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Amulet of Dependency

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Amulet of Dependency	comment	Sometimes a character finds, or manages to manufacture, an Amulet of Concentrated Awesome. This can be a risky endeavor. Sometimes the character goes on to become a successful superhero or supervillain, but sometimes that amulet turns out to be a Magic Feather, an Artifact of Death, or an Artifact of Doom. And sometimes the Amulet of Concentrated Awesome turns out to be Blessed with Suck. Using an Amulet of Dependency gives you great power or other benefits that you quickly come to rely on, so after a short time it's not exactly easy to live without it. It also exposes the user (and sometimes his allies as well) to an Achilles' Heel that could be exploited by an enemy, and a Mana Drain that weakens him without help from an enemy. Though the trope name says "amulet", this trope isn't necessarily something that's been created deliberately or something that deliberately came into the user's possession. It can be something acquired accidentally, a natural object, etc. It can also be a direct consequence or side effect of being Cursed with Awesome or Blessed with Suck, or part of a being's nature it was born with, such as supernatural beings that have certain vulnerabilities. If the owner of the Amulet of Dependency is the Big Bad, they usually set up all sorts of Death Traps that the hero must survive to activate the Achilles Heel, thus setting the scene for The Hero's Journey. If the hero is the owner of the Amulet of Dependency, he typically has the option of finding a way to get rid of it, but he usually succeeds only with great sacrifice and often must simultaneously prevent it from falling into the hands of the Big Bad. If a sympathetic Anti-Villain, The Woobie, etc., ends up with it, it's a crapshoot whether there's any hope of getting rid of it. Can be An Aesop about illegal drugs, but it often isn't. The Amulet of Dependency can also be: An Achilles' Heel An Artifact of Attraction An Artifact of Death An Artifact of Doom An Immortality Inducer, such as a Soul Jar An Unholy Holy Sword Please put examples that are really just one of these in those tropes, and use the space below for examples that don't fit one of those.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_11b7db91	comment	Adventure Time: Poor Simon Petrikov's cursed crown ruined his mind and left him a broken husk of a man... but he will die if he is without it, or it is somehow depowered for too long. Others who have worn the crown, such as the first Gunther and "Ice Finn", have also shown dependence and some degree of madness and physical change from it.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_11fd7982	comment	Metroid Prime Trilogy: Phazon is a toxic substance that mutates and corrupts those it touches while giving them great power. It brings on many weaknesses such as draining life force and the possibility of a terminal corruption. The bad guys created many unstable freaks and mutants in their attempts to utilize Phazon as a weapon. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption: The PED suit allows the user (Samus) to use Phazon to her advantage without suffering immediate harm. However, if you stay in the Super Mode that makes use of it for too long (approximately ten seconds of not using any attacks, the risk growing the longer it is turned on), you get a Non Standard Game Over where Samus turns into a Dark Samus (or a copy thereof). You can be forced into it involuntarily (if you're hit by a phazon based weapon or have the PED Suit hacked). Also, you use up health to use it (though the game is kind enough to return a percentage of your health used to start Hypermode if you manually disengage before it berserks).
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Amulet of Dependency / int_1367cea0	comment	In the Worm x Dishonored crossover fanfic, A Change of Pace, the Bone Charms and Runes give Taylor expanded powers, so much so that she refuses to part with the one that gives her limited foresight to prevent her death even if it would risk her burgeoning friendship with Glory Girl.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_1bd50d20	comment	Randal's Monday: The ring tends to endear itself to whomever owns it, or sometimes to people it wants to have it (such as Mel).
