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* In S.J. Day's ''Marked'' novels, the Mark of Cain, a sigil originally borne by [[Literature/BookOfGenesis the biblical Cain]], is bestowed on mortals by angels. In the first book protagonist Eve Hollis is rather memorably marked this way when she has a quickie in a stairwell with a man who later turns out to be Cain's brother Abel.
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* In S.J. Day's ''Marked'' ''{{Literature/Marked}}'' novels, the Mark of Cain, a sigil originally borne by [[Literature/BookOfGenesis the biblical Cain]], is bestowed on mortals by angels. In the first book protagonist Eve Hollis is rather memorably marked this way when she has a quickie in a stairwell with a man who later turns out to be Cain's brother Abel.
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* In ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', when the Eclipse goes down, the Band of the Hawk are all marked with the "Mark of Sacrifice" when Griffith's ascension ritual begins. All of them but Guts and Casca are eaten by demons. The Mark bleeds when demons come near, and it attracts them as well. Guts, being a consummate {{Badass}}, mainly uses it as a way of letting him know that it's time to get his demonslayer on.
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* In ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'', when the Eclipse goes down, the Band of the Hawk are all marked with the "Mark of Sacrifice" when Griffith's ascension ritual begins. All of them but Guts and Casca are eaten by demons. The Mark bleeds when demons come near, and it attracts them as well. Guts, being a consummate {{Badass}}, mainly uses it as a way of letting him know that it's time to get his demonslayer on.kick some demon ass.
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* In ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' the Band of the Hawk are all marked with the "Mark of Sacrifice" when Griffith's ascension ritual begins. All of them but Guts and Casca are eaten by demons. The Mark bleeds when demons come near, and it attracts them as well. Guts, being a consummate {{Badass}}, mainly uses it as a way of letting him know that it's time to get his demonslayer on.
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Sometimes someone will find another person they want. They could be a LoveInterest, LustObject, or [[ItMustBeMine pure obsession]] - or, it may have nothing to do with that and the object of their desire is nothing more than a LivingMacGuffin or PhlebotinumGirl. At even further extremes they could genuinely want the character to [[{{Protectorate}} join their family]], or they could want to possess them to BreakTheHaughty.
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Sometimes someone will find another person they want. They could be a LoveInterest, LustObject, or [[ItMustBeMine pure obsession]] - -- or, it may have nothing to do with that and the object of their desire is nothing more than a LivingMacGuffin or PhlebotinumGirl. At even further extremes they could genuinely want the character to [[{{Protectorate}} join their family]], or they could want to possess them to BreakTheHaughty.
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The one wearing the new mark may not be aware of its presence at all, or if they are may not realize its significance. If they do, don't expect them to be able to do anything about it (or, eventually, [[StockholmSyndrome to want anything to be done]]). Whether the marked one knows about it or not is usually immaterial to the marker; its purpose is plain and simple, and that's to tell everyone "hands off - this one belongs to ''me''".
The intent may not be - and often isn't - actively malicious; an attempt to protect a loved one (or ChosenOne) or a bonding is as likely as a curse. Even the benevolent versions though are often performed without foreknowledge or permission, as an attempt to protect the marked one from the knowledge or consequences of it. Actually getting that permission and performing the mark will often be as solemn and meaningful as a wedding or knighthood ritual, depending on the connotations.
This mark often comes with unwanted side effects, good or bad; these commonly include heightened emotions or sex drive, unwanted physical changes such as a new eye color, enhanced sensitivity to the supernatural, or altered mental state (particularly if their opinion of or behavior toward the one who marked them is changed). Might be used to invoke {{Synchronization}}, MindlinkMates, or MoreThanMindControl to [[QuestionableConsent encourage a reluctant partner]]. At times it might even backfire - what was intended to be a protection becomes [[SoBeautifulItsACurse bait that draws in other strong supernaturals]] who want to steal them from their marker.
The intent may not be - and often isn't - actively malicious; an attempt to protect a loved one (or ChosenOne) or a bonding is as likely as a curse. Even the benevolent versions though are often performed without foreknowledge or permission, as an attempt to protect the marked one from the knowledge or consequences of it. Actually getting that permission and performing the mark will often be as solemn and meaningful as a wedding or knighthood ritual, depending on the connotations.
This mark often comes with unwanted side effects, good or bad; these commonly include heightened emotions or sex drive, unwanted physical changes such as a new eye color, enhanced sensitivity to the supernatural, or altered mental state (particularly if their opinion of or behavior toward the one who marked them is changed). Might be used to invoke {{Synchronization}}, MindlinkMates, or MoreThanMindControl to [[QuestionableConsent encourage a reluctant partner]]. At times it might even backfire - what was intended to be a protection becomes [[SoBeautifulItsACurse bait that draws in other strong supernaturals]] who want to steal them from their marker.
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The one wearing the new mark may not be aware of its presence at all, or if they are are, may not realize its significance. If they do, don't expect them to be able to do anything about it (or, eventually, [[StockholmSyndrome to want anything to be done]]). Whether the marked one knows about it or not is usually immaterial to the marker; its purpose is plain and simple, and that's to tell everyone "hands off - -- this one belongs to ''me''".
