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* ''Literature/SnowWhite'': The original Grimm Bothers' version depicts the evil queen demanding that the huntsman bring her Snow White's heart. Which the queen then proceeds to ''eat''. (Except that the huntsman actually substituted a pig's heart and let Snow White go.)
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* ''Literature/SnowWhite'': The original Grimm Bothers' Brothers' version depicts the evil queen demanding that the huntsman bring her Snow White's heart. Which the queen then proceeds to ''eat''. (Except that the huntsman actually substituted a pig's heart and let Snow White go.)
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* ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'': Royal Sorcerer Navlaan tasks the player with killing several friendly characters and bringing back a specific item of theirs as proof. Coincidentally, all of his targets have a way for the player to receive said item without killing them, letting the player claim Navlaan's rewards without committing murder.
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* "Literature/KingGoldenlocks": The king orders several servants to take Prince Goldenlocks to the woods, execute him, and bring back his little finger, eyes, and tongue as proof of his death.
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* "Literature/KingGoldenlocks": ''Literature/KingGoldenlocks'': The king orders several servants to take Prince Goldenlocks to the woods, execute him, and bring back his little finger, eyes, and tongue as proof of his death.
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* "Literature/KingGoldenlocks": The king orders several servants to take Prince Goldenlocks to the woods, execute him, and bring back his little finger, eyes, and tongue as proof of his death.
* ''Literature/ThePrincessOnTheGlassHill'': Cinderlad succeeds in the king's EngagementChallenge of riding up the glass hill to retrieve the golden apples -- but then chooses to disappear rather than immediately [[StandardHeroReward claim the princess' hand]]. It's only later, when he's fetched from home, that he admits he has the apples, and thus is able to marry the princess.
* ''Literature/SnowWhite'': The original Grimm Bothers' version depicts the evil queen demanding that the huntsman bring her Snow White's heart. Which the queen then proceeds to ''eat''. (Except that the huntsman actually substituted a pig's heart and let Snow White go.)
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* "Literature/KingGoldenlocks": The king orders several servants to take Prince Goldenlocks to the woods, execute him, and bring back his little finger, eyes, and tongue as proof of his death.
* ''Literature/ThePrincessOnTheGlassHill'': Cinderlad succeeds in the king's EngagementChallenge of riding up the glass hill to retrieve the golden apples -- but then chooses to disappear rather than immediately [[StandardHeroReward claim the princess' hand]]. It's only later, when he's fetched from home, that he admits he has the apples, and thus is able to marry the princess.
* ''Literature/SnowWhite'': The original Grimm Bothers' version depicts the evil queen demanding that the huntsman bring her Snow White's heart. Which the queen then proceeds to ''eat''. (Except that the huntsman actually substituted a pig's heart and let Snow White go.)
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* "Literature/KingGoldenlocks": The king orders several servants to take Prince Goldenlocks to the woods, execute him, and bring back his little finger, eyes, and tongue as proof of his death.
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* ''Literature/ThePrincessOnTheGlassHill'': Cinderlad succeeds in the king's EngagementChallenge of riding up the glass hill to retrieve the golden apples -- but then chooses to disappear rather than immediately [[StandardHeroReward claim the princess' hand]]. It's only later, when he's fetched from home, that he admits he has the apples, and thus is able to marry the princess.
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* ''Literature/SnowWhite'': The original Grimm Bothers' version depicts the evil queen demanding that the huntsman bring her Snow White's heart. Which the queen then proceeds to ''eat''. (Except that the huntsman actually substituted a pig's heart and let Snow White go.)
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[[folder:Fairy Tales]]
* "Literature/KingGoldenlocks": The king orders several servants to take Prince Goldenlocks to the woods, execute him, and bring back his little finger, eyes, and tongue as proof of his death.
* ''Literature/ThePrincessOnTheGlassHill'': Cinderlad succeeds in the king's EngagementChallenge of riding up the glass hill to retrieve the golden apples -- but then chooses to disappear rather than immediately [[StandardHeroReward claim the princess' hand]]. It's only later, when he's fetched from home, that he admits he has the apples, and thus is able to marry the princess.
* ''Literature/SnowWhite'': The original Grimm Bothers' version depicts the evil queen demanding that the huntsman bring her Snow White's heart. Which the queen then proceeds to ''eat''. (Except that the huntsman actually substituted a pig's heart and let Snow White go.)
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* "Literature/KingGoldenlocks": The king orders several servants to take Prince Goldenlocks to the woods, execute him, and bring back his little finger, eyes, and tongue as proof of his death.
* ''Literature/ThePrincessOnTheGlassHill'': Cinderlad succeeds in the king's EngagementChallenge of riding up the glass hill to retrieve the golden apples -- but then chooses to disappear rather than immediately [[StandardHeroReward claim the princess' hand]]. It's only later, when he's fetched from home, that he admits he has the apples, and thus is able to marry the princess.
