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* The whole point of the video game ''Kane and Lynch: Dead Men''. Kane is forced into finding his mercenary friends' lost fortune when they take his wife and daughter hostage. In this case, though, [[spoiler: the wife gets killed, which starts the above-mentioned RoaringRampageOfRevenge, and depending on the ending, the daughter either hates Kane forever or is killed while trying to escape. The latter is the ''good'' ending.]]
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* The whole point of the video game ''Kane and Lynch: ''VideoGame/KaneAndLynch: Dead Men''. Kane is forced into finding his mercenary friends' lost fortune when they take his wife and daughter hostage. In this case, though, [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the wife gets killed, which starts the above-mentioned his RoaringRampageOfRevenge, and depending on the ending, the daughter either hates Kane forever or is killed while trying to escape. The latter is the ''good'' ending.]]
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* The plot of ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' has [[spoiler:Takuma Sakazaki forced to become Geese Howard's enforcer as the latter has Takuma's daughter Yuri held hostage]]. The [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] port slightly alters it: [[spoiler: Takuma's [[TrappedByGamblingDebts gambling debts]] lead him to work for Geese, and Yuri's kidnapping was performed to make him assassinate Jeff Bogard]].
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* The plot of ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' has [[spoiler:Takuma Sakazaki forced to become Geese Howard's enforcer as the latter has Takuma's daughter Yuri held hostage]]. The [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem [[Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] port slightly alters it: [[spoiler: Takuma's [[spoiler:Takuma's [[TrappedByGamblingDebts gambling debts]] lead him to work for Geese, and Yuri's kidnapping was performed to make him assassinate Jeff Bogard]].
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* ''VideoGame/{{Lisa}}'': In order to recruit Rooster and Crisp, Brad has to hold the beings dear to them hostage. For Rooster, the hostage is his prized hen Goldie. For Crisp, the hostage is his boyfriend Toby.
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* ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII''
** Late in the game, [[spoiler:Orin will have one of your party members abducted while she poses as them at camp. After she reveals herself in your camp, she will explain that she is holding your companion in the Temple of Bhaal, and if you want them back alive, to bring her Gortash's Netherstone. You can comply with her demands (and she will honor her end of the bargain), or confront her without the Netherstone, in which case you'll need to pass a DC 25 check to prevent her from killing them.]]
** Around the same time, [[spoiler:Gortash uses this to force the Gondians to help build his [[MechaMook Steel Watchers]]: if the [[ExplosiveLeash Motivators]] don't keep them in line, a threat against the lives of their imprisoned loved ones will. Said loved ones are kept in the Iron Throne, [[TheAlcatraz an underwater prison for political enemies]] that can be [[SelfDestructMechanism scuttled]] in case of a jailbreak.]]
** Late in the game, [[spoiler:Orin will have one of your party members abducted while she poses as them at camp. After she reveals herself in your camp, she will explain that she is holding your companion in the Temple of Bhaal, and if you want them back alive, to bring her Gortash's Netherstone. You can comply with her demands (and she will honor her end of the bargain), or confront her without the Netherstone, in which case you'll need to pass a DC 25 check to prevent her from killing them.]]
** Around the same time, [[spoiler:Gortash uses this to force the Gondians to help build his [[MechaMook Steel Watchers]]: if the [[ExplosiveLeash Motivators]] don't keep them in line, a threat against the lives of their imprisoned loved ones will. Said loved ones are kept in the Iron Throne, [[TheAlcatraz an underwater prison for political enemies]] that can be [[SelfDestructMechanism scuttled]] in case of a jailbreak.]]
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** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2'' has ''two'' instances of this in the game (three, counting the aforementioned in-game novel), and the Patriots are responsible for all. The first is with Olga Gurlukovich: The Patriots kidnap her child immediately after birth, and threaten to [[WouldHurtAChild kill her child]] should Olga either disobey their orders or fail her mission (in this case, if Raiden ends up killed). The second time is to Raiden himself: Not only does he have to save Olga's child after she dies in an act of sacrifice, but must continue to live for Rosemary and his own unborn child, as they are holding her hostage, and she's pregnant, and it is implied that even after Raiden succeeds in the exercise, they are still holding them hostage.
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** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2'' ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'' has ''two'' instances of this in the game (three, counting the aforementioned in-game novel), and the Patriots are responsible for all. The first is with Olga Gurlukovich: The Patriots kidnap her child immediately after birth, and threaten to [[WouldHurtAChild kill her child]] should Olga either disobey their orders or fail her mission (in this case, if Raiden ends up killed). The second time is to Raiden himself: Not only does he have to save Olga's child after she dies in an act of sacrifice, but must continue to live for Rosemary and his own unborn child, as they are holding her hostage, and she's pregnant, and it is implied that even after Raiden succeeds in the exercise, they are still holding them hostage.
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** In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', Helena Harper is forced to work under Simmons because he took hostage her sister Deborah to use as bargaining chip. [[spoiler:Tragically, shortly after being rescued it turns out Deborah was infected with the C-Virus, forcing Leon and Helena to kill her. Naturally Helena is pissed and for the second half of the game goes RoaringRampageOfRevenge on Simmons to avenge her]].
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** In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', Helena Harper is forced to work under Simmons because he took hostage her sister Deborah hostage to use as a bargaining chip. [[spoiler:Tragically, shortly after being rescued it turns out Deborah was infected with the C-Virus, forcing Leon and Helena to kill her. Naturally Helena is pissed and for the second half of the game goes RoaringRampageOfRevenge on Simmons to avenge her]].
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* Used against [[spoiler:Abel]] in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemMysteryOfTheEmblem''. The Archanea soldiers occupying Altea kidnap [[spoiler: Est]], forcing him to fight against Marth's army, [[spoiler: although he can be persuaded to rejoin again after speaking to either Marth or Est.]]
** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'', Travant kidnaps Hannibal's adoptive son Corple to force him to fight. ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Path of Radiance]]'' does the We Have Your Younger Siblings, ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Radiant Dawn]]'' is I Have Your Milk-Sister, and ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]]'' does this ''twice'' with Maribelle and later Emmeryn - both ploys by Gangrel in an attempt to get the Fire Emblem all for himself.
** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'', Travant kidnaps Hannibal's adoptive son Corple to force him to fight. ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Path of Radiance]]'' does the We Have Your Younger Siblings, ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Radiant Dawn]]'' is I Have Your Milk-Sister, and ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]]'' does this ''twice'' with Maribelle and later Emmeryn - both ploys by Gangrel in an attempt to get the Fire Emblem all for himself.
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* ''Franchise/FireEmblem''
** Used against [[spoiler:Abel]] in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemMysteryOfTheEmblem''. The Archanea soldiers occupying Altea kidnap [[spoiler: Est]], forcing him to fight against Marth's army, [[spoiler: although he can be persuaded to rejoin again after speaking to either Marth or Est.]]
** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'', Travant kidnaps Hannibal's adoptive son Corple to force him to fight. ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'': Raven is fighting your army because Marquess Laus' soldiers have his companion Lucius hostage. If his sister Priscilla talks to him, he decides to join you (helped by some friendly NPC soldiers in the same cell deciding to break out).
*** Also occurs indirectly (and, uniquely, between an AntiHero and a former villain when they're both under TheHero's banner) in [[spoiler:Matthew and Jaffar's A support. A little context: Jaffar killed Matthew's girlfriend Leila on the main villain's orders, and Matthew swears revenge on her killer once the main lords [[DeadGuyOnDisplay find her body]]. In the support proper, Matthew announces that some associates of his have captured Nino, the local TeenGenius and Jaffar's MoralityPet, and if Jaffar tries anything funny before Matthew kills him, she dies. Jaffar accepts this, but Matthew doesn't go through with it at the last second. He then reveals that it was all a bluff and that he never harmed her.]]
**''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Path of Radiance]]'' does the We Have Your Younger Siblings, ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Radiant Dawn]]'' is I Have Your Milk-Sister, and ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]]'' does this ''twice'' with Maribelle and later Emmeryn - both ploys by Gangrel in an attempt to get the Fire Emblem all for himself.
** Used against [[spoiler:Abel]] in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemMysteryOfTheEmblem''. The Archanea soldiers occupying Altea kidnap [[spoiler: Est]], forcing him to fight against Marth's army, [[spoiler: although he can be persuaded to rejoin again after speaking to either Marth or Est.]]
** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'', Travant kidnaps Hannibal's adoptive son Corple to force him to fight.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'': Raven is fighting your army because Marquess Laus' soldiers have his companion Lucius hostage. If his sister Priscilla talks to him, he decides to join you (helped by some friendly NPC soldiers in the same cell deciding to break out).
*** Also occurs indirectly (and, uniquely, between an AntiHero and a former villain when they're both under TheHero's banner) in [[spoiler:Matthew and Jaffar's A support. A little context: Jaffar killed Matthew's girlfriend Leila on the main villain's orders, and Matthew swears revenge on her killer once the main lords [[DeadGuyOnDisplay find her body]]. In the support proper, Matthew announces that some associates of his have captured Nino, the local TeenGenius and Jaffar's MoralityPet, and if Jaffar tries anything funny before Matthew kills him, she dies. Jaffar accepts this, but Matthew doesn't go through with it at the last second. He then reveals that it was all a bluff and that he never harmed her.]]
**''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Path of Radiance]]'' does the We Have Your Younger Siblings, ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Radiant Dawn]]'' is I Have Your Milk-Sister, and ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]]'' does this ''twice'' with Maribelle and later Emmeryn - both ploys by Gangrel in an attempt to get the Fire Emblem all for himself.
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* In ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', [[spoiler:this eventually happens to Litchi Faye-Ling when Relius Clover took hostage of her boyfriend-turned-freaky... thing Arakune and told her to join NOL, or she'll never get the cure which NOL has, or even see him alive again. This plays up Litchi's LoveMartyr qualities and by the end of the series, she pulls a FaceHeelTurn and hampers Ragna's quest to destroy NOL. It's not known how she'll end up since her FaceHeelTurn shows at the CliffHanger ending.]]
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* In ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', ''Franchise/BlazBlue'', [[spoiler:this eventually happens to Litchi Faye-Ling when Relius Clover took hostage of her boyfriend-turned-freaky... thing Arakune and told her to join NOL, or she'll never get the cure which NOL has, or even see him alive again. This plays up Litchi's LoveMartyr qualities and by the end of the series, she pulls a FaceHeelTurn and hampers Ragna's quest to destroy NOL. It's not known how she'll end up since her FaceHeelTurn shows at the CliffHanger ending.]]{{Cliffhanger}} ending]].
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* Zig-zagged in ''VideoGame/{{Loopmancer}}''. Your enemy, Hiroyuki, kidnaps your crippled wife to force you into handing over an important MacGuffin and fight him to a duel, but it turns out Hiroyuki is an AffablyEvil NobleDemon - when you answer his challenge, Hiroyuki orders his minions to escort your wife back to the hospital. Defeat Hiroyuki and the subsequent cutscene sees you rendezvous with your wife, unharmed.
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* PlayedForLaughs in ''VideoGame/FreakyFlyers'' when playing story mode as Paulie Atchi. [[BigBad Pilot X]] kidnaps Paulie's mother in an attempt to force him into [[FinalBoss a battle in outer space]]... only for Paulie to tell him YouCanKeepHer, since his mama's the only gangster more ruthless than he is! Pilot X [[BigWhat does not take this well]].
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* The whole point of the video game ''Kane and Lynch: Dead Men''. Kane is forced into finding his mercenary friends' lost fortune when they take his wife and daughter hostage.
