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13	[[caption-width-right:350:[[VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil Sweet Jesus! Jellies!]]]]
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15	->'''Rusty:''' Yeah, you're an Electric-type! That's why you got all those wires!\
16	'''Tentacool's ghost:''' Wh--I clearly am not! I've got a whole jellyfish thing going on!
17	-->-- ''WebAnimation/PokemonRusty''
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19	You don't want to mess with jellyfish. Not that they're easy to annoy -- they don't even have brains -- but if you get in the way of one of their tentacles, you can expect a nasty, venomous sting.
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21	That's true in media too, but with one little difference. When a fictional character has a run-in with a jelly it often sets their hair standing on end, with sparks flying or some other electric effect surrounding the victim -- as if they'd just gotten a dose of HarmlessElectrocution.
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23	In many cases, it's just a visual or audio effect [[EditorialSynaesthesia used to show the viewer]] that the stinging is actually occurring and that said stinging feels like getting shocked. Other times the jellyfish is actually shown to have a literal electric discharge, as if it were an electric eel -- perhaps even a [[PsychoElectricEel psychotic one]].
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25	Complicating matters are the jellyfish relatives known as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctenophora comb jellies,]] some species of which look like they are wired up with LED light bulbs as a result of light diffraction in their tissues.
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27	SubTrope of ArtisticLicenseMarineBiology. Compare to TheCoconutEffect and ThunderBeetle (particularly fireflies).
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34	* Froot Loops: In ''Froot Loops: Adventures with the Toucans'', Toucan Sam and his nephews discovered several bowls full of the titular cereal until a giant electric jellyfish with a [[Main/WhatTheHellIsThatAccent surfer accent]] appeared and chased them out. One of the nephews lured him with the net full of cereal and trapped him in a submerged car. After that, they offered him some cereal.
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38	* In one episode of ''Anime/DiGiCharatNyo'', Gema falls in love with a jellyfish, and when he grabs one of her tentacles, it's clear that he's being shocked.
39	* ''Anime/DigimonGhostGame'': Jellymon fights primarily by releasing bolts of electricity from her tentacles, and can even morph them into ''functional USB cables'' when indulging her PlayfulHacker side. Her evolutions shift direction slightly to focus more on [[ElementalPunch electrically-charged punches and kicks]].
40	* In ''Literature/KaiketsuZorori'', Zorori tries to trap a cat prince by passing some jellyfishes as ''ramen noodle bowls''. The jellyfishes hold him in place and shock him continuously, as Zorori wants him to sign some paper. Later, the cat prince uses the jellyfishes as a power source for a hair dryer so he can defeat a giant kappa.
41	* Gekka, the flying psychic electric jellyfish from ''Literature/KyouranKazokuNikki''. Gotta catch 'em all!
42	* In ''Manga/YuGiOh'', Yugi's duel with Mako Tsunami featured a jellyfish that not only was electrified, but also ''absorbed the electrical attack'' of one of Yugi's monsters.
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46	* The ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo''[=/=]''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'' fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12018856/1/Dory-Fighting-Love Dory: Fighting Love]] features an electric anemone, that apparently shoots lightning bolts and turns Dory's boobs into fish sticks.
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50	* In ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo,'' all of the "stings" from the jellyfish have a "zap" sound effect, and they appear as ''burns'' [[spoiler:on Dory's fins after they shock her]]. This is probably for RuleOfPerception; the dialogue is specific about the stings delivering venom, but we the audience can't actually see that, or tell that the fish are getting stung without sound effects. The anemone in ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'' similarly has an electric sound effect when touched.
51	** Interestingly, the burnlike scars are TruthInTelevision--real life jellyfish stings can leave ''nasty'' scarring that can (though not always) make one look as though they've been burned severely.
52	* The Jellyfish in ''WesternAnimation/SharkTale'' also have paralyzing zaps.
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55	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
56	* Surprisingly averted in the "[[{{Narm}} Giant Jumbo Jellyfish"]] scene from ''Film/Birdemic2TheResurrection'', probably because [[NoBudget they didn't have a graphic for that]]. However, the extent of the stings is ridiculous, given that the victim has stings all over her arm (which the jellyfish never touched).
