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* ''Theatre/CrossRoad'' has Amduscias, Devil of Music -- yes, a devil -- who makes a contract with the violinist Niccolo Paganini. Niccolo trades his life for one million songs of genius -- when he plays the millionth song, he will die. The contract has two rules: 1. That Niccolo must [[GiftOfSong only play for Amduscias]], not anyone else, and 2. That he must play whenever Amduscias orders him to. If he breaks the contract, "calamity" will ensue -- and it's not clear how much control Amduscias has over what form that calamity takes. But Amduscias does his best to protect Niccolo from breaking the contract, warning him, and even grabbing his hand to stop him from playing before his bow can touch the strings. When Niccolo does break the contract and plays for the church, the calamity that ensues is that he gets banished from his hometown -- the small town that Amduscias believed to be holding him back, but that Niccolo was afraid to leave. None of this changes the fact that Niccolo is literally putting his life into his music, but that is something [[MonoNoAware that he can accept]]. WeAllDieSomeday, and as Amduscias says, demons offering deals like this just give humans something to live for.
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* ''Theatre/CrossRoad'' has Amduscias, Devil of Music -- yes, a devil -- who makes a contract with the violinist Niccolo Paganini. Niccolo trades his life for one million songs of genius -- when he plays the millionth song, he will die. The contract has two rules: 1. That Niccolo must [[GiftOfSong only play for Amduscias]], not anyone else, and 2. That he must play whenever Amduscias orders him to. If he breaks the contract, "calamity" will ensue -- and it's not clear how much control Amduscias has over what form that calamity takes. But Amduscias does his best to protect Niccolo from breaking the contract, warning him, and even grabbing his hand to stop him from playing before his bow can touch the strings. When Niccolo does break the contract and plays for the church, the calamity that ensues is that he gets banished from his hometown -- the small town that Amduscias believed to be holding him back, but that Niccolo was afraid to leave. None of this changes the fact that Niccolo is literally putting his life into his music, but that is something [[MonoNoAware that he can accept]]. WeAllDieSomeday, and as Amduscias says, demons offering deals like this just give humans something to live for.
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* In ''Series/BernardAndTheGenie'', Creator/LennyHenry plays one of these to Alan Cumming's Bernard.
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* In ''Series/BernardAndTheGenie'', ''Film/BernardAndTheGenie'', Creator/LennyHenry plays one of these to Alan Cumming's Bernard.
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* Cosmo and Wanda in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', since making Timmy happy is their job as fairy godparents. On the other hand, they sometimes [[LiteralGenie make mistakes]], and Timmy's wishes can have [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor unintended consequences]]. They ''do'' warn Timmy about the possibility of a wish backfiring and urge him to alter his wishes to minimize risk if possible. It also seems that sometimes they ''have'' to be literal, or at least, can't undo something they've already granted literally. Or something; it kind of [[DependingOnTheWriter changes with the plot]]. They always ''mean'' well, though.
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** Cosmo andWanda in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', Wanda, since making Timmy happy is their job as fairy godparents. On the other hand, they sometimes [[LiteralGenie make mistakes]], and Timmy's wishes can have [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor unintended consequences]]. They ''do'' warn Timmy about the possibility of a wish backfiring and urge him to alter his wishes to minimize risk if possible. It also seems that sometimes they ''have'' to be literal, or at least, can't undo something they've already granted literally. Or something; it kind of [[DependingOnTheWriter changes with the plot]]. They always ''mean'' well, though.though.
** Norm is a JackassGenie in his debut episode, but in "Back to the Norm", he switches to this trope. He fulfills Crocker's wishes to the letter and spirit, openly suggests more useful wishes, and tells him that WishingForMoreWishes is indeed possible. Naturally, this is because he has the same goals as Crocker--getting revenge on Timmy--and he needs someone with wishes to grant to use his powers, so he has every reason to want Crocker to keep wishing. Unfortunately, Crocker spends the episode in full ComplexityAddiction mode, [[WastefulWishing frivolously spending his wishes]] on creating scheme after ZanyScheme, none of which work, while ignoring Norm's suggestion to [[StatingTheSimpleSolution just teleport Timmy to Mars and let him suffocate]]. When Crocker reveals an entire room filled with plans, Norm quits, gives his lamp to Timmy, and advises Timmy teleport Crocker to Mars.
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** Norm is a JackassGenie in his debut episode, but in "Back to the Norm", he switches to this trope. He fulfills Crocker's wishes to the letter and spirit, openly suggests more useful wishes, and tells him that WishingForMoreWishes is indeed possible. Naturally, this is because he has the same goals as Crocker--getting revenge on Timmy--and he needs someone with wishes to grant to use his powers, so he has every reason to want Crocker to keep wishing. Unfortunately, Crocker spends the episode in full ComplexityAddiction mode, [[WastefulWishing frivolously spending his wishes]] on creating scheme after ZanyScheme, none of which work, while ignoring Norm's suggestion to [[StatingTheSimpleSolution just teleport Timmy to Mars and let him suffocate]]. When Crocker reveals an entire room filled with plans, Norm quits, gives his lamp to Timmy, and advises Timmy teleport Crocker to Mars.
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* In the ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}''[=/=]''[[Anime/RanmaOneHalf Ranma]]''[=/=]''Anime/AhMyGoddess'' crossover ''[[http://web.archive.org/web/20051016212129/www.furinkan.net/fanfic/batman-wish.txt A Wish for Batman]]'': Batman is granted a single wish; reluctantly, he wishes for "the only thing he could" -- that Gotham be safe. His wish is granted, and much more: "Even though he wished for what he thought he had to, he still got what he wanted. That's what we do."
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* In the ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}''[=/=]''[[Anime/RanmaOneHalf ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}''[=/=]''[[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma]]''[=/=]''Anime/AhMyGoddess'' crossover ''[[http://web.archive.org/web/20051016212129/www.furinkan.net/fanfic/batman-wish.txt A Wish for Batman]]'': Batman is granted a single wish; reluctantly, he wishes for "the only thing he could" -- that Gotham be safe. His wish is granted, and much more: "Even though he wished for what he thought he had to, he still got what he wanted. That's what we do."
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* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': Gene the Genie from [[WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp the movie]] makes a return, being once again a kind and fun-loving creature. He wants to really make Donald's wish of being part of a normal family happen. The problem is he thinks of '90s sitcom when imagining a "normal family life".
