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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.
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.
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== [[Advertising]] ==

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

== [[Comic Books]] ==

== [[Fan Works]] ==
== [[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.
* 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.
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'''Inigo Montoya:''' And what's that?
'''Inigo Montoya:''' And what's that?
'''Miracle Max:''' Go through his pockets and look for loose change.}}
'''Miracle Max:''' Go through his pockets and look for loose change.}}

== [[Literature]] ==

== [[Live-Action TV]] ==

== [[Music]] ==

== [[New Media]] ==

== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==

== [[Oral Tradition]], Myths and Legends ==

== [[Pinball]] ==

== [[Podcast]]s ==

== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==

== [[Puppet Shows]] ==

== [[Radio]] ==

== [[Recorded and Stand Up Comedy]] ==

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

== [[Theatre]] ==


== [[Video Games]] ==
== [[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.
* 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]].
* [[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 automatically drops after you defeat something in RPGs or MMORPGs is actually the game handling your character ransacking the corpse they just made.
* Honestly, loot that drops after you defeat something in RPGs or MMORPGs is actually the game automatically handling your character ransacking the corpse they just made for you.

== [[Visual Novel]]s ==

== [[Web Animation]] ==

== [[Web Comics]] ==

== [[Web Original]] ==


== [[Western Animation]] ==
== [[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 were in honor of Fry.}}
* 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 were in honor of Fry.}}

== Other Media ==


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