57	* The [[TheMovie film adaptation]] of ''Film/{{Stormbreaker}}'' includes a Portuguese Man-O'War. Not only does it look completely inaccurate (the Man-O'War [[ArtisticLicenseBiology isn't even a jellyfish]]) but it sting/shocks a fish at one point and ''[[StrippedToTheBone reduces it to a skeleton]]''.
58	** The Man-O'War is also in [[Literature/AlexRider the book]], but it is portrayed realistically.
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62	* Played with in ''Series/TheAlmightyJohnsons''. When Axl ([[GodInHumanForm who is Odin]]) goes into the water and gets some bad electric burns, his date assumes it was jellyfish, which Axl clearly doesn't quite believe. A few episodes later, we find out that it was actually [=Æ=]gir (personification of the sea) expressing his disapproval at [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the situation with Jörmungandr]], which he blames on Odin.
63	-->'''[=Æ=]gir:''' Next time you throw a metaphorical sea serpent into the ocean, maybe look a thousand years into the future to when it's a ''grown'' metaphorical sea serpent!
64	* The ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E8LetsKillHitler Let's Kill Hitler]]" had robotic/cybernetic jellyfish as part of the Tesselecta's defenses. And yes, they were electric.
65	* ''Series/TheXFiles'': The episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS08E12Medusa Medusa]]" features microscopic jellyfish (the titular medusa) that accumulate on the skins of people in a subway network's tunnels, eventually causing crackling, coruscating electrical burns that ''[[LightningCanDoAnything melt tissue]]''. Justified (clumsily) with the {{Technobabble}} claim that the medusa aren't the source of the electricity; rather, they cause massive static discharges in the coated person's sweat.
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69	* ''Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance'': the Voidfish is capable of discharging a shock so powerful that when it [[spoiler: electrocuted Mannequin!Magnus, his backup body felt it]].
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73	* ''VideoGame/AgeOfMythology'': One of the mythological units is a giant man-o-war that shoots chain lightning. As the civilisation that has access to these units also has access to animated clay creatures, mechanical knights, nymphs that ride sharks into battle, and acid-spurting blobs covered in eyes, this is at least ''more'' reasonable than other examples.
74	* Prevalent enemies in the underwater levels of ''{{VideoGame/Alundra 2}}''.
75	* ''VideoGame/{{Aquaria}}'' has at least one species of electric jellyfish enemy.
76	* The Cnidaria in ''VideoGame/ARKSurvivalEvolved'' have electric attacks on close range.
77	* ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil'': The Jellies shock Pey'j the first time you encounter them. It's unclear if they actually use electrical attacks [[GameplayAndStorySegregation outside the one cutscene]].
78	* The seventh boss of ''VideoGame/BlasterMaster: Enemy Below'' is an electric jellyfish. He only moves around and shoots an easily dodged lightning bolt.
79	* ''VideoGame/BraveHeroYuusha'': Electroozies, which are floating Oozies that resemble jellyfish.
80	* ''VideoGame/{{Chantelise}}'': One of the bosses that can [[ShockAndAwe shoot a line of electricity]] out of its CombatTentacles.
81	** ''VideoGame/RecettearAnItemShopsTale'': A game in the same universe has the same boss, but also a harder one that is in red.
82	* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSun Firestorm'' has the Tiberian Floater, a jellyfish (though it more resembles a Man o' War with the trailing zooids and pneumatophore) that floats through the air and can immobilize vehicles with electric shocks. Could be justified in that it's a mutant that was genetically engineered by [=CABAL=] within the "Genesis Pit".
83	* Stingers in ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon'' are eldritch jellyfish with the Shocker ability, which only deals minor damage but also stuns the target.
84	* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'' has Jellybobs in the Beach Levels. Not only do they deliver electric shocks, but [[FlyingSeafoodSpecial they float in the air as well]].
85	* ''Videogame/DonkeyKongJungleBeat'' has regular jellyfish, which can easily be destroyed, and electric Jellyfish, which can only be destroyed by an Orca whale.
86	* ''VideoGame/DontStarve'': The Shipwrecked expansion adds electric jellyfish.
87	* The Jitterjellies in ''VideoGame/DrakensangOnline'' which fire ranged lightning bolts that cause stun on impact as well as explode into lightning upon death.
88	* The jellyfish boss in ''VideoGame/EVOSearchForEden'' attacks this way, complete with an electric crack sound effect. Regular jellies just whip you with their tentacles.
