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* Sadie from ''Webcomic/PrincessPrincess'' is a very typical princess in a tower ... but lacks Rapunzel's long hair, which is why she still is in the tower at the beginning of the story.
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* Sadie from ''Webcomic/PrincessPrincess'' ''Webcomic/PrincessPrincess2012'' is a very typical princess in a tower ... but lacks Rapunzel's long hair, which is why she still is in the tower at the beginning of the story.
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* ''Webcomic/KaitenMutenmaru'': King Ocean locked his daughter, Umimi Sheela, away in the strongest tower of her home since her infancy to protect her from the likes of Sick, who almost abducted her for her strong potential.
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* ''Webcomic/KaitenMutenmaru'': King Ocean locked his daughter, Umimi Sheela, Shira, away in the strongest tower of her home since her infancy to protect her from the likes of Sick, who almost abducted her for her strong potential.
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* Invoked in a ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'' epsiode where the gang is playing a medieval-themed game. [[DraggedIntoDrag They force Stumpy to dress as a princess]] and make him sit on top of a tower so Quack Quack can rescue him.
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* Invoked in a ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'' epsiode episode where the gang is playing a medieval-themed game. [[DraggedIntoDrag They force Stumpy to dress as a princess]] and make him sit on top of a tower so Quack Quack can rescue him.
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* Played with in ''Film/MirrorMirror'' where, after her father's death, Snow White didn't leave the castle for several years due to the Queen convincing her that she wasn't capable of venturing outside.
* In ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', Lancelot goes to rescue [[DudeLooksLikeALady a damsel in distress]] from the Tall Tower. HilarityEnsues.
* In ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', Lancelot goes to rescue [[DudeLooksLikeALady a damsel in distress]] from the Tall Tower. HilarityEnsues.
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* ''Film/MirrorMirror2012'': Played with in ''Film/MirrorMirror'' where, when, after her father's death, Snow White didn't leave the castle for several years due to the Queen convincing her that she wasn't capable of venturing outside.
*In ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'': Lancelot goes to rescue [[DudeLooksLikeALady a damsel in distress]] from the Tall Tower. HilarityEnsues.
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* Princess Shirahoshi from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is a variation: [[spoiler: Her StalkerWithACrush, Vander Decken, can literally kill her from miles away because of his powers. This means that she had to stay confined in her room, which is located atop a tower, for ''ten years''. Since she's only ''sixteen'', that means she literally spent most of her life in that tower]].
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* Princess Shirahoshi from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is a variation: [[spoiler: Her StalkerWithACrush, Vander Decken, Decken IX, can literally kill her from miles away because of his Devil Fruit powers. This means that she had to stay confined in her room, which is located atop a tower, for ''ten years''. Since she's only ''sixteen'', that means she literally spent most of her life in that tower]].tower.
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* [[spoiler: Fai/Yuui and his twin brother]] were trapped for long time in a tower in ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''.
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* [[spoiler: Fai/Yuui [[spoiler:Fai/Yuui and his twin brother]] were trapped for long time in a tower in ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''.''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''.
* ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'': Ruri and Rin are imprisoned in the Western Tower and Easter Tower, respectively, each guarded by a Guardian. Freeing them doesn't actually do much good, since the girls are BrainwashedAndCrazy via parasites that have nested in their brains. Because of that, each girl pushes her rescuer from the tower.
* ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'': Ruri and Rin are imprisoned in the Western Tower and Easter Tower, respectively, each guarded by a Guardian. Freeing them doesn't actually do much good, since the girls are BrainwashedAndCrazy via parasites that have nested in their brains. Because of that, each girl pushes her rescuer from the tower.
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* Princess Robin in ''Webcomic/SideQuested'' starts out as one of these, but that's mostly just because that's where she [[WrongGenreSavvy thinks]] she ''should be'', so that [[PrinceCharmless Prince Leopold]] can fight his way to her rescue. ([[https://sidequested.com/page/32/ That's how the story goes!]]) She's hardly ''trapped'', the tower is enchanted to give her anything she wants, and once things go awry thanks to Charlie's knowledge of certain security measures, she decides to just pop off and rejoin the world.
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* In "[[http://www.mythfolklore.net/andrewlang/219.htm An Impossible Enchantment]]", Graziella is imprisoned in a tower in the middle of the sea.
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* In "[[http://www.Creator/AndrewLang's "Literature/AnImpossibleEnchantment" ([[http://www.mythfolklore.net/andrewlang/219.htm An Impossible Enchantment]]", link]]), Graziella is imprisoned in a tower in the middle of the sea.
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* "Literature/{{Reygoch}}": Subverted. Fairy princess Curlylocks ends up living in a high tower after becoming trapped in the human world, but she does not mind her situation.
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* ''Literature/TheSunneInSplendour'': Richard and Edward send BrokenBird Anne Neville to her sister's castle to rest and heal after her brutal and brief first marriage. Unfortunately, Isabel's husband George (who is also Richard and Edward's brother) covets Anne's fortune and holds her as a virtual prisoner, not letting her downstairs and telling everyone, including Richard, she is ill. He eventually embarks on a LockedAwayInAMonastery scheme to get her out of the way. Isabel tips Anne off and she runs away until Richard can find her and get her to safety.
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* ''Literature/TheSunneInSplendour'': Richard [[UsefulNotes/RichardIII Richard]] and Edward [[UsefulNotes/EdwardIV Edward]] send BrokenBird Anne Neville to her sister's castle to rest and heal after her brutal and brief first marriage. Unfortunately, Isabel's husband George (who is also Richard and Edward's brother) covets Anne's fortune and holds her as a virtual prisoner, not letting her downstairs and telling everyone, including Richard, she is ill. He eventually embarks on a LockedAwayInAMonastery scheme to get her out of the way. Isabel tips Anne off and she runs away until Richard can find her and get her to safety.
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* A male example: Len from the manga adaptation of Music/{{mothy}}'s [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} "Aku no Meshitsukai"]] is locked in a tower from birth when it's revealed that [[spoiler:he possesses the birthmark that the fortune teller prophesied would lead the country into ruin.]] His [[SeparatedAtBirth twin sister]] [[RebelliousPrincess Rin]] eventually finds him there and starts visiting him.
* [[spoiler: Diva]] from ''Anime/BloodPlus'' was kept isolated from the world whereas her sister could get out.
* [[spoiler: Diva]] from ''Anime/BloodPlus'' was kept isolated from the world whereas her sister could get out.
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* [[spoiler: Fai/Yuui and his twin brother]] were trapped for long time in a tower in ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''.
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* In one of the first arcs of ''Manga/FairyTail'', Lucy is knocked out and kidnapped by a rival guild. She's placed in one of these overlooking said rival guild's headquarters. [[DamselOutOfDistress It holds her for all of five minutes once she wakes up.]]
* ''Anime/GrimmsFairytaleClassics''
** The series' version of "Princess Briar Rose / Literature/SleepingBeauty'' has the titular Briar Rose locked away [[GildedCage in a luxurious tower of her palace]] to protect her from the curse.
** Like in the Disney version, "Literature/{{Cinderella}}" gets locked in her tower room by her WickedStepmother and her mean stepsisters. [[spoiler:Fai/Yuui Her animal friends bail her out and build a net that they use to fly her to the Royal Palace, so she can put on her slipper and tell the Prince that she's the girl he loves.]]
* Princess Shirahoshi from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is a variation: [[spoiler: Her StalkerWithACrush, Vander Decken, can literally kill her from miles away because of histwin brother]] were trapped powers. This means that she had to stay confined in her room, which is located atop a tower, for long time ''ten years''. Since she's only ''sixteen'', that means she literally spent most of her life in a tower in ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''.that tower]].
* ''Anime/GrimmsFairytaleClassics''
** The series' version of "Princess Briar Rose / Literature/SleepingBeauty'' has the titular Briar Rose locked away [[GildedCage in a luxurious tower of her palace]] to protect her from the curse.
** Like in the Disney version, "Literature/{{Cinderella}}" gets locked in her tower room by her WickedStepmother and her mean stepsisters. [[spoiler:
* Princess Shirahoshi from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is a variation: [[spoiler: Her StalkerWithACrush, Vander Decken, can literally kill her from miles away because of his
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** [[BrattyHalfPint Alice]]. [[spoiler:When she was alive. [[MysteriousProtector Jack]]]] was her first friend after he discovered her in her lonely prison of a tower. [[spoiler:At least, the Will of the Abyss' first friend was Jack. As for the Alice we know, she has been known to get along well with Glen. The both of them. [[LukeIAmYourFather Without realizing that they are her father and uncle respectively.]]]]
** Before her was [[spoiler:her mother, Lacie]]. Though, this Girl in the Tower isn't as easily contained as other examples, constantly slipping out whenever she gets the chance.
* A male example: Len from the manga adaptation of Music/{{mothy}}'s [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} "Aku no Meshitsukai"]] is locked in a tower from birth when it's revealed that [[spoiler:he possesses the birthmark that the fortune teller prophesied would lead the country into ruin.]] His [[SeparatedAtBirth twin sister]] [[RebelliousPrincess Rin]] eventually finds him there and starts visiting him.
* [[spoiler: Diva]] from ''Anime/BloodPlus'' was kept isolated from the world whereas her sister could get out.
* Princess Shirahoshi from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is a variation: [[spoiler: Her StalkerWithACrush, Vander Decken, can literally kill her from miles away because of his powers. This means that she had to stay confined in her room, which is located atop a tower, for ''ten years''. Since she's only ''sixteen'', that means she literally spent most of her life in that tower]].
* In the ''Frozen Teardrops'' novel to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', it's revealed that [[spoiler: Relena's great-aunt Sabrina Peacecraft]] was locked away with [[KindheartedCatLover only a cat]] to keep her company.
* In one of the first arcs of ''Manga/FairyTail'', Lucy is knocked out and kidnapped by a rival guild. She's placed in one of these overlooking said rival guild's headquarters. [[DamselOutOfDistress It holds her for all of five minutes once she wakes up.]]
* ''Anime/GrimmsFairytaleClassics''
** The series' version of "Princess Briar Rose / Literature/SleepingBeauty'' has the titular Briar Rose locked away [[GildedCage in a luxurious tower of her palace]] to protect her from the curse.
** Like in the Disney version, "Literature/{{Cinderella}}" gets locked in her tower room by her WickedStepmother and her mean stepsisters. [[spoiler: Her animal friends bail her out and build a net that they use to fly her to the Royal Palace, so she can put on her slipper and tell the Prince that she's the girl he loves.]]
** Before her was [[spoiler:her mother, Lacie]]. Though, this Girl in the Tower isn't as easily contained as other examples, constantly slipping out whenever she gets the chance.
* A male example: Len from the manga adaptation of Music/{{mothy}}'s [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} "Aku no Meshitsukai"]] is locked in a tower from birth when it's revealed that [[spoiler:he possesses the birthmark that the fortune teller prophesied would lead the country into ruin.]] His [[SeparatedAtBirth twin sister]] [[RebelliousPrincess Rin]] eventually finds him there and starts visiting him.
* [[spoiler: Diva]] from ''Anime/BloodPlus'' was kept isolated from the world whereas her sister could get out.
* Princess Shirahoshi from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is a variation: [[spoiler: Her StalkerWithACrush, Vander Decken, can literally kill her from miles away because of his powers. This means that she had to stay confined in her room, which is located atop a tower, for ''ten years''. Since she's only ''sixteen'', that means she literally spent most of her life in that tower]].
* In the ''Frozen Teardrops'' novel to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', it's revealed that [[spoiler: Relena's great-aunt Sabrina Peacecraft]] was locked away with [[KindheartedCatLover only a cat]] to keep her company.
* In one of the first arcs of ''Manga/FairyTail'', Lucy is knocked out and kidnapped by a rival guild. She's placed in one of these overlooking said rival guild's headquarters. [[DamselOutOfDistress It holds her for all of five minutes once she wakes up.]]
* ''Anime/GrimmsFairytaleClassics''
** The series' version of "Princess Briar Rose / Literature/SleepingBeauty'' has the titular Briar Rose locked away [[GildedCage in a luxurious tower of her palace]] to protect her from the curse.
** Like in the Disney version, "Literature/{{Cinderella}}" gets locked in her tower room by her WickedStepmother and her mean stepsisters. [[spoiler: Her animal friends bail her out and build a net that they use to fly her to the Royal Palace, so she can put on her slipper and tell the Prince that she's the girl he loves.]]