** In this case, though, [[spoiler: the wife gets killed, which starts the above-mentioned RoaringRampageOfRevenge, and depending on the ending, the daughter either hates Kane forever or is killed while trying to escape. The latter is the ''good'' ending.]]
** In this case, though, [[spoiler: the wife gets killed, which starts the above-mentioned RoaringRampageOfRevenge, and depending on the ending, the daughter either hates Kane forever or is killed while trying to escape. The latter is the ''good'' ending.]]
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**hostage. In this case, though, [[spoiler: the wife gets killed, which starts the above-mentioned RoaringRampageOfRevenge, and depending on the ending, the daughter either hates Kane forever or is killed while trying to escape. The latter is the ''good'' ending.]]
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** Also in ''Videogame/AssassinsCreedRevelations,'' [[spoiler: Ahmet kidnaps and threatens to kill Sofia Sarto in order for Ezio to deliver the Masyaf Keys. Ezio gives in, and Ahmet releases a girl that's dressed like Sofia, but ends up being a doppleganger. Ezio eventually finds and reaches Sofia moments before she is killed by hanging.]]
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** Also in ''Videogame/AssassinsCreedRevelations,'' ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations,'' [[spoiler: Ahmet kidnaps and threatens to kill Sofia Sarto in order for Ezio to deliver the Masyaf Keys. Ezio gives in, and Ahmet releases a girl that's dressed like Sofia, but ends up being a doppleganger. Ezio eventually finds and reaches Sofia moments before she is killed by hanging.]]
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* Used against [[spoiler:Abel]] in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]]''. The Archanea soldiers occupying Altea kidnap [[spoiler: Est]], forcing him to fight against Marth's army, [[spoiler: although he can be persuaded to rejoin again after speaking to either Marth or Est.]]
** In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Genealogy of the Holy War]]'', Travant kidnaps Hannibal's adoptive son Corple to force him to fight. ''Path of Radiance'' does the We Have Your Younger Siblings, ''Radiant Dawn'' is I Have Your Milk-Sister, and ''Awakening'' does this ''twice'' with Maribelle and later Emmeryn - both ploys by Gangrel in an attempt to get the Fire Emblem all for himself.
** In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Genealogy of the Holy War]]'', Travant kidnaps Hannibal's adoptive son Corple to force him to fight. ''Path of Radiance'' does the We Have Your Younger Siblings, ''Radiant Dawn'' is I Have Your Milk-Sister, and ''Awakening'' does this ''twice'' with Maribelle and later Emmeryn - both ploys by Gangrel in an attempt to get the Fire Emblem all for himself.
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* Used against [[spoiler:Abel]] in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]]''.''VideoGame/FireEmblemMysteryOfTheEmblem''. The Archanea soldiers occupying Altea kidnap [[spoiler: Est]], forcing him to fight against Marth's army, [[spoiler: although he can be persuaded to rejoin again after speaking to either Marth or Est.]]
** In''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Genealogy of the Holy War]]'', ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'', Travant kidnaps Hannibal's adoptive son Corple to force him to fight. ''Path ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Path of Radiance'' Radiance]]'' does the We Have Your Younger Siblings, ''Radiant Dawn'' ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Radiant Dawn]]'' is I Have Your Milk-Sister, and ''Awakening'' ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Awakening]]'' does this ''twice'' with Maribelle and later Emmeryn - both ploys by Gangrel in an attempt to get the Fire Emblem all for himself.
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* In ''VideoGame/AceCombat7SkiesUnknown'', [[spoiler:when the Usean Satellite Network is destroyed in a simultaneous A-Sat strike by Osea and Erusea, the Erusean Radicals order Dr. Schroeder to take Ionela and Alma with him to [[SpaceElevator the Lighthouse]], to ensure that their grandfather, Mihaly, continues to cooperate with them.]]
* The plot of ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' has [[spoiler:Takuma Sakazaki forced to become Geese Howard's enforcer as the latter has Takuma's daughter Yuri held hostage]]. The [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] port slightly alters it: [[spoiler: Takuma's [[TrappedByGamblingDebts gambling debts]] lead him to work for Geese, and Yuri's kidnapping was performed to make him assassinate Jeff Bogard]].
* In ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood'', Baron de Valois captures Bartolomeo's wife and tries to make him surrender.
** Also in ''Videogame/AssassinsCreedRevelations,'' [[spoiler: Ahmet kidnaps and threatens to kill Sofia Sarto in order for Ezio to deliver the Masyaf Keys. Ezio gives in, and Ahmet releases a girl that's dressed like Sofia, but ends up being a doppleganger. Ezio eventually finds and reaches Sofia moments before she is killed by hanging.]]
* {{Subverted}} in ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII: Shadows of Amn'': Bodhi will warn you against continuing to oppose her lest you lose everything dear to you, and kidnap your love interest character, if any -- but will offer no deal not to hurt them if you yield, presumably because she knows you have no choice but to follow her anyway and because she likes to be sadistic.
* In ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', [[spoiler:this eventually happens to Litchi Faye-Ling when Relius Clover took hostage of her boyfriend-turned-freaky... thing Arakune and told her to join NOL, or she'll never get the cure which NOL has, or even see him alive again. This plays up Litchi's LoveMartyr qualities and by the end of the series, she pulls a FaceHeelTurn and hampers Ragna's quest to destroy NOL. It's not known how she'll end up since her FaceHeelTurn shows at the CliffHanger ending.]]
* Averted in ''VideoGame/TheCaligulaEffect'', when Mirei thought that holding Kotono's boyfriend hostage would make her admit defeat. Unfortunately, Kotono absolutely ''despises'' her actually-ex-boyfriend and basically tells her to go ahead and drown him in a giant fish tank as planned.
* In ''VideoGame/ClashAtDemonhead'', Bang is told that his girlfriend has been kidnapped and instructed to meet one of the bad guys at a specific location. [[spoiler: It's a lie; she was never kidnapped.]]
