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* ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'': Mt. Hakurei has a purifying barrier around it so only the pure-hearted can enter. When Sango and Miroku enter, the latter finds it difficult to proceed when he thinks dirty thoughts about Sango.

* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'', the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam can only be used by someone who is pure of heart and has good intentions. How this actually works is unknown. Note that this is only true in the novel: the OVA makes no such mention of any such system, and the reason only Banagher can pilot it is that the Unicorn was registered to his DNA in the first episode as a security measure.
* It isn't actual purity per se, but Luffy's total lack of lust in ''Manga/OnePiece'' grants him [[NoSell complete immunity]] from Boa Hancock's [[TakenForGranite Love-Love powers]].
* In ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast2005'', Link's pure heart shields him from being transformed by the DarkWorld. To a lesser extent, Ghanti seems to be somewhat shielded as well; she was transformed, but unlike the rest of the cursed people, she can shapeshift between her transformed form and her normal form at will. [[spoiler:Of course, that doesn't mean Link's heart can't be tainted by rage and hate, which Agahnim tries to use to his advantage.]]

* In the [[Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa Kirby anime]], Meta Knight's sword, Galaxia, is [[ForgedByTheGods an ancient]] EmpathicWeapon that senses the intent of those who try to wield it. If it doesn't like their intent, it electrocutes them.
* Only one who is pure of heart can retain their humanity when possessed by a demon and become a ''{{Manga/Devilman}}''.

* Mega Man in ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork 4 and 5'' has "Light" Mega Man. If you've never used a Dark Chip except for plot-required moments, he eventually is able to achieve "Full Synchro" with Lan more easily (in ''4'') and is able to use certain chips that he couldn't otherwise.
** [[InvertedTrope This applies the other way too]]: when Mega Man uses Dark Chips he becomes Dark Mega Man, and he can use DS chips and others that are based in darkness like Static.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Ultima}}'', the Avatar character class can [[MagicKnight equip any weapon, any armor, and cast magic.]] This originally required a KarmaMeter or 8 of them.

