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The physical attacks won't go very far; all (or most) of the agony is inflicted mentally and emotionally, and it's chilling to see a villain be that cruel. The traumatized victim suffers all of the side-effects afterward (such as [[Rape Leads to Insanity]]). May include further sexual symbolism for good measure, such as severe and unfunny [[Clothing Damage]] and sinister [[Double Entendre]]s.
Comes in two variations: one is a [[Break Them by Talking|completely "mundane"]] but no less horrifying brand of [[Cold-Blooded Torture|torture]] that nonetheless [[Armor-Piercing Question|breaks a]] [[Two Plus Torture Makes Five|character's mind]]. The other is the above done via [[Mind Probe]], [[Psychic Powers]], [[Brown Note]], [[Psychological Torment Zone|illusions,]] or seeing something [[Man Was Not Meant to Know]]. All too frequently the consequence of encountering an [[Eldritch Abomination]]; even so much as ''looking'' at one of them might cause [[Go Mad from the Revelation|permanent damage to sanity]]. Of course, Mind Rape can also involve forced exposure to [[Mind Screw
Just as [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil]], a character indulging in the '''Mind Rape''' of another character primarily for [[For the Evulz|their own pleasure or enjoyment]] is a good sign they are almost certainly a [[Complete Monster]] or have at least crossed the [[Moral Event Horizon]]. Doubly so if the sexual symbolism is present. A [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]], [[Anti-Villain]] or even the heroes may resort to Mind Rape [[I Did What I Had to Do|if circumstances force them to]], but only the lowest of the low will take a sick enjoyment out of it.
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Not to be confused with [[More Than Mind Control]] (though '''Mind Rape''' ''can'' have some elements of this). Also not to be confused with [[Mind Screw]], despite the origin of the trope name in [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|a quite (in)famous]] [[Mind Screw]]. Not to mention that some people consider the [[Gainax Ending|ending]] of said [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|series]] to qualify as '''Mind Rape''' of both the entire cast ''and'' the audience in its own right.
{{noreallife|this is a [[:Category:Rape Tropes|rape trope]] even if the rape is purely in the mind, and All The Tropes does not care to [[squick]] its readers.}}
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