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* Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza in ''{{Pokemon}}'', with their veins prominently pulsating in the title screens of ''[[PokemonRubyAndSapphire Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Versions]]''. Groudon manifests the "volcanic" part a bit more, since it rules over land and lives in a volcano.

* In ''MassEffect2'', Shepard's face is filled with Volcanic Veins if he/she tends towards the Renegade side of the KarmaMeter, and the more he/she does the more it shows: ranging from isolated patches to a criss-cross network all over the face and [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]].

* Both Finnegan and Gloriana in the TopCow series ''Broken Trinity'' starring the ''{{Witchblade}}'' and ''TheDarkness'' have Volcanic Veins. In Finnegan's case they're bright blue and ice power based. Gloriana has magma red veins.

Characters with Volcanic Veins have a form of biological TronLines where their veins and arteries will [[PowerGlows glow intensely]] from underneath the skin, sometimes even "pulsing" in tune with their heartbeat or as if they had real magma flows inside their bodies. It should come as no surprise when dealing with characters who are {{elemental embodiment}}s of fire and lava -- where it gets interesting is that this can be used for just about any biology and power set. [[AnIcePerson Ice powers?]] Neon blue jagged veins. Ability to manipulate PureEnergy or {{Mana}}? Holy white veins. [[PoisonousPerson Control over poisons]]? Sickly green veins (which you probably ''really'' don't want to bleed on you). A BlackMagic master who's {{Drunk on the Dark Side}}? Malevolent [[PurpleIsTheNewBlack purple veins.]]

* Used in a ''1000 Ways To Die'' anecdote about a rave attendee who got so wasted that he tried to mainline the luminous fluid from a glowstick. Justified in the anatomical animations, although the fluid's light probably shouldn't have been visible through his skin in the live-action scene.

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* The boss Fyrus in ''{{Legend of Zelda}}: TwilightPrincess''.

* In BatmanArkhamAsylum, Bane and the Titan Henchmen have glowing green Venom/Titan pulsating throughout their bodies.

* From ''{{Wakfu}}'', Rubilax the major Shushu also has glowing Volcanic Veins in his true, demonic giant form.
* The Drakes from ''BattleForWesnoth'' normally have green scaled skin, but the Burner family, with their stronger connection to their inner fire, have gray skin. As their fire gets stronger, it shows more and more through their scales and their veins that they eventually become blazing red, as in the case of Inferno and Armageddon Drakes.
* Near the end of "AtlantisTheLostEmpire" after Rourke is transformed by the crystal's power, there are several bizarre glowing red veins visible all over his crystalized body.

* Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza in ''{{Pokemon}}'', with their veins prominently pulsating in the title screens of ''[[PokemonRubyAndSapphire Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions]]''. Groudon manifests the "volcanic" part a bit more, since it rules over land and lives in a volcano.

* In ''{{Bioshock}}'' this trope is invoked on the protagonist's veins quite frequently, depending on the plasmid at the time. It's suprisingly well researched too, and provides some good NightmareFuel when you see wasps using your veins as a hive.

* Near the end of "AtlantistheLostEmpire" after Rourke is transformed by the crystal's power, there are several bizarre glowing red veins visible all over his crystalized body.

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* The Drakes from ''BattleForWesnoth]'' normally have green scaled skin, but the Burner family, with their stronger connection to their inner fire, have gray skin. As their fire gets stronger, it shows more and more through their scales and their veins that they eventually become blazing red, as in the case of Inferno and Armageddon Drakes.

Characters with Volcanic Veins have a form of biological TronLines where their veins and arteries will [[PowerGlows glow intensely]] from underneath the skin, sometimes even "pulsing" in tune with their heartbeat or as if they had real magma flows inside their bodies. It should come as no surprise when dealing with characters who are {{elemental embodiment}}s of fire and lava -- where it gets interesting is that this can be used for just about any biology and power set. [[AnIcePerson Ice powers?]] Neon blue jagged veins. Ability to manipulate PureEnergy or {{Mana}}? Holy white veins. [[PoisonousPerson Control over poisons]]? Sickly green veins (which you probably ''really'' don't want to bleed on you). A BlackMagic master who's {{Drunk on the Dark Side}}? Malevolent purple veins.

