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* This was the ''intention'' in the ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2014'' fanfic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/47176171/chapters/118862839 Raphael's Big Mistake]]''. When April doesn't come to meet the turtles, Raph decides to go to her apartment and get her whether she likes it or not, figuring it's better to be scared than killed by the Foot. Unfortunately, he has no idea there are ''two'' people living in the flat and kidnaps her friend Taylor by mistake.

Expect the Kindnapper's victim(s) to be in a GildedCage to highlight his good intentions. The Kindnapper usually intends to [[AbductionIsLove woo his victim]], [[KnightTemplar make them a better person]], [[GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul make them happy]], [[CaptiveDate take them on a date]], or even just to keep them in the GildedCage "for their own protection"! Scenarios where the victim(s) come to think of their kidnapper as a benefactor go under UsefulNotes/StockholmSyndrome. Sometimes the Kindnapper's victim(s) develop Stockholm Syndrome, but not always. The Kindnapper thinks of himself as kind and that's all that counts in order for him to count as one. The most sympathetic portrayals of this kind of kindnapping will highlight the Kindnapper's good intentions, but also make it clear that abducting people is no way to actually be kind. This type is otherwise known as '''The Obviously Misguided Kindnapper''' due to the dearth of portrayals of this type of kindnapping being portrayed as actually benevolent. Sometimes the kindnapper is a MadScientist who believes that their experiments are for the good of humanity and that their [[KidnappedForExperimentation kidnapped test subjects]] will be better for it, even if the results are [[BalefulPolymorph far from pleasant]] and the test subjects never gave consent.

* In ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'', Valentine kidnaps various people he admires and respects out of hopes of convincing them to join him in his scheme to save the world [[spoiler:by killing off most of humanity]]. The movie opens up with one such kidnapping victim being treated relatively hospitably by Valentine's henchmen. The henchman gently removes the tape on the man's mouth, explaining he was strict instructions not to hurt him and even offers him a drink.

* In the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' novel ''Eclipse'', Edward bribes Alice to confine Bella to their house and monitor her at all times while he's out hunting, because he feels she'd be "unsafe" and surely go off with Jacob (whom he feels is far too dangerous, as a werewolf). It's contested just how justified this reasoning is.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'', Jack Skellington comes to love everything about Christmas so much that he wants to run the show himself! Of course, the one who already ''does'' run it hasn't shown signs of wanting to step down... So Jack decides to ask Lock, Shock, and Barrel to kidnap "[[SantaClaus Sandy Claws]]" from Christmas Town so that he's out of the way. But he clearly intends it to be a break for Santa, as evidenced by his telling Santa to consider it a vacation and a reward and sternly telling Lock, Shock, and Barrel to "see that he's comfortable" while Jack delivers the presents. However, Lock, Shock and Barrel have their own plans in mind for Santa....

* ''Fanfic/TheBoysRealJustice'': After Homelander and Stormfront realize that the Justice League and Young Justice are causing Ryan to see them in a new light, the two Seven members isolate him in Vought Tower. While they were fighting ([[CoughSnarkCough *cough* getting beaten up by *cough*]]) the Legion of Doom, [[KidnappedByAnAlly Superboy and Robin]] [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome broke into Vought Tower, got Ryan, and took him back to the Watchtower]]. A heroic and justified version, as getting Ryan away from his abusive father and back to his mother was the best thing they could've done for him, and it's implied that Ryan (while surprised) came willingly).

* During the Knighthood Ball in ''Fanfic/IfWishesWerePonies'', Dumbledore reveals to Castor that there were those in the Wizengamot (including himself) discussing the creation of a law allowing Aurors to locate muggle-born wizarding children at an early age, then taking them to be raised by wizarding families. He assures the inspector that the children would be safe if this happened, and that they would Obliviate the baby's birth parents so they wouldn't complain. Inspector Searle, [[PapaWolf a father himself]], states that this is kidnapping, and that erasing the memories of the parents is almost as bad as taking their children in the first place. He goes as far as to tell Dumbledore that the U.K. government has located Hogwarts, the Ministry for Magic, Diagon Alley, etc, and that they are capable of attacking the wizarding world should any wizards even ''think'' of taking a muggle-born child. Dumbledore quickly backs down. Considering what happened to [[AbusiveParents Harry]] [[NiceJobBreakingItHero thanks]] [[WhatTheHellHero to Dumbles]], Castor has a ''lot'' of reasons for doubting the wizard when it comes to child safety.
* ''Fanfic/ThreeDays'': While she was involved in the kidnapping of Lightning and the King, [[spoiler: Deborah]] truly thought that she was doing the right thing, as she believes that racing is a deadly sport that should be outlawed.

