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'''Shuichi''': [["It's Not Rape If You Enjoyed It"|I--I couldn't help it! It felt... well... nice.]] ([[Luminescent Blush|blushes]])|'''''[[Gravitation]]''''' manga}}

It is a staple of published [[Yaoi]] and [[Slash Fic]], in which a disproportionate amount used a rape scene to bring the two male characters together, but can also extend to heterosexual couples and [[Psycho Lesbian|women]]. Also popular in "bodice ripper" [[Romance Novel|romances]], in which resistant women are overwhelmed with passion as men force themselves upon them, though it should be noted that these types of stories were mostly popular in the 70s and 80s and are now, for the most part, considered a [[Dead Horse Music Genre]] in the romance novel community. The receiving end may rant, protest, push away, cry [[Sparkling Stream of Tears|glistening tears]]... but before the first half of the scene is over, they'll have started cooperating and acknowledging their enjoyment, probably while [[Luminescent Blush|blushing furiously]] . As a famous [[Memetic Mutation|meme goes:]] "[[No Except Yes|It wasn't rape, it was just surprise sex you didn't know you wanted.]]"

Whichever genre, a [['''Victim Falls For Rapist]]''' scene is used as a convenient plot device to give the victim an arousing experience without actually [[My Girl Is Not a Slut|soiling their innocence]], because it wasn't their choice to have sex in the first place. There's something kinky in forcing a person to realize his/her love. And if the victim falls in love with the rapist, that ups the angst meter.

A subtrope of [[Stockholm Syndrome]] and [[Hollywood Sex]]. See also [[Prison Rape]], [[Naughty Tentacles]]. Compare [[Stalking Is Love]], [[Black Comedy Rape]], [[Rape as Drama]]. Contrast [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil]], [["It's Not Rape If You Enjoyed It"]]. For the G-rated but no less creepy (and no less [[Don't Try This At Home|illegal]]) version of this trope, see [[Abduction Is Love]]. Contrast [[Marital Rape License]], where the rape is generally portrayed as heinous although the rapist may [[From a Certain Point of View|consider]] the rape to be an act of love and also his husbandly right -- whichright—which in some cultural contexts it actually is. Often results in an [[Esoteric Happy Ending]].

* In ''[[Okane ga Nai]]'', Kanou rapes Ayase in an attempt to convey his feelings, but Ayase eventually falls in love with him anyways. Then it's played for [[Black Comedy Rape|comedy]] in an extra by having Kanou travel back in time back to the moment of the rape and proceed to attack his past-self for what he is about to do to Ayase. Ayase also gets hit with this trope at nearly every corner, where ''every single straight male'' in this manga either falls in love with and wants to or attempts to rape Ayase. And Ayase, being the living embodiment of [[Too Dumb to Live]] and [[The Ingenue]], only narrowly avoids said rape--whenrape—when it's not [[Karma Houdini|Kanou]]--by—by virtue of the people around him who ''don't'' want him to get raped noticing the danger signs. Ironically, the only men who aren't interested in Ayase at all are the gay guys. Who are interested in Kanou.

* It is up to debate whether Shizuru raped Natsuki in her sleep in ''[[MaiMy-HiME]]'', as the details are sketchy and the plot never goes back and addresses it and exactly how far she went. However, the [[Victim Falls For Rapist]] plot is used straight in the same series between Yukariko the nun and the art teacher Ishigami. Many fans [[Hand Wave]] actions done in the series as the "dark influence" of various plot devices, as most everyone is [[Easily Forgiven|miraculously forgiven in the end]].

* ''[[Hot Gimmick]]'' romanticizes an abusive relationship: readers are expected to support the heroine's [[Love Martyr|decision to remain]] with her [[Troubled but Cute]] love interest at the end -- hisend—his blackmail, physical force, and coerced sexual encounters with her are supposed to be how he expresses his love for her. {{spoiler|And then it's subverted in the novels, where Hatsumi is paired up... with Shinogu.}}

* Just-about-averted in ''[[Rose of Versailles]]'', in which the male romantic lead Andre forces himself on the heroine Lady Oscar--heOscar—he does come to his senses and [[Near-Rape Experience|stop short of actual rape]], however, and repeatedly tells her he's sorry. The whole incident is treated as evidence of his unrequited passion for her, and doesn't stop her from falling in love with him in return by the end of the series.

