History Main / PainMistakenForSex

* ''WesternAnimation/BlueEyeSamurai''. In "Peculiarities", Princess Akemi is posing as a high-class courtesan in a brothel so she can murder the title character. Her attempt to poison Mizu having failed, she tries to stab her and the subsequent ruckus makes one of the prostitutes listening outside comment, "She's good!" (because [[SweetPollyOliver Mizu]] had turned down all of them).

* ''WesternAnimation/BlueEyeSamurai''. In "Peculiarities", Princess Akemi is posing as a high-class courtesan in a brothel so she can murder the title character. Her attempt to poison Mizu having failed, she tries to stab her and the subsequent ruckus makes one of the women outside comment, "She's good!" (because [[SweetPollyOliver Mizu]] had turned down all the other women there).

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* ''VideoGame/Phantasmagoria2'': When [[spoiler:Therese]] is being murdered in the bathroom of the S&M club, a few of the other patrons hear her screams. They think she's having sex with someone so decide to ignore her, as she's apparently known to use the bathroom for hookups (having previously done so with the protagonist).

* ''Film/RushHour3'' sees Lee and Carter sneak into a secret [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Triad]] casino looking for information, with Lee being led into an upstairs suite by a DragonLady promising him information... before then trying to assassinate him. [[CasanovaWannabe Carter]] only catches a glimpse of Lee and an attractive woman heading into a bedroom together, and when he gets a moment to put his ear up to the door, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint he's assuming based off her noises]] that they're having some ''wild'' sex, rather than Lee literally fighting for his life.

* ''Film/RushHour3'' sees Lee and Carter sneak into a secret [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Triad]] casino looking for information, with Lee being led into an upstairs suite by a DragonLady promising him information... before then trying to assassinate him. [[Casanova Carter]] only catches a glimpse of Lee and an attractive woman heading into a bedroom together, and when he gets a moment to put his ear up to the door, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint he's assuming based off her noises]] that they're having some ''wild'' sex, rather than Lee literally fighting for his life.

Naturally, this can be prime fetish potential. Associating the sounds with the act that causes them can even ''create'' fetishes for some impressionable viewers. In harder pornographic works (and a lot of {{Hentai}}), this trope can be deliberately invoked, possibly to ease the guilt of the viewer.

Some characters, when in situations of psychological or physical stress or pain, have the tendency to externalize their suffering by moaning, crying or even screaming out loud. However, in this particular case the noises made by the victim are mistaken for sounds of sexual pleasure by other characters. This trope is applied mostly to female characters, although it ''has'' been used by male characters too, it's just rarer. If she really ''is'' enjoying it, she's TooKinkyToTorture or a CombatSadomasochist. If both combatants are ''(ahem)'' doing it, it's OrgasmicCombat.

Can either overlap with or invert AbuseMistake. See also NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization.

* [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] in ''Literature/TheLastWish'', where Dandelion hears Yennefer moaning among the ruins (that she caused) and worries she and Geralt must be terribly hurt. Turns out, they just couldn't wait to celebrate their RelationshipUpgrade and are merrily [[ImmodestOrgasm having sex]] then and there.

* In ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee'', [[WebVideo/BadMovieBeatdown Film Brain]] overhears Nostalgia Chick shrieking in fear/pain as [[spoiler:Mechakara is assimilating her. He chalks it up to them having sex, as does everyone else (except for [[OnlySaneMan Obscurus Lupa]])]].

* Inverted with Johanna in ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework''. The protagonist is passing by her room when he notices crying sounds coming from her room. She’s actually moaning while pleasuring herself... while watching a clip of him skiing.

* ''Series/Punisher2017'': The first episode has Frank killing the last member of the Kitchen Irish involved in his family's murder by strangling him in an airport toilet stall. Two other guys outside of the stall hear the commotion and assume they are just two guys having sex.

* ''Series/MyWifeAndKids'': Inverted in "Michael's Garden". Kady hears Michael and Jay having sex and assumes her mother is in danger. This causes her to call the police much to Michael's amusement and Jay's embarassment.

* In ''Literature/TheJoyLuckClub'', a pre-teen boy in an arranged marriage shows something to his new bride... she lets out a startled scream, and the boy's mother, listening at the door, chuckles and leaves, thinking the marriage is under way. It was nothing but his pet lizard.

