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* ''VideoGame/{{XenobladeChronicles}}'' Shulk ponders early on that the there must be a reason why the Monado can't cut people and faced Mechon. Later it turns out [[spoiler: the Monado's is "in shackles" in it's current form. Once Zanza unlocks it into the Monado II, those restrictions no longer apply. And it turns out that even that form is still limiting it's power when the Monado III is revealed.]]

* The coat worn by the [[ImplacableMan T-103 Type]] in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'', according to [[AllThereInTheManual supplementary materials]], is specifically designed to prevent him from mutating. Once it's burned off he grows to twice his size, sprouts big claws, and becomes ''far more aggressive and faster''.

* Aki Izayoi (Akiza Izinski)'s hairband in ''[[{{Yu-Gi-Oh5Ds}} Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' supposedly holds back her psychic powers, although whether or not it's really a MagicFeather remains to be seen. When it falls out of her hair while fighting against Yusei, her psychic powers seem to really hit home, but that may be psychological.

** More common are soft power limiters on engine thrust, which go all the way back to WorldWar2. Pilots are often restricted with how much power they are permitted to draw from their engines during normal operating, and can only call upon maximum power (sometimes called Wartime Emergency Power) in an emergency, such as being engaged by enemy forces. This is because using the engine at full power results in significantly more maintenance when the plane lands, so don't try to do this just because you think no one's looking, the maintenance crew will figure it out pretty quick when you land, and if you don't have a ''damn'' good reason for it expect a ''very'' thorough chewing out ''at the very least''.

* Yuki Nagato from ''HaruhiSuzumiya'' requests permission from her boss to use her powers, and later adds a second layer of restriction in the form of Kyon.

*** Some tuned cars take this one step further. One such Mercedes featured on TopGear needs its limiter on to floor the gas, otherwise it would just make the tires explode. ''At a standing start.''

The reasons for this can be because their powers are too dangerous or too [[PowerIncontinence uncontrollable]] to be let loose at their fullest. Often times, the justification is that the person may willingly be wearing a PowerLimiter as a form of training, as training with their power suppressed helps increase their power. Weighted clothing is often used in this fashion, in fiction and RealLife.

* The villain, Wolf from TheDescendants has an 'inhibitor' that let's him control his were-wolf like transformations. Unlimited, he turns into a large wolf but is much dumber.

* The villain, Wolf from TheDescendants has an 'inhibitor' that let's him control his were-wolf like transformations. Unlimited, he turns into a BigBadAssWolf but is much dumber.

*** After 65MPH/105KM/H, the air resistance imposed on all but the most aerodynamically designed cars ramps up dramatically, thus increasing your fuel consumption by a huge amount (for those with pickups hauling a large load, monitor your fuel usage between 70MPH and 80MPH on average). There's a theory that during the fuel crisis in the 70s, the US imposed a 55/65MPH speed limit so people wouldn't eat up as much gas.

** Motorcycle manufacturers agreed in 2000 to build motorcycles that can't go any faster than 300 km/h for safety reasons. However, they're limited by way of their ECUs, not by design.

** Unit-02 in ''RebuildOfEvangelion'' 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]].

*** Really fancy cars have speed limits, such as the Bugatti Veyron, have this limit due to safety and because your tires will ''not'' last long at those speeds. Ever wonder why race cars change tires so often during a single race? Now you know.

* Elsa from ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' has near-constant PowerIncontinence, causing her to freeze everything she touches and accidentally create snow and/or ice whenever she moves her hands to quickly. To counteract this, her father makes her wear gloves. It's shown to work... unless she's particularly distressed, for example [[spoiler:when her mother and father suddenly die]], she's shown to have coated a large area around her in ice, despite the gloves.

* In StrangeJourney, [[BonusBoss Alilat]] served as one of these. While now Metatron can siphon a bit of his power back, it means now [[ThatOneBoss Demiurge's]] power lines just got unclogged...

* In ''KamenRiderKiva'', Wataru (the titular hero) has his [[spoiler: {{Dhampyr}} and]] Rider abilities are chained in two ways: symbolically in that being a [[spoiler: HalfHumanHybrid denies him most of the powers of his vampiric heritage]], and literally with the chains adorning Kiva's armor that bring its power down to manageable levels. When he unlocks [[SuperMode Emperor Form]], the TransformationSequence actually begins with one of his sidekicks shattering the chains.