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* Ever seen Versailles? Some rooms don't seem to have a square inch without the stuff. And, yes, that includes [[BeyondTheImpossible mattresses]].

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* Ever seen Versailles? the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Versailles Palace of Versailles]]? Some rooms don't seem to have a square inch without the stuff. And, yes, that includes [[BeyondTheImpossible mattresses]].
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* Inverted in ''{{Minecraft}}''; gold weapons and armor are about as useful as wooden ones. That is tho say, they suck.

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* Inverted Subverted in ''{{Minecraft}}''; ''{{Minecraft}}'': Sure, you can make a sword out of that gold weapons you just mined. It'll be roughly as effective as one made of ''wood'' and armor are break about as useful as wooden ones. That is tho say, they suck.quickly. On the other hand, using [[BoringButPractical iron]]...

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* Eastern Orthodox churches' interiors are designed to look mostly golden (sanctuary, chandelliers, etc), sometimes using actual gilding. Prayers wrtten in Bysanthia are also pretty interesting though: one refers to Virgin Mary as a gilded doorknob. Although it would seem as a failed attempt at insult, it's supposed to be poetic and two metaphors are here: Jesus Christ is the door, and gilding back in their days was supposed to be incredibly beauriful; nowadays, gilding household appliances is just poor taste.
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** The third installment has golden swords, but like you'd expect ([[AluminumChristmasTrees or perhaps not]], given how nearly all other [=RPGs=] treat gold) these are useless as weapons. They [[VendorTrash sell for a neat price]] though. They're found in [[MeaningfulName Goldor]]'s mansion, which happens to be made entirely of gold.

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** The third installment has golden swords, but like you'd expect ([[AluminumChristmasTrees ([[TheCoconutEffect or perhaps not]], given how nearly all other [=RPGs=] treat gold) these are useless as weapons. They [[VendorTrash sell for a neat price]] though. They're found in [[MeaningfulName Goldor]]'s mansion, which happens to be made entirely of gold.
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** The third installment has golden swords, but like you'd expect (or wouldn't, given how nearly all other [=RPGs=] treat gold) these are useless as weapons. They sell for a neat price though. They're found in [[MeaningfulName Goldor]]'s mansion, which happens to be made entirely of gold.

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** The third installment has golden swords, but like you'd expect (or wouldn't, ([[AluminumChristmasTrees or perhaps not]], given how nearly all other [=RPGs=] treat gold) these are useless as weapons. They [[VendorTrash sell for a neat price price]] though. They're found in [[MeaningfulName Goldor]]'s mansion, which happens to be made entirely of gold.

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* One set of {{Pimped Out Dress}}es the {{Disney Princess}}es wore were of gold lamé, with a variation of Ariel having her tail and SeashellBra be gilded, as seen above.
* {{Barbie}}'s 1994 HappyHolidaysDress was of gold lamé (although fake) trimmed with white fur.
* Golden armor shows up as items in some ''FinalFantasy'' games.
** The third installment has golden swords, but like you'd expect (or wouldn't, given how nearly all other [=RPGs=] treat gold) these are useless as weapons. They sell for a neat price though. They're found in [[MeaningfulName Goldor]]'s mansion, which happens to be made entirely of gold.
* The fable of King Midas seemed to be against this trope, although the {{Aesop}} was actually BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor.
** ''DuckTales'' did a variation on that with a magic golden duck.
* Many of the things in {{Richie Rich}}'s house are gold.
* As with Goldie of ''GoldieGoldAndActionJack''.
* The mythical city of El Dorado.
* Jill Masterton in ''{{Goldfinger}}'' (the film) dies by having her body completely covered in golden paint, in one of the most iconic scenes of the ''JamesBond'' franchise.
* Inverted in ''DeepSpaceNine'', where gold pressed latinum is just to give something to hold the {{Unobtanium}}, not that the gold actually made it prettier, as replicators made it WorthlessYellowRocks.
* Old-Timey [[HomestarRunner Strong Bad]] in "That A Ghost" has the line, "I'll be marching around in gold pants in no time!"
* {{A Song Of Ice And Fire}} has the Lannister family, who coat everything with gold - platemail, horse armor, even swords.

