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* Western Animation/[[Ninjago: Dragons Rising]]: it is revealed that the city of Imperium is entirely powered by harnessing the life energy of dragons, and that they're keeping a [[spoiler: Source Dragon captured within the city depths which acts as their main power source. It is heavily implied that the Imperium capturing the Source Dragon is what is causing the Mergequakes and destabilizing reality, as the dragon himself states that they caused major imbalances when they did so, and releasing him would only further these effects]]

* "Western Animation/[[Ninjago: Dragons Rising]]": it is revealed that the city of Imperium is entirely powered by harnessing the life energy of dragons, and that they're keeping a [[spoiler: Source Dragon captured within the city depths which acts as their main power source. It is heavily implied that the Imperium capturing the Source Dragon is what is causing the Mergequakes and destabilizing reality, as the dragon himself states that they caused major imbalances when they did so, and releasing him would only further these effects]]

* "Western Animation/{{Ninjago: Dragons Rising}}": it is revealed that the city of Imperium is entirely powered by harnessing the life energy of dragons, and that they're keeping a [[spoiler: Source Dragon captured within the city depths which acts as their main power source. It is heavily implied that the Imperium capturing the Source Dragon is what is causing the Mergequakes and destabilizing reality, as the dragon himself states that they caused major imbalances when they did so, and releasing him would only further these effects]]

* In "Western Animation/{{Ninjago: Dragons Rising}}, it is revealed that the city of Imperium is entirely powered by harnessing the life energy of dragons and that they're keeping a [[spoiler: Source Dragon captured within the city depths which acts as their main power source. It is heavily implied that the Imperium capturing the Source Dragon is what is causing the Mergequakes and destabilizing reality, as the dragon himself states that they caused major imbalances when they did so, and releasing him would only further these effects]]

* In "Western Animation/{{Ninjago}} : Dragons Rising, it is revealed that the city of Imperium is entirely powered by harnessing the life energy of dragons and that they're keeping a [[spoiler: Source Dragon captured within the city depths which acts as their main power source. It is heavily implied that the Imperium capturing the Source Dragon is what is causing the Mergequakes and destabilizing reality, as the dragon himself states that they caused major imbalances when they did so, and releasing him would only further these effects]]

* In "Western Animation/{{Ninjago[=:=]DragonsRising}} it is revealed that the city of Imperium is entirely powered by harnessing the life energy of dragons and that they're keeping a [[spoiler: Source Dragon captured within the city depths which acts as their main power source. It is heavily implied that the Imperium capturing the Source Dragon is what is causing the Mergequakes and destabilizing reality, as the dragon himself states that they caused major imbalances when they did so, and releasing him would only further these effects]]

* In WesternAnimation.NinjagoDragons Rising it is revealed that the city of Imperium is entirely powered by harnessing the life energy of dragons and that they're keeping a [[spoiler: Source Dragon captured within the city depths which acts as their main power source. It is heavily implied that the Imperium capturing the Source Dragon is what is causing the Mergequakes and destabilizing reality, as the dragon himself states that they caused major imbalances when they did so, and releasing him would only further these effects]]

* In "WesternAnimation/Ninjago:DragonsRising" it is revealed that the city of Imperium is entirely powered by harnessing the life energy of dragons and that they're keeping a [[spoiler: Source Dragon captured within the city depths which acts as their main power source. It is heavily implied that the Imperium capturing the Source Dragon is what is causing the Mergequakes and destabilizing reality, as the dragon himself states that they caused major imbalances when they did so, and releasing him would only further these effects]]

* In "WesternAnimation/Ninjago": Dragons Rising it is revealed that the city of Imperium is entirely powered by harnessing the life energy of dragons and that they're keeping a [[spoiler: Source Dragon captured within the city depths which acts as their main power source. It is heavily implied that the Imperium capturing the Source Dragon is what is causing the Mergequakes and destabilizing reality, as the dragon himself states that they caused major imbalances when they did so, and releasing him would only further these effects]]

* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': Ludinus Da'leth, through an extremely complex BatmanGambit, baited [[spoiler:Vax'ildan, Champion of the Matron of Ravens]] to the Malleus Key to save [[spoiler:his former lover Keyleth]]. There, Ludinus used concentrated arcane power to compress him down into a sphere, and [[PoweredByAForsakenChild used said sphere as a lens for the Malleus Key]]. Later episodes imply that, while imprisoned this way, [[spoiler:Vax'ildan]] is both fully conscious and in ''agony''.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[Main/InstantWinCondition Guess what happens when it gets freed...]]]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': In season 2, it is revealed that the source of Emperor Belos's power is [[spoiler: The Collector, a powerful but child-like entity]], who was previously imprisoned by the Elder Titan in a disc. They granted him powerful magic unavailable to anyone else [[spoiler: including a spell that would exterminate nearly everyone in the oiling Isles]] in exchange for their freedom. Once he got what he wanted, Belos reneged on the deal and discarded the disc; [[spoiler: The Collector]] was then freed by [[spoiler: King, in exchange for stopping the extermination spell]].

** In the original G1 [[ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel Marvel Comics]] version, Megatron once got stuck in gun mode and picked up by a small time hood, who went around using him as a BFG. When he woke up, Megatron was not pleased. When the guy stood up to Megatron, though, Megatron was so impressed by the guy's moxie he let him live.

