History Main / CrownOfPower

* ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic'' features several different magical crowns over the games. Of ones that are actually connected to a specific country or person, there's the Phynaxian Crown in ''VII'', the lost crown of the short-lived Empire of Phynaxia that smoulders with barely-restrained fire magic, and the Crown of Final Dominion in ''VIII'', the crown of Mederon the first and last lich emperor of Nighon, which is a powerful tool for a lich, and ''only'' for a lich.

* ''Literature/TheWarGods'': In the backstory, the Crown of the Empire of Ottovar is an ancient magical artifact that gives its wearer (the Emperor) the power to read minds and detect the use of dark magic. However, the wearer must have a highly disciplined mind, or [[PowerIncontinence they won't be able to control this mind-reading power]]. For this reason the Emperors got out of the habit of wearing the Crown -- which gave the Council of dark wizards the chance it needed to organize and launch the great war that destroyed the Empire.

* {{JustForFun/Bowsette}} was created when an artist took the Super Crown item from ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosUDeluxe'' ([[https://www.mariowiki.com/File:ToadettePeachette.png which turns Toadette into a Princess Peach lookalike]]) [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/3259475 and applied it to Bowser]] to create a blonde StatuesqueStunner with Bowser's EvilIsHammy personality. MemeticMutation took hold as people started drawing other male characters as attractive women while wearing the crown.

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* ''[[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian Conan the Buccaneer]]'' has the Cobra Crown; an ancient artifact allowing mass MindControl.

* ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'' has the Master Crown worn by the dragon Landia. [[spoiler:Magolor proceeds to steal it, and its power ends up consuming him.]] It takes center stage in the ''Deluxe'' remake [[spoiler:as the ultimate BigBad of the story. Turns out it's in fact a [[LivingHat sentient force of evil]], swallowing the soul of its wearer and pumping them full of hatred and power until they've [[OmnicidalManiac destroyed everything around them]].]]

-->[[spoiler:"A sad shell possessed by the limitless power of the Master Crown, no more than a manifestation of the crown itself."]]

* ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'' has the Master Crown worn by the dragon Landia. [[spoiler:Magolor proceeds to steal it, and its power ends up consuming him.]]

* Played with in ''VideoGame/KingsRaid''; the Abyssal Crown artifact increases, by a percentage, the Attack stat of the character who has the highest attack 30 seconds into a fight, thus making it an item worn by supports to give ''another'' character power.

* ''[[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe]]'': Toadette has access to an exclusive PowerUp called the Super Crown, which transforms her into a Princess Peach lookalike named "Peachette" with a DoubleJump, Floaty Jump, and BottomlessPitRescueService. Most infamously, {{Fanon}} [[JustForFun/{{Bowsette}} had a field day with making the Super Crown not-so-exclusive]], granting potentially every resident of the Mushroom Kingdom Peach's form and abilities [[MorphicResonance on top of their own]].

* In ''VideoGame/PathfinderKingmaker'', when your barony gains independence and becomes a kingdom, you're given a Royal Crown that bestows an impressive +6 boost to all three mental stats.

* ''VideoGame/TwilightPrincess'': Inverted by Midna, [[spoiler:the titular Twilight Princess]]: The Fused Shadow is an ancient and terrible power whose reckless use caused her ancestors to be sealed away in the Twilight Realm, she just happens to wear one as a hat in her cursed form.

* The Crown of the Empire in ''VideoGame/HeavensVault'' is said to be more than just a symbol of power: it contains advanced technology. However, finding out its exact nature is beyond the ability of even [[WrenchWench Oroi]].

* The Ice King's crown in ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' is the source of his [[AnIcePerson power over ice and snow]], and is also [[spoiler: the [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity source of his insanity]], as before the crown corrupted him, he was a [[WasOnceAMan normal, sane human being]]. The crown's magic has also allowed Simon to [[ImmortalityInducer live for hundreds of years]] after The GreatOffscreenWar in the distant past.]]

* The crown of Ice King in ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' is the source of his power over ice, and is also [[spoiler: the source of his insanity, as before the crown corrupted him, he was normal, sane human being.]]

* {{WebOriginal/Bowsette}} was created when an artist took the Super Crown item from ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosUDeluxe'' ([[https://www.mariowiki.com/File:ToadettePeachette.png which turns Toadette into a Princess Peach lookalike]]) [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/3259475 and applied it to Bowser]] to create a blonde StatuesqueStunner with Bowser's EvilIsHammy personality. MemeticMutation took hold as people started drawing other characters as attractive women while wearing the crown.