Ursula K. Leguin's seminal 1968 fantasy novel A Wizard of Earthsea was innovative in its depiction of magic. Rather than flicking wands about, wizards use language to shape the world, and can gain power over someone by learning their true name.

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The term 'shipping' comes from the X-Files and its agents Mulder and Scully.
90's message boards were split into two camps: the relationshippers who looked for hints of romance and a "Smulder" ending, and the MSF (Mulder-Scully-Friends) who wanted them to keep it professional.

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Walking with the egg in your party will allow it to hatch into the species of its mother. The only exceptions are that legendary, mythical, and baby Pokémon cannot breed, and the shape-shifter ditto can breed with any egg group.

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Fallout 3 is known for being morally grey, with the Tenpenny Tower quest being one example. The human inhabitants of the tower and the ghouls living in the surrounding wastes are at odds, with each wishing the elimination of the other.

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In 2021's No Time To Die, Daniel Craig suited up one last time as the suave secret agent James Bond. The start of the film sees 007 vacationing in Jamaica, only to be pulled into a mission to find the MI6 scientist turned bio-terrorist, Valdo Obruchev.

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Well befitting a time travel RPG, Chrono Trigger has 12 different endings. They range from happy to dark to odd, but which you get depends on when the hero Crono defeats the alien parasite Lavos. Technically there's a 13th end too, which plays if you lose the final fight.

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The crew of the Bebop in Cowboy Bebop is a motley one. There's the suave ex-syndicate Spike Spiegal, who's from Mars and practices Jeet Kune Do; Jet Black, an ex-cop from Ganymede who helms the Bebop and is the oldest of the bunch;

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Before Thomas the Tank Engine had his own show, he appeared in a small role in Rev. W. Awdry's first book: the Three Railway Engines. It tells four stories about the engines on the Island of Sodor.

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Many aspects of the Pokémon game series were introduced in 1999's Gold/Silver, but one of most marketable was baby Pokémon. Togepi is perhaps the best known, being gifted to player early in game and featured heavily in the anime.

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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is fittingly about two brothers, Edward and Alphonse, who do alchemy and solve mysteries. But they also have a colorful cast of characters to back them up.

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The first Grand Theft Auto introduced 3 fictional cities: Liberty City, San Andreas, and Vice City: which are based on New York, San Francisco, and Miami. Through the series just these locations were reused, except for Anywhere City — GTA2's metrofuturistic blend of modern America.

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Instead of compasses, seafarers in One Piece use log poses — glass orbs that point to a destination. Luffy doesn't have one when he and his crew enter the Grand Line, but he finds one dropped by Mr. 9 of Baroque Works. They then use it to reach their first stop: Whiskey Peak.

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The Simpson's pilot episode, Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire, first aired in December, 1989. In it, Bart gets a tattoo, Homer works as a mall Santa, and a greyhound named Santa's Little Helper is abandoned by his owner after losing a race only to adopted by the Simpsons.

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In Castlevania: Circle of the Moon vampire hunter Nathan Belmont traverses a treacherous Austrian castle, battles undead, collects magic cards, and defeats Dracula before the full moon ritual. His rival Hugh also tries to stop Dracula to prove himself worthy of the legendary Hunter Whip.
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FF6 holds the record for most playable characters in a mainline Final Fantasy game. Your end party can consist of up to 14 members, each with a unique command ability to use in battle. If we count guests like Leo, Banon, and the moogles, this roster grows to an impressive 29 characters.

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Geralt of Rivia from the Witcher games has a nomadic life. Though he has friends like the bard Dandelion, romantic interests such as Triss, and a family of fellow witchers at Caer Morhen, Geralt's only constant companion is his loyal steed Roach, whose name refers to a freshwater fish.

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In the anime "the 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really Really Love You", highschooler Rentaro visits a shrine for a fortune telling and finds that due to clerical error he has 100 soul-mates. He's then locked in a 9-day time loop until he can woo each of his 100 true loves.
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