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* That [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Gelarden or Lawrence III]], depending on the language.
in ''Anime/{{Pokemon 2000}}'' who captured the Legendary Birds.

* The actions of [[ChurchMilitant Fiamma of the Right]], the [[spoiler:former]] {{Man Behind the Man}} of the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches in ''{{To Aru Majutsu no Index}}'', are guided solely by his obsession with possessing Touma's [[AntiMagic Imagine Breaker]] and [[AGodAmI becoming more powerful than God himself]].

There is a valuable thing out there. It's [[WhatMeasureIsANonUnique one-of-a-kind]], which makes it probably the greatest prize ever.

That means someone wants it, just for that reason, by any means.

Note it's not the artifact [[ArtifactOfDoom hypnotically seducing the person into wanting it]]. The person is just that selfish or greedy. Nor is it something earned. It's just outright taken. It also doesn't count if someone steals it for the thrill of the theft, or to just show how good a thief he/she is. Either the thief has to actually want it, or he/she is stealing it for someone who does.

* That guy in ''Anime/{{Pokemon 2000}}'' who captured the Legendary Birds.
** His name is either [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Gelarden]] or Lawrence III, depending on the language.
* ''LupinIII'' might be a master thief, but he and his posse actually want a lot of the valuable things they steal.

* In a ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Treehouse of Horror]]'' episode, Comic Book Guy is the supervillain "The Collector" who collects Lucy Lawless, the [[Series/DoctorWho Fourth Doctor]], Matt Groening, etc. He also owns the only working phaser ever made (only fired once, to keep Shatner from making another album) and a '[[Film/ThePhantomMenace double-lightsaber]]''.

* ''SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', episode "The Main Man": An alien called the Preserver has a private zoo in which every creature is the [[LastOfHisKind last of its kind]]; in the episode, it attempts to add Superman, the last Kryptonian, to its collection by hiring {{Lobo}} to capture him.
** Once Lobo succeeds, the Preserver ''captures him as well'', since [[SelfMadeOrphan he's the last Czarnian]]. [[{{TeethClenchedTeamwork}} Lobo and Supes team up.]] HilarityEnsues.
* In a ''[[TheSimpsons Treehouse of Horror]]'' episode, Comic Book Guy is the supervillain "The Collector" who collects Lucy Lawless, the [[Series/DoctorWho Fourth Doctor]], Matt Groening, etc. He also owns the only working phaser ever made.

* Most of the characters in ''TheMalteseFalcon'' will go to any lengths to obtain the fabled bird.

* The ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "The Most Toys". The thing that was stolen was Lieutenant Commander Data. It probably wasn't one of Kivas Fajo's better business plans...

* That guy in the second ''{{Pokemon}}'' movie who captured the Legendary Birds.
** His name is either [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Gelarden]] or Lawrence [=III=], depending on the language.

* At least one ''MissionImpossible'' episode had a millionaire who had a national treasure that the original nation wanted back, and it was important they get it for reasons of international politics. The current owner was not cooperative.
* Comes up in ''DadsArmy'' of all places where Mainwaring is trying to buy some oranges at a charity auction from the warden, who predictably is doing everything in his power to stop him getting them. Eventually Wilson tells Pike to buy an orange for Mainwaring, but neglects to tell the captain, resulting in Mainwaring entering a furious bidding war against himself. He eventually ends up paying ten shillings for it (when the first one sold for a couple of pence).

** "Seeds of Doom": Two alien pods are found in the Antarctic permafrost. The psychotic millionaire Harrison Chase sends a team of thugs to get them, because they're unique. The pods cause vegetation to kill animal life, endangering the world.
** In "City of Death", a key plot-point involves the theft of the Mona Lisa to be sold (along with six identical paintings) to finance Count Scarlioni's temporal experiments. Inspector Duggan observed to the Doctor at one point, "There are at least seven people in my address book who'd pay millions for that picture, for their own private collections. It would be an expensive gloat, but they'd do it."

** Once Lobo succeeds, the Preserver ''captures him as well'', since [[SelfMadeOrphan he's the last Czarnian]]. [[{{Crossover}} Lobo and Supes team up.]] HilarityEnsues.

--> "I said to the Red Bull, 'I must have them! I must have ''all'' of them, ''all there are''!"
--> -- [[FisherKing The King]] [[ChristopherLee Haggard]], on {{Unicorn}}s

* All of the unicorns, in ''TheLastUnicorn'', collected by King Haggard.

* An episode of ''JonathanCreek'' had a woman and her daughter steal a valuable statue to spite its owner (the mother's brother). When the daughter went to recover it she was murdered by an AxCrazy, sociopathic pimp who decided he wanted it simply because he heard it was valuable.

* ''DoctorWho,'' "Seeds of Doom": Two alien pods are found in the Antarctic permafrost. The psychotic millionaire Harrison Chase sends a team of thugs to get them, because they're unique. The pods cause vegetation to kill animal life, endangering the world.
** Also, in "City of Death", a key plot-point involves the theft of the Mona Lisa to be sold(along with six identical paintings) to finance Count Scarlioni's temporal experiments. Inspector Duggan observed to the Doctor at one point, "There are at least seven people in my address book who'd pay millions for that picture, for their own private collections. It would be an expensive gloat, but they'd do it."

* In a ''[[TheSimpsons Treehouse of Horror]]'' episode, Comic Book Guy is the supervillain "The Collector" who collects Lucy Lawless, the [[DoctorWho Fourth Doctor]], Matt Groening, etc. He also owns the only working phaser ever made.

* The actions of [[ChurchMilitant Fiamma of the Right]], the [[spoiler:former]] {{Man Behind the Man}} of the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches in {{To Aru Majutsu no Index}}, are guided solely by his obsession with possessing Touma's [[AntiMagic Imagine Breaker]] and [[AGodAmI becoming more powerful than God himself]].

* Chandra in ''Eternal Darkness'' says this about one of the [[SealedEvilInACan artifacts of the Ancients]], before she knew what exactly it was.

* ''SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', episode "The Main Man": An alien called the Preserver has a private zoo in which every creature is the last of its kind; in the episode, it attempts to add Superman, the last Kryptonian, to its collection by hiring {{Lobo}} to capture him.
** Once Lobo succeeds, the Preserver ''captures him as well'', since he's the last Czarnian. [[{{Crossover}} Lobo and Supes team up.]] HilarityEnsues.

* ''SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', episode "The Main Man": An alien called the Preserver has a private zoo in which every creature is the last of its kind; in the episode, it attempts to add Superman, the last Kryptonian, to its collection.
** As well as Lobo, the last Czarnian. [[{{Crossover}} They team up.]] HilarityEnsues.

* The ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "The Most Toys". The thing that was stolen was Lieutenant Commander Data. It probably wasn't one of Kivas Fajo's better buisness plans...

* There's also a MarvelComics character named The Collector, I believe, who collected unique specimens from across the universe.

* I remember being read a story where a princess (or maybe duchess) hears someone in her land has a talking cat. She wants it for herself, so she throws the owner in her dungeon. I don't remember much else, aside from her riding in her carriage, carrying the cat in her hand muff, and the cat escapes by biting her hand.

* ''TheAvengers'' episode "[[TheManFromUNCLE The Man from Auntie]]" features a villainous firm which collects items like this for.. collectors. The "item" they've currently stolen and plan to [[AuctionOfEvil auction off]] is Emma Peel.

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** As well as Lobo, the last... Whatever-The-Hell-Lobo-Is. [[{{Crossover}} They team up.]] HilarityEnsues.