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* Occurs quite often in Mecha anime where a witnesses viewing a digital screen witness a mecha perform a powerful attack or explode. The digital screen becomes a blinding white.
* Occurs quite often in Mecha anime where a witnesses viewing a digital screen witness a mecha perform a powerful attack or explode. The digital screen becomes a blinding white.
* ''[[Code Geass]]'' with {{spoiler|Nunnally during the Freya explosion in Tokyo. Assumed dead for a couple of episodes, she returns when it is discovered that although she was close enough to ground zero for a [[Fade to White]], she was well outside the actual blast radius by that time}}.
* ''[[Code Geass]]'' with {{spoiler|Nunnally during the Freya explosion in Tokyo. Assumed dead for a couple of episodes, she returns when it is discovered that although she was close enough to ground zero for a [[Fade to White]], she was well outside the actual blast radius by that time}}.
* The end of ''[[Lucky Star (Anime)|Lucky Star]]''.
* The end of ''[[Lucky Star]]''.
* Happened at the conclusion of a number of episodes of ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'', though it was just to say "the episode's over, cue the credits."
* Happened at the conclusion of a number of episodes of ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'', though it was just to say "the episode's over, cue the credits."
* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (Manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'' (and the manga to some extent, just not as well shown), it's used to show {{spoiler|Maria Ross}} getting blown up by Roy Mustang's flames. {{spoiler|Until you learn that it wasn't actually her...}}
* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'' (and the manga to some extent, just not as well shown), it's used to show {{spoiler|Maria Ross}} getting blown up by Roy Mustang's flames. {{spoiler|Until you learn that it wasn't actually her...}}
* The omake to [[Naruto]] episode 166 fades to red at the end {{spoiler|Hinata is bleeding out after being stabbed by Pain. The omake is a flashback to her time at the Academy, showing how she developed admiration for and ultimately fell in love with Naruto, regretting her missed opportunities. This is a rare case where fading to red is used though the character survives.}}
* The omake to [[Naruto]] episode 166 fades to red at the end {{spoiler|Hinata is bleeding out after being stabbed by Pain. The omake is a flashback to her time at the Academy, showing how she developed admiration for and ultimately fell in love with Naruto, regretting her missed opportunities. This is a rare case where fading to red is used though the character survives.}}
* Used in the finale of ''[[Gun X Sword]]''. {{spoiler|An injured Van sees his life flashing before his eyes. At the end of the flashback, as he remembers Wendy's offer to marry him, her face fades to white . . . and then he sees someone else.}}
* Used in the finale of ''[[Gun X Sword]]''. {{spoiler|An injured Van sees his life flashing before his eyes. At the end of the flashback, as he remembers Wendy's offer to marry him, her face fades to white . . . and then he sees someone else.}}
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* This happened to Cassandra Cain (Batgirl) when she fought with Shiva - she was clinically dead, I think, but Shiva brought her back to life.
* This happened to Cassandra Cain (Batgirl) when she fought with Shiva - she was clinically dead, I think, but Shiva brought her back to life.
* ''[[Watchmen (Comic Book)|Watchmen]]''.
* ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]''.
* It happens when the nuclear bomb is dropped in ''[[When the Wind Blows]]''.
* It happens when the nuclear bomb is dropped in ''[[When the Wind Blows]]''.


== [[Film]] ==
== [[Film]] ==
* Used at the end of Christopher Reeve's movie ''[[Somewhere in Time (Film)|Somewhere in Time]]''.
* Used at the end of Christopher Reeve's movie ''[[Somewhere in Time]]''.
* When ''[[George of the Jungle]]'' is shot in his movie, Ursula's scream of "George!" fades to white, which then pulls out past the airplane window to reveal them flying home.
* When ''[[George of the Jungle]]'' is shot in his movie, Ursula's scream of "George!" fades to white, which then pulls out past the airplane window to reveal them flying home.
* ''[[Coraline (Film)|Coraline]]''.
* ''[[Coraline (animation)|Coraline]]''.
* The much-reviled ''[[Star Trek V the Final Frontier (Film)|Star Trek V the Final Frontier]]'' began with a fade from a white screen. At the end of that scene there was a fade to white, which cut to the credits.
* The much-reviled ''[[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier|Star Trek V the Final Frontier]]'' began with a fade from a white screen. At the end of that scene there was a fade to white, which cut to the credits.
* Pretty sure the ''[[Resident Evil]]'' movies do this a couple of times with the scenes in the lab and hospital. Not 100% however.
* Pretty sure the ''[[Resident Evil]]'' movies do this a couple of times with the scenes in the lab and hospital. Not 100% however.
