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* The character willingly abandons their previous life and physical form in order to [[Ascended to A Higher Plane of Existence|ascend to a higher plane of existence]].
* The character willingly abandons their previous life and physical form in order to [[Ascended to A Higher Plane of Existence|ascend to a higher plane of existence]].
* The character [[You Kill It, You Bought It|killed the previous incarnation of the abstract concept]], so they must take its place as an [[Anthropomorphic Personification]].
* The character [[You Kill It, You Bought It|killed the previous incarnation of the abstract concept]], so they must take its place as an [[Anthropomorphic Personification]].
* The character obtains this in a metaphorical sense through purity of action. For example, a [[Big Bad]] is so evil and so spiteful that it becomes [[As Long As There Is Evil|a being of pure hate]].
* The character obtains this in a metaphorical sense through purity of action. For example, a [[Big Bad]] is so evil and so spiteful that it becomes [[As Long as There Is Evil|a being of pure hate]].


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== Anime & Manga ==
== Anime & Manga ==
* ''[[Princess Tutu]]'': This is a Magical Girl and Duck prima donna who is said to be hope itself.
* ''[[Princess Tutu]]'': This is a Magical Girl and Duck prima donna who is said to be hope itself.
* The concept of ''La Persona Superiore a Dio'' (The Person Higher Than God) in ''[[To Aru Majutsu no Index (Anime)|To Aru Majutsu no Index]]'' is temporarily achieved by {{spoiler|Fiamma of the Right}} in Volume 22.
* The concept of ''La Persona Superiore a Dio'' (The Person Higher Than God) in ''[[To Aru Majutsu no Index]]'' is temporarily achieved by {{spoiler|Fiamma of the Right}} in Volume 22.
* ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Anime)|Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' is the former [[Trope Namer]] and gave us the Alternative Title: Becoming Hope. Explanation is a spoiler for all the series: {{spoiler|Madoka's wish makes her become Ultimate (Goddess) Madoka, the abstract concept of hope which exists beyond time and space. She erases all witches (past, present, and future, including ''her own'') from existence, thus preventing magical girls from becoming Witches}}.
* ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' is the former [[Trope Namer]] and gave us the Alternative Title: Becoming Hope. Explanation is a spoiler for all the series: {{spoiler|Madoka's wish makes her become Ultimate (Goddess) Madoka, the abstract concept of hope which exists beyond time and space. She erases all witches (past, present, and future, including ''her own'') from existence, thus preventing magical girls from becoming Witches}}.
** However, it's made apparent that Mami is being merely poetic, {{spoiler|as Madoka becomes closer to a physical law of the universe or some sort of deity than anything else}}.
** However, it's made apparent that Mami is being merely poetic, {{spoiler|as Madoka becomes closer to a physical law of the universe or some sort of deity than anything else}}.


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== Comic Books ==
== Comic Books ==
* In the ''[[Infinity Gauntlet]]'' saga of Marvel comics, Thanos was defeated when he {{spoiler|1=abandoned his body and became/replaced Eternity at the head of the Cosmic Beings... and failed to realize that the Gauntlet itself, which sustained his new existence, was still on his lifeless body's hand and within easy reach of vengeful relatives.}}
* In the ''[[Infinity Gauntlet]]'' saga of Marvel comics, Thanos was defeated when he {{spoiler|1=abandoned his body and became/replaced Eternity at the head of the Cosmic Beings... and failed to realize that the Gauntlet itself, which sustained his new existence, was still on his lifeless body's hand and within easy reach of vengeful relatives.}}
* In ''[[The Sandman (Comic Book)|The Sandman]]'', there is an... [[Playing With a Trope|odd version of this trope]]. Morpheus challenges a demon to a duel, and the demon chooses the weapon/setting as "reality", meaning that each doesn't ''quite'' become the thing they describe, but it's close. One line:
* In ''[[The Sandman (Comic Book)|The Sandman]]'', there is an... [[Playing with a Trope|odd version of this trope]]. Morpheus challenges a demon to a duel, and the demon chooses the weapon/setting as "reality", meaning that each doesn't ''quite'' become the thing they describe, but it's close. One line:
