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* The Dark Bring in ''[[Rave Master]]'', which grant the user different powers while slowly corrupting them. Special mention goes to the Sinclaire, which are especially corruptive.
* ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]'': The library of 103,000 [[Tome of Eldritch Lore|grimoires]] in Index's brain counts. Not only do the grimoires themselves contain spells of incredible destructive power, the knowledge itself is dangerous. When one mage tried to absorb just ''one'' of the books {{spoiler|while trying to obtain a healing spell to save a girl he loved from a curse}}, he nearly suffered a fatal aneurysm. The mage then wonders just what Index is considering that she can store the entire library in her mind without any negative side effects.
* The philosopher stones in [[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]], which is forged with thousands of human souls, and can be used to ignore the rules of alchemy. Most people in FMA who possess one use it to commit mass genocide, or to possess people.
* [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]] has the "Lance of Longinus", a long, pronged artifact which grants its wielder (who has to be absolutely GIGANTIC to use it, by the way) absolute godly power. It plays a crucial role in both the Second and Third Impacts. The Lance is interesting in that it is not sentient, nor is its wielder{{spoiler|, Adam,}} [[True Neutral|truly "evil"]], it is only an Artifact of Doom from a human perspective, being as it will destroy us all if it falls into the wrong hands.
** [[All There in the Manual|Classified Information]] suggests that the Lance actually ''is'' sentient, and comes in a set with {{spoiler|a Seed of Life (i.e. both Adam and Lilith had one, but Lilith lost hers)}}. It exists as the ultimate security device, but only does anything if {{spoiler|something goes ''horribly'' wrong (such as two Seeds landing on the same planet)}}.
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== Comic Books ==
* From the [[Marvel Universe]],
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** The Ultimate Nullifier is a mysterious device that has been described as "the universe's most devastating weapon." By simply touching a button on the palm-sized gizmo, one being of the user's choice is erased from existence, but if the user possesses near-godlike concentration, knowledge, and willpower, they will meet the same fate. This is the one thing [[Galactus]] seems to fear, not that Galactus himself is hesitant to use it, as he did to Annihilus - that means the Nullifier can destroy the literal embodiment of Destruction! It is eventually revealed that what the Nullifier ''actually'' does when used is obliterate the entire multiverse, and then rebuild it, only without the target. It is truly not something to be trifled with.
* Satirized in ''[[Nodwick]]'' by "This One Ring", which is a One Ring parody that inspired an epic ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''-esque plot based on ''hype'' alone. It has no actual powers, but only [[Deadpan Snarker|Nodwick]] [[Only Sane Man|realizes this and no-one else believes him]].
** By the end of the story, history repeats itself when Nodwick bribes off the story's Gollum-equivalent with "this one rock". Yeah, it's just a rock. Cut to the [[Distant Finale]]...
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== Fan Works ==
* Kyle in ''[[Becka Rangers Nemo Thunder|Becka Rangers: Nemo Thunder]]'' goes [[Ax Crazy]] the very second he touches the Jellyfish Staff. Even after they fix the staff so it won't make him completely evil, it ''still'' makes him a [[Sociopathic Hero]] [[Clothes Make the Maniac|when he's morphed]].
* In ''[[With Strings Attached]]'' we have Blackfire, the Hunter's [[
* ''[[Ponies Make War]]'' has the Sliver of Darkness, which was responsible for Princess Luna's transformation into Nightmare Moon, and more importantly to the story, Twilight Sparkle's transformation into [[Complete Monster|Nihilus]].
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* The gauntlet in Karen Miller's ''[[Godspeaker Trilogy]]'' which is made from a [[Power Crystal]] and fashioned by Hekat for her son Zandakar. It [[Stuff Blowing Up|destroys buildings]] and [[Kill It with Fire|fries people where they stand]]. It also makes his hair turn blue. Zandakar later abandons it as he find it too destructive, his brother Dmmitak uses the gauntlet and never takes it off, even when he has sex. The knife which {{spoiler|Vortka gives Zandakar}} is also an example of this.
* Stormbringer, the black blade, in ''[[The Elric Saga]]'' novels, {{spoiler|forces Elric to kill everyone he loves}}, brings about [[The End of the World as We Know It]], and ultimately survives the destruction and re-creation of the universe to spread its evil anew.
* ''[[Discworld]]'':
** [[Terry Pratchett]] created a device called the Gonne in
** In
* Crenshinibon, the Crystal Shard, in R.A. Salvatore's ''[[The Icewind Dale Trilogy|Icewind Dale Trilogy]]'', is considered by many readers to be an homage to One Ring (if not an outright ripoff).
* The Horcruxes in ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''. Like the One Ring they primarily function as [[Soul Jar]]s for Voldemort, but can exert a corrupting influence to defend themselves, never mind that the creation of them is an act of evil (and requires the wizard to commit murder as part of the ritual).
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* Many people believe that nuclear weapons are the real life version of this trope, since knowledge of nuclear weapons and the logic of [[Cold War|Mutually Assured Destruction]] is self-perpetuating. In a classic [[Catch-22]], it would take a [[Apocalypse How|civilization-ending]] event to put the nuclear genie back in the bottle (or in the best case, terminal global economic decline) and then it would become [[Sealed Evil in a Can]].
* Two Manhattan Project physicists, [[wikipedia:Demon core|Henry K. Daghlian Jr. and Louis Slotin]], died from radiation poisoning in two separate criticality accidents in 1945 and 1946 involving the same plutonium bomb core assembly. Said device became known as the [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|"Demon Core"]].
* Some fundamentalist Christians seem to feel this way about practically any form of entertainment that is not perceived to be biblical ([[The New Rock and Roll|rock music]] and ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' are particularly popular targets). [[The Moral Substitute]] may or may not be allowed.
* A common joke in Hollywood is that [[Academy Award| the Oscar statuette is cursed]], and that winning it means the recipient's career is likely to go downhill. This would be funny if not for the fact that this happens to a ''lot'' of Oscar winners. To give two examples in recent history, [[Nicholas Cage]] has starred in a lot of garbage since winning Best Actor for ''[[Leaving Las Vegas]]''; [[Geena Davis]] won Best Supporting Actress for ''[[The Accidental Tourist]]'', but would later be known for ''[[Cutthroat Island]]'', one of the biggest [[Box Office Bomb]]s of all time.
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