History Main / GildedCage

** In the SequelSeries, ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', similar to Toph, the titular character lives in a large mansion with nothing to worry about except mastering all four elements in safety. However, said mansion is located in a compound miles away from the rest of the Southern Water Tribe -- including Korra's own parents. It is fenced off and guarded and Korra isn't allowed to leave for even a brief period of time without permission. With an upbringing like hers it's little wonder she [[NoSocialSkills has trouble relating to other people]].
*** [[ProperlyParanoid Turns out that there was a general need for her protection]]. When she was younger [[spoiler: a group known as the Red Lotus tried to kidnap and kill her]].
* In the Justice Lords' alternate universe in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', Lois is not officially a prisoner and is kept in a very lovely penthouse suite, but that world's Superman refuses to let her leave, for her own protection. This is basically the Lords' "leadership" in microcosm - everything is nice and peaceful provided you do what they say. Step out of line, however, and you might just get lobotomised.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'', Plankton wins Spongebob's contract in a poker game and imprisons him in the Chum Bucket until he starts making Krabby Patties. To entice Spongebob to be more co-operative, Plankton starts catering to his every whim. This soon backfires when Spongebob turns into a spoiled brat to the point where Plankton begs Mr. Krabs to take him off his hands.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012'' episode "Heart of Parkness", Sunil the mongoose rescues a group of raccoons from a cobra. The raccoons declare him their king and wait on him hand and foot. He enjoys it for a while, but when he tries to go home, they stop him, ordering him to guard them from future threats forever.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' GrandFinale "Weirdmaggedon", [[BigBad Bill Cipher]] traps [[TheLancer Mabel]] [[GenkiGirl Pines]] in a bubble that houses Mabeland, a world that is a fusion between this trope and LotusEaterMachine. She is rescued from the bubble in the second part of the finale.
** In a way, [[spoiler: Pacifica's]] life. She is from the richest family in town and she has a high social standing. In exchange for this, however, she has highly AbusiveParents and her family's history is filled with evil acts.
* In ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', this is Adrien Agreste's life. He lives in a giant mansion, his room looks more like a personal arcade, and has virtually no freedom whatsoever. His domineering father controls his entire life, allowing him to leave only for school, photoshoots, all with an imposing bodyguard shadowing him. And according to the OriginsEpisode, it used to be even worse, as he was homeschooled. Being Cat Noir allows Adrien the freedom to be whoever he wants without worrying about upsetting his father.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}}'': In episode 11, Hilda and the Woodman end up in a magic house that gives them everything they ask for, but refuses to let them leave.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'': Midway through Season 2, [[BigBad Viren]] uses a MagicMirror stolen from the Dragon King's lair to contact an elf mage named Aaravos, who appears to live in a mansion of some sort. Later on in Season 3, Aaravos reveals that it's in fact [[SealedEvilInACan a prison he was trapped in by the Dragon King]]; when Viren expresses surprise at this, given how opulent it is, Aaravos agrees that it is, but notes that it's still a prison.
* In "The Secret Library" from ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'', Sofia is tasked with giving happier endings to the stories found in said library. In the first story, she helps to rescue the pegasus Mazzimo, who is the long lost brother of her own pegasus friend, Minimus. When they find him, Minimus is confused as to why he would leave what he calls "the nicest stable ever." Mazzimo tells him that "A cozy cage is still a cage. I'd rather be free."

* ''JLA Year One'' has a discussed variation. Aquaman goes into an aquarium to ask the fish if they are all right. A lot of the aquarium's directors and security get upset with him (the public is only recently aware of him at the time), and he gets more and more angry as he keeps repeating "I just wanted to talk with the fish!". Suddenly, one of the aquarium's staff asks the right question: "''Are'' they all right?" He responds that basically yes, that they understand that their needs are provided for, they are appreciated, and safe from predators. Some of them even ''prefer it'' in the aquarium.

* The children's attic prison in ''Literature/FlowersInTheAttic'' initially comes across as this when they are fed regularly and frequently given expensive presents. It becomes a nothing more than a cage, however, when their mother increasingly neglects.

