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* ''Series/TheWitcher'': Geralt encounters a man battling the Scoia'tael, elf terrorists/freedom fighters, who has a necklace of elf ears.

* ''Literature/TheWayOfKings'' (first book of ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive''): When Highprince Sadeas returns from a disastrous battle against the Parshendi, he tells the family of one of the dead generals that the savage Parshendi had carried off bloodied pieces of the general's [[PowerArmor Shardplate]] as trophies. [[spoiler:Of course, Sadeas is lying. Besides the fact that [[ProudWarriorRace this is completely out of character for the Parshendi]], Sadeas actually abandoned Dalinar's army completely on purpose. He is enraged when he finds out that Dalinar survived (with a ''much'' reduced army)]].

* The less-than-regulation Peacekeeper uniforms of the Special Ops Squad that boards Moya in a late first season episode of ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' boasted unique additions, which caused [[DefrostingIceQueen Aeryn]] to grumble about it. One of the commandos has some alien fur attached to his custom leather uniform. In another episode, the Peacekeeper Captain Crais is shown to have several stuffed heads of Hynerians in his "lavish" quarters. But knowing Crais, these could easily be torture-trophies.

** In ''Siege of AR-558'', the minor character of Reece has a neck chain made from Ketracel-White tubes, taken from dead Jem'hadar.

** There was also the famous exhortation of Spartan women to their husbands and sons going off to war: "Return with your shields or on them!" Meaning they should prevent their shields from falling into enemy hands, even if they got killed in the process. (It's also been interpreted that a warrior who flees would logically toss away his heavy shield to do so, which also has him break formation and leave the rest of his comrades-in-arms in a rut)

** Ork Warbosses from ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' like to collect and display the skulls, horns or tusks of particularly dangerous enemies. [[SuperSoldier Astartes]] helmets are highly prized as not only do they indicate the Ork has defeated a WorthyOpponent, but the helmets [[HighlyConspicuousUniform come in a variety of bright colours]]. Warbosses from the more military minded Blood Axe Clan also hit on the idea that the CommissarCap are used by 'umiez to indicate rank, and so these are a frequent addition to their trophy racks.
** The 2018 Edition of ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000KillTeam'' makes this a game mechanic for Kroot Kill Teams[[note]]released in the January 2019 issue of ''Magazine/WhiteDwarf''[[/note]] with the 'Prestigious Trophy' Kroot Tactic. When used, the Tactic make a Kroot Carnivore immune to [[MoraleMechanic Nerve tests]] after killing an enemy Leader.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Professor Port decorates his classroom with the mounted heads of Grimm, and is happy to go on long tangents about how he defeated them. It should be noted that [[NoBodyLeftBehind Grimm dissolve on death]], so these are replicas.

* ''Fanfic/RocketshipVoyager''. After being invited to dinner by Captain Janeway, Chakotay finds the shipbuilder's plate of his former command, the rocketship ''Valjean'', on the wall in her wardroom. When he suggests that she take it down [[EnemyMine given that the Maquis and Spacefleet crews are now working together]], Janeway refuses. "I'm quite proud of that trophy. The captain of that rocketship [[WorthyOpponent gave us a good deal of trouble]], as I recall."

* In the episode ''Siege of AR-558'' of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', the minor character of Reece has a neckchain made from Ketracel-White tubes, taken from dead Jem'hadar.

* ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'': There are a few quests that require taking trophies from [[MechanicalLifeforms the machines]]; during the Proving the goal is to fashion a trophy from one of the grazers and carry it through an obstacle course (a rival destroys Aloy's, so she has to get another), and the Hunter's Lodge demands these as proof of advancement. Speaking of the Lodge, they have the corpse of a Thunderjaw suspended from the roof of the Lodge itself, the first Thunderjaw ever recorded killed.

