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* The cover of ''[[ThePunisher Punisher]] Kills the Marvel Universe.''

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* The cover of ''[[ThePunisher Punisher]] Kills the Marvel Universe.''Universe'', he even manages to get some LegCling in there. [[http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i52/JackSkinnerMorningstar/MarvelUniverseVsThePunisher3025.jpg]]
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* ''Thrud The Barbarian'', a comic strip published in Games Workshop's ''White Dwarf'' magazine, once had the eponymous main character creating the pile and posing himself on it (with a woman clutching his leg). So he could have his passport picture taken (erh, painted)...
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** Well, they WERE funneled into a position where they could only fight him one-to-three at a time. [[HateDumb So yeah]...
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* Gimli the dwarf from ''TheLordOfTheRings'' sat on top of orc #43. It still moved because his ax was lodged in the orc's skull.

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* Gimli the dwarf from ''TheLordOfTheRings'' sat on top of orc #43. It still moved because his ax was lodged in the orc's skull.spine.

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* [[VentureBrothers Alright, already!]]

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* [[VentureBrothers Alright, already!]]''VentureBrothers'': Brock, during a stay in a LotusEaterMachine.

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* [[AppropriatedAppellation The Samurai Known As]] [[SamuraiJack Jack]] often ends up standing atop a mountain of [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman robot corpses]].

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* [[AppropriatedAppellation The Samurai Known As]] [[SamuraiJack Jack]] SamuraiJack often ends up standing atop a mountain of [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman robot corpses]].

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* The Temple of Ormogon in ''BrutalLegend''.
** Do you mean the Temple of Ormagöden?

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* The Temple of Ormogon Ormagöden in ''BrutalLegend''.
** Do you mean the Temple of Ormagöden?
''BrutalLegend''.
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[[quoteright:300:[[QuestForGlory http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/qfg_mountain.jpg]]]]

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[[quoteright:300:[[QuestForGlory [[quoteright:300:[[QuestForGloryII http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/qfg_mountain.jpg]]]]
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* For a(n arguably) more family-friendly take, look no further than the oft-parodied pile of mecha from the ''GGundam'' prologue.
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* After the second stage of the Scott Pilgrim Vs The World game, Scott and Ramona ''kiss'' atop a mountain of corpses.
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* The flash video [[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/showdown The Ultimate Showdown]] ends with [[spoiler:Mr. Rogers]] standing triumphantly atop a pile of corpses brandishing a sword.
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* [[CelticMythology Cú Chullain]] is said to have killed so many men in one battle that he "built walls from their corpses".
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* The [[http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/gi-joe-1982/95-10.jpg cover]] of Marvel Comics' GIJoe #95, the middle issue of the "Snake Eyes Trilogy", has the aforementioned [[NinjaPirateRobotZombie mute ninja commando]] hunched over a pile of slain Cobra Vipers of various types.
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* Done (and subsequently mocked) in, I think, Gokusen.
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** Do you mean the Temple of Ormagöden?
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** The iconic full page illustration from the first Dark Eldar codex has a random Dark Eldar warrior standing atop a hill of skulls. The bonus? An attached poem that set the theme for the entire army:
--> ''We are not creatures of shadow'' \\
''But it serves us well'' \\
''As an ally in battle and a refuge for rest.''
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[-[[caption-width:300:I wonder if [[ICanSeeMyHouseFromHere he can see his house from there]]?]]-]

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[[QuestForGlory [[quoteright:300:[[QuestForGlory http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/qfg_mountain.jpg]]
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[-[[caption-width-right:300:I
wonder if [[ICanSeeMyHouseFromHere he can see his house from there]]?]]-]
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* Luca Blight in ''[[SuikodenII]]'''s opening, while sporting a [[SlasherSmile gigantic, psychotic smile]]. [[NightmareFuel Just a wee bit terrifying...]]