* In ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'': [[spoiler: [[strike:Vyers The Dark Adonis]] Mid-Boss]] can touch Flonne's pendant (which harms evil) without being punished. He says that "the heavens wouldn't punish such a pure heart as mine". This is foreshadowing, as [[spoiler: he is King Krichevskoy, and working with Seraph Lamington in a BatmanGambit (it depends on the actions of the player) to make his son a better person (or demon), and unite the Netherworld and Celestia.]]
* In ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', [[spoiler:rejecting the physical corruption of The Grail]] requires a truly pure heart and those who are not are consumed by the corruption. Notably, the only person in the show who's able to shake it off without effect is Gilgamesh, [[PureIsNotGood a self-centred sociopath who is so beyond human that he cannot regard humans as anything but possessions]].
* In ''VideoGame/JakIIRenegade'' the only one who can open the Precursor Stone is [[spoiler:young Jak]] because he still has "the pure gift". It won't open for [[spoiler:the older Jak because he was corrupted by Dark Eco through the experiments in prison.]]
* In ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'', only a pure-hearted woman can make a purely selfless wish on the Skullheart without being turned into a HumanoidAbomination. One character was close, who wished for another to have a good life, but the skull noted that the wish was driven by guilt, so was slightly impure. The wisher didn't immediately turn into a HumanoidAbomination but was slowly turning into one.
* In ''VideoGame/HarryTheHandsomeExecutive'', you must prove that you are "pure of spirit and blameless of heart" by [[spoiler:emptying your weapons before proceeding, leading to a NoGearLevel]].
* In [[BonusDungeon Watcher's Keep]] in ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII'', there is a pillar on the third floor that gives, when touched, a warning that only the pure may uncover the secret. Any LawfulGood characters then touching the pillar get a powerful sword, put there by a righteous hero who infused his essence into it. Anyone else gets an Abi Dhalzim's Horrid Wilting thrown at them, this being a powerful spell that can decimate entire parties, especially those of a low level.
* In ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVII'', Kiefer initially believes that the path to the Shrine of Awakening is opened by ThePowerOfTheSun, and nicks various sun-related artifacts to try to open the gate to no avail. He is later told by a wise hermit that the way to open the shrine has nothing to do with sunlight whatsoever, but that it actually requires a pure-hearted soul to present itself before the statue outside. Using this knowledge, he and the protagonist return to the shrine and pray in front of the statue, which then uses a mystical light from its torch to open the gate, allowing them to enter.
* ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy4'': Kate of Greenwood Village refers to Slime Bunnies as "magical creatures who reveal themselves to those with pure hearts"
* In ''VideoGame/ShuyanSaga'', calling on the full power of each kingdom's [[GuardianEntity guardian spirit]] is partly down to RoyalBlood, but partly down to purity of heart. As such, Ganbaatar considers Shuyan to be potentially more dangerous than her father -- and therefore in need of being "broken".
* In ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', it's explained that only the pure of heart can even ''see'' Ho-Oh, and he'll only choose those that are ''exceptionally'' worthy. He chooses [[spoiler: Silver]]. The ChosenOne in question is ''extremely'' surprised, and thinks he's unworthy because he has a rather checkered past. Lance sets him straight.
* ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'': The Path of Blood is a test of character left by Lucian the Divine. A player character who has never stolen, killed, sworn to the [[GreaterScopeVillain God-King]], or [[YourSoulIsMine taken souls]] wins angel wings, a [[PhosphorEssence holy glow]], and access to the endgame level without the usual quest. One who has gets death by BoltOfDivineRetribution. Meeting those prerequisites is a ''grueling'' ChallengeRun.
* The potential player characters of ''VideoGame/{{Darkstone}}'' are the only ones capable of assembling the DismantledMacGuffin needed to defeat the evil Draak for this reason. Bonus points for fulfilling this trope literally, as they are members of a group ''called'' the Pure of Heart owing to their IncorruptiblePurePureness.
** What's also worth mentioning is that even the ''manual'' itself comments on the fact that your character may be a slightly unscrupulous rogue or a mage whose magic arouses suspicion from everyone else yet ''STILL'' be one of the Pure of Heart, waving it off as being a good person even if your methods are a bit shady.
* According to the Moon Goddess in ''Goldilocks and the Fallen Star'', the Fairytale Detective of the ''VideoGame/DarkParables'' franchise can succeed in her various quests because of her unusually pure heart.

* In ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' the Goddess of Goodness is left pitifully weak because her home dimension has been [[DemonicInvaders overrun by demons]] and turned into a wasteland with barely a scrap of purity or goodness in it. So Torg takes her to the Dimension of Lame, [[SugarBowl a world where everyone is almost unbearably sweet, kind, and innocent]], and suddenly the Goddess has got herself a massive power boost.
* In ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', [[TokenGoodTeammate Fighter]] is the only Light Warrior capable of wielding the {{Infinity Plus One Sword}}s of the Real Light Warriors. Red Mage and Thief experience intense pain and discomfort and Black Mage is instantly set on fire upon contact.
* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', only the pure of heart can activate the gate Xykon is after, so he lures the heroes there to activate it for him. This is foreshadowed in their dealings with the Linear Guild, who similarly manipulate them into accessing Dorukan's Talisman -- Haley puts the two together just in time to stop [[GoodIsDumb Elan]] from activating the gate.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Erma}}'', the titular character's father Sam befriends a bar full of hostile yokai by drinking a wine that would have killed him if he had been anything less than pure.

