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* [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] and [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''. The Robot Devil challenges Leela to a music competition for Bender's soul and then hands her a golden fiddle. Leela and Fry start to question how that would even work.
-->'''Fry:''' Wouldn't a solid gold fiddle weigh hundreds of pounds and sound crummy?
-->'''Fry:''' Wouldn't a solid gold fiddle weigh hundreds of pounds and sound crummy?
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** [[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers Explorers]] features golden variants of seeds and apples, with Golden Seeds raising 5 levels and Golden Apples completely filling and increasing the belly of the player by 50%.
** In VideoGame/PokemonSuperMysteryDungeon, they become part of a set of treasures known collectively as the Golden Items, with spikes, fossils, bananas, and spikes also getting golden variants as part of this.
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** InVideoGame/PokemonSuperMysteryDungeon, ''VideoGame/PokemonSuperMysteryDungeon'', they become part of a set of treasures known collectively as the Golden Items, with spikes, fossils, bananas, and spikes also getting golden variants as part of this.
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** Serving as one of the most expensive LEGO pieces ever is a gold version of the [[https://img.brickowl.com/files/image_cache/large/lego-red-brick-2-x-4-3001-32-771344-81.jpg common 2x4 LEGO brick]].
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** Serving as one of the most expensive LEGO pieces ever is a gold version of the [[https://img.brickowl.com/files/image_cache/large/lego-red-brick-2-x-4-3001-32-771344-81.jpg classic LEGO brick]].
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* ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaacRebirth'': Almost every consumable has a golden variant. Golden hearts, golden bombs, golden batteries, even golden pills!
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* ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'': Golden apples and golden carrots are both items that the player can obtain, and they're both quite powerful.
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* In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'', Steve gets his hands on a set of golden Luger pistols that, while actually being real functioning firearms, also double as keys needed by Claire to open a door. Even thought it would behoove ''both'' of them for Claire to open that door as it'd get them both one step closer to escaping the zombie-infested island they're on, and even after Claire ''saved his life'' from the deathtrap he triggered trying to claim them, the little pissant still refuses to fork them over unless you find him "[[MoreDakka something automatic]]". There's a reason most players [[TheScrappy hate this little punk]], and this incident is ''one'' of many.
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SuperTrope to MidasTouch, BlingBlingBang, GoldTooth, and CityOfGold. SubTrope of GoldMakesEverythingShiny. Can also overlap with TakenForGranite should the item be a living thing somehow turned into gold; for living creatures who can voluntarily turn themselves/coat themselves with gold, see ChromeChampion. Compare GemEncrusted. An [[InvertedTrope inversion]] would be an item normally made of gold, such as a crown, being made of something like wood, non-valuable metal, or plastic.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Chantelise}}'': Some treasures, like the Golden Scales:
--> Practical AND attractive! The gold makes it seem a bit decadent, though. [Treasure]
--> Practical AND attractive! The gold makes it seem a bit decadent, though. [Treasure]
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A normal item, made of gold. Has a few reasons to exist. Sometimes Bob's wealth or {{greed}} is visualised via an item like this. Sometimes Bob's desire to have wealth is made apparent via ''wanting'' an item like this. Sometimes it's just that [[GoldColoredSuperiority gold is considered better]].
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* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': In Literature/GoingPostal Moist Von Lipwig gets the idea to dip the official hat of the Postmaster General in gold paint. This is done for the spectacle of it allowing him to publicly attract attention away from his con-man rival Reacher Gilt. In the direct sequal, Literature/MakingMoney, the suit of the bank president gets the same treatment, allowing Moist to drum up interest in the bank's latest invention; paper money. Later the two items become important when Ankh-Morpork finds itself playing host to a thousand Umnian Golems whom nobody knows how to control. Moist is able to do so because the Umnian priests who originally created the golems wore gold vestments as a symbol of their nation's massive wealth.
