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** Beholderking resemble floating heads with a single eye and fang-lined maws, and topped by a varying number of eyestalks. There is considerable speculation in-universe as to how they make this body shape work, and they have some interesting organ placement to compensate -- their stomachs are in their lower jaws, for instance.
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** Beholderking Beholderkin resemble floating heads with a single eye and fang-lined maws, and topped by a varying number of eyestalks. There is considerable speculation in-universe as to how they make this body shape work, and they have some interesting organ placement to compensate -- their stomachs are in their lower jaws, for instance.
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** ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' adventure [=OA6=] ''Ronin Challenge''. The last manifestation of General Goyat is a 50 foot tall floating head. Once the {{PC}}s do enough damage to it the flesh flakes away, leaving a giant flying skull.
** The ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' setting has Skullport, an underground city ruled by flying, spellcasting skulls that order the inhabitants to perform bizarre actions (and punish them if they don't).
** The ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' setting has Skullport, an underground city ruled by flying, spellcasting skulls that order the inhabitants to perform bizarre actions (and punish them if they don't).
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** ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' In adventure [=OA6=] ''Ronin Challenge''. The Challenge'', the last manifestation of General Goyat is a 50 foot tall floating head. Once the {{PC}}s do enough damage to it the flesh flakes away, leaving a giant flying skull.
**The ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' setting has Skullport, an underground city ruled by flying, spellcasting skulls that order the inhabitants to perform bizarre actions (and punish them if they don't).
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* ''Music/TheAquabats'': Space Monster M, traditional enemy of the Bats in the band's mythos, is typically depicted as a white bald floating head with no eyes.
* ''Music/TheAquabats'': Space Monster M, traditional enemy of the Bats in the band's mythos, is typically depicted as a white bald floating head with no eyes.
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* The titular ''VideoGame/{{Lazerman}}'' is this combined with HyperDestructiveBouncingBall.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Spelunky}}'': Has the final boss, Olmec, which is an enormous golden head that tries to crush the spelunker.
** The sequel upgrades Olmec by [[spoiler:Giving him anti-gravity engines and bomb launchers for his second phase.]]
** The sequel upgrades Olmec by [[spoiler:Giving him anti-gravity engines and bomb launchers for his second phase.]]
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* [[SkullForAHead Skull]] or [[CoresAndTurretsBoss Core]] with a [[MadeOfAir less real body]]: Such as a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghost]] or [[BlobMonster slime]] with an ectoplasmic body and a bony skull or a robot with a mechanical core and a bunch of wires.
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* [[SkullForAHead Skull]] or [[CoresAndTurretsBoss Core]] with a [[MadeOfAir less real body]]: Such as a [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghost]] or ghost]], [[BlobMonster slime]] slime]], or [[MobileFishBowl fish]] with an ectoplasmic body and a bony skull or a robot with a mechanical core and a bunch of wires.
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* the [=CIMON=]2 robot on board the international space station floats around in microgravity gently and for extra points is a TVHeadRobot.
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* ''VideoGame/StarFox'': Andross, the BigBad of most games, usually appears as a flying head paired with disembodied hands.
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* ''VideoGame/StarFox'': Andross, the BigBad of most games, usually appears as a flying [[ManiacMonkeys primate]] head paired with disembodied hands.
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* DFeng Shao-ping, the BigBad of the game, ''VideoGame/HongKong97'', is a giant disembodied head dripping with blood.
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* ''VideoGame/TheBattleCats'' features The Face as its DiscOneFinalBoss, along with other floating variants like Shy Boy and [[NestedMouths I.M. Phace]]. His other variants don't play this straight, however; Leggsy [[WaddlingHead runs on normal human legs]] connected to its lower jaw, while [[BonusBoss Hannya and Black Okame]] simply drag themselves along the ground.
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* ''Literature/DrGretaHelsing'': Shrieking skulls are a relatively common presence in old manor homes with supernatural residents. They're a distinct species and are benign when not bothered; Varney finds a walnut-sized hatchling playing with his drapes and ''squeaking''.
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* In Japanese folklore, ÅŒkubi are {{youkai}} that appear as giant flying human heads. Their appearances are an omen of impending disaster, which may be a typhoon, earthquake, tsunami, or fire. Despite that, they are otherwise harmless and will disappear soon after the first sighting.
