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== Anime and Manga ==
* A major part of the (side?)plot in ''[[Photon The Idiot Menace]]'' is that the titular character and the female lead both have ''Baka'' (Idiot in Japanese) [[Face Doodling|written on their foreheads]] with apparently ''magic'' magic marker. (Not QUITE a tattoo, but it never wears off and is apparently
* The [[Humongous Mecha|Vox]] pilots in ''[[Rinne no Lagrange]]'' have their Memoria (marks that allow them to interact with said mecha) in...questionable places, to say the least (Muginami's in particular). Especially since it's implied that those are created where they're touched by the Vox.
** For those interested in specifics. {{spoiler|Madoka's in on her butt, Lan's somewhere near her breasts, and Mugi's is ''just'' above her crotch.}}
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== Literature ==
* In Alfred Bester's novel ''[[The Stars My Destination]]'', the hero is given a horrific tattoo on his face by a [[Cargo Cult]] [[In Space]] which, while never completely described, seems to look like a tiger's face (the novel's original title was ''Tiger Tiger''). Interestingly, he does get it removed, but it ends up serving as a [[Marked Change]], as the lines still appear on his face when he is angry.
** The description and some illustrations make it out to look like a [[wikipedia:File:MaoriChief1784.jpg|Maori face tattoo]]
* A semi-humorous example is the forehead tattoo of the [[Badass]] mercenary Raven in ''[[Snow Crash]]'' reading "Poor Impulse Control". What makes this one less amusing is that it was given as a judicial punishment rather than a personal choice.
* Corporal Nobbs' tattoo in ''[[Discworld]]'' says "WUM". The tattooist didn't notice Nobby was upside-down because he was drunk as well. It's not a proper tattoo if ''anyone'' can remember how it got there.
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