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[[File:rsz 34 identitycrisis 8816.jpg|link=Magic: The Gathering|frame|They're ''really'' giving him a headache.]] |
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{{quote|''"Somewhere on Beta Colony there is an institution. In one room of the institution, there is a man who spends his days and nights screaming at things that only he can see. Things we planted in his mind. They have to [[Fate Worse Than Death|keep him in a straitjacket twenty-four hours a day]] or [[Eye Scream|he'll claw his own eyes out]] just to make it stop."''|'''[[The Corps Is Mother|Lyta Alexander]]''', ''[[Babylon 5]]''}} |
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A character is attacked by a villain in the most painful non-physical way possible. Their mind and [[Our Souls Are Different|soul]] are assaulted with painful, horrifying visions and memories, and broken until they're [[Heroic BSOD|powerless]] and [[Convenient Coma|numb]], but [[Empty Shell|not dead]], although afterward they [[Fate Worse Than Death|may wish they were.]] No sexual contact occurs, but everything else is there to resemble a rape - violation of private parts, helplessness, and the corruption of what could otherwise be a source of joy. |
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The physical attacks won't go very far; all (or most) of the agony is inflicted mentally and emotionally, and it's chilling to see a villain be that cruel. The traumatized victim suffers all of the side-effects afterward (such as [[Rape Leads to Insanity]]). May include further sexual symbolism for good measure, such as severe and unfunny [[Clothing Damage]] and sinister [[Double Entendre]]s. |
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Comes in two variations: one is a [[Break Them by Talking|completely "mundane"]] but no less horrifying brand of [[Cold-Blooded Torture|torture]] that nonetheless [[Armor-Piercing Question|breaks a]] [[Two Plus Torture Makes Five|character's mind]]. The other is the above done via [[Mind Probe]], [[Psychic Powers]], [[Brown Note]], [[Psychological Torment Zone|illusions,]] or seeing something [[Man Was Not Meant to Know]]. All too frequently the consequence of encountering an [[Eldritch Abomination]]; even so much as ''looking'' at one of them might cause [[Go Mad From the Revelation|permanent damage to sanity]]. Of course, Mind Rape can also involve forced exposure to [[Mind Screw|mindscrews]]. |
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Just as [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil]], a character indulging in the '''Mind Rape''' of another character primarily for [[For the Evulz|their own pleasure or enjoyment]] is a good sign they are almost certainly a [[Complete Monster]] or have at least crossed the [[Moral Event Horizon]]. Doubly so if the sexual symbolism is present. A [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]], [[Anti-Villain]] or even the heroes may resort to Mind Rape [[I Did What I Had to Do|if circumstances force them to]], but only the lowest of the low will take a sick enjoyment out of it. |
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The less said of the things that are created when this trope meets [[Rule 34]], the better. |
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Can be a possible cause of [[I'm Having Soul Pains]], and can function as a [[Stupidity-Inducing Attack]]. Any character pulling this has little or no [[Mind Over Manners]]. Heroes will try to protect themselves from these by entering [[Heroic Safe Mode]] or trying out some [[Brain Bleach]]. |
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Compare [[Fate Worse Than Death]], [[Subtext]], and [[Villainous BSOD]]. [[Logic Bomb]] is what happens when computers (or [[Straw Vulcan|really rational people]]) experience this due to encountering and being confused with mindscrews. Contrast with the [[Care Bear Stare]], which assaults the target with happy thoughts, like [[Tastes Like Diabetes|rainbows and stuff]]. |
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Not to be confused with [[More Than Mind Control]] (though '''Mind Rape''' ''can'' have some elements of this). Also not to be confused with [[Mind Screw]], despite the origin of the trope name in [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|a quite (in)famous]] [[Mind Screw]]. Not to mention that some people consider the [[Gainax Ending|ending]] of said [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|series]] to qualify as '''Mind Rape''' of both the entire cast ''and'' the audience in its own right. |
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* [[Mind Rape/Anime and Manga|Anime and Manga]] |
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* [[Mind Rape/Comic Books|Comic Books]] |
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* [[Mind Rape/Fan Fiction|Fan Fiction]] |
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* [[Mind Rape/Film|Film]] |
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* [[Mind Rape/Literature|Literature]] |
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* [[Mind Rape/Live Action TV|Live Action TV]] |
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* [[Mind Rape/Music|Music]] |
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* [[Mind Rape/Religion and Mythology|Religion and Mythology]] |
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* [[Mind Rape/Tabletop Games|Tabletop Games]] |
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* [[Mind Rape/Toys|Toys]] |
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* [[Mind Rape/Video Games|Video Games]] |
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* [[Mind Rape/Visual Novels|Visual Novels]] |
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* [[Mind Rape/Webcomics|Webcomics]] |
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* [[Mind Rape/Web Original|Web Original]] |
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* [[Mind Rape/Western Animation|Western Animation]] |
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{{reflist}} |
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[[Category:Rape Tropes]] |
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[[Category:Narrative Devices]] |
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[[Category:Tropes of Legend]] |
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[[Category:Madness Tropes]] |
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[[Category:A Tortured Index]] |
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[[Category:Cosmic Horror Story]] |
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[[Category:Index]] |
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[[Category:No Real Life Examples, Please]] |
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[[Category:Mind Manipulation Tropes]] |
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