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7	->''"A very small man can cast a very large shadow."''
8	-->-- '''Lord Varys''' on Tyrion Lannister, ''Series/GameOfThrones''
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10	We see a large, terrifying shadow on the wall. It turns out to be cast by something tiny and harmless. Less often, the tiny creature is ''[[KillerRabbit only seemingly harmless]]'' after all.
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12	Sometimes a diminutive hero will {{invoke\|dTrope}} this trope to try to impress or intimidate someone. Whether or not it succeeds depends largely on the intelligence of the person being intimidated -- and on the RuleOfFunny.
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14	Subtrope of BigLittleMan, shadowy brother trope of DepthDeception, and the inverted relative to ShadowDiscretionShot. See also ScaryShadowFakeout. This trope is predominantly PlayedForLaughs.
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17	!!Examples:
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21	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
22	* In ''Anime/EdenOfTheEast'', when Akira and Saki first enter Akira's shopping mall, they see this sort of shadow, cast by a small, friendly puppy.
23	* Done in ''Anime/MakaiSenkiDisgaea'' with Laharl.
24	* Done in ''Manga/OnePiece''; the Straw Hats before reaching Jaya see what look like the silhouettes of giants in the sky. Later on, after Eneru is defeated, the audience learns that the 'giants' are actually the shadows of people living in Sky Island.
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27	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
28	* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'': In episode 6, the Supermen are investigating outside to find what cut off Doctor H.'s internet. Happy S. spots the shadow of what looks like a giant caterpillar-like monster, only for him and the other Supermen to find that it's just a normal caterpillar chewing on the wires.
29	* ''Animation/NanaMoon'': In the first episode, Keke sees a shadow on a nearby bush and freaks out, thinking it's some kind of monster that's after her. The shadow turns out to be from Princess Amy, a harmless moon genie who isn't even as tall as Keke.
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32	[[folder:Comic Books]]
33	* ''ComicBook/WonderWomanOdyssey'': When Doctor Psycho interrupts the fight between Franchise/WonderWoman and the brainwashed Amazons the first visual indicator is a giant shadow before his diminutive true form walks around the corner.
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37	%%* ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'': In "Mukrezar's Return":%%Quotes aren't context.
38	%%--> A huge shadow, almost as broad as it was tall, moved across the mildewy wall as its owner approached with quiet footsteps. The being that stepped into the weak torchlight was much shorter and less imposing than the menacing shadow it cast. An eyebrow rose curiously over half-lidded, fist-sized imp eyes.
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41	[[folder:Film -- Animated]]
42	* ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail'': As Fievel the mouse is wandering the streets of New York looking for his family during a SadTimesMontage, he casts a huge shadow on the wall behind him. More of a visual effect than played for humor.
43	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'': The triplets exploit this trope to lure the warriors to the roof of a tower so Merida and Elinor can escape.
44	* ''WesternAnimation/Cars2'': The Galloping Goose (an old truck designed to run on rails) briefly seen at the beginning, mimicking a freight train barreling through a tunnel to scare Lightning [=McQueen=] out of his old route.
45	%%* ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'': The introduction of movie mogul L.B. Mammoth.
46	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'': Near the end, [[spoiler: Pepita casts a shadow resembling her ''Alebrije'' form in the living world, but then enters in the form a normal-sized cat]].
47	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}'': As Timothy Mouse approaches the ringleader's bed to whisper in his ear, he casts a huge shadow that is a direct homage to ''Film/{{Nosferatu}}''.
48	* ''WesternAnimation/FlushedAway'': Done close to the beginning when one of the [[BigBad Toad]]'s rat goons tries to intimidate Rita and Roddy. He then falls on his face, completely ruining the effect.
49	* ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'':
50	** At the start of the [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1 first movie]], Po is called downstairs by his father, who first appears as a large panda-like shadow but turns out to be a goose holding a cooking pot piled with food.
51	** ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'': Not really a little creature, but done for the same effect when Lord Shen first meets Po, the legendary panda warrior prophesied to defeat him. Shen is practicing the speech he'll give to Po, who has just been captured. Then a huge shadow appears on the staircase, accompanied by growls and panting. Shen nervously reaches for one of his knives and...it turns out to be one of his gorilla {{mooks}} carrying Po, exhausted from the endless stairs leading up to Shen's throne room.
52	** In ''Secrets of the Furious Five'' an orphanage is terrified by a rampaging monster shown as a huge clawed shadow...who turns out to be a young and cute Tigress [[DoesNotKnowHerOwnStrength who just wants to play]]. Unlike usual for this trope, Young Tigress continues to be feared even after TheReveal, until Master Shifu teaches her self-discipline.
