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{{trope|wppage=Nose art}}
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So you have your [[Cool Plane]] and your [[Cool Ship]], but somehow, they're still not ''cool'' enough, truly not worthy of such a [[Badass]] [[Ace Pilot]] as yourself. You know what would help? Let's paint a freaking ''[[Everything's Even Worse with Sharks|shark face]]'' on the nose. ''That'' will get the [[Oh Crap|desired reaction]] from your enemies. Plus, it'll look great at airshows!
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* [[Mobile Suit Gundam]]: Many of Char Aznable's [[Ace Custom]] mobile suits featured his trademark red paintjob. [[Played Straight]] to the point of parody, where several mangas even featured "Char Aznable" custom ''[[Joke Character|RB-79 Ball]]'' designs, painted red with horns attached.
* [[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Macross]] (and [[Robotech]]) had the "Skull Squadron" inspired by [[wikipedia:VF-103|VF-103]] the "Jolly Rogers" image [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_021014-N-1955P-004_F-14_Tomcat_assigned_to_VF-103_conducts_mission_over_the_Mediterranean_Sea.jpg here] via the other wiki.
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** In the fourth season of the show, Captain Sheridan has Babylon 5's emblem painted on the hull of his flagship.
* Several ships and watercraft operated by the [[Animal Wrongs Group|Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]] on the [[Animal Planet]] series ''[[Whale Wars]]'' feature this; their rigid inflatable boats and the ''Bob Barker'' sport shark mouths on the bow, while the ''Gojira'' had a picture of the titular monster before being rechristened the ''Brigitte Bardot'', whereupon the nose art changed to that of a woman bearing a trident and the organization's flag.
* In the TV series ''Riptide'' the boys use a custom painted helicoptor called [https://web.archive.org/web/20070329052541/http://www.rotaryaction.com/pages/riptide.html "Screaming Mimi."]
* ''[[Space: Above and Beyond]]'': [[Red Baron|Chiggy Von Richtofen's]] [[Super Prototype]]: A human skull painted on the nose with ''Abandon All Hope'' written on the side.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* A staple in the ''[[Ace Combat]]'' series, from about ''[[Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere]]'' onwards. Shooting down certain enemy [[Ace Pilot]]s allows you to slap their paint jobs onto your planes of the same model. Other special paint jobs were unlocked by completing certain plot missions. ''[[Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation]]'' also introduced downloadable custom paint jobs.
* Alluded to in the [[Encyclopedia Exposita|Codex]] of the ''[[Mass Effect]]'' games: Warships use heat-sinks to disperse internal heat to the outer hull due to an aversion of [[Space Is Cold]]. The portions of the hull absorbing all of the heat glow white-hot in combat, giving the ships the appearance of bearing glowing white tiger-stripes.
* In ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]: Peace Walker'', the titular mech is decorated with a butterfly insignia on its head. Naked Snake uses the word 'nose art' to describe it.
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* Milestone anniversaries are popular occasions to break out the paint for military aircraft. Squadrons from across the world will paint one (or all) of their aircraft to honor the anniversary of the founding of their nation, their branch of service, or even their specific unit. Anniversaries celebrating when certain aircraft were first introduced are also common, as are anniversaries of certain battles. Some examples:
** During the United States' bicentennial, a number of squadrons celebrated with a custom paint scheme for one (or all) of their aircraft. The Florida Air National Guard's 159th Fighter Squadron [http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n143/fsmbw3945/F106/159FISBicentennial.jpg used this paint scheme]. Other aircraft were painted in schemes resembling those used by the Thunderbirds, such as [http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w260/tomcatterf14/159616.jpg this F-14]{{Dead link}} and [http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f139/jabrad/F-15B71-291.jpg this F-15].
** In honor of the centennial of Naval Aviation, the United States Navy has adorned various jets with [[World War II]]-era [https://web.archive.org/web/20120524005026/http://parrotheadjeff.com/blog/archives/16027/retro-cool-plane-pr0n/ paint jobs].
** During the 50th anniversary of [[World War Two|D-Day]] (the invasion of Normandy), a number of NATO squadrons painted invasion stripes on their aircraft. [http://www.f-16.net/gallery_item284506.html Here's an F-16] from Belgium, [https://web.archive.org/web/20050226031524/http://www.mindspring.com/~salted1/images/34/34_thomastye_2.jpg and a few U.S. Navy] A-6 Intruders painted up.
* NATO squadrons have an annual tradition known as the "[http://www.natotigers.org/ Tiger Meet]," which involves [https://web.archive.org/web/20131103020713/http://www.natotigers.org/tigerunits/index.php any squadrons that thematically involve tigers] or other kinds of big cats (either in their name, or their unit patch/coat of arms). In addition to being a joint military exercise, Tiger Meets also involve a Nose Art painting contest, in which the squadrons compete to make the coolest tiger (or big-cat) themed paint job they can. These schemes [http://www.haf.gr/media/a7_tiger_meet_1.jpg run the gamut of types], from [http://h7.abload.de/img/d101001as1180_tcm46-17zu1p.jpg nose art or tail fin flashes] to [http://www.milspotters.nl/forum/userpix/2053_J015__kopiekopie_1.jpg full-body paint jobs].
** Since they are only Honorary Members of the NATO Tiger Association, American and Canadian tiger-themed squadrons have their own [http://www.tmota.com/ Tiger Meet of the Americas] for the purpose of hosting the event on their side of the pond. Like with the European-based Tiger Meet, paint job competitions are a central event.
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