Public Domain Artifact: Difference between revisions

** Taking it even further than that is the character [[The Epic of Gilgamesh|Gilgamesh]], whose ability is basically that he owns the originals of [[Superpower Lottery|every]] Public Domain Artifact ever.

** Of course, Gilgamesh himself is a [[Public Domain Character]].

 

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* It's the central object in [[Doug Ten Napel]]'s graphic novel ''[[Creature Tech]]'', in which the Shroud actually has the power to instantly heal anything, even bringing things back from the dead, such as {{spoiler|GIANT SPACE EELS.}}

 

==== [[Literature]] ====

* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' ([[Trope Overdosed|somewhat unsurprisingly]]) the entirety of ''Death Masks'' is centered on the theft of the Shroud of Turin, in which it's ''heavily'' implied (and occasionally all but outright explicitly stated) that said Shroud has some ''crazy'' mystical strength owing to many years of being an object of faith. Interestingly, the usual assumption that it could [[Healing Hands|heal]] (as is a common assumption with pretty much anything that ever touched so much as Jesus' toenail clippings) is addressed, but the book in question leaves it open as to whether or not it actually ''can'' heal to the level hoped for. It does, however, hold up improbably well despite taking a beating (and a soaking followed by a pulling), and it may or may not have contributed to a fight, if you don't believe in coincidence. Oh, and it was about to be used as part of a mystical doomsday plot at one point, too... need I go on?

** Fun fact: The working title of that particular book was ''Holy Sheet'', but the [[Executive Meddling|publishers demanded a change]]. One instance where they couldn't [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|get crap past the radar]].

* Marie Mjolnir from ''[[Soul Eater]]'' is a Death Scythe whose weapon form is a hammer.

* Laevatein is the name of Signum's Intelligent Device from the ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' series, though it's also been called Levantine.

 

* [[Captain Obvious|It appears]] [[Marvel Comics]]' [[The Mighty Thor]]. This version can only be used by "one who is worthy" though exactly ''what'' makes the user worthy is never explained. [[Captain America (comics)]] could lift it, but not [[Superman]] (except with Thor's permission, in [[JLA-Avengers]]).

** Sure it is. The wielder has to be worthy of the power of Thor. It's a dual-purpose enchantment by Odin to both make sure that power doesn't fall into the wrong hands, but also to make sure that there is a Thor who will ''act like Thor'' once Ragnarok comes around. Superman isn't worthy to lift Mjolnir because he's actually a little too heroic. A proper Thor needs to think like a warrior when the situation calls for it, which means being just a little bit more willing to use lethal force when necessary. That's no slight on Superman, it just means that Superman would make a poor viking, which is as it should be.

 

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