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== Advertising ==
* A recent{{when}} ad for Marshall's featured a photo shoot with dozens of Peacock Girl models, each with a different pair of shoes.▼
▲* A recent ad for Marshall's featured a photo shoot with dozens of Peacock Girl models, each with a different pair of shoes.
* The literal peacock girls from the [[Orangina]] ad.
▲== Anime & Manga ==
* In ''[[Saint Seiya]]'', the (male) god Hypnos' armor has stylized peacock feathers and a quasi-[[Holy Halo]]. This is [[Shown Their Work]] since Hypnos would be depicted as a peacock in paintings.
** The anime also had a enemy from the peacock constelation, and he was a male (but, 99% of the cast was)
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* The Zuka club in ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'' has a set of outfits with this, as a [[Shout-Out]] to [[Takarazuka]].
* [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Cytomander]] has peacock feathers on his back. It's to be expected; he's a [[Petting Zoo People|peacockman.]]
== Comic Books ==
* John "King Peacock" Corbeau of [[Top Ten]] wears a rather flamboyant outfit, a large plume of peacock feathers and purple paisley trousers. The peacock motif comes from his religion, Yezidism, which teaches that the universe is governed by seven angels, foremost of which is Melek Taus, the Peacock Angel.
== Literature ==
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* A Peacock Boy appears in ''Coldheart Canyon'', and has a very squicky origin. {{spoiler|He's a cross between a live peacock and a female human ''ghost''.}}
▲== Live Action TV ==
* In ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]],'' Hera was usually represented with a pair of peacock feathers overlapping humanoid eyes. See [[Mythology]] below for the [[Shown Their Work|source material]].
* In ''[[Gosei Sentai Dairanger]]'', Kujaku, the incarnation of the Peacock Buddha wears an appropriately peacock-esque outfit complete with a feathered headdress and tail.
* In ''[[Kamen Rider OOO]]'', the title character's red Body Medal is the Peafowl, which generates an aura resembling the classic peacock feathers - except OOO can [[Macross Missile Massacre|fire the "eyes" at enemies]].
== Music ==
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* The cover of [[Goldfrapp]]'s ''Supernature'' album is cropped from a picture of Alison Goldfrapp [http://farm1.static.flickr.com/17/92960608_ecd2fd98ac.jpg wearing a peacock tail].
== Oral Tradition, Myths and Legends ==
* In Greek myth, the peacock was sacred to Hera, Queen of the Gods who was sometimes shown wearing peacock feathers. According to myth, the blue eye spots on the peacock's feathers were Hera's way of honoring a guard who died defending her golden apple tree.
* Any depiction of [[Hindu Mythology|Krishna]], ever (whether he's two years old and stealing butter or being his usual [[Bishonen]] [[Casanova]] self), ALWAYS has him with a single peacock feather in his headpiece.
== Tabletop Games ==
* In ''[[Vampire: The Requiem]]'' supplement ''Shadows Of Mexico'' the clan splat portrait for [[Vampires Are Sex Gods|the Daeva]] is wearing a designer outfit with a peacock feather train on her back.
* The mimir.net fan-expansion of ''[[Planescape]]'' has [http://mimir.net/cagerattlers/peacocklord.shtml the Peacock Lord], a refugee from the Beastlands.
== Theater ==
* [[Takarazuka]] shows love this. Many numbers have just about everyone with a peacock tail on their costumes. It doesn't matter if it's a [[Bifauxnen]] in a suit or a lady in a [[Pimped-Out Dress]].
* In [[Real Life]], there is a showgirl accessory like this called a "fan tail".
== Video Games ==
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** Her cybernetic arms each have three eyes on them that resemble the tail feathers of the bird, and one of her attacks has her hat turn into a peacock head while an array of eyes line up behind her, fanning out and looking even more like a peacock's tail. She also has a sidekick named Avery, a tiny peacock who stays in her hat.
** There's also a mythology reference with Peacock: Her cyborg parts are called the Argus System, in reference to the hundred-eyed giant Argus of Greek myth whose eyes were placed onto the tail of the peacock as a memento after his death. Her super attack with the peacock tail shaped eyes matches this: She shouts either "Argus Agony" or "Eyes of Argus" when performing it.
== Western Animation ==
* Peek-A-Blue from ''[[She-Ra:
* ''[[Barbie]] The Island Princess''
* In ''[[Disney Princess]] Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams'', Jasmine is briefly dressed up in a peacock getup for a portrait. She sheds it for the song "Not a Peacock Princess".
* [[Big Bad|Coco LaBouche's]] wedding dress at the end of ''[[Rugrats in Paris]]''.
* One of the disco dancers during ''Galaxy Goof-Ups''' [[Disney Acid Sequence]]s.
== Real Life ==
* This [https://web.archive.org/web/20130719111513/http://www.amazingluxurylife.com/15-million-wedding-dress-made-from-peacock-feathers/ wedding dress] with a peacock feather skirt.
* While not nearly as elaborate as the above example, [[Margaret Cho]] took inspiration from [[
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