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{{trope}}
{{quote|'''Elizabeth:''' What do they want ''me'' for?
'''Maid:''' You're the [[Wrong Genre Savvy|Governor's daughter!]]
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When a character, very often a young girl, is sought after by various factions due to her background. She may be a rich heiress held for ransom, royalty held hostage, a [[Barrier Maiden]], or... well, [[Title Drop|The President's]] [[Captain Obvious|Daughter]].
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Not to be confused with [[the General's Daughter]], whom you are advised not to date.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* {{spoiler|Shirahoshi}} in ''[[One Piece]]''. {{spoiler|Vander Decken}} wants to marry her so he can use her ability to {{spoiler|control Sea Kings.}}
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* ''[[Karin]]'', in the manga by the same name, is key to preserving the vampire race.
* Platinum from ''[[Pokémon Special]]'' is the daughter of the Berlitz family, the richest family in Sinnoh, so at one point Saturn hopes to kidnap her and hold her for ransom.
* In one episode of ''[[Gunslinger Girl]]'', the Republican Faction plans to kidnap a Senator's daughter and hold her hostage in exchange for some of their members who are in prison. Instead, the government gets wind of this and replaces the girl with [[Badass Adorable|Claes]], who happens to look similar to the girl in question. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* Princess Lurichiyo from the second ''[[Bleach]]'' [[Filler]] [[Overtook the Manga|Arc]] is this trope combined with [[Rebellious Princess]].
* When Hyuga Hinata from ''[[Naruto]]'' was a little girl she was kidnapped. She's the heir to the Hyuga clan, one of Konoha's most elite and illustrious families.
** Subverted. It wasn't because she was Hyuga Clan's heir, but because of her [[Super Powered Genetics|Byakugan]]. Of course, since the Main Head is always expected to be the strongest, Hinata being his daughter was only an add-up, plus the fact she wasn't marked with the Bird Cage Seal.
* ''[[Mars Daybreak
* From Part 5 of ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'': Trish Una is the recently discovered illegitimate daughter of the local mafia boss. All of the boss's enemies want to capture and/or kill her, so she ends up under the protection of the heroes, thus driving most of the plot.
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* Layla Miller who was a living [[MacGuffin]] in the ''[[House of M]]'' comics. Parodied as "Layla [[MacGuffin]]" in Matt Gardner's ''House of M'' parody in Newgrounds.
== Fan
* ''[[Grim Tales from Down Below]]'': ''Mini. Freaking. Mandy.''
** Also partially subverted in that she was perfectly capable of kicking ass and taking names on her own. She didn't become the [[Damsel in Distress]] until she had a [[Heroic BSOD]] at ''the worst possible moment''.
== Film ==
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** The female co-star of the third movie actually was the daughter of a world leader, being used as leverage against him so he would sign documents authorizing the [[Big Bad]] corporation to turn his country into a landfill.
* ''[[Rush Hour]]'' has the Chinese Consul's daughter, and a moment of [[Lampshade Hanging]] when Chris Tucker's character is on the phone discussing the ransom payment with the girl's kidnapper: "Fifty million dollars? Man, who do you think you kidnapped? Chelsea Clinton?"
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|The President's daughter]] in ''[[My Date with The President's Daughter]]''. Very slight subversion in that the President himself
* Similarly, Anna ([[Mandy Moore]]) is the literal President's Daughter on the run in ''[[Chasing Liberty]]''. She runs away instead of being kidnapped, though.
* The [[David Mamet]] film ''[[Spartan]]'' features a [[MacGuffin]] President's Daughter played by [[Kristen Bell]].
* ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]'' has the Villain use the President's daughter to force the President to do his dirty work. And later tries to use his wife. Fortunately, [[Harrison Ford]] is the president.
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* In [[Tom Clancy]]'s novel ''Executive Orders'', the President's daughter is kidnapped briefly by terrorists as part of a bid to demoralize him and draw the Secret Service closer around him so that the final [[Bodyguard Betrayal]] will be successful. {{spoiler|It isn't.}}
* Lyra Belaqua in ''[[His Dark Materials]]'' is the "involved in a prophecy version."
* In Jacqueline Lichtenberg's first ''[[Sime Gen]]'' novel, ''House of Zeor'', she had to introduce complex biology and historical-political background. To support the worldbuilding, rather than pile a complicated plot on top of a complicated SF premise, she uses a simple [[MacGuffin]] plot: The Gen protagonist Hugh's girlfriend is kidnapped by Simes because she works for the Gen government in the department that prints money. (they want to flood the Gen economy with forged currency). We don't even meet her until the climax of the story, and she clearly serves only as devices to force Hugh to infiltrate Sime Territory. The real core of the novel is Hugh's developing relationship with Klyd, the Sime who helps with his mission.
