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[[File:sbrcorpse_7112.png|link=Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|right|7 corpse parts hidden in different locations across America = the most epic grave-robbing adventure ever.]]
[[File:sbrcorpse_7112.png|link=Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|right|7 corpse parts hidden in different locations across America = the most epic grave-robbing adventure ever.]]


{{quote|'''Professor:''' Obviously, I'll also leave that here with y... Leave... It's only logical, so that the device... So I'll leave it... Lea... I'll leav...<br />
{{quote|'''Professor:''' Obviously, I'll also leave that here with y... Leave... It's only logical, so that the device... So I'll leave it... Lea... I'll leav...<br />
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If said artifact was disassembled because there was a good chance that evil would get their hands on it in the present, this overlaps with [[Fling a Light Into The Future|Fling a Light Into the Future]].
If said artifact was disassembled because there was a good chance that evil would get their hands on it in the present, this overlaps with [[Fling a Light Into The Future|Fling a Light Into the Future]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
== Anime and Manga ==
* The corpse parts in ''[[Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Steel Ball Run]]'' scattered across America, which grant mysterious powers to those who hold them.
* The corpse parts in ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Steel Ball Run]]'' scattered across America, which grant mysterious powers to those who hold them.
** The corpse wasn't really sealed away or split on purpose though. They just scattered across the continent by (super)natural means after {{spoiler|Jesus died and his corpse was mummified.}}
** The corpse wasn't really sealed away or split on purpose though. They just scattered across the continent by (super)natural means after {{spoiler|Jesus died and his corpse was mummified.}}
* In ''[[Dragonball]]'', there is a rumor that the seven Dragon Balls used to be one big 28-star ball. [[Averted Trope|Turns out that Kami, the creator of the Dragon Balls, made them as seven separate MacGuffins in the first place.]]
* In ''[[Dragonball]]'', there is a rumor that the seven Dragon Balls used to be one big 28-star ball. [[Averted Trope|Turns out that Kami, the creator of the Dragon Balls, made them as seven separate MacGuffins in the first place.]]