Imagine Breaker Permission Post

[illusionbreaker]

The simplest explanation for Imagine Breaker is that it's an ability that negates anything supernatural. Because of the nature of this ability and how it interacts with the supernatural, I've created this permission post for its more troublesome traits.

• Subconscious Fear: Imagine Breaker is capable of inflicting fear upon nearby supernatural beings. It manifests as a gut instinct that will warn you to keep your distance and is similar to the kind of feeling you'll probably get when standing at the very edge of a cliff. This seems to primarily effect beings who either don't have a flesh and blood body of their own (Ex: Energy Being. Anything possessing a body that isn't theirs.) or is being kept alive by something decisively supernatural.


• Death: Imagine Breaker possesses the potential to kill and/or destroy supernatural beings upon touch. If you want your character to be affected, but don't want the full lethal consequences, we can think up of a more appropriate affect that fits your character better.


• Destruction of Magical Items: Exactly what the title says. I typically limit this to only temporary nullification of the item's effect unless you're fine with allowing the full consequences of having said item destroyed.

Please feel free to ask any additional questions or concerns you have about Imagine Breaker.

Comments

[wewillwewill]

Touma should have one, but Imagine Breaker negates it along with whatever Esper power he may or may not have.

Oh that makes sense. Still, Imagine Breaker would probably have some capability to negate it on its own. So this resistance probably stands. Probably. I mean, I wouldn't debate it much further. Which is good. Sometimes these influences can give you tentacles and fish faces.

That's a pretty good way to put it. Yeah, a magician from Touma's canon would think the people of FFXIV are insane for doing it that way.

Look, it's fiiine. Seriously. Why bother with the extra step!

It's funny you mention this. Someone in his canon did create magitek. Or at least, a weird biotech version of it. The Elements in his canon are artificial life forms created using a hybrid of science and magic. Here's a picture of one.

It is very magically biological! Magitek in FFXIV tends to be much more mechanical in nature. Though there are lots of forms it takes, this is an iconic magitek armor.

Wait, I did? Umm, could you do me a favor and show me? Cause I don't know what you're talking about.

Actually you did not. This was something I harvested out of some of the independent looking up I did! It is here under the 'Removal from the body' topic.

But looking it up on my own was confusing so I appreciate your help in sorting it out into sensible words.

So, what you're saying is Touma can slap Elidibus as much as he wants without having to worry about accidentally deleting him. Got it!

What is it with you guys and trying to punch him out of his vessel? :( First Danny Fenton, now Touma! But yes, he should be a-okay even if he's not using his meat suit.

Possibly. To be honest, I have no idea. There's a lot more to Imagine Breaker than it being a simple power that negates the supernatural. The exact nature of what it is hasn't been completely reveled in the novels. The most current acceptable answer in the Raildex fandom is that its a reference point to return the world to normal after it has been twisted by magicians, but I personally believe this explanation leaves out quite a bit of other details. Such details like why it works on Esper powers, its implied sentience, its ability to instill the concept of 'Death', and its connection to the dragons hanging out inside Touma. There's also the fact it's a theory from a character who doesn't have the full details on how it works and Touma himself doubts if that's truly what its origin is.

Oh and speaking of dragons. Here's a lovely pic of them. Aren't they the cutest?

Haha totally tell me if they ever reveal it. Because the As Standing explanation has an interesting sort-of parallel in FFXIV canon.

Well except the dragons. Which are, indeed, freakin' adorable. Do tell me more about these dragons sometime. Are they like... alien invaders like they are to FFXIV canon? (no seriously, dragons are aliens)