History Main / MadeASlave

*** It turns out (after Hypnota had been imprisoned and slavery outlawed on Saturn) that on the side Hypnota had been using her powers to brainwash people into being obedient slaves and then selling them to Saturnian slavers like Eviless, who are furious at the loss of revenue caused by their trade being made illegal.
*** Uvo has made every woman in his empire, and every one he captures in combat, into a slave.

-->--''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}: Dark Elves Army Book (6th Edition)''

* ''LightNovel/KinosJourney'': This almost happens to Kino when she [[spoiler:helps a group of slavers from a life-threatening situation without knowing their true vocation, and they respond by trying to enslave her even as they spout praises for her kindness]].

** ''Literature/BlackFleetCrisis'': The Yevetha were enslaved under the Empire for their high level of technical skills. After rising up, they then enslave the Imperial personnel who weren't killed. Later they also enslave colonists from other planets in their home star cluster (with most slaughtered).

* Creator/RosemarySutcliff has this happen with some regularity to his protagonists (or their HeterosexualLifePartners), sometimes with tragic consequences, sometimes not: [[GladiatorGames Esca]] in ''Literature/TheEagleOfTheNinth'', [[SlaveGalley Beric]] in ''Literature/{{Outcast}}'', Aquila in ''[[Literature/TheDolphinRing The Lantern Bearers]]'', Owain and Regina in ''Dawn Wind'', Conn in ''Literature/TheShiningCompany'', Jestyn in ''Literature/BloodFeud'', Arcadius and Timandra in ''The Flowers of Adonis'', and Lubrin's entire tribe in ''Sun Horse, Moon Horse''.

* Many painters depicted those {{Slave Market}}s, usually in Orientalist scenes or ones from ancient Greek or Rome. Website/TheOtherWiki has a number [[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Slave_trade_in_art here]]. Also the full ''[[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leighton_Captive_Andromache.jpg Captive Andromache]]''

** During ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'', the raven laguz [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority king]] [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Naesala]] sells his ChildhoodFriend Reyson, youngest prince of the heron laguz, to the Begnion nobleman [[FatBastard Oliver]], Duke of Tanas. To his credit, Naesala is [[spoiler:literally forced to serve Begnion due to his [[MagicallyBindingContract blood pact]]]], and was probably going to rescue Reyson later, had he not been liberated by the protagonist Ike and his army barging through Oliver's mansion.

* Hecuba and all the princesses of Troy after UsefulNotes/TheTrojanWar. Except for the one who is [[HumanSacrifice sacrificed]] at Achilles' tomb -- in some versions, she tells Hecuba at least she's escaping slavery. In ''Literature/TheIliad'':

* In the Italian fairy tale ''The Slave Mother'', a peasant woman is asked by an owl whether she would rather be happy in youth or age; after she chooses age, she is carried off by pirates. Her husband and sons find, somewhat later, a treasure and move to the city; one day they buy a slave -- at the husband's insistence, an old woman who can manage their household. In due course they figure out that she's their mother.

* In ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'', both Men and Elves are enslaved by Morgoth and his minions. A specific example would be Gwindor, who is captured and forced to work in the forges of Angband, but later escapes.

* Myth/GreekMythology: Heracles/Hercules had to deal with this one a lot. Due to both his [[HairTriggerTemper violent temper]] and extremely [[TheAtoner self-effacing personality]] he was often reduced to slavery to make penance for things he did on impulse.

** In another myth, he's tasked with impregnating 50 women (as the amazon queen assumed this would take him a long time, leaving her plenty of time to seduce his attractive friend). He managed it in a single night and departed for his next task the next day. Some of his tasks were ''pretty awesome.''
* After Persephone's abduction, Demeter wandered the earth, and when she finally stopped at a household, she told them she had escaped slavers who had captured her. That, obviously, wasn't true, but it was the easiest way to fulfill SacredHospitality without admitting who she really was.

* Hecuba and all the princesses of Troy after UsefulNotes/TheTrojanWar. Except for the one who is [[HumanSacrifice sacrificed]] at Achilles' tomb -- in some versions, she tells Hecuba at least she's escaping slavery. In ''Literature/TheIliad'' Hector foresees and laments such a fate for Andromache.
-->''Well do I know that the day will surely come when mighty Ilius shall be destroyed with Priam and Priam's people, but I grieve for none of these -- not even for Hecuba, nor King Priam, nor for my brothers many and brave who may fall in the dust before their foes -- for none of these do I grieve as for yourself when the day shall come on which some one of the Achaeans shall rob you forever of your freedom, and bear you weeping away. It may be that you will have to ply the loom in Argos at the bidding of a mistress, or to fetch water from the springs Messeis or Hypereia, treated brutally by some cruel task-master; then will one say who sees you weeping, 'She was wife to Hector, the bravest warrior among the Trojans during the war before Ilius.' On this your tears will break forth anew for him who would have put away the day of captivity from you. May I lie dead under the barrow that is heaped over my body ere I hear your cry as they carry you into bondage.''
* Joseph (the one who got the [[{{Musical}} Technicolour Dreamcoat]]) in Literature/TheBible.
** And in ''Joseph and his Brothers''. He gets bought for his prettiness -- as a kind of home accessory.
** Also in Literature/TheBible: The Jews in general, in Egypt (early in the Literature/BookOfExodus) and again when conquered by the Assyrians and Babylonians. And just after the New Testament, happens to lots of Jews when the Romans crush a couple of rebellions.[[note]]Though by then, lots of Jews were living outside of the biblical Holy Land--indeed, many never returned from Babylon--so not all were directly affected by the Roman defeat.[[/note]]
* The women in the Greek camp in the ''Iliad''. Also, Tecmessa, who was Ajax's captive. A dispute over slaves is actually what causes the major conflict of the poem.

