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[[File:rsz_stf29_esperzoa_8823rsz stf29 esperzoa 8823.jpg|link=Magic: The Gathering|frame|[[Beyond Good & Evil (video game)|Sweet Jesus! Jellies!]]]]

You don't want to mess with jellyfish. Not that they're easy to annoy -- theyannoy—they don't even have brains -- butbrains—but if you get in the way of one of their tentacles, you can expect a nasty, poisonous sting.

That's true in media too, but with one little difference. When a fictional character has a run-in with a jelly it often sets their hair standing on end, with sparks flying or some other electric effect surrounding the victim -- asvictim—as if they'd just gotten a dose of [[Harmless Electrocution]].

In many cases, that's just a visual effect, perhaps [[Rule of Perception|done only to show the viewer]] that the stinging is actually occurring and that said stinging feels the same as getting shocked. Other times the jellyfish is actually shown to have a literal electric discharge, as if it were an electric eel -- perhapseel—perhaps even a [[Psycho Electric Eel|psychotic one.]]