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* In ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfAmber'', his is what makes Amber so special - it's the primal reality which defines the cosmos.

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths'' has the NietzscheWannabe Owlman, who wants to [[EarthShatteringKaboom use]] [[SwordOfDamocles the QED]] on Earth Prime, thus wiping out all life.

-->--'''Owlman''', ''JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths''

* ''JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths'', has the NietzscheWannabe Owlman who wants to [[EarthShatteringKaboom use]] [[SwordOfDamocles the QED]] on Earth Prime, thus wiping out all life.

* Present in ''TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''. Vogon Jeltz, tasked with demolishing the Earth, is deemed unsuccessful by his superiors because he only demolished ''one'' Earth, whereas in fact there are millions of others still existing in alternate universes. At the end of ''H2G2/MostlyHarmless'', he finally succeeds in eliminating every single one.

-->- '''Owlman''', ''JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths''

-> "Somewhere in [[TheMultiverse the multiverse]], there is a world I call "[[TropeNamer Earth Prime]]". Every Earth is a variation of this one, the original - and once I destroy ''it'', all reality will follow."

* Present in ''TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''. Vogon Jeltz, tasked with demolishing the Earth, is deemed unsuccessful by his superiors because he only demolished ''one'' Earth, whereas in fact there are millions of others still existing in alternate universes. At the end of ''H2G2/MostlyHarmless'', he finally succeeds in eliminating every single one, via XanatosGambit.

* In SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries series finale, Spider-Man is sent to the reality of a powerless Spider-Man who is really an actor and hangs out with Stan Lee for a while.

* In Spider-Man:TheAnimatedSeries series finale, Spider-Man is sent to the reality of a powerless Spider-Man who is really an actor and hangs out with Stan Lee for a while.

* This is what makes [[ChroniclesOfAmber Amber]] so special - it's the primal reality which defines the cosmos.

* As of ''FiftyTwo'', the DCComics multiverse hinges on "New Earth" - not just a specific universe, but a specific planet in that universe (note that "Earth Prime" refers to another universe altogether that's like ours, where superheroes don't exist outside of comics). This becomes a plot point shortly afterward in ''SinestroCorpsWar'', where Sinestro wants to conquer Earth for this very reason.

* In ''TheFionavarTapestry'', Fionavar is a fantasy version of this; one world that all other ones spring from and depend on.

* In the movie ''TurtlesForever'', when the Utrom Shredder realizes that there are literally hundreds of TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles across the multiverse, he decides to destroy them all by defeating the versions from Turtle Prime; that is, those from [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMirage the first issue of the original Mirage comic]].

* In [[Spider-Man:TheAnimatedSeries]] series finale, Spider-Man is sent to the reality of a powerless Spider-Man who is really an actor and hangs out with Stan Lee for a while.

* Present in ''[=~The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy~=]''. Vogon Jeltz, tasked with demolishing the Earth, is deemed unsuccessful by his superiors because he only demolished ''one'' Earth, whereas in fact there are millions of others still existing in alternate universes. At the end of ''H2G2/MostlyHarmless'', he finally succeeds in eliminating every single one, via XanatosGambit.

* This is what makes [[ChroniclesOfAmber Amber]] so special - it's the primal reality which defines the cosmos.

* Present in ''[=~The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy~=]''. Vogon Jeltz, tasked with demolishing the Earth, is deemed unsuccessful by his superiors because he only demolished ''one'' Earth, whereas in fact there are millions of others still existing in alternate universes. At the end of ''H2G2/MostlyHarmless'', he finally succeeds in eliminating every single one, via {{Xanatos gambit}}.

* In the movie ''TurtlesForever'', when the Utrom Shredder realizes that there are literally hundreds of TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles across the multiverse, he decides to destroy them all by defeating the versions from Turtle Prime; that is, [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the original Mirage comics Turtles]].
* ''JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths'', possibly the TropeNamer, has the NietzscheWannabe Owlman who wants to [[EarthShatteringKaboom use]] [[SwordOfDamocles the QED]] on Earth Prime, thus wiping out all life.

* In the movie ''TurtlesForever'', when the Utrom Shredder realizes that there are literally hundreds of [[TitleDrop Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] across the multiverse, he decides to destroy them all by defeating the versions from Turtle Prime (that is, the original Mirage comics Turtles).

-> ''It seems, like branches hanging off a single tree, each of these dimensions sprang from a common source. Destroy the source, and you would set off a chain reaction that would destroy Ninja Turtles everywhere, forevermore!''
-->- '''The Shredder''', ''TurtlesForever''

* This is what makes {{Amber}} so special - it's the primal reality which defines the cosmos.

Related to AllTheMyriadWays. Compare CosmicKeystone and NoOntologicalInertia. Of course, there are [[TimeyWimeyBall Time Travel Paradoxes]] and {{Logic Bomb}}s abound in this theory, so it definitely requires some WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief. Theoretically, the very act of doing that, would simply create ANOTHER infinitesmal amount of possibilities. Therefore, destroying everything ''should'' be impossible.

* As of ''FiftyTwo'', the DCComics multiverse hinges on "New Earth" - not just a specific universe, but a specific planet in that universe (note that "Earth Prime" refers to another universe altogether that's like ours, where superheroes don't exist outside of comics). This becomes a plot point shortly afterward in ''SinestroCorpsWar'', where Sinestro wants to conquer Earth for this very reason.

* In the movie ''TurtlesForever'', when the Utrom Shredder realizes that there are literally hundreds of [[TitleDrop Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] across the multiverse, he decides to destroy them all by defeating the them on Turtle Prime.

* In ''TheFionavarTapestry'', Fionavar is a fantasy version of this; one world that all other ones spring from and depend on.

Related to AllTheMyriadWays. Compare CosmicKeystone and NoOntologicalInertia. Of course, there are [[TimeyWimeyBall Time Travel Paradoxes]] and {{Logic Bomb}}s abound in this theory, so it definitely requires some WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief.

* ''JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths'', possibly the TropeNamer, has the NietzscheWannabe Owlman who wants to use the QED on Earth Prime, thus wiping out all life.

* In the movie TurtlesForever, when the Utrom Shredder realizes that there are literally hundreds of [[TitleDrop Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] across the multiverse, he decides to destroy them all by defeating the them on Turtle Prime.
* JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths, possibly the TropeNamer, has the NietzscheWannabe Owlman who wants to use the QED on Earth Prime, thus wiping out all life.
* Present in ''{{The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy}}''. Vogon Jeltz, tasked with demolishing the Earth, is deemed unsuccessful by his superiors because he only demolished ''one'' Earth, whereas in fact there are millions of others still existing in alternate universes. At the end of ''H2G2/MostlyHarmless'', he finally succeeds in eliminating every single one, via {{Xanatos gambit}}.
* In TheFionavarTapestry, Fionavar is a fantasy version of this; one world that all other ones spring from and depend on.

* JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths has the NietzscheWannabe Owlman who wants to use the QED on Earth Prime, thus wiping out all life.