Hold creature 2

Hold creature 2 is one of the held status effects, and works exactly like Hold creature: Any held creature is unable to move or take any action whatsoever and is considered Helpless — physical attacks against it will always connect as attack rolls are skipped entirely, which incidentally means no critical hits either.
While functionally identical to Hold creature, it is an entirely separate effect, and few things in the game cause or protect from it. Remove Paralysis cannot cure it.IESDP: "This effect is not removed by opcode #162."It isn't removed by #46 or #163 either.
==Gameplay==
*Affected player characters can receive items, but no item can be taken from their inventory which is greyed out.
*This is the status effect applied to the sacrifice in Resurrection Gorge, or to the hostage in Hell's test of selfishness
* As is true with all status effects, application details vary depending on source — what is causing the effect. The source sometimes allows the effect to be dispelled, or only applies it to creatures of a certain type. Check the source you're interested in for such details.
==In-game labels==
The Baldur's Gate series is inconsistent in providing accurate labels for each of the held effects which all share the same portrait icon: Hold creature, Hold creature 2 and Paralyze. Such labels may be found in an affected character's Record screen, in-game combat logs, or simply spell, item or ability descriptions.
Typically, we could expect that a held affecting a party member should refer to the Hold creature effect, and paralyzed to the Paralyze effect, but don't bet your house on it.
If unsure, take a look at this page's infobox. It only contains sources that really do inflict the Hold creature 2 effect.
==Trivia==
Previous versions of IESDP titled the Opcode 185 effect code as STATE: Hold Creature III. The Hold effect states were at one time 109 STATE: Hold Creature I, and 175 was STATE: Hold Creature II.
===Mod content===
The upcoming release of Enhanced Edition Fix Pack (EEFP) has already beta coded a large overhaul pertaining to Hold Creature 2, as follows:
Revamp of Hold, Paralysis, and Web 
In the original Baldur's Gate, there were four internal methods to make an NPC freeze: paralysis (used in undead melee attacks), web (used by the spell of the same name and spiders), and two forms of hold (one for Hold spells and a second, special one reserved for special cases like cutscenes).
As the series progressed through the BG expansion, into BG2, and concluding with Throne of Bhaal, these were used more and more freely, and muddled--you had web spells using paralysis, abilities that blocked the special hold (which nothing should) to the point where there was little distinction, if any, between these effects from a player's point of view. 
EEFP is re-establishing the scheme, going all the way back to the original Baldur's Gate, of trying to use these effects in a way that differentiates them and fixes a number of bugs along the way. Paralysis is, once again, the domain of undead attacks, and from which elves have some protection. Web is no longer paired by default with paralysis, meaning items which protect you from web no longer provide paralysis protection by accident, and the special hold will now always take effect.