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* One set of {{Pimped Out Dress}}es the {{Disney Princess}}es wore were of gold lamé, with a variation of Ariel having ''HeartcatchPrettyCure'' has Cure Sunshine and her tail and SeashellBra be gilded, as seen above.
* {{Barbie}}'s 1994 HappyHolidaysDress was of
gold lamé (although fake) trimmed with white fur.
chest ribbon.
* Golden armor shows up as items in some ''FinalFantasy'' games.
** The third installment has
One episode of [[Anime/{{Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon]] featured a golden swords, but like you'd expect (or wouldn't, given how nearly all other [=RPGs=] treat gold) these are useless as weapons. They sell Sudowoodo.
* In ''MobileSuitGundamWing'', Dorothy Catalonia seem to have a thing
for gold-plated vehicles: a neat price though. They're found in [[MeaningfulName Goldor]]'s mansion, which happens to be made entirely of gold.
limousine, a space shuttle and a truck.
* ''SaintSeiya'': The fable of King Midas seemed to be against this trope, although the {{Aesop}} was actually BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor.
** ''DuckTales'' did a variation on that with a magic golden duck.
* Many of the things in {{Richie Rich}}'s house are gold.
* As with Goldie of ''GoldieGoldAndActionJack''.
* The mythical city of El Dorado.
Gold Saints
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* Jill Masterton in ''{{Goldfinger}}'' (the film) dies by having her body completely covered in golden paint, paint (based on a false assumption that merely painting skin can smother people), in one of the most iconic scenes of the ''JamesBond'' franchise.
* Inverted in ''DeepSpaceNine'', where gold pressed latinum is just to give something to hold the {{Unobtanium}}, not that the gold actually made it prettier, as replicators made it WorthlessYellowRocks.
* Old-Timey [[HomestarRunner Strong Bad]] in "That A Ghost" has the line, "I'll be marching around in gold pants in no time!"
* {{A Song Of Ice And Fire}} has the Lannister family, who coat everything with gold - platemail, horse armor, even swords.
franchise.



* The [[RequisiteRoyalRegalia ermine capes]] for the [[TsaristRussia Russian royalty]] were gold fabric lined with ermine. That's in addition to crowns having gold on them.
* Some ''{{Castlevania}}'' games use gold weapons.
** ''CastlevaniaII'' had the gold knife.
** The ''CastlevaniaSorrow'' games had Joyeuse, a gold sword.
* There are gilded sets of armour in ''{{Runescape}}''. This is not as extreme an example as sets of armour made out solid gold, though - decorating armour with gold was not common practice, but there ''is'' historical precedent for it.
* Inverted in ''{{Minecraft}}''; gold weapons and armor are about as useful as wooden ones. That is tho say, they suck.
* Moody dwarves in ''DwarfFortress'' can make artifact gold armor or weapons (the only other way to get gold weapons requires modding the game files); despite being artifacts, they will perform rather poorly (except for blunt weapons, which will be significantly more effective due to their increased mass).
* ''HeartcatchPrettyCure'' has Cure Sunshine and her gold lamé chest ribbon.
* TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime had the Gold Gauntlets, which let Link pick up and throw ridiculously large pillars.

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* The [[RequisiteRoyalRegalia ermine capes]] for {{A Song Of Ice And Fire}} has the [[TsaristRussia Russian royalty]] were gold fabric lined with ermine. That's in addition to crowns having gold on them.
* Some ''{{Castlevania}}'' games use gold weapons.
** ''CastlevaniaII'' had the gold knife.
** The ''CastlevaniaSorrow'' games had Joyeuse, a gold sword.
* There are gilded sets of armour in ''{{Runescape}}''. This is not as extreme an example as sets of armour made out solid gold, though - decorating armour
Lannister family, who coat everything with gold was not common practice, but there ''is'' historical precedent for it.
* Inverted in ''{{Minecraft}}''; gold weapons and armor are about as useful as wooden ones. That is tho say, they suck.
* Moody dwarves in ''DwarfFortress'' can make artifact gold armor or weapons (the only other way to get gold weapons requires modding the game files); despite being artifacts, they will perform rather poorly (except for blunt weapons, which will be significantly more effective due to their increased mass).
* ''HeartcatchPrettyCure'' has Cure Sunshine and her gold lamé chest ribbon.
* TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime had the Gold Gauntlets, which let Link pick up and throw ridiculously large pillars.
- platemail, horse armor, even swords.



