History Main / TheCollector

Not to be confused with the [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs bizarre as hell]] [[Film/TheCollector gorn movie]] released in 2009, or the [[Series/TheCollector 2004-2006 Canadian TV series]], or the 1963 StalkerWithACrush [[Literature/TheCollector novel]] by John Fowles or the film based on it starring Terence Stamp.

* While {{Brainiac}}'s origins vary, his goal is always to collect a piece of every civilization on all worlds, then destroy the rest of that civilization.

* More than one Shinma from ''VampirePrincessMiyu'' capture and collect people.

* Admiral ZEX, in ''VideoGame/StarControl II''.

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* ''{{Maburaho}}'' has a collector as a full-time character after her introduction. Her stated goal is to make a certain ghost a part of her collection.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'' has a variation on this in "The Space Museum".

* ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' had a newlywed couple wake up in a small, deserted town, only to find out at the end that they were toys in a giant alien's playset.

* In an episode of ''Series/NightGallery'', a gangster seeking safety from his many enemies ends up under the 'care' of a retired doctor who collects rarities, and promises the gangster a safe, long and comfortable life - as part of the doctor's collection.

* The vampire Luthor Harkon in ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'' Battles collects dead sailors (as zombie pirates in his fleet) and {{Mayincatec}} artefacts in a hope to get his magical powers back and is also utterly insane.
* In the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' mythos, some Beholders collect [[TakenForGranite statues of interesting-looking characters]] to decorate their lairs.

* ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' has the aptly named [[ADogNamedDog The Collector]], who keeps slaves of different species and alien items, his collection ranging from various artifacts to [[spoiler: even [[ComicBook/HowardTheDuck Howard]] [[Film/HowardTheDuck The Duck]] himself.]]

* In ''[[PiratesOfTheCaribbean Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]'', Blackbeard shrinks the ships of defeated crews, seals them in bottles, and stores his collection of them in a cupboard. He has several dozen.

* Safari Joe in the original ''WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats}}'' was a guy who thought himself the equivalent of the GreatWhiteHunter for such a setting. The problem was, [[WhatMeasureIsANonhuman he didn't seem to care if his intended quarry were intelligent or sentient]], and decided to try to hunt the Thundercats simply for the thrill. What made him dangerous was that he was DangerouslyGenreSavvy, and had a robotic assistant named Mule who could analyze his prey beforehand and figure out the best way to prepare. Unfortunately for him, Lion-O was too hard to analyze, and the villain found himself seriously OutGambitted against him.

* In what may be the strangest example ever, RingoStarr from the cartoon ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles''. In the episode "Ticket to Ride", the others are revealing their hobbies (painting, science, etc.), and it turns out that Ringo likes to kidnap women and ''put them in bird cages'' ("bird" being Liverpool slang for "girl"). Fortunately, he's really bad at it; he's only managed to trap one girl, and she escapes during the course of the episode.

* In an episode of ''Series/Night Gallery'', a gangster seeking safety from his many enemies ends up under the 'care' of a retired doctor who collects rarities, and promises the gangster a safe, long and comfortable life - as part of the doctor's collection.

* The vampire Luthor Harkon in ''WarhammerFantasy'' Battles collects dead sailors (as zombie pirates in his fleet) and {{Mayincatec}} artefacts in a hope to get his magical powers back and is also utterly insane.
* In the ''DungeonsAndDragons'' mythos, some Beholders collect [[TakenForGranite statues of interesting-looking characters]] to decorate their lairs.

* Trazyn the Infinite, a Necron Overlord in ''{{Warhammer 40000}}'', has this as his particular quirk, and has a whole planet dedicated to his obsession. Artefacts of note include the preserved head of Sebastian Thor (Which then begs the question what happened to the body), the husk of an Enslaver, and a giant man clad in barqoue power armour whose face is locked forever in a tormented scream. It's partially for his own amusement, and mostly because he wants to save important pieces of history.

* Admiral ZEX, in ''StarControl II''.

* The main antagonist from the first ''VideoGameLittleBigPlanet'', appropriately named The Collector, goes around the various levels kidnapping major characters in the background.

* The main antagonist from ''LittleBigPlanet'', appropriately named The Collector, goes around the various levels kidnapping major characters in the background.

* Noah in the ''Manga/SoulEater'' manga (See Above) collects things he find interesting by sucking them into a TomeOfEldritchLore.

Not to be confused with the [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs bizarre as hell]] [[Film/TheCollector gorn movie]] released in 2009, or the [[Series/TheCollector 2004-2006 Canadian TV series]], or the 1963 StalkerWithACrush [[Literature/TheCollector novel]] by John Fowles or the film based on it starring Creator/TerenceStamp.

* The MarvelUniverse has an [[AnthropomorphicPersonification Elder of the Universe]] known as The Collector, whose mania for collecting is so strong it makes him immortal.

* ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' has the aptly named The Collector, who keeps slaves of different species and alien items, his collection ranging from various artifacts to [[spoiler: [[ComicBook/HowardTheDuck Howard]] [[Film/HowardTheDuck The Duck]].]]

* In the ''{{Nightside}}'' novels by SimonRGreen there is a character who is called "The Collector." He has unique items from the past, the future, and alternate time-lines. He is also fairly paranoid about other collectors stealing from his collection. He once went so far as to store his collection ''on the Moon.'' Didn't stop [[FirstPersonSmartass John]] [[HalfHumanHybrid Taylor]] from accessing it, though.

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* ''TheTwilightZone'' had a newlywed couple wake up in a small, deserted town, only to find out at the end that they were toys in a giant alien's playset.

Not to be confused with the [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs bizarre as hell]] [[Film/TheCollector gorn movie]] released in 2009, or the [[Series/TheCollector 2004-2006 Canadian TV series]], or the 1963 StalkerWithACrush [[Literature/TheCollector novel]] by John Fowles or the film based on it starring TerenceStamp.

* Cyrille Le Paradox, the BigBad in ''[[SlyCooper Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time]]''. He is introduced as a wealthy museum owner who collects historical artifacts via time travel [[spoiler: and plans to steal the Cooper clan's canes throughout history to form his own collection to achieve revenge on them.]]

* In ''{{Sillage}}'' #2, Enshu Atsukau wants to add Nävis to his "collection".

Not to be confused with the [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs bizarre as hell]] [[Film/TheCollector gorn movie]] released in 2009, or the [[Series/TheCollector 2004-2006 Canadian TV series]], or the 1963 StalkerWithACrush [[Literature/TheCollector novel]] by John Fowles or the film based on it starring Terence Stamp.