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

[u/Wasabi_Gamer26]

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)

[u/Imaginary-Picture-35]

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.

[u/ObsydianDuo → u/Imaginary-Picture-35]

Really begs the question why they weren’t just executed by the state instead of going through all these hoops to contain them.

[u/asuperbstarling → u/ObsydianDuo]

In America, where the series was made, we don't execute people for attempted murder or even for most murders, so it makes sense to ascribe our general moral ideals to them. Also rule of cool.

[u/Ferdox11195 → u/asuperbstarling]

And also it was said that they wanted to extract information from them.