* ''Literature/SnowWhite'': The original Grimm Bothers' version depicts the evil queen demanding that the huntsman bring her Snow White's heart. Which the queen then proceeds to ''eat''. (Except that the huntsman actually substituted a pig's heart and let Snow White go.)
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* ''Literature/ThePrincessOnTheGlassHill'': Cinderlad succeeds in the king's EngagementChallenge of riding up the glass hill to retrieve the golden apples -- but then chooses to disappear rather than immediately [[StandardHeroReward claim the princess' hand]]. It's only later, when he's fetched from home, that he admits he has the apples, and thus is able to marry the princess.
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* The original Grimm Brothers version of ''Literature/SnowWhite'' depicts the evil queen demanding that the huntsman bring her Snow White's heart. Which the queen then proceeds to ''eat''. (Except that the huntsman actually substituted a pig's heart and let Snow White go.)
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* ''Literature/ThePrincessOnTheGlassHill'': Cinderlad succeeds in the king's EngagementChallenge of riding up the glass hill to retrieve the golden apples -- but then chooses to disappear rather than immediately claim the princess' hand. It's only later, when he's fetched from home, that he admits he has the apples, and thus is able to marry the princess.
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* ''Literature/ThePrincessOnTheGlassHill'': Cinderlad succeeds in the king's EngagementChallenge of riding up the glass hill to retrieve the golden apples -- but then chooses to disappear rather than immediately [[StandardHeroReward claim the princess' hand.hand]]. It's only later, when he's fetched from home, that he admits he has the apples, and thus is able to marry the princess.
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* In the book ''Literature/NogginAndTheIsland'' from ''WesternAnimation/TheSagaOfNogginTheNog'', Nogbad takes a sandal belonging to Noggin's son Knut, and abandons Noggin and his family on an island. Nogbad shows the kingdom Knut's sandal, as evidence of Noggin's death.
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* ''[[https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/72498/sublight-drive-star-wars/ Sublight Drive]]'': Count Dooku wants the captured Jedi Padawan to be either converted to the Dark Side, or executed -- but both Captain Rain and General Tann consider that to be a waste of time and resources, and would prefer to persuade her of the rightness of the Separatist cause and then let her become a useful icon, a Jedi opposing the Republic. Count Dooku will brook no refusal, however, so Tann arranges for the Padawan's lightsaber to be delivered to him as "proof" of her death.
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* ''Literature/DeadworldIsekai'': Derek is a little disappointed that it's not possible to bring back proof of the tower kill to be paid the bounty on demons, but Brennan and Artemis promise to vouch for it.
--> '''Artemis:''' In these kinds of circumstances, a commander's estimate can usually stand in for proof.
--> '''Artemis:''' In these kinds of circumstances, a commander's estimate can usually stand in for proof.
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* After the four main kid protagonists jump off a waterfall to escape him in ''Film/TheLostMedallionTheAdventuresOfBillyStone'', Cobra tells an underling to bring back their dead bodies.
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Compare: WeNeedToGetProof, where a character sets out to get proof of what someone ''else'' has done; FingerInTheMail when the "proof" is delivered to a victim's loved ones or law enforcement as a threat.
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Compare: WeNeedToGetProof, where a character sets out to get proof of what someone ''else'' has done; FingerInTheMail when the "proof" is delivered to a victim's loved ones or law enforcement as a threat.
threat; and MakeSureHesDead, where someone needs to be sure of their own successful kill.
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* After the four main kid protagonists jump off a waterfall to escape him in ''Film/TheLostMedallionTheAdventuresOfBillyStone'', Cobra tells an underling to bring back their dead bodies.
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* ''Literature/TheBible'': As dowry to [[EngagementChallenge let David marry his daughter]], King Saul requests a hundred foreskins of the Philistines. Not only were they something that David couldn't possibly collect without having thoroughly defeated their owners, they also served as a reminder that the Philistines were uncircumcised and thus outside of God's covenant, marking them as Saul's enemies. David went above and beyond, gathering ''two'' hundred, to Saul's dismay; he really wanted David to [[UriahGambit get killed in the attempt]].
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* ''Literature/TheBible'': ''Literature/TheBible'':
** As dowry to [[EngagementChallenge let David marry his daughter]], King Saul requests a hundred foreskins of the Philistines. Not only were they something that David couldn't possibly collect without having thoroughly defeated their owners, they also served as a reminder that the Philistines were uncircumcised and thus outside of God's covenant, marking them as Saul's enemies. David went above and beyond, gathering ''two'' hundred, to Saul's dismay; he really wanted David to [[UriahGambit get killed in theattempt]].attempt]].
** David later sneaks into Saul's camp on multiple occasions while the guards are asleep, stealing items that were right next to Saul, like a spear, and even part of Saul's clothing, to prove that he was able to get in and out and [[IfIWantedYouDead could have killed Saul if he wanted]].