{{quote| '''{{spoiler|Morpheus}}:''' I am hope.}}
{{quote| '''{{spoiler|Morpheus}}:''' I am hope.}}
** Morpheus is also the brother of Despair (who, according to Destiny, should encompass Hope).
** Morpheus is also the brother of Despair (who, according to Destiny, should encompass Hope).
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== Fan Fiction ==
== Fan Fiction ==
* An example (or six) is demonstrated in the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' fanfiction [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/07/story-light-never-goes-out.html 'The Light Never Goes Out']. After a couple of decades<ref> not to mention after half the mane cast had gotten married and started families</ref> it becomes clear what bonding to concepts such as laughter, honesty, loyalty, generosity, kindness, and magic would actually ''do'' to mortal ponies. Now it is the bicentennial of Luna's return....
* An example (or six) is demonstrated in the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' fanfiction [http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/07/story-light-never-goes-out.html 'The Light Never Goes Out']. After a couple of decades<ref> not to mention after half the mane cast had gotten married and started families</ref> it becomes clear what bonding to concepts such as laughter, honesty, loyalty, generosity, kindness, and magic would actually ''do'' to mortal ponies. Now it is the bicentennial of Luna's return....




== Literature ==
== Literature ==
* ''[[Discworld (Literature)|Discworld]]'', ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Thief of Time|Thief of Time]]'': {{spoiler|Lobsang becomes the personification of Time, taking over from his mother.}}
* ''[[Discworld]]'', ''[[Discworld/Thief of Time|Thief of Time]]'': {{spoiler|Lobsang becomes the personification of Time, taking over from his mother.}}
* Near the end of [[Brandon Sanderson]]'s ''[[Mistborn]]'' {{spoiler|Vin}} takes up the mantle of {{spoiler|Preservation, a shard of Adonalsium (essentially, she becomes a God), and ends up locked in opposition to her much more experienced counterpart Ruin.}}
* Near the end of [[Brandon Sanderson]]'s ''[[Mistborn]]'' {{spoiler|Vin}} takes up the mantle of {{spoiler|Preservation, a shard of Adonalsium (essentially, she becomes a God), and ends up locked in opposition to her much more experienced counterpart Ruin.}}
** Many of Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere works seem to incorporate this in some way, with the Shards of Adonalsium.
** Many of Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere works seem to incorporate this in some way, with the Shards of Adonalsium.
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** This is further explored in the ''[[Kamen Rider OOO|Let's Go Kamen Riders]]'' movie.
** This is further explored in the ''[[Kamen Rider OOO|Let's Go Kamen Riders]]'' movie.
{{quote| '''Owner:''' Even if Rider history changes, it seemed the memories people have of Riders don't changed. People's memories create time. In other word, as long as people's memory exist Kamen Riders will endlessly revived.}}
{{quote| '''Owner:''' Even if Rider history changes, it seemed the memories people have of Riders don't changed. People's memories create time. In other word, as long as people's memory exist Kamen Riders will endlessly revived.}}
* In the ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation (TV)|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'' episode, "[[wikipedia:Skin of Evil|Skin of Evil]]", after [[Ascending to A Higher Plane of Existence]], an alien race left behind Armus, a [[Anthropomorphic Personification|personification]] [[Made of Evil|of the evil]] of their former existence.
* In the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'' episode, "[[wikipedia:Skin of Evil|Skin of Evil]]", after [[Ascending to A Higher Plane of Existence]], an alien race left behind Armus, a [[Anthropomorphic Personification|personification]] [[Made of Evil|of the evil]] of their former existence.
* In ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]: [[Star Trek Voyager (TV)|Voyager]]'', Kes essentially does this in "[[wikipedia:The Gift (Star Trek: Voyager)|The Gift]]" when she [[Put On a Bus|leaves the crew]], but not before giving the morales of her crewmates a literal boost by sending Voyager nearly 10,000 light years closer to home.
* In ''[[Star Trek]]: [[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'', Kes essentially does this in "[[wikipedia:The Gift (Star Trek: Voyager)|The Gift]]" when she [[Put on a Bus|leaves the crew]], but not before giving the morales of her crewmates a literal boost by sending Voyager nearly 10,000 light years closer to home.
