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Line 1: {{trope}} [[File:~~rsz_34_identitycrisis_8816~~rsz 34 identitycrisis 8816.jpg\|link=Magic: The Gathering\|frame\|They're ''really'' giving him a headache.]] Line 7: A character is attacked by a villain in the most painful non-physical way possible. Their mind and [[Our Souls Are Different\|soul]] are assaulted with painful, horrifying visions and memories, and broken until they're [[Heroic BSOD\|powerless]] and [[Convenient Coma\|numb]], but [[Empty Shell\|not dead]], although afterward they [[Fate Worse Than Death\|may wish they were.]] No sexual contact occurs, but everything else is there to resemble a rape - violation of private parts, helplessness, and the corruption of what could otherwise be a source of joy. 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~~\|Double Entendres~~]]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\|mindscrews]]. 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. The less said of the things that are created when this trope meets [[Rule 34]], the better. Line 19: Compare [[Fate Worse Than Death]], [[Subtext]], and [[Villainous BSOD]]. [[Logic Bomb]] is what happens when computers (or [[Straw Vulcan\|really rational people]]) experience this due to encountering and being confused with mindscrews. Contrast with the [[Care Bear Stare]], which assaults the target with happy thoughts, like [[Tastes Like Diabetes\|rainbows and stuff]]. 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. {{examples}} Line 47: [[Category:A Tortured Index]] [[Category:Cosmic Horror Story]] [[Category:~~index~~Index]] [[Category:Mind Rape]] [[Category:No Real Life Examples, Please]]

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