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Author: SolipSchism

Dec 19th 2014 at 1:38:36 PM

Literature:

* The BigBad of Creator/VernorVinge's ''[[Literature/ZonesOfThought A Fire Upon the Deep]]'' is the Blight, an EldritchAbomination implied to be a kind of sentient computer virus that is capable of running on both mechanical and organic platforms--i.e., any sentient creature. Humans inadvertently boot up an ancient database that has hosted the dormant Blight for ''at least'' a few tens of billions of years, and it immediately begins to spread out over the galaxy-wide computer network, infecting both computers and sentient creatures.

Also, to add an interesting one to the Doctor Who write-up:

"[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E12ThePandoricaOpens The Pandorica Opens]]" [[SubvertedTrope Subverts]] this. Initially, the Doctor believes that the Pandorica houses some kind of ancient, unimaginably evil entity that his enemies intend to unleash on him and the rest of the universe. Turns out, the Pandorica ''is'' a cage--intended for ''him''. It goes further when it's revealed that a lot of races regard ''the Doctor himself'' as an Ancient Evil.