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* ''Literature/WarsOfTheRealm'': The Hall of Ages in heaven is a place where time does not exist (so the past, present, and future may be seen all at once). It is off-limits to just about everyone. [[spoiler:Which becomes a major plot point at the end of ''Rise of the Fallen'']].
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* The Rose Gate in ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' qualifies as such, this gate which appears in the last episode [[spoiler: presented as Akio's end goal with the Dueling Arena set ups: groom a champion that [[FallenHero unlike him]], will be [[IdealHero noble enough]] to bear the [[PrinceCharming Prince's]] sword, dispose of them and attempt to open the door with it himself, behind that door lies [[ArcWords "the power to revolutionize the world"]]]] Or in his own words:
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* The Rose Gate in ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' qualifies as such, this gate which appears in the last episode [[spoiler: presented as Akio's end goal with the Dueling Arena set ups: groom a champion that [[FallenHero unlike him]], will be [[IdealHero noble enough]] to bear the [[PrinceCharming Prince's]] sword, [[MacGuffinDeliveryService dispose of them and attempt to open the door with it himself, himself]], behind that door lies [[ArcWords "the power to revolutionize the world"]]]] Or in his own words:
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* The Black Library in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' contains every piece of information about [[TheCorruption Chaos]] ever collected. It exists in an unknown location deep in the Eldar's [[PortalNetwork Webway]], is guarded by the secretive, dangerous Harlequin cult of Eldar warriors, and only a handful of humans (most notably [[GodEmperor the Emperor]]) have ever reached it. Considering that much of the information is ThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow, the security is necessary.
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** The Well of Eternity is a location in the [[RealityIsOutToLunch Warp]], supposedly at the very center of reality where time and space begin and end. Tzeentch had tried to gain knowledge from it and failed despite his status as the GodOfKnowledge, and even his Greater Daemons sent into it never return, except for one. When Kairos was thrown into the Well, he miraculously survived, grew another head that alternates in [[KnightsAndKnaves telling the truth and lying,]] and aged into a visibly old Daemon. ''[[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace Daemons are immortal and not supposed to age.]]''
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* The quantum computer from ''Manga/BattleAngelAlita: Last Order''. [[spoiler: It uses the collected brains (the collective unconscious of humanity) as a means to predict the future.]] Zalem keeps it a heavily guarded secret from ''everyone''.
* In the ''Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}'', mages know the compendium of all knowledge in the universe by several names: the Root, the Swirl, the Origin, [[AkashicRecords Akasha]], etc. The ultimate goal of magic is said to be to find a way to access it. They are willing to go some extremes if they think there's a chance of achieving this goal. The Holy Grail War in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' is just one attempt at this, and ''Literature/TheGardenOfSinners'' goes into a bit more detail on just what the Root is and why the mages seek it so desperately.
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* The quantum computer from ''Manga/BattleAngelAlita: Last Order''. [[spoiler: It uses the collected brains (the collective unconscious of humanity) as a means to predict the future.]] Zalem keeps it a heavily guarded secret from ''everyone''.
* In the ''Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}'', mages know the compendium of all knowledge in the universe by several names: the Root, the Swirl, the Origin, [[AkashicRecords Akasha]], etc. The ultimate goal of magic is said to be to find a way to access it. They are willing to go some extremes if they think there's a chance of achieving this goal. The Holy Grail War in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' is just one attempt at this, and ''Literature/TheGardenOfSinners'' goes into a bit more detail on just what the Root is and why the mages seek it so desperately.
* In the ''Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}'', mages know the compendium of all knowledge in the universe by several names: the Root, the Swirl, the Origin, [[AkashicRecords Akasha]], etc. The ultimate goal of magic is said to be to find a way to access it. They are willing to go some extremes if they think there's a chance of achieving this goal. The Holy Grail War in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' is just one attempt at this, and ''Literature/TheGardenOfSinners'' goes into a bit more detail on just what the Root is and why the mages seek it so desperately.
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* The quantum computer from ''Manga/BattleAngelAlita: Last Order''. [[spoiler: It uses the collected brains (the collective unconscious of humanity) as a means to predict the future.]] Zalem keeps it a heavily guarded secret from ''everyone''.
