History Main / MacGuffinTurnedHuman

* ''Literature/{{Dawnshard}}'': Near the climax of the story, Rysn stumbles upon the titular Dawnshard, the vessel containing of the four Commands that were used to create Literature/TheCosmere. [[spoiler: The Command leaves its previous vessel and Invests itself in Rysn, making her the new Dawnshard]].

* The Princes in the Website/CollegeHumor short ''Every JRPG Ever''.

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* ''Literature/{{Dawnshard}}'': Near the climax of the story, Rysn stumbles upon the titular Dawnshard, the vessel containing of the four Commands that were used to create Franchise/TheCosmere. [[spoiler: The Command leaves its previous vessel and Invests itself in Rysn, making her the new Dawnshard]].

* In the 2014 ''WesternAnimation/WelcomeToThe Wayne'' web series, the arcsine turns out to be [[spoiler: an hologram girl.]]

* In the 2014 ''WesternAnimation/Welcome to the Wayne'' web series, the arcsine turns out to be [[spoiler: an hologram girl.]]

* In the 2014 ''WesternAnimation/WelcometotheWayne'' web series, the arcsine turns out to be [[spoiler: an hologram girl.]]

* In ''ComicBook/GoldDigger'' there are at least two characters that fit this, Array (who among other things can create and absorb new bodies of virtually any type and ability, recreate them at will, and each new body has it's own mind/personality that remains distinct within the original's mind when absorbed) and the title character's paternal grandmother (who was forced back into her [=MacGuffin=] form prior to the start of the series to be used by one of the Big Bad's due to her particular set of magical powers).

* In the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'', Vision is one of the [[CosmicKeystone Infinity Stones]] given physical form by a roundabout process. [[spoiler:When Thanos arrives to recolllect, he forcefully pulls the stone out of Vision's head, killing him.]]

* In ''ComicBook/GoldDigger'' there are at least two characters that fit this, Array (who among other things can create and absorb new bodies of virtually any type and ability, recreate them at will, and each new body has it's own mind/personality that remains distinct within the original's mind when absorbed) and the title character's paternal grandmother (who was forced back into her Macguffin form prior to the start of the series to be used by one of the Big Bad's due to her particular set of magical powers).

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* ''{{Toys/BIONICLE}}'': The Mask of Life, the {{Macguffin}} of the 2006 and 2007 storylines, builds itself a body in the 2008 storyline to become Toa Ignika to assist the Toa Nuva on Karda Nui. [[EmergentHuman It's a little new to the whole hero business, however]], which doesn't mesh well with its extreme power.

* In ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'', the character [[spoiler:Luvbi]] is a Pure Heart transformed [[spoiler:into an Nimbi]] by her parents. [[spoiler:She only became aware of her true nature at the end of Chapter 7. After that, she volunteers to revert to her true form so that Mario and the gang can continue on with their quest, though finishing the game reveals that she was later brought back as an actual Nimbi]].

* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': Anveena Teague was the last pure energy of the [[PlaceOfPower Sunwell]], given human form by the red dragon Korialstrasz. It was supposed to just be an illusion to hide the energies, but got a bit more complicated when she started developing her own emotions.

* In the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'', Vision is one of the [[CosmicKeystone Infinity Stones]] given physical form by a roundabout process.

* ''{{Toys/BIONICLE}}'': The Mask of Life, the {{Macguffin}} of the 2006 and 2007 storylines, builds itself a body in the 2008 storyline to become Toa Ignika to assist the Toa Nuva on Karda Nui.

* In ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'', the character [[spoiler:Luvbi]] is a Pure Heart transformed into an Nimbi by her parents. [[spoiler:She only became aware of her true nature at the end of Chapter 7. After that, she volunteers to revert to her true form so that Mario and the gang can continue on with their quest, though finishing the game reveals that she was later brought back as an actual Nimbi]].

* Dawn in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' is an ancient energy construct called The Key who was hidden in human form by a group of mystical monks.

* ''{{Franchise/BIONICLE}}'': The Mask of Life, the {{Macguffin}} of the 2006 and 2007 storylines, builds itself a body in the 2008 storyline to become Toa Ignika to assist the Toa Nuva on Karda Nui.

* In the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'', The Vision is one of the [[CosmicKeystone Infinity Stones]] given physical form by a roundabout process.

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* In ''ComicBook/GoldDigger'' there are at least two characters that fit this, Array (who among other things can create and absorb new bodies of virtually any type and ability, recreate them at will, and each new body has it's own mind/personality that remains distinct within the original's mind when absorbed) and the title character's paternal grandmother (who was forced back into her Macguffin form prior to the start of the series to be used by one of the Big Bad's due to her particular set of magical powers).

* The Princes in the CollegeHumor short ''Every JRPG Ever''.

* In ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'', the character [[spoiler:Lubvi]] is a Pure Heart transformed into an Nimbi by her parents. [[spoiler:She only became aware of her true nature at the end of Chapter 7. After that, she volunteers to revert to her true form so that Mario and the gang can continue on with their quest]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'', Ben and Co. realize that Eunice, the girl they found earlier in the episode, was created from Gwen's DNA and an Omnitrix prototype.

Girls who are sought after due to their status go under MacGuffinHostage. Girls with some mundane trait (beauty, intelligence, etc) that makes her a target go under MundaneMacGuffinPerson, while ones with a supernatural trait like a BarrierMaiden are examples of MacGuffinSuperPerson.