History Main / PietaPlagiarism

* Used in ''[[Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaAkiraHimekawa The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]'' manga, [[spoiler:with Hylia holding the just-died Link]].

* Quite unsurprisingly given the title, the GirlsLove manga ''Manga/{{Pieta}}'' uses this pose at a climactic moment, with one of the protagonists holding the other after the latter's suicide attempt.

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* ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'': ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfCaptainAmerica'' plotline has Steve Rogers [[spoiler:taking a bullet and collapsing outside the court]], only for him to be cradled by Sharon Carter and a federal agent. '''[[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/40/955433-marvel_comics_captain_ameri.jpg.jpeg (spoilers)]]'''.
* ''ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}}'': The cover of ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfCaptainMarvel'' is very explicitly based on the Michelangelo work, as the comparison on the main trope page shows.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' episode "Recap/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPowerS5E05SaveTheCat", Adora [[spoiler: cradles Catra in this pose as Catra is dying.]] Cue RageBreakingPoint.

* In ''ComicBook/AllFallDown'', the Ghoul holds [[spoiler:Portia]] this way after rescuing her.
* The [[Comicbook/TheAvengers Avengers]]: [[http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/tsukinofaerii/temp/redzone5cover.jpg Red Zone Part 5 cover]] features this with Iron Man holding a very dead Captain America. Note that Tony's angst is so great that even the [[HoYay/ComicBooks armor is emoting]].
* In a [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] Franchise/{{Batman}} comic "Robin Dies at Dawn", the Dark Knight cradles the body of Dick Grayson as Comicbook/{{Robin}} on the cover after the latter is killed distracting a monster. [[spoiler: He's having a [[AllJustADream nightmare]].]]
* Two-Face holds a drugged and bleeding Batman like this in ''Batman: Jekyll and Hyde''.
* ''ComicBook/CaptainAtom'' probably deserves mention for doing it twice, first on the cover of #8, with Plastique cradling a badly wounded Cap, with bonus points for Cap having a very visible wound in his side, and then inverting that image on the cover of issue #44, with Cap now cradling an unconscious Plastique. (Both are a more direct homage to the Pieta than most comics versions, including the seated posture and the draped legs.)
* The finale to ''ComicBook/CivilWarII'' ends with [[spoiler: Miles Morales holding a defeated Tony Stark]]. This stands out as being one of the most blatant copies so far, with the characters in nearly 1-1 positioning as the original sculpture, including hand placement, etc., to the point that it verges on self-parody.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' #164, [[https://i.annihil.us/u/prod/marvel/i/mg/5/e0/5b4ca206147c7/clean.jpg Daredevil holds his father in this pose]].
* ''Comicbook/DarkReign'' had a promo poster depicting Thor in Lady Loki's arms.

* ''ComicBook/ADeathInTheFamily'', with Franchise/{{Batman}} holding [[spoiler: Jason Todd as Robin's body. [[http://mindlessones.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/jason_todd_robin.jpg This picture comes from the in-story moment where it happens.]]]]
* ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfCaptainAmerica'' plotline has Steve Rogers [[spoiler:taking a bullet and collapsing outside the court]], only for him to be cradled by Sharon Carter and a federal agent. '''[[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/40/955433-marvel_comics_captain_ameri.jpg.jpeg (spoilers)]]'''.
* The cover of ''The Death of ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}}'' is very explicitly based on the Michelangelo work, as the comparison on the main trope page shows.
* For the Marvel reprints of ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'', a new series of covers was made. [[http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/images/marvel24.jpg Issue 24]] also used this pose for Clearbrook and One-Eye.
* The cover to the fifth issue of ''ComicBook/{{Gobots}}'' depicts Leader-1 looking upward in despair while holding Cy-Kill's body in his arms.
* In ''ComicBook/GothamCityGarage'', Batman carries a hurt ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} in his arms after Barbara's been knocked down.
* In the cover of ''ComicBook/GreenArrow'' Vol. 6 #36, Black Canary is depicted [[https://ibb.co/gb1Mrrz effortlessly carrying a wounded Green Arrow out of the sea in this way.]]
* A [[http://machsabre.b.com/art/Guardians-issue-51-colors-34543555 cover]] done for a ''Comicbook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' storyline that [[WhatCouldHaveBeen never actually came to be]].
* Issue 217 of ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'' [[http://www.insanerantings.com/hell/gallery/hb217.html literally copied the statue]].
* In the cover for ''ComicBook/HouseOfM'' issue 4, [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/9/93/House_of_M_Vol_1_7.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160328150720 Wanda is holding Pietro]] in a manner similar to the pose.
* Towards the end of ''ComicBook/LifeWithArchieTheMarriedLife'', [[spoiler:after Archie's HeroicSacrifice for gay friend Kevin Keller, both Jughead and Kevin hold Archie's lifeless body in this way while the former cradles it in his lap as the entire crowd weeps and holds each other close.]]
* Marjane in ''ComicBook/{{Persepolis}}'' recounts how she got into the Iranian art school; in the entrance exam, she drew a copy of Pietà, with Mary replaced by a veiled Iranian woman, and UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} replaced by a martyr.

* The ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' comic "Annual 2" features a parody of superhero comics in which Squidward, as the Squishy Knight, holds [=SpongeBob=] like this in a spoof of ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #7.
* One of the earliest ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' comics had Data cradling Geordi's dead body this way.
* ''ComicBook/SuicideSquad'': In issue 19 of the 2019 book, Black Mask shoots Deadshot in the head, killing him. As he falls out of a window, the Aerie flies up, catches him, and lowers his body onto the ground in the Pietà pose.

