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* The Shadow Plague from the ''[[Fablehaven]]'' series.
* [[Michael Moorcock]]'s final story in his ''Elric of Melniboné'' series basically IS this trope....poor {{spoiler|Zarozinia}}. Blood and souls for <ref><s>Lord Jagged</s></ref> Arioch! {{spoiler|Zarozinia}} was almost a [[Heroic Sacrifice]], under the circumstances. {{spoiler|Rackhir the Red}}, on the other hand...
* In William King's ''[[Warhammer
** In Lee Lightner's ''Wolf's Honour'', {{spoiler|all the Space Wolves}} are threatened by its taking over.
** In [[James Swallow]]'s ''[[Warhammer
** In ''Deus Sanguinius'', at the climax, {{spoiler|Rafen succumbs to this; on the other hand, it does unlock the powers of the [[Blade on a Stick|Spear of Telesto]] for him, and the daemon he fights is shocked to see that the many futures in which Rafen failed instantly vanish. Then the spear protects him. When the dying daemon unleashes it in the other Blood Angels, they terrify their enemies, who retreat although [[Attack! Attack! Attack!|they never retreat]], and the spear even lets Rafen bring back his battle brothers who had succumbed.}}
* In ''[[Keys to the Kingdom]]'', if Arthur uses the Keys too much, he will be permanently transformed into a Denizen, due to "sorcerous contamination".
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' and ''[[Warhammer
** The gods Tzeench, Nurgle, Slaanesh and Khorne are descended from beings reflecting hope, determination, love, and honor respectively. The evil deeds and thoughts of the Warhammer galaxy's inhabitants spawned the overpoweringly evil versions of [[The Heartless|those beings]] that now rule [[Hyperspace Is a Scary Place|the warp]].
*** Warpstone is Chaos energy solidified into crystalline form, so while it's still as corruptive as true Chaos, it can also be used as [[Green Rocks]] by those blessed with either ignorance, a good sense of denial, or a willing embrace of Corruption.
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** In ''[[Changeling: The Lost]]'', changelings turn into {{spoiler|[[The Fair Folk|True Fae]] as they reach the zenith of their power (which is inevitably followed by the nadir of their [[Karma Meter|Clarity]]).}}
** Flux works a little like this in ''[[Promethean: The Created]]''. It is the antithesis of the creative power Azoth, waiting for a Promethean who has become disenchanted with the Pilgrimage to stumble upon it. Its trademark "gift" is mutation, slowly turning the user into an inhuman form, though it also grants control over Pandorans, its "children". Prometheans refer to the slow dive into irretrievable Centimani as being "seduced by Flux".
** In ''[[Geist: The Sin Eaters]]'', Sin Eaters turn into [[Meat Puppet]]s if they come [[Back
** The [[Demonic Possession|Possessed]] (from ''Inferno'') turns into the embodiment of their Demon's Vice, and so on.
** To a degree, losing Morality is like this in all ''[[New World of Darkness]]'' games; you're less and less constrained by Morality as it falls, but if you hit zero, your character becomes [[Nonstandard Game Over|unplayable.]] In fact, The Corruption is ''the'' gimmick of [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Cheiron Corporation]]'s [[Hunter: The Vigil|Hunters]]: they graft monster parts into their body. [[Squick]].
* The protagonists of the ''[[Old World of Darkness]]'' game ''[[Demon: The Fallen]]'' have Torment, the spiritual residue of millennia in Hell. It afflicts all Fallen to some degree and can be used to supercharge a demon's powers, but doing so involves letting more Torment into your soul. It also acts as the game's [[Karma Meter]]: too much Torment turns you into a monster like the [[Eldritch Abomination|Earthbound]].
* The ''[[Dungeons
** ''[[Ravenloft]]'' has Powers checks: every time a character does something sufficiently wicked to call the attention of the [[Powers That Be|Dark Powers]] of the demiplane, they may reward him with a special ability, which only serves to accelerate his damnation. Fail enough Powers checks and you end up a mockery of your former self, trapped forever in a domain of your own making.
* In ''[[The Dresden Files (game)|The Dresden Files]] RPG'' players have to spend precious refresh points to gain new abilities, and when the refresh rate hits zero the character becomes so corrupted by power that they become unplayable. Interestingly, these abilities need not be supernatural and are sometimes forced upon characters who act in certain ways. A wizard breaking one of the laws of magic, for instance, must buy the Lawbreaker ability.
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** All the bosses in ''[[Resident Evil 5]]''. Yes, includes {{spoiler|Albert Wesker with the G-virus, Las Plagas and Ouroborous combinated in his body}}
* Ryu's "Dragon Mode" in ''[[Breath of Fire]]: Dragon Quarter''. The corruption accumulates slowly over the course of the game. If it reaches 100%, your game ends. {{spoiler|Which you'll have to do for the final battle, anyway, ironically}}.
* The black "mud", a literal manifestation of "all the world's evil", that flows from the corrupted Grail in ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' and ''[[Fate/Zero]]'' will maim, torture, and kill anything that touches it, and those who resist it from sheer willpower are either corrupted or disabled in some way. {{spoiler|In the ''Heaven's Feel'' route of ''[[Fate/stay night|stay night]]'', Sakura uses this power to overwhelm the majority of the Masters and Servants, taking Saber and Berserker back out to assist her genocidal rampage.}} This corruption was also the reason why Gilgamesh and Kirei managed to [[Back
** Gilgamesh gets [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] from his [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness|"All the world's evil? Ha! You'll need at least triple that to corrupt ''me!''"]] line. Then again, [[Pure Is Not Good|he was already kind of a]] Jerkass.
** Fate!Shirou shows his [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness|strength of will]] by mentally resisting this curse at point blank range {{spoiler|once, then blocking the second shot with Avalon}}.
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* In ''[[Kingdom Hearts]] II'', utilizing your Drive Form repeatedly may result in Sora turning into hist Anti-Form that resembles a feral Heartless. Although the form can fight with near limitless combos the lack of a finishing move means it can never be used to defeat a boss and the inability to control its appearance make it, for the most part, [[Deadly Upgrade|a penalty]].
** Not to mention you take double damage and can't heal yourself while in this form.
* Seithr in ''[[
* Done beautifully in ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]''. After every time you defeat a colossus, some weird dark tendrils come out and latch into The Wanderer. {{spoiler|The effect is gradual enough, that you don't notice how bad its got until the final colossus, where, because of the wind and some camera close ups, you notice how ragged and bad he looks, unlike the young man you started the game as.}}
* The Taint of ''[[Lusternia]]'' is the effluence of an [[Eldritch Abomination]]. Those subjected to it lose their moral compunctions and become stronger, more intelligent, taller, and [[Evil Makeover|more demonic-looking]]; prolonged exposure exaggerates these characteristics further and can result in [[The Undead|lichdom]]; and overdosing results in ''serious'' [[Body Horror]]. [[Blob Monster|Gorgulu]] - the former ruler of Shallamar - is a good example of the latter.
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