The power to release oneself and/or others from control methods like bonds and contracts. Sub-power of Bond Manipulation, Sentient Control, and Subordination Manipulation. Not to be confused with Bond Destruction.

Also Called

• Bond Releasing
• Contract Releasing
• Control Releasing

Capabilities

The user is able to release themselves and/or others from different methods of control, up to and including Mind Control, a Sire Bond, Possession, a mystical contract, or users of Oath Preservation and Entity Bonding.

Applications

• Contract Nullification
• Control Negation
• Exorcism
• Freeing
• Mental Release
• Mental Reset

Associations

• Bond Manipulation
• Connection Removal
• Sentient Control
• Subordination Manipulation

Limitations

• The bonds/contracts/control are only broken, not destroyed outright, and may be reestablished later.
• May only work on oneself or others, not both.
• User of higher/advance methods of control cannot be released.

Known Users

• Barry Allen/The Flash (DC Comics)
• Genie (Disney's Aladdin)
• Jafar (Disney's Aladdin)
• Harbinger (Mass Effect series)
• Healers (Merc Storia); via Taming
  • Yu
• Mewtwo (Pokémon)
• Crowley (Supernatural)
• Maker Vampires (True Blood)

Gallery

Barry Allen/The Flash (DC Comics) uses the Speed Force to free Iris West from the thrall of the Anti-Life Equation.

As per Aladdin's third wish, Genie (Disney's Aladdin) was able to free himself from his bond to his lamp.

As ruler of the Crossroad Demons, Crowley (Supernatural) is the only one who can release humans from their contracts with lesser Crossroad Demon.

Lorena Krasiki (True Blood) releases Bill from his Sire Bond.