Existence Grounding

Nanashi and Flynn's party's observations of YHVH brought him down to a lower level of existence

Background

Existence Grounding is the ability to descend, limit, or restrict the existential scope of others, bringing them down to a localized or simplified state of being. This allows the user to confine beings that exist on multiple planes, timelines, or dimensions to a single point or level of reality. It is especially effective against omnipresent, omniscient, higher hierarchy, extra-planar, or higher dimensional entities, forcibly grounding them to the user's frame of reference. Users may achieve this through observational effects, reality anchoring, conceptual imposition, or metaphysical dominance.

Also Called

• Existence Reduction
• Existential Confinement
• Reality Grounding
• Ontological Suppression

Possible Applications

• Observation: Altering how a target exists or manifests by observing and interpreting them in a limited framework.
• Power Nullification: Weakening or removing supernatural abilities by restricting the subject's state of existence.
• Sealing / BFR: Imposing limitations on a target's existence so that they are confined to a single space, dimension, or temporal location.
• Statistics Reduction: Greatly weakening a being's capabilities by collapsing their higher traits to a grounded baseline.
• Reality Anchoring: Fixing oneself or others to a grounded reality to resist beings or effects that transcend conventional existence.
• Conceptual Limitation: Preventing the target from functioning as a concept, deity, or universal force by binding them to a single, limited interpretation.

Practical Uses

• Neutralizing higher-dimensional or divine opponents by collapsing their presence into a single time-space location.
• Defending against omnipresent entities by anchoring them to one location or perspective.
• Imposing limits on beings with unbounded potential or infinite spread.
• Allowing users to fight on equal terms with metaphysical, abstract, or higher-realm foes.

Potential Types

• Localized Grounding: Forces an omnipresent or multi-locational entity to exist in just one location.
• Dimensional Grounding: Reduces higher-dimensional beings to lower-dimensional forms.
• Ontological Grounding: Forces entities that exist on conceptual or metaphysical planes to operate under physical rules.
• Relative Grounding: Brings targets down to the user’s own level of existence, regardless of their original hierarchy.

Possible Limitations

• May not affect beings truly outside of reality or immune to existential manipulation.
• Might require observation, interaction, or proximity to initiate grounding.
• Targets with strong existential anchoring or reality resistance may be difficult to affect.
• The user could suffer backlash or instability when grounding extremely powerful entities.

Users

• Observation Users from Megami Tensei
• Scott Pilgrim and Gideon Graves with the Glow