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Ask a lot of folks what the most beautiful bird is, and they're very likely to say "swan." And really, why wouldn't other answers come up as often? Maybe it's because of their pure white plumage, their graceful movements, the legendary song they're said to make when they die, [[Bread Eggs Milk Squick|or the fact that their wings can break human bone.]]

Ask a lot of folks what the most beautiful bird is, and they're very likely to say "swan." And really, why wouldn't other answers come up as often? Maybe it's because of their pure white plumage, their graceful movements, the legendary song they're said to make when they die, [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|or the fact that their wings can break human bone.]]

Yes, you heard me right - ''[[Sickening Crunch|their wings can break human bone.]]''

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Since this is an incomplete article, it needs more examples, preferably for the Live-Action TV, Film, and Western Animation sections.

== Anime and Manga ==

* In Gatchaman, [[The Chick|Jun]] from the [[Five Man Band]] has a uniform based on a swan.

* In Gatchaman, [[The Chick|Jun]] from the [[Five-Man Band]] has a uniform based on a swan.

* In [[Saint Seiya]], Cygnus Hyoga is wearing swan-themed armor.

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== Mythology, Folklore, and Religion ==

* In Finnish Mythology, the swan is associated with Tuonela, the Underworld. Pretty much the only way swans represent [[Dark Is Not Evil]].

** In the same mythology it's also forbidden to kill a swan. The [[Anti Hero]] Lemminkäinen in [[The Kalevala]] dies after killing a swan. (He gets better, though)

** In the same mythology it's also forbidden to kill a swan. The [[Anti-Hero]] Lemminkäinen in [[The Kalevala]] dies after killing a swan. (He gets better, though)

** Swans (or occasionally other waterfowl) are traditionally viewed as holy in many other Finno-Ugric/Uralic cultures as well which might be a remnant of an ancient religion.

* Zeus, the king of the Greek Gods, seduced Leda, Queen of Sparta, in the form of a swan.

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== Western Animation ==

* The second skit of the Warner Brothers [[Merrie Melodies]] production "[[A Corny Concerto]]" features a sequence involving swans and an ugly duckling to the music of Johann Strauss' The Blue Danube.

* [[Adventure Time (Animation)|Princess Bubblegum]] has a swan that she rides around on, that can [[Frickin Laser Beams|shoot laser beams]] [[Crazy Awesome|out of its eyes]]. She pulls a [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment and puts in a [[Terminator]] [[Shout Out]] along with it.

* [[Adventure Time (Animation)|Princess Bubblegum]] has a swan that she rides around on, that can [[Frickin' Laser Beams|shoot laser beams]] [[Crazy Awesome|out of its eyes]]. She pulls a [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment and puts in a [[Terminator]] [[Shout Out]] along with it.

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