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* ''VideoGame/Pikmin2'': The initial debt Olimar's company must pay to avoid bankruptcy is 10100 Pokos. When a bottle cap Olimar brought back as a souvenir is detected and appraised in 100 Pokos -- a significant amount of money, according to the company's President --, the President is so joyful that he instructs Olimar to return to the planet he was in, now accompained by a coworker (Louie), to find more similar treasures to pay the remaining 10000 Pokos.

* ''VideoGame/Pikmin2'': The initial debt Olimar's company must pay to avoid bankruptcy is 10100 Pokos, but when a bottle cap falls from Olimar's head and is appraised in 100 Pokos, the company's President is so joyful that he instructs Olimar to return to the planet he was in, now accompained by a coworker (Louie), to find more objects to pay the remaining 10000 Pokos.

* In ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64'', K. Rool orders his minions to steal the Golden Bananas from DK's Banana Hoard so he's distracted finding them while K. Rool buys time to repair the Blas-O-Matic and use it to destroy DK Isles. To make matters worse, the worlds where the Bananas were placed are guarded by B. Locker, [[Catch22Dilemma who won't allow the Kongs to enter if they don't have the necessary amount of Golden Bananas]]. Fortunately, the first world (Jungle Japes) only requires one Golden Banana, which can be collected easily when the lobby leading to the world's entrance is opened thanks to K. Lumsy.

** ''VideoGame/MetroidDread'': Inverted with the E.M.M.I., of which there are seven and are usually escaped from several times until Samus manages to defeat them with the Omega Cannon (each time enabled upon defeating a Central Unit). In this case, it is the ''last'' one (located in Hanubia) which Samus destroys effortlessly without even needing to get the Omega Cannon from the local Central Unit (which, in fact, is remotely destroyed as well), or even having to escape from it even once. The reason for both machines' destruction is due to [[spoiler:Samus' Chozo powers finally awakening]].

* ''ComicBook/TheKillersOfKrypton'': After explaining to ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} that she will need to gather six data stones scattered all over the galaxy to discover why and by whom was destroyed Krypton, [[Franchise/GreenLantern Appa Ali Apsa]] gives her the first stone.

* ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTensei3Nocturne'': Early in the game, the Demi-Fiend is told that he should seek out the Menorahs. He is then handed the first of them. As it turns out, this is both a gift and a curse - while the Menorahs flicker when they come close to another, they also attract the holders of the other Menorahs, the Fiends, who wish to claim them as well. The first of these (and the only mandatory Fiend battle) is [[EarlyBirdBoss Matador]]. [[spoiler:Obtaining all the Menorahs is necessary for the True Demon Ending.]]

* ''VideoGame/MetroidPrimeTrilogy'' plays with it in all games; each game features a PlotCoupon hunt, but it doesn't begin until about mid-way through the campaign.
** ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'': You need to bring twelve Chozo Artifacts to the Artifact Temple to access the endgame. The Artifact of Truth, the first of those twelve, can be found at the temple itself, sitting under a small structure. You only need Missiles to be able to access it, and collecting it activates the Chozo Totems which will give hints to the locations of the remaining 11.
** ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes'': One of the ten keys needed to access the Sky Temple is already in its lock thanks to the efforts of a long-deceased Luminoth warrior, so Samus only needs to find nine. In turn, one of those nine keys lies close to its required destination, needing little effort to find it; namely, its location is the DarkWorld version of [[spoiler:Samus's landing site]].
** ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime3Corruption'': Samus has to gather Energy Cells to restore power as she goes to portions of a derelict space vessel. Conveniently, a wrecked fighter is crashed in its docking bay, with its Energy Cell having fallen out for her to grab and use right away.
** ''VideoGame/MetroidPrimeHunters'' downplays this trope. The whereabouts of the first Octolith are found at the start of the game, but like all other Octoliths it's guarded by a boss that must be defeated. The remaining Octoliths not only require defeating a boss each to be claimed, but also ''reach'' said bosses' whereabouts by exploring extensively the main locations of the Alimbic solar system (including the starter Celestial Archives, as there's another Octolith besides the first one located there).

* ''Fanfic/OnePieceASmashAdventure'': Merlon had the first mystery heart and gave it to the Strawhats, similar to how the Merlon in ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' had the first Pure Heart.

** The first Jiggy in ''Grunty's Revenge'' is located directly in front of Master Jiggywiggy, who explains their purpose immediately after you collect it and whose temple is located a short jaunt from where you start the game.
** The first Jiggy in ''Nuts & Bolts'' is earned by completing a ridiculously simple and easy "challenge" in Act 1 of the first world (which contains only this challenge), wherein all you have to do is drive a trolley over to Mumbo and talk to him.

* In ''Literature/TheCrownOfDalemark'', the main characters must support their candidate's legitimacy by collecting the belongings of the semi-legendary leader the Adon. At the start of the quest, Mitt thinks he'll have to steal the first one from his patron's family, but he's caught right away - and is given a perfect copy of the ring [[spoiler: or so he thinks - it's actually the real one]] by his patron's benevolent husband.

* ''VideoGame/Pikmin2'': The initial debt Olimar's company must pay to avoid bankruptcy is 10100 Pokos, but when a bottle cap falls from Olimar's head is appraised in 100 Pokos, the company's President is so joyful that he instructs Olimar to return to the planet he was in, now accompained by a coworker (Louie), to find more objects to pay the remaining 10000 Pokos.

*** Subverted regarding the Mirror of Twilight. On reaching the chamber where the mirror is held, Link and Midna learn that they need to find its three missing shards in order to confront Zant inside the Twilight Realm. A fourth shard is still in the mirror's stand, however, effectively making it their quest reward for finishing the Arbiter's Grounds immediately preceding this discovery.