* In ''Film/NowYouSeeMe2'', it's shown that since Thaddeus was imprisoned after the events of the previous movie, he's somehow arranged to have his maximum security prison cell furbished with a flatscreen TV, a computer with full Internet connection, a recliner chair, and classical music. And he apparently has lobster bisque for dinner on a regular basis.

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': By [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E7TheThingLayStill the Season 1 finale]], Lestat de Lioncourt's sumptuous and comfortable townhouse is a suffocating prison for both Louis de Pointe du Lac and Claudia. Lestat rules his household with an iron fist, and he doesn't permit either his boyfriend or his vampire daughter to depart without his approval, under the threat of [[DomesticAbuse excessive violence for Louis]] and [[OffingTheOffspring death for Claudia]] ("I'll turn your bones to dust"). In [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E6LikeAngelsPutInHellByGod the previous episode]], when Lestat intercepts Claudia as she was attempting to flee to New York by train, he even refers to their home as a cage: "Back in your cage, sweetheart."

* In ''VideoGame/PotionPermit'', Olive wishes to go out of Moonbury to explore the outside world because she [[SmallTownBoredom finds her town boring]], but she can't leave her job as the sole owner of the fancy bathhouse.

* In ''VideoGame/PotionPermit'', Olive wishes to go out of Moonbury to explore the outside world she [[SmallTownBoredom finds her town boring]], but she can't leave her job as the sole owner of the fancy bathhouse.

* In ''VideoGame/PotionPermit'', Olive wishes to go out of Moonbury to explore the outside world, but she can't leave her job as the sole owner of the fancy bathhouse.

* In ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'', the titular ''Ringed City'' is a beautiful, massive medieval metropolis that was given as a gift by [[PhysicalGod Gwyn]] to the [[OriginalMan Pygmies]] for their contributions during the war against the ancient dragons and even gifted them one of his daughters - except said city is located at the ends of the world, said daughter was meant to act as a BarrierMaiden to keep the city locked in time and out of reach, every single pygmy was branded by a 'seal of fire' to prevent them from accessing TheSacredDarkness that Gwyn desperately feared, and the city's existance along with the pygmies' deeds were expunged from memory and history. One of the statues found in the cities itself displays the hypocrisy in full view, with Gwyn towering over and 'generously' handing a crown to a meek and naked Pygmy.
* [[AntiAntiChrist Jezebel]] says, or rather sings, this exact trope word-for-word to describe her castle in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowGatOutOfHell''.
-->''But until that time, I'm stuck in this hell''.
-->''A relentless tempest of rage''.
-->''Surrounded by guards, [[ArrangedMarriage betrothed by my father]]''.
-->''Trapped inside this Gilded Cage''.
* ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'': A story told to your character. Quoted in full:
-->Upon the Plane of Ysgard is the Gilded Hall, where those Sensates that seek the pleasure of gullet and loin can be found. They indulge these passions in earnest, never realizing that the doors of the hall never open and that there is no clear path back to the Civic Festhall. They are the unwanted Sensates, the ones that do not truly believe in the faction, but instead seek only pleasure for pleasure's sake. Are prisoners who do not realize they are such truly prisoners?
* In ''VideoGame/IllusionOfGaia'', [[RebelliousPrincess Kara]] constantly tries to escape her father's castle before joining [[TheHero Will]] and leaving permanently. She even describes it as a "prison of silk and gold".

* Hyrule Castle is something like this for Princess Zelda in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''. She's still in her lavish childhood home, the interior of which remains untouched by the scourge of Twilight, and although she seems to prefer to remain [[GirlInTheTower in her tower]], there's nothing to suggest she can't visit other parts of the building as well. But she can't ''leave''.