* In the [[Hentai]] OVA ''[[Dragon Knight]] IV: Wheel of Time'', the [[Lady of War|warrior princess]] Bianca doesn't know her place in the army of good guys and is unwilling to submit to [[The Hero]], Eto. So when she challenges him, he easily defeats her, and then rapes her to put her in her place. It works, and she enjoys it. And that's enough about hentai or this page will never stop.

* In ''[[After School Nightmare]]'', Sou sexually assaults Mashiro twice--firsttwice—first forcing a kiss on him and later actually attempting to rape him. Mashiro nevertheless falls for him.

** It was mentioned in a [[BigNon LippedSequitur Alligator MomentScene]] of ''[[Law and Order SVU]]''.

* ''[[Hana Yori Dango]]'', Tsukasa sends some boys to rape Tsukushi, who is saved by Rui. Later Tsukasa develops feelings for Tsukushi and {{spoiler|he is shown a recording of Tsukushi talking to Rui and obviously in love with him}}. This causes him to go into a jealous rage and he almost forces himself on Tsukushi, but comes to his senses before finishing the deed.

* [[Tanaka Yutaka]] pretty much puts this concept to the sword in ''Doubt'' (from the [[Virgin Night]] anthology). The first part shows a ''very'' unpleasant impelled sex scene which proves to be [[Poor Communication Kills]]-catalyzed (Tsutsui was making a ''bad'' assumption about Motoko's hesitancy to respond to his desire for sex as merely playing hard-to-get; she wasn't, she was just nervous about proper broaching), and leaves ''both'' Tsutsui and Motoko feeling degraded. The second part, once both participants open up about their desire for each other, is affection and pleasure distillate--anddistillate—and not so much as a cubic micron of anything forced (or, for that matter, hurried). Tanaka isn't really leaving any question as to which form actually fits with long-lasting love.

* [[Zig-Zagging Trope|Zigzagged]] all over the place with ''[[Corsair]]''. Canale has never began a relationship consensually, and yet distinguishes between Ayace and Sesaam's treatment of him ([[Rape Is Love]]) and everybody else ([[Rape as Drama]]/[[Rape as Backstory]]). Whether he [["It's Not Rape If You Enjoyed It"|enjoyed it]] or not has nothing to do with it. On top of that, there is one instance with Ayace where it is treated as rape, but the earlier sex scenes aren't, and they resume their relationship as usual afterwards.

* In ''[[Nexus (fanfic)|Nexus]]'', Ursula drugs Horatio and sleeps with him while he believes that she is his girlfriend Sundra. Later, when Ursula shows up on Ylum with Scarlet and Sheena, her twin daughters by Horatio, the four of them live together as a family. It must be noted that, at first Horatio, as much as he loves his daughters, neither feels nor expresses any affection for Ursula, but he eventually does seem to warm up to her, to the point where they do make love consensually. Also, Ursula does seem to develop feelings for Horatio.

* Averted, oddly enough, by [[Red Sonja]] whom was gifted with incredible skill in battle by a goddess after her family was slaughtered by evil soldiers and she was raped and left for dead. But this blessing required Sonja to swear a holy oath to never love any man who could not beat her in fair, single combat. While some feel this would require Sonja to repeat the rape that ruined her life and put her on the warrior's path it hardly seems logical, [http://comicsnexus.com/2007/02/12/64703/ as one writer pointed out]{{Dead link}}, that a compassionate goddess would bless a woman with fighting prowess only to turn her into a trophy concubine for any well-muscled idiot with a sword.

** Indeed, the current ''[[Red Sonja]]'' series has shown the oath to be rather more nuanced. For example, she's in no way compelled to sleep with a man who defeats her--ither—it's an option, but she doesn't have to submit if she finds him odious. (Fighting a demigod along with two allies, she was still trounced, but he had no knowledge of her oath; later, when she comes to admire him as a person, she comes to him at night.) Similarly, she can love anyone she chooses, but cannot be physically intimate with the man. It is not just a gift, but a test of Sonja's own willpower in staying true to her quest at the expense of a permanent home, family and love--onelove—one story outright said that Sonja was free to give up her skills any time she wanted, should she find a worthy man she wished to spend her life with who was not capable of besting her in battle.