* The Penanggalan is [[OurVampiresAreDifferent a type of vampire]] from Southeast Asian folklore that appears as a floating disembodied woman's head [[BodyHorror with its trailing organs still attached]]. Certain witches develop the ability to become one at night in order to drink blood and terrorize people.
* The Chonchon from Chilean folk myth is a flying human head with feathers and talons, as well as [[EarWings extremely large ears that serve as wings]]. They are created kalkus (Mapuche sorcerers) from decapitated heads and used by them to perform evil deeds and attack their enemies.
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* In Japanese folklore, ÅŒkubi are {{youkai}} that appear as giant flying human heads. Their appearances are an omen of impending disaster, which may be a typhoon, earthquake, tsunami, or fire. Despite that, they are otherwise harmless and will disappear soon after the first sighting.
* The Penanggalan is [[OurVampiresAreDifferent a type of vampire]] from Southeast Asian folklore that appears as a floating disembodied woman's head [[BodyHorror with its trailing organs still attached]]. Certain witches develop the ability to become one at night in order to drink blood and terrorize people.
* The Chonchon from Chilean folk myth is a flying human head with feathers and talons, as well as [[EarWings extremely large ears that serve as wings]]. They are created kalkus (Mapuche sorcerers) from decapitated heads and used by them to perform evil deeds and attack their enemies.
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* Yuurei Shoujo of ''Anime/GateKeepers21'' with her "pretty" skull-in-a-ball.
* ''Anime/GateKeepers21'': Yuurei Shoujo with her "pretty" skull-in-a-ball.
* In ''Manga/HellTeacherNube'', one of the {{Obake}} the eponymous Nube runs into is a human head with bat wings.
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* The Gamin-sama from ''Manga/UshioAndTora'' are a family of five Youkai (Grandfather, father, mother, son and daughter) taking the form of huge floating heads. According to Tora, they come from China and their clan is Hitoban.
* The Gamin-sama from ''Manga/UshioAndTora'' are a family of five Youkai (Grandfather, father, mother, son and daughter) taking the form of huge floating heads. According to Tora, they come from China and their clan is Hitoban.
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* In ''Manga/HellTeacherNube'', one of the {{Obake}} the eponymous Nube runs into is a human head with bat wings.
*''Manga/UshioAndTora''" The Gamin-sama from ''Manga/UshioAndTora'' are a family of five Youkai (Grandfather, father, mother, son and daughter) taking the form of huge floating heads. According to Tora, they come from China and their clan is Hitoban.
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Munchkin}}'': One of the monsters has a ''Mortal Kom Bat'': a flaming skull with bat wings.
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* The ''ComicBook/{{Madballs}}'' comic book published by defunct Creator/MarvelComics subsidiary Star Comics depicted the titular Madballs as heads that were able to get around by flying.
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* The Bowler, In ''Film/MysteryMen'', has her father's skull embedded in her weapon, a bowling ball. She talks to it, and it, apparently, to her. It saves the day.
* The eponymous ''Film/{{Zardoz}}'', [[spoiler:which is actually a vehicle]].
* The eponymous ''Film/{{Zardoz}}'', [[spoiler:which is actually a vehicle]].
* ''Film/MysteryMen'': The Bowler, has her father's skull embedded in her weapon, a bowling ball. She talks to it, and it, apparently, to her. It saves the day.
* ''Film/{{Zardoz}}'': The eponymous Zardoz, an enormous flying head [[spoiler:which is actually a vehicle]].
* ''Film/{{Zardoz}}'': The eponymous Zardoz, an enormous flying head [[spoiler:which is actually a vehicle]].
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* Fritz the robot from ''Literature/{{Dinotopia}}''.
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* ''Literature/BookOfImaginaryBeings'': The Chonchón is a Chilean creature resembling a disembodied head that flies with its prodigiously large ears.
* ''Literature/{{Dinotopia}}'': Fritz the robot is an hoverhead, a model whose head can detach from''Literature/{{Dinotopia}}''.his body and fly around on its own.
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* Zelda from the old TV HorrorHost Series/{{Svengoolie}}, and Tombstone from his successor Son of Svengoolie (which is now just called Svengoolie).
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* Music/AvengedSevenfold's mascot, the Deathbat, is a skull [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin with bat wings]].
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** Demiliches.
