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* In ''Volkanu: Quest for the Golden Idol'' at Lost Island Theme Park, a band of six thieves that stole the Ora Tika Idol that kept Volkanu sealed away were transformed into six Cursed Tiki Statues by the reawakened fire demon to serve as sentries to keep it out of the hands of the locals.

Tikis are Polynesian carvings made out of stone or wood in humanoid form, sharing the name of the first man in Maori mythology. They represent represent deified ancestors, and are often used to mark the boundaries of sacred or significant sites. With their exaggerated expressions and intricate appearance, tikis tend to look quite creepy and fearsome -- so it's not surprising that, in the realm of fiction, they're often portrayed as malevolent beings.

* ''[[Franchise/TheHauntedMansion Mystic Manor]]'' has a room where a bunch of tiki statues come to life to attack the guests.

* ''VideoGame/DonaldInMauiMallard'' has the BigBad Mojo Witch Doctor, who steals the idol statue of Shabum Shabum which protects the island the game is set on. There is also the Muddrake Gladiator, though in that case, it's actually a bunch of natives hiding behind and carrying a giant tiki mask, and the boss of The Sacrifice of Maui in the Genesis and PC version, a creepy tiki-snake thing.

Expect these to pop up in TropicalIslandAdventure settings, giving tourists and adventurers quite the fright. Compare EvilMask, LivingStatue, ArtifactOfDoom, EenieMeenieMinyMoai.

Tikis are Polynesian carvings made out of stone or wood in humanoid form, sharing the name of the first man in Maori mythology, which represent deified ancestors and are often used to mark the boundaries of sacred or significant sites. With their exaggerated, intricate expressions and appearance, they tend to look quite creepy and monstrous, so in the realm of fiction, why not have them be actively malicious and even come to life and attack people?

* ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'': While most of the living tiki masks are allies of Crash and the other characters, a few are villainous. These include Uka Uka, the Evil Twin of the benevolent Aku Aku, who wants to rule the world, the four evil elemental masks revived by Uka Uka to serve as minions in ''VideoGame/CrashBandicootTheWrathOfCortex'', and Tikimon in ''VideoGame/CrashTwinsanity'' (providing the page image), a gigantic MultiArmedAndDangerous tiki that the [[BigBadDuumvirate Evil Twins]] sic on Crash and Cortex.

** Averted with Double Trouble (and his duplicates) from ''VideoGame/SkylandersSpyrosAdventure'', who wears a tiki mask but is one of the good guys.

* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'' has the Tiki Tak Tribe, a large group of sentient tikis shaped like instruments with hypnotic abilities. They hypnotize inhabitants of Donkey Kong Island to steal Donkey Kong's banana hoard to [[spoiler:make more of themselves using squashed bananas]], and [[BrainwashedAndCrazy sic said brainwashed inhabitants]] on Donkey and Diddy Kong as the bosses of each world.

* ''VideoGame/Spyro2RiptosRage'' features tikis as the enemies in Idol Springs. Averted with the tikis in Molten Crater in ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'', who are friendly, but played straight again with the tikis in Laua Island in ''VideoGame/SpyroEnterTheDragonfly''.

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''': In the Hawaiian [[VacationEpisode vacation episode]], Candace gets an ominous-looking tiki necklace with [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] and its own ominous musical sting that appears to be bad luck throughout the episode. [[spoiler:It's actually just saying her order at the hotel restaurant is ready.]]

* In the animated series adaptation of ''VideoGame/TakAndThePowerOfJuju'', Motiki dolls from the Juju Realm appear throughout the series after the episode "The Gift". Motikis are tiki cookie jar dolls from the Juju Realm that become feral destructive berserkers upon leaving the realm and attack anything they come across.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'' have the Tapus, four [[OlympusMons Legendary Pokemon]] in the shape of tikis. While they are cruel, lazy, and violent, [[SubvertedTrope they are also the guardian deities of the Alola region]], and [[spoiler:come to the aid of the inhabitants when the Ultra Beasts are unleashed by Lusamine]].

* This trope is a major plot point in all 3 episodes of Series/TheBradyBunch story arc where they visit Hawaii. When the boys find a tiki (unearthed at the construction site that Mike was there to visit), all sorts of mishaps start happening to the group, e.g., Greg wiping out while surfing and Alice throwing her back during hula lessons. This prompts the boys to seek out the original burial ground where the tiki belongs. A creepy, 4-note musical phrase was played when it was shown.

* ''VideoGame/DonaldInMauiMallard'' has the BigBad Mojo Witch Doctor, who steals the idol statue of Shabum Shabum which protects the island the game is set on. There is also the Muddrake Gladiator, though in that case it's actually a bunch of natives hiding behind and carrying a giant tiki mask, and the boss of The Sacrifice of Maui in the Genesis and PC version, a creepy tiki-snake thing.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'' have the Tapus, four [[OlympusMons Legendary Pokemon]] in the shape of tikis. While they are cruel, lazy and violent, [[SubvertedTrope they are also the guardian deities of the Alola region]], and [[spoiler:come to the aid of the inhabitants when the Ultra Beasts are unleashed by Lusamine]].
* ''VideoGame/Rayman2TheGreatEscape'' has the Guardians of the Four Masks of Polokus: Axel, Umber, Foutch and Grolem 13, with Axel, Foutch and Grolem 13 resembling giant flying torso-like tikis while Umber looks like a more traditional giant full-body one. Rayman must fight Axel, Foutch and Grolem 13 to get their masks (though Grolem only appears in the [=PS2=] version of the game, with his mask simply being given to Rayman by a Baby Globox instead in other versions of the game), but Umber is an aversion, as he just ferries Rayman across the lava river in his room when he jumps on his head, though you do need to jump off him quickly at the end before he fully sinks. The [=PS1=] version explains this as Ly contacting Umber's spirit and convincing him to to help Rayman.