** Also in Literature/TheBible: The Jews in general, in Egypt (early in the book of Exodus) and again when conquered by the Assyrians and Babylonians. And just after the New Testament, happens to lots of Jews when the Romans crush a couple of rebellions.[[note]]Though by then, lots of Jews were living outside of the biblical Holy Land--indeed, many never returned from Babylon--so not all were directly affected by the Roman defeat.[[/note]]

* Vegeta's backstory in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', he was born the prince of the [[ProudWarriorRace Saiyans]] destined to one day become their king. Until he was handed over to the EvilOverlord, Frieza. Freiza would then kill all the other Saiyans, basically striping Vegeta of his rank. While also treating Vegeta as little more than a slave for years.

* In ''Literature/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'', this happens to Raphtalia, twice. The first time is during her backstory when she is captured and sold to a slave trader. Fortunately, she finds an owner who treats her like a daughter, curing her illness, giving her chances to rest when she needs it and making sure she had plenty of food. Because of this the second instance occurs when she is "freed" and promptly decides to go back to being enslaved as she preferred belonging to Naofumi to her alternative options.

* ''LightNovel/AiNoKusabi'' revolves around how BadassBiker Riki was forcibly [[MadeASlave Made A Sex Slave]] as a "Pet" through BreakTheHaughty and the effects it has on him, his master and his ex-lover.

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': Technically slavery is illegal under the OneNationUnderCopyright government, but IndenturedServitude from debt is not and virtually indistinguishable. Hunters like Shirakabe go to HumanTraffickers to hire indebted hunters as CannonFodder. Being terrified of this fate is what drives Guyver into turning traitor and trying to ambush his own team and Akira. Once, some hunters raid Sheryl's base and after being captured, one hunter says he'd rather die, [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor so Akira shoots him dead]]. ArmsDealer Katsuragi takes on Revin's debt to Akira and keeps increasing it in a MovingTheGoalposts manner, once attempting to enslave Akira by taking advantage of him being TooDesperateToBePicky buying arms, but Akira had the money. Viola and Carol work as a team to profit off of this trade: Carol gets hunters addicted to her TheOldestProfession work, raises her prices until they can't pay, then Viola takes on their debt and sells the hunter. Also, crossing the government makes one a BoxedCrook with ExplosiveLeash, which happens to Nelia.
* In ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'', this happens to Raphtalia, twice. The first time is during her backstory when she is captured and sold to a slave trader. Fortunately, she finds an owner who treats her like a daughter, curing her illness, giving her chances to rest when she needs it and making sure she had plenty of food. Because of this the second instance occurs when she is "freed" and promptly decides to go back to being enslaved as she preferred belonging to Naofumi to her alternative options.

* ''LightNovel/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'':

* ''LightNovel/TheVillainousDaughtersButlerIllCrushTheDestructionFlags'': It's noted to be common for parents [[WrongSideOfTheTracks in the slums]] to sell their children into slavery to escape debt, as Emma gets sold presumably to be a SexSlave and runs away with her brother Roy before the protagonists rescue and [[RecruitedFromTheGutter train them as bodyguards.]] The two's parents were portrayed as people between a rock and a hard place who do care, and their owner Cyril buys them from, Nameless, will only agree to the deal if he hears what they'll be used for.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': Before the series began, Blackfire gave her younger sister Starfire to the Gordonians as a peace offering to keep them from invading Tamaran, and also to get Starfire out of the way. In the origin episode "Go!", Starfire manages to escape and make it to Earth, where she meets the rest of the Teen Titans.

