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* The British Museum describes its crystal skull, which it has had since 1897, as "probably European, 19th century AD", although the rock-crystal itself may be of Brazilian origin. It is known to have originated from Eugène Boban, a French archaeologist who, after working in Mexico in the 1850s and 1860s, went into business as a Paris-based antiquities dealer and was strongly associated with the selling of fake pre-Colombian artefacts. A scientific examination of the British Museum skull found that it had been made using tools that were not invented until the nineteenth century.
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* The British Museum describes its crystal skull, which it has had since 1897, as "probably European, 19th century AD", although the rock-crystal itself may be of Brazilian origin. It is known to have originated from Eugène Boban, a French archaeologist who, after working in Mexico in the 1850s and 1860s, went into business as a Paris-based antiquities dealer and was strongly associated with the selling of fake pre-Colombian artefacts. A scientific examination of the British Museum skull found that it had been made using tools that were not invented until the nineteenth century. Nevertheless, it's still on display and is understandably popular with visitors who are fans of the Franchise/IndianaJones films.
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* In another case of WhatMightHaveBeen, an episode for the (cancelled) third season of ''Series/TheYoungIndianaJonesChronicles'' was planned so that Indy's first meeting with René Belloq (the antagonist in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'') would involve a crystal skull.
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* In another case of WhatMightHaveBeen, WhatCouldHaveBeen, an episode for the (cancelled) third season of ''Series/TheYoungIndianaJonesChronicles'' was planned so that Indy's first meeting with René Belloq (the antagonist in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'') would involve a crystal skull.
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* ''Series/DangerFive'' had one wielded by Soviet Dance Witches. It's that kind of show.
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* In ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'', Jark Matter's assassin Ikagen is at least partially based on the legend of the crystal skulls, and even has one for a face.
* ''Series/TheATeam''. The episode "The Crystal Skull" involves the team stealing a skull from a couple of Australian mercenaries to give back to its original owner, who is the ruler of a country in the Middle East, even though these things supposedly came from South America. Then again, the rest of the episode involves Murdock being worshipped as a god by a tribe of headhunters because he has the skull, so it's not like cultural sensitivity was much on the writer's mind.
* ''Series/TheATeam''. The episode "The Crystal Skull" involves the team stealing a skull from a couple of Australian mercenaries to give back to its original owner, who is the ruler of a country in the Middle East, even though these things supposedly came from South America. Then again, the rest of the episode involves Murdock being worshipped as a god by a tribe of headhunters because he has the skull, so it's not like cultural sensitivity was much on the writer's mind.
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* In ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'', Jark Matter's assassin Ikagen is at least partially based on the legend of the crystal skulls, and even has one for a face.
* ''Series/TheATeam''. The episode "The Crystal Skull" involves the team stealing a skull from a couple of Australian mercenaries to give back to its original owner, who is the ruler of a country in the Middle East, even though these things supposedly came from South America. Then again, the rest of the episode involves Murdock being worshipped as a god by a tribe of headhunters because he has the skull, so it's not like cultural sensitivity was much on the writer's mind.
* ''Series/TheATeam''. The episode "The Crystal Skull" involves the team stealing a skull from a couple of Australian mercenaries to give back to its original owner, who is the ruler of a country in the Middle East, even though these things supposedly came from South America. Then again, the rest of the episode involves Murdock being worshipped as a god by a tribe of headhunters because he has the skull, so it's not like cultural sensitivity was much on the writer's mind.
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* ''Series/TheATeam''. The episode "The Crystal Skull" involves the team stealing a skull from a couple of Australian mercenaries to give back to its original owner, who is the ruler of a country in the Middle East, even though these things supposedly came from South America. Then again, the rest of the episode involves Murdock being worshipped as a god by a tribe of headhunters because he has the skull, so it's not like cultural sensitivity was much on the writer's mind.
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* In another case of WhatMightHaveBeen, an episode for the (cancelled) third season of ''Series/TheYoungIndianaJonesChronicles'' was planned so that Indy's first meeting with René Belloq (the antagonist in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'') would involve a crystal skull.
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* ''Series/TheATeam''. The episode "The Crystal Skull" involves the team stealing a skull from a couple of Australian mercenaries to give back to its original owner, who is the ruler of a country in the Middle East, even though these things supposedly came from South America. Then again the rest of the episode involves Murdock being worshipped as a god by a tribe of headhunters because he has the skull, so it's not like cultural sensitivity was much on the writer's mind.
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* ''Series/TheATeam''. The episode "The Crystal Skull" involves the team stealing a skull from a couple of Australian mercenaries to give back to its original owner, who is the ruler of a country in the Middle East, even though these things supposedly came from South America. Then again again, the rest of the episode involves Murdock being worshipped as a god by a tribe of headhunters because he has the skull, so it's not like cultural sensitivity was much on the writer's mind.