* In the ''Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}'', mages know the compendium of all knowledgeSeven Gates in the universe by several names: the Root, the Swirl, the Origin, [[AkashicRecords Akasha]], etc. The ultimate goal of magic is said to be to find a way to access it. They ''Manga/ThePromisedNeverland'' are willing what someone has to go some extremes pass through if they think there's want to make a chance of achieving this goal. The Holy Grail War in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' is just one attempt at this, and ''Literature/TheGardenOfSinners'' goes into a bit more detail on just what deal with the Root is and why the mages seek it so desperately.nameless demon god.
* In the ''Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}'', mages know the compendium of all knowledge
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* The Seven Gates in ''Manga/ThePromisedNeverland'' are what someone has to pass through if they want to make a deal with the nameless demon god.
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* The Source Wall in Franchise/TheDCU is close to this trope. The main discrepancy is that it's not a ''gate'', it's a ''wall'' composed primarily of the petrified bodies of former god and mortal beings alike who tried to breach it.
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* In ''Literature/TheOdyssey'', there are two gates through which all dreams pass, one of horn and one of ivory. Dreams that pass through the horn gate are true (that is, they come to pass in RealLife), whereas dreams that go through the ivory gate are deceptive and false.
** This particular imagery recurs in ''Literature/TheAeneid'' and in many later works. English-language works making use of the motif include ''Literature/TheFaerieQueene'', ''Literature/AWizardOfEarthsea'', Robert Holdstock's fantasy novel ''Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn'', and ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'' by Creator/NeilGaiman.
* In Creator/NeilGaiman's ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}'', the angel Islington guards, among other things, the door to Heaven, hidden in the deepest part of the London Underground. [[spoiler:Islington doesn't simply guard it, it's a FallenAngel who was ''barred'' from it, and the whole book is driven by its plan to break back in.]]
** This particular imagery recurs in ''Literature/TheAeneid'' and in many later works. English-language works making use of the motif include ''Literature/TheFaerieQueene'', ''Literature/AWizardOfEarthsea'', Robert Holdstock's fantasy novel ''Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn'', and ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'' by Creator/NeilGaiman.
* In Creator/NeilGaiman's ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}'', the angel Islington guards, among other things, the door to Heaven, hidden in the deepest part of the London Underground. [[spoiler:Islington doesn't simply guard it, it's a FallenAngel who was ''barred'' from it, and the whole book is driven by its plan to break back in.]]
* In ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'', The Archive or "Ivy" is a living example, as she knows everything that has ever been written, and is updated in realtime, to the point that Harry sends her a note using this. It's a bloodline ability, passed from mother to daughter.
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* The vignette "A Man Before the Law" in the Creator/FranzKafka novel ''The Trial'' is a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]], in that the man trying to enter the gate that leads to the law itself never gets to enter despite spending an entire lifetime trying to learn the required price.
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* The vignette "A Man Before the Law" Cthaeh in ''Literature/TheKingkillerChronicle'' is an omniscient being that was sealed in a tree in the Creator/FranzKafka novel ''The Trial'' is a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]], Fae realm. Unfortunately, it's actively malevolent, so it carefully picks its words in that order to create the man trying to enter the gate that leads to the law itself never gets to enter despite spending an entire lifetime trying to learn the required price.worst outcome possible.
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* In ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'', The Archive or "Ivy" is a living example, as she knows everything that has ever been written, and is updated in realtime, to the point that Harry sends her a note using this. It's a bloodline ability, passed from mother to daughter.
* The Cthaeh in ''Literature/TheKingkillerChronicle'' is an omniscient being that was sealed in a tree in the Fae realm. Unfortunately, it's actively malevolent, so it carefully picks its words in order to create the worst outcome possible.
* The Cthaeh in ''Literature/TheKingkillerChronicle'' is an omniscient being that was sealed in a tree in the Fae realm. Unfortunately, it's actively malevolent, so it carefully picks its words in order to create the worst outcome possible.
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* In ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'', The Archive or "Ivy" is a living example, as she knows everything that has ever been written, and is updated in realtime, to Creator/NeilGaiman's ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}'', the point that Harry sends her a note using this. It's a bloodline ability, passed from mother angel Islington guards, among other things, the door to daughter.
* The Cthaeh in ''Literature/TheKingkillerChronicle'' is an omniscient being that was sealed in a treeHeaven, hidden in the Fae realm. Unfortunately, deepest part of the London Underground. [[spoiler:Islington doesn't simply guard it, it's actively malevolent, so it carefully picks a FallenAngel who was ''barred'' from it, and the whole book is driven by its words in order plan to create break back in.]]
* In ''Literature/TheOdyssey'', there are two gates through which all dreams pass, one of horn and one of ivory. Dreams that pass through theworst outcome possible.horn gate are true (that is, they come to pass in RealLife), whereas dreams that go through the ivory gate are deceptive and false.
