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{{trope}}
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{{quote|''Now Time's Andromeda on this rock rude,
''With not her either beauty's equal or
''Her injury's, looks off by both horns of shore,
''Her flower, her piece of being, doomed dragon's food.
''Time past she has been attempted and pursued
''By many blows and banes; but now hears roar
''A wilder beast from West than all were, more
''Rife in her wrongs, more lawless, and more lewd.''
|'''Gerard Manley Hopkins'''}}
A character is chained to a rock, wall, or hard surface.
This tends to be a [[Double Standard]] trope:
* Male characters tend to be chained to a rock as a form of punishment, often for grievously or [[egregious]]ly violating a divine edict of some sort (in which case torture of the "something will eat out your internal organs every day but they'll grow back each night" version is usually included in the package).
* Female characters (more often than not: young, female, [[Virgin Power|virgin]], [[Beauty Equals Goodness|attractive]], [[Royal Blood|royal]], and wearing a revealing outfit or sometimes nothing at all) tend to be chained to a rock with the [[Fetish Fuel|intention]] that they will be [[Human Sacrifice|eaten by a monster/alien/whatever]]. This [[Damsel in Distress]] will more often than not be saved by a handsome hero. Indeed, many a desperate king has made a plea for someone, anyone to rescue the princess, and so [[Engagement Challenge|win the princess's hand in marriage.]] (Not that you can count on [[Dude, Where's My Respect?|his carrying out his part]].) Sometimes, any number of women have been sacrificed prior to the lot falling on [[Everything's Better with Princesses|the princess]]. Whereupon the hero will arrive to save the princess.
As a trope, this is [[Older Than Feudalism]], going back to Greek Mythology.
Compare [[Chained to a Railway]], [[Breaking the Bonds]], [[Bound and Gagged]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
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* [[The Incredible Hulk]] had this done to him by Marvel's Zeus, like Prometheus, but instead of eagles, it's vultures, cause he's worth less.
* Grab any random ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]'' comic book and flip through its pages. Good luck ''not'' finding a chained woman being menaced by a monster.
* ''[[PS238]]'' had Julie "[[Your Mind Makes It Real|chained]]" by a telepath during a [[Battle in the Center of the Mind]]. Then some part of Julie remembered she is enough of a [[Flying Brick]] that [[Epic Flail|it's more like the big rock is chained to her]].
== Film ==
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* Possible Subversion. In the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' [[Direct to DVD]] movie, [[Stargate: Continuum]], the supposed final [[Affably Evil|Ba'al]] ([[Send in the Clones|its a long story]]) is secured by alien chains to a sandstone-textured wall awaiting his execution. The possible subversion? The Monster is the symbiote, the removal of which will save Baal's innocent host-body from his millenia long imprisonment.
== Myth
* Prometheus, who stole fire from the Olympian gods and gave it to mankind. Was chained to a rock, with an eagle eating his liver every day for all eternity. At night, his liver would regenerate so the eagle could eat it again.▼
* Loki, the Norse trickster god from the Edda and father of Miðgarðsormur, Fenrir the wolf and the death goddess Hel. Was chained to a rock with the entrails of his murdered sons, and a snake hanging over him dripping poisonous acid into his face. Whenever his wife went outside to empty out the bowl she was holding up to catch the drops, Loki's pain made him writhe in his bonds, which created earthquakes. The prophecy was his chains would fail when Ragnarök start. Will be killed in the [[Final Battle]] between the gods of Ásgarðr and their enemies.
* In [[Classical Mythology]]:
* In Greek mythology, the Trojan princess Hesione was [[Chained to a Rock]] to appease a sea monster set loose because the king of Troy had cheated the gods of their payment for building the walls of Troy. Hercules rescued her. (Whereupon the king of Troy [[Dude, Where's My Respect?|tried to cheat him]], and Hercules sacked Troy.)▼
▲** Prometheus, who stole fire from the Olympian gods and gave it to mankind. Was chained to a rock, with an eagle eating his liver every day for all eternity. At night, his liver would regenerate so the eagle could eat it again... Until Hercules came to get him. Still, centuries of having your liver eaten isn't something to laugh at.
** This was
▲**
== Video Games ==
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* Not surprisingly, there's one of these in ''[[Shadowgate]]''. Even less surprisingly, [[Everything Trying to Kill You|she kills you if freed]]. So much for [[Video Game Caring Potential]] . . .
* In ''[[Dead Rising]]'', if you are late to Kent's appointment he knocks you unconscious, takes your clothes, and chains you to a mall fountain to be eaten by zombies. The resulting barehanded boss fight against Kent and the zombie horde is one of the hardest in the game.
* In ''[[Tactics Ogre]]: [[Gaiden Game|The Knight of Lodis]]'', after completing [["Wake
== Web Comics ==
* [[Juathuur]] example: Merlu is bound to a tree (magically). More literally, Lok is chained to... whatever walls in his world are made of.
* [http://www.oglaf.com/princess/ Horribly subverted] in ''[[Oglaf]]'' (SFW, but entire site is [[NSFW]])
** And then low-tech "concrete shoes" version, [https://www.oglaf.com/blockade/ too].
== Web Original ==
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[[Category:Death Trap Tropes]]
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