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== Anime and Manga ==

* In ''[[~~Xamd~~ Lost Memories]]'', every member of a tribe of people who revere and use [[Organic Technology]] have purple [[Facial Markings]].

* In ''[[Xam'd: Lost Memories]]'', every member of a tribe of people who revere and use [[Organic Technology]] have purple [[Facial Markings]].

* In ''[[Naruto]]'', everyone from Kiba Inuzuka's clan has similar [[Facial Markings]].

== Comic Books ==

* Minor [[~~Batman (Comic Book)|~~Batman]] opponent Matatoa has Maori facial tattoos.

* Minor [[Batman]] opponent Matatoa has Maori facial tattoos.

== Film -- Animated ==

* The Atlanteans in ''[[Atlantis ~~the~~ Lost Empire]]'' have varied designs on their faces. This is especially most noticable with [[Cree Summer|Kida]] and her father [[Leonard Nimoy|King Kashekhim Nedakh]], who both wear this as royalty. Also, at the end of the film, [[The High Queen|Kida]] ends up gaining more tattoos on her face (one on her right cheek and another on her forehead), {{spoiler|as with her new husband Milo Thatch, who gains one on his shoulder.}}

* The Atlanteans in ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]'' have varied designs on their faces. This is especially most noticable with [[Cree Summer|Kida]] and her father [[Leonard Nimoy|King Kashekhim Nedakh]], who both wear this as royalty. Also, at the end of the film, [[The High Queen|Kida]] ends up gaining more tattoos on her face (one on her right cheek and another on her forehead), {{spoiler|as with her new husband Milo Thatch, who gains one on his shoulder.}}

** However, Kida for some reason actually lost all but her first tattoo in [[Sequelitis|the sequel]].

* ''[[Pocahontas]]'': The Native Americans do this. Also, a doll based on John Smith apparantly has an eagle tattoo under his shirt.

* In Disney's ''[[Peter Pan (Disney)|Peter Pan]]'', the Indian chief and a couple of his warriors wear it, as does the boy Michael while he's their guest.

* In Disney's ''[[Peter Pan (Disney film)|Peter Pan]]'', the Indian chief and a couple of his warriors wear it, as does the boy Michael while he's their guest.

* Lord Macintosh from ''[[~~Brave (Animation)|~~Brave]]''.

* Lord Macintosh from ''[[Brave]]''.

== Film -- Live-Action ==

* In ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]: Dead Man's Chest'', when the group finds Jack he has a pattern on that makes his eyes look like they're open when they aren't. [[Dilbert|Perhaps he used it to sleep in meetings?]]

* In ''[[Avatar (~~Film~~)|Avatar]]'', when Jake is inducted into the Na'vi they paint his entire body with a white paint of some sort. Also, some of the Na'vi (e.g. Neytiri) wear a different kind when going into battle.

* In ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]'', when Jake is inducted into the Na'vi they paint his entire body with a white paint of some sort. Also, some of the Na'vi (e.g. Neytiri) wear a different kind when going into battle.

* At the beginning of ''[[~~Raiders of the Lost Ark (Film)|~~Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' the Hovitos Indians have Tribal Face Paint.

* At the beginning of ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' the Hovitos Indians have Tribal Face Paint.

* In ''[[Major League]]'', when the Indians are close to winning the division we see a sportscaster dressed in full (sterotypical) Indian gear including a Chief-sized feather headdress and warpaint.

* The characters in ''Kruppendorf's Tribe'' use it.

* In ''[[King Arthur (~~Film~~)|King Arthur]]'', the Celts wear blue face and body paint in battle.

* In ''[[King Arthur (film)|King Arthur]]'', the Celts wear blue face and body paint in battle.

== [[Literature]] ==

* ''[[Lord of the Flies]]'' features this with Jack and the hunters. One of the chapters ''is'', after all, named "Painted Faces and Long Hair".

* The Cetagandans in ''[[The Vorkosigan Saga]]'' wear elaborate facepaint, with different variations for caste and rank.

* The Nac Mac Feegle in ''[[~~Discworld (Literature)|~~Discworld]]'' have elaborate clan tattoos. To the extent that the books sometimes seem contradictory as to whether they actually have blue skin or not.

* The Nac Mac Feegle in ''[[Discworld]]'' have elaborate clan tattoos. To the extent that the books sometimes seem contradictory as to whether they actually have blue skin or not.

* ''[[Sten]]'': As part of her pre-mission preparation ritual, [[Ace Pilot|ace tacship pilot]] La Ciotat "painted her face in the ancestral battle pattern of her house."

