1 | ->''"'''(1)''' Slavery is the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised. "'' |
2 | -->--'''[[http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/SlaveryConvention.aspx 1926 Slavery Convention]]''', ''article 1'' |
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4 | There are many elements to being a good slave, so here's a list of things you might like to keep in mind as you ''put your backs into it!'' * whip!* |
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6 | See also ServantTropes. Contrast FreedomTropes. For a different meaning of "slave", see BDSMTropes. |
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8 | !!Tropes: |
9 | [[index]] |
10 | [floatboxright: |
11 | '''Subcategory:''' |
12 | * MindControl |
13 | ] |
14 | * BarefootCaptives: People taken as slaves are forced to forgo shoes. |
15 | * BargainWithHeaven: Making a deal with {{God}}, another deity, an angel, etc. |
16 | * BattleThralls: Captured soldiers are forced to fight in their enemy's army. |
17 | * BeautifulSlaveGirl: A girl born/raised as a slave grows up to be beautiful. |
18 | * BornIntoSlavery: A slave inherited their status from their enslaved parents. |
19 | * BoxedCrook: A convicted criminal is offered a deal to get them out of prison. |
20 | * BreedingSlave: Someone is forced to mate with others and reproduce offspring for a breeding experiment. |
21 | * ChildSoldiers: When underage children or teenagers join an army, they most likely didn't have any choice in this matter. |
22 | * ClaimedByTheSupernatural: A character is "claimed" by some supernatural person/power, and the claim results in some kind of mark on their person. |
23 | * CondemnedContestant: A prisoner(s), instead of going to prison or being executed, are instead forced to do some kind of contest as punishment. |
24 | * ConditionedToBeWeak: A powerful character is only docile and submissive because they are conditioned to follow orders and/or fear their leader. |
25 | * {{Conscription}}: When someone is forced into serving in the military, especially if they have no interest in risking their lives for war. |
26 | * DeadlyGame: When the consequences of losing the game is death. |
27 | * DealWithTheDevil: Making a deal with {{Satan}}, another demon, evil being, etc., usually with an extreme personal cost (often one's own soul). |
28 | * DefeatedAndTrophified: You lose against them, your opponent keeps you as a living trophy of their victory. |
29 | * DivineDelegation: When gods are created by gods. |
30 | * EnslavedElves: A once-powerful race is forced into slavery. |
31 | * ExplosiveLeash: Keeping prisoners in line with a collar that can kill. |
32 | * {{Familiar}}: A witch/wizard's magical pet. |
33 | * ForcedCreativity: Someone is forced to make a creative work against their will. |
34 | * ForcedIntoEvil: Someone is forced to commit villainous acts against their will. |
35 | * ForcedPrizeFight: People are forced into some kind of brawl/fight with a prize. |
36 | * {{Geas}}: A supernatural force that compels a person to meet certain conditions, or they will suffer consequences. |
37 | * GenieInABottle: A [[OurGeniesAreDifferent genie]] (or some other powerful magical being) is trapped inside some sort of container, and is forced to grant the wishes of whomever takes this object. |
38 | * GiveMeLibertyOrGiveMeDeath: Being willing to die for freedom. |
39 | * GladiatorGames: Someone (usually a slave, though sometimes a volunteer) must fight in spectated battles against other combatants for entertainment. |
40 | * GladiatorRevolt: Until the gladiator(s) in those games decide they've had enough with performing. |
41 | * GoGoEnslavement: Character is enslaved and put into an embarrassing and usually revealing outfit. |
42 | * GotVolunteered: Someone is forcibly "volunteered" by someone else to do a task. |
43 | * HappinessInMindControl: Someone knows that [[MindControl their minds are being controlled by someone else]], but they don't care. |
44 | * HappinessInSlavery: Someone is enslaved, but is perfectly happy and content about their lack of freedom. |
45 | * HenchmenRace: A race whose sole purpose is to act as minions. |
46 | * HerosSlaveHarem: A hero owns multiple slaves to double as their {{Love Interest}}s. |
47 | * HijackingCthulhu: A PhysicalGod is successfully enslaved by or fused with a being of much less power. |
48 | * HumanPet: Treating people like domesticated animals is even more dehumanizing than regular slavery. |
49 | * HumanTraffickers: People who trade in live human beings; a modern version of the global slave trade. |
50 | * HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: During a hunt, the hunter(s) is a human. So is the prey. |
51 | * IDieFree: Someone fails to get their freedom, and decide that at least they'll be free in death. |
52 | * IJustWantToBeFree: A character's greatest desire is their freedom. |
53 | * IncapableOfDisobeying: A character is enslaved in such a way that they can not disobey their master no matter how much they may want to. |
54 | * IndenturedServitude: A laborer who is obliged to serve someone else for a certain period of time. |
55 | * InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath: When characters are forced to a battle to the death, but they did ''not'' choose to do so. |
