List of Torture Devices

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Many torture devices were utilized by Sir Hank Fieron and his three daughters, Gibbet, Rack, and Maiden. While inside Torcia Tower, the three sisters could freely maneuver the devices.

Ball Gag

A ball gag is a device placed in the mouth and tied around the head to incapacitate the victim's ability to speak. Gibbet utilizes one while breaking into Hargain Crossrosier's mansion.

Barrel of Shame

The Barrel of Shame was a torture device designed to contain victims and hold them in place for public ridicule and abuse.

Bear Trap

A massive bear trap kept by Hank Fieron and later by his daughters. The bear trap was a type of device consisting of a hinged ring of metal much like a mouth and a sensitive trigger plate in the middle, which causes the "jaw" to snap shut on the victim.

Brazen Bull

The brazen bull was a metal device where victims were locked inside and then heated from a fire lit underneath it. A feature of the apparatus was that the screams of the victim would exit the device sounding like the bellows of a bull. Lord Hank utilized it to torture Marco five years after the Battle of Cave Horaga, with Marco eventually dying inside it.

Breaking Wheel

The Breaking Wheel was a multi-use torture device. Typically, a victim would have their limbs wrapped in and around the wheel's spokes, where the bones and joints would be broken via beating. One was incorporated into Josephine R.

Cat o' Nine Tails

The cat o' nine tails was a device used by Rack. It was a multi-tailed whip used to flog victims. Rack's version uniquely featured star blades on the end of each tail. Rack utilized it to make a "painting" on Ian's back entitled "Man of Budding Stardust".

Crown of Fire

The Crown of Fire was a device used by Rack. It was a metal helmet made to be superheated and placed upon a victim's head to not only burn them, but prolong suffering as it would burn the victim's hands should they attempt to take it off. When Benji Kemp's organization stormed into Torcia Tower and fell into Gibbet's hanging ceiling trap, Rack begin putting crowns of fire on the heads of several men holding the ceiling up, only to be stopped during her attempt to coronate Garness Elsebert. They were not designed to be fatal.

Crucifixion Cross

The Crucifixion Cross was a device where the victim would be nailed to or otherwise strapped to the beams and left to waste away, often taking the victim several days to die.

Gibbet

The gibbet was the namesake of Gibbet. The name refers to any instrument utilized for public executions.

Gossiper's Violin

The Gossiper's Violin was a device designed to keep a victim's hands and neck restrained. Gibbet summoned one to attack Raymond Atwood, who then destroyed it with his lightning magic. She later utilizes one again to restrain Tsukumo.

Guillotine

The guillotine was a device used to execute its victims via a blade that would slice through the neck. Maiden utilized one to kill Cynthia Chamberlain when she approached the Pot of Basuzu. She later used a guillotine's blade to attack Tsukumo, but missed. During the destruction of Torcia Tower, Amo saved a guillotine and executed Rack with it. After the execution was halted, the guillotine disappeared.

Hand Crusher

The Hand Crusher was a device designed to crush both hands of the victim simultaneously with the use of two vices connected to each other.

Hanging Ceiling

The Hanging Ceiling was a trap used by Gibbet. It consisted of a false second ceiling made of stone placed underneath the real wooden one, which would then be lowered down onto unsuspecting victims. The ceiling was designed to slowly crush victims underneath stone, but it was able to be used suddenly to cause a quick death by crushing. The trap could also be released by a lever on the wall. Due to the destruction and mess it causes, it was rarely used. It was not effective at killing large crowds of people.

Hanging Rope

The Hanging Rope was a simple length of rope used to strangle or hang victims. Maiden utilizes one as a grip when Tsukumo attacks them with her wind powers.

Head Crusher

The Head Crusher was a device where the victim's head would be placed inside in a vice, where then the top crank would be twisted and the cap above their head would slowly crush the person's skull, breaking their jaw and sometimes even causing their eyeballs to dislodge from their sockets.

Iron Chair

The Iron Chair was a torture device consisting of an all-metal chair with many spikes lining the back, armrests, leg rests and seat. A fire would also be lit nearby and the victim would be pushed closer to it, or a fire would be placed directly under the seat, leaving the victim to slowly roast alive.

Iron Maiden

Main article: Iron Maiden

The iron maiden was a device filled with spikes, where the victim was shut inside and then impaled upon them. The device was the namesake of Maiden and could be controlled by her.

Iron Pig Mask

The iron pig masks were a type of scold's bridle. They were metal masks that were attached over victims' faces so they could not talk, hear, or see. Gibbet utilized them on Cynthia and Ian when they invaded the tower. Gibbet considered them the least painful of the devices in Torcia Tower.

