History Main / KidnappedFromBehind

* In ''Hunters of Literature/{{Gor}}'' Bosk (fka Tarl) does this to a group of soldiers from Tyros who have captured Marlenus, Ubar of Ar, and his hunting party.

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* A lethal variant is discussed in ''Film/SergeantYork''. York is telling the other troops that when you're hunting turkeys when they're in flocks, you always shoot the ones at the back of the flock, and then work your way forward. [[ChekovsSkill This comes up again]] when his position is charged by German soldiers, and he uses the same technique to take them all out before the soldiers in front can notice what he's doing and start retaliating.

* A lethal variant is discussed in ''Film/SergeantYork''. York is telling the other troops that when you're hunting turkeys when they're in flocks, you always shoot the ones at the back of the flock, and then work your way forward.

** Owen and Noah enter a deserted bus in their search for Jack the Ripper in "[[Recap/TotalDramaISeeLondon I See London...]]". They make the mistake of walking in a line, which gives The Ripper an opening to drop down from the ceiling, grab Noah, and jump back up before Owen looks back to find his partner missing.

* ''Manga/DetectiveConan'': When Conan is escaping from the woman who claimed to be his mother and then revealed herself that she's affiliated with the Black Organization, Conan notices Professor Agasa in front of the latter's house. Right when Conan is about to call him, the woman narcotizes him from behind and kidnaps him, bringing him to an abandoned house where she and her masked partner are discussing their next murder. In the end, after a series of shenanigans, it turns out that [[spoiler:his kidnappers were his real parents who pulled a prank on him]].

* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': Upon leaving the candy store, Numbuh Four goes on a rant on how he would beat up any dentist attempting to mess with his teeth. When his rant stops, the rest of the team assumes he just decided to shut up. It's not until they return to base that they find him strapped down to a chair with his mouth braced. It immediately happens again to Numbuh Three and Numbuh Five, without Numbuh One or Numbuh Three noticing.

This abduction occurs when the victim is taken in the presence of their friends, without the kidnapping being seen. The most common reason is because the victim is either standing near the back of the group, or trailing far enough behind for the abduction to go unnoticed by their friends. Alternatively, the victim may be positioned off to the side, just outside their friends' field of vision.

Regardless how it occurs, it allows the culprit to demonstrate their stealth, cunning, ''and'' brazenness by committing the act right under their enemies noses, which they're all but [[EvilGloating certain to boast about]] later. And don't be surprised if the perpetrator turns out to be a PhantomThief, an enemy spy, or worst of all... [[{{Ninja}} a ninja.]] It can also be done by heroic characters, usually to either [[MuggedForDisguise steal the victim's clothes]], or [[HighAltitudeInterrogation for interrogation.]]

* ''Manga/DetectiveConan'': When Conan is escaping from the woman who claimed to be his mother and then revealed herself that she's affliated with the Black Organization, Conan notices Professor Agasa in front of the latter's house. Right when Conan is about to call him, the woman narcotizes him from behind and kidnaps him, bringing him to an abandoned house where she and her masked partner are discussing their next murder. In the end, after a series of shenanigans, it turns out that [[spoiler:his kidnappers were his real parents who pulled a prank on him]].
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': During the Training Camp arc, Midoriya learns that the villains are attempting to kidnap Bakugo. He and several other students respond by forming a group with Bakugo at the center, and remaining on high alert at they walk back to the lodge. Despite this, the villains manage to kidnap both Bakugo and the student behind him without anyone noticing.
* In the Thriller Bark arc of ''Anime/OnePiece'', Sanji, Zoro and Luffy are each quietly grabbed one by one by Moria's zombie spiders without the remaining crew realizing they were taken until long after the spiders had left with them.

* Creator/JerrySeinfeld acts this out in his bit on his proposal for a new Olympic sport: the Involuntary Luge. (He says that the Luge is the only sport where you can have people competing in it against their will and it would be exactly the same.) He suggests they just grab people off the street and walks backwards with his arms outstretched to simulate being abducted.

* In the infamous "Don't go into the long grass!" scene of ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark'', the protagonists and the [=InGen=] hunters are chased into tall grass by the T. Rex. Velociraptors start quietly picking them off without the rest of them knowing and continue doing so for a while before the survivors realize what's going on and run for it.

* In ''[[Literature/TheStainlessSteelRat The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge]]'', when Jim is being escorted by soldiers after a failed escape attempt, he looks at his captors and suddenly notices their number seems to grow smaller. Turns out TheCavalry, in the form of [[spoiler:his wife]], has arrived and is quietly taking out the rear of the line one by one.

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** Judges Guild supplement ''The Thieves of Fortress Badabaskor''. A pair of doppelgangers will attempt to grapple, silence and capture the tail members of any group of PlayerCharacters that passes through their area.

* During the Training Camp arc of ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', Midoriya learns that the villains are attempting to kidnap Bakugo. He and several other students respond by forming a group with Bakugo at the center, and remaining on high alert at they walk back to the lodge. Despite this, the villains manage to kidnap both Bakugo and the student behind him without anyone noticing.
* In the Thriller Bark arc of ''Anime/OnePiece'', Sanji, Zoro and Luffy are each quietly grabbed one by one by Moria's zombie spiders without the remaining crew realizing they were taken until long after the spiders had left with them.

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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]

* In ''Literature/ProtectorOfTheSmall: Lady Knight'' Kel's group takes out stragglers of the Scanran group they're tracking and takes back the prisoners they can reach without being seen in blitz attacks.

