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A tool, weapon, or object that all members of a certain group (usually Differently Powered Individuals) possess. Often a Transformation Trinket.

Examples of Signature Device include:

Most stock costumes, which are themselves generally examples of Truth in Television. Particularly:
- Scrubs, stethoscopes and clipboards for doctors
- Guns and badges for police officers
- Cellphones, PDAs or Bluetooth headsets for businessmen
Morphers for the titular Power Rangers
Digivices for the Digidestined from Digimon
Green Lantern Rings for the Green Lanterns and the other corps
Controllers in Hunter X Hunter each have one.
The Swords that the Shadow Chasers use.
The Guns from Letter Bee that the Letter Bees all use.
The Beyblades from Beyblade
The eponymous Gundams
Pokeballs and the Pokedex from Pokémon
In the Dresden Files, the silver, anti-magic sword and unstainable grey cloak of the Wardens is this.
- Played with - focii help focus a wizard's magic in large part because they believe it will. However, there are also items imbued with power. Harry's are the staff and wand and duster (and gun).
- Wizards robes are both a symbol of office and because magic interferes with electronics, including heaters.
The sonic screwdriver and Tardis of Doctor Who and the Time Lords
Star Wars: Lightsabers, for Jedi
The Guardians and their keytools in Re Boot
The communicators designed by Robin and Cyborg in Teen Titans, which actually serve as a plot point.
The transporter has appeared in every incarnation of Star Trek.
Anything starting with the word "bat" in Batman.
Keyblades in Kingdom Hearts.
"Garage Door Openers" for all Stargate team members.
Legion flight rings from The Legion of Super Heroes
Transformation Trinket belts for Kamen Riders.
The Books from Zatch Bell
Zanpakouto in Bleach. (Dolls for the Filler Arc's Bounts.)
Player Pins for Players in The World Ends With You
In Castlevania, the Belmontsalmost always have the same set of secondary weapons: throwing knives, throwing axes, cross, holy water, and stopwatch.
The transformation wands from Sailor Moon.
The Vongola (Mare/Acrobaleno Pacifiers) Rings from Katekyo Hitman Reborn.
Air blades (roller blades?) in Air Gear.
Diaries (of all sorts) in Future Diary.
Knightmare Frames from Code Geass.
Tennis rackets in Prince of Tennis
Zoids in...you guessed it!...Zoids
Duel Disks in all their shapes and forms.
The Assault Weapon Systems in Centurions.
In the Sword of Truth it's the ... Sword of Truth. For the Seeker of Truth.
- At the palace of the prophets, the Rada'Han is this for wizards.
- Confessors' dresses.
- Higher-rank wizards wear simpler clothes.
- Defenders of the Lord Rahl wear special weapons with his crest.
- War Wizards' gear is this.
- The rings in the lips of the female slaves of the Imperial Order.
- Darken Rahl's curved knife.
- The Mord-Sith Agiel. Various colors of leather outfits, too.
Masks in Bionicle.

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 ** Played with - focii help focus a wizard's magic in large part because they believe it will. However, there are also items imbued with power. Harry's are the staff and wand and duster (and gun).
 ** Wizards robes are both a symbol of office and because magic interferes with electronics, including heaters.
-* The sonic screwdriver and Tardis of [[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]] and the Time Lords
+* The sonic screwdriver and Tardis of [[Doctor Who]] and the Time Lords
 * [[Star Wars]]: Lightsabers, for Jedi
 * The Guardians and their keytools in ''[[Re Boot]]''
-* The communicators designed by Robin and Cyborg in ''[[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]]'', which actually serve as a plot point.
+* The communicators designed by Robin and Cyborg in ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', which actually serve as a plot point.
 * The transporter has appeared in every incarnation of ''[[Star Trek]]''.
 * Anything starting with the word "bat" in ''[[Batman]]''.
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 * Legion flight rings from ''[[The Legion of Super Heroes]]''
 * [[Transformation Trinket]] belts for [[Kamen Rider|Kamen Riders]].
-* The Books from ''[[Zatch Bell (Manga)|Zatch Bell]]''
+* The Books from ''[[Zatch Bell]]''
-* Zanpakouto in ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]''. (Dolls for the [[Filler Arc]]'s Bounts.)
+* Zanpakouto in ''[[Bleach]]''. (Dolls for the [[Filler Arc]]'s Bounts.)
-* Player Pins for Players in ''[[The World Ends With You (Video Game)|The World Ends With You]]''
+* Player Pins for Players in ''[[The World Ends With You]]''
 * In ''[[Castlevania]]'', the Belmontsalmost always have the same set of secondary weapons: throwing knives, throwing axes, cross, holy water, and stopwatch.
 * The transformation wands from ''[[Sailor Moon]]''.
 * The Vongola (Mare/Acrobaleno Pacifiers) Rings from [[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]].
-* Air blades (roller blades?) in ''[[Air Gear (Manga)|Air Gear]]''.
+* Air blades (roller blades?) in ''[[Air Gear]]''.
 * Diaries (of all sorts) in ''[[Future Diary]]''.
 * Knightmare Frames from ''[[Code Geass]]''.
 * Tennis rackets in ''[[Prince of Tennis]]''
 * Zoids in...you guessed it!...''[[Zoids]]''
-* [[Yu-Gi-Oh|Duel Disks]] [[Yu-Gi-Oh GX|in all]] [[Yu-Gi-Oh 5 Ds|their shapes]] [[Yu-Gi-Oh Ze Xal|and forms]].
+* [[Yu-Gi-Oh!|Duel Disks]] [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|in all]] [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|their shapes]] [[Yu-Gi-Oh Ze Xal|and forms]].
-* The Assault Weapon Systems in ''[[Centurions (Animation)|Centurions]]''.
+* The Assault Weapon Systems in ''[[Centurions]]''.
 * In the [[Sword of Truth]] it's the ... Sword of Truth. For the Seeker of Truth.
 ** At the palace of the prophets, the Rada'Han is this for wizards.