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Most [[Magitech]] and machines require some kind of [[Power Source]]. Common sources are coal, steam, electricity, or even [[Phlebotinum]]. But sometimes, that source is something which is biological and alive, sometimes even sentient. It's a '''Living Battery''', which the machine or device takes the [[Life Energy]] from almost parasitically.
We generally don't feel too bad if such living batteries are plants or insects, but the more intelligent, humanoid and sentient the creature, the more likely this will be [[Played for Drama]]. The story may reveal the battery is being taken advantage of, if not outright enslaved, and the extraction of the
A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Power Source]]. [[Powered by a Forsaken Child]] is itself a subtrope. Compare [[Life Energy]], [[Sentient Phlebotinum]], [[Human Resources]] and [[Cast from Hit Points]].
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* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' has a [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Mr. Fantastic]] knockoff using the flames of their Human Torch knockoff to power his entire facility.
* In ''[[Ben 10]]'', Max met his future wife Verdona when a group of aliens meant to use her (an [[Energy Being]]) as a power source, which would be painful and eventually kill her.
== Real Life ==
* A [[wikipedia:biobattery|biobattery]] is an implantable power source that breaks down glucose in the blood.
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