At the end of The Pit and the Pendulum, Nicholas' wife Elizabeth is left locked in an iron maiden.It's stated he was found locked in a trunk in the attic. Later, an exterminator is hired, and he is later rescued by people who heard his screams and called 911. It's stated early in the movie that the previous owner of the house with a mouse in it was found dead, locked in a trunk in the attic. Ex Machina: Caleb is trapped in Nathan's sealed underground bedroom which he can't open, 100 miles from any other person.In Day of the Evil Gun, the Apaches stake Warfield and Forbes out in the desert to die.He's rescued by Tim and Casper, the latter of whom eats the bomb and saves the building. In Casper: A Spirited Beginning, a kid who's often picked on by bullies is left locked in the closet of a building that's condemned and about to be blown up.In reality, Kaoru merely moves to the balcony so he can secretly keep an eye on the two for the entire duration in order to ensure their safety. The two are left in a hot, sticky room with no way for Ryoko to wipe away her drool and no proper way for her to relieve her gradually increasing need to pee. While Nana is at least able to see and speak, Ryoko is bound, gagged, blindfolded, and completely helpless to do anything but wait for Kaoru to return. Kaoru claims he needs to run some errands and leaves the two alone, promising to return in two and a half hours. For Ryoko's very first breather in Nana & Kaoru, Kaoru has her and Nana change into swimsuits and ties them both up in a room that is deliberately slightly too hot to be comfortable.In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, after Jotaro beats the stuffing out of one-shot villain ZZ and neutralizes his Stand, the heroes tie ZZ's unconscious body to a boulder and put up a sign saying he's a meditating monk who is not to be disturbed.Also compare Anti-Interference Lock Up, which is far more temporary. Often crosses over with Something We Forgot, in which the victim is left somewhere intentionally but for longer than their captor intended. Even if this is lampshaded by the villain trying to kill a hero with hunger or thirst and leaves them bound for several hours or even days, to build suspense of course, even then, the hero will somehow will be strong enough to go stop the villain. It won't matter how long a character is left Bound and Gagged, because things we in Real Life require like food, water, expulsion of waste, sleeping and the like does not matter in fiction. The main thing you will always see with this trope is that it is practically married to Bottomless Bladder. Of course, these villain are normally examples of Bond Villain Stupidity, which means the hero will escape as soon as they leave. A victim of this trope will likely be tied up and left out to bake in a Hungry Jungle or Thirsty Desert with the captor intending to let them die of thirst, maybe near a bed of ants or next to the skeletons of past victims. It's common for this trope to be paired with Exposed to the Elements in Two-Fisted Tales, Jungle Opera, Spaghetti Westerns and the like. And sometimes it's Played for Laughs (usually in Black Comedy manner). Other times, it's Played for Drama, with tragic consequences. It's often portrayed as positive when it's done by the heroes or to an annoying or intentionally dislikeable character. This trope is sometimes the result of bullying. what's going to happen to them? Are they being left behind to die, or are they left out in a public place where they'll clearly be rescued? Are they knowingly being left where no-one will rescue them, or did the captor take that into account? For that matter, did the captor just leave them somewhere and then forget about them? Sometimes, when someone is locked in a closet or Bound and Gagged, it's not for ransom or use as a hostage or some other practical concern, but instead merely as a mean "prank", or to get someone out of the way.
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