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Two, usually diametrically opposed, characters are chained or handcuffed together for the duration. [[An Aesop]] occurs. In the right genre, may result in a forced [[Enemy Mine]]. May be employed in a symbolic manner and progress into [[Chains of Love]]. In other genres, it will be played for laughs as both characters will then try to carry on with their (often conflicting) activities despite the handicap. Also odds are good they'll want to hide what happened, letting them make up a wild story as to why they are holding one another's hand. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
Can overlap with [[Working on the Chain Gang]] when this trope occurs between escaping prisoners; if so, might also overlap with [[Great Escape]]. If it's an adhesive that locks them together, it's a [[Sticky Situation]].
See also [[Locked in a Room]], [[With My Hands Tied]].
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* A recent ''[[Naruto]]'' filler episode recounts an instance where the original Team Kakashi faced a gang of thieves lead by [[Captain Ersatz|Ninja Spiderman]](the guy even webswings in one scene). Naruto and Sasuke wind up with their hands webbed together for the remainder of the flashback. During the [[Hilarity Ensues]] scene of trying to seperate themselves, [[Ho Yay|they accidentally kiss...]] again.
{{quote|'''Sasuke''': "[[Lampshade Hanging|Why is it always you?]]"}}
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
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** Something similar was the reason behind a murder in ''[[Inspector Morse]]''. Two security guards had conspired to rob a payroll in a suitcase attached by a chain to the wrist, only one had left the key behind when he changed his jacket.
* ''[[NCIS]]'' ("Chained"). An undercover DiNozzo is handcuffed to a convict; they escape together and go find a stache of stolen Iraqi antiques that NCIS is searching for.
* ''[[The X-Files]]''
* In ''[[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody|The Suite Life On Deck]]'', Mr. Blanket, the school's insane Guidance Counselor, handcuffs Moseby and Zack together, and swallows the key. It helps them understand one another better, but also increases their contempt for Blanket.
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* An episode of ''[[Wizards and Warriors (TV series)|Wizards and Warriors]]'' has good prince Eric Greystone and evil prince Dirk Blackpool trying to escape a dungeon of deathtraps while chained together.
* In the "Chain of Death Raid" episode of ''[[The Rat Patrol]]'', American Sgt. Troy and German Captain Dietrich were captured by Arabs and chained together, forcing them to cooperate in order to escape. [Just one of several [[Enemy Mine]] episodes in this series!]
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