* The Winx girls in ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' poured fairy dust from their wings onto themselves to cleanse themselves of darkness and to gain access to the Golden Kingdom, as only the pure of heart were allowed to enter.
* In ''WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'', the Grinch learns the true meaning of Christmas and forsakes his grinchy ways, which makes his heart grow [[PowerLevels three sizes,]] thus [[ReadingsAreOffTheScale breaking]] the narrator's Heart Size indicator, and he somehow gains super strength and [[PowerGlows a glow]] as a result.
* ''WesternAnimation/CareBears1980s'': Grams Bear once told Hugs and Tugs a tale about an Evil Queen (Shreeky) who wanted a magic lamp so she could rule the whole world instead of just her kingdom. However, as her Captain of the Guard (Mr. Beastly) pointed out, the lamp was being guarded by a dragon and only the pure of heart can have it.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk1996'' episode "Innocent Blood", Rick Jones could not be harmed by ComicBook/GhostRider's flames. Ghost Rider said this meant Rick had no evil in his heart.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfPussInBoots'', only the pure of heart is said to be able to pass through the barrier protecting San Lorenzo. It seems to be somewhat lenient though, as when Dulcinea uses this as evidence that she can trust Puss in Boots completely, it leads to him accidentally breaking the spell by stealing a coin from the treasury. Later on, the world is threatened by an AncientEvil, and the ChosenOne who can stop it is the one with a heart so pure, it is incapable of fear.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode "[[Recap/GravityFallsS2E15TheLastMabelcorn The Last Mabelcorn]]", [[UnicornsAreSacred a unicorn]] named [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Celestabellebethabelle]] says that she'll give away some of her hair[[note]](needed for a spell to protect the Mystery Shack)[[/note]] to someone who's pure of heart. This leads Mabel to an identity crisis when the unicorn insists Mabel is still not pure of heart no matter what she does. [[spoiler:It turns out that Celestabellebethabelle is a liar and unicorns can't see into anyone's heart.]]
* In Episode 105 of ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'', [[CrapsaccharineWorld Planet Smileyland]] gets destroyed and can be created again if somebody presses a button. But the person pressing the button has to have a pure heart, because the planet will create itself according to their thoughts, so they are put through a machine that temporarily removes all bad thoughts.
* The rule for the Golden Lance in ''WesternAnimation/GaltarAndTheGoldenLance'' is that only Galtar can use it, and anyone who tries to use it for evil will be destroyed. The exception to this is when [[spoiler: Rava uses it in one episode. She's a WildCard villainess and has no business being able to use it at all.]]

* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'': The Sword of Beowulf can only be drawn by the pure of heart. Harm became pure evil [[spoiler:by murdering his own sister, the only person he ever loved,]] so he could wield it. [[spoiler:The Sword rejects him when he feels a shred of remorse after seeing his sister's ghost, becoming impure.]] The point is, of course, that while Pure Is Not Good, pure is also not easy.

* In one of the [[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaAkiraHimekawa manga adaptations]] of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', Link's pure heart shields him from being transformed by the DarkWorld. To a lesser extent, Ganty seems to be somewhat shielded as well; she was transformed, but unlike the rest of the cursed people, she can shapeshift between her transformed form and her normal form at will. [[spoiler:Of course, that doesn't mean Link's heart can't be tainted by rage and hate, which Agahnim tries to use to his advantage.]]

* In Hannu Rajaniemi's ''The Fractal Prince'', Matjek, questioned about why he appears like a child, says that innocence is the key to the Kaminair jewel -- and when he had thought Christianity ridiculous.

** In ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'', Fox is told that "only the pure of heart can return the spirits to Krazoa Shrine". Ironically, Fox is not the right choice as he is only in it for money and has a scene where he is bewitched by her looks (complete with sexy saxophone music). The latter is humorously interrupted by Peppy.

** In [[StarFoxAdventures]], Fox is told that "only the pure of heart can return the spirits to Krazoa Shrine". Ironically, Fox is not the right choice as he is only in it for money and has a scene where he is bewitched by her looks (complete with sexy saxophone music). The latter is humorously interrupted by Peppy.

** This trope was formerly called Nimbus Privileges, after the dub name for Goku's Kinto'un cloud. Neither Muten Roshi nor Kuririn/Krillin can hope to ride it because Kuririn stole dirty magazines for Muten Roshi, although a few other characters more pure of heart apparently can. Gohan, Goten, Chi-Chi, and ([[SplitPersonality in a tellingly specific way]]) "Good" Lunch/Launch, but not Bulma. As one might expect from {{shounen}}, this isn't a VirginPower; Goku, Gohan, and Goten mainly stop riding because he and many other characters simply fly on their own, much faster than Kinto'un can (although it is a handy transport when wanting to save on energy).

''VideoGame/{{Absinthia}}'': Methusaleh claims that he'll only allow those who are pure of heart to enter Ambervale. In a twist on this trope, he cares more about the purity of the party's future actions rather than their past actions.

