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14	A work has a title that refers to a specific object. Because the object is so specific in the title, you know without knowing anything else about the story, that, obviously, the heroes will have to quest to find this object, or protect it from the bad guys, or recover it from the forces of evil, or destroy it somehow. This often leads to a TitleDrop.
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16	Something of a pet trope for fantasy novels and video games, but can occur elsewhere. Sometimes results in an ArtifactTitle if the series moves on. Can involve a CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase title, especially if the Noun Phrase in question is nothing more than a [=MacGuffin=] itself.
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18	SuperTrope of CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase.
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21	!!Examples:
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23	[[foldercontrol]]
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25	[[folder: Anime & Manga]]
26	* In a surprising twist, ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' is this in the original Japanese. "Shingeki no Kyojin" was intentionally mistranslated to hide the fact that it actually refers to [[spoiler: Eren, the current host of the "Attacker Titan"]].
27	* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' has some of this, since the main character has to capture cards.
28	* ''Manga/DragonBall'': The seven orbs that summon a wish-granting dragon.
29	* ''Manga/OnePiece'': The legendary lost treasure of the pirate Gold Roger.
30	* ''Manga/DeathNote'': The ArtifactOfDoom that has fueled Light's ascension to VillainProtagonist.
31	%% * ''Anime/{{Shinzo}}'', at least in the dub.
32	%% * ''Manga/RaveMaster'' in the original Japanese, where it's just called "Rave".
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35	[[folder:Comic Books]]
36	* ''ComicBook/TheSixthGun'' refers to a sixshooter of unearthly power that ends up in the ends of the heroine, and that many other people want.
37	* ''ComicBook/{{Swordquest}}'' is about two heroes on a ''quest'' for a ''sword.''
38	* ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'' has three titles that refer to stolen [=MacGuffins=]:
39	** ''[[Recap/TintinTheBrokenEar The Broken Ear]]'' has a pre-Columbian fetish with a broken ear stolen at the beginning of the story.
40	** In ''[[Recap/TintinKingOttokarsSceptre King Ottokar's Sceptre]]'', the titular sceptre is the most important article of Syldavian royal regalia, and is stolen by conspirators as pretext for a coup.
41	** ''[[Recap/TintinTheCastafioreEmerald The Castafiore Emerald]]'' belongs to Bianca Castafiore, who is paranoid about having her jewels stolen. The emerald disappears only after several false alarms.
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44	%%[[folder:Fairy Tales]]
45	%% * ''Literature/TheDancingWaterTheSingingAppleAndTheSpeakingBird''
46	%% * ''Literature/TheGoldenGoose''
47	%% * ''Literature/TheLoveOfThreeOranges''
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50	%%[[folder: Fan Works]]
51	%%* ''Fanfic/CourtneyAndTheViolinOfDespair''
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54	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
55	* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndTheDiamondCastle'': The Diamond Castle is the desired location of the protagonists.
56	* ''Toys/{{BIONICLE}}: Mask of Light'' follows two friends from the fire-based village of Ta-Koro on a quest to find the owner of the Mask of Light, a mystical artifact that can potentially defeat Makuta, an evil entity threatening the island.
57	* ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'': The Horned King is searching for a mystical relic known as the Black Cauldron, which is capable of creating an invincible army of undead warriors, the "Cauldron-Born".
58	%%* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp'': Scrooge [=McDuck=] takes Huey, Dewey, and Louie to Egypt to find a pyramid and magic lamp.
59	* ''Anime/PokemonArceusAndTheJewelOfLife'': The Jewel of Life is a jewel that Arceus forged from his life plates, and which was stolen by Damos. Now Sheena, a descendant of Daros, is planning to return the jewel to Arceus to pass judgement.
60	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone'': After the King of England, Uther Pendragon, dies, leaving no heir to the throne, a sword magically appears inside an anvil in London.
