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== [[Fanfic]] ==

* In ''[[~~Winter War (Fanfic)|~~Winter War]]'', this is how Grimmjow is brought to the temporary headquarters of [[La Résistance]], after his [[Not in This For Your Revolution|sort-of]] [[Heel Face Turn]].

* In ''[[Winter War]]'', this is how Grimmjow is brought to the temporary headquarters of [[La Résistance]], after his [[Not in This For Your Revolution|sort-of]] [[Heel Face Turn]].

== Film ==

* in the [[Sherlock Holmes (~~Film~~)|2009 Sherlock Holmes]] movie Sherlock Holmes has his head covered and is taken to a secret location... however being Sherlock Holmes he figures it out quite quickly.

* in the [[Sherlock Holmes (film)|2009 Sherlock Holmes]] movie Sherlock Holmes has his head covered and is taken to a secret location... however being Sherlock Holmes he figures it out quite quickly.

{{quote| '''Sir Thomas:''' Mr. Holmes, apologies for summoning you like this. I'm sure it's quite a mystery as to where you are, and who I am...<br />

'''Sherlock Holmes:''' As to where I am, I was, admittedly, lost for a moment, between Charing Cross and Holborn, but I was saved by the bread shop on Saffron Hill. The only baker to use a certain French glaze on their loaves - a Brittany sage. After that, the carriage forked left, then right, and then the tell-tale bump at the Fleet Conduit. And as to who you are, that took every ounce of my not-inconsiderable experience. The letters on your desk were addressed to a Sir Thomas Rotherham. Lord Chief Justice, that would be the official title. Who you * really* are is, of course, another matter entirely. Judging by the sacred ox on your ring, you're the secret head of the Temple of the Four Orders in whose headquarters we now sit, located on the northwest corner of St. James Square, I think. As to the mystery, the only mystery is why you bothered to blindfold me at all. }}

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* A variation happens in ''[[Beverly Hills Ninja]]'', [[Chris Farley|Haru]] is blindfolded when he is first taken to the [[Big Bad]]'s warehouse. Later, he blindfolds himself and tries to use his "ninja skills" to remember the route. He is completely clueless, of course. Luckily, his clan brother [[Robin Shou|Gobei]] knows the route well and takes the wheel without Haru knowing.

* In ''[[Legend]]'' Jack blindfolds Lily before taking her to see the unicorns.

* In the first ''[[Mission Impossible (~~Film~~)|Mission Impossible]]'' film, Ethan Hunt is told to put on a mask before he's taken to see the mysterious Max, being told that it's "the price of admission".

* In the first ''[[Mission Impossible (film)|Mission Impossible]]'' film, Ethan Hunt is told to put on a mask before he's taken to see the mysterious Max, being told that it's "the price of admission".

== Literature ==

* ''[[Discworld ~~(Literature)~~/Small Gods|Small Gods]]'' - Brutha and Vorbis, while being led through the trap-filled labyrinth of Ephebe, which protects the inner city from people like...well, Vorbis. Unfortunately, the labyrinth keepers never counted on someone with a memory as perfect as Brutha's. When he's ordered to lead Vorbis through the maze so the Omnians can take over, Brutha realises that he ''could'' just make a run for it or lead Vorbis into a trap, but can't [[What You Are in ~~The~~ Dark|bring himself to do it]], even knowing what Vorbis has planned.

* ''[[Discworld/Small Gods|Small Gods]]'' - Brutha and Vorbis, while being led through the trap-filled labyrinth of Ephebe, which protects the inner city from people like...well, Vorbis. Unfortunately, the labyrinth keepers never counted on someone with a memory as perfect as Brutha's. When he's ordered to lead Vorbis through the maze so the Omnians can take over, Brutha realises that he ''could'' just make a run for it or lead Vorbis into a trap, but can't [[What You Are in the Dark|bring himself to do it]], even knowing what Vorbis has planned.

