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* [[FallenAngel The Fallen]] from {{VideoGame/Devil May Cry}} 3 normally appear to be angels with six wings; two on their back, outstretched, two covering (or acting as) their legs, and two acting as arms, the latter wings hold a divine sword and act as a shield, protecting the Fallen from attacks. Dante can break their shield wing to reveal a grotesque BellyMouth, which, aside from looking pretty horrifying, also serves as the angel's [[AttackItsWeakPoint weakspot]].

* [[FallenAngel The Fallen]] from {{VideoGame/Devil May Cry}} 3 normally appear to be angels with six wings; two on their back, outstretched, two covering (or acting as) their legs, and two acting as arms, the latter wings hold a divine sword and act as a shield, protecting the Fallen from attacks. Dante can break their shield wing to reveal a grotesque BellyMouth, which, aside from looking pretty horrifying, also serves as the angel's weakspot.

* [[FallenAngel The Fallen]] from {{VideoGame/DevilMayCry}} 3 normally appear to be angels with six wings; two on their back, outstretched, two covering (or acting as) their legs, and two acting as arms, the latter wings hold a divine sword and act as a shield, protecting the Fallen from attacks. Dante can break their shield wing to reveal a grotesque BellyMouth, which, aside from looking pretty horrifying, also serves as the angel's weakspot.

* The ''{{VideoGame/Half-Life}}'' series's regular zombies have their torsos ripped open. They are known to stuff food into their chest "mouths".

* Mollusks, such as slugs and octopuses.

[Spider-guy crawls off, revealing himself to be a separate creature]
'''{{Cephalothorax}}''': Yeah! Weirdo!

-->'''Spider-guy''': [[HypocriticalHumor What are you looking at, weirdo]]?
-->[Spider-guy crawls off, revealing himself to be a separate creature]
-->'''{{Cephalothorax}}''': Yeah! Weirdo!

-->'''{{Cephalothorax}}'': Yeah! Weirdo!

* One of the crew members on the ship in ''Disney/TreasurePlanet'' appears to be a normal-looking human at first... Before it's revealed that his (large) face and mouth are on his (large) stomach, and that [[{{Cephalothorax}} what looked like his head]] was another spider-ish crew memeber with dreadlocks for legs.

* Giota in Catherynne M. Valente's ''Literature/TheOrphansTales''.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJoSfqmjC0Y Levis did it as well.]] But sexier.

* In SeriousSam one monster has ne head, but a big eye and mouth on it's torso.

* One of the crew members on the ship in ''Disney/TreasurePlanet'' appears to be a normal-looking human at first... Before it's revealed that his (large) face and mouth are on his (large) stomach, and that [[Cephalothorax what looked like his head]] was another spider-ish crew memeber with dreadlocks for legs.

* One of the crew members on the ship in ''Disney/TreasurePlanet'' appears to be a normal-looking human at first... Before it's revealed that his (large) face and mouth are on his (large) stomach, and that what looked like his head was another spider-ish crew memeber with dreadlocks for legs.

* ''GurrenLagann'', although this is because the chest and abdomen areas of the combined mech are Gurren's "face" when separated.
* Gluttony from ''FullmetalAlchemist'' develops one of these in the manga when he [[BerserkButton gets angry enough.]]
* Deidara from ''{{Naruto}}'' has mouths on his hands and stomach, which he uses to produce an explosive clay in various shapes such as spiders and birds. [[spoiler: He turns [[SuicideAttack himself]] into a FantasticNuke if he eats the clay through his stomach mouth.]]
* In ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'', one member of Shinpachi's fan club is an [[HumanoidAlien amanto]] that forms a mouth on its stomach and devours things when it gets excited.
* ''YuGiOh'': Taken to new levels with Zork, who not only has a mouth, but an entire dragon head and neck protruding from his...[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything crotch]].
* Some of the phantoms in ''{{Tokko}}'' have this.
* No Face from SpiritedAway.
* Wyald of the ''{{Berserk}}'' manga has one at the level of his shoulders when he takes on his Apostle form.

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* The demon ''Satannish'' in the MarvelUniverse.

* In Marvel's adaptation of ''Literature/ThePilgrimsProgress'', Christian slices open the demon Apollyon's belly, which causes the gaping wound to transform into a giant mouth.
* The White Martians from Grant Morrison's [[JusticeLeagueOfAmerica JLA]] comics had large mouths in their stomachs when they assumed their natural form.

