A character becomes an abstract concept like hope or love, whether literally or in a metaphorical sense. There are many ways this could happen. For example: * The character willingly abandons their previous life and physical form in order to ascend to a higher plane of existence. * The character killed the previous incarnation of the abstract concept, so they must take its place as an Anthropomorphic Personification. * The character obtains this in a metaphorical sense through purity of action. For example, a Big Bad is so evil and so spiteful that it becomes a being of pure hate.