History Main / SpreadingDisasterMapGraphic

** In ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'', General Orlov uses a computer display to show how quickly Soviet forces will be able to overwhelm western Europe if he is allowed to implement his invasion plans. Of course, from Orlov's perspective, this is not a disaster but a triumph, but the rest of the military council thinks he is insane.

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Sometimes this is used to illustrate what's actually happening in-Verse, while other times it's done to show what ''will'' happen if the heroes don't avert a disaster in time. Ominous contour lines or color-coding to indicate the severity of damage are optional. Often displayed on TheBigBoard or OminousMultipleScreens in TheWarRoom / MissionControl. See also SensorSuspense and BombersOnTheScreen.

* ''Film/TheRocketeer''. A Nazi propaganda film shows [[StupidJetpackHitler German troops]] equipped with {{Jet Pack}}s flying to the attack, with maps showing arrows representing them reaching out to conquer Europe and invade the U.S. Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMQwT9z0Jyc here]].

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haW_ruZ_Be8 video]] for Music/FranzFerdinand's "This Fire" (off their 2004 self-titled debut album) includes a couple of these, all done in the odd, [[UsefulNotes/TheSovietTwenties Constructivist-inspired]] aesthetic the band was following at the time.

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* In ''Comicbook/SwampThing'', [[Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths the Monitor]] and Harbinger, on their satellite screens, see Arcane's psychic shockwave, which awakens latent homicidal impulses in people and animals, radiating out of Louisiana. In the second of these scenes, as the map graphic shows the shockwave overtaking all of North America and spreading southward, the Monitor fights his unprecedented urge to [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness look away]].

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* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'', Lord Shen torches a strung-up map of China while talking about his plans to conquer it.

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* ''Franchise/MonsterVerse'':
** ''Film/Godzilla2014'': When Serizawa is discussing the NukeEm plan with Stenz and Hampton, a screen uses colorful graphics to depict the considerably large-looking blast zone. It's used to further effect in the novelization where, after the nuke is [[spoiler:stolen by the [=MUTOs=]]], a map indicates to Monarch and the military the blast zone shifting as the nuke is being moved by Ford (how the nuke can be tracked is never explained, given how it had to be fitted with clockwork to stop the [=MUTOs=]' EMP deactivating the mechanism).
** ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'': The film makes frequent use of Monarch's digital global maps. After Ghidorah is freed in Antarctica and escapes, the hurricane he quickly forms around himself (which is shown on Monarch's maps to be roughly the size of ''Central America'') is represented with bright red-and-yellow color and it stands out starkly against the map's blue colors. After Ghidorah awakens all the Titans and commands them to begin ravaging man and nature alike, Monarch's world maps are dotted with over a dozen red Titan-indicators, and most of the maps are also now indicating fast-moving orange swell lines coating the atmosphere (the official novelization confirms this is due to Ghidorah's WeatherManipulation spreading storms all over the planet).

* ''Film/NoTimeToDie'': Bond and Nomi find one in the manufacturing facility on the IslandBase, though in this case, it's a simulation run by the villain to see how far the biological weapon being produced there could potentially spread if it's released.
* ''Film/ResidentEvilAfterlife'' opens in the [[NeonCity neon-lit surroundings]] of the Shibuya Scramble, where we witness the first attack of PatientZero. As people flee, the camera does a reverse AstronomicZoom to reveal lights going out, one district after the other across Tokyo, then Japan and the rest of the world.

* Literature/ShatteredContinent: An out-of-date one is found in the sub-levels of an abandoned military base, which was being used to track the spread of nuclear fallout from the bombing of Konigsberg.
* In the ''Literature/NewJediOrder'' series of Franchise/StarWarsLegends novels, each book has a map of the galaxy at the start. As the series goes on, each map shows how far the Yuuzhan Vong have gotten in their invasion of the galaxy, starting at the galaxy's edge and gradually making their way towards the Core, taking a large swath of territory in the process.