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* The most notorious is the [[http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/mitchell_hedges/facts.html Mitchell-Hedges Skull]] which was claimed to have been discovered in a ruined temple in Lubaantun in British Honduras (now Belize) in 1924 by Anna Mitchell-Hedges, the adopted daughter of the British adventurer and author F.A. Mitchell-Hedges. As far as can be ascertained, though, there are no records of this discovery at the time, and recent evidence has suggested that Mitchell-Hedges actually bought it from Sidney Burney, a London art dealer, in 1943. Anna, who referred to the skull as the "Skull of Doom", refused requests to have it scientifically tested and toured with it fur many years; her widower, who inherited it after her death in 2007, apparently genuinely believed that it has mystical properties — although when it was examined by scientists from the Smithsonian Institution in 2008, the conclusion was that it was probably made in the 1930s and was likely based on the one in the British Museum (see below).
* The British Museum describes its crystal skull, which it has had since 1897, as "probably European, 19th century AD", although the rock-crystal itself may be of Brazilian origin. It is known to have originated from Eugène Boban, a French archaeologist who, after working in Mexico in the 1850s and 1860s, went into business as a Paris-based antiquities dealer and was strongly associated with the selling of fake pre-Colombian artefacts. A scientific examination of the British Museum skull found that it had been made using modern tools.
* The Musée du Quai Branly in Paris has a Crystal skull which is also known to have originally been purchased from Eugène Boban. Tests carried out on the Paris skull in 2007-08 concluded that it was made in the nineteenth century.
* The British Museum describes its crystal skull, which it has had since 1897, as "probably European, 19th century AD", although the rock-crystal itself may be of Brazilian origin. It is known to have originated from Eugène Boban, a French archaeologist who, after working in Mexico in the 1850s and 1860s, went into business as a Paris-based antiquities dealer and was strongly associated with the selling of fake pre-Colombian artefacts. A scientific examination of the British Museum skull found that it had been made using modern tools.
* The Musée du Quai Branly in Paris has a Crystal skull which is also known to have originally been purchased from Eugène Boban. Tests carried out on the Paris skull in 2007-08 concluded that it was made in the nineteenth century.
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* The most notorious is the [[http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/mitchell_hedges/facts.html Mitchell-Hedges Skull]] which was claimed to have been discovered in a ruined temple in Lubaantun in British Honduras (now Belize) in 1924 by Anna Mitchell-Hedges, the adopted daughter of the British adventurer and author F.A. Mitchell-Hedges. As far as can be ascertained, though, there are no records of this discovery at the time, and recent evidence has suggested that Mitchell-Hedges actually bought it from Sidney Burney, a London art dealer, in 1943. Anna, who referred to the skull as the "Skull of Doom", refused requests to have it scientifically tested and toured with it fur for many years; her widower, who inherited it after her death in 2007, apparently genuinely believed that it has mystical properties — although when it was examined by scientists from the Smithsonian Institution in 2008, the conclusion was that it was probably made in the 1930s and was likely based on the one in the British Museum Museum, which had been on public display since the late 1890s (see below).
* The British Museum describes its crystal skull, which it has had since 1897, as "probably European, 19th century AD", although the rock-crystal itself may be of Brazilian origin. It is known to have originated from Eugène Boban, a French archaeologist who, after working in Mexico in the 1850s and 1860s, went into business as a Paris-based antiquities dealer and was strongly associated with the selling of fake pre-Colombian artefacts. A scientific examination of the British Museum skull found that it had been made usingmodern tools.
tools that were not invented until the nineteenth century.
* The Musée du Quai Branly in Paris has aCrystal crystal skull which is also known to have originally been purchased from Eugène Boban. Tests carried out on the Paris skull in 2007-08 concluded that it was made in the nineteenth century.
* The British Museum describes its crystal skull, which it has had since 1897, as "probably European, 19th century AD", although the rock-crystal itself may be of Brazilian origin. It is known to have originated from Eugène Boban, a French archaeologist who, after working in Mexico in the 1850s and 1860s, went into business as a Paris-based antiquities dealer and was strongly associated with the selling of fake pre-Colombian artefacts. A scientific examination of the British Museum skull found that it had been made using
* The Musée du Quai Branly in Paris has a
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* The most notorious is the [[http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/mitchell_hedges/facts.html Mitchell-Hedges Skull]] which was claimed to have been discovered in a ruined temple in Lubaantun in British Honduras (now Belize) in 1924 by Anna Mitchell-Hedges, the adopted daughter of the British adventurer and author F.A. Mitchell-Hedges. As far as can be ascertained, though, there are no records of this discovery at the time, and recent evidence has suggested that Mitchell-Hedges actually bought it from Sidney Burney, a London art dealer, in 1943. Anna, who referred to the skull as the "Skull of Doom", refused requests to have it scientifically tested and toured with it fur many years; her widower, who inherited it after her death in 2007, apparently genuinely believed that it has mystical properties — although when it was examined at the Smithsonian in 2008, the conclusion was that it was probably made in the 1930s and was likely based on the one in the British Museum (see below).