Iron Spider

The Iron Spider was a tong-like torture device made of iron. Typically heated before use, the device was used to mutilate their breasts, often resulting in death or permanent disfigurement. The Iron Spider would be placed on a wall, with the victim's breast inserted into it, then they would be pulled away from the wall and device, tearing it off.

Josephine

Main article: Josephine

Josephine was the name given to the torture rack utilized by Rack and its various versions. Victims would be strapped to the device and then be stretched via chains.

Judas Cradle

The Judas Cradle was a torture device consisting of a stool-like apparatus with a pyramid shape on top. The victim would be forced to sit on top of the pyramid, with the tip penetrating one of their orifices, causing tearing and eventually impaling them.

Knee Splitter

The Knee Splitter was a device consisting of two blocks with spiked ends held together with screws. A limb or joint of the victim would be placed into the gap and using the screws, the spikes would destroy the encased limb or joint. Rack utilizes one while breaking into Hargain Crossrosier's mansion.

Nata

The Nata was a large Japanese cleaver.

Neck Trap

The Neck Trap was a torture device used to restrain its victims. It consisted of a wide iron collar with barbs on the inside, pointing inwards. If the victim were to struggle or rest they would be impaled in the neck by these barbs.

Pear of Anguish

The Pear of Anguish was a torture device consisting of a sculpted metal shell, shaped like a pear, that could unfurl to reveal a spike on the inside.

Pendulum

The Pendulum was a device where a victim would be strapped to a table with a blade attached to a hinge above. The blade would then swing back and forth like a pendulum, slowly lowering each swing. The blade eventually completely bisects the victim.

Pillory

The Pillory was a device where the victim's head and hands would be placed into a frame and forced to stand for public humiliation.

Pliers

The Pliers were a hand tool used to firmly grasp and bend objects.

Saw

The Saw was a large blade used to cut objects, wielded by two people at each end.

Scavenger's Daughter

The Scavenger's Daughter was a metal frame that could be used to restrain its victims and force them into the fetal position. It consisted of an A-shaped frame with the very top enclosed around the neck, the midpoint area around their wrists, and the ends around their ankles. The frame of the device could be adjusted to force the victim into an even tighter position, compressing them enough to cause nosebleeds.

Scissors

The Scissors were a device composed of two blades. Each blade pressed together, they fulfill their role by scraping together.

Shackles

The Shackles were a pair of cuffs that attached around the ankles to restrict a victim's movement.

Spanish Donkey

The Spanish Donkey was a device that victims would be straddled naked upon while weights were tied to their feet, causing the victim to slowly lower, dislocate and eventually, be torn apart upon it. One was incorporated into Josephine R.

Witch's Spider

The Witch's Spider was a set of tongs that would hang from the ceiling and would hold a victim by various parts of their body. They could also be heated before use. Gibbet utilizes one as a grip when Tsukumo attacks them with her wind powers.

Trivia

• The actual Barrel of Shame was almost never an actual wooden barrel, instead being wood with metal reinforcement in a shape like a barrel. A similar device known as the Drunkard's Cloak was made from a real barrel, though it allowed limb movement for public humiliation.
• The Brazen bull was first designed and used in Ancient Greece, making it one of the oldest torture devices.
• The breaking wheel could be used as an execution method on its own or as torture preceding an official execution by garroting or decapitation.
• The Cat o' Nine Tails is also known as "the captain's daughter" due to its widespread use in the navy.
• While crowns of fire were not known to be commonly used torture devices, a soldier and revolt leader György Dózsa was infamously executed by being placed onto a red hot throne with a red hot crown and scepter, mutilated with heated pliers, and eaten by his starved co-conspirators.
• The crucifix cross in the device room of the tower is inverted, while crucifixions are traditionally done upright.
• The slow death intended by the hanging ceiling is based on the common literary and cinematic trope of trap rooms where the walls or ceiling close in on its occupants.
• Speculated to be a modern invention, the Pear of Anguish's function and purpose other than the recorded use of pear-shaped gags is unknown.
• The Pendulum blade is a fictional torture device conceptualized by author and poet Edgar Allan Poe, first featured in his short story, The Pit and the Pendulum.
• The pillory board hung on the dungeon wall as pictured in Torture Tower Doesn't Sleep -Clown Chapter- is missing wrist restraints.
• The Scavenger's Daughter is named as such as a reference to "the Duke of Exeter's daughter", a rack in the Tower of London that was popular with the Duke of Exeter, Henry Holland.
  • The Duke and his "daughter" served as the inspiration for Hank Fieron and his daughters.
• The Spanish Donkey as pictured in Torture Tower Doesn't Sleep -Clown Chapter- is modeled after a rocking horse. Spanish Donkeys have no curved beams attached to their legs and do not rock.