* ''VideoGame/DefJamFightForNY'' has this happen to the PlayerCharacter's girlfriend, with the villainous Crow threatening her unless he wins back the territory he took for D-Mob. [[spoiler:Sadly, the protagonist's girlfriend dies.]]
* The plot of the original ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' is about Billy and Jimmy being forced to fight their way into the Black Warriors' turf to save Billy's girlfriend Marian.
* ''Franchise/DragonAge'' uses this a few times.
** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening'', a nobleman begs the Warden-Commander for assistance because a group of thugs have kidnapped his daughter and are holding her for ransom.
*** Also in ''Awakening'', you can actually use the trope ''yourself'' when deciding how to handle a group of disgruntled nobles. One of the available options for the scenario is to "invite" a member of each of the nobles' families to be a "guest" at Vigil's Keep, holding them hostage in a GildedCage in exchange for the good behavior of the nobles.
** During Act 3 of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', a rebel mage group kidnaps one of your party members. Hawke's sibling is the first choice; if both of the twins are dead, they instead kidnap Hawke's {{love interest}}. If Hawke hasn't romanced anyone (or is a female romancing Sebastian, since he's DLC exclusive), they'll go for the companion with whom Hawke has the strongest friendship. In this case they're not so much trying to demand that Hawke cooperate, but rather are using the captive as leverage to keep Hawke from coming after them. They have apparently forgotten that Hawke is the Champion of Kirkwall ''[[OneManArmy for a reason]]''.
*** Hawke's father Malcolm was in a similar situation years earlier, as revealed in the ''Legacy'' DLC. [[spoiler: Larius threatened his pregnant wife to force him to seal Corypheus with BloodMagic.]]
** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'', an Avvar warrior called the Hand of Korth captures several Inquisition agents and keeps them as hostages in order to force the player character to come and fight him. As one character explains it, he wants to be able to brag that he killed the Herald of Andraste.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestI'': The Dragonlord kidnaps Princess Gwaelin to force King Lorik to surrender.
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''
** The Dunmeri [[TheClan Great House]] [[TheMagocracy Telvanni]] is practically a breeding ground for {{Evil Sorcerer}}s and {{Mad Scientist}}s thanks to its rather [[MightMakesRight lax]] [[KlingonPromotion rules]]. Telvanni Mage-Lords have been known to kidnap the wives, daughters, and other family members of their rivals in order to influence them. In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', two quests involve you rescuing these family members from their Telvanni captors.
** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'''s ''Hearthfire'' DLC, the [[PlayerCharacter Dragonborn]] may come home from a hard day's adventuring to find a ransom note from a thug called Rochelle the Red, who has taken the hero's beloved wife/husband captive. If the ''Dawnguard'' DLC is also installed, the spouse may be abducted by vampires; the vampires may also abduct one of their in-game friends instead. As the kidnappers [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge quickly learn]], it's not a good idea to antagonize [[OneManArmy the Dovahkiin]] in such a personal manner.
*** This can lead to some FridgeLogic with some of the available spouses; While the vampires ''might'' make sense, it stretches credulity that a petty thug like Rochelle was able to kidnap, say, Aela the Huntress, an ActionGirl with years of adventuring experience who also happens to be a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf.]]
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** Cecil's LoveInterest, Rosa, is abducted in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' as soon as Golbez sees she's important to him. He doesn't actually give marching orders until a while later, but they're to bring him one of the world's {{Power Crystal}}s. Cecil complies without hesitation; Golbez goes ILied with equal lack of hesitation, but they manage to get her back anyway.
** In ''Videogame/FinalFantasyVII'', Cait Sith holds Barret's adopted daughter Marlene hostage in order to force the party to continue working with him as they head to the Temple of the Ancients, [[spoiler:at least, sort of. He ends up working with the party, and protects Marlene when Midgar is in danger on Discs 2 and 3.]]
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'', Kuja pulled this off, holding the entire party hostage in order to get Zidane and the party members of Zidane's choice to go fetch the Gulug Stone from Oeilvert. (This was immediately followed up by him kidnapping Eiko, though in this case, it was for his own purposes, not because he wanted something from the party.)
** [[DoubleSubversion Double Subverted]] in ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII''. Bhunivelze holds Serah's (Lightning's sister) soul hostage so that Lightning will follow his orders to prepare humanity for the end of the world and [[spoiler: become the new Goddess of Death]]. Lightning eventually discovers that he doesn't have Serah at all and decides [[spoiler:to kill him for lying to her]]; however, it's later revealed that Bhunivelze ''does'' have [[spoiler:[[ImpliedLoveInterest Hope's]] soul]], which forces Lightning to continue doing God's bidding. [[spoiler:At least until she can kill him and save Hope.]]
* In the AttractMode for ''VideoGame/FinalFight'', Damnd (the Round 1 boss) calls Haggar and tells him to turn on the TV. It reveals his daughter Jessica with her hands tied behind her back.
-->'''Haggar:''' What have you done to her?!\\
'''Damnd:''' Nothing yet. But we'd enjoy the opportunity.
* Used against [[spoiler:Abel]] in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]]''. The Archanea soldiers occupying Altea kidnap [[spoiler: Est]], forcing him to fight against Marth's army, [[spoiler: although he can be persuaded to rejoin again after speaking to either Marth or Est.]]
** In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Genealogy of the Holy War]]'', Travant kidnaps Hannibal's adoptive son Corple to force him to fight. ''Path of Radiance'' does the We Have Your Younger Siblings, ''Radiant Dawn'' is I Have Your Milk-Sister, and ''Awakening'' does this ''twice'' with Maribelle and later Emmeryn - both ploys by Gangrel in an attempt to get the Fire Emblem all for himself.
* In ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed 2'', Darth Vader tries to force Starkiller to work for him again by kidnapping Juno Eclipse, the woman he loves.
