History Main / KidnappedByAnAlly

* Happens on ''Series/{{Life}}'', when Crews tries to pull a NotMyDriver on Mickey Raybourne, whose bodyguard then smashes through the window and kidnaps Crews. And then Raybourne lets him go at the beginning of the next episode with an apology and an invitation for drinks.

** In ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'', [[spoiler: Bond is kidnapped by 'the dove' who is actually the BigBad's [[EnemyMine old rival]].]]
*** [[spoiler: This is also before TheReveal that Kristatos is the BigBad, at this point we believe that it is 'the dove'. It's after Bond meets him that it is cleared out.]]

* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'': Avdol dognaps Iggy to get him to join his team. On the villains' side, [[{{Cowboy}} Hol Horse]] kidnaps [[TheSeer Boingo]] in his final chance to sabotage the heroes.

'''Catalina:''' [[HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood Five or so.]]

* In ''Film/BadCompany'' (the one with Chris Rock and Anthony Hopkins), Rock's character is grabbed out of bed and kidnapped as part of a training exercise. Hopkins begins to tell him how, in that situation, his mental faculties shut down in a panic when Rock interrupts, saying he knew what was going on because he identified the agents, one through his breath, one because he could feel her breasts when she grabbed him, and one because he ''stole his wallet'' while they were grabbing him.

* Rincewind is kidnapped by the Revolutionaries in ''Discworld/InterestingTimes''.

Sometimes this has valid in-story reasons -- if secrecy is paramount, for example, it may be deemed necessary for the sake of maintaining a cover. Other times, though, it just seems to be a plot twist for the sake of a plot twist -- approaching the person peacefully would have worked just as well, but that way, we wouldn't have had all that lovely dramatic tension. Can come across as stupid if one of the defining traits of the character approached this way is an [[PersonOfMassDestruction ability to cause massive losses and damages]] -- see StupidSurrender.

* Happens to Tenma in ''{{Anime/Monster}}''.

* Kind of in the ''ComicBook/{{Tintin}}'' book Recap/TintinDestinationMoon. They're following an invitation that ends with them ending up in an armored car getting taken through checkpoints to what looks like a military base in what they expect is a sinister kidnapping. Actually, Professor Calculus just wants them to join him working on the moon project. Calculus is their friend, but the supervisors who send the invitation aren't, so it might not count.

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* Page quote comes from an episode of ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'', where Earl snatches his friend's mother so he can convince her to quit smoking cold turkey.

* In series 8 of ''Series/DoctorWho'', the Doctor is drugged and taken by armed men. [[spoiler: Turns out it's UNIT, looking for his help.]] To be fair, the Earth is in danger at that point, and the Doctor is known to do whatever he wants.
* On ''Series/{{House}}'' Chase got kidnapped for his bachelor party and he sort of knew what was going on.
** That was so he had a handy excuse to use if his fiance complained about it. Of course, she knew exactly what was going on.

* Series/{{Dexter}} is also kidnapped for his bachelor party. This results in him accidentally punching his friend Masuka when he is released from the carboot, as he (and the audience) genuinely believed he had been taken by the season's BigBad, the Skinner.

* In the ''Series/LegendOfTheSeeker'' episode "Elixir." Zedd is captured by a group of mercenaries, and brought, bound, to their boss...who happens to be an old friend of Zedd's, who promptly sets him free and explains he grabbed him because he heard a wizard was in town, but thought it might be one working for [[BigBad Darken Rahl]]. Subverted when he explains his plans to fight Rahl, which involves, essentially, magic drug trafficking. When Zedd objects, his old friend binds him again, and tries to strip him of his magic.
* In the first season of ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' Hiro ends up kidnapped by [[spoiler: employees of his father, ostensibly wanting to bring him home and end his journey, but his berating is really a SecretTestOfCharacter.]]

* Series/JonathanCreek experiences an accidental example in one episode, in which his unique talents were called upon by a senior police officer. Apparently there was a bit of a breakdown in communications, because the two officers sent to bring him to the police station were under the impression that he was actually a suspect. The inspector was most apologetic about it.
* On ''Series/PersonOfInterest'' Reese does not always have time to explain to the [=POIs=] what is going on so they often assume that the armed man who grabbed them and forced them to go with him is kidnapping them and intends to do them harm.
* On ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' Barney is kidnapped for his own bachelor party by Ted and Marshall

Sometimes this has valid in-story reasons -- if secrecy is paramount, for example, it may be deemed necessary for the sake of maintaining a cover. Other times, though, it just seems to be a plot twist for the sake of a plot twist -- approaching the person peacefully would have worked just as well, but that way, we wouldn't have had all that lovely dramatic tension. Can come across as stupid if the one of defining traits of the character approached this way is an [[PersonOfMassDestruction ability to cause massive losses and damages]] -- see StupidSurrender.