53	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'':
54	** The first movie had a poignant example: Littlefoot sees a large shadow and mistakes it for his mother. Only when he approaches it does he realizes it's his own shadow.
55	** ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTimeIITheGreatValleyAdventure'' does this with the recently-hatched Chomper, by which he scares off Ozzie and Strut.
56	** Used again in ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTimeVTheMysteriousIsland'', where Littlefoot and his friends get stranded on an island and cower from the shadow of an approaching Sharptooth, which turns out to be a slightly older Chomper.
57	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'': Mushu casts a fearsome dragon-shaped shadow, until Mulan realizes he's only a foot high.
58	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyANewGeneration'': A big, scary shadow is shown at the gate to Maretime Bay, only for it to be revealed it's just Izzy. The locals still react in terror, as they're used to thinking of unicorns as earth pony-eating monsters.
59	%%* ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'': Mama Odie's introduction. The DVDCommentary references ''WesternAnimation/WhatsOperaDoc'' as an inspiration.%%ZCE
60	%%* ''WesternAnimation/StrangeMagic'': The imp does this to Sunny.
61	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' features the Koopa army invading an ice kingdom. When the residents are introduced, they appear as large shadows looming over the gate, only for the camera to turn and reveal they're penguins that are ''much'' smaller than the gate itself. This comes as a relief to one Koopa who had been frightened at their presence.
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65	* ''Film/ThreeHundred'': The Spartans inspect a village that has been destroyed by the Persians. They turn to see a huge shadow against the smoke and sunset. It turns out to be a local boy, traumatized and mortally wounded.
66	* ''Film/AustinPowersTheSpyWhoShaggedMe'': When Mini-Me first appears, we first see his full size shadow behind a screen door, before the door opens and we get to see what his real size is.
67	* ''Film/TheBurbs'' uses this; a menacing-looking shadow (accompanied by heavy footsteps) ends up belonging to Henry Gibson.
68	* ''Film/{{Idiocracy}}'': Joe's entrance into the Giant Scary Stadium makes it looks like he's driving a Monster Truck, just like his opponents ... until the Reveal, when we see his vehicle is more on the scale of a Smart Car.
69	* ''Film/InspectorGadget1999'': The villain makes a giant shadow puppet with his hands on the city's skyscraper, tricking people into thinking that a [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever giant monster]] is attacking.
70	* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing'' portrays the scene where Sam scares away the orcs of Cirith Ungol as this, unlike the book where it was the Ring's evil aura that frightened them. This was likely done because the latter is an abstract concept that's a lot harder to convey in a visual medium.
71	* ''Film/PeeweesBigAdventure'': We see an enormous shadow stretch across a wall at night, only to discover that it's our pint-sized hero Pee-wee storming down the street in a very bad mood.
72	* ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'': A promotional image shows the shadow of Darth Vader belonging to a young Anakin Skywalker, though of course it's just symbolic imagery foreshadowing his eventual turn to the dark side.
73	* ''Film/SpyHard'': The mook who captures the woman spy at the beginning is initially shown as a shadow on the wall. He then walks on-camera, and turns out to be a midget with a machine gun.
74	* This is how Bug is introduced in ''Film/Strays2023''.
75	* ''Film/TheThirdMan'': Police on a night stakeout see a threatening shadow cast two stories high. It turns out to be a balloon peddler.
76	* ''Film/Tremors2Aftershocks'': Used to introduce the second stage of Graboid metamorphosis: the Shrieker.
77	* ''Film/{{Zathura}}'': When the Robot first appears, it's preceded by a huge menacing shadow, but turns out to be only a few inches tall. It's the kind that shortly proves to be more dangerous than it looks.
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81	* ''Literature/AGameOfThrones'': The dwarf Tyrion Lannister's EstablishingCharacterMoment has him PetTheDog and then get in a position where the shadow he casts is as large as that of a giant. It's meant to establish that despite his hideous appearance and reputation, he's a good man at heart. The exact words are "as tall as a king". This has led to the inevitable EpilepticTrees among fans.
82	* ''Literature/TheGruffalo's Child'': The Gruffalo [[SelfServingMemory told his child]] that he was defeated by a "Big Bad Mouse". She doesn't entirely believe him, but when she tries to eat the Mouse from the first book, he tells her that the Big Bad Mouse is real, and if she looks over there, she'll see his shadow. It is, of course, the Mouse's own shadow.
