History Main / ChastityDagger

* The ''Franchise/StarTrek'' MirrorUniverse episodes heavily implied that this is one reason all of the women in the MirrorUniverse carry daggers in those BareYourMidriff outfits; not that any of them are chaste, but they clearly need to fend off rape in a CrapsackWorld where MightMakesRight. Uhura uses one to fend off Mirror Sulu's lecherous advances on her at one point.

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An inversion almost as common as the trope itself is when the knife is like a CyanidePill for suicide rather than self-defensive -- averting FateWorseThanDeath and invoking BetterToDieThanBeKilled.

* While not a dagger, Casca from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' uses a chastity stick in order to [[EyeScream plunge it into the eye]] of a would-be rapist during the battle with Adon's soldiers.

* ''Literature/ABrothersPrice'': Jerin carries not only a dagger but also a small gun hidden under his clothes. It is this trope, as men are not usually armed in his culture. His family is a bit unusual in that respect. [[spoiler: It later turns out that he also carries a couple of lockpicks.]] It shows that their grandmothers were soldier-spies in the war--''everyone'' in the family is armed. (Yes, even the toddlers.) This causes great surprise when the family turns in their weapons before a visit at the royal palace, and Jerin is ordered by his eldest sister to be honest about his hidden weapons, as they don't want trouble. Later on, [[spoiler: the kidnappers are a bit more genre-savvy than is good for Jerin, and take his chastity dagger and gun away before he can use them. That is, until he applies [[AffectionatePickpocket some other skills]] men in his culture generally don't have, retrieving gun and lockpicks in the process.]]

* In ''Literature/ThePyrates'', Anne Bonney prepares for the invasion of her island by tucking a stiletto into her garter; in case some token resistance is expected before her ravishment.
* Played with in the ''Literature/SienkiewiczTrilogy''. The LoveInterest of each consecutive book gets kidnapped: [[DamselInDistress Helena]] chooses to stab herself, Aleksandra is easily disarmed, only for a henchman [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe she had saved earlier]] to brain the villain with a blunt object and [[PluckyGirl Basia]], having no dagger, uses a [[PistolWhipping pistol as an improvised blunt weapon]] and deals a hit that costs the villain [[EyeScream an eye]].

-->'''Ygritte:''' A man can own a woman or a man can own a knife, but no man can own both.

* In the first book of the ''Literature/TalesOfTheOtori'', Kaede kills a feudal lord who tries to rape her with a ''needle'' hidden in her hair -- a ChekhovsGun given to her earlier for protection in those exact circumstances.

* In ''Manga/RedRiver'', Kail mentions thinking of giving a small dagger for Yuri to carry around as means for self-defense. Said dagger does end up being tied to her thigh, but used by ''Kail'' to throw at someone stalking Yuri that night.

* In ''TabletopGame/SeventhSea'', the bodice dagger is a popular weapon among Vodacce courtesans; many of whom are students of [[KnifeNut a swordsman school that specializes in the use of knives]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'': Sakuya keeps a mind-boggling number of daggers in two bandoliers around her thighs.

* In ''Fanfic/BloodTies'', Noa sleeps with a knife because she had previously been gang-raped, beaten, and left for dead.

* In ''Fanfic/MariaCampbellOfTheAstralClocktower'', Maria begins carrying one for fear Katarina should "press her suit with a sword in hand".

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* Inverted in the original version of ''Literature/Aladdin'': Having had the genie kidnap the princess to his palace, he puts a big scimitar on the bed between them so she can use it if he gets too familiar.

* In the penultimate episode of the OVA "LightNovel/IriyaNoSoraUFONoNatsu" Iriy Kana uses a hidden dagger to fend of a homeless man trying to have his way with her.

* In ''Robin Hood no Daiboken'', Marian's only weapon before she [[TookALevelInBadass takes a level in badass]] is a small knife. She uses it to nearly take her own life when faced with being mauled by dogs, and later tries to stab [[DirtyOldMan Bishop Hartford]] when he coerces her into marrying him.

* In ''Fanfic/BloodTies'', Noa sleeps with a knife because she had previously been gang-raped, beaten, and left for dead.

* PlayedStraight, on the other hand, by Maid Marion (note the different spelling) in ''Film/RobinHood2010''.

* ''Film/PansLabyrinth'': Mercedes carries such a knife. It's the same knife she uses to chop food in the kitchen, and she's [[{{Foreshadowing}} shown multiple times folding the knife back into her dress after she's done chopping vegetables]]. Her knife is not only used against her attacker, as is traditional, but also to cut through ropes binding communist prisoners' wrists.
* ''Film/TenThousandBC'': The [[TheBrute lead warlord]] buys [[LoveInterest Evolet]] as his concubine and tries to have a private moment with her. As he prepares to have his way with her, she pulls out a knife to kill him. However, they are then interrupted by the [[BigBad Atlantean's]] servants who are none too pleased to see that the warlord tried to keep one of their master's slaves for himself.
* ''Film/CircusOfHorrors'': Elsa is first introduced as a prostitute. She conceals a stiletto [[VictoriasSecretCompartment down her cleavage]] that she uses to stab her client and steal his wallet.