* ''VideoGame/SunlessSkies'' has Perdurance, a large estate where Her Renewed Majesty sends the children of her favourite courtiers as a reward. She created a single perfect day that is repeated endlessly as in a GroundhogDayLoop, and the use of hours ensures that they remain forever young and beautiful. The game compares them to jewels preserved in a glass case. However, as "perfect" the day might seem, some young folks like the Luckless Sister actively loathe the monotony of their life in Perdurance. Too bad they can't leave unless their parents displease Her Renewed Majesty.
* The titular village of St. Mystere in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'' exists [[spoiler:entirely as a place of safety for Flora, the Baron's orphaned daughter, where RidiculouslyHumanRobot servants and attendants protect and care for her. It's a pretty neat place, with puzzle-dispensing robots and a private amusement park and an elaborate tower for her exclusive residence. But she can't leave it until a worthy guardian appears and solves the riddle of the Golden Apple.]]
* After becoming [[spoiler:the new King Of Town]], Strong Bad [[spoiler:is kept in the Of Town's castle under constant surveillance and (over)protection from the Homestarmy]] in ''[[VideoGame/StrongBadsCoolGameForAttractivePeople Strong Badia the Free]]''. Escaping takes the entire rest of the episode.
* ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'':
** You find Victini in a nice, cozy bedroom in the basement of an island lighthouse, where it's been for the last 200 years. It's suggested that the family who bought the land built the room as a place for Victini to hide in so it would be safe from those who would exploit its powers. After the player catches it, everyone agrees that it's safer in your hands.
** N's childhood room is another example. He grew up in a huge room, complete with a ''half-pipe''... but that was the extent of his contact with the world until the events of the game.
* In ''VideoGame/DigimonStoryCyberSleuth'', one case revolves around lonely men being sold rooms with virtual girls to wait on them in {{cyberspace}} on the condition that they never leave. It's soon revealed that the mysterious salesmen are in fact [[OrganTheft an organ trafficking ring]] that's kidnapping and harvesting their [[BrainUploading real bodies while their minds are in EDEN]]. One man is shown attempting to log out, only to be informed that [[AndIMustScream there's nowhere to log out to]].
* [[LonelyRichKid Rozalin's]] mansion from ''VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories'' is said to be this trope. Luckily for Rozy, she gets out thanks to a [[spoiler: supposedly]] botched summoning ritual.
* The Lucky 38 Presidential Suite in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', though only in the eyes of Cass and Arcade, both of whom have a low opinion on New Vegas. The others range from ambivalent to (in the case of Veronica) enjoying living in relative luxury. The player and their companions are free to leave at any time, but the suite itself is given in exchange for working with [[HowardHughesHomage Mr. House]] and the House always wins... [[MultipleEndings or not]].
** The Sierra Madre Casino became this when its security systems activated during the nuclear war, trapping the Gala Event guests inside to either starve to death or be killed by the Security Holograms.
** Mostly subverted in Fallout 1, since [[UndergroundCity Vault ]]13 could almost be considered this were it not for the fact that the water chip started collapsing on itself, thus forcing [[PlayerCharacter you, the Vault Dweller, ]]to go find a replacement. [[spoiler: Sadly, you're not allowed to stay after the end, because even when you're done with that, alongside shredding the [[BigBad mutant millitary base]] and the [[EvilOverlord Cathedral's revered leader]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone likely by "convincing" him ]][[SarcasmMode just how well]] his plans will go with sterile creatures, Jacoren, the Overseer who sent you out in the first place, [[UngratefulBastard exiles you from the vault permanently as reward]] [[DirtyCoward whilst he claims that]] you're too much of a heroic inspiration to be controlled. Cue endgame, [[LaserGuidedKarma alongside a little lethal treat for him with the right effects.]]]]
** Vault 101 from ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' is another example. Providing you are willing to obey the Overseer, the dictator who runs the place, and never leave, life is dull but comfortable. Meanwhile, people in the wasteland outside are free but have to contend with raiders, mutants, and [[ANaziByAnyOtherName fascist militias]] in PoweredArmor trying to kill them at every turn.
** The vaults in general were advertised as this in the event of a nuclear apocalypse, however in reality most of them were designed as horrific social experiments and the majority who entered them often suffered rather unfortunate ends.

* In ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'', Goro Majima works in the Sotenbori district of Osaka as the manager of a highly popular and financially successful hostess club. Though he is respected and popular in the club, however, he is kept under the thumb of the Shimano crime family, unable to leave Kansai without endangering his life. Also, since most of his personal income goes towards paying off his debt his actual living quarters are quite spartan, simply consisting of a mat and a radio.

