History Main / ShockCollar

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* This happened in ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' to the girls under slavery in the magical world.
* In ''Anime/{{Slayers}}'', captured Lina Inverse was restrained by a circlet that zapped her when she tried to use magic. They really haven't a slightest idea what [[AloofBigBrother her big sister]] used to [[GoodIsNotNice put her through]], however...
* Manga/InuYasha has a collar of enchanted prayer beads (or rosary) designed to make him hit the ground whenever Kagome says "Osuwari" or "Sit" / "Sit, boy". Kagome is an easily pissed off {{Tsundere}} Type B. Bad day for [=InuYasha=].

* In ''Anime/CaptainEarth'', Daichi, Teppei, and Hana are briefly forced to wear "lead gear", a headset-like device that causes them pain if they try to venture too far from the military base where they're quartered, or at the press of a switch. Daichi braves his way out of the perimeter, summons his Livlaster, and blows the broadcast antenna away.
* In ''Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly'', [[AbusiveParent Paragus]] uses one as a RestrainingBolt to Broly, shocking him if he acts out of line. Cheelai sees this as unfair treatment and manages to steal the remote for the collar. When Broly is forced to act without threat of being shocked, [[TheBerserker that's when he really cuts loose]].

* The more villainous members of DC's ComicBook/SuicideSquad were fitted with these on missions. If they got ''too'' out of line, the collar could also be commanded to blow off their heads.

* There was a series of ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' strips where the employees all had to wear headbands that the boss could use to shock them at will. Dilbert reprogrammed his to redirect its signal to Wally.

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* [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/659590/chapters/1202775 This fanfic]] shows [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Eridan]] being put in a shock collar to stop him swearing. Unfortunately, said collar was made by [[PureIsNotGood Equius]], and so it sets off at "darn". Eridan eventually resorts to "Goodness, you've cracked my skull!"

* At the end of the film ''Film/{{Garfield}}'', the main character steals a shock collar from the dog catcher. The collar is later strapped onto the dog catcher and used by Garfield for some good old LaserGuidedKarma.

* The [[AwesomeMcCoolname eponymous hero]] wears one in ''Hell Comes to Frogtown''.
* In ''Film/TheIslandOfDrMoreau1996'', all of the beast-folk have an implant that causes them excruciating pain when a remote control is triggered. This system of keeping them in check backfires when the Hyena-Swine figures this out and removes his own implant, then steals the control device to use it to dominate the others.

* The prisoners in ''Film/BreathingRoom'' are all wearing Shock Collars which are rigged to deliver a deadly voltage if they try to leave the room.
* In ''[[Film/{{Garfield}} Garfield: The Movie]]'', [[BigBad Happy Chapman]] equips Odie with a shock collar.
-->'''Garfield:''' [[AndThatsTerrible That collar is inhumane!]]
* ''Film/VirtualCombat'': A CorruptCorporateExecutive whose company sells virtual reality sex programs discovers a way to download the virtual girls into artificial clone bodies. He also forces them to wear electric collars to better control them.

* In Harry Harrison's ''[[Literature/TheStainlessSteelRat The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge]]'' [[note]]and ''The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You,''[[/note]] the Grey Men attach one to James ("Slippery Jim") diGriz, connected by a cable to a control box. It inflicts searing pain by [[TechnoBabble stimulating neurons]] in the brain.
* The Literature/MichaelVey series introduces Dr. Hatch (leader of the Elgen company) who enslaves what he terms "the scum of society" (drug addicts, hardcore criminals, etc) by making them a tempting offer. Once they accept, a shock collar is placed around their necks and Hatch jolts them with electricity if they disobey.
* ''Literature/HanSolosRevenge'': The Lurrian slaves captured by Magg and Zlarb are chained together, the collars acting as Shock Collars: the slavers can hit the whole string at once in an emergency.

* A similar device is used in ''Literature/ParableOfTheSower'' and its sequel, by slavers to keep their slaves in line. Lauren and her community also have these put on them when they are attacked and captured in the second book.

* In ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'', your character is outfitted with one of these in instances where you form an EnemyMine with players of the opposite faction.

* ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfGynoStar'': Supervillain Vlad Deferens tries to use a shock collar to make Gyno-Star compliant and obedient.

