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* ''ComicBook/BlackBird'': While not quite the main character, the heroine's sister, Marissa, is literally kidnapped [[spoiler: by her long-thought-to-be-deceased mother]] and forcibly initiated into the world of the paragons- turning her into a wizard in the process, whether she wants to be one or not. Unsurprisingly, she does not appear to be very good at it.

[[caption-width-right:335:[-It's not everyday Santa has you stuffed in his sack.-]]]

* [[TeamPet Iggy]] "TheFool" from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'' used to live as a king of dogs in a New York slum, but gets caught by [[TeamDad Mohammed Avdol]] and is forced into a backup unit for heroes. He complains numbers of time with himself about his losses, but [[ItsPersonal things gets personal]] after he barely survives a fight against a killer bird Pet Shop.

* This is of course what governments hope to invoke with the practice of conscription into military service (a.k.a. the draft), assuming that government isn't a horrible tinpot dictatorship establishing said draft for a few more moments of sweet, sweet power, and also isn't just using the war as a cynical PR exercise to distract from problems at home. Whether or not the draftees agree with the government on the worthiness of the cause they are drafted for is another matter entirely, but that's a whole other can of worms. Note that many armies are against conscription precisely because they'd rather rely on sodiers who ''want'' to be there [[TheDragAlong and are actually motivated to learn military skills.]]

* This was quite literally a case with Jax in ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' - Martin Stein, the other half of ComicBook/{{Firestorm}} wanted to [[JumpedAtTheCall jump at the call]] but Jax initially refused. So Martin simply drugged him.

* In ''Film/SpaceJam'' Michael Jordan is kidnapped by Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes because they need his help to defeat the Nerdlucks now the huge Monstars in a game of Basketball so that the Looney Tunes don't end up as slave star attractions on the amusement park on the planet Moron Mountain.

* In ''VideoGame/Spyro2RiptosRage'' Spyro the Dragon wants to go on vacation to Dragon Shores to escape the rain in his home world, however he is kidnapped by Elora, the Professor, and Hunter, who need a Dragon to fight Ripto. Ripto appears and destroys the portal that leads back to Spyro's home world and now Spyro can't go back to either his home world or Dragon Shores until he defeats Ripto for all of Avalar.

* In ''VideoGame/Spyro2RiptosRage!'' Spyro the Dragon wants to go on vacation to Dragon Shores to escape the rain in his home world, however he is kidnapped by Elora, the Professor, and Hunter, who need a Dragon to fight Ripto. Ripto appears and destroys the portal that leads back to Spyro's home world and now Spyro can't go back to either his home world or Dragon Shores until he defeats Ripto for all of Avalar.

* In ''VideoGame/Spyro2:RiptosRage!'' Spyro the Dragon wants to go on vacation to Dragon Shores to escape the rain in his home world, however he is kidnapped by Elora, the Professor, and Hunter, who need a Dragon to fight Ripto. Ripto appears and destroys the portal that leads back to Spyro's home world and now Spyro can't go back to either his home world or Dragon Shores until he defeats Ripto for all of Avalar.

* In ''VideoGame/Spyro2:RiptosRage'' Spyro the Dragon wants to go on vacation to Dragon Shores to escape the rain in his home world, however he is kidnapped by Elora, the Professor, and Hunter, who need a Dragon to fight Ripto. Ripto appears and destroys the portal that leads back to Spyro's home world and now Spyro can't go back to either his home world or Dragon Shores until he defeats Ripto for all of Avalar.

* In ''AngelOnMyShoulderMHAFanFic'', Chen, the fifth wielder of One for All, never wanted the power; it was forced on her by the fourth wielder, Aftermath. She's still kind of put out that she had her fate decided for her like that.

* ''LightNovel/TheRisingoftheShieldHero'': Happens to all four Cardinal Heroes comprised of Naofumi Iwatani, Motoyasu Kitamura, Ren Amaki and Itsuki Kawasumi. Though for some characters it might be considered [[spoiler: "rescued by the call"]] depending on the variation of the series you choose to start with.

* ''LightNovel/TheRisingoftheShieldHero'' Happens to all four Cardinal Heroes comprised of Naofumi Iwatani, Motoyasu Kitamura, Ren Amaki and Itsuki Kawasumi. Though for some characters it might be considered [[spoiler: "rescued by the call"]] depending on the variation of the series you choose to start with.

* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40K'': Most Imperial psykers are rounded up and dragged onto the Inquisition's Black Ships (crewed solely by [[AntiMagic Blanks]]) all the way to Terra, where their psychic potential is judged. If insufficiently powerful, [[PoweredByAForsakenChild they are sacrificed in order to keep the Astronomican beacon burning]], if not, they get repeatedly {{Mind Rape}}d in order to protect their minds from the daemons of the Warp (this doesn't always work) and sent to refine their skills to serve the Imperium. Note that this is the ''best'' outcome, non-sanctioned pykers have a marked tendency to fall to Chaos and kickstart demonic invasions when the Warp starts bleeding through them.

* This is of course what governments hope to invoke with the practice of conscription into military service (a.k.a. the draft), assuming that government isn't a horrible tinpot dictatorship establishing said draft for a few more moments of sweet, sweet power, and also isn't just using the war as a cynical PR exercise to distract from problems at home. Whether or not the draftees agree with the government on the worthiness of the cause they are drafted for is another matter entirely, but that's a whole other can of worms.

* This is of course what governments hope to invoke with the practice of conscription into military service (a.k.a. the draft), assuming that government isn't a horrible tinpot dictatorship establishing said draft for a few more moments of sweet, sweet power, and also isn't just using the war as a cynical PR exercise to distract from problems at home. Whether or not the draftees agree with the government on the worthiness of the cause they are drafted for is another matter entirely, [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment making this a potential can of worms]].

'''Jack:''' [[SarcasmMode Oh, yeah. I love being shoved in a sack and tossed through a magic portal.]]\\
'''North:''' [[SarcasmBlind Oh! Good! That was my idea!]]

'''Jack:''' Oh, yeah. I love being shoved in a sack and tossed through a magic portal.\\
'''North:''' Oh! Good! That was my idea!

'''Illya:''' (Thinking) ''This is so sudden, but... My intuition is telling me... [[GenreSavvy THIS GUY IS SUSPICIOUS.]]''\\

* In the fangame ''[[VideoGame/CognitiveDissonance MOTHER: Cognitive Dissonance]]'', the blue Mook Alinivar is just a simple artist who went out to go by fresh paint to finish off his masterpiece. [[spoiler: He's killed by the main antagonist, and the Apple of Enlightenment won't let him leave purgatory unless he accepts its quest, allowing the Apple to give him his Freeze PSI.]]

* The Literature/NintendoAdventureBook ''Koopa Capers'' opens with Luigi being captured by a magic rug and delivered to Bowser's doorstep so he can help find Wendy.