* Ever seen Versailles? Some rooms don't seem to have a square inch without the stuff. And, yes, that includes [[BeyondTheImpossible mattresses]].
* One episode of [[Anime/{{Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon]] featured a golden Sudowoodo.
* In ''MobileSuitGundamWing'', Dorothy Catalonia seem to have a thing for gold-plated vehicles: a limousine, a space shuttle and a truck.

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* Ever seen Versailles? Some rooms don't seem Inverted in ''DeepSpaceNine'', where gold pressed latinum is just to have a square inch without give something to hold the stuff. And, yes, {{Unobtanium}}, not that includes [[BeyondTheImpossible mattresses]].
the gold actually made it prettier, as replicators made it WorthlessYellowRocks.
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[[folder:Mythology]]
* One episode The fable of [[Anime/{{Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon]] featured King Midas seemed to be against this trope, but the actual {{Aesop}} was actually BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor, and being against {{Greed}}.
** ''DuckTales'' did
a variation on that with a magic golden Sudowoodo.
duck.
* In ''MobileSuitGundamWing'', Dorothy Catalonia seem to have a thing The mythical city of El Dorado.
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* {{Barbie}}'s 1994 HappyHolidaysDress was of simulated gold lamé trimmed with white fur.
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* Golden armor shows up as items in some ''FinalFantasy'' games.
** The third installment has golden swords, but like you'd expect (or wouldn't, given how nearly all other [=RPGs=] treat gold) these are useless as weapons. They sell
for gold-plated vehicles: a limousine, neat price though. They're found in [[MeaningfulName Goldor]]'s mansion, which happens to be made entirely of gold.
* Some ''{{Castlevania}}'' games use gold weapons.
** ''CastlevaniaII'' had the gold knife.
** The ''CastlevaniaSorrow'' games had Joyeuse,
a space shuttle gold sword.
* There are gilded sets of armour in ''{{Runescape}}''. This is not as extreme an example as sets of armour made out solid gold, though - decorating armour with gold was not common practice, but there ''is'' historical precedent for it.
* Inverted in ''{{Minecraft}}''; gold weapons
and armor are about as useful as wooden ones. That is tho say, they suck.
* Moody dwarves in ''DwarfFortress'' can make artifact gold armor or weapons (the only other way to get gold weapons requires modding the game files); despite being artifacts, they will perform rather poorly (except for blunt weapons, which will be significantly more effective due to their increased mass).
* ''TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' and ''TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' had the Gold Gauntlets, which were the strongest levels of items that let Link lift stuff normally too heavy for him.
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* Old-Timey [[HomestarRunner Strong Bad]] in "That A Ghost" has the line, "I'll be marching around in gold pants in no time!"
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* One set of {{Pimped Out Dress}}es the {{Disney Princess}}es wore were of gold lamé, with
a truck.variation of Ariel having her tail and SeashellBra be gilded, as seen above.
* Many of the things in {{Richie Rich}}'s house are gold.
* As with Goldie of ''GoldieGoldAndActionJack''.



* ''SaintSeiya'': The Gold Saints, of course.

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* ''SaintSeiya'': [[RequisiteRoyalRegalia Coronation robes]] are often gold lamé, whether on its own or with an ermine lining.
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The Gold Saints, of course.latter was common for [[TsaristRussia Russian royalty]].
* Ever seen Versailles? Some rooms don't seem to have a square inch without the stuff. And, yes, that includes [[BeyondTheImpossible mattresses]].
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* ''SaintSeiya'': The Gold Saints, of course.
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* On ''{{Jimmy Two-Shoes}}'', Heloise decorates a carriage meant for her and Jimmy with gold. [[StickyFingers Peep promply steals it]].

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* One episode of [[Anime/{{Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon]] featured a golden Sudowoodo.

