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** In the Mansion of E the and its Basement the "E" is all over furniture and Human-made machinery.

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** In the Mansion of E the and its Basement the "E" is all over furniture and Human-made machinery.
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* ''Webcomic/OurWorld'': A kind of triskelion made of three arcs forming a broken circle, each with a tangent at the counterclockwise end. First appears in the prologue on the jumpsuit of the AmnesiacHero. Later found everywhere on the secret base of her former captors.
* ''Webcomic/TheMansionOfE'':
** In the Mansion of E the and its Basement the "E" is all over furniture and Human-made machinery.
** In the flashbacks set in the Yurpsland University there's rectangular "YU" on the background wall.
** The panels referencing the past of the Earls of E have their "E" insignia. The real distant past has a stylized "Ett" slowly transforming to "E".
** The panels with their neighbours and then bitter rivals from S have "S" insignia.
** The strips about the Northwoods war have alternating "Y" for King Yorik and "W" with an arrow on top for the Northwoods Alliance.
** In flashbacks, where characters are black silhouettes, their allegiance is indicated by insignia on their helmets: "Y" (Yorik or Yurpsland), "E", "S", "W" (Northwoods), "H&S" (Hack and Slash).
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Some groups, however, carry this to a ridiculous extreme, especially if a megalomaniac villain is in charge. When this trope is in play, the design will be wantonly slapped on ''everything'' in sight, down to the most mundane items and meaningless locations. Bathroom doors, coffee mugs, staplers, golf carts, {{Highly Conspicuous Uniform}}s -- nothing is out of the question, no matter how trivial or impractical it may be. This reaches its fullest expression when entire vehicles and even bases are constructed in the very shape of the logo.

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Some groups, however, carry this to a ridiculous extreme, especially if a megalomaniac villain is in charge.charge or a MegaCorp produces everything. When this trope is in play, the design will be wantonly slapped on ''everything'' in sight, down to the most mundane items and meaningless locations. Bathroom doors, coffee mugs, staplers, golf carts, {{Highly Conspicuous Uniform}}s -- nothing is out of the question, no matter how trivial or impractical it may be. This reaches its fullest expression when entire vehicles and even bases are constructed in the very shape of the logo.
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** In addition, he also has put the simple Aphex Twin logo on most of his albums, many EPs, and most of the merch as well.

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** In addition, he also has put the simple Aphex Twin logo on most of his albums, many EPs, [=EPs=], and most of the merch as well.
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* ''Literature/TheMachineriesOfEmpire'': Personal and collective "signifiers" are very culturally important in the [[GalacticSuperpower Hexarchate]], but the military Kel faction are especially notorious for decorating with their [[NobleBirdOfPrey ashhawk]] emblem wherever they can fit it.

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* ''Literature/TheMachineriesOfEmpire'': Personal and collective "signifiers" are very culturally important in the [[GalacticSuperpower Hexarchate]], but the Kel military Kel faction are especially notorious for decorating with their [[NobleBirdOfPrey ashhawk]] emblem in wall art and statuary wherever they can fit it.it, even on warships.
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* ''Literature/TheMachineriesOfEmpire'': Personal and collective "signifiers" are very culturally important in the [[GalacticSuperpower Hexarchate]], but the military Kel faction are especially notorious for decorating with their [[NobleBirdOfPrey ashhawk]] emblem wherever they can fit it.
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* In ''Film/PrehistoricWomen'', both the prehistoric tribe and the modern day one have plastered the symbol of the white rhino all over their territory.
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* A bizarre one in ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'', where the shuttles are rushed out in order to make the date of the mission -- yet feature large decals with their names all over the interior. Apparently the NASA art department fears not the end of the world.

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* A bizarre one in ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'', ''Film/Armageddon1998'', where the shuttles are rushed out in order to make the date of the mission -- yet feature large decals with their names all over the interior. Apparently the NASA art department fears not the end of the world.
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** In ''Franchise/DigimonUniverseApplimonsters'', Onmon has a blue power-on symbol on its helmet and Offmon has a red power-off symbol on its goggles. The designs of their higher-grade forms get these symbols all over their clothing and armor.

