History Main / StrappedToAnOperatingTable

* Happens to Batman when the Joker starts to unscrew his head and destroy his mind in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'''s LighterAndSofter AnimatedAdapatation of ''ComicBook/EmperorJoker''.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' while Saturn Girl was in Timber Wolf's mind, it was shown that [[GuineaPigFamily this happened to him when he got his powers]]

* The intro of ''JakIIRenegade'' shows Jak strapped to an operating table while undergoing [[PsychoSerum Dark Eco]] experiments at the hands of [[EvilOverlord Baron Praxis]]. He manages to break himself free apropos of his first transformation into [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Dark Jak]].

* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': In a flashback, [[spoiler:the future Führer King Bradley]] is strapped to an operating table [[spoiler:to be injected with a Philosopher's Stone and turn into the homunculus Wrath]].

* In the 1967 spoof ''Film/CasinoRoyale1967'', archvillain Jimmy Bond (WoodyAllen) has the Detainer (Daliah Lavi) strapped naked to a cot (with wide, strategically placed metal straps). His intentions are strictly lustful.

* In ''Literature/{{A Macabre Myth Of A Moth-Man}}'', poor [[spoiler:Brett]] spends ''an entire year'' more or less strapped to a table while [[MadScientist Dr. Wu]] turns him into a moth/human hybrid. Later on, he's strapped to the same table when Dante Eclipse tries to psychologically break him (this time though, the restraints are rigged to electrocute him if he tries to break free).

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** [[spoiler:It happens to Danielle again in the ''FanFic/FacingTheFutureSeries'' by the Guys In White. Based on her previous experiences, she's not impressed]].
* Whenever Tarantulas of ''{{Transformers}}: WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' was able to get his hands on a "subject" he would gleefully strap them to a table and torment them with a variety of painful experiments while casually dismissing remarks about his sanity.

** [[TransformersTransTech TransTech]] Shockwave straps some dimensional travelers to tables for analysis.
** In WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime, [[TheBrute Breakdown]] is strapped down by MECH, a human terrorist cell, who start to take him apart to find out how he works, just like with any machine. While he's still fully conscious.
*** This also crops up in Season Two during a flashback episode, where Shockwave straps down Arcee and [[spoiler:Cliffjumper]] to [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind retrieve an Autobot code]] using a [[MindRape cortical psychic patch.]]
* This happened in ''ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop'', episode "The Treacherous Movie Lot Plot".
* Brother Blood did this to the [[WestCoastTeam Titans East]] in their ''debut two-parter'' (well, as a team- three of five have had guest spots) on ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''.

* Happens to King Cole in ''FelixTheCat in Bold King Cole''.

* ''JackieChanAdventures'' does this in its James Bond parody episode.
* Happens to poor MickeyMouse in a frankly horrifying short, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-JlevnccDk ''The Mad Doctor'']]. Pluto's not strapped to a table, but he is shackled to a chair-thing. [[spoiler:Luckily for both of them, it's AllJustADream]].
* The opening of ''{{Jimmy Two-Shoes}}'' has someone strapped onto [[EnfanteTerrible Heloise's]] operating table. He's saved when Jimmy slides into it, who's TooKinkyToTorture.
* One episode of ''SherlockHolmesInTheTwentySecondCentury'' has Holmes strapped down by the episode's DeadlyDoctor... with invisible magnetic restraints.

* In the text-based ChooseYourOwnAdventure game ''Videogame/{{Cyberqueen}}'', the titular MasterComputer straps the protagonist down for experimental surgery. [[spoiler:Twice.]]

* In the text-based ChooseYourOwnAdventure game ''Videogame/{{Cyberqueen}}'', the titular MasterComputer does this to the protagonist. [[spoiler:Twice.]]

* In the dark fic [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/618871?view_adult=true Show me what's in you,]] mad!Stein chains Marie to a lab table to gorily dissect her.

* ''Film/TheHumanCentipede'': creepy scientist does this to the hapless victims of his deranged surgical experiment, the Siamese triplet''.

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* The music video to "Nightmare" by Music/AvengedSevenfold begins with such a situation happening to the lead singer M.Shadows[[hottip:* :given the surreal imagery throughout the video while Shadows is wheeled down the halls of the institution and since the song is called "Nightmare", this probably isn't actually happening]]

* In ''Literature/{{A Macabre Myth Of A Moth-Man}}, poor [[spoiler:Brett]] spends ''an entire year'' more or less strapped to a table while [[MadScientist Dr. Wu]] turns him into a moth/human hybrid. Later on, he's strapped to the same table when Dante Eclipse tries to psychologically break him (this time though, the restraints are rigged to electrocute him if he tries to break free).

Tip: When captured by a MadScientist, don't expect to be left alone in the dungeon. In fact, don't even expect to ''see'' the dungeon. Odds are, you'll be hauled into the lab for immediate experimentation, and strapped to the operating table. Heaven help you if TheyWouldCutYouUp.

Even if you're merely dealing with an EvilOverlord, many a DeathTrap still prefers the subject strapped to an operating table.

For some reason usually the entire room is darkened except for a lit, but dim area around the table. You'd think working mad science would be easier if you could see.

More realistic settings will strap you to a chair instead. Speaking of reality, remember, the invention of surgery long preceded the existence of anesthetics, so... you needed those straps. Hold still.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' Halloween special, this happens to Dean after sneaking into a spooky old house. [[spoiler: Subverted when it turns out that Ben only wants to give Dean a medical check-up, and soon releases him.]]

::(This scene is parodied in ''Gremlins2TheNewBatch''.)

* In ''[[TheCobraTrilogy Cobra]]'' by TimothyZahn, protagonist Jonny Moreau is strapped to one when he's captured by the Troft (invading aliens), and expects to be vivisected (live-dissected); however, as a Cobra [[OneManArmy supersoldier]], he has a bomb in his body. The Troft know about this from previous attempts at vivisection, so they just stick monitoring equipment on him and fill the place with video cameras so they can get information on his surgically-implanted equipment from how he uses it during his inevitable escape attempt.