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** Similarly in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'', the Jedi Consular accidentally sends their consciousness into a Sith Holocron, believing it to be a Noetikon (A sort of special Jedi Holocron), where a mysterious entity known as the Master of Questions forces the Consular into playing a game of riddles in exchange for being let go. Bonus points for the Consular being able to answer the riddles due to [[ChekhovsClassroom the knowledge they received from the previous Noetikons]].
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* In ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', a forbidden chamber in the Candy Kingdom is guarded by three Banana Guards, who will only let people pass if they answer a riddle... which they have forgotten.
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** In''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', "Time Sandwich", Magic Man steals Jake's "ultimate sandwich" and traps it in a magical bubble where time moves slower on the inside. He tells Jake that the only way to break through is to solve his riddle: "When your face shows 7:20, when green leaves turn brown, the only way forward is down! Then you'll see, the wetter, the better." It turns out [[spoiler: when Jake [[DespairEventHorizon gets sad enough]], he's able to move through the time bubble at normal speed... [[HoistByHisOwnPetard unfortunately for Magic Man]].]]
** In "Bonnie and Neddy", a forbidden chamber in the Candy Kingdom is guarded by three Banana Guards, who will only let people pass if they answer a riddle... which they have forgotten.
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** In "Bonnie and Neddy", a forbidden chamber in the Candy Kingdom is guarded by three Banana Guards, who will only let people pass if they answer a riddle... which they have forgotten.
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* In the ''Series/{{Merlin}}'' episode "[[Recap/MerlinS05E06TheDarkTower The Dark Tower]]", Merlin becomes exasperated with Queen Mab speaking in riddles so she switches to speaking in rhyme. In this case, her riddles explained how to escape the impenetrable forest and her rhyme was a dark prophecy.
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* In the ''Series/{{Merlin}}'' ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'' episode "[[Recap/MerlinS05E06TheDarkTower The Dark Tower]]", Merlin becomes exasperated with Queen Mab speaking in riddles so she switches to speaking in rhyme. In this case, her riddles explained how to escape the impenetrable forest and her rhyme was a dark prophecy.
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-->'''Bridge Keeper:''' What is the capital of Assyria?
-->'''Robin:''' Wh- I don't know that! ''*Tossed into the chasm below*''
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--->'''Arthur''': What do you mean? An African or European swallow?\\
'''Bridge Keeper''': W... I don't know th- ''*[[HoistByHisOwnPetard Tossed into the chasm below]]*''
--->'''Arthur''': What do you mean? An African or European swallow?\\
'''Bridge Keeper''': W... I don't know th- ''*[[HoistByHisOwnPetard Tossed into the chasm below]]*''
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* SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker - considering his many DependingOnTheWriter interpretations - also occasionally will leave "riddles", although they are more like jokes where Batman has to figure out the (usually lame) punch-line.
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* ''Franchise/ProfessorLayton''; regularly lampshaded with Layton ineffectually protesting that he has other things to do other than solve riddles. Ineffectually, as he still has to solve the damn things.
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* ''Franchise/ProfessorLayton''; ''VideoGame/ProfessorLayton''; regularly lampshaded with Layton ineffectually protesting that he has other things to do other than solve riddles. Ineffectually, as he still has to solve the damn things.
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* In ''[[Manga/TongariBooshiNoAtorie Witch Hat Atelier]]'', the golden people of the ancient city of Romonneau offer to let Tetia, Qifrey, and Coco pass if the students could answer a riddle. [[spoiler:The answer is "Peace". Magic took away the peace they had, leaving them with bodies that were always cold and uncomfortable.]]
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* This is the standard MO of The Riddler, the {{Trope Namer|s}}, in the ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' comics. DependingOnTheWriter, it could be a game he plays, or it could be an outright psychotic compulsion he feels he ''has'' to play.
