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* In ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'', Akito gets a weird, glowing pattern all over his body when he activates his mysterious Boson Jump ability. Later, others who demonstrate the ability gets similar patterns, and when a character who lacks the potential attempts to perform one, a glitchy, broken version of the marks fade in and out.

* Shiryu in ''[[Saint Seiya]]'' had a Dragon tattoo appear in his back when powered up.

* Slightly different effect-wise, but when Natsu of ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' powers up by [[Phlebotinum Muncher|eating the Etherion]], he gets a scaly draconic pattern around his eyes and arms.

** {{spoiler|Mirajane}} gets the non-glowing version when she uses her Take Over transformations.

 

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* The madder incarnation of ''[[Shade the Changing Man]]'' would have swirls and concentric circles appear on his face and hands when activating his madness powers.

 

 

== [[Film]] ==

* In ''[[The Return of Hanuman]]'', Maruti's mouth and cheeks occasionally turn pink to resemble Hanuman to mark that he becomes more powerful.

* In ''[[Nightbreed]]'', as Boone metamorphoses, various swirling patterns form blackened grooves in his skin.

 

== [[Literature]] ==

* In the ''[[Wild Cards]]'' novels, Jack "Golden Boy" Braun earns his nickname because every time he uses his [[Super Strength]] or [[Nigh Invulnerability]], he gains a golden nimbus that is bright enough to read by in the dark.

 

* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'''s example is when Willow has her [[Superpower Meltdown]] after {{spoiler|Tara is killed}}. She absorbs knowledge from several books, and the arcane symbols all ink themselves onto her skin like tattoos.

** More subtly done previously in the series, where Willow's eyes simply become [[Black Eyes of Evil|huge and black]]. Done big again at the end of the series {{spoiler|when Willow makes all the potentials into Slayers, her hair goes all white and there's a white glowing light.}}

 

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* Bright Wizards (the college of [[Kill It with Fire|fire]]) in ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' tattoo their spells onto their bodies. They're said to light up when the wizard gets into serious spellcasting.

* This happens every time a werewolf enters the Shadow in ''[[Werewolf: The Forsaken]]''; they gain glowing silvers tattoos all over their bodies, called "Spirit Brands" which detail particularly heroic deeds that the werewolf has performed.

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

* In ''[[Solatorobo]]'', it's difficult or even nigh-impossible to see in the game itself, but [http://www.giantbomb.com/solatorobo-red-the-hunter/61-30423/concept-art/52-418825/5/51-1759781/ this spoilerific piece of concept art] reveals that Red's {{spoiler|Dahak-fused Trance form}} has [[Tron Lines]], whereas {{spoiler|his unfused Trance form}} and normal, basic form do not.

* In ''[[Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne]]'', the Demi-Fiend's demon markings glow whenever he performs an attack unique to him (usually among the more powerful attacks in the game). For added contrast, his body becomes entirely shrouded in shadow, so all you can see of him are [[Captain Obvious|his outline]], [[Tron Lines|the outlines of his markings]], and [[Glowing Eyes of Doom|his eyes]].

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

* Damien in ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'': His stripes start glowing when he's really pissed.

 

* When she activates her powers, Rosetta of the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'' is surrounded by a mystical aura that looks like glowing green rings of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics floating around her head and hands.

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* In the fifth season of ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' (2003), the turtles would sport these when accessing their Ninja Tribunal-granted powers.

* In ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', as Raven is getting close to fulfilling her destiny of bringing her demon father into the world, she begins to break out in glowing body markings.

 

== [[Real Life]] ==

* The tiny (but deadly) blue-ringed octopus' normally-dull rings covering its body will glow bright blue when it's about to attack.

** Many octopuses will intensify in color when they are mad or about to attack, eg the Giant Pacific Octopus [[Turns Red]].

 

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