History Main / OwlBeDamned

* The owl (Kaepora Gaebora) in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series is a good guy, but still quite creepy in some portrayals. He is ''seen'' as being "evil", with "evil" being used as a synonym for annoying, even in his more tame appearances, due to his tendency to be a trifle... [[WallOfText long-winded]]. You see, [[CaptainObvious he usually says things that are blatantly obvious]] and [[ScrollingText take quite some time to scroll past]], and you can't skip them. In fact, trying to skip his speeches can make it take ''longer''. "Hoot! [[ShallIRepeatThat Do you want to hear what I said again]]?"

->[[AC:The Owls Are Not What They Seem]]
-->-- ''TwinPeaks''

*** Another Batman example is the vilainous organisation The Court of Owls introduced in Scott Snyder's run on Batman Volume 2. They're a clandestine society who have apparently secretly controlled Gotham for centuries, and the "owls prey on bats" imagery has been played up for all it's worth.

* In ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'', the Knowledge Spirit, Won Shi Tong, who combines the inherent creepiness of a giant talking owl with the ability to stretch his neck like some sort of feathery snake. Brrr....
** He wasn't all that creepy until he started chasing after the heroes.

* ''Rupert and the Frog Song''. The evil, glowing-eyed white barn owl swooping down towards the viewer with a shriek is certified NightmareFuel. Can be seen circa 4'25 here[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUiDQ5PtyKI]].

* There is yet another Fukurou among the assassin group Trinity Raven in ''FairyTail'', who is also noticeably creepy. He has a man's body but an owl's head (also [[ImprobableWeaponUser two missiles on his back with the word "JUSTICE" printed on it]]), and one of his abilities is to swallow his opponents whole and use their magic until they digest fully.
** Worth noting in both cases is that "Fukurou" is Japanese for "owl."

* The owl (Kaepora Gaebora) in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series is a good guy, but still quite creepy in some portrayals. He is ''seen'' as being "evil", with "evil" being used as a synonym for annoying, even in his more tame appearances, due to his tendency to be a trifle... [[WallOfText long-winded]]. You see, [[CaptainObvious he usually says things that are blatantly obvious]] and [[ScrollingText take quite some time to scroll past]], and you can't skip them. In fact, trying to skip his speeches can make it take ''longer''. "Hoot! [[ShallIRepeatThat Do you want me to repeat this]]?"

* The owl (Kaepora Gaebora) in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series is a good guy, but still quite creepy in some portrayals. He is ''seen'' as being "evil", with "evil" being used as a synonym for annoying, even in his more tame appearances, due to his tendency to be a trifle... long winded. You see, he usually says things that are blatantly obvious and take quite some time to scroll past, and you can't skip them. In fact, trying to skip his speeches can make it take ''longer''. "Hoot! [[ShallIRepeatThat Do you want me to repeat this]]?"

* The owl (Kaepora Gaebora) in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series is a good guy, but still quite creepy in some portrayals. He is ''seen'' as being "evil", with "evil" being used as a synonym for annoying, even in his more tame appearances, due to his tendency to be a trifle... long winded. You see, he usually says things that are blatantly obvious and take quite some time to scroll past, and you can't skip them. In fact, trying to skip his speeches can make it take ''longer''. "Hoot! [[ShallIRepeatThat Do you want me to repeat this?"

* The owl (Kaepora Gaebora) in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series is a good guy, but still quite creepy in some portrayals. He is ''seen'' as being "evil", with "evil" being used as a synonym for annoying, even in his more tame appearances, due to his tendency to be a trifle... long winded. You see, he usually says things that are blatantly obvious and take quite some time to scroll past, and you can't skip them. In fact, trying to skip his speeches can make it take ''longer''. Hoot! Do you want me to repeat this?
-->'''Yes'''\\

* [[ParodiedTrope Parodied]] in JamesThurber's comic essay [[http://mmi.tudelft.nl/~bart/leesvoer/owl.html "There's An Owl In My Room"]], which is mostly about pigeons and how ''un''-sinister (or poignant, for that matter) they are, but it does refer to the sinister nature of owls as a contrast:

* GeorgeEliot complains about a clumsy attempt to invoke this in ''SillyNovelsByLadyNovelists'':

* In GeneStrattonPorter's ''Literature/{{Freckles}}'', one trial facing Freckles in his job is being caught on the train and hearing the unnerving hooting.

* The Aztec god Tlacolotl was a patron of evil doers, sorcerers and darkness. He is similar to Tezcatlipoca, though, unlike the Smoking mirror, who is the dark half of the Light and cultivates evil so it can be exposed and dealt with, Tlacolotl cultivates [[ForTheEvulz|wickedness for the sake of wickedness]]. In the Codex Cospiano, Tlacolotl is represented as a horned owl nesting in a temple as the blind sorcerer god of obstacles, ice and immobility, Itzlacoluihqui. sometimes described as a negative counterpart to Tezcatlipoca, makes an offering of blood and burning incense, apparently in an attempt to blot out the sun. [http://www.kunst-fuer-alle.de/english/art/artist/image/mexican-school/8713/16/index.htm#]

* In Jincy Willet's short story "Justine Laughs at Death," an extended parallel is drawn between the SerialKiller (and [[CompleteMonster rapist and torturer]]) Ripley and an owl he sees outside his window, with the owl's menace and predatory nature initially reminding Ripley comfortingly of himself (once the metaphor is extended, it gets... less comforting).

* Subverted by Harry Potter's Hedwig.

* In the MarvelUniverse, there's a villain named The Owl, who's primarily a member of {{Daredevil}}'s RoguesGallery.

* The [[NightmareFuel rather intense]] [[BodyHorror Owl-to-human]] {{transformation|Trauma}} in the Russian film version of ''{{Nightwatch}}''.

* The iPad/Mac game ''Lechuza'' seems to hinge on this trope, doing its best to illustrate owls as evil. (Considering the game was fodder for {{Retsupurae}}, your mileage may vary on how well this was pulled off.)

* The Aztec god Tlacolotl was a patron of evil doers, sorcerers and darkness. He is similar to Tezcatlipoca, though, unlike the Smoking mirror, who is the dark half of the Light and cultivates evil so it can be exposed and dealt with, Tlacolotl cultivates [[ForTheEvulz|wickedness for the sake of wickedness]]. In the Codex Cospiano, Tlacolotl is represented as a horned owl nesting in a temple as the blind sorcerer god of obstacles, ice and immobility, Itzlacoluihqui. sometimes described as a negative counterpart to Tezcatlipoca, makes an offering of blood and burning incense, apparently in an attempt to blot out the sun.

* The Aztec god Tlacolotl was a patron of evil doers, sorcerers and darkness. He is similar to Tezcatlipoca, though, unlike the Smoking mirror, who is the dark half of the Light and cultivates evil so it can be exposed and dealt with, Tlacolotl cultivates [[ForTheEvulz|wickedness for the sake of wickedness]]. In the Codex Cospiano, the sorcerer god of blindness, ice and immobility, I.

* Spooky owls crop up a lot in PaulCornell's VirginNewAdventures.

* RagnarokOnline brings us an [[http://roempire.com/database/?page=monsters&act=view&mid=1320 Owl Duke]] and [[http://roempire.com/database/?page=monsters&act=view&mid=1295 Owl Baron]]. They are walking, aristocratically clothed demonic owls that attack you with lighting. And Baron also [[MookMaker summons]] [[FlunkyBoss a bunch of Dukes]]. [[hottip:*: Yes, Gravity DidNotDoTheResearch on that one. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peerage Baron is the lowest rank, while the Duke is the highest.]]]]