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** [[BrattyHalfPint Alice]]. [[spoiler:When In the past, she was alive. trapped in a lonely prison of a tower by Glen Baskerville. [[MysteriousProtector Jack]]]] was Jack]] became her first friend FirstFriend after he discovered her her. [[spoiler:She was trapped there because of the anomaly of being a child born in her lonely prison the Abyss and the twin sister of a tower. [[spoiler:At least, the Will of the Abyss' first friend was Jack. As for Abyss, who frequently possessed her body to experience the Alice we know, she has been known to get along well with Glen. The both of them. [[LukeIAmYourFather Without realizing that they are her father and uncle respectively.]]]]
** Before her was [[spoiler:her mother, Lacie]]. Though, this Girl in the Tower isn't as easily contained as other examples, constantly slipping out whenever she gets the chance.
* A male example: Len from the manga adaptation of Music/{{mothy}}'s [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} "Aku no Meshitsukai"]] is locked in a tower from birth when it's revealed that [[spoiler:he possesses the birthmark that the fortune teller prophesied would lead the country into ruin.]] His [[SeparatedAtBirth twin sister]] [[RebelliousPrincess Rin]] eventually finds him there and starts visiting him.
* [[spoiler: Diva]] from ''Anime/BloodPlus'' was kept isolated from the world whereas her sister could get out.
* Princess Shirahoshi from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is a variation: [[spoiler: Her StalkerWithACrush, Vander Decken, can literally kill her from miles away because of his powers. This means that she had to stay confined in her room, which is located atop a tower, for ''ten years''. Since she's only ''sixteen'', that means she literally spent most of her life in that tower]].
* In the ''Frozen Teardrops'' novel to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', it's revealed that [[spoiler: Relena's great-aunt Sabrina Peacecraft]] was locked away with [[KindheartedCatLover only a cat]] to keep her company.
* In one of the first arcs of ''Manga/FairyTail'', Lucy is knocked out and kidnapped by a rival guild. She's placed in one of these overlooking said rival guild's headquarters. [[DamselOutOfDistress It holds her for all of five minutes once she wakes up.real world.]]
* ''Anime/GrimmsFairytaleClassics''
** The series' version of "Princess Briar Rose / Literature/SleepingBeauty'' has the titular Briar Rose Before Alice, [[spoiler:her mother]] Lacie was also locked away [[GildedCage in a luxurious tower of her palace]] to protect her from the curse.
** Likein the Disney version, "Literature/{{Cinderella}}" gets locked in her same tower room by [[spoiler:because she was a Child of Misfortune and the Baskerville Clan had to keep her WickedStepmother and isolated until the day her mean stepsisters. brother Oswald executed her by throwing her into the Abyss]]. Though, she wasn't as easily contained as other examples, constantly slipping out whenever she got the chance.
* [[spoiler:Her animal friends bail her out Fai/Yuui and build his twin brother]] were trapped for long time in a net that they use to fly her to the Royal Palace, so she can put on her slipper and tell the Prince that she's the girl he loves.]]tower in ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''.
** Before her was [[spoiler:her mother, Lacie]]. Though, this Girl in the Tower isn't as easily contained as other examples, constantly slipping out whenever she gets the chance.
* A male example: Len from the manga adaptation of Music/{{mothy}}'s [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} "Aku no Meshitsukai"]] is locked in a tower from birth when it's revealed that [[spoiler:he possesses the birthmark that the fortune teller prophesied would lead the country into ruin.]] His [[SeparatedAtBirth twin sister]] [[RebelliousPrincess Rin]] eventually finds him there and starts visiting him.
* [[spoiler: Diva]] from ''Anime/BloodPlus'' was kept isolated from the world whereas her sister could get out.
* Princess Shirahoshi from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is a variation: [[spoiler: Her StalkerWithACrush, Vander Decken, can literally kill her from miles away because of his powers. This means that she had to stay confined in her room, which is located atop a tower, for ''ten years''. Since she's only ''sixteen'', that means she literally spent most of her life in that tower]].
* In the ''Frozen Teardrops'' novel to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', it's revealed that [[spoiler: Relena's great-aunt Sabrina Peacecraft]] was locked away with [[KindheartedCatLover only a cat]] to keep her company.
* In one of the first arcs of ''Manga/FairyTail'', Lucy is knocked out and kidnapped by a rival guild. She's placed in one of these overlooking said rival guild's headquarters. [[DamselOutOfDistress It holds her for all of five minutes once she wakes up.
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* "Literature/{{Rapunzel}}" is a famous case of this, although she nixed the bedsheet in favor of nature's ladder.
** Other tales of this type include "Literature/SnowWhiteFireRed", "[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/rapunzel/stories/fairang.html The Fair Angiola]]", and "[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/rapunzel/stories/petros.html Petrosinella]]".
* "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tinderbox The Tinderbox]]" is another fairy tale with a damsel in distress who must be rescued by the handsome hero.
* "Literature/MaidMaleen" is trapped in a tower by her cruel father after she rejects an ArrangedMarriage. Unlike many examples, she escapes and must learn to navigate the world seven years later and find her way back to her true love.
* In "Literature/TheBlueBird", Florine is imprisoned in a tower by her stepmother so she cannot see her beloved King Charming, who has been turned into a bird.
** Other tales of this type include "Literature/SnowWhiteFireRed", "[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/rapunzel/stories/fairang.html The Fair Angiola]]", and "[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/rapunzel/stories/petros.html Petrosinella]]".
* "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tinderbox The Tinderbox]]" is another fairy tale with a damsel in distress who must be rescued by the handsome hero.
* "Literature/MaidMaleen" is trapped in a tower by her cruel father after she rejects an ArrangedMarriage. Unlike many examples, she escapes and must learn to navigate the world seven years later and find her way back to her true love.
* In "Literature/TheBlueBird", Florine is imprisoned in a tower by her stepmother so she cannot see her beloved King Charming, who has been turned into a bird.
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* "Literature/{{Rapunzel}}" is a famous case In the American ''Literature/AsMeatLovesSalt'', instead of this, although turning his daughter out when she nixed the bedsheet in favor of nature's ladder.
** Other tales of this type include "Literature/SnowWhiteFireRed", "[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/rapunzel/stories/fairang.html The Fair Angiola]]", and "[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/rapunzel/stories/petros.html Petrosinella]]".
* "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tinderbox The Tinderbox]]" is another fairy tale with a damsel in distress who must be rescued by the handsome hero.
* "Literature/MaidMaleen" is trappedsays she loves him like salt, he imprisons her in a tower by her cruel father after she rejects an ArrangedMarriage. Unlike many examples, she escapes and must learn to navigate the world seven years later and find her way back to her true love.
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* In"Literature/TheBlueBird", ''Literature/TheBlueBird'', Florine is imprisoned in a tower by her stepmother so she cannot see her beloved King Charming, who has been turned into a bird.bird.
* ''Literature/TheDiscreetPrincess'' starts with a king who goes on a Crusade and leaves his three daughters locked in a tower. Turns out he was ProperlyParanoid.
* In ''Literature/TheGratefulBeasts'', the princess gets locked in the tower for complaining about her father's {{Impossible Task}}s. This means she isn't there when the hero performs the third task-- summoning all the wolves in the kingdom. Who turn out to be ''[[SavageWolves hungry]]''.
** Other tales of this type include "Literature/SnowWhiteFireRed", "[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/rapunzel/stories/fairang.html The Fair Angiola]]", and "[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/rapunzel/stories/petros.html Petrosinella]]".
* "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tinderbox The Tinderbox]]" is another fairy tale with a damsel in distress who must be rescued by the handsome hero.
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* ''Literature/TheDiscreetPrincess'' starts with a king who goes on a Crusade and leaves his three daughters locked in a tower. Turns out he was ProperlyParanoid.
* In ''Literature/TheGratefulBeasts'', the princess gets locked in the tower for complaining about her father's {{Impossible Task}}s. This means she isn't there when the hero performs the third task-- summoning all the wolves in the kingdom. Who turn out to be ''[[SavageWolves hungry]]''.
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* In "Literature/TheGratefulBeasts," the princess gets locked in the tower for complaining about her father's {{Impossible Task}}s. This means she isn't there when the hero performs the third task-- summoning all the wolves in the kingdom. Who turn out to be ''[[SavageWolves hungry]]''.
* In the American "Like Meat Loves Salt," instead of turning his daughter out when she says she loves him like salt, he imprisons her in a tower.
* ''Literature/TheDiscreetPrincess'' starts with a king who goes on a Crusade and leaves his three daughters locked in a tower. Turns out he was ProperlyParanoid.
* In the American "Like Meat Loves Salt," instead of turning his daughter out when she says she loves him like salt, he imprisons her in a tower.
* ''Literature/TheDiscreetPrincess'' starts with a king who goes on a Crusade and leaves his three daughters locked in a tower. Turns out he was ProperlyParanoid.
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* In "Literature/TheGratefulBeasts," ''Literature/MaidMaleen'': The titular character is trapped in a tower by her cruel father after she rejects an ArrangedMarriage. Unlike many examples, she escapes and must learn to navigate the princess gets locked world seven years later and find her way back to her true love.
* ''Literature/{{Rapunzel}}'': A sorceress steals a baby girl from her parents, names her Rapunzel and locks her up in a tower in thetower for complaining about her father's {{Impossible Task}}s. This means she isn't there when middle of the hero performs the third task-- summoning all the wolves in the kingdom. Who turn out to be ''[[SavageWolves hungry]]''.
* In the American "Like Meat Loves Salt," instead of turning his daughter out when she says she loves him like salt, he imprisons her in a tower.
* ''Literature/TheDiscreetPrincess'' starts with a king who goes on a Crusade and leaves his three daughters locked in a tower. Turns out he was ProperlyParanoid.woods.
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* In the American "Like Meat Loves Salt," instead of turning his daughter out when she says she loves him like salt, he imprisons her in a tower.
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* In "The White Cat", the princess grows up as one of these, attended on by fairy guardians, but when she rejects an ArrangedMarriage to a fairy king and rebels, they return her to her own kingdom...[[ForcedTransformation changing her and everyone else in the realm into cats]].
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* "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tinderbox The Tinderbox]]" is another fairy tale with a damsel in distress who must be rescued by the handsome hero.
* In"The ''The White Cat", Cat'', the princess grows up as one of these, attended on by fairy guardians, but when she rejects an ArrangedMarriage to a fairy king and rebels, they return her to her own kingdom...[[ForcedTransformation changing her and everyone else in the realm into cats]].
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* In "Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetNemesis," due to being ashamed that her wings did not develop fully, Celesto keeps Leilani locked away in a tower.
* For the first half of "Fanfic/{{Zastruga}}," Jack Frost [[GenderInvertedTrope inverts]] this trope as a male example, though his "tower" stretches down into the ground rather than rising up over it.
* In "The Adventures of Dodo and Ick," a StoryWithinAStory in the ''Fanfic/SkyholdAcademyYearbook'' series, [[Franchise/DragonAge Cassandra]] is this. It's not immediately clear why, but since it's a bent fairy tale, it of course turns out to be different than the heroes expect.
* In a WhatIf story regarding ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension'', The titular {{Cyborg}} of ''[[https://www.deviantart.com/kicsterash/art/ATSD-Alternate-Ending-Boyborg-476072830 ATSD Alternate Ending: Boyborg]]'' is a rare boy in the tower, trapped in Cell 104 by Doofenshmirtz-2.
* Gender flipped in ''[[Fanfic/{{Cinderjuice}} Sleeping Beetle]]'', which puts - of all characters - ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'' into the Sleeping Beauty role. {{It makes sense in context}}... mostly.
* For the first half of "Fanfic/{{Zastruga}}," Jack Frost [[GenderInvertedTrope inverts]] this trope as a male example, though his "tower" stretches down into the ground rather than rising up over it.
* In "The Adventures of Dodo and Ick," a StoryWithinAStory in the ''Fanfic/SkyholdAcademyYearbook'' series, [[Franchise/DragonAge Cassandra]] is this. It's not immediately clear why, but since it's a bent fairy tale, it of course turns out to be different than the heroes expect.
* In a WhatIf story regarding ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension'', The titular {{Cyborg}} of ''[[https://www.deviantart.com/kicsterash/art/ATSD-Alternate-Ending-Boyborg-476072830 ATSD Alternate Ending: Boyborg]]'' is a rare boy in the tower, trapped in Cell 104 by Doofenshmirtz-2.
* Gender flipped in ''[[Fanfic/{{Cinderjuice}} Sleeping Beetle]]'', which puts - of all characters - ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'' into the Sleeping Beauty role. {{It makes sense in context}}... mostly.
* In ''Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetNemesis'', due to being ashamed that her wings did not develop fully, Celesto keeps Leilani locked away in a tower.
