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{{quote|''"Cheesy Lens Flare, ''GO!''"''|'''Red Mage''', ''[[
A form of glare, which has become a trope in its own right.
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Artists have many debates over the use of lens flares in animation and CGI. Ironically, the artificial element can add a touch of realism (even without [[The Coconut Effect]]) due to the fact that the user is watching the image through a screen<ref>Unless it's flat. Which an increasing proportion of televisions are.</ref>. Others feel that the lens flare has been overused and doesn't truly add anything to the image, other than distracting from the quality (or lack there of) of the image.
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== Anime and Manga ==
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== Video Games ==
* Older ''[[Ace Combat]]'' games (such as Air and 2) has no lens flare. Conversely, it got really gratuitous in 3: Electrosphere (but it does look [[What Do You Mean
** It does serve quite functionally. If you line up the lens flare, you [[Captain Obvious|''will'' get disoriented by staring at the sun]]. Think that's not a big deal? The very first mission in Electrosphere has you heading towards the sunset to intercept some backup fighters. For a lack of better term, you basically ''couldn't see shit'' (aside from the lens flare that is).
* In ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]: [[Majoras Mask]]'', the aliens glow which produces a lens flare. Because there is no cross hair while aiming you bow, this makes it easier to shoot them by lining up the circles of light.
* ''Perfect World International'''s debut trailer's use of lens flare was savaged by Kotaku's debut (and only) episode of Trailer Trash. Their response? Make a new trailer, ''[[Self
* '97 racing game ''POD'' featured lens flares around the sun of the alien planet the game was set on. Yes, that sun that was usually obscured by dark [[Blood Moon|red clouds]]. All you saw was the... lens flare.
* ''[[Saga Frontier (Video Game)|Saga Frontier]]'' - Alkaiser and Alkarl's Bright Fist and Shining Kick attacks generate a lens flare.
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== Western Animation ==
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' used a (rather subtle) lens flare during Pinkie Pie's song, "Smile, Smile, Smile."
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