** Vargouilles, whose "kiss" [[ViralTransformation can turn you into one of them]].
** ''Basic D&D'': the sacrol and druj monsters.
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Demiliches, liches who have over time decayed into nothing more than a mad, flying skull studded with gems.
**Vargouilles, whose Vargouilles resemble heads flying around with bat's wings where their ears should be, and their "kiss" [[ViralTransformation can turn you into one of them]].
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' has skull probes.
* One of the monsters in the ''TabletopGame/{{Munchkin}}'' card game has a ''Mortal Kom Bat'': a flaming skull with bat wings.
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* One of the monsters in the ''TabletopGame/{{Munchkin}}'' card game has a ''Mortal Kom Bat'': a flaming skull''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': Servo-skulls are human craniums embedded with bat wings.machinery and turned into floating recording devices, light sources, projectors and communication terminals.
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* ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'' had it's infamous Skull Balls that took seemingly hundreds of hits to kill. Yet were worth such good exp that people would spend hours grinding on them.
** ''VideoGame/DistortedTravesty 3'' [[https://youtu.be/SGhrWIek-30?t=27s brought these back]] as an homage to Link.
* Morte and the mimirs from ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment''.
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** Several games from the series have flying skulls as enemies called ... [[FluffyTheTerrible Bubbles]].
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames'', the second part of ''Seasons''' next-to-last's dungeon boss is against his giant flying skull, which spits fireballs at you.
* There's a floating ghostly skull available as a non-combat pet in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. Floating ghostly skulls also appear during the fight against Yogg-Saron. Looking at them makes you lose sanity.
** ''VideoGame/DistortedTravesty 3'' [[https://youtu.be/SGhrWIek-30?t=27s brought these back]] as an homage to Link.
* Morte and the mimirs from ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment''.
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** Several games from the series have flying skulls as enemies called ... [[FluffyTheTerrible Bubbles]].
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames'', the second part of ''Seasons''' next-to-last's dungeon boss is against his giant flying skull, which spits fireballs at you.
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* ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'' had ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'':
** The recurring villainess [[TheVamp Carmilla]]'s OneWingedAngel form is that of a gigantic, [[BarbieDollAnatomy naked]] woman riding an equally oversized skull that cries [[TearsOfBlood bloody tears]] (as a VisualPun for her theme, "Bloody Tears"). Other examples periodically show up in this series, such as [[TheGrimReaper Death]]'s [[OneWingedAngel OWA]] in [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse the third game]].
** Flying [[GoddamnBats Medusa Heads]] are common enemies.
* ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'': Skelly, one of the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters many]] optional party members, starts out as this. You have to find and assemble the rest of him to recruit him.
* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3'': The Giga-Fortress is built as a floating pile of laser cannons and missiles, but transforms into a giant floating head with a ridiculously overpowered laser that outranges AntiAir defenses, kills most ground units in one or two shots, does SplashDamage, ''and'' self-heals, so that the only reliable way of killing it involves lots of fighters as it can't attack air. Unless it'sinfamous Skull Balls that took seemingly hundreds of hits over water, in which case it just needs to kill. Yet were worth such good exp that people would spend hours grinding on them.
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* ''VideoGame/DistortedTravesty 3'' [[https://youtu.be/SGhrWIek-30?t=27sbrought these back]] has flying Skull Balls]] as an homage to Link.
* Morte and the mimirs from ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment''.
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** Several games from the series have flying skulls as enemies called ... [[FluffyTheTerrible Bubbles]].
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames'', the second part of ''Seasons''' next-to-last's dungeon boss is against his giant flying skull, which spits fireballs at you.
* There's a floating ghostly skull available as a non-combat pet in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. Floating ghostly skulls also appear during the fight against Yogg-Saron. Looking at them makes you lose sanity.''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink''.
** The recurring villainess [[TheVamp Carmilla]]'s OneWingedAngel form is that of a gigantic, [[BarbieDollAnatomy naked]] woman riding an equally oversized skull that cries [[TearsOfBlood bloody tears]] (as a VisualPun for her theme, "Bloody Tears"). Other examples periodically show up in this series, such as [[TheGrimReaper Death]]'s [[OneWingedAngel OWA]] in [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse the third game]].
** Flying [[GoddamnBats Medusa Heads]] are common enemies.
* ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'': Skelly, one of the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters many]] optional party members, starts out as this. You have to find and assemble the rest of him to recruit him.
* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3'': The Giga-Fortress is built as a floating pile of laser cannons and missiles, but transforms into a giant floating head with a ridiculously overpowered laser that outranges AntiAir defenses, kills most ground units in one or two shots, does SplashDamage, ''and'' self-heals, so that the only reliable way of killing it involves lots of fighters as it can't attack air. Unless it's
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* Morte and the mimirs from ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment''.
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** Several games from the series have flying skulls as enemies called ... [[FluffyTheTerrible Bubbles]].
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames'', the second part of ''Seasons''' next-to-last's dungeon boss is against his giant flying skull, which spits fireballs at you.
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* Skelly, one ''VideoGame/FaceRaiders'' involves being attacked by a number of flying heads with the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters many]] optional party members in ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'', starts out as this. You have to find and assemble the rest faces of him to recruit him.anyone you've photographed.
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* Ghosts in ''VideoGame/SepterraCore'' are huge, ghostly floating skulls. Their damage reduction and magic attacks make them DemonicSpiders
* The Sargassoes of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', appearing in the first two games as recurring enemies.
* In the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' series, recurring villainess [[TheVamp Carmilla]]'s OneWingedAngel form is that of a gigantic, [[BarbieDollAnatomy naked]] woman riding an equally oversized skull that cries [[TearsOfBlood bloody tears]] (as a VisualPun for her theme, "Bloody Tears"). Other examples periodically show up in this series, such as [[TheGrimReaper Death]]'s [[OneWingedAngel OWA]] in [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse the third game]].
** Also the [[GoddamnBats Medusa Heads]].
* The ever-annoying flying heads in ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2: The Shadow and the Flame''.
* Some ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', like Glalie (which is even classified as the "Face Pokémon") and Cryogonal.
** Solosis and it's evolutions are psychic slime-esque mons.
* ''VideoGame/FaceRaiders'' involves being attacked by a number of flying heads with the faces of anyone you've photographed.
* The Sargassoes of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', appearing in the first two games as recurring enemies.
* In the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' series, recurring villainess [[TheVamp Carmilla]]'s OneWingedAngel form is that of a gigantic, [[BarbieDollAnatomy naked]] woman riding an equally oversized skull that cries [[TearsOfBlood bloody tears]] (as a VisualPun for her theme, "Bloody Tears"). Other examples periodically show up in this series, such as [[TheGrimReaper Death]]'s [[OneWingedAngel OWA]] in [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse the third game]].
** Also the [[GoddamnBats Medusa Heads]].
* The ever-annoying flying heads in ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2: The Shadow and the Flame''.
* Some ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', like Glalie (which is even classified as the "Face Pokémon") and Cryogonal.
** Solosis and it's evolutions are psychic slime-esque mons.
* ''VideoGame/FaceRaiders'' involves being attacked by a number of flying heads with the faces of anyone you've photographed.
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* The Sargassoes of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', appearing in''VideoGame/HolyDiver'' has the first two games as recurring enemies.
* In the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' series, recurring villainess [[TheVamp Carmilla]]'s OneWingedAngel form is that of a gigantic, [[BarbieDollAnatomy naked]] woman riding an equally oversized skull that cries [[TearsOfBlood bloody tears]] (as a VisualPun for her theme, "Bloody Tears"). Other examples periodically show up in this series, such as [[TheGrimReaper Death]]'s [[OneWingedAngel OWA]] in [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse the third game]].
** Also the [[GoddamnBats Medusa Heads]].
* The ever-annoyingzigzagging flying heads in ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2: The Shadow and the Flame''.
* Some ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', like Glalie (which is even classified as the "Face Pokémon") and Cryogonal.
** Solosis andhead Lyer. Besides being [[GoddamnedBats annoying]], it's evolutions are psychic slime-esque mons.
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* The Sargassoes of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', appearing in
* In the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' series, recurring villainess [[TheVamp Carmilla]]'s OneWingedAngel form is that of a gigantic, [[BarbieDollAnatomy naked]] woman riding an equally oversized skull that cries [[TearsOfBlood bloody tears]] (as a VisualPun for her theme, "Bloody Tears"). Other examples periodically show up in this series, such as [[TheGrimReaper Death]]'s [[OneWingedAngel OWA]] in [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse the third game]].