61	* ''WesternAnimation/TitanAE'': The Titan is a LostSuperweapon which can convert energy into new planets, which the heroes seek to reverse the destruction of the Earth at the hands of the villainous [[StarfishAliens Drej]].
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64	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
65	* ''Film/TheBox2018'' is about a kid finding a box in the woods, and the consequences of opening it.
66	* ''Film/BlueIguana2018'' refers to an expensive diamond the characters are trying to steal.
67	* ''Film/{{Brick}}''. The title refers to a brick of heroin, the theft of which sets off the film's entire plot.
68	* ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'': On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and to restore order to his world.
69	* ''Film/DeathRing'' takes its title from the ring awarded to the the winner of the HuntingTheMostDangerousGame competition. The prize seems to exist for no other reason than to justify the title.
70	* ''Film/DiamondsOnWheels'' is about a cache of stolen diamonds [[HastilyHiddenMacGuffin accidentally hidden in a teenager's sports car]] and the efforts of a gang of StupidCrooks to retrieve them.
71	* ''Film/TheFifthElement'' has the protagonists working to get the titular Fifth Element, [[MacGuffinSuperPerson Leloo]], to the other four elements to [[BarrierMaiden save the universe]].
72	* ''Film/TheGoldenChild'': Chandler Jarrell, a Los Angeles social worker, is informed that he is "TheChosenOne", and is destined to save "The Golden Child", a kidnapped Tibetan boy with mystical powers who is said to be the savior of all humankind.
73	* ''Film/{{GoldenEye}}'' shares its name with the Russian KillSat the BigBad hijacks to wipe out England's economy.
74	* The Creator/ShawBrothers films, ''Film/TheGoldenSeal'' and ''Film/JadeTiger'', are both named after artifacts important to the plot.
75	* ''Film/GhostNote'': The movie is names after the album by [[BigBad Eugene Burn]], which contains his soul, causes anyone who hears it to start raping/killing people, and is virtually [[TonkaTough indestructible]].
76	* ''Film/{{Harpoon}}'' refers to the HarpoonGun (it's really [[InsistentTerminology a spear gun]]) received by a character for a birthday present. It's actually something of a RedHerring, as it only gets used once and is tossed overboard halfway through.
77	* ''Film/TheHotRock'' The valuable emerald that's stolen six times is the major plot fuel but not really important to any major character.
78	* ''Film/{{Mandalay}}'': The ferryboat that the main characters board goes to Mandalay city. Tanya hopes to flee from a life of prostitution while Dr. Burton wants to help the Black Fever patients.
79	* ''Film/{{The Maltese Falcon\|1941}}'' says almost nothing about the movie, [[ItWasHisSled but we kinda know what it's talking about]].
80	* ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'': God appears and orders Arthur and his knights to find the Holy Grail.
81	* ''Film/NineQueens'' refers to a block of rare stamps that sits at the heart of the elaborate con being planned by the protagonists.
82	* ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' is named for the valuable gem in the heist, and not for the cartoon feline that appears in the credits, and ''certainly'' not [[IAmNotShazam Inspector Clouseau or any other character]].
83	* ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' and ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny'' qualify. ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'' was originally going to be ''Indiana Jones and the Holy Grail'', but director Steven Spielberg thought it sounded too much like ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''.
84	* In ''Film/RomancingTheStone'', a romance novelist must venture beyond her New York City comfort zone to Colombia in order to save her sister from criminals who are holding her for ransom as they search for a priceless treasure: the 'stone' of the title.
85	* ''Film/TheJewelOfTheNile'', sends its characters off on a new adventure in a fictional African desert, in an effort to find the fabled "Jewel of the Nile".
86	* ''Film/TheRover'': the hero is trying to get back the Range Rover that some bandits stole, though it's a DoubleMeaningTitle: [[spoiler:He's actually only interested in the dead dog in the trunk]].
87	* ''Film/SchindlersList'' is titled after the list of indispensable workers Schindler used to save so many Jews.
