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Asuna was justified at being in distress, so I don't see it as ruining her character. She was locked up via admin controls: there was literally nothing she could do. Yet she still managed to get out of her cage and get the key to Yui. She had no weapons, she was never trained in unarmed combat, and she was held prisoner by someone who could control her environment absolutely. It isn't ruining someone's character when they're held prisoner by the gamemaster.
If the author had abused the concept, and had her getting held prisoner repeatedly, yes it would be an issue, because he'd be obviously playing off the damsel in distress thing. But it just happened this once, in a situation that justified why she couldn't get out alone.
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