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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 -- 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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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Marvel Comics' Sunspot becomes solid black and is surrounded by Kirby Dots when he powers up (originally. Lately, it's dark blue and mostly dotless.) ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'', despite not being a particularly slavish adaptation, ''especially'' visually, rendered the dot effect perfectly, much better than you'd think it'd work onscreen.
** According to the Official Handbook, the dots are allegedly his powers affecting the dust around him and turning them black. But yeah, the dots are basically there to offset his otherwise monochromatic and boring design.
* [[Infinite Crisis|Alexander]] [[Lex Luthor|Luthor]] Jr.'s powers tend to rely heavily on this. What they actually are is not elaborated on further than "dimensional abilities."
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== Film ==
* Deliberately invoked in the Disney film ''[[Atlantis: theThe Lost Empire]]'', especially for the massive energy discharges of the mechanoid beast that guards the undersea passage to Atlantis. The director discusses their use and origin by name on the commentary track.
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In [http://www.evil-comic.com/archive/20090414.html this strip] of ''[[Evil Inc (Webcomic)|Evil Inc.]]'', Kirby Dots are not only displayed, they're used as a measure of a monster's super-powers! Gadzooks!
* They appear prominently in [http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20100706.html this strip] from ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]],'' and they're even lampshaded [http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20100713.html two strips later.]
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Ben 10 (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: theThe Animated Series]]'' had Supes attacked by an Apokolips war machine with animated Kirby dots on its front panel.
* ''[[Batman: theThe Brave And The Bold (Animation)|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 (Animation)|TMNT]]'' series, they did a tribute episode to Jack Kirby, Kirby Dots and all.
* In ''[[The Super HeroSuperhero Squad Show]]'' Ms. Marvel calls Galactus's energy attack a "Kirby Krackle".
* All over the place in ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Animation)|The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]''.
** The Hulk once saw a commercial for Kirby Kibble dog food, containing "Kirby Dots of real beef".
 
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