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{{trope}}
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Suppose people agree that symbol X represents Y, where Y could be a person, or a group of people, a place, or a group of places, or perhaps Y is just some abstract idea. Whatever Y is, the point is that while some may be more fond of Y than others are, people agree that symbol X represents it.
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[[Insignia Rip Off Ritual]] and [[Monumental Damage]] are both subtropes of this.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* In ''[[
== [[Comic Book]] ==
* V {{spoiler|destroys the statue of Justice}} in both the comic and film of ''[[V for Vendetta]]''.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160415203455/http://images.wikia.com/marvel_dc/images/e/e3/Adventures_of_Superman_543.jpg This] ''[[Superman]]'' cover is a villain-against-hero example.
* In the middle of ''[[Batman
== Film ==
* The opening scene of ''[[The Mask
* The page image is from towards the end of ''[[The Dark Knight]]'', when the bat-signal was smashed with an axe. {{spoiler|This moment is after [[Batman]] said he would take the blame for Harvey Dent's murders; it's implied that people are smashing the bat-signal to symbolize their increasing disapproval of Batman. This is a somewhat unconventional approach to this trope, seeing as how rather than portraying it as destroying the symbol of a villain, it is instead destroying the symbol of a hero who is (willingly) being mistaken for a villain.}}
* In the finale of ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'', the Ewoks are using stormtrooper helmets for percussion. in the Special Edition, we get a view of Coruscant where a statue of the Emperor is pulled down.
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* V {{spoiler|destroys the statue of Justice}} in both the comic and film of ''[[V for Vendetta]]''.
* ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' - at least in the film adaptation, Captain von Trap starts {{spoiler|tearing up the Nazi flags hung outside of his house}} once he's decided that he doesn't want anything to do with them.
* The climax of the Trucking strike in ''[[
* In ''[[The Last Jedi]]'' and ''[[The Force Awakens]]'' Kylo Ren's helmet is proof of his heritage to Darth Vader. However, he smashes it in ''The Last Jedi'' to indicate that he's out to make a name for himself instead of trying to live up to his grandfather's legacy.
== Literature ==
* In ''Sewer, Gas & Electric'', Dufresne's eco-pirates have a hideout in a replica Nazi submarine base hidden under the Statue of Liberty (long story). When they took possession of the site, Jewish techno-genius Morris Kazenstein blew the swastika out of the clutches of a giant eagle statue, using a magnetic rail-gun that fires kosher salami.
* Geralt's drifting away from the Witcher ideal of a [[True Neutral]] monster hunter throughout ''[[The Witcher]]'' saga is underlined by the (involuntary) loss of symbolic items that identify him as a Witcher: his steel and silver swords are lost during the Thanedd coup in ''[[
* In [[The Two Towers]] {{spoiler|When some of the protagonists leave Isengard after Saruman's defeat, they ride by the huge White Hand, the symbol of Saruman's realm, and see that it has been broken.}}
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== Live Action TV ==
* In ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' episode "The Little People", an astronaut finds the race of tiny people, and forces them to build a life-sized statue to him. {{spoiler|After his karmic demise, they topple it.}}
* A minor example, but well-timed in its execution and subtle implication. In season 3 of ''[[Babylon
* In the ''[[Lois and Clark]]'' episode "Super Mann", Nazis disable Superman and take over Metropolis. After the Man of Steel has recovered and stopped them, he heat-visions a swastika flag, revealing the Daily Planet globe behind it.
== Tabletop Games ==
* From the [[Flavor Text]] of ''[[Magic:
{{quote|"The refugees look at these structures with hope. We must relieve them of this burden."|Juex, Tormentor Exarch}}
** From the same game, the Innistrad iteration of [http://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=235600 Ancient Grudge].
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== Video Games ==
* ''[[
* The "People's Ending" of ''[[Republic the Revolution]]'' features {{spoiler|a crowd smashing the statue of Novistrana's now-former dictator.}}
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* Again, this is big-time [[Truth in Television]], though the toppling of statues is an especially prominent subset of examples.
** A subset-within-a-subset is the toppling of statues of dictators in particular; such as Lenin, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, or Hussein, after the end of his regime.
*** Removal of Soviet imagery, however, was limited, mainly because [[Sigil Spam|sheer amount]], spread and often size of it would make this far too expensive and/or dangerous, so usually it was limited to demonstrative removal of a few eye-sore pieces, followed by discovery that everyone has more practical things to do.
*** The toppling of Saddam Hussein's statue may be a subversion, as [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Toppling_the_statue_of_Saddam_Hussein some sources claim it was staged by American Marines, not the Iraqis themselves.]
*** Not so much a subversion as an [[Analogy Backfire]]. The symbol was still smashed to represent disdain for what it represents, but that it was smashed by American Marines reflects on how, much like Hussein's regime itself, it was toppled by the Americans, who were not "greeted as liberators" to the extent that the Iraq War's advocates predicted.
* [
* The destruction of Catholic imagery in churches by Protestants both during the English Reformation in the 16th century and the Civil War in the 17th century. In fact, outbreaks of iconoclasm (as it's called) can be found in many religions. The Taliban blowing up ancient statues of Buddha in Afghanistan, mentioned above, is another instance.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJzdgZ1lOTA Destroying a swastika.]
* And of course, the especially historical [
* The tale tells that in [[World War II]] Soviet pilots were instructed to avoid aiming at big black crosses on their foes' planes. Yep, it was the greatest crosshair bait
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