89	* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''
90	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' features a jellyfish-like aquatic monster called the Aspik (Aspiran in some localizations) that counters anything other than basic attacks with Gigavolt, a powerful lightning attack.
91	** One of the monsters (Crown Lance or something) in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' is a jellyfish that uses electric spells and absorbs electricity. The more dangerous aspect, however, is its ability to [[TakenForGranite petrify]] your characters.
92	* ''Franchise/TheFlintstones'' for the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis has jellyfish that project electric fields all around them in the UnderTheSea stage.
93	* The ''VideoGame/FreddiFish'' series has some in ''Freddi Fish and Luther's Water Worries'' and in ''Freddi Fish 4''.
94	* ''VideoGame/FroggersJourneyTheForgottenRelic'': The guardian of Atlantis is a giant jellyfish that can damage Frogger with electric shocks.
95	* In ''VideoGame/GraffitiKingdom'', two of the mooks into which you can transform are electric jellyfish, though one of them comes from a set of themed elemental jellyfish.
96	* In ''VideoGame/HollowKnight'', Uoma and Ooma, which hover in the air of Fog Canyon, look like jellyfish crackling with electric charges. They don't seem to have any electric attacks, however, though Ooma has a nasty tendency to explode if you attack it. The [[KingMook boss version]], Uumuu, does send electric attacks after you.
97	* ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2'': Master Green is a jellyfish miniboss that, when swallowed, gives the [[ShockAndAwe Spark ability]].
98	%%** ''VideoGame/KirbysEpicYarn'': The Jellies.
99	* The [[SlippySlideyIceWorld Ice Mountain]] [[UnderTheSea Zone]] in ''VideoGame/SonicAdvance'' has these. Justified because they're [[MechaMook robots]].
100	* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
101	** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'': The Biri and Bari enemies are floating, jellyfish-like creatures with whom direct contact, whether by just touching them or striking them with the sword, will result in Link getting electrocuted. In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', you can kill them only with the Clawshot.
102	** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleOfAges'': Plasmarine, the boss of Jabu-Jabu's Belly, is a jellyfish-like creature that attacks by electrocuting Link on contact or by shooting balls of electricity at him.
103	* ''VideoGame/MagicalStarsign'': Sorbet's most powerful spell, Zap O' War, summons a giant jellyfish-like monster to zap enemies for extreme Water-element damage.
104	* ''VideoGame/MegaManX''
105	** In ''VideoGame/MegaManX8'' one of the bosses is an electric jellyfish-like robot that bears the name Gigabolt Man-O-War. Emphasis on the "-like" part as a Man-O-War is not actually a jellyfish.
106	** ''VideoGame/MegaManX2'' has the Jelly Seekers in Bubble Crab's stage.
107	* ''VideoGame/MetalSlug 3'' features a lot of nasty, mutant jellyfishes during the Slug Mariner route in stage 1. ''Metal Slug 5'' also features electric jellyfish too.
108	* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'': Metroids subvert, invert, and play this trope straight. They're space jellyfish with claws instead of tentacles, and seem to drain life force, [[PureEnergy energy]], or electricity from their prey. When they grow into Gamma Metroids, which look more like bugs than jellyfish, they gain the ability to electrocute enemies. [[http://metroid.wikia.com/wiki/Metroid_%28species%29 Read about them for yourself.]] They're quite the original species.
109	* ''VideoGame/{{Octogeddon}}'': Several electric jellyfishes can appear in various levels. They are invincible and slowly approach Octogeddon. Unless blown away with the Elephant tentacle, they will zap and paralyse the octopus for a few seconds.
110	* ''VideoGame/{{Outer Wilds}}'': One of the game's planets, an ocean world, features several large glowing jellyfish whose tentacles emit a zap powerful enough to shut down your ship's electronics.
111	* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Downplayed. Most jellyfish Pokémon focus on poison-based attacks, but a few learn a handful of Electric-type moves -- the Frillish line can learn Shock Wave, through tutoring, while Nihilego, a jellyfish Ultra Beast, can learn a few Electric moves naturally. Notably, as most jellyfish Pokémon are Water-types, [[ElementalRockPaperScissors they're actually weak to electricity]].
112	* ''Videogame/RiskOfRain'': The flying jellyfish enemy will shock you if you touch them, it deals little damage by itself but can be hazardous due to their tendency to attack in swarms. Oddly, their huge boss cousin "Wandering Vagrant" has no such CollisionDamage but makes up for it with its size and the ability to shoot energy orbs.
