Disturbed Doves: Difference between revisions

Frequently subverted; not to be confused with the pigeon equivalent of the [[Cat Scare]].

 

 

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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* In ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'': When {{spoiler|Julia dies}}, the doves go flying. In slow motion, no less!

** Not to mention the frequent flapping and squawking of Vicious' pet bird during the Cathedral fight scene.

*** And the dove flyby over {{spoiler|Spike's dead body}}.

* In the novels of ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'', during the making of the home movie, Haruhi decides that a flock of doves flying by Mikuru would make a perfect shot; unfortunately, all she can find are shrine pigeons. Of course, [[Reality Warper|after the shoot, they end up turning pure white...]]

** It happens in the anime episodes based on that storyline as well.

* ''[[Blue Drop]]'' anime does this a lot, too, except that it's mostly seabirds rather than doves.

* One of the signature poses of ''Golgo13'' has him standing in a field of doves taking flight.

* The climactic scenes of the first two ''[[Patlabor]]'' movies feature large flocks of seagulls.

* ''[[Maison Ikkoku]]'' Episode 20: Kyoto denies feeling lonely while Godai is away at his hometown for New Years, and he keeps delaying his return. Then she meets Kozue (interesting how the two women in the [[Love Triangle]] get along so well) and they start talking about Godai, and how he hasn't come back yet. Kozue then says "I'm lonely". A moment to take in Kyoko's reaction- and the suddenly a bunch of pigeons take flight (and they watch them go, possibly combining this with [[Airplane of Love|the bird of lost love]]?) First time through it seems a little off, but looking back that was a very important moment when Kyoko realizes that she is lonely, and that Godai has become an important part of her life (even if it's not romantic).

 

== [[Film]] ==

** And indeed it does. In fact, the doves are even slightly relevant to the plot of ''Ex Machina'', since {{spoiler|they are not actually real birds but rather radio re-transmitters disguised as such by the villain}}. Come think of it, it might have even been a twisted meta-[[Red Herring]]: the viewers are ''expected'' to know [[Signature Style|what doves mean in John Woo movies already]] and to assume that this is also the case here, failing to connect the dots until [[The Reveal]]. Evil.

** In his video game sequel to ''[[Hard Boiled]]'', ''[[Stranglehold]]'', you can activate Spin Attack, which kills every mook in the room and summons doves. [[Rule of Cool|For no reason.]] [[Fridge Logic|Inside any building.]]

 

== Literature ==

* [[The Art of War]] gives this as one of the signs the enemy is on the move.

 

 

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* [[The Colbert Report]] lampoons a group of people claiming that birds taking off during their rally was a sign from God, saying something along the lines of "What are the odds that birds would take off the moment a hundred people started clapping at once?".

* In Disney's ''The Swamp Fox'' series, using a gunshot to scare the birds near Marion's hideout into flight was a frequent way to summon the brigade. Could be real-life based, but unverified.

== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==

* Randy Orton's signature taunt, where he leans back slightly with his arms extended outward and upward (sorry, best description I could come up with) has been [[Memetic Mutation|given the]] [[Fan Nickname|nickname]] of "the 'RELEASE THE DOVES!' pose".

 

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

* Played for laughs in ''[[Ace Attorney|Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney]]'' with Valant Gramarye. He's a magician, so his shock sprite involves not only disturbed doves but disturbed rabbits and disturbed bunches of flowers to boot.

* ''[[Metal Gear]]:''

* In ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]'', doves gradually gather around Mono's altar; they will fly away if you get too close (or shoot arrows at them). Given that there are so few animals in the game, and that a new dove appears for each colossus killed, this is almost certainly symbolic, but [[Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory|exactly what they symbolize]] [[True Art Is Incomprehensible|is anyone's guess]].

* In the ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' trailer, birds fly off when Ezio uses his wrist gun. [[Justified Trope|Justified,]] because the shot was fairly loud.

* The Demo Video for the [[Guns Akimbo|Dual Pistols]] Powerset in ''[[City of Heroes]]'' featured Doves as part of it's finishing move: "Hail of Bullets". The Doves were a joke added in by the animator, and were removed before the Powerset's final release. (Mostly because he didn't want to deal with ''customizing'' the Doves.)

** To the sadness of many a Dual Pistols player, and the relief of others who think the set is entirely too silly and flashy as it is.

** You can also get a taunt which allows you to perform this at any time you want. The item's description is this;

{{quote|''Remind those ungrateful bastards how valuable your Medic skills are by striking a heroic pose accompanied by an angelic choir, beams of divine light, and a flock of doves.''}}

* Referenced in ''[[Questionable Content]]'' [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=696 #696].

{{quote|'''Marten:''' I'm not sure who released the white doves when he did that spinning jump-kick thing, but it was a nice touch.}}

 

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' does an extremely gratuitous [[Shout-Out]] to this in the first season's finale.

** Played straight in the series finale when the wildlife is driven off by [[Kill It with Fire|fire]].

* ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' played this straight when a flock of disturbed doves appeared during Robin and Red X's team up. It also doubles as the series' version of a "big [[John Woo]] tribute".

* In the beginning of the first [[Made for TV Movie]] of ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', ghost ravens (or it is raven ghosts?) caw and fly off as Vlad Plasmius awakens Pariah Dark.

* 12 Oz. Mouse does this during one of the shootout scenes. Actually, considering [[Acid Trip Dimension|the show itself]], that's actually quite normal.

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