56 | * InvoluntarySuicideMechanism: To keep a captured person from giving away information, they'll automatically die when interrogated. |
57 | * JoinOrDie: The only choice is to join the other side or be killed by it. |
58 | * LeonineContract: Character A has something Character B ''needs'', so Character B ''must'' agree to a bargain. |
59 | * LostHimInACardGame: Gambling for people. |
60 | * MadeASlave: When someone who was born free later becomes a slave. |
61 | * MagicallyBindingContract: A magical contract that is physically impossible to break. |
62 | * MindControl: When someone's own free will is ''completely'' denied to them, via hypnosis or magic, to force them to behave in a certain way. |
63 | * MuggleInMageCustody: A person without magical powers is enslaved to a sorcerer, a witch, or another supernatural being. |
64 | * NestedOwnership: When even servants/slaves have their own underlings. |
65 | * NotUsedToFreedom: When someone is too much used to oppression to ever function in liberty. |
66 | * AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Though ''technically'' an offer, it's one that cannot be refused without dire, dire consequences. |
67 | * PeopleZoo: Especially if you force someone to live like a zoo animal being displayed for other people's amusement. |
68 | * PressGanged: People in need of someone to fill a job or position grab the first person they can find and force them to do it. |
69 | * PrisonersWork: When prison inmates perform physical labor, often being forced into doing so (though sometimes it might be voluntary). |
70 | * PropertyOfLove: When one is so in love with another that they don't mind being dubbed as their property -- either figuratively or literally. |
71 | * ReforgedIntoAMinion: A character is rebuilt to be a minion of the villain. |
72 | * TheRenfield: A human henchman who (un)willingly serves an evil vampire. |
73 | * RestrainingBolt: Physical object or seal stuck on a character that forces them to comply to certain demands. |
74 | * ResurrectTheVillain: New villains (mistakenly) think they can bring an old villain back from the dead to serve them. |
75 | * RobotsEnslavingRobots: When sapient/sentient machines treat other similar machines as expendable objects, much like how robots in general are treated by humans and other organic beings. |
76 | * SavedToEnslave: A person who rescues another takes advantage of the opportunity to force them into service. |
77 | * ServantRace: A race whose sole purpose is servitude. |
78 | * SexSlave: Someone (usually a woman or child) is forced to prostitute themselves to satisfy the lust of their masters. |
79 | * ShirtlessCaptives: Male captives have their shirts removed. |
80 | * SlaveBrand: A mark on a person to show that they're a slave. |
81 | * SlaveCollar: A collar worn by a slave to show that they are such. |
82 | * SlaveGalley: When a boat is powered by slaves rowing in the galley. |
83 | * SlaveLiberation: Freeing people from slavery, whether by peaceful means or through violent force. |
84 | * SlaveMarket: A place where people gather to buy and sell slaves. |
85 | * SlaveMooks: Soldiers or similar footmen enslaved to do their job. |
86 | * SlaveRace: A race whose sole purpose is to be enslaved. |
87 | * SlaveToPR: A different type of slavery where one is forced to do certain things to maintain a specific reputation. |
88 | * SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: When enslaving people is considered the worst thing a person could possibly do. |
89 | * SonsOfSlaves: An entire culture descended from a SlaveRace liberated. |
90 | * SummonBinding: Magical techniques are used to force targets of SummonMagic to act in accordance with their summoners' wishes. |
91 | * SuperhumanTrafficking: Superhuman or non-human people are hunted and traded for the exploitation of their special powers. |
92 | * SympatheticSentientWeapon: A sentient weapon unhappy with its role. |
93 | * SympatheticSlaveOwner: When a slave owner is a good person. |
94 | * TongueTied: Someone is physically incapable of sharing important knowledge. |
95 | * TooImportantToWalk: Someone is so "important" that they are carried place to place by others. |
96 | * TradingBarsForStripes: When they decide to serve in the military instead of facing prison time. |
97 | * TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: A race (usually robots) created by another revolts against their creators. |
98 | * WagerSlave: In a bet, the loser must do what the other says. |
99 | * WeWillUseManualLaborInTheFuture: Even with all the amazing technology of a futuristic setting, forced manual labor still exists. |
100 | * WheelOfPain: A giant wheel that captives are forced to push, even if it doesn't have a purpose. |
101 | * WhipOfDominance: Using a whip as a symbol of dominance, control, authority, or sadism. |
102 | * WinYourFreedom: A contest wherein the prize is freedom. |
103 | * WorkingOnTheChainGang: A group of prisoners are chained together while doing forced labor. |
104 | * WorkOffTheDebt: Someone who owes a lot of money is forced to work until they can pay off their debtors. |
105 | [[/index]] |
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