Captures and Kidnapping

"If you follow me, she dies."

- Thrax to the police while kidnapping Leah Estrogen.

In any story, there comes a time when the villain captures or kidnaps someone (usually the hero, heroine, or someone he/she cares about). He or she does it for these reasons:
 * To use as bait or lure the hero/heroine into his or her trap.
 * To use as a slave.
 * To demand a ransom.
 * To demand someone's obedience.
 * In the case of the heroine, to marry against her will.
 * To feed or sacrifice to a god or a monster.
 * To force the police not to follow him or her.
 * In the case of predators or monsters, to devour.

Not all villains can do that, but when the antagonist abducts or captures someone, it can quite raise the stakes. Noteworthy examples are alien abductions, Captain Hook's kidnapping of the Darling children, and Lo Pan capturing Miao Yin and Gracie Law to marry/wed and sacrifice.

Examples

 * Captain Hook kidnaps the Darling children and the Lost Boys to lure Peter Pan into his trap. In Return to Never Land, he does this to Jane for the same reason.
 * Quasimodo Wilson kidnaps Jonathan to add human meat to his recipes.
 * Mother Gothel kidnaps Rapunzel as a baby to use her magic hair to restore her youth.
 * Ursula kidnaps Ariel to use as bait to bring down King Triton.
 * Ruber kidnaps Lady Juliana to use in his plan to break into Camelot and usurp King Arthur and captures Kayley to use as a pawn.
 * Muska captures Sheeta to use her in his plan to obtain the aetherium crystal.
 * Thrax kidnaps Leah Estrogen to force the police not to follow him.
 * David Lo Pan kidnaps Miao Yin and Gracie Law to marry them and obtain their blood so he can become mortal.
 * King Goobot abducts the adults of Retroville as sacrifices to the goddess Poultra.
 * Captain Gutt takes Manny's family hostage, stating that Manny took everything he had from him and the evil captain intended to do the same.
 * Jafar kidnaps Princess Jasmine after making his first two wishes.

Quotes
"(Fagin laughs.) (Fagin: Hey, guess what?) (Jenny turns around.) (Fagin: I found a little lost kitten! I don't know, take a look!) (Fagin opens up his hands to reveal Oliver.) (Fagin: Maybe he's yours.) (Jenny, excited: OLIVER!) (Oliver jumps into Jenny's arms and she hugs him.) (Jenny: Oliver, oh, my little...) (Fagin smiles with joy but suddenly, a rumble is heard. He gasps.) (Fagin: Sykes!) (Sure enough, it's Sykes' car, and Fagin waves his arms to stop him.) (Fagin: Sykes! Sykes! I need to - ) (Charging towards him like an angry rhinoceros, Sykes' car spins Fagin around, tangling him up in an anchor rope.) (Fagin: Hey, hey!) (Sykes suddenly opens the car door and grabs Jenny by the arm!) (Jenny: Let me go!) (Jenny screams in terror. Sykes tosses Oliver out the window.) (Fagin, trying to stop Sykes: No, no! Wait! You can't do this!) Keep your mouth shut. Consider our accountant closed! (Sykes drives away, taking Jenny with him.)"

- Sykes kidnapping Jenny for ransom.

"(After reminding Peter Pan to take his medicine, Wendy Darling exits the Home Under the Ground. She slowly steps outside but comes across a horrible sight. John, Michael, and the Lost Boys are standing together, gagged and bound, guarded by Captain Hook's pirates. Wendy gasps as soon as she notices this. Suddenly, a pirate springs out of hiding behind her!) (Pirate: Surprise.) (Wendy is about to scream, but the pirate stuffs a rag across her mouth. The boys cry out behind their gags as Hook sidles over to the captured girl, smiling slyly.) A new era begins. (One of the pirates snickers.) Take them away. (Laughing with malicious glee, the pirates grab up the boys and carry them off. With a sinister laugh, another one does the same to the tied and gagged Wendy. Smee, cackling, waves Michael's teddy bear as if to say goodbye.)"

- Captain Hook (2003) capturing the Darling Children and the Lost Boys.

""You're comin' with me, boy! (Cody: My mom'll call the rangers!) (sarcastically) Oh, no! Not the Rangers, what'll I do? What'll I do?! Don't let your mom call the Rangers, please! (Joanna laughs McLeach flings Cody's backpack into the water, where the crocodiles attack it) "My poor baby boy got eaten by the crocodiles, boo-hoo-hoo!" (chuckles, as he grabs Cody) Let's go, boy! (Cody: HELP! HELP!)"

- Percival McLeach kidnapping Cody.

"(Manny, Sid, Diego and Granny have finally arrived at the continent, but no one is there. Manny closes his eyes in despair) (Peaches [in distance] Dad!) (Manny: Wait, did you hear that?) (Diego: Manny, I think--) (Manny: No, I heard something! I heard it!) (As they draw closer, a shadow is shown in the fog) (Diego: Is that--?) (Manny: Peaches? THERE SHE IS!!!) (Peaches: Dad!) (Manny: We're coming, sweetie! Don't move!) (Peaches: Daddy!) (Manny: Peaches!) (Suddenly, without warning, Captain Gutt emerges from the fog and grabs Peaches, holding a dagger to her throat!) Welcome home, daddy! (Peaches: LET GO OF ME!) (Manny gasps in horror) What are the odds? We were just talking about you! You like the new ship? I call her Sweet Revenge! (Silas: And look here! We've got the catch du jour!) (Ellie is tied up with vines to the mast.) (Manny: Ellie!) (Ellie: I'm alright! (glares at Gutt) Let my daughter go!) (Gutt laughs) (Manny: It's OK. He wants me, and he's gonna get me.) (Diego notices a weak Shira struggling to her feet.) Sacrificing yourself for your daughter! How touching! How...predictable. Now come and get her! (Flynn & Raz lay down a plank bridge for Manny to cross to the next ship) (Raz: G'day, mate!) (Flynn: Remember us? We're the bad guys!) (Manny: Alright, let them go!) (Gutt chuckles darkly) I don't think so. You destroyed everything I had! I'm just returning the favor. (Manny: NO!!!) (Manny tries to charge at Gutt, but the crew rapidly ties him up.) I warned you..."

- Captain Gutt taking Manny's family hostage, stating that the mammoth took everything he had from him and the evil ape intended to do the same.