time stop

When a character displays the ability to stop time around them, usually as a combat ability.

Known time stoppers

• Akemi Homura of Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
• Amber from Darker Than Black
• Dio Brando (The World) and Kujo Jotaro (Star Platinum) from JOJO no Kimyou na Bouken 3: Stardust Crusaders, the former also gave rise to the ZA WARUDO meme.
• Esdeath from Akame ga Kill!
• Guldo from Dragon Ball Z
• Hit from Dragon Ball Super
• Time Crash Kirby and Beam Mage from the Kirby series
• Izayoi Sakuya from the Touhou series
• Saiki from The King of Fighters
• Shadow the Hedgehog from the Sonic series
• The Time Clow Card from Cardcaptor Sakura.
• Tokisaki Kurumi from Date A Live
• Yatsumura Tsuyuno from Mahou Shoujo Site