88	* In ''Film/SherlockHolmesAndTheDeadlyNecklace'', the necklace refers to Cleopatra's Necklace, which was stolen from a archaeological dig in Egypt and which turns up in England.
89	* In ''Film/StargateTheArkOfTruth'', SG-1 search for an Ancient artifact called the Ark of Truth to finally defeat the Ori. However, the Ark is in the Ori's galaxy.
90	* ''Film/TenaciousDInThePickOfDestiny'' is fictitious story about the band's origins, and their journey to find a magical pick belonging to Satan that allows its users to become rock legends.
91	* ''Film/{{Urn}}'' is about a woman with an urn containing her mother's ashes.
92	* The framing device of ''Film/{{VHS}}'' is centered around a group of criminals trying to find a certain VHS tape.
93	* ''Film/WhiteFire'' refers to a legendary diamond that the protagonists are trying to keep out of the hands of a gang of criminals.
94	* ''Film/{{Witchboard}}'' is titled in reference to the Ouija board used in the film.
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97	[[folder:Literature]]
98	* [[UsefulNotes/DichterAndDenker Theodor Fontane's]] novel ''L'Adultera'' doubles as a ForeignLanguageTitle; on the surface it refers to a painting by Tintoretto ("The Adulteress before Christ").
99	* Maggie Furey's ''Artifacts Of Power'' series has titles like "The Harp of Winds" and "The Sword of Flame".
100	* In Creator/AlexandreDumas père's ''Literature/TheBlackTulip'', the protagonist is obsessed with winning a prize offered for breeding a perfectly black tulip.
101	%%* The first book in the ''Literature/ChaosWalking'' trilogy, ''The Knife Of Never Letting Go''.
102	* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' has ''Literature/TheSilverChair'', which doesn't turn up until quite late in the book, but still counts. It refers to the "vile engine of sorcery" (an actual chair made of silver) that is fashioned by the Queen of Underland to contain Prince Rilian for the one hour per night that he returns to his senses.
103	* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfPrydain'' includes ''The Black Cauldron'', which the heroes spend much of the book trying to acquire.
104	* ''Literature/TheDarkswordTrilogy'' centers around the forging and use of a powerful AntiMagic sword InAWorld of magic users.
105	* ''Literature/DeltoraQuest'' by Emily Rodda follows the adventures of three companions as they journey across the fictitious land of Deltora, endeavouring to recover the seven gems stolen from the magical Belt of Deltora and defeat allies of the evil Shadow Lord.
106	* The eponymous ''Literature/DragonBones'' appear very early in the book, but if you didn't pay attention to the title, or read a translation with a different title, you'll think they are just a dragon skeleton in the basement, sad and embarrassing to have there, but not important. It later turns out that [[spoiler: the dragon bones are what the villains were after the whole time, and it is of vital importance to make sure they don't get them.]]
107	* ''Literature/TheDrawingOfTheDark'' by Creator/TimPowers references the drawing of beer, i.e. the famous (and magical) Herzwesten Dark beer.
108	* In ''Literature/TheElenium'' trilogy, the heroes spend almost two-thirds of the series attempting to find ''Literature/TheSapphireRose'', which is the name of the third book.
109	%%* ''Literature/TheEyeOfArgon''.
110	%%* Creator/JackVance's ''[[Literature/DyingEarth The Eyes Of The Overworld]]''.
111	* ''Literature/TheFiresStone'' is a magic stone keeping a volcano in check that needs to be retrieved by Prince Darvish to save his country from an imminent eruption.
112	* The ''Literature/HarryPotter'' series includes the eponymous [[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]], [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]], and [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]], though the Goblet is a plot starter, not a PlotCoupon. The [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]] also counts, as it is a MacGuffinLocation.
113	%%* Phillip Pullman's ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'' is a trilogy of MacGuffin titles. ''The Subtle Knife'' is a particularly good case of this. In the UK, however, the first book is titled ''Northern Lights''.