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Amulet of Dependency / int_1db412d3	comment	In Mistborn, the Lord Ruler's bracers are the source of his immortality, but by the same token if they're ever separated from him, he'll revert to his natural age- of about one thousand. Needless to say, keeping a hold of the things is pretty important to him, and he wears a lot of other metal (despite it being impractical in a setting where people who can telekinetically control metal aren't uncommon) largely to distract attention from them.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_1f5beaba	comment	Nutricula has Izuku's Quirk, which brings him back whenever he dies with a brand-new power related to how he died. However, this power is the only thing keeping him alive; when Aizawa uses Erasure on him, it renders Izuku a completely lifeless corpse. Suffice to say, Izuku is lowkey terrified of his teacher.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_2ba1d958	comment	Lampshaded in The Matrix: The rebel humans are dependent on (presumably nonsentient) machines that power their life support and equipment; if their enemies were to find the rebel humans' vehicles and bases, or gain control of them, they could defeat the rebellion quickly. The humans could just turn off the machines, but they would probably die if they did. note The Expanded Universe makes it clear that the rebels are actually a part of the machines' system, serving as a sort of dumping ground for malcontents that might otherwise disturb the network.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_43576f5	comment	A lucky rabbit's foot appeared in Supernatural that turned one's luck really sour if it was ever lost.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_468bebb0	comment	Most magical items on Discworld tend to default to this, with items like the Gonne, Imp Y Celen's guitar, and Coin's Metal Staff proving that anyone who uses them for power and wealth will soon be used by them in turn.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_4885590d	comment	Forever Knight had a case of this when Nick was 'cured' with Lidobuterine, a drug normally used in cattle. It made him basically human, able to eat and be in the sun, but he got more and more addicted and needed more and more to get the effect. When he didn't get it, he went into withdrawal and became agitated and irritable, just like an addict.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_53bd0aaf	comment	George's ring in With Strings Attached. It turns out to have bonded with him and contains part of his soul, though he doesn't find this out until it's forcibly removed from him. As he put it, it was like having his soul's arm ripped off.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_543bfacd	comment	Dracula was forced to sleep in contact with his native soil.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_56e10d85	comment	Tolkien's Legendarium: In The Lord of the Rings, The One Ring is both an Artifact of Doom and a Soul Jar, but it deserves special mention here because it confers such powers on the user it is very tempting to use it to try to defeat Big Bad Sauron. Many of those tempted to use it don't understand that the Ring itself can never be used to defeat Sauron, as the Ring and the Dark Lord are one and the same. Plus, anybody with enough power to wield the Ring to even a fraction of its full potential will inevitably be corrupted by it. Sauron would still use other people's lust for the Ring (like Saruman's) to his own advantage. And he did play a deep game with the other Rings of power—giving great power to the elves and dwarves, but thereby making them vulnerable to his control through the Ruling Ring. All the Rings are fundamentally Amulets of Dependency in their concept. The Nine Rings given to Men granted the bearers power but soon they corrupted and enslaved their bearers, thus creating the Ring-Wraiths. The Seven Rings given to Dwarves increased their ability to obtain gold but also inflamed their love of gold and their pride to self-destructive levels. The Three Elven Rings were expressly used to maintain the timelessness of the Elven Kingdoms of Lórien, Rivendell, and the Grey Havens. The core of their use was to allow the Elves to maintain the "Old" World while Middle-Earth steadily changed. This made them more and more disconnected from Middle-Earth as it changed over time. The One Ring increased Sauron's power over Middle-Earth, but he put so much of his own essence into it that he was weaker without it, and destroying it would destroy him.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_5856a507	comment	Laserblast: A teenage boy finds an alien laser gun and necklace. He must wear the necklace to activate the laser gun, but doing so corrupts him into a monster.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_5b7c49e1	comment	Kanna in YU-NO claims that without a certain pendant, she'll die. We later see her without it and she later clarifies that she meant it's as important to her as her life itself. However, she really will die if she's separated from it for too long. Since it dissolves in water, she can't wear it in the shower and it is later destroyed in that manner. If you haven't managed to get a replacement by going through a specific side route, you get her bad ending.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_6572f71e	comment	In Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Norrell recounts how magicians would often seal some of their power in an object to prevent them being lost with illness or old age. Norrell explains that he resisted the temptation because the objects invariably get lost or stolen, weakening the magician even to the point of death unless they're retrieved.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_65a21d7e	comment	Carmilla had to sleep in a coffin filled with the blood of her victims.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_69d15cc0	comment	The Marvel Cinematic Universe gave Iron Man one of these in the form of a removable and compact Arc Reactor, which he uses in this continuity to power both his heart magnet and his armor. The comic versions of the character previously used more integrated power sources like sunlight, kinetic energy and mains current, though Tony's Bleeding Edge era designs have adopted the Reactor as well.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_73b4d4c1	comment	In Call of Cthulhu, Cthulhu Mythos spells and magic items grant the user great power but inevitably lead to complete insanity and probable death.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_79a450ce	comment	The titular amulet in Amulet. It can be used to float in the air or beat back bad guys with glowy power, but use it enough and you lose your humanity. And it's sentient, and won't LET you take it off.