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== Comic Books ==
* A slight variant is used in [[Marvel Comics]] with their vampires, in that a given holy symbol must have faith behind it, as in the faith of the person using the holy symbol is channeled through it. In one memorable exchange, Wolverine tries to use an impromptu cross to force Dracula to back off, who replies with something to the effect of "You idiot, you don't believe, that can't hurt me." Cue Nightcrawler, a devout Catholic, who jumps in and declares, brandishing a cross, "But I DO believe!" And Drac does the usual fall back, hissing schtick.
** It's not Marvel Comics original, nor the only one, but still (at least) coherently used. Note that any holy symbols will work, as Kitty Pryde uses her Star of David. Well more specifically, Kitty initially tried driving back Dracula with a crucifix, however after starting to fall back, Dracula realized that it didn't burn, and grabbed Kitty by the throat. Which of course was where she was wearing a Star of David pendant that immediately scorched Dracula's hand.
** Marvel also has it only work if it is a symbol of a god worshiped in the time the vampire was alive. The first vampire Varnae cant be hurt by crosses, for example, because the crucifixion didn't happen until he was over 16,000 years old.
** Marvel also has it that vampires can actually successfully use holy symbols against other vampires (who better than a vampire to know in the power of faith). Dracula himself once drove off a group of vampires hunting him with a large cross, and only suffered minor burns while flying for hours in bat form carrying it to chase them off. This might be a case of 'God was nice' as Dracula had to immediately drop the cross near morning once the threat was over and he was no longer accidentally protecting a young human female and realized he was holding a cross. Obvious this is an extremely rare deal.
* In one issue of [[Fans!]], idealist Trekkie Rikk is able to hold off a vampire with a Vulcan salute.
* In ''[[Hellblazer]]'', John Constantine makes brilliant use of this by sharing a drink with the Devil - and then disrupting a spell that keeps the liquid from reverting to holy water. He then glasses the Devil in the face with a broken bottle and kicks him into a ''well'' full of the stuff.
* In ''[[I Am Legend]]'', the "vampires" are only hurt by holy symbols if it was symbolic of the religion they followed in their previous life. For example, a former friend of Robert's is undeterred by a cross, yet recoils when presented with a Torah.
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* In ''[[Fright Night]]'', one gets the feeling Peter Vincent, once he believes, would have the same effect on the vampire without ''need'' of a cross.
* In ''[[The Exorcist]]'', the priest throws (what he claims to be) holy water at Regan, who is under the control of a demon, who screams out this trope's former name.
* In ''[[Hellboy (2004 film)|Hellboy]]'', [[Naive Newcomer|John Myers]] throws Hellboy his dead mentor's crucifix to remind him of his acquired humanity. It burns his skin while he holds it.
* ''[[Constantine]]''. Holy water burns the skin of half-demons and makes them much more vulnerable to attack.
* In [[Bill Cosby]]'s [[So Bad It's Good]] movie ''[[Leonard Part Six]]'', exposure to ''meat'' burns the [[Big Bad]]'s vegetarian minions.
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== Live-Action TV ==
* In the [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]]verse, vampires are burned by crosses and holy water. Crosses are handy as vampire detectors (but awful as vampire killers). In "Helpless," Buffy dusts a vampire by tricking him into ''drinking'' holy water.
** Bibles also burn vampires, as shown in a flashback in [[Angel]].
*** Bibles and other holy books are often decorated with images of crosses.
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* Holy Water has been a standard item throughout the ''[[Devil May Cry]]'' series... blasts all Mooks nearby when used, and takes a good chunk out of any boss's health-meter. Handy on the lower difficulty-levels, a vital resource on the higher ones. Many of the games have had 'No Holy Water Run' as a [[Self-Imposed Challenge]].
* In many [[Roguelike]]s holy water hurts demons and the undead, and blessed/holy weapons do extra damage against them.
* In ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', you can find holy water in crates inside Startholme instance. It hurts the undead. In addition paladins have the exorcism spell that only deals damage to demons and undead (in patch 3.1 it will do damage to other enemies too, but always critically hits when used against demons and undead).
* In ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'', Magus's defensive powers are negated by the Masamune, and later on in the Northern Ruins
* ''[[Elder Scrolls]]: Daggerfall'' let you set your character to take damage from sunlight or holy places. You could also acquire these aversions by becoming a vampire. The sequels of Morrowind and Oblivion continued the vampire aversion to sunlight, but dropped the aversion to holy places.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'':
** The reoccuring Master Sword, also known as "The Blade of Evil's Bane". A divine sword that was further purified by several holy fires, evil cannot survive its touch - in the games, it is often one of the few weapons that can deal any damage to the [[Final Boss]]es, including series [[Big Bad]] Ganon.
** [[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The first game in the series]] did not have the Master Sword, instead requiring strikes from the White or Magical Sword and a single [[Silver Bullet|Silver Arrow]] to finish Ganon off and claim the Triforce. Silver Arrows would reappear in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'', and the Light Arrows serve a similar role in many other entries, e.g. ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]'' - both are often capable of destroying some enemies in a single hit.
* In ''[[The Binding of Isaac]]'', being a [[Religious Horror]] plot, the Bible is an item that can grant Isaac some extra abilities and can destroy some mooks - and even some bosses - in one hit. {{spoiler|''However'', it does ''not'' work on Satan, and trying to use it will result in him killing Isaac in one hit. No explanation is given as to why he is immune to its power - maybe he simply gains [[Unstoppable Rage]] from [[Fridge Brilliance| seeing a book that portrays him as a big jerk]].}}
== Web Comics ==
* ''[[The B-
* The storyline from ''[[Casey and Andy]]'' where Satan squares off against the [[Enemy Mime]]... and he's packing a squirt-gun. As it turns out, it was filled with holy water blessed by a dying pope on Easter Sunday directly over the holy sarcophagus of St. Peter.
* ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'': Ahh! I'm [http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/980508 burning with goodness again!]
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