* ''VideoGame/Rayman2TheGreatEscape'' has the Guardians of the Four Masks of Polokus: Axel, Umber, Foutch and Grolem 13, with Axel, Foutch and Grolem 13 resembling giant flying torso-like tikis while Umber resembles a more traditional giant full-body one. Rayman must fight Axel, Foutch and Grolem 13 to get their masks (though Grolem only appears in the [=PS2=] version of the game, with his mask simply being given to Rayman by a Baby Globox instead in other versions of the game), but Umber is an aversion, as he just ferries Rayman across the lava river in his room when he jumps on his head, though you do need to jump off him quickly at the end before he fully sinks. The [=PS1=] version explains this as Ly contacting Umber's spirit and convincing him to to help Rayman.

* ''VideoGame/Rayman2TheGreatEscape'' has the Guardians of the Four Masks of Polokus: Axel, Umber, Foutch and Grolem 13, with Axel, Foutch and Grolem 13 resembling giant flying torso-like tikis while Umber resembles a more traditional giant full-body one. Rayman must fight Axel, Foutch and Grolem 13 to get their masks (though Grolem only appears in the [=PS2=] version of the game, with his mask simply being given to Rayman instead in other versions of the game), but Umber is an aversion, as he just ferries Rayman across the lava river in his room when he jumps on his head, though you do need to jump off him quickly at the end before he fully sinks. The [=PS1=] version explains this as Ly contacting Umber's spirit and convincing him to to help Rayman.

* ''VideoGame/Rayman2TheGreatEscape'' has the Guardians of the Four Masks of Polokus: Axel, Umber, Foutch and Grolem 13, with Axel, Foutch and Grolem 13 resembling giant flying torso-like tikis while Umber resembles a more traditional full-body one. Rayman must fight Axel, Foutch and Grolem 13 to get their masks (though Grolem only appears in the [=PS2=] version of the game, with his mask simply being given to Rayman instead in other versions of the game), but Umber is an aversion, as he just ferries Rayman across the lava river in his room when he jumps on his head, though you do need to jump off him quickly at the end before he fully sinks. The [=PS1=] version explains this as Ly contacting Umber's spirit and convincing him to to help Rayman.

* ''VideoGame/Rayman2TheGreatEscape'' has the Guardians of the Four Masks of Polokus: Axel, Umber, Foutch and Grolem 13, with Axel, Foutch and Grolem 13 resembling giant flying torso-like tikis while Umber resembles a more traditional full-body one. Rayman must fight Axel, Foutch and Grolem 13 to get their masks (though Grolem only appears in the PS2 version of the game, with his mask simply being given to Rayman instead in other version of the game), but Umber is an aversion, as he just ferries Rayman across the lava river in his room when he jumps on his head, though you do need to jump off him quickly at the end before he fully sinks. The [=PS1=] version explains this as Ly contacting Umber's spirit and convincing him to to help Rayman.

* ''VideoGame/Rayman2TheGreatEscape'' has Umber, the Guardian of The Sanctuary of Stone and Fire, who looks like a giant, walking tiki. Turns out to be an aversion, however, as he just ferries you across the lava river in his room when you jump on his head, though you do need to jump off him quickly at the end before he fully sinks. The [=PS1=] version explains this as Ly contacting his spirit and convincing him to to help Rayman.

* ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'': While most of the living tiki masks are allies of Crash and the other characters, a few are villainous. These include Uka Uka, the Evil Twin of the benevolent Aku Aku, who wants to rule the world, the four evil elemental masks revived by Uka Uka to serve as minions in ''VideoGame/CrashBandicootTheWrathOfCortex'', and Tikimon in ''VideoGame/CrashTwinsanity'', a gigantic MultiArmedAndDangerous tiki that the [[BigBadDuumvirate Evil Twins]] sic on Crash and Cortex.

Tikis are Polynesian carvings made out of stone or wood in humanoid form, sharing the name of the first man in Maori mythology, representing deified ancestors and often used to mark the boundaries of sacred or significant sites. With their exaggerated, intricate expressions and appearance, they tend to look quite creepy and monstrous, so in the realm of fiction, why not have them be actively malicious and even come to life and attack people?

Expect these to pop up in TropicalIslandAdventure settings, giving tourists and adventurers quite the fright. Compare EvilMask, LivingStatue, ArtifactOfDoom and EenieMeenieMinyMoai.

* ''WesternAnimation/Stoked'' has the episode 'Reef And That Evil Totem'. Reef took a totem and is effectively cursed.