Pietà Plagiarism: Difference between revisions

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* One of the earliest ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' comics had Data cradling Geordi's dead body this way. {{spoiler|Then Q resurrects him.}}

** This cover was a double whammy: Data's not only holding Geordi's dead body, he's also in ''tears''.

* The [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|Avengers]]: [http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/tsukinofaerii/temp/redzone5cover.jpg Red Zone Part 5 cover] features this with Iron Man holding a very dead Captain America. Note that Tony's angst is so great that even the [[Ho Yay ~~(comic book)~~|armor is emoting]].

* The [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|Avengers]]: [http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/tsukinofaerii/temp/redzone5cover.jpg Red Zone Part 5 cover] features this with Iron Man holding a very dead Captain America. Note that Tony's angst is so great that even the [[Ho Yay/Comic Books|armor is emoting]].

* The "Death of Captain America" plotline has Steve Rogers {{spoiler|taking a bullet and collapsing outside the court}}, only for him to be cradled by Sharon Carter and a federal agent '''''[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/40/955433-marvel_comics_captain_ameri.jpg.jpeg (spoilers)]'''''.

* Marjane in ''[[Persepolis]]'' recounts how she got into the Iranian art school; in the entrance exam, she drew a copy of Pietà, with Mary replaced by a veiled Iranian woman, and [[Jesus]] replaced by a martyr.

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* ''[[Mega Man X]] 4'', during the infamous [[Narm|"WHAT AM I FIGHTING FOOOOOOOOOOR"]] scene, where Zero carries the {{spoiler|dead Iris}}.

** Another one in ''X8'', with X carrying {{spoiler|a comatose Axl}} before and during their {{spoiler|journey back to Earth}}.

** And again in ''[[Mega Man Zero]]'', where Zero saves [[~~Distressed~~ Damsel|a falling Ciel]] this way.

** And again in ''[[Mega Man Zero]]'', where Zero saves [[Damsel in Distress|a falling Ciel]] this way.

* Done twice in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]].'' Link holds Colin in this manner after rescuing him from abduction by the Bulblins. Later, when Midna uses the power of the Fused Shadow for the first time and it renders her unconscious, she likewise is [http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=cgn_brYu594 held in Link's arms until she wakes].

* An interesting variation from ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'': Rinoa does this with Squall after she finds him unconscious in the desert after Time Compression, but it's mostly shown from the ''back'' - most likely to highlight the wings on the back of her outfit.