* There's a [[Doctor Who/Fridge|theory in the Doctor Who fandom]] since they utilised a variation on the myth of Pandora's Box in the form of the Pandorica -all the dark and scary things that were let ''out'' of the box were represented by the Doctor. Pandora herself can be symbolised by Amy, and the person who [[Unbroken Vigil|remained with the box for ''over two thousand years'']] was Rory: hope. At the very least he was elevated to a mythical figure.
* There's a [[Doctor Who/Fridge|theory in the Doctor Who fandom]] since they utilised a variation on the myth of Pandora's Box in the form of the Pandorica -all the dark and scary things that were let ''out'' of the box were represented by the Doctor. Pandora herself can be symbolised by Amy, and the person who [[Unbroken Vigil|remained with the box for ''over two thousand years'']] was Rory: hope. At the very least he was elevated to a mythical figure.
** But this Pandora's Box was being used by the [[Evil Alliance]], so it makes sense that what was being let out of the box is considered evil and scary ''to them'' - ie. good to everyone else including the viewers.
** But this Pandora's Box was being used by the [[Evil Alliance]], so it makes sense that what was being let out of the box is considered evil and scary ''to them'' - ie. good to everyone else including the viewers.
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== Tabletop Games ==
== Tabletop Games ==
* In the ''Kamigawa'' cycle in ''[[Magic the Gathering]]'', {{spoiler|Michiko Konda}} fuses with her spirit world counterpart to become a living embodiment of the barrier between the mortal world and the spirit world, ending the spirit war in the process.
* In the ''Kamigawa'' cycle in ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'', {{spoiler|Michiko Konda}} fuses with her spirit world counterpart to become a living embodiment of the barrier between the mortal world and the spirit world, ending the spirit war in the process.
* In ''[[Planescape]]'', the souls of the dead can be reborn as the [[Always Chaotic Evil]] Tanar'ri, the always lawful evil Baatezu, etc.
* In ''[[Planescape]]'', the souls of the dead can be reborn as the [[Always Chaotic Evil]] Tanar'ri, the always lawful evil Baatezu, etc.
** Further, when such a being dies in its native plane, they merge with the plane itself. The Abyss is pure chaotic evil because it's forged from the countless evils of every soul that has ever gone there, while Mount Celestia is built, stone by stone, from the lawful goodness of every soul that ended up there, and so on.
** Further, when such a being dies in its native plane, they merge with the plane itself. The Abyss is pure chaotic evil because it's forged from the countless evils of every soul that has ever gone there, while Mount Celestia is built, stone by stone, from the lawful goodness of every soul that ended up there, and so on.
* The most powerful of the gods in [[Scion]] are unique in their ability to assume "Purview Avatars", temporarily becoming intelligent manifestations of a certain aspect of reality with unlimited power. A god can literally turn into The Glory, The Abyss, or The Reaper.
* The most powerful of the gods in [[Scion]] are unique in their ability to assume "Purview Avatars", temporarily becoming intelligent manifestations of a certain aspect of reality with unlimited power. A god can literally turn into The Glory, The Abyss, or The Reaper.
* This is the whole point of ''[[Nobilis (Tabletop Game)|Nobilis]]'' - one day, a being of cosmic power sticks Hope in your soul. What are you going to do about it?
* This is the whole point of ''[[Nobilis]]'' - one day, a being of cosmic power sticks Hope in your soul. What are you going to do about it?
* ''[[Exalted]]'': this is the nature of Primordials - they're an embodiment of a concept, such as Hierarchy and the Rules (She Who Lives In Her Name) or Backstabbing Dickery (the Ebon Dragon). Which means that when an Infernal takes (Yozi) Cosmic Principle, this happens to him. (He can also create his own embodied concept, but he can't truly ''become'' it in the same way due to the Charms required to do so.)
* ''[[Exalted]]'': this is the nature of Primordials - they're an embodiment of a concept, such as Hierarchy and the Rules (She Who Lives In Her Name) or Backstabbing Dickery (the Ebon Dragon). Which means that when an Infernal takes (Yozi) Cosmic Principle, this happens to him. (He can also create his own embodied concept, but he can't truly ''become'' it in the same way due to the Charms required to do so.)
** Ironically, it's by averting this trope that the Devil Tiger path allows the Infernals to become more than their predecessors. By remaining an embodiment of themselves, rather than a concept, they avoid the Primordial's [[Crippling Overspecialization]].