** This particular imagery recurs in ''Literature/TheAeneid'' and in many later works. English-language works making use of the motif include ''Literature/TheFaerieQueene'', ''Literature/AWizardOfEarthsea'', Robert Holdstock's fantasy novel ''Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn'', and ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'' by Creator/NeilGaiman.
* The vignette "A Man Before the Law" in the Creator/FranzKafka novel ''The Trial'' is a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]], in that the man trying to enter the gate that leads to the law itself never gets to enter despite spending an entire lifetime trying to learn the required price.
* The Cthaeh in ''Literature/TheKingkillerChronicle'' is an omniscient being that was sealed in a tree
* In ''Literature/TheOdyssey'', there are two gates through which all dreams pass, one of horn and one of ivory. Dreams that pass through the
** This particular imagery recurs in ''Literature/TheAeneid'' and in many later works. English-language works making use of the motif include ''Literature/TheFaerieQueene'', ''Literature/AWizardOfEarthsea'', Robert Holdstock's fantasy novel ''Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn'', and ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'' by Creator/NeilGaiman.
* The vignette "A Man Before the Law" in the Creator/FranzKafka novel ''The Trial'' is a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]], in that the man trying to enter the gate that leads to the law itself never gets to enter despite spending an entire lifetime trying to learn the required price.
* In the Literature/TheBible, God would seem to be this, since He is omniscient - He "knows all". The Bible also has the tree of knowledge of good and evil where Adam and Eve got the ForbiddenFruit.
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* A.B.A's instant kill attack in ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' causes one of these, inscribed with the Kabbalic Tree of Life to appear, open, and suck the enemy in on a successful hit. The door slams shut, and is then locked shut by her giant monstrous key. "Destroyed!" intones the announcer.
* A.B.A's instant kill attack in ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' causes one of these, inscribed with the Kabbalic Tree of Life to appear, open, and suck the enemy in on a successful hit. The door slams shut, and is then locked shut by her giant monstrous key. "Destroyed!" intones the announcer.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' reveals that when the Sith and Jedi [[MagicalLibrary holocrons]] are merged, any question the seekers ask can be answered. There's three major reasons why this hasn't become a StoryBreakerPower: one, only a few people in the entire galaxy are aware of this, two, it requires a Sith and Jedi to cooperate, an incredibly rare occurrence, and three, obtaining those secrets will [[MySkullRunnethOver break your]] [[GoMadFromTheRevelation mind]]. [[spoiler:[[PragmaticVillainy Maul]] and [[TheCorruptible Ezra]] manage it, with Maul seeking hope and Ezra seeking the key to destroying the Sith, but Ezra breaks the connection before it gives him the answer. Maul gets the answer he wants and loses it (although he wasn't exactly stable beforehand), while Ezra gets only scattered images telling him where to look and a major headache.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' reveals that when the Sith and Jedi [[MagicalLibrary holocrons]] are merged, any question the seekers ask can be answered. There's three major reasons why this hasn't become a StoryBreakerPower: one, only a few people in the entire galaxy are aware of this, two, it requires a Sith and Jedi to cooperate, an incredibly rare occurrence, and three, obtaining those secrets will [[MySkullRunnethOver break your]] [[GoMadFromTheRevelation mind]]. [[spoiler:[[PragmaticVillainy Maul]] and [[TheCorruptible Ezra]] manage it, with Maul seeking hope and Ezra seeking the key to destroying the Sith, but Ezra breaks the connection before it gives him the answer. Maul gets the answer he wants and loses it (although he wasn't exactly stable beforehand), while Ezra gets only scattered images telling him where to look and a major headache.]]
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* In the ''Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}'', mages know the compendium of all knowledge in the universe by several names: the Root, the Swirl, the Origin, [[AkashicRecords Akasha]], etc. The ultimate goal of magic is said to be to find a way to access it. They are willing to go some extremes if they think there's a chance of achieving this goal. The Holy Grail War in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' is just one attempt at this, and ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners'' goes into a bit more detail on just what the Root is and why the mages seek it so desperately.
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* In the ''Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}'', mages know the compendium of all knowledge in the universe by several names: the Root, the Swirl, the Origin, [[AkashicRecords Akasha]], etc. The ultimate goal of magic is said to be to find a way to access it. They are willing to go some extremes if they think there's a chance of achieving this goal. The Holy Grail War in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' is just one attempt at this, and ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners'' ''Literature/TheGardenOfSinners'' goes into a bit more detail on just what the Root is and why the mages seek it so desperately.
