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* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel ''Sanctuary''.
* Mentioned in the early books of [[Eric Flint]] and [[David Weber]]'s ''1632'' series, but comes to the fore in ''1634: The Galileo Affair''.
* ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' has the Inquisition, a [[Church Militant|religious]] [[State Sec|paramilitary security force]] that protects the Imperium from its enemies within and enemies without. One branch (Ordo Malleus) deals with [[The Legions of Hell|daemons of Chaos]], another (Ordo Hereticus) with [[Superpower Meltdown|rogue psykers]] or [[The Heretic|outbreaks of heresy]], and a third (Ordo Xenos) from [[Fantastic Racism|alien corruption]]. The Inqusition's members have a fondness for [[Nice Hat|broad-brimmed hats]] (when they're not in full-blown [[Power Armor]]), and helped provide most of the ''40K'' contributions on
** And by extension, the Inquisition is the main organization of [[Exterminatus Now]]. There are also two references to the Monty Python sketch.
* ''[[Warhammer Fantasy]]'', [[Older Than They Think|way before]] Warhammer 40K, had the Witch Hunters, agents who hunted down Chaos activities, unlicensed magic users, mutants, and whatever else they don't like much. Their authority might come from local authorities, the official [[Knight Templar|State Cult]], or simply [[Vigilante|be acting on their own]].
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