* Used in ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' when Frodo first sees Arwen and later Elrond, when he's dying from the Morgul blade. One of the ending fake-outs in the Return of the King movie faded to white instead of black, just for variety's sake. As did the actual ending.
* Used in ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' when Frodo first sees Arwen and later Elrond, when he's dying from the Morgul blade. One of the ending fake-outs in the Return of the King movie faded to white instead of black, just for variety's sake. As did the actual ending.
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* Used in the climax of ''Desperado'' after {{spoiler|Mariachi kills Bucho and the final shootout begins}}.
* Used in the climax of ''Desperado'' after {{spoiler|Mariachi kills Bucho and the final shootout begins}}.
* The ending of ''[[The Ninth Gate]]''.
* The ending of ''[[The Ninth Gate]]''.
* A director trademark of [[Darren Aronofsky]], who has made good use of it in ''[[Pi]]'', ''[[Requiem for A Dream]]'', ''[[The Fountain]]'' and ''[[Black Swan (Film)|Black Swan]]''.
* A director trademark of [[Darren Aronofsky]], who has made good use of it in ''[[Pi]]'', ''[[Requiem for a Dream]]'', ''[[The Fountain]]'' and ''[[Black Swan]]''.
* At the end of [[Eraserhead]], The Lady In The Radiator embraces Henry in a blinding white light.
* At the end of [[Eraserhead]], The Lady In The Radiator embraces Henry in a blinding white light.
* The Chinese movie ''Temptation of a Monk'' ends this way, {{spoiler|while the protagonist walks up a mountain, suggesting transcendence and detachment from the material world.}}
* The Chinese movie ''Temptation of a Monk'' ends this way, {{spoiler|while the protagonist walks up a mountain, suggesting transcendence and detachment from the material world.}}
* The film [[Total Recall]], said by [[Word of God|the director]] to signify the lights on Rekall's memory chair.
* The film [[Total Recall]], said by [[Word of God|the director]] to signify the lights on Rekall's memory chair.
* Used extensively in the daylight scene transitions of the Antarctica-set ''[[The Thing (Film)|The Thing]]''.
* Used extensively in the daylight scene transitions of the Antarctica-set ''[[The Thing (film)|The Thing]]''.
* In the film ''Leon'', when {{spoiler|the titular character is shot in the back just as he was about to achieve the freedom he was seeking}}.
* In the film ''Leon'', when {{spoiler|the titular character is shot in the back just as he was about to achieve the freedom he was seeking}}.
* ''Let Me In'''s ending has a fade to white followed by the credits on a white screen.
* ''Let Me In'''s ending has a fade to white followed by the credits on a white screen.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Six Feet Under]]'' was fond of this trope, usually indicating the death of a character in the teaser scene.
* ''[[Six Feet Under]]'' was fond of this trope, usually indicating the death of a character in the teaser scene.
* ''[[Arrested Development (TV)|Arrested Development]]'' faded to white whereas regular shows faded to black.
* ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'' faded to white whereas regular shows faded to black.
* The PBS TV show Paper Angels, based on the play, had white-outs between every scene, except one fade to red after a character's suicide.
* The PBS TV show Paper Angels, based on the play, had white-outs between every scene, except one fade to red after a character's suicide.
* Anything on ''[[Lost (TV)|Lost]]'' involving "flashes," such as Desmond turning the key in season 2, or the time skips in season 5.
* Anything on ''[[Lost]]'' involving "flashes," such as Desmond turning the key in season 2, or the time skips in season 5.
** Also the {{spoiler|H-bomb explosion}} in the season 5 finale.
** Also the {{spoiler|H-bomb explosion}} in the season 5 finale.
* Used to disconcerting effect at the end of the ''[[The West Wing|West Wing]]'' episode "Commencement" -- every episode of the show had always ended with a [[Fade to Black]] with a "created by" credit in white text, and this episode simply inverted the colors, which somehow seemed like a message that the current cliffhanger ({{spoiler|Zoey's kidnapping}}) was a bigger or at least very different crisis from anything the show had covered so far. The next episode, the season finale, also opened with the title in black-on-white instead of the usual white-on-black; by the end of ''that'' episode, the characters' situation had stabilized somewhat and it was back to fading to black at the end.
* Used to disconcerting effect at the end of the ''[[The West Wing|West Wing]]'' episode "Commencement" -- every episode of the show had always ended with a [[Fade to Black]] with a "created by" credit in white text, and this episode simply inverted the colors, which somehow seemed like a message that the current cliffhanger ({{spoiler|Zoey's kidnapping}}) was a bigger or at least very different crisis from anything the show had covered so far. The next episode, the season finale, also opened with the title in black-on-white instead of the usual white-on-black; by the end of ''that'' episode, the characters' situation had stabilized somewhat and it was back to fading to black at the end.