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* In Creator/NeilGaiman's ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}'', the angel Islington guards, among other things, the door to Heaven, hidden in the deepest part of the London Underground. [[spoiler:He doesn't simply guard it, he's a FallenAngel who was ''barred'' from it, and the whole book is driven by his plan to break back in.]]
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* In Creator/NeilGaiman's ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}'', the angel Islington guards, among other things, the door to Heaven, hidden in the deepest part of the London Underground. [[spoiler:He [[spoiler:Islington doesn't simply guard it, he's it's a FallenAngel who was ''barred'' from it, and the whole book is driven by his its plan to break back in.]]
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* In Creator/NeilGaiman's ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}'', the angel Islington guards, among other things, the door to Heaven, hidden in the deepest part of the London Underground.
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* In Creator/NeilGaiman's ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}'', the angel Islington guards, among other things, the door to Heaven, hidden in the deepest part of the London Underground. [[spoiler:He doesn't simply guard it, he's a FallenAngel who was ''barred'' from it, and the whole book is driven by his plan to break back in.]]
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** Works slightly differently in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003''. There is no gatekeeper; rather, the Gate itself is implied to be sentient. Also, the Gate is, in fact, [[spoiler:a portal between the world of the series and our own world, and thus the source of [[PoweredByAForsakenChild the soul energy that powers Alchemy]]]]. It is inhabited by weird black imps that do the body part-claiming in Truth's stead -- and for a short period of time, [[spoiler:the homunculus Wrath until Ed provides him with a means of escape]]. It's implied the imps are actually [[spoiler:the souls of those who die in our world]]. Correspondingly, the design is quite different, lacking the Tree of Life on the door and looking a lot like Creator/AugusteRodin's sculpture [[Literature/TheDivineComedy The Gates of Hell]].
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** Works slightly differently in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003''. There is no gatekeeper; rather, the Gate itself is implied to be sentient. Also, the Gate is, in fact, [[spoiler:a portal between the world of the series and our own world, and thus the source of [[PoweredByAForsakenChild the soul energy that powers Alchemy]]]]. It is inhabited by weird black imps that do the body part-claiming in Truth's stead -- and for a short period of time, [[spoiler:the homunculus Wrath until Ed provides him with a means of escape]]. It's implied the imps are actually [[spoiler:the souls of those who die in our world]]. Correspondingly, the design is quite different, lacking the Tree of Life on the door and looking a lot like Creator/AugusteRodin's sculpture {{sculpture|s}} [[Literature/TheDivineComedy The Gates of Hell]].
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* The Source in Franchise/TheDCU is close to this trope. The main discrepancy is that it's not a ''gate'', it's a ''wall'' composed primarily of the paralyzed/perhaps dead bodies of former god-like beings who tried to breach it.
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* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-028 SCP-028]], aka. 'Knowledge', is a spherical area inside an otherwise mundane abandoned storage yard that, when entered by a human, provides that person with complete and precise knowledge on one specific but random subject. The same person can enter SCP-028 multiple times, but trying to enter more than twice will start causing increasingly debilitating physical effects including migraines and dizziness. The knowledge obtained by various subjects ranges from the location of a lost set of car keys, the full contents of the 1998 New York phone directory, how to rebuild an internal combustion engine to run on human blood[[note]]at a higher efficiency than gasoline[[/note]] without adding or removing parts, how to recycle carbon dioxide inside one's lungs, and... well, this:
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* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': ''Website/SCPFoundation'': [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-028 SCP-028]], aka. 'Knowledge', is a spherical area inside an otherwise mundane abandoned storage yard that, when entered by a human, provides that person with complete and precise knowledge on one specific but random subject. The same person can enter SCP-028 multiple times, but trying to enter more than twice will start causing increasingly debilitating physical effects including migraines and dizziness. The knowledge obtained by various subjects ranges from the location of a lost set of car keys, the full contents of the 1998 New York phone directory, how to rebuild an internal combustion engine to run on human blood[[note]]at a higher efficiency than gasoline[[/note]] without adding or removing parts, how to recycle carbon dioxide inside one's lungs, and... well, this:
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* The [[TropeNamers Gate of Truth]] from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. Truth, [[TheBlank a white, featureless]], {{jerkass|Gods}} [[OurGodsAreDifferent god-like being]] whose physique matches that of the person entering his realm, is the gatekeeper. You pay with a part of yourself, which Truth then wears until you reclaim it, assuming you ever do; in exchange, you gain the ability to perform alchemy without a transmutation circle. At the end, it is revealed that [[spoiler:[[NowDoItAgainBackwards it is possible to pay with your Gate instead of your body parts]]; however, this renders the alchemist unable to perform alchemy ever again, and unless he somehow is tied to another person's gate, will strand him in Truth's realm until he dies, [[AndIMustScream and that's if you die.]]]] This places ''FMA'' clearly on the idealist side of things; the knowledge that Edward gained from the Truth didn't really help him all that much; more than that, he started to believe that the knowledge he gained could help him overcome any obstacle, and thus he became Truth's puppet. In the end, [[spoiler:although he loses his ability to perform alchemy, as long as he has his friends, he's happy.]]