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** In ''Franchise/DigimonUniverseApplimonsters'', ''Franchise/DigimonUniverseAppMonsters'', Onmon has a blue power-on symbol on its helmet and Offmon has a red power-off symbol on its goggles. The designs of their higher-grade forms get these symbols all over their clothing and armor.

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** Several of the Legendary Warriors including one of the villains have stylized Kanji for their respective ElementalPowers incorporated into their designs. Special mention goes to Takuya, though since all of his Digimon forms except for [=BurningGreymon=] have the fire symbol somewhere on their armor.

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** Several In ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'', several of the Legendary Warriors including one of the villains have stylized Kanji for their respective ElementalPowers incorporated into their designs. Special mention goes to Takuya, though Takuya though, since all of his Digimon forms except for [=BurningGreymon=] have the fire symbol somewhere on their armor.
** In ''Franchise/DigimonUniverseApplimonsters'', Onmon has a blue power-on symbol on its helmet and Offmon has a red power-off symbol on its goggles. The designs of their higher-grade forms get these symbols all over their clothing and
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** ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' takes this trope UpToEleven, with the uniforms sporting hundreds, potentially thousands, of [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d3/6e/80/d36e80646e7cabc0952747cd3f70d2ec.jpg tiny Starfleet deltas.]]

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** ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' takes this trope UpToEleven, with the has uniforms sporting hundreds, potentially thousands, of [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d3/6e/80/d36e80646e7cabc0952747cd3f70d2ec.jpg tiny Starfleet deltas.]]



** Taken UpToEleven with HYDRA in the second season; for an organization that's supposed to be ''completely'' covert, they don't have any problems wearing HYDRA lapel pins on their HYDRA jackets, carrying precious cargo in HYDRA-branded crates, or painting three-feet-tall logos all over their secret laboratories. Taken ''even further'' now that it's been revealed that [[spoiler:HYDRA has been around ''[[Really700YearsOld for millennia]].'' They left a trail for thousands of years that [=FitzSimmons=] manage to pick up on from an old NASA mission patch combined with copious research. Since S.H.I.E.L.D. was corrupted from the start by HYDRA, maybe that's where they got into the habit]].

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** Taken UpToEleven with HYDRA in the second season; for an organization that's supposed to be ''completely'' covert, they don't have any problems wearing HYDRA lapel pins on their HYDRA jackets, carrying precious cargo in HYDRA-branded crates, or painting three-feet-tall logos all over their secret laboratories. Taken ''even further'' now that it's been revealed that [[spoiler:HYDRA has been around ''[[Really700YearsOld for millennia]].'' They left a trail for thousands of years that [=FitzSimmons=] manage to pick up on from an old NASA mission patch combined with copious research. Since S.H.I.E.L.D. was corrupted from the start by HYDRA, maybe that's where they got into the habit]].



* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' turns the sigil business UpToEleven:

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* ''Manga/ShonanJunaiGumi'': Yagyo Atsuki's "demons" graffiti the kanji for "{{oni}}" everywhere, including [[TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive Ryuji and Nagisa's bus]].

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* ''Manga/ShonanJunaiGumi'': ''Manga/GTOTheEarlyYears'': Yagyo Atsuki's "demons" graffiti the kanji for "{{oni}}" everywhere, including [[TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive Ryuji and Nagisa's bus]].
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* Both the Hive Academy and the Teen Titans from the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' cartoon use this trope.

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* Both the Hive Academy and the Teen Titans from the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' cartoon use this trope.



** This incarnation of Doctor Doom '''loves''' having a logo of his mask forming a V all over his SuperVillainLair.

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** This incarnation of Doctor Doom '''loves''' having a logo of his mask forming a V all over his SuperVillainLair.SupervillainLair.
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* The marble race YouTube channel ''MIKAN'' puts their orange logo on nearly anything circular.

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* The marble race YouTube Youtube channel ''MIKAN'' puts their orange logo on nearly anything circular.
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* "Franchise/GIJoe": while the titular counterterrorist force has their current logo on their war machines, Cobra takes it to the illogical extreme. Every vehicle they produce has at least three of their immortal COBRA sigils on it as a prerequisite, and some, like the HISS Tank, are somewhat serpent-shaped. Their average footman has a huge cobra on their chest and a tiny one on their shoulder. Most of their bases are emblazoned or shaped like the logo. Say what you will about his sanity, but the Commander knows a thing or two about brand loyalty (Cobra-Cola, anybody?).