* In Literature/TheDresdenFiles, only the pure of heart may wield a Sword of the Cross; if someone who isn't picks one of the blades up, it only acts as a normal, somewhat dingy sword. We meet several Knights of the Cross in the series, and all of them are different shades of the MessianicArchetype. (Incidentally, belief in God is not required; the wielder must simply be honest, faithful, and truly devoted to helping mankind, even at the cost of their lives.) This is a good thing, as the Swords are '''extremely''' powerful weapons that can slay nearly any being, human or supernatural, when fully empowered.

* In one of the [[Manga/TheLegendOfZelda manga adaptations]] of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', Link's pure heart shields him from being transformed by the DarkWorld. To a lesser extent, Ganty seems to be somewhat shielded as well; she was transformed, but unlike the rest of the cursed people, she can shapeshift between her transformed form and her normal form at will. [[spoiler:Of course, that doesn't mean Link's heart can't be tainted by rage and hate, which Agahnim tries to use to his advantage.]]

* Only the purest and most devoted of warriors can even lift the hammer of [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] (as depicted in the MarvelUniverse, anyway), and fewer can actually use it. The list of people who can do this is very short (though Beta Ray Bill, Captain America, and [[spoiler:Jane Foster]] the "new" Thor have been able to wield it, and Deadpool got his hands on a pretty close copy) and Thor himself lost the ability during ''The Reigning'' when he veered into serious KnightTemplar territory. Beta Ray Bill temporarily lost the ability to wield his own hammer Stormbreaker which has the same enchantment after his quest for vengeance against Galactus for eating his homeworld ventured into HeWhoFightsMonsters territory.

** In ''Comicbook/OriginalSin'', Comicbook/NickFury whispers something to Thor [[spoiler:that instantly makes {{Mjolnir}} find not only Thor but ''every single Asgardian'' unworthy of it.]] It's later revealed in ''The Unworthy Thor'' that [[spoiler:the thing that made Thor and the rest of Asgard unworthy was that "Gorr was right", that is Gorr the God Butcher claimed that the gods were unworthy of the love and affection mortals gave them because they were such vain and vengeful creatures.]]
** Oh, it gets better. In ''Comicbook/{{AXIS}}'', [[spoiler:''Loki becomes worthy of {{Mjolnir}}'' as an effect of being Inverted (i.e. [[HeelFaceTurn Heel-Face Turned]]).]] Not related to the hammer but in the same event said person [[ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard expressed the notion]] that "...''pureness of heart'' is the ''greatest magic of all''!", before turning into a ''unicorn''. Yes. That [[http://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Panels-from-Loki-Agent-of-Asgard-8-Al-Ewing-writer-Lee-Garbett-artist-Nolan-Woodard-colorist-Marvel-Comics-2014..png happened]].

* Part of the plot of ''[[ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsBatman The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul]]'' involves the Fountain of Life, a fountain in Nanda Parbat which Ra's considers a more pure version of the Lazarus Pit, which according to the monks of Nanda Parbat, can only be used by people with pure hearts. The Sensei, Ra's father, scoffs at this as he intends to taint it, but sure enough, when his fight with Batman results in the two of them landing in the Fountain, he is destroyed while Batman's injuries from the fight are healed.

* The ''LightNovel/TheUnexploredSummonBloodSign'' series implies this to be the reason that [[ChildProdigy Kyousuke]] could build a gateway to the world of Materials when many others tried and failed. It's like the difference between building an arch and building a high-tech secure door: one is a simple, egalitarian construct that lets people enter and exit as they wish, the other is a complex device that places restrictions/demands on those who use it. Since Kyousuke was just trying to ''let Materials through'', not control or trap them, his gateway was more successful than those of his [[FantasticRacism greedy]] peers.

* In [[BonusDungeon Watcher's Keep]] in ''VideoGame/BaldursGate 2'', there is a pillar on the third floor that gives, when touched, a warning that only the pure may uncover the secret. Any LawfulGood characters then touching the pillar get a powerful sword, put there by a righteous hero who infused his essence into it. Anyone else gets an Abi Dhalzim's Horrid Wilting thrown at them, this being a powerful spell that can decimate entire parties, especially those of a low level.

