History Main / YourSoulIsMine

** In the English dub, Maka frequently says the name of this trope word-for-word as a CatchPhrase, usually preceded by the name of whomever she's about to fight.

* ''VideoGame/TheCoffinOfAndyAndLeyley'': Ashley performs this a few times with Andrew's assistance, using [[spoiler:a demon summoning ritual to bring the entity to the physical realm.]] One notable example is [[spoiler:using the demon to murder a Warden within their apartment block]] and then again to [[spoiler: kill their parents, as well as recharging Ashley's talisman that provides her with preminitions of the future.]] This leaves the victims "alive", but as an EmptyShell that responds to no stimulation.

* ''VideoGame/TheCoffinOfAndyAndLeyley'': Ashley performs this a few times with Andrew's assistance, using [[spoiler:A demon-summoning ritual.]] One notable example is [[spoiler:using the demon to murder a Warden within their apartment block]] and then again to [[spoiler: kill their parents, as well as recharging Ashley's talisman that provides her with preminitions of the future.]] This leaves the victims "alive", but as an EmptyShell that responds to no stimulation.

* [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile Saltwater crocodiles]] are notorious for their aggression and man-eating. In the precolonial Philippines, it was believed that being eaten by a crocodile sent you straight to the afterlife without needing the harsh sea-voyages that regular deaths made. Some people also believed that regular crocodiles needed a HumanSacrifice to gain the person's soul [[DinosaursAreDragons and become a dragon.]]

* [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile Saltwater crocodiles]] are notorious for their aggression and man-eating. In the precolonial Philippines, this was taken UpToEleven since being eaten by a crocodile sent you straight to the afterlife without needing the harsh sea-voyages that regular deaths made. Some people also believed that regular crocodiles needed a HumanSacrifice to gain the person's soul [[DinosaursAreDragons and become a dragon.]]

* In ''Film/{{Lifeforce}}'', the [[LifeEnergy lifeforce]] that the vampires consume is strongly implied to be the human victims' actual souls.

* In ''ComicBook/SinCity'', Kevin was a SerialKiller who [[ImAHumanitarian ate his victims]], all female prostitutes. Cardinal Roark, who supported him and joined in, claimed that he ate not only their bodies, but their souls as well, which would "fill him with light" and feel close to God. The story makes it clear that they're just delusional though.
* In ''Franchise/SpiderMan'', there are [[Characters/SpiderManTheInheritors The Inheritors]], a group of vampiric beings who hunt down totemistic beings (those who are connected to a certain animal spirit) to keep themselves alive. When they absorb their spirits, they leave the victim entirely drained and shriveled. Though they can hunt any being they want, it's Spiders that they mostly enjoy.
* In ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} story ''ComicBook/DemonSpawn'', sorceress Nightflame steals Supergirl's soul, killing her in the process. However, Supergirl's soul manages to beat Nightflame and return to her body in time.

** In ''VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfWar'', [[spoiler:Sauron absorbs Celebrimor's soul to prevent being dominated, leaving Celebrimor's soul trapped but still resisting Sauron. This and Talion using his new ringwraith powers to command his own orc army against Sauron's is what kept Sauron busy until the [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings War of the Ring]]. Following Sauron's defeat, Celebrimor's soul is seen escaping out of him.]]

* ''VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfMordor'': You can drain soul power from your enemies to create soul arrows, which have a low carrying capacity due to how POWERFUL they are. It's unknown what exactly happens when an elven wraith (something impossible in the main series) drains an uruk's soul, but drain enough [[YourHeadAsplode and the physical effects are VERY obvious]].
** The Wraith occasionally says the trope name when draining an uruk.
** In ''VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfWar'', [[spoiler:Sauron absorbs Celebrimor's soul to prevent being dominated, leaving Celebrimor's soul trapped but still resisting Sauron. This and Talion using his new ringwraith powers to command his own orc army against Sauron's is what kept Sauron busy until the [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings War of the Ring]]. Following Sauron's defeat, Celebrimor's soul is seen escaping out of him.]]
* ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon'' has the Collector, who collects the heads of victims and uses their souls to empower himself and attack with during combat.
* In ''VideoGame/AlQadimTheGeniesCurse'', evil sorcerers are controlling various people and monsters throughout the country thanks to having stolen parts of their souls — their honor, for example, or their joy. These are hidden in bottles, which you can smash to free the soul contained therein.
* In ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSin'' and its sequel ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'', Source is a kind of magical essence that permeates the world. Sourcerers are beings who can tap into Source. One particularly ghastly way to obtain Source is to drain it from others. Draining it from a living being is bad but it doesn't seem to have any permanent effect. Draining it from someone who is already dead on the other hand causes CessationOfExistence. Pretty much every spirit who faces this prospect, ''even the ones who are suffering eternal torment'', react with dread and plead to be spared. The main reason the Mad Source King Braccus Rex became so powerful in the first place was because he drained the Source from countless victims. In the second game you play as a Sourcerer and you eventually gain the power to do this as well.
* ''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 as he hoped, and thank them for their help]].

* Starting with ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'', Shang Tsung's soul stealing has become a normal ability, which falls under this category. He still has the fatal variety as his Fatalities in that game and ''9'', but when used during the fight, these recover a fraction of his energy at the expense of his opponent's. Oh, and in ''9'', stealing your opponent's soul is the only way Tsung can morph into them.

* Just like in the work it's based on, ''Manga/SoulHunter'' has the Houshindai (Apotheosis Altar) which is used to attract the souls of notable Sendo and mortals inside so that they can be sealed in a different dimension from which they can help but not meddle with humans. Ostensibly the main objective is to prevent Dakki's soul from escaping once she's slain. [[spoiler: In truth, the hidden purpose is to have a CavalryOfTheDead come to Fukki's aid during his final battle against Jouka, the ultimate enemy.]]

* ''VideoGame/MagicalDiary'', near the end of [[spoiler:Damien's]] path. The player character is given the option to give him her soul, believing it will keep him from dying [[spoiler:(it won't - he isn't dying)]]. At least one set of choices (possibly more) causes this to end in a near-miss because [[spoiler: Damien]] is unable to go through with it. '''Killed Too''', because it would have killed you if he had finished the ritual in question - and did badly, ''badly'' injure you in ways that will take the rest of the semester to undo, if you manage to undo them at all.

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

!Examples:

* ''ARG/TheNoedolekcinArchives'': Kirk Odd's primary objective is to collect the souls of children, though the purpose of these souls and what happens to his victims are unknown.

[[caption-width-right:304:The master at work.]]

* ''ARG/TheNoedoleckinArchives'': Kirk Odd's primary objective is to collect the souls of children, though the purpose of these souls and what happens to his victims are unknown.

* Shown by name in [[VideoGame/GuitarHero Guitar Hero III]] during a cutscene. After the band tells off their manager, Lou, he holds up their contract to the camera, the words "(your soul is mine)" appear in the fine print, and things start glowing a rather unholy shade of red...