History Main / Hologram

* ''Videogame/{{Fallout}}'':

* ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'': Galatea's [[http://bobadventures.thecomicseries.com/comics/381/ beret]] lets her project a holographic human face over her actual furry one.

%%* ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'': Galatea's [[http://bobadventures.thecomicseries.com/comics/381/ hologram hat]].

* Mitsuko Miyazumi of ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' is the holographic girlfriend of scientist and major weeaboo Krieger. There have been at least two and maybe more, but they are indistinguishable from one another.

** While Superman is talking to the computerized image of his mother Lara in his Fortress of Solitude, her image steps out of the crystal and moves around.
** Lex Luthor creates a laser hologram device to project images of himself and Otis playing chess. This fools the guards so they can escape Metropolis Prison.

* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
** ''Series/Loki2021'' introduces a sentient hologram, Miss Minutes, who serves the Time Variance Authority as an office assistant.

** In "Bits of Love", Aidan Hunter, alone in his underground bunker in the aftermath of a nuclear war, keeps himself from going stir crazy by creating holographic recreations of his parents and his best friend Griff and engaging in one night stands with various holographic women in a virtual reality chamber (since physical contact with the holograms is impossible outside of it).
** In "The Haven", each of the 65 or more floors of the titular apartment building have the same holographic concierge George. This is seemingly true of every other building in the city equipped with the artificial intelligence Argus.

** The Great Machine on Episilon III (the planet B5 orbits) has a holographic system to allow its [[WetwareCPU living CPU]] to move about freely throughout the machine and even travel up to B5 on occasion. The Minbari Draal made extensive use of the system to the point that he forgets he's using a holographic body from time to time, and remarks that he must remember to dust his actual body every so often. Draal lets Commander Ivanova borrow the systemm where she [[InterruptedIntimacy walks in]] on an Earth Alliance political officer trying to seduce Captain Sheridan. Later, when Sheridan decides to have the station secede from the Alliance in response to the actions of the tyrannical President Clark, he uses the holographic system to make a public address announcing this fact.

* ''Franchise/StarTrek'' in all its incarnations. Of special mention are the Holodecks in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' and [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep the Doctor]] in ''Series/StarTrekVoyager.'' Unlike many holograms, Federation holograms are as solid as they want to be, due to a combination of force fields and replicator technology. (Indeed, when a holodeck creates food for you to eat, it's no longer a hologram in any sense; it's real food, replicated on the spot.) They're also realistic enough to fool very smart people for extended periods of time (as in TNG's "Ship in a Bottle"). While 24th century Federation holodeck technology requires a lot of infrastructure, at one point ''Voyager's'' Doctor acquires a mobile emitter made with 29th century technology. It's smaller than a cellphone but allows him to travel anywhere.

* ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' has 3D holograms used as trainers in the Hazard Course, and as a recorded message in the expansion pack ''Opposing Force''. ''Machinima/FreemansMind'' lampshades how the Hazard Course trainer is being projected with no visible equipment.

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' has Agent Conneticut, whose armor allows her to use holograms to distract and deceive enemies.

* Unusually, two holograms appear in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''. Keep in mind that the ''Legend of Zelda'' series is mostly based on medieval Europe. [[spoiler: Both of the holograms are of Zant, a major villain in the game; the holograms act as the minibosses of the Palace of Twilight, the penultimate dungeon in the game.]]

* Ladonia in ''Webcomic/etaliaAxisPowersH'', who lives in {{Cyberspace}} (and possibly also in Sweden) and only has a physical form as long as his laptop is turned on (and sometimes not even then).
* In ''Anime/AldnoahZero'', Princess Asseylum uses a holographic disguise to keep herself hidden among Earthians. [[spoiler: In the second season her half-sister Lemrina uses holographic disguises to impersonate ''Asseylum'', who is in a ConvenientComa.]]

* The ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' villain Mysterio frequently uses holograms.
* When Creator/AlanMoore's ComicBook/TomStrong travelled to Terra Obscura, he encounters [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks Dark Age]] VirtualGhost The Terror.

