Popular Culture
The Cintamani Stone is the subject of Dragon Ball and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. In the former, the concept is used as seven mystical orbs known as Dragon Balls which when gathered together summon an Eternal Dragon capable of granting almost any wish, making them the target of several villains who desire eternal life or power over the universe. In the latter, it is revealed that it is not in fact a jewel but amber, fossilized resin from the Tree of Life which grants high invulnerability to those who use it, but at a terrible price, it turns the users into brutish blue simple-minded savages after long term exposure.
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“Popular culture is seductive; high culture is imperious.”
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