* ''Series/{{Fringe}}'' has a ShoutOut to ''Pandemic'' (see VideoGames below) where there is a map showing a deadly infectious disease having spread [[MemeticMutation everywhere but Madagascar]].
* In the third season of ''Series/SeaQuestDSV'', Captain Hudson shows a map of the aggressive Macronesian influence. He asks Lucas when his birthday is then asks the computer to predict its extent by that date. The map changes to show a much larger area.
-->'''Hudson:''' Better celebrate that birthday now.
* In the ''Series/MastersOfHorror'' episode "The Screwfly Solution", a mystery plague is causing men to become murderously violent towards women and inadvertently destroying humanity's ability to reproduce. The scientists analyzing the phenomenon graph the spread on a digital map and discover that it is progressing north and south along the world's latitudes from the equator.
* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'''s ''Film/JamesBond'' spoof episode, "Our Man Bashir" has the villain (played by Sisko)'s plan to cause massive floods all over the world from the relative safety of the Himalayas. Bashir, having to save his comrades from the simulation, deliberately triggers the plan, and the whole world map turns blue minus a few isolated dots.
* ''Series/SueThomasFBEye'': In "[[Recap/SueThomasFBEyeS1E10DirtyBomb Dirty Bomb]]", while explaining the seriousness of the situation, [[TheSmartGirl Tara]] pulls up a map graphic. A spreading spot on the map shows how far the radiation will spread. She contextualizes the information by telling them which DC areas would become uninhabitable if the bomb detonated there.
* A rare comedic example in ''Series/DadsArmy'': the AnimatedCreditsOpening shows three Union Jack arrows advancing into Belgium, before a group of Swastika-emblazoned arrows sweep over western Europe (including one that gets lost for a bit), forcing them back to their start point in Northern France, whereupon the now single arrow pulls back across the Channel. All set to a [[SoundtrackDissonance jaunty tune about how Britain's not beaten yet]]. For added GeniusBonus value, the arrows actually do offer a fairly accurate (if rather simplified) depiction of the real-life Nazi invasion of France and subsequent British withdrawal.[[note]]The initial course of the British arrows seems to represent the Dyle Plan, which took the British Expeditionary Force on a rapid route into Belgium, only for this plan to fail when the Axis Powers routed the advance. the German arrow "that gets lost a bit" represents a German assault that was stopped dead in the only British almost-a-victory in France in 1940; thus deterred from advancing to Dunkirk, this German formation was sent further west to completely cut off British from French forces.[[/note]]
* Used to depict the spread of the Wifi virus infecting NYC bus hotspots on ''Series/CSICyber''.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Pandemic}}'' (unrelated to [[VideoGame/{{Pandemic}} the video game]]) basically ''is'' a Spreading Disaster Map Graphic, with the players in the roles of epidemiologists traveling the world trying to keep several different epidemics under control simultaneously, and ultimately to cure them. The "spreading" part is mostly semi-random, though there is a clever mechanic that causes infections to tend to grow in already-infected cities rather than scatter isolated cases across the globe. It is more literal, however, when the disease in one city goes unchecked long enough to cause an outbreak into its neighboring cities.

* ''Infectionator'' has a realtime display of the countries that you have managed to infect.
* ''[[VideoGame/StarCraftI StarCraft: Brood War]]'' has an InUniverse example, with an Earth Propaganda video showing the alien Zerg forces taking planet after planet, indicated by red arrows in space.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Pandemic}}'' you see a map of the world, with the areas [[ThePlague the deadly disease killing off all of humanity has affected]]. [[NintendoHard Madagascar will usually not be among them no matter how hard you try]].
* In the game ''VideoGame/PlagueInc'', the parts of the map that are infected by a [[ThePlague deadly plague]] become more and more covered in tiny red dots until the entire country is red. This is the infection phase. When these countries face fatalities, the more people that die, the more the countries turn a bloody dark red. Furthermore, ships and planes that carry the infection leave a red trail rather than a white trail.