114	* ''Literature/InterstellarPig'' by William Sleator refers, first, to a fictional board game titled "Interstellar Pig," and second, to an entity called The Piggy which is central to both the board game and the plot as a whole. The board game Interstellar Pig wouldn't seem extremely important when it first appears, but of course the title is something of a giveaway that [[ThisIndexWillBeImportantLater it is important]].
115	* ''Literature/KeeperOfTheSwords'' by Creator/NickPerumov sounds like a WordSaladTitle at first, but later you learn that the eponymous Swords are the MacGuffin. The first book in this series, ''Literature/DiamondSwordWoodenSword'', plays the trope completely straight.
116	* ''Literature/TheMalteseFalcon'' by Dashiell Hammett, in the same vein as the film it inspired; the title makes it clear that whatever the Maltese Falcon is, it's going to be important. Of course, just as with the film, most people [[ItWasHisSled know what it is nowadays]].
117	* ''Literature/MemorySorrowAndThorn'' does this recursively: Not only does the series-name refer to the three [=MacGuffins=], but the titles for individual books (''The Dragonbone Chair'', ''The Stone of Farewell'' and ''To Green Angel Tower'') all refer to various important objects.
118	* ''Literature/TheMoonstone'': A debased Englishman steals the moonstone, a sacred gem, from India. It brings bad luck to each of its English possessors. When the gem disappears from a young Englishwoman's room and three sinister Hindus menace her family, the careful, methodical Sergeant Cuff is assigned to the case.
119	* ''Literature/TheNameJar'': The title comes from a jar full of names that's given to [[TheProtagonist Unhei]] by her classmates at her new school when she says she hasn't picked a new name yet (some kids on the bus couldn't pronounce it, and Unhei didn't want that to happen again).
120	* ''Literature/TheRadix'', a book about people chasing after a holy plant called Radix (or Radix Ipsius, "the root of itself") that belonged to Jesus.
121	%%* ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' is Quenya for "of the Silmarils," an abbreviation of the full title ''Quenta Silmarillion'', the Story of the Silmarils.
122	* ''Literature/TheSwordOfShannaraTrilogy'' follows the protagonist Shea Ohmsford on his quest to gain the Sword of Shannara and use it to confront the Warlock Lord.
123	* The ''Literature/TanteiTeamKZJikenNote'' series often has titles of this type; the first three books which have an AnimatedAdaptation are ''The Missing Bicycle Knows'', ''The Egg Hamburg Steak Knows'', and ''The Backyard Knows''.
124	%%* Crops up in ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime''. The first book is definitely one, but the best example is ''A Crown of Swords'' for combining this with ProphecyTwist - even some of the {{Title Drop}}s seem to be symbolic.
125	* ''Literature/WingsOfFire'': the third part of book 5 is titled ''The Eye of Onyx'', referring to a MacGuffin that the protagonist is looking for to end the continent-wide war.
126	* The central object of ''Literature/TheAffix'' is a gem that throws probability completely askew, [[GlowingGem glows by night]] when it's "awake", and chooses a keeper that it will repeatedly return to. The [[Literature/TheWellOfMoments sequel]] is also titled for its MacGuffin.
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130	* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': The title of the show is a reference to the One Ring, the Three Rings for the Elves, the seven rings for the Dwarves Lords and the nine Rings for the Kings of Men.
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133	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
134	* {{TabletopGame/Paranoia}}: John M. Ford's adventure ''The Yellow Clearance Black Box Blues''. There is, indeed, a black box.
135	* The ''TabletopGame/{{Spelljammer}}'' setting of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' is named after a powerful, magical, sentient ship that everyone in the setting dreams of finding and commanding. The captain who successfully claims it as his own will be unstoppable. It is also named for the generic name for spacefaring ships, and for the people crewing them. Spelljamming and spelljammer have lots of related meanings in ''Spelljammer''.
