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* In ''SchlockMercenary'', the titular troops discovered natives on a planet and leaves behind a teacher droid. Droid is sacrificed. Droid was nuclear powered...
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* In ''SchlockMercenary'', the titular troops ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'', Tagon's Toughs discovered natives on a planet and leaves behind a teacher droid. Droid is sacrificed. Droid was nuclear powered...
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* Parodied in ''TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland'' with a lactose-intolerant volcano god tended by a tribe of vegetarian cannibals. Instead of virgins, vegetable-based offerings are substituted due to the volcano's sensitive digestive tract. One puzzle requires you to trigger a volcanic eruption by offering cheese to the volcano god.
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* Parodied in ''TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland'' with a lactose-intolerant volcano god tended by a tribe of vegetarian cannibals. Instead of virgins, vegetable-based offerings are substituted due to the volcano's sensitive digestive tract. One puzzle requires ("It doesn't really taste like a human, but it has a similar texture.") Naturally, you need to trigger a volcanic eruption play SpannerInTheWorks by offering cheese to the volcano god.god, causing a massive eruption.
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->'''Tribesman:''' Quixiquoddal, the Volcano God is angry. We must appease his wrath!\\
'''Fr. Ted:''' Volcano God! What kind of nonsense is that? I'll ask you one more time, will you not give Catholicism a try?\\
'''Tribesman:''' It wouldn't catch on. We don't agree with the Pope's line on contraception. It's the '90s for God's sake!
-->-- ''{{Father Ted}}'', "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSVVHrcTacw&t=1m01s Kicking Bishop Brennan up the Arse]]"
'''Fr. Ted:''' Volcano God! What kind of nonsense is that? I'll ask you one more time, will you not give Catholicism a try?\\
'''Tribesman:''' It wouldn't catch on. We don't agree with the Pope's line on contraception. It's the '90s for God's sake!
-->-- ''{{Father Ted}}'', "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSVVHrcTacw&t=1m01s Kicking Bishop Brennan up the Arse]]"
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** And the volcano was [[UnderStatement not pleased]] with the "sacrifice".
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** And the volcano was [[UnderStatement not pleased]] pleased with the "sacrifice".
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* In ''TheReturnOfHanuman'', there's a big volcano which should be either fed with mangoes... or ''humans'' to prevent the volcano to [[spoiler:turn into some demon who eats the villagers]].
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* In ''TheReturnOfHanuman'', there's a big volcano which should be either fed with mangoes... or ''humans'' to prevent the volcano to [[spoiler:turn from [[spoiler:turning into some demon who eats the villagers]].
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* Inverted in CodexAlera. High Lord Kalare plays Piss Off The Volcano God and rigs it to erupt when he dies. Then the First Lord pisses it off some more to make the volcano erupt early.
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* Inverted in CodexAlera. High Lord Kalare plays Piss Off The Volcano God and rigs it to erupt when he dies. Then [[spoiler:Then the First Lord pisses it off some more to make the volcano erupt early.]]
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* In an add-on to DragonFable called "Archknight", [[spoiler: one of the princesses you rescue turns out to be a virgin sacrifice.]]
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* In an add-on to DragonFable ''VideoGame/DragonFable'' called "Archknight", [[spoiler: one of the princesses you rescue turns out to be a virgin sacrifice.]]
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** And the volcano was [[UnderStatement not pleased]] with the "sacrifice".
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* ''Literature/TheRomanMysteries'' actually give a real life twist on this common trope. Instead of virgin sacrifice, the Romans sacrifice fish as part of the Vulcanalia in ''The Secrets of Vesuvius''.
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* Attempted on {{Johnny Bravo}} and it failed. As they ask the Goddess to accept their offer of a Virgin - Johnny simply went "Virgin?" then the Volcano erupted - either he wasn't a Virgin, or the Volcano Goddess just didn't want him.
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* Attempted on {{Johnny Bravo}} and it failed. As they ask the Goddess to accept their offer of a Virgin - Johnny simply went "Virgin?" then the Volcano erupted - either he wasn't a Virgin, or the Volcano Goddess just didn't want him.
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* A flashback on ''The Critic'' showed Jay Sherman and his then wife sunbathing on a tropical island on their honeymoon. He is then approached some of the island natives:
-->'''Tribal Leader''': I'm sorry Jay, but to appease the volcano we must [[VirginSacrifice sacrifice a virgin]].
-->'''Jay''' (to his wife): Did you have to tell ''everybody''?
-->(Next scene: Jay is tossed into the volcano, followed by eruption.)
-->'''Jay''' (present day): [[AvertedTrope After that]], they had ten years of pestilence and plague!
* A flashback on ''The Critic'' showed Jay Sherman and his then wife sunbathing on a tropical island on their honeymoon. He is then approached some of the island natives:
-->'''Tribal Leader''': I'm sorry Jay, but to appease the volcano we must [[VirginSacrifice sacrifice a virgin]].
-->'''Jay''' (to his wife): Did you have to tell ''everybody''?
-->(Next scene: Jay is tossed into the volcano, followed by eruption.)
-->'''Jay''' (present day): [[AvertedTrope After that]], they had ten years of pestilence and plague!
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* The Far Side portrayed [[LamePun Virginians]] being sacrificed by island natives.
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* The Far Side portrayed [[LamePun [[AWorldwidePunomenon Virginians]] being sacrificed by island natives.
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* Attempted on {{Johnny Bravo}} and it failed. As they ask the Goddess to accept their offer of a Virgin - Johnny simply went "Virgin?" then the Volcano erupted - either he wasn't a Virgin, or the Volcano Goddess just didn't want him.
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* Also Parodied in the first issue of SamAndMax.