** As dowry to [[EngagementChallenge let David marry his daughter]], King Saul requests a hundred foreskins of the Philistines. Not only were they something that David couldn't possibly collect without having thoroughly defeated their owners, they also served as a reminder that the Philistines were uncircumcised and thus outside of God's covenant, marking them as Saul's enemies. David went above and beyond, gathering ''two'' hundred, to Saul's dismay; he really wanted David to [[UriahGambit get killed in the
** David later sneaks into Saul's camp on multiple occasions while the guards are asleep, stealing items that were right next to Saul, like a spear, and even part of Saul's clothing, to prove that he was able to get in and out and [[IfIWantedYouDead could have killed Saul if he wanted]].
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* Jack Vance's ''Demon Princes'' series has protagonist Kirth Gersen taking on a job to find one Mr Hoskins, a man whose importance is so great that Gersen can't even be told what it is. He's told to bring Hoskins in alive, or dead, or if that's not possible, in some fragment large enough that his death can be proven without a doubt. Only later does he find out why the police were so desperate to ensure that Hoskins not remain at large.
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* ''Literature/ReturnOfTheRuneboundProfessor'': Noah initially promises to bring back the head of a Slasher monkey to prove to his students that he knows how to kill them. But after realising how much of a mess it would make, he settles for bringing back a claw, with blood still on the root. The students try to protest that he could have bought the claw, but they're at least convinced enough to come with him so he can demonstrate firsthand.
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One way or another, they want tangible proof that the job is done.
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One way or another, they want tangible proof that the job is done.
done. Thus this trope.
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-> '''Oz:''' But first you must prove yourselves worthy by performing a very small task. Bring me the broomstick of the Witch of the West.\\
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->'''Oz:''' But first you must prove yourselves worthy by performing a very small task. Bring me the broomstick of the Witch of the West.\\
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* Danielle Atron ''attempts'' this in ''[[https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-32071/DianeCastle+The+Secret+Collocation+of+Alex+Mack.htm The Secret Collocation of Alex Mack,]]'' demanding that a summoned demon "Bring me the heart of Alexandra Louise Mack!" Unfortunately for her, being a ''demon'' (and hating her on top of that, for binding it), it chooses to take a [[ExactWords very broad interpretation of her command]]. [[spoiler:Instead of literally pulling Alex's heart out of her chest, it summons half a dozen versions of Alex from different {{alternate universe}}s (with different variations on her powers, but the same at "heart"), who band together and collectively deliver a beatdown to Danielle that she still hasn't forgotten millions of subjective years later.]]
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* Danielle Atron ''attempts'' this in ''[[https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-32071/DianeCastle+The+Secret+Collocation+of+Alex+Mack.htm The Secret Collocation of Alex Mack,]]'' Mack]]'', demanding that a summoned demon "Bring me the heart of Alexandra Louise Mack!" Unfortunately for her, being a ''demon'' (and hating her on top of that, for binding it), it chooses to take a [[ExactWords very broad interpretation of her command]]. [[spoiler:Instead of literally pulling Alex's heart out of her chest, it summons half a dozen versions of Alex from different {{alternate universe}}s (with different variations on her powers, but the same at "heart"), who band together and collectively deliver a beatdown to Danielle that she still hasn't forgotten millions of subjective years later.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'': After [[spoiler:a landslide buries the Hun army]], Shang brings back Shan Yu's distinctive serrated sword, and presents it to the Emperor, as evidence of the victory. When the Emperor later sends Mulan home, he gives her the sword to take with her, as the visible proof of her service to China.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'': After [[spoiler:a landslide buries the Hun army]], Shang brings back Shan Yu's distinctive serrated sword, and presents it to the Emperor, as evidence of the victory. When the Emperor later sends Mulan home, he gives her the sword to take with her, as the visible proof of her service to China.
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When a villain wants proof of an enemy's demise, DemandingTheirHead is a tried and true classic. Sometimes, though, they decide to get more creative. After all, there are plenty of other body parts that will adequately ensure the target is [[Film/TheWizardOfOz really most sincerely dead]], like the [[AttackOnTheHeart heart]], or even the liver. Or perhaps they don't really want a body part making a mess and stinking out the house (not to mention [[DisneyVillainDeath you don't want to scare the kids]]), so they instead ask for some [[IconicItem prized possession]], one that could only be pried from the target's cold dead fingers. One way or another, they want tangible proof that the job is done.
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When a villain wants proof of an enemy's demise, DemandingTheirHead is a tried and true classic. Sometimes, though, they decide to get more creative. After all, there are plenty of other body parts that will adequately ensure the target is [[Film/TheWizardOfOz really most sincerely dead]], like the [[AttackOnTheHeart heart]], or even the liver. Or perhaps they don't really want a body part making a mess and stinking out the house (not to mention [[DisneyVillainDeath you don't want to scare the kids]]), so they instead ask for some [[IconicItem prized possession]], one that could only be pried from the target's cold dead fingers. fingers.
One way or another, they want tangible proof that the job is done.
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* FalloutNewVegas:''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'':
