History TakenForGranite / VideoGames

* ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'':

** This is the fate of any magic user that uses their powers too much in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXVI'', be they [[SlaveRace Bearer]] or [[PhysicalGod Dominant]]. It is an ''extremely'' painful and slow death, as seen in-game via its sufferers, and you witness many people either dead by it or in the process of dying from it. [[spoiler:[[SecretlyDying Notably, Cid is suffering from this and trying to hide it to the best of his ability.]]]]

** [[ElementalShapeshifter Voluntary]] for the protagonists in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' (using the Tanooki Suit), ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'' (using the Stone Cap), ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' (also with the Tanooki Suit, but a Statue Leaf must be obtained) and ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' and its spinoff, ''VideoGame/BowsersFury'' (using a Lucky Bell). Obtaining the Tanooki Suit (''Super Mario Bros. 3'') [=and/or=] Statue Leaf (''3D Land'', with a ScarfOfAsskicking added to it) turns Mario into Tanooki Mario and gives the player the ability to turn into a stone statue; ''Paper Mario'''s Stone Cap has this same ability, although it's only used in battle and using it prevents him from attacking for three turns. With the latter two games introducing the cat bell power-up, voluntary petrification requires the use of the Lucky Bell, a stronger version of the Super Bell, which turns them into a gold lucky cat statue and, at the same time, earns coins when performing a ground pound (the player is given a bronze bell collar resembling the power-up). Likewise, voluntary petrification makes you invincible, but in ''3D Land'', ''3D World'' and ''Bowser's Fury'', enemies can ignore you, and when you come in contact with enemies, including Roto-Discs in ''[=SMB3's=]'' fortresses, they are automatically defeated.

** [[ElementalShapeshifter Voluntary]] for the protagonists in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' (using the Tanooki Suit), ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'' (using the Stone Cap), ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' (also with the Tanooki Suit, but a Statue Leaf must be obtained) and ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' and its spinoff, ''VideoGame/BowsersFury'' (using a Lucky Bell). Obtaining the Tanooki Suit (''Super Mario Bros. 3'') [=and/or=] Statue Leaf (''3D Land'', with a ScarfOfAsskicking added to it) gives the player the ability to turn into a stone statue; ''Paper Mario'''s Stone Cap has this same ability, although it's only used in battle and using it prevents him from attacking for three turns. With the latter two games introducing the cat bell power-up, voluntary petrification requires the use of the Lucky Bell, a stronger version of the Super Bell, which turns them into a gold lucky cat statue and, at the same time, earns coins when performing a ground pound (the player is given a bronze bell collar resembling the power-up). Likewise, voluntary petrification makes you invincible, but in ''3D Land'', ''3D World'' and ''Bowser's Fury'', enemies that come in contact are automatically defeated.

** This is the fate of any magic user that uses their powers too much in VideoGame/FinalFantasyXVI, be they [[SlaveRace Bearer]] or [[PhysicalGod Dominant]]. It is an ''extremely'' painful and slow death, as seen in-game via its sufferers, and you witness many people either dead by it or in the process of dying from it. [[spoiler:[[SecretlyDying Notably, Cid is suffering from this and trying to hide it to the best of his ability.]]]]

** This is the fate of any magic user in VideoGame/FinalFantasyXVI, be they [[SlaveRace Bearer]] or [[PhysicalGod Dominant]]. It is an ''extremely'' painful and slow death, as seen in-game via its sufferers, and you witness many people either dead by it or in the process of dying from it. [[spoiler:[[SecretlyDying Notably, Cid is suffering from this and trying to hide it to the best of his ability.]]]]

* Longan Dragon Cookie from ''VideoGame/CookieRun'' can petrify cookies with his longan eyeballs. What's worse is that the story suggests that the petrified cookies would be suffering from a FateWorseThanDeath as their souls are trapped inside the giant orb in Dragon Eye Perch, which is why Lychee Dragon Cookie would suggest that the cookies are better crushed to death earlier.

** In the initial ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'' Bowser turned all of Peach's subjects into brick blocks. [[AllThereInTheManual The manual]] actually said Peach's subjects were the ? boxes that look like bricks, and they're rewarding you for freeing them.

* ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'': Ultra Greed, the FinalBoss of Greed mode, turns into a gold statue upon death. In Greedier mode, that's not enough to stop him: [[MistakenForGranite he breaks loose, more aggressive and explosive than before]].

** [[ElementalShapeshifter Voluntary]] for the protagonists in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' (using the Tanooki Suit), ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'' (using the Stone Cap), ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' (also with the Tanooki Suit, but a Statue Leaf must be obtained) and ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' and its spinoff, ''VideoGame/BowsersFury'' (using a Lucky Bell). Obtaining the Tanooki Suit (''Super Mario Bros. 3'') [=and/or=] Statue Leaf (''3D Land'', with a ScarfOfAsskicking added to it) gives the player the ability to turn into a stone statue. ''Paper Mario'''s Stone Cap turns Mario into a stone statue for three turns and cannot attack during this timespan. With the latter two games introducing the cat bell power-up, voluntary petrification requires the use of the Lucky Bell, a stronger version of the Super Bell, which turns them into a gold lucky cat statue and, at the same time, earns coins when performing a ground pound (the player is given a bronze bell collar resembling the power-up). Likewise, voluntary petrification makes you invincible, but in ''3D Land'', ''3D World'' and ''Bowser's Fury'', enemies that come in contact are automatically defeated.

** [[ElementalShapeshifter Voluntary]] for the protagonists in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' (using the Tanooki Suit), ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'' (using the Stone Cap), ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' (also with the Tanooki Suit, but a Statue Leaf must be obtained) and ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' and its spinoff, ''VideoGame/BowsersFury'' (using a Lucky Bell). Obtaining the Tanooki Suit [=and/or=] Statue Leaf gives the player the ability to turn into a stone statue in the former two games (''3D Land'' gives Mario a ScarfOfAsskicking to determine that he has the Statue ability). ''Paper Mario'''s Stone Cap turns Mario into a stone statue for three turns and cannot attack during this timespan. With the latter two games introducing the cat bell power-up, voluntary petrification requires the use of the Lucky Bell, a stronger version of the Super Bell, which turns them into a gold lucky cat statue and, at the same time, earns coins when performing a ground pound (the player is given a bronze bell collar resembling the power-up). Likewise, voluntary petrification makes you invincible, but in ''3D Land'', ''3D World'' and ''Bowser's Fury'', enemies that come in contact are automatically defeated.

** [[ElementalShapeshifter Voluntary]] for the protagonists in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' (using the Tanooki Suit), ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' (also with the Tanooki Suit, but a Statue Leaf must be obtained) and ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' and its spinoff, ''VideoGame/BowsersFury'' (using a Lucky Bell). Obtaining the Tanooki Suit [=and/or=] Statue Leaf gives the player the ability to turn into a stone statue in the former two games (''3D Land'' gives Mario a ScarfOfAsskicking to determine that he has the Statue ability). With the latter two games introducing the cat bell power-up, voluntary petrification requires the use of the Lucky Bell, a stronger version of the Super Bell, which turns them into a gold lucky cat statue and, at the same time, earns coins when performing a ground pound (the player is given a bronze bell collar resembling the power-up). Likewise, voluntary petrification makes you invincible, but in ''3D Land'', ''3D World'' and ''Bowser's Fury'', enemies that come in contact are automatically defeated.
** Also voluntary in ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'', through the use of the Stone Cap. Mario turns into a stone statue using it and remains invincible for three turns, but cannot attack.

** [[ElementalShapeshifter Voluntary]] for the protagonists in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' (using the Tanooki Suit), ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' (also with the Tanooki Suit, but a Statue Leaf must be obtained) and ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' and its spinoff, ''VideoGame/BowsersFury'' (using a Lucky Bell). Obtaining the Tanooki Suit [=and/or=] Statue Leaf gives the player the ability to turn into a stone statue in the former two games (''3D Land'' gives Mario a ScarfOfAsskicking to determine that he has the Statue ability). With the latter two games introducing the cat bell power-up, voluntary petrification requires the use of the Lucky Bell, a stronger version of the Super Bell, which turns them into a gold lucky cat statue and, at the same time, earns coins when performing a ground pound (the player is given a bronze bell collar resembling the power-up). Likewise, petrification makes you invincible, but in ''3D Land'', ''3D World'' and ''Bowser's Fury'', enemies that come in contact are automatically defeated.

