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Okay, so you found a dead body
This is the behavior that distinguishes the [[Kleptomaniac Hero]]. Compare and contrast with [[Plunder]].
Not to be confused with [[Grave Robbing]] (stealing the actual corpse), [[Human Resources]] (stealing parts of the corpse), or archaeology (taking the deceased's stuff after he's been buried). [[Supertrope]] to [[Ninja Looting]].
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== [[Fan Works]] ==
* In ''[[Final Stand of Death]]'', Nick Diamond is confronted by Debbie Matenopoulos finds a mixtape belong to one of the [[Spice Girls]] in his possession. Nick tries to [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|denied]] stealing, yet alone kidnapping.
* Amusingly averted in the ''[[RWBY]]''/''[[The Gamer]]'' [[Crossover]] fic ''[[The Games We Play (RWBY fanfic)|The Games We Play]]''. Jaune's Semblance gives him a video game interface to his life, including loot drops when he kills Grimm. But he doesn't have to search their bodies for the loot
== [[Film]] ==
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{{quote|'''Miracle Max:''' He's only mostly dead. If he were all dead, there's only one thing you can do.
'''Inigo Montoya:''' And what's that?
'''Miracle Max:''' Go through his pockets and look for loose change.}}
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Of course after killing someone, the player in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto (series)|Grand Theft Auto]]'' series has the option of stealing from the body, either money or a weapon.
* [[Duke Nukem]] would often steal from the bodies of the aliens after killing them, mostly [[Plunder|ammo or weapons he can use]].
* The ''[[Elder Scrolls]]'' games require you to explicitly search the bodies of people and creatures you've killed in order to get any kind of loot from them.
* Honestly, loot that
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In the ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "Luck Of The Fryrish", Fry considers this, thinking his brother Yancy took over after he was gone, right down to his dream. {{spoiler| This ended up being averted after Fry learns the grave was actually his nephew's, and his achievements
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