* ''Fanfic/LightOfTheMoon'': Gothel says that this trope is why she kidnapped Rapunzel and Varian; both were born with the powers of the Sundrop and the Moonstone, respectively, and Gothel tells them that the world would use their gifts for evil if they ever learned about them. [[JerkassHasAPoint She may have a point]], as (before he was taken), Varian had been feared in his village for making rocks appear whenever he got angry. However, Varian notes that, of all the actions she could have taken to prevent the world from abusing their gifts, kidnapping was ''not'' the best option.

Compare the WellIntentionedExtremist, who similarly uses a wide variety of questionable means in an attempt to do good on a large scale. In fact, part of his well-intentioned extremism may ''be'' kindnapping! See also KidnappedByAnAlly; in this trope, the kindnapper is typically ''not'' an ally (when the kidnapping happens, at least) to the kidnapped. See also ComeWithMeIfYouWantToLive.

* ''Fanfic/TheBloodOfTheCovenant'': When he sees Kallik of the Southern Water Tribe, Iroh realizes that he looks ''exactly'' like Ozai did at that age, and believes him to be the long-lost Prince Zuko. So he has his men kidnap him and imprison him on his warship to take him back to the Fire Nation. While Iroh and Lu Ten treat him well, Kallik is trapped there for anywhere from a few days to a few weeks, is scared to the point that he doesn't eat or sleep for three days, believes his cousins and surrogate little brother are dead, and has no idea what his captors have in store for him. Lu Ten eventually points out that, even if his father is right about Kallik being the long-lost Zuko, kidnapping is an immoral offense, no matter how well they treat Kallik.

* In the crossover fic ''Fanfic/TheDragonAndTheButterfly'', Stoick and Gobber travel to the Encanto with the intention of finding Hiccup and bringing him home, believing that it's for his own good. They have no idea that Hiccup and Toothless have been HappilyAdopted by the Madrigals, and that going back to Berk is the last thing they want to do. Once Gobber realizes that Hiccup is in the Encanto of his own accord and is happier there than he ever was on Berk, he abandons the plan and tries to talk sense into Stoick.

* In the TMNT fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9208791/5/Snow-Blind Snow Blind]]'', a wounded and temporarily blinded Donatello is kidnapped by a vigilante who is reluctant to leave him out in the cold. The vigilante in question is the one known as the Nightwatcher[[note]]a.k.a. Raphael[[/note]].

-->-- ''WebVideo/CinemaSins'', "Everything Wrong with ''Film/{{Hook}}''"

Expect the Kindnapper's victim(s) to be in a GildedCage to highlight his good intentions. The Kindnapper usually intends to [[AbductionIsLove woo his victim]], [[KnightTemplar make them a better person]], [[GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul make them happy]], [[CaptiveDate take them on a date]], or even just to keep them in the GildedCage "for their own protection"! Scenarios where the victim(s) come to think of their kidnapper as a benefactor go under UsefulNotes/StockholmSyndrome. Sometimes the Kindnapper's victim(s) develop Stockholm Syndrome, but not always. The Kindnapper thinks of himself as kind and that's all that counts in order for him to count as one. The most sympathetic portrayals of this kind of kindnapping will highlight the Kindnapper's good intentions, but also make it clear that abducting people is no way to actually be kind. This type is otherwise known as '''The Obviously Misguided Kindnapper''' due to the dearth of portrayals of this type of kindnapping being portrayed as actually benevolent.

Another flavor of the Kindnapper is usually seen kidnapping someone to protect them from an immediate threat of being maimed, raped, tortured, or killed. Yes, in these cases, it actually ''was'' benevolent of him to save them from certain danger, even if it involved capturing them or transporting them against their will. However, these situations that somehow require for the endangered person to be abducted in order to successfully rescue them are highly implausible and are unlikely to occur in real life. Additionally, the fact that the kidnapping was done for the purposes of a rescue does not change the fact that the rescuee was taken away by surprise or force. This flavor of the Kindnapper is more likely to have a sympathetic portrayal. In ''some'' cases, it will be made clear that the rescuee was also a kidnap victim and he may even [[WhatTheHellHero be called out on his actions]], but you can reasonably expect this type's actions to be glossed over. Also known as '''The Heroic Kindnapper''' due to the fact that his particular brand of kindnapping is part of an act of undeniable heroism.

Expect the Kindnapper's victim(s) to be in a GildedCage to highlight his good intentions. The Kindnapper usually intends to [[AbductionIsLove woo his victim]], [[KnightTemplar make them a better person]], [[GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul make them happy]], [[CaptiveDate take them on a date]], or even just to keep them in the GildedCage "for their own protection"! Scenarios where the victim(s) come to think of their kidnapper as a benefactor go under UsefulNotes/StockholmSyndrome. Sometimes the Kindnapper's victim(s) develop Stockholm Syndrome, but not always. the Kindnapper thinks of himself as kind and that's all that counts in order for him to count as one. The most sympathetic portrayals of this kind of kindnapping will highlight the Kindnapper's good intentions, but also make it clear that abducting people is no way to actually be kind. This type is otherwise known as '''The Obviously Misguided Kindnapper''' due to the dearth of portrayals of this type of kindnapping being portrayed as actually benevolent.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS10E12LivinOnAPrayer Livin' on a Prayer]]", Peter and Lois find out that Stewie's new friend Scotty has Hodgkin's lymphoma, which is fortunately at a treatable stage. Unfortunately for Scotty, his parents are Christian Scientists, who believe in healing ailments with prayer and not medicine. So Peter and Lois kidnap Scotty so he can get medical treatment.

