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Arc Restraint is a neutral power utilized by Cole MacGrath in Infamous and Infamous 2. With this power, he can restrain enemies or civilians to the ground.

Usage[]

The move is executed by standing over an injured enemy or civilian and pressing L1 to lock on, followed by hitting Circle. Cole will send electrical energy into the ground around the target, after which they will form into electric shackles around their hands and feet, trapping them in place. This could save or kill an opponent.

It is most likely that Arc Restraint works by aligning the electric "shackles" around victims' arms and legs to the Earth's natural electro-magnetic field, thus holding the person to the ground with a force stronger than gravity. Because of this, enemies and civilians appear to only ever be restrained with respect to the ground (the ground, a rooftop, or in some cases, the top of a car, train, railroad tracks, etc.) and not a wall or other vertical or metal object.

Using Arc Restraint on downed enemies rewards only a single experience point and some good karma, while using it on innocent civilians rewards evil karma and no experience points. Capturing a Conduit alive with this power rewards extra experience points and is referred to as a "Tough Collar." Another way to gain evil karma with this ability is to capture an enemy alive and then kill them while they are helpless, which earns the player an "Execution" bonus, though this evil karma is negated by the good karma.

Behind the scenes[]

  • Originally, in one of the Infamous demos, this power was called "Hogtie."

Trivia[]

  • In Infamous, when this power is used on a downed enemy on the street, civilians can be seen giving the enemy the middle finger and kicking him.
  • There is a similar power to Arc Restraint that appears in Infamous: Second Son, known as Subdue, and its effects are somewhat similar to its predecessor.
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