Flaming Skulls: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|'''Drive-Thru Whale:''' "Would you like flaming skulls with that?"<br />

'''Strong Bad:''' "Do you have to ask?"|''[[Strong ~~Bads~~ Cool Game for Attractive People ~~(Video Game)~~|Strong Bads Cool Game for Attractive People]] Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free''}}

'''Strong Bad:''' "Do you have to ask?"|''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People|Strong Bads Cool Game for Attractive People]] Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free''}}

[[Nothing but Skulls|Skulls are cool.]] [[Incendiary Exponent|Fire is cool.]] [[X Meets Y|This is what happens when the two]] [[Homestar Runner ~~(Web Animation)~~|have a baby in your brain]].

[[Nothing but Skulls|Skulls are cool.]] [[Incendiary Exponent|Fire is cool.]] [[X Meets Y|This is what happens when the two]] [[Homestar Runner|have a baby in your brain]].

Compare [[Crystal Skull]].

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== [[Comic Books]] ==

* ''[[~~Ghost Rider (Comic Book)|~~Ghost Rider]]'' is ''made'' of this trope.

* ''[[Ghost Rider]]'' is ''made'' of this trope.

* Blazing Skull was a [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]] hero in the [[Marvel Universe]]. No prizes for guessing what his gimmick was.

* [[Superman]] villain the Atomic Skull (the second one) in [[The DCU]].

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== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* In the first ever ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]'' story, the Doctor attempts convince the cavemen that he and his companions died by placing skulls inside a fire he started.

* In the first ever ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story, the Doctor attempts convince the cavemen that he and his companions died by placing skulls inside a fire he started.

== [[Music]] ==

* The [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]] symbol of punk band [[The Offspring]], Fire skull.

* The [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]] symbol of punk band [[The Offspring]], Fire skull.

* Featured on the cover Oz's ''[http://www.minhembio.com/forum/uploads/monthly_08_2009/post-30418-1250728367.jpg Fire in the Brain'']. On an unrelated note, that's [[Bathory|Quorthon's]] hand.

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** Also: Screaming Skull Catapults. The ancient Khemri empire had a habit of keeping the heads of executed criminals, coating them in a special kind of pitch that not only burned well, [[Nightmare Fuel|but made a horrific screaming sound, and firing the things en masse at opposing armies via catapult]]. Coming back as a race of [[Dem Bones|skeletal undead]] has not cured them of this habit.

*** There's an upgrade for the catapult that lets you fire the skulls of ''the specific race being fought'' at them. This hurts their morale rather badly.

* Khornate daemons in ''[[Warhammer ~~40 K~~]]'' are occsionally armed with the dreaded Burning Brass Skulls of Khorne. Presumably they kill people by being f*** ing metal.

* Khornate daemons in ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' are occsionally armed with the dreaded Burning Brass Skulls of Khorne. Presumably they kill people by being f*** ing metal.

** So who gets to wield the Burning Brass Balls of Khorne?

** [http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Wazdakka_Gutsmek Biker Nob Gutsmek] once destroyed a [[Humongous Mecha|Titan]] by ramping into it and killing everybody onboard. The crew's skulls, kept as trophies, are still on fire.

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*** There are several types of undead that also take this form.

** In adventure G3 ''Hall of the Fire Giant King'', King Snurre's symbol is a flaming skull.

* The ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]!'' card game has a card actually called Burning Skull Head, as well as Skull Flame and Supersonic Skull Flame. Fittingly, Burning Skull Head and Skull Flame are FIRE-attribute Zombies (Supersonic Skull Flame is WIND instead).

* The ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]!'' card game has a card actually called Burning Skull Head, as well as Skull Flame and Supersonic Skull Flame. Fittingly, Burning Skull Head and Skull Flame are FIRE-attribute Zombies (Supersonic Skull Flame is WIND instead).