* ''Franchise/XMen'': Nightcrawler has a device that creates a hologram to let him appear normal, but he rarely uses it.
* Doctor Doom's Hologram Projector consist of a projector and a transmitter. It can project images derived from a signal from the transmitter. He often attaches the transmitter to one of his Doombots or other minions and watches the image from a safe location.

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':

** In ''ComicBook/TheComingOfAtlas'', ComicBook/LanaLang trying to use Lexcorp's resources to help Superman triggers a ComicBook/LexLuthor hologram which informs her she is fired, effective immediately.

* ''Film/{{Outland}}'': Naked holographic women dance/copulate? in the bar used by the miners.
* ''Film/ResidentEvilFilmSeries'': the Red Queen's projected "little girl" image.

** Episode IV: ''Film/ANewHope''. Princess Leia's image projected out of R2-D2, and the chess pieces in the game between R2-D2 and Chewbacca.

** By the time ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' rolls around, holograms can be confused for the real person.
* In ''Film/{{Flubber}}'' the robot Weebo projects a holographic hot girl avatar for herself to fondle the main character in his sleep. It's weirder in context.
* ''Film/{{Futureworld}}'' (sequel to ''Film/{{Westworld}}''). Two Delos guests play a chess game using holographic pieces.

* ''Film/TankGirl''. Kesslee's head after his operation.
* The original ''Film/TotalRecall1990'' has a device to create a photo realistic hologram that mimics the user. It is used late in the film to trick a bunch of armed guards. There's also a tennis-training hologram that Lori uses to practice her serve. ''Film/TotalRecall2012'' has holograms used for things like signs, to Quaid's disguise, to the recording Hauser left to Quaid which is Hauser's head floating between two ornaments.
* ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra''. When Duke first meets the Joes they have a device that projects a holographic image of their commander General Hawk.
* Holograms are reasonably common in the future world of ''Literature/TheHungerGames'', but an important distinction is that most of them are ''flat''—i.e., simply projections of "classic", 2-D camera feeds into empty space. Practically every home in the Districts has a "holographic television" for mandatory viewing of Games and other Capitol news, and even President Snow has a projector on his desk to view Games footage ([[spoiler:and, later, CCTV footage of the District 13 rebels]]), somewhat evoking Saruman's Palantír in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. (The projectors also all appear to be the exact same make or model, so it's not like there are different electronics firms making competing versions.)

* ''Film/LogansRun''. In the scene where Logan is interrogated about Sanctuary, the main computer creates holograms of his head that express his thoughts.
* ''Film/TheMatrix''. The bridge of the Nebuchadnezzar (and presumably the other hoverships) has a holographic display that shows other objects (like Sentinels).
* ''Film/TheWhispererInDarkness'', made in the {{retraux}} style of a 1930's Franchise/UniversalHorror film, has the protagonist hooking a machine up to a BrainInAJar and saying he's not going to be fooled by some parlour trick with a radio, only to be stunned to see a HugeHolographicHead talking back to him.

* ''Film/EscapeFromLA'': For his government-mandated mission to the future hellhole of Los Angeles island, Snake is given a device that projects a holographic image of himself to fool enemies. [[spoiler:Notably, he uses it in the climax to fool the dictorial U.S. President.]]
* In ''Film/SixTheMarkUnleashed'', a holographic program initiates those who have taken The Holy Implant (actually the MarkOfTheBeast) by telling them of the supposed benefits they now have with becoming part of [[OneWorldOrder the Community]] through the Implant -- among them, longer lives and [[ReallyGetsAround freedom to have unlimited sex]] [[EveryoneIsBi with either gender]].

* The Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse showcases holograms as standard tech for civilizations to have, starting from ''Film/IronMan'' where genius Tony Stark uses a holographic display for his work, and progressing into alien worlds like Asgard and Sakaar using displays for commonplace purposes.

