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For the ''other'' type of Brain Eater (which primarily shows up among creators), see [[Filibuster Freefall]].
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* One of the short stories in the book ''My Zombie Valentine'' focuses on a [[Zombie Apocalypse]] originating on the set of a zombie apocalypse film. The [[Alpha Bitch]] seems to be immune to zombie attack, and they speculate that she doesn't have any brains. However, it turns out that she's wearing a perfume that repels zombies.
* [[Older Than Feudalism]]: The tale of the ''[[Greek Mythology|Seven Against Thebes]]'' (adapted into the play of the same name by [[Aeschylus]]) includes Tydeus, a favourite of Athena and father of ''[[The Iliad (Literature)|The Iliad]]'''s [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|God-Puncher]], Diomedes. Apparently, Athena wanted to make Tydeus immortal after he was heavily wounded, but [[Squick|changed her mind]] after she caught him eating his slain attacker's brains. [[Too Dumb to Live|Congratulations, Tydeus.]] [[Completely Missing the Point|You're supposed to eat the brains]] ''[[Completely Missing the Point|after]]'' [[Completely Missing the Point|you're dead.]]
* In the ''[[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]]'' series, the creators of the monster shii on the planet Sarindar fed on brain matter. A now departed race which colonized the planet centuries ago, they built artificial constructs in the shape of shii beasts to collect the heads; these decapitated victims in order to gather the brains.
* In ''[[Nightside|Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth]]'', a group of sentient zombies raised by the [[Big Bad]] and sent to slaughter the living reference this trope, debating whether or not they should eat brains and, if so, whether condiments will be required.
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* ''[http://www.theonion.com/articles/zombie-nutritionist-recommends-allbrain-diet,1391/ Zombie Nutritionist Recommends All-Brain Diet]'', on ''[[The Onion]]''
* In ''[[Cradleland]]'', the {{spoiler|''ba'thulaz''}} eat brains, preferably those of sapient creatures like humans.
* Spoofed in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!:
** "he has the voice of a zombie-angel"
** It turns out Zombie Boy is in fact capable of regular speech.
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* The Brain Slugs from ''[[Futurama (Animation)|Futurama]]''. Fry was immune, which actually foreshadowed a plot point.
** Then there's the first resolution we see between the Brainspawn and the Nibblonians...
** Similarly, [[The Simpsons (Animation)|Homer Simpson]] was [[Too Spicy for Yog
*** Also when Lisa tricked Bart and Homer into thinking they had caught leprosy, they shambled to the home of their smart neighbour for his help:
{{quote| '''Bart:''' Braaaaains... braaaaains...<br />
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{{quote| '''Grim:''' I think it's trying to suck his brains out!<br />
'''Mandy:''' Poor thing's gonna starve. }}
* Parodied and subverted in ''[[My Gym
* In the ''[[Invader Zim (Animation)|Invader Zim]]'' episode "Backseat Drivers From Beyond the Stars", ZIM is simultaneously trying to keep his Robo-Parents from eating a child, pilot the (incredibly large) ship of his alien leaders to come to Earth to see his "progress" while trying to keep his rival Dib from crashing said ship, and keep a creature in a containment chamber's status stable. The creature is a giant brain-sucking parasite. No reason is give as to why it sucks the brain right out of your skull or even how ZIM managed to obtain such a thing in the first place (but this ''is Invader ZIM'' after all...)
* New Comedy Central series ''[[Ugly Americans]]'' features many zombie characters, all of whom seem to have a natural desire to eat human flesh, especially brains. This is [[Played for Laughs]], since the civilized zombies regard brains in much the same way that recovering alcoholics regard booze.
* The Oni from ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures (Animation)|Jackie Chan Adventures]]'' would sometimes threaten enemies with this.
* ''[[Roughnecks Starship Troopers Chronicles (Animation)|Roughnecks Starship Troopers Chronicles]]'' has the Brain Bugs doing this to obtain information from prisoners (the bug absorbs the knowledge from the brain it eats).
* Subverted on ''[[Phineas and Ferb]].'' The zombies moan for brains, spleens, pancreases, kidneys, and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|cucumber sandwiches.]]
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