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* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': In Literature/GoingPostal Moist Von Lipwig gets the idea to dip the official hat of the Postmaster General in gold paint. This is done for the spectacle of it allowing him to publicly attract attention away from his con-man rival Reacher Gilt. In the direct sequal, sequel, Literature/MakingMoney, the suit of the bank president gets the same treatment, allowing Moist to drum up interest in the bank's latest invention; paper money. Later the two items become important when Ankh-Morpork finds itself playing host to a thousand Umnian Golems whom nobody knows how to control. Moist is able to do so because the Umnian priests who originally created the golems wore gold vestments as a symbol of their nation's massive wealth.
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** The Gold Lakitu enemy is a normal version of Lakitu, but he wears a golden shell and rides a golden cloud.
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** The Touching a Gold Lakitu enemy is a normal version of Lakitu, but he wears a Ring turns enemies into their golden shell and rides a golden cloud.versions. They all give 5 coins when you defeat them, but some have other money-making properties as well (Gold Koopas' shells leave trails of coins behind as they slide, Gold Lakitus throw coins instead of Spiny Eggs, Gold Piranha Plants spray coins from their pipes after defeat, etc.).
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* ''VideoGame/RuneFactory'': Every games have the emery flower, and from Rune Factory 3 and onward, there's golden versions of turnips, cabbages, pumpkin and potatoes. In Rune Factory 4, they also get giant versions, the Gold Prince Potato, the Gldn. Doom Pumpkin, the Golden King Cabbage, the Golden Tyrant Turnip and the Great Emery Flower.
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* ''VideoGame/RuneFactory'': Every games have game has the emery flower, and from Rune Factory 3 and onward, there's golden versions of turnips, cabbages, pumpkin pumpkins, and potatoes. In Rune Factory 4, they also get giant versions, the Gold Prince Potato, the Gldn. Doom Pumpkin, the Golden King Cabbage, the Golden Tyrant Turnip and the Great Emery Flower.
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* ''Series/RichardOsmansHouseOfGames'': The "House of Champions" weeks featuring former winners have special gold versions of the regular prizes (plus one or two special prizes such as the amulet and the atomiser).
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* ''Literature/ProfessorBranestawm'': It's mentioned in passing that one of the Pagwell councillors tried to get a government grant to have his bathroom taps replaced with solid gold ones. Unsurprisingly, his request was turned down.
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* Music/WeirdAlYankovic: The song "Don't Download This Song" mentions that if too many people steal the artist's music instead of paying for it, he won't be able to buy ''another'' [[HummerDinger solid gold Humvee]].
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* ''VideoGame/{{Mercenaries}} World In Flames'': Mentioned but not shown- Nilsson at one point expresses a desire to become wealthy enough to buy a custom gold-plated Lamborghini with diamond-encrusted hubcaps.
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* The toaster that was stolen from the diner in ''VisualNovel/DaughterForDessert'' was expensive, and Mortelli describes it as “the Cadillac of toasters.” Why? It has a gold-quartz heating element.
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* One of the early episodes of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' has Spike passively mention Princess Celestia's golden apple tree, a reference to Myth/GreekMythology and the immortality of the gods.
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SuperTrope to MidasTouch, BlingBlingBang, GoldTooth, and CityOfGold. SubTrope of GoldMakesEverythingShiny. Can also easily be TakenForGranite should the item be somehow a living thing turned into gold, but they're just a ChromeChampion should that be what they're like normally. Compare GemEncrusted. An [[InvertedTrope inversion]] would be an item normally made of gold, such as a crown, being made of something like wood, non-valuable metal, or plastic.
