Living Motion Detector: Difference between revisions

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Usually such things are antagonists who would otherwise be overwhelmingly powerful.

 

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

** {{spoiler|Dio's raptor form}} in Steel Ball Run

* In explaining why [[Our Zombies Are Different|their zombies are different]], ''[[Highschool of the Dead]]'' posits that, since the brain and the optical nerves are dead, zombies detect through vibrations instead of visual signifiers. This can be useful for distracting zombies, as a wet cloth thrown against a locker will cause a horde to turn away from the human standing right in front of them.

 

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

** The assassin in "Blind Date" is blind but has learned to detect "other parts of the electromagnetic spectrum." The net result is that she's a human example of this trope, at least when she's fighting someone like Angel who doesn't generate body heat.

** Also:

* The monster Silvagon of Ultraman Tiga could only see movement, leading to a hilarious scene where Ultraman strikes at it, then freezes up as soon as it turns to face him. This gets especially silly when he's forced to hold a precarious crane stance. Eventually Silvagon gets fed up and starts blindly running around, lashing at the air.