearing'' in the mortal world without throttling her power somehow would easily take out a few city blocks.

* In [[CLAMP]]'s manga ''[[Wish]]'', all but the most powerful angels take on a [[Super Deformed]], powered-down form at night, while demons do so during the day.

* In [[CLAMP]]'s manga ''[[Wish]]'', all but the most powerful angels take on a [[Super-Deformed]], powered-down form at night, while demons do so during the day.

* [[Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu|Haré+Guu]] has a "mysterious pink-haired woman" according to Guu who no one recogizes except Hare, who [[Genre Savvy|loudly complains is obviously supposed to be her]]. That the two interact certainly doesn't clarify matters.

* Kerberos from ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' is supposed to look like a lion, but since his power is sealed for most of the series he usually resembles a small, golden teddy bear with wings. Season 2 takes this even further with Spinel, who does this in the form of a super-cutsie black cat. With wings.

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** Ragnarok becomes a smaller and cuter version of himself after a [[Heel Face Turn]], justified by the fact that they apparently removed all the good souls he had eaten.

** Medusa, who after being cut in half, took over the body of a little girl named Rachel and apparently twisted her appearance into a younger version of herself. She then says she's temporarily borrowing the body until she recovers her power, but then again she's a [[Consummate Liar|liar]]. However, she keeps her word this time, {{spoiler|after taking her sister Arachne's body for her own, of course}}.

* After using half of her soul to resurrect Kazuto Tokino [[First Episode Resurrection|in the first episode]], the Space-Princess Valkyrie of ''[[UFO Princess Valkyrie]]'' is more-or-less permanently stuck as a 6-years old girl. By connecting to the half of her soul stored in Kazuto (read: kissing him), however, she can temporarily assume her full-sized, superpowered form.

* After using half of her soul to resurrect Kazuto Tokino [[First-Episode Resurrection|in the first episode]], the Space-Princess Valkyrie of ''[[UFO Princess Valkyrie]]'' is more-or-less permanently stuck as a 6-years old girl. By connecting to the half of her soul stored in Kazuto (read: kissing him), however, she can temporarily assume her full-sized, superpowered form.

* ''[[Harukanaru Toki no Naka De]]'' has the Great Tengu of the Kita Mountain, who, after one battle with [[Onmyodo|Yasuaki]], gets reduced to a cute [[Small Annoying Creature]], dubbed Kotengu ("small tengu") by the central cast. He continues to stick around, repeatedly trying to get Yasuaki to turn him back. He eventually ''does'' have his powers unsealed, only {{spoiler|to get killed in the battle he was sent into; although in the anime adaptation this ends up being a [[Disney Death]]}}.

* Mashiro in ''[[Tayutama]]'' first appears in the form of a young girl. Only some of her power is intact, though she can still command her group of spirits and use her [[Drop the Hammer|hammer]]. After getting married to Yuuri, she comes into her true adult form, though still goes into her young form sometimes.

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* Tanaka-san from ''[[Black Butler (Manga)|Black Butler]]'' usually appears as a chibi tea drinking [[Miniature Senior Citizens|Miniature Senior Citizen]] since his real form drains a lot of energy.

* ''[[Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica|Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica's]]'' [[Person of Mass Destruction|Corticarte Apa Lagranges]] is when introduced, originally depicted in her true form as a tall, beautiful, mature woman. However, for the majority of the series, her massive destructive power is sealed away, and this causes her to take the form of a young girl barely into her teens.

* [[The Grim Reaper|Zarame]] from [[Zombie Loan]] has been reduced, after [[Did You Just Scam Cthulhu|a human tricked him]], into a cranky chibi whose squeaky noises [[The Unintelligible|no one can understand]] (except for Michiru and Koume) and who is small enough to sit on Michiru's shoulder - but he's still capable of throwing chibi-sized scythes at the forehead of whoever pisses him off [[Pretty Little Headshots|without fail]], and most he says are threats and insults. While Chika and Sotetsu were rightfully weirded out, Michiru [[I'm Taking Her Home With Me|could only say one thing]], since [http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/characters/15/21699.jpg this] is what he looks like.

* [[The Grim Reaper|Zarame]] from [[Zombie Loan]] has been reduced, after [[Did You Just Scam Cthulhu?|a human tricked him]], into a cranky chibi whose squeaky noises [[The Unintelligible|no one can understand]] (except for Michiru and Koume) and who is small enough to sit on Michiru's shoulder - but he's still capable of throwing chibi-sized scythes at the forehead of whoever pisses him off [[Pretty Little Headshots|without fail]], and most he says are threats and insults. While Chika and Sotetsu were rightfully weirded out, Michiru [[I'm Taking Her Home With Me|could only say one thing]], since [http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/characters/15/21699.jpg this] is what he looks like.

* {{spoiler|Envy and Pride}} from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' go into this when beaten to the verge of death: {{spoiler|Envy}} becomes a creepy worm-thing with way too many teeth, {{spoiler|Pride}} a maybe even more creepy human baby that's small enough to fit on your palm which it keeps saying 'Mama.'

** And which they ''take home to his former adoptive mother to raise.''

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