** It happens again in Paris with slightly more justification -- her friends are fending off an attack by a clockwork android, but it turns out the villain is controlling more than one body so another version of himself snatches Agatha [[WeNeedADistraction while her friends are shooting in the other direction.]]

* During the Training Camp arc of ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', Midoriya learns that the villains are attempting to kidnap Bakugou. He and several other students respond by forming a group with Bakugou at the center, and remaining on high alert at they walk back to the lodge. Despite this, the villains manage to kidnap both Bakugou and the student behind him without anyone noticing.

Regardless how it occurs, it allows the culprit to demonstrate their stealth, cunning, ''and'' brazenness by committing the act right under their enemies noses, which they're all but [[EvilGloating certain to boast about]] later. And don't be surprised if the perpetrator turns out to be a PhantomThief, an enemy spy, or worst of all... [[{{Ninja}} a ninja.]] It can also be done by heroic characters, usually to either [[MuggedForDisguise steal the victim's clothes]], or [[VerticalInterrogation for interrogation.]]

Regardless how it occurs, it allows the culprit to demonstrate their stealth, cunning, ''and'' brazenness by committing the act right under their enemies noses, which they're all but [[EvilGloating certain to boast about]] later. And don't be surprised if the perpetrator turns out to be a PhantomThief, an enemy spy, or worst of all... [[{{Ninja}} a ninja.]]

A common occurrence in spy thrillers and espionage films, but just as likely in other genres. The last ones in a group are prone to be MuggedForDisguise. This tactic can be used by TheHero against {{Mook}}s in a MookHorrorShow. Related to PhantomThief and may overlap with VerticalKidnapping.

* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Agatha is grabbed and taken away while Tarvek and the rest of the group are looking out at the newest attack on Mechanicsburg with their backs to her kidnapping which delays their realizing what has happened.
** It happens again in Paris with slightly more justification -- her friends are fending off an attack by a clockwork android, but it turns out the villain is controlling more than one body so another version of himself snatches Agatha [[WeNeedADistraction while her friends are shooting in the other direction.]]

* During the Training Camp arc of ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', Midoriya learns that the villains are attempting to kidnap Bakugou. He and several other students respond by forming a group with Bakugou at the center, and remaining on high alert at they walk back to the lodge. Despite this, the villains manage to kidnap both Bakugou and the student behind him, without anyone noticing.

* ''Manga/DetectiveConan'': When Conan is escaping from the woman who claimed to be his mother and then revealed herself that she's affliated with the Black Organization, Conan notices Professor Agasa in front of the latter's house. Right when Conan is about to call him, the woman narcotizes him from behind and kidnaps him, bringing him to an abandoned house where she and her masked partner are discussing their next murder. In the end, after a series of shenanigans, it turns out that his kidnappers were his real parents who pulled a prank on him.

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* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': Upon leaving the candy store, Numbuh Four goes on a rant on how he would beat up any dentist attempting to mess with his teeth. When his rant stops, the rest of the team assumes he just decided to shut up. It's not until they return to base that they find him strapped down to a chair with his mouth braced. Immediately happens again to Numbuh Three and Numbuh Five without Numbuh One or Numbuh Three noticing.

* During the Training Camp arc of ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' Midoriya learns that the villains are attempting to kidnap Bakugou. He and several other students respond by forming a group with Bakugou at the center, and remaining on high alert at they walk back to the lodge. Despite this, the villains manage to kidnap both Bakugou and the student behind him, without anyone noticing.

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* In the Thriller Bark arc of ''[[Anime/OnePiece One Piece,]]'' Sanji, Zoro and Luffy are each quietly grabbed one by one by Moria's zombie spiders without the remaining crew realizing they were taken until long after the spiders had left with them.

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* A lethal variant is discussed in Film/SergeantYork. York is telling the other troops that when you're hunting turkeys when they're in flocks, you always shoot the ones at the back of the flock, and then work your way forward.

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* Creator/JerrySeinfeld acts this out in his bit on his proposal for a new Olympic sport: the Involuntary Luge. (He says that the Luge is the only sport where you can have people competing in it against their will and it would be exactly the same.) He suggests they just grab people off the street and walks backwards with his arms outstretched to simulate being abducted.

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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', Judges Guild supplement ''The Thieves of Fortress Badabaskor''. A pair of doppelgangers will attempt to grapple, silence and capture the tail members of any group of PlayerCharacters that passes through their area.
* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', ''Magazine/{{Imagine}}'' magazine #26 adventure "The Great Paladin Hunt". While a group of paladins is traveling through a swamp, a small dinosaur-like monster called a babbler will try to sneak up on them from behind and attack and kill the last one in line. It hopes to return to its lair and eat its prey without the other paladins even knowing it was there.

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* At the end of ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'''s penultimate episode "Dark Room", Max (the PlayerCharacter) and Chloe return to where they found [[spoiler:Rachel's body]] to stop the (apparent) BigBad from destroying the evidence. They find it's still there, and while Chloe is sobbing, Max steps back, which allows the BigBad to drug her silently, giving him time to draw a pistol and shoot Chloe before Max can warn her.

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* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Agatha is grabbed and taken away while Tarvek and the rest of the group are looking out at the newest attack on Mechanicsburg with their backs to her kidnapping which delays their realizing what has happened.
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* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': Upon leaving the candy store, Numbuh 4 goes on a rant on how he would beat up any dentist attempting to mess with his teeth. When his rant stops, the rest of the team assumes he just decided to shut up. It's not until they return to base that they find him strapped down to a chair with his mouth braced. Immediately happens again to Numbuh 2 and Numbuh 5 without Numbuh 1 or Numbuh 3 noticing.

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