* The ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion|NGE]]'' fanfic of ''Shinji and Asuka'' starts pretty normally: the two are at home alone, she is berating him again... but for some miraculous reason, he finds the courage to stand up to her. She doesn't like it of course and compares Shinji to his father. Which turns out to be a '''HUGE''' mistake as Shinji snaps and rapes Asuka on the spot Of course it happened because {{spoiler|Gendo drugged Shinji's LCL with testosterone and confidence-boosting drugs in order to try and hook him up with Rei}} but it backfired because the incident caused unforeseen side-effects (boosting Shinji's confidence and breaking Asuka's ego); even though {{spoiler|Misato got suspicious and ordered a full physical examination, revealing their secret}}, soon they were still having sex. Until she suffered from [[Mind Rape]]-induced amnesia courtesy of Arael, anyway (which presented another problem: she thought she still was a virgin so {{spoiler|Shinji had to resort to subterfuge--which hurt and pissed her off, naturally}}).

* What starts the events in ''[[Troperworks/The Ruffling Ofof Fur And Feathers|The Ruffling Of Fur Andand Feathers]]'', though the rape only really happens once {{spoiler|or twice...}}.

* Sierra from ''[[Total Drama Island|Total Drama World Tour]]'' will do this to Cody in a lot of fanfics (and probably to a lesser extent, she'll do this to the rest of the characters)

* ''[[Celebrian]]'', full stop. No more need be said.

* Rape-obsessed author [https://web.archive.org/web/20120419172124/http://www.fanfiction.net/u/520793/Akenaten Akenaten] has written a bunch of stories for different fandoms that all have the same plot: a young, innocent woman is repeatedly raped and brutalized by a man who loves her deeply in his own way; in the end, they get married and have kids.

* The horrific ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' fanfic ''[[Fan Fic/Kanashii No Imi|Kanashii Nono Imi]]'' has its main character, Jeff, want this to be seen with his victim. However, her final, defiant words not only prove him wrong, it also shows how the audience thinks of him: "I--hate...you."

* ''Beautifully'' ''''subverted'''' in the ''[[Fate/stay night]]/[[Sekirei]]'' crossover ''[[In Flight]]''. When [[Lightning Bruiser|Musubi]] tries to convince Shirou to take any measure necessary to wing [[Making a Splash|Tsukiumi]]--who—who is reluctant to accept an Ashikabi--[[Badass|Shirou]] isn't so impressed and compares the process--essentiallyprocess—essentially a mating ritual to the alien species--tospecies—to rape. He asks Musubi whether he would have approved of her being winged by someone she didn't want as an Ashikabi, and then turns to [[Playing with Fire|Homura]] and reminds him of his own reluctance to be winged by Shirou. Both become suitably uncomfortable at this. Incidentally, it is Shirou's willingness to let her ''choose'' whether she wants to be winged that convinces Tsukiumi to let herself be winged (particularly since the story establishes her as ''Agoraphobic''--fearful—fearful of sexual assault).

* In a Pokemon''[[Pokémon]]'' fanfiction named ''[[Captured]]'', a 17 year old teenager named Ike is caught in a unwanted harem of female PokemonPokémon who rape him. The harem consists of a Mightyena, a Ninetails, a Zangoose and a Lucario who were all outcasts from their clans for one reason or another and in their mating season felt lonely and found Ike wandering in the woods near his home town and captured him to make him their collective mate. The dynamic mentioned in the story is that Lucario is the dominant female. In Lucario's mind she finds Ike's refusal of her love as insulting, all she wanted was a mate but Ike simply views this as a deep-rooted psychological desire on her part to have someone who she can control. Eventually Ike befriends the Zangoose and out of regret for her earlier actions helps him escape the other Pokemon and get back home where his life finally returns to normal.

* In ''[[The Girl Who Lived]]'' series, the [[It Makes Sense in Context|druid community]] has a ceremony for when the women come of age, which involves them performing a complicated sex ceremony with their boyfriends while said boyfriends are put under a mind-altering spell that halts their sentience temporarily. It only ''narrowly'' squeaks past this trope because the guys agree to it ahead of time, but it's still very squicky.

* In ''[[Naruto Veangance Revelaitons]]'', Ronan essentially commits many rapes of a few different kinds, whether statutory rape (Sakura is presumably as young as she is in canon), the [[Dude, She's Like, in a Coma]] variety, and even straight-up raping a conscious and unwilling woman. The author seems to believe in this trope and [["It's Not Rape If You Enjoyed It"]], though, and the female characters do, as well.

