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{{quote|'''Q:''' Did Londo's men weaken the chains after all, or was G'Kar just really determined?<br />
'''A:''' That was one determined Narn.|JMS talking to fans about ''[[
Heroes showing off their power -- literally or symbolically -- by busting out of chains, ropes, or similar restraints. Sometimes it involves the "flex my pecs to bust these bindings" thing, or it can be "I'm so pissed off, it's like my handcuffs are made of lead." Whichever the case, [[Heroic Resolve]] or [[Unstoppable Rage]] is usually at work.
If it turns out that the prisoner could have busted out any time, he's a [[Play
See also [[With My Hands Tied]], [[Chained to A Rock]], and [[Chained By Fashion]]. If a chair is involved, we might have a [[Bench Breaker]].
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [http://www.comics.org/details.lasso?id=23959 This cover] launched [[The Bronze Age of Comic Books]] in ''[[Superman (Comic Book)|Superman]]''.
** And it was a [[Shout
* [[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|Spider-Man]] displays amazing powers of "chest expansion" [http://www.superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=36%3Astupor-powers-index&id=744%3Ahe-didnt-count-on-my-power-of-chest-expansion&Itemid=38 here].
** Of course, that's usually a [[Most Common Superpower|female superpower]].
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In ''[[
** [[The Caligula|Cartagia]] [[Tempting Fate|actually mentioned]] that the chains were "unbreakable". [[Determinator|Not that that's going to stop G'kar]], mind you.
* In the ''[[Heroes (TV)|Heroes]]'' episode "Run!", Jessica is implied to break free from handcuffs purely by her own strength.
** Peter breaks out of his bonds using [[Super Strength]] in "A Clear And Present Danger"
* Captain Jack Harkness does this {{spoiler|after he's been captured by the Master}} in the ''[[
** Rather funny in that, in spite of his heroic efforts, he is immediately [[Immortality|shot dead]]. Considering that it's been a year since the viewer last saw him, and that there's no particular reason for his suddenly bursting his bonds, one can imagine it's happened to him a few times already.
** Not a hero, but this is the first thing the Dalek in ''Dalek'' does after tricking Rose into touching it.
* During the big showdown between Faith and Buffy in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', Buffy handcuffs them together. Faith then breaks the cuffs. Interestingly, a few episodes earlier when they were both arrested, they knocked out a cop and stole his keys to unlock their handcuffs, instead of breaking them.
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined
* ''[[The X Files]]'' ("Revelations"). A religious fanatic escapes from Scully and Mulder by diving out a window, then breaking his handcuffs after he hits the ground.
* ''[[Cops]]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQTXawaAKNA "I can break these cuffs!" "You can't break those cuffs."] {{spoiler|He doesn't.}}
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* Ryu bites clean through his bonds in ''[[Breath of Fire]] 3''. Probably [[Justified Trope|justified]], since he is a [[Our Dragons Are Different|dragon]]...
* In ''[[Quest for Glory II]]'', a fighter character will eventually be invited to join the Eternal Order of Fighters after an initiation test that involves being completely unarmed and chained to a wall and told to break free in ten seconds. It is entirely possible to fail if the character's strength stat is too low, which will result in the character being bitch-slapped with a big-ass sword and thrown out.
* In ''[[Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World (Video Game)|Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World]]'' Regal has since stopped wearing the [[Handy Cuffs]] he wore in the first game, but ends up in some again for unrelated reasons. [[Self
* In ''[[Fate Stay Night (Visual Novel)|Fate Stay Night]]'', Berserker, aka Hercules, have broke anti-divine chains (which supposed to bond him entireley) with his iron will. Manly man indeed.
* In ''[[Geneforge]] 4'', the player character is sent into Shaper Monarch's dungeons to rescue Khryk, a [[Old Master|senior Shaper]]. The rescue is entirely unneeded, since Khryk could have broken himself free at any time, but chose to remain in captivity to learn Monarch's weaknesses and pass them on to you.
* In ''[[Baldurs Gate]]'' [[Boisterous Bruiser|Minsc]] getts to perform this task "The bars! They bend and twist with my berserker strength! Minsc and Boo are FREE!"
* In a flashback in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]'', Ganondorf does this. Set for execution at the hands (or sword rather), of the sages, he breaks free from his chains (AFTER he is already stabbed in the stomach) and in one swift move kills one of the sages. Of course, he had the Triforce of Power on his side, so he did have some help.
* In the last bit of the opening cutscene for a new game in ''[[Jak 2 Renegade]]'', the title character displays his new [[Unobtanium|Dark Eco]] powers by changing his skin and hair colour to white ([[Evil Eye|and eyes to entirely black]]) and snapping his metal wrist restraints like daisy chains.
* Even [[Noodle People]] like [[Mickey Mouse]] can [[Muscles Are Meaningless|muster the strength]] for this, as shown in ''[[Epic Mickey]]''
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* We don't see how Tip escapes from his bonds in the ''[[Skin Horse]]'' storyline "Dead Dogs"; all he says is "Please, like I've never been chained to a bed before."
* Parodied in ''[[Schlock Mercenary (Webcomic)|Schlock Mercenary]]''. [[It Makes Sense in Context|Food Service Commando]] Jud Shafter wrote in his memoirs that he broke free of his bonds after he realized they were only toilet paper. What he didn't mention was that it took him 15 minutes.
* In ''[[The Specialists]]'', when Question Mark offers to take them off as a gesture of good will, [http://thespecialistscomic.com/page-41/ Hartmann demonstrates] that he was the [[Play
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