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* One episode of [[Anime/{{Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon]] featured a golden Sudowoodo. Sudowoodo.
* In ''MobileSuitGundamWing'', Dorothy Catalonia seem to have a thing for gold-plated vehicles: a limousine, a space shuttle and a truck.
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** ''Diamond'', on the other hand, makes [[DidNotDoTheResearch the best weapons and armor in the game]].
*** Actually diamond is pretty much always layered on the surface of most mining drills, and since it is the hardest known mater, it would theoretically make a good armor. (needless to say, it would require A LOT of diamond to make a flexible and efficient armor IRL.)
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** Actually diamond is pretty much always layered on the surface of most mining drills, and since it is the hardest known mater, it would theoretically make a good armor. (needless to say, it would require A LOT of diamond to make a flexible and efficient armor IRL.

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** *** Actually diamond is pretty much always layered on the surface of most mining drills, and since it is the hardest known mater, it would theoretically make a good armor. (needless to say, it would require A LOT of diamond to make a flexible and efficient armor IRL.)
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** Actually diamond is pretty much always layered on the surface of most mining drills, and since it is the hardest known mater, it would theoretically make a good armor. (needless to say, it would require A LOT of diamond to make a flexible and efficient armor IRL.
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* There are gilded armour in ''{{Runescape}}''.

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* There are gilded sets of armour in ''{{Runescape}}''.''{{Runescape}}''. This is not as extreme an example as sets of armour made out solid gold, though - decorating armour with gold was not common practice, but there ''is'' historical precedent for it.
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* One episode of {{Pokemon}} featured a golden Sudowoodo.

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* One episode of {{Pokemon}} [[Anime/{{Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon]] featured a golden Sudowoodo.
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GoldTooth is a SubTrope.
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That\'s the fallacy. Hard substance does not equal unbreakable or heck, even very sturdy tool.


** And that's because diamond is the hardest natural substance.
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** The third installment has golden swords, but like you'd expect (or wouldn't, given how nearly all other RPGs treat gold) these are useless as weapons. They sell for a neat price though. They're found in [[MeaningfulName Goldor]]'s mansion, which happens to be made entirely of gold.

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** The third installment has golden swords, but like you'd expect (or wouldn't, given how nearly all other RPGs [=RPGs=] treat gold) these are useless as weapons. They sell for a neat price though. They're found in [[MeaningfulName Goldor]]'s mansion, which happens to be made entirely of gold.
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** And that's because diamond is the hardest natural substance.
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** The third installment has golden swords, but like you'd expect (or wouldn't, given how nearly all other RPGs treat gold) these are useless as weapons. They sell for a neat price though. They're found in [[MeaningfulName Goldor]]'s mansion, which happens to be made entirely of gold.
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* I think [[RequisiteRoyalRegalia ermine capes]] for the [[TsaristRussia Russian royalty]] were gold fabric lined with ermine. That's in addition to crowns having gold on them.

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* I think The [[RequisiteRoyalRegalia ermine capes]] for the [[TsaristRussia Russian royalty]] were gold fabric lined with ermine. That's in addition to crowns having gold on them.
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* One episode of {{Pokemon}} featured a golden Sudowoodo.
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** ''Diamond'', on the other hand, makes [[DidNotDoTheResearch the best weapons and armor in the game]].
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Compare [[{{UsefulNotes/Gold}} Gold (useful notes)]], GemEncrusted, PrettyInMink, FluffyFashionFeathers, CityOfGold, BlingBlingBang, BlingOfWar.

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* Ever seen Versailles? Some rooms don't seem to have a square inch without the stuff. And, yes, that includes [[BeyondTheImpossible mattresses]].
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* In RobertEHoward's ConanTheBarbarian story "The Tower of the Elephant", the tower has a gold door.
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oops, that\'s what i get for not checking wikipedia first


[[caption-width-right:330:Arielle, the 24 karat mermaid.]]

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[[caption-width-right:330:Arielle, [[caption-width-right:330:Ariel, the 24 karat mermaid.]]
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[[caption-width-right:330:Ariel, the 24 karat mermaid.]]

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[[caption-width-right:330:Ariel, [[caption-width-right:330:Arielle, the 24 karat mermaid.]]

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