Dolphins from the future who save the world from aliens doesn't count? but yeah Mario is good, I was just presenting various options.
edited 18th Feb '11 1:24:34 AM by Raso
Sparkling and glittering! Jan-Ken-Pon!Why wouldn't Ecco count? This trope is about dolphins, right?
Experience has taught me to investigate anything that glows.I like Raso's Super Mario image, as it's both Gratuitous and without reason.
The first one is the best since it's a crowd shot, but unfortunately because of the low bit resolution it might be a little hard to make out
I always like to reference lesser known works, since they might also be fun for a wider audience to discover. I am thinking of using a picture from Mahou Tsukai Ni Taisetsu Na Koto, where Yume uses a dolphin as her "call sign", for no other reason than that it looks cool to have a dolphin swimming around when she uses her magical powers.
Hmm...I wonder if I could find a shot of Ar_Ru's song magic from Ar Tonelico 3. Its a pregnant mermaid-dolphin that summons other dolphins to attack the enemy.
Here's a few more Ecco The Dolphin pictures. The ending of the first, the false ending of the sequel, and the intros of each game, are especially ripe for potential page images.
In the "there was no reason for this work to include dolphins, but it did anyway" way.
Infinite Tree: an experimental story

What I have in mind is one of the dolphin stages from Super Mario World.
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