== [[Video Games]] ==

* ''[[~~The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)|~~The Legend of Zelda]]'' series has Bubbles, flaming skulls which flutter around on little bat wings. Less ''awesome'' and more ''annoying'' in this case, as they seal Link's ability to draw his sword.

* ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' series has Bubbles, flaming skulls which flutter around on little bat wings. Less ''awesome'' and more ''annoying'' in this case, as they seal Link's ability to draw his sword.

* Lost Souls in the ''[[Doom]]'' series are pretty much Bubbles, only more ''lethal'' than ''annoying''.

* [[Zero Punctuation|Clive Barker's]] ''[[Clive ~~Barkers~~ Undying]]'' [[Department of Redundancy Department|by Clive Barker]] has a spell called Skull Storm which allows you to throw not merely flaming skulls, but flaming skulls that chatter with each other and explode upon impact.

* [[Zero Punctuation|Clive Barker's]] ''[[Clive Barker's Undying]]'' [[Department of Redundancy Department|by Clive Barker]] has a spell called Skull Storm which allows you to throw not merely flaming skulls, but flaming skulls that chatter with each other and explode upon impact.

* [[Mortal Kombat|Shang Tsung]] fires these as a projectile attack.

** And Scorpion has one for a head.

* One of the early powerful Wizard spells in ''[[Puzzle Quest]]'' is called "Flaming Skulls".

* An attack unique to the [[Grim Reaper]] enemies in ''[[Disgaea 3]]'' involves transporting the enemy into a [[Pocket Dimension]], where they float down a large pillar and then are mobbed by burning skulls. This also qualifies for [[Nightmare Fuel]].

* An attack unique to the [[Grim Reaper]] enemies in ''[[Disgaea 3 Absence of Justice]]'' involves transporting the enemy into a [[Pocket Dimension]], where they float down a large pillar and then are mobbed by burning skulls. This also qualifies for [[Nightmare Fuel]].

* In ''[[Strong ~~Bads~~ Cool Game for Attractive People ~~(Video Game)~~|Strong Bads Cool Game for Attractive People]] Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free'', the Drive-Thru Whale prompts Strong Bad to {{spoiler|set a pile of papier-mache skulls on fire}} with the hint "would you like flaming skulls with that?" Strong Bad, being Strong Bad, replies "You have to ask?"

* In ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People|Strong Bads Cool Game for Attractive People]] Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free'', the Drive-Thru Whale prompts Strong Bad to {{spoiler|set a pile of papier-mache skulls on fire}} with the hint "would you like flaming skulls with that?" Strong Bad, being Strong Bad, replies "You have to ask?"

* Prometheus from ''[[Mega Man ZX]]'' could summon 4 of these as one of his attacks.

* One of the numerous varieties of [[Goddamned Bats]] of ''[[~~Terraria (Video Game)|~~Terraria]]'' is one of these, and can usually be found in dungeon areas.

* One of the numerous varieties of [[Goddamned Bats]] of ''[[Terraria]]'' is one of these, and can usually be found in dungeon areas.

* Variants of these appear as standard enemies in some dungeons throughout the ''[[~~Golden Sun (Video Game)|~~Golden Sun]]'' series.

* Variants of these appear as standard enemies in some dungeons throughout the ''[[Golden Sun]]'' series.

* Flaming skulls are a destroyable hazard in [[Samurai Warriors]] 3 in its Murasame Castle Mode stages.

* ''[[Castlevania Symphony of the Night]]'' has large flaming skulls that serve as mid-level enemies.

* ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]'' has large flaming skulls that serve as mid-level enemies.

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* Parodied in ''[[~~Fosters~~ Home for Imaginary Friends]]'' when Bloo tells a ridiculous fantasy story, these are seen.

* Parodied in ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'' when Bloo tells a ridiculous fantasy story, these are seen.

** And again in the episode "Mac Daddy", where Bloo insists they paint flaming skulls on the side of the soapbox racer and Cheese insists on bunnies. They compromise on flaming bunnies instead.