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Well, worry no more!
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A subtrope of [[Distinguishing Mark]]
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== Anime
* Fakir from ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' has a scar-like birthmark across his chest that indicates that he's the reincarnation of the Knight from [[Show Within a Show|the story]] ''The Prince and the Raven''. Unfortunately for him, instead of being the [[Chosen One]], this means that his predicted fate is to [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog|die painfully without accomplishing anything of value]]. Naturally he decides to [[Screw Destiny]].
* ''[[Kinnikuman]]'' has the Kinniku family birthmark on his buttock. He presents it in the Scramble For The Throne arc to prove that he's the rightful heir, only for the impostor princes to reveal their own birthmarks on their backs.
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* The protagonist of the French-language series, ''[[Le Scorpion]]'' has a scorpion-shaped mark on his back, from which he derives his name. Because of this mark, some people consider him to be the Devil's son. {{spoiler|It turns out to be a scar caused by being thrown against a red hot metal scorpion as an infant by Tribalidi, whom the Scorpion and the reader had been misled to believe is his father.}}
== Film
* ''[[Madagascar]]: Escape 2 Africa'': Alex is identified as Zuba's missing son by the Africa-shaped birthmark on his paw.
* ''[[The Fifth Element]]'' - The eponymous Fifth Element, Leeloo, has the symbols for the four elements on her wrist.
* ''[[Willow]]'' - The movie introduction details this trope, exactly, right off the bat.
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* Damien in ''[[The Omen]]'', of course, bears the [[Mark of the Beast]] (hidden conveniently beneath his hair).
* ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]'': JB and Kage have matching birthmarks, one says "TENAC" and the other says "IOUS D"
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'''Kage:''' I have ass-mark, too. }}
* Subverted in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (
* Subverted in ''[[The Golden Voyage of Sinbad]]'', when [[Ms. Fanservice]]'s eye tattoo is seen by the savage tribe. The [[Comic Relief]] guesses that they're so excited because they think it's a
== Literature ==
* In the ''[[
** Invoked in ''[[
* One of the [[Jedi Apprentice]] books had this, only the birthmark would only appear in a certain chamber. This revealed that the Crown Prince was not actually the rightful heir, instead the heir was the king's daughter from a previous marriage to a commoner. Who also happened to be the leader of [[La Résistance]].
* Morgon in Patricia McKillip's ''Riddle Master'' trilogy has three star-shaped birthmarks on his forehead.
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* In The ''Outlaw Of Torn'' by [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]], Norman of Torn has a lily-shaped birthmark on his right breast, which eventually proves that he's Prince Richard, lost heir to Henry III.
* The royal family in the ''[[Hero Series]]'' all have a royal birthmark indicating as such.
* In ''[[
* In ''[[The Belgariad]]'', Garion has a discoloured mark in the shape of a circle on one of his palms. {{spoiler|This mark is actually possessed by every descendant of Riva who is in line to inherit the Rivan throne.}}
** Sorcerers also have such a mark somewhere. Polgara's is in her ''hair''.
** Among the Ulgo people, the one destined to become their holy man is known by the colour of his eyes at birth.
* Discussed in ''[[
* A main plot point of the childrens' series ''Dragonblood'', which centers on kids born with a dragon heritage who can usually transform into dragons. They all have a dragon-shaped birthmark on their arm.
== [[Live
* On the original ''[[
== Music ==
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== Video Games ==
* Certain incarnations of Link from ''[[
* In ''[[Fire Emblem]]'''s [[Fire Emblem Jugdral|Jugdral sub-series]], [[Word of God]] says people who possess holy blood (Indicating they are among the [[Single Line of Descent|oddly rare decedents]] of the legendary Crusaders) and if they can or can't use the associated legendary weapon shows up as a birthmark (In game it just shows up on the stats screen).
** The Branded from [[Fire Emblem Tellius
* In ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro
* ''[[Ecco the Dolphin]]'' has a group of star-shaped marks on his head that some in the pod say look like a constellation in the sky.
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* The lesbian pirates in ''[[I Was Kidnapped
* Dersil in ''[[Chasing the Sunset]]'', as a bard / impostor king "supposed to" have one:
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'''Leaf''': Besides, aren't kings supposed to have a birthmark?
'''Dersil''': Oh, yes, a crown on the butt.
'''Leaf''': And you have that?
'''Dersil''': Will you believe, nobody checked? }}
== Western Animation ==
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* ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'': Bullwinkle has one of these on on the bottom of his foot/hoof. It's subverted at the end when it turns out that it's actually the design on his bathroom floor mat, imprinted when he stepped out of the tub.
** And double-subverted when he later reveals that he has another one on the sole of his other foot that '''won't''' wash off.
* In ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]'', members of the Huntsclan have dragon-shaped birthmarks. According to [[Capulet Counterpart|Rose]], before her [[Heel Face Turn]], it destines her to slay dragons.
* ''[[Teen Titans (
* Subverted in an episode of ''[[Sagwa the Chinese Siamese Cat]]'' where Sagwa's younger sister Sheegwa is thought to be a princess because of a star-shaped birthmark on her body, but at the end of the episode the "birthmark" is accidentally washed off and is revealed to be just a stain of mud.
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