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* Luca Blight in ''[[SuikodenII]]'''s ''{{Suikoden II}}'''s opening, while sporting a [[SlasherSmile gigantic, psychotic smile]]. [[NightmareFuel [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Just a wee bit terrifying...]]
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* Lemon Demon's "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny" ends like this.

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* Lemon Demon's "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny" ends like this.
this. The guy on top? [[spoiler:Mr. Rogers]].
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If it's a villain, you can expect them to instead [[SlouchOfVillainy lounge comfortably]] on their [[OrcusOnHisThrone corpse-couch]], perhaps off-handedly stabbing any enemies that have a twitch of life still in them. Bad guys with time on their hands and an interest in arts and crafts may turn this pile-o-corpses into a skull throne, with authentic human skin leather for the lining. [-[=* shudder* =]-]

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If it's a villain, you can expect them to instead [[SlouchOfVillainy lounge comfortably]] on their [[OrcusOnHisThrone corpse-couch]], perhaps off-handedly stabbing any enemies that have a twitch of life still in them. Bad guys with time on their hands and an interest in arts and crafts may turn this pile-o-corpses into a skull throne, with authentic human skin leather for the lining. [-[=* shudder* =]-]
[-[=*shudder*=]-]
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* Lemon Demon's "The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny" ends like this.
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* In an episode of KappaMikey, when [[NonHumanSidekick Guano]] is asked to [[ASimplePlan draw up a plan to replace Ozu's precious bonzai tree]] he instead draws himself standing on Mikey's and Gonard's bodies while Mitsuki and Lily [[LegCling hang onto his legs]].

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** Hurin of ''The Silmarillion'' was actually defeated by incomplete use of this trope. He wasn't careful about where he was keeping the forming mound of orc corpses, and got buried under them.

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** Hurin [[TheChildrenOfHurin Hurin]] of ''The Silmarillion'' was actually defeated by incomplete use of this trope. He wasn't careful about where he was keeping the forming mound of orc corpses, and got buried under them.

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* The Hill of Slain from ''TheSilmarillion'' is [[http://www.tednasmith.com/silmarillion/TN-The_Hill_of_Slain-Web.jpg a literal mountain of corpses]].

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* The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Hill of Slain Slain]] from ''TheSilmarillion'' (Haudh-en-Ndengin) is [[http://www.tednasmith.com/silmarillion/TN-The_Hill_of_Slain-Web.jpg a literal mountain of corpses]].

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* Conan. At almost any point in his life. Ever. See also FrankFrazetta, above.

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* Conan. At almost any point in his life. Ever. See also FrankFrazetta, above.

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** The former [[http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/conan_frazetta.jpg trope image is one example]]

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** The former [[http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/conan_frazetta.jpg trope image is but one example]]famous example]] among dozens.

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** The former [[http://www.collectorsquest.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/conan_frazetta.jpg trope image is one example]]



* Conan. At almost any point in his life. Ever. See also FrankFrazetta, above.
* The Hill of Slain from ''TheSilmarillion'' is [[http://www.tednasmith.com/silmarillion/TN-The_Hill_of_Slain-Web.jpg a literal mountain of corpses]].
** Hurin of ''The Silmarillion'' was actually defeated by incomplete use of this trope. He wasn't careful about where he was keeping the forming mound of orc corpses, and got buried under them.



* Hurin of TheSilmarillion was actually defeated by incomplete use of this trope. He wasn't careful about where he was keeping the forming mound of orc corpses, and got buried under them.
* Conan. At almost any point in his life. Ever.
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* TheJoker invokes the villainous version of trope in a bizarre way in TheKillingJoke by using a pile of half-broken kewpie dolls and a tilt-a-whirl cart as a throne. While not strictly a pile of dead bodies, it's [[NightmareFuel pretty damn close]]...
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* In ''Jackals'', the first image depicting TheHero's mom shows her on top of a pile of corpses with the BFS she passed on to her son.
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** Even the ''ceiling'' is made of skeletons.

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