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* [[Older Than Feudalism]]: In [[Homer]]'s ''[[Odyssey|The Odyssey]]'', Odysseus asks his men to tie him to the mast so he can hear the Sirens but can't escape to go to them. He begs to be released while he can hear the music, but his men have their ears stopped with wax to keep from hearing the Sirens, so they ignore him.
* [[Older Than Feudalism]]: In [[Homer]]'s ''[[Odyssey|The Odyssey]]'', Odysseus asks his men to tie him to the mast so he can hear the Sirens but can't escape to go to them. He begs to be released while he can hear the music, but his men have their ears stopped with wax to keep from hearing the Sirens, so they ignore him.
** Almost the exact same thing happens in the second ''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'', but {{spoiler|Annabeth still has her knife, so she cuts the ropes, and Percy has to go after her. He realizes she can't hear them underwater, so he makes a giant bubble to keep them under and let her breathe.}}
** Almost the exact same thing happens in the second ''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'', but {{spoiler|Annabeth still has her knife, so she cuts the ropes, and Percy has to go after her. He realizes she can't hear them underwater, so he makes a giant bubble to keep them under and let her breathe.}}
* ''[[Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'': Dumbledore entreats Harry to make him drink all the potion in the Horcrux cave, no matter how much he begs to stop. Turns into [[Nightmare Fuel]] when Dumbledore begs Harry to ''kill'' him so as to not endure the mental anguish the potion causes.
* ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (novel)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'': Dumbledore entreats Harry to make him drink all the potion in the Horcrux cave, no matter how much he begs to stop. Turns into [[Nightmare Fuel]] when Dumbledore begs Harry to ''kill'' him so as to not endure the mental anguish the potion causes.
* A more serious take on this occurs in the sixth book of ''[[Animorphs]]''. Jake has been taken over by [[Puppeteer Parasite|an alien invader]] that has complete control over his body and full access to his memories, and the rest of the group decide to tie him up until it starves to death.
* A more serious take on this occurs in the sixth book of ''[[Animorphs]]''. Jake has been taken over by [[Puppeteer Parasite|an alien invader]] that has complete control over his body and full access to his memories, and the rest of the group decide to tie him up until it starves to death.
* In the ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'' book ''Stone and Anvil'', Captains Picard and Calhoun have their AIs (Data and {{spoiler|Morgan Lefler}}, respectively) refuse to let them issue orders when approached by a ship crewed by a race they suspect can telepathically convince any creature that they want to go along with them.
* In the ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier]]'' book ''Stone and Anvil'', Captains Picard and Calhoun have their AIs (Data and {{spoiler|Morgan Lefler}}, respectively) refuse to let them issue orders when approached by a ship crewed by a race they suspect can telepathically convince any creature that they want to go along with them.
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