83	* ''Literature/MoongobbleAndMe'': The titular "Dragon of Doom" from book 1 turns out to be a very small creature, who uses trickery to make himself appear big and scary so as to scare away intruders to the cave he's guarding.
84	* ''Literature/WarriorCats'': After lying about killing a dog, Scourge is sent by some other cats to get rid of a dog in an alley. He manages to frighten it away through the use of this trope.
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88	* ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'': A video where Barney and several children tour a farm had a scene where BJ tell everyone that's he's been chased by a large bull who's "black as night", has "eyes red as fire", and "roars like a lion." Cue a black lamb running out of the barn BJ's in and as a result everyone starts singing "Baa Baa Black Sheep."
89	* ''Series/KamenRiderGotchard'': Hotaro senses a monster in an empty warehouse and decides to check it out. There's a giant shadow looming over him...and then he looks down to see that it was coming from the adorable grasshopper Chemie [=Hopper1=].
90	* ''Series/{{Lassie}}'': Jeff and Lassie notice the shadow of someone walking through the barn. He alerts his parents, noting that it looks like there's a big guy in there. They go in to investigate, only to find a [[HeartwarmingOrphan young orphan named Timmy.]]
91	* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'': In "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E10PlatosStepchildren Plato's Stepchildren]]", our heroes beam down to the planet and are greeted by a booming voice and an enormous looming shadow, which turns out to be cast by Alexander, the four-foot-high court jester. The actor playing Alexander (Michael Dunn) was 3 feet, 11 inches tall.
92	* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': Before it's show that [[spoiler:Dean has been infected with a condition causing overactive panic attacks that might eventually kill him]], the HowWeGotHere ColdOpen starts as he runs from [[ContinuityNod a ferocious canine]] with a large shadow, warning that it's a killer. It turns out it's a puppy.
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96	* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
97	** An early ''Magazine/{{Dragon}}'' article details a fan-designed shadowy monster called an "umbra", which can only be slain with the shadows of weapons rather than the weapons themselves. Shortly after it was published, the magazine's letters column included a reader's inquiry about what to do about a sneaky player who'd invoked this trope against it, having his PC hold a sword very close to his party's torch and create a gigantic sword-shadow.
98	** The 3rd edition ''Fiend Folio'' creature art for the spriggan, a two-foot-tall gnomish subrace, shows one [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d&d_spriggan_3e.jpg casting a huge shadow on the wall behind it]], symbolic for how spriggans can magically [[SizeShifter grow to about twelve feet tall.]]
99	* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': [[https://scryfall.com/card/nec/109/shifting-shadow Shifting Shadow]] depicts a small lizard with a dragon's shadow.
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103	* ''Theatre/WesterosAnAmericanMusical'': An uplifting take on the trope shows up in "The Siege of King's Landing", when Tyrion is giving himself a pep talk:
104	--> '''Tyrion:''' A very small man can cast a very large shadow.
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107	[[folder:Video Games]]
108	* ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations'': The culprit engineers a fake giant shadow of [[PhantomThief Yatagarasu]] emblem on a wall by inventively applying light to local statues.
109	* ''Andy Volcano'': While escaping her father's hotel, Candy sees a vaguely monster-shaped shadow on a sheet. ''Behind'' the sheet is a mouse about half its size.
110	* ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaOrderOfEcclesia'': This turns up with a slight twist. The little creature is one of the bosses, and the big shadow is what he uses to attack you -- and deals more damage than almost any other boss, unless you [[GuideDangIt complete a specific quest to unlock the accessory that reduces Darkness damage]].
111	* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline'': There's a quest on Vvardenfell to assist an archeologist. When you first encounter him in an ancestral tomb he has you investigate what appears to be a large menacing shadow, failing horribly to hide how terrified he is. The source of the shadow is actually a tiny spider that happens to be right in front of a lantern, and the archeologist splutters, saying that is obviously what he had expected.
112	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'', in the Tomb of the Unknown King, after the party runs into Sacred (one half of what will become the Brothers [[SummonMagic Guardian Force]]) the second time, he tells the heroes that he's going to call on his older brother to aid him. The screen briefly gets obscured by a huge silhouette, until it shrinks to reveal Minotaur.
113	* ''Incredible Dracula 3: Family Secret'': Dracula spends the entirety of the game chasing an unspecified beast called Vlad which does an enormous amount of property damage. In the ending sequence he and his zombie minions are faced with a giant shadow resembling a werewolf -- which is cast by a deceptively cute-looking dog about the size of a chihuahua.
114	* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'': Sora and the gang initially mistake the large shadow of the tiny dragon Mushu for a heartless attacking Mulan.