-->'''Vader:''' Find and kill General Kota. If you refuse, the woman dies. You will return to me and give yourself to The Dark Side. If you resist, she dies. And when your training is complete, you will hunt down and execute the rebel leaders. If you FAIL, SHE DIES!
* The motivation for the protagonist in ''VideoGame/TheGetaway1''. Hilariously parodied by the [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/unskippable/520-The-Getaway Unskippable crew]]:
-->'''Charlie Jolson''': I ring you, you do the job. You don't do what I tell you, the kid dies. You don't do it where I tell you, the kid dies. You don't do it when I tell you, the kid dies! Are you getting my drift? Now you want to see your kid again, you do exactly what I say. You talk to anyone, you're late, or you let me down, your kid dies! Do I make myself clear?\\
'''Paul Saunders''' (as Mark): But what if I go skydiving?\\
'''Graham Stark''' (as Charlie): Your kid dies!\\
'''Paul''': What if I forget to bathe?\\
'''Graham''': Your kid dies!\\
'''Paul''': But what if I kill my kid?\\
'''Graham''': Your ki--touché.
* Happens in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' when [[spoiler:Trevor kidnaps [[TheCartel cartel]] boss Martin Madrazo's wife Patricia, partly as retaliation for not being paid for a job he did, and partly because he had a thing for Patricia the moment he laid eyes on her]]. In the end, the whole thing's PlayedForLaughs.
* Spoofed in ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity GTA: Vice City]]'', as demonstrated by the page quote.
* The whole point of the video game ''Kane and Lynch: Dead Men''. Kane is forced into finding his mercenary friends' lost fortune when they take his wife and daughter hostage.
** In this case, though, [[spoiler: the wife gets killed, which starts the above-mentioned RoaringRampageOfRevenge, and depending on the ending, the daughter either hates Kane forever or is killed while trying to escape. The latter is the ''good'' ending.]]
* This happens twice to Kairi in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''. She gets kidnapped by [[spoiler:Axel]], and then [[spoiler:Saix]] kidnaps her ''while'' she's already kidnapped.
* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'', Maleficent pulls this on King Mickey, kidnapping Queen Minnie in order to try to get him to hand over the datascape. Her plans are thwarted by the timely intervention of [[spoiler:Lea]].
* This is why [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Gato Futaba]] is forced to compete in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters The King of Fighters 2003]]''; Geese Howard threatens his estranged younger sister Hotaru so that he'll become one of his cronies. [[spoiler:As soon as her safety is assured, Gato [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere cuts his losses and runs off]] the first chance he gets.]]
* The reason for the actions of Dr. Cossack in ''VideoGame/MegaMan4'', as Dr. Wily has his daughter hostage.
* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' ''really'' loves using this trope:
** In the original ''VideoGame/MetalGear1'', Ellen Madnar was held hostage by Outer Heaven so her father would cooperate in developing Metal Gear.
** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', the Pentagon arranges for Meryl Silverburgh to be captured by the Sons of Big Boss by deliberately sending her to Shadow Moses with full knowledge that she's being sent the same day they'll revolt. They do this in order to force Roy Campbell [[spoiler:(whom the series eventually reveals is her father)]] to not only cooperate in halting the revolt, but also in keeping secrets from Solid Snake (such as Metal Gear REX's development and [[spoiler:Snake being used as a vector for a bioweapon virus known as FOXDIE]]). In the in-game novel on the events in the sequel, ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'', it's also revealed that not only were the Patriots behind the Pentagon's decision in regards to Meryl being sent, but also heavily implied that they would have had both Meryl and Roy Campbell killed if Campbell had even attempted to expose the secrets to Snake.
** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2'' has ''two'' instances of this in the game (three, counting the aforementioned in-game novel), and the Patriots are responsible for all. The first is with Olga Gurlukovich: The Patriots kidnap her child immediately after birth, and threaten to [[WouldHurtAChild kill her child]] should Olga either disobey their orders or fail her mission (in this case, if Raiden ends up killed). The second time is to Raiden himself: Not only does he have to save Olga's child after she dies in an act of sacrifice, but must continue to live for Rosemary and his own unborn child, as they are holding her hostage, and she's pregnant, and it is implied that even after Raiden succeeds in the exercise, they are still holding them hostage.
** Something similar is revealed to be the reason why The Sorrow and The Boss fought to the death in Dolinovodno: They had to fight due to The Boss's failure and her unauthorized usage of the Philosopher's spy network; otherwise, the Patriots would have murdered [[spoiler:Ocelot - who is the son of The Sorrow and The Boss]].
* Used in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', where the BigBad kidnaps [[spoiler:Layton's adopted daughter]] in order to make absolutely sure that Layton will pursue him. The irony is that Layton, being Layton, would have gone after him anyway -- all this trick did was [[PapaWolf make him]] ''[[BerserkButton mad]]''.
** Appears again in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter''. The BigBad holds [[spoiler:Clark]]'s wife hostage to force him to cooperate.
* The freeware RPG Game ''Quintessence - The Blighted Venom'': Lunair kidnapped Reivier's wife Serai to Aeria under orders of the Duke, but after finding out that her own family betrayed her, struck a deal with Reivier that she would bring Serai back if he gets her the cure to the Quintessence's aftermath.
* The plot of ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' is kicked off by the hero's wife (and child) being held hostage by a KnightTemplar.
* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil''
** In the first ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'' game, [[BigBad Wesker]] blackmails Barry to do his bidding by using the latter's family as leverage - if Barry doesn't do what Wesker says, his family will die.
** In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', Helena Harper is forced to work under Simmons because he took hostage her sister Deborah to use as bargaining chip. [[spoiler:Tragically, shortly after being rescued it turns out Deborah was infected with the C-Virus, forcing Leon and Helena to kill her. Naturally Helena is pissed and for the second half of the game goes RoaringRampageOfRevenge on Simmons to avenge her]].