** Works slightly differently in [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the 2003 anime version]]. There is no gatekeeper; rather, the Gate itself is implied to be sentient. Also, the Gate is, in fact, [[spoiler:a portal between the world of the series and our own world, and thus the source of [[PoweredByAForsakenChild the soul energy that powers Alchemy]]]]. It is inhabited by weird black imps that do the body part-claiming in Truth's stead -- and for a short period of time, [[spoiler:the homunculus Wrath until Ed provides him with a means of escape]]. It's implied the imps are actually [[spoiler:the souls of those who die in our world]]. Correspondingly, the design is quite different, lacking the Tree of Life on the door and looking a lot like Creator/AugusteRodin's sculpture [[Literature/TheDivineComedy The Gates of Hell]].
** Works slightly differently in [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the 2003 anime version]]. There is no gatekeeper; rather, the Gate itself is implied to be sentient. Also, the Gate is, in fact, [[spoiler:a portal between the world of the series and our own world, and thus the source of [[PoweredByAForsakenChild the soul energy that powers Alchemy]]]]. It is inhabited by weird black imps that do the body part-claiming in Truth's stead -- and for a short period of time, [[spoiler:the homunculus Wrath until Ed provides him with a means of escape]]. It's implied the imps are actually [[spoiler:the souls of those who die in our world]]. Correspondingly, the design is quite different, lacking the Tree of Life on the door and looking a lot like Creator/AugusteRodin's sculpture [[Literature/TheDivineComedy The Gates of Hell]].
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* The [[TropeNamers Gate of Truth]] from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''.
** In the manga Truth, [[TheBlank a white, featureless]], {{jerkass|Gods}} [[OurGodsAreDifferent god-like being]] whose physique matches that of the person entering his realm, is the gatekeeper. You pay with a part of yourself, which Truth then wears until you reclaim it, assuming you ever do; in exchange, you gain the ability to perform alchemy without a transmutation circle. At the end, it is revealed that [[spoiler:[[NowDoItAgainBackwards it is possible to pay with your Gate instead of your body parts]]; however, this renders the alchemist unable to perform alchemy ever again, and unless he somehow is tied to another person's gate, will strand him in Truth's realm until he dies, [[AndIMustScream and that's if you die.]]]] This places ''FMA'' clearly on the idealist side of things; the knowledge that Edward gained from the Truth didn't really help him all that much; more than that, he started to believe that the knowledge he gained could help him overcome any obstacle, and thus he became Truth's puppet. In the end, [[spoiler:although he loses his ability to perform alchemy, as long as he has his friends, he's happy.]]
** Works slightly differently in[[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the 2003 anime version]].''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003''. There is no gatekeeper; rather, the Gate itself is implied to be sentient. Also, the Gate is, in fact, [[spoiler:a portal between the world of the series and our own world, and thus the source of [[PoweredByAForsakenChild the soul energy that powers Alchemy]]]]. It is inhabited by weird black imps that do the body part-claiming in Truth's stead -- and for a short period of time, [[spoiler:the homunculus Wrath until Ed provides him with a means of escape]]. It's implied the imps are actually [[spoiler:the souls of those who die in our world]]. Correspondingly, the design is quite different, lacking the Tree of Life on the door and looking a lot like Creator/AugusteRodin's sculpture [[Literature/TheDivineComedy The Gates of Hell]].
** In the manga Truth, [[TheBlank a white, featureless]], {{jerkass|Gods}} [[OurGodsAreDifferent god-like being]] whose physique matches that of the person entering his realm, is the gatekeeper. You pay with a part of yourself, which Truth then wears until you reclaim it, assuming you ever do; in exchange, you gain the ability to perform alchemy without a transmutation circle. At the end, it is revealed that [[spoiler:[[NowDoItAgainBackwards it is possible to pay with your Gate instead of your body parts]]; however, this renders the alchemist unable to perform alchemy ever again, and unless he somehow is tied to another person's gate, will strand him in Truth's realm until he dies, [[AndIMustScream and that's if you die.]]]] This places ''FMA'' clearly on the idealist side of things; the knowledge that Edward gained from the Truth didn't really help him all that much; more than that, he started to believe that the knowledge he gained could help him overcome any obstacle, and thus he became Truth's puppet. In the end, [[spoiler:although he loses his ability to perform alchemy, as long as he has his friends, he's happy.]]
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** This particular imagery recurs in ''Literature/TheAeneid'' and in many later works. English-language works making use of the motif include ''Literature/TheFaerieQueene'', ''Literature/AWizardOfEarthsea'', Robert Holdstock's fantasy novel ''Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn'', and ''ComicBook/TheSandman'' ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'' by Creator/NeilGaiman.
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** Works slightly differently in [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the 2003 anime version]]. There is no gatekeeper; rather, the Gate itself is implied to be sentient. Also, the Gate is, in fact, [[spoiler:a portal between the world of the series and our own world, and thus the source of [[PoweredByAForsakenChild the soul energy that powers Alchemy]]]]. It is inhabited by weird black imps that do the body part-claiming in Truth's stead -- and for a short period of time, [[spoiler:the homunculus Wrath until Ed provides him with a means of escape]]. It's implied the imps are actually [[spoiler:the souls of those who die in our world]]. Correspondingly, the design is quite different, lacking the Tree of Life on the door and looking a lot like Auguste Rodin's sculpture [[Literature/TheDivineComedy The Gates of Hell]].
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** Works slightly differently in [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the 2003 anime version]]. There is no gatekeeper; rather, the Gate itself is implied to be sentient. Also, the Gate is, in fact, [[spoiler:a portal between the world of the series and our own world, and thus the source of [[PoweredByAForsakenChild the soul energy that powers Alchemy]]]]. It is inhabited by weird black imps that do the body part-claiming in Truth's stead -- and for a short period of time, [[spoiler:the homunculus Wrath until Ed provides him with a means of escape]]. It's implied the imps are actually [[spoiler:the souls of those who die in our world]]. Correspondingly, the design is quite different, lacking the Tree of Life on the door and looking a lot like Auguste Rodin's Creator/AugusteRodin's sculpture [[Literature/TheDivineComedy The Gates of Hell]].
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* The [[TropeNamers Gate of Truth]] from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. Truth, [[TheBlank a white, featureless]], {{jerkass|Gods}} [[OurGodsAreDifferent godlike being]] whose physique matches that of the person entering his realm, is the gatekeeper. You pay with a part of yourself, which Truth then wears until you reclaim it, assuming you ever do; in exchange, you gain the ability to perform alchemy without a transmutation circle. At the end, it is revealed that [[spoiler:[[NowDoItAgainBackwards it is possible to pay with your Gate instead of your body parts]]; however, this renders the alchemist unable to perform alchemy ever again, and unless he somehow is tied to another person's gate, will strand him in Truth's realm until he dies, [[AndIMustScream and that's if you die.]]]] This places ''FMA'' clearly on the idealist side of things; the knowledge that Edward gained from the Truth didn't really help him all that much; more than that, he started to believe that the knowledge he gained could help him overcome any obstacle, and thus he became Truth's puppet. In the end, [[spoiler:although he loses his ability to perform alchemy, as long as he has his friends, he's happy.]]
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* The [[TropeNamers Gate of Truth]] from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. Truth, [[TheBlank a white, featureless]], {{jerkass|Gods}} [[OurGodsAreDifferent godlike god-like being]] whose physique matches that of the person entering his realm, is the gatekeeper. You pay with a part of yourself, which Truth then wears until you reclaim it, assuming you ever do; in exchange, you gain the ability to perform alchemy without a transmutation circle. At the end, it is revealed that [[spoiler:[[NowDoItAgainBackwards it is possible to pay with your Gate instead of your body parts]]; however, this renders the alchemist unable to perform alchemy ever again, and unless he somehow is tied to another person's gate, will strand him in Truth's realm until he dies, [[AndIMustScream and that's if you die.]]]] This places ''FMA'' clearly on the idealist side of things; the knowledge that Edward gained from the Truth didn't really help him all that much; more than that, he started to believe that the knowledge he gained could help him overcome any obstacle, and thus he became Truth's puppet. In the end, [[spoiler:although he loses his ability to perform alchemy, as long as he has his friends, he's happy.]]
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* The [[TropeNamer Gate of Truth]] from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. Truth, [[TheBlank a white, featureless]], {{jerkass|Gods}} [[OurGodsAreDifferent godlike being]] whose physique matches that of the person entering his realm, is the gatekeeper. You pay with a part of yourself, which Truth then wears until you reclaim it, assuming you ever do; in exchange, you gain the ability to perform alchemy without a transmutation circle. At the end, it is revealed that [[spoiler:[[NowDoItAgainBackwards it is possible to pay with your Gate instead of your body parts]]; however, this renders the alchemist unable to perform alchemy ever again, and unless he somehow is tied to another person's gate, will strand him in Truth's realm until he dies, [[AndIMustScream and that's if you die.]]]] This places ''FMA'' clearly on the idealist side of things; the knowledge that Edward gained from the Truth didn't really help him all that much; more than that, he started to believe that the knowledge he gained could help him overcome any obstacle, and thus he became Truth's puppet. In the end, [[spoiler:although he loses his ability to perform alchemy, as long as he has his friends, he's happy.]]
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* The [[TropeNamer [[TropeNamers Gate of Truth]] from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. Truth, [[TheBlank a white, featureless]], {{jerkass|Gods}} [[OurGodsAreDifferent godlike being]] whose physique matches that of the person entering his realm, is the gatekeeper. You pay with a part of yourself, which Truth then wears until you reclaim it, assuming you ever do; in exchange, you gain the ability to perform alchemy without a transmutation circle. At the end, it is revealed that [[spoiler:[[NowDoItAgainBackwards it is possible to pay with your Gate instead of your body parts]]; however, this renders the alchemist unable to perform alchemy ever again, and unless he somehow is tied to another person's gate, will strand him in Truth's realm until he dies, [[AndIMustScream and that's if you die.]]]] This places ''FMA'' clearly on the idealist side of things; the knowledge that Edward gained from the Truth didn't really help him all that much; more than that, he started to believe that the knowledge he gained could help him overcome any obstacle, and thus he became Truth's puppet. In the end, [[spoiler:although he loses his ability to perform alchemy, as long as he has his friends, he's happy.]]
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* The [[TropeNamer Gate of Truth]] from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. Truth, [[TheBlank a white, featureless]], {{jerkass|Gods}} [[OurGodsAreDifferent godlike being]] whose physique matches that of the person entering his realm, is the gatekeeper. You pay with a part of yourself, which Truth then wears until you reclaim it, assuming you ever do; in exchange, you gain the ability to perform alchemy without a transmutation circle. At the end, it is revealed that [[spoiler:it is possible to pay with your Gate instead of your body parts; however, this renders the alchemist unable to perform alchemy ever again, and unless he somehow is tied to another person's gate, will strand him in Truth's realm until he dies, [[AndIMustScream and that's if you die.]]]] This places FMA clearly on the idealist side of things; the knowledge that Edward gained from the Truth didn't really help him all that much; more than that, he started to believe that the knowledge he gained could help him overcome any obstacle, and thus he became Truth's puppet. In the end, [[spoiler:although he loses his ability to perform alchemy, as long as he has his friends, he's happy.]]
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* The [[TropeNamer Gate of Truth]] from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. Truth, [[TheBlank a white, featureless]], {{jerkass|Gods}} [[OurGodsAreDifferent godlike being]] whose physique matches that of the person entering his realm, is the gatekeeper. You pay with a part of yourself, which Truth then wears until you reclaim it, assuming you ever do; in exchange, you gain the ability to perform alchemy without a transmutation circle. At the end, it is revealed that [[spoiler:it [[spoiler:[[NowDoItAgainBackwards it is possible to pay with your Gate instead of your body parts; parts]]; however, this renders the alchemist unable to perform alchemy ever again, and unless he somehow is tied to another person's gate, will strand him in Truth's realm until he dies, [[AndIMustScream and that's if you die.]]]] This places FMA ''FMA'' clearly on the idealist side of things; the knowledge that Edward gained from the Truth didn't really help him all that much; more than that, he started to believe that the knowledge he gained could help him overcome any obstacle, and thus he became Truth's puppet. In the end, [[spoiler:although he loses his ability to perform alchemy, as long as he has his friends, he's happy.]]
