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Line 1: {{trope}} [[File:~~1203735828~~Rage ~~71fbbefa97~~over ~~8658~~Babylon.jpg\|~~frame~~thumb\|400px\|"Rage over Babylon"]] An old trope that can be either physical or metaphorical in its appearance within a story. In the Tarot, '''The Tower''' is considered a sign of ill omen or adversity, but can also stand for civilization, or lone, defensive strength when regarding a specific character. Usually, The Tower is a structure of solitude or homage to a character whose vision is farseeing and above those "bound to earth". It can also be a prison to where a main character is left to die, or a representation of a villain's [[Pride]], as (s)he rises higher towards heaven while surrounded by their empire. See the myth of the [[Tower of Babel]]. A ''character'' ~~that~~who represents the Tower is another story,. ~~they~~ They can be a tall figure, or even a dwarf with a great amount of presence. They usually have great fortitude both mental and/or physical, sometimes coming off as stubborn or gruff. They're also portrayed many a time as loners unless with others who share a similarity with him, or need him for a time. The phrase "ivory tower" ties together the connotations of isolation and pride into a concept that intellectualism or academic research make you lose touch with "real life". In many fantasy settings, towers are usually the [[Mage Tower\|homes, laboratories and/or schools of magic users]]. This convention is probably based on Saruman's tower, [[The Lord of the Rings\|Orthanc of Isengard]], though some settings justify it by having mages who are [[Awesome but Practical\|also astronomers]]. ~~'''~~"The Tower~~'''~~" is Card XVI in the [[Tarot Motifs\|tarot deck]], although mostly symbolic. In the Rider-Waite deck, it's a tower being shattered by lightning. Generally speaking, it represents a [[Go Mad ~~From~~from the Revelation\|truth unearthing something not pleasant]]. In fiction, The Tower may appear as: * [[Big Fancy Castle]] * The [[Evil Tower of Ominousness\|Black Tower]]: [[Evil Tower of Ominousness\|Tall, dark, and evil]]. * The Evil Skyscraper: The [[City Noir\|Black Tower's modern incarnation]]: home of the [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] or [[Mega Corp]] in a contemporary or futuristic setting. * [[Impossibly Tall Tower]]: or [[Star Scraper]], any structure whose [[Absurd Altitude\|height is beyond imagining]]. * The Ominous Megastructure: like the [[Tower of Babel]], A gigantic, unimaginably huge "looms-over-everything" structure. * The [[Wizards Tower\|Wizard's Tower]]: or [[Mage Tower]] usually contains telescopes, orreries, [[Inexplicable Treasure Chests\|hidden artifacts]], [[Secret Path\|secret passages]], [[Tome of Eldritch Lore\|tomes of eldritch lore]], and [[Magitek\|dangerous devices]] [[Powered by a Forsaken Child]] in a terribly-cramped [[Bigger on the Inside\|footprint]]. Line 31: * [[Big Fancy Castle]] * [[Clock Tower]] * [[Evil Tower of Ominousness]] * [[City Noir\|Evil Skyscrapers]] ([[City Noir]]) * [[Girl in the Tower]] Line 43: * [[World Tree]] ~~Also,~~See ~~see~~also [[Tarot Motifs]].▼ ▲Also, see [[Tarot Motifs]]. {{examples}} == [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == * Kami's Watch Tower from ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' * In ''[[Battle Angel Alita]]'', an Orbital Lift threatens to fall down due to the lost of its upper end, thus inflicting massive damage on earth. Main character Alita forms herself into a giant lotus petal which reinforces the Lift, thus preventing the apocalyptic downfall. == [[Literature]] ==▼ ▲== Literature == * "Childe Rowland to the Dark Tower came..." is a line from an old ballad quoted in ''[[King Lear]]'', retold in the English fairy tale "[[Childe Rowland]]", and used as the basis of a famous poem by Robert Browning. * [[Stephen King]]'s ''The Eye of the Dragon'' has Peter imprisoned in a cell at the top of a tower for most of the second half of the book. * The Ministries in ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four~~\|1984~~]]'' * ''[[Frankenstein]]'', ''[[Dracula]]'', and countless others. * ''[[Ulysses]]'': The first episode of the novel is set in the Martello tower at Sandycove. * Throughout ''[[Harry Potter and ~~The~~the Half-Blood Prince (novel)\|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Professor ~~Trewlany~~Trelawney can be seen going around mumbling about predictions, [[Cassandra Truth\|which no one heeds]]- particularly about how she keeps dealing the card of 'The Lightning Struck-Tower' foretelling great danger and upheaval. Then comes the chapter by the same name, which takes place in the ''actual'' astronomy tower, the highest part of Hogwarts. {{spoiler\|~~Its~~It's there that Snape kills Dumbledore, fulfilling the prophecy both literally and metaphorically.}} == [[Music]] ==▼ ▲== Music == * [[Vocaloid\|Hatsune Miku's]] song, ''Tower of Sunz'', features a tower that [[Mind Screw\|might or might not be]] symbolic. == [[Video Games]] ==▼ * Mu's fortress from ''[[Monster Rancher]]'', ▼ ▲== Video Games == ▲* Mu's fortress from ''[[Monster Rancher]]'', * The entire plot of ''[[Makai Toushi SaGa]]'' revolves around one. * In ''[[Hellsinker]]'' from stage 4 and onward the main characters spend the remaining of the stages to climb up the huge Cardinal Shaft. * How could we forget ''[[Devil May Cry 3]]'', where the majority of the game takes place in a massive demonic tower that just bursts out the ground? In addition, the challenge levels take place in an ever ascending version of the same tower. 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