* In a WhatIf story regarding ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension'', The titular {{Cyborg}} of ''[[https://www.deviantart.com/kicsterash/art/ATSD-Alternate-Ending-Boyborg-476072830 ATSD Alternate Ending: Boyborg]]'' is a rare boy in the tower, trapped in Cell 104 by Doofenshmirtz-2.
* In "The Adventures of Dodo and Ick," a StoryWithinAStory in the ''Fanfic/SkyholdAcademyYearbook'' series, [[Franchise/DragonAge Cassandra]] is this. It's not immediately clear why, but since it's a bent fairy tale, it of course turns out to be different than the heroes expect.
* Gender flipped in ''[[Fanfic/{{Cinderjuice}} Sleeping Beetle]]'', which puts - of all characters - ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'' into the Sleeping Beauty role. {{It makes sense in context}}... mostly.
* For the first half of ''Fanfic/{{Zastruga}}'', Jack Frost [[GenderInvertedTrope inverts]] this trope as a male example, though his "tower" stretches down into the ground rather than rising up over it.
* In a WhatIf story regarding ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension'', The titular {{Cyborg}} of ''[[https://www.deviantart.com/kicsterash/art/ATSD-Alternate-Ending-Boyborg-476072830 ATSD Alternate Ending: Boyborg]]'' is a rare boy in the tower, trapped in Cell 104 by Doofenshmirtz-2.
* In "The Adventures of Dodo and Ick," a StoryWithinAStory in the ''Fanfic/SkyholdAcademyYearbook'' series, [[Franchise/DragonAge Cassandra]] is this. It's not immediately clear why, but since it's a bent fairy tale, it of course turns out to be different than the heroes expect.
* Gender flipped in ''[[Fanfic/{{Cinderjuice}} Sleeping Beetle]]'', which puts - of all characters - ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'' into the Sleeping Beauty role. {{It makes sense in context}}... mostly.
* For the first half of ''Fanfic/{{Zastruga}}'', Jack Frost [[GenderInvertedTrope inverts]] this trope as a male example, though his "tower" stretches down into the ground rather than rising up over it.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'' is locked in her tower room in the final act of the Disney retelling.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'', Creator/{{Disney}}'s take on "Literature/{{Rapunzel}}". Unlike in the fairy tale, this tower ''does'' have a secret entrance, though presumably Rapunzel doesn't know about it.
* The eponymous heroine from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'' slumbers in an artistically tall tower.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'', Creator/{{Disney}}'s take on "Literature/{{Rapunzel}}". Unlike in the fairy tale, this tower ''does'' have a secret entrance, though presumably Rapunzel doesn't know about it.
* The eponymous heroine from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'' slumbers in an artistically tall tower.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'' Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon:
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'': The titular character is locked in her tower room in the final act of the Disney retelling.
* ** The eponymous heroine from ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'' slumbers in an artistically tall tower.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'', Creator/{{Disney}}'s take on "Literature/{{Rapunzel}}". Unlike in the fairy tale, this tower ''does'' have a secret entrance, though presumably Rapunzel doesn't know about it. \n* The eponymous heroine from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'' slumbers in an artistically tall tower.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'': The titular character is locked in her tower room in the final act of the Disney retelling.
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'', Creator/{{Disney}}'s take on "Literature/{{Rapunzel}}". Unlike in the fairy tale, this tower ''does'' have a secret entrance, though presumably Rapunzel doesn't know about it.
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* Quasimodo is a rare male example from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}''.
* ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad''. Our heroes come across a naked woman imprisoned in the ruins of a high tension tower, screaming for help. However Max instantly recognizes it as SchmuckBait for the gang lurking in ambush.
* Played with in ''Film/MirrorMirror'' where, after her father's death, Snow White didn't leave the castle for several years due to the Queen convincing her that she wasn't capable of venturing outside.
* Played with in ''Film/MirrorMirror'' where, after her father's death, Snow White didn't leave the castle for several years due to the Queen convincing her that she wasn't capable of venturing outside.
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* Played with in ''Film/MirrorMirror'' where, after her father's death, Snow White didn't leave the castle for several years due to the Queen convincing her that she wasn't capable of venturing outside.
* ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad''. Our heroes come across a naked woman imprisoned in the ruins of a high tension tower, screaming for help. However Max instantly recognizes it as SchmuckBait for the gang lurking in ambush.
* ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad''. Our heroes come across a naked woman imprisoned in the ruins of a high tension tower, screaming for help. However Max instantly recognizes it as SchmuckBait for the gang lurking in ambush.
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* The original ''ManInTheIronMask'' was said to have been held in a tower in the Bastille.
* Creator/StephenKing's novel ''The Eyes of the Dragon'': The overthrown King Peter's imprisonment in the tower called "The Needle".
* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
** King Baelor the Blessed imprisoned his three sisters to prevent them from tempting him into cardinal sin. They were even known as "The Three Maids in the Tower."
** Ned ''thought'' he was rescuing his sister Lyanna from her kidnapper Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, and found her in a remote tower guarded by [[RuleOfThree three]] [[ThresholdGuardians knights]]... but when he gets to her, [[spoiler:there is speculation confirmed by the television series that he finds a dying Lyanna [[DeathByChildbirth after she has just given birth to her son by Rhaegar]], asking Ned for [[ThePromise a promise]] to keep her son safe, and Ned thereafter [[{{Nephewism}} raises his sister's son]] [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo as his own]]]]. Even his wife doesn't know the real relationship between the two. There are also ambiguous implications that Lyanna's disappearance may have been [[{{Elopement}} voluntary]].
** Donella Hornwood gets locked in a tower by Ramsay Snow. Sansa Stark was also held in one in Maegor's Holdfast after [[spoiler:her father and members of his household were killed. Neither of them were rescued during their stays in their respective towers, though Lady Donella's fate is considerably worse.]]
** The fourth book of the series has a chapter called "The Princess in the Tower," about Princess Arianne of Dorne [[spoiler: after she has tried and failed to crown Myrcella Queen of the Seven Kingdoms and start a war with the Lannisters]].
** Val, the so-called "[[TheChiefsDaughter wildling princess]]", is held captive by Stannis Baratheon in one of the towers of Castle Black -- and she is even protected by a (sentient and friendly) giant. Ser Patrek's foolish attempt to prove his worth as a suitor, vying for her hand, causes [[SpannerInTheWorks no end of chaos.]]
* Creator/StephenKing's novel ''The Eyes of the Dragon'': The overthrown King Peter's imprisonment in the tower called "The Needle".
* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
** King Baelor the Blessed imprisoned his three sisters to prevent them from tempting him into cardinal sin. They were even known as "The Three Maids in the Tower."
** Ned ''thought'' he was rescuing his sister Lyanna from her kidnapper Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, and found her in a remote tower guarded by [[RuleOfThree three]] [[ThresholdGuardians knights]]... but when he gets to her, [[spoiler:there is speculation confirmed by the television series that he finds a dying Lyanna [[DeathByChildbirth after she has just given birth to her son by Rhaegar]], asking Ned for [[ThePromise a promise]] to keep her son safe, and Ned thereafter [[{{Nephewism}} raises his sister's son]] [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo as his own]]]]. Even his wife doesn't know the real relationship between the two. There are also ambiguous implications that Lyanna's disappearance may have been [[{{Elopement}} voluntary]].
** Donella Hornwood gets locked in a tower by Ramsay Snow. Sansa Stark was also held in one in Maegor's Holdfast after [[spoiler:her father and members of his household were killed. Neither of them were rescued during their stays in their respective towers, though Lady Donella's fate is considerably worse.]]
** The fourth book of the series has a chapter called "The Princess in the Tower," about Princess Arianne of Dorne [[spoiler: after she has tried and failed to crown Myrcella Queen of the Seven Kingdoms and start a war with the Lannisters]].
** Val, the so-called "[[TheChiefsDaughter wildling princess]]", is held captive by Stannis Baratheon in one of the towers of Castle Black -- and she is even protected by a (sentient and friendly) giant. Ser Patrek's foolish attempt to prove his worth as a suitor, vying for her hand, causes [[SpannerInTheWorks no end of chaos.]]
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* In Creator/JRRTolkien's ''Literature/BerenAndLuthien'', the titular heroine Lúthien is put in a treehouse high enough to be considered a tower. She then uses a spell to make her hair grow, cuts it off, weaves the strands into a very long and sturdy rope, climbs down the immense beech-tree Hirilorn (its name meaning "Queen of Trees"), escapes and goes to help her beloved, Beren, finish his EngagementChallenge.
* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfPrydain'': Theoriginal ''ManInTheIronMask'' was said to have been held abducted Princess Eilonwy is found in a tower of her ancestral home, Caer Colur, in the Bastille.
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*Creator/StephenKing's novel ''The Eyes ''Literature/ClocksThatDontTick'' has Martha. While it occurred before the main events of the Dragon'': The overthrown King Peter's imprisonment in novel, she once spent quite a long time alone maintaining the tower called "The Needle".
* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
** King Baelor the Blessed imprisoned his three sisters to prevent them from tempting him into cardinal sin. They were even known as "The Three Maids in the Tower."
** Ned ''thought'' he was rescuing his sister Lyanna from her kidnapper Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, and found her in a remote tower guarded by [[RuleOfThree three]] [[ThresholdGuardians knights]]... but when he gets to her, [[spoiler:there is speculation confirmed by the television series that he finds a dying Lyanna [[DeathByChildbirth after she has just given birth to her son by Rhaegar]], asking Ned for [[ThePromise a promise]] to keep her son safe, and Ned thereafter [[{{Nephewism}} raises his sister's son]] [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo as his own]]]]. Even his wife doesn't know the real relationship between the two. There are also ambiguous implications that Lyanna's disappearance may have been [[{{Elopement}} voluntary]].
** Donella Hornwood gets locked in a tower by Ramsay Snow. Sansa Stark was also held in one in Maegor's Holdfast after [[spoiler:her father and members of his household were killed. Neither of them were rescued during their stays in their respective towers, though Lady Donella's fate is considerably worse.]]
** The fourth book of the series has a chapter called "The Princess in the Tower," about Princess Arianne of Dorne [[spoiler: after she has tried and failed to crown Myrcella Queen of the Seven Kingdoms and start a war with the Lannisters]].
** Val, the so-called "[[TheChiefsDaughter wildling princess]]", is held captive by Stannis Baratheon in one of the towers of Castle Black -- and she is even protected by a (sentient and friendly) giant. Ser Patrek's foolish attempt to prove his worth as a suitor, vying for her hand, causes [[SpannerInTheWorks no end of chaos.]]Space Needle.
* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfPrydain'': The
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* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
** King Baelor the Blessed imprisoned his three sisters to prevent them from tempting him into cardinal sin. They were even known as "The Three Maids in the Tower."
** Ned ''thought'' he was rescuing his sister Lyanna from her kidnapper Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, and found her in a remote tower guarded by [[RuleOfThree three]] [[ThresholdGuardians knights]]... but when he gets to her, [[spoiler:there is speculation confirmed by the television series that he finds a dying Lyanna [[DeathByChildbirth after she has just given birth to her son by Rhaegar]], asking Ned for [[ThePromise a promise]] to keep her son safe, and Ned thereafter [[{{Nephewism}} raises his sister's son]] [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo as his own]]]]. Even his wife doesn't know the real relationship between the two. There are also ambiguous implications that Lyanna's disappearance may have been [[{{Elopement}} voluntary]].
** Donella Hornwood gets locked in a tower by Ramsay Snow. Sansa Stark was also held in one in Maegor's Holdfast after [[spoiler:her father and members of his household were killed. Neither of them were rescued during their stays in their respective towers, though Lady Donella's fate is considerably worse.]]
** The fourth book of the series has a chapter called "The Princess in the Tower," about Princess Arianne of Dorne [[spoiler: after she has tried and failed to crown Myrcella Queen of the Seven Kingdoms and start a war with the Lannisters]].
** Val, the so-called "[[TheChiefsDaughter wildling princess]]", is held captive by Stannis Baratheon in one of the towers of Castle Black -- and she is even protected by a (sentient and friendly) giant. Ser Patrek's foolish attempt to prove his worth as a suitor, vying for her hand, causes [[SpannerInTheWorks no end of chaos.]]
* ''Literature/TheDreamOfPerpetualMotion''. MadScientist Prospero Taligent lives in a tower with his daughter Miranda, designed to be a GildedCage she'll never want to leave. He doesn't react well to her running away and [[SheIsAllGrownUp taking a lover]].
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* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfPrydain'': The abducted Princess Eilonwy is found in a tower of her ancestral home, Caer Colur, in the third book.