* The British Museum describes its crystal skull, which it has had since 1897, as "probably European, 19th century AD", although the rock-crystal itself may be of Brazilian origin. A scientific examination of this skull found that it had been made using modern tools.
* The Musée du Quai Branly in Paris has a Crystal skull which is known to have been purchased from Eugène Boban, an archaeologist and antiquities dealer associated with the selling of fake pre-Colombian artefacts in the mid-to-late nineteenth century (the British Museum skull is also known to have come from him). Tests carried out on the Paris skull in 2007-08 concluded that it was made in the late nineteenth century.
* The British Museum describes its crystal skull, which it has had since 1897, as "probably European, 19th century AD", although the rock-crystal itself may be of Brazilian origin. A scientific examination of this skull found that it had been made using modern tools.
* The Musée du Quai Branly in Paris has a Crystal skull which is known to have been purchased from Eugène Boban, an archaeologist and antiquities dealer associated with the selling of fake pre-Colombian artefacts in the mid-to-late nineteenth century (the British Museum skull is also known to have come from him). Tests carried out on the Paris skull in 2007-08 concluded that it was made in the late nineteenth century.
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* The most notorious is the [[http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/mitchell_hedges/facts.html Mitchell-Hedges Skull]] which was claimed to have been discovered in a ruined temple in Lubaantun in British Honduras (now Belize) in 1924 by Anna Mitchell-Hedges, the adopted daughter of the British adventurer and author F.A. Mitchell-Hedges. As far as can be ascertained, though, there are no records of this discovery at the time, and recent evidence has suggested that Mitchell-Hedges actually bought it from Sidney Burney, a London art dealer, in 1943. Anna, who referred to the skull as the "Skull of Doom", refused requests to have it scientifically tested and toured with it fur many years; her widower, who inherited it after her death in 2007, apparently genuinely believed that it has mystical properties — although when it was examined at by scientists from the Smithsonian Institution in 2008, the conclusion was that it was probably made in the 1930s and was likely based on the one in the British Museum (see below).
* The British Museum describes its crystal skull, which it has had since 1897, as "probably European, 19th century AD", although the rock-crystal itself may be of Brazilian origin. It is known to have originated from Eugène Boban, a French archaeologist who, after working in Mexico in the 1850s and 1860s, went into business as a Paris-based antiquities dealer and was strongly associated with the selling of fake pre-Colombian artefacts. A scientific examination ofthis the British Museum skull found that it had been made using modern tools.
* The Musée du Quai Branly in Paris has a Crystal skull which is also known to have originally been purchased from EugèneBoban, an archaeologist and antiquities dealer associated with the selling of fake pre-Colombian artefacts in the mid-to-late nineteenth century (the British Museum skull is also known to have come from him). Boban. Tests carried out on the Paris skull in 2007-08 concluded that it was made in the late nineteenth century.
* The British Museum describes its crystal skull, which it has had since 1897, as "probably European, 19th century AD", although the rock-crystal itself may be of Brazilian origin. It is known to have originated from Eugène Boban, a French archaeologist who, after working in Mexico in the 1850s and 1860s, went into business as a Paris-based antiquities dealer and was strongly associated with the selling of fake pre-Colombian artefacts. A scientific examination of
* The Musée du Quai Branly in Paris has a Crystal skull which is also known to have originally been purchased from Eugène
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* All of the real crystal skulls, including the most notorious, the [[http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/mitchell_hedges/facts.html Mitchell-Hedges Skull]], that have been subjected to scientific examination, have been determined to have been constructed using twentieth-century tools and machinery. Naturally those who believe (or want to believe) the story of the crystal skulls find ways to explain this away, such as saying [[InsaneTrollLogic the tool marks on the skulls aren't because they're modern hoaxes, they're because the ancient Maya had power tools]]. Or that [[AncientAstronauts aliens did it]], and naturally anybody who can make a spaceship would have power tools. Conveniently ignored is that the earliest-attested skulls all show signs of the exact power tools that were available in the late 19th century, rather than anything more advanced that one would expect a spacefaring alien to have access to. Also ignored is the complete lack of any authentic Mesoamerican myths or legends about crystal skulls. Instead, "legends" about the skulls only started materializing ''after'' the first attempts to pass off a crystal skull as a pre-Columbian artifact around 1860.
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* All of the real crystal skulls, including the most notorious, the [[http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/mitchell_hedges/facts.html Mitchell-Hedges Skull]], skulls that have been subjected to scientific examination, examination have been determined to have been constructed using nineteenth- or early twentieth-century tools and machinery. Naturally Naturally, those who believe (or want to believe) the story of the crystal skulls find ways to explain this away, such as saying [[InsaneTrollLogic the tool marks on the skulls aren't because they're modern hoaxes, they're because the ancient Maya had power tools]]. Or that [[AncientAstronauts aliens did it]], and naturally anybody who can make a spaceship would have power tools. Conveniently ignored is that the earliest-attested skulls all show signs of the exact power tools that were available in the late 19th century, rather than anything more advanced that one would expect a spacefaring alien to have access to. Also ignored is the complete lack of any authentic Mesoamerican myths or legends about crystal skulls. Instead, "legends" about the skulls only started materializing ''after'' the first attempts to pass off a crystal skull as a pre-Columbian artifact around 1860.1860.