* Elizabeth's home on Monument Island in ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'' is an almost perfect example, consisting of a suite of lavishly furnished rooms and a large library housed within the statue of the archangel Columbia, from which she is unable to escape by any means. However, Elizabeth is completely unaware that there's a huge scientific facility built around her chambers, and a team of amoral researchers keeps her under almost constant surveillance via a series of one-way mirrors. On top of that, the tower is protected by the Songbird, a gigantic cybernetic beast programmed to terminate any unauthorized personnel with extreme prejudice.
** Similarly, Eleanor Lamb from ''VideoGame/Bioshock2'' has wound up like this ''twice'' - as a child, she was taught well, but was kept under lock and key from the rest of [[CrapsackWorld Rapture's]] society via security locks, though she managed to figure out how to hack the systems. When the player finds her as an adult, she's kept in a plush sealed environment, guarded by psychotic psuedo-zombies lead by [[EvilMatriarch her mother]], [[WellIntentionedExtremist Sofia Lamb]].
* In ''VideoGame/{{Cursery}}: The Crooked Man'', this becomes an important plot point. Cheryl was feeling smothered and trapped in the chateau by her fiance, who had been obsessively keeping her from visiting her village, that she escaped from their chateau one night. [[spoiler: He was chasing her down to bring her back to the chateau when she stepped on loose ground and fell off a cliff to her death. This drove Blaise insane with grief.]]
* In the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' series, Flandre Scarlet is confined to her room during the events of ''Scarlet Devil Mansion'', due to [[PersonOfMassDestruction her incredibly destructive powers]]. The room is very lavish, and she is not in want for toys (which she always ends up breaking), but centuries of confinement have taken their toll on her sanity.
* In ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', after Heavy, his mother, and his sisters escaped from TheGulag together, Heavy turned his cabin into one of these, out of the fear that the KGB agents would return to murder his family. His sisters later protest, telling him that while they love him very much, and that they'll always appreciate his protection, they've become very adept at defending themselves without him, and they want the ability to travel, eat without having to hunt bear every day, and perhaps get a chance to date, or get laid. Heavy tells them they're all grown up girls now, they don't need his help anymore, and lets them free to do as they wish.
* Downplayed in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' in Chrom and Gaius's supports. They discuss this trope and Chrom implies that he'd rather be out with normal people than in Ylisse's castle, though he doesn't seem to be very bitter about it.
* Happens twofold in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', [[spoiler: involving the same place]]:
** The Avatar is kidnapped away from his/her family in Hoshido and [[GirlInTheTower confined to a fortress]] in Nohr, the kingdom that took him/her away. At first they're shabbily treated by King Garon, but later their situation noticeably improves and by the time the game begins, the fortress is shown to have very comfortable quarters for the Avatar and his/her retainers (and one of the mangas shows that it's quite a bigger building than one would've believed). The Avatar still cannot get out, though, and the plot is kickstated when he or she ''does'' get the chance.
** It's later revealed that [[spoiler: said fortress was ''also'' a GC for the {{ninja maid}}s Felicia and Flora, the daughters of the chieftain of the Ice Tribe, kept as hostages to force their people into submission. Flora knows this and is very bitter, but Felicia is LockedOutOfTheLoop.]]
* ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' has Luke, who is not allowed to leave the family manor due to his kidnapping seven years earlier, to prevent such a tragedy from occuring again. He's so sheltered that not only does he not have basic knowledge of things like stores, he does not know what the city he lives in looks like.
