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* ImTakingHerHomeWithMe: When something/someone is just ''so'' cute that someone wants to take them home... whether they have consent or not.
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* HostageHandlerHuddle: Villains have captured the hero and argue what to do with him.
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* LivingDollCollector: A character collects people like they were dolls.
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* CapturedByCannibals
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* BabyBeMine: A baby or child is kidnapped by someone who wants to raise them as their own, usually as a replacement for a child they lost.
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* AccidentalKidnapping
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* AccidentalKidnappingAccidentalKidnapping: The wrong target was kidnapped by mistake.
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* AuthenticationByNewspaperAuthenticationByNewspaper: A hostage is photographed alongside a current newspaper to show that they're still alive.
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* BusFullOfInnocentsBusFullOfInnocents: A whole group of hostages are put at risk by the villain.
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* CarouselKidnappingCarouselKidnapping: As soon as a child is out of line-of-sight, they're taken.
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[[DoNotAdjustYourSet Greetings, tropers]]. It may shock you to know that I Have Your Index. How I came to obtain it is not important at this particular point in time. All that is important is that I'm willing to give it back...[[HostageForMacguffin for a price]]. If you want your precious index back, I request... [[ComicallySmallDemand the sum of forty three dollars and seventy cents]].
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[[DoNotAdjustYourSet Greetings, tropers]]. It may shock you to know that I Have Your Index. How I came to obtain it is not important at this particular point in time. All that is important is that I'm willing to give it back... [[HostageForMacguffin for a price]]. If you want your precious index back, I request... [[ComicallySmallDemand the sum of forty three forty-three dollars and seventy cents]].
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* KidnappedForExperimentation: A character is abducted to be a scientific test subject.
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* TakenDuringTheEnding: A character/object is taken away at the end of the story for a purpose, leaving it ambiguous on what's going to happen next.
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* StockholmSyndrome: When a captive person starts to sympathize with their captor.
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* StockholmSyndrome: UsefulNotes/StockholmSyndrome: When a captive person starts to sympathize with their captor.
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* RansomDrop: A discreet "kidnapped victim for ransom" exchange.
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* RansomDrop: A discreet "kidnapped victim for ransom" exchange.way to deliver a ransom to the criminals.
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* RansomDrop: A kidnapper makes an agreement to discreetly appear somewhere to deliver their hostage to freedom in exchange for the ransom they demanded.
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* RansomDrop: A kidnapper makes an agreement to discreetly appear somewhere to deliver their hostage to freedom in exchange discreet "kidnapped victim for the ransom they demanded.ransom" exchange.
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* CapturedSuperEntity: An all-powerful entity is held in captivity by less powerful beings for some nefarious purpose.
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* VerticalKidnappingVerticalKidnapping: An unanticipated pickup from above.
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* UsurpingSantaUsurpingSanta: A villain plots to depose Santa Claus or another holiday figure to gain their power and fame.
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* TentacleRopeTentacleRope: Tied up with tentacles
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* SickCaptiveScamSickCaptiveScam: A captive fakes illness or injury to get the drop on his captor.
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* NotMyDriverNotMyDriver: When someone gets in a vehicle and does not realize that there is something evil driving.
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* KnottyTentacles
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* KnottyTentaclesKnottyTentacles: Tying up an opponent with their own tentacles/long stretchy limbs/snake-like features.
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* KidnappedByTheCallKidnappedByTheCall: The call to adventure will take you on an adventure, whether you like it or not.
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* CaptivePushCaptivePush: Walking the dog with the captives as it.
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