136	* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'' was named for Ghal Maraz, the dwarf-made warhammer belonging to the Emperor. However, it shows up little in canon, and is something of an ArtifactTitle now.
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139	[[folder:Theatre]]
140	* ''Theatre/TheGoldenApple'': Paris is called upon by Mrs. Juniper, Miss Minerva and Lovey Mars to decide which of the ladies should win the golden apple proffered by Mother Hare.
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143	[[folder:Video Games]]
144	* ''VideoGame/AnotherCode'': "Another" is the name of the device at the heart of the story.
145	* ''VideoGame/TheCabinetsOfDoctorArcana'' crosses this with TheXOfY. The cabinets in question are crucial to solving the game, and the player must find them all.
146	* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' and ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' each refer to their respective [[TrickedOutTime time-altering]] artifacts. Neither of them are actually required to get an ending, albeit you won't get their best endings.
147	* In ''VideoGame/DragonsCrown'' most of the plot is about the legendary artifact called the Dragon's Crown, which is said to contain immense powers.
148	* ''VideoGame/EldenRing'': A RingOfPower that has been [[DismantledMacGuffin scattered into several Great Runes]] throughout the land.
149	%%* ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2 Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift]]''
150	* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
151	** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight'': The Fire Emblem is the incomplete form of the Binding Shield, an artifact that keeps the [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Earth Dragons]] sealed away. The Blade of Light is the Falchion, a weapon that is capable of killing dragons. Both items are obtained so that Marth can def These two items also show up during the game's sequel, ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemMysteryOfTheEmblem Mystery of the Emblem]]'', as well as ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', where they are once again used to defeat Medeus and Grima respectively.
152	** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade'': The Fire Emblem is a gem that is able to unlock the Binding Blade, a powerful sword that was used during [[GreatOffscreenWar the Scouring]]. Princess Guinivere gives the Fire Emblem to Roy so that he may retrieve the Binding Blade to use against Zephiel. The Fire Emblem also shows up in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade The Blazing Blade]]'', where it is stolen before Zephiel's coming-of-age ceremony, preventing him from becoming heir to the throne of Bern until Eliwood, Hector and Lyn recover it.
153	** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'': The Blazing Blade is the Durandal, the legendary weapon of Lycia that is given by Athos and Bramimond to Eliwood in order to defeat Nergal.
154	** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones'': The Sacred Stones are five stones that serve to drive away the dark influence of the Demon King. One of the stones also contains the soul of the Demon King; said stone is referred to as the Fire Emblem. [[{{Deuteragonist}} Eirika's and Ephraim's]] mission during the story is to prevent the destruction of the Sacred Stones.
155	** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'': Lehran's Medallion is an artifact which contains the dark god who brought about the Great Flood. Only beings of order are capable of directly touching the medallion without going insane, and in times of conflict, the chaotic energy within the medallion grows stronger, making it emit blue flames that give the medallion its alternate title of the Fire Emblem. Should the chaotic energy of war grow strong enough, the dark god will be released, and the ultimate goal of the heroes of ''Path of Radiance'' and ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Radiant Dawn]]'' is to prevent this.
156	** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'': The Yato is a blade that is only usable by [[PlayerCharacter Corrin]]. Over the course of the story, the Yato is upgraded, with its final form, the Omega Yato, also going by the title of the Fire Emblem.
157	** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'': The Crest of Flames is the Crest of Sothis, the Progenitor Goddess of Fodlan. Byleth possessing this Crest is proof of their connection to the Goddess. [[spoiler:Edelgard also possesses the Crest of Flames, due to the Crest-implanting experimentation performed on her.]] Also, the Sword of the Creator, another relic tied to Sothis and usable only by Byleth.