* This trope is the kickstart of the plot of ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'' after a RitualMagic society captures Dream of the Endless and holds him for years. Of course, they're trying [[DeathTakesAHoliday to get his sister, Death]]. Keeping him captured causes all sorts of horrible havoc to dreams and sleeping patterns; imagine what would have happened if they ''had'' [[FateWorseThanDeath captured Death]].
* In the ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}'' arc "Crusaders," it emerges that The Grail has captured an angel that supplies them with vital information.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Crimson}}'', there's an arc about a bunch of humans who ''capture and eat'' angels.
* In the ''ComicBook/UltimateGalactusTrilogy'', the [[SovietSuperscience Russian]] SuperSoldier program is based around reverse-engineering a captured alien robot (the Vision).

* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'':
** When the Necrons turned against the C'tan, they smashed the star gods into countless fragments and captured them in hyperspace prisons, unleashing them against their enemies on the battlefield. A Transcendent C'tan is what happens when enough fragments are reassembled, requiring an array of canoptek drones to continually repair the tesseract vault that holds it captive and channels its phenomenal destructive power through its own weapons.
** Speaking of the C'tan, it's heavily implied that [[spoiler:the Omnessiah the Adeptus Mechanicus worships is actually the Void Dragon after the Emperor defeated and sealed it in Mars so that it could serve as the inspiration for the Machine Cult]].

* TheMenInBlack in ''TabletopGame/{{Deadlands}}'' actually ''don't'' traffic much in Captured Super Entities. [[MegaCorp Hellstromme Industries]], on the other hand, uses one to power [[spoiler:the titular starship in an adventure titled ''The Unity.'' The [[TheLegionsOfHell demon]] named Apostolos requires a specific act to fuel the ship's [[SubspaceOrHyperspace faster-than-light]] engine, the aptly named "Faustian Drive."]] For more information, refer to the example listed in SadisticChoice. You were warned.
* The central idea behind ''TabletopGame/{{Pokethulhu}}''. Like in Pokémon, you capture and train monsters. Unlike Pokémon, they're all soul-eating [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]] with horrifying and/or reality-bending powers.
* [[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?261519-D-amp-Dish-The-city-built-around-the-tarrasque The city built around]] [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons the Tarrasque]] is all about building a city around an immortal monster; one that periodically goes on a rampage [[BigEater eating anything organic]], then hibernates deep below the earth when full, waking up only to repeat the process.
* In ''TabletopGame/WildWestExodus'', Doctor Carpathian came to the New World with a fragment of the Hex and is using it to produce RJ 1027, the super-fuel that powers the game's SteamPunk technology.
* In the TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}} adventure path ''Rise of the Runelords'' players encounter a pit fiend who's been imprisoned so his essence can be drained as a power source.
* ''TabletopGame/TheDraculaDossier'': Edom has an unspecified number of vampire "assets" under its control that it can deploy in the field against their enemies ... and really wants to add Dracula to that list.

** Alpha Level Plus Psykers are far more dangerous than you might think. ''ONE'' AL+ Psyker managed to enslave over ''fifty thousand'' innocents, and force them into combat against his enemies. He could even influence and control Space Marines to a lesser degree, allowing him to slip away unharmed when fifteen marines were right next to him... one even picked him up thinking him an ''ordinary six year old''...

Naturally, should the entity's species find out about this, they're gonna be ''pissed'', leading to the threat of TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. This may be justified, if said race was going to [[KillAllHumans destroy us anyway]]. Oh, and Heaven help you if the captured entity is [[EnfanteTerrible just a baby]], and [[MamaBear Mom]] comes calling. But even without outside help, in most cases the captured being [[CardboardPrison probably won't be a prisoner for very long]]. So you are well advised to [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge stand clear]].

* The webcomic ''Webcomic/MrMonster'' has [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/pools/15637 an enigmatic bounty hunter]] raid a church where scientists created an artificial angel. The terrified girl sees him raise his gun and then shoot her [[spoiler:chains off]].

* ''Literature/DestroyerOfWorlds'': Humans capture a Protector. These are highly intelligent, fast and strong beings, and explicitly stated to be the ultimate life stage of humans, merely requiring the consumption of a certain type of root (and associated symbiotic virus) to trigger their development. They have a deep hatred for anyone (including other Protectors) who is not in their bloodline. The Protector is captured to provide information, but as per this trope, ends up turning the tables on his captors.

* Rick Riordan LOVES this trope.

'''Tom Banachek:''' Until these events we had no credible threats to national security.\\

* In an out-of-print Creator/DeanKoontz novel ''Fear that Man'', an inventor, using SomeKindOfForceField technology, captures ''something''. When he understands that he captured [[spoiler:a god]], he keeps it imprisoned, fearing retribution. Consequently, life in the entire galaxy takes a very definite turn for the better...

** The Blood Elves are holding a [[EnergyBeings Naaru]] captive within Silvermoon City; this is how they have harnessed the power of the Holy Light and made their own Paladins. (They also had Paladins in ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'', but that's different.) This source of power is abandoned in Patch 2.4 [[spoiler:and replaced with the resurrected Sunwell]]. Intriguingly, the [[EnergyBeings Naaru]] never seemed to care much, leading to [[EpilepticTrees theories]] that it was all a {{plan}} to "[[GoodFeelsGood corrupt]]" the Blood Elves with Holy Light. [[spoiler:With patch 2.4, it turned out that it was after all. An example of IKnewIt.]]