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{{quote|''"And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him."''|[[The Bible|Revelation 6:7-8]]}}
 
There's a group of people held up in a building or house somewhere partying, shopping, or just minding their own business, when all of a sudden, there's some random injured and bloody guy/girlstranger who [[Bring News Back|shows]] up giving [[Bearer of Bad News|an ominous message]] that someone/ or something's trying to kill them, and that it's following them. Sometimes thethis bloody'''Harbinger strangerof Impending Doom''' [[Almost-Dead Guy|dies before they can be specific about the threat]]. Thus the group of friends/family starts to argue and debate among themselves about what he or she could have been running from. And- ofif course,they theeven have time for it; sometimes said threat eventuallydoesn't even leave time for the heroes to debate what they are up against before it inevitably shows up.., resulting in a [[Surprisingly-Sudden Death]].
 
Can also involve when said threat doesn't even leave time for the heroes to debate what they are up against and attacks immediately resulting in a [[Surprisingly-Sudden Death]].
 
A side note for authors to avoid a [[Rouge Angles of Satin]] situation, there are only two "r"s in harbinger. "Harbringer" is not a word.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* In the "Zodd The Immortal" episode of ''[[Berserk]]'', a badly wounded Hawk Raider escapes the castle and only has enough time to choke out the name of the demon in question before dying, prompting Guts to enter the castle and take him on alone.
** In the manga version of ''[[Berserk]]'', Guts is perpetually enacting this trope, due to the brand on his neck that attracts demons.
* In Nico Robin's backstory from ''[[One Piece]]'', she is finally reunited with her mother after a traumatic childhood raised by abusive relatives. However, her mother is on the run from the Marines for the dangerous knowledge she, and her entire civilization possesses. Guess who followed her...
* Kotaro's return in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]''.
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== Comic Books ==
* This is the whole gimmick of Pariah, from [[DC Comics]]. Especially when he first appeared during the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]], his main trick was arriving in a new world and stating "I'm Pariah and I'm doomed to go from world to world to see them get destroyed!", ad nauseum.
** Amusingly, the Monitor's assistant, Harbinger (also first appearing during the Crisis) ''wasn't''; one - at least, not in comparison with Pariah.
* This was also the [[Silver Surfer]]'s gig. Depending on which version, he'd either go around picking out likely worlds for Galactus to devour, or show up to alert said worlds that Galactus was on his way. Or both.