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SuperTrope to MidasTouch, BlingBlingBang, GoldTooth, and CityOfGold. SubTrope of GoldMakesEverythingShiny. Can also easily be overlap with TakenForGranite should the item be somehow a living thing somehow turned into gold; for living creatures who can voluntarily turn themselves/coat themselves with gold, but they're just a ChromeChampion should that be what they're like normally.see ChromeChampion. Compare GemEncrusted. An [[InvertedTrope inversion]] would be an item normally made of gold, such as a crown, being made of something like wood, non-valuable metal, or plastic.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar3EuropesMostWanted'', Skipper plans to use their Montecarlo winnings on a solid gold airplane. When told by Kowalski that such a plane would be too heavy to fly, Skipper replies, "We're rich now, Kowalski. [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney The laws of physics don't apply to us."]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'': During [[VillainSong "Mine, Mine, Mine"]] Governor Ratcliff envisions himself returning to England with a suite and cape made of gold that will cause his rivals to squirm. It rather quickly sums up the man's priorities when it comes to establishing Jamestown.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'': During [[VillainSong "Mine, Mine, Mine"]] Governor Ratcliff envisions himself returning to England with a suite and cape made of gold that will cause his rivals to squirm. It rather quickly sums up the man's priorities when it comes to establishing Jamestown.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'': During [[VillainSong "Mine, Mine,Mine"]] Mine"]], Governor Ratcliff envisions himself returning to England with a suite suit and cape made of gold that will cause his rivals to squirm. It rather quickly sums up the man's priorities when it comes to establishing Jamestown.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'': During [[VillainSong "Mine, Mine,
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* In Greek myth is the tale of King Midas, originator of the MidasTouch. Given one wish by the gods, he wishes that everything he touches will turn to gold. It ends up becoming a nightmare, when he turns every chair, cushion, dish (and the food inside), flower, and eventually ''his own daughter'' to gold. Luckily he manages to fix it.
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* King K. Rool in the ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' games has his chest and belly in a shiny gold compared to his normal green reptilian skin everywhere else.
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* One massive sidequest in ''VideoGame/{{Tomba}}'' has the titular hero tracking down the "Five Golden Items," which are incredibly rare. Together, they're the Golden Candy, Golden Fruit, Golden Flower, Golden Leaf Butterfly, and the Gold Medal. The game also features a Golden Bowl, but it doesn't count as one of the items; instead, recovering it increases Tomba's health meter capacity.
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** ''Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return'' has another set of Golden Items--the Golden Moon, Golden Sun, and Golden Star-- which manage to be [[ThatOneSidequest even harder to get]] than the previous group.
** ''Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return'' has another set of Golden Items--the Golden Moon, Golden Sun, and Golden Star-- which manage to be [[ThatOneSidequest even harder to get]] than the previous group.
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* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'': Gold Shells are golden variants of koopa shells, and are worn by Golden Koopas.
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A normal item, made of gold. Has a few reasons to exist. Sometimes Bob's wealth or {{greed}} is visualised via an item like this. Sometimes Bob's desire to have wealth is made apparent via ''wanting'' an item like this. Sometimes it's just that [[GoldColoredSuperiority gold is considered better]].
SuperTrope to MidasTouch, BlingBlingBang, GoldTooth, and CityOfGold. SubTrope of GoldMakesEverythingShiny. Can also easily be TakenForGranite should the item be somehow a living thing turned into gold, but they're just a ChromeChampion should that be what they're like normally. Compare GemEncrusted. An [[InvertedTrope inversion]] would be an item normally made of gold, such as a crown, being made of something like wood, non-valuable metal, or plastic.
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* ''ComicBook/RichieRich'' has an entire museum with objects made of gold because they simply want to drive the people of their homeworld crazy with gold.
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* ''ComicStrip/PrinceValiant'' is given command of a regiment of soldiers to deal with a band of mercenaries that have seized control of a province, and are plundering merchants plying the trade route. The mercenaries were paid in gold, but not as coin. The gold had been made into armor plating, then allowed to tarnish until it resembled bronze. When the two forces clashed, the mercenaries discovered the hard way that gold is excellent for commerce, but horrible for warfare: their armor did little to protect them from spears and swords.
