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An object which is the embodiment or representation of the solid, happy relationship between two characters, or of an important memory or period in ...

The plot where the object that everyone is looking for turns out to have been transformed into a person (with the occasional variation of being a Robot ...

More generally, someone has split an important object into pieces, and stored those pieces in different locations. Anyone who wants to possess the object must ...

A Living MacGuffin sought after for some supernatural ability or quality they have. Searching for the Apocalypse Maiden or Barrier Maiden is common, ...

Sometimes the MacGuffin everyone has been searching for turns to be more (or less) than it seems. And sometimes it is better to lose the race to obtain it.

When someone wants an important Plot Device, one trick is to make a replica of the object, with the intent of tricking the opponent into thinking that the ...

The heroes might get the Man of the Match award, but that really doesn't matter. The MacGuffin is gone, so nobody won. The story has officially gone nowhere.

MacGuffin (a.k.a. McGuffin or maguffin) is a term for an object or element in a story that drives the plot, but serves no further purpose.

MacGuffin Super-Person: A living MacGuffin who's sought after for some unique power or status they have (e.g., they're The Chosen One or an Apocalypse Maiden), ...

The MacGuffin Delivery Service trope as used in popular culture. The Unwitting Pawn has been tricked into fetching one or more Plot Devices for another …