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As opposed to a [[Starving Artist]] who is dying for their art, someone else is dying ''by'' their art. The '''Art Attacker''' is a character who uses their art as a weapon. This could be paint, puppetry, music, video, etc.
Supertrope to [[Musical Assassin]], [[Paper Master]], etc. Those examples should be listed on their own pages. [[Art Initiates Life]] is also strongly related.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[One Piece]]'' has Mr. 3, who uses wax sculptures, and Miss Goldenweek, who uses color to paint on [[Standard Status Effects]] or other powers. They are paired together due to their art theme.
* ''[[Naruto]]'' has a sizable stable of art weapon users. Sasori, Kankuro and Chiyo are trained puppetmasters, Deidara uses explosive clay, and Sai can bring his paintings to life. Sasori and Deidara, like the ''[[One Piece]]'' example, were partnered, but constantly argued over who's definition of art was superior.
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== [[Live Action Television]] ==
* In ''[[Misfits]]'', a tattoo artist turns out to be able to use his tattoos to control and attack people.
* The girl in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "[[Doctor Who
* One ''[[Get Smart]]'' villain used "[[The Picture of Dorian Gray|Dorian Gray]]" paint - he painted pictures of his victims who would then rapidly age and die.
* ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' [[Monster of the Week]] [http://powerrangers.wikia.com/wiki/Artistmole Artistmole]
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* Relm in ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'' has the "Sketch" ability which lets her use the target monster's special abilities.
* Brauner from ''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin]]''. When you fight him, he paints on an easel with blood, making a pattern on the screen that damages you when you touch it. He also uses [[Art Initiates Life]] to summon monsters by painting them.
* The ''[[Kirby]]'' series features many bosses like this, mostly as [[Mook Maker
* The main protagonist of ''[[Graffiti Kingdom]]'' has a magic brush that turns himself into different creatures using cards. Some are hidden, some are dropped from enemies which turn you into that enemy and give you their powers. You can even acquire cards allowing you to turn into miniature versions of bosses.
* ''[[Sly Cooper]]'' has the Panda King, a firework artist who uses fireworks in combat and to help his crimes.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[
* In one episode of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', an artist's pencil fell into Bikini Bottom, which could bring to life a disgruntled duplicate of SpongeBob. The pencil and eraser were both used to attack and defend.
* Splatter Phoenix of ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'' is an artist who uses her reality-bending paintbrushes to commit various crimes, including various assaults on our hero.
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