* In the CLAMP manga ''{{Suki}}'' the main character is frequently used as a hostage to get money out of her rich father. Then, one of her best friends, whose family was apparently having monetary troubles, kidnapped her.

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* After Martin Luther came under [[UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire Imperial]] ban by the Imperial Diet, his supporter Prince-Elector Frederick the Wise of Saxony (also "his" prince since Luther was Saxon, making him a ReasonableAuthorityFigure ) had him kidnapped, reported dead and held in Wartburg Castle to keep him hidden from imperial authorities.

* In ''Film/ChildrenOfMen'', Theo is kidnapped at gunpoint by the Fishes, but it was at the behest of his ex-wife, who only wants his help in securing travel papers for an illegal immigrant.

* Subverted in the ''Series/LegendOfTheSeeker'' episode "Elixir." Zedd is captured by a group of mercenaries, and brought, bound, to their boss...who happens to be an old friend of Zedd's, who promptly sets him free and explains he grabbed him because he heard a wizard was in town, but thought it might be one working for [[BigBad Darken Rahl]]. The subversion comes when he explains his plans to fight Rahl, which involves, essentially, magic drug trafficking. When Zedd objects, his old friend binds him again, and tries to strip him of his magic.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': Jimmy Neutronand his friends in the Rescue Jet Fusion special.

* Mel Beeby is a victim of this in the ''Literature/AgentAngel'' (aka ''Angels Unlimited'') series of books. It has been speculated this was mainly for the [[FetishFuel benefit of older readers]], considering who kidnapped her.

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* ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' has this happen to Jack Frost as a way of getting to the North Pole, thanks to Santa Claus's idea.

* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', Avdol dognaps Iggy into an extra ally. Meanwhile on the villain's side, [[{{Cowboy}} Hol Horse]] kidnaps [[TheSeer Boingo]] into his final chance to sabotage the heroes.

* After Martin Luther came under [[HolyRomanEmpire Imperial]] ban by the Imperial Diet, his supporter Prince-Elector Frederick the Wise of Saxony (also "his" prince since Luther was Saxon, making him a ReasonableAuthorityFigure ) had him kidnapped, reported dead and held in Wartburg Castle to keep him hidden from imperial authorities.

* In ''CodeGeass'', [[spoiler: [[ActionGirl Kallen]] is captured in battle. As a high-ranking member of LaResistance, she expects to be executed or brutally interrogated. Instead, she's turned over to Viceroy [[TheWoobie Nunnally]], one of the few pacifists with any sort of authority. They mostly reminisce about Lelouch, Nunnally's missing brother and Kallen's former classmate.]]

* Kind of in the ''{{Tintin}}'' book Recap/TintinDestinationMoon. They're following an invitation that ends with them ending up in an armored car getting taken through checkpoints to what looks like a military base in what they expect is a sinister kidnapping. Actually, Professor Calculus just wants them to join him working on the moon project. Calculus is their friend, but the supervisors who send the invitation aren't, so it might not count.

* In "Series/{{BeingHumanUS}}", Aidan is accosted by a group of vampires, has a bag thrown over his head, and is thrown into the back of the van to be transported to a secondary location. When they arrive, he is dragged out of the van and the bag is roughly snatched off his head. Aiden struggles the whole time until he sees who is in front of him: Kenny, the vampire Aidan sired. Kenny is confused by Aidan's trussed up state. He is exasperated at his henchmen, insisting that he only wanted them to escort Aidan safely to Kenny's headquarters '''not''' [[PoorCommunicationKills roughly kidnap him]].
* In series 8 of ''DoctorWho'', the Doctor is drugged and taken by armed men. [[spoiler: Turns out it's UNIT, looking for his help.]] To be fair, the Earth is in danger at that point, and the Doctor is known to do whatever he wants.

* Happens on ''{{Life}}'', when Crews tries to pull a NotMyDriver on Mickey Raybourne, whose bodyguard then smashes through the window and kidnaps Crews. And then Raybourne lets him go at the beginning of the next episode with an apology and an invitation for drinks.

* In series 8 of ''DoctorWho'', the Doctor is drugged and taken by armed men. [[Spoiler: Turns out it's UNIT, looking for his help.]] To be fair, the Earth is in danger at that point, and the Doctor is known to do whatever he wants.

* In series 8 of ''DoctorWho'', the Doctor is drugged and taken by armed men. [[Spoilers: Turns out it's UNIT, looking for his help.]] To be fair, the Earth is in danger at that point, and the Doctor is known to do whatever he wants.