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== ''[[Harry Potter]]'' ==

** More specifically, {{spoiler|it's only necessary to defeat/disarm the previous owner. Voldemort assumed that the Elder Wand had "passed to" Snape when [[It Was His Sled|he killed Dumbledore]], but ''Malfoy'' disarmed him first, and when Harry later defeated Malfoy, the Elder Wand recognized ''him'' as its master.}}

** Even more specifically, {{spoiler|ownership is passed only when the current owner is 'defeated/disarmed'. Dying without either of those conditions being met or arranging for one's suicide, even by help of another, means there is no transfer of ownership of the wand and its true power dies with the last owner. Dumbledore knew this, hence why he arranged his [[Mercy Killing]] with Snape. Malfoy was simply a [[Spanner in the Works]] in that regard.}}

* Quidditch is a stunning aversion to this trope, having a rule for literally ''everything''. As just one example, there's a rule that forbids using a battle axe in play. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. For added hilarity, according to ''[[Quidditch Through the Ages]]'', these rules actually arose ''because'' of this trope.

 

== ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' ==