* In Creator/JRRTolkien's ''Literature/BerenAndLuthien'', the titular heroine Lúthien is put in a treehouse high enough to be considered a tower. She then uses a spell to make her hair grow, cuts it off, weaves the strands into a very long and sturdy rope, climbs down the immense beech-tree Hirilorn (its name meaning "Queen of Trees"), escapes and goes to help her beloved, Beren, finish his EngagementChallenge.
* In Creator/GeneWolfe's ''Pandora by Holly Hollander'', at the end, Holly decides on StayingWithFriends. The friends look her over and conclude that since she's a teenage girl, obviously she gets the tower room.
* In Creator/JRRTolkien's ''Literature/BerenAndLuthien'', the titular heroine Lúthien is put in a treehouse high enough to be considered a tower. She then uses a spell to make her hair grow, cuts it off, weaves the strands into a very long and sturdy rope, climbs down the immense beech-tree Hirilorn (its name meaning "Queen of Trees"), escapes and goes to help her beloved, Beren, finish his EngagementChallenge.
* In Creator/GeneWolfe's ''Pandora by Holly Hollander'', at the end, Holly decides on StayingWithFriends. The friends look her over and conclude that since she's a teenage girl, obviously she gets the tower room.
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* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfPrydain'': Creator/StephenKing's novel ''Literature/TheEyesOfTheDragon'': The abducted Princess Eilonwy overthrown King Peter's imprisonment in the tower called "The Needle".
* In ''Literature/FairestOfAll'', Siofra isfound locked in a tower of above the clouds by her ancestral home, Caer Colur, in the third book.
* In Creator/JRRTolkien's ''Literature/BerenAndLuthien'', the titular heroine Lúthien is put in a treehouse high enough to be considered a tower. She then uses a spell to makeKing, who takes her hair grow, cuts it off, weaves the strands into a very long in as TheRunaway and sturdy rope, climbs down the immense beech-tree Hirilorn (its name meaning "Queen of Trees"), escapes and goes to help keeps her beloved, Beren, finish as essentially his EngagementChallenge.
* In Creator/GeneWolfe's ''Pandora by Holly Hollander'', at the end, Holly decides on StayingWithFriends. The friends lookconcubine until Brogan persuades her over and conclude that since she's a teenage girl, obviously she gets the tower room.to flee to another realm.
* In ''Literature/FairestOfAll'', Siofra is
* In Creator/JRRTolkien's ''Literature/BerenAndLuthien'', the titular heroine Lúthien is put in a treehouse high enough to be considered a tower. She then uses a spell to make
* In Creator/GeneWolfe's ''Pandora by Holly Hollander'', at the end, Holly decides on StayingWithFriends. The friends look
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* In Creator/StephanieBurgis's ''[[Literature/KatIncorrigible A Most Improper Magick]]'', the story about Sir Neville is that while possessed by the GreenEyedMonster, he locked his wife into a tower, where she died.
%%* ''Literature/TheLastDragonChronicles'': Zanna Martindale as [[spoiler:Rosa]].
* In Creator/CharlesDeLint's ''Seven Wild Sisters'', the bee fairy queen's daughters all ran off with 'sangmen. She had locked the seventh into a tower to prevent it. It didn't work.
* ''Literature/TheDreamOfPerpetualMotion''. MadScientist Prospero Taligent lives in a tower with his daughter Miranda, designed to be a GildedCage she'll never want to leave. He doesn't react well to her running away and [[SheIsAllGrownUp taking a lover]].
* The basic premise of the YA series ''Literature/TheLunarChronicles'' is various {{Fairy Tale}}s getting a SettingUpdate several hundred years into the future. The Literature/{{Rapunzel}} stand-in, Cress Darnel, trades the tower for an isolated satellite.
* ''Literature/ClocksThatDontTick'' has Martha. While it occurred before the main events of the novel, she once spent quite a long time alone maintaining the Space Needle.
* ''Literature/MarcusDidiusFalco''. The Germanic priestess Veleda lives in an abandoned Roman watchtower [[DidTheyOrDidntThey and may or may not have spent a night of love]] with handsome tribune Justinus.
* ''Literature/WingsOfFire'' has a male example -- [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Scarlet]] imprisons her grandson, Cliff, in a crematorium tower since he's said he's too young to be able to fly. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for Scarlet, he was lying, and escapes as soon as he's given the chance.]]
%%* ''Literature/TheLastDragonChronicles'': Zanna Martindale as [[spoiler:Rosa]].
* In Creator/CharlesDeLint's ''Seven Wild Sisters'', the bee fairy queen's daughters all ran off with 'sangmen. She had locked the seventh into a tower to prevent it. It didn't work.
* ''Literature/TheDreamOfPerpetualMotion''. MadScientist Prospero Taligent lives in a tower with his daughter Miranda, designed to be a GildedCage she'll never want to leave. He doesn't react well to her running away and [[SheIsAllGrownUp taking a lover]].
* The basic premise of the YA series ''Literature/TheLunarChronicles'' is various {{Fairy Tale}}s getting a SettingUpdate several hundred years into the future. The Literature/{{Rapunzel}} stand-in, Cress Darnel, trades the tower for an isolated satellite.
* ''Literature/ClocksThatDontTick'' has Martha. While it occurred before the main events of the novel, she once spent quite a long time alone maintaining the Space Needle.
* ''Literature/MarcusDidiusFalco''. The Germanic priestess Veleda lives in an abandoned Roman watchtower [[DidTheyOrDidntThey and may or may not have spent a night of love]] with handsome tribune Justinus.
* ''Literature/WingsOfFire'' has a male example -- [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Scarlet]] imprisons her grandson, Cliff, in a crematorium tower since he's said he's too young to be able to fly. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for Scarlet, he was lying, and escapes as soon as he's given the chance.]]
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* In Creator/StephanieBurgis's ''[[Literature/KatIncorrigible A Most Improper Magick]]'', the story about Sir Neville is ''Frozen Teardrops'' novel to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', it's revealed that while possessed by the GreenEyedMonster, he [[spoiler: Relena's great-aunt Sabrina Peacecraft]] was locked his wife into a tower, where she died.
%%* ''Literature/TheLastDragonChronicles'': Zanna Martindale as [[spoiler:Rosa]].
* In Creator/CharlesDeLint's ''Seven Wild Sisters'', the bee fairy queen's daughters all ran offaway with 'sangmen. She had locked the seventh into [[KindheartedCatLover only a tower cat]] to prevent it. It didn't work.
* ''Literature/TheDreamOfPerpetualMotion''. MadScientist Prospero Taligent lives in a tower with his daughter Miranda, designed to be a GildedCage she'll never want to leave. He doesn't react well tokeep her running away and [[SheIsAllGrownUp taking a lover]].
* The basic premise of the YA series ''Literature/TheLunarChronicles'' is various {{Fairy Tale}}s getting a SettingUpdate several hundred years into the future. The Literature/{{Rapunzel}} stand-in, Cress Darnel, trades the tower for an isolated satellite.
* ''Literature/ClocksThatDontTick'' has Martha. While it occurred before the main events of the novel, she once spent quite a long time alone maintaining the Space Needle.
* ''Literature/MarcusDidiusFalco''. The Germanic priestess Veleda lives in an abandoned Roman watchtower [[DidTheyOrDidntThey and may or may not have spent a night of love]] with handsome tribune Justinus.
* ''Literature/WingsOfFire'' has a male example -- [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Scarlet]] imprisons her grandson, Cliff, in a crematorium tower since he's said he's too young to be able to fly. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for Scarlet, he was lying, and escapes as soon as he's given the chance.]]company.
%%* ''Literature/TheLastDragonChronicles'': Zanna Martindale as [[spoiler:Rosa]].
* In Creator/CharlesDeLint's ''Seven Wild Sisters'', the bee fairy queen's daughters all ran off
* ''Literature/TheDreamOfPerpetualMotion''. MadScientist Prospero Taligent lives in a tower with his daughter Miranda, designed to be a GildedCage she'll never want to leave. He doesn't react well to
* The basic premise of the YA series ''Literature/TheLunarChronicles'' is various {{Fairy Tale}}s getting a SettingUpdate several hundred years into the future. The Literature/{{Rapunzel}} stand-in, Cress Darnel, trades the tower for an isolated satellite.
* ''Literature/ClocksThatDontTick'' has Martha. While it occurred before the main events of the novel, she once spent quite a long time alone maintaining the Space Needle.
* ''Literature/MarcusDidiusFalco''. The Germanic priestess Veleda lives in an abandoned Roman watchtower [[DidTheyOrDidntThey and may or may not have spent a night of love]] with handsome tribune Justinus.
* ''Literature/WingsOfFire'' has a male example -- [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Scarlet]] imprisons her grandson, Cliff, in a crematorium tower since he's said he's too young to be able to fly. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for Scarlet, he was lying, and escapes as soon as he's given the chance.]]
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* In "Literature/FairestOfAll," Siofra is locked in a tower above the clouds by her King, who takes her in as TheRunaway and keeps her as essentially his concubine until Brogan persuades her to flee to another realm.
* ''Literature/TheOrdinaryPrincess'': The titular princess's parents plan to put her in a tower guarded by a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]] and marry her off to the prince that manages to free her.
* ''Literature/TheOrdinaryPrincess'': The titular princess's parents plan to put her in a tower guarded by a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]] and marry her off to the prince that manages to free her.
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* ''Literature/TheSunneInSplendour'': Richard and Edward send BrokenBird Anne Neville to her sister's castle to rest and heal after her brutal and brief first marriage. Unfortunately, Isabel's husband George (who is also Richard and Edward's brother) covets Anne's fortune and holds her as a virtual prisoner, not letting her downstairs and telling everyone, including Richard, she is ill. He eventually embarks on a LockedAwayInAMonastery scheme to get her out of the way. Isabel tips Anne off and she runs away until Richard can find her and get her to safety.
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* ''Literature/TheSunneInSplendour'': Richard and Edward send BrokenBird Anne In Creator/StephanieBurgis's ''A Most Improper Magick'' from ''Literature/KatIncorrigible'', the story about Sir Neville to her sister's castle to rest and heal after her brutal and brief first marriage. Unfortunately, Isabel's husband George (who is also Richard and Edward's brother) covets Anne's fortune and holds her as that while possessed by the GreenEyedMonster, he locked his wife into a virtual prisoner, not letting her downstairs and telling everyone, including Richard, tower, where she is ill. He eventually embarks on a LockedAwayInAMonastery scheme to get her out of the way. Isabel tips Anne off and she runs away until Richard can find her and get her to safety. died.
* The basic premise of the YA series ''Literature/TheLunarChronicles'' is various {{Fairy Tale}}s getting a SettingUpdate several hundred years into the future. The Literature/{{Rapunzel}} stand-in, Cress Darnel, trades the tower for an isolated satellite.
* ''Literature/MarcusDidiusFalco''. The Germanic priestess Veleda lives in an abandoned Roman watchtower [[DidTheyOrDidntThey and may or may not have spent a night of love]] with handsome tribune Justinus.
* ''Literature/TheOrdinaryPrincess'': The titular princess's parents plan to put her in a tower guarded by a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]] and marry her off to the prince that manages to free her.
* In Creator/GeneWolfe's ''Pandora by Holly Hollander'', at the end, Holly decides on StayingWithFriends. The friends look her over and conclude that since she's a teenage girl, obviously she gets the tower room.
* In Creator/CharlesDeLint's ''Seven Wild Sisters'', the bee fairy queen's daughters all ran off with 'sangmen. She had locked the seventh into a tower to prevent it. It didn't work.
* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
** King Baelor the Blessed imprisoned his three sisters to prevent them from tempting him into cardinal sin. They were even known as "The Three Maids in the Tower."
** Ned ''thought'' he was rescuing his sister Lyanna from her kidnapper Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, and found her in a remote tower guarded by [[RuleOfThree three]] [[ThresholdGuardians knights]]... but when he gets to her, [[spoiler:there is speculation confirmed by the television series that he finds a dying Lyanna [[DeathByChildbirth after she has just given birth to her son by Rhaegar]], asking Ned for [[ThePromise a promise]] to keep her son safe, and Ned thereafter [[{{Nephewism}} raises his sister's son]] [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo as his own]]]]. Even his wife doesn't know the real relationship between the two. There are also ambiguous implications that Lyanna's disappearance may have been [[{{Elopement}} voluntary]].
** Donella Hornwood gets locked in a tower by Ramsay Snow. Sansa Stark was also held in one in Maegor's Holdfast after [[spoiler:her father and members of his household were killed. Neither of them were rescued during their stays in their respective towers, though Lady Donella's fate is considerably worse.]]