** Emperor Peony has the same problem. He was kept in a manor house smaller than Luke's as a child, and had to get some of the local children to help him sneak out and see the town. Now, he lives in the royal palace, and he can go places on official business, but never unaccompanied, and he doesn't seem to have much appreciation for the opulence of his surroundings given the life they represent. He also still sneaks out to wander the city now and then, much to the dismay of everyone else.
* This is referenced directly in ''VideoGame/RiskOfRain2'', in the [[LoreCodex Environment Log]] entry that describes the Gilded Coast, where the [[CreatingLife construct]] Aurelionite was imprisoned due to [[PersonalityChip having too much soul]]:
-->A gilded cage – one of luxury and accommodation. The jailer took pity on the prisoner and fashioned an elaborate space for which that it may serve its eternal sentence. The jailer even allowed the prisoner company – smaller constructs, a few rowdy Lemurians. The scraps of creation.
-->But a cage of gold - no matter how beautiful - is still a cage.
* Toriel in ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' does this to the player character. At first, she is overjoyed to have them in her home and was looking forward to raising them as her own child and preparing a curriculum for your education. She even has a room ready for them and it's already furnished with toys, a desk, and a bed. [[spoiler: Her mood sours when the player character tries to leave and she warns them several times to go back to the room while she destroys the only exit leading out of the Ruins. Following her to the very end of the hall forces them to fight her to prove that they're are strong enough to survive on their own. If the player spares Toriel peacefully, she apologizes for trying to keep them trapped and lets them go with a FinalFirstHug while asking them not to come back.]]
* In ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', the Japanese colony is this for [[BrokenBird Baiken]] and [[MrFanservice Anji Mito]] [[spoiler: (but not for [[GenkiGirl May]], since she was taken in by the Jellyfish Pirates instead and few know she's Japanese)]]. There are only a small number of Japanese people left in the world after the destruction of Japan, so the world governments created the colony as a last resort to keep them alive. Unfortunately, no one is allowed into the colony without special permission, and its residents are not allowed outside period. [[spoiler: In the story mode of -REVELATOR-, it's revealed that this was done for an ulterior purpose: to ensure that none of the Japanese would be able to escape being turned into living bombs by Ariels.]]
* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'' has ''The Land of Departure'' which [[{{Irony}} ironically]] serves as a gilded cage for [[spoiler:Ventus]] He was never supposed to leave. He lampshades it when he confronts Master Eraqus, who promptly decides that HeKnowsTooMuch [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness and follows the "logical"]][[AxCrazy course of action.]] (Though, given what we learn about [[spoiler:Ventus]] Eraqus is most likely considering TheNeedsOfTheMany.)
* In the good ending of ''VideoGame/GhostReconWildlands'', [[spoiler:[[BigBad El Sueño]] agrees to become a confidential informant for the US government. In exchange for his intel on other cartels and terrorist groups, El Sueño is given total immunity and a luxury condo in Florida, which comes with 24-hour surveillance, armed guards and CCTV cameras in every room, giving him zero privacy. Bowman also makes it clear that this setup is only temporary, and that they will cut him loose or ship his ass back to a regular prison in Mexico the second he runs out of useful information.]]
* The third mission in ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'' is actually called "A Gilded Cage"; one of the targets, Claus Hugo Strandberg, is a Swedish bank CEO who embezzled billions of dollars from the people of Morocco and was busted out of police custody by mercenaries working for [[GeneralRipper Reza Zaydan]], Strandberg's partner and the other target. Strandberg's taken refuge in the Swedish consulate in Marrakesh, which has all the comforts of home, but there's a massive protest literally right outside demanding his arrest.

