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== Film ==
* [[Hercules (Disney1997 film)||Hercules]] includes an apparent reference to this in the scissors with which The Fates cut the "thread of life," a cord they cut to send the soul of a mortal being to the underworld. {{spoiler|(It turns out to be somewhat of a [[Chekhov's Gun]], because when they try to cut the thread to send Hercules to the underworld, it turns out that Hercules is no longer mortal.)}}
* The [[Grim Reaper]]'s scythe in [[The Frighteners]] could qualify, as it will kill a human without damaging their body (generally by causing a heart attack) and can even kill ghosts/spirits (or at least {{spoiler|force them to move on to the afterlife, no matter their desire to remain on Earth}}.
 
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* Force Weapons in ''[[Warhammer 4000040,000]]'' are weapons that channel the user's psychic power through them, allowing them to sever the victim's soul from their body. Eldar Direswords and Daemon's Soul Devourer ability have the same effect, although the rules are a bit different (the Force Weapon requires the user to take a psychic test to attempt to use the ability, while Diresword and Soul Devourer require the victim to take a leadership test to resist having their soul severed).
** Daemon Swords from the same universe. Weapons in the form of blades that act as prisons for the essences of raging daemons, as well as being powerful artifacts of Chaos. They don't really cut your soul, so much as they devour them.
* ''[[Dungeons and& Dragons]]'':
** The Nine Lives Stealer sword can drain the life force/soul from the creature hit.
** Module S2 ''White Plume Mountain''. The sword Blackrazor's purpose is to suck out and devour the souls of its victims.
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