** [[ElementalShapeshifter Voluntary]] for the protagonists in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' (using the Tanooki Suit), ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' (also with the Tanooki Suit, but a Statue Leaf must be obtained) and ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' and its spinoff, ''VideoGame/BowsersFury'' (using a Lucky Bell). Obtaining the Tanooki Suit [=and/or=] Statue Leaf gives the player the ability to turn into a stone statue in the former two games (''3D Land'' gives Mario a ScarfOfAsskicking to determine that he has the Statue ability). The latter two games requires the use of the Lucky Bell, a stronger version of the Super Bell, to gain the Lucky Cat ability, which turns them into a gold cat statue and, at the same time, earns coins when performing a ground pound (the player is given a bronze bell collar resembling the power-up). Likewise, you're invincible, but in ''3D Land'', ''3D World'' and ''Bowser's Fury'', enemies that come in contact are automatically defeated.

** [[ElementalShapeshifter Voluntary]] for the protagonists in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' (using the Tanooki Suit), ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' (also with the Tanooki Suit, but a Statue Leaf must be obtained) and ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' and its spinoff, ''VideoGame/BowsersFury'' (using a Lucky Bell). Obtaining the Tanooki Suit [=and/or=] Statue Leaf gives the player the ability to turn into a stone statue in the former two games (''3D Land'' gives Mario a ScarfOfAsskicking to determine that he has the Statue ability), while the latter two games requires the use of the Lucky Bell, a stronger version of the Super Bell, to gain the Lucky Cat ability, which turns them into a gold cat statue and earns coins when performing a ground pound (the player is given a bronze bell collar resembling the power-up). Likewise, you're invincible, but in ''3D Land'', ''3D World'' and ''Bowser's Fury'', enemies that come in contact are automatically defeated.

** [[ElementalShapeshifter Voluntary]] for the protagonists in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' (using the Tanooki Suit), ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' (also with the Tanooki Suit, but a Statue Leaf must be obtained) and ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' (using a Lucky Bell). Obtaining the Tanooki Suit [=and/or=] Statue Leaf gives the player the ability to turn into a stone statue in the former two games (''3D Land'' gives Mario a ScarfOfAsskicking to determine that he has the Statue ability), while the latter game requires the use of the Lucky Bell, a stronger version of the Super Bell, to gain the Lucky Cat ability, which turns them into a gold cat statue and earns coins when performing a ground pound (the player is given a bronze bell collar resembling the power-up). Likewise, you're invincible, but in ''3D Land'' and ''3D World'', enemies that come in contact are automatically defeated.

** [[ElementalShapeshifter Voluntary]] for the protagonists in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' (using the Tanooki Suit), ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' (also with the Tanooki Suit, but a Statue Leaf must be obtained) and ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' (using a Lucky Bell). Obtaining the Tanooki Suit [=and/or=] Statue Leaf gives the player the ability to turn into a stone statue in the former two games (''3D Land'' gives Mario a ScarfOfAsskicking to determine that he has the Statue ability), while the latter game requires the use of the Lucky Bell, a stronger version of the Super Bell, to gain the Lucky Cat ability, which turns them into a gold cat statue and earns coins when performing a ground pound (the player is given a bronze bell collar resembling the powe Likewise, you're invincible, but in ''3D Land'' and ''3D World'', enemies that come in contact are automatically defeated.

** [[ElementalShapeshifter Voluntary]] for the protagonists in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' (using the Tanooki Suit), ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' (also with the Tanooki Suit, but a Statue Leaf must be obtained) and ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' (using a Lucky Bell). Obtaining the Tanooki Suit [=and/or=] Statue Leaf gives the player the ability to turn into a stone statue in the former two games (''3D Land'' gives Mario a ScarfOfAsskicking to determine that he has the Statue ability), while the latter game requires the use of the Lucky Bell, a stronger version of the Super Bell, to gain the Lucky Cat ability, which turns them into a gold cat statue and earns coins when performing a ground pound (the player is given a bronze bell collar resembling the power-up to determine that ability). You can't move using the statue form, but you can change back either at will or after the 12-second time limit.

* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** In the initial ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'' Bowser turned all of Peach's subjects into brick blocks. [[AllThereInTheManual The manual]] actually said Peach's subjects were the ? boxes that look like bricks, and they're rewarding you for freeing them.
** [[ElementalShapeshifter Voluntary]] for the protagonists in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' (using the Tanooki Suit), ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' (also with the Tanooki Suit, but a Statue Leaf must be obtained) and ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' (using a Lucky Bell). Obtaining the Tanooki Suit [=and/or=] Statue Leaf gives the player the ability to turn into a stone statue in the former two games (''3D Land'' gives Mario a ScarfOfAsskicking to determine that he has the Statue ability), while the latter game requires the use of the Lucky Bell, a stronger version of the Super Bell, to gain the Lucky Cat ability, which turns them into a gold cat statue and earns coins when performing a ground pound (the player is given a bronze bell collar resembling the power-up to determine that ability). You can't move using the statue form, but you can change back either at will or after the 12-second time limit.
** In the Nintendo Power ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' comic, Bowser gave Peach the ultimatum that if [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe she didn't marry him]], he'd turn all her subjects into stone. To prove he was serious, he turned all her subjects at the castle to stone. Mario was hit with the blast. Fortunately, Luigi and Toad found the world's greatest masseuse who manages to - after 3 hours of chiropracticy - loosen Mario's tension back to flesh.
** This also happens in ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros2'' in both final castles, the Koopalings appear and use some type of dark magic to turn Mario or Luigi into stone if they're not behind one of the decorative walls in the area. The effect is marked by a bright flashing light.
** This happens to the Pi'illos in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'', when the Dark Stone was broken by Antasma and the shards rained down across the island. About half the game's goal is to save them from this fate.
** ''VideoGame/MarioParty8'': The Thwomp Candy, when eaten, turns its consumer into a stone head, making each player they pass by lose half their coins.
** ''VideoGame/MarioPartyDS'': Donkey Kong is turned to stone by Dry Bones. After Dry Bones is beaten, the curse is undone.

** [[ElementalShapeshifter Voluntary]] for the protagonists in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' (using the Tanooki Suit), ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' (also with the Tanooki Suit, but a Statue Leaf must be obtained) and ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' (using a Lucky Bell). Obtaining the Tanooki Suit [=and/or=] Statue Leaf gives the player the ability to turn into a stone statue in the former two games (''3D Land'' gives Mario a ScarfOfAsskicking to determine that he has the Statue ability), while the latter gives them the Lucky Cat ability which turns them into a gold cat statue and earns coins when performing a ground pound (the player is given a bronze bell collar resembling the power-up to determine that ability). You can't move using the statue form, but you can change back either at will or after the 12-second time limit.

** [[ElementalShapeshifter Voluntary]] for the protagonists in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'', ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' after having obtained a Tanooki Suit, a Statue Leaf and a Lucky Bell, respectively. Obtaining the Tanooki Suit or Statue Leaf gives the player the ability to turn into a stone statue in the former two games (''3D Land'' gives Mario a ScarfOfAsskicking to determine that he has the Statue ability), while the latter gives them the Lucky Cat ability which turns them into a gold cat statue and earns coins when performing a ground pound (the player is given a bronze bell collar resembling the power-up to determine that ability). You can't move using the statue form, but you can change back either at will or after the 12-second time limit.

** [[ElementalShapeshifter Voluntary]] for the protagonists in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'', ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' after having obtained a Tanooki Suit, a Statue Leaf and a Lucky Bell, respectively. Obtaining the Tanooki Suit or Statue Leaf gives the player the ability to turn into a stone statue in the former two games (''3D Land'' gives Mario a ScarfOfAsskicking to determine that he has the Statue ability), while the latter gives them the Lucky Cat ability which turns them into a gold statue and earns coins when performing a ground pound. You can't move using the statue form, but you can change back either at will or after the 12-second time limit.

** Voluntary for the protagonists in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'', ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' after having obtained a Tanooki Suit, a Statue Leaf and a Lucky Bell, respectively. Obtaining the Tanooki Suit or Statue Leaf gives the player the ability to turn into a stone statue in the former two games (''3D Land'' gives Mario a ScarfOfAsskicking to determine that he has the Statue ability), while the latter gives them the Lucky Cat ability which turns them into a gold statue and earns coins when performing a ground pound. You can't move using the statue form, but you can change back either at will or after the 12-second time limit.