** ''Film/{{Eternals}}'' has Ajak employ a golden sphere to communicate with the Celestials.
*** There is also a Uni-Mind device that links minds, causing golden TronLines to form across the bodies of the Uni-Mind members.
* The Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse has a great variety of this:

** Cyborg displays light holograms out of his cybernetic body in ''Film/{{Justice League|2017}}'' and ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague''.
** ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'' has holograms made of water.

* In ''Literature/{{Neuromancer}}'', the character Riviera is a showman with the ability to project holograms due to having an emitter implanted in his chest. He has a taste for guro-type shows when onstage, and offstage he's no better. For example, he likes to amplify his experiences in drug use by projecting a scorpion over his hypodermic while shooting up-and to create traffic accidents by projecting the scorpion onto the dashboards of passing vehicles and hoping the driver panics. It is also his ChekhovsGun although firing it doesn't quite get the result he was hoping for. [[spoiler: the other characters recognize immediately that a hologram is a controlled laser, and could be used as a laser weapon just strong enough to [[EyeScream fry a retina over-easy, as the Finn puts it]]. Riviera eventually uses it as such against the ninja bodyguard Hideo. Unfortunately for Riviera, ninjas are quite skilled at enduring pain and fighting in the dark, so this serves only to make Hideo want to kill Riviera.]]

* '''Stuttering and Static:''' Related to GlamourFailure, holograms generally [[HologramProjectionImperfection fizz, pop, stutter and show other signs of malfunctioning]] right out of the box, though, for some reason, none of the users ever seems to notice this. For examples see HologramProjectionImperfection.

* ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'': Villain Cheater uses holograms to fake people out on his location.

* Like his comic counterpart, Nightcrawler in ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' has a hologram device so he can appear normal. As the ''Evolution'' version of Nightcrawler is a bit more self-conscious, (not to mention for the first two seasons, the existence of mutants is hidden from the public) he uses it more often than the comic version.

-->-- '''[[WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry Cranky Kong]]''' (The Hologram Song)

* ''Film/ResidentEvil'': the Red Queen's projected "little girl" image.

** There is also a Uni-Mind device that links minds, causing golden TronLines to form across the bodies of the Uni-Mind members.

* Holograms in ''VideoGame/TheCrystalKey'' look and act exactly like the ones from the ''StarWars'' franchise (fittingly for a game where the villain is obviously meant to be Darth Vader.) They're all {{Apocalyptic Log}}s, and they're your primary source of backstory given that [[BeautifulVoid what few sentient beings are still alive]] are all working for the villain and trying to kill you.

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* Galatea's [[http://bobadventures.thecomicseries.com/comics/381/ hologram hat]] in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob.''
* In ''Webcomic/TimesLikeThis'', holograms are encountered frequently in visits to the future (or in objects brought back from the future):
** [[http://www.timeslikethis.com/index.php?id=570 A toy gun that fires a holographic bullet.]]
** [[http://www.timeslikethis.com/index.php?id=229 Michael Jackson-inspired shoes projecting holographic white tiles.]]
** [[http://www.timeslikethis.com/index.php?id=8 The "Holog-X" television.]]
** RobotBuddy [[http://www.timeslikethis.com/index.php?id=570 Nicki has the ability to project a flat video as a holographic image.]]

*** ''ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings'' has Wong use a hologram to conduct an examination of the Ten Rings devices.

* In the Australian animated film ''Go to Hell!'' (1997), God and Satan are actually AncientAstronauts G.D and his rebellious son Red. After helping the Israelites escape slavery in Egypt, Red uses a holographic projector to scare off bandits (by projecting a huge image of his pet snake) and insult G.D. (by projecting a [[FlippingTheBird huge middle finger]]).

* ''Futureworld'' (sequel to ''Film/{{Westworld}}''). Two Delos guests play a chess game using holographic pieces.

** ''ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings'' has two pendants owned by Shang-Chi and his sister Xialing be set in a dragon statue that unlocks a map made of water.

* Nightcrawler of the ComicBook/XMen has a device that creates a hologram to let him appear normal, but he rarely uses it.