History Main / PhilosophersStone

* Used In [[The Alchemist]]. After all, it's the title character's Personal Legend.

* In ''[[{{Ptitlejxjnwzeo}} Golden Sun: Dark Dawn]]'', it is revealed that the Wise One is a Philosopher's Stone. Apparently, in this world, Philospher's Stones are [[DeusExHomine extremely powerful and intelligent beings forged through Alchemy]].

And in settings where Alchemy exists and is practical to use it usually turns Alchemy [[UpToEleven up to 11]], giving the person using it almost godlike powers. Unfortunately, like most [[MacGuffin MacGuffins]] it comes with some sort of catch, either involving sacrificing humans, or something equally repugnant.

[[Film/HarryPotter http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Stone_4170.png]]

* [[TheFlash Flash]] villain Doctor Alchemy has the Philosphers' Stone, and uses its powerful ablilty to transmute any element to commit crimes. Yup he uses sometimes '''that can turn anything to pure gold'''- to rob banks. On the bright side, he hasn't collapsed the DC Universe's gold market.

* In ''[[{{Ptitlejxjnwzeo}} Golden Sun: Dark Dawn]]'', it is revealed that the Wise One is a Philosopher's Stone. Apparently, in this world, Philospher's Stones are [[{{Golem}} creatures forged through Alchemy]].

* The Philosopher's Stone made an appearance in an episode of the ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}'' series. In it, it was the source of all mystical power in the cosmos. The evil wizard Mozenrath created one with the aid of the wizard trapped in a book, Khartoum, only for Khartoum to double cross him and use the stone to escape the book and become the most powerful wizard in the world. However, while the stone's power was limitless, due to it's power growing unchecked, it exploded.

* The Philosopher's Stone made an appearance in an episode of the {{Aladdin}} series. In it, it was the source of all mystical power in the cosmos. The evil wizard Mozenrath created one with the aid of the wizard trapped in a book, Khartoum, only for Khartoum to double cross him and use the stone to escape the book and become the most powerful wizard in the world. However, while the stone's power was limitless, due to it's power growing unchecked, it exploded.

* In ''FullmetalAlchemist'', the Philosopher's Stone has the power to violate the law of equivalent exchange in alchemy, but it comes at a terrible price: the stone is composed of human souls. It is even worse in the FullmetalAlchemistAnime, where thousands of souls are required to create a single stone.

* It was shown as an OOPArt artifact in ''Spriggan'' when Yu Ominae and Yoshino Somei team up to take down Koga-trained ninjas deployed to secure it during the former's field trip.

* [[TheFlash Flash]] villain Doctor Alchemy has the Philosphers' Stone, and uses its powerful ablilty to transmute any element to commit crimes. Yup he uses sometimes '''that can turn anything to pure gold'''- to rob banks.

[[Film/HarryPotter http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Stone_6952.png]]

Its less that you are unwilling to use it, and more that you don't feel the ''need'' to use it. It should also be noted that some sources claim that the immortality was a result of the process required to forge the stone, rather than being a property of the stone itself-- [[BraggingRightsReward by the time you're able to make the philosopher's stone, you no longer need it.]]

* In [[spoiler:''OperatorsSide/Lifeline'', this is what drives the whole plot of the game - both the immediate plot (imperfect copies are what cause the monsters and general Hell-[[RecycledInSpace In-Space]]) and the backstory (Rio's father created it, and it's in place of her heart).]]

* The Philosopher's Stone appeared in an episode of ''TheRealAdventuresOfJonnyQuest''. The villain greedily used the stone's power to make himself rich, and in consequence lost his soul.

According to legend, the Philosophers stone is a red rock (though not always red or a rock), created by either magic or alchemy which allows you to do any number of things, including transmuting any metal into gold, and allowing you to live forever through an elixir of life. And in settings where Alchemy exists and is practical to use it usually turns Alchemy [[UpToEleven up to 11]], giving the person using it almost godlike powers. Unfortunately, like most [[MacGuffin MacGuffins]] it comes with some sort of catch, either involving sacrificing humans, or something equally repugnant. Note that this cost is largely only in fiction: in most alchemical modes of thought, the Philosopher's Stone was a metaphor for/ result of achieving a sort of Gnostic enlightenment, where your knowledge and self control reach the height of human potential/ go beyond human potential and you transcend the worries of the mortal world to join with God. The reason the Stone isn't common is simply that most people simply don't have the capacity/ experience to reach this state, and even those who have likely wouldn't have the desire to use the thing anyway, what with being what essentially amounts to a mental PhysicalGod and all. An often overlooked fact is that to get it, you must not want to use its power. Or, more specifically, in order to attain it, you must have reached a degree of spiritual enlightenment that renders you content with your lot in life and, as such, do not feel any need to make use of the stone's more profane (ie: non-spiritual, like the turning lead into gold bit) properties. Its less that you are unwilling to use it, and more that you don't feel the ''need'' to use it. It should also be noted that some sources claim that the immortality was a result of the process required to forge the stone, rather than being a property of the stone itself-- by the time you're able to make the philosopher's stone, you no longer need it.

* In [[spoiler:''[[OperatorsSide]]/Lifeline'', this is what drives the whole plot of the game - both the immediate plot (imperfect copies are what cause the monsters and general Hell-[[RecycledInSpace In-Space]]) and the backstory (Rio's father created it, and it's in place of her heart).]]

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* The Philosopher's Stone appeared in an episode of ''TheRealAdventuresOfJonnyQuest''. The villain greedily used the stone's power to make himself rich, and in consequence lost his soul.