* The most notorious is the [[http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/mitchell_hedges/facts.html Mitchell-Hedges Skull]] which was claimed to have been discovered in a ruined temple in Lubaantun in British Honduras (now Belize) in 1924 by Anna Mitchell-Hedges, the adopted daughter of the British adventurer and author F.A. Mitchell-Hedges. As far as can be ascertained, though, there are no records of this discovery at the time, and recent evidence has suggested that Mitchell-Hedges actually bought it from Sidney Burney, a London art dealer, in 1943. Anna, who referred to the skull as the "Skull of Doom", refused requests to have it scientifically tested and toured with it fur many years; her widower, who inherited it after her death in 2007, apparently genuinely believed that it has mystical properties — although when it was examined at the Smithsonian in 2008, the conclusion was that it was probably made in the 1930s and was likely based on the one in the British Museum (see below).
* The most notorious is the [[http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/mitchell_hedges/facts.html Mitchell-Hedges Skull]] which was claimed to have been discovered in a ruined temple in Lubaantun in British Honduras (now Belize) in 1924 by Anna Mitchell-Hedges, the adopted daughter of the British adventurer and author F.A. Mitchell-Hedges. As far as can be ascertained, though, there are no records of this discovery at the time, and recent evidence has suggested that Mitchell-Hedges actually bought it from Sidney Burney, a London art dealer, in 1943. Anna, who referred to the skull as the "Skull of Doom", refused requests to have it scientifically tested and toured with it fur many years; her widower, who inherited it after her death in 2007, apparently genuinely believed that it has mystical properties — although when it was examined at the Smithsonian in 2008, the conclusion was that it was probably made in the 1930s and was likely based on the one in the British Museum (see below).
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* ''VideoGame/GrandiaIII'': EvilSorcerer La-Ilim uses a crystal skull as a weapon. Much like with weapons of other humanoid bosses, it's classified as an enemy on its own, which effectively gives La-Ilim two separate cooldowns, albeit with different actions. The skull's actions include some magic and an ability to ''revive'' the boss's pet dragon. The skull also has its own HP, and you can break it, but it takes [[ScratchDamage 0 or 1 damage]] from any attack, and grinding down its 64 HP may take a while. The skull will also "die" if you take out La-Ilim, so it's not necessary to do so.
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* ''VideoGame/GrandiaIII'': EvilSorcerer La-Ilim uses a green crystal skull as a weapon. Much like with weapons of other humanoid bosses, it's classified as an enemy on its own, which effectively gives La-Ilim two separate cooldowns, [[CombatantCooldownSystem cooldowns]], albeit with different actions. The skull's actions include some magic and an ability to ''revive'' the boss's pet dragon. The skull also has its own HP, and you can break it, but it takes [[ScratchDamage 0 or 1 damage]] from any attack, and grinding down its 64 HP may take a while. The skull will also "die" if you take out La-Ilim, so it's not necessary to do so.destroy it as well.
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* The Crystal Skull, or rather, a series of 5 Crystal Skulls forms a core plot element in ''VideoGame/Persona2''. They are initially used by Joker to drain people of their Ideal Energy and are said to be the key to raise Xibalba, the utopia said to protect the chosen humans from the end of the world. [[spoiler:However as it turns out, the skulls are just a huge RedHerring. They are little more than pretty trinkets. Their true purpose was just to distract and mislead the heroes from the effects the rumors surrounding them where having. And by the time they are told the truth, it's too late. The end of the world had already begun]].
* ''VideoGame/Persona5'' has Crystal Skull as one of the late-game Treasure Demons. As fusion / sacrifice material, it has all the third tier party-wide elemental attacks. It can also be turned into an accessory with Angelic Grace (high non-Almighty magic evasion) and +5 to all stats (+6 when done through Royal's Fusion Alarm).
* ''VideoGame/Persona5'' has Crystal Skull as one of the late-game Treasure Demons. As fusion / sacrifice material, it has all the third tier party-wide elemental attacks. It can also be turned into an accessory with Angelic Grace (high non-Almighty magic evasion) and +5 to all stats (+6 when done through Royal's Fusion Alarm).
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** The Crystal Skull, or rather, a series of 5 Crystal Skulls forms a core plot element in ''VideoGame/Persona2''. They are initially used by Joker to drain people of their Ideal Energy and are said to be the key to raise Xibalba, the utopia said to protect the chosen humans from the end of the world. [[spoiler:However as it turns out, the skulls are just a huge RedHerring. They are little more than pretty trinkets. Their true purpose was just to distract and mislead the heroes from the effects the rumors surrounding them where having. And by the time they are told the truth, it's too late. The end of the world had already begun]].
