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8 | [[DoNotAdjustYourSet Greetings, tropers]]. It may shock you to know that I Have Your Index. How I came to obtain it is not important at this particular point in time. All that is important is that I'm willing to give it back... [[HostageForMacguffin for a price]]. If you want your precious index back, I request... [[ComicallySmallDemand the sum of forty-three dollars and seventy cents]]. |
9 | |
10 | ... |
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12 | I appreciate your cooperation. Here is your index, safe and sound. |
13 | |
14 | Contrast IndexToTheRescue. |
15 | ---- |
16 | !!Tropes: |
17 | [[index]] |
18 | [floatboxright: |
19 | '''Also see:''' |
20 | * EscapeTropes |
21 | * IndexAtGunpoint |
22 | * IndexToTheRescue |
23 | * ARestrainedIndex |
24 | * ASlaveToTheIndex |
25 | ] |
26 | * AbductionIsLove: Kidnapping other people out of romantic or sexual attraction to them. |
27 | * AccidentalKidnapping: The wrong target was kidnapped by mistake. |
28 | * AlienAbducteesFightBack: When the captured human resists and tells the [=ETs=] to go screw themselves. |
29 | * AlienAbduction: Humans get kidnapped by extraterrestrial beings. |
30 | * AllWebbedUp |
31 | * AndNowYouMustMarryMe |
32 | * AndYourLittleDogToo: The villain threatens one of the hero's loved ones just because they can. |
33 | * AuthenticationByNewspaper: A hostage is photographed alongside a current newspaper to show that they're still alive. |
34 | * BadassInDistress: A {{badass|Tropes}} character who would normally be able to defend themselves still gets captured by the enemy anyways. |
35 | * BagOfKidnapping: Abducting someone by wrapping them inside a big sack. |
36 | * BatheHerAndBringHerToMe: The villain orders his minions to groom a woman held prisoner so he can rape her. |
37 | * BabyBeMine: A baby or child is kidnapped by someone who wants to raise them as their own, usually as a replacement for a child they lost. |
38 | * BoundAndGagged: A captured person is tied up so they can't get away and gagged so they can't cry for help. |
39 | * BreedingSlave: The captive victim is forced to have sex with their abductor in order to produce children. |
40 | * BringHimToMe |
41 | * BruceWayneHeldHostage: The hero's [[SecretIdentity civilian identity]] gets held hostage in a misguided attempt to draw the hero out from hiding. |
42 | * BulletproofHumanShield: Grabbing someone as a living meat shield to force them to take the brunt of enemy attacks for you. |
43 | * BusFullOfInnocents: A whole group of hostages are put at risk by the villain. |
44 | * CaptiveAudience: People are captured and forced to be spectators to an event. |
45 | * CaptiveDate |
46 | * CaptivePush: Walking the dog with the captives as it. |
47 | * TheCaptivityNarrative: Tales of European settlers (usually white women) being abducted by Native American warriors. |
48 | * CapturedByCannibals |
49 | * CapturedSuperEntity: An all-powerful entity is held in captivity by less powerful beings for some nefarious purpose. |
50 | * CarouselKidnapping: As soon as a child is out of line-of-sight, they're taken. |
51 | * CaughtInASnare |
52 | * ChangelingTale: [[TheFairFolk Fairy]] [[OurFairiesAreDifferent creatures]] abduct human babies and replace them with [[HumanDisguise disguised impostors]]. |
53 | * CodeEmergency |
54 | * CreepyStalkerVan |
55 | * DamselInDistress: A female character whose main purpose is to get taken hostage so that the hero must save her. |
56 | * DamselOutOfDistress: When she decides to escape on her own without waiting for a hero to rescue her. |
57 | * DamselScrappy: A character who is disliked by audiences for always needing to be rescued. |
58 | * DecoyDamsel: When the "[[WoundedGazelleGambit distressed]]" damsel is actually just trying to lure the hero into a trap. |
59 | * DefiantCaptive |
60 | * DeliberatelyDistressedDamsel: When she ''intentionally'' gets herself captured or into trouble. |
61 | * DesignatedVictim: This character will ''always'' get in trouble whenever the plot demands it. |
62 | * DisguisedHostageGambit |
63 | * DistressBall |
64 | * DistressCall |
65 | * DistressedDude: A male character is taken hostage. |
66 | * DragonsPreferPrincesses: A dragon has captured a princess, requiring a brave hero to save her. |
67 | * FakedKidnapping: Pretending to abduct someone. |
68 | * FingerInTheMail |
69 | * GoGoEnslavement: A female hostage is forced to serve as [[MsFanservice eye-candy]] for their captor (possibly overlapping with SexSlave). |
70 | * GoingForTheBigScoop |
71 | * HandGagging |
72 | * HelpHelpTrappedInTitleFactory |
73 | * HostageForMacGuffin |
74 | * HostageHandlerHuddle: Villains have captured the hero and argue what to do with him. |
75 | * HostageSituation: The bad guys take people as hostages to use them as bargaining chips for whatever goals they have. |
76 | * HostageSpiritLink |
77 | * HostageVideo: Kidnappers produce a video featuring their hostage to make threats and ransom demands about them. |
78 | * HumanShield: Someone grabs a hostage to be placed in front of them in order to dissuade enemies from attacking. |
