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Is most commonly used as a distinguishing feature from fantasy work to fantasy work. In order to combat the relative commonality of this fifth element its nature will often vary, to the point that this trope can often turn into [[Our Monsters Are Different|Our Fifth Element Is Different]].
In spite of the name, this trope can also be another number- the Chinese elemental system, for example, normally contains five elements (Earth, Fire, Water, Metal, and Wood), so in works based on that mythology this will be Element Number Six. This trope occurs naturally in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aether_(classical_element) Greek],
Not to be confused with [[Doing in The Wizard|Boron]], the fifth element in the [[Real Life]] periodic table, ''[[The Fifth Element]]'', which uses this trope as its eponymous [[Plot Device]], or ''[[Discworld (Literature)/The Fifth Elephant|The Fifth Elephant]]'', which has nothing to do with any of this but is [[Just for Pun|rather a cheap pun]].
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