* Sophitia Alexandra in ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur 4'' is a sacred woman, a loving mother, and a holy fighter. Then her children get infected with the evil sword Soul Edge, and it tells her to destroy all its enemies, or else her kids will die. Sophitia's MamaBear qualities drive her to betray everything for which she stands in order to save her children. [[spoiler:She gets better... thanks to [[BigBad Algol]] suddenly growing sympathy for her and helping her destroy Soul Edge.]]
* In ''VideoGame/TheSpaceBar'', the police detective main character's partner is kidnapped and held hostage by the criminal they're chasing, and the BigBad regularly calls the main character's PDA to taunt him with his partner's potential fate. Since the two seem to be good friends as well as work partners, it ends up being a rather significant motivation.
* In ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsBX'', the SMS are forced to work for Marder because he held the Macross Quarter crew captive.
* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny'', the reason why Leon Magnus betrays Stahn is because his BrainwashedAndCrazy father Hugo Gilchrist took hostage of Leon's favorite maid/mother figure Marian; [[spoiler: forcing him to fight Stahn off and the surrounding circumstances ended up killed him.]]
* Eddy Gordo in ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' is mostly a normal guy, who does love his mentor. In ''5''. mentor goes out of jail, but is sickly. He fought in the 5th tournament to get the cure, failed to win. Then, Jin Kazama, after apparently having a FaceHeelTurn as the new boss of Mishima Zaibatsu, moved his mentor to his hospital and offered Eddy the cure if he works for him in the upcoming war with the world. Eddy reluctantly accepted, but in the end, he found out that Jin was lying and his mentor is dead. Even though Jin turns out to be executing ThePlan for a greater good, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere that's the last straw for Eddy and he quits the Zaibatsu]].
* Inverted in ''VideoGame/WingCommander II'', the traitor attempts to hold Spirit's fiancée for ransom. It doesn't quite work.
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* The plot of ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' has [[spoiler:Takuma Sakazaki forced to become Geese Howard's enforcer as the latter has Takuma's daughter Yuri held hostage]]. The [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] port slightly alters it: [[spoiler: Takuma's [[TrappedByGamblingDebts gambling debts]] lead him to work for Geese, and Yuri's kidnapping was performed to make him assassinate Jeff Bogard]].
* In ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood'', Baron de Valois captures Bartolomeo's wife and tries to make him surrender.
** Also in ''Videogame/AssassinsCreedRevelations,'' [[spoiler: Ahmet kidnaps and threatens to kill Sofia Sarto in order for Ezio to deliver the Masyaf Keys. Ezio gives in, and Ahmet releases a girl that's dressed like Sofia, but ends up being a doppleganger. Ezio eventually finds and reaches Sofia moments before she is killed by hanging.]]
* {{Subverted}} in ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII: Shadows of Amn'': Bodhi will warn you against continuing to oppose her lest you lose everything dear to you, and kidnap your love interest character, if any -- but will offer no deal not to hurt them if you yield, presumably because she knows you have no choice but to follow her anyway and because she likes to be sadistic.
* In ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', [[spoiler:this eventually happens to Litchi Faye-Ling when Relius Clover took hostage of her boyfriend-turned-freaky... thing Arakune and told her to join NOL, or she'll never get the cure which NOL has, or even see him alive again. This plays up Litchi's LoveMartyr qualities and by the end of the series, she pulls a FaceHeelTurn and hampers Ragna's quest to destroy NOL. It's not known how she'll end up since her FaceHeelTurn shows at the CliffHanger ending.]]
* Averted in ''VideoGame/TheCaligulaEffect'', when Mirei thought that holding Kotono's boyfriend hostage would make her admit defeat. Unfortunately, Kotono absolutely ''despises'' her actually-ex-boyfriend and basically tells her to go ahead and drown him in a giant fish tank as planned.
* In ''VideoGame/ClashAtDemonhead'', Bang is told that his girlfriend has been kidnapped and instructed to meet one of the bad guys at a specific location. [[spoiler: It's a lie; she was never kidnapped.]]
* ''VideoGame/DefJamFightForNY'' has this happen to the PlayerCharacter's girlfriend, with the villainous Crow threatening her unless he wins back the territory he took for D-Mob. [[spoiler:Sadly, the protagonist's girlfriend dies.]]
* The plot of the original ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' is about Billy and Jimmy being forced to fight their way into the Black Warriors' turf to save Billy's girlfriend Marian.
* ''Franchise/DragonAge'' uses this a few times.
** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening'', a nobleman begs the Warden-Commander for assistance because a group of thugs have kidnapped his daughter and are holding her for ransom.
*** Also in ''Awakening'', you can actually use the trope ''yourself'' when deciding how to handle a group of disgruntled nobles. One of the available options for the scenario is to "invite" a member of each of the nobles' families to be a "guest" at Vigil's Keep, holding them hostage in a GildedCage in exchange for the good behavior of the nobles.
** During Act 3 of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', a rebel mage group kidnaps one of your party members. Hawke's sibling is the first choice; if both of the twins are dead, they instead kidnap Hawke's {{love interest}}. If Hawke hasn't romanced anyone (or is a female romancing Sebastian, since he's DLC exclusive), they'll go for the companion with whom Hawke has the strongest friendship. In this case they're not so much trying to demand that Hawke cooperate, but rather are using the captive as leverage to keep Hawke from coming after them. They have apparently forgotten that Hawke is the Champion of Kirkwall ''[[OneManArmy for a reason]]''.
*** Hawke's father Malcolm was in a similar situation years earlier, as revealed in the ''Legacy'' DLC. [[spoiler: Larius threatened his pregnant wife to force him to seal Corypheus with BloodMagic.]]
** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'', an Avvar warrior called the Hand of Korth captures several Inquisition agents and keeps them as hostages in order to force the player character to come and fight him. As one character explains it, he wants to be able to brag that he killed the Herald of Andraste.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestI'': The Dragonlord kidnaps Princess Gwaelin to force King Lorik to surrender.