113	* ''VideoGame/{{Ristar}}''.: Electric jellyfish inhabit the {{water level}}s.
114	* ''VideoGame/{{Runescape}} 3'' has these as a variety of fish that can be caught with the fishing skill. There are two species: green and blue blubber jellyfish, the latter of which heal more when cooked. They're unique in that eating them, in comparison to eating other foods, doesn't drain the adrenaline needed to cast more powerful abilitise.
115	* ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsGame'' plays with this trope when the family encounters King Snorky, a dolphin, at the Springfield aquarium. You have to drop jellyfish into his tank to electrocute him; however, the jellyfish themselves aren't electrified and must be dropped into the electric eel tank first.
116	* ''VideoGame/{{Snailiad}}'' has these as an InvincibleMinorMinion, at least until you get the [[UpgradeArtifact Devastator]].
117	* ''VideoGame/SomethingElse'': One of the obstacles in Electricave. Since they are sprite swaps of the Boo Ceiling, they are annoying to deal with.
118	* ''VideoGame/StirringAbyss'': Lampshaded. They're [[TheGoomba basic enemies]] but the autopsy points out that jellyfish don't actually do this, which should be your first clue that [[CosmicHorrorReveal something else is going on.]]
119	* ''VideoGame/SubCulture'' had electric jellyfish, too, justified as mutations resulting from pollution.
120	* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
121	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'': Jelectros are jellyfish-like enemies that are depicted with pulsing electrical effects, although in practice they simply deal typical collision damage.
122	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPGLegendOfTheSevenStars'' has Leukos, which can actually fire thunderbolts.
123	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'': Aquatic areas often contain enormous nondescript jellies that visibly surge with electricity.
124	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'': In the underwater ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' theme, [[SpikesOfDoom Spike Traps]] turn into the aforementioned Jelectros, though they're still referred to as Spike Traps by the game itself. They appear in the exact same fashion in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2'', though there they have their proper name.
125	* ''VideoGame/TakAndThePowerOfJuju'': These act as BorderPatrol in the water on Chicken Island.
126	* ''VideoGame/WiiParty'': Some electrified jellyfishes act as hazards during the minigame "Pearl Plunder".
127	* ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'': Several kinds of [[TheHeartless Noise]] are this type. And they drop the "Jelly" pin, which has you scratch a space to release an electric charge.
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131	* In the ''WebAnimation/AstroLOLogy'' short "Like Me, Please!", Cancer takes a selfie underwater with a school of jellyfish, one of which latches onto her face and zaps her as surging noises can be heard.
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135	* ''Webcomic/SurprisingOcteal'' references this trope with Kimiko, a girl who loves jellyfish and developed a power to generate electricity due to her misconception of jellyfish.
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139	* ''Website/HectorsWorld'': When Tama the jellyfish stings things, there's a white light and a zapping noise.
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143	%%* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'': The alien that [[FaceFullOfAlienWingWong impregnates]] Carl.
144	* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'': One of Ben's new transformations, [=AmpFibian=], is an anthropomorphic jellyfish with electrical powers. This comes with the ability to float, become intangible, and telepathy, all with an electrokinetic basis.
145	%%* ''WesternAnimation/CommanderClark'': Jelly.
146	* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': The jellyfishes' attacks are always shown as bolts of electricity, even though they're described as "stings". They've even ''burned'' a few characters. Heck, attacks from particularly large jellyfish, like the King Jellyfish, resemble a BoltOfDivineRetribution.
147	* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E1WaterWar Water War]]", the hydroid medusas are colossal jellyfish whose tentacles constantly crackle with electricity and can induce fatal electrocution with a touch. In this case, this is justified due to them not being natural animals, but partly mechanical cyborgs created for war.
148	* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': One challenge in "[[Recap/TotalDramaWhoCanYouTrust Who Can You Trust?]]" is for one camper to jump blindfolded from a platform towards a pool filled with literal electric jellyfish. A teammate is to play acrobat and catch them mid-fall, which scores their team a point. The Killer Bass get through it fine with Harold catching Bridgette, but Lindsay's poor timing means Heather falls right in. She clambers out of the pool with a jellyfish stuck to her that continues to periodically shock her.
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