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* Inverted in ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' by Nice Hollystone. When her explosives lab blow up in her face, her scream does ''not'' sound like pleasure. Yet she fondly reminisces on it.
* ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'': [[spoiler:Rip Van Winkle]]'s [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice death]], while violent and excruciating, had connotations of a rape scene. To many fans, [[LuminescentBlush her blush]] along with [[OrgasmicCombat her cries]] made it seem as if she was getting off from it, though her experession made it obvious ''[[CruelAndUnusualDeath she wasn't.]]''
* Karin from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' can heal people by having them bite her. While this is draining for her (and leaves painful-looking teethmarks on her body that never heal) the way she reacts comes across as dangerously close to orgasmic. Taken UpToEleven by the anime adaptation. Since the only instances where she was shown using this technique were to heal Sasuke, the object of her extreme crush, it is possible that she only gets aroused when she is bitten by Sasuke.
* ''Manga/DeathNote'': Light writing in the Death Note typically involves a lot of sweating, panting, [[LargeHam shouting]], and giggling in sadistic glee and unadulterated happiness. FanArt [[http://celesse.deviantart.com/art/Death-Note-Gasm-53647615 ensued.]]
-->'''Ryuk:''' [[LampshadeHanging You've taken quite a liking to it.]]
** Mikami takes it even further, to the point where he appears to ''actually'' reach an orgasm while using the Note at one point.
* ''[[Anime/ElHazardTheMagnificentWorld El Hazard: The Alternative World]]'': The final episode takes place at the Holy Spring of Arlaman, where Fatora and Allielle disguise themselves as two of the bath attendants to sexually molest Shayla, Nanami, and Afura. While it was clear that Shayla and Nanami weren't comfortable with being felt up, the same couldn't be said of Afura. Despite her protests, [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnFemale not only did she offer little in the way of resistance]], [[UnfortunateImplications she seemed to be getting into it]]. At least, until Parnasse blew Alielle's cover. [[PervertRevengeMode Then all hell]] [[ViolenceDiscretionShot broke loose.]]
* ''Manga/MakenKi'':
** Takeru certainly thought so, while watching Yan-Min activate [[SuperMode her "Reilii".]] During which, the ends of her Jingu [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything enter her body]], causing her to arch her back and moan as if she's getting off [[http://www.mangatown.com/manga/maken_ki/c016/18.html from it.]]
** In the flashback panel, near the beginning of chapter 57 which shows Yuuka [[IntimateHealing "healing" Takaki]], one of her hands is [[spoiler: [[http://www.mangatown.com/manga/maken_ki/c057/ between Takaki's legs]]]]. She's seen with her back arched while biting down on her finger, [[StockVisualMetaphors as light radiates]] from where Yuuka is touching her.
* ''LightNovel/{{Shimoneta}}'': Done for comedic effect in chapter 9. Tanukichi mistakes Oboro for a member of Gathered Fabric and wrestles her to the floor, with his foot pressed between her legs. Which is when he realizes she's really [[spoiler: [[DudeLooksLikeALady a guy]]]], but [[CrotchGrabSexCheck he double-checks]] just to be sure. In the next panel, Oboro's back suddenly arches, before relaxing again [[TheModestOrgasm with a full blush and empty eyed smile]] -- right as Ayame walks in. She takes one look [[DidYouJustHaveSex at the scene]] and immediately bolts back out of the room!

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* Creator/JoanCollins' character in ''Film/TheDevilWithinHer'' is supposed to be experiencing an extremely painful and difficult birth to a FetusTerrible. However, the way she looks more resembles the best sex she's ever had than agony.

* In ''Literature/{{Friday}}'', the eponymous protagonist deals with torture-by-rape in this manner, creating the impression that she "just can't help herself" in order to convince them to give it up as useless, and also as a method of creating dissention amongst her captors and [[LimaSyndrome empathy towards her]].
* And [[InvertedTrope inverted]] in ''Literature/TheLastWish'', where Dandelion hears Yennefer moaning among the ruins (that she caused) and worries she and Geralt must be terribly hurt. Turns out, they just couldn't wait to celebrate their RelationshipUpgrade and are merrily [[ImmodestOrgasm having sex]] then and there.

* Actress Grace Lee Whitney (Yeoman Rand) was unhappy about the last scene of a ''Series/{{Star Trek|The Original Series}}'', "The Enemy Within", in which a "leering" Mr. Spock asks Yeoman Rand if she enjoyed being slapped around a bit by the Evil Kirk.

* Alex from ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'', at the end of "Dollhouse".
* Parker, Mac's roommate in season 3 of ''Series/VeronicaMars''. In the first episode Veronica sneaks into Mac's room to get their tickets to a movie. Both Veronica and Mac (who have their own sexual assault histories with [[spoiler: Beaver]]) think Parker is having consensual sex. She is being raped by a serial rapist that was first introduced the season before.

* Happens to Yukimura in ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', both in the anime and in the games.
* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', most people you use the [[BlowYouAway Gust Bellows]] on tend to shriek and cower, as they do not like getting smacked in the face with hurricane-level winds. Pipit's mother, on the other hand, starts ''cooing''. {{Justified|Trope}} because she loves a clean house, and the Gust Bellows are what you use to dust for her.
* In the original ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'', if you are killed while playing a female character, she sounds like she just went OutWithABang.
** In ''VideoGame/DiabloII'', it's those corrupted Sisters who do this. In all fairness though, they are moaning in relief out of being released from a bondage to evil.
* Female [=NPCs=] in ''VideoGame/JaggedAlliance 2''. It's actually kind of creepy.
* The grunts made by Vulcan Raven during his boss fight in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', '''especially''' in the [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidTheTwinSnakes remake]] sound suspiciously like this. Given the already copious amounts of HoYay in those games, it was probably very intentional.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 4'', Christie Monteiro exhibits this trope, particularly her loud moans after being defeated.
* ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'' became somewhat infamous for combining this trope with scenes of Lara Croft dying excruciating deaths.
* When playing as a notorious evil-doer in ''VideoGame/FableII'', NPC's may scream and run away when they see you. Female NPC's will scream in a way that very much invokes this trope.
* In ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'', Lisa's Japanese voice became an instant meme due to her [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDYqoOo0_Kk vocal noises while climbing]] being a long string of gasps and moans that make it sound like she's having constant orgasms, to the point that even her [[Creator/RieTanaka voice actress]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4xpCROf8Eo had fun with it]]. Her moans when she [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLhb6AnGxEo&t=2m33s takes damage]] definitely qualify as well.

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* The ''entire dark elven race'' in ''Yet Another Fantasy Webcomic''.
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* ''Tales of the Blode'': Said almost verbatim when the evil moon crab Mel Gibson (it's a coincidence) drinks a bottle of what turns out to be poison and staggers around wildly.
* This trope has been combined with the extensive voicework and detailed character models of major games since about 2012 to make animations where... let's just say that whether she's enjoying it or not is much more obvious.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'', when talking about keeping Hexadecimal imprisoned and experimented on, Herr Doktor tells Megabyte that he has no idea how they've kept her contained so far, and says, "I think she likes it..."
-->'''Megabyte:''' Let us not even ''think'' about ''that.''