Villain-Beating Artifact: Difference between revisions

{{quote|'''Dean''': "So, you need one sword to kill one dragon, but you got to kill one dragon to make one sword. How does this work out?"}}

* In [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] had some of these moments - Like Thor's Hammer, that's used to whomp Glory down to size.

* [[Doctor Who]]: Subverted. In one episode, "Last of the Time Lords." Which has Martha Jones spending a whole year searching for a weapon which was separated into four parts that can defeat the Master, revealing at the end that the Villain-Beating Artifact {{spoiler|was just a ruse merely to distract from Martha's real objective.}}

* [[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]] twisted this trope. The only way to defeat the [[Big Bad]] is to steal his dagger, {{spoiler| but you'll replace the Big Bad as the new one.}}