** The cover of ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' #7, showing Superman carrying ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'''s dead body, is one of the best known examples in comic books, and is frequently referenced and/or parodied itself [[http://comicboxcommentary.blogspot.com.es/2015/07/30th-anniversary-crisis-on-infinite_20.html and has generated a deluge of merchandising]], effectively making the origin of the trope OlderThanTheyThink for anyone who isn't aware that this cover itself is copying an older work, though it differentiates itself by Supes standing, tears streaming and crying out in grief.

** [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qSG1pbROrbA/Tp2chFhUoaI/AAAAAAAANEE/zF0M84jBz2Y/s1600/dccp+29-10.jpg Superman did this to Supergirl]] long before the Crisis in ''Comicbook/WarWorld''. A reviewer made the next quip: "Again with the anticipation. Superman cradling a Supergirl literally at death’s door. All they need now is copious amounts of blood and a sweatband."

** In ''ComicBook/Supergirl2005'' issue #36, during the ''Comicbook/NewKrypton'' storyline, Supergirl holds her dying father's body while he dies.

** In ''ComicBook/{{Justice|DC Comics}}'' #12, Kara does this to Comicbook/PoisonIvy after knocking her out with a blast of heat vision.

** In ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' #7, Overman, the Nazi Superman of Earth-X, is shown [[https://media.comicbook.com/2017/09/final-crisis7-pg17-5-1023332.jpg cradling the body of Overgirl]], looking closer to the Pieta itself than to ''Crisis on Infinite Earths''. ''Comicbook/TheMultiversity: Mastermen'' [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/0/04/Overman_%28Earth_10%29_001.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/680?cb=20150218214312 reprises the scene]] with the ''Crisis'' pose.

* A variant occurs in ''ComicBook/TalesOfTheJedi'' with Ulic cradling the ''robes'' of [[spoiler:Arca Jeth]], who was a Jedi Master and [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence became one with the Force]] upon death. It's also shown on the cover of that issue.
* One of the most ''notorious'' examples is from the cover of one of the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' "[[VerySpecialEpisode Drug Awareness issues]]", with Speedy holding an unnamed child.
* The cover to the 22nd issue of ''ComicBook/TomStrong'' depicts Tom carrying the body of an alternate timeline counterpart to his daughter Tesla where his archenemy Paul Saveen is her father, directly riffing Superman carrying Supergirl's body on the cover to issue seven of ''Crisis on Infinite Earths''.
* ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'' have Thor holding the corpse of [[spoiler:Modi, his son.]]

* ''Franchise/XMen''
** The [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/398px-X-Men_Vol_1_136.jpg cover]] of ''Comicbook/UncannyXMen'' #136 (''Comicbook/{{Cyclops}}'' holding ''[[Comicbook/JeanGrey Dark Phoenix]]'') is equally well known; ironically, it wasn't until the ''next'' issue that Phoenix died.

** ''X-Treme X-Men'' #2, where the villain arranges a dead (at the time) Psylocke and bloody-and-broken Beast in a reversal of the Pietà. Might be calling back to the Dark Phoenix cover, as a good portion of the fandom indulges in Shipping where these two are concerned.

** The [[http://31.media.tumblr.com/fdcd57f191d0dee5d89a84b43e6808cd/tumblr_nb2u4eSBYU1qh2loco1_1280.jpg cover]] of ''ComicBook/WolverineAndTheXMenMarvelComics'' Vol. 2, Issue 11 is one of the more direct references.

* In ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', this happens to [[spoiler: [[Comicbook/{{Superman}} Clark's]]]] body after [[spoiler: he [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices himself]] to stop Doomsday. Comicbook/{{Batman}} retrieves the body and solemnly passes it down to Comicbook/WonderWoman and Comicbook/LoisLane. Lois then cradles Clark's body in her lap while Bruce and Diana flank them]].

* [[spoiler: Snake holding Big Mama]] in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'' is an [[InvertedTrope interesting twist]], because all the FauxSymbolism up until that point was that [[spoiler: Snake was the self-sacrificial, messianic one and Mama was his mother (she even blatantly described Snake's birth as an 'immaculate conception')]].

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'':
** Franchise/{{Superman}} does this to ComicBook/CaptainAtom after [[spoiler:Superman is forced to beat him unconscious in ''Flashpoint'']].
** Franchise/GreenLantern does this to [[spoiler:Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} in ''Far From Home'']].
** Batman does this with [[spoiler:Ace]] in ''Epilogue''.
* The end of the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' cartoon "What's Opera Doc?"

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'': In the episode "Prince Randall," Mikey combines this trope with a [[SkywardScream Skyward]] BigNo as he holds the unconscious T.J. after the latter is clobbered at the dodgeball wall.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': The famous "Death of Superman" comic is parodied with [[http://simpsonswiki.net/wiki/The_Death_of_Sad_Sack Sad Sack]].
** Season 17's "Marge And Homer Turn A Couple Play" features the eponymous couple helping a major league baseball player and his wife patch up their troubled marriage. During Kent Brockman's news report, a file photo is shown depicting a distressed Marge holding a drunken, drooling, beer-hat wearing Homer in the famous position.
** In "The Sweetest Apu", [[https://frinkiac.com/img/S13E19/237487.jpg Homer does this with a keg of beer]] after someone stabs a hole in it during the Civil War reenactment.
--->'''Homer:''' This was supposed to be a mock battle! [[SkywardScream MOCK]]!!

* Franchise/SpiderMan:

** The Ultimate Universe has Mary Jane holding Peter like this in the final pages of [[spoiler:''The Death of Spider-Man'' saga]].