* Subverted/Averted with the ''[[Sherlock]]'' fic "''A Reliable Man"''. (Chapter 1 can be found [http://randomly-rusted.livejournal.com/559.html here].) Mycroft is disturbing, but still sympathetic particularly when he {{spoiler|realizes the [[Break the Cutie|effect]] that his [[What the Hell, Hero?|threats]] [[Be Careful What You Wish For|have]] on [[My God, What Have I Done?|Lestrade]].}}

* [[Rutger Hauer]]'s and [[Jennifer Jason Leigh]]'s characters in ''[[Flesh Andand Blood]]''. Here, at least, she doesn't seem to suffer this with any of her ''other'' rapists.

* Played straight AND played for laughs in Piers Anthony's "[[Bio of a Space Tyrant]]." When Hope Hubris is carrying out his anti-piracy crusade during the course of his military career in the second book, he eventaully elects to cut a deal with one of the "nicer" pirate clans, responsible for gambling and boozing and other "victimless" crimes, but not human trafficking and spaceship hijacking. The pirate clan leader requires that Hubris marry his daughter to seal the deal. The catch? Space pirate marital ceremonies consist of the groom breaking onto the bride's ship, fighting his way to the girl's chamber, kidnapping her onto his own vessel, and then raping her into submission. Of course, since marriages are usually arranged beforehand the ship's corridors are conveniently empty... but since the bride expects to have a "real man" for a husband, she's given a knife for protection. By the time it's over Hubris has done the deed--anddeed—and he's the one who needs medical attention, not her. What makes it even more hilarious is that the culture turns the women into masochists; he finds it nigh impossible to convince his new wife to consent to gentle lovemaking. And when Hubris is finally court martialed by corrupt admirals to punish him for destroying the pirate clans that had been paying them bribes, the prosecutor is stunned when Hubris' pirate bride mentions the marital rape. "He raped you?" Her contemptuous response, "like you wouldn't if you had the chance!"

** Played with in ''Barrayar'', too. Koudelka and Drou have an unplanned, er, encounter, on the couch; Kou then takes to avoiding Drou. When finally confronted, he miserably apologizes for raping her. She is offended both by the implication that she couldn't have fought him off--Drouoff—Drou being the Empress's personal bodyguard, after all--andall—and by the realization that Kou was so caught up in his own actions he didn't even notice Drou was participating (though perhaps being cold-shouldered after the fact confused him -- hehim—he didn't realize she was worried about pregnancy). She didn't enjoy the sex much, since it was her first time and neither of them were much good at it, but she ''absolutely'' wanted to be there. They eventually get things straightened out, and go on to marry, have four daughters, and live happily ever after.

* In [[Robert A. Heinlein]]'s novel ''[[Friday (novel)|Friday]]'', the titular heroine eventually ends up with one of the men who raped her in the beginning of the book as part of an interrogation. This is partially justified, as (a) said rapist <s>was only following orders,</s> and is willing to fall on his sword to beg forgiveness when they meet again, (b) the rape scene was meant to show that Friday herself was [[The Stoic]], even in that situation (she's mostly annoyed while she plans to exploit [[Rape Is Love]] to her advantage), (c) as a covert agent, rape was considered a routine part of capture and interrogation so he was doing what his role demanded, (d) this specific rapist also allowed her to go to the bathroom, a kindness Friday doesn't forget and counts in the guy's favor; and (e) the real reason for the rape scene is to show how Friday (an [[Artificial Human]]) has been indoctrinated to think of herself as ''not'' human after her dehumanizing childhood. In any case, readers may still find the pairing fairly cringe-worthy.** It is made explicit throughout the novel that Friday, and indeed all Artificial Persons (genetically engineered human beings) are raised to be "indentured" (read "slaves"), with "doxy" (read "sex slave") training being part of basic schooling, and had extremely permissive and casual attitudes about all sex. As a result, since {{spoiler|1=both she and her rapist were Artificial Persons (APs)}}, not only does Friday consider being forced into sex to be pretty much a non-issue, but {{spoiler|both undoubtedly had been in the position of being ordered to have sex in their training with other [[A Ps]]APs, and "willingness" was never an issue, while they were growing up}}. This makes even more sense when you realize how stupid it would be to make a sex slave who was superhumanly strong, fast, ''and'' objected to rape.

