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* '''Inverted''': Jack begins his quest holding all the jewels and must place every one of the stones in a different and highly significant location.
* '''Subverted''': The [[Dark Lord]] set up the prophecy to distract Jack from his real vulnerability.
** Or to get Jack to gather the Seven Jewels together, an action that will [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|give the DarkLord ultimate power]].
* '''Double Subverted''': But [[The Dragon]], who was charged with actually carrying out the job, ensured that the prophecy was accurate.
* '''Parodied''': After gathering the Seven Dread Jewels and the Five Watery Carbuncles, Jack is told that he must gather all one-hundred-fifty of the original Pokemon. He decides that maybe living under the [[Dark Lord]] is an acceptable alternative.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Characters posing as heroes regularly collect random parts of random artifacts rather than doing anything that would actually help anyone.
* '''Reconstructed''': The characters are being steered subconsciously by genetic engineering or programming to select certain items and gather them together, even though they don't know why.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Jack brings the Seven Jewels to defeat the [[Dark Lord]], and as above, they cement his power, but the Dragon steps in to ensure the fulfillment of the prophecy - but fails, as the [[Big Bad]]'s power now equals the Dragon's. Meanwhile Jack visits a [[A Wizard Did It|wizard]], who crafts a weapon out of the seven jewels that the [[Dark Lord]]'s power cannot affect, because of the jewels, phlebotinum and [[Green Lantern
* '''Averted''': Defeating the [[Dark Lord]] does not require any ''specific'' item.
* '''Enforced''': Making the hero pursue the Seven Dread Jewels and then the Five Watery Carbuncles helps organize the game.
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