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''
** The Dunmeri [[TheClan Great House]] [[TheMagocracy Telvanni]] is practically a breeding ground for {{Evil Sorcerer}}s and {{Mad Scientist}}s thanks to its rather [[MightMakesRight lax]] [[KlingonPromotion rules]]. Telvanni Mage-Lords have been known to kidnap the wives, daughters, and other family members of their rivals in order to influence them. In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', two quests involve you rescuing these family members from their Telvanni captors.
** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'''s ''Hearthfire'' DLC, the [[PlayerCharacter Dragonborn]] may come home from a hard day's adventuring to find a ransom note from a thug called Rochelle the Red, who has taken the hero's beloved wife/husband captive. If the ''Dawnguard'' DLC is also installed, the spouse may be abducted by vampires; the vampires may also abduct one of their in-game friends instead. As the kidnappers [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge quickly learn]], it's not a good idea to antagonize [[OneManArmy the Dovahkiin]] in such a personal manner.
*** This can lead to some FridgeLogic with some of the available spouses; While the vampires ''might'' make sense, it stretches credulity that a petty thug like Rochelle was able to kidnap, say, Aela the Huntress, an ActionGirl with years of adventuring experience who also happens to be a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf.]]
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** Cecil's LoveInterest, Rosa, is abducted in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' as soon as Golbez sees she's important to him. He doesn't actually give marching orders until a while later, but they're to bring him one of the world's {{Power Crystal}}s. Cecil complies without hesitation; Golbez goes ILied with equal lack of hesitation, but they manage to get her back anyway.
** In ''Videogame/FinalFantasyVII'', Cait Sith holds Barret's adopted daughter Marlene hostage in order to force the party to continue working with him as they head to the Temple of the Ancients, [[spoiler:at least, sort of. He ends up working with the party, and protects Marlene when Midgar is in danger on Discs 2 and 3.]]
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'', Kuja pulled this off, holding the entire party hostage in order to get Zidane and the party members of Zidane's choice to go fetch the Gulug Stone from Oeilvert. (This was immediately followed up by him kidnapping Eiko, though in this case, it was for his own purposes, not because he wanted something from the party.)
** [[DoubleSubversion Double Subverted]] in ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII''. Bhunivelze holds Serah's (Lightning's sister) soul hostage so that Lightning will follow his orders to prepare humanity for the end of the world and [[spoiler: become the new Goddess of Death]]. Lightning eventually discovers that he doesn't have Serah at all and decides [[spoiler:to kill him for lying to her]]; however, it's later revealed that Bhunivelze ''does'' have [[spoiler:[[ImpliedLoveInterest Hope's]] soul]], which forces Lightning to continue doing God's bidding. [[spoiler:At least until she can kill him and save Hope.]]
* In the AttractMode for ''VideoGame/FinalFight'', Damnd (the Round 1 boss) calls Haggar and tells him to turn on the TV. It reveals his daughter Jessica with her hands tied behind her back.
-->'''Haggar:''' What have you done to her?!\\
'''Damnd:''' Nothing yet. But we'd enjoy the opportunity.
* Used against [[spoiler:Abel]] in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem]]''. The Archanea soldiers occupying Altea kidnap [[spoiler: Est]], forcing him to fight against Marth's army, [[spoiler: although he can be persuaded to rejoin again after speaking to either Marth or Est.]]
** In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Genealogy of the Holy War]]'', Travant kidnaps Hannibal's adoptive son Corple to force him to fight. ''Path of Radiance'' does the We Have Your Younger Siblings, ''Radiant Dawn'' is I Have Your Milk-Sister, and ''Awakening'' does this ''twice'' with Maribelle and later Emmeryn - both ploys by Gangrel in an attempt to get the Fire Emblem all for himself.
* In ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed 2'', Darth Vader tries to force Starkiller to work for him again by kidnapping Juno Eclipse, the woman he loves.
-->'''Vader:''' Find and kill General Kota. If you refuse, the woman dies. You will return to me and give yourself to The Dark Side. If you resist, she dies. And when your training is complete, you will hunt down and execute the rebel leaders. If you FAIL, SHE DIES!
* The motivation for the protagonist in ''VideoGame/TheGetaway1''. Hilariously parodied by the [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/unskippable/520-The-Getaway Unskippable crew]]:
-->'''Charlie Jolson''': I ring you, you do the job. You don't do what I tell you, the kid dies. You don't do it where I tell you, the kid dies. You don't do it when I tell you, the kid dies! Are you getting my drift? Now you want to see your kid again, you do exactly what I say. You talk to anyone, you're late, or you let me down, your kid dies! Do I make myself clear?\\
'''Paul Saunders''' (as Mark): But what if I go skydiving?\\
'''Graham Stark''' (as Charlie): Your kid dies!\\
'''Paul''': What if I forget to bathe?\\
'''Graham''': Your kid dies!\\
'''Paul''': But what if I kill my kid?\\
'''Graham''': Your ki--touché.
* Happens in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' when [[spoiler:Trevor kidnaps [[TheCartel cartel]] boss Martin Madrazo's wife Patricia, partly as retaliation for not being paid for a job he did, and partly because he had a thing for Patricia the moment he laid eyes on her]]. In the end, the whole thing's PlayedForLaughs.
* Spoofed in ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity GTA: Vice City]]'', as demonstrated by the page quote.
* The whole point of the video game ''Kane and Lynch: Dead Men''. Kane is forced into finding his mercenary friends' lost fortune when they take his wife and daughter hostage.
** In this case, though, [[spoiler: the wife gets killed, which starts the above-mentioned RoaringRampageOfRevenge, and depending on the ending, the daughter either hates Kane forever or is killed while trying to escape. The latter is the ''good'' ending.]]