Expect the Kindnapper's victim(s) to be in a GildedCage to highlight his good intentions. The Kindnapper usually intends to [[AbductionIsLove woo his victim]], [[KnightTemplar make them a better person]], [[GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul make them happy]], [[CaptiveDate take them on a date]], or even just to keep them in the GildedCage "for their own protection"! Scenarios where the victim(s) come to think of their kidnapper as a benefactor go under UsefulNotes/StockholmSyndrome. Sometimes the Kindnapper's victim(s) develop Stockholm Syndrome, but not always. the Kindnapper thinks of himself as kind and that's all that counts in order for him to count as one. The most sympathetic portrayals of this kind of kindnapping will highlight the Kindnapper's good intentions, but also make it clear that abducting people is no way to actually be kind. This type is otherwise known as '''The Obviously Misguided Kindnapper''' due to the dearth of portrayals of this type of kindnapping being portrayed as actually benevolent. Many of those that you will find in the RealLife section are of this type.

* PlayedForDrama in the ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2014'' fanfic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/47176171/chapters/118862839 Raphael's Big Mistake]]''. When April doesn't come to meet the turtles, Raph decides to go to her apartment and get her whether she likes it or not, figuring it's better to be scared than killed by the Foot. Unfortunately, he has no idea there are ''two'' people living in the flat and kidnaps her friend Taylor by mistake.

* In ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', the Animorphs combine this with ComeWithMeIfYouWantToLive in the case of David, whose parents have just been captured and infested by Yeerks, and who's a target for Visser Three. They decide to make him one of them, but he turns out to be a SixthRangerTraitor, in part due to MistreatmentInducedBetrayal (like forcing him to live in a barn), though he was already a {{Jerkass}} EntitledBastard.
* In the backstory of ''Literature/ABrothersPrice'', Jerin's grandmothers kindnapped his grandfather, Alannon, and did everything to make him feel at home on their farm. StockholmSyndrome ensued, apparently. That his family was killed in a civil war, and he might have been sold as a SexSlave or killed, too, if he hadn't been kidnapped, might have had something to do with it. Him being SilkHidingSteel and his new wives driving themselves dizzy to make sure he was happy and comfortable were other factors.

* In Creator/MercedesLackey's ''[[Literature/LastHeraldMageTrilogy Magic's Price]]'', Bard Stefen recalls how he ended up enrolled at the Valdemaran Bardic Collegium at the age of ten - Bard Lynnell kindnapped him to get him off the streets before anything horrible could happen to him, pausing only to verify that the young singer was in fact orphaned and homeless before she showed up with two uniformed guardsmen to shanghai him off to the Collegium for enrollment. As an adult, Stefen is grateful for Lynnell's intervention, although at first he was convinced he'd been sold into slavery thanks to Lynnell's near complete failure to explain what was going on at the time.

* During the Hearth's Warming Eve Ball in ''Fanfic/IfWishesWerePonies'', Dumbledore reveals to Castor that there were those in the Wizengamot (including himself) that there were talks of locating muggle-born wizarding children at an early age, then taking them to be raised by wizarding families. He assures the inspector that the children would be safe if this happened, and that they would Obliviate the baby's birth parents so they wouldn't complain. Inspector Searle, [[PapaWolf a father himself]], states that this is kidnapping, and that erasing the memories of the parents is almost as bad as taking their children in the first place. He goes as far as to tell Dumbledore that the U.K. government has located Hogwarts, the Ministry for Magic, Diagon Alley, etc, and that they are capable of attacking the wizarding world should any wizards even ''think'' of taking a muggle-born child. Dumbledore quickly backs down. Considering what happened to Harry thanks to Dumbles, Castor has a ''lot'' of reasons for doubting the wizard when it comes to child safety.

* PlayedForDrama in the ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2014'' fanfic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/47176171/chapters/118862839 Raphael's Big Mistake]]''. When April doesn't come to meet the turtles, Raph decides to go to her apartment and get her whether she likes it or not, figuring it's better to be scared than killed by the Foot. Unfortunately, he has no idea there are ''two'' people living in the flat and kidnaps her friend Taylor by mistake, traumatising her.

* Happens to Serara in ''LightNovel/LogHorizon''. After being stuck in the city of Sususkino with no way to get home to Akihabara quickly due to the teleporters no longer functioning, Serara is pursued mercilessly by a local thug named Demikas, guild master of the guild Brigandia. She is then kidnapped by Nyanta, who keeps her safe until his friend Shiroe makes his way to the city to rescue her.