79 | * HumanTraffickers: These criminals often take live people in captivity, usually to sell them off as slaves. |
80 | * HypnotizeTheCaptive |
81 | * IHaveAFamily |
82 | * IHaveYouNowMyPretty: The kidnapper makes it no secret that they want to do something sexual to their captive. |
83 | * IHaveYourWife: Someone is manipulated into doing what the villain says because the villain captured this person's loved one. |
84 | * ImTakingHerHomeWithMe: When something/someone is just ''so'' cute that someone wants to take them home... whether they have consent or not. |
85 | * InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers: When (non-human) beings kidnap infants. |
86 | * IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure |
87 | * InnocentBystander |
88 | * JustBetweenYouAndMe |
89 | * KidnappedByAnAlly |
90 | * KidnappedByTheCall: The call to adventure will take you on an adventure, whether you like it or not. |
91 | * KidnappedDoctor: A physician or other medical professional is kidnapped so they can be forced to treat someone's health problems. |
92 | * KidnappedForExperimentation: A character is abducted to be a scientific test subject. |
93 | * KidnappedFromBehind |
94 | * KidnappedScientist: A scientist, engineer, or similar professional is abducted and forced to use their expertise in service of their abductor's goals. |
95 | * KidnappedWhileSleeping |
96 | * KidnappersKFC: A kidnapper buys his hostage fast food while running from the cops. |
97 | * KidnappingBirdOfPrey |
98 | * TheKindnapper |
99 | * KnottyTentacles: Tying up an opponent with their own tentacles/long stretchy limbs/snake-like features. |
100 | * LimaSyndrome: When the captor starts to sympathize with their captive. |
101 | * LivingDollCollector: A character collects people like they were dolls. |
102 | * LockedUpAndLeftBehind: When the kidnapper locks up the hostage and [[LeftForDead leaves them to die alone]]. |
103 | * LockingMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard: When the kidnappers are dumb enough to hand their hostage the means to escape or cause trouble. |
104 | * MadeASlave: Someone is abducted with the sole intention of being forced to work, unwillingly and likely with the threat of violence, for their kidnapper. |
105 | * MakingTheChoiceForYou |
106 | * AMatchMadeInStockholm: When both sides of the kidnapping develop Stockholm/Lima syndrome to the point that they fall in love with each other. |
107 | * MissingMissionControl |
108 | * NotMyDriver: When someone gets in a vehicle and does not realize that there is something evil driving. |
109 | * OverTheShoulderCarry |
110 | * ParentsInDistress: When it's on the offspring to do the springing out. |
111 | * PityTheKidnapper: When the hostage turns out to be too annoying or otherwise unbearable for their captors to handle. |
112 | * PoisonousCaptive |
113 | * PoliticalHostage: TheEmpire wants to keep a vassal state in line, so they hold someone important to them as a guest. |
114 | * PregnantHostage: An expectant mom-to-be gets captured. |
115 | * PrisonerExchange: In some sort of war or conflict, two enemy/rival factions make an agreement to release some of both sides' members whom they were respectively holding captive. |
116 | * ProtectorBehindBars: When the captors are the police and/or guards to the captives. |
117 | * PutDownYourGunAndStepAway |
118 | * RansomDrop: A discreet way to deliver a ransom to the criminals. |
119 | * RescueRomance |
120 | * RoguishRomani |
121 | * SadisticChoice: The hero only has time to rescue one captured loved one and has to make the difficult decision of which person he'll save and which one he'll leave to die. |
122 | * SaveThePrincess |
123 | * ScarpiaUltimatum: Blackmailing someone into having sex with you by threatening to hurt their loved ones if they say no. |
124 | * SexSlave: The abductee is captured for the purpose of being forced to have sex with their kidnapper, or to be sold into involuntary prostitution. |
125 | * ShackleSeatTrap |
126 | * SheWillComeForMe |
127 | * ShootTheHostage |
128 | * ShootTheHostageTaker |
129 | * SickCaptiveScam: A captive fakes illness or injury to get the drop on his captor. |
130 | * StandardFemaleGrabArea: Grabbing a woman by her arm will stop her cold. |
131 | * UsefulNotes/StockholmSyndrome: When a captive person starts to sympathize with their captor. |
132 | * StopOrIShootMyself: Taking ''yourself'' hostage. |
133 | * TakeMeInstead |
134 | * TakenDuringTheEnding: A character/object is taken away at the end of the story for a purpose, leaving it ambiguous on what's going to happen next. |
135 | * TentacleRope: Tied up with tentacles |
136 | * TribalCarry |
137 | * UnhandThemVillain |
138 | * UsurpingSanta: A villain plots to depose Santa Claus or another holiday figure to gain their power and fame. |
139 | * VehicularKidnapping |
140 | * VerticalKidnapping: An unanticipated pickup from above. |
141 | * TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive: As a prelude to a kidnapping. |
142 | * VillainousFaceHold |
143 | * YouCanKeepHer |
144 | * YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo |
145 | [[/index]] |
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