Tight Hold

Tight Hold is a special move that some opponents can do. Several opponents have a technique that can grab on to you (with tentacles, etheric powers or something else).

In general, once an opponent has a grip on you, they won't let go until they (or you) are dead, or they use a 'let go'-type technique which can release you. Some techniques behave differently if you are being held. Many techniques can be avoided being held if you counter with evasion.

While you are being held:

• You cannot run away - even if you have much higher reflexes than your opponent.

You cannot escape! <Opponent>'s grip is too tight.

• You are forced to target that opponent in a multi-opponent fight:

<Opponent>'s grip on you is too tight, forcing you to attack it instead of your your original target.

Gives Tight Hold

Techniques	Holds vs anything but (otherwise releases)	Opponents
Branch Grab	Evasion	Tree of Hands
Close Grab	???	Grasping Arm
Coil Wrap	Evasion	Armored Serpent
Drag to Maw	Evasion	Boxed Nightmare Kraken Living Portal Ruins Octopus Writhing Mass Writhing Hologram
Gem Maze	Etheric	Force Beast
Grasping Grab	Melee/Fire/Stealth/Evasion	Snowmonstrosity
Haul In The Air	Evasion/Stealth	Winged Hunter
Lunge And Grab	???	Corrupted Spider Mutated Bum
Mist Shroud	Etheric/Silver Bullets	Shrouded Hand
Smother In Dark Vapors	Etheric/Air Filter	Dark Specter
Tight Grab	Evasion/Strength?	Ghostly Hand Grasping Hand Kraken Ruins Octopus
Tighten Wire	Evasion	Hanging Wires
Sink Claws	Evasion	Skeletal Arms
Toxic Sludge	Evasion/Fire	Living Sludge
Unfold Arms	Fire	Horned Snowman
Vine Grab	Fire	Overgrown Cubicles Vine Confluence
Webbing Snare	untested - needs verification	Masked Spider
Webbing Wrap	untested - needs verification	Lurking Spider Pit Spider

Additional techniques which are enhanced by being held

Techniques	Notes	Opponents
Boney Claws		Skeletal Arms
Jet Away	Cancels hold	Ruins Octopus
Loop Wire		Hanging Wires
Rubble Smash		Ruins Octopus
Squeeze Bones		Kraken Ruins Octopus Writhing Hologram
Squeeze Harder		Ruins Octopus
Toss Masonry	Cancels hold	Ruins Octopus
Withdraw Tentacles		Boxed Nightmare

Notes

Snapping Chains is enhanced if you are held, and breaks the hold.