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* "Franchise/GIJoe": ''Franchise/GIJoe'': while the titular counterterrorist force has their current logo on their war machines, Cobra takes it to the illogical extreme. Every vehicle they produce has at least three of their immortal COBRA sigils on it as a prerequisite, and some, like the HISS Tank, are somewhat serpent-shaped. Their average footman has a huge cobra on their chest and a tiny one on their shoulder. Most of their bases are emblazoned or shaped like the logo. Say what you will about his sanity, but the Commander knows a thing or two about brand loyalty (Cobra-Cola, anybody?).





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* ''Franchise/Ben10'': By the time of ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'', the Omnitrix symbol is on almost everything Plumber-related, which is justified by TheReveal that the symbol is actually the universal peace sign. What's not so justified is why the Plumbers were never associated with the insignia before this.
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** In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E5RevengeOfTheCybermen Revenge of the Cyberman]]", the Vogans have their swirly symbol (that would later become the Seal of Rassilon) plastered all over their city: showing up on uniforms, as wall decorations, inscribed into furniture, etc.

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** In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E5RevengeOfTheCybermen Revenge of the Cyberman]]", Cybermen]]", the Vogans have their swirly symbol (that would later become the Seal of Rassilon) plastered all over their city: showing up on uniforms, as wall decorations, inscribed into furniture, etc.



** In "Dark Water", the Cyberman felt in necessary to decorate the doors of the 3W Institute with the Cybus logo for some reason.

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* ''Series/{{Millennium}}'' uses the Millennium Group's ''ouroboros'' logo (a snake eating its own tail) as a repeating motif.

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* ''Series/{{Millennium}}'' ''Series/Millennium1996'' uses the Millennium Group's ''ouroboros'' logo (a snake eating its own tail) as a repeating motif.
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* NERV does this in the ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' movies. CreepyCoolCrosses and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sephirot sephirots]] appear all over ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. Even the disposable paper cups used in the NERV base for coffee breaks have the organization's symbol on them.

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* NERV does this in the ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' movies. CreepyCoolCrosses Crosses and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sephirot sephirots]] appear all over ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. Even the disposable paper cups used in the NERV base for coffee breaks have the organization's symbol on them.
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* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': Each MagicalGirl has her own identifying mark called a Sigil that represents her. In her non-transformed state, a girl's Sigil takes the form of a PowerTattoo somewhere on her body, and after she transforms, it's often incorporated heavily into her costume. Coordinating Sigils are a good sign of a thematic team -- for example, [[https://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/chapter-1-page-6 Team Alchemical]] all have triangular old-world alchemy symbols that appear on their chests, and when they transform, their Sigils appear on their earrings, belts, and in several places on their dresses.
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* ''Webcomic/MetompsychosisUnion'': OPAL has their name stamped all over buildings and walls in the Greater Garlen Product Commune.

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* The winged logo of Weylen-Yutani (as it was named in the original ''Film/{{Alien}}'') is plastered all over the inside of the ''Nostromo''. It appears on uniforms, equipment, containers, coffee mugs, utensils, water dispensers, beer cans and even Jones the cat's food bowls.