* ''[[Discworld ~~(Literature)~~/Night Watch|Night Watch]]'' has the History Monks blindfold Vimes to bring him to his temple so they can explain just [[Time Travel|what happened to him.]] {{spoiler|Vimes gets around it by "reading" the street through his feet, since he is so familiar with the city that he can tell the difference between the different types of paving, which lets him find his way back to the temple.}} [[Genre Savvy|Lu-Tze]] actually bets that this would happen.

* ''[[Discworld/Night Watch|Night Watch]]'' has the History Monks blindfold Vimes to bring him to his temple so they can explain just [[Time Travel|what happened to him.]] {{spoiler|Vimes gets around it by "reading" the street through his feet, since he is so familiar with the city that he can tell the difference between the different types of paving, which lets him find his way back to the temple.}} [[Genre Savvy|Lu-Tze]] actually bets that this would happen.

* Happens twice in ''[[Lord of the Rings]]''.

** In ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' the elves of Lothlórien insist on blindfolding Gimli's eyes before the fellowship is taken to the elf village. When he objects to being singled out that way, Aragorn says that all of them shall be blindfolded.

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{{quote| '''Fool:''' I know where we are! I hear it, I smell it, I feel it, friend! I don't need to see it.<br />

'''Fool:''' (continues with an extremely detailed and lengthy description of the landscape)<br />

'''{{spoiler|[[Big Bad|Viridian]]}}''': You can take off their blindfolds, they shall see everything. [[Deadpan Snarker|One of them can apparently see through the rag anyway]], and [[Killed to Uphold ~~The~~ Masquerade|neither of them will be able]] [[He Knows Too Much|to tell anyone about this]]. }}

'''{{spoiler|[[Big Bad|Viridian]]}}''': You can take off their blindfolds, they shall see everything. [[Deadpan Snarker|One of them can apparently see through the rag anyway]], and [[Killed to Uphold the Masquerade|neither of them will be able]] [[He Knows Too Much|to tell anyone about this]]. }}

* Used in at least two [[Sherlock Holmes]] stories. In both "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb" and "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter", Holmes' client was bundled into a carriage that they could not see out of and driven to an unknown destination. Holmes, of course, figures out where they had been taken or at least the general area from clues.

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== Live Action TV ==

* On ''[[Jericho]]'', Mrs. Green is taken to a secret location where Jake Green is being held prisoner. When she returns they are able to identify it as a pig farm from her saying there was a horrible smell.

* ''[[~~Get Smart (TV)|~~Get Smart]]'' had Max being taken by Ziegfried to a secret location. Not only was Max and Ziegfried are blindfolded but the driver is blindfolded too.

* ''[[Get Smart]]'' had Max being taken by Ziegfried to a secret location. Not only was Max and Ziegfried are blindfolded but the driver is blindfolded too.

** Another episode had Max and 99 blindfolded and made to feel they were being put on a long plane trip (without leaving a room in Washington) to let them deduce they were taken to a secret headquarters in Buenos Aires.

* In one ''[[Myth Busters]]'' episode, Jamie heads out to "a secret location" to [[It Makes Sense in Context|shoot a fish]] [[More Dakka|with a minigun]]. When he arrives, he pulls a blindfolded Adam out of the back of the car.

* Used in ''[[Supernatural (TV)|Supernatural]]''. Of course the boys are trained to memorize twists and turns...

* Used in ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''. Of course the boys are trained to memorize twists and turns...

* In the pilot of ''[[Falling Skies]]'', Tom and his team are taken prisoner by a gang of outlaws, who have set up in a school auditorium. The prisoners are, of course, taken to the location wearing black bags over their heads. Later, when Tom's son Hal is taken back to bring the kidnappers' demands to Captain Weaver, he is also wearing a bag.

* [[Dirty Jobs|Mike Rowe]] is blindfolded on the trip to the source of the mud used to dirty MLB baseballs (pristine balls are difficult to grip). He says it reminds him of "that time I interviewed that sheik."