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Of course, that this can be done with clever object placement and positioning or elaborate costuming means that a character may [[Invoked Trope|invoke this trope]] to give themselves an imposing and [[The Messiah|messianic aura]].
Related to [[Crucified Hero Shot]] and [[
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== Films -- Live-Action ==
* In ''[[History of the World Part One]]'' when Jesus has The Last Supper (with [[Mel Brooks]] as a waiter), [[Leonardo da Vinci]] comes in to paint a commemorative
* This technique was inverted in ''[[The Shining]]'', with Jack shown with a black chandelier over his head, an "anti Halo", after he went crazy.
* [http://www.zianet.com/jsager/Ra1.jpg Ra's outfit] in ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'' invokes a halo behind him. It's a Sun Disk to be exact, and it's probable that at least some Pharaohs actually wore them. It's also a candidate for the origin of the halo in the first place.
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== New Media ==
* [http://www.barrelstrength.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Obama-Halo.jpg Taking various photos of Obama with a halo around his head had become a meme]{{Dead link}}.
== Toys ==
* [[Barbie]]'s [[Winter Royal Lady|"Goddess of the Arctic"]] doll has a [[Pretty in Mink|fur-trimmed cape]] with a [https://web.archive.org/web/20190710171545/http://freephotooftheday.clientk.com/wp02/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/fantasy-goddess-of-the-arctic-barbie-bob-macki.jpg huge collar] shaped like this.
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