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* In ''ComicBook/Aquaman1962'', Garth and Tula's adventures often ended with one or both of them nearly dying due to lack of water, and they were frequent kidnap victims.
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** [[TeamNormal Xander]] was always getting captured, imperiled, or humiliated. His [[FatalAttractor taste for demon women]] may have had something to do with this.

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** [[TeamNormal [[TheTeamNormal Xander]] was always getting captured, imperiled, or humiliated. His [[FatalAttractor taste for demon women]] may have had something to do with this.
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** And then there's Kairi, who ends up being hostage bait in almost every game she appears in [[EveryoneCanSeeIt because of her connection to Sora]]. It reaches its peak in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII''[[spoiler:, where she is flat-out killed off by Xehanort in order to [[TargetedToHurtTheHero make Sora suffer]], since he "required motivation" to clash wth Xehanort and creating the final key to reforge the χ-blade. Sora bitterly lampshades it at the ending of the game]].

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** And then there's Kairi, who ends up being hostage bait in almost every game she appears in [[EveryoneCanSeeIt [[ImpliedLoveInterest because of her connection to Sora]]. It reaches its peak in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII''[[spoiler:, ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' [[spoiler:, where she is flat-out killed off by Xehanort in order to [[TargetedToHurtTheHero make Sora suffer]], since he "required motivation" to clash wth Xehanort and creating the final key to reforge the χ-blade. Sora bitterly lampshades it at the ending of the game]].
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** Throughout the mainline games, at least OnceAnEpisode, Phoenix's co-counsel and friend Maya Fey finds herself either getting framed for murder, kidnapped, or otherwise targeted during one of the cases. Eventually {{lampshaded}} at the end of the sixth game; upon being called as a witness in the game's final case ("Turnabout Revolution"), her immediate response is to assume she's under arrest again.[[labelnote:The List (Spoilers)]]She's framed for her sister's murder in her debut case, "Turnabout Sisters." She gets framed again in "Reunion, and Turnabout" by her aunt, who's jealous of the head family of the Fey Clan. She gets kidnapped in "Farewell, My Turnabout" in order to force Phoenix to get a "Not Guilty" verdict for Matt Engarde. In "Bridge to the Turnabout," she ends up being targeted again, as part of a plot to kill her and/or frame her for murder. In "The Rite of Turnabout," she's accused of ''two murders''. In "Turnabout Revolution," she gets kidnapped.[[/labelnote]]

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** Throughout the mainline games, at least OnceAnEpisode, Phoenix's co-counsel and friend assistant Maya Fey finds herself either getting framed for murder, kidnapped, or otherwise targeted during one of the cases. with shocking regularity. Eventually {{lampshaded}} at the end of the sixth game; upon being called as a witness in the game's final case ("Turnabout Revolution"), "Turnabout Revolution", her immediate response is to assume she's under arrest again.[[labelnote:The List (Spoilers)]]She's framed for her sister's murder in her debut case, "Turnabout Sisters." She gets framed again in "Reunion, and Turnabout" by her aunt, who's jealous of the head family of the Fey Clan. She gets kidnapped in "Farewell, My Turnabout" in order to force Phoenix to get a "Not Guilty" verdict for Matt Engarde. In "Bridge to the Turnabout," she ends up being targeted again, as part of a plot to kill her and/or frame her for murder. In "The Rite of Turnabout," she's accused of ''two murders''. In "Turnabout Revolution," she gets kidnapped.[[/labelnote]]

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* Maya Fey from ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series, in the first six games of main series appears in 12 cases, ''six'' of which involve her being framed, kidnapped, or otherwise targeted. LampshadeHanging occurs in "Turnabout Revolution", where, on being called as a witness, her first response is to assume she's under arrest again.[[labelnote:The List (Spoilers)]]She's framed for her sister's murder in her debut case, "Turnabout Sisters." She gets framed again in "Reunion, and Turnabout" by her aunt, who's jealous of the head family of the Fey Clan. She gets kidnapped in "Farewell, My Turnabout" in order to force Phoenix to get a "Not Guilty" verdict for Matt Engarde. In "Bridge to the Turnabout," she ends up being targeted again, as part of a plot to kill her and/or frame her for murder. In "The Rite of Turnabout," she's accused of ''two murders''. In "Turnabout Revolution," she gets kidnapped.[[/labelnote]]

