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For all intents and purposes, this is a heroic variant of ColdBloodedTorture. Usually indicates that there is some kind of TimeBomb hanging over the heroes' heads and the interrogator has decided that there isn't enough time to "play nice." Threats, both outloud and [[WhisperedThreat whispered]], to kill will be made. Firearms will be discharged. Sometimes this is done after someone has refused to believe an EmptyCopThreat. Of course, anyone who does this is in the first place usually an AntiHero at best or a TokenEvilTeammate and/or a NominalHero at worst. Also, if a suspect knows he only has to hold out for a certain length of time, torture will never work. Good thing TortureAlwaysWorks. Should it fail, one can alternate the plan and exact the interrogations on [[AndYourLittleDogToo someone]] [[ForcedToWatch else]].

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For all intents and purposes, this is a heroic variant of ColdBloodedTorture. Usually indicates that there is some kind of TimeBomb hanging over the heroes' heads and the interrogator has decided that there isn't enough time to "play nice." Threats, both outloud and [[WhisperedThreat whispered]], to kill will be made. Firearms will be discharged. Sometimes this is done after someone has refused to believe an EmptyCopThreat. Of course, anyone who does this is in the first place is usually an AntiHero at best or a TokenEvilTeammate and/or a NominalHero at worst. Also, if a suspect knows he only has to hold out for a certain length of time, torture will never work. Good thing TortureAlwaysWorks. Should it fail, one can alternate the plan and exact the interrogations on [[AndYourLittleDogToo someone]] [[ForcedToWatch else]].
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->"''You're not going to get any information out of him if you just ''ask''. You gotta make him scream a little!''"

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->"''You're ->''"You're not going to get any information out of him if you just ''ask''. You gotta make him scream a little!''"little!"''

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* The video for Music/{{Abnormality}}'s "Mechanisms of Omniscience" shows two StateSec agents using this on a captive who leaked documents on the internet. He's ultimately tortured to death.



* The video for Music/{{Abnormality}}'s "Mechanisms of Omniscience" shows two StateSec agents using this on a captive who leaked documents on the internet. He's ultimately tortured to death.



* For ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'', this is what the Intimidate skill is for. What form that takes exactly depends on the players, from threats to magical manipulation to outright torture. And yes, there are rules found in various DM books for torture devices and less-than-pleasant spells meant to extract information.



* For ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'', this is what the Intimidate skill is for. What form that takes exactly depends on the players, from threats to magical manipulation to outright torture. And yes, there are rules found in various DM books for torture devices and less-than-pleasant spells meant to extract information.



* In ''VisualNovel/IkemenSengoku'', Masamune, after hearing from Nobunaga that the main character claimed that she time-traveled from 500 years in the future, decides to find out if it's true by asking her about it while pointing his sword at her throat. Which works well enough, but the main character lampshades how this method of interrogation isn't as reliable as he seems to think it is by commenting that she'd have willingly told him she was from Ancient Egypt just to get him to put his sword away.



* In ''VisualNovel/IkemenSengoku'', Masamune, after hearing from Nobunaga that the main character claimed that she time-traveled from 500 years in the future, decides to find out if it's true by asking her about it while pointing his sword at her throat. Which works well enough, but the main character lampshades how this method of interrogation isn't as reliable as he seems to think it is by commenting that she'd have willingly told him she was from Ancient Egypt just to get him to put his sword away.
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* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'': Ralph putting Sour Bill in his mouth if he doesn't tell him the truth behind ''Sugar Rush'':
-->'''Ralph:''' How many licks would it take to get to your center?
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* ''Animation/BoBoiBoy'': Downplayed; after [=BoBoiBoy=] overpowers the [[AsteroidsMonster shrunken Multi Monsters]] who were sent by Adu Du to attack [=BoBoiBoy=], he demands information of Adu Du's plans from one of them. When the shrunken clone says he wouldn't tell even if he knew, [=BoBoiBoy=] traps him in a jar and spins it around. The other clones think it looks like fun, but the trapped Multi Monster wants no more of it so he instead suggests to [=BoBoiBoy=] what Adu Du's next move may be (which turns out to be a correct guess later on) and is let go.

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* ''Animation/BoBoiBoy'': Downplayed; after [=BoBoiBoy=] overpowers the [[AsteroidsMonster shrunken Multi Monsters]] who were sent by Adu Du to attack [=BoBoiBoy=], he demands information of Adu Du's plans from one of them. When the shrunken clone says he wouldn't tell even if he knew, [=BoBoiBoy=] traps him in a jar and spins it around. it. The other clones think it looks like fun, but the trapped Multi Monster wants no more of it it, so he instead suggests to [=BoBoiBoy=] what Adu Du's next move may be (which turns out to be a correct guess later on) and is let go.

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