History Main / MemorialPhoto

'''This is a DeathTrope. Spoilers will be unmarked.'''

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* The ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes uses holograms or statues (depending on timeline) for the same purpose to honor Legionnaires who have fallen in battle. They usually unveil the statue/hologram in a ceremony, then put it in a Hall of Honor with the other ones for fallen Legionnaires.

* ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'' puts a spin on the trope. Instead of a funeral, the photo memorial easels for Oscar, Freddie, Max, Gruber and Harry--all of whom died in space--appear at the wedding of Grace and A.J. They both considered the lost roughnecks father figures.

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* ''Film/Serenity}}'' has a digital version with photos of Wash, Book and Mr. Universe on their gravestones.

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* The display of a photo of the deceased at a funeral is common in Japan.
* A Russian hockey team was killed in a plane crash in 2011, so their photos were placed in the lineup as a memorial.
* The funeral for Tama the cat, stationmaster of a train station in Japan, had a shrine with several photos. So beloved was this cat that over 3000 people attended her funeral.
* As a result of multiple deaths due to Covid-19, memorial photos in large numbers are setup for mass memorials.
* Ruth Bader Ginsberg, the first woman to lie in state at the Capitol of the United States, had a large photo placed diagonal from her flag draped casket when she died in 2020.
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* WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil: The council elder Lekmet was killed in the battle against Toffee. They hold a memorial for him once Star saves Mewni and a large photo or painting of him is on display.

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* WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil: The council elder Lekmet was killed in the battle against Toffee. They hold a memorial for him once Star saves Mewni and a large photo or painting of him is on display.

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* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' gives you a craft essence at the end of every part 2 chapter: a photo taken during the adventure in the [[AlternateTimeline Lostbelt]]. Since your actions in these Lostbelts ends with [[RetGone the entire timeline being erased]], these pictures are the last remaining traces of everything that happened and everyone you met within it.

* Ruth Bader Ginsberg, the first woman to lie in state at the Capitol of the United States, has a large photo placed diagonal from her flag draped casket.

* In ''Disney/BigHero6'', the memorial service for Tadashi and Professor Callaghan after the fire at the institute features their photos.

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* ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'' puts a spin on the trope. Instead of a funeral, the photo memorial easels for Oscar, Freddie, Max, Gruber and Harry--all of whom died in space--appear at the wedding of Grace and A.J. They both considered the lost roughnecks father figures.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'': In the Mexico of the film's world, a photograph of a deceased person must be placed on an ''ofrenda'' and their lives remembered by living family and/or friends in order for them to visit the living on Dia de Los Muertos. These photos are usually more to celebrate the loved one's life than for funereal purposes.

The Memorial Photo is actually a common RealLife custom in Japan.

* ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'' does this whenever a student gets killed. A photo is displayed in their place at the trial for the rest of the game.