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* ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'': When talking about Ami's ostensible allies ordering her to create wasteful objects because they fear her wealth, one item they request is a gold swimming pool, which, upon seeing the request, Ami remarks:
--> I don't even have a golden ''bathtub''.
* ''Fanfic/{{Quizzical}}'': ''Basements of Doom'' has some In-universe fanfiction:
--> Professor Heart's own epic fanfic, Daring Do, And The Golden Cupcake.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar3EuropesMostWanted'', Skipper plans to use their Montecarlo winnings on a solid gold airplane. When told by Kowalski that such a plane would be too heavy to fly, Skipper replies, "We're rich now, Kowalski. [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney The laws of physics don't apply to us."]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'': During [[VillainSong "Mine, Mine, Mine"]] Governor Ratcliff envisions himself returning to England with a suite and cape made of gold that will cause his rivals to squirm. It rather quickly sums up the man's priorities when it comes to establishing Jamestown.
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* ''Film/AustinPowersInGoldmember'': The titular Goldmember loves gold so much that [[NoodleIncident he accidentally lost his genitals in a smelting accident]], then replaced them with prosthetics made of gold. He also plans during the film to use a tractor beam to attract a solid gold asteroid to destroy the polar ice caps and flood the planet.
* ''Film/AustinPowersTheSpyWhoShaggedMe'': Austin mentions this when [[PunnyName Ivana Humpalot]] states her name.
--> '''Austin:''' Yeah, and I want a toilet made out of solid gold. It's just not in the cards now, is it?
* ''Film/FaceOff'': Castor Troy wields a pair of impressive gold automatic pistols, which fit his flamboyant, violent style.
* ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'': Francisco Scaramanga carries four seemingly innocuous gold objects at all times: a pen, a lighter, a cigarette case and a cufflink. They snap together into his signature weapon, a single-shot golden gun that he uses with deadly accuracy.
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* ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'': The tickets Willy Wonka gives to his factory are this. The book states when Charlie finds his ticket that it isn't merely gold-coloured or gold-covered, but full gold pressed to be as paper.
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': In Literature/GoingPostal Moist Von Lipwig gets the idea to dip the official hat of the Postmaster General in gold paint. This is done for the spectacle of it allowing him to publicly attract attention away from his con-man rival Reacher Gilt. In the direct sequal, Literature/MakingMoney, the suit of the bank president gets the same treatment, allowing Moist to drum up interest in the bank's latest invention; paper money. Later the two items become important when Ankh-Morpork finds itself playing host to a thousand Umnian Golems whom nobody knows how to control. Moist is able to do so because the Umnian priests who originally created the golems wore gold vestments as a symbol of their nation's massive wealth.
* ''Literature/TheTowerOfTheElephant'': The tower's door is made of gold.
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* Music/TheCharlieDanielsBand recorded "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" in 1979. A golden fiddle is the prize for Johnny in his violin duel with the Devil. "Johnny rosin up your bow and play that fiddle hard / 'Cause hell's broke loose in Georgia, and the Devil deals the cards / And if you win, you get this shiny fiddle made of gold / But if you lose, the Devil gets your soul."
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* The Eleventh Labor of Heracles is to retrieve the golden apples of Hesperides. It took a while to get to Hesperides's garden, and Heracles had to slay a dragon guarding the gate, but finding and gathering the apples was easy-peasy. There are conflicting stories as to whether these apples could grant immortal life, or make a god mortal, so Heracles ate none of these apples himself.
* In Greek myth is the tale of King Midas, originator of the MidasTouch. Given one wish by the gods, he wishes that everything he touches will turn to gold. It ends up becoming a nightmare, when he turns every chair, cushion, dish (and the food inside), flower, and eventually ''his own daughter'' to gold. Luckily he manages to fix it.
* In ''Myth/NorseMythology'' we have Gullinbursti, [[MeaningfulName which means Golden Mane]], a giant boar made from gold by Brook and Eitri, the best dwarf artisans, and was given to the god Frey. And the Golden Apples of Idunn, that the Aesir must eat to maintain their [[TheAgeless inmortality.]]
