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[[File:KirbyDots.jpg|link=Silver Surfer|frame|And yet the Energy Beam that's supposed to draw your eye is the only energy ''without'' [['''Kirby Dots]]'''.]]
 
 
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The technique consists of drawing a series of overlapping dots along the edge of the energy effect in question, forming a fractal-like edge. It is used primarily in print comics, but is sometimes replicated in animation by particularly slavish adaptations.
 
There now exists a [http://www.theycamefromhollywood.com/octopusmotor/kirbydots/ CGI tool] for automatically creating Kirby Dots, and even animating them. Interestingly, an analogous technique called 'particle emission' is used in [[Video Game]] graphics for rendering fire, smoke, clouds and, not surprisingly, energy fields. This is, however, mostly because of technical limitations -- itlimitations—it's just really hard and computation intensive to create a polygonal object that changes shape the way fire does. Particle emissions are merely the next best thing.
 
Not related to [[Kirby|a certain pink marshmallow]]. Name is used as a [[Shout-Out]] by the Nerdrock Band [[Kirby Krackle Music|Kirby Krackle]]
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Ben 10]]'' has a bunch of [[Kirby Dots]] against a green background during most of Ben's transformations. Also, the 0 in ''Ben 10'' has a bunch of dots in the middle. This makes sense, as the series was influenced by comics.
** The main character's [[Embarrassing Middle Name]]? Benjamin ''Kirby'' Tennyson.
* An episode of ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' had Supes attacked by an Apokolips war machine with animated Kirby dots on its front panel.
* ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold]]'', being heavily inspired by the [[Silver Age]], features [[Kirby Dots]] in several background instances, including [[Blue Beetle]]'s power-up sequence. It's also very noticeable in the highly Kirby-inspired episode "The Last Bat On Earth!", as well as in Omac's transformation sequence. (Omac, of course, is another Kirby creation.)
* Shego's energy powers exert this effect in ''[[Kim Possible]]''.
* In the 2003 ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003|TMNT]]'' series, they did a tribute episode to Jack Kirby, Kirby Dots and all.
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