History Main / TheParalyzer

* Ki mistress Chaka learned this trick in her first week at SuperheroSchool WhateleyAcademy in the WhateleyUniverse, when a ninja mutant thought she would hold still while he did this to her. In a school full of mutants, there are people it does not work on.

* ''AtremisFowl'' has Butler and Juliet do this alot.

* A precise rap to the sides of the neck over the carotid sinus can cause a vaso vagal reaction that if applied in the heat of combat can render someone precipitously unconscious.

* The [[ChurchMilitant Cleric]] has a spell that does this.

* In the ''MonsterHunter'' series, quite a few weapons are capable of paralyzing enemies, though it takes quite a few hits to leave a monster twitching in place.

* [[TricksterMentor Happosai]] and [[OldMaster Cologne]] from ''[=~Ranma ½~=]'' are masters in the use of, among other things, {{pressure point}}s, and often knock people out by tapping a spot on the victim's nape whenever they're too busy to have a straight-up confrontation. It's implied that Ranma can use these too, but the one time he attempted it, he was interrupted.

* Tag, from the NinetiesAntiHero team ''Bloodstrike'' had this as her superpower. Not very impressive on the battlefield, but comes in handy when you're a rotting cyborg/zombie [[RapeIsOkWhenItIsFemaleOnMale trying to get laid]].
* The comic version of Kevin from SinCity apparently has the ability to make limbs go numb from certain strikes.

* Atremis Fowl has Butler and Juliet do this alot.

* ''[=~Pokémon~=]'' has the fighting move "Force Palm" which has a chance of paralyzing the opponent.

->"Hmm. It's half hour until lunch. *Proceeds to use shoulder pinch on HIMSELF*''
* DannyPhantom's ActionMom is able to do this.

** The shirshu ([=AKA=] June's giant mole thing) can paralyze you by hitting you ''with it's tongue''. Ouch.

** The shirshu ([[=AKA=]] June's giant mole thing) can paralyze you by hitting you ''with it's tongue''. Ouch.

* This trope is named for the signature [[CallingYourAttacks Called Attack]] of the main villain [[strike:Master Pain]] [[NamesTorunAwayFromReallyFast Betty]] in ''[[KungPow Kung Pow: Enter the Fist]]'', a parody of 70's Kung Fu films.

* The well-known Sleepers Hold could be considered this, though it works by restricting ''blood'' flow to the brain, rather than affecting nerve signals.

* In ''{{Deadlands}}: [[AfterTheEnd Hell on Earth]]'' and ''[[SpaceWestern Lost Colony]]'', [[PsychicPowers sykers]] have access to a power that, when successfully used on anyone they can touch, renders them unable to move. It was invented by a ''psychic [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]]'' who used it as a FinishingMove named--you guessed it--TheParalyzer.
* Paralying a person limb by limb is one use of Pressure Secrets in ''{{GURPS}}''.