Yes, I know, I've no idea why these random animals were carrying 148 gil and a magic fire ring. It will forever be a mystery.
— Narrator, FF7: About Random Battles
Sniper: We gettin paid for this?
Saxton Hale: (Over Videotape) Saxton Hale again. This is pre-taped, so I don't know what anyone is talking about right now, but I am not paying you for this.
Miss Pauling: For reasons I can neither comprehend nor explain, the robots run on money. Destroy them, and whatever falls out is yours.
Saxton Hale: (Over Videotape) Saxton Hale again. This is pre-taped, so I don't know what anyone is talking about right now, but I am not paying you for this.
Miss Pauling: For reasons I can neither comprehend nor explain, the robots run on money. Destroy them, and whatever falls out is yours.
1045. We will not gut every animal we kill to see if they have treasure inside like in video games.
You're a squirrel who somehow has money
And sometimes swords and shields
And sometimes swords and shields
— Brentalfloss, "Final Fantasy Victory Theme with Lyrics"
How fortuitous! Evil doom-chicken #3 (second from the left, but otherwise indistinguishable from doom-chickens #1, 2, and 4) had a Great Big Nasty Sword of Serious Hurtfulness +5. Funny, I didn't notice that sword anywhere on its feathery person while it was still alive. If it was so heavily armed, why didn't it use it in the fight? Come to think of it, where was it keeping all this gold, too? In its gizzard? Eeeeew!
— Ernest Adams, "Bad Game Designer! No Twinkie! 3"
"You must be rich if you're feeding your pets money!"
— Knight, Tiny Castle
"Or find it on animals that have absolutely no business carrying money!"
— Kirche von Zerbst, Unfamiliar
For some reason, coins appear when you smash enemies! Don't think about it too hard, Einstein! There are some supernatural phenomena in the world that just can't be explained!
— Wario, Wario Land 4
You won’t suffocate unless you make a habit of standing still for minutes at a time gulping air like it’s sunny d
Plus some of the wildlife and scavengers drop o2 tanks when they die because I don’t know
Plus some of the wildlife and scavengers drop o2 tanks when they die because I don’t know
— Handsome Jack, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
Roy: We're adventurers; everything we meet has a listed treasure type!
Haley: One time, I scrubbed the mold out of the Guild showers and it dropped 2d4 copper pieces and a potion of fire resistance.
Haley: One time, I scrubbed the mold out of the Guild showers and it dropped 2d4 copper pieces and a potion of fire resistance.
You know how monsters drop gold when you beat them? That's 'cos they really, really like collecting shiny things! Bet you didn't know that!
— Sulya (NPC), Xenoblade Chronicles 2
This is blood money. He literally bleeds money!
— Goblin, Story War
You shouldn't eat precious minerals, bug! It'll get you killed!
— The dwarves, Deep Rock Galactic
On one hand, it makes no sense for the monsters and encounter areas of the gameworld to come pre-stocked with loot. It also makes no sense for feral beasts and the shambling undead to walk around carrying fabulous cash prizes.
On the other hand, gold coins are shiny and make a fun jingling sound when you have lots of them.
On the other hand, gold coins are shiny and make a fun jingling sound when you have lots of them.
— Author's note to DM of the Rings #6
What the hell did he eat?! So much stuff spilled out it looks like Christmas! ...Apparently, he still hadn't digested the last sucker.
Why do these vermin carry coin?
— Zagreus, Hades
"Monsters try and kill us, the hero kills them, takes their gold and spends it... ...And that's how the economy works!"
"Monsters may be deadly, but they're also our only source of money... So I guess they're a necessary part of life, right?"
"Monsters may be deadly, but they're also our only source of money... So I guess they're a necessary part of life, right?"
— Various villagers, Lenna's Inception
"Um, where did they keep this stuff?"
— Cynthia Takenaka, Rakenzarn Frontier Story
