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->"A fancy prison is still a prison."
-->-- [[TheBigGuy Reyn]], XenobladeChronicles
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** Following the failed Greyjoy rebellion, Theon Greyjoy became Eddard Stark's ward. While Theon had all of the comforts and status of the Stark children and was essentially treated as one of the family, he was still a prisoner being kept to guarantee good behavior from Theon's father. In theory, if Theon's father "acted up" again, Eddard would kill Theon.
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** This was also done to high-ranking German officers who'd been captured. After their initial interrogation they'd be kept with fellow officers in a mansion with waiters and other amenities, unaware that this was simply to get their guard down as all their conversations were being taped.
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*[[LonelyRichKid Rozalin's]] mansion from Disgaea2CursedMemories is said to be this trope. Luckily for Rozy, she gets out thanks to a [[spoiler: supposedly]] botched summoning ritual.
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->'''Kryten:''' "Sirs, we must not be seduced by all this fine living. However munificent our captor, we are still prisoners. And with every second that passes, we lose yet more ground on ''Red Dwarf''."\\
'''Lister:''' "You're right, Kryten. Cat, caviar niblet." ''*is passed the food and eagerly snacks on it*'' "Bucks fizz." ''*is passed the drink and pours himself a glass*'' "Let's talk about how to get out of this hellhole."
-->-- '''RedDwarf''', from the episode ''Legion''

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* In {{Disney}}'s ''TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', when Esemerelda claims sanctuary in Notre Dame Cathedral, Frollo invokes this trope almost by name.

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* In {{Disney}}'s ''TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', when Esemerelda Esmerelda claims sanctuary in Notre Dame Cathedral, Frollo invokes this trope almost by name.



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* [[spoiler: Athena Tellos]] from ''HayateTheCombatButler'' used to be a literal prisoner in her palace. [[spoiler: Hayate's brother Ikusa rescued her. Then, he disappeared.]]

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* [[spoiler: Athena Tellos]] Tennos]] from ''HayateTheCombatButler'' used to be a literal prisoner in her palace. [[spoiler: Hayate's brother Ikusa rescued her. Then, he disappeared.]]
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* "Luxury Cage" by ''Republica''
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* Murtagh was kept in a palatial residence with every need catered for in ''{{Eragon}}'' once the Varden found out who he was. [[LockedInTheDungeon Not so much in the film.]]
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* In the WheelOfTime, [[spoiler: Morgase]] stays as a 'guest' of [[spoiler: the Children of the Light]] for a time.'

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* In the WheelOfTime, [[spoiler: Morgase]] stays as a 'guest' of [[spoiler: the Children of the Light]] for a time.'' A somewhat dark case, as despite the appearance of civility, the captors were employing ColdBloodedTorture (albeit of a type designed not to leave lasting marks) in order to compel her to acquiesce to their political demands; its almost certain that she was raped as well.
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* Interchange from Jack Vance's ''The Demon Princes''. It's an institution designed to hold people who have been kidnapped and held for ransom until someone pays the ransom. Kirth Gersen, who ends up in there temporarily, notes that while it's very comfortable and there's no lack of things to do, the whole atmosphere is depressing as nobody really talks to anyone else. And, you know, they've all been kidnapped.
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P.S. For other resorts in our chain, please consider visiting the LuxuryPrisonSuite.

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P.S. For other resorts in our chain, please consider visiting the LuxuryPrisonSuite.
LuxuryPrisonSuite and FantasticNatureReserve.
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-->'''Frollo:''' You have chosen a magnficient prison - but it is a prison nonetheless. Set one foot outside, and you're mine.

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-->'''Frollo:''' You have chosen a magnficient magnificent prison - but it is a prison nonetheless. Set one foot outside, and you're mine.

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* In {{Disney}}'s ''TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', when Esemerelda claims sanctuary in Notre Dame Cathedral, Frollo invokes this trope almost by name.
-->'''Frollo:''' You have chosen a magnficient prison - but it is a prison nonetheless. Set one foot outside, and you're mine.



* In CodexAlera, this is part of the backstory. A LuxuryPrisonSuite that later contains an important ambassador was originally made for a previous Emperor's favorite mistress, who was accused of treason and imprisoned there until, with the Emperor going and personally [[IsThatWhatTheyCallItTheseDays interrogating]] her at least once a week.

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* In CodexAlera, this is part of the backstory. A LuxuryPrisonSuite that later contains an important ambassador was originally made for a previous Emperor's favorite mistress, who was accused of treason and imprisoned there until, with the Emperor going and personally [[IsThatWhatTheyCallItTheseDays [[IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow interrogating]] her at least once a week.