* ''{{Franchise/Firefly}}'' writers like this. Besides the multiple examples of Kaylee, Inara and River being captured, Jayne and the guys sometimes get it too. Examples:
** Mal buys back an enslaved and mentally broken Jayne in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/96304 Salvage Mission]]''. Jayne is so mentally broken that he expected to be ordered around by Mal and has to be told he’s free. Being tortured by the Alliance and made a BreedingSlave after being bought haven’t helped at all.
** ''[[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/3790963/1/You-Can-t-Take-The-Sky-From-Me You Can’t Take The Sky From Me]]'' has the crew discover slaves in the crates they were paid to haul. They wonder how Jayne knew and accuse him of running with slavers, lashing out at him. River reveals that he was traded, not a trader. He and his mother were sold as slaves and he found an overseer raping her and stabbed him to death before escaping.
** Not a Jayne one but Wash, River,Kaylee and Simon in ''[[https://m.fanfiction.net/s/5502176/1 Freedom To The Free]]''. Poor Simon is hit the worst because he keeps submitting to protect the others. He ends up used for sex by one of the overseers after he’s told Kaylee and River will be raped,and rages over breaking his oath when ordered to castrate a man or Wash, who’s already been beaten in an escape attempt, will get the same treatment without anesthesia. Simon is not one to hold his tongue and he’s punished with a mask that essentially gags him. Fortunately a mad overseer gives Mal the location and BigDamnHeroes rescue ensues.
* The ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/MaybeSproutWings'' reimagines [[BrokenBird Dean's]] suffering in Hell as suffering earthly slavery, and a human Castiel purchases him with the intent of freeing him.
* ''Fanfic/VowOfNudity'': Sarah's backstory involves her village being raided and enslaved by the Genasi.

* Creator/{{Plautus}} has this as a standard plot in his play, this being the best way to ensure that the ''[[UpperClassTwit adulescens]]'' can make a legitimate marriage with the "[[IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow flute girl]]" he's fallen for: she turns out to have been captured by {{Pirate}}s at a young age and is revealed to be the [[TheIngenue long-lost daughter]] of the next-door neighbor. A twist that was later [[AllMusicalsAreAdaptations recycled]] (along with a lot of other Plautus gags) in ''Theatre/AFunnyThingHappenedOnTheWayToTheForum''.

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E3PlanetOfTheOod The Ood]] [[spoiler: enslaved and [[HumansAreBastards mutilated by humans]]]]. [[TearJerker Poor Ood]].

* Many painters depicted those {{Slave Market}}s, usually in Orientalist scenes or ones from ancient Greek or Rome. Wiki/TheOtherWiki has a number [[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Slave_trade_in_art here]]. Also the full ''[[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leighton_Captive_Andromache.jpg Captive Andromache]]''

* In ''Theatre/{{Aida}}'', this is how the princess, Aida, ended up in Egypt.

* A few ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' gamebooks features the hero getting enslaved against their will, including ''Literature/TrialOfChampions'', ''Literature/MasterOfChaos'', and some bad endings in ''Literature/TheCrimsonTide''.

* ''Manga/FairyTail'': Pretty much everyone involved with the Tower of Heaven. In the backstory, a Zeref-worshiping cult kidnapped men, women, and children to serve as slave labor so they could build the Tower of Heaven and resurrect their master via the R-System. Among the children enslaved were Erza Scarlet and Jellal Fernandes with their friends Simon, Wally, Sho and Millianna. The wizard Rob, a member of Fairy Tail was also imprisoned there. The slaves were brutalized with Erza getting her right eye gouged out as punishment. Erza and her friends would rally a slave uprising to save Jellal who had been captured and tortured after a failed escape attempt. In the process, Rob was killed defending Erza and Jellal went evil [[spoiler:after Ultear brainwashed him]] and killed the cult members, taking control of the Tower himself. He forced Erza to abandon her friends and banished her to the mainland where she would join Fairy Tail. Jellal would manipulate the former slaves to continue building the tower, claiming that Erza betrayed them, and handed over the children Erik, Richard, Macbeth, Sawyer, and Sorano to Brain, who used them to form the dark guild Oracion Seis.

* ''Literature/FluxAndAnchor'' begins with the main character, Cassie, being thrown into slavery after she discovers the corruption endemic in Mother Church. She eventually overcomes this to become the most powerful woman on World and in the Church, only to be put ''back'' into slavery by New Eden when she loses both her power and her ambition to hold it. In addition, pretty much the entire female population of New Eden can be said to be enslaved, complete with magical modifications to make it stick.

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': [[Technically slavery is illegal under the OneNationUnderCopyright government, but IndenturedServitude from debt is not. Hunters like Shirakabe go to HumanTraffickers to hire indebted hunters as CannonFodder. Being terrified of this fate is what drives Guyver into turning traitor and trying to ambush his own team and Akira. Once, some hunters raid Sheryl's base and after being captured, one hunter says he'd rather die, [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor so Akira shoots him dead]]. ArmsDealer Katsuragi takes on Revin's debt to Akira and keeps increasing it in a MovingTheGoalposts manner, once attempting to enslave Akira by taking advantage of him being TooDesperateToBePicky buying arms, but Akira had the money. Viola and Carol work as a team to profit off of this trade: Carol gets hunters addicted to her TheOldestProfession work, raises her prices until they can't pay, then Viola takes on their debt and sells the hunter. Also, crossing the government makes one a BoxedCrook with ExplosiveLeash, which happens to Nelia.

* ''Manga/PlusAnima'': All four main characters are made into slaves when they go to Sailand. Senri is the only one sold at a slave market though.