* One of the crew members on the ship in ''TreasurePlanet'' appears to be a normal looking human at first... Before it's revealed that his (large) face and mouth are on his (large) stomach, and that what looked like his head was another spider-ish crew memeber with dreadlocks for legs.

* Professor Ragnar gets one at the climax of ''Film/{{Ghoulies}} III: Ghoulies Go to College!''
* One of the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]] in ''FromDuskTillDawn'' has it. This vampire is briefly seen before it gets killed, but the scene in which it actually uses its BellyMouth was cut.

* Giota in Catherynne M. Valente's ''[[Literature/TheOrphansTales The Orphan's Tales]]''.

* The Snapping Turks in ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine''.
* {{Madonna}} in the video for {{Music/Genesis}}' LandOfConfusion.

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* TheTroop
* One episode of Series/DoctorWho involved a time paradox caused by [[spoiler: Rose going back in time with the Doctor to prevent her father's death]], the creatures sent to deal with the paradox, who were never named on screen but called 'Reapers' only had mouths on their stomachs, and claws which they used to shove victims down their throats.
* The Two-Headed Parrot from ''MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' combines this trope with MultipleHeadCase.

* ''DungeonsAndDragons''
** In 3.5 Edition, the Klurichir demon was a massive monster with more mouth than stomach for a belly, even though it had a boar head just above it.
** ''Monsters of Faerun'' describes the Tomb Tapper, a humanoid giant made of stone, which has the mouth on its belly too.
** ''{{Pathfinder}}'' introduced the scanderig forgefiend.
* Early models for the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Great Unclean One]], Greater Daemon of Nurgle from ''{{Warhammer}}'' and ''{{Warhammer 40000}}'' were giant diseased hulks that had a grinning mouth in their belly.

* In ''{{Kirby}}'s Dream Land 3'' and ''{{Kirby 64}}'', when Dark Matter possesses King Dedede, the King gains a huge gaping belly-mouth that shoots Dark Matter pellets at you.
* ''{{Tekken}} 5'' boss Jinpachi Mishima, in his Devil mode.
* The Outland version of Doomguard demons in ''WorldOfWarcraft'', such as [[http://www.wowwiki.com/Omor_the_Unscarred Omor the Unscarred]], have a face with a gaping mouth on their chest. Some of them can breathe fire from it.
* The Zodiac Demon Cuchulainn in ''FinalFantasyTactics''.
* Dusknoir in the ''{{Pokemon}}'' games. According to its Pokedex entry, the mouth leads to [[strike:Hell]] the Underworld.
* The OneWingedAngel form of Necrosaro/Death Psaro, the final boss in ''DragonQuestIV'', which looks a bit similar to Satannish above.

* Bishamon of ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' series fits.

* The ''{{Half-Life}}'' series's regular zombies have their torsos ripped open. They are known to stuff food into their chest "mouths".
* The BigBad of Holy Umbrella has one of these. During his [[EnemyMine short stint]] as a playable character, you can shoot powerful flame attacks from it. [[spoiler:Taken UpToEleven by the final boss, who not only sports one, but his body is made entirely out of interlocked metallic faces.]]
* The Belly Juju from from [[TakAndThePowerOfJuju Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams]]. Also, the Belly Mouth is competent, can speak, and [[FetchQuest demands candy as payment for help]]. Meanwhile his actual head is...[[MultipleHeadCase less]] [[TheFool so]].

* On ''DextersLaboratory'', Dexter meets an elephant-like alien that wants to eat him. Dex points out that he can't possibly fit through the alien's tiny snout... and then the alien opens its ''real'' mouth.
* ''TakAndThePowerOfJuju'' portrays a character called Belly Juju with this appearance.
* Venom in ''TheSpectacularSpiderman''.
* Krang from ''TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''. Insofar as a brain in a mech suit counts as a stomach.
* Ch'rell also, when in his Shredder suit. In a BadFuture where he manages to take over the world, he occupies the head area of the mech instead, though.
* [[DemonLordsandArchdevils Shushu General]] Anathar from ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'' has a maw surrounded by crustacean-like pincers hidden in the belly. Although he describes "eating" what he puts there, it seems more to act as imprisonment.

* Shushu General Anathar from ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'' as a maw surrounded by crustacean-like pincers hidden in the belly. Although he describes "eating" what he puts there, it seems more to act as imprisonment.

* [[OldSpice Terry Crews]] has, among other features, an [[AC:AAAAAAAAAAAABDOMINAL]] mouth with a mind of its own if [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tI4CbCniBI Old Spice is to be believed.]]

* The Snapping Turks in ''YellowSubmarine''.