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* An exclusive $2 million ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}'' set was created by the jeweler Sidney Mobell of San Francisco in 1988. The board is made from 23 carat gold (8% platinum to resist warping), as are the eight tokens.
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[[folder:Toys]]
* ''Franchise/{{LEGO}}'' has quite a few.
** The LEGO corporation has released a white gold [[Franchise/StarWars R2D2]] figure, and a solid regular gold C-3PO.
*** In a special pack they also had sterling silver and 14k gold Boba Fett figures.
** Serving as one of the most expensive LEGO pieces ever is a gold version of the [[https://img.brickowl.com/files/image_cache/large/lego-red-brick-2-x-4-3001-32-771344-81.jpg classic LEGO brick]].
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaacRebirth'': Almost every consumable has a golden variant. Golden hearts, golden bombs, golden batteries, even golden pills!
* King K. Rool in the ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' games has his chest and belly in a shiny gold compared to his normal green reptilian skin everywhere else.
* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh King Gilgamesh]] (the Caster version), instead of carrying a regular clay tablet (no paper in his era), he instead uses one that's made of gold and has magical properties called Dingir. In his summer costume, in which he wears modern clothes, he replaces Dingir with a ''modern'' tablet device that's also gold, just like every celebrity or influencer who wants to flaunt their wealth. Then again, Gilgamesh literally owns every treasure ever, so him having most things he own made of gold is mostly a factual statement than him flaunting.
* ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonFriendsOfMineralTown'' has the rare Gold Lumber, which never rots. However, if you have any out in your field, it will anger the villagers and they'll come to your farm to yell at you every morning until you remove it.
* ''VideoGame/JustCause3'': A golden version of the Urga Mstitel, the game's best helicopter, is unlocked by [[FetchQuest collecting all cassette tapes hidden around the land of Medici]]. It functions the exact same as the normal variant, making it almost definitely [[AwesomeButImpractical not worth it]]. Then again, [[spoiler: the normal Urga Mstitel is the reward from the final boss of the story mode]], whereas the golden variant could theoretically be obtained just after the tutorial.
* ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion2'': There is a gold bone you can obtain, which serves as a OneUp should Luigi die. Upon his HP going to zero when he's carrying one, the polterpup, a ghost dog, will run up, eat the bone, and lick him to restore his health.
* ''VideoGame/MarioKart7'': The Gold Standard and its parts are a go-kart entirely made of just gold. This includes the steering wheel, glider (because weight is relative to ToonPhysics), and tires.
* ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'': Golden apples and golden carrots are both items that the player can obtain, and they're both quite powerful.
* ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros2'': Being that the game is based off coins and gold, there's quite a few examples.
** The gold flower, a golden version of the fire flower, which turns Mario to gold when he grabs it, and allows him to throw molten gold fireballs. Strangely, when Luigi grabs it, it turns him to silver, despite the flower being gold.
** Gold Mushrooms, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin mushrooms made of gold]], replace OneUp Mushrooms in Coin Rush mode. They give their collector 50 coins upon collection.
** The Gold Lakitu enemy is a normal version of Lakitu, but he wears a golden shell and rides a golden cloud.
* ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'': The special attack of the staple boss is to fire golden staples at Mario.
* ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon'':
** [[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers Explorers]] features golden variants of seeds and apples, with Golden Seeds raising 5 levels and Golden Apples completely filling and increasing the belly of the player by 50%.
** In VideoGame/PokemonSuperMysteryDungeon, they become part of a set of treasures known collectively as the Golden Items, with spikes, fossils, bananas, and spikes also getting golden variants as part of this.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioParty'': The golden drink is a gold-coloured soda can that causes the drinker to gain one coin for every tile they move that turn.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'': Gold Shells are golden variants of koopa shells, and are worn by Golden Koopas.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'': Gold Bullet Bills act almost identical to normal Bullet Bills, but are composed of solid gold.
* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': Has quite a few,
** The golden wrenches, individually numbered and only 100 were ever created.
** The saxxy, only awarded to winners of an annual video making competition.
** The golden frying pan weapon.
* ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'': There are bricks, tools and armour, keys, and an entire golden furniture set carried by pirates, all made of gold.
* ''VideoGame/WarioWareGold'': Wario's "helmet" turns out to really be [[spoiler: a golden toilet]].
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/GoldieGoldAndActionJack'': Pretty much everything Goldie owns is made of solid gold.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
** After Chester Lampwick wins the lawsuit to prove he invented Itchy and Scratchy, he buys a solid gold house.
** In the episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E19DogOfDeath Dog Of Death]]", when imagining what he'd do with his lottery winnings, Homer pictures himself as a gigantic version of himself made out of gold.
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[[caption-width-right:350:From top left to bottom right: A [[VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaacRebirth gold heart]], a [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} gold apple]], a [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros gold flower]], and a [[VideoGame/{{Terraria}} gold fishing crate]].]]
A normal item, made of gold. Has a few reasons to exist. Sometimes Bob's wealth or {{greed}} is visualised via an item like this. Sometimes Bob's desire to have wealth is made apparent via ''wanting'' an item like this. Sometimes it's just that [[GoldColoredSuperiority gold is considered better]].
SuperTrope to MidasTouch, BlingBlingBang, GoldTooth, and CityOfGold. SubTrope of GoldMakesEverythingShiny. Can also easily be TakenForGranite should the item be somehow a living thing turned into gold, but they're just a ChromeChampion should that be what they're like normally. Compare GemEncrusted. An [[InvertedTrope inversion]] would be an item normally made of gold, such as a crown, being made of something like wood, non-valuable metal, or plastic.
Almost no TruthInTelevision, as gold is a metal that is very soft and malleable, rendering it ineffective for use in anything but decoration.
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[[folder: Comic Books]]
* ''ComicBook/RichieRich'' has an entire museum with objects made of gold because they simply want to drive the people of their homeworld crazy with gold.
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[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/PrinceValiant'' is given command of a regiment of soldiers to deal with a band of mercenaries that have seized control of a province, and are plundering merchants plying the trade route. The mercenaries were paid in gold, but not as coin. The gold had been made into armor plating, then allowed to tarnish until it resembled bronze. When the two forces clashed, the mercenaries discovered the hard way that gold is excellent for commerce, but horrible for warfare: their armor did little to protect them from spears and swords.
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[[folder:Fanfic]]
* ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'': When talking about Ami's ostensible allies ordering her to create wasteful objects because they fear her wealth, one item they request is a gold swimming pool, which, upon seeing the request, Ami remarks:
--> I don't even have a golden ''bathtub''.
* ''Fanfic/{{Quizzical}}'': ''Basements of Doom'' has some In-universe fanfiction:
--> Professor Heart's own epic fanfic, Daring Do, And The Golden Cupcake.
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[[folder:Films - Animated]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar3EuropesMostWanted'', Skipper plans to use their Montecarlo winnings on a solid gold airplane. When told by Kowalski that such a plane would be too heavy to fly, Skipper replies, "We're rich now, Kowalski. [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney The laws of physics don't apply to us."]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'': During [[VillainSong "Mine, Mine, Mine"]] Governor Ratcliff envisions himself returning to England with a suite and cape made of gold that will cause his rivals to squirm. It rather quickly sums up the man's priorities when it comes to establishing Jamestown.
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[[folder:Films - Live Action]]
* ''Film/AustinPowersInGoldmember'': The titular Goldmember loves gold so much that [[NoodleIncident he accidentally lost his genitals in a smelting accident]], then replaced them with prosthetics made of gold. He also plans during the film to use a tractor beam to attract a solid gold asteroid to destroy the polar ice caps and flood the planet.