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* The winged logo of Weylen-Yutani Weylan-Yutani (as it was named in the original ''Film/{{Alien}}'') is plastered all over the inside of the ''Nostromo''. It appears on uniforms, equipment, containers, coffee mugs, utensils, water dispensers, beer cans and even Jones the cat's food bowls.
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* The winged logo of Weylen-Yutani (as it was named in the original ''Film/{{Alien}}'') is plastered all over the inside of the ''Nostromo''. It appears on uniforms, equipment, containers, coffee mugs, utensils, water dispensers, beer cans and even Jones the cat's food bowls.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', every nation has a symbol but only the fire nation seems to love theirs. It's on all of the military uniforms and vehicles, the nobles work it into their everyday outfits, it's hung just about anywhere in a fire nation city or colony. A container of food can't even be sent to a poor fishing village without stamping it on. Explained in-universe that the Fire Nation has a much heavier nationalistic mindset than other countries and everyone takes their patriotism a bit too far.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', every nation has a symbol but only the fire nation Fire Nation seems to love theirs. It's on all of the military uniforms and vehicles, the nobles work it into their everyday outfits, it's hung just about anywhere in a fire nation Fire Nation city or colony. A container of food can't even be sent to a poor fishing village without stamping it on. Explained in-universe that the Fire Nation has a much heavier nationalistic mindset than other countries and everyone takes their patriotism a bit too far.
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** In episode 8 Lews Therin Telamon, the previous Dragon, wears on his chest a golden dragon shaped like that.
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** The Imperium slaps Aquilas on everything it can, and also seems fond of skulls, whether real or modeled. Individual Space Marine Chapters, particularly the Ultramarines, are fond of this with their Chapter badges; in an image of an Ultramarine from the ''TabletopGame/{{Deathwatch}}'' supplement ''Rites of Battle'' there are at least ''sixteen'' visible badges on his armour. The Sisters of Battle tend to be covered in Fleur-De-Lys symbols, and the Mechanicus has their cogwheel insignia. In fact, the only Imperial institution that avoids Sigil Spam is the Officio Assassinorum, as it'd probably be counter-productive in their case.

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** The Imperium slaps Aquilas on everything it can, and also seems fond of skulls, [[SkeletonMotif skulls]], whether real or modeled. Individual Space Marine Chapters, particularly the Ultramarines, are fond of this with their Chapter badges; in an image of an Ultramarine from the ''TabletopGame/{{Deathwatch}}'' supplement ''Rites of Battle'' there are at least ''sixteen'' visible badges on his armour. The Sisters of Battle tend to be covered in Fleur-De-Lys symbols, and the Mechanicus has their cogwheel insignia. In fact, the only Imperial institution that avoids Sigil Spam is the Officio Assassinorum, as it'd probably be counter-productive in their case.
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** And ''then'' there's the new [[http://zweischneid.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/lord-of-battle.jpg Khorne Lord of Skulls]] kit. Virtually every surface is adorned with either the Blood God's symbol or the eight-pointed star, to the point where ''each individual section of its treads'' sports two Khornate skull symbols. The front view depicted in that link has no less than 23 visible Khornate skulls. (Don't even ''try'' to count the [[NothingButSkulls genuine skulls]] -- even the sculptor lost count.)

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** And ''then'' there's the new [[http://zweischneid.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/lord-of-battle.[[https://www.games-workshop.com/resources/catalog/product/920x950/99120102041_LordofSkulls01.jpg Khorne Lord of Skulls]] kit. Virtually every surface is adorned with either the Blood God's symbol or the eight-pointed star, to the point where ''each individual section of its treads'' sports two Khornate skull symbols. The front view depicted in that link has no less than 23 visible Khornate skulls. (Don't even ''try'' to count the [[NothingButSkulls genuine skulls]] -- even the sculptor lost count.)
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** The symbol is used deliberately for the first time in the ColdOpen of episode 6, where Tairen villagers burn down a young Siuan Sanche's house and scrawl the symbol on a wall as a threat.

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* ''Series/TheWheelOfTime'': The Dragon's Fang (the black half of a yin-yang) appears spontaneously a few times: In episode 1, while scouting the Two Rivers, Lan finds a number of sheep that have been slaughtered and their bodies arranged into the symbol. In the flashback in episode 3, when Nynaeve kills a trolloc in the village's sacred spring, its blood forms the symbol in the water, and when [[spoiler:Thom kills Dana to save Rand and Mat later in the episode, her blood also forms the symbol in a puddle]].

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* ''Series/TheWheelOfTime'': The Dragon's Fang (the black half of a yin-yang) yin-yang, sharp end down) appears spontaneously a few times: times:
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In episode 1, while scouting the Two Rivers, Lan finds a number of sheep that have been trollocs slaughtered about 15 sheep and arranged their bodies arranged into the symbol. symbol.
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In the flashback in episode 3, when Nynaeve kills a trolloc in the village's sacred spring, its blood forms the symbol in the water, and water.
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when [[spoiler:Thom kills Dana to save Rand and Mat later in the episode, her Mat, her]] blood also forms the symbol in a puddle]].puddle.

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