* ''[[Supernatural (TV)|Supernatural]]'' ended season 4 this way, the white light from {{spoiler|Lucifer rising from his prison}} growing more and more intense until it took over the whole screen.
* ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' ended season 4 this way, the white light from {{spoiler|Lucifer rising from his prison}} growing more and more intense until it took over the whole screen.
* Used in ''[[Torchwood (TV)|Torchwood]]'' to portray the {{spoiler|the nuclear meltdown that killed Owen (again, for good - probably...)}}
* Used in ''[[Torchwood]]'' to portray the {{spoiler|the nuclear meltdown that killed Owen (again, for good - probably...)}}
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. Dawn finding {{spoiler|Tara's body}} in "Villains".
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. Dawn finding {{spoiler|Tara's body}} in "Villains".


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* ''[[Call of Duty]] 4'' does this when {{spoiler|Sgt. Jackson}} dies, and again when {{spoiler|Soap}} passes out.
* ''[[Call of Duty]] 4'' does this when {{spoiler|Sgt. Jackson}} dies, and again when {{spoiler|Soap}} passes out.
** Until the announcement of the characters in Modern Warfare 2, this ended up with some fan theories proposing that {{spoiler|Soap died on the bridge.}}
** Until the announcement of the characters in Modern Warfare 2, this ended up with some fan theories proposing that {{spoiler|Soap died on the bridge.}}
* In ''[[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (Video Game)|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire]]'', you white out as opposed to black out. They changed it back to "black out" in ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (Video Game)|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]]''. Nobody seems to know why either change was made, and nobody really cares.
* In ''[[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire]]'', you white out as opposed to black out. They changed it back to "black out" in ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]]''. Nobody seems to know why either change was made, and nobody really cares.
* Used rather heavily in the ''[[Disgaea]]'' series due to the sheer number of gigantic, screen filling explosions present in attacks.
* Used rather heavily in the ''[[Disgaea]]'' series due to the sheer number of gigantic, screen filling explosions present in attacks.
* In ''[[Fallout]] 3'', at the end of the game, if you choose the "good ending."
* In ''[[Fallout]] 3'', at the end of the game, if you choose the "good ending."
* In ''[[Final Fantasy XII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy XII]]'', this is the end of the teleportation animation.
* In ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'', this is the end of the teleportation animation.
* ''[[The Darkness]]'' does this at the end, {{spoiler|when Jenny tells Jackie to wake up after he's been completely taken over by the Darkness.}}
* ''[[The Darkness]]'' does this at the end, {{spoiler|when Jenny tells Jackie to wake up after he's been completely taken over by the Darkness.}}
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask]]'' has a Fade To White at the end of the game, signifying the breaking of the three day time loop the game took place in.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask]]'' has a Fade To White at the end of the game, signifying the breaking of the three day time loop the game took place in.
* ''[[Doom]] 3: Resurrection of Evil'' does this at the end.
* ''[[Doom]] 3: Resurrection of Evil'' does this at the end.
* ''[[Phantasy Star]] III'' and ''IV'' use this effect for a [[Fight Woosh]].
* ''[[Phantasy Star]] III'' and ''IV'' use this effect for a [[Fight Woosh]].
** As does ''[[The World Ends With You (Video Game)|The World Ends With You]]''. Before big boss battles, the fade effect takes longer.
** As does ''[[The World Ends With You]]''. Before big boss battles, the fade effect takes longer.
* ''[[Half-Life 2 (Video Game)|Half-Life 2]]'' Episode 1 ends this way when {{spoiler|the citadel finally explodes just moments after you have boarded the train out of City 17.}}
* ''[[Half-Life 2]]'' Episode 1 ends this way when {{spoiler|the citadel finally explodes just moments after you have boarded the train out of City 17.}}
* Emulating ''[[Half-Life 2 (Video Game)|Half-Life 2]]'' Episode 1, ''[[Portal (Video Game)|Portal]]'' ends with a fade to white {{spoiler|upon defeating [[G La DOS]] and accelerating up to the real world}} before credits roll.
* Emulating ''[[Half-Life 2]]'' Episode 1, ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]'' ends with a fade to white {{spoiler|upon defeating [[G La DOS]] and accelerating up to the real world}} before credits roll.
