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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* The main characters of [[
* 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}}.
* Spoofed in the ''[[FLCL]]'' episode "Burabure" ("Brittle Bullet"). Naota and his grandfather are watching a pastiche of John Woo movies where a melodramatic death scene ("Brother! I'm a runaway bullet train after all!" "Brother! Don't you die on me now!") is interrupted when the non-dying character is overwhelmed by a flock of
* 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.
* In the beginning of ''[[Blue Exorcist]]'', Rin is standing in the park with mutilated pigeons at his feet as other pigeons fly right past his face and into the morning sky. The dead pigeons were not his fault, but he had just beaten up [[Kick the Dog|the guys who did
* 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).
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== [[Film]] ==
* [[John Woo]] is in love with this trope, as it's been a trademark of his since ''[[The Killer]]'', where they featured strongly during the siege at the church in the finale. By the time ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)||Mission Impossible]] 2'' was released, it appeared as though Woo had ''[[Why Don't You Marry It?|married]]'' this trope and fathered a dozen of its babies. It seems that this trope will even appear in the anime movie ''[[Appleseed Ex Machina]]'' he is producing.
** 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.]]
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== Literature ==
* In [[Dan Abnett]]'s [[Warhammer
*
* [[The Art of War]] gives this as one of the signs the enemy is on the move.
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== [[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".
** WWE [https://web.archive.org/web/20081014192129/http://www.pwmania.com/post/specials/headlines/188761019.php agrees].
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* 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.
* ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'': A painting at the Valve offices featuring Medic posing with his [[Badass Longcoat]] blowing in the wind, holding a Medigun, and surrounded by
** 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.''}}
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* 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.}}
* On [https://web.archive.org/web/20131029110433/http://www.earsforelves.com/archives/112 the very first page] of ''[[Ears for Elves]]'', several types of woodland creature are disturbed by Tanna's archery practice, and a flock of birds fly away from the area.
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** 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".
* Parodied in ''[[Drawn Together]]'', in that almost every time something even slightly dramatic happens,
* 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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