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There's about a one-in-three chance that [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] either [[Stupid Jetpack Hitler|had it or was searching for it]]. As the book ''Angels of Light and Darkness'' put it, "If Hitler had half of what they say he had, he would have won the war."
In modern series, many of these items are made of low-grade [[Unobtainium]], especially if [[Doing
If weapons, they are almost certainly [[Named Weapons]] and [[Stock Weapon Names]]. See also [[Stock Unsolved Mysteries]].
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==== [[Tabletop RPG]] ====
* ''[[Dungeons
* ''[[Magic: The Gathering|Magic the Gathering]]'' has "Aladdin's Lamp" (complicated rules) and "Bottle of Suleiman" (which behaves like we would think of Aladdin's lamp. It also has Aladdin's Ring, which does 4 (expensive) damage. In fact, pretty much anything in the ''Arabian Nights'' set fits this trope.
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==== [[Video Games]] ====
* You require Golden Fleece to make a magic harp in the MMORPG ''[[
* You can pick this up from Jason in ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]] II'', allowing you to counterattack enemies.
* In ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' Caster {{spoiler|[[Greek Mythology|Medea]] }} has this, but as she isn't a Rider she doesn't get the awesome dragon it can be used to summon.
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* In ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' the [http://www.wowpedia.org/Grasscutter Grasscutter] is yours for only 60 Badges of Heroism! (note: it's an off-hand weapon)
* Though not actually the weapons themselves, Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf of ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]]'' are themed after the Regalia.
* The Treasures' symbolism plays a key role in [[
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* The [[MacGuffin]] from ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]'''s sequel, ''Spear of Destiny''. Guarded by the Angel of Death.
* [[Big Bad|Reinhard Heydrich]] of [[Visual Novel]] [[Dies Irae]] uses this [[Physical God|as his weakest weapon]]. It also appears as the game’s custom cursor.
* The plot of ''[[Tactics Ogre:
** Best spear in the game, and second only to the [[Game Breaker|Snapdragon]] [[Infinity+1 Sword|swords]].
* ''[[Doom the Roguelike|DoomRL]]''
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=== The Lazarus Bowl ===
The Lazarus Bowl: the words of Christ used to raise Lazarus from the dead, recorded in the grooves of a pot being thrown at the time. Used in ''[[The X-Files]]'', and the concept was used on ''[[CSI]]''. Debunked (alas) by ''[[
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==== [[Tabletop Games]] ====
* The [[Black Templars]] from ''[[Warhammer
==== [[Video Games]] ====
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