History Main / ShippedinShackles

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[[caption-width:286:The only way to travel.]]

* ''[[Film/{{X-Men}} X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' blurs the line between this and the TailorMadePrison with the government's mobile prison-van. [[VoluntaryShapeshifting Mystique]] is kept behind bars ''and'' with her hands shackled to the ceiling. [[TheJuggernaut Juggernaut]] and [[MesACrowd Multiple Man]] both got locked in standing metal coffins to seal off their abilities. The guards on the van were also armed with weaponized [[KryptoniteFactor Mutant Cure]].

** Invoked with DJ Qualls' character in the 2002 film ''The New Guy'', who is delivered by a sympathetic prison staff to his new school in a straightjacket and mask as a shout-out to Green (and by extension, Lecter). The whole thing was a sham to convince his new peers that he was a formidable badass, rather a reversal of his former image.

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* Played straight and subverted in PrisonBreak. Linc is usually moved around like this, but sometime subverted when the guards go easy on the shackles because he's a good prisoner/they want him to break out.
* Zach Galifianakis was carted in Hannibal Lector-style in a "Scared Straight" sketch on ''SaturdayNightLive''.
* This happens to [[spoiler:[[MagnificentBastard Baek San]] and [[WellIntentionedExtremist Sa-Woo]]]] toward the end of the Korean drama {{Iris}}. [[spoiler:It doesn't work.]]

* In his first appearance in the ''ThuncerCats2011'' episode "New Alliances", Kaynar is being shipped in shackles back to his cell in solitary confinement.

* In the 2002 ''[[HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse He-Man]]'' series Kobra Khan is shackled and muzzled when transported. The muzzle is left on in his prison cell due to him being able to spit acid-like venom.

* In ''TheBoondockSaints'', [[BadassGrandpa Il Duce]] (pictured above) is moved from his cell to the ground floor for a parole hearing. He is cuffed hand and foot, chained to a rolling platform, and wheeled down to the parole board. The entire prison is put on high-alert, with shotgun-wielding guards on every floor, all to move one man down a few flights of stairs. Once he's there, they even put him inside a metal cage to protect the parole board. Makes you wonder my they eden ''thought'' abotu parole...

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* In ''{{A Clash of Kings}}'', three prisoners from [[HellholePrison the black cells]], Jaqen, Rorge, and Biter, are transported to join the [[LegionOfLostSouls Night's Watch]] shackled to a flatbed wagon. They convince Arya to give them an axe to free themselves as she runs from a fire, with [[ItGotWorse very mixed results for her in the long run]].

* Zach Galifianakis was carted in Hannibal Lector-style in a "Scared Straight" sketch on ''SaturdayNightLive''.

* TheJoker is a frequent candidate for this treatment, with deliberate parallels to Lector. In the opening of ''[[BatmanArkhamAsylum Batman: Arkham Asylum]]'' he is wrapped in a straitjacket and chained to a hand-truck for delivery to the asylum. The guards seem to [[TalkativeLoon wish he was gagged as well]]. [[spoiler:Batman later gets the same treatment in a fear-gas induced hallucination.]]

* The condemned contestants arrive this way in ''LastRes0rt'' (Some leg irons might have been a good idea in Slick's case!)
** Daisy is even brought in strapped to a wheelchair, though at least part of that is thanks to her missing leg...
* In ''Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick'', the Empire of Blood transports its arena champion [[spoiler: (Thog)]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0786.html in this manner.]]

* In ''TheBoondockSaints'', [[BadassGrandpa Il Duce]] (pictured above) is moved from his cell to the ground floor for a parole hearing. He is cuffed hand and foot, chained to a rolling platform, and wheeled down to the parole board. The entire prison is put on high-alert, with shotgun-wielding guards on every floor, all to move one man down a few flights of stairs. Once he's there, they even put him inside a metal cage to protect the parole board.

* ''[[Film/{{X-Men}} X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' blurs the line between this and the oubilette with the government's mobile prison-van. [[VoluntaryShapeshifting Mystique]] is kept behind bars ''and'' with her hands shackled to the ceiling. [[TheJuggernaut Juggernaut]] and [[MesACrowd Multiple Man]] both got locked in standing metal coffins to seal off their abilities. The guards on the van were also armed with weaponized [[KryptoniteFactor Mutant Cure]].

* ''TheSimpsons'': C. Montgomery Burns was given the Hannibal Mask treatment once when he was dragged into court for illegally dumping radioactive waste in "Marge vs. the Monorail".

* Muzzle from ''RoadRovers'' was kept restrained exactly like Hannibal, complete with [[CaptainObvious a muzzle]]. And he was one of the good guys! See the [[RoadRovers page image for the series]].

Sure, you can build a fancy {{oubliette}} for when your OmnicidalManiac or CompleteMonster is hidden away, but what happens when you have to ''move'' the little bastard? He can't be thrown in the back seat of a black-and-white with just a uniformed officer for supervision. No, he's got to be ShippedInShackles.

Compare {{Oubliette}}, which refers to custom-made prisons for similarly dangerous prisoners. If the prisoner fights while still restrained, that's WithMyHandsTied. [[IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do]] with [[ShippingTropes (relation)shipping.]]

* In an homage to Silence of the Lambs, {{Disturbed}} opens many of their shows by having their lead singer wheeled out on stage in a straight jacket and restraining mask, strapped to a hand truck while a roadie (usually dressed in a white coat) releases him to sing.

* In ''TheOrderOfTheStick'', the Empire of Blood transports its arena champion [[spoiler: (Thog)]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0786.html in this manner.]]

** Invoked with DJ Qualls' character in the 2002 film ''The New Guy'', who is delivered by a sympathetic prison staff to his new school in a straightjacket and mask as a shout-out to Green (and by extension, Lecter). The whole thing was a sham to convince his new peers that he was a formidable badass, rather [[{{Understatement}} a reversal of his former image]].

