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[[I Thought It Meant|Has nothing to do with]] [[Improbable Weapon User|using sewing needles, tacks, pushpins, or the like as weapons]]. |
[[I Thought It Meant|Has nothing to do with]] [[Improbable Weapon User|using sewing needles, tacks, pushpins, or the like as weapons]]. |
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== Anime == |
== Anime == |
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* In ''[[Bleach]]'', Ichigo has badge that can, among other things, detach his soul from his body. |
* In ''[[Bleach]]'', Ichigo has badge that can, among other things, detach his soul from his body. |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* In ''[[Earthbound]]'' (and the other [[ |
* In ''[[Earthbound]]'' (and the other [[Mother]] games), one of the earliest really useful special items you get is the [[Benjamin Franklin|Franklin]] Badge, which reflects electrical attacks. |
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* In ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]'', certain characters wear a ribbon (the military style, with a badge) that makes them exempt from all laws. |
* In ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics Advance]]'', certain characters wear a ribbon (the military style, with a badge) that makes them exempt from all laws. |
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* In the ''[[Mario]]'' RPGs, badges affect stats and sometimes have more interesting effects. |
* In the ''[[Mario]]'' RPGs, badges affect stats and sometimes have more interesting effects. |
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* ''[[The World Ends With You]]'' is built around this trope; every "player" in the "game" the protagonists are trapped in ({{spoiler|at which they're actually dead, and are playing for a chance to come back to life, at the risk of becoming [[Deader Than Dead]]}}) gains [[Psychic Powers]] from one. Neku, the [[Player Character]], is unique in that he can use more than one (thus he can use pins in a [[Powers |
* ''[[The World Ends With You]]'' is built around this trope; every "player" in the "game" the protagonists are trapped in ({{spoiler|at which they're actually dead, and are playing for a chance to come back to life, at the risk of becoming [[Deader Than Dead]]}}) gains [[Psychic Powers]] from one. Neku, the [[Player Character]], is unique in that he can use more than one (thus he can use pins in a [[Powers as Programs]] style). Oh, and the [[Big Bad]]'s [[Evil Plan]] is {{spoiler|to use modified pins to wire everyone up to a [[Hive Mind]]. Neku's power makes him the best hope the [[Mysterious Backer]] has of countering it.}} |
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* In ''[[Pokémon]]'', badges obtained by defeating gym leaders have special effects. |
* In ''[[Pokémon]]'', badges obtained by defeating gym leaders have special effects. |
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* Many of the trinkets in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' fall into this category, although it's hard to tell with some of them because their names are so vague. |
* Many of the trinkets in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' fall into this category, although it's hard to tell with some of them because their names are so vague. |