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[[File:GallaxharMeansNoHarm.jpg|link=Monsters vs. Aliens|frame|So, just to recap: [[We Come in Peace, Shoot |
[[File:GallaxharMeansNoHarm.jpg|link=Monsters vs. Aliens|frame|So, just to recap: [[We Come in Peace, Shoot to Kill|I come in peace, I mean you no harm, and you all will die. Gallaxhar out.]]]] |
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When the alien [[Glorious Leader]], [[Evil Overlord]] and [[Mad Scientist]] want the world to know about their nefarious doings, they will usually [[Do Not Adjust Your Set|take control of every TV]] (and sometimes even computer screen) to give their [[Motive Rant]] and/or [[New Era Speech]]. However, if they have access to powerful [[Hologram]] projectors they may also/instead project themselves over every city as a Huge Holographic Head. |
When the alien [[Glorious Leader]], [[Evil Overlord]] and [[Mad Scientist]] want the world to know about their nefarious doings, they will usually [[Do Not Adjust Your Set|take control of every TV]] (and sometimes even computer screen) to give their [[Motive Rant]] and/or [[New Era Speech]]. However, if they have access to powerful [[Hologram]] projectors they may also/instead project themselves over every city as a Huge Holographic Head. |
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{{examples}} |
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== [[Anime]] == |
== [[Anime]] == |
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* [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series |
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|This blimp is roughly a third the size of my ego.]] |
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== [[Fan Fiction]] == |
== [[Fan Fiction]] == |
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* Gendo does this in ''[[ |
* Gendo does this in ''[[Aeon Entelechy Evangelion]]'' when he and Shinji meet again. |
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* [[Hive Queen|The Goddess]] in ''[[ |
* [[Hive Queen|The Goddess]] in ''[[Fallout Equestria]]''. Disturbingly, the surface of her 'head' is a mosaic of the faces of all the ponies she has [[The Assimilator|assimilated]]. |
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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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* Gallaxhar on ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]'', as shown above. |
* Gallaxhar on ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]'', as shown above. |
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* In ''[[The Simpsons]] Movie'', Russ Cargill communicates with the people of Springfield through a giant screen projected in the [[Domed Hometown|dome covering the town]]. |
* In ''[[The Simpsons]] Movie'', Russ Cargill communicates with the people of Springfield through a giant screen projected in the [[Domed Hometown|dome covering the town]]. |
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* ''[[Tron]]'' has the MCP, which is gratuitously spoofed by Moses of the [[ |
* ''[[Tron]]'' has the MCP, which is gratuitously spoofed by Moses of the [[Superfriends|Super]] [[Captain Ersatz|Best Friends]] in ''[[South Park]]''. |
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* ''[[The Wizard of Oz ( |
* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' may be the [[Trope Codifier]]. |
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{{quote| '''[[This Is Sparta|I AM OZ!!]]'''}} |
{{quote| '''[[This Is Sparta|I AM OZ!!]]'''}} |
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* The Emperor uses one of these to talk to Darth Vader in ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]''. |
* The Emperor uses one of these to talk to Darth Vader in ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]''. |
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** And Sheridan borrowed Draal's system to do the same thing on B5 to announce they were seceding from the Earth Alliance. |
** And Sheridan borrowed Draal's system to do the same thing on B5 to announce they were seceding from the Earth Alliance. |
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*** Considering the [[Tron]] example above, one wonders if JMS wasn't indulging in a little [[Actor Allusion]]. |
*** Considering the [[Tron]] example above, one wonders if JMS wasn't indulging in a little [[Actor Allusion]]. |
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* In ''[[Burnt |
* In ''[[Burnt by the Sun]]'', a [http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/images/burnt25.jpg giant poster of Stalin] appears at the end. |
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* The Oz example gets a [[Shout |
* The Oz example gets a [[Shout-Out]] in ''[[Tin Man (TV series)|Tin Man]]'' with the Mystic Man's cabaret show. |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* Doctor Breen in ''[[ |
* Doctor Breen in ''[[Half-Life 2]]''. |
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* Another full body example: in the civilization stage of ''[[Spore]]'', religious attacks on a city will include a giant hologram speaking to the city trying to convert it. |
* Another full body example: in the civilization stage of ''[[Spore]]'', religious attacks on a city will include a giant hologram speaking to the city trying to convert it. |
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* Happens in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic Adventure 2]]'' when Dr. Robotnik announces his plans for world domination, shortly before blowing up the moon. |
* Happens in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic Adventure 2]]'' when Dr. Robotnik announces his plans for world domination, shortly before blowing up the moon. |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[Futurama]]'' one episode features Jorel, '''MASTER OF SCHEDULING''' who uses this to make mundane announcements about the stock market. |
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* One of these pops up on Mars in ''[[Invader Zim]]'', leading Zim to believe that the long-dead Martians were a race of holographic instruction manuals. |
* One of these pops up on Mars in ''[[Invader Zim]]'', leading Zim to believe that the long-dead Martians were a race of holographic instruction manuals. |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[Beast Machines]],'' Megatron's face appears as this inside the ''even huger Megatron head'' that is his base. (He's got something of an ego, [[Verbal Tic|yesss]].) |
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* During the big finale in ''[[ |
* During the big finale in ''[[Storm Hawks]]'', [[Big Bad|Master Cyclonis]] uses one of these to speak to all of Atmos. |
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* This is how [[Evil Overlord|The Sovereign]] likes to appear in [[The Venture Brothers]]. Although given his {{spoiler|shapeshifting powers, he could actually make himself look like this}}. |
* This is how [[Evil Overlord|The Sovereign]] likes to appear in [[The Venture Brothers]]. Although given his {{spoiler|shapeshifting powers, he could actually make himself look like this}}. |
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