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* [[To Aru Majutsu no Index|Stiyl Magnus]], under the eye.
* [[To Aru Majutsu no Index|Stiyl Magnus]], under the eye.
* "Barcode Kougaiji" in ''[[Saiyuki]]'' after he's reprogrammed by Goukumen and Nii.
* "Barcode Kougaiji" in ''[[Saiyuki]]'' after he's reprogrammed by Goukumen and Nii.
* [[Wild Arms]] : Twilight Venom - Sheyenne Rainstorm has one on the sole of his right foot. (It's not, strictly speaking, ''his'' right foot, though....)
* [[Wild ARMs]] : Twilight Venom - Sheyenne Rainstorm has one on the sole of his right foot. (It's not, strictly speaking, ''his'' right foot, though....)
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'': Criminals in Neo Domino City—including [[The Hero]], natch—are marked with barcode tattoos so they can be tracked after they're released from prison. Marked criminals become societal outcasts, with no choice but to live in the Satellite (if they weren't originally from there already, which is highly likely).
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'': Criminals in Neo Domino City—including [[The Hero]], natch—are marked with barcode tattoos so they can be tracked after they're released from prison. Marked criminals become societal outcasts, with no choice but to live in the Satellite (if they weren't originally from there already, which is highly likely).


== [[Fanfic]] ==
== [[Fanfic]] ==
* Parodied in the [[Affectionate Parody]] fanfic of ''[[Hitman]] 2'', ''[[Hitman Miami]]''. In one of the missions, 47's barcode will set off an alarm as he leaves a supermarket, subjecting him to a [[Nonstandard Game Over|traumatizing cavity search]]; to avoid this, he can rub his head across a cashier's barcode scanner, which then displays "GNTCLY ENGNRD CLONE: $12.32".
* Parodied in the [[Affectionate Parody]] fanfic of ''[[Hitman]] 2'', ''[[Hitman Miami]]''. In one of the missions, 47's barcode will set off an alarm as he leaves a supermarket, subjecting him to a [[Nonstandard Game Over|traumatizing cavity search]]; to avoid this, he can rub his head across a cashier's barcode scanner, which then displays "GNTCLY ENGNRD CLONE: $12.32".


== [[Film]] ==
== [[Film]] ==
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* There's a novel for teenagers called ''The Bar Code Tattoo''.
* There's a novel for teenagers called ''The Bar Code Tattoo''.
** Which is quite good and explains the kind of dystopia the world would become if a Bar Code Tattoo was to be law almost everywhere.
** Which is quite good and explains the kind of dystopia the world would become if a Bar Code Tattoo was to be law almost everywhere.
* In ''[[This Perfect Day]]'', they don't have tattoos, but they do have steel bracelets with unbreakable chains that everyone is forced to wear. The bracelet has your [[You Are Number Six|nameber]], and must be touched to a scanner whenever going through a door, so that the [[Master Computer|supercomputer that rules the world]] can keep track of you.
* In ''[[This Perfect Day]]'', they don't have tattoos, but they do have steel bracelets with unbreakable chains that everyone is forced to wear. The bracelet has your [[You Are Number Six|nameber]], and must be touched to a scanner whenever going through a door, so that the [[Master Computer|supercomputer that rules the world]] can keep track of you.
* Barcodes appear on just about everything in the world of Fforde's ''[[Shades of Grey]]''.
* Barcodes appear on just about everything in the world of Fforde's ''[[Shades of Grey]]''.
** Which oddly enough overlaps with [[Author Appeal]]
** Which oddly enough overlaps with [[Author Appeal]]
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* The transgenics in ''[[Dark Angel]]''. Bonus points for it being genetically engineered into them, so if it's lasered off, it comes back.
* The transgenics in ''[[Dark Angel]]''. Bonus points for it being genetically engineered into them, so if it's lasered off, it comes back.
* Resistance Fighters sent back in time from the post-apocalyptic future of ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' often sport bar-code tattoos due to time spent in Skynet work camps. See ''[[Terminator]]'' under film examples above.
* Resistance Fighters sent back in time from the post-apocalyptic future of ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' often sport bar-code tattoos due to time spent in Skynet work camps. See ''[[Terminator]]'' under film examples above.
* Sort-of subverted in "[[Seven Days]]", where chrononauts for Project Backstep have a serial number tattoo to confirm their identity upon arrival.
* Sort-of subverted in "[[Seven Days]]", where chrononauts for Project Backstep have a serial number tattoo to confirm their identity upon arrival.
* An episode of Seinfeld that was scripted but never filmed (does that count?) had Kramer change his name to a bar code tattooed to his butt.
* An episode of Seinfeld that was scripted but never filmed (does that count?) had Kramer change his name to a bar code tattooed to his butt.
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* Some U.S. Christian fundamentalists believe that a future U.S. government, under the control of [[The Antichrist]], will put bar code tattoos on people, thus fulfilling the "[[Mark of the Beast]]" prophecy.
* Some U.S. Christian fundamentalists believe that a future U.S. government, under the control of [[The Antichrist]], will put bar code tattoos on people, thus fulfilling the "[[Mark of the Beast]]" prophecy.
** With RFID tags in the 21st century, the [http://www.rfid-666.com self-proclaimed prophets] [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/05/rfid_chip_boycott/ have] [http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/06/70308 caught up.]
** With RFID tags in the 21st century, the [http://www.rfid-666.com self-proclaimed prophets] [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/05/rfid_chip_boycott/ have] [http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/06/70308 caught up.]
* The original katzetnik. True, they weren't barcodes, but they were unique serial numbers tattooed as identification on the arms of people interned in Auschwitz. Katzetnik tattoos are often shown as a visual shorthand for Holocaust survivors, as with the [[The Movie|film version]] of [[X-Men|Magneto]].
* The original katzetnik. True, they weren't barcodes, but they were unique serial numbers tattooed as identification on the arms of people interned in Auschwitz. Katzetnik tattoos are often shown as a visual shorthand for Holocaust survivors, as with the [[The Movie|film version]] of [[X-Men|Magneto]].
* Cliff's Amusement Park in Albuquerque, NM uses bar codes to mark patrons that have bought an unlimited ride pass. Stationary scanners on some rides and handheld scanners on others check the bar code. It's a bracelet, though, tattooing not required.
* Cliff's Amusement Park in Albuquerque, NM uses bar codes to mark patrons that have bought an unlimited ride pass. Stationary scanners on some rides and handheld scanners on others check the bar code. It's a bracelet, though, tattooing not required.
** Similarly, Blackberry phones running BlackBerry Messenger can generate a unique 2D barcode (looks like a square made up of a bunch of blocks) that other Blackberrys can scan using the built-in camera to transfer contact information with relative ease. They even have an app so you can throw your barcode up on your Facebook.
** Similarly, Blackberry phones running BlackBerry Messenger can generate a unique 2D barcode (looks like a square made up of a bunch of blocks) that other Blackberrys can scan using the built-in camera to transfer contact information with relative ease. They even have an app so you can throw your barcode up on your Facebook.
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