158	** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'': The game is spent seeking out the Emblem Rings, which allow whoever wields them to summon [[PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo the spirit of a hero from another world]]. There's twelve of them, one for each previous ''Fire Emblem'' game (excluding remakes and with Marth representing both ''Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light'' and its direct sequel ''Mystery of the Emblem''), but a thirteenth Emblem Ring is created [[spoiler: by the other twelve transforming a recently deceased Alear into a living Emblem]]. Naturally for this trope, this last Emblem is also known as the Fire Emblem.
159	%%* ''VideoGame/{{Geneforge}}''
160	* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series has several of these as subtitles, to various extents:
161	** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'', the titular ocarina being a magical instrument required to progress the plot in many areas of the game.
162	** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]'' refers to the ArtifactOfDoom stolen by the BigBad, which is inhabited by the FinalBoss.
163	** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'', which is also the name of the conductor's wand used to control the winds and travel in the game.
164	** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords Four Swords]]'' refers to the sword the main character uses to fight this game's specific antagonist. Well, sort of -- it's actually named the "Four Sword", singular, but it splits the hero and itself into four, so there are in fact four of them.
165	** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass Phantom Hourglass]]'' refers to the item that, when filled with the Sands Of Hours recovered from bosses (which, interestingly, includes the BigBad), protects Link from the curse laid on the HubLevel.
166	** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap The Minish Cap]]'' refers to Ezlo, who is a Minish turned into a Minish-made cap. He ends up being the reason behind Link's iconic hat.
167	** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]'' is an interesting variation, as Link's main weapon, the Goddess Sword, was referred to as "the [[TitleDrop Skyward Sword]]" during development.
168	** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom Tears of the Kingdom]]'' refers to the six tear-shaped Secret Stones, which are crucial to Ganondorf's campaign and rise to power, though Link himself never seeks to collect those stones himself, only those who can harness their power [[spoiler:including Princess Zelda and the Founders of Hyrule]]. It also refers to the falling debris of the Sky Islands, which resemble tears; these debris are important for reaching the Sky Islands throughout the overworld.
169	* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts,'' strangely, has three separate things referred to by the series title. The MindScrew here is whether the first two examples to be shown are just cases of mistaken identity.
170	* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' is both the collective name for the franchise and the classification of doomsday weapon that Snake spends most of his life trying to render extinct.
171	* ''VideoGame/TheMeteorTheStoneAndALongGlassOfSherbet'': The meteor/stone is a PlotDevice that various people are interested in.
172	* ''VideoGame/NuclearThrone'': Each playthrough of the game is a dangerous journey through an unforgiving post-nuclear wasteland to reach the titular Nuclear Throne.
173	* ''VideoGame/NyakorisRabbitDoll'' is what Nyarutoru and Nyakori are trying to find inside the [[HauntedHouse haunted mansion]] after it was stolen from Nyakori.
174	* Several titles in the ''VideoGame/ProfessorLayton'' series, such as ''[[VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheDiabolicalBox The Diabolical Box]]'', ''[[VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter The Last Specter]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask The Miracle Mask]]''. These are each significant items (or, in the case of ''Specter'', an apparition) which the heroes are trying to find in order to deal with the problems they're causing. Overlaps with CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase.
175	* ''VideoGame/{{Transistor}}'': The WeaponTitle that allows defeating the Process, but can be used more broadly to stop the Process as a whole instead of fighting its incarnations one-on-one.
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179	* ''Webcomic/DemonseedRedux'': The Demonseed is {{Title Drop}}ped a couple of times and is a part of BigBad's plan. In effect, it's [[spoiler:Galadrel's genes that would allow making {{Nephilim}}s for the war, which Chico as his son also has.]] How it works is not made clear, and [[OrphanedSeries unlikely will] be.
180	* In ''Webcomic/UndeadFriend'' the series focuses on the characters who are stuck in the supernatural game, Undead Friend.
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183	[[folder:Western Animation]]
184	* The ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE22JokersFavor "Joker's Favor"]] show us that the favor the Joker wants is [[spoiler:to open a door. Then we see that was only an excuse to KickTheDog]].
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