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Line 9: {{examples}} == Anime and Manga == * In one episode of ~~the~~ ''[[Black Butler (~~Manga~~anime)\|Black Butler]]'' ~~anime~~, Sebastian is locked in a dungeon where the crazy [[Our Angels Are Different\|Angela]] is ''prepared'' with her own sleazy torture-monger to extract information out of him and to convince him to join her side to destroy Ciel. == Comic Books == Line 18 ⟶ 16: * In one ''[[Deadpool]]'' adventure, our hero gets chained up in a dungeon to be eaten by zombies. Being the person he is, he have only one thing to say about his situation: "[[Safe Word\|SAFEWORD!!!]]" == Live -Action TV ==▼ * ''[[You Can't Do That ~~On Television (TV)\|You Can't Do That On~~on Television]]'' had a recurring sketch with one of the kids in this situation (no torture shown, of course). The commandant from the [[Firing Squad]] sketches often offered them freedom, but some terrible price.▼ ▲== Live Action TV == * [[Merlin (TV series)\|Merlin]], repeatedly. ▼ ▲* ''[[You Can't Do That On Television (TV)\|You Can't Do That On Television]]'' had a recurring sketch with one of the kids in this situation (no torture shown, of course). The commandant from the [[Firing Squad]] sketches often offered them freedom, but some terrible price. * The kidnapper in ''[[Strong Girl Bong-soon]]'' does this with the women he's abducted, in what appears to be a functional jail built under the business he owns. ▲* [[Merlin (TV)\|Merlin]], repeatedly. == Film == * In the movie ''[[~~Labyrinth (Film)\|~~Labyrinth]]'', Hoggle and the girl are taken to an "oubliette", which Hoggle describes as a place where one puts prisoners who are to be forgotten. * ''[[The Princess Bride (~~Film~~film)\|The Princess Bride]]'' had the Pit Of Despair, where Wesley was tortured to [[Only Mostly Dead\|mostly death]]. * ''[[The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)\|The Man in the Iron Mask]]'' was kept in a dungeon until he was released by the musketeers. * The Inquisition scene in ''[[History of the World Part One]]'' would be a subversion. Fairly standard dungeon: people in shackles, getting tortured, etc.... And then everyone breaks into song. == Literature == * ''[[~~Harry Potter (Franchise)\|~~Harry Potter]]'' subverts the concept of Dungeons. Some Hogwarts dungeons are classically dungeon-ey, and some serve as Potions classes (mind you, this setting is dangerous if the potions being brewed there may be explosive if not done correctly). ** Note that most [[Real Life]] high schools have the chemistry lab(s) on the ''uppermost'' floor of the building. * In ''[[~~The Silmarillion (Literature)\|~~The Silmarillion]]'', [[The Hero\|Beren]], [[The Wise Prince\|Finrod Felagund]] and their followers were locked in a particularly horrific Dungeon and eaten one by one by a [[Our Werewolves Are Different\|werewolf]]. * In ''[[Slave World]]'', every aristocratic mansion or castle comes with a dungeon block for the slaves. == Video Games == * ''[[Castlevania]]'' games often include a dungeon area. * In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess ~~(Video Game)~~\|The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]'', after Link gets turned into a wolf, he wakes up locked in a dungeon {{spoiler\|inside Hyrule Castle.}} ** The Shadow Temple in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time ~~(Video Game)~~\|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]'' has some elements reminiscent of a dungeon as well, such as chains, prison cells, and torture devices. * In ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV ~~Oblivion (Video Game)\|The Elder Scrolls IV~~: Oblivion]]'', you can be locked in one of these for crimes. You have a choice: serve your time and lose some skills, or attempt an escape. * In ''[[~~Ever Quest (Video Game)\|Ever Quest~~EverQuest]]'', Highpass Hold has one of these in the basement. Complete with mad prisoners, a Dark Elf dominatrix and her poor suffering male High Elf victim. * In ''[[Dungeon Keeper\|Dungeon Keeper II]]'', you are encouraged to build a dungeon in your dungeon. that is, a dungeon of ''this kind'' inside the "heroes come here to kill monsters" kind of dungeon. * In ''[[Quest for Glory ~~(Video Game)~~\|Quest For Glory II: Trial By Fire]]'', you are captured and put in a dungeon with a recently tortured [[Hero of Another Story]]. 10 seconds later, you escape together. == ~~Webcomics~~Web Comics == * Where it all begins in ''[[~~Exiern (Webcomic)\|~~Exiern]]'', in the Evil Wizard Faden's dungeon. {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:You Would Not Want to Live In Dex]] [[Category:Settings]] [[Category:Prison Tropes]] [[Category:A Tortured Index]] [[Category:~~Locked~~Dungeon ~~In The Dungeon~~Tropes]]