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{{trope}}
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They've tried [[Too Many Belts|belts]], [[Zipperiffic|zippers]], [[Power Crystal|crystals]], [[Power Gives You Wings|wings]], [[Skeletons in the Coat Closet|bones]], and even their kid sister's [[Power Glows|glowy]] [[Power Floats|floaty]] [[Sparkles]], but none of those made them look [[Badass]] and [[Power Makeover|super powerful]] (more like a cute [[Rummage Sale Reject]])... so what's a budding [[Mons]], [[Summon Magic|summon monster]], or enslaved freedom fighter to do?
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The manacles will have short lengths of chain still attached, which will rarely ever impede movement and will nonetheless [[Variable-Length Chain|still be long enough]] to act as whips or to choke opponents. Sneaking up on someone while hauling noisy chains around can prove difficult, which may constitute [[The Croc Is Ticking]].
For a little something extra at the end of your chain, see [[Chained Heat]]
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== Anime and Manga ==
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* [[Fairy Tail|Virgo]] is also manacled, showing her [[Summon Magic|servitude]] to her master. She doesn't mind, though.
* Ikari in ''[[Eyeshield 21]]''. He's not the most powerful character in the series, so much that his teammates have to chain him up so you'd usually see him restrained until critical time comes, but he's pretty showy about his [[Berserk Button]].
* Sloth in the ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' manga. Although the chains and manacles are probably to get him to do things rather than to keep him from doing things. He'd rather not do ''anything''.
* Haruko in ''[[FLCL]]'' has a manacle around her right wrist with a single chain link still attached. The chain link rattles as if being tugged on by some unseen force at certain points in the story {{spoiler|in response to Atomsk - the chain link is a piece of his nose ring}}.
* A later series by [[Studio Gainax]], ''[[Melody of Oblivion]]'' has Sayoko, who wears manacles which do the exact same thing as Haruko's, pointing toward the man she's in love with. {{Spoiler| The manacles are left over from when she was going to be sacrificed, but was saved by Kurofune. Also, they stop pointing toward him and start pointing to Bocca about midway through the series, for obvious reasons.}}
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* Your character in ''[[The Elder Scrolls|Oblivion]]'' starts as a prisoner, with (pre-broken) manacles among your beginning equipment. Many players like to hang onto them- not only do they look pretty snazzy, but as they're weightless they're a good choice to put custom enchantments on.
** I believe they are also the only non-armoured handwear in the game, making them a choice item for people who want to stick to [[Squishy Wizard|plain clothes]].
* ''[[City of Heroes]]'' features the [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|Giant Monster]] Jack in Irons, who is basically a [[Smash Mook]], who occasionally spawns to [[Drop the Hammer]] on Heroes in one particular Zone. His game model features manacles, an iron neck-brace, and a lot of chains.
** The game also features chains (and barbed wire) as ubiquitous costume options in character creation, which are often used by [[Player Character|PCs]] to invoke this trope.
* Due to being [[Sealed Evil in a Can]] ''and'' the [[Bonus Boss]], The Forgotten One from ''[[Castlevania]]: Lament of Innocence'' was required to be Chained By Fashion. You have to wonder whether resident vampire lord Walter was conscientiously imprisoning him for the good of mankind... or just being a [[Jerkass]] to a defeated rival.
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