** Also the [[GoddamnBats Medusa Heads]].
* The ever-annoying
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* The Yukkuri head appears as the main adversary of Yukkuri Take in ''[[VideoGame/{{Something}} Something Else]]''. It is a sprite-swap of the Angry Sun, so it can fly and mercilessly pursue Luigi.
* ''VideoGame/HolyDiver'' has the zigzagging flying head Lyer. Besides being [[GoddamnedBats annoying]], it's one of the most common enemies in the game.
* Dreamcatcher in ''[[VideoGame/{{Skylanders}} Skylanders: Trap Team]]''.
* Andross, the BigBad of most ''VideoGame/StarFox'' games, is a flying head paired with disembodied hands.
* Chaos from ''Videogame/SonicAdventure'' is a character of the third type with a liquid like main body and core organs.
* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3'': The Giga-Fortress is built as a floating pile of laser cannons and missiles, but transforms into a giant floating head with a ridiculously overpowered laser that outranges AntiAir defenses, kills most ground units in one or two shots, does SplashDamage, ''and'' self-heals, so that the only reliable way of killing it involves lots of fighters as it can't attack air. Unless it's over water, in which case it just needs to land to take out the fighters and take off again.
* ''VideoGame/HolyDiver'' has the zigzagging flying head Lyer. Besides being [[GoddamnedBats annoying]], it's one of the most common enemies in the game.
* Dreamcatcher in ''[[VideoGame/{{Skylanders}} Skylanders: Trap Team]]''.
* Andross, the BigBad of most ''VideoGame/StarFox'' games, is a flying head paired with disembodied hands.
* Chaos from ''Videogame/SonicAdventure'' is a character of the third type with a liquid like main body and core organs.
* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3'': The Giga-Fortress is built as a floating pile of laser cannons and missiles, but transforms into a giant floating head with a ridiculously overpowered laser that outranges AntiAir defenses, kills most ground units in one or two shots, does SplashDamage, ''and'' self-heals, so that the only reliable way of killing it involves lots of fighters as it can't attack air. Unless it's over water, in which case it just needs to land to take out the fighters and take off again.
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* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** Several games from the series have flying skulls as enemies called ... [[FluffyTheTerrible Bubbles]].
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames'', the second part of ''Seasons''' next-to-last's dungeon boss is against his giant flying skull, which spits fireballs at you.
** ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'' has its infamous Skull Balls that take seemingly hundreds of hits to kill, but are worth such good experience that people would spend hours grinding on them.
%%* ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'': Morte and the mimirs.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Glalie resembles a floating skull, and is even classified as the "Face Pokémon".
* ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2'': The ever-annoying flying heads in ''The Shadow and the Flame''.
* ''VideoGame/SepterraCore'': Ghosts are huge, ghostly floating skulls. Their damage reduction and magic attacks make them DemonicSpiders
%%* ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'': Dreamcatcher in ''Skylanders: Trap Team''.
* ''VideoGame/{{Something}}'': The Yukkuri head appears as the main adversary of Yukkuri Take in''[[VideoGame/{{Something}} Something Else]]''. It is ''Something Else''. It's a sprite-swap of the Angry Sun, so it can fly and mercilessly pursue Luigi.
*''VideoGame/HolyDiver'' has the zigzagging flying head Lyer. Besides being [[GoddamnedBats annoying]], it's one of the most common enemies in the game.
* Dreamcatcher in ''[[VideoGame/{{Skylanders}} Skylanders: Trap Team]]''.
* Andross, the BigBad of most ''VideoGame/StarFox'' games, is a flying head paired with disembodied hands.
*''Videogame/SonicAdventure'': Chaos from ''Videogame/SonicAdventure'' is a character of the third type type, with a liquid like main body and core organs.
*''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3'': The Giga-Fortress is built ''VideoGame/StarFox'': Andross, the BigBad of most games, usually appears as a flying head paired with disembodied hands.
* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': There's a floatingpile of laser cannons and missiles, but transforms into ghostly skull available as a giant floating head with a ridiculously overpowered laser that outranges AntiAir defenses, kills most ground units in one or two shots, does SplashDamage, ''and'' self-heals, so that non-combat pet. Floating ghostly skulls also appear during the only reliable way of killing it involves lots of fighters as it can't attack air. Unless it's over water, in which case it just needs to land to take out the fighters and take off again.fight against Yogg-Saron. Looking at them makes you lose sanity.