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_7b2ca7a2	comment	Umbra Witches in Bayonetta, including the titular heroine, wear palm-sized Umbran Watch which essentially also serve as their Soul Jar. Witches can recover from practically all kinds of physical injuries, but if their Umbran Watch is broken, the result is almost immediately fatal (Having their soul separated from their body for too long is also fatal, but the time limit for the latter is more generous; for comparison, witches rarely survive longer than a minute after their watch is broken, but they can cling on to life for up to 24 hours while their souls are away). Thankfully for the witches, these watches are pretty sturdy, and the few times we see them broken, they are repeatedly damaged with supernatural sources instead of mundane weapons, and there's even one case where it serves as a Pocket Protector.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_7e3b34ec	comment	Cronos: The Cronos Device, at least during the initial nights after infection. It slowly "purifies" the victim's blood and makes them a vampire in all but name. Failure to use it leads to pain and hunger, though it doesn't quell the eventual thirst for blood.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_7fc78282	comment	In The Lord of the Rings, The One Ring is both an Artifact of Doom and a Soul Jar, but it deserves special mention here because it confers such powers on the user it is very tempting to use it to try to defeat Big Bad Sauron. Many of those tempted to use it don't understand that the Ring itself can never be used to defeat Sauron, as the Ring and the Dark Lord are one and the same. Plus, anybody with enough power to wield the Ring to even a fraction of its full potential will inevitably be corrupted by it. Sauron would still use other people's lust for the Ring (like Saruman's) to his own advantage. And he did play a deep game with the other Rings of power—giving great power to the elves and dwarves, but thereby making them vulnerable to his control through the Ruling Ring.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_81692f99	comment	The Borg from Star Trek gain some advantages from their cyborg parts, but also grow dependent on them to the point of not being able to survive without them. Those implants are also frequently used to try to destroy them via Hollywood Hacking or Computer Viruses or Logic Bombs or some such.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_83d41855	comment	In Gargoyles, the Archmage acquires three magic artifacts and uses them together to wield enormous power. When the Eye of Odin is taken away from him, he is no longer able to control the internalized power of the Grimmorum Arcanorum, which overwhelms and kills him.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_8468078e	comment	In RainbowDoubleDash's Lunaverse, the jinn of Naquah each have a bound item, a material focus that holds their essence together. Unfortunately, not only will destroying it kill them, whoever has it can use it to command them.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_86c3beca	comment	Girl Genius: Agatha's trilobite amulet, though it started out as something entirely different, became the only thing holding the Other's possession of her at bay, allowing her to maintain her own consciousness. Even then, the Other was able to fight back, so "steps" were eventually taken.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_87cf8985	comment	Champions features the "Independent" limitation which can be placed on superpowers purchased through devices or magic items. The limitation effectively means that the points you spend on the power are separated from the character. If the device or magic item is lost, stolen, or destroyed, the points the character invested in the object are gone forever and must be regained through Experience Points.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_8d109a8a	comment	The Sandman (1989): Dream/Morpheus and his ruby (or Materioptikon, as Doctor Destiny calls it), which he used as a tool to help him control his power, but placed so much in it that he was weakened and its loss helped guarantee his imprisonment. Decades later, its destruction by its wielder, Doctor Destiny, restored Dream to his full power when it was supposed to finish him. But at the end of the series Morpheus's successor Daniel wears an emerald, which was the vehicle for Morpheus passing his power on to him. Daniel knows he will eventually have to destroy it lest he get too dependent, but the series ends before he does so.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_97e7606f	comment	You rely on your flashlight a lot in Alan Wake, since Dark Is Evil. In a few levels where you lose it, your only option is "run away really fast".
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Amulet of Dependency / int_b9c8ae97	comment	The final product of the film and novel Perfume turns out to be this for the main character. He works for years to create the perfect perfume, killing dozens of people and doing all sorts of awful things. He hopes that with the creation of his perfect perfume, he'll become a god among men. After only one or two drops of the perfume on his handkerchief, he's immediately forgiven for all of his murders and called an angel. Then he realizes that the people are simply intoxicated by his perfume, and he really doesn't care about belonging to their world. He later pours the whole bottle over himself, after which he gets eaten alive by all within smelling distance.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_bcb32dc6	comment	Shadowrun: The drug Kamikaze tremendously boosted your combat abilities, but each use permanently destroyed part of your body's ability to resist damage, and would eventually kill you. Focus addiction. Magicians who used foci (spell-boosting magic items) too often became so dependent on them that they lost part of their natural magical ability and had to use the foci to cast magic at all.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_c4076b9e	comment	The girls from Gunslinger Girl are given medication that follows their implants and conditioning. As we're shown, the implants and conditioning already gives them extraordinary strength and skill at the cost of their previous memories and possibly their humanity. The medication that's supposed to help them along is also a crutch, with weird things happening to them should they be unable to take them; Triela becomes weak and unable to fight properly, while Angelica becomes so desperate to get her hands on a weapon she breaks Priscilla's wrist.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_c43df4d8	comment	The few times the Doctor has gone without his sonic screwdriver since the 2005 revival of Doctor Who, the results have been mostly disastrous. Of course, he manages to get out of everything anyway, but still...
