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{{quote|''"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iebtccYzhzw Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated!]"''|''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' }}
Through secrecy and infiltration, the [[Ancient Conspiracy]] has grown powerful. They control [[Government Conspiracy|the government]], [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|big business]] and [[Path of Inspiration|religion]], they routinely pull off [[Gambit Roulette|complicated plans]] and [[No Delays for
[[Conspiracy Placement]] is the tendency of fictional conspiracies to display hidden clues to their identity where they can be found by the heroes, like [[Product Placement]] only coming from an organization that by definition should be trying to ''avoid'' exposure. These clues are generally hidden well enough that they will not be spotted by the general public, but you have to wonder what the point is of having such clues at all. Sometimes the story will try to justify the existence of these clues, for example by saying that finding them is a test to gain membership of the group, or a way for conspirators to identify each other, but more often it just seems to be showing off.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[The Invisibles]]'' has a secondary character go on about occult imagery in ''[[
** On the other hand, Tom O'Bedlam, an urban shaman and Dane's magical mentor, believes [[Genius Loci|cities are sentient]] and communicate with inhabitants through secret messages. "You ever see the word 'IXAT' reflected in a puddle late at night? That's one of ''their'' names..."
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Possibly the RNA symbol from ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', although to date it has not been explained who is causing that to appear or why.
** [[Word of God]] says that, although it was planned to have this sort of significance, they never got around to plotting it, and it exists now only as a [[Running Gag]].
* In the first season of the new ''[[
* ''[[
* And just what is the Blue Sun Corporation up to? Thanks to ''[[
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* Pops up in many, ''[[
** ''[[
** ''[[
== Toys ==
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** Played with in some instances. ''[[War for Cybertron]]'' Megatron has the gears and panels on his back form the Decepticon logo. It's not immediately obvious. Optimus has his faction on his back too, though his is even less obvious. Also, Vector Prime's head is shaped like the Autobot insignia.
== [[TV Tropes (Wiki)]] ==
* ''[[Conspiracy Theory]]'', unsurprisingly.
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* ''Area 51'' plays with this one. A hidden document explains that the conspiracy hides these symbols everywhere precisely ''because'' anyone who thinks about it for a second will realise how stupid that is and dismiss the conspiracy theorists as raving crackpots.
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'': The Patriots use Conspiracy Placement as a type of security measure. Those under them(which includes most of the world's population by MGS4) are implanted with nanomachines that censor any mention of the Patriots' name into "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo".
* In ''[[
* In ''[[The Conduit]]'', finding the seals of [[Ancient Conspiracy|The Trust]] leads the player to secret caches with [[One-Hit Kill]] weapons and arms. Justified in that the seals are [[Invisible to Normals]] and can only be seen by the player's [[Swiss Army Weapon|ASE]].
* The lambda signs in ''[[Half Life]] 2'' and the Episodes, used by the Resistance to identify where they have stashed supplies. The Orange Box version added a [[Bragging Rights Reward]] for finding them all.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[
* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'': Dr. Doofenshmirtz's evil operation for some reason has its own jingle, sponsored a blimp in a racing event, has its own building with its name printed right on it in the downtown area, and several other buildings all branded with his company name or something like that, like "Doofenshmirtz Abandoned Annex Building-K", which sometimes even have their ''own'' jingles.
** Of course, the good guys are just as bad at this. Take Perry; yes, secrecy is vitally important, and he goes to great lengths to hide his agent status from his family. But then, as {{spoiler|Phineas}} says "he has his own logo?!?"
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