The remote

After a few days of tinkering, coding and wiring. He had finished it, a remote capable of controlling any human being.

It looked like your typical television remote, but each button would work in real life.

The "pause" button would freeze the subject in time. Locking their body stiff. The play button would unfreeze them

The "program" button would instantly control the subjects mind and put them into a mindless trance, ready to obey orders. He could even use it to give the subject an entirely new personality.

The "channel change" would instantly hypnotize the subject to a specific personality, no need for a command. It would even change their clothes.

The "loop" button would lock the subject into repeating a specific phrase or action indefinetly or until he presses play again

He was ready, so using his elevated hacking skills. He tracked down the location of a celebrity and went searching to test the remote