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* Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu fox [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/36328930/chapters/90569485 Harry’s Past]]: the events are kicked off when Harry’s son, Tim, is kidnapped by his old friend turned foe from detective school in a plan to ruin Harry’s life. Tim is his prisoner for most of the fic.

* During the UsefulNotes/SengokuJidai, the Matsudaira Clan attempted to form a alliance with the Imagawa Clan, and one of the requirements was for the Matsudaira Daimyo to send his son to live in the Imagawa capital of Sunpu as hostage. This the Matsudaira dutifully did; unfortunately, the boy was captured by the Oda Clan en route to Sunpu. The Oda, mortal enemies of the Imagawa, threatened to kill the boy unless the Matsudaira broke their alliance with the Imagawa. However, the Matsudaira called their bluff, and essentially dared the Oda to kill the boy, as that would demonstrate to the Imagawa how seriously they took their alliance. Unsure of what to do, the Oda detained the boy (in safety and comfort) for three years and eventually returned him to his father. The boy later grew up to be UsefulNotes/TokugawaIeyasu, and the rest is Japanese History.

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** In Season 3, Oliver Queen does this himself after becoming a brainwashed member of the League of Assassins by kidnapping Diggle's wife [[ActionMom Lyla]]. [[spoiler:He's actually NotBrainwashed, but it's a while before Diggle forgives him for this, even though Lyla accepts Oliver's action as a NecessaryEvil to fool the League.]]

* In the ''{{Superman}}'' novel ''The Last Days of Krypton'', the villain kidnaps the hero's wife. It's a two-for-one hostage since his wife is '''pregnant'''.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'': [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS3E14LegacyOfMandalore "Legacy of Mandalore"]] has a case of I Have Your ''[[GenderFlip Husband]]'' — [[spoiler:it's revealed that Sabine's father is being held on Mandalore as a hostage in all but name in order to ensure Clan Wren's cooperation]]. His status was put in jeopardy after [[spoiler:Sabine kills Imperial Viceroy Gar Saxon and starts another Mandalorian civil war. She and the rebels end up having to rescue him from a public execution in the beginning of Season 4.]]

* The first season finale of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': [[spoiler:Slade injects Robin's ''four'' teammates with potentially deadly nanoprobes and has his finger on the button, forcing Robin to become his sidekick. The scheme falls apart when Slade cows Robin by engaging the probes on a limited setting; the combination of this sudden inexplicable pain that seems to be under Slade's control and Robin's frantic reaction to it tips off the Titans that they are being used as hostages to control their friend. And then Robin puts the nanoprobes in himself when Slade is about to kill his friends, and since they aren't selective, he'd die too.]]

* 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.

* When Danzo is marked for treason and Jiraiya brings a batallion of Konoha ninja to arrest him, he has his men kidnap the loved ones of several high ranking Konoha ninja to split their attention while he makes his escape.

* One of the villains in the ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' fanfic series ''Fanfic/ThePrivateDiaryOfElizabethQuatermain'' forces the title character's cooperation by taking her best friend hostage. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for him, the rest of the TrueCompanions find out...]]

--> [[spoiler: Gerard: You have a knack for creating a vivid picture, Mr. Stilinski. Let me paint one of my own. Scott McCall finds his best friend bloodied and beaten to a pulp. How does that sound now?]]

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