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{{quote|''"C'mon, team. Let's go paint the undefended town a nice shade of 'BLAM'."''|'''Elf''', ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]''}}
In the course of a [[Cruel and Unusual Death]] or
If a hero comes running back home only to find his family and friends used this way, it may lead to a [[Heroic BSOD]].▼
Usually goes well with [[Gorn]] with a side of [[Ludicrous Gibs]] for in-your-face action. Contrast [[Bloodless Carnage]].
▲If a hero comes running back home only to find his family and friends used this way, it may lead to a [[Heroic BSOD]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
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* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', this is Scar's calling card. And it later becomes commonplace for
* Zoro from ''[[One Piece]]'' revels in this trope.
* In ''[[Hellsing]]'', this is Alucard's favorite activity.
* Commonplace in ''[[Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan]]'', often [[Bloody Hilarious|played for laughs]].
* In the ''[[Blood: The Last Vampire]]'' movie, Saya wasn't afraid of doing this, even {{spoiler|in front of a nurse who didn't have the foggiest idea of what was going on.}}
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* A suicide bomber rushed a tank. This happened. The tank suffered no damage.
* A number of dead baby jokes go along these lines: ''How many dead babies does it take to paint a wall? Depends how hard you throw them.''
▲* [[w:Henry Beresford, 3rd Marquess of Waterford|Henry Beresford, 3rd Marquess of Waterford]] is the Trope Namer, stealing paint and ''literally'' painting Melton Mowbray red after the tollkeeper asked them to pay the toll to enter the town. The tollkeeper and a constable were also painted red (but not killed).
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