* ''Film/AustinPowersTheSpyWhoShaggedMe'': Austin mentions this when [[PunnyName Ivana Humpalot]] states her name.
--> '''Austin:''' Yeah, and I want a toilet made out of solid gold. It's just not in the cards now, is it?
* ''Film/FaceOff'': Castor Troy wields a pair of impressive gold automatic pistols, which fit his flamboyant, violent style.
* ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'': Francisco Scaramanga carries four seemingly innocuous gold objects at all times: a pen, a lighter, a cigarette case and a cufflink. They snap together into his signature weapon, a single-shot golden gun that he uses with deadly accuracy.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/RichardOsmansHouseOfGames'': The "House of Champions" weeks featuring former winners have special gold versions of the regular prizes (plus one or two special prizes such as the amulet and the atomiser).
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'': The tickets Willy Wonka gives to his factory are this. The book states when Charlie finds his ticket that it isn't merely gold-coloured or gold-covered, but full gold pressed to be as paper.
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': In Literature/GoingPostal Moist Von Lipwig gets the idea to dip the official hat of the Postmaster General in gold paint. This is done for the spectacle of it allowing him to publicly attract attention away from his con-man rival Reacher Gilt. In the direct sequal, Literature/MakingMoney, the suit of the bank president gets the same treatment, allowing Moist to drum up interest in the bank's latest invention; paper money. Later the two items become important when Ankh-Morpork finds itself playing host to a thousand Umnian Golems whom nobody knows how to control. Moist is able to do so because the Umnian priests who originally created the golems wore gold vestments as a symbol of their nation's massive wealth.
* ''Literature/TheTowerOfTheElephant'': The tower's door is made of gold.
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[[folder:Music]]
* Music/TheCharlieDanielsBand recorded "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" in 1979. A golden fiddle is the prize for Johnny in his violin duel with the Devil. "Johnny rosin up your bow and play that fiddle hard / 'Cause hell's broke loose in Georgia, and the Devil deals the cards / And if you win, you get this shiny fiddle made of gold / But if you lose, the Devil gets your soul."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mythology & Religion]]
* The Eleventh Labor of Heracles is to retrieve the golden apples of Hesperides. It took a while to get to Hesperides's garden, and Heracles had to slay a dragon guarding the gate, but finding and gathering the apples was easy-peasy. There are conflicting stories as to whether these apples could grant immortal life, or make a god mortal, so Heracles ate none of these apples himself.
* In Greek myth is the tale of King Midas, originator of the MidasTouch. Given one wish by the gods, he wishes that everything he touches will turn to gold. It ends up becoming a nightmare, when he turns every chair, cushion, dish (and the food inside), flower, and eventually ''his own daughter'' to gold. Luckily he manages to fix it.
* In ''Myth/NorseMythology'' we have Gullinbursti, [[MeaningfulName which means Golden Mane]], a giant boar made from gold by Brook and Eitri, the best dwarf artisans, and was given to the god Frey. And the Golden Apples of Idunn, that the Aesir must eat to maintain their [[TheAgeless inmortality.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* An exclusive $2 million ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}'' set was created by the jeweler Sidney Mobell of San Francisco in 1988. The board is made from 23 carat gold (8% platinum to resist warping), as are the eight tokens.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Toys]]
* ''Franchise/{{LEGO}}'' has quite a few.
** The LEGO corporation has released a white gold [[Franchise/StarWars R2D2]] figure, and a solid regular gold C-3PO.
*** In a special pack they also had sterling silver and 14k gold Boba Fett figures.
** Serving as one of the most expensive LEGO pieces ever is a gold version of the [[https://img.brickowl.com/files/image_cache/large/lego-red-brick-2-x-4-3001-32-771344-81.jpg classic LEGO brick]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaacRebirth'': Almost every consumable has a golden variant. Golden hearts, golden bombs, golden batteries, even golden pills!
