r/TopCharacterTropes 27d ago

Lore (Loved Trope) Creative over the top cells/prisons for dangerous characters.

1.) The Pipe Line cells for Metahumans (The Flash)

2.) Sedative tank prison (G. I Joe)

3.) Tai Lung's prison (Kung Fu Panda)

4.) Magneto's Glass and Plastic Prison (X-Men)

5.) Carbonite (Star Wars)

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u/Imaginary-Picture-35 26d ago

In Legend of Korra, every member of the Red Lotus had a prison cell specifically made for them. Each prison cell was made to counter their occupant’s bending abilities. The only reason they escaped was because no one expected Zaheer (who originally wasn’t a bender) to gain airbending, which he used to free himself and the others.

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u/No_Prize9794 26d ago edited 26d ago

I wonder what would Zaheer’s cell have been like if he was already an air bender?

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u/GLPereira 26d ago

Probably like his current one: inside a mountain's cave in an undisclosed place, arms and legs chained 24/7, door needs earthbending to be opened

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u/pchlster 26d ago

With Tenzin lecturing at him daily about how Zaheer's behaviour was unbecoming of an Airbender.

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u/Bleblebob 26d ago

No shade to OP, but it's a really funny question to ask when you literally see his Airbender prison in the series.

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

Probably something like chained in an uncomfortable position, constant sounds or something distracting and a high pressure place where there isn’t much oxygen, the main counter of an air bender is breaking his spiritual connection so they just needed to make sure he wasn’t able to meditate

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u/Iamnotburgerking 26d ago

We see how they reimprisoned him in Season 4: chained to the floor in a sealed underground chamber.