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{{trope}}
If you're in a cartoon, an [[Anvil
As this shadow - often [[Lazy Artist|circular]] - engulfs the soon-to-be-crushed (an especially large anvil or rock may darken the entire scene), it will be met or ignored with a number of stock responses (such as wondering why it got dark so early). a particularly oblivious flattenee clapping the dust off his hands in satisfaction of a job well done, while the merely stupid will watch in confusion as their partner or adversary flees the scene; if he does notice, there's a good chance the falling object is far to big to escape -- expect him to simply stand there, resigned to his fate, perhaps [[Death
Of course, the character could try to escape, at which point the anvil will either follow him somehow(with or without the shadow updating) or land on a sloped surface and slide toward its target. But rest assured, those caught in the [[Shadow of Impending Doom|Shadow]] ''will'' meet their (temporary) doom.
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== Film ==
* In ''[[Avatar (
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* This is becoming a common mechanic for third-person perspective 3D games to warn you of impending danger. The ''[[Sly Cooper]]'' series, for example, warns you of everything from eagle attacks to giant sea monster tentacles by showing a (shaped!) shadow where they will strike. Of course, these shadows have no bearing whatsoever on where the approaching objects are, when you consider the sources of light which would be casting shadows.
* The Toy Kingdom boss from ''[[Sonic Advance Trilogy]]'' had several attacks like this.
* In ''[[Mario and Luigi Bowsers Inside Story
* Any and most Flying enemies from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy
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** {{spoiler|Used in a less comedic fashion with Jack Noir; if you can see his shadow, people are about to die}}.
** The shadow of a Colonel Sassacre book is later seen looming above {{spoiler|Alpha Jaspers / Frigglish}}.
* ''[[
{{quote| '''[[Fan Nickname|Namazu]]:''' I am big and ugly.}}
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' has one cast on {{spoiler|Prof. Tiktoffen}} right before he's crushed by a pillar.
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* Just about every cartoon made back when violence was the plot ([[Looney Tunes]] et al.)
** Probably Wile E. Coyote's specialty, especially the tiny umbrella and sign gags.
* ''[[
** In "Musclebob Buffpants", a referee at an anchor tossing contest keeps getting hit by anchors. At one time the shadow actually follows him around as he scrambles for cover.
** In "Spongeguard on Duty", SpongeBob claims to be as cool as lifeguard Larry, "and if I'm not, may I be struck by..." he is interrupted by a roll of thunder, so he switches to "... a flying ice-cream truck." A shadow then appears over him, accompanied by chiming.
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