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* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'': The Sword of Beowulf can only be drawn by the pure of heart. Harm became pure evil [[spoiler:by murdering his own sister, the only person he ever loved,]] so he could wield it. [[spoiler:The Sword rejects him when he feels a shred of remorse after seeing his sister's ghost, becoming impure.]] The point is, of course, that while Pure Is Not Good, pure is also not easy.

* ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'': Evil and tainted-by-evils characters cannot touch the Silmarils without getting burned. Morgoth put them into his crown and it's said that the burns [[WoundThatWillNotHeal continued to hurt him forever]].

Some things are just too good to let everybody get their hands on; they might be too rare, too dangerous or maybe just too evil to start dishing out all willy nilly. However, [[IncorruptiblePurePureness people with pure hearts]] will have the chance to access things less pure-hearted people cannot, such as:

** Minako was initially worried that her heart wasn't pure after the Death Busters targetted the rest of the Sailor Senshi. She became very cheerful after the Death Busters attacked her and extracted her heart crystal...until she collapsed because ''her spiritual heart had just been ripped out''.

* Only the purest and most devoted of warriors can even lift the hammer of [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] (as depicted in the MarvelUniverse, anyway), and fewer can actually use it. The list of people who can do this is very short (though Beta Ray Bill, Captain America and [[spoiler:Jane Foster]] the "new" Thor have been able to wield it, and Deadpool got his hands on a pretty close copy) and Thor himself lost the ability during ''The Reigning'' when he veered into serious KnightTemplar territory. Beta Ray Bill temporarily lost the ability to wield his own hammer Stormbreaker which has the same enchantment after his quest for vengeance against Galactus for eating his homeworld ventured into HeWhoFightsMonsters territory.

* In ''ComicBook/KingInBlack: ComicBook/BlackKnight'', this trope is flipped on its head. [[spoiler:Dane Whitman, the current Black Knight, learns that the Ebony Blade can only be weld by impure hearts and that the wizard Merlin has lied to him and the previous welders.]]

* In ''Fanfic/EquestriaAcrossTheMultiverse'', Innocence Magic can only be used by those completely lacking the desire to do harm, even the temptation to do so. As a result, it can only be wielded by the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3 World of Empathy]] ponies or ponies channeling [[{{Reincarnation}} past lives]] that were from there. Innocence Magic is no better than normal magic on its own and its true power comes from how it interacts with other forms of magic. Namely, it gives a significant boost to Light Magic but weakens Dark Magic by the same degree, and is a straight-up KryptoniteFactor to those using corruptive magics. This makes it a perfect fit for them, as they're {{Actual Pacifist}}s and thus can use it to provide support for their more combat willing allies.

* In ''Film/HighlanderTheSource'' it was revealed that the prize the immortals fought for was claimable only by virtue, rather than strength. This, of course, made the millenia of immortals killing each other to gain the strength to claim the prize a bit pointless. Also the fact that the prize was the ability to have children.

** The prequel novels claimed that the whole pure of heart thing was bull that some bard invented later. The reason why the Orb burned Torak was that it hated Torak personally. The reason the Orb was entrusted to Riva was that he was the one person in the party who retrieved it who had no ambition and therefore could be trusted not to use it for anything.

* ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'': Under Zedd and Rita's castle on the moon is the Cave of Deception, where the mythical Zeo Crystal is held, but surrounded by a force field. Only one pure of heart can grab the crystal from inside it; any one else will be destroyed if they try. Tommy goes down to try to steal it, but he's worried that there is still a lingering amount of evil in his heart from when he was brainwashed in season 1. When he grabs the crystal, he is hurt a bit, but ultimately manages to grab the crystal, proving that he truly is pure.

** Galahad gets these privileges, as befits the man who represents IncorruptiblePurePureness so much that he's othewise a very flat character. He's also TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth.

** In 3.5 Edition, evil clerics could not cast Good spells, lawful clerics could not cast Chaotic spells, and so on (giving TrueNeutral the best spell selection in the core). Furthermore, in some supplements, there were Corrupt spells which only evil characters could cast and Sanctified spells which only good characters could cast.