* ''Film/ThorRagnarok'': Slaves on Sakaar have small discs attached to their necks that release a powerful neurotoxin causing convulsions if they get out of line.

* This happened in ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' to the girls under slavery in the magical world.

* The more villainous members of DC's Comicbook/SuicideSquad were fitted with these on missions. If they got ''too'' out of line, the collar could also be commanded to blow off their heads.
* 1980's British ''Comicbook/{{Starblazer}}''.

* In contrast to the [[ExplosiveLeash exploding slave collars]] in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'' (specifically, the ''Nuka-World'' DLC expansion) features shock collars, used by the Nuka-World raiders on the hapless traders and settlers they've enslaved. If you side with the raiders, one of the [[SideQuest radiant quests]] is to find randomly selected [=NPC=]s and place a shock collar on them. You can equip one yourself, but it doesn't do anything, considering that by the time you can get one, you've been designated the Overboss of the raider gangs.

* A rarely seen function of the iKnow in ''WebComic/CommanderKitty'', [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2009/08/23/obedience/ as Zenith demonstrates on Fortiscue when he questions her plans.]]

* These collars are worn by the imprisoned women in the "Gladiatrix" episode of ''Series/BirdsOfPrey''. It also drugged them to the point of insanity.

** A bit more of a straight use of this trope occurs in the game as well, since SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker uses them to keep tabs on his goons (and as an alert system to where Batman is or has been) [[FridgeBrilliance and presumably also uses them when they get too out of line]]. Batman can also overload the collars with a specialized batarang so that they shock the goon wearing it into unconsciousness.

* [[WhatCouldHaveBeen An early draft]] of ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'' was set in a society in which the predators had to wear collars that would administer an electric shock if they got too excited, which was supposedly necessary to keep them from eating the prey animals. The creators found this to be too dark, and ended up dropping it as part of a massive overhaul of the entire concept and plot.

How it actually works is nearly always undefined. It's a metal ring, it hurts, end of statement. Sometimes it is electricity for some ElectricTorture, sometimes it's a generic AgonyBeam generated by some alien TechnoBabble. It makes a good RestrainingBolt for the plot, you can even spin some plot lines out of how to get it off (especially if it's designed to go off automatically if tampered with), and sometimes it'll have the added feature of being able to be pumped up to deadly levels so that it can also be, effectively, an ExplosiveLeash. On other occasions, expect some fun with Pavlovian conditioning.

* In the 1996 version of ''Film/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau'', all of the beast-folk have an implant that causes them excruciating pain when a remote control is triggered. This system of keeping them in check backfires when the Hyena-Swine figures this out and removes his own implant, then steals the control device to use it to dominate the others.

!! Examples:

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* In one ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'' comic, Jeremy's mother forces him to wear a shock collar to stay at home after he breaks curfew one time too many.
* There was a series of ''ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}}'' strips where the employees all had to wear headbands that the boss could use to shock them at will. Dilbert reprogrammed his to redirect its signal to Wally.
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** [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E5TheAcademy "The Academy"]] provides the page image, when corrupt Mandalorian Prime Minister Almec gets stuck in the shock collar he'd threatened to put on Duchess Satine's nephew.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' episode "The Move", one scene absent from U.S. airings has Gumball, Darwin, and Clayton wearing these in an attempt to curb Clayton's lying habit.

* Cartman has a V-chip implanted in his skull in ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut''. It sends out an electric jolt when he swears, in an effort to make him stop swearing. It, for the most part, doesn't work; towards the end of the movie, it even turns into a DeusExMachina when the chip shorts and Cartman gains [[ShockAndawe lightning powers]] as a result.

* [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/659590/chapters/1202775 This fanfic]] shows [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Eridan]] being put in a shock collar to stop him swearing. Unfortunately, said collar was made by Equius, and so it sets off at "darn". Eridan eventually resorts to "Goodness, you've cracked my skull!"

* In ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShield'', slaves are marked on the chest with a magical brand that binds them to the will of their master. If they try to disobey or even ''lie'' when they're asked a question, it shocks them.

* In ''VideoGame/MOTHER3'', Salsa the monkey has a Shock Collar that is used by Fassad to punish him.

* ''Film/ThorRagnarok'': Slaves on Sakarr have small discs attached to their necks that deliver a powerful electric shock if they get out of line.

* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', Thok The Bloodthisty, a Devilsaur ([[CallARabbitASmeerp a T-rex]]) that's a boss in Siege of Orgrimmar, has a shock collar by the orcs that are trying to tame him as a beast of war. Unfortunately, the shock collar ends up causing damage ''to the players'' during the fight by zapping them with electricity.

* In the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents Fairly Odd Parents]]'' episode "Wish Fixers", the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Pixies]] make Timmy sign a contract that would supposedly help him get rid of any "bad" wishes and put collars on Cosmo and Wanda that release an electric shock every time they grant a wish that is considered "bad". In fact, the only good wish on the contract is handing Fairy World over to the Pixies. However, thanks to a loophole in the contract (making an irresponsible wish that is at the same time responsible will cause the contract to be null and void), Timmy wishes for both his godparents to be made of rubber, making them immune to the shocks and nullifying the contract as a result.

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* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' had two episodes with collars that inflicted pain:
** "[[Recap/StarTrekS2E16TheGamestersOfTriskelion The Gamesters of Triskelion]]": Used by the title characters on their thralls.
** "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E1SpocksBrain Spock's Brain]]": Belts used by the Eymorg women on their male slaves and the captured Enterprise crew members.
* Both ''Series/TwinPeaks'' and ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' used the gag in which the wearer of the collar gets hold of its control box and uses it in the mistaken belief that it will shock the other person instead of himself.
* Chiana is wearing one of these when she first appears on ''Series/{{Farscape}}'', activated by a button on her handler's forehead. In another episode, the entire crew is fitted with collars- even Pilot.
* In an episode of ''Series/BuckRogersInTheTwentyFifthCentury'', Princess Ardala tells Buck that, when he marries her (due to her holding Earth hostage with an invincible KillSat), she will have him fitted with a lovely, decorative choke collar. If he displeases her, the collar will gradually constrict until he dies.
* In an episode of ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'', Al Bundy had to wear one.

* Human slaves in Pylea wear these on ''Series/{{Angel}}''.
* The beginning of the ''Series/{{Sliders}}'' episode "In Dino Veritas" is set in a world where all people wear shock collars that prevent them from lying.
* Creator/DavidCross has to wear one of these at the beginning of the second episode of ''Series/MrShow'', as part of a government program monitoring artists. He gets a constant electric shock if he stands on a stage.
* Lily gets the idea of Barney having to wear one (or rather, a cock shock ring) to get him to behave in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother.''

* In the mini-series ''Series/HouseOfFrankenstein1997'' a vampire tries to control the title character with one of these. The next thing the audience sees is Frankenstein's monster ripping off the collar after impaling said vampire.
-->"They were fools to think they could control ''me'' with electricity."
* The prison where Polaris and other mutants are held in TheGifted2017 uses shock collars to inhibit the mutants' ability to use their powers.
* In ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'', Joe Gibken was forced to wear one that doubled as a tracker when he escaped from the Zangyack empire, but only activated if he tried to remove it. When he meets Captain Marvelous, after fighting alongside each other for a bit, Marvelous rips the collar out of him by ''sheer force'', freeing Joe of it.

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** In "4C", Reese is stuck on an airplane with the VictimOfTheWeek whom he finds rather annoying. Turns out he's wearing a shock belt, so Reese has a lot of fun with the remote until he gets the information he wants. Then Reese hands the remote to the stewardess, telling her that it's his beeper and that [[ComedicSociopathy she should 'alert' him if the POI gets out of his seat.]]

* In ''VideoGame/MOTHER3'', Salsa the monkey has a Shock Collar that is used by Fassad to punish him.
* The ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' [[WebGames Web Game]] has the Stab Bat, a familiar with the unfortunate habit of stabbing the player rather than the enemy every now and then. The familiar-specific equipment is, appropriately enough, a Shock Collar.

* ''VideoGame/BaldursGate II'' has one trippy level where you follow a band of kidnapped actors into a PocketDimension where the slaves are kept in line by a magical version of these collars. If you're [[SchmuckBait schmuck enough to fall for the bait]], you can pick them up and try them on.
* In ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'', slave girl Vette has one that the Sith Warrior can choose to abuse. However, you can also remove it for VideoGameCaringPotential.