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Amulet of Dependency / int_c9b98f4e	comment	Prozalek's amulet in the Empath: The Luckiest Smurf story "Snaggers Keepers", which keeps the demon contained within him in check, which Nabby ends up stealing, much to the endangerment of his fellow Smurfs as Prozalek comes looking for the amulet and ready to destroy the village if he does not get it back.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_ca4949d1	comment	Villains by Necessity: Sam's unknowing use of Valerie's amulet gives him a new ability, while also addicting him to it.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_d3e3e38a	comment	In She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Entrapta creates an upgraded suit of armor for Hordak to compensate for his degenerating body. It's powered by a First Ones' tech crystal, giving him incredible strength and dexterity. If removed, it causes the suit to malfunction, leaving Hordak weak and completely helpless.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_d709b969	type	Amulet of Dependency
Amulet of Dependency / int_d709b969	comment	Elric of Melnibone's sword Stormbringer has aspects of this, along with being an Evil Weapon Of Doom— in particular, it allows him to go without the drugs he needs just to be able to do much of anything from day to day.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_dd30f115	type	Amulet of Dependency
Amulet of Dependency / int_dd30f115	comment	The Witcher: Game of Imagination: Witchers' medallions. They are the only source of Arcane Points for witchers and, not counting emergency meditations, they can't be recharged instantly. If they are depleted, witchers can't cast their signs until a recharge. Not to mention when they are simply not wearing one. Fisstech, being a fantasy-themed cocaine, provides quite potent, if short, bonus to awareness and reflex. There are times when it's a really good idea to just get high, or the characters won't stand a chance in an incoming fight. Every time characters take it, they face a roll for addiction, which goes harder and harder with each following dose, regardless of time between them. Eventually it's simply impossible to avoid the crippling addiction, which requires taking steadily increasing doses or facing all the withdrawal symptoms, combined with huge debuff. Most characters in-universe eventually die out of overdose or due to sharp withdrawal. It is technically possible to cure the addiction by Going Cold Turkey while being also assisted by qualified medical personnel, but it can take years of therapy and the character forever remains with serious Will problems (a really hard check is required when around fisstech, or the character will gladly go back to addiction).
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Amulet of Dependency / int_df8856e6	type	Amulet of Dependency
Amulet of Dependency / int_df8856e6	comment	Stat-increasing items in Dungeon Siege, the ones that let one use more powerful equipment. If this trope is extended from just amulets to armor and weapons, it not only may limit the power of the items you can use (sacrificing damage bonuses), it will be harder to (if wanted) find desirable replacement items of greater power. Made easier to contend with in the Legends of Aranna expansion, in which progressively-with-level bonuses are made available.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_f489fad2	type	Amulet of Dependency
Amulet of Dependency / int_f489fad2	comment	In the Creepypasta "The Cell Phone Game", the titular game dooms anyone who enters it to be Dragged Off to Hell. There are two ways to avoid this fate. The first is to find a protective item within two weeks. Said item will protect you as long as you wear it, but it will cause you to suffer. That's this trope. The second is to pass on the cell phone message to someone else, bringing them into the game. This offers a temporary reprieve that is halved with each successive victim. The protagonist's girlfriend Stephanie becomes increasingly desperate to avoid her fate dooming ten other students in the process and steals the resident school Neo-Nazi's own protective item, a cilice that makes him bleed, at gunpoint. It doesn't work because the cilice wasn't actually his protective item. His red Nazi Swastika armband was.
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Amulet of Dependency / int_f502a38a	type	Amulet of Dependency
Amulet of Dependency / int_f502a38a	comment	In The Smurfs (1981) episode that introduced Hogatha the witch, Hogatha was dependent upon a magical locket that granted her powers, and without it, her powers would be reduced to nothing. She spends much of the episode trying to get it back from both Smurfette (who inadvertently uses it to grant her wishes for her fellow Smurfs) and Gargamel (who later comes into contact with the amulet once Smurfette disposes of it). However, by the end of the episode, the Smurfs get a hold of the amulet and end up destroying it, which in turn destroys Hogatha... until she shows up again resurrected in "The Fake Smurf".
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Amulet of Dependency / int_f82d59b9	type	Amulet of Dependency
Amulet of Dependency / int_f82d59b9	comment	In The King's Beard, fairies cannot survive long without their wands. Sophie's mother withered away due to Jasper sealing hers, and the same begins to happen to Sophie after Jasper steals hers. The effects worsen once Jasper starts directly draining Sophie's wand for power, even resulting in Sophie losing her Pointy Ears (though it's made clear that she can't survive long in this form, and isn't just being turned into a healthy human).
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Amulet of Dependency / int_ff9ca30	type	Amulet of Dependency
Amulet of Dependency / int_ff9ca30	comment	Metroid Prime 3: Corruption: The PED suit allows the user (Samus) to use Phazon to her advantage without suffering immediate harm. However, if you stay in the Super Mode that makes use of it for too long (approximately ten seconds of not using any attacks, the risk growing the longer it is turned on), you get a Non Standard Game Over where Samus turns into a Dark Samus (or a copy thereof). You can be forced into it involuntarily (if you're hit by a phazon based weapon or have the PED Suit hacked). Also, you use up health to use it (though the game is kind enough to return a percentage of your health used to start Hypermode if you manually disengage before it berserks).
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