** The fourth book of the series has a chapter called "The Princess in the Tower," about Princess Arianne of Dorne [[spoiler: after she has tried and failed to crown Myrcella Queen of the Seven Kingdoms and start a war with the Lannisters]].
** Val, the so-called "[[TheChiefsDaughter wildling princess]]", is held captive by Stannis Baratheon in one of the towers of Castle Black -- and she is even protected by a (sentient and friendly) giant. Ser Patrek's foolish attempt to prove his worth as a suitor, vying for her hand, causes [[SpannerInTheWorks no end of chaos.]]
* ''Literature/TheSunneInSplendour'': Richard and Edward send BrokenBird Anne Neville to her sister's castle to rest and heal after her brutal and brief first marriage. Unfortunately, Isabel's husband George (who is also Richard and Edward's brother) covets Anne's fortune and holds her as a virtual prisoner, not letting her downstairs and telling everyone, including Richard, she is ill. He eventually embarks on a LockedAwayInAMonastery scheme to get her out of the way. Isabel tips Anne off and she runs away until Richard can find her and get her to safety.
* ''Literature/WingsOfFire'' has a male example -- [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Scarlet]] imprisons her grandson, Cliff, in a crematorium tower since he's said he's too young to be able to fly. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for Scarlet, he was lying, and escapes as soon as he's given the chance.]]
* ''Literature/MarcusDidiusFalco''. The Germanic priestess Veleda lives in an abandoned Roman watchtower [[DidTheyOrDidntThey and may or may not have spent a night of love]] with handsome tribune Justinus.
* ''Literature/TheOrdinaryPrincess'': The titular princess's parents plan to put her in a tower guarded by a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]] and marry her off to the prince that manages to free her.
* In Creator/GeneWolfe's ''Pandora by Holly Hollander'', at the end, Holly decides on StayingWithFriends. The friends look her over and conclude that since she's a teenage girl, obviously she gets the tower room.
* In Creator/CharlesDeLint's ''Seven Wild Sisters'', the bee fairy queen's daughters all ran off with 'sangmen. She had locked the seventh into a tower to prevent it. It didn't work.
* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
** King Baelor the Blessed imprisoned his three sisters to prevent them from tempting him into cardinal sin. They were even known as "The Three Maids in the Tower."
** Ned ''thought'' he was rescuing his sister Lyanna from her kidnapper Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, and found her in a remote tower guarded by [[RuleOfThree three]] [[ThresholdGuardians knights]]... but when he gets to her, [[spoiler:there is speculation confirmed by the television series that he finds a dying Lyanna [[DeathByChildbirth after she has just given birth to her son by Rhaegar]], asking Ned for [[ThePromise a promise]] to keep her son safe, and Ned thereafter [[{{Nephewism}} raises his sister's son]] [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo as his own]]]]. Even his wife doesn't know the real relationship between the two. There are also ambiguous implications that Lyanna's disappearance may have been [[{{Elopement}} voluntary]].
** Donella Hornwood gets locked in a tower by Ramsay Snow. Sansa Stark was also held in one in Maegor's Holdfast after [[spoiler:her father and members of his household were killed. Neither of them were rescued during their stays in their respective towers, though Lady Donella's fate is considerably worse.]]
** The fourth book of the series has a chapter called "The Princess in the Tower," about Princess Arianne of Dorne [[spoiler: after she has tried and failed to crown Myrcella Queen of the Seven Kingdoms and start a war with the Lannisters]].
** Val, the so-called "[[TheChiefsDaughter wildling princess]]", is held captive by Stannis Baratheon in one of the towers of Castle Black -- and she is even protected by a (sentient and friendly) giant. Ser Patrek's foolish attempt to prove his worth as a suitor, vying for her hand, causes [[SpannerInTheWorks no end of chaos.]]
* ''Literature/TheSunneInSplendour'': Richard and Edward send BrokenBird Anne Neville to her sister's castle to rest and heal after her brutal and brief first marriage. Unfortunately, Isabel's husband George (who is also Richard and Edward's brother) covets Anne's fortune and holds her as a virtual prisoner, not letting her downstairs and telling everyone, including Richard, she is ill. He eventually embarks on a LockedAwayInAMonastery scheme to get her out of the way. Isabel tips Anne off and she runs away until Richard can find her and get her to safety.
* ''Literature/WingsOfFire'' has a male example -- [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Scarlet]] imprisons her grandson, Cliff, in a crematorium tower since he's said he's too young to be able to fly. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for Scarlet, he was lying, and escapes as soon as he's given the chance.]]
* JustForFun/RecycledInSpace in the ''Series/BlakesSeven'' episode "Hostage". The titular hostage is a former LoveInterest of Blake being held prisoner by his ArchEnemy Travis. In this case it's a derelict communications tower on the chalk cliff of a BBCQuarry. Unfortunately due to the low budget of this sci-fi series we only see the tower in a distant shot, plus a studio interior.
* ''Series/TheGoodies''. Spoofed in "Camelot Capers" when Graham goes to rescue Rapunzel from her tower by climbing her hair, only when he puts his weight on it he yanks her out of the tower.
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* ''Series/TheGoodies''. Spoofed in "Camelot Capers" when Graham goes to rescue Rapunzel from her tower by climbing her hair, only when he puts his weight on it he yanks her out of the tower.
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* JustForFun/RecycledInSpace in the ''Series/BlakesSeven'' episode "Hostage". The titular hostage is a former LoveInterest of Blake being held prisoner by his ArchEnemy Travis. In this case it's a derelict communications tower on the chalk cliff of a BBCQuarry. Unfortunately due to the low budget of this sci-fi series we only see the tower in a distant shot, plus a studio interior.
* Myth/ArthurianLegend:
** In some versions of the legend, Queen Guinevere hides in the Tower of London after her affair with Lancelot is discovered.
** The Lady of Shalott (who may also be Elaine of Astolat) spends most of her life in a tower on an island. She can't even look directly at the outside world because of a curse and spends her time watching Camelot in a mirror and weaving what she sees. Until she sees handsome Sir Lancelot, falls in love with him, and decides to venture into the outside world... She dies in a boat on the river, almost immediately.
** In some versions of the legend, Queen Guinevere hides in the Tower of London after her affair with Lancelot is discovered.
** The Lady of Shalott (who may also be Elaine of Astolat) spends most of her life in a tower on an island. She can't even look directly at the outside world because of a curse and spends her time watching Camelot in a mirror and weaving what she sees. Until she sees handsome Sir Lancelot, falls in love with him, and decides to venture into the outside world... She dies in a boat on the river, almost immediately.
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* Myth/ArthurianLegend:
** In some versions of the legend, Queen Guinevere hides in the Tower of London after her affair with Lancelot is discovered.
** The Lady of Shalott (who may also be Elaine of Astolat) spends most of her life in a tower on an island. She can't even look directly at the outside world because of a curse and spends her time watching Camelot in a mirror and weaving what she sees. Until she sees handsome Sir Lancelot, falls in love with him, and decides to venture into the outside world... She dies in a boat on the river, almost immediately.
** In some versions of the legend, Queen Guinevere hides in the Tower of London after her affair with Lancelot is discovered.
** The Lady of Shalott (who may also be Elaine of Astolat) spends most of her life in a tower on an island. She can't even look directly at the outside world because of a curse and spends her time watching Camelot in a mirror and weaving what she sees. Until she sees handsome Sir Lancelot, falls in love with him, and decides to venture into the outside world... She dies in a boat on the river, almost immediately.
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* Philia in ''Theatre/AFunnyThingHappenedOnTheWayToTheForum''.
* Rapunzel from ''Theatre/IntoTheWoods''.
* Rapunzel from ''Theatre/IntoTheWoods''.
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* Princess Cassima of ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow'' spends most of the game in a tower. In fact, her [[AwardBaitSong musical motif]] is called "Girl in the Tower."
** Valanice of ''VideoGame/KingsQuestIIRomancingTheThrone'' was also imprisoned in a tower; Graham takes it upon himself to rescue her, hoping for a StandardHeroReward.
** Rosella was also locked in a tower in Lolotte's castle in ''VideoGame/KingsQuestIVThePerilsOfRosella''. Good thing [[GoodAllAlong Edgar]] was [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy fonder]] of her than he was of Lolotte.
** {{Exaggerated|Trope}} in ''VideoGame/KingsQuest2015'' ''Chapter 3'', which retells the end of ''King's Quest II'' where Graham finds Valanice in a tower. Only this time, there are ''two'' girls in the tower, and Graham becomes trapped there as well when it turns out that he rushed off to find his true love in the tower without thinking of how to actually rescue them. It turns out that [[spoiler:Hagatha, who was the original girl in this tower, ]] was invoking this trope by [[spoiler:capturing maidens and imprisoning them in the tower in an attempt to get someone to come rescue them all, since she thought she was too ugly for anyone to want to save her by herself. In the end, Graham ends up freeing them all and marries one of the two girls, who reveals her name to be "Valanice". The other girl ends up back in the tower by the events of ''Chapter 4''.]]
* Raz must make his way up Thorney Towers in ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'', to rescue Lili after she is [[DamselInDistress captured]] by the BigBad.
** Valanice of ''VideoGame/KingsQuestIIRomancingTheThrone'' was also imprisoned in a tower; Graham takes it upon himself to rescue her, hoping for a StandardHeroReward.
** Rosella was also locked in a tower in Lolotte's castle in ''VideoGame/KingsQuestIVThePerilsOfRosella''. Good thing [[GoodAllAlong Edgar]] was [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy fonder]] of her than he was of Lolotte.
** {{Exaggerated|Trope}} in ''VideoGame/KingsQuest2015'' ''Chapter 3'', which retells the end of ''King's Quest II'' where Graham finds Valanice in a tower. Only this time, there are ''two'' girls in the tower, and Graham becomes trapped there as well when it turns out that he rushed off to find his true love in the tower without thinking of how to actually rescue them. It turns out that [[spoiler:Hagatha, who was the original girl in this tower, ]] was invoking this trope by [[spoiler:capturing maidens and imprisoning them in the tower in an attempt to get someone to come rescue them all, since she thought she was too ugly for anyone to want to save her by herself. In the end, Graham ends up freeing them all and marries one of the two girls, who reveals her name to be "Valanice". The other girl ends up back in the tower by the events of ''Chapter 4''.]]
* Raz must make his way up Thorney Towers in ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'', to rescue Lili after she is [[DamselInDistress captured]] by the BigBad.
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* Princess Cassima of ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow'' spends most Sophia, the Literature/SleepingBeauty-ish heroine of the game in a tower. In fact, ''VideoGame/{{Awakening}}'' series of PC games, begins the first game, ''Dreamless Castle'', by waking up from her [[AwardBaitSong musical motif]] is called "Girl in the Tower."
** Valanice of ''VideoGame/KingsQuestIIRomancingTheThrone'' was also imprisoned in a tower; Graham takes it upon himself to rescue her, hoping for a StandardHeroReward.
** Rosella was also locked in a tower in Lolotte's castle in ''VideoGame/KingsQuestIVThePerilsOfRosella''. Good thing [[GoodAllAlong Edgar]] was [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy fonder]] of her than he was of Lolotte.
** {{Exaggerated|Trope}} in ''VideoGame/KingsQuest2015'' ''Chapter 3'', which retells the end of ''King's Quest II'' where Graham finds Valanice in a tower. Only this time, there are ''two'' girls in the tower, and Graham becomes trapped there as well when it turns out that he rushed off to find his true loveenchanted sleep in the tower without thinking of how to actually rescue them. It turns out that [[spoiler:Hagatha, an almost empty castle. In a refreshing twist, Sophia is a self-rescuing princess who was the original girl finds her own way out.
* ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'' has Elizabeth, who lives inthis tower, ]] was invoking this trope by [[spoiler:capturing maidens and imprisoning them in the a tower shaped like a giant angelic statue of herself, where she's observed in an attempt secret by scientists and [[spoiler: [[PoweredByAForsakenChild slowly siphoned]] to get someone to come rescue them all, since she thought she was too ugly for anyone to want to save her by herself. In produce the end, Graham ends up freeing them all and marries one of the two girls, who reveals her name to be "Valanice". The other girl ends up back in the tower by the events of ''Chapter 4''.Vigors.]]
*Raz must make his ''VideoGame/DarkParables'', being based on classic fairy tales, has some of these:
** Princess Briar Rose is asleep in a tower throughout ''Curse of Briar Rose''.
** ''Jack and the Sky Kingdom'' takes it to the extreme because [[spoiler:Emma]] isn't just in a tower - she's in a castle ''in the clouds'', and she really can't escape because there's no wayup Thorney Towers down.