** It also seems odd, given that half of everyone else in the entire universe are like that, but don't have such powers.

* In ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', [[spoiler:rejecting the physical corruption of The Grail]] requires a truly pure heart, and those who are not are consumed by the corruption. Notably, the only person in the show who's able to shake it off without effect is Gilgamesh, [[PureIsNotGood a self-centred sociopath who is so beyond human that he cannot regard humans as anything but possessions]].

** In the timeskip before the last season [[spoiler:Jack lost his sword because his rage following Aku destroying the last time portal in existence led him to slaughter innocents. Jack's guilt over this cost him the pureness of his heart and with it the sword. He ultimately goes on a journey into his own mind and confronts his inner rage, once again becoming pure of heart and worthy of the sword.]]

* In Episode 105 of ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'', [[CrapsaccharineWorld Planet Smileyland]] gets destroyed and can be created again if somebody presses a button. But the person pressing the button has to have a pure heart, because the planet will create itself according to their thoughts, so they are put through a machine which temporarily removes all bad thoughts.

** At one point it's mentioned that only someone of a pure heart can become a Super Saiyajin/Super Saiyan. Vegeta then explains he was capable of it because his heart is pure ''evil''. The trick with becoming a Super Saiyajin/Super Saiyan is a combination of purity and rage. So you have to be pure, and then [[BerserkButton something]] has to piss you off [[UnstoppableRage in a big way]]. Emotional bursts flares up one's Ki, and causes the transformation; the purer and kinder the individual, the more potent the rage-burst when it happens (potentially explaining why Vegeta had such a hard time - he's ''always'' angry, so him raging isn't that big an emotional burst). "Need" is also a factor. In Vegeta's case, he ended up putting himself in an ''extremely'' dangerous position while training in order to ''force'' himself to need the power just to survive. It might sound crazy, but consider that he probably wouldn't want to live anymore anyways if he couldn't pull it off after seeing Goku achieve it.

* ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy'': In the fourth game, as Kate of Greenwood Village says:
--> Slime Bunnies are magical creatures who reveal themselves to those with pure hearts.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Hackmaster}}'' naturally takes it UpToEleven. The GM guide contains a full-page graph on which the GM is supposed to plot each character's alignment infractions on two axes. Character's actions are considered to move their alignment by a certain amount towards a certain alignment. One character class (Knight Errant) even has a certain innate resistance to alignment changes.

** This trope was formerly called NimbusPrivileges, after the dub name for Goku's Kinto'un cloud. Neither Muten Roshi nor Kuririn/Krillin can hope to ride it because Kuririn stole dirty magazines for Muten Roshi, although a few other characters more pure of heart apparently can. Gohan, Goten, Chi-Chi, and ([[SplitPersonality in a tellingly specific way]]) "Good" Lunch/Launch, but not Bulma. As one might expect from {{shounen}}, this isn't a VirginPower; Goku, Gohan, and Goten mainly stop riding because he and many other characters simply fly on their own, much faster than Kinto'un can (although it is a handy transport when wanting to save on energy).

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Care Bears|1980s}}'': Grandma once told Hugs and Tugs a tale about an Evil Queen (Shreeky) who wanted a magic lamp so she could rule the whole world instead of just her kingdom. However, as her Captain of the Guard (Mr. Beastly) pointed out, the lamp was being guarded by a dragon and only the pure of heart can have it.

* The ability to wield certain weapons or other magical items.

* ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'': Mt. Hakurei has a purifying barrier around so only the pure-hearted can enter. When Sango and Miroku enter, the latter finds it difficult to proceed when he thinks dirty thoughts about Sango.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode "[[Recap/GravityFallsS2E15TheLastMabelcorn The Last Mabelcorn]]", [[UnicornsAreSacred a unicorn]] named Celestabellebethabelle says that she'll give away some of her hair[[note]](needed for a spell to protect the Mystery Shack)[[/note]] to someone who's pure of heart. This leads Mabel to an identity crisis when the unicorn insists Mabel is still not pure of heart no matter what she does. [[spoiler:It turns out that Celestabellebethabelle is a liar and unicorns can't see into anyone's heart.]]

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** Sora also deserves mention here, as the purity and courage within his heart is what makes him the Keyblade bearer. In fact, it's revealed late in the game that Riku was intended to be the bearer from the start, seen when he claims his weapon by force, but it snubbed him when he allowed darkness into his heart.