** Meanwhile, in the prequel/sequel ''[[EvenBetterSequel Origins]]'', you can do the same for various other bosses,[[labelnote:list]][[AntiMagic the Sandfeeder]], [[FlyingSeafoodSpecial the Lord]] [[SuperPersistentPredator of the]] [[IncendiaryExponent Lava Caves]], [[ThatOneBoss the Holoholo]] [[GiantFlyer Bird]] and [[TheDragon the Black]] [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons Dragon]].[[/labelnote]] taking something from the remains of their corpses[[labelnote:list]]Silk from the Sandfeeder, the Lava Lord's Skull, a plume from the Holoholo Bird and the Black Dragon's horn.[[/labelnote]]. Unlike in ''Eternal Wings'', you can pick them up as often as you want, so whether you want to take them with you now or later doesn't make much of a difference. Once you become Champion of the Colosseum, you can take these trophies to an {{NPC}} who will use them to revive the origin of the trophy, allowing you to face these bosses again as often as you want in the Colosseum, this time with accompanying SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic. In the case of the Sandfeeder and Holoholo Bird, [[BossRush they'll even bring along]] [[PaletteSwap the Hearteater and Mange-Roches]], respectively, as a bonus. However, [[VillainForgotToLevelGrind their stats do not get upgraded in any way]] (or if they do, not in any meaningful way), so by the time you can refight them, [[CurbStompBattle expect to take all]] but [[ThatOneBoss the Black Dragon]] [[CurbStompBattle down in a few seconds.]]

* Almost every incarnation of Franchise/{{Batman}} collects items he gained from his enemies like weapons and costumes. In fact the giant penny was from a case where the Penny Plunder tried to steal it. It was later changed to Two-Face trying to steal it.

* ''Webcomic/AwkwardZombie'': [[http://awkwardzombie.com/index.php?page=0&comic=111014 Apparently]], Peach takes trophies from every kill she makes in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' -- her main reason for being excited about Dark Pit joining the roster is that now she can decorate her hat with his black feathers alongside Pit's white and Falco's blue.

** 3rd Edition
*** The Chull takes trophies from its victims, such as weapons, armor and other belongings. If the victim has nothing, the Chull removes and keeps its skull.

*** ''[[TabletopGame/ScarredLands Creature Collection]]''. Belsamaug keep knives and daggers it takes from their victims as trophies. Steppe trolls take the heads of mighty warriors they have defeated in battle, incorporating them into their armor or making the skulls into drinking goblets or saddle ornaments.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'', defeating bosses will sometimes drop a trophy depicting a certain part of that boss that can be mounted upon the wall as a BraggingRightsReward, not to mention making for good VendorTrash if you already have them. Examples include the [[BlobMonster Slime King's]] trophy, consisting of a slime-soaked katana belonging to the unfortunate ninja who got eaten up by the boss and the [[SandWorm Eater of Worlds']] trophy, depicting one of its many eyes.

* At the start of ''Skyfarer'', the first novel in Joseph Brassey's ''The Drifting Lands'' novels, the BlackKnight Lord Azrael purposely challenges the prince whose kingdom that the Eternal Order is invading to a duel. One reason was out of respect for the prince's valour and the other is becaue Azrael covets the prince's enchanted sword for his own.

* [[Creator/MichaelMoorcock Dorian Hawkmoon]] was very pleased after killing a pirate captain. Hawkmoon may be far-future Germanic nobility, but that pirate had the finest sword that Hawkmoon ever saw and he happily took it for his own.
* In the ''Tamara and Kethry'' stories by Creator/MercedesLackey, the finest weapon that Tamara has ever owned and which she still uses came from a masterswordsman that she slew when she and Kethry fought a demon-worshipping cult that had just come off of having an orgy.

* ''Rocketship Voyager''. After being invited to dinner by Captain Janeway, Chakotay finds the shipbuilder's plate of his former command, the rocketship ''Valjean'', on the wall in her wardroom. When he suggests that she take it down [[EnemyMine given that the Maquis and Spacefleet crews are now working together]], Janeway refuses. "I'm quite proud of that trophy. The captain of that rocketship [[WorthyOpponent gave us a good deal of trouble]], as I recall."

* ''Rocketship Voyager''. After being invited to dinner by Captain Janeway, Chakotay finds the shipbuilder's plate of his former command, the rocketship ''Valjean'', on the wall in her wardroom. When he suggests that she take it down [[EnemyMine given that the Maquis and Spacefleet crews are now working together]], Janeway refuses. "I'm quite proud of that trophy. The captain of that rocketship [[WorthOpponent gave us a good deal of trouble]], as I recall."

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* In ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'', defeating bosses will sometimes drop a trophy depicting a certain part of that boss that can be mounted upon the wall as a BraggingRightsReward. Examples include the [[BlobMonster Slime King's]] trophy, consisting of the a slime-soaked katana belonging to the unfortunate ninja who got eaten up by the boss and the [[SandWorm Eater of Worlds']] trophy, depicting one of its many eyes.