* This happens twice to Kairi in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''. She gets kidnapped by [[spoiler:Axel]], and then [[spoiler:Saix]] kidnaps her ''while'' she's already kidnapped.
* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'', Maleficent pulls this on King Mickey, kidnapping Queen Minnie in order to try to get him to hand over the datascape. Her plans are thwarted by the timely intervention of [[spoiler:Lea]].
* This is why [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Gato Futaba]] is forced to compete in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters The King of Fighters 2003]]''; Geese Howard threatens his estranged younger sister Hotaru so that he'll become one of his cronies. [[spoiler:As soon as her safety is assured, Gato [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere cuts his losses and runs off]] the first chance he gets.]]
* The reason for the actions of Dr. Cossack in ''VideoGame/MegaMan4'', as Dr. Wily has his daughter hostage.
* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' ''really'' loves using this trope:
** In the original ''VideoGame/MetalGear1'', Ellen Madnar was held hostage by Outer Heaven so her father would cooperate in developing Metal Gear.
** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', the Pentagon arranges for Meryl Silverburgh to be captured by the Sons of Big Boss by deliberately sending her to Shadow Moses with full knowledge that she's being sent the same day they'll revolt. They do this in order to force Roy Campbell [[spoiler:(whom the series eventually reveals is her father)]] to not only cooperate in halting the revolt, but also in keeping secrets from Solid Snake (such as Metal Gear REX's development and [[spoiler:Snake being used as a vector for a bioweapon virus known as FOXDIE]]). In the in-game novel on the events in the sequel, ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'', it's also revealed that not only were the Patriots behind the Pentagon's decision in regards to Meryl being sent, but also heavily implied that they would have had both Meryl and Roy Campbell killed if Campbell had even attempted to expose the secrets to Snake.
** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2'' has ''two'' instances of this in the game (three, counting the aforementioned in-game novel), and the Patriots are responsible for all. The first is with Olga Gurlukovich: The Patriots kidnap her child immediately after birth, and threaten to [[WouldHurtAChild kill her child]] should Olga either disobey their orders or fail her mission (in this case, if Raiden ends up killed). The second time is to Raiden himself: Not only does he have to save Olga's child after she dies in an act of sacrifice, but must continue to live for Rosemary and his own unborn child, as they are holding her hostage, and she's pregnant, and it is implied that even after Raiden succeeds in the exercise, they are still holding them hostage.
** Something similar is revealed to be the reason why The Sorrow and The Boss fought to the death in Dolinovodno: They had to fight due to The Boss's failure and her unauthorized usage of the Philosopher's spy network; otherwise, the Patriots would have murdered [[spoiler:Ocelot - who is the son of The Sorrow and The Boss]].
* Used in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', where the BigBad kidnaps [[spoiler:Layton's adopted daughter]] in order to make absolutely sure that Layton will pursue him. The irony is that Layton, being Layton, would have gone after him anyway -- all this trick did was [[PapaWolf make him]] ''[[BerserkButton mad]]''.
** Appears again in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter''. The BigBad holds [[spoiler:Clark]]'s wife hostage to force him to cooperate.
* The freeware RPG Game ''Quintessence - The Blighted Venom'': Lunair kidnapped Reivier's wife Serai to Aeria under orders of the Duke, but after finding out that her own family betrayed her, struck a deal with Reivier that she would bring Serai back if he gets her the cure to the Quintessence's aftermath.
* The plot of ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' is kicked off by the hero's wife (and child) being held hostage by a KnightTemplar.
* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil''
** In the first ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil'' game, [[BigBad Wesker]] blackmails Barry to do his bidding by using the latter's family as leverage - if Barry doesn't do what Wesker says, his family will die.
** In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', Helena Harper is forced to work under Simmons because he took hostage her sister Deborah to use as bargaining chip. [[spoiler:Tragically, shortly after being rescued it turns out Deborah was infected with the C-Virus, forcing Leon and Helena to kill her. Naturally Helena is pissed and for the second half of the game goes RoaringRampageOfRevenge on Simmons to avenge her]].
* Sophitia Alexandra in ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur 4'' is a sacred woman, a loving mother, and a holy fighter. Then her children get infected with the evil sword Soul Edge, and it tells her to destroy all its enemies, or else her kids will die. Sophitia's MamaBear qualities drive her to betray everything for which she stands in order to save her children. [[spoiler:She gets better... thanks to [[BigBad Algol]] suddenly growing sympathy for her and helping her destroy Soul Edge.]]
* In ''VideoGame/TheSpaceBar'', the police detective main character's partner is kidnapped and held hostage by the criminal they're chasing, and the BigBad regularly calls the main character's PDA to taunt him with his partner's potential fate. Since the two seem to be good friends as well as work partners, it ends up being a rather significant motivation.
* In ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsBX'', the SMS are forced to work for Marder because he held the Macross Quarter crew captive.
* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny'', the reason why Leon Magnus betrays Stahn is because his BrainwashedAndCrazy father Hugo Gilchrist took hostage of Leon's favorite maid/mother figure Marian; [[spoiler: forcing him to fight Stahn off and the surrounding circumstances ended up killed him.]]
* Eddy Gordo in ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' is mostly a normal guy, who does love his mentor. In ''5''. mentor goes out of jail, but is sickly. He fought in the 5th tournament to get the cure, failed to win. Then, Jin Kazama, after apparently having a FaceHeelTurn as the new boss of Mishima Zaibatsu, moved his mentor to his hospital and offered Eddy the cure if he works for him in the upcoming war with the world. Eddy reluctantly accepted, but in the end, he found out that Jin was lying and his mentor is dead. Even though Jin turns out to be executing ThePlan for a greater good, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere that's the last straw for Eddy and he quits the Zaibatsu]].
* Inverted in ''VideoGame/WingCommander II'', the traitor attempts to hold Spirit's fiancée for ransom. It doesn't quite work.
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