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Butterflies, however, have always gained positive interest from humanity, given their beautiful colors, their graceful flying, and the fact they look like they would rather drink nectar from flowers than star in the next B horror film. They became symbols of [[Blow You Away|the wind]], [[Butterfly of Death and Rebirth|reincarnation]], transformation, the soul, and magic throughout the ages. As a result, butterflies have appeared numerous times in many media.

 

== Anime & Manga ==

** Averted oh so hard with Szayel Aporro Granz though. His normal, human-like form is actually rather handsome but when he goes One Winged Angel butterflies will no longer be beautiful to you. They will be hideous, blood-like monstrosities with very pleasing voices and the ability to use you as their next cocoon.

 

 

== Literature ==

** The novel ''Interesting Times'' also has a character named Pretty Butterfly; as per standard [[Terry Pratchett|Pratchett]] subversions she is downright manipulative and [[Tsundere|violent]]. This may be the result of growing up with a name like 'Pretty Butterfly'.

* Not ''strictly'' butterflies, but [[China Mieville]]'s [[Perdido Street Station]] has a race of giant mind-eating (psychophagic?) moths. They're [[Nightmare Fuel|not strictly pretty]] either.

** one of the TV series eps used butterfly morphs as well.

* In [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]]'s short story ''Dr. Heidegger's Experiment'', four aged people are revitalized by water from the [[Fountain of Youth]], as is a dying butterfly drenched in the liquid. The butterfly's sudden relapse signals that this happy reprieve - and, by implication, life itself- is only temporary. Butterfly = Brevity of Existence is the probable symbolism.

== Live Action TV ==

* Averted on ''[[Modern Family]]'', as Manny is afraid of butterflies.

 

 

* The ''[[Pokémon]]'' series includes several butterfly-like [[Mons]], including Butterfree, Venomoth, and Beautifly.

** Although subverted with Beautifly: it's an aggressive predator that feeds by ''[[Nightmare Fuel|sucking out the prey's bodily fluids.]]''

** The series as a whole loves its butterfly motif; Philemon, a major character in the first three games (counting both halves of the second game), has [[Butterfly of Death and Rebirth]] as his his major gimmick, and is never seen without a butterfly mask. The save points in the fourth game even ''are'' butterflies (which according to [[Word of God]] are Philemon's current manifestation).

* ''[[Odin Sphere]]'' has Phozon Butterflies which your character can absorb to power themselves up.

* ''[[Let's Go Jungle]]''. After fending off swarms of [[Giant Spiders]] (including a [[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever|gigantic one]]), as well as other carnivorous creepy crawlies, and a [[Man-Eating Plant]], your [[Final Boss]] is a [[Killer Rabbit|giant butterfly]]. Who then proceeds to smack you around with swarms of butterflies, cut you with its wings and blow you off the helicopter you're on...

* ''[[Dark Souls]]'' features a boss called Moonlight Butterfly. It is a nice departure from all the brutally dangerous looking bosses you have been fighting! During the fight, the typically epic music of the boss fights is replaced with calm, soothing music. It is a dangerous creature if one is careless, and doesn't carry a shield with good magic defense, as it uses magic attacks such as lasers, magical spears, Homing Soul Arrows, and explosive bursts.

 

 

== Web Original ==

* Swallowtail from the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'' is a [[Badass|powerful and effective]] [[Powered Armor]]-wearing superhero whose suit is yellow and black and has rather glorious-looking gold-foil butterfly wings (they act as stabilizers when she flies).

** Taken from a sarcastic comment Ron made in ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets|Harry Potter]]'', after finding out that he and Harry would have to "follow the spiders", assumedly making him wish for a less scary and more harmless insect to follow.

* In Megami 33's [[Sailor Moon Abridged]], the ridiculousness of having the characters attacked by butterflies in one episode is underscored by the "sound effect" of people saying "flutter, flutter, flutter...." very peacefully.

 

== Western Animation ==

* Taken advantage of in ''[[Anastasia]]'' -- When Anya is on the ship to France, Rasputin's demonic minions masquerade as butterflies to draw her into a sleepwalking, [[Tastes Like Diabetes]] dream that will end when she leaps to her doom in the ocean.

** "THE MUSHROOM, OF COURSE!!!"

** At the end of the film, Heimlich (an overweight caterpillar who speaks in a German accent) actually emerges out of his cocoon as an overweight butterfly with teeny-tiny wings. Because his wings are too small for him to get off the ground, Manny (Gypsy's husband, who is a praying mantis) and Francis (a disgruntled male ladybug who has being referred as a female) had to help him up as the circus bugs fly away.