The intent may not be- -- and often isn't - -- actively malicious; an attempt to protect a loved one (or ChosenOne) or a bonding is as likely as a curse. Even the benevolent versions though versions, though, are often performed without foreknowledge or permission, as an attempt to protect the marked one from the knowledge or consequences of it. Actually getting that permission and performing bestowing the mark will often be as solemn and meaningful as a wedding or knighthood ritual, depending on the connotations.
This mark often comes with unwanted side effects, good or bad; these commonly include heightened emotions or sex drive, unwanted physical changes such as a new eye color, enhanced sensitivity to the supernatural, or altered mental state (particularly if their opinion of or behavior toward the one who marked them is changed). Might be used to invoke {{Synchronization}}, MindlinkMates, or MoreThanMindControl to [[QuestionableConsent encourage a reluctant partner]]. At times it might even backfire- -- what was intended to be a protection becomes [[SoBeautifulItsACurse bait that draws in other strong supernaturals]] who want to steal them from their marker.
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* A subplot in ''{{ComicBook/Spawn}}'' comics had an army of vampires who decided to only eat unholy sinners - which of course meant anyone they disagreed with. A bit of magic 'marked' them with sigils only the monsters could see. Spawn managed to turn off the mark for all, and they didn't know who to eat so couldn't risk eating anyone 'innocent'.
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* In the ''Beetlejuice'' fan comic ''[[http://cobwebandstripes.tumblr.com Cobweb and Stripes]]'', which is a merging of the [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} film]] and the [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} cartoon]], Beetlejuice does a form of this to Lydia so she can visit the Neitherworld while still alive. The "mark" isn't visible, but it does involve her ingesting a bit of his "essence" in order to make the trip.
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* In the ''Beetlejuice'' fan comic ''[[http://cobwebandstripes.tumblr.com Cobweb and Stripes]]'', ''Webcomic/CobwebAndStripes'', which is a merging of the [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} film]] and the [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} cartoon]], Beetlejuice does a form of this to Lydia so she can visit the Neitherworld while still alive. The "mark" isn't visible, but it does involve her ingesting a bit of his "essence" in order to make the trip.
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* In ''Anime/HellGirl'', every person who makes a covenant with Enma Ai and sends another to Hell using the Hell Correspondence is marked with a black flame tattoo on their chest; there is nothing they can do about it, and it is a sign that when they die their soul will go to Hell, no matter how they live their lives.
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* In ''Anime/HellGirl'', every person who makes a covenant with Enma Ai and sends another someone to Hell using the Hell Correspondence is marked with a black flame tattoo on their chest; there is nothing they can do about it, and it is a sign that when they die their soul will go to Hell, no matter how they live their lives.
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* In ''Anime/HellGirl'', every person who makes a DealWithTheDevil by using Enma Ai's revenge service is marked with a black flame tattoo on their chest; there is nothing they can do about it, and it is a sign that when they die their soul will go to Hell, no matter how they live their lives.
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* In ''Anime/HellGirl'', every person who makes a DealWithTheDevil by covenant with Enma Ai and sends another to Hell using Enma Ai's revenge service the Hell Correspondence is marked with a black flame tattoo on their chest; there is nothing they can do about it, and it is a sign that when they die their soul will go to Hell, no matter how they live their lives.
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* In the ''Beetlejuice'' fan comic ''[[http://cobwebandstripes.tumblr.com Cobweb and Stripes]]'', which is a merging of the [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} film]] and the [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}] cartoon]], Beetlejuice does a form of this to Lydia so she can visit the Neitherworld while still alive. The "mark" isn't visible, but it does involve her ingesting a bit of his "essence" in order to make the trip.
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* In the ''Beetlejuice'' fan comic ''[[http://cobwebandstripes.tumblr.com Cobweb and Stripes]]'', which is a merging of the [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} film]] and the [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}] [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} cartoon]], Beetlejuice does a form of this to Lydia so she can visit the Neitherworld while still alive. The "mark" isn't visible, but it does involve her ingesting a bit of his "essence" in order to make the trip.
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* This turns out to be a key plot point in ''FanFic/{{Cinderjuice}}''. It's subverted, however, since not only is Lydia unaware that she's been (invisibly) marked, but even Beetlejuice - who "marked" her - doesn't realize he did it. [[spoiler:By the end of the story, it works both ways.]]
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* In ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' the Band of the Hawk are all marked with the "Mark of Sacrifice" when Griffith's ascension ritual begins. All of them but Guts and Casca are eaten by demons. The Mark bleeds when demons come near, and it attracts them as well.
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* In ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' the Band of the Hawk are all marked with the "Mark of Sacrifice" when Griffith's ascension ritual begins. All of them but Guts and Casca are eaten by demons. The Mark bleeds when demons come near, and it attracts them as well. Guts, being a consummate {{Badