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* ''WesternAnimation/JadeArmor'': [[spoiler:Lan Jun eventually manages to bind her mother, who had become an EnergySpirit following a HeroicSacrifice, into a bottle of her mother's favorite perfume, allowing her mother to get a more stable form in the absence of her human body.]]

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* ''Fanfic/TheBridge'': The Guardian Beasts [[note]]Anguirus, Raiga, Gamera, Yonggary, Baragon, and Rodan[[/note]] were Kaiju sealed away by BenevolentPrecursors 70,000 years ago to bolster the world's defenses against the BigBad. On the Equestrian side, the Tree of Harmony [[spoiler:is actually the sealed form of the BigGood.]]

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* ''Fanfic/TheBridge'': ''Fanfic/TheBridgeMLP'': The Guardian Beasts [[note]]Anguirus, Raiga, Gamera, Yonggary, Baragon, and Rodan[[/note]] were Kaiju sealed away by BenevolentPrecursors 70,000 years ago to bolster the world's defenses against the BigBad. On the Equestrian side, the Tree of Harmony [[spoiler:is actually the sealed form of the BigGood.]]]]
* ''Fanfic/TheChaoticMasters'': Olaf was sealed away by Dashi, only to be awakened at [[AuctionOfEvil Roulette's auction of magical artifacts]], but despite being a creation of [[AdaptationalVillainy one of the brides of the Masters]], he doesn't have a malicious snowflake in his body.

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* This is what Mikael and Silky from ''Anime/ImGonnaBeAnAngel'' [[spoiler:did to themselves - they sealed their fallen halos, in a box (well, more like three boxes) in Mikael's case and in a drawer in Silky's case. Given that a fallen halo means losing potentiality of becoming an angel (losing any goodness) and is basically an expression of self-hatred, it's no wonder why they both turned into such psychos at the end]].



* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': During the Sports Festival, the protagonist Izuku Midoriya glimpses mysterious silhouettes who seemingly save him from being brainwashed. All Might brushes them off as mere remnants of previous users of One For All with no will of their own. Much later into the story it is revealed that [[spoiler:the previous users of One For All are indeed alive as spirits within the Quirk and have regained their consciousness. Their first action upon fully awakening is to contact Midoriya and promise to guide him. More information about them is also revealed as the series progresses.]]



* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': During the Sports Festival, the protagonist Izuku Midoriya glimpses mysterious silhouettes who seemingly save him from being brainwashed. All Might brushes them off as mere remnants of previous users of One For All with no will of their own. Much later into the story it is revealed that [[spoiler:the previous users of One For All are indeed alive as spirits within the Quirk and have regained their consciousness. Their first action upon fully awakening is to contact Midoriya and promise to guide him. More information about them is also revealed as the series progresses.]]



* [[ImpliedTrope Implied]] for [[GreaterScopeParagon Prince Dios]] in ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena''. In nearly any given Utena incarnation, all the audience initially learns of him is that he resides in an unreachable floating castle, that [[MysteriousWaif Anthy the Rose Bride]] can summon his InfinityPlusOneSword, and that Utena can either summon or [[WillingChanneler channel]] him to [[GuardianEntity grant her victory]]. Beyond this, information is vague, but all evidence points to him being both powerful enough to [[ArcWords bring the world revolution]] and a benevolent, selfless savior of the weak prior to his current imprisonment. [[DeconstructorFleet This being Utena]], this gets several subversions depending on the version:

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* [[ImpliedTrope Implied]] {{Implied|Trope}} for [[GreaterScopeParagon Prince Dios]] in ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena''. In nearly any given Utena incarnation, all the audience initially learns of him is that he resides in an unreachable floating castle, that [[MysteriousWaif Anthy the Rose Bride]] can summon his InfinityPlusOneSword, and that Utena can either summon or [[WillingChanneler channel]] him to [[GuardianEntity grant her victory]]. Beyond this, information is vague, but all evidence points to him being both powerful enough to [[ArcWords bring the world revolution]] and a benevolent, selfless savior of the weak prior to his current imprisonment. [[DeconstructorFleet This being Utena]], this gets several subversions depending on the version:



* Mashiro in ''Anime/{{Tayutama}}'' chose to be sealed along with the Tayutai knowing that if they're freed she'll be freed along with them and can seal them again. She would much rather work with them and get them to get along with humans than fight them. She will fight if necessary however, which is what she does almost immediately upon being released. She then lectures the ones she defeats about how they need to be nice.



* This is what Mikael and Silky from ''Anime/ImGonnaBeAnAngel'' [[spoiler:did to themselves - they sealed their fallen halos, in a box (well, more like three boxes) in Mikael's case and in a drawer in Silky's case. Given that a fallen halo means losing potentiality of becoming an angel (losing any goodness) and is basically an expression of self-hatred, it's no wonder why they both turned into such psychos at the end]].
* Mashiro in ''Anime/{{Tayutama}}'' chose to be sealed along with the Tayutai knowing that if they're freed she'll be freed along with them and can seal them again. She would much rather work with them and get them to get along with humans than fight them. She will fight if necessary however, which is what she does almost immediately upon being released. She then lectures the ones she defeats about how they need to be nice.



* ''Comicbook/CaptainAmerica'', frozen in 1944 and thawed out again in... well, whenever the current continuity says (roughly [[ComicBookTime 12 years before whenever you're reading]]).
* Similarly, ''The Twelve'' revealed that twelve other (much more obscure) Golden Age Marvel heroes were [[HumanPopsicle frozen in suspended animation]] by the Nazis to study later, but the Nazi scientists didn't get the chance because the war ended. They get reawakened in modern times, and the book mostly deals with how well they each manage to adapt to the new world, or fail to do so.

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* ''Comicbook/CaptainAmerica'', ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'', frozen in 1944 and thawed out again in... well, whenever the current continuity says (roughly [[ComicBookTime 12 years before whenever you're reading]]).
* Similarly, ''The Twelve'' revealed that twelve other (much more obscure) Back in the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age Marvel heroes were [[HumanPopsicle frozen in suspended animation]] by Age]], Fawcett Comics (best known for [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel)]] had a magician super-hero named Ibis the Nazis to study later, Invincible. He was an ancient Egyptian who had somehow wound up as a mummy, but the Nazi scientists didn't get the chance because the war ended. They get then got reawakened in modern times, the present day in a museum. He then reawakened his mummified lady love (thanks to magic, they were revived as living breathing people, not movie-style mummies), and then he went on to become a very ComicStrip/MandrakeTheMagician-style super hero. He debuted in ''Whiz Comics'' #2, the book mostly deals very same issue that introduced Captain Marvel. Like the other Fawcett heroes, he's now owned by Creator/DCComics, and pops up once in a while in stories dealing with how well magic or [[{{Qurac}} the Middle East.]] His signature weapon is a magic wand called the Ibistick.
* ''ComicBook/{{Irredeemable}}'': The mighty and benevolent [[AngelicAbomination Eleos]] are held in a barrier of nuclear energy. They're actually not "imprisoned", as they're more than powerful enough to simply break the barrier and leave anytime
they each manage wish. They willfully allow themselves to adapt to be contained because escaping would [[spoiler:release the new world, or fail to do so.energy and cause the worst nuclear disaster in human history]].



* Creator/ImageComics has the series ''ComicBook/{{Rumble}}''. Rathraq is an ancient warrior god who protected humanity from the monstrous Esu thousands of years ago. A traitorous god separates Rathraq's soul from his body and has the spirit chained on another plane of existence until modern times. Rathraq's soul isn't returned to his mighty body - instead it's placed [[AnimateInanimateObject inside a scarecrow, animating it]].



* Then there's the Ekert from ''ComicStrip/NonSequitur''.



* Back in the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]], Fawcett Comics (best known for [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel)]] had a magician super-hero named Ibis the Invincible. He was an ancient Egyptian who had somehow wound up as a mummy, but then got reawakened in the present day in a museum. He then reawakened his mummified lady love (thanks to magic, they were revived as living breathing people, not movie-style mummies), and then he went on to become a very ComicStrip/MandrakeTheMagician-style super hero. He debuted in ''Whiz Comics'' #2, the very same issue that introduced Captain Marvel. Like the other Fawcett heroes, he's now owned by Creator/DCComics, and pops up once in a while in stories dealing with magic or [[{{Qurac}} the Middle East.]] His signature weapon is a magic wand called the Ibistick.
* Creator/ImageComics has the series ''Rumble''. Rathraq is an ancient warrior god who protected humanity from the monstrous Esu thousands of years ago. A traitorous god separates Rathraq's soul from his body and has the spirit chained on another plane of existence until modern times. Rathraq's soul isn't returned to his mighty body - instead it's placed [[AnimateInanimateObject inside a scarecrow, animating it]].
* ''ComicBook/{{Irredeemable}}'': The mighty and benevolent [[AngelicAbomination Eleos]] are held in a barrier of nuclear energy. They're actually not "imprisoned", as they're more than powerful enough to simply break the barrier and leave anytime they wish. They willfully allow themselves to be contained because escaping would [[spoiler:release the energy and cause the worst nuclear disaster in human history]].

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* Back in the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Similarly, ''ComicBook/TheTwelve'' revealed that twelve other (much more obscure) Golden Age]], Fawcett Comics (best known for [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel)]] had a magician super-hero named Ibis Age Marvel heroes were [[HumanPopsicle frozen in suspended animation]] by the Invincible. He was an ancient Egyptian who had somehow wound up as a mummy, Nazis to study later, but then got the Nazi scientists didn't get the chance because the war ended. They get reawakened in the present day in a museum. He then reawakened his mummified lady love (thanks to magic, they were revived as living breathing people, not movie-style mummies), and then he went on to become a very ComicStrip/MandrakeTheMagician-style super hero. He debuted in ''Whiz Comics'' #2, the very same issue that introduced Captain Marvel. Like the other Fawcett heroes, he's now owned by Creator/DCComics, and pops up once in a while in stories dealing with magic or [[{{Qurac}} the Middle East.]] His signature weapon is a magic wand called the Ibistick.
* Creator/ImageComics has the series ''Rumble''. Rathraq is an ancient warrior god who protected humanity from the monstrous Esu thousands of years ago. A traitorous god separates Rathraq's soul from his body and has the spirit chained on another plane of existence until
modern times. Rathraq's soul isn't returned to his mighty body - instead it's placed [[AnimateInanimateObject inside a scarecrow, animating it]].
* ''ComicBook/{{Irredeemable}}'': The mighty
times, and benevolent [[AngelicAbomination Eleos]] are held in a barrier of nuclear energy. They're actually not "imprisoned", as they're more than powerful enough to simply break the barrier and leave anytime book mostly deals with how well they wish. They willfully allow themselves each manage to be contained because escaping would [[spoiler:release adapt to the energy and cause the worst nuclear disaster in human history]].new world, or fail to do so.



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* Leeloo, as the titular element in ''Film/TheFifthElement'', is the only weapon against the embodiment of evil - life personified. Overlaps heavily with SealedBadassInACan.



* In ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'', the Schwartz (the movie's answer to the Force) can be bottled after being condensed into liquid form and used to give a spaceship more kick.



* The White Queen in ''Film/MirrorMask''.

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* ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'': Ahkmenrah, the Pharaoh whose tablet brought the exhibits to life, spent decades in his sarcophagus, with both staff and exhibit assuming him to be evil. In desperation, Larry and Nick free him from the sarcophagus, and he proves to be very gracious and helpful afterward.



* In ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'', the Schwartz (the movie's answer to the Force) can be bottled after being condensed into liquid form and used to give a spaceship more kick.



* Leeloo, as the titular ''[[Film/TheFifthElement Fifth Element]]'', is the only weapon against the embodiment of evil - life personified. Overlaps heavily with SealedBadassInACan.
* ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'': Ahkmenrah, the Pharaoh whose tablet brought the exhibits to life, spent decades in his sarcophagus, with both staff and exhibit assuming him to be evil. In desperation, Larry and Nick free him from the sarcophagus, and he proves to be very gracious and helpful afterward.



* ''Literature/TheCrimsonShadow'': Brind'Amour put himself in stasis long ago, then awoke to find Eriador has been taken over by Greensparrow, an {{evil sorcerer}}. His brethren did the same thing, though unfortunately all of the rest have been found and killed by Greensparrow's forces.



* In ''Literature/HaloCryptum'', the Forerunner Didact was sealed in the titular Cryptum for one thousand years as a meditative exile after his political defeat by the Builders. He is released early in the book.



* ''Literature/TheLostFleet'': Revered hero John "Black Jack" Geary is discovered in cryogenic suspension by the descendants of his culture who after centuries of continuous warfare have forgotten nearly everything he knows about how to fight smart in favour of crazed aggressive tactics. He has to teach them the basics of tactics and to avoid counterproductive atrocities.
* The heroes of ''Literature/TheMalazanBookOfTheFallen'' spend most of the series believing that [[spoiler:the Crippled God is a SealedEvilInACan. When he is freed towards the end of the series, he turns out to be not so much evil as simply mad, and giving him his freedom seems to have undone his madness. He ultimately assists the heroes in preventing the extinction of the human race, and so functions both as a subversion of the Sealed Evil trope and a variant of the Sealed Good trope. He also turns out to have been the NarratorAllAlong; the DirectLineToTheAuthor of the series presents him as having penned it InUniverse so that those who sacrificed their lives to free him and to prevent the end of the world would not be forgotten. Which, of course, also gives the series its title.]]



* The heroes of ''Literature/TheMalazanBookOfTheFallen'' spend most of the series believing that [[spoiler:the Crippled God is a SealedEvilInACan. When he is freed towards the end of the series, he turns out to be not so much evil as simply mad, and giving him his freedom seems to have undone his madness. He ultimately assists the heroes in preventing the extinction of the human race, and so functions both as a subversion of the Sealed Evil trope and a variant of the Sealed Good trope. He also turns out to have been the NarratorAllAlong; the DirectLineToTheAuthor of the series presents him as having penned it InUniverse so that those who sacrificed their lives to free him and to prevent the end of the world would not be forgotten. Which, of course, also gives the series its title.]]
* In ''Literature/HaloCryptum'', the Forerunner Didact was sealed in the titular Cryptum for one thousand years as a meditative exile after his political defeat by the Builders. He is released early in the book.
* ''Literature/TheCrimsonShadow'': Brind'Amour put himself in stasis long ago, then awoke to find Eriador has been taken over by Greensparrow, an {{evil sorcerer}}. His brethren did the same thing, though unfortunately all of the rest have been found and killed by Greensparrow's forces.
* ''Literature/TheLostFleet'': Revered hero John "Black Jack" Geary is discovered in cryogenic suspension by the descendants of his culture who after centuries of continuous warfare have forgotten nearly everything he knows about how to fight smart in favour of crazed aggressive tactics. He has to teach them the basics of tactics and to avoid counterproductive atrocities.



* In ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'' episode "Sarcophagus", an archeological dig finds an alien inside a tomb. Upon awakening, the friendly being was quite happy to find that humanity had come a long way from the cavemen that had attacked him on sight, forcing him to seal himself up to recover from his injuries. [[spoiler:When there is a cave-in, the alien allows the two who had befriended him to seal themselves up, keeping them alive until they are finally rescued.]]



* In ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'' episode "Sarcophagus", an archeological dig finds an alien inside a tomb. Upon awakening, the friendly being was quite happy to find that humanity had come a long way from the cavemen that had attacked him on sight, forcing him to seal himself up to recover from his injuries. [[spoiler:When there is a cave-in, the alien allows the two who had befriended him to seal themselves up, keeping them alive until they are finally rescued.]]



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* TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}:''TabletopGame/PrincessTheHopeful'' has it as a major plotpoint. The titular Princesses used to be the magic-wielding nobility from a Kingdom, whose function was to [[HopeBringer bring hope to the world]] and keep [[TheCorruption the All-Consuming Darkness]] in check. After [[DividedWeFall finally defeating them by taking advantage on their infighting]], minions of the Darkness were unable to exterminate them due to them having BornAgainImmortality, so they instead trapped the large majority of their souls in a LotusEaterMachine, keeping them away for millenia while they spread and turned Earth into a CrapsackWorld. This lasted until the Apollo Landing, which caused Hope to shing brighter for a while on Earth, giving the trapped Princesses and their Queen enough lucidity to break free from the illusion and resulting in [[TheMagicComesBack resurgence of them in the real world]].
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* ''TabletopGame/PrincessTheHopeful'' has it as a major plotpoint. The titular Princesses used to be the magic-wielding nobility from a Kingdom, whose function was to [[HopeBringer bring hope to the world]] and keep [[TheCorruption the All-Consuming Darkness]] in check. After [[DividedWeFall finally defeating them by taking advantage on their infighting]], minions of the Darkness were unable to exterminate them due to them having BornAgainImmortality, so they instead trapped the large majority of their souls in a LotusEaterMachine, keeping them away for millenia while they spread and turned Earth into a CrapsackWorld. This lasted until the Apollo Landing, which caused Hope to shing brighter for a while on Earth, giving the trapped Princesses and their Queen enough lucidity to break free from the illusion and resulting in [[TheMagicComesBack resurgence of them in the real world]].



* ''VideoGame/AMessOTrouble'' (a shareware AdventureGame) has two godlike creatures trapped inside time dilation bubbles in some ruins. You know from local historians (and abominations lying around in the ruins) that their civilization was practically constructed by a good creature and then fooled into nearly destroying itself by a bad creature. One is a beautiful [[EnergyBeings Energy Being]], the other a dull-looking lizard man. [[LightIsNotGood Guess which is which?]]



** The demons see him as [[SealedEvilInACan Sealed Evil]], however, and play dead straight to that trope. The UAC notes the demons fought with absolute frenzy to protect his sarcophagus, thinking it to be some kind of legendary artifact. Truth is [[spoiler:they were absolutely ''terrified'' of Doomguy ever getting loose again, as he is literally a walking extinction event for demonkind.]]

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** The demons see him as [[SealedEvilInACan Sealed Evil]], {{Sealed Evil|InACan}}, however, and play dead straight to that trope. The UAC notes the demons fought with absolute frenzy to protect his sarcophagus, thinking it to be some kind of legendary artifact. Truth is [[spoiler:they were absolutely ''terrified'' of Doomguy ever getting loose again, as he is literally a walking extinction event for demonkind.]]



** Liara mentions in the third game having refined the Protheans' plan of using [[FlingALightIntoTheFuture their Beacons]] as a warning, seeding many worlds with time capsules containing an archive with all galactic information, knowledge of the Reapers and plans for the Crucible weapon, in case the worse should happen and they fail to stop the Reapers. [[spoiler:In the Refusal Ending, it's revealed that this did indeed work and allow the next Cycle to defeat the Reapers.]]

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** Liara mentions in the third game having refined the Protheans' plan of using [[FlingALightIntoTheFuture their Beacons]] as a warning, seeding many worlds with time capsules containing an archive with all galactic information, knowledge of the Reapers and plans for the Crucible weapon, in case the worse worst should happen and they fail to stop the Reapers. [[spoiler:In the Refusal Ending, it's revealed that this did indeed work and allow the next Cycle to defeat the Reapers.]]



* Amaterasu of ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'', who is awakened at the start of the game when after someone cracks open the [[SealedEvilInACan Evil Sealed Can]] of {{Orochi}}.

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* ''VideoGame/AMessOTrouble'' (a shareware AdventureGame) has two godlike creatures trapped inside time dilation bubbles in some ruins. You know from local historians (and abominations lying around in the ruins) that their civilization was practically constructed by a good creature and then fooled into nearly destroying itself by a bad creature. One is a beautiful {{Energy Being|s}}, the other a dull-looking lizard man. [[LightIsNotGood Guess which is which?]]
* Amaterasu of ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'', who is awakened at the start of the game when after someone cracks open the [[SealedEvilInACan Evil Sealed Can]] of {{Orochi}}.



* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'': [[spoiler:Igor, the BigGood of the ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' franchise, spends most of the game sealed away by the game's hidden BigBad, who's been [[IdentityImpersonator impersonating him]]. It's only after discovering the villain's deception that Igor is freed and lends you his full aid in the FinalBattle.]]

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* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'': ''VideoGame/Persona5'': [[spoiler:Igor, the BigGood of the ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' franchise, spends most of the game sealed away by the game's hidden BigBad, who's been [[IdentityImpersonator impersonating him]]. It's only after discovering the villain's deception that Igor is freed and lends you his full aid in the FinalBattle.]]



* In ''VideoGame/{{Subnautica}}'' the [[spoiler:[[AlwaysABiggerFish Sea Emperor Leviathan]] can count as Sealed Good in an Aquarium. It was sealed by the [[WellIntentionedExtremist Precursors]] as it was needed to cure [[ThePlague Kharaa]]. Sadly, [[AndIMustScream it can never escape]] - [[HopeSpot it's offspring though...]]]]

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* In ''VideoGame/{{Subnautica}}'' the [[spoiler:[[AlwaysABiggerFish Sea Emperor Leviathan]] can count as Sealed Good in an Aquarium. It was sealed by the [[WellIntentionedExtremist Precursors]] as it was needed to cure [[ThePlague Kharaa]]. Sadly, [[AndIMustScream it can never escape]] - [[HopeSpot it's its offspring though...]]]]



* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' has Byakuren, who was sealed away after trying to establish equality between youkai and humans. Bizarrely enough, you fight her as the final boss, after unsealing her, on purpose. Of course, given how the heroines usually behave, that probably isn't too surprising.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' has Byakuren, who was sealed away after trying to establish equality between youkai and humans. Bizarrely enough, you fight her as the final boss, after unsealing her, on purpose. Of course, given how the heroines usually behave, that probably isn't too surprising.surprising.
* In ''VideoGame/UniverseAtWar'', it turns out there's an entire race of {{Sufficiently Advanced|Aliens}} BenevolentPrecursors who are sympathetic to us PunyEarthlings in stasis under the Atlantic Ocean. Just what the doctor ordered for helping turn the tables in a HopelessWar against a race of brutal PlanetLooters. Overlaps with AwakeningTheSleepingGiant.



* In ''VideoGame/UniverseAtWar'', it turns out there's an entire race of {{Sufficiently Advanced|Aliens}} BenevolentPrecursors who are sympathetic to us PunyEarthlings in stasis under the Atlantic Ocean. Just what the doctor ordered for helping turn the tables in a HopelessWar against a race of brutal PlanetLooters. Overlaps with AwakeningTheSleepingGiant.



* [[spoiler:The rabbit spirit]] from ''[[Webcomic/FifteenMinds Blue Moon Blossom]]'' was sealed inside a crystal deep in a temple guarded by bat creatures. And even when the seal is broken, it remains asleep until it's needed.



* [[spoiler:The first Prissan]] in ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'' is stated to be a hammer meant to contain good and be wielded by the evil, mirroring the [[SealedEvilInACan Axe of Prissan]] [[spoiler:which is actually something else]].
* ''Webcomic/{{Godslave}}'' has Anpu, the reaper of "[[DontFearTheReaper don't fear]]" kind, sealed by his siblings when they rebelled against the EternalRecurrence. However, if Heru and EpilepticTrees are right, he's actually {{Sealed Evil|InACan}}.
* [[spoiler:The plot hole juju]] in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' likely qualifies, as it [[spoiler:contains the souls of the four beta kids. Definitely a Type 2, since Caliborn put them in there. That said, what exactly it ''does'' with those souls when it's activated against Lord English is not shown]].



* ''Webcomic/{{Godslave}}'' has Anpu, the reaper of "[[DontFearTheReaper don't fear]]" kind, sealed by his siblings when they rebelled against the EternalRecurrence. However, if Heru and EpilepticTrees are right, he's actually {{Sealed Evil|InACan}}.
* [[spoiler:The plot hole juju]] in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' likely qualifies, as it [[spoiler:contains the souls of the four beta kids. Definitely a Type 2, since Caliborn put them in there. That said, what exactly it ''does'' with those souls when it's activated against Lord English is not shown]].
* [[spoiler:The first Prissan]] in ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'' is stated to be a hammer meant to contain good and be wielded by the evil, mirroring the [[SealedEvilInACan Axe of Prissan]] [[spoiler:which is actually something else]].
* [[spoiler:The rabbit spirit]] from ''[[Webcomic/FifteenMinds Blue Moon Blossom]]'' was sealed inside a crystal deep in a temple guarded by bat creatures. And even when the seal is broken, it remains asleep until it's needed.



* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': The heroes find that one of the relics they need to defeat the villainous Salem contains Jinn, a charismatic, kind, and omniscient magical being created by the God of Light to truthfully answer three questions every one hundred years. Later, they find another being like her named Ambrosius in the relic of creation, though he's a little less friendly.



* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': The heroes find that one of the relics they need to defeat the villainous Salem contains Jinn, a charismatic, kind, and omniscient magical being created by the God of Light to truthfully answer three questions every one hundred years. Later, they find another being like her named Ambrosius in the relic of creation, though he's a little less friendly.



* Non-character example with WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}}'s spinach; ''anyone'' can become strong from eating it, not just him.



* Non-character example with WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}}'s spinach; ''anyone'' can become strong from eating it, not just him.



* Zigzagged in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' where Raven meets a heroic wizard named Malchior who has been sealed into a book by an evil dragon called Rorek of Nol, and both befriends and begins working to free him. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, it turns out Rorek was the wizard and the sealed Malchior is actually [[SealedEvilInACan the very evil]] dragon who she [[NiceJobBreakingItHero ends up freeing]].]]



* Zigzagged in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' where Raven meets a heroic wizard named Malchior who has been sealed into a book by an evil dragon called Rorek of Nol, and both befriends and begins working to free him. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, it turns out Rorek was the wizard and the sealed Malchior is actually [[SealedEvilInACan the very evil]] dragon who she [[NiceJobBreakingItHero ends up freeing]].]]
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* In ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'', Suguru Geto's goal in the main series is to reduce [[BigGood Satoru Gojo]] to this, allowing him to continue with his plans with the strongest sorcerer out of the picture. [[spoiler:In Shibuya, he succeeds.]]
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* This happenes to the Justice League in ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'', after the Queen of Fables traps them in her book. [[spoiler: They are eventually freed by Harley in order to defeat Dr. Psycho and his parademons.]]

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* Lucario in the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' movie ''Anime/PokemonLucarioAndTheMysteryOfMew''.
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** ''Anime/PokemonLucarioAndTheMysteryOfMew'': The titular Lucario is an ancient Pokémon Aura Guardian who was sealed away in Sir Aaron's staff after the latter seemingly abandoned his kingdom to war and didn't want Lucario to follow him. Lucario would later be freed from the staff centuries when Ash Ketchum held it in a ceremony.
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* Mordecai of ''Literature/OneHundredCupboards'' was sealed for twelve years in a barrow by [[spoiler:the faeren he was allied to, as this way they could RulesLawyer their way into breaching their agreement by claiming it was for his own protection]]. He is released when [[spoiler:a knife is thrown at his son Henry's belated christening]], as per British folklore.
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* In the early ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' games, Dr. Robotnik's plans usually involved sealing innocent creatures into his robots as power sources. Recently, he seems to have found another source of energy for them (Chaos Drives?). Why he didn't just use batteries in the first place is anyone's guess.

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* In the early ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' games, Dr. Robotnik's plans usually involved sealing innocent creatures into his robots as power sources. Recently, he seems to have found another source of energy for them (Chaos Drives?). Why he didn't just use batteries in the first place is anyone's guess.
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*** Ironically, Zero was actually [[SealedEvilInACan Sealed]] ''[[SealedEvilInACan Evil]]'' [[SealedEvilInACan In A Can]] at the start of the X series, as shown in ''VideoGame/MegaManX4'': he [[spoiler:spoiler:killed an entire Hunter unit, then [[CurbstompBattle effortlessly beat the ever-loving crap out of]] the then-good [[BigBad Sigma]] when the latter tried to stop him– and ''laughed about it the entire time''.]] That version of Zero made a return in ''Zero 3'' as [[spoiler:[[TheDragon Omega]], [[TomatoInTheMirror sort of]]]], who was again SealedEvilInACan; [[spoiler:albeit a can that can move, speak and wreck stuff on its own. Heck, Zero himself opens Omega's can unintentionally, possibly making this a NiceJobBreakingItHero scenario.]]

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*** Ironically, Zero was actually [[SealedEvilInACan Sealed]] ''[[SealedEvilInACan Evil]]'' [[SealedEvilInACan In A Can]] at the start of the X series, as shown in ''VideoGame/MegaManX4'': he [[spoiler:spoiler:killed [[spoiler:killed an entire Hunter unit, then [[CurbstompBattle effortlessly beat the ever-loving crap out of]] the then-good [[BigBad Sigma]] when the latter tried to stop him– and ''laughed about it the entire time''.]] That version of Zero made a return in ''Zero 3'' as [[spoiler:[[TheDragon Omega]], [[TomatoInTheMirror sort of]]]], who was again SealedEvilInACan; [[spoiler:albeit a can that can move, speak and wreck stuff on its own. Heck, Zero himself opens Omega's can unintentionally, possibly making this a NiceJobBreakingItHero scenario.]]
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Manda isn’t a Guardian Beast in the rewrite (source: am in The Bridge’s Discord server)


* ''Fanfic/TheBridge'': The Guardian Beasts [[note]]Anguirus, Raiga, Gamera, Yonggary, Baragon, Rodan, and Manda[[/note]] were Kaiju sealed away by BenevolentPrecursors 70,000 years ago to bolster the world's defenses against the BigBad. On the Equestrian side, the Tree of Harmony [[spoiler:is actually the sealed form of the BigGood.]]

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* ''Fanfic/TheBridge'': The Guardian Beasts [[note]]Anguirus, Raiga, Gamera, Yonggary, Baragon, Rodan, and Manda[[/note]] Rodan[[/note]] were Kaiju sealed away by BenevolentPrecursors 70,000 years ago to bolster the world's defenses against the BigBad. On the Equestrian side, the Tree of Harmony [[spoiler:is actually the sealed form of the BigGood.]]
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* ''Fanfic/TheParliamentOfHeroes'': Part of the {{Round Robin}}s background is that the previous Stargirl, Courtney Whitmore, fought against Vandal Savage while attempting to reform the Justice Society of America. The battle ended with Courtney severely wounding Savage and forcing him to go incognito for a time, but at the cost of getting her spirit locked away inside the Cosmic Rod. Her still living body [[EmptyShell became a catatonic husk]], away from where Courtney could find it. She, as the Cosmic Rod, eventually falls into the hands of [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Luz Noceda]], with whom she develops a sibling-like relationship.

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* ''Fanfic/TheParliamentOfHeroes'': Part of the {{Round Robin}}s Robin}}'s background is that the previous Stargirl, Courtney Whitmore, fought against Vandal Savage while attempting to reform the Justice Society of America. The battle ended with Courtney severely wounding Savage and forcing him to go incognito for a time, but at the cost of getting her spirit locked away inside the Cosmic Rod. Her still living body [[EmptyShell became a catatonic husk]], away from where Courtney could find it. She, as the Cosmic Rod, eventually falls into the hands of [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Luz Noceda]], with whom she develops a sibling-like relationship.
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* ''Fanfic/TheParliamentOfHeroes'': Part of the {{Round Robin}}s background is that the previous Stargirl, Courtney Whitmore, fought against Vandal Savage while attempting to reform the Justice Society of America. The battle ended with Courtney severely wounding Savage and forcing him to go incognito for a time, but at the cost of getting her spirit locked away inside the Cosmic Rod. Her still living body [[EmptyShell became a catatonic husk]], away from where Courtney could find it. She, as the Cosmic Rod, eventually falls into the hands of [WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Luz Noceda]], with whom she develops a sibling-like relationship.

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* ''Fanfic/TheParliamentOfHeroes'': Part of the {{Round Robin}}s background is that the previous Stargirl, Courtney Whitmore, fought against Vandal Savage while attempting to reform the Justice Society of America. The battle ended with Courtney severely wounding Savage and forcing him to go incognito for a time, but at the cost of getting her spirit locked away inside the Cosmic Rod. Her still living body [[EmptyShell became a catatonic husk]], away from where Courtney could find it. She, as the Cosmic Rod, eventually falls into the hands of [WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Luz Noceda]], with whom she develops a sibling-like relationship.
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* ''Fanfic/TheParliamentOfHeroes'': Part of the {{Round Robin}}s background is that the previous Stargirl, Courtney Whitmore, fought against Vandal Savage while attempting to reform the Justice Society of America. The battle ended with Courtney severely wounding Savage and forcing him to go incognito for a time, but at the cost of getting her spirit locked away inside the Cosmic Rod. Her still living body [[EmptyShell became a catatonic husk]], away from where Courtney could find it. She, as the Cosmic Rod, eventually falls into the hands of Luz, with whom she develops a sibling-like relationship.

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* ''Fanfic/TheParliamentOfHeroes'': Part of the {{Round Robin}}s background is that the previous Stargirl, Courtney Whitmore, fought against Vandal Savage while attempting to reform the Justice Society of America. The battle ended with Courtney severely wounding Savage and forcing him to go incognito for a time, but at the cost of getting her spirit locked away inside the Cosmic Rod. Her still living body [[EmptyShell became a catatonic husk]], away from where Courtney could find it. She, as the Cosmic Rod, eventually falls into the hands of Luz, [WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Luz Noceda]], with whom she develops a sibling-like relationship.
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* ''VideoGame/FindingLight'': After clearing the Depths, [[spoiler:the party finds Ruth and Gwen, the heroines of ''VideoGame/KnightBewitched'', who Lilith put into stasis]].
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* Elder Kai from ''[[Manga/DragonBall Dragon Ball Z]]'' was was sealed in the Z Sword a few billion years ago and when he comes out he provides lots of help in the effort against Buu. It’s later revealed that the person who sealed him in there was Beerus.

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* Elder Kai from ''[[Manga/DragonBall Dragon Ball Z]]'' was was sealed in the Z Sword a few billion about 75 million years ago ago, and when he comes out he provides lots of help in the effort against Buu. It’s later revealed that the person who sealed him in there was Beerus.



* ''Anime/{{Gungrave}}'': [[spoiler: Before his death, Brandon Heat left a letter for Big Daddy, stating that in the event of his (Brandon's) death, and if Harry and the Millenion goes down the wrong path, Brandon would allow his body to undergo necrolization and become a Deadman. His last request was to remain locked away in the doctor's confinement chamber, in a state of hibernation, until the time he needs to be summoned. Brandon (better known as "Grave"), "sleeps" for thirteen years until Mika (Big Daddy's daughter) awakens/releases him because she was told to seek his protection]].

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* ''Anime/{{Gungrave}}'': [[spoiler: Before [[spoiler:Before his death, Brandon Heat left a letter for Big Daddy, stating that in the event of his (Brandon's) death, and if Harry and the Millenion goes down the wrong path, Brandon would allow his body to undergo necrolization and become a Deadman. His last request was to remain locked away in the doctor's confinement chamber, in a state of hibernation, until the time he needs to be summoned. Brandon (better known as "Grave"), "sleeps" for thirteen years until Mika (Big Daddy's daughter) awakens/releases him because she was told to seek his protection]].



* In ''Manga/RaveMaster'' [[spoiler: Elie/Resha is one of these. She sealed herself away to combat [[EldritichAbomination Endless]], the seemingly unstoppable monster that would arise in fifty years time, and whose only weakness is her Etherion.]]
* ''Anime/TheRecordOfAFallenVampire / VampireJuujiKai'': The vampire queen Adelheid was considered to be SealedEvilInACan and released only because her ChaoticEvil powers could stop alien invaders... and upon release she revealed the truth that she hadn't [[spoiler: killed her husband's pregnant lover and confessed to it only to snap him out of destroying himself with a suicidal HeroicSacrifice.]]

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* In ''Manga/RaveMaster'' [[spoiler: Elie/Resha [[spoiler:Elie/Resha is one of these. She sealed herself away to combat [[EldritichAbomination Endless]], the seemingly unstoppable monster that would arise in fifty years time, and whose only weakness is her Etherion.]]
* ''Anime/TheRecordOfAFallenVampire / VampireJuujiKai'': The vampire queen Adelheid was considered to be SealedEvilInACan and released only because her ChaoticEvil powers could stop alien invaders... and upon release she revealed the truth that she hadn't [[spoiler: killed [[spoiler:killed her husband's pregnant lover and confessed to it only to snap him out of destroying himself with a suicidal HeroicSacrifice.]]



** Manga: [[spoiler: Nearly played straight - Dios is indeed imprisoned, but only his [[SealedBadassInACan power]] and [[LiteralSplitPersonality his "good" side]]; his EnemyWithout (End of The World, aka Akio Ohtori) is unfortunately free as a bird.]]
** Anime: [[spoiler: "Dios" (as well as his castle) were illusions all along. Dios himself is real and free - he just cranked FallenHero up in the intervening centuries and became Akio. His [[SealedBadassInACan powers]], on the other hand...]]

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** Manga: [[spoiler: Nearly [[spoiler:Nearly played straight - Dios is indeed imprisoned, but only his [[SealedBadassInACan power]] and [[LiteralSplitPersonality his "good" side]]; his EnemyWithout (End of The World, aka Akio Ohtori) is unfortunately free as a bird.]]
** Anime: [[spoiler: "Dios" [[spoiler:"Dios" (as well as his castle) were illusions all along. Dios himself is real and free - he just cranked FallenHero up in the intervening centuries and became Akio. His [[SealedBadassInACan powers]], on the other hand...]]



** Movie: [[spoiler: Dios [[{{Tulpa}} was never real to begin with]], born from [[RealityWarper Anthy]]'s [[BigBrotherWorship need to see her brother as a hero and protector]], instead of the [[SissyVillain weak]], [[RapeAsDrama perverted rapist]] he really was.]]

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** Movie: [[spoiler: Dios [[spoiler:Dios [[{{Tulpa}} was never real to begin with]], born from [[RealityWarper Anthy]]'s [[BigBrotherWorship need to see her brother as a hero and protector]], instead of the [[SissyVillain weak]], [[RapeAsDrama perverted rapist]] he really was.]]



* This is what Mikael and Silky from ''Anime/ImGonnaBeAnAngel'' [[spoiler: did to themselves - they sealed their fallen halos, in a box (well, more like three boxes) in Mikael's case and in a drawer in Silky's case. Given that a fallen halo means losing potentiality of becoming an angel (losing any goodness) and is basically an expression of self-hatred, it's no wonder why they both turned into such psychos at the end]].

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* This is what Mikael and Silky from ''Anime/ImGonnaBeAnAngel'' [[spoiler: did [[spoiler:did to themselves - they sealed their fallen halos, in a box (well, more like three boxes) in Mikael's case and in a drawer in Silky's case. Given that a fallen halo means losing potentiality of becoming an angel (losing any goodness) and is basically an expression of self-hatred, it's no wonder why they both turned into such psychos at the end]].



* ''Fanfic/TheBridge'': The Guardian Beasts [[note]]Anguirus, Raiga, Gamera, Yonggary, Baragon, Rodan, and Manda[[/note]] were Kaiju sealed away by BenevolentPrecursors 70,000 years ago to bolster the world's defenses against the BigBad. On the Equestrian side, the Tree of Harmony [[spoiler: is actually the sealed form of the BigGood.]]

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* ''Fanfic/TheBridge'': The Guardian Beasts [[note]]Anguirus, Raiga, Gamera, Yonggary, Baragon, Rodan, and Manda[[/note]] were Kaiju sealed away by BenevolentPrecursors 70,000 years ago to bolster the world's defenses against the BigBad. On the Equestrian side, the Tree of Harmony [[spoiler: is [[spoiler:is actually the sealed form of the BigGood.]]



* ''Fanfic/ANewChanceSeries'': [[spoiler: The Father Latios, who sacrificed himself to save Altomare and was sealed in the Soul Dew over a century]] before the events of ''Anime/PokemonHeroes'', ends up freed due to the actions of Ash and the villains.

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* ''Fanfic/ANewChanceSeries'': [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The Father Latios, who sacrificed himself to save Altomare and was sealed in the Soul Dew over a century]] before the events of ''Anime/PokemonHeroes'', ends up freed due to the actions of Ash and the villains.



* Sentinel Prime in ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon''. He's been rusting away in the Ark since he crashed on the moon in TheSixties. [[spoiler: It later turns out that he was actually a SealedEvilInACan, as he defected to the Decepticons before leaving Cybertron. After revealing this to his former comrades, he joins Megatron with a plan to enslave all humanity as a workforce to rebuild Cybertron.]]

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* Sentinel Prime in ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon''. He's been rusting away in the Ark since he crashed on the moon in TheSixties. [[spoiler: It [[spoiler:It later turns out that he was actually a SealedEvilInACan, as he defected to the Decepticons before leaving Cybertron. After revealing this to his former comrades, he joins Megatron with a plan to enslave all humanity as a workforce to rebuild Cybertron.]]



* In ''Beast Child'', second book of ''Literature/VoyagesOfTheFlyingDragon'' , Manu, the so-called Titan boy is innocent and good, having being put away to serve [[spoiler: the god-like being which has been split into Lenis and Missy.]]

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* In ''Beast Child'', second book of ''Literature/VoyagesOfTheFlyingDragon'' , Manu, the so-called Titan boy is innocent and good, having being put away to serve [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the god-like being which has been split into Lenis and Missy.]]



* Who would have expected the depths of the planet Z'ha'dum, home of the evil Shadows in ''Series/BabylonFive'', to contain [[spoiler: Lorien, The First One, who saves Sheridan's life and goes on to help the good guys]]? Though it wasn't so much sealed as waiting for someone worthy to find it.

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* Who would have expected the depths of the planet Z'ha'dum, home of the evil Shadows in ''Series/BabylonFive'', to contain [[spoiler: Lorien, [[spoiler:Lorien, The First One, who saves Sheridan's life and goes on to help the good guys]]? Though it wasn't so much sealed as waiting for someone worthy to find it.



* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'': As seen in the ''Peacekeeper Wars'' post-series finale, [[BenevolentPrecursors the Eidolons]]. There were actually two separate groups of them, one group was TheRemnant, and the other were a Type 2, saved by an [[InvertedTrope Inversion]] of CriticalExistenceFailure. They can [[CharmPerson lull any other species into]] a receptive state, and [[TheEmpath read their minds]], to construct a good argument. Besides being Super-diplomats, they are the ones that [[spoiler: transplanted and genetically engineered early-Hominids , thus creating The Peacekeepers.]]

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* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'': As seen in the ''Peacekeeper Wars'' post-series finale, [[BenevolentPrecursors the Eidolons]]. There were actually two separate groups of them, one group was TheRemnant, and the other were a Type 2, saved by an [[InvertedTrope Inversion]] of CriticalExistenceFailure. They can [[CharmPerson lull any other species into]] a receptive state, and [[TheEmpath read their minds]], to construct a good argument. Besides being Super-diplomats, they are the ones that [[spoiler: transplanted [[spoiler:transplanted and genetically engineered early-Hominids , thus creating The Peacekeepers.]]



* In ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'' episode "Sarcophagus", an archeological dig finds an alien inside a tomb. Upon awakening, the friendly being was quite happy to find that humanity had come a long way from the cavemen that had attacked him on sight, forcing him to seal himself up to recover from his injuries. [[spoiler: When there is a cave-in, the alien allows the two who had befriended him to seal themselves up, keeping them alive until they are finally rescued.]]

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* In ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'' episode "Sarcophagus", an archeological dig finds an alien inside a tomb. Upon awakening, the friendly being was quite happy to find that humanity had come a long way from the cavemen that had attacked him on sight, forcing him to seal himself up to recover from his injuries. [[spoiler: When [[spoiler:When there is a cave-in, the alien allows the two who had befriended him to seal themselves up, keeping them alive until they are finally rescued.]]



** Etienne d'Amberville (Stephen Amber), an extremely powerful wizard [[spoiler: Immortal]] from the ''TabletopGame/CastleAmber'' adventure, must be freed from his tomb to complete the scenario successfully.

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** Etienne d'Amberville (Stephen Amber), an extremely powerful wizard [[spoiler: Immortal]] [[spoiler:Immortal]] from the ''TabletopGame/CastleAmber'' adventure, must be freed from his tomb to complete the scenario successfully.



* In ''VideoGame/{{Arcanum}}'', [[spoiler: the supposed Big Bad, Arronax, has been trapped in the Void repenting his crime for thousands of years:]] once found, he joins the party to take on the real Big Bad.

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* In ''VideoGame/{{Arcanum}}'', [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the supposed Big Bad, Arronax, has been trapped in the Void repenting his crime for thousands of years:]] once found, he joins the party to take on the real Big Bad.



* [[spoiler:JC Denton]] in ''VideoGame/DeusExInvisibleWar''. He [[spoiler: merged with an ultra-powerful AI at the end of the first game]], but the result was unstable. Before he could turn the world into a utopia, he had to go into cryogenic storage and wait for {{Nanotechnology}} upgrades to be developed. Furthermore, [[spoiler: his brother Paul]] was the test subject on some of these upgrades, which proved to be unsuccessful, meaning he ''also'' had to be put into cryogenic storage. The player, [[spoiler:being a successful test subject]], can wake them both over the course of the game.

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* [[spoiler:JC Denton]] in ''VideoGame/DeusExInvisibleWar''. He [[spoiler: merged [[spoiler:merged with an ultra-powerful AI at the end of the first game]], but the result was unstable. Before he could turn the world into a utopia, he had to go into cryogenic storage and wait for {{Nanotechnology}} upgrades to be developed. Furthermore, [[spoiler: his [[spoiler:his brother Paul]] was the test subject on some of these upgrades, which proved to be unsuccessful, meaning he ''also'' had to be put into cryogenic storage. The player, [[spoiler:being a successful test subject]], can wake them both over the course of the game.



** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' Link is this once again, having apparently been sealed in a shrine for the purpose of of defeating Calamity Ganon. [[spoiler: Mainly because he was nearly killed when Calamity Ganon original ravaged Hyrule, and needed a hundred years or so to recover.]]

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** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' Link is this once again, having apparently been sealed in a shrine for the purpose of of defeating Calamity Ganon. [[spoiler: Mainly [[spoiler:Mainly because he was nearly killed when Calamity Ganon original ravaged Hyrule, and needed a hundred years or so to recover.]]



* In ''Franchise/MassEffect'', it's mentioned that an eccentric volus billionaire is spending his fortune excavating a planet of ruins for "lost beings of light" who are intended to fight "machine devils from beyond the stars". [[spoiler: Unfortunately for the people of the galaxy, this apparently ended up being a RedHerring]].

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* In ''Franchise/MassEffect'', it's mentioned that an eccentric volus billionaire is spending his fortune excavating a planet of ruins for "lost beings of light" who are intended to fight "machine devils from beyond the stars". [[spoiler: Unfortunately [[spoiler:Unfortunately for the people of the galaxy, this apparently ended up being a RedHerring]].



** Liara mentions in the third game having refined the Protheans' plan of using [[FlingALightIntoTheFuture their Beacons]] as a warning, seeding many worlds with time capsules containing an archive with all galactic information, knowledge of the Reapers and plans for the Crucible weapon, in case the worse should happen and they fail to stop the Reapers. [[spoiler: In the Refusal Ending, it's revealed that this did indeed work and allow the next Cycle to defeat the Reapers.]]
** It's implied that the Protheans may have been responsible for sealing the Charon Relay in ice to intentionally keep humanity undiscovered and isolated from the rest of the galaxy, possibly to prevent the Reapers discovering them if they had not advanced to the space-age by the next extermination Cycle. Or maybe just another ace in the hole if their plans with [[spoiler: the asari]] fell through.

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** Liara mentions in the third game having refined the Protheans' plan of using [[FlingALightIntoTheFuture their Beacons]] as a warning, seeding many worlds with time capsules containing an archive with all galactic information, knowledge of the Reapers and plans for the Crucible weapon, in case the worse should happen and they fail to stop the Reapers. [[spoiler: In [[spoiler:In the Refusal Ending, it's revealed that this did indeed work and allow the next Cycle to defeat the Reapers.]]
** It's implied that the Protheans may have been responsible for sealing the Charon Relay in ice to intentionally keep humanity undiscovered and isolated from the rest of the galaxy, possibly to prevent the Reapers discovering them if they had not advanced to the space-age by the next extermination Cycle. Or maybe just another ace in the hole if their plans with [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the asari]] fell through.



*** Ironically, Zero was actually [[SealedEvilInACan Sealed]] ''[[SealedEvilInACan Evil]]'' [[SealedEvilInACan In A Can]] at the start of the X series, as shown in ''VideoGame/MegaManX4'': he [[spoiler: killed an entire Hunter unit, then [[CurbstompBattle effortlessly beat the ever-loving crap out of]] the then-good [[BigBad Sigma]] when the latter tried to stop him– and ''laughed about it the entire time''.]] That version of Zero made a return in ''Zero 3'' as [[spoiler:[[TheDragon Omega]], [[TomatoInTheMirror sort of]]]], who was again SealedEvilInACan; [[spoiler: albeit a can that can move, speak and wreck stuff on its own. Heck, Zero himself opens Omega's can unintentionally, possibly making this a NiceJobBreakingItHero scenario.]]

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*** Ironically, Zero was actually [[SealedEvilInACan Sealed]] ''[[SealedEvilInACan Evil]]'' [[SealedEvilInACan In A Can]] at the start of the X series, as shown in ''VideoGame/MegaManX4'': he [[spoiler: killed [[spoiler:spoiler:killed an entire Hunter unit, then [[CurbstompBattle effortlessly beat the ever-loving crap out of]] the then-good [[BigBad Sigma]] when the latter tried to stop him– and ''laughed about it the entire time''.]] That version of Zero made a return in ''Zero 3'' as [[spoiler:[[TheDragon Omega]], [[TomatoInTheMirror sort of]]]], who was again SealedEvilInACan; [[spoiler: albeit [[spoiler:albeit a can that can move, speak and wreck stuff on its own. Heck, Zero himself opens Omega's can unintentionally, possibly making this a NiceJobBreakingItHero scenario.]]



** He also revises his statue's inscription to say [[spoiler: I rise to atone for my sins]] after he realizes both good and evil creatures can be created by the diamond. This is a step above "I rise to reap what I have sown" which suggested destroying everything the diamond created.

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** He also revises his statue's inscription to say [[spoiler: I [[spoiler:I rise to atone for my sins]] after he realizes both good and evil creatures can be created by the diamond. This is a step above "I rise to reap what I have sown" which suggested destroying everything the diamond created.



** Venger seals other enemies he deems dangerous by transforming them; [[spoiler: The heroic knight Sir Lawrence is turned into a dorky-looking creature in "Garden of Zinn" and the spellbinder Lukion has become a swamp creature made out of moss and goo in "Prison Without Walls", unable to talk or use his magic.]]

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** Venger seals other enemies he deems dangerous by transforming them; [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The heroic knight Sir Lawrence is turned into a dorky-looking creature in "Garden of Zinn" and the spellbinder Lukion has become a swamp creature made out of moss and goo in "Prison Without Walls", unable to talk or use his magic.]]



* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', [[spoiler: Despero]] is leeching off a Sealed Good's energy gradually to fuel his powers. When it's completely freed, he's toast.

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* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', [[spoiler: Despero]] [[spoiler:Despero]] is leeching off a Sealed Good's energy gradually to fuel his powers. When it's completely freed, he's toast.



* Season Two of ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' has [[spoiler: Elyon]], who is sealed inside [[spoiler: a necklace that her powers were drained into. Nerissa uses the necklace/Elyon's powers to attack Elyon's friends]]. It can't have been pleasant.

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* Season Two of ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' has [[spoiler: Elyon]], [[spoiler:Elyon]], who is sealed inside [[spoiler: a [[spoiler:a necklace that her powers were drained into. Nerissa uses the necklace/Elyon's powers to attack Elyon's friends]]. It can't have been pleasant.

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