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* V {{spoiler|destroys the statue of Justice}} in both the comic and film of ''[[V for Vendetta]]''.

* [http://images.wikia.com/marvel_dc/images/e/e3/Adventures_of_Superman_543.jpg This] ''[[Superman]]'' cover is a villain-against-hero example.

 

 

*** 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.]

* 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 ever -- but [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|Germans knew this too]] and usually tried to not paint these over anything really important.

 

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