Gratuitous Rape is a trope where a pointless rape scene is used in a work for little to no narrative reason and little to no literary merit. There are many guesses as to why Gratuitous Rape is used so much. To name a few, rape makes for good drama, can be used to Break The Cutie, serves as a very strong Kick The Dog moment to underline the evilness of a villain, or it can be used for just plain ol' fanservice. Then again there are a lot of other things that would work as well. What some creators forget, is that rape is a sensitive subject and therefore rape scenes should be handled with care. When unskilled hands insist on shoehorning rape somewhere into their work, THIS happens. Gratuitous Rape is a common cliche in fan works, but professional works are no stranger to it, either.