History Main / TrespassingHero

* Both ''Literature/NancyDrew'' and ''Literature/TheHardyBoys'' are constantly doing this--at ''least'' [[OncePerEpisode once per book]]--in their respective series. (And their crossovers together, for that matter.) Breaking into people's homes, offices, or other locations to search for evidence; sneaking into private events and closed places of business; explicitly ignoring "No Trespassing" signs; you name a form of trespassing, they've done it. And they never suffer any kind of long-term consequences for it, and usually no short-term ones, either.

* The first ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' has Doc Brown and Marty simply walking into Hill Valley High School to locate Marty's future parents and fix the damage Marty unwittingly caused earlier. Nobody seems to say or do anything about these obvious trespassers in the school.

** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'' removes the "break down the door" option, but still allows you to enter any location you can get into. The only way to get in trouble is to be seen by a guard while picking the lock. There are also a few "forbidden" areas which, if you enter before you are supposed to as part of a quest, you will be told to leave. (Vivec's palace is one such example.)

* In ''Pokémon Scarlet and Violet'', Its subverted since most of the game's regular buildings are inaccessible and locked.

* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''

* In ''VideoGame/DragonsDogma'', the Arisen has no qualms about going into people's homes in his hometown. Perhaps it's justified, as the Arisen was a fisherman before he was called to action, and most of the houses he randomly enters and steals greenwarish from are Fisherman's Houses.

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* In ''The Battle For Endor'' of ''Film/StarWarsEwokAdventures'', Cindel and Wicket encounter a creature named Teek who takes them into an apparently empty house. Cindel and Wicket soon learn that the house does have an owner, who expels them when he returns.

* In ''Film/WarCraft2016'', Khadgar and Lothar first meet when the former is arrested for breaking into the garrison morgue, which he's entered to examine bodies he's smelled [[BlackMagic fel]] on.

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* Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli are viewed as being trespassers in Rohan around the start of "The Two Towers" in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' (as well as in the movie), upon encountering Eomer and his patrol. This is justified as orcs are active in the lands and both of Aragorn's companions are obviously not native to Rohan.
* In "Flame of the Inquisition" from the ''Literature/TimeMachineSeries'', if you made a wrong choice, you were arrested by knights during your travels for unknowingly trespassing on their duke's land.
* In ''Literature/ShamanBlues'', Witkacy breaks into Tadeusz's house to search it, as he suspects him to be the killer but his investigation is off the books. Konstancja has the same idea, but she tells Tadeusz's neighbor that he's sent her to get something and thus obtains the keys.
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* Uncle Traveling Matt of ''Series/FraggleRock'' became a perfect example of this trope when exploring "Outer Space", the world of the "silly creatures" (humans). A number of postcard segments show Matt inside of office buildings, schools, and even inside private houses. He observes people in kitchens, living rooms, and bedrooms and then reports it back to Gobo through postcards. Matt's intrusions into these homes makes you wonder if [[FridgeLogic Fraggle society doesn't have established protocol on privacy and personal space]].

* Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli are viewed as being trespassers in Rohan around the start of "The Two Towers" in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' (as well as in the movie), upon encountering Eomer and his patrol. This is justified as orcs are active in the lands and both of Aragorn's companions are obviously not native to Rohan.

* Uncle Traveling Matt of ''Series/FraggleRock'' became a perfect example of this trope when exploring "Outer Space", the world of the "silly creatures" (humans). A number of postcard segments show Matt inside of office buildings, schools and even inside private houses. He observes people in kitchens, living rooms, and bedrooms and then reports it back to Gobo through postcards. Matt's intrusions into these homes makes you wonder if [[FridgeLogic Fraggle society doesn't have established protocol on privacy and personal space]].

* Subverted in ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry1InTheLandOfTheLoungeLizards'' game. Larry can walk into just about anywhere, but is barred from entering the dance club or the penthouse of the casino/hotel...unless [[InventoryManagementPuzzle he use the correct item]].
* In ''VideoGame/UltimaVIII'', the Avatar can't walk into houses that are locked unless you have lockpicks, find another way in or use explosives to blow open the door. Be warned that if you're caught, you will [[DisproportionateRetribution suffer terrible consequences for breaking and entering someone's house.]]
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIII'': The castle at Edina requires your to trespass in order to gain a crucial item. The guards won't let you in; you'll need to use either the Invisibility Herb or Invisibility spell to get past the guards. For some reason, none of the castle's inhabitants [[ApatheticCitizens seem to object to your presence inside]], implying that the guard out front is just a Jerkass.
* ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite''. Several times during the game you can go into private residences and ransack the place without any repurcussions. In one case [[KleptomaniacHero you can steal money and food from a house]] while the people are still in it and know you're there.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', Tidus enters people's homes in every town he goes to. The people usually don't care and chat with him as if he's a guest. Even while Seymour's gone, Tidus still goes through his mansion if there are no guards about.

* ''VideoGame/PathfinderKingmaker'' and ''VideoGame/PathfinderWrathOfTheRighteous'' play this straight, although there's a little bit of FridgeBrilliance to note: for most of both those games you're the local ruler, so it's possible the residents either don't mind, or [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem know they couldn't do anything about it if they did]].

* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIII'': The castle at Edina requires your to trespass in order to gain a crucial item. The guards won't let you in; you'll need to use either the Invisibility Herb or Invisibility spell to get past the guards. For some reason, none of the castle's inhabitants [[ApatheticCitizens seem to object to your presence inside]], impliying that the guard out front is just a Jerkass.

* Zig-zagged in ''Pathologic'', where you need a lockpick to enter inhabitated houses, but the owners won't react to your presence as long as your reputation is good enough. [[Main/KleptomaniacHero But if you steal something in plain sight]], the entire household will be out for your blood. The trope is played straight in regard to the houses of important characters and even any items they might contain. According to the [[Main/MediumAwareness Tragedian]], "such is the custom of hospitality with the local aristocracy and those who try to emulate them".

* A staple in all games of the ''VideoGame/{{Thief}}'' series.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Ultima VIII}}'', the Avatar can't walk into houses that are locked unless you have lockpicks, find another way in or use explosives to blow open the door. Be warned that if you're caught, you will [[DisproportionateRetribution suffer terrible consequences for breaking and entering someone's house.]]
* The castle at Eginbear in ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIII'' requires your to trespass in order to gain a crucial item. The guards won't let you in; you'll need to use either the Invisibility Herb or Invisibility spell to get past the guards. For some reason, none of the castle's inhabitants [[ApatheticCitizens seem to object to your presence inside]].