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* This is the standard MO of The Riddler, ComicBook/TheRiddler, the {{Trope Namer|s}}, in the ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' comics. DependingOnTheWriter, it could be a game he plays, or it could be an outright psychotic compulsion he feels he ''has'' to play.
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* ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'': on Korriban, you can pick up a job to deliver a mysterious alien artifact to a Hutt on Tatooine, with [[SchmuckBait the explicit warning that you don't open it]]. Inside, you find the long-imprisoned mind of an alien [[spoiler:later revealed to be a Rakatan]] who quite naturally wants out, and your body proves the perfect opportunity. Since you're not about to just give it to him, an exchange of riddles is how he suggests you sort the issue out.
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* The game show ''Series/{{Jackpot}}'' was based around people correctly answering riddles, contained in wallets held by a group of 15 people, to [[ProgressiveJackpot build the titular Jackpot]]. Each correct riddle would add an amount of money to the Jackpot, and on occasions act as a BonusSpace. If the riddle was answered incorrectly, the contestant who asked the riddle would assume control and the other would take their place in the gallery. If they happened to match the "target number" with the last two digits of the current Jackpot total, then the contestant in control would have a chance to go for an even-bigger "Super Jackpot" (the value of the Super Jackpot and the target number would be established before the game began).
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* On ''Series/{{Scorpion}}'', early in season 3 when Toby is trying to find out who Happy's mystery husband is, he pays Mark Collins a visit in prison. Collins doesn't say who it is, but gives him a riddle instead: "Water lies still, but water still lies. Add 50 and you'll have your answer." Toby solves it at the end of the episode. [[spoiler: The Roman numeral for 50 is L, when added to the middle of "water" gives the name "Walter".]]
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* Played with in ArtificialTimeXS with Squish, the spellcaster whose spells are in the form of riddles. The problem is that if the target of the spell can correctly answer the riddle, the spell fails.
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* Played with in ArtificialTimeXS ''Webcomic/ArtificialTimeXS'' with Squish, the spellcaster whose spells are in the form of riddles. The problem is that if the target of the spell can correctly answer the riddle, the spell fails.
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* On ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', Blaine uses riddles to guide travelers to his holdings--an inn and his volcano-based gym.
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* On ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', Blaine uses riddles to guide travelers to his holdings--an inn and his volcano-based gym.
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* In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsArena'', the player generally had to get through several riddles to access each piece of the Staff of Chaos. They weren't particularly hard, but they weren't easy, either (not least because, unlike in many games, you had to type in the answer rather than select it from a list).
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** In''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsArena'', ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsArena Arena]]'', the player generally had has to get through several riddles to access [[PlotCoupon each piece piece]] of the [[MacGuffin Staff of Chaos. Chaos]]. They weren't aren't particularly hard, but they weren't aren't easy, either (not least because, unlike in many games, you had have to type in the answer rather than select it from a list).list).
** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', An [[BadassArmy Imperial Legion]] quest tasks you with defending the honor of the Legion by participating in a riddle contest with a [[ReligiousBruiser Buoyant Armiger]] of the [[CorruptChurch Tribunal Temple]]. The correct answers will only appear if your Intelligence is above 50, or if you've picked up a copy of "The Red Book of Riddles".
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** In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', An [[BadassArmy Imperial Legion]] quest tasks you with defending the honor of the Legion by participating in a riddle contest with a [[ReligiousBruiser Buoyant Armiger]] of the [[CorruptChurch Tribunal Temple]]. The correct answers will only appear if your Intelligence is above 50, or if you've picked up a copy of "The Red Book of Riddles".
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' assigns this behavior to Boggles the Clue Clown, apparently an {{Expy}} of ComicBook/TheRiddler. Since Boggles is introduced at his own [[TheFunInFuneral funeral]], only one riddle is ever heard, presented to his nemesis Captain Sunshine during the eulogy. Nonetheless, Boggles manages to give the answer himself; it is "jack in the box", and his corpse was spring-loaded into the casket.
