History Main / KidnappedForExperimentation

* In the fic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/32792506 Spiderhead]]'', Spider-Man tells Batman that this trope is prevalent in the MCU. Any enhanced human or mutant without a powerful figure behind them could be kidnapped and experimented on by any government or lab in the country. He admits that the only reason why he wasn't targeted more often was because everyone knew Spidey was Iron Man's mentee. Batman is visibly furious over metas receiving such treatment, and [[TranquilFury calmy]] asks Spidey where he's from so the Bat can go... ''talk'' to them.

** In ''Fanfic/TurtleKittens'', the Kraang attempt this on [[GenderFlip August O'Neil]] a few times.

** * A recurring plot throughout the films is that enhanced people (superhumans, mutants, etc) are regularly targeted by the government and corporations due to fascination, fear, or both. The idea to force all superhumans to register with the government (introduced in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'') is recognized as a threat to enhanced people, as it means that it'll be much easier for them to be targeted for this trope.

* ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' [[FandomSpecificPlot Fandom Specific Plots]] in ''Turtles'' fanfics is one or more Turtles being kidnapped by scientists, necessitating the other Turtles to try and rescue them (how [[DarkFic dark]] it gets [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the writer]]), or April being kidnapped by the Kraang for experiments with the Turtles coming to her rescue (this is ''especially'' common in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' fics):

* ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''
** A FandomSpecificPlot in ''Turtles'' fanfics is one or more Turtles being kidnapped by scientists, necessitating the other Turtles to try and rescue them. How [[DarkFic dark]] it gets [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the writer]].

* Many series in the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' franchise usually involve at least one scientist/[[TheMenInBlack Man in Black]] who wants to know how the Turtles mutated and/or steal their DNA for experimentation, and is willing to use this trope to do it. Done most prominently in [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMutantMayhem the most recent movie]]. Because so many characters in the franchise are mutated humans, this trope pops up when normal humans are kidnapped by [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 the Foot Clan]] or [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the Kraang]] for mutation experiments.

* Discussed/implied, but ultimately averted in ''Fanfic/Ben10Unlimited''. Hamilton ''desperately'' wants to see the Ultimatrix and learn how it works. Seeing as how Ben never takes it off,[[note]]They don't know that he physically ''[[ClingyMacGuffin can't]]'' take it off [[/note]] he and Waller realize that they would have to bring Ben himself in to learn about it, meaning either kidnapping or recruiting him. Seeing as how Ben has enough powerful alien forms to reduce CADMUS HQ to dust if he so desired, they know that kidnapping isn't an option. Thus Waller tries to simply recruit him instead.

* ''Fanfic/TheGreatRedPandaRescue'': What [[WesternAnimation/TurningRed Mei]] was ultimately kidnapped for. The story goes into detail about what she went through during her ordeal, and it is [[{{Understatement}} not good]]...

* A FandomSpecificPlot in ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' fanfics is one or more Turtles being kidnapped by scientists, necessitating the other Turtles to try and rescue them. How [[DarkFic dark]] it gets [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the writer]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'':

If the hero or one of the main characters is something that a MadScientist would take an interest in (alien, robot, [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs alien robot]], dragon, [[TheFairFolk fae]], super human, mutant, intelligent potato, etc), then they may fear this trope happening (especially if the MadScientist in question has the government on their side).

* ''Fanfic/ExperimentingFear'': On the day he's supposed to start his journey as a Pokémon trainer, Nando gets kidnapped by a Mad Scientist who experiments on people to see their reaction to their worst fears. Since the boy loves music and is afraid of losing his hearing, the scientist chooses to torture him with high-pitched sound frequencies, then renders him deaf by firing a gun next to his head.

* A FandomSpecificPlot in ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' fanfics is one or more of Turtles being kidnapped by scientists, necessitating the other Turtles to try and rescue them. How [[DarkFic dark]] it gets [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the writer]].

