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* In the ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' manga series, Edward actually has a scar right about his right eye susceptible to cuts, making it nearly impossible for him not to get one of these in a fight. Arakawa says it just makes the panel look better.

** In the movie following the first anime, he gets a cut on the cheek on a broken window that later becomes plot-important.

* In ''[[One Piece]]'', during the Enies Lobby arc, every member of the Straw Hats ends up with the same streak of blood running down their face.

 

* The forehead variant is especially common in [[Professional Wrestling]]. Typically, a wrestler will inflict it on himself using a razorblade hidden on his person (a process known as a bladejob) & through a little co-operative sleight of hand it will be made to look like the opponent, usually a [[Heel]] inflicted the wound. There is also a technique wherein a wrestler can split open another performer's eyebrow with a well-placed punch. More common in the early days, few are skilled enough to execute it properly today. In Pro-Wrestling terminology the practise of intentionally drawing blood is known as "juicing", "gigging" or "drawing colour" & has become less common in recent years due to concerns over HIV & other bloodborne diseases. The forehead is the favored spot for bleeding because of the abundance of bloodvessels & the fact that the blood will mix with sweat on the forehead & run everywhere, making the wound look more dramatic. The best example would probably be the 1992 NJPW match between The Great Muta & Hiroshi Hase, in which Muta bled so profusely that by the end of the match his face was stained completely red. To this day the severity of bladejobs is measured on the "Muta Scale".

 

* In ''[[The Zombie Hunters]]'', Jenny's forehead-variant has become part of her character's signature look in promotional artwork, even though it only appears in one scene.

 

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[[Category:Injury Tropes]]

[[Category:Japanese Visual Arts Tropes]]

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