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Author: captainmarkle

Jan 23rd 2016 at 8:50:26 AM

More examples:

[[AC: Literature]]
* The Death Eaters from ''Literature/HarryPotter'' are often described as wearing skull-like masks, partly to cover their identity but also to scare the crap out of their targets. The "Dark Mark" that they leave as a calling card displays a glowing skull in the air with a snake-like tongue. The films [[DownplayedTrope didn't remove this entirely]], but [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything did make them resemble the KKK to a degree]].

[[AC: Video Games]]
* In ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'', the game's way of warning you about a seriously dangerous unit (typically one that is several levels higher than the player) by putting a skull next to their name and health bar. Loading screens outright encourage you to run if you come across one of these.

[[AC: Web Original]]
* ''[[Machinima/YogscastMinecraftSeries Shadow of Israphel]]'' has Spacker [=LeChuck=], an [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot undead dwarf, pirate and former adventurer]], who has a skull on his helmet. Surprisingly, however, he's actually a NiceGuy and firm ally of both LetsPlay/LewisBrindley and LetsPlay/SimonLane.

ADDITIONS/EDITS:
* With the punisher entry, I think it's worth mentioning that the skull is deliberately done so that people aim for his better-armoured chest, rather than his head or joints.
* ''Warhammer 40k'' also has the Necrons, an ancient race of robots that are technically designed to resemble skeletons. I don't feel a second bullet point is necessary; can we merge that in?