* One new faction type in ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}''' ''Synthetic Dawn'' expansion are "Rogue Servitors," {{Artificial Intelligence}}s that were gradually given more and more authority over their creators' lives until they eventually came to run the planet. They're not hostile to organics, [[TheComputerIsYourFriend they simply feel that it's in other species' best interests to let machines run their lives]] and keep them in pampered but efficient living sectors, and can't fathom why anyone would [[WorldOfSilence prioritize independence over such a blissful, carefree existence]]. And this is actually a game mechanic - Rogue Servitors house any non-robotic species in "Organic Sanctuary" structures, and the greater the ratio of these "bio-trophies" to robots, the happier and more productive those robots are. Though you can choose whether to enable migration controls for your bio-trophies, and if you don't, they will inevitably try going to planets that are inhospitable to their species (such as humans trying to live on an ice world) and/or planets that you either haven't gotten around to building Sancturaries for them on yet or don't intend to (because you intend to strip-mine it or turn it into a planet-wide power plant or factory to make the resources you need to keep the organics happy). If they end up in such places they just take up housing space and contribute nothing, and might even end up causing unrest among the robots by ''being unhappy'', so denying them free migration is the more efficent option.
* This is apparently a common practice of the Templars in ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld'': in the event that dangerous scholars and magicians prove too valuable to simply execute, the Templars arrange to have the offenders rehabilitated in as opulent a setting as possible - tenured life at university being a popular variant. The main example of this treatment found in the game is [[EruditeStoner Iain Tibet Gladstone]]; having been caught after a long spree of heavy drug use and dubious practical experiments, he is currently being held under house arrest at the absurdly luxurious Temple Club, with a massive library at his disposal and the Stuart Twins as his [[CloudcuckoolandersMinder Minders]]. As cushy as it is, it's still a prison; Gladstone is not allowed off the premises unsupervised, the threat of worse conditions has been raised in order to keep him out of trouble, he's actually been banned from visiting Oxford - and the faculty are prepared to enforce the ban by having him ''[[DisproportionateRetribution hanged]].''
* In ''VideoGame/TheSpectrumRetreat'', the eponymous retreat, Penrose Hotel, provides the player character with everything except for a way out.
* In ''VideoGame/DeathStranding'', Amelie, Bridget's daughter who inherits her position as President of the [[FallenStatesOfAmerica United Cities of America]] after she dies, led an expedition west some time prior to the beginning of the game to reestablish contact with surviving settlements, but was captured by [[BombThrowingAnarchists Homo Demens]], which opposes any such unification. Amelie is now held captive in Edge Knot City, but Homo Demens doesn't keep her locked up, and even allows her to freely contact the outside and continue governing the UCA - but she can't leave the city.
* Chapter Two of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel III'' reveals that [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure the SSS and their affiliates]] are kept at Mishelam Wonderland to keep them from interfering the government.]]
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'':
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIV'': Psaro the Manslayer locked his beloved Rose up in a tower to protect her from greedy humans. Rose is well taken care of -- Psaro would not tolerate anything less -- , but she is still a prisoner.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'': Since Mada's holy powers made her a prime target for the villains, the Loftians locked her away in a luxurious bedroom located in the town's highest tower.
* After kidnapping Noelle in ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'', Queen puts her up in a lovely bedroom with a comfortable bed, a wardrobe stocked with clothes, and things she thought she'd like based off her internet searches. Noelle still wants to go home. This ties into Queen's WellIntentionedExtremist tendencies; she wishes to rule the world and make all its citizens happy, Noelle included, but [[ObliviouslyEvil doesn't get]] how making people do things against their will, even for their own good, isn't how you do that.
* When she's kidnapped in ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'', Princess Peach is confined to her castle's room and ''only'' her room (despite the fact that the castle is flying, so Bowser ensured she can't escape even if she wanted to). She manages to help Mario in her own way by relaying information about several chapters' locations via Twink.

* Jack is confined to one of these in ''Series/{{Kings}}'' - along with his [[TheBeard clingy wife]].

* The epilogue of ''FanFic/NeonGenesisEvangelionGenocide'' finds the four Eva pilots in exile in America. Shinji and Asuka live together in a swanky suburban house, she has a fancy European sports car, and they can move around and socialize. However, their primary value to their hosts is as political pawns or hostages, so they are microchipped like pets or livestock and have to get permission before going places, and their home is in a restricted compound surrounded by a security detail that keeps watch on them as well as guarding them.
* In ''FanFic/QueenOfShadows'', both the current Queen who Jade has replaced, and her mother before her, grew up cloistered inside their Fortress, for their own protection. And since the last Queen disappeared (presumed dead) when she ''did'' leave, [[DragonInChief Hiruzen]] has locked the current one in even further.

** In a way, [[spoiler: Pacifica's]] life. She is from the richest family in town and she has a high social standing. In exchange for this however, she has highly AbusiveParents and her family's history is filled with evil acts.