* In ''[[Neverwhere]]'', Door spends most of the book being chased by everyone in sight because a) she's Lord Portico's daughter and b) she has the family ability to open doors. [[Heart Is an Awesome Power|This is a lot more valuable than it sounds]].
* In [[John C. Wright]]'s ''[[Chronicles of Chaos|The Orphans of Chaos]]'', the hostages' abilities are extremely inconvenient because their captors want to treat them as this (Amelia deduces they don't come from democracies because of the extent of their hostage value).
* In Richard Hoyt's ''Japanese Game,'' the Vice-President's young daughter and a friend are kidnapped during a trip abroad, with the intent to sell them off as sex slaves if the VP doesn't cooperate. Or maybe even if he does ...
* ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]'' has Lindy Blueshake, the estranged daughter of media mogul Olay Blueshake. She was hidden from her mother due to the latter being abusive, and Olay attempts to find her again to serve as the heir to the family business.
== Live-Action TV ==
* ''[[Human Target]]'', episode "Victoria", the ''Queen's'' daughter is targeted as she wants to drop her husband for an EMT, which would bring great shame to her family.
* Zoey Bartlett was kidnapped in ''[[The West Wing]]'
** Unlike many examples, Zoey was a legitimate character long before any kidnappings.
*** And her being kidnapped was foreshadowed/feared by characters in the show all the way back in season 1.
* ''[[24]]'' uses this, including a literal kidnapping example with Islamic Republic of Kamistan President Hassan's daughter <s>Kim</s> Kayla.
* River Tam from ''[[Firefly]]''. Seems like everyone and their local mob boss wants to get their hands on her.
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* In the [[Seinfeld]] episode ''[[wikipedia:The Pool Guy|The Pool Guy]]'', the plot of the [[Show Within a Show|movie with in the show]] '''Chunnel''' involves the President's daughter being kidnapped.
* In ''[[Connor Undercover]]'', Connor is given the responsibility of looking after the daughter of the (fictional) Cordoban president.
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== Video
* Rui, the girl from ''[[Pokémon Colosseum]]'' who can identify Shadow Pokemon by sight.
** Well, Eagun seems to lead Agate Village (her grandfather). She's one of only two (Megg and maybe Secc) who has parents. Yeah, Orre's a [[Crapsack World]].
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* In ''[[Monkey Island]]'', Elaine Marley, the governor's daughter of Melee Island, gets kidnapped by a [[Ghost Ship|ghost pirate]] with a prehensile beard.
** Except that she's also the governor herself—of ''three islands''. So this trope may not apply to her.
* Princess Peach in earlier ''[[Super Mario
* [[I Am Not Shazam|Princess Zelda]] from several ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' games, most notably the original. She is usually [[Barrier Maiden|the key]] to saving the world and is kidnapped by the [[Big Bad]] in order to give him whatever power he needs for the game's plot. Traditionally, this is her segment of the Triforce, but not always.
** Zelda herself lampshades this in ''[[Spirit Tracks]]'', saying that being a distressed damsel is a family tradition.
* Both ''[[Dynamite Cop]]'' games have the President's daughter as a [[MacGuffin]], who -being a somewhat "[[Gonk|handsome]]" young lady- also seems to have been borrowing Karl Malden's face during her two ordeals. Yeesh.
* "There's been a kidnapping! It's Rachel, daughter of the President of Sercia!" Ahh, ''[[Time Crisis]]''.
* The Indigo Child from [[Fahrenheit (2005 video game)]]/IndigoProphecy.
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** Fon Master Ion from ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]'' is a male example.
* Subverted in ''[[Inazuma Eleven]] 2'': There's an [[Alien Invasion]] using soccer to demonstrate their power. Prime Minister Zaizen and his daughter Touko both like to play soccer. But the aliens ignore Touko and just kidnap the Prime Minister himself, while Touko turns out to be an [[Action Girl]] who joins up with the protagonists to help defeat the aliens.
* In ''[[Modern Warfare
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* An episode of ''[[Totally Spies!]]''. Though that President's daughter was more of a little girl—and a [[Spoiled Brat]]—than a young woman, like Ashley.
* In the "Corey and Corey Save the World" sketch from the ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' episode "Federated Resources", Corey Feldman and Corey Haim are sent to rescue President George W. Bush's daughters.
* Sasha in ''[[Titan Maximum]]'', who is a spoiled bitch whose father feels little more than barely restrained rage towards her.
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