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Film — Animated
"Once upon a time, there was a golden city. In the centre of the golden city, atop the tallest minaret, were three golden balls. The ancients had prophesied, that if the three golden balls were ever taken away, harmony would yield to discord, and the city would fall to destruction... and death."
Film — Live-Action
"Now listen closely, because this bit is very important. Existence, in all its forms and splendor, functions solely on one principle: God is infallible. To prove Him wrong would undo reality and everything that is. Up would become down, black would become white, existence would become nothingness. In essence, if they are allowed to enter that church, they'll unmake the world."
— Metatron, Dogma
Literature
Tia: Connie carries the caretaker mantle.
The Guardian: The what?
Connie: I'm a cosmic lynchpin that keeps the universe from falling apart.
The Guardian: The what?
Connie: I'm a cosmic lynchpin that keeps the universe from falling apart.
"Suppose that all worlds, all universes, met in a single nexus, a single pylon, a Tower. And within it, a stairway, perhaps rising to the Godhead itself. Would you dare climb to the top, gunslinger? Could it be that somewhere above all of endless reality, there exists a Room?"
— The Man in Black to Roland Deschain, The Dark Tower, Book I — The Gunslinger, Chapter 5.V
Judy: So this is the most important thing in the universe?
Lotus: Considering that there would be no universe without it, I have to say that's correct.
Judy: And you use it as a cutting board?
Lotus: It's indestructible. My countertops aren't.
Lotus: Considering that there would be no universe without it, I have to say that's correct.
Judy: And you use it as a cutting board?
Lotus: It's indestructible. My countertops aren't.
Video Games
"This, my silent friend, is an Engine. Lovely, isn't it? It's not often you get to see one up close, or at all. The gods themselves would love to get their hands on one of these pretty things. They keep the world turning, quite literally. But they also do other things. You'll see what I mean...."
— Freddy Beaumont, The Secret World
Webcomics
Drizz'l: Well, that's the Earth Orb. To possess it is to possess the soul of the land. If I had to guess, I'd say those are the other orbs, namely water, wind, and fire. In short, this room appears to contain the four primary mechanisms that uh... control... everything...
Garland: Oh, that's useful.
Garland: Oh, that's useful.
Vaarsuvius: So your contention is that by eradicating this gate of Dorukan's, Elan has inadvertently weakened the fabric of the universe that keeps this "Snarl" safely trapped?
Lord Shojo: Correct.
Vaarsuvius: And should all five gates be destroyed, you believe the stress would tear the prison apart, releasing the Snarl to undo the world?
Lord Shojo: Correct again.
Vaarsuvius: Then I just have one more question: Why in the blasted infernal hells did anyone install a self-destruct enchantment on the cursed thing??
Lord Shojo: Correct.
Vaarsuvius: And should all five gates be destroyed, you believe the stress would tear the prison apart, releasing the Snarl to undo the world?
Lord Shojo: Correct again.
Vaarsuvius: Then I just have one more question: Why in the blasted infernal hells did anyone install a self-destruct enchantment on the cursed thing??