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[[caption-width-right:336:His skin used to be gray once...]]

* In ''MassEffect2'', Shepard's face is filled with Volcanic Veins if he/she tends towards the Renegade side of the KarmaMeter, and the more he/she does the more it shows: ranging from isolated patches to a criss-cross network all over the face and [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]].

* Groudon and Kyogre in ''{{Pokemon}}''. Groudon fits, since it rules over land and lives in a volcano. Kyogre, less so.
* In MassEffect2, Shepard's face is filled with Volcanic Veins if he/she tends towards the Renegade side of the KarmaMeter, and the more he/she does the more it shows: ranging from isolated patches to a criss-cross network all over the face and [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]].

Thanks to PsychoactivePowers the veins will glow proportionally strong to the characters health and emotional state. Much like LightsOffTheirEyes, if the character dies you can expect their Volcanic Veins to "dry up", darken, and maybe even harden like cooling lava. It should be noted that artists [[DidNotDoTheResearch may not have done the research]] and draw Volcanic Veins over places or in directions normal surface veins don't go. Of course, it may be that a WizardDidIt and their "magical chi flow" doesn't necessarily have be identical to their biological blood flow.

Characters with Volcanic Veins have a form of biological TronLines where their veins and arteries will [[PowerGlows glow intensely]] from underneath the skin, sometimes even "pulsing" in tune with their heartbeat or as if they had real magma flows inside their bodies. It should come as no surprise that characters who are {{elemental embodiment}}s of fire and lava -- where it gets interesting is that this can be used for just about any biology and power set. [[AnIcePerson Ice powers?]] Neon blue jagged veins. Ability to manipulate PureEnergy or {{Mana}}? Holy white veins. [[PoisonousPerson Control over poisons]]? Sickly green veins (which you probably ''really'' don't want to bleed on you). A BlackMagic master who's {{Drunk on the Dark Side}}? Malevolent purple veins.

* The PC starts doing this in ''{{Fable}} 2'' if you use magic more than a tiny bit.

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[[caption-width-right:330:Blood [[AnIcePerson as cold as ice.]]]]

* [[{{Transformers}} The Fallen.]]

Characters with Volcanic Veins have a form of biological TronLines where their veins and arteries will [[PowerGlows glow intensely]] from underneath the skin, sometimes even "pulsing" in tune with their heartbeat or as if they had real magma flows inside their bodies. It should come as no surprise that characters who are {{elemental embodiment}}s of fire and lava -- where it gets interesting is that this can be used for just about any biology and power set. [[AnIcePerson Ice powers?]] Neon blue jagged veins. Ability to manipulate PureEnergy or {{Mana}}? Holy white veins. [[PoisonousPerson Control over poisons]]? Sickly green veins (which you probably ''really'' don't want to bleed on you). A BlackMagic master whose {{Drunk on the Dark Side}}? Malevolent purple veins.

* In ''{{Bioshock}}'' this trope is invoked on the protagonist's veins quite frequently, depending on the plasmid at the time. It's suprisingly well researched too, and provides some good nightmare fuel when you see wasps using your veins as a hive.

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* Geordi was infected by a parasitic species in the ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "Identity Crisis". Those infected turned into invisible aliens that could only be seen under UV light. When exposed, they had neon blue veins.
* The [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots humanoid Cylons]] in ''BattlestarGalactica'' do this when ''having sex''.
** [[RetCon No, they don't]]. And it was only their spine anyway.
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Characters with Volcanic Veins have a form of biological TronLines where their veins and arteries will [[PowerGlows glow intensely]] from underneath the skin, sometimes even "pulsing" in tune with their heartbeat or as if they had real magma flows inside their bodies. It should come as no surprise that characters who are {{elemental embodiment}}s of fire and lava - where it gets interesting is that this can be used for just about any biology and power set. [[AnIcePerson Ice powers?]] Neon blue jagged veins. Ability to manipulate PureEnergy or {{Mana}}? Holy white veins. [[PoisonousPerson Control over poisons]]? Sickly green veins (which you probably ''really'' don't want to bleed on you). A BlackMagic master whose DrunkOnTheDarkSide? Malevolent purple veins.

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* The boss Fyrus in ''LegendOfZelda: TwilightPrincess''.

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