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* "Deep Thought" from ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' was designed to be one. When asked to devise the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything, it comes up with the answer of "42". When scrutinized for how such a ridiculous answer could have been the solution, after over the course of 7 and half million years, it simply stated that IS the answer, but was never told the actual question. A far greated computer would be needed, it would take far longer to solve, and organic life would be part of its computational matrix. [[spoiler:The Earth, which was the ''real'' Gate of Truth capable of giving any answer. The solution had just been devised by a woman named Fenchurch who was rushing to tell someone,''anyone'', when the planet was destroyed so that a hyperspace bypass could be opened in Earth's orbit. When Arthur Dent ended up in a parallel quantum timeline where Earth hadn't been destroyed, Fenchurch instead suffered an inexplicable medical episode and passed out, forgetting what she had figured out. By this point, Arthur was sick of the whole Question nonsense and gave up on it.]]
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* "Deep Thought" from ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' was designed to be one. When asked to devise the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything, it comes up with the answer of "42". When scrutinized for how such a ridiculous answer could have been the solution, after over the course of 7 and half million years, it simply stated that IS the answer, but was never told the actual question. A far greated computer would be needed, it would take far longer to solve, and organic life would be part of its computational matrix. [[spoiler:The Earth, which was the ''real'' Gate of Truth capable of giving any answer. The solution had just been devised by a woman named Fenchurch who was rushing to tell someone,''anyone'', someone, ''anyone'', when the planet was destroyed so that a hyperspace bypass could be opened in Earth's orbit. When Arthur Dent ended up in a parallel quantum timeline where Earth hadn't been destroyed, Fenchurch instead suffered an inexplicable medical episode and passed out, forgetting what she had figured out. By this point, Arthur was sick of the whole Question nonsense and gave up on it.]]
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* There are several doors in ''VideoGame/CultistSimulator'' a character can pass through and enter Mansus. Some of them bestow knowledge. Some of them require knowledge to pass before you can gain more knowledge from the other side. Some of them can only be accessed in dreams. The game loves this trope.
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* "Deep Thought" from ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' was designed to be one. When asked to devise the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything, it comes up with the answer of "42". When scrutinized for how such a ridiculous answer could have been the solution, after over the course of 7 and half million years, it simply stated that IS the answer, but was never told the actual question. A far greated computer would be needed, it would take far longer to solve, and organic life would be part of its computational matrix. [[spoiler:The Earth, which was the ''real'' Gate of Truth capable of giving any answer. The solution had just been devised by a woman named Fenchurch who was rushing to tell someone,''anyone'', when the planet was destroyed so that a hyperspace bypass could be opened in Earth's orbit.]]
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* "Deep Thought" from ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' was designed to be one. When asked to devise the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything, it comes up with the answer of "42". When scrutinized for how such a ridiculous answer could have been the solution, after over the course of 7 and half million years, it simply stated that IS the answer, but was never told the actual question. A far greated computer would be needed, it would take far longer to solve, and organic life would be part of its computational matrix. [[spoiler:The Earth, which was the ''real'' Gate of Truth capable of giving any answer. The solution had just been devised by a woman named Fenchurch who was rushing to tell someone,''anyone'', when the planet was destroyed so that a hyperspace bypass could be opened in Earth's orbit. When Arthur Dent ended up in a parallel quantum timeline where Earth hadn't been destroyed, Fenchurch instead suffered an inexplicable medical episode and passed out, forgetting what she had figured out. By this point, Arthur was sick of the whole Question nonsense and gave up on it.]]
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* "Deep Thought" from ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.
** Incidentally, he only has the answer Forty-Two, not the question.
** Incidentally, he only has the answer Forty-Two, not the question.
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* "Deep Thought" from ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.
** Incidentally, he only has''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' was designed to be one. When asked to devise the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything, it comes up with the answer Forty-Two, not of "42". When scrutinized for how such a ridiculous answer could have been the question.solution, after over the course of 7 and half million years, it simply stated that IS the answer, but was never told the actual question. A far greated computer would be needed, it would take far longer to solve, and organic life would be part of its computational matrix. [[spoiler:The Earth, which was the ''real'' Gate of Truth capable of giving any answer. The solution had just been devised by a woman named Fenchurch who was rushing to tell someone,''anyone'', when the planet was destroyed so that a hyperspace bypass could be opened in Earth's orbit.]]
** Incidentally, he only has