115	* ''VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon'': Done at one point in the Old Clockworks. One of the game's normal spiders is sitting right next to a light source, casting a giant shadow on the wall. Luigi is predictably a little freaked out by this until the camera catches up and shows the spider. Made more impressive when you notice that every light source in the game can do this if it's aimed right, even with Luigi himself.
116	* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'': At one point, Snake sees the shadow of a boss who unambiguously ''died'' in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''; it turns out it was cast by a flashlight a few inches behind an action figure.
117	* ''VideoGame/SeriousSamTheSecondEncounter'': One of the secrets has a demon shadow on the spiral staircase room in The Pit. The caster of the shadow is a very tiny variation of one of the enemies.
118	* ''VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}'': Occurs in the opening scenes when the main character's RobotBuddy (also named Metal Gear) enters the room. Both its silhouette on the wall and the background music echo the FinalBoss fight of the original ''VideoGame/MetalGear1'' (Platform/{{MSX}}).
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122	* ''ComicBook/{{Bone}}'': A little monkey casts a huge shadow on a cave wall.
123	* ''Webcomic/{{Erma}}'': PlayedForDrama with TheDreaded MonsterLord Osamu. Though he himself is roughly human-sized, his shadow [[https://tapas.io/episode/1688150 engulfs]] an entire town with his approach. It emphasizes how the seemingly frail-looking, elderly {{tengu}} is actually one of the most dangerous beings around -- and the {{yokai}} of his hometown (the one engulfed by that shadow) know it.
124	* ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'': [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/01162002/ Tepoz's introduction]] begins with an ominous looming shadow that's revealed to be cast by a tiny figure no taller than a human head.
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128	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': Subverted in one episode where they're camping - we see the shadow, and it turns out to be a squirrel. Then we see the bear who's really casting the shadow.
129	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'': The beavers and their sentient, yet visibly nonmoving, tree stump get trapped in a cave and try to find a way out. Along the way they encounter the shadow of what appears to be a giant shadow of a ''Dimetrodon''. Cowering in fear, they are relieved that it's just a small lizard -- with a fin taped to its back. The lizard then proceeds to attack and bite the ButtMonkey Daggett, and its grip never lets go even after the end of the episode.
130	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}'': Heimerdinger's introduction. Before he's seen, its established that he's the head of the Council which will decide Jayce's fate with his looming shadow making him look like an intimidating figure. And then he pops through the door frame headfirst, looking like an adorable little old grandpa.
131	* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheSouthernAirTemple The Southern Air Temple]]": Momo's first appearance builds him up with what appears to be the shadow of a Fire Nation soldier advancing on the heroes. When Sokka leaps out of hiding to confront him, it's revealed that he's just a tiny lemur.
132	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'' has a gangster named Mr. Big who initially appeared as an ominous looming shadow before turning out to be a midget.
133	* ''WesternAnimation/BlazeAndTheMonsterMachines'': In "T-Rex Trouble", this is how the baby t-rexes were introduced.
134	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Catscratch}}'': Waffle runs away from home and tries to live life on the streets as a dog. Seeking shelter he sees an ominous shadow against some flames: "Who dares enter the sanctity of my domain? Name yourself!" Waffle: "W-W-Waffle. Wh-who are you?" Dark Shadow: "History has given me many names. You may call me...(Shrimpy dog arrives) Barkmeat."
135	* ''WesternAnimation/DinosaurTrain'': In Patricia's introductory episode, her shadow looms over the Pteranodon family's tent. Her ribbiting scares the kids (especially Shiny), causing them to wake up screaming... and then they see a small, adorable frog.
136	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' with Nibbler in the episode ''I Second That Emotion''. [[spoiler:Immediately subverted: scary-shadowed Nibbler is followed by an actual giant monster.]]
137	* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' uses this in "The Hand that Rocks the Mabel", when the mysterious psychic Gideon is seen as a huge shadow standing behind a curtain, but turns out to be a little kid no taller than Dipper (and that's only counting his hair).
138	* ''ComicBook/{{Iznogoud}}'': The opening of the AnimatedAdaptation shows a large, menacing shadowy figure climbing the steps of the sultan's (yes, he's a caliph in the comics, but a sultan in the cartoon) palace while a voice says "Good... good... good". Then when it reaches the top, it is finally shown that the figure is actually the short but menacing titular Grand Vizier, and the voice finishes by saying 'Iz No Goud'.
139	* ''WesternAnimation/MerrieMelodies'':
140	** "Bye, Bye Bluebeard": A mouse tries to convince Porky he's a hatchet-wielding serial killer. At one point his shadow looms, large and menacing, on a wall.
