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This is where a person carries a photo of a loved one who isn't with them around them at all times. This loved one can be somebody who is dead, far away for an extended period of time or the carrier may just be a [[Stalker
#[[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|The carrier gets mad and beats or kills the person who ruined the photo.]]
#[[Heroic BSOD|The loss of the photo simply "breaks" the carrier.]]
If the person in the photo is dead and the story is set in Japanese culture, the photo will be all the more important as a channel for the deceased person's spirit to [[Talking to
Not to be confused with [[Fatal Family Photo]], though it can overlap.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Hughes from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' carries a photo of his daughter and wife 24/7. They aren't dead or far away, just at home, so they aren't personally there for him to point to and declare that they are the most beautiful wife and cute daughter in existence. Hence the photos.▼
== [[Film]] ==
* The photo on Shepard's desk in ''[[Mass Effect 2]]''. It is also revealed in ''Lair of the Shadow Broker'' that {{spoiler|Matriarch Aethyta has one of Liara}}.▼
* On ''[[Time Trax]]'' the avatar of Lambert's [[Magic Computer]] SELMA was based on the one photo he had of his mother.▼
* Blankie on ''[[The Brave Little Toaster]]'' keeps a picture of the Master which he hugs for comfort.
* In ''[[Lilo and Stitch]]'', Lilo keeps a picture of her dead parents under her pillow. She gets angry at Stitch when he touches it, and when {{spoiler|his fight with Jumba destroys her house and Stitch returns the scorched picture, Lilo rejects him and tells him to go away.}}
▲* Hughes from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' carries a photo of his daughter and wife 24/7. They aren't dead or far away, just at home, so they aren't personally there for him to point to and declare that they are the most beautiful wife and cute daughter in existence. Hence the photos.
* Torque from ''[[The Suffering]]'' carries one of the family he's on death row for murdering. Its condition serves as the [[Karma Meter]] that determines whether he did it.▼
* ''[[The Terminator]]'': The photograph of Sarah Connor that John Connor gave to Kyle Reese. The photo itself is shown being taken at the end of ''[[Terminator 2]]''.
* Robyn Starling from ''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]'' had one. Hers is a locket with a photo of her Indiana Jones-esque dad. Who turns out to be alive in the end.▼
* [[Noble Demon]] [[Disgaea Hour of Darkness (Video Game)/Characters|Laharl]] from ''[[Disgaea]]'' keeps a picture of his [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas|dead mother hidden in his room]].▼
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
▲* On ''[[Time Trax]]'' the avatar of Lambert's [[Magic Computer]] SELMA was based on the one photo he had of his mother.
* ''[[The Pretender]]'': The protagonist carries a photo of his mother, whom he hasn't seen since he was abducted as a child.
▲* Robyn Starling from ''[[Tom and Jerry The Movie]]'' had one. Hers is a locket with a photo of her Indiana Jones-esque dad. Who turns out to be alive in the end.
== [[Video Games]] ==
▲* The photo on Shepard's desk in ''[[Mass Effect 2]]''. It is also revealed in ''Lair of the Shadow Broker'' that {{spoiler|Matriarch Aethyta has one of Liara}}.
▲* Torque from ''[[The Suffering]]'' carries one of the family he's on death row for murdering. Its condition serves as the [[Karma Meter]] that determines whether he did it.
▲* [[Noble Demon]] [[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
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