** ''Ballad of Rapunzel'' has two girls in''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'', to rescue Lili after the tower, although this isn't immediately understood.
* In ''VideoGame/DisneysHadesChallenge'', Helen of Troy has been imprisoned in a tower for 10 years and even gets a song about how bored she is[[DamselInDistress captured]] by the BigBad.waiting for rescue.
** Valanice of ''VideoGame/KingsQuestIIRomancingTheThrone'' was also imprisoned in a tower; Graham takes it upon himself to rescue her, hoping for a StandardHeroReward.
** Rosella was also locked in a tower in Lolotte's castle in ''VideoGame/KingsQuestIVThePerilsOfRosella''. Good thing [[GoodAllAlong Edgar]] was [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy fonder]] of her than he was of Lolotte.
** {{Exaggerated|Trope}} in ''VideoGame/KingsQuest2015'' ''Chapter 3'', which retells the end of ''King's Quest II'' where Graham finds Valanice in a tower. Only this time, there are ''two'' girls in the tower, and Graham becomes trapped there as well when it turns out that he rushed off to find his true love
* ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'' has Elizabeth, who lives in
*
** Princess Briar Rose is asleep in a tower throughout ''Curse of Briar Rose''.
** ''Jack and the Sky Kingdom'' takes it to the extreme because [[spoiler:Emma]] isn't just in a tower - she's in a castle ''in the clouds'', and she really can't escape because there's no way
** ''Ballad of Rapunzel'' has two girls in
* In ''VideoGame/DisneysHadesChallenge'', Helen of Troy has been imprisoned in a tower for 10 years and even gets a song about how bored she is
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* Ki, the shrine maiden in ''VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga''.
* ZUN, creator of ''Franchise/TouhouProject'', must be fond of this trope:
** ''VideoGame/TouhouEiyashouImperishableNight'': In Eientei, Kaguya is safely hidden at the end of a long, long corridor that ''[[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace leads to outer space]]''.
** ''VideoGame/TouhouYouyoumuPerfectCherryBlossom'': While it's more of an afterlife, the Hakugyokurou where Yuyuko resides is translated as "White Jade Tower". It's located high above the storm clouds.
** ''VideoGame/TouhouKoumakyouTheEmbodimentOfScarletDevil'': [[spoiler: Flandre is hidden in the underground cellar.]]
* ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'' has [[spoiler: the daughter of the Baron who owned the eponymous village living in a tower, and the heroes eventually rescue her at the game's ending. This is something of a twist on the trope, however, because she's not imprisoned up there -- she can leave the tower whenever she pleases, and in fact is seen doing so (though the heroes don't know who she is at the time). She just can't leave [[GildedCage the village]]]].
* ZUN, creator of ''Franchise/TouhouProject'', must be fond of this trope:
** ''VideoGame/TouhouEiyashouImperishableNight'': In Eientei, Kaguya is safely hidden at the end of a long, long corridor that ''[[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace leads to outer space]]''.
** ''VideoGame/TouhouYouyoumuPerfectCherryBlossom'': While it's more of an afterlife, the Hakugyokurou where Yuyuko resides is translated as "White Jade Tower". It's located high above the storm clouds.
** ''VideoGame/TouhouKoumakyouTheEmbodimentOfScarletDevil'': [[spoiler: Flandre is hidden in the underground cellar.]]
* ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'' has [[spoiler: the daughter of the Baron who owned the eponymous village living in a tower, and the heroes eventually rescue her at the game's ending. This is something of a twist on the trope, however, because she's not imprisoned up there -- she can leave the tower whenever she pleases, and in fact is seen doing so (though the heroes don't know who she is at the time). She just can't leave [[GildedCage the village]]]].
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* Ki, In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'', Great House [[TheMagocracy Telvanni]] councilors have a habit of kidnapping the shrine maiden loved ones from the leadership of the other [[TheClan Great Houses]] and keeping them trapped in ''VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga''.
* ZUN, creatortheir magically grown [[FungusHumongous mushroom]]-like {{Mage Tower}}s. Master Neloth keeps the daughter of ''Franchise/TouhouProject'', [[ProudWarriorRace Redoran]] councilor Miner Arobar in his Tel Naga tower while Divayth Fyr keeps the daughter of Redoran Noble Arethan Mandas in his Tel Fyr tower. Both can be rescued during the House Redoran questline. Potential Telvanni Councilor (if you join the Great House) Baladas Demnevanni simlarly keeps an Imperial Legion tax collector in the dungeon of his Velothi Tower, Arvs-Drelen, and she must be fond of this trope:
** ''VideoGame/TouhouEiyashouImperishableNight'': In Eientei, Kaguya is safely hidden atrescued during the end Imperial Legion questline.
* Deirdre of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'' is along, long corridor that ''[[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace leads to outer space]]''.
** ''VideoGame/TouhouYouyoumuPerfectCherryBlossom'': While it's more of an afterlife,largely voluntary case. She's not physically locked up, but lives in a very secluded community in a forest and she's strictly forbidden from meeting men from the Hakugyokurou where Yuyuko resides outside. [[spoiler:This is translated as "White Jade Tower". It's located high above the storm clouds.
** ''VideoGame/TouhouKoumakyouTheEmbodimentOfScarletDevil'': [[spoiler: Flandrebecause she is hidden in the underground cellar.a distant descendant of [[GreaterScopeVillain Loptous]], and could potentially give birth to someone capable of resurrecting him.]]
* ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'' has ** Also, [[spoiler: Deirdre's mother Cygiun was subjected to the daughter same treatment, for exactly the same reason.]]
** The sort-of sequel ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Thracia 776]]'' reveals that [[spoiler: Manfloy's heiress and granddaughter Sara]] was also locked away from the world. She is ''very'' unhappy about it.
* Namine in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories''. The twist is that [[spoiler:although she was legitimately being held prisoner, she was cooperating with the bad guys by [[FakeMemories manipulating Sora's memories]] so that he would want to save her and thus becoming the pawn of BigBad Marluxia. Her conscience wins out and she turns against her captors]].
* ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'':
** Princess Cassima of ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow'' spends most of theBaron who owned the eponymous village living game in a tower. In fact, her [[AwardBaitSong musical motif]] is called "Girl in the Tower."
** Valanice of ''VideoGame/KingsQuestIIRomancingTheThrone'' was also imprisoned in a tower; Graham takes it upon himself to rescue her, hoping for a StandardHeroReward.
** Rosella was also locked in a tower in Lolotte's castle in ''VideoGame/KingsQuestIVThePerilsOfRosella''. Good thing [[GoodAllAlong Edgar]] was [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy fonder]] of her than he was of Lolotte.
** {{Exaggerated|Trope}} in ''VideoGame/KingsQuest2015'' ''Chapter 3'', which retells the end of ''King's Quest II'' where Graham finds Valanice in a tower. Only this time, there are ''two'' girls in the tower, andthe heroes eventually rescue her at the game's ending. This is something of a twist on the trope, however, because she's not imprisoned up Graham becomes trapped there -- she can leave as well when it turns out that he rushed off to find his true love in the tower whenever without thinking of how to actually rescue them. It turns out that [[spoiler:Hagatha, who was the original girl in this tower, ]] was invoking this trope by [[spoiler:capturing maidens and imprisoning them in the tower in an attempt to get someone to come rescue them all, since she pleases, thought she was too ugly for anyone to want to save her by herself. In the end, Graham ends up freeing them all and in fact is seen doing so (though marries one of the heroes don't know two girls, who she is at reveals her name to be "Valanice". The other girl ends up back in the time). She just can't leave [[GildedCage tower by the village]]]].events of ''Chapter 4''.]]
* ZUN, creator
** ''VideoGame/TouhouEiyashouImperishableNight'': In Eientei, Kaguya is safely hidden at
* Deirdre of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'' is a
** ''VideoGame/TouhouYouyoumuPerfectCherryBlossom'': While it's more of an afterlife,
** ''VideoGame/TouhouKoumakyouTheEmbodimentOfScarletDevil'': [[spoiler: Flandre
** The sort-of sequel ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Thracia 776]]'' reveals that [[spoiler: Manfloy's heiress and granddaughter Sara]] was also locked away from the world. She is ''very'' unhappy about it.
* Namine in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories''. The twist is that [[spoiler:although she was legitimately being held prisoner, she was cooperating with the bad guys by [[FakeMemories manipulating Sora's memories]] so that he would want to save her and thus becoming the pawn of BigBad Marluxia. Her conscience wins out and she turns against her captors]].
* ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'':
** Princess Cassima of ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow'' spends most of the
** Valanice of ''VideoGame/KingsQuestIIRomancingTheThrone'' was also imprisoned in a tower; Graham takes it upon himself to rescue her, hoping for a StandardHeroReward.
** Rosella was also locked in a tower in Lolotte's castle in ''VideoGame/KingsQuestIVThePerilsOfRosella''. Good thing [[GoodAllAlong Edgar]] was [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy fonder]] of her than he was of Lolotte.
** {{Exaggerated|Trope}} in ''VideoGame/KingsQuest2015'' ''Chapter 3'', which retells the end of ''King's Quest II'' where Graham finds Valanice in a tower. Only this time, there are ''two'' girls in the tower, and
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* In the PC game ''Love Chronicles: The Sword and the Rose'', the Prince needs to get into the castle tower to rescue the Princess, who is being held prisoner by a hideous beast. But when he finally gets to the tower, he finds only the beast. [[spoiler:The beast is actually the ensorcelled Princess.]]
* ''VideoGame/DarkParables'', being based on classic fairy tales, has some of these:
** Princess Briar Rose is asleep in a tower throughout ''Curse of Briar Rose''.
** ''Jack and the Sky Kingdom'' takes it to the extreme because [[spoiler:Emma]] isn't just in a tower - she's in a castle ''in the clouds'', and she really can't escape because there's no way down.
** ''Ballad of Rapunzel'' has two girls in the tower, although this isn't immediately understood.
* Princess Sophia, the Literature/SleepingBeauty-ish heroine of the ''VideoGame/{{Awakening}}'' series of PC games, begins the first game, ''Dreamless Castle'', by waking up from her enchanted sleep in the tower of an almost empty castle. In a refreshing twist, Sophia is a self-rescuing princess who finds her own way out.
* ''VideoGame/DarkParables'', being based on classic fairy tales, has some of these:
** Princess Briar Rose is asleep in a tower throughout ''Curse of Briar Rose''.
** ''Jack and the Sky Kingdom'' takes it to the extreme because [[spoiler:Emma]] isn't just in a tower - she's in a castle ''in the clouds'', and she really can't escape because there's no way down.
** ''Ballad of Rapunzel'' has two girls in the tower, although this isn't immediately understood.
* Princess Sophia, the Literature/SleepingBeauty-ish heroine of the ''VideoGame/{{Awakening}}'' series of PC games, begins the first game, ''Dreamless Castle'', by waking up from her enchanted sleep in the tower of an almost empty castle. In a refreshing twist, Sophia is a self-rescuing princess who finds her own way out.
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* In the PC game ''Love Chronicles: ''VideoGame/LoveChronicles: The Sword and the Rose'', the Prince needs to get into the castle tower to rescue the Princess, who is being held prisoner by a hideous beast. But when he finally gets to the tower, he finds only the beast. [[spoiler:The beast is actually the ensorcelled Princess.]]
*''VideoGame/DarkParables'', being based on classic fairy tales, In ''VideoGame/MagicFairyTalesBarbieAsRapunzel'', the Rapunzel story plays out as usual until Prince Galen is caught visiting her and cursed to WalkTheEarth. At that point, Rapunzel cuts off her hair and knots it around a bedpost, climbing down the hair so she can search for him.
* ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'' hassome [[spoiler: the daughter of these:
** Princess Briar Rose is asleepthe Baron who owned the eponymous village living in a tower throughout ''Curse of Briar Rose''.
** ''Jacktower, and the Sky Kingdom'' takes it to heroes eventually rescue her at the extreme game's ending. This is something of a twist on the trope, however, because [[spoiler:Emma]] isn't just in a tower - she's in a castle ''in not imprisoned up there -- she can leave the clouds'', tower whenever she pleases, and in fact is seen doing so (though the heroes don't know who she really is at the time). She just can't escape because there's no leave [[GildedCage the village]]]].
* Raz must make his waydown.
** ''Ballad of Rapunzel''up Thorney Towers in ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'', to rescue Lili after she is [[DamselInDistress captured]] by the BigBad.
* Parodied in ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'', where one sidequest begins with an [=NPC=] saying that his girlfriend, [[ShoutOut Rapunzel]], hastwo girls been kidnapped and taken to a tower. The end of the sidequest has Rapunzel reveal the guy is just a stalker, and she went to the tower of her own accord to get away from him.
