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[[Insignia Rip Off Ritual]] and [[Monumental Damage]] are both subtropes of this. |
[[Insignia Rip Off Ritual]] and [[Monumental Damage]] are both subtropes of this. |
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== Anime and Manga == |
== Anime and Manga == |
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== Live Action TV == |
== Live Action TV == |
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* 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.}} |
* 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.}} |
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* A minor example, but well-timed in its execution and subtle implication. In season 3 of ''[[Babylon Five]]'', Captain Sheridan is forced to declare [[Martial Law]]. Meanwhile, there is a general riot in the Zocalo as station residents fight back against [[Black Shirt|the oppressive Nightwatch]]. Then, just as Sheridan finishes the declaration, a thrown chair smashes one of the monitors displaying him: like a nonverbal [[Precision F |
* A minor example, but well-timed in its execution and subtle implication. In season 3 of ''[[Babylon Five]]'', Captain Sheridan is forced to declare [[Martial Law]]. Meanwhile, there is a general riot in the Zocalo as station residents fight back against [[Black Shirt|the oppressive Nightwatch]]. Then, just as Sheridan finishes the declaration, a thrown chair smashes one of the monitors displaying him: like a nonverbal [[Precision F-Strike]] against the order. |
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* 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. |
* 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. |
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