| rdfs:comment | - As much as it would be cool to break into Fort Knox and steal all the gold inside, swipe a priceless Monet from Orsay museum, or abscond with a rare blue rose, it's just not enough. For a theft to qualify as a Monumental Theft, it has to be harder. Such as stealing Fort Knox itself, or the artist Monet, or even the color blue. A surprisingly large amount of the time, it is never even explained how the theft was pulled off. Either the thief applied some phlebotinum or you're just not supposed to think about it. Examples of Monumental Theft include:
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| abstract | - As much as it would be cool to break into Fort Knox and steal all the gold inside, swipe a priceless Monet from Orsay museum, or abscond with a rare blue rose, it's just not enough. For a theft to qualify as a Monumental Theft, it has to be harder. Such as stealing Fort Knox itself, or the artist Monet, or even the color blue. Thefts of this trope come from characters who set their sights high, higher than would be even feasible: why raid an Ancient Egyptian tomb if you could steal the pyramid in which the treasure is buried? Sunken pirate ship? No problem, just pilfer the entire body of water under which it's trapped. Even if it's anchored to the Earth's core, or is the Earth's core, and there's no possible way someone could steal it without drawing attention. That is the Monumental Theft. A surprisingly large amount of the time, it is never even explained how the theft was pulled off. Either the thief applied some phlebotinum or you're just not supposed to think about it. See also: Gentleman Thief, Classy Cat Burglar, Phantom Thief, Impossible Thief, and Tricksters. Examples of Monumental Theft include:
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