*** In ''The Storm and the Splendor'' the hero saves the heroine from attempted rape by the villain, marries her (more or less against her will) and then explicitly resists the urge to consummate the marriage until she is truly willing (at one point, after they've been kissing and she gets upset, he abruptly leaves the bed and stands at the window, to, uh, de-arouse himself). A better example is ''Royal Seduction'' which can only be characterized as a guilty pleasure--nopleasure—no matter how witty and poetic Prince Rolfe is, no matter how noble his quest to find his brother's murderer, no matter how devastatingly good-looking he is, there is no getting around the fact that he ''explicitly'' rapes Angeline! And does so repeatedly in the days to follow. Other Blake examples include ''Golden Fancy'' (Ward at least apologizes to Serena immediately afterward) and ''Embrace and Conquer'' (Morgan rapes Felicite after believing her to have conspired with her half-brother to ambush him). And as for other authors, Rosemary Rogers is ''notorious'' for this; her books in the '70s frequently have heroines who ask (half-fearfully/half-coquettishly) "Are you going to rape me?" ''Love Play'', ''Sweet Savage Love''... The worst example is ''The Insiders'', a portrayal of '70s decadence at its worst -- Eveworst—Eve ends up marrying Brant, the gajillionaire who earlier had orchestrated her gang rape. Eve is also the victim of date-rape in anal form. Both Blake and Rogers are terrific writers whose books are certainly products of their times...

* [[Ayn Rand]] is rather notorious for ([[Useful Notes Objectivism|amongst other things]]) her very "bodice-ripper" style sex scenes. In ''[[The Fountainhead]]'', the first sex scene between Roark and Dominique Francon is arguably an instance of this trope being played straight (although a legitimate, if not necessarily correct, case can be made for the sex being dubiously or implicitly consensual given the rather obvious flirting between Roark and Dominique that occurred beforehand). Certainly to a [[Values Dissonance|modern reader that considers the no-means-yes-coy courtship game to be ridiculous]], the scene can plausibly be read as [[Victim Falls For Rapist]]. In ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' on the other hand, this trope is averted, because although the sex scenes are clearly on the rough and violent side, they are all explicitly consensual. Arguably this is a subversion since most modern readers ''expect'' an Ayn Rand sex scene to be a [[Victim Falls For Rapist]] scenario.

* Subverted in the French science fiction juggernaut (11.500+ pages without counting the sequel and spinoffs) ''La Compagnie des Glaces'' (''The Ice Company''): The "Rail Pirate" Kurts and his crew rape the powerful [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Corrupt Corporate]] [[European Union|European]] [[Femme Fatale]] Floa Sadon, who acts as if she was enjoying it. The subversion comes from the fact that Kurts then falls in love with Floa, but she starts to love him only once their relationship becomes consensual and she has him wrapped around her little finger. Well, since they both are [[Magnificent Bastard|Magnificent Bastards]]s, maybe they were meant to be together...

* The entire ''plot'' of the ''[[Anita Blake]]'' series seems to revolve around this. The ''ardeur'' forces her, previously a [[Chaste Hero]] to have sex with people -- nonconsensualpeople—nonconsensual on ''both'' sides more frequently than not -- andnot—and afterwards usually they're somehow in love and fanatically loyal to her. Not helped by the fact that in later books (when the ''ardeur'' is introduced) she's a [[Canon Sue]]. Not to mention in the first appearance of the ''ardeur'', Micah finds Anita in the shower and, despite Anita repeatedly saying NO, has sex with her. From that point on apparently he's the most perfect giving forgiving partner ever, and they love each other.

** The late 70's/early 80's spawned a new genre of historical romance novels which became known as 'bodice rippers'. Invariably, this was the entire plot of all of them. Our hapless heroine was raped by the hero--sometimeshero—sometimes as the result of a 'misunderstanding' (he mistakenly thought she was a prostitute was a common excuse) but enjoyed the experience so much that she eventually fell in love with him and they rode happily into the sunset by the end of the book.

* The ''[[Gor]]'' novels by John Norman. There are examples in all the books of the series, usually many examples apiece.

