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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Blood Plus|Blood+
** This case does, however, have some justification, since there's time limit to how long Saya's blood remains effective once it's drawn. Red Shield previously did try to manufacture bullets incorporating Saya's blood but found them ineffective, and Saya herself often has to redraw her blood during the same battle. Given that Hagi and Saya end up being separated from each other in many battles, it's not really an efficient strategy.
* In the very first episode of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', the main character pulls off a miraculous come-from-behind victory by getting the five parts of Exodia in his hand for an instant win. In the third episode, a minor villain destroys the cards so suspense can be maintained in future duels.
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** In the second film, he actually raises this point himself when testifying to the Senate commission. He calls the suit (or rather himself) the new nuclear deterrent. As a result of his influence, the world's experiencing a long-lasting period of peace and [[Justified Trope|will continue to do so as long as the suit remains under the control of a stable, trustworthy entity.]] The irony is that he's an alcoholic dying guy who later uses above-miltary grade weaponry to explode glass in a crowded room and considers himself "stable and trustworthy".
** Another example of this trope in the second movie are the {{spoiler|<s>lasers</s> [[Fan Nickname|Death Blossoms]]. Extremely powerful and capable of ending any confrontation but they can only be used once.}}
* In ''[[Star Trek]]'', the Genesis Device would undoubtedly still have been enormously useful as a [[Earthshattering Kaboom|planetbusting]] (or, indeed, nebula-busting) WMD, even if design flaws in the prototype made it useless for its original purpose of planetary [[
** There's also the fact that, as Star Treks III and especially IV showed, the Klingon Empire was none too thrilled to see the Federation have a planet-killing weapon. Had the Federation been able to salvage the research, there could easily have been a war.
** A non-phlebotinum example: in "Whom Gods Destroy", a shape-shifting impostor captures Kirk and copies his appearance to escape the asylum planet where he is imprisoned, only to be stopped due to Scotty refusing to beam up the Captain without saying the proper response to the code phrase "Queen to Queen's Level 3". The code phrase had never been mentioned before and would never be mentioned again, even in situations featuring impostors running around (such as "[[Star Trek/Recap/S3/E24 Turnabout Intruder|Turnabout Intruder]]" where the omission is quite glaring)
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* Averted in ''[[Star Wars]]'': While the original plan was to use the Death Star once and rule by fear, the Empire does use it every time they can.
* In ''[[Quest of the Delta Knights]]'', a made-for-TV movie popularized by its appearance on ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'', the Delta Knights were an organization dedicated to finding Archimedes' lost inventions, and using them to "bring the world out of the dark ages." In the end, the heroes decide to destroy the inventions because "the world isn't ready for such power." Of course, most of those inventions were used heavily in the Renaissance Period, the time period in which the movie is set.
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