** Several games from the series have flying skulls as enemies called ... [[FluffyTheTerrible Bubbles]].
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames'', the second part of ''Seasons''' next-to-last's dungeon boss is against his giant flying skull, which spits fireballs at you.
** ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'' has its infamous Skull Balls that take seemingly hundreds of hits to kill, but are worth such good experience that people would spend hours grinding on them.
%%* ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'': Morte and the mimirs.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Glalie resembles a floating skull, and is even classified as the "Face Pokémon".
* ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2'': The ever-annoying flying heads in ''The Shadow and the Flame''.
* ''VideoGame/SepterraCore'': Ghosts are huge, ghostly floating skulls. Their damage reduction and magic attacks make them DemonicSpiders
%%* ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'': Dreamcatcher in ''Skylanders: Trap Team''.
* ''VideoGame/{{Something}}'': The Yukkuri head appears as the main adversary of Yukkuri Take in
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* Andross, the BigBad of most ''VideoGame/StarFox'' games, is a flying head paired with disembodied hands.
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* Strong Bad considers becoming one of these in the ''WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail'' "disconnected", on top of having an autonomous headless body.
* ''WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail'': Strong Bad considers becoming one of these in "disconnected", on top of having an autonomous headless body.
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* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': Ennesby the robot.
** averted by the various AI characters, who (mostly) appear as flying heads but are actually holographic projections.
* averted by Motor Minx in ''Webcomic/CassiopeiaQuinn'' - her (robotic) body is stolen, and the remaining detached head can’t move by itself, but is carried about by Penny.
* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': Ennesby the robot.
** averted by the various AI characters, who (mostly) appear as flying heads but are actually holographic projections.
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* ''Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers'' the pirate skull(and crossbones) with OffScreenTeleportation.
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* ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'': One episode has the smuggling of very literal Warhead {{Attack Drone}}s.
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* Flying Pizza monster from ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutron'' is somewhere between this and FloatingMask.
* The Giant Floating Baby Head from ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', which is more of a recurring phenomenon than a character.
* Megatron spends most of the second season of ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'' as an absolutely ''enormous'' airborne head-fortress.
* Flying Pizza monster from ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutron'' is somewhere between this and FloatingMask.
* The Giant Floating Baby Head from ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', which is more of a recurring phenomenon than a character.
* Megatron spends most of the second season of ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'' as an absolutely ''enormous'' airborne head-fortress.
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* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'' had the smuggling of Warhead {{Attack Drone}}s.
* Flying Pizza monster from ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutron'' is somewhere between this and FloatingMask.
*''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': The Giant Floating Baby Head from ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', Head, which is more of a recurring phenomenon background gag than a character.
*Megatron spends most of the second season of ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'' as an absolutely ''enormous'' airborne head-fortress.''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'': Flying Princess Pony Head is... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a flying unicorn head who happens to be a princess]].
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* Flying Princess Pony Head from ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' is... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a flying unicorn head who happens to be a princess.]]
* Dr. Screwball Jones from ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' is basically a clownish face with [[PrehensileHair a prehensile mustache]] attached to a flying banana.
* Dr. Screwball Jones from ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' is basically a clownish face with [[PrehensileHair a prehensile mustache]] attached to a flying banana.
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* Flying Princess Pony Head from ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' is... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'': In "Shiver Me Whiskers", the pirate skull and crossbones are a flying unicorn head who happens to be a princess.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'': Dr. ScrewballJones from ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' Jones is basically a clownish face with [[PrehensileHair a prehensile mustache]] attached to a flying banana.
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* The Gamin-sama from ''Manga/UshioAndTora'' are a family of five Youkai (Grandfather, father, mother, son and daughter) taking the form of huge floating heads. According to Tora, they come from China and their clan is Hitoban.
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* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3'': The Giga-Fortress is built as a floating pile of laser cannons and missiles, but transforms into a giant floating head with a ridiculously overpowered laser that outranges AntiAir defenses, kills most ground units in one or two shots, does SplashDamage, ''and'' self-heals, so that the only reliable way of killing it involves lots of fighters as it can't attack air. Unless it's over water, in which case it just needs to land to take out the fighters and take off again.
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