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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|Double Entendres]].
Comes in two variations: one is a [[Break Them
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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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]].
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
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