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** In ''DragonAgeII'' the Kirkwall Circle of Magi has it even worse. Over the course of the game the "gilding" on their cage is gradually removed. The Circle is even housed in a former prison complex.

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** In ''DragonAgeII'' the Kirkwall Circle of Magi has it even worse. Over worse: not only are the Templars even stricter (verging on psychotic), but over the course of the game the "gilding" on their cage is gradually removed. The removed; apart from that rather nasty point in which [[CompleteMonster Ser Alrik]] was implied to be making mages [[EmptyShell Tranquil]] so he could use them as sex slaves, the most spartan it got was in Act II, when mages aren't even permitted to leave their cells. Of course, the Circle is even housed in a former prison complex.complex, so the gilding was somewhat limited to begin with.
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** In ''DragonAgeII'' the Kirkwall Circle of Magi has it even worse. Over the course of the game the "gilding" on their cage is gradually removed. The Circle is even housed in a former prison complex.

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* Treize from ''GundamWing'' is confined to a posh country estate after he protests the Romefeller Foundation's decision to use Mobile Dolls.
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* {{Pokemon}} [[PokemonBlackAndWhite Black and White]]: 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.

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* {{Pokemon}} [[PokemonBlackAndWhite Black and White]]: *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.
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The best part? You don't need to worry about the bill or checking out! [[{{Oubliette}} Ever.]] Or [[LonelyRichKid until your parents]] or patron decide you can leave.

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The best part? You don't need to worry about the bill or checking out! [[{{Oubliette}} Ever.]] Ever]]. Or [[LonelyRichKid until your parents]] or patron decide you can leave.
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* The phrase is dropped in the opera of Voltaire's ''{{Candide}}'': "Hard necessity brought me to this gilded cage -- born to higher things, here I droop my wings... Singing of a sorrow [[TemptingFate nothing can assuage.]]" (But it turns out that Cunegonde rather likes her gilded cage a lot more than she lets on!)
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* When {{Galileo}} was house arrested by the Catholic Church, he was put in a nice house and he was catered to what he wanted. At the same time, he was still allowed to do his work.

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* When {{Galileo}} Galileo was house arrested by the Catholic Church, he was put in a nice house and he was catered to what he wanted. At the same time, he was even still allowed to do continue with his work.
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* When {{Galileo}} was house arrested by the Catholic Church, he was put in a nice house and he was catered to what he wanted. At the same time, he was still allowed to do his work.
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** Which was a metaphor for the gilded cafe of fame.
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* In TheShamerChronicles, this is what Dina was kept in after she got captured by the Villain in the second book.

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* Hephaestus pulled this ''literally'' with an impenetrable gold wire cage for Ares
and Religion]]Aphrodite one time, making this trope OlderThanDirt
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* The doge (meaning duke in the venetian dialect) of Venice was rarely allowed to leave the lavish Palazzo Ducale for the nobles where keen on maintaining executive power out of their noses and to prevent the establishment of a hereditary monarchy (something which was repeatedly attempted in the 8th century), which would inevitably lead to the former. The real power resided with the Council of ten, an extraordinary body which was technically reserved for times of crisis, but in the end were the biggest decision-maker in the entire republic from the 13th century up to the destruction of the republic at the hands of Napoleon.

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* The doge (meaning duke Doge ("Duke" in the venetian Venetian dialect) of Venice was rarely allowed to leave the lavish Palazzo Ducale for the Ducale. The nobles where were keen on maintaining executive power out of their noses and to prevent preventing the establishment of a hereditary monarchy (something which was repeatedly attempted in the 8th century), which would inevitably lead to the former. century). The real power resided with the Council of ten, an extraordinary Ten, a body which was technically reserved for times of crisis, but in the end were the biggest decision-maker in the entire republic from the 13th century up to the destruction of the republic at the hands of Napoleon.
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* {{Pokemon}} [[PokemonBlackAndWhite Black and White]]: 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.

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* In response to a prophecy that his son would become a great religious leader or a great king (and preferring that he become the latter), the father of [[{{Buddhism}} Siddhartha Guatama]] kept him in one of these. [[{{You Should Know This Already}} It didn't work]].


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\n**Repeated in {{Rush}}'s "Limelight":
--->''Living on a lighted stage''
--->''Approaches the unreal''
--->''For those who think and feel''
--->''In touch with some reality''
--->''Beyond the gilded cage''

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