141	** "Claws For Alarm": Early in the short, Sylvester is terrified by a gigantic shadow belonging to a tiny spider.
142	** "A Corny Concerto" begins with the silhouette of a tall, strapping figure stepping up to a podium in a fashion similar to Leopold Stokowski, only to be revealed to be Elmer Fudd in a suit that seems to hang off of him like a set of drapes.
143	** "WesternAnimation/PorkysMovieMystery": A shadow of presumably a giant muscular police officer is seen interrogating and threatening Frankenstein's Monster, which turns out to be cast by a very small police officer.
144	** "Scaredy Cat": In the scene where a group of killer mice have Porky bound, gagged, and on his way to be decapitated, large shadows of the mice (with one carrying an executioner's axe) appear on the wall.
145	** "WesternAnimation/WeTheAnimalsSqueak": At the beginning, a younger Kansas City Kitty's shadow is show and she appears to be a large and menacing cat that frightens away a gang of rats, then it turns out she was a very small kitten.
146	** ''WesternAnimation/WhatsOperaDoc'': The opening, where the muscular shadow commanding the elements belongs to Elmer Fudd in an ill-fitting armor.
147	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'': The first appearance of [[OverlordJr Lloyd Garmadon]] uses this trope, causing the Ninja to initially believe that his evil father, Lord Garmadon, had come to terrorise Jamanakai Village.
148	* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': King's introduction. There's quaking footsteps and a big monstrous shadow is cast on the wall… then the diminutive King emerges, wearing bath towels and clutching a rubber duck.
149	* ''Literature/PippiLongstocking'': Two crooks see Mr. Nilsson's oversized shadow at Pippi's window, and mistake it for that of a large, formidable man. Mr. Nilsson is, of course, a small monkey. Unlike most examples above, the audience is in on the joke.
150	* ''WesternAnimation/PuppyInMyPocketAdventuresInPocketville:'' In "The Unexpected Guest", the first trial is for Kate to test her bravery. The Royal Guards bring her to the Bear Inn, where Kate is at first startled by what seems to be the big menacing shadow of a bear. However, she realizes that it’s just Baldo, the owner of the inn [[BearyFriendly who is actually quite friendly]].
151	* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'': Mr. Big, a villain, appears as an enormous shadow on the wall for several episodes before finally being revealed to be smaller than Rocky. For all Big's tiny size, the villains, including Fearless Leader, are still scared of him.
152	* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' sometimes plays this straight, but an interesting variation was in the classic episode "Mine Your Own Business," when as a plot to scare the old Miner '49er into a trap, the Miner runs when he sees and hears what appears to be a train approaching, but is revealed to actually be Shaggy making train noises while Scooby ran down the tracks with a flashlight and speaker Shaggy's train imitations were coming out of.
153	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981'': In "The Smurf Who Would Be King", the Norf Nags are Smurf-sized creatures that cast giant shadows to make themselves big and fearsome in order to scare the Pookies into delivering them more jewels from the mines.
154	* In "The Fearful Flier" from ''WesternAnimation/{{TOTS}}'', the [[AbsurdPhobia fearsome animal]] that Bodhi is delivering... a baby guinea pig named Gil, is introduced this way.
155	%%* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'': Jerry's magician uncle at the very beginning of "The Haunted Mouse".
156	%%* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'': Used with a monkey [[GodGuise worshipped]] by a WackyWaysideTribe.
157	* ''WesternAnimation/WatershipDown2018''. Played with during the escape from Efrafa in the storm, when a lightning flash throws the huge shadow of a rabbit against the bridge where Hazel and the others are waiting. They freeze in alarm, thinking it's [[LargeAndInCharge General Woundwort]], but it turns out to be Bigwig.
158	* ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'': Done deliberately in "No Laughing Matter," when Eliza uses her shadow puppet skills to cast a lion shadow to frighten away the wild spotted hyenas mauling the friendly, domesticated hyena she released earlier.
159	* ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'': Both played straight and terrifyingly subverted when the [[KillerRobot Ultimate Sentinel]] Nimrod shows up. We see the massive shadow on the wall as [[FutureBadAss Bishop]] yells '' [[OhCrap "Oh, no! It's Nimrod!"]]'' -- when a [[RealMenWearPink man-sized, pink robot]] appears, and [[HopeSpot everyone breathes a slight sigh of relief...]] which disappears completely as Nimrod [[CurbStompBattle then promptly proceeds to beat everyone present like a red-haired stepchild.]]
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