* King K. Rool in the ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' games has his chest and belly in a shiny gold compared to his normal green reptilian skin everywhere else.
* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh King Gilgamesh]] (the Caster version), instead of carrying a regular clay tablet (no paper in his era), he instead uses one that's made of gold and has magical properties called Dingir. In his summer costume, in which he wears modern clothes, he replaces Dingir with a ''modern'' tablet device that's also gold, just like every celebrity or influencer who wants to flaunt their wealth. Then again, Gilgamesh literally owns every treasure ever, so him having most things he own made of gold is mostly a factual statement than him flaunting.
* ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonFriendsOfMineralTown'' has the rare Gold Lumber, which never rots. However, if you have any out in your field, it will anger the villagers and they'll come to your farm to yell at you every morning until you remove it.
* ''VideoGame/JustCause3'': A golden version of the Urga Mstitel, the game's best helicopter, is unlocked by [[FetchQuest collecting all cassette tapes hidden around the land of Medici]]. It functions the exact same as the normal variant, making it almost definitely [[AwesomeButImpractical not worth it]]. Then again, [[spoiler: the normal Urga Mstitel is the reward from the final boss of the story mode]], whereas the golden variant could theoretically be obtained just after the tutorial.
* ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion2'': There is a gold bone you can obtain, which serves as a OneUp should Luigi die. Upon his HP going to zero when he's carrying one, the polterpup, a ghost dog, will run up, eat the bone, and lick him to restore his health.
* ''VideoGame/MarioKart7'': The Gold Standard and its parts are a go-kart entirely made of just gold. This includes the steering wheel, glider (because weight is relative to ToonPhysics), and tires.
* ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'': Golden apples and golden carrots are both items that the player can obtain, and they're both quite powerful.
* ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros2'': Being that the game is based off coins and gold, there's quite a few examples.
** The gold flower, a golden version of the fire flower, which turns Mario to gold when he grabs it, and allows him to throw molten gold fireballs. Strangely, when Luigi grabs it, it turns him to silver, despite the flower being gold.
** Gold Mushrooms, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin mushrooms made of gold]], replace OneUp Mushrooms in Coin Rush mode. They give their collector 50 coins upon collection.
** The Gold Lakitu enemy is a normal version of Lakitu, but he wears a golden shell and rides a golden cloud.
* ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'': The special attack of the staple boss is to fire golden staples at Mario.
* ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon'':
** [[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers Explorers]] features golden variants of seeds and apples, with Golden Seeds raising 5 levels and Golden Apples completely filling and increasing the belly of the player by 50%.
** In VideoGame/PokemonSuperMysteryDungeon, they become part of a set of treasures known collectively as the Golden Items, with spikes, fossils, bananas, and spikes also getting golden variants as part of this.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioParty'': The golden drink is a gold-coloured soda can that causes the drinker to gain one coin for every tile they move that turn.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'': Gold Shells are golden variants of koopa shells, and are worn by Golden Koopas.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'': Gold Bullet Bills act almost identical to normal Bullet Bills, but are composed of solid gold.
* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': Has quite a few,
** The golden wrenches, individually numbered and only 100 were ever created.
** The saxxy, only awarded to winners of an annual video making competition.
** The golden frying pan weapon.
* ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'': There are bricks, tools and armour, keys, and an entire golden furniture set carried by pirates, all made of gold.
* ''VideoGame/WarioWareGold'': Wario's "helmet" turns out to really be [[spoiler: a golden toilet]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/GoldieGoldAndActionJack'': Pretty much everything Goldie owns is made of solid gold.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
** After Chester Lampwick wins the lawsuit to prove he invented Itchy and Scratchy, he buys a solid gold house.
** In the episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E19DogOfDeath Dog Of Death]]", when imagining what he'd do with his lottery winnings, Homer pictures himself as a gigantic version of himself made out of gold.
[[/folder]]