* Played straight and subverted in PrisonBreak. Linc is usually moved around like this, but sometime subverted when the guards go easy on the shackles because he's a good prisoner/they want him to break out.

This trope is about taking extreme measures to secure a prisoner and/or their intended route during transport. Simple handcuffs and couple of escorts won't suffice. This is when the guards feel they must chain the prisoner hand and foot, wrap him in a straightjacket, secure him to a hand truck, give her a [[TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal mask]], cart him around in an armored vehicle full of strapping young guards toting high-caliber weapons, or all of the above. If she has superpowers, expect the guards' weapons to be loaded with the appropriate KryptoniteFactor. If he's a ManipulativeBastard, he may even be gagged.

* In ''TheOrderOfTheStick'', the Empire of Blood transports its arena champion [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0786.html in this manner.]]

* In TheOrderOfTheStick, the Empire of Blood transports its arena champion [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0786.html in this manner.]]

* Invoked with DJ Qualls' character in the 2002 film ''The New Guy'', who is delivered by a sympathetic prison staff to his new school in a straightjacket and mask as a shout-out to Hannibal Lecter. The whole thing was a sham to convince his new peers that he was a formidable badass, rather [[{{Understatement}} a reversal of his former image]].
* ''StarWars'': Han Solo was [[AndIMustScream frozen in carbonite]] following his capture by Boba Fett in ''TheEmpireStrikesBack'' to be transported to Jabba the Hutt. Fett didn't like the risk to Solo's life (and, thus, his bounty), but Vader was willing to write him a compensation check if Han died. The whole procedure was justified a trial-run to make sure Vader could freeze Luke Skywalker, who would turn out to be dangerous cargo otherwise.

* In the SpiderMan "Maximum Carnage" storyline Cletus Cassidy was being transported via the chained to hand cart method. Unfortunately for the guards his [[TheSymbiote symbiote]] chose that moment to re-awaken.

* One of the most familiar examples comes from TheSilenceOfTheLambs, where Hannibal is transported from his usual maximum-security cell by being chained inside a straightjacket, wheeled around on a hand truck, and wearing his iconic mask.
* XMen: The Last Stand blurs the line between this and the oubilette with the government's mobile prison-van. [[VoluntaryShapeshifting Mystique]] is kept behind bars ''and'' with her hands shackled to the ceiling. [[TheJuggernaut Juggernaut]] and [[MesACrowd Multiple Man]] both got locked in standing metal coffins to seal off their abilities. The guards on the van were also armed with weaponized [[KryptoniteFactor Mutant Cure.]]
* In TheBoondockSaints, [[BadassGrandpa Il Duce]] (pictured above) is moved from his cell to the ground floor for a parole hearing. He is cuffed hand and foot, chained to a rolling platform, and wheeled down to the parole board. The entire prison is put on high-alert, with shotgun-wielding guards on every floor, all to move one man down a few flights of stairs. Once he's there, they even put him inside a metal cage to protect the parole board.
* Invoked with DJ Qualls' character in the 2002 film The New Guy, who is delivered by a sympathetic prison staff to his new school in a straightjacket and mask as a shout-out to Hannibal Lecter. The whole thing was a sham to convince his new peers that he was a formidable badass, rather [[{{Understatement}} a reversal of his former image.]]
* [[StarWars Han Solo]] was [[AndIMustScream frozen in carbonite]] following his capture by Boba Fett in TheEmpireStrikesBack to be transported to Jabba the Hutt. Fett didn't like the risk to Solo's life (and, thus, his bounty), but Vader was willing to write him a compensation check if Han died. The whole procedure was justified a trial-run to make sure Vader could freeze Luke Skywalker, who would turn out to be dangerous cargo otherwise.
* Lecter-expy Garland Green (Steve Buscemi) in ConAir was introduced wearing similar restraints as Lecter.

* TheJoker is a frequent candidate for this treatment, with deliberate parallels to Lector. In the opening of [[BatmanArkhamAsylum Batman: Arkham Asylum,]] he is wrapped in a straitjacket and chained to a hand-truck for delivery to the titular asylum. The guards seem to [[TalkativeLoon wish he was gagged as well.]] [[spoiler:Batman later gets the same treatment in a fear-gas induced hallucination.]]

* [[TheSimpsons C. Montgomery Burns]] was given the Hannibal Mask treatment once when he was dragged into court for illegally dumping radioactive waste in "Marge vs. the Monorail."
* Muzzle from RoadRovers was kept restrained exactly like Hannibal, complete with [[CaptainObvious a muzzle.]] And he was one of the good guys! See the [[RoadRovers page image for the series.]]
* In AvatarTheLastAirbender, the bounty hunters who captured [[LittleMissBadass Toph]] stuck her in a metal box for transport so she couldn't use her earth bending to escape. Of course, Toph gets out by [[spoiler: inventing metal bending.]] See the series' [[Awesome/AvatarTheLastAirbender CMOA page.]]
* An episode of the original BatmanTheAnimatedSeries opened with Killer Croc being transported to prison with his arms and legs in shackles. He escapes by biting through the chains and uses their remains as evidence that he was a prisoner in a freak show. After Batman recaptures him he is taken away chained, straight jacketed and muzzled.
* In the 2002 [[HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse He-Man]] series Kobra Khan is shackled and muzzled when transported. The muzzle is left on in his prison cell due to him being able to spit acid-like venom.

* An episode of the original BatmanTheAnimatedSeries opened with Killer Croc being transported to prison with his arms and legs in shackles. He escapes by biting through the chains. After Batman recaptures him he is taken away chained, straight jacketed and muzzled.

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