* In the ''Literature/{{Belgariad}}'' and sequels, Nadrak women have about four of them handy at all times. At least one of them is always on display to remind men of the consequences of taking liberties, with "lesser offenses" usually just earning a nasty scar.
* ''Literature/TheElenium'' and its sequels feature Mirtai, who always has knives on her person and more than once used them to protect her innocence after having been sold to a brothel. She even keeps knives strapped to her inner thighs to ensure that she can fight off any attacker. In fact, she once ''sharpened the end of a'' '''spoon''' when a little girl. Put it to good use and still has it.
* In the first book of the ''Literature/TalesOfTheOtori'', Kaede kills a feudal lord who tries to rape her with a ''needle'' hidden in her hair -- a ChekhovsGun given to her earlier for protection in those exact circumstances.
* Esmeralda has one in ''Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', though she doesn't kill anyone with it.
* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
** While Asha Greyjoy is [[ActionGirl far from a timid and ladylike virgin]], she's still had to learn to defend herself in the NoWomansLand that is the Iron Islands (possibly more than most women, even, as her tomboyish attitude causes a lot of the men to want to [[RapePortrayedAsRedemption "put her in her place"]]). She keeps a dagger in VictoriasSecretCompartment and an axe by her side at all times, and refers to the former as her "suckling babe" and the latter as her "husband" whenever men make allusions about her being unmarried and thus available.
** Ygritte says all wildling women know how to defend themselves from unwanted advances, and implies that even if you do manage to rape a wildling woman, she'll kill you in your sleep.
--->'''Ygritte:''' A man can own a woman or a man can own a knife, but no man can own both.
* Aliena from ''Literature/ThePillarsOfTheEarth'' carries one strapped to her leg ever since she was raped early in the book.
* Inverted in the original version of ''Literature/Aladdin'': Having had the genie kidnap the princess to his palace, he puts a big scimitar on the bed between them so she can use it if he gets too familiar.
* In ''Literature/ThePyrates'', Anne Bonney prepares the invasion of her island by tucking a stiletto into her garter; in case some token resistance is expected before her ravishment.

* Male version in ''Series/{{Angel}}'' episode "Parting Gifts". Wesley shows he strapped a dagger to his thigh and boasts about being well prepared. During the big fight scene at the end, [[EpicFail he is unable to unstrap it]].

* In ''Robin Hood no Daiboken'', Marian's only weapon before she [[TookALevelInBadass takes a level in badass]] is a small knife. She uses it to nearly take her own life when faced with being mauled by dogs, and later tries to stab [[DirtyOldMan Bishop Hartford]] when he is coerces her into marrying him.

* In ''Fanfic/MariaCampbellOfTheAstralClocktower'' Maria begins carrying one for fear Katarina should "press her suit with a sword in hand".

* Inverted in the original version of ''Literature/AladdinAndTheMagicLamp'': Having had the genie kidnap the princess to his palace, he puts a big scimitar on the bed between them so she can use it if he gets too familiar.

* Male version in ''Series/{{Angel}}'', episode "Parting Gifts". Wesley shows he strapped a dagger to his thigh and boasts about being well prepared. During the big fight scene at the end, [[EpicFail he is unable to unstrap it]].

* A double subversion in ''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves''; The Sheriff of Nottingham gives Maid Marian a dagger for protection. However she can look after herself and donates it to Robin's cause. Then, in the final battle [[spoiler:when the Sheriff's in full on IHaveYouNowMyPretty mode, Robin turns up and (after being disarmed) ultimately uses the dagger as a weapon of last resort to save her.]]
* PlayedStraight on the other hand by Maid Marion (note the different spelling) in ''Film/RobinHood2010''.

* Combined with FanDisservice in ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove'': Yzma pulls up her skirt, causing the protagonists to recoil in terror. Turns out she keeps her dagger there. They're both immensely relieved.

* In ''Fanfic/HopeForTheHeartless'', the Horned King decides to teach [[AllLovingHeroine Avalina]] self-defense and has a dagger crafted for her, telling her to keep it hidden if possible and [[CombatPragmatist use it seriously]] if out of options.

The villain has [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty cornered a beautiful maiden]]! Trembling at the very thought of his touch, she tearfully lifts her skirt, things look bad -- but what's this? She's pulled a knife from her garter! Before he can react, she stabs him, saving her virtue and possibly putting an end to his evil ways once and for all.

The Chastity Dagger is the favored weapon of [[ProperLady delicate, civilized young ladies]] in fantasy and historical works. It is almost always used as a means of self-defense when in danger of being raped, robbed or kidnapped, but a FemmeFatale may also use it in conjunction with her feminine charm to assassinate a male character while he is distracted. A more modern variation is the LittleUselessGun.

* A device invented in South Africa during a time when rape grew especially common was a combination of this and a chastity belt. Use your imagination.

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