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A subtrope of [[Chess Motifs]]. Somewhere "else" has this checkered motif on the floors, walls or both. It could be a [[Mental World]], a [[Layered World]] or just an [[Eldritch Location]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Kyousogiga]]'': Inevitable, given the massive [[Human Chess]] and ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Literature)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' refs.
* All over the place in ''[[Black Rock Shooter]]'', be it the [[OVA]], the game or anything else.
* Many of the Witches in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Anime)|Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' have this motif somewhere inside their closed off worlds.
** When Homura fights {{spoiler|the demons}} at the end of the manga, the fight takes place [http://www.mangareader.net/mahou-shoujo-madoka-magica/12/39 in a dungeon with a checkered floor].
* A checkerboard floor shows up in ''[[Soul Eater]]'' in every scene of, and exclusively in, Soul's mental image of his ''[[Mental World|soul world]]'' when he's in his weapon form.
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== [[Film]] ==
* All over ''[[The Matrix (Film)|The Matrix]]''; one example is when Neo goes to meet Morpheus (and first enters "the Real World.") The movie is pretty blatant with the ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Literature)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' refs in that scene.
* ''[[PansPan's Labyrinth]]''
* The Devil's office in ''[[The Devil's Advocate (Film)|The Devils Advocate]]''.
* ''[[Inception]]'' has dream locations like this.
 
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Tartarus in ''[[Persona 3]]''
* In a similar vein, the Collective Unconscious in the [[Persona (Videovideo Gamegame)|Persona]] series.
* The heart of the Amala Labyrinth in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne]]'' {{spoiler|where Lucifer resides}} has a checkerboard floor.
* Interestingly, quite a bit on the [[Mario]] games. Given the ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Literature)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' roots, little wonder.
** The Astral Hall in ''[[Luigis Mansion (Video Game)|Luigi's Mansion]]''.
** The green tiles in ''[[Super Mario Galaxy (Video Game)|Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Video Game)|Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'' will actually disappear if Mario/Luigi were to step on them. Also, in the first game, the staircase leading to the planet on which Mario/Luigi fights [[Big Bad|Bowser]] will be smashed apart by meteorites.
* The Temple of Time in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|Ocarina of Time]]''.
** The Forest Temple has rooms with this pattern as well.
* ''[[Sonic 3 and Knuckles (Video Game)|Sonic 3 and Knuckles]]'' features them quite prominently in the [[Blue Sphere]] special stages. [[Green Hill Zone]] doesn't count, however, since despite featuring a prominent checkerboard pattern, it's not actually otherworldly within the context of the series.
* ''[[Touhou (Video Game)|Touhou]]'': In Fanworks, Sikieiki's Court has a chessboard floor, somewhat justified, given her ability to judge things black and white.
** The Background in the final battle of Lotus Land Story uses a Blue and black checkerboard background.
** Also the Palace of the Earth spirits has a Checkerboard floor
* [[Yume Nikki (Video Game)|Yume Nikki]] has a checkered pattern on Madotsuki's shirt. The Fangames took that and carried on with it, ending up with this trope.
* Chessboard Land in ''[[King's Quest VI]]''.
* ''[[Quake (Video Gameseries)|Quake]]'' has levels with this style of decor.
 
== [[Web Animation]] ==
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'': there's a notable creepy checkerboard ground in the scenes where the [[Incredibly Lame Pun|mane]] cast confront the villain Discord on his throne during part two of the season 2 premiere. Because of [[Reality Warper|Discord]], all of Ponyville had effectively been turned into an [[Eldritch Location]].
 
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Skaia in ''[[Homestuck (Webcomic)|Homestuck]]'' is a Checkerboard PLANET after prototyping enough times.
 
== [[Real Life]] ==
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