Changes: Arc Restraint

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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 to lock on, followed by hitting . 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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-'''Arc Restraint''' was a [[power]] utilized by [[Cole MacGrath]] in ''[[Infamous]]'' and ''[[Infamous 2]]''. Out of his three basic abilities (the other two being [[Bio Leech]] and [[Pulse Heal]]), it can be considered neutral, as it would reward Cole with either [[good karma]] or [[evil karma]], depending on who he would use them on.
+'''Arc Restraint''' is a neutral [[power]] utilized by [[Cole MacGrath]] in ''[[Infamous]]'' and ''[[Infamous 2]]''. With this power, he can restrain enemies or [[Pedestrian|civilian]]s to the ground.
 ==Usage==
-In order to use this ability, the player must stand over an injured [[pedestrian]] or enemy, then lock on to them pressing {{Icon|R1}}, then press {{Icon|Circle}}. Cole will then 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 until the [[police]] can arrive to arrest them. This can save or kill an opponent.
+The move is executed by standing over an injured enemy or civilian and pressing {{Icon|L1}} to lock on, followed by hitting {{Icon|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 for taking them alive, while using it on innocent [[civilian]]s 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 will award an "Execution" bonus, though this evil karma is negated by the good karma.
+Using Arc Restraint on downed enemies rewards only a single [[experience point]] and some good karma, while using it on innocent [[civilian]]s 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.
-==Additional information==
-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.
 ==Behind the scenes==
-Originally, in one of the ''Infamous'' demos, this power was called "Hogtie".
+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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