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Okay, so you found a dead body. What do you do with it? In [[Real Life]], one would report the discovery to the police (or possibly to the family of the deceased). In this trope, however, you steal from the dead, scavenging anything of value or use. It's not as if anyone is going to find out.
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).
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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
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== [[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
== Other Media ==
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