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Of course, that this can be done with clever object placement and positioning or elaborate costuming means that a character may [[Invoked Trope|invoke this trope]] to give themselves an imposing and [[The Messiah|messianic aura]].
Related to [[Crucified Hero Shot]] and [[
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== Comic Books ==
* In issue 27 of ''[[
== Films -- Animation ==
* Many of the backgrounds in ''[[
* In the church meeting scene in ''[[Wallace and Gromit]] Curse of the Were-Rabbit'', Lady Tottingham has one. And Victor has Background Devil Horns.
* ''[[Cinderella (Disney film)|Cinderella]]'': When Cinderella is transformed into her iconic ballroom gown by the Fairy Godmother's magic, some of the magic dust used to make that gown actually gets thrown into the air and forms a halo around Cinderella's head.
* When Esmeralda comforts Quasimodo after he's been ridiculed at the Feast of Fools in ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', as she is walking up to the torture wheel the villagers strapped Quasimodo on to make fun of him, the Sun can be seen shining from behind her head, giving her the appearance of wearing a halo.
== Films -- Live-Action ==
* In ''[[History of the World Part One]]'' when Jesus has The Last Supper (with [[Mel Brooks]] as a waiter), [[Leonardo
* This technique was inverted in ''[[The Shining]]'', with Jack shown with a black chandelier over his head, an "anti Halo", after he went crazy.
* [http://www.zianet.com/jsager/Ra1.jpg Ra's outfit] in ''[[Stargate (
* Deliberate style choice in ''[[
* At least once in ''[[
* Happens very often in ''[[
* Glenn Close's Iris character pulls this off with the sun shining through her hat in ''[[The Natural]]''.
* In ''[[Miss Congeniality]]'', Cathy Morningside gets a Background Crown.
* Used in the 3rd sequel of ''[[Starship Troopers (
* In the 1993 movie ''Naked'', Johnny takes a step back in such a way that a gold-colored clock frames his head.
* In [[Danny Boyle]]'s [[Millions]], the bad guy is never seen without a black woolly hat on - possibly a balaclava partly rolled up - which forms a dark halo around his head. Entirely deliberate per the [[Word of God|commentary track]] on the DVD.
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== Live-Action TV ==
* In ''[[
* A promotional photograph for ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' depicts Dean with a full moon shining right behind hishead, creating a halo-like effect. Interestingly, in that same photograph, Sam is shown as having a snake, well... [[A Worldwide Punomenon|Snaking]] up his arm.
* An unusual variant occurs in an episode of ''[[
* The establishing shot of the "You win, or you die" scene in ''[[
* The Stargate is sometimes used to this effect in ''[[
== New Media ==
* [http://www.barrelstrength.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Obama-Halo.jpg Taking various photos of Obama with a halo around his head had become a meme]{{Dead link}}.
== Toys ==
* [[Barbie]]'s [[Winter Royal Lady|"Goddess of the Arctic"]] doll has a [[Pretty in Mink|fur-trimmed cape]] with a [https://web.archive.org/web/20190710171545/http://freephotooftheday.clientk.com/wp02/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/fantasy-goddess-of-the-arctic-barbie-bob-macki.jpg huge collar] shaped like this.
== Video Games ==
* In the poster for "The Sacrifice" for ''[[
== Web Comics ==
* The page image is takes from the first chapter of ''[[
== Western Animation ==
* Occurs in ''[[Dilbert (
* Shows up in the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* [[Back
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