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Simply put, characters who are impossibly powerful tend to be incredibly dangerous, so they get [[Power Limiter|limited]], [[Sealed Evil in A Can|sealed]], or [[Sealed Good in A Can|bound]] to [[Tailor-Made Prison|imprison]] them (in this particular case it must have been with chains). Like that'll work. To show this, [[Breaking the Bonds|when the chains inevitably break]] because the character is ''just that powerful'', they'll often choose to keep the locked manacles as reminders of their captivity (humility, rare) or displays of their indomitability ([[Pride]], common). Then, there's always cases where they either can't remove the manacles or don't care to.
The manacles will have short lengths of chain still attached, which will rarely ever impede movement and will nonetheless [[Variable
For a little something extra at the end of your chain, see [[Chained Heat]]. Needless to say, expect this trope to be [[Fetish Fuel]] for some. For chains as [[Improvised Weapon|Improvised Weapons]], see [[Chain Pain]].
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* ''[[Kamen Rider Kiva]]'' has chains on his right leg and shoulders which act as [[Restraining Bolt|Restraining Bolts]], removed only when he triggers his [[Finishing Move]] and [[Super Mode]], respectively. Chains also form a large part of Kiva's motif, whenever he changes into [[The Gunslinger|Bashaa]], Garuru or [[Drop the Hammer|Dogga]] chains appear all over the parts of his armor that change, they also spread over Kiva's body during his transformation sequence.
** Additionally, the original King of Checkmate Four wears a costume bedecked with chains; when {{spoiler|Wataru}} declares himself King near the end of the series, he starts wearing the same outfit.
** It's not just limited to the Kiva's either, Kamen Rider Rey from [[Non
* In the ''[[
== Mythology ==
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* [[TNA|Abyss]] used to come to the ring with chains draped across his shoulders. Said chains would often be used as weapons in his matches.
* The late [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/h/hercules/04.jpg Hercules Hernandez].
* [[Evil Foreigner|Russian or Soviet wrestlers]] (in particular, the trio of [[Fake Russian|Ivan Koloff, Nikita Koloff, and Krusher Krushchev]]) often [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/r/russians/04.jpg exhibit this trope]. One consequence of this tendency is the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry1eSDtTuNs Russian chain match], a variation of the [
== Tabletop Games ==
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* Anima from ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' appears heavily bound by chains. But then you reach her [[Limit Break|Overdrive]]...
* One of the ''[[Golden Axe]]'' iterations had a playable character who was a Giant still wearing manacles. And yes, he was the strongest of them all.
* Wolf Link in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]'' has a manacle and a short length of chain around his weapon paw (Left for the Game Cube, Right for the Wii) Of course, Link didn't break it; Midna did. He keeps it for the rest of the game.
** The chain also jingles somewhat audibly when he moves.
** Twilit Igniter Fyrus, the boss in the second dungeon, Goron Mines, also retains his chains after breaking them, which are both his weapons and the key to taking him down.
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