An extremely old Vintage toy that can control rodents (and maybe other animals)

“People sometimes confuse me with a superhero, a court jester or Robin Hood” – The Pied Piper of Hamelin

But perhaps he can also exert some influence on other individuals by using his music. Maybe not control them, but paralyze them, leave them disabled, freeze them, stop their weapons, etc.

Sources for this article:

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_Piper_of_Hamelin