* Astra in ''VideoGame/StarStealingPrince''; the game kicks off when Prince Snowe learns of her existence and sets off on his own to rescue her. [[spoiler: Within Snowe's dream, Dream Astra is one too. It's not necessary to save her to finish the game, but doing so leads to the GoodEnding, while [[DownerEnding not doing so...]]]] Ironically, one of the people who put her in the tower,although [[spoiler:Lina]] was also an example of this isn't immediately understood.
* Princess Sophia,in her backstory [[spoiler:due to a prophecy foretelling that her child (Snowe) would destroy the Literature/SleepingBeauty-ish heroine of the ''VideoGame/{{Awakening}}'' series of PC games, begins the first game, ''Dreamless Castle'', by waking up from her enchanted sleep in the tower of an almost empty castle. In a refreshing twist, Sophia is a self-rescuing princess who finds her own way out.world.]]
*
* ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'' has
** Princess Briar Rose is asleep
** ''Jack
* Raz must make his way
** ''Ballad of Rapunzel''
* Parodied in ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'', where one sidequest begins with an [=NPC=] saying that his girlfriend, [[ShoutOut Rapunzel]], has
* Astra in ''VideoGame/StarStealingPrince''; the game kicks off when Prince Snowe learns of her existence and sets off on his own to rescue her. [[spoiler: Within Snowe's dream, Dream Astra is one too. It's not necessary to save her to finish the game, but doing so leads to the GoodEnding, while [[DownerEnding not doing so...]]]] Ironically, one of the people who put her in the tower,
* Princess Sophia,
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* Namine in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories''. The twist is that [[spoiler:although she was legitimately being held prisoner, she was cooperating with the bad guys by [[FakeMemories manipulating Sora's memories]] so that he would want to save her and thus becoming the pawn of BigBad Marluxia. Her conscience wins out and she turns against her captors]].
* Deirdre of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'' is a largely voluntary case. She's not physically locked up, but lives in a very secluded community in a forest and she's strictly forbidden from meeting men from the outside. [[spoiler:This is because she is a distant descendant of [[GreaterScopeVillain Loptous]], and could potentially give birth to someone capable of resurrecting him.]]
** Also, [[spoiler: Deirdre's mother Cygiun was subjected to the same treatment, for exactly the same reason.]]
** The sort-of sequel ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Thracia 776]]'' reveals that [[spoiler: Manfloy's heiress and granddaughter Sara]] was also locked away from the world. She is ''very'' unhappy about it.
* ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'' has Elizabeth, who lives in a tower shaped like a giant angelic statue of herself, where she's observed in secret by scientists and [[spoiler: [[PoweredByAForsakenChild slowly siphoned]] to produce the Vigors.]]
* Astra in ''VideoGame/StarStealingPrince''; the game kicks off when Prince Snowe learns of her existence and sets off on his own to rescue her. [[spoiler: Within Snowe's dream, Dream Astra is one too. It's not necessary to save her to finish the game, but doing so leads to the GoodEnding, while [[DownerEnding not doing so...]]]] Ironically, one of the people who put her in the tower, [[spoiler:Lina]] was also an example of this in her backstory [[spoiler:due to a prophecy foretelling that her child (Snowe) would destroy the world.]]
* Parodied in ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'', where one sidequest begins with an [=NPC=] saying that his girlfriend, [[ShoutOut Rapunzel]], has been kidnapped and taken to a tower. The end of the sidequest has Rapunzel reveal the guy is just a stalker, and she went to the tower of her own accord to get away from him.
* In ''VideoGame/DisneysHadesChallenge'', Helen of Troy has been imprisoned in a tower for 10 years and even gets a song about how bored she is waiting for rescue.
* In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'', Great House [[TheMagocracy Telvanni]] councilors have a habit of kidnapping the loved ones from the leadership of the other [[TheClan Great Houses]] and keeping them trapped in their magically grown [[FungusHumongous mushroom]]-like {{Mage Tower}}s. Master Neloth keeps the daughter of [[ProudWarriorRace Redoran]] councilor Miner Arobar in his Tel Naga tower while Divayth Fyr keeps the daughter of Redoran Noble Arethan Mandas in his Tel Fyr tower. Both can be rescued during the House Redoran questline. Potential Telvanni Councilor (if you join the Great House) Baladas Demnevanni simlarly keeps an Imperial Legion tax collector in the dungeon of his Velothi Tower, Arvs-Drelen, and she must be rescued during the Imperial Legion questline.
* In ''VideoGame/MagicFairyTalesBarbieAsRapunzel'', the Rapunzel story plays out as usual until Prince Galen is caught visiting her and cursed to WalkTheEarth. At that point, Rapunzel cuts off her hair and knots it around a bedpost, climbing down the hair so she can search for him.
* Deirdre of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'' is a largely voluntary case. She's not physically locked up, but lives in a very secluded community in a forest and she's strictly forbidden from meeting men from the outside. [[spoiler:This is because she is a distant descendant of [[GreaterScopeVillain Loptous]], and could potentially give birth to someone capable of resurrecting him.]]
** Also, [[spoiler: Deirdre's mother Cygiun was subjected to the same treatment, for exactly the same reason.]]
** The sort-of sequel ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Thracia 776]]'' reveals that [[spoiler: Manfloy's heiress and granddaughter Sara]] was also locked away from the world. She is ''very'' unhappy about it.
* ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'' has Elizabeth, who lives in a tower shaped like a giant angelic statue of herself, where she's observed in secret by scientists and [[spoiler: [[PoweredByAForsakenChild slowly siphoned]] to produce the Vigors.]]
* Astra in ''VideoGame/StarStealingPrince''; the game kicks off when Prince Snowe learns of her existence and sets off on his own to rescue her. [[spoiler: Within Snowe's dream, Dream Astra is one too. It's not necessary to save her to finish the game, but doing so leads to the GoodEnding, while [[DownerEnding not doing so...]]]] Ironically, one of the people who put her in the tower, [[spoiler:Lina]] was also an example of this in her backstory [[spoiler:due to a prophecy foretelling that her child (Snowe) would destroy the world.]]
* Parodied in ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'', where one sidequest begins with an [=NPC=] saying that his girlfriend, [[ShoutOut Rapunzel]], has been kidnapped and taken to a tower. The end of the sidequest has Rapunzel reveal the guy is just a stalker, and she went to the tower of her own accord to get away from him.
* In ''VideoGame/DisneysHadesChallenge'', Helen of Troy has been imprisoned in a tower for 10 years and even gets a song about how bored she is waiting for rescue.
* In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'', Great House [[TheMagocracy Telvanni]] councilors have a habit of kidnapping the loved ones from the leadership of the other [[TheClan Great Houses]] and keeping them trapped in their magically grown [[FungusHumongous mushroom]]-like {{Mage Tower}}s. Master Neloth keeps the daughter of [[ProudWarriorRace Redoran]] councilor Miner Arobar in his Tel Naga tower while Divayth Fyr keeps the daughter of Redoran Noble Arethan Mandas in his Tel Fyr tower. Both can be rescued during the House Redoran questline. Potential Telvanni Councilor (if you join the Great House) Baladas Demnevanni simlarly keeps an Imperial Legion tax collector in the dungeon of his Velothi Tower, Arvs-Drelen, and she must be rescued during the Imperial Legion questline.
* In ''VideoGame/MagicFairyTalesBarbieAsRapunzel'', the Rapunzel story plays out as usual until Prince Galen is caught visiting her and cursed to WalkTheEarth. At that point, Rapunzel cuts off her hair and knots it around a bedpost, climbing down the hair so she can search for him.
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* Namine in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories''. The twist ZUN, creator of ''Franchise/TouhouProject'', must be fond of this trope:
** ''VideoGame/TouhouEiyashouImperishableNight'': In Eientei, Kaguya is safely hidden at the end of a long, long corridor that[[spoiler:although she was legitimately being held prisoner, she was cooperating with ''[[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace leads to outer space]]''.
** ''VideoGame/TouhouYouyoumuPerfectCherryBlossom'': While it's more of an afterlife, thebad guys by [[FakeMemories manipulating Sora's memories]] so that he would want to save her and thus becoming Hakugyokurou where Yuyuko resides is translated as "White Jade Tower". It's located high above the pawn of BigBad Marluxia. Her conscience wins out and she turns against her captors]].
* Deirdre of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'' is a largely voluntary case. She's not physically locked up, but lives in a very secluded community in a forest and she's strictly forbidden from meeting men from the outside. [[spoiler:This is because she is a distant descendant of [[GreaterScopeVillain Loptous]], and could potentially give birth to someone capable of resurrecting him.]]
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**Also, ''VideoGame/TouhouKoumakyouTheEmbodimentOfScarletDevil'': [[spoiler: Deirdre's mother Cygiun was subjected to the same treatment, for exactly the same reason.]]
** The sort-of sequel ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Thracia 776]]'' reveals that [[spoiler: Manfloy's heiress and granddaughter Sara]] was also locked away from the world. SheFlandre is ''very'' unhappy about it.
* ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'' has Elizabeth, who lives in a tower shaped like a giant angelic statue of herself, where she's observed in secret by scientists and [[spoiler: [[PoweredByAForsakenChild slowly siphoned]] to produce the Vigors.]]
* Astra in ''VideoGame/StarStealingPrince''; the game kicks off when Prince Snowe learns of her existence and sets off on his own to rescue her. [[spoiler: Within Snowe's dream, Dream Astra is one too. It's not necessary to save her to finish the game, but doing so leads to the GoodEnding, while [[DownerEnding not doing so...]]]] Ironically, one of the people who put herhidden in the tower, [[spoiler:Lina]] was also an example of this in her backstory [[spoiler:due to a prophecy foretelling that her child (Snowe) would destroy the world.]]
* Parodied in ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'', where one sidequest begins with an [=NPC=] saying that his girlfriend, [[ShoutOut Rapunzel]], has been kidnapped and taken to a tower. The end of the sidequest has Rapunzel reveal the guy is just a stalker, and she went to the tower of her own accord to get away from him.
* In ''VideoGame/DisneysHadesChallenge'', Helen of Troy has been imprisoned in a tower for 10 years and even gets a song about how bored she is waiting for rescue.
* In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'', Great House [[TheMagocracy Telvanni]] councilors have a habit of kidnapping the loved ones from the leadership of the other [[TheClan Great Houses]] and keeping them trapped in their magically grown [[FungusHumongous mushroom]]-like {{Mage Tower}}s. Master Neloth keeps the daughter of [[ProudWarriorRace Redoran]] councilor Miner Arobar in his Tel Naga tower while Divayth Fyr keeps the daughter of Redoran Noble Arethan Mandas in his Tel Fyr tower. Both can be rescued during the House Redoran questline. Potential Telvanni Councilor (if you join the Great House) Baladas Demnevanni simlarly keeps an Imperial Legion tax collector in the dungeon of his Velothi Tower, Arvs-Drelen, and she must be rescued during the Imperial Legion questline.
* In ''VideoGame/MagicFairyTalesBarbieAsRapunzel'', the Rapunzel story plays out as usual until Prince Galen is caught visiting her and cursed to WalkTheEarth. At that point, Rapunzel cuts off her hair and knots it around a bedpost, climbing down the hair so she can search for him.underground cellar.]]
** ''VideoGame/TouhouEiyashouImperishableNight'': In Eientei, Kaguya is safely hidden at the end of a long, long corridor that
** ''VideoGame/TouhouYouyoumuPerfectCherryBlossom'': While it's more of an afterlife, the
* Deirdre of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'' is a largely voluntary case. She's not physically locked up, but lives in a very secluded community in a forest and she's strictly forbidden from meeting men from the outside. [[spoiler:This is because she is a distant descendant of [[GreaterScopeVillain Loptous]], and could potentially give birth to someone capable of resurrecting him.]]
**
** The sort-of sequel ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Thracia 776]]'' reveals that [[spoiler: Manfloy's heiress and granddaughter Sara]] was also locked away from the world. She
* ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'' has Elizabeth, who lives in a tower shaped like a giant angelic statue of herself, where she's observed in secret by scientists and [[spoiler: [[PoweredByAForsakenChild slowly siphoned]] to produce the Vigors.]]
* Astra in ''VideoGame/StarStealingPrince''; the game kicks off when Prince Snowe learns of her existence and sets off on his own to rescue her. [[spoiler: Within Snowe's dream, Dream Astra is one too. It's not necessary to save her to finish the game, but doing so leads to the GoodEnding, while [[DownerEnding not doing so...]]]] Ironically, one of the people who put her
* Parodied in ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'', where one sidequest begins with an [=NPC=] saying that his girlfriend, [[ShoutOut Rapunzel]], has been kidnapped and taken to a tower. The end of the sidequest has Rapunzel reveal the guy is just a stalker, and she went to the tower of her own accord to get away from him.
