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* ''Film/{{Sheroes}}'': Daisy gets kidnapped by drug traffickers while on vacation in Thailand with her four friends. The rest of the plot focuses on them working to rescue her.

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* ''Film/{{Sheroes}}'': Daisy gets kidnapped by drug traffickers while on vacation in Thailand with her four friends. The rest of the plot focuses on them working to rescue her.
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* ''Film/{{Sheroes}}'': Daisy gets kidnapped by drug traffickers while on vacation in Thailand with her four friends. The rest of the plot focuses on them working to rescue her.

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[[caption-width-right:350: Peach, maybe try arming yourself with some power-ups next time. Or maybe use your magic or ParasolOfPain to fight back. What about your moves from Smash Bros and Super Mario RPG? Come we have seen you kick his ass in Super Mario 3D World, Super Princess Peach and Super Mario Bros.Wonder. Why don't you try that again? Oh you can't be asked? Ok then, here we go! Time to save your royal butt for the thirtieth time]]

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[[caption-width-right:350: Peach, maybe try arming yourself with some power-ups next time. Or maybe use your magic or ParasolOfPain to fight back. What about your moves from Smash Bros and Super Mario RPG? Come we have seen you kick his ass in Super Mario 3D World, Super [[caption-width-right:350:[[SaveThePrincess Just another Wednesday]] for [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Princess Peach and Super Mario Bros.Wonder. Why don't you try that again? Oh you can't be asked? Ok then, here we go! Time to save your royal butt for the thirtieth time]]Peach.]]]]

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*** [[spoiler:This could serve as a foreshadowing of that trope being inverted at the end when the princesses take advantage of the crossover by saving Ralph from [[DistressedDude falling to his doom.]]]]



** ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'':
*** Parodied. Roxanne Ritchi routinely gets kidnapped by the titular supervillain, to the point where basically [[SeenItAll no deathtrap can scare her anymore]].

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** ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'':
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''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'': Parodied. Roxanne Ritchi routinely gets kidnapped by the titular supervillain, to the point where basically [[SeenItAll no deathtrap can scare her anymore]].



*** That being said, she eventually becomes a straighter example in the climax. Megamind may be a supervillain, but EvenEvilHasStandards and would never harm her. In contrast, [[spoiler:Tighten/Hal]] has no such restraint.

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** In ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'', Roxanne Ritchi routinely gets kidnapped by the titular supervillain, to the point where basically [[SeenItAll no deathtrap can scare her anymore]].

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** In ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'':
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Roxanne Ritchi routinely gets kidnapped by the titular supervillain, to the point where basically [[SeenItAll no deathtrap can scare her anymore]].


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*** That being said, she eventually becomes a straighter example in the climax. Megamind may be a supervillain, but EvenEvilHasStandards and would never harm her. In contrast, [[spoiler:Tighten/Hal]] has no such restraint.
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A common variation is for the character in question to not be kidnapped per se, but instead simply placed in a situation where she needs to be protected by the other characters, such as a person of prominence being targeted by would-be assassins. This specific variation tends to be one of the more prominent manifestations of the trope in the modern day, as it can more easily allow the character in question to play an active role in the story instead of relegating her to a plot device. After all, just because a character physically needs to be protected doesn't mean she can't pull her weight in other areas. Depending on the nature of the story, this can oftentimes be a jumping-off point for a BodyguardCrush, particularly in cases where a LadyAndKnight dynamic is present.

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A common variation is for the character in question to not be kidnapped per se, but instead simply placed in a situation where she needs to be protected by the other characters, such as a person of prominence being targeted by would-be assassins. This specific variation tends to be one of the more prominent manifestations of the trope in the modern day, as it can more easily allow the character in question to play an active role in the story instead of relegating her to a plot device. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools After all, all]], just because a character physically needs to be protected doesn't mean she can't pull her weight in other areas. Depending on the nature of the story, this can oftentimes be a jumping-off point for a BodyguardCrush, particularly in cases where a LadyAndKnight dynamic is present.

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