* This is the nature of Tiberium in the ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberium'' series, and is illustrated during a briefing in the first game which shows a map of the earth with spreading green patches representing Tiberium growth.
* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert'': The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUcg_0ouMMU opening cinematic]] of the game also ends with the camera slowly zooming out of a map of Europe when suddenly a sword with the Hammer and Sickle on the hilt flies out of nowhere, strikes in the center of Germany, and red splotches begins to grow at various points on the European landmass. All this while "Hell March" plays the sounds of marching soldiers. This sequence also appears in several GameOver cinematics for the Allies.
* In ''VideoGame/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar'', the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiK3axiMA78&list=HL1393961794 story tells]] how Belka's poor economy allowed the eastern portion of the country to secede and become independent nations, including Ustio. Belka's economic problems didn't end, and their borders continued to shrink, allowing those new nations to further expand, and allowing Osea to claim some of the country's western borders. Belka went to war started expanding outwards to reclaim their lost borders and acquire more resources. They even invaded the southern country of Sapin, who wasn't even involved.
** Later, the map shows about 50% of Belka surrender and let allied forces move in. This left the original Principality of Belka with only about 35% of the territory the country had before their economic problems and the war.

* In the original ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}}'' and in ''IV'', at the end of a game you can watch an animation of the rival empires spreading across the world map. Though if the player won, they probably don't count that as a disaster.

* In ''VideoGame/UFOAftermath'', the world map thoughtfully shows the alien terraforming ick spreading from centres of infection to, if you can't stop it, wipe humanity off the face of the earth and complete the aliens' plan.
* ''[[VideoGame/EtrianOdysseyI Etrian Odyssey Untold]]'' has an anime cutscene where M.I.K.E. shows a map of Etria being completely covered by a massive red area marked with "NO SURVIVORS", to show the effects of [[spoiler:activating Gungnir]]. And the heroes are told that [[spoiler: letting Yggdrasil live by not activating the weapon]] [[SadisticChoice would cause even greater destruction]].
* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance 2'' uses these to simulate the potential spread of [[spoiler:the nanite infection.]]

* In the geography edutainment game ''VideoGame/AgentUSA'', this is one of the functions of the info centers that can be found in state capitals. They will show where the Fuzzbomb is currently lurking, and a projection of how its fuzz plague is likely to spread. It's not just for drama, but can be an invaluable tool when planning your travels.
* Every time you jump in ''VideoGame/FTLFasterThanLight'', {{the Re|volutionWillNotBeCivilised}}bel [[AdvancingWallOfDoom Fleet]] draws closer to you, which is represented on your star map with a white line behind which every [[PortalNetwork jump beacon]] gets occupied with elite forces supported by powerful artillery, indicated by warning signs. If you take your time exploring the sector, the Rebels might turn all of it into a red-stripes zone with numerous "!!" octagons.

* Used on ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' in "Cold Warriors", when Wernstrom shows Nixon how the common cold will spread outward from Manhattan if left unchecked. Spoofed when he describes the third slide displayed as a Verizon cell-service coverage map.

* A rare comedic example in ''Series/DadsArmy'': the AnimatedCreditsOpening shows three Union Jack arrows advancing into Belgium, before a group of Swastika-emblazoned arrows sweep over western Europe (including one that gets lost for a bit), forcing them back to their start point in Northern France, whereupon the now single arrow pulls back across the Channel. All set to a [[SoundtrackDissonance jaunty tune about how Britain's not beaten yet]]. For added GeniusBonus value, the arrows actually do offer a fairly accurate (if rather simplified) depiction of the real-life Nazi invasion of France and subsequent British withdrawal.[[note]]The initial course of the British arrow seems to represent the Dyle Plan, which took the British Expeditionary Force on a rapid route into Belgium, only for this plan to fail when the Axis Powers routed the advance. the German arrow "that gets lost a bit" represents a German assault that was stopped dead in the only British almost-a-victory in France in 1940; thus deterred from advancing to Dunkirk, this German formation was sent further west to completely cut off British from French forces.[[/note]]