History Main / BarefootCaptives

* ''Film/TheDisappearanceofAliceCreed'': As soon as the protagonist is kidnapped, they take off her shoes and remain barefoot throughout the film.

* Historically, prisoners and slaves have often been kept barefoot, as described in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barefoot#Imprisonment_and_slavery Other Wiki]]

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* ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'': The reason Morgiana DoesNotLikeShoes is because she got used to being barefoot during her time as Jamil's slave. Also she is a KickChick with SuperStrength. If she ''did'' wear shoes, they would be quickly destroyed every time she gets into a fight.
* In ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' when Asuna is [[DamselInDistress held captive]] by Sugou in a cage, he dresses her in a very [[GoGoEnslavement provocative outfit]] which includes no footwear.

* In ''Anime/CodeGeassAkitoTheExiled'' Suzaku loses his shoes after he gets captured by the BigBad; his fellow captive "[[PaperThinDisguise Julius]]" seems to still have his shoes however.
* In ''Manga/BlackClover'', a {{Flashback}} to Vanessa's DarkAndTroubledPast shows that she was barefooted while the Witch Queen held her prisoner.

* In the ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'' graphic novel ''Fight The Fish!'', Luana (AKA Princess What's-Her-Name) is kidnapped while barefoot. She stays this way throughout the entire story, even after changing out of her dress and into a jumpsuit. (Of course, the antagonist of the story is a fish with cat minions who don't wear shoes either, so it's unlikely they'd have any shoes to provide her with.) During her imprisonment, Luana meets another prisoner clad in the same kind of jumpsuit and nothing on her feet; this turns out to be [[spoiler:Luana's long-lost mother.]]

* ''Film/TheDisappearanceofAliceCreed'': As soon as the protagonist is kidnapped, they take off her shoes and remain barefoot throughout the film

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': Part of Margaery and then Cersei's RichesToRags treatment when imprisoned in ''Literature/AFeastForCrows''

* ''Literature/TheBalladOfSongbirdsAndSnakes'': When the tributes of the 10th Games arrive, the outfits they are given by the Capitol seem to have been inspired by Roman slave garb, including the lack of footwear.
* ''Literature/TheHalfbloodChronicles'': In ''Elvenbane'', the elven lords keep their human harem women barefoot. When one of the women asks why, she is told that it's done to make it harder for the women to run away.

* ''Literature/ThePitAndThePendulum'' illustrations and adaptations sometimes depict the protagonist as barefoot while imprisoned.

* ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'': The reason Morgiana DoesNotLikeShoes is because she got used to being barefoot during her time as Jamil's slave. Also she is a KickChick with SuperStrength. If she ''did'' wear shoes, they would be quickly destroyed every time she get into a fight.

* Subverted in ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'', whilst it may Rapunzel is kept barefoot as part of her imprisonment in Mother Gothel's tower, she appears to be barefoot purely by her own choice rather then by Gothel. Indeed, even after escaping the tower she continues to go barefoot for the rest of the movie and in the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'' (where it is expressly stated that she DoesNotLikeShoes).

* In an episode of ''Series/GhostAdventures'' set in the Shanghai Tunnels in Portland Oregon it's explained that after being dropped through a trap door a target would have his shoes taken, and broken glass scattered around the tunnels meant the kidnappers could follow the blood trail if he got out of the cell. Eerily, the discarded shoes are still there in a pile over a century later.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'', Rapunzel is kept barefoot as part of her imprisonment in Mother Gothel's tower. However, even after escaping the tower she continues to go barefoot for the rest of the movie and in the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'' (where it is expressly stated that she DoesNotLikeShoes). It seems spending her whole life without ever wearing shoes simply caused her to prefer not wearing them.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': The captives in Homeworld's PeopleZoo don't have shoes, illustrating how naïve and absurdly sheltered they are in their GildedCage.

* In the ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'' graphic novel, Fight The Fish!, Luana (AKA Princess What's-Her-Name) is kidnapped while barefoot. She stays this way throughout the entire story, even after changing out of her dress and into a jumpsuit. (Of course, the antagonist of the story is a fish with cat minions; who don't wear shoes either, so it's unlikely they'd have any shoes to provide her with.) During her imprisonment, Luana meets another prisoner clad in the same kind of jumpsuit and nothing on her feet; who turns out to be [[spoiler:Luana's long-lost mother.]]

* In the ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'' graphic novel, Fight The Fish!, Luana (AKA Princess What's-Her-Name) is kidnapped while barefoot. She stays this way throughout the entire story, even after changing out of her dress and into a jumpsuit. (Of course, the antagonist of the story is a fish with cat minions; who don't wear shoes either, so it's unlikely they'd have any shoes to provide her with.) While in captivity, Luana meets another prisoner clad in the same kind of jumpsuit and nothing on her feet; who turns out to be [[spoiler:Luana's long-lost mother.]]

* In the ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'' graphic novel, Fight The Fish!, Princess What's-Her-Name (AKA Princess Luana) is kidnapped while barefoot. She stays this way throughout the entire story, even after changing out of her dress and into a jumpsuit. (Of course, the antagonist of the story is a fish with cat minions; who don't wear shoes either, so it's unlikely they'd have any shoes to provide her with.)

* In the ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'' graphic novel, Fight The Fish!, Princess What's-Her-Name (AKA Princess Luana) is kidnapped while barefoot. She stays this way throughout the entire story, even after changing out of her dress and into a jumpsuit.

* ''Film/TheDisappearanceofAliceCreed'': As soon as the protagonist is kidnapped, they take off her shoes and remain barefoot throughout the film

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': Part of Margaery and then Cersei's RichesToRags treatment in ''Literature/AFeastForCrows''

* Most rescuable prisoners encountered in the''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidV'' duology are shown like this, irrespective of whether their captors are US Marines (''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVGroundZeroes''), Soviet soldiers, or South African mercenaries (''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'').

In both fiction and RealLife, prisoners, slaves, and other captives are often made to go without shoes. This can be done for practical or [[ShamefulStrip psychological]] reasons, or some combination of the two.

Note that the characters' captivity must somehow ''cause'' their shoeless state in order for this trope to apply. It does not apply to characters who normally went barefoot before being [[IHaveYourIndex abducted]], [[{{Prison}} imprisoned]] or [[MadeASlave enslaved]], and then simply continue to go barefoot afterwards.

* ''Manga/TisTimeForTorturePrincess'': The captive princess is kept barefoot in her cell as a form of torture because the stone floor is really cold. However, she is often given shoes when she is taken out of the cell.

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: The slaves of Saturn are not allowed shoes, and those that arrive with shoes have them taken from them in short order.

* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': The slaves on Saturn are not allowed shoes, and those that arrive with shoes have them taken from them in short order.

* In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', Eri goes barefoot while living in the care of the Shie Hassaikai. [[spoiler:This is no longer the case after she is rescued and taken into the care of U.A. She is given cleaner and prettier clothing, including some nice shoes.]]

* In ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'', Rapunzel is kept barefoot as part of her imprisonment in Mother Gothel's tower. However, even after escaping the tower she continues to go barefoot for the rest of the movie and in the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'' (where it is expressly stated that she DoesNotLikeShoes). It seems spending her whole life without ever wearing shoes simply caused her to prefer not wearing them.

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In both fiction and RealLife, prisoners, slaves, and other captives are often made to go without shoes. This can be done for practical, [[ShamefulStrip psychological]], or {{fanservice}} reasons, or for all of the above.