History Main / DraggedByTheCollar

--->'''Lotto:''' "I can walk just fine on my own! You want me to change places with Woonha, is that it?! Okay fine! Then stop treating me like a sack of potatoes!"

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure'': At the first day of the festival, this happens to Lloyd after he rejects a party invitation from Cecile, then Seeker sisters come and drag him to a concert; he dodged being teased by three women at the party and ended up with two.
--->'''Cecile:''' Someone sure is popular, aren't they, Lloyd?
--->'''Lloyd:''' Popular? [[UnwantedHarem I feel more like a toy]], if anything.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}]'': Just before entering the Mother of Olm's ear, Sasha immediately refuses to participate by doing a sudden 180 degree turn. Cue Anne dragging Sasha by the cape of her uniform as Sasha cries about doing the ordeal.

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* ''Manga/OnePiece:'' Zoro has the absolute [[NoSenseOfDirection worst sense of direction]] in the whole franchise, so sometimes, he's grabbed by his shirt by another one of the crew members when he starts to wander off.

* ''Manga/SquidGirl'': Ika Musume gets dragged off after getting drop-kicked in the head by Eiko in episode 5.

* Happens in the "darker and edgier and unconscious variant" in the intro scene of the 16th episode of ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' (yes, the intro of THAT Arc).
* Hughes does this a lot in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', prompting Ed to call him a kidnapper.
* ''Anime/TheIdolmaster'' - Makoto does this to the Producer during their ''[[NotADate date]]'' at the amusement park.

* In ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'', Brock is dragged away from ladies quite often, turning it into a RunningGag.
* In the opening sequence of ''Anime/SandsOfDestruction'', Kyrie gets dragged along by Morte, [[VisualPun kind of like how she dragged him into this whole "World Destruction" mess]]. The [[VideoGame/SandsOfDestruction game]] did occasionally feature her tugging at him, but he usually came willingly rather than being dragged.
* A RunningGag in ''Manga/FoodWars'' is that when Soma's wannabe-rival Takumi tries to get dramatic, it typically ends with his BigLittleBrother Isami dragging him off in such a way.
* In the anime adaptation of ''Literature/RunWithTheWind'', Prince is dragged (and even lifted) by the collar at least twice by Haiji when forced to join the rest of the group in some tiresome activity (whether it be a dorm party or their training sessions).
* At the end of the third episode of the ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'' anime spin-off ''Cooking with Valkyries'', Theresa drags Kiana off for extra training as punishment for skipping her classes.
* ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'':
** In a less forceful example, Suzu has literally pushed Matsuri into doing things he's not comfortable with, including making real friends with Yayo and Lu and going to lunch with Ninokuru and Ponosuke, the latter of which she does while carrying Shirogane along (though both manage to weasel out of it regardless).
** Matsuri goes to Ninokuru's homeroom asking for him by name, making them think Matsuri is his girlfriend. This makes Ninokuru so uncomfortable, he ''lifts'' the much-shorter Matsuri off the ground by the shirt to carry him into the hallway.
** When Matsuri tries to walk off to guide Suzu home at night, his mother sticks her CombatHandFan down his collar to stop him, then calls him overprotective.

[[folder:Films -- Live Action]]

* Done to horrific effect in ''Film/SpiderMan2'', when one of Otto Octavius' rampaging tentacles drags away a screaming doctor complete with her futile attempt to cling to the floor with her nails, leaving a straight, clawed-out trail into the dark corner where she was dragged into.
* A cruel yet ironically justified version happens in ''Film/{{Predators}}'', when Royce (Adrien Brody) drags of a critically-wounded Edwin (Topher Grace) [[spoiler:after he tried to kill Royce and Isabelle.]]

* After defeating Rayquaza in the Subspace Emissary of ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Fox is ready to leave but Diddy wants him to help rescue DK. Fox wouldn't hear any of it so Diddy just grabs him by the collar and drags him. The scene is later repeated when Falco arrives, with Fox gleefully following as Diddy does the same to him.
* In Baek's ''[[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Tekken 5]]'' ending, Hwoarang gets dragged away (''complete with puppy-dog eyes'') by his master after he caught his student fighting with some thugs.
** Dragunov also drags away Devil Jin (''by the horns, no less!'') in an in-game cutscene in ''Dark Resurrection''.
* One of the BoringButPractical skills introduced in ''[[VideoGame/{{Tenchu}} Tenchu 2]]''.
* A part of Snake's skill set in the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' series. Works both ways (''Snake can drag away conscious soldiers by putting them in a chokehold, and for the unconscious/dead, by the torso or legs'').

* Pyramid Head can be seen dragging off and raping one of the Mannequins in ''VideoGame/SilentHill2''.

* This is played for laughs in the original ''VideoGame/Persona5'', when Ryuji gets dragged away by a pair of two extremely persistent [[CampGay flirtatious gay men.]] He later escapes and calls out the player for running away despite the fact that the game gives the player no choice but to abandon him. Thankfully Ryuji is a [[CallBack former star track runner.]]

[[folder:Web Comics]]

* In ''Webcomic/ChibiMikuSan'', Defoko often has to drag Momo away from Chibi-Miku when she gets [[FriendToAllChildren a little bit too affectionate]].
* In ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'', Anaak Jahad and Hatz have made the decision to take part in an extremely challenging test for the sake of a friend, they coolly walk off the stage they are on, dragging a screaming and protesting Shibisu, their other teammate, behind them by the back of his shirt.

* ''WesternAnimation/CaseyBatsAgain'': When Casey sees the doctor coming and gets so angry at him he tries to beat him up, the girls have to drag their poor daddy back home.

* Manga/OnePiece: Zoro has the absolute [[NoSenseOfDirection worst sense of direction]] in the whole franchise, so sometimes, he's grabbed by his shirt by another one of the crew members when he starts to wander off.

* In ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', Brock is dragged away from ladies quite often, turning it into a RunningGag.

See also NecktieLeash (which is similar to this, only done for flirtatious or sexual reasons). Compare PossessiveWristGrab where a character aggressively grabs another's wrist in a display of dominance and TheLoad in which the victim actually wants to tag along, but the other characters won't let him. TheDragAlong is a metaphorical version (a character who ''doesn't'' want to join the adventure) but may well literally overlap with this trope. For a DarkerAndEdgier version of this trope, where the very act of dragging causes injury or even the death of the victim, see WhatADrag or AnkleDrag, where the person is dragged by the ankle specifically and the person is rarely dragging them for their own good.

What do you do when somebody's being stubborn or trying to excuse himself from a sticky situation? Force him into it by dragging him away by his collar, of course!