** Subverted and toyed with to the breaking point by Spike's later relationship with Buffy. Both inflict rape-like behavior on one another until Spike ''actually'' tries to rape Buffy in her house--athouse—at which point, both realize that, even for them, lines have been crossed. (They still love one another, though. Maybe. He has a soul now, so it blurs things a little)

*** Subverted years later when the show FINALLY dealt with the issue by having their teen-aged son Lucky find about the incident. Lucky was furious and disgusted with BOTH parents--callingparents—calling his father a monster and coldly insinuating to his own mother that she had sick sexual fetishes. (It didn't help that one of his best friends had recently been raped, in a storyline that had shown the trauma in a realistic manner.) His separate confrontations with both parents was an acting tour-de-force for the young actor, Jonathan Jackson. (This being a soap opera, the subversion might itself have been subverted many times over since then--thisthen—this trouper stopped watching shortly afterward.)

** Frequently seen as the motive behind many of soaps [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Male)]] storylines--thestorylines—the woman is often desperately in love with the man whom she gets into bed via drugs and/or alcohol and hopes that the sex or resulting pregnancy will make him reciprocate the feelings.

* Inverted in ''[[Penn and& Teller: Bullshit!]]'' in their war on porn episode. One of their guests suggested that porn will dehumanize women and thus make men think rape won't hurt them. This was met with an angry rebuttal by Penn saying (yelling) "Rapists fucking know they're hurting their victims! Hurting is the fucking idea, fucking isn't the fucking idea! You're trying to take away our porn by telling us that rapists are sensitive lovers who are simply misled by fiction?! No! No! No! No! Rapists are violent criminals who must be stopped."

* In ''[[Being Human (UK)]]'', Saul tries to invoke something like this on Annie, after the voices of the dead secretly egg him on through the TV. She doesn't fall for it, and teleports out. {{spoiler|This was all a [[Kansas City Shuffle]] on the part of the dead, who planned on it leading to Saul drinking, having a car accident, and nearly dragging Annie into the afterlife.}}

* "Gimme The Night" by eurobeat alias Dave McCloud sounds like [[Crowning Music of Awesome]] at first, but listen to the lyrics closely and you get creepy lines like "[[Does This Remind You of Anything?|Like a nice empty shell]] / Such a beautiful girl" and "[[Victim Falls For Rapist|You're my beautiful toy]]".

* [[Katy Perry]]'s E.T. has [http://smartiepops.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/katyperrykanyeet/ received some flack] for its "Stockholm Syndrome" like lyrics such as "Wanna be a victim, Ready for abduction" not helped by [[Kanye West]]'s additional lyrics of "I�I'mma disrobe you, Then I�I'mma probe you, See, I abducted you, So I tell you what to do."

* On one episode of ''[[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] [[Monday Night Raw]]'', [[Vince McMahon]]'s daughter Stephanie was all set to marry Test live in the arena, until [[Triple H]] interrupted, played a video showing that he had roofied Stephanie the night before and then married her at a drive-through chapel in Vegas while she was drugged, and then taunted Vince by claiming to have raped her afterwards ("It's not ''if'', but ''how many times'' we consummated the marriage!") At the next Pay-Per-View, Test fought Triple H to defend Stephanie's honor... until Steph had a [[Face Heel Turn]] and joined up with Trips, both out of newfound love and just to piss her daddy off.

* In ''[[Phantom of the Opera]]'', there has been much speculation about what happens between Christine and the Phantom when the lights go out after "Music of the Night". If there * was* sex, it was rape, as Christine was alternately unconscious/in a trance the entire time, but the lyrics of "Music of the Night" make it very obvious that the Phantom intends this a seduction, not an assault. In fact, the way the Phantom lovingly tucks her in and steps away after she falls unconscious was probably intended to show that he was not going to violate her. The film takes this a step further by showing her asleep from the Phantom's point of view with a curtain coming down between them.

* ''[[Aida]]'': In at least two scenes before she willingly goes to bed with him, Radames hints at forcing himself on the title character, even though by the time of the second scene, it's obvious that he's attracted to her.

* Not quite rape, but sexual harassment--Ifharassment—If you allow Ocelot to grab Snake from behind during the final battle in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 4'', Ocelot {{spoiler|moans 'Snake...' and gives him a tender kiss.}} ''It restores Snake's Psyche''. Considering Snake's [[Love Hurts|weird romantic issues]], this makes sense.