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Maya Fey from ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series, in the first six games of main series appears in 12 cases, ''six'' of which involve her being framed, finds herself either getting framed for murder, kidnapped, or otherwise targeted. LampshadeHanging occurs in "Turnabout Revolution", where, on targeted during one of the cases. Eventually {{lampshaded}} at the end of the sixth game; upon being called as a witness, witness in the game's final case ("Turnabout Revolution"), her first immediate response is to assume she's under arrest again.[[labelnote:The List (Spoilers)]]She's framed for her sister's murder in her debut case, "Turnabout Sisters." She gets framed again in "Reunion, and Turnabout" by her aunt, who's jealous of the head family of the Fey Clan. She gets kidnapped in "Farewell, My Turnabout" in order to force Phoenix to get a "Not Guilty" verdict for Matt Engarde. In "Bridge to the Turnabout," she ends up being targeted again, as part of a plot to kill her and/or frame her for murder. In "The Rite of Turnabout," she's accused of ''two murders''. In "Turnabout Revolution," she gets kidnapped.[[/labelnote]]
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* In the ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' games, [[Characters/KirbyKingDedede King Dedede]] constantly finds himself brainwashed or possessed by the new BigBad. This is likely done to keep the Dedede boss fights coming, since his tenure as a villain is [[HeelFaceTurn long gone]] and he's usually no worse than a FriendlyRival to Kirby otherwise.
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* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': Eren Yaeger gets kidnapped and injured with great frequency -- [[spoiler:once in every major arc, in fact]]. Justified in that he's [[spoiler:a Titan Shifter with unique abilities]], making him desirable to many different factions.

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* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': Eren Yaeger gets kidnapped and injured with great frequency -- [[spoiler:once in every major arc, in fact]]. It's given him the FanNickname Princess Peach. Justified in that he's [[spoiler:a Titan Shifter with unique abilities]], making him desirable to many different factions.
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* ''Franchise/StarTrek'': Chekov continues to be the designated victim in a few of the TOS movies like he had been in the TV series. In ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'' he gets both is hand and wrist burned when his weapons console [[NoOSHACompliance overloads]]. Then in ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'' Khan implants an alien slug in his ear that nearly kills Chekov. Finally in ''Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome'' Chekov falls off the deck of an aircraft carrier, sustaining severe head injuries that probably would've been fatal had not Dr. [=McCoy=] been able to treat him.
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* Maya Fey from ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series, in the first six games of main series appears in 12 cases, ''six'' of which involve her being framed, kidnapped, or otherwise targeted. LampshadeHanging occurs in "Turnabout Revolution", where, on being called as a witness, her first response is to assume she's under arrest again.[[labelnote:The List (Spoilers)]]She's framed for her sister's murder in her debut case, "Turnabout Sisters." She gets framed again in "Reunion, and Turnabout" by her aunt, who's jealous of the head family of the Fey Clan. She gets kidnapped in "Farewell, My Turnabout" in order to force Phoenix to get a "Not Guilty" verdict for Matt Engarde. In "Bridge to the Turnabout," she ends up being targeted again, as part of a plot to kil her and/or frame her for murder. In "The Rite of Turnabout," she's accused of ''two murders''. In "Turnabout Revolution," she gets kidnapped.[[/labelnote]]

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* Maya Fey from ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series, in the first six games of main series appears in 12 cases, ''six'' of which involve her being framed, kidnapped, or otherwise targeted. LampshadeHanging occurs in "Turnabout Revolution", where, on being called as a witness, her first response is to assume she's under arrest again.[[labelnote:The List (Spoilers)]]She's framed for her sister's murder in her debut case, "Turnabout Sisters." She gets framed again in "Reunion, and Turnabout" by her aunt, who's jealous of the head family of the Fey Clan. She gets kidnapped in "Farewell, My Turnabout" in order to force Phoenix to get a "Not Guilty" verdict for Matt Engarde. In "Bridge to the Turnabout," she ends up being targeted again, as part of a plot to kil kill her and/or frame her for murder. In "The Rite of Turnabout," she's accused of ''two murders''. In "Turnabout Revolution," she gets kidnapped.[[/labelnote]]

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