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* Also Parodied in the first issue of SamAndMax.''SamAndMaxFreelancePolice''.
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** {{Lampshaded}} when Jon asks the princess's father if the sacrifice appeased the volcano god or something, and her father replies, "No. It plugs up the hole."
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* In ''TheReturnOfHanuman'', there's a big volcano which should be either fed with mangoes... or ''humans'' to prevent the volcano to [[spoiler:turn into some demon who eats the villagers]].
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* The 1932 movie ''BirdOfParadise'' is, if not the TropeMaker here, definitely the TropeCodifier.
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* The 1932 movie ''BirdOfParadise'' (which was based on a play) is, if not the TropeMaker here, definitely the TropeCodifier.
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* The probable TropeMaker is the play ''Bird of Paradise'' by Richard Walton Tully and its film adaptations.
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*The final challenge of ''TotalDramaWorldTour'' subverted this trope by using effigies.
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* Inverted in CodexAlera. High Lord Kalare plays Piss Off The Volcano God and rigs it to erupt when he dies. Then the First Lord pisses it off some more to make the volcano erupt early.
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* On ''{{Madagascar}}: Escape 2 Africa'', King Julien suggests a sacrifice to the volcano to bring back the water to the reserve. Melman, who thinks he's got only 24 hours to live, volunteers.
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* On ''{{Madagascar}}: Escape 2 Africa'', King Julien suggests a sacrifice to the volcano to bring back the water to the reserve. Melman, who thinks he's got only 24 hours to live, volunteers. [[spoiler: The shark chasing Mort gets "sacrificed" instead ]]
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* Parodied in Craig Shaw Gardner's "Slaves of the Volcano God." His Cineverse series world runs on movie tropes.
* Parodied in Craig Shaw Gardner's "Slaves of the Volcano God." His Cineverse series world runs on movie tropes.
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* The Far Side portrayed [[LamePun Virginians]] being sacrificed by island natives.
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* No sacrifice is shown, but an episode of {{Family Guy}} had a psychologist secretly videotape the Griffin family highlighting their extreme disfunctionality. In one inexplicable clip of their living room Peter angrily slaps Chris (while both wearing leaf skirts) crying "Do you want to anger the volcano?!"
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** Also referenced in the animated show "ThePenguinsOfMadagascar" episode "Huffin and Puffin." One of the characters ties up the penguins and attempts to trap them in a hollow plastic volcano in the lemur exhibit so that he can cause mayhem. Maurice notices and wonders aloud what is going on. Julian replies: "Someone is sacrificing penguins to the volcano...eh, these things happen."
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** Also referenced in the animated show "ThePenguinsOfMadagascar" ''ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'' episode "Huffin and Puffin." One of the characters ties up the penguins and attempts to trap them in a hollow plastic volcano in the lemur exhibit so that he can cause mayhem. Maurice notices and wonders aloud what is going on. Julian replies: "Someone is sacrificing penguins to the volcano...eh, these things happen."
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* On ''Futurama,'' back story reveals that members of the [[BasementDweller Trekkie cult]] were killed off years ago like this, i.e. "[[TakeThat the manner most]] [[NerdsAreVirgins befitting virgins]]."
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* On ''Futurama,'' ''{{Futurama}},'' back story reveals that members of the [[BasementDweller Trekkie cult]] were killed off years ago like this, i.e. "[[TakeThat the manner most]] [[NerdsAreVirgins befitting virgins]]."
* Almost happens on ''{{Jimmy Two-Shoes}}'', after Jimmy and Beezy accidentally summon a lava monster and the tribe [[ImAHumanitarian who had previously tried to eat them]] try lowering them into the volcano.
* Almost happens on ''{{Jimmy Two-Shoes}}'', after Jimmy and Beezy accidentally summon a lava monster and the tribe [[ImAHumanitarian who had previously tried to eat them]] try lowering them into the volcano.
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** Double-subverted in that the mini-sloths are well aware of the scientific reasons for a volcano erupting... but they still consider sacrifice to be "worth a shot".
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* Mocked in ''TheFarSide'' with two clueless tourists being carried up a mountain by natives.
--> '''Tourist''': They just perked right up when we told them we were Virginians!
--> '''Tourist''': They just perked right up when we told them we were Virginians!
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* There's a {{Facebook}} group titled, "Legend says we must sacrifice JustinBieber to stop the volcano."
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* On ''Futurama,'' back story reveals that members of the [[BasementDwellers [[BasementDweller Trekkie cult]] were killed off years ago like this, i.e. "[[TakeThat the manner most befitting virgins]]."
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*On ''Futurama,'' back story reveals that members of the [[BasementDwellers Trekkie cult]] were killed off years ago like this, i.e. "[[TakeThat the manner most befitting virgins]]."
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* In ''{{Garfield}} In Paradise'', the volcano rejects the usual virgin (Princess Owooda, a Pacific Islander doppelganger of Jon's crush/future girlfriend Dr. Liz) and requests Jon's rental car instead (a vintage 1950s Cadillac).
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* In ''{{Garfield}} In Paradise'', the volcano rejects the usual virgin (Princess Owooda, a Pacific Islander doppelganger of Jon's crush/future girlfriend Dr. Liz) (and her cat) and requests Jon's rental car instead (a vintage 1950s Cadillac).
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* Duke in ''{{Doonesbury}}'' once controlled an island that sacrificed a virgin to the volcano every month. When he ended the practice, a host of plagues descended upon the region.
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* Duke in ''{{Doonesbury}}'' once controlled an island that sacrificed a virgin to the volcano every month. When that year's maiden backed out at the last second, he ended the practice, and a host of plagues descended upon the region.