* ''Literature/ABuddingScientistInAFantasyWorld'': The Society of Starry Eyes is an illegal society because they kidnap people as slave/test subjects, among other unethical activities.
* In ''Literature/DrFranklinsIsland'', the titular doctor had started [[LEGOGenetics work]] on animals native to the island or brought from somewhere nearby but had wanted to begin [[TestedOnHumans human trials]]. When an off-course plane [[ComingInHot crashes nearby]] and some teenagers survive, he doesn't immediately capture them because rescuers ''might'' get close enough to wonder where they are. Aafter a month he's decided they won't be missed, and conveniently that's when they discover his IslandBase. One of the girls, made miserable by the SlowTransformation and prospect of being a monster, reflects that she can't really blame the doctor's staff for not helping her - they live with their families on this island, and their own children might become test subjects instead.

* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': This has happened to more than a few kids (whether by scientists or mages), usually either to give the kids powers, in preparation for working on volunteers, or because the experiment is supposed to make them pliable.

* ''Series/{{Leverage}}'': In "[[Recap/LeverageS04E11TheExperimentalJob The Experimential Job]]", several homeless veterans are abducted and subjected to psychological torture by college students [[spoiler:who are working for the CIA]].

* ''VideoGame/EpicMickey'': The plot of the game starts when the Mad Doctor and the Blot kidnap Mickey in an attempt to [[ItMakesSenseInContext steal his heart]]. While he isn't a test subject per say, the fact that he's StrappedToAnOperatingTable before managing to escape (and the fact that the Mad Doctor is...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the Mad Doctor]]) makes it this trope.

** ''VideoGame/Fallout4'': The Institute kidnaps Wastelanders to study them in order to better modelize human behaviour. Once done, these kidnapped persons are murdered or infected with FEV and turned into Super Mutants and then the synths are sent to the Commonwealth to take their places.

* ''VideoGame/ManiacMansion'': Doctor Fred kidnapped main character Dave's girlfriend Sandy for an experiment which involves having her "pretty brains" sucked out. The game revolves around Dave and two of his friends breaking into Fred's mansion to save her before this happens.

* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'': In episode 46, Bulma mentions that Dr. Gero had kidnapped dozens of orphaned teenagers and was experimenting on them, which include Androids 17 and 18. WordOfGod states that the implication of Gero only numbering his successful projects means that there are a lot of kidnapped orphans he ended up killing in the process. Bulma's father, mad scientist he is in the abridged series, thinks this is an ingenious part on the mad doctor's part.

* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'': Averted; Superman willingly works with Star Labs to learn about Kryptonians. This is mutually beneficial to both of them, as anything they learn about Kryptonian physiology is as knew to Kal-El as it is to them.

Compare with TheyWouldCutYouUp, StrappedToAnOperatingTable, and PlayingWithSyringes, as all three of which are likely what the scientist plans to do with their victim. Contrast with (and is an inversion of) the KidnappedScientist trope, where a scientist is kidnapped by the BigBad (or occasionally the heroes) to build/do something for him. Also contrasts with KillingForATissueSample, where the scientist instead kills their victim to obtain something that they could've easily lived without, and ProfessorGuineaPig, where the scientist opts to conduct an experiment on themselves. A SubTrope of KidnappedByTheCall, especially if being kidnapped by the scientist is what starts the story. If the kidnappers are from space, see AlienAbduction. If the scientist ''thinks'' what they're doing is [[IDidWhatIHadToDo for the greater good]], or are ''actually'' trying to help the person they kidnapped but couldn't get to them through any legal means, then see TheKindnapper and/or KidnappedByAnAlly. May lead to WeCanRebuildHim if the scientists decide to heal a dying/injured person while also studying/experimenting on them. If a villain kidnapped someone to turn them into a {{Mook|s}}, then this trope becomes ReforgedIntoAMinion.

* A strange inversion happened in Disney Channel's ''Series/LabRats'': [[spoiler: The father of the Rats, Douglas Davenport, originally created them to be super soldiers who could be hired out or used for criminal activity. His brother, Donald Davenport, saw that the Rats, despite their incredible powers, were still children and couldn't let his brother go through with his plans (which would likely end in the kids being subjected to further testing and possible termination if Douglas didn't like what he saw). So he took the kids from his brother and raised them as his own in secret, taking the family business from Douglas at the same time (while Douglas faked his death and went underground). The Rats learn about this in the season one finale]]. In a way, they were kidnapped to ''escape'' experimentation.