** Ironically, it's by averting this trope that the Devil Tiger path allows the Infernals to become more than their predecessors. By remaining an embodiment of themselves, rather than a concept, they avoid the Primordial's [[Crippling Overspecialization]].
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== Video Games ==
== Video Games ==
* Hazama in ''[[Blaz Blue]]'' is really {{spoiler|Terumi, the [[Big Bad]] of the series. Who died roughly 100 years before after failing to doublecross his [[Enemy Mine|"companions"]] and seems to have become a being of pure hate (and the poster child for [[As Long As There Is Evil]]). He basically feeds on his own [[Kick the Dog]] moments.}}
* Hazama in ''[[Blaz Blue]]'' is really {{spoiler|Terumi, the [[Big Bad]] of the series. Who died roughly 100 years before after failing to doublecross his [[Enemy Mine|"companions"]] and seems to have become a being of pure hate (and the poster child for [[As Long as There Is Evil]]). He basically feeds on his own [[Kick the Dog]] moments.}}
* In ''[[God of War (Video Game)|God of War]]'' Ares wanted Kratos to become {{spoiler|death itself by becoming the ultimate warrior}}. To accomplish this, Ares tried to remove his humanity by tricking Kratos into {{spoiler|killing his family}}. Unfortunately for Ares, all this did was [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|piss Kratos off]].
* In ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]'' Ares wanted Kratos to become {{spoiler|death itself by becoming the ultimate warrior}}. To accomplish this, Ares tried to remove his humanity by tricking Kratos into {{spoiler|killing his family}}. Unfortunately for Ares, all this did was [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|piss Kratos off]].
** In ''3'' it's hinted that {{spoiler|Athena}} has become something higher that a god, following the explanation of {{spoiler|why the gods became evil between ''1'' and ''2''}} it can be guessed that {{spoiler|Athena has become Greed itself}}
** In ''3'' it's hinted that {{spoiler|Athena}} has become something higher that a god, following the explanation of {{spoiler|why the gods became evil between ''1'' and ''2''}} it can be guessed that {{spoiler|Athena has become Greed itself}}
* In ''[[Persona 3]]'', {{spoiler|1=the Main Character sacrifices his/her life to become the Great Seal, the final barrier between Nyx, Death itself, and Erebus, the [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of humanity's self-destructive unconscious desires, thus becoming the ultimate representation of hope in [[The Verse|the ''Persona'' universe]], and visualized as a massive golden gate with the protagonist's soul keeping it closed}}.
* In ''[[Persona 3]]'', {{spoiler|1=the Main Character sacrifices his/her life to become the Great Seal, the final barrier between Nyx, Death itself, and Erebus, the [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of humanity's self-destructive unconscious desires, thus becoming the ultimate representation of hope in [[The Verse|the ''Persona'' universe]], and visualized as a massive golden gate with the protagonist's soul keeping it closed}}.
** ''[[Persona 4 (Video Game)|Persona 4]]'' has a metaphorical example: {{spoiler|Goddess Izanami wants to test mankind's potential, so she gives three people power and names them embodiments of a concept - Hope, Despair, and Emptiness - with the intention of acting based on which representative has the most success}}.
** ''[[Persona 4]]'' has a metaphorical example: {{spoiler|Goddess Izanami wants to test mankind's potential, so she gives three people power and names them embodiments of a concept - Hope, Despair, and Emptiness - with the intention of acting based on which representative has the most success}}.
* In ''[[Final Fantasy IV (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IV]]'', Zeromus (the trope namer for [[As Long As There Is Evil]]) ends up the living embodiment of hate, born from the sheer hate of the slain Zemus.
* In ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'', Zeromus (the trope namer for [[As Long as There Is Evil]]) ends up the living embodiment of hate, born from the sheer hate of the slain Zemus.
* In ''[[Adventure Quest (Video Game)|Adventure Quest]]'', the player character literally becomes the avatar of Hope during the last chapter of the Devourer Saga.
* In ''[[Adventure Quest]]'', the player character literally becomes the avatar of Hope during the last chapter of the Devourer Saga.
* [[Live a Live|Live-A-Live]] has [[Meaningful Name|Odio's]] various incarnations, all embodiments of hatred.
* [[Live a Live|Live-A-Live]] has [[Meaningful Name|Odio's]] various incarnations, all embodiments of hatred.


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