* Martin Crevald in ''The Culture of War'' claims that camouflage cream serves as the equiv for technologically complex societies as well as it's utilitarian reasons.

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* The tribe that Cole is an adoptive member of at the beginning of ''[[Power Rangers Wild Force]]'' has this.

* In ''[[Survivor]]'', at least once a season the tribes are given paint to wear to the challenge.

* The kids in ''[[~~The Tribe (TV)|~~The Tribe]]'' sure do love their face paint.

* The kids in ''[[The Tribe]]'' sure do love their face paint.

== [[Music]] ==

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* To an extent, one could say [[Kiss]] has this, in that they all have the same visual motif and the band could be considered a "tribe". Maybe.

** In general metallers who paint their faces desire to invoke some variety of this trope, provided they don't want to invoke [[Obviously Evil|another one]].

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* [[Tech N9ne]]

== [[Pro Wrestling]] ==

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== [[Video Games]] ==

* This is used in ''[[Mass Effect]]'', where the Turians all have facial markings defining the wearer as a member from one of the colonies where they were born. Which all stems from some sort of civil war.

** [[~~Bio Ware~~]] also used it in ''[[Dragon Age]]'', where the Dalish elves, the Chasind, and the Avvar all traditionally have facial tattoos.

** [[BioWare]] also used it in ''[[Dragon Age]]'', where the Dalish elves, the Chasind, and the Avvar all traditionally have facial tattoos.

* The [[Amazon Brigade|Zaulia tribe]] in ''[[Brutal Legend]]'' have facial paints based on ''[[Kiss]]'''s masks.

* Unique facial markings are worn by the Tribesmen in ''[[Tribes Vengeance]]'' and, ironically, by the anti-Tribal extremist Julia, {{spoiler|who is unknowingly a half-Tribal by blood herself}}.

* Unique facial markings are worn by the Tribesmen in ''[[Tribes: Vengeance]]'' and, ironically, by the anti-Tribal extremist Julia, {{spoiler|who is unknowingly a half-Tribal by blood herself}}.

* Trolls in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' have an option for different face paints, ranging from a few lines on their cheeks and note to covering the entire face.

* ''[[Fallout New Vegas]]'': In the Honest Hearts DLC, one of the two tribes of Zion Canyon, known as the Dead Horses has a custom where members earn a facial or body tattoo for every major achievement they accomplish.

* ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'': In the Honest Hearts DLC, one of the two tribes of Zion Canyon, known as the Dead Horses has a custom where members earn a facial or body tattoo for every major achievement they accomplish.

== [[Web Comics]] ==

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* The Stalker from ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' paints his entire body with tribal markings before going on the prowl.

* On Disney's ''[[Recess]]'', the pre-schoolers were depicted as a native tribe, complete with fingerpaint facepaint; in the episode "The Legend of Big Kid" when T.J. is captured by the preschoolers, he atavistically adopts the facepaint fashion as well.

* The title opponents in the ''[[~~Jonny Quest (Animation)|~~Jonny Quest]]'' episode "Pursuit of the Po-Ho".

* The title opponents in the ''[[Jonny Quest]]'' episode "Pursuit of the Po-Ho".

* In the ''[[~~Dexters~~ Laboratory ~~(Animation)~~|Dexters Laboratory]]'' "Dial M for Monkey" episode, "Huntor", Monkey is forced to fight without his powers, and "goes native", which includes putting on face paint.

* In the ''[[Dexter's Laboratory|Dexters Laboratory]]'' "Dial M for Monkey" episode, "Huntor", Monkey is forced to fight without his powers, and "goes native", which includes putting on face paint.

* In the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode ''Over a Barrel'', the buffalo (who are depicted as a native tribe) put on face paint before going into battle.

* In the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode ''Over a Barrel'', the buffalo (who are depicted as a native tribe) put on face paint before going into battle.

* Queen La from ''[[~~The Legend of Tarzan (Animation)|~~The Legend of Tarzan]]'', despite being an evil Atlantean Queen living in Africa and ruling over an entire race of Leopard Men, actually wears dark red tattoos on her face. Normally, tattoos worn by Atlanteans (especially if they're royal members), as mentioned above, are supposed to be blue.

* Queen La from ''[[The Legend of Tarzan]]'', despite being an evil Atlantean Queen living in Africa and ruling over an entire race of Leopard Men, actually wears dark red tattoos on her face. Normally, tattoos worn by Atlanteans (especially if they're royal members), as mentioned above, are supposed to be blue.

== [[Real Life]] ==