* In ''VideoGame/DisneysHadesChallenge'', Helen of Troy has been imprisoned in a tower for 10 years and even gets a song about how bored she is waiting for rescue.
* In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'', Great House [[TheMagocracy Telvanni]] councilors have a habit of kidnapping the loved ones from the leadership of the other [[TheClan Great Houses]] and keeping them trapped in their magically grown [[FungusHumongous mushroom]]-like {{Mage Tower}}s. Master Neloth keeps the daughter of [[ProudWarriorRace Redoran]] councilor Miner Arobar in his Tel Naga tower while Divayth Fyr keeps the daughter of Redoran Noble Arethan Mandas in his Tel Fyr tower. Both can be rescued during the House Redoran questline. Potential Telvanni Councilor (if you join the Great House) Baladas Demnevanni simlarly keeps an Imperial Legion tax collector in the dungeon of his Velothi Tower, Arvs-Drelen, and she must be rescued during the Imperial Legion questline.
* In ''VideoGame/MagicFairyTalesBarbieAsRapunzel'', the Rapunzel story plays out as usual until Prince Galen is caught visiting her and cursed to WalkTheEarth. At that point, Rapunzel cuts off her hair and knots it around a bedpost, climbing down the hair so she can search for him.
* ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness'' presents us [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTZ1znQAO8o Repulsel]], the parody of Rapunzel. Tower, check. Hair used as ladder, check. ([[spoiler:Well, not ''that'' hair.]])
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* ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness'' presents us [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTZ1znQAO8o Repulsel]], the parody of Rapunzel. Tower, check. Hair used as ladder, check. ([[spoiler:Well, not ''that'' hair.]])
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* In a story arc of ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob,'' Princess Voluptua is [[https://bobadventures.thecomicseries.com/comics/451 under siege inside Viceroy's Spire]]--with the variation that she's not a prisoner, and it's ''her'' tower, but she's still inside it and needs help as it's being attacked.
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* ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' features a girl who wants to be a [[http://xkcd.com/59/ lighthouse keeper]]. She reasons that she gets to be the girl in the tower, only ''she's'' the one saving people.
* Rachel from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'', the subversion that she went there on purpose and yet has to reach the top.
* Rachel from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'', the subversion that she went there on purpose and yet has to reach the top.
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* Sadie from ''Webcomic/PrincessPrincess'' is a very typical princess in a tower ... but lacks Rapunzel's long hair, which is why she still is in the tower at the beginning of the story.
* ''Webcomic/KaitenMutenmaru'': King Ocean locked his daughter, Umimi Sheela, away in the strongest tower of her home since her infancy to protect her from the likes of Sick, who almost abducted her for her strong potential.
* ''Webcomic/KaitenMutenmaru'': King Ocean locked his daughter, Umimi Sheela, away in the strongest tower of her home since her infancy to protect her from the likes of Sick, who almost abducted her for her strong potential.
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* ''Webcomic/PrincessPrincess'': Sadie, put there by Claire.
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* ''Webcomic/PrincessPrincess'': Sadie, put In a story arc of ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob,'' Princess Voluptua is [[https://bobadventures.thecomicseries.com/comics/451 under siege inside Viceroy's Spire]]--with the variation that she's not a prisoner, and it's ''her'' tower, but she's still inside it and needs help as it's being attacked.
* ''Webcomic/KaitenMutenmaru'': King Ocean locked his daughter, Umimi Sheela, away in the strongest tower of her home since her infancy to protect her from the likes of Sick, who almost abducted her for her strong potential.
* Sadie from ''Webcomic/PrincessPrincess'' is a very typical princess in a tower ... but lacks Rapunzel's long hair, which is why she still is in the tower at the beginning of the story.
* Rachel from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'', the subversion that she went thereby Claire.on purpose and yet has to reach the top.
* ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' features a girl who wants to be a [[http://xkcd.com/59/ lighthouse keeper]]. She reasons that she gets to be the girl in the tower, only ''she's'' the one saving people.
* ''Webcomic/KaitenMutenmaru'': King Ocean locked his daughter, Umimi Sheela, away in the strongest tower of her home since her infancy to protect her from the likes of Sick, who almost abducted her for her strong potential.
* Sadie from ''Webcomic/PrincessPrincess'' is a very typical princess in a tower ... but lacks Rapunzel's long hair, which is why she still is in the tower at the beginning of the story.
* Rachel from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'', the subversion that she went there
* ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' features a girl who wants to be a [[http://xkcd.com/59/ lighthouse keeper]]. She reasons that she gets to be the girl in the tower, only ''she's'' the one saving people.
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* The Sleeping Beauty in the ''[[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle Fractured Fairy Tales]]'' version, which is a direct parody of the Disney version. The Prince (who looks like Creator/WaltDisney) realizes he can make a fortune off tourists so he turns the castle into [=SleepingBeautyLand=].
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* ''WesternAnimation/EightHundredAndFiftyMeters'': The Sleeping Beauty knight tries to rescue a Princess from a tower as his first attempt to get fame and fortune.
* Invoked in one ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGummiBears'' episode by Cavin; when he and Princess Calla are captured and taken to Drekmore by the ogres, Cavin tells them that royal prisoners go in the''[[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle Fractured Fairy Tales]]'' version, which is a direct parody of tower. The ogres agree, but separate the Disney version. The Prince (who looks like Creator/WaltDisney) realizes he can make a fortune off tourists so he turns two by putting Cavin in the castle into [=SleepingBeautyLand=].regular dungeon.
* Invoked in one ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGummiBears'' episode by Cavin; when he and Princess Calla are captured and taken to Drekmore by the ogres, Cavin tells them that royal prisoners go in the
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* Jenny from the pilot of ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' is a variant of sorts. Jenny is kept in her room on the top floor until the world needs saving. When Tuck claims to have seen a monster up there, Brad climbs up to see what it is.
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* The lady Melissa in the WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes classic ''WesternAnimation/TheScarletPumpernickel''.
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/TalesFromTheCryptkeeper'' had a [[FracturedFairyTale twisted take]] on this, where the person the PrinceCharmless and his [[NoHeroToHisValet put-upon younger brother]] think is a traditional Sleeping Beauty is actually [[spoiler: a ''vampire'']].
* Invoked in one ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGummiBears'' episode by Cavin; when he and Princess Calla are captured and taken to Drekmore by the ogres, Cavin tells them that royal prisoners go in the tower. The ogres agree, but separate the two by putting Cavin in the regular dungeon.
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/TalesFromTheCryptkeeper'' had a [[FracturedFairyTale twisted take]] on this, where the person the PrinceCharmless and his [[NoHeroToHisValet put-upon younger brother]] think is a traditional Sleeping Beauty is actually [[spoiler: a ''vampire'']].
* Invoked in one ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGummiBears'' episode by Cavin; when he and Princess Calla are captured and taken to Drekmore by the ogres, Cavin tells them that royal prisoners go in the tower. The ogres agree, but separate the two by putting Cavin in the regular dungeon.
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* ''WesternAnimation/EightHundredAndFiftyMeters'': The knight tries to rescue a Princess from a tower as his first attempt to get fame and fortune.
* The ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' character Adrien is a rare male example. Very beautiful, very noble, a little... ignorant, because his AbusiveParents kept him locked up in their elaborate, fortified mansion with minimal human contact for years. Once his father is finally persuaded to let Adrien attend public school, his classmates continually struggle with how to support him emotionally and protect him from loony fans.
* Jenny from the pilot of ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' is a variant of sorts. Jenny is kept in her room on the top floor until the world needs saving. When Tuck claims to have seen a monster up there, Brad climbs up to see what it is.
* Jenny from the pilot of ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' is a variant of sorts. Jenny is kept in her room on the top floor until the world needs saving. When Tuck claims to have seen a monster up there, Brad climbs up to see what it is.
* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'': The Sleeping Beauty in the "Fractured Fairy Tales" version, which is a direct parody of the Disney version. The Prince (who looks like Creator/WaltDisney) realizes he can make a fortune off tourists so he turns the castle into [=SleepingBeautyLand=].
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* The ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' character Adrien is a rare male example. Very beautiful, very noble, a little... ignorant, because his AbusiveParents kept him locked up in their elaborate, fortified mansion with minimal human contact for years. Once his father is finally persuaded to let Adrien attend public school, his classmates continually struggle with how to support him emotionally and protect him from loony fans.
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* The ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' character Adrien An episode of ''WesternAnimation/TalesFromTheCryptkeeper'' had a [[FracturedFairyTale twisted take]] on this, where the person the PrinceCharmless and his [[NoHeroToHisValet put-upon younger brother]] think is a rare male example. Very beautiful, very noble, a little... ignorant, because his AbusiveParents kept him locked up in their elaborate, fortified mansion with minimal human contact for years. Once his father traditional Sleeping Beauty is finally persuaded to let Adrien attend public school, his classmates continually struggle with how to support him emotionally and protect him from loony fans.actually [[spoiler: a ''vampire'']].
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* ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasThreeVisionarySwordsmen'' has the RebelliousPrincess Shizukaria (an AlternateSelf of Shizuka) being locked in the parappets of the king's castle. She escapes via BedsheetLadder.
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* Princess Peach in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' games.
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* Princess Peach in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' games. In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'', for once, it's not Bowser but Booster who kidnaps her and keeps her in his tower.
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': In Volume 3, [[BigGood Ozpin]] asks [[TheAce Pyrrha]] in Volume 3 what her favourite fairy tale is. Pyrrha starts listing off the names of childhood stories but Ozpin suddenly interrupts her when she mentions The Girl in the Tower to talk about a different fairy tale. It's not until Volume 6 that the detail of this fairy story is revealed. It's about a girl who was locked in a tower by her cruel father until she was eventually rescued by a legendary hero, with whom she fell deeply in love. Unfortunately for the entire world, the true story behind the sanitized fairy tale is one of tragedy and catastrophe. [[spoiler:The tale is based on how [[BigBad Salem]] and Ozpin's first incarnation, Ozma, met. What it excludes is how Salem's [[RageAgainstTheHeavens inability to accept Ozma's death]] from a fatal sickness set off a [[LoveMakesYouEvil chain of events]] that led to her becoming an [[CompleteImmortality unkillable villain]] and Oz being [[ResurrectiveImmortality returned from death]] by the gods to save humanity. The former lovers have been trapped for thousands of years in a SecretWar for the fate of humanity, [[ForeverWar each unable to destroy the other]]. ]]
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': In Volume 3, [[BigGood Ozpin]] asks [[TheAce Pyrrha]] in Volume 3 what her favourite fairy tale is. Pyrrha starts listing off the names of childhood stories but Ozpin suddenly interrupts her when she mentions The Girl in the Tower to talk about a different fairy tale. It's not until Volume 6 that the detail of this fairy story is revealed. It's about a girl who was locked in a tower by her cruel father until she was eventually rescued by a legendary hero, with whom she fell deeply in love. Unfortunately for the entire world, the true story behind the [[ManipulativeEditing sanitized fairy tale tale]] is one of tragedy and catastrophe. [[spoiler:The tale is based on how [[BigBad Salem]] and Ozpin's first incarnation, Ozma, met. What it excludes is how Salem's [[RageAgainstTheHeavens inability to accept Ozma's death]] from a fatal sickness set off a [[LoveMakesYouEvil chain of events]] that led to her becoming an [[CompleteImmortality unkillable villain]] and Oz being [[ResurrectiveImmortality returned from death]] by the gods to save humanity. The former lovers have been trapped for thousands of years in a SecretWar for the fate of humanity, [[ForeverWar each unable to destroy the other]]. ]]
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* Mixed with the EvilTowerOfOminousness and clearly inspired by either Rapunzel or Sleeping Beauty, Princess Fiona in ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' is this.
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** Mixed with the EvilTowerOfOminousness and clearly inspired by either Rapunzel or Sleeping Beauty, Princess Fiona is this in''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' is this.the [[WesternAnimation/Shrek1 first movie]].
** Mixed with the EvilTowerOfOminousness and clearly inspired by either Rapunzel or Sleeping Beauty, Princess Fiona is this in
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* Princess Fiona is this in ''Theatre/ShrekTheMusical'' (just as in the original [[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} animated movie]] it's based on).
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* Princess Fiona is this in ''Theatre/ShrekTheMusical'' (just as in the original [[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} animated movie]] movie it's based on).