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== Comic Books ==

* [[Spider Man]]'s [[Clingy Costume|black symbiote costume]] typically brings out the darker, selfish desires of whoever wears it.

* [[Spider-Man]]'s [[Clingy Costume|black symbiote costume]] typically brings out the darker, selfish desires of whoever wears it.

* Many forms of [[Green Rocks|kryptonite]] have this effect on [[Superman]].

* The Thinker helmet in ''[[Suicide Squad]]''. Grants the wearer technopathy and massive intellect boosts. However, the darker facets of their personalities are left to take the helm.

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* In the [[Sword of Truth]] series, the Confessors were basically walking, talking versions of this. They have the power, through touch, to instantly turn anyone into a servant of the confessor. However, there's a restraint to this power: it has to recharge, and it only can do this to whoever the confessor is touching, so when the [[Big Bad]] starts hunting confessors, he sends out Quads, groups of four well trained killers, so that the confessor can change one of them, the other three can kill the changed one, then the survivors kill the confessor afterward. It's a highly effective method, as long as they can catch the confessor alone.

** Before the [[Big Bad]] made the scene, confessors were used to obtain confessions from suspected criminals, since after a single touch, the victim would tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth on command. However, since a confessor's touch is essentially permanent, they would only use it on people who's guilt was almost completely certain, in order to confirm their guilt before execution. Unfortunately, the person who SEEMS to be the guilty party isn't always so, so not every person whom the confessors touched was guilty.

* A rather odd example is the Horn of Valere, which summons the spirits of heroes bound to the [[The Wheel of Time ~~(Literature)~~|Wheel of Time]] -- who will then fight for whoever blew the Horn, regardless of their allegiance and moral alignment.

* A rather odd example is the Horn of Valere, which summons the spirits of heroes bound to the [[The Wheel of Time|Wheel of Time]] -- who will then fight for whoever blew the Horn, regardless of their allegiance and moral alignment.

* The Caps in [[The Tripods]].

* In ''[[~~Helm (Literature)|~~Helm]]'', this is one of the uses of the imprinters.

* In ''[[Helm]]'', this is one of the uses of the imprinters.

== Live Action TV ==

* From the ''[[Stargate SG 1]]'' movie ''Ark of Truth'' the aforementioned ark is speculated as being one of these, with the ability to instantly change someone to the side of truth. {{spoiler|Turns out it's basically programmed to show followers of the Ori that they're wrong, but it's speculated that it could be reprogrammed to make someone believe anything.}}

* From the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' movie ''Ark of Truth'' the aforementioned ark is speculated as being one of these, with the ability to instantly change someone to the side of truth. {{spoiler|Turns out it's basically programmed to show followers of the Ori that they're wrong, but it's speculated that it could be reprogrammed to make someone believe anything.}}

* ''[[Legend of the Seeker]]'' has the Boxes of Orden, which, when put together, give the wielded the power to instantly gain the allegiance of anyone in line-of-sight. In order to counteract the seductive effect of Orden on the wielder, the activation must be coupled with [[Power of Love|Confession]]. Breaking up the boxes instantly returns all who were under their power to their original allegiance.

** An attempt by Zedd to alter Cara's past results in a radical change to the timeline with Richard succeeding in using the Boxes of Orden to turn [[Magnificent Bastard|Rahl]] into a loyal ally and become the ruler of [[The Empire|D'Hara]].

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== Tabletop Games ==

* In ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' some [[Ancient Artifact|artifacts]] have [[Blessed ~~With~~ Suck|curses]] that gradually change [[Character Alignment]].

* In ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' some [[Ancient Artifact|artifacts]] have [[Blessed with Suck|curses]] that gradually change [[Character Alignment]].

** Almost this, the Helm of Opposite Alignment from will flip the [[Character Alignment]] of any who wear it to its diametric opposite. It doesn't switch allegiances immediately, but it can potentially unmake any paladin who wears one or tear an adventuring group apart... though that might be debatable, considering [[Sociopathic Hero|the ethical standards]] of some D&D players.

*** In earlier editions the change took place immediately.

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== Video Games, Role Playing Games ==

* The ''[[~~War Craft~~]]'' series contains the artifact Frostmourne, which sucks out the soul of anyone who uses it and lets them hear the voice of the Lich King, thus equipping them with a lack of conscience and a new master in one stroke.

* The ''[[Warcraft]]'' series contains the artifact Frostmourne, which sucks out the soul of anyone who uses it and lets them hear the voice of the Lich King, thus equipping them with a lack of conscience and a new master in one stroke.

* ''[[Nethack]]'' got a helmet that temporarily causes your alignment to flip.

** Bizarrely, it doesn't make you ''do'' anything per se. It just causes opposite [[Karma Meter|damage.]] So with some exceptions, you can put the helmet on, do some stuff that normally causes Karma damage, uncurse it off, and it translates as if you've been doing the proper actions.

*** Be careful about sacrifices, though - do the wrong ones, cement your alignment, and you've triggered the one way to make ''Nethack'' [[Unwinnable]].

* ''[[Arcanum of Steamworks and Magick Obscura]]'' has a dark helm which gives the wearer a boost to their magical aptitude in exchange for penalizing (or rewarding, depending on your character) their alignment with 20 evil points. In an unpatched version of the game, both changes are permanent, and a new bonus is added each time the helm is taken off and re-equipped.

* ''[[~~Baldurs~~ Gate|Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast.]]'' Helm of Opposite Alignment, complete with a stick-to-your-head curse!

* ''[[Baldur's Gate|Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast.]]'' Helm of Opposite Alignment, complete with a stick-to-your-head curse!

* In ''[[Fable]]'' clothes or armor have alignment change stat. A full suit accounts for about 1/4 distance between pure good and pure evil. If you feel you're too nice, just wear evil clothes, and you're a 50% less good anti-hero.

* The Psychosis Gun in ''[[Perfect Dark]]'' makes the target think friends are enemies and vice versa. It figures most prominently in one of the bonus missions that Elvis undertakes.

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* In ''[[Kim Possible]]'', there was a helmet that flipped people between being a superhero and supervillain.

** Later turned into a laser weapon, causing multiple midfight switches. And of course, it hits [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Ron]].

* The Ying Yo-Yo and Yang Yo-Yo in ''[[~~Xiaolin Showdown (Animation)|~~Xiaolin Showdown]]''. If you use one to go into the Ying-Yang world, you come out evil. (A later episode says it just reverses alignment.) Using both nullifies this drawback.

* The Ying Yo-Yo and Yang Yo-Yo in ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]''. If you use one to go into the Ying-Yang world, you come out evil. (A later episode says it just reverses alignment.) Using both nullifies this drawback.

* Megatron infamously reprogrammed Rhinox in the ''[[~~Beast Wars (Animation)|~~Beast Wars]]'' episode ''Dark Designs''. The latter's strength and intelligence, coupled with Predacon ambition and lack of scruples, allowed him to singlehandedly trash half the base and take over the rest before he picked up the [[Villain Ball]] and Megatron changed him back.

* Megatron infamously reprogrammed Rhinox in the ''[[Beast Wars]]'' episode ''Dark Designs''. The latter's strength and intelligence, coupled with Predacon ambition and lack of scruples, allowed him to singlehandedly trash half the base and take over the rest before he picked up the [[Villain Ball]] and Megatron changed him back.

** Also done to Ravage via a recording of {{spoiler|the G1 Megatron}}

** And this is what G1 ''Autobots'' did to Devastator.