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** Inverted later. To create an air of exclusivity about her bar, Stabs sets the rule that people must ask the bouncer a riddle he can't answer -- and to ensure it does not actually exclude people or their money, she sets the DumbMuscle Slobber as the doorman. [[http://rustyandco.com/comic/level-8-61/ Dorilys passes]] by asking, "And ''why'' do I need to ask you a riddle to pass?"
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* In the gamebook ''[[Literature/TimeMachineSeries Blade of the Guillotine]]'', set during the French Revolution, the protagonist learns that the MacGuffin is in a garden where a plant with underground roots is feeding the hearts and souls of the nation. It means that the MacGuffin is, well, buried in a potato garden. If the player tries to be smart, reads the riddle as a metaphor and visits the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Convention National Convention]], he gets in trouble.
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* In the gamebook ''[[Literature/TimeMachineSeries Blade of the Guillotine]]'', set during the French Revolution, the protagonist learns that the MacGuffin is in a garden where a plant with underground roots is feeding the hearts and souls of the nation. It means that the MacGuffin is, well, buried in a potato garden. If the player tries to be smart, reads the riddle as a metaphor and visits the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Convention National Convention]], Convention,]] he gets in trouble.
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-->'''[[spoiler:King!]]Loki''': Answer my ''riddle'' and I'll be on my way. I'm best known for [[UnderTheMistletoe spreading]] ''[[UnderTheMistletoe kisses]]'', and yet ''none'' dare to place their lips on me[[note]]mistletoe me,[[note]]mistletoe is poisonous[[/note]], poisonous[[/note]] and I ''kill'' what I cling tight to.[[note]]Mistletoe is parasitic and kills the trees it grows on.[[/note]] Who am I?
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-->'''[[spoiler:King!]]Loki''': Answer my ''riddle'' and I'll be on my way. I'm best known for [[UnderTheMistletoe spreading]] ''[[UnderTheMistletoe kisses]]'', and yet ''none'' dare to place their lips on me[[note]]mistletoe is poisonous[[/note]], and I ''kill'' what I cling tight to[[note]]mistletoe to.[[note]]Mistletoe is parasitic and kills the trees it grows on[[/note]]. on.[[/note]] Who am I?
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** Parodied and subverted in the game's sequel, where the sphinx rejects every answer you give and you're eventually given the option to [[CuttingTheKnot just kill it]].
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*** Answer is "[[DisintegratorRay <Disintegrate>]]!", no?
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* One optional mission in ''[[VideoGame/WingCommander Privateer 2]]'' involves using math to identify the nav point you need to go to, to complete the mission.
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* In ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'', the classic "KnightsAndKnaves" puzzle is sent up/parodied where there's three guards. One only tells the truth, one only lies, and one [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy stabs people who ask tricky questions.]]
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* In ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'', the classic "KnightsAndKnaves" puzzle is sent up/parodied where there's three guards. One only tells the truth, one only lies, and one [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy stabs people who ask tricky questions.]]
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** Yes, the answer is mistletoe and Loki is trolling the other god with his KryptoniteFactor. Poor Balder is also kind of clueless and refuses to answer so the next time we see him its a DecapitationPresentation.
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* ''ComicBook/Asterix'': Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar has the titular characters solve two riddles by an old druid to gain an ingredient to win against the romans.
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* ''ComicBook/Asterix'': ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}: Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar Caesar'' has the titular characters solve two riddles by an old druid to gain an ingredient to win against the romans.
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* The Director's cut of ''Film/{{Legend}}'' has Gump ask Jack this riddle: What is a bell that never rings, yet its knell makes the angels sing? Answer:[[spoiler:A bluebell. To hear it ring means that your life is at an end.]]
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* The Director's cut of ''Film/{{Legend}}'' ''Film/{{Legend 1985}}'' has Gump ask Jack this riddle: What is a bell that never rings, yet its knell makes the angels sing? Answer:[[spoiler:A bluebell. To hear it ring means that your life is at an end.]]
