History Main / YourSoulIsMine

* The TropeNamer is ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'', which had Shang Tsung saying this just before he proceeds to steal the souls of defeated fighters. His soul-stealing frequently involves the second and third kinds described above.

The TropeNamer is ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'', which had Shang Tsung saying this just before he proceeds to steal the souls of defeated fighters. His soul-stealing frequently involves the second and third kinds described above.

[[caption-width-right:304:After much soul searching, Shang Tsung found Baraka's.]]

** Shao Kahn attempts this in his second battle against Akuma. However, due to Akuma resisting Necalli's attempt to eat his soul, Akuma resist it long enough to turn into [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Oni]].

* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Hollows]] both kill living humans and consume dead souls (called "Wholes") or other Hollows. Since all but the newest Hollows contain multiple souls (any soul eaten is merged into the Hollow), they soon find that the best form of sustenance is to eat their own kind. Eventually, a strong Hollow will come to contain thousands or even ''hundreds of thousands'' of souls, which is how they [[EvolutionaryLevels evolve]] to more advanced forms.

** In ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' the 7th Edition Chaos Artefact known as the [[NamedWeapon Soulsnare Lash]] is an unsettling artefact of the [[SuperSoldier Emperor’s Children]], a [[WhipItGood fleshy whip]] that burns the soul from its victim’s body before sending it to the realm of Slaanesh, the Chaos God of Excesses, where it will suffer an eternity of torment and pleasure.

** [[SuperSpeed Kabal]] tempts fate in some of his pre-fight banter with [[TropeNamer Shang Tsung]]:

* ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana'': Yuji is technically a victim of soul theft -- the only thing keeping him alive is the Reiji Maigo.

* ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': [[spoiler:After slaughtering around 5,700 enemy soldiers of Falmuth in less than a minute using [[BeamSpam Megiddo]], making sure to drag it out a little so that some of them had a few seconds to watch in horror as their fellow men are killed before dying themselves]], Rimuru is granted the [Merciless] Unique Skill. Said skill makes it where, while active, all enemies within a large radius who have lost the will to fight will get their souls ripped from their bodies, killing them instantly. It can be controlled to intentionally leave specific broken-willed enemies alive if Rimuru wants. [[spoiler:He uses this to finish off the rest of the horrified 20,000 Falmuth soldiers instantly, only leaving King Edmalis and Bishop Rayheim intentionally alive (while TheArchmage Razen only survived because Rimuru thought he already killed him).]] Rimuru then uses those souls [[spoiler:to fuel his True Demon Lord ascension, which results in [Merciless] merging with his Unique Skill [Gluttony] to become the Ultimate Skill [Beelzebub, King of Gluttony], which retains the former skill's effect under the name [Soul Consumption].]]

* In ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero'', Soul Eaters are monsters that will consume the souls of people they kill. Domesticated ones are used to prevent the souls of executed criminals from reincarnating.

* ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': Any monster who kills humans (or indeed, is just around when a bunch of humans get slaughtered) can take in their souls to increase their own power. Doing this is actually a requirement for a monster to fuel the growth of their Demon Lord Seed and undergo the transformation into a True Demon Lord. The amount of souls necessary to do this depends on the monster, and not every monster even has the ability to develop the Demon Lord Seed in the first place. [[spoiler:Rimuru only needed at least 10,000 souls, but he ended up getting 20,000 souls from his slaughter of Falmuth's army. In contrast, his [[PraetorianGuard Twelve Guardian Lords]] used 100,000 souls each to ascend, the majority of which came from the million-strong Eastern Empire army that died in the Tempest Labyrinth (although technically, it was just the collected soul energy that was used up, while Rimuru managed to revive most of the slain humans [[BroughtDownToNormal in a reduced state]] to achieve this) while the remaining souls were given by Guy Crimson for Rimuru to ascend his two own subordinates Misery and Rain (while Raphael fudged the numbers necessary so Guy gave more than required).]]

* In the early days of [[WebAnimation/{{hololive}} Mori Calliope's]] career, every donation would be counted as [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou the viewer personally sending their souls]] to be collected in advance by the reaper.

* During ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow'', Soma Cruz gains skills by domination of creature souls. [[spoiler:The only reason he can do this is because he's the reincarnation of Dracula]]. It's also revealed that when he no longer needs their powers the souls get released.

* Wiki/{{SCP|Foundation}}-[[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1879 1879-2]] is a TravelingSalesman that once offered a nuclear weapon to a customer in exchange for her soul. [[SubvertedTrope As it turns out,]] [[IncrediblyLamePun he just wanted her soul music records!]] [[spoiler: Well, his boss wanted the customer's soul. SCP-1879-2 wanted to make a joke.]]

'''Elder God:''' You are changed. Your blood-thirst is replaced by a deeper need-- you have become a devourer of souls. To sustain your strength, you must hunt the lost spirits of the Underworld, and consume the souls of your enemies.

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* in ''[[VideoGame/BaldursGateII Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn]]'' the plot revolves around Irenicus stealing the soul of the main character and his sister Imoen. The souls in question are of godly heritage and are a means to overthrow a curse placed on Irenicus.

* ''Podcast/CriticalHit'' , a live play ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' campaign, features a rare heroic example. The powers of one of the player characters, the [[DarkIsNotEvil warlock]] Ket, come from the souls he [[ProfessionalGambler won]] in the magical tournament. He is able to utilise the abilties the previous owner of the soul had, to some extent. If he ever loses a game he stands to lose his own soul. It is not yet made explicitely clear what exactly happens to someone who lost a soul in this manner.

* In ''VideoGame/AlQadimTheGeniesCurse'', evil sorcerers are controlling various people and monsters throughout the country thanks to having stolen parts of their souls — their honour, for example, or their joy. These are hidden in bottles, which you can smash to free the soul contained therein.

* ''VideoGame/MrTomatos'': In the event Mr. Tomatos is fed enough food with his anger below 10, [[spoiler:he will assume a more demonic form and demand that the player hand him their soul. To defeat him, the player must simultaneously feed him food and poison until the poison completely drains his health. If they successfully defeat him, he congratulates the player and explodes into a glitchy mess, but if they end up maxing out his anger meter, he will attack them, presumably taking their soul like he hoped, and thank them for their help]].

* ''Literature/TheCityOfBrass'': The ifrit create an enslaved GenieInABottle by binding a daeva with magic and ritually sacrificing it, which traps its soul in a vessel that acts as a RestrainingBolt. A sufficiently powerful {{heal|ingHands}}er can free an enslaved daeva by creating a new body to house their soul.

* In ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' a number of Creatures can do this, [[HornyDevils Cubi]] are particularly notorious for this. Soul eating greatly increases a Creature's power and extends it's already lengthy lifespan, but is not necessary and many Cubi are content living just 3000 years and passively [[EmotionEater feeding off emotions.]]