->''"'''(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. "''
-->--'''[[http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/SlaveryConvention.aspx 1926 Slavery Convention]]''', ''article 1''

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!*

See also ServantTropes. Contrast FreedomTropes. For a different meaning of "slave", see BDSMTropes.
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'''Subcategory:'''
* MindControl
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* BarefootCaptives: People taken as slaves are forced to forgo shoes.
* BargainWithHeaven: Making a deal with {{God}}, another deity, an angel, etc.
* BattleThralls: Captured soldiers are forced to fight in their enemy's army.
* BeautifulSlaveGirl: A girl born/raised as a slave grows up to be beautiful.
* BornIntoSlavery: A slave inherited their status from their enslaved parents.
* BoxedCrook: A convicted criminal is offered a deal to get them out of prison.
* BreedingSlave: Someone is forced to mate with others and reproduce offspring for a breeding experiment.
* ChildSoldiers: When underage children or teenagers join an army, they most likely didn't have any choice in this matter.
* ClaimedByTheSupernatural: A character is "claimed" by some supernatural person/power, and the claim results in some kind of mark on their person.
* CondemnedContestant: A prisoner(s), instead of going to prison or being executed, are instead forced to do some kind of contest as punishment.
* ConditionedToBeWeak: A powerful character is only docile and submissive because they are conditioned to follow orders and/or fear their leader.
* {{Conscription}}: When someone is forced into serving in the military, especially if they have no interest in risking their lives for war.
* DeadlyGame: When the consequences of losing the game is death.
* DealWithTheDevil: Making a deal with {{Satan}}, another demon, evil being, etc., usually with an extreme personal cost (often one's own soul).
* DefeatedAndTrophified: You lose against them, your opponent keeps you as a living trophy of their victory.
* DivineDelegation: When gods are created by gods.
* EnslavedElves: A once-powerful race is forced into slavery.
* ExplosiveLeash: Keeping prisoners in line with a collar that can kill.
* {{Familiar}}: A witch/wizard's magical pet.
* ForcedCreativity: Someone is forced to make a creative work against their will.
* ForcedIntoEvil: Someone is forced to commit villainous acts against their will.
* ForcedPrizeFight: People are forced into some kind of brawl/fight with a prize.
* {{Geas}}: A supernatural force that compels a person to meet certain conditions, or they will suffer consequences.
* 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.
* GiveMeLibertyOrGiveMeDeath: Being willing to die for freedom.
* GladiatorGames: Someone (usually a slave, though sometimes a volunteer) must fight in spectated battles against other combatants for entertainment.
* GladiatorRevolt: Until the gladiator(s) in those games decide they've had enough with performing.
* GoGoEnslavement: Character is enslaved and put into an embarrassing and usually revealing outfit.
* GotVolunteered: Someone is forcibly "volunteered" by someone else to do a task.
* HappinessInMindControl: Someone knows that [[MindControl their minds are being controlled by someone else]], but they don't care.
* HappinessInSlavery: Someone is enslaved, but is perfectly happy and content about their lack of freedom.
* HenchmenRace: A race whose sole purpose is to act as minions.
* HerosSlaveHarem: A hero owns multiple slaves to double as their {{Love Interest}}s.
* HijackingCthulhu: A PhysicalGod is successfully enslaved by or fused with a being of much less power.
* HumanPet: Treating people like domesticated animals is even more dehumanizing than regular slavery.
* HumanTraffickers: People who trade in live human beings; a modern version of the global slave trade.
* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: During a hunt, the hunter(s) is a human. So is the prey.
* IDieFree: Someone fails to get their freedom, and decide that at least they'll be free in death.
* IJustWantToBeFree: A character's greatest desire is their freedom.
* IncapableOfDisobeying: A character is enslaved in such a way that they can not disobey their master no matter how much they may want to.
* IndenturedServitude: A laborer who is obliged to serve someone else for a certain period of time.
* InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath: When characters are forced to a battle to the death, but they did ''not'' choose to do so.
* InvoluntarySuicideMechanism: To keep a captured person from giving away information, they'll automatically die when interrogated.
* JoinOrDie: The only choice is to join the other side or be killed by it.
* LeonineContract: Character A has something Character B ''needs'', so Character B ''must'' agree to a bargain.
* LostHimInACardGame: Gambling for people.
* MadeASlave: When someone who was born free later becomes a slave.
* MagicallyBindingContract: A magical contract that is physically impossible to break.
* 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.
* MuggleInMageCustody: A person without magical powers is enslaved to a sorcerer, a witch, or another supernatural being.
* NestedOwnership: When even servants/slaves have their own underlings.
* NotUsedToFreedom: When someone is too much used to oppression to ever function in liberty.
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Though ''technically'' an offer, it's one that cannot be refused without dire, dire consequences.
* PeopleZoo: Especially if you force someone to live like a zoo animal being displayed for other people's amusement.
* 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.
* PrisonersWork: When prison inmates perform physical labor, often being forced into doing so (though sometimes it might be voluntary).
* PropertyOfLove: When one is so in love with another that they don't mind being dubbed as their property -- either figuratively or literally.
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: A character is rebuilt to be a minion of the villain.
* TheRenfield: A human henchman who (un)willingly serves an evil vampire.
* RestrainingBolt: Physical object or seal stuck on a character that forces them to comply to certain demands.
* ResurrectTheVillain: New villains (mistakenly) think they can bring an old villain back from the dead to serve them.
* 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.
* SavedToEnslave: A person who rescues another takes advantage of the opportunity to force them into service.
* ServantRace: A race whose sole purpose is servitude.
* SexSlave: Someone (usually a woman or child) is forced to prostitute themselves to satisfy the lust of their masters.
* ShirtlessCaptives: Male captives have their shirts removed.
* SlaveBrand: A mark on a person to show that they're a slave.
* SlaveCollar: A collar worn by a slave to show that they are such.
* SlaveGalley: When a boat is powered by slaves rowing in the galley.
* SlaveLiberation: Freeing people from slavery, whether by peaceful means or through violent force.
* SlaveMarket: A place where people gather to buy and sell slaves.
* SlaveMooks: Soldiers or similar footmen enslaved to do their job.
* SlaveRace: A race whose sole purpose is to be enslaved.
* SlaveToPR: A different type of slavery where one is forced to do certain things to maintain a specific reputation.
* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: When enslaving people is considered the worst thing a person could possibly do.
* SonsOfSlaves: An entire culture descended from a SlaveRace liberated.
* SummonBinding: Magical techniques are used to force targets of SummonMagic to act in accordance with their summoners' wishes.
* SuperhumanTrafficking: Superhuman or non-human people are hunted and traded for the exploitation of their special powers.
* SympatheticSentientWeapon: A sentient weapon unhappy with its role.
* SympatheticSlaveOwner: When a slave owner is a good person.
* TongueTied: Someone is physically incapable of sharing important knowledge.
* TooImportantToWalk: Someone is so "important" that they are carried place to place by others.
* TradingBarsForStripes: When they decide to serve in the military instead of facing prison time.
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: A race (usually robots) created by another revolts against their creators.
* WagerSlave: In a bet, the loser must do what the other says.
* WeWillUseManualLaborInTheFuture: Even with all the amazing technology of a futuristic setting, forced manual labor still exists.
* WheelOfPain: A giant wheel that captives are forced to push, even if it doesn't have a purpose.
* WhipOfDominance: Using a whip as a symbol of dominance, control, authority, or sadism.
* WinYourFreedom: A contest wherein the prize is freedom.
* WorkingOnTheChainGang: A group of prisoners are chained together while doing forced labor.
* WorkOffTheDebt: Someone who owes a lot of money is forced to work until they can pay off their debtors.
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