History Main / ItWasAGift

* In ''Fanfic/PassingDays'', Vy's lotus hair clip that she is shown to wear later on in Part 2-related chapters of the story is shown to be a Valentine's gift from Robin Hood, and side stories also reveal her holding onto her cell phone and a metal medallion given to her by her father throughout the Lostbelts.

* Midway through ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'', Nero is already in possession of the Yamato (the katana that Sparda and Vergil once used), but he still asks Dante to let him keep the sword to fight with, as he needs it in order to save Kyrie. In the finale of the game, Dante lets Nero keep the sword permanently as a gift "worth giving" when Nero tries to return it to its rightful owner, Dante. Of course, Dante merely wants it to [[spoiler:"stay in the family", and the revelation in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'' retroactively means he already realized that Nero deserves the Yamato during their second fight in ''[=DMC4=]'']].

* In a twist on this trope, Nero is already in possession of Yamato, Vergil's sword, but Dante lets him keep it at the end of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4''. When Nero protests, Dante insists that Nero considers it his gift and that a gift that costly is "the only kind worth giving." Of course, Dante merely wants it to stay in the family...

* ''A Brighter Dark'': Corrin's primary reasoning for holding onto Ganglari, even after it came alive and killed Mikoto, was simply because it was the only thing her adopted father had ever given her.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog "Every boy should have a hat."]]

* ''Manga/HanaNoMizoShiru'': Misaki's flower necklace turns out to be a gift from Kawabata, so he can look at it and remember someone is there for him after his grandfather's death. He appreciates the sentiment, and [[SexyMentor also has feelings for Kawabata]], so he wears it every day under his shirt. [[spoiler:Then their relationship sours and Kawabata rips it off his neck -- breaking the necklace, and almost choking Misaki. Arikawa later fixes it, but he understandably doesn't want it any more.]]

* ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'': The titular character wears watches — a gift from his OldFlame, Christine Palmer. The inscription on the back side of the watches says: "Time will tell how much I love you, Christine". His refusal to give up the watches to attackers in Kathmandu leads to him meeting Mordo, who introduces him to the Ancient One.

* In ''[[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 The Carrion Thone]]'' by Chris Wraight, Interrogator Spinoza's prized possession is her Crozius Arcanum. This was gifted to her by a Chaplain when she once had an assignment with Space Marine chapter, the Imperial Fists. Not only did the Chaplain give her his personal scrimshawed, bone-encased holy weapon, he had it resized for her human hands and trained her how to use the still massive weapon effectively. This gift and extra services are especially generous as Space Marines and the Inquisition normally don't get along.

* In ''Webcomic/CucumberQuest'', [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-337/ arriving for a birthday party means being asked about your gift.]]

* ''Webcomic/TheDreamlandChronicles'': [[http://www.thedreamlandchronicles.com/the-dreamland-chronicles/todays-dreamland-chronicles-564/ Joey gets one]].
* In ''Webcomic/{{Erstwhile}}'', [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/maidmaleen-23/#.T297_9m6SuI the prince gives Maid Maleen a necklace]]. [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/maidmaleen-29/#.T29-ONm6SuI This lets him know of the ]] BrideAndSwitch.
* ''Webcomic/FetchQuestSagaOfTheTwelveArtifacts'' [[http://www.fetchquest.com/archive.php?chapterid=0&comicid=3 It is special because it is a gift.]]
* In ''{{Webcomic/Freefall}}'', [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2300/fc02286.htm Qwerty brought Sawtooth a gift]] -- and suggests that he open it before the possible ZombieApocalypse.

* In ''Webcomic/LoveAndCapes'', [[http://loveandcapes.com/lnc/?p=82 Zoe brings Mark a present, in front of his new girlfriend.]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'':
** [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2008-04-27 Monique saves Slick from Hell with one.]]
** [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2009-03-28 Criminy gives Fuchsia one.]]
** [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2009-05-02 Fuchsia gives one to Criminy]].
** [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2009-12-27 Questions about Christmas.]]
** [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2011-11-20 Fuchsia give one to Baby Blue.]]
** [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2012-12-25 A succubus hands them out at "Devilmas". Satan gets what he wants.]]
* In ''Webcomic/SquidRow'' [[http://squidrowcomics.com/?p=284 Randie gives one.]]
* ''Webcomic/ThistilMistilKistil'': [[http://tmkcomic.depleti.com/comic/ch01-pg16/ Defending yourself to Odin.]]

* In ''Webcomic/{{Underling}}'' [[http://underlingcomic.com/page-seventy-two/ Eshita "interprets" a fallen sword as a gift]].
* In ''Webcomic/UrbanUnderbrush'', [[http://www.lepusstudios.com/uu0151.html rejecting Caius's being in the gift exchange]] [[http://www.lepusstudios.com/uu0152.html leads to trouble.]]

* In one ''[[Characters/SupermanJimmyOlsen Jimmy Olsen]]'' comic, the villains of the episode hypnotize Jimmy into flipping from spendthrift to skinflint with the ultimate goal of getting him to sell his [[SuperheroTrophyShelf collection of Superman souvenirs]], one of which they hope to use against the hero. The scheme fails because even in his hypnotically induced drive for money, [[IntrinsicVow Jimmy instinctively refused to sell the collection, much of which his best friend had given him.]]

* In one ''ComicBook/JimmyOlsen'' comic, the villains of the episode hypnotize Jimmy into flipping from spendthrift to skinflint with the ultimate goal of getting him to sell his [[SuperheroTrophyShelf collection of Superman souvenirs]], one of which they hope to use against the hero. The scheme fails because even in his hypnotically induced drive for money, [[IntrinsicVow Jimmy instinctively refused to sell the collection, much of which his best friend had given him.]]

* Orihime Inoue's hairpins from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', which double as {{Tragic Keepsake}}s since they were a gift of her dead older brother. When she grows some more, she uses them as lapel decorations instead.
* In ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'', when Ushio is looking for the lost toy robot she just recently got from her father Tomoya, he suggests that he could buy her a new one. But she refuses and tells him that it is the first gift she ever got from him. At this moment, Tomoya finally realizes his bond with his daughter and how much he loves her.
* Rolo's heart-shaped locket charm on his cellphone in ''Anime/CodeGeass R2'' was a birthday present from his fake older brother Lelouch. Despite being a ridiculously girly gift (Lelouch was thinking of his real sister Nunnally when he got it), Rolo refuses to part with it and is extremely protective and sentimental about it.
* While not as largely plot-impacting as the rest of the things from this page, it can be seen in a few chapters of ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'' that Rico has a cuddling pillow. Considering the cold, aloof fish that Jean is, it seems out-of-character for him to give her something like that, until we see in a flashback that Enrica has one too, likely a gift from her AloofBigBrother. This serves to show us cracks in Jean's "jerk mask".

* In ''Manga/InuYasha'', Inu-Yasha and Sessomarou's swords were not only gifts from their demonic father, they were carved from his very fangs. Ownership of each sword and the skill to properly wield them become a major point of contention and conflict between the half-brothers.

* The new handsome NewTransferStudent Kanou from ''Manga/NurseAngelRirikaSOS'' gives Ririka a present for her tenth birthday. It turns out to be a cap that she [[TransformationTrinket uses to become]] Nurse Angel. Kanou ends up her mentor.

* In ''Manga/{{Orange}}'', Naho gets a hairclip from Kakeru as payback for making him lunch everyday - she treasures it at lot, since she thinks future Naho didn't manage to get it.
* In the final episode of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', Madoka gives her hair ribbons to Homura [[spoiler:after she ascends into goddesshood]]. Homura is seen wearing the ribbons in Madoka's memory [[spoiler:once the universe is rewritten so that Madoka never existed as a human]].
** In ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion'', Homura gives the ribbons back to Madoka, [[spoiler:as a symbol of her betrayal of Madoka]].

* ''Anime/DigimonTamers'': Beelzemon's Blaster was a gift from his partner Makoto, that was a toy gun.
* Played with in the 2006 anime adaptation of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''. On their date, Shirou takes Saber to a stuffed animal store and after she angrily stomps off upset when it seems that he's judging her for [[NotSoAboveItAll finding a lion doll cute]], he buys it for her. Due to other pressing matters, he never gets the chance to give it to her and [[TragicKeepsake the anime closes on a shot of the lion doll sitting on the desk of Saber's bedroom.]]

* The "Vampire Killer" whip from ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' series is given to the Morris family sometimes during early 19th century and stays with them until the year 1999 as a keepsake before the next rightful owner of the Belmont Clan appears. [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaBloodlines John]] and [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin Jonathan]] use it anyway to deal with certain threats that wish to bring back [[BigBad Dracula]] prematurely.
* In a twist on this trope, Nero is already in possession of Yamato, Vergil's sword, but Dante lets him keep it at the end of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4''. When Nero protests, Dante insists that Nero consider it his gift, and that a gift that costly is "the only kind worth giving." Of course, Dante merely wants it to stay in the family...

** Mentioned briefly in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'':
-->'''Cloud:''' It's not heavy, it's a memento.

** Tidus also gets a longsword in the beginning from [[SupportingLeader Auron]], a "gift" from [[DisappearedDad Jecht]]. Considering you can sell it as soon as you acquire [[CoolSword Brotherhood]], it tells you a lot about how Tidus feels about Dad.

** Very early in the first book, Jon has a small sword tailor made for Arya. It becomes her most valuable and prized possession.

* {{Excalibur}} is sometimes said to be a gift from the Lady of the Lake to KingArthur.

Not to be confused with TheGift, or {{GIFT}}.

* Used for GettingCrapPastTheRadar in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. Tara offers Willow a dolls-eye crystal that belonged to her grandmother, but Willow refuses on the grounds that it's a valuable family heirloom. But after they spend the night [[IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow "casting spells"]], Willow turns up at her dorm the following morning holding the crystal, implying that she accepted it as a love token.

* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha''

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'':

* ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku''

* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'': Back in Middle School, Miko received an anonymous letter of encouragement with a flower enclosed. [[DudeWheresMyRespect Given that most people didn't recognize her hard work back then]], she came to treasure it and had the flower laminated to keep as a good luck charm. [[spoiler:It's eventually confirmed that Ishigami was the one to send the letter.]]

** In Chris Roberson's ''Literature/BloodRavens'' novel ''Dawn of War II'', the governor tries to justify having the SpaceMarine sword [[CoolSword Wisdom]] by claiming it was a gift. It doesn't save him.

* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'': Back in Middle School, Miko received an anonymous letter of encouragement with a flower enclosed. [[DudeWheresMyRespect Given that most people didn't recognize her hard work back then]], she came to treasure it and had the flower laminated to keep as a good luck charm. [[spoiler:It's eventually confirmed Ishigami was the one to send the letter.]]

* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'': Back in Middle School, Miko received an anonymous letter of encouragement with a flower enclosed. [[DudeWheresMyRespect Given that most people didn't recognize her hard work back then]], she came to treasure it and had the flower laminated to keep as a good luck charm. [[spoiler:It's suggested that Ishigami was the one to send the letter.]]

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' novels:
** In Creator/GrahamMcNeill's ''Literature/HorusHeresy'' novel ''False Gods'', Horus carries a golden sword, forged for him by a battle brother when he was made Warmaster.
** In Creator/GrahamMcNeill's ''Fulgrim'', Ferrus Manus carries a golden sword. When he had first met his brother primarch Fulgrim, they had challenged each other, and Fulgrim had made the sword, while Ferrus Manus made a warhammer. Astounded by the other's skills, they had given each other the weapons they had made to seal their friendship. [[spoiler:When Fulgrim fails to sway him to Horus's side, they fight, and Ferrus Manus breaks the sword, making Fulgrim realize that the break is irrevocable. Fulgrim takes back the warhammer and has his ships open fire on the Iron Hands.]]

*** This example becomes more humorous if one believes the [[MemeticMutation /tg/ meme]] that the Blood Ravens are actually {{Kleptomaniac Hero}}es, as this is their excuse for having weapons taken from practically every major Space Marine chapter.

* Creator/JRRTolkien's ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''

* In Creator/PoulAnderson's "A Little Knowledge" Harker has his men hanging about and gives them a cover story that he's giving an alien a gift, and they are waiting until he's done.

* In Creator/JRRTolkien's ''Literature/SmithOfWoottonMajor'', Smith found a silver coin in his piece of the Great Cake, and gave it to Nell because she was disappointed in not finding a trinket in her own. They end up married when they grow up.