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{{quote|''It's not "Stealing". It's "Adding to my Inventory."''
|'''Ben''', ''[[Ben There, Dan That!
As much as the motto for the FPS is, "[[Shoot Everything That Moves|If it moves, shoot it]]," the motto for the [[Adventure Game]] and [[Role-Playing Game]] is, "When it's dead, loot it." or "Take everything that isn't [[Empty Room Psych|nailed down or too heavy]] <ref>and anything that can be pried loose is not considered nailed down.</ref>" (The latter advice appeared in the general strategy section of [[Infocom]]'s manuals.)
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{{examples}}
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* Subverted in the anime ''[[Mahoujin Guru Guru]]'', where one character actually introduces another character to the idea of stealing herbs from homes, which backfires on the second character. This anime plays with other tropes, including a scene at the end where {{spoiler|the characters defeat everything except the final boss, then leave without fighting him.}}▼
* Parodied in the [[RPG Episode]] of ''[[
* ''[[The Slayers]]'' is an [[Affectionate Parody]] of RPGs and the protagonist Lina Inverse did this often. Although she said it didn't belong to the bandits she stole from in the first place, later she mentions feeling an itch to attack bandits and steal the loot.▼
* A deeply unnerving example is Homura from ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]''. Like many of the magical girls, Homura can summon ludicrous amounts of weapons from her [[Hyperspace Arsenal]] to destroy witches. The difference is that Homura has no ability to fabricate weapons, the nature of her wish only granted her [[Time Stands Still|time magic]]. No, Homura has been ''stealing'' them, from the the [[Yakuza]] and military, over the course of her [[Groundhog Day Loop]]. By the time we see her in the series she has amassed enough weapons to make a South American dictator blush including (but not limited to)
* ''[[Mogworld]]'', a book focusing on NPCs in an MMORPG, lampshades this. Turns out local villagers are not very fond of adventurers, and among their long list of complaints against them is this.▼
{{quote|"Knocking on your door at all hours of the day and night, wanting to rummage through your drawers for potions and loose change."}}▼
== Video Games ==
=== Action Adventure ===
* In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Legend of Zelda the Minish Cap]]'', a Wind Tribe lady tells you she has so many Kinstones she wishes somebody would take some, explaining why you can go through ''her'' house, at least. Doesn't explain how you got away with all the thieving and vandalism you will have inevitably done already though...
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* ''[[Terraria]]'' lets you take this [[Up to Eleven]]. Found a shrine made of golden bricks containing a treasure chest inside a jungle? You can take the treasure inside the chest, then use your hammer to take the chest itself, then take out your pickaxe and ''take the shrine itself''.
▲* Subverted in the anime ''[[Mahoujin Guru Guru]]'', where one character actually introduces another character to the idea of stealing herbs from homes, which backfires on the second character. This anime plays with other tropes, including a scene at the end where {{spoiler|the characters defeat everything except the final boss, then leave without fighting him.}}
▲* Parodied in the [[RPG Episode]] of ''[[Haré+Guu|Haré+Guu]]'' where Haré opening a treasure chest in a random house results in him getting him beaten up for stealing.
▲* ''[[The Slayers]]'' is an [[Affectionate Parody]] of RPGs and the protagonist Lina Inverse did this often. Although she said it didn't belong to the bandits she stole from in the first place, later she mentions feeling an itch to attack bandits and steal the loot.
▲* A deeply unnerving example is Homura from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]. Like many of the magical girls Homura can summon ludicrous amounts of weapons from her [[Hyperspace Arsenal]] to destroy witches. The difference is that Homura has no ability to fabricate weapons, the nature of her wish only granted her [[Time Stands Still|time magic]]. No, Homura has been ''stealing'' them, from the the [[Yakuza]] and military, over the course of her [[Groundhog Day Loop]]. By the time we see her in the series she has amassed enough weapons to make a South American dictator blush including (but not limited to): assorted small and heavy arms, pipe bombs, hundreds of rocket launchers, thousands of pounds of C4, and ''a battleship''.
▲=== Literature ===
▲* ''[[Mogworld]]'', a book focusing on NPCs in an MMORPG, lampshades this. Turns out local villagers are not very fond of adventurers, and among their long list of complaints against them is this.
▲{{quote|"Knocking on your door at all hours of the day and night, wanting to rummage through your drawers for potions and loose change."}}
▲=== Web Comics ===
* Thief from ''[[8-Bit Theater]]'' does this early on in the series just to prove a point about his character (as if it wasn't obvious.)
{{quote|'''Black Mage''': ''"Didn't the pirates take everything already?"''
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* ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' on "[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/03/21/why-elves-gots-to-be-like-that Why Elves Gots To Be Like That]".
* Parodied in ''[[College Saga]]''. In his dorm room, the hero acquires items "Roommate's Car Key", "Roommate's Passport" and "Roommate's Credit Card".
** And then the roommate attacks the party for being thieves.
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[[Category:CRPG Tropes]]▼
[[Category:Steal This Index]]
[[Category:Video Game Items and Inventory]]
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