* ** ''VideoGame/Persona5'' has Crystal Skull as one of the late-game Treasure Demons. As fusion / sacrifice material, it has all the third tier party-wide elemental attacks. It can also be turned into an accessory with Angelic Grace (high non-Almighty magic evasion) and +5 to all stats (+6 when done through Royal's Fusion Alarm).
** The Crystal Skull, or rather, a series of 5 Crystal Skulls forms a core plot element in ''VideoGame/Persona2''. They are initially used by Joker to drain people of their Ideal Energy and are said to be the key to raise Xibalba, the utopia said to protect the chosen humans from the end of the world. [[spoiler:However as it turns out, the skulls are just a huge RedHerring. They are little more than pretty trinkets. Their true purpose was just to distract and mislead the heroes from the effects the rumors surrounding them where having. And by the time they are told the truth, it's too late. The end of the world had already begun]].
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* The ''VideoGame/NancyDrew'' video game, ''Legend of the Crystal Skull''
* ''VideoGame/{{Zork}}'' has a crystal skull treasure to collect.
* Parodied in ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' with the crystal skull, which is used to scare away monsters and turns out to consist of worthless glass.
* In ''VideoGame/LaMulana'', the Crystal Skull is a late-game PlotCoupon that grants access to the Dimensional Corridor. Show it to Xelpud in the remake, and he'll comment that [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull they made a]] [[TakeThat terrible movie based on it]].
* A crystal skull appears in ''VideoGame/{{Spelunky}}'' as a treasure in {{jungle|Japes}} levels. Trying to take one automatically summons a ghost, but bringing it to the exit is worth a lot of money.
* ''VideoGame/FortuneSummoners'' has an item called the crystal skull which increases max MP
* ''VideoGame/{{Zork}}'' has a crystal skull treasure to collect.
* Parodied in ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' with the crystal skull, which is used to scare away monsters and turns out to consist of worthless glass.
* In ''VideoGame/LaMulana'', the Crystal Skull is a late-game PlotCoupon that grants access to the Dimensional Corridor. Show it to Xelpud in the remake, and he'll comment that [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull they made a]] [[TakeThat terrible movie based on it]].
* A crystal skull appears in ''VideoGame/{{Spelunky}}'' as a treasure in {{jungle|Japes}} levels. Trying to take one automatically summons a ghost, but bringing it to the exit is worth a lot of money.
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* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'' has a data file about crystal skulls that you can obtain by hacking a computer at Abstergo Entertainment in the modern-day section. Later, [[spoiler: in Edward Kenway's story, a crystal skull turns out to be the {{Macguffin}}, as in, the object that makes the Observatory so sought after by the Templars.]]
* One shows up as one of the treasures in ''VideoGame/WarioLand Shake It''. Complete with an amusing description:
** " ...From a crystal...man?"
* One shows up as one of the treasures in ''VideoGame/WarioLand Shake It''. Complete with an amusing description:
** " ...From a crystal...man?"
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* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'' has a data file about crystal skulls that you can obtain by hacking a computer at Abstergo Entertainment in the modern-day section. Later, [[spoiler: in Edward Kenway's story, a crystal skull turns out to be the {{Macguffin}}, as in, the object that makes the Observatory so sought after by the Templars.]]
* One shows up as one of the treasures in ''VideoGame/WarioLand Shake It''. Complete with an amusing description:
** " ...From a crystal...man?"Templars]].
* One shows up as one of the treasures in ''VideoGame/WarioLand Shake It''. Complete with an amusing description:
** " ...From a crystal...man?"
* ''VideoGame/FortuneSummoners'' has an item called the crystal skull which increases max MP.
* ''VideoGame/GrandiaIII'': EvilSorcerer La-Ilim uses a crystal skull as a weapon. Much like with weapons of other humanoid bosses, it's classified as an enemy on its own, which effectively gives La-Ilim two separate cooldowns, albeit with different actions. The skull's actions include some magic and an ability to ''revive'' the boss's pet dragon. The skull also has its own HP, and you can break it, but it takes [[ScratchDamage 0 or 1 damage]] from any attack, and grinding down its 64 HP may take a while. The skull will also "die" if you take out La-Ilim, so it's not necessary to do so.
* Parodied in ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' with the crystal skull, which is used to scare away monsters and turns out to consist of worthless glass.
* In ''VideoGame/LaMulana'', the Crystal Skull is a late-game PlotCoupon that grants access to the Dimensional Corridor. Show it to Xelpud in the remake, and he'll comment that [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull they made a]] [[TakeThat terrible movie based on it]].