* Happens frequently in Eternal Darkness. After any "insanity effect [[Cutscene]]" where the character hallucinates something bizarre and twisted, the screen goes white and fades back to normal. Characters usually then state "this...can't...be happening!"
* Happens frequently in Eternal Darkness. After any "insanity effect [[Cutscene]]" where the character hallucinates something bizarre and twisted, the screen goes white and fades back to normal. Characters usually then state "this...can't...be happening!"
* Occurs in "[[Trauma Center]]: Under the Knife" during the bomb level. Any mistakes cause a zoom-out followed by a fade to white and the usual Operation Failed message.
* Occurs in "[[Trauma Center]]: Under the Knife" during the bomb level. Any mistakes cause a zoom-out followed by a fade to white and the usual Operation Failed message.
* One of the endings in ''[[A Tale of Two Kingdoms]]'' has the screen slowly fade to white, and when it finishes you stay in the fairy realm forever.
* One of the endings in ''[[A Tale of Two Kingdoms]]'' has the screen slowly fade to white, and when it finishes you stay in the fairy realm forever.
* At the end of ''[[Bit Trip|BIT.TRIP]] FLUX'', in the epilogue level, the screen slowly fades to white.
* At the end of ''[[Bit.Trip]] FLUX'', in the epilogue level, the screen slowly fades to white.
* After defeating [[Super Smash Bros|Master Hand]] or Crazy Hand, the screen fades to white, and then it fades to black.
* After defeating [[Super Smash Bros|Master Hand]] or Crazy Hand, the screen fades to white, and then it fades to black.
* In [[Sim City|Sim City 4]], if you choose to completely delete a city, the screen fades to white, and red loading text comes up.
* In [[Sim City|Sim City 4]], if you choose to completely delete a city, the screen fades to white, and red loading text comes up.
* Not death, per se, nor the entire screen, but defeating any of the [[The Dragon|Star]] [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Wolf]] members in [[Star Fox (Video Game)|Star Fox]] 64/Lylat Wars shows their communications screen to be this, presumably from their fighters burning up after you shoot them down.
* Not death, per se, nor the entire screen, but defeating any of the [[The Dragon|Star]] [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Wolf]] members in [[Star Fox (series)|Star Fox]] 64/Lylat Wars shows their communications screen to be this, presumably from their fighters burning up after you shoot them down.
== [[Web Original]] ==
== [[Web Original]] ==
* After [[The Reveal]] at the end of ''[[Broken Saints]]'' Chapter 21, Act 3.
* After [[The Reveal]] at the end of ''[[Broken Saints]]'' Chapter 21, Act 3.


== [[Web Comics]] ==
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja (Webcomic)|The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'', when the Doctor opens the door of Dracula's castle, there's a blast of light and the panel goes completely white. The Doctor thinks he died, {{spoiler|turns out it's just a teleporter}}.
* In ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'', when the Doctor opens the door of Dracula's castle, there's a blast of light and the panel goes completely white. The Doctor thinks he died, {{spoiler|turns out it's just a teleporter}}.
* [http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/2167.html This] strip of ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]''. {{spoiler|IWC universe is more or less torn asunder}}.
* [http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/2167.html This] strip of ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]''. {{spoiler|IWC universe is more or less torn asunder}}.
* Used in ''[[El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|El Goonish Shive]]'' [http://egscomics.com/?date=2012-02-03 here] (with a fade ''from'' white in the next strip), right after {{spoiler|Raven shoots the giant boar to save Grace. Might indicate that Grace fainted, or just suffered an emotional overload}}.
* Used in ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' [http://egscomics.com/?date=2012-02-03 here] (with a fade ''from'' white in the next strip), right after {{spoiler|Raven shoots the giant boar to save Grace. Might indicate that Grace fainted, or just suffered an emotional overload}}.


== [[Western Animation]] ==
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' - in the episode "Jet" when the tidal wave destroys the village the picture fades out to white. It then fades back in to a subverted [[Empathy Doll Shot]]. The episodes also ended with a fade out to white.
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' - in the episode "Jet" when the tidal wave destroys the village the picture fades out to white. It then fades back in to a subverted [[Empathy Doll Shot]]. The episodes also ended with a fade out to white.
** So does every single other episode, after which they then [[Fade to Black|fade to black]] for the [[End Credits]].
** So does every single other episode, after which they then [[Fade to Black]] for the [[End Credits]].
* The last episode of ''[[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]]'' fades to white with Beast Boy running out into what must have been a ''very'' bright day, then snaps to black.
* The last episode of ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' fades to white with Beast Boy running out into what must have been a ''very'' bright day, then snaps to black.


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