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* Subverted in ''Rapelay[[RapeLay]]'', by ILLUSION, a game which is about stalking and raping women. The entire game is actually an affirmation of the this trope, where the player trains the victims into loving his attacks.

* [[Embric of Wulfhammers Castle]] has the Duchess of Elstwhere raped by Carmina, a dark elf sorceress, in an elaborate [[Nightmare Fuel]] ritual surrounded by skeletons and dark-elf attendants. Since it happens [[All Just a Dream|in a dream]], [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Female)|Carmina is a woman and the Duchess is a lesbian]], and [["It's Not Rape If You Enjoyed It"|Duchess describes the encounter in detail to titillate her maid]], Carmina is easily forgiven, and the two fall in love; they're the only couple that gets a truly "happily ever after" ending.

* ''[[Dominic Deegan]]: Oracle For Hire''. Adolescent Stonewater ([[Noble Savage]] orc) leapt in to save the outlawed Melna ([[Noble Savage]] orc) from being butchered along with her parents by a tribe of [[Always ChaoticExclusively Evil]] orcs. He invoked the ancient traditions or whatever to claim her as his wife and thus ineligible for butchery; they insisted with sharp pointy things that said traditions require knowing one's wife in the hot & heavy Biblical sense; she was too catatonic for a by-your-leave (and the tribe wouldn't have let him anyway). She knocked him out cold and legged it afterwards. Sparks fly when they meet up as adults and have to fight evil together, but Stonewater's grown up to be a hero with the power of nature and of [[Positive Discrimination]]. Through her disgust Melna realizes that she's fallen in love with him. Her reaction involves violence and alcohol. A honest attempt to depict very sensitive issues? Crossing a line that just shouldn't be crossed? A ham-fisted attempt to be "deep" and "edgy?" Opinions vary, but "'''orc rape!'''" has still become associated with ''Dominic Deegan''.

* Viciously averted in the ''[[Tally Road]]'' story arc [https://web.archive.org/web/20100120145642/http://www.tallyroad.com/t/tallyroad-294.html Darkest Before The Dawn] where Finn practices his [[Black and Gray Morality]] by raping 'Eight' with hefty doses of BDSM expertise to {{spoiler|break her spirit and sell her into prostitution for money}}. Finn can and will cause her to respond sexually by patience and technique, but his final act of violation is explicitly {{spoiler|demanding her consent on the grounds that the rape will go faster and be over sooner, to which she assents, in despair}}. He causes her to just about explode with orgasm, setting up the trope perfectly- then [[Took a Level Inin Badass|takes a level in badass]] by reverting to his spirit-breaking mode and scorning her wordlessly, with the intended result. 'Eight' is depicted as way too smart not to figure out what is happening, and plainly does not fall in love. Of course, the trope is twisted further when Finn {{spoiler|lets her leave forever but reveals he's gone all softhearted over her anyhow}}... perhaps an ur-example of a [[Trope Backfire]]?

* Arguably [[Deconstructed Trope|Deconstructed]] in ''[[Something *Positive]]'' with [[Obfuscating Stupidity|Ollie]], who was raised and repeatedly molested by his cruel, abusive uncle Avogadro. Though it's familial rather than romantic, he honestly ''does'' seem to be the only person who cares about his uncle or wants to honor his memory now that he's dead; apparently Ollie was beaten by his own parents constantly before Avogadro took him in, and so he continues to view his uncle as a "savior" despite the years of sexual and verbal abuse. This is presented as being a sign of Ollie's instability, however; Avogadro ''himself'' even noted once that when his nephew finally had a nervous breakdown, [[Kick the Dog|it would be "his greatest artistic achievement."]]

* ''[[Ghastly's Ghastly Comic]]'' had a short 'arc' wherein a hentai schoolgirl is raped at the bus stop by an (apparently) passing tentacle monster. The succeeding strips show the unforeseen consequences when his watch gets left inside of her and culminate in her berating him for this and him buying her flowers to apologize, revealing their boyfriend/girlfriend relationship.

* Inverted in [https://web.archive.org/web/20100314111907/http://www.theonion.com/content/video/crime_reporter_man_had_sex_with this Onion video] where the reporter characterizes a mostly-happy 10 year marriage as if the husband was holding the wife hostage.

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