* The ''VideoGame/NancyDrew'' video game, ''Legend of the Crystal Skull''
* ''VideoGame/GrandiaIII'': EvilSorcerer La-Ilim uses a crystal skull as a weapon. Much like with weapons of other humanoid bosses, it's classified as an enemy on its own, which effectively gives La-Ilim two separate cooldowns, albeit with different actions. The skull's actions include some magic and an ability to ''revive'' the boss's pet dragon. The skull also has its own HP, and you can break it, but it takes [[ScratchDamage 0 or 1 damage]] from any attack, and grinding down its 64 HP may take a while. The skull will also "die" if you take out La-Ilim, so it's not necessary to do so.
* Parodied in ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' with the crystal skull, which is used to scare away monsters and turns out to consist of worthless glass.
* In ''VideoGame/LaMulana'', the Crystal Skull is a late-game PlotCoupon that grants access to the Dimensional Corridor. Show it to Xelpud in the remake, and he'll comment that [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull they made a]] [[TakeThat terrible movie based on it]].
* The ''VideoGame/NancyDrew'' video game, ''Legend of the Crystal Skull''
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* A crystal skull is one of the artifacts you can find in ''Mii Trek'' in ''VideoGame/StreetPassMiiPlaza''. Of course, it is linked to extraterrestrial involvement in the area. [[spoiler:Your guide Beaksley is one such alien, though he isn't aware of it until later]].
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* A crystal skull is one of the artifacts you can find in ''Mii Trek'' in ''VideoGame/StreetPassMiiPlaza''. Of course, it is linked to extraterrestrial involvement in the area. [[spoiler:Your guide Beaksley is one such alien, though he isn't aware of it until later]].
* A crystal skull is one of the artifacts you can find in ''Mii Trek'' in ''VideoGame/StreetPassMiiPlaza''. Of course, it is linked to extraterrestrial involvement in the area. [[spoiler:Your guide Beaksley is one such alien, though he isn't aware of it until later]].
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* One shows up as one of the treasures in ''VideoGame/WarioLand Shake It''. Complete with an amusing description:
--> " ...From a crystal...man?"
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--> " ...From a crystal...man?"
* ''VideoGame/{{Zork}}'' has a crystal skull treasure to collect.
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* All of the real crystal skulls, including the most notorious, the [[http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/mitchell_hedges/facts.html Mitchell-Hedges Skull]], that have been subjected to scientific examination, have been determined to have been constructed using twentieth-century tools and machinery. Naturally those who believe (or want to believe) the story of the crystal skulls find ways to explain this away, such as saying [[InsaneTrollLogic the tool marks on the skulls aren't because they're modern hoaxes, they're because the ancient Maya had power tools]]. Or that [[AncientAstronauts aliens did it]], and naturally anybody who can make a spaceship would have power tools. Conveniently ignored is that the earliest-attested skulls all show signs of the exact power tools that were available in the late 19th century, rather than anything more advanced that one would expect a spacefaring alien to have access to.
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* All of the real crystal skulls, including the most notorious, the [[http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/mitchell_hedges/facts.html Mitchell-Hedges Skull]], that have been subjected to scientific examination, have been determined to have been constructed using twentieth-century tools and machinery. Naturally those who believe (or want to believe) the story of the crystal skulls find ways to explain this away, such as saying [[InsaneTrollLogic the tool marks on the skulls aren't because they're modern hoaxes, they're because the ancient Maya had power tools]]. Or that [[AncientAstronauts aliens did it]], and naturally anybody who can make a spaceship would have power tools. Conveniently ignored is that the earliest-attested skulls all show signs of the exact power tools that were available in the late 19th century, rather than anything more advanced that one would expect a spacefaring alien to have access to. Also ignored is the complete lack of any authentic Mesoamerican myths or legends about crystal skulls. Instead, "legends" about the skulls only started materializing ''after'' the first attempts to pass off a crystal skull as a pre-Columbian artifact around 1860.
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* All of the real crystal skulls, including the most notorious, the [[http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/mitchell_hedges/facts.html Mitchell-Hedges Skull]], that have been subjected to scientific examination, have been determined to have been constructed using twentieth-century tools and machinery. Naturally those who believe (or want to believe) the story of the crystal skulls find ways to explain this away, such as saying [[InsaneTrollLogic the tool marks on the skulls aren't because they're modern hoaxes, they're because the ancient Maya had power tools]].
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* All of the real crystal skulls, including the most notorious, the [[http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/mitchell_hedges/facts.html Mitchell-Hedges Skull]], that have been subjected to scientific examination, have been determined to have been constructed using twentieth-century tools and machinery. Naturally those who believe (or want to believe) the story of the crystal skulls find ways to explain this away, such as saying [[InsaneTrollLogic the tool marks on the skulls aren't because they're modern hoaxes, they're because the ancient Maya had power tools]]. Or that [[AncientAstronauts aliens did it]], and naturally anybody who can make a spaceship would have power tools. Conveniently ignored is that the earliest-attested skulls all show signs of the exact power tools that were available in the late 19th century, rather than anything more advanced that one would expect a spacefaring alien to have access to.
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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': Crystal skulls appear in the Dragon article "Relics of Myth" as epic-level artifacts. The "Aztec" skulls (meaning the ones in the British Museum and the Smithsonian) are "just" epic-level [[CrystalBall scrying crystals]]. The "Mayan" skull (meaning the Mitchell-Hedges skull) is an epic-level scrying crystal ''and'' fires EyeBeams, but is also cursed, casting a ''symbol'' spell on anyone who scries with it.
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* ''Anime/{{Spriggan}}''. One episode had a neo-Nazi organisation get hold of an [=OOPArt=] crystal skull that was used by UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat as a lighthouse blub in Alexandria or a DeathRay in times of need. When the Nazis test it, the skull blasts a hole in the desert with the equivilent of an atomic blast.
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* ''Anime/{{Spriggan}}''.''Manga/{{Spriggan}}''. One episode had a neo-Nazi organisation get hold of an [=OOPArt=] crystal skull that was used by UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat as a lighthouse blub in Alexandria or a DeathRay in times of need. When the Nazis test it, the skull blasts a hole in the desert with the equivilent equivalent of an atomic blast.
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* ''Anime/Spriggan''. One episode had a neo-Nazi organisation get hold of an [=OOPArt=] crystal skull that was used by UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat as a lighthouse blub in Alexandria or a DeathRay. When the Nazis test it, the skull blasts a hole in the desert with the equivilent of an atomic blast.
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* ''Anime/Spriggan''. ''Anime/{{Spriggan}}''. One episode had a neo-Nazi organisation get hold of an [=OOPArt=] crystal skull that was used by UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat as a lighthouse blub in Alexandria or a DeathRay.DeathRay in times of need. When the Nazis test it, the skull blasts a hole in the desert with the equivilent of an atomic blast.
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* ''Anime/Spriggan''. One episode had a neo-Nazi organisation get hold of an [=OOPArt=] crystal skull that was used by UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat as a lighthouse blub in Alexandria or a DeathRay. When the Nazis test it, the skull blasts a hole in the desert with the equivilent of an atomic blast.
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* ''Series/TheATeam''. The episode "The Crystal Skull" involves the team stealing a skull from a couple of Australian mercenaries to give back to its original owner, who is the ruler of a country in the Middle East, even though these things supposedly came from South America. Then again the rest of the episode involves Murdock being worshipped as a god by a tribe of headhunters because he has the skull, so it's not like cultural sensitivity was much on the writer's mind.
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* Ledina, the EvilSorceress villainess from ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasTheLegendOfTheSunKing'' uses a crystal skull for her spells, either to [[SinisterSurveillance spy on the heroes]], use the skull to hypnotize her victims to a DeepSleep or attack her targets by firing EyeBeams from the skull.
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* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'': A door leading to the top of Temen-ni-gru requires two of these to open; one is already in its pillar, while the other has to be found in a certain room.
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* Towards the end of ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo'', the deceased Skeleton King's skull takes on a crystal appearance when the outer layer breaks away. His face keeps this appearance upon being resurrected.
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* The British Museum describes its crystal skull as "probably European, 19th century AD", although the rock-crystal itself may be of Brazilian origin. A scientific examination of this skull and one owned by the Smithsonian Institution suggested that they had been shaped using lathe-mounted jewellers' wheels.
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* The British Museum describes its crystal skull skull, which it has had since 1897, as "probably European, 19th century AD", although the rock-crystal itself may be of Brazilian origin. A scientific examination of this skull and one owned by the found that it had been made using modern tools.
* The SmithsonianInstitution suggested Institution, which received its crystal skull anonymously in the post in 1992, describes it as a "modern fake". Tests have shown that they had been shaped it was carved using lathe-mounted jewellers' wheels.carborundum, a modern abrasive. It's on display in the National Museum of Natural History.
* The Smithsonian
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* ''Film/HouseIITheSecondStory'': The plot revolves around one of these skulls, which can (supposedly) grant immortality to its owner.
* ''Film/TheLibrarian'': In the second film, Flynn recovers a crystal skull early on as a prelude to show the kind of things he does.
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* The plot of ''Film/HouseIITheSecondStory'' revolves around one of these skulls, which can (supposedly) grant immortality to its owner.
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* ''Literature/TheFifthHorsemanASleepyHollowLegend'' (by Gregg Gonzalez): The titular Fifth Horseman is Chaos, the Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse, who has possessed the headless body of a Hessian horseman that periodically stalks Sleepy Hollow. The only way to defeat it is by performing a ritual with a certain crystal skull, which sucks Chaos out of its physical body and traps it within the skull.
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* ''Literature/TheFifthHorsemanASleepyHollowLegend'' (by Gregg Gonzalez): The titular Fifth Horseman is Chaos, the Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse, who has possessed the headless body of a Hessian horseman that periodically stalks Sleepy Hollow. The only way to defeat it is by performing a ritual with a certain crystal skull, which sucks Chaos out of its physical body and traps it within the skull.
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A SubTrope of PublicDomainArtifact. Compare RingOfPower, MaskOfPower, FlamingSkulls, CrystalBall, SilverHasMysticPowers. Not to be confused with ByThePowerOfGreyskull.
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ByThePowerOfGrayskull.
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* ''VideoGame/Persona5'' has Crystal Skull as one of the late-game Treasure Demons. As fusion / sacrifice material, it has all the third tier party-wide elemental attacks. It can also be turned into an accessory with Angelic Grace (high non-Almighty magic evasion) and +5 to all stats (+6 when done through Royal's Fusion Alarm).
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* ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' had them as the skulls of extra-dimensional aliens with whole skeletons made of crystal.
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* A crystal skull was found in a giant alien pyramid in ''Series/StargateSG1''. It matched one found in an ancient Mayan temple back on Earth. Apparently, Quetzalcoatl was actually a giant alien - [[AllMythsAreTrue no surprise there]] - and the skulls are a way of contacting him.
* A crystal skull was found in a giant alien pyramid in ''Series/StargateSG1''. It matched one found in an ancient Mayan temple back on Earth. Apparently, Quetzalcoatl was actually a giant alien - [[AllMythsAreTrue no surprise there]] - and the skulls are a way of contacting him.
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* In an epic example of WhatCouldHaveBeen, a planned but never filmed episode of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' would have featured an archaeologist studying the ruins of an ancient civilization (the "Faran Empire," of which the Ferengi homeworld was said to be a former colony). She finds a Crystal Skull that is said to have belonged to a line of ancient rulers. The Skull influences Riker's behavior and he becomes increasingly aggressive and egotistical while leading an away mission that is competing with the Ferengi to obtain the skull (it's the Ferengi equivalent of the Holy Grail) and learn the secrets of the Faran Empire. The episode would have ended with the destruction of the skull and the end of its influencing powers.
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* In an epic example of WhatCouldHaveBeen, a planned but never filmed episode of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' would have featured an archaeologist studying the ruins of an ancient civilization (the "Faran Empire," Empire", of which the Ferengi homeworld was said to be a former colony). She finds a Crystal Skull that is said to have belonged to a line of ancient rulers. The Skull influences Riker's behavior and he becomes increasingly aggressive and egotistical while leading an away mission that is competing with the Ferengi to obtain the skull (it's the Ferengi equivalent of the Holy Grail) and learn the secrets of the Faran Empire. The episode would have ended with the destruction of the skull and the end of its influencing powers.
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* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': ''[[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/content_page/9/386 Silent Nacht (Chapter 5)]]'' tells of "a large, human-sized crystal skull" being "the crystal skull of the Gravewarden, a third-tier supervillain" that can, when activated by Darcy, make "wispy ghost-like figures [appear], circling around the skull, moaning". However, when activated by [[spoiler:Mr. Magic]], "[[spoiler:the entire room was filled with]] ghostly wraiths that wailed like a legion of lost souls".
* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': ''[[http://whateleyacademy.net/index.php/content_page/9/386 Silent Nacht (Chapter 5)]]'' tells of "a large, human-sized crystal skull" being "the crystal skull of the Gravewarden, a third-tier supervillain" that can, when activated by Darcy, make "wispy ghost-like figures [appear], circling around the skull, moaning". However, when activated by [[spoiler:Mr. Magic]], "[[spoiler:the entire room was filled with]] ghostly wraiths that wailed like a legion of lost souls".
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* Music/DoctorSteel had a song called "Curse of the Crystal Skull", about greed for such an object that dooms a pirate.
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* ''Pinball/IndianaJonesStern'' has a gimmick for each of the four Indiana Jones films. Naturally, a crystal skull is featured in the section for ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull''.
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* The ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'' 3E supplement ''Warehouse 23'' has an entry on a Crystal Skull. It's a FamouslyMundaneFictionallyMagical version of a crystal skull that was found in RealLife in British Honduras in the 1920s. It allows its owner to cast the Divination spell, and it can use all Telepathic powers on its own.
* ''Pinball/IndianaJonesStern'' has a gimmick for each of the four Indiana Jones films. Naturally, a crystal skull is featured in the section for ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull''.
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* The ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'' 3E supplement ''Warehouse 23'' has an entry on a Crystal Skull. It's a FamouslyMundaneFictionallyMagical version of a crystal skull that was found in RealLife in British Honduras in the 1920s. It allows its owner to cast the Divination spell, and it can use all Telepathic powers on its own.
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* ''[[Ride/IndianaJonesAdventure Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull]]'' at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Tokyo [=DisneySea=]]] naturally revolves a crystal skull.
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* A crystal skull was a powerful item sought in the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/GoldieGoldAndActionJack''.
* The second season of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'' had a continuing plot of collecting the 13 crystal skulls. When they are brought together, one wish is granted to the bearer.
* A crystal skull was a powerful item sought in the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/GoldieGoldAndActionJack''.
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