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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
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* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh GX]]'': A [[Deal With the Devil|Mephisto-like]] character introduces Kaiser to a method of playing Duel Monsters that involves [[Electric Torture]], which Kaiser inflicts on his own brother post his [[Freak |
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh GX]]'': A [[Deal With the Devil|Mephisto-like]] character introduces Kaiser to a method of playing Duel Monsters that involves [[Electric Torture]], which Kaiser inflicts on his own brother post his [[Freak-Out]]. Later, it's revealed that he's used this method so much, it's screwed with his heart and substantially shortened his lifespan. |
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** Nevermind, turns out [[This Is Your Brain On Evil|it was his Cyberdark deck, all along]]. |
** Nevermind, turns out [[This Is Your Brain On Evil|it was his Cyberdark deck, all along]]. |
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* In the manga version of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh|original series]], Jonouchi is tortured by gang members (the leader of which just happens to be a former friend) with stun guns. Later on, Yugi defeats the entire gang using a knocked-out member (holding a stun gun), the weather, and a couple of well-placed threats. |
* In the manga version of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh|original series]], Jonouchi is tortured by gang members (the leader of which just happens to be a former friend) with stun guns. Later on, Yugi defeats the entire gang using a knocked-out member (holding a stun gun), the weather, and a couple of well-placed threats. |
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== [[Live Action TV]] == |
== [[Live Action TV]] == |
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* Inverted in the ''[[ |
* Inverted in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "Dalek", where The Doctor is the torturer and the evil Dalek is the victim. |
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** Effective as it's the first time in the new series you see the Doctor acting actively "cruel" to another creature, showing just how seriously he takes the situation. |
** Effective as it's the first time in the new series you see the Doctor acting actively "cruel" to another creature, showing just how seriously he takes the situation. |
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** Played straight and abundantly through the whole series since the Doctor, being a Time Lord, lasts better under electricity than normal people. Great for the writers, not so good for the poor Doctor. |
** Played straight and abundantly through the whole series since the Doctor, being a Time Lord, lasts better under electricity than normal people. Great for the writers, not so good for the poor Doctor. |
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* ''[[24 (TV)|Twenty Four]]'' employs several variations on the trope, including a fictional drug that gives the subject the sensation of being on fire, sensory deprivation, and, in a pinch, sticking the subject's feet in a bucket of water and shocking him with a defibrillator. In one case Jack Bauer {{spoiler|is actually rendered clinically dead, and his torturers ironically have to restart his heart.}} |
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* Number Three's torture of Baltar in the third season of ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'', made even ''more'' uncomfortable for the viewer by the perverse sexual overtones. This may or may not be [[Truth in Television]]; some people like that kind of thing... |
* Number Three's torture of Baltar in the third season of ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'', made even ''more'' uncomfortable for the viewer by the perverse sexual overtones. This may or may not be [[Truth in Television]]; some people like that kind of thing... |
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* The sadistic Adelai Niska from ''[[Firefly (TV)|Firefly]]'' is fond of this torture. |
* The sadistic Adelai Niska from ''[[Firefly (TV)|Firefly]]'' is fond of this torture. |
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** The episode "Dagger of the Mind" features the neural neutralizer. Admittedly, it wasn't made for torture, and, being based on direct neutral stimulation, it didn't need any electrode-like things to be attached to the subject. Dr. Tristan Adams nevertheless figured out a way to make it into a very painful brainwashing device. |
** The episode "Dagger of the Mind" features the neural neutralizer. Admittedly, it wasn't made for torture, and, being based on direct neutral stimulation, it didn't need any electrode-like things to be attached to the subject. Dr. Tristan Adams nevertheless figured out a way to make it into a very painful brainwashing device. |
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* ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation (TV)|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'', the two-part episode "Chain of Command", where it was combined with sophisticated psychological torture methods. The episode was openly praised by Amnesty International for its realistic depiction of torture. |
* ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation (TV)|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'', the two-part episode "Chain of Command", where it was combined with sophisticated psychological torture methods. The episode was openly praised by Amnesty International for its realistic depiction of torture. |
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** And the methods are a [[Homage]] to ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four|1984]]'', above. Right down to the [[How Many Fingers]] torture trigger (with Picard's memorable "THERE ARE ''FOUR'' LIGHTS!" at the end). |
** And the methods are a [[Homage]] to ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four|1984]]'', above. Right down to the [[How Many Fingers?]] torture trigger (with Picard's memorable "THERE ARE ''FOUR'' LIGHTS!" at the end). |
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* ''[[Babylon 5]]'' had the Centauri Emperor torture G'Kar with an "electric whip" that delivered an increased charge each time, with a guaranteed fatal shock on the 40th blow, simply because he wanted to hear G'Kar scream. [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|He does, on the 39th lash.]] |
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** 39 blows? Which is one stoke short of lethal? [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]! |
** 39 blows? Which is one stoke short of lethal? [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]! |
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** Several episodes also feature Narn "Paingivers" which directly stimulate pain centers, producing much the same on-screen effect as standard electric torture. |
** Several episodes also feature Narn "Paingivers" which directly stimulate pain centers, producing much the same on-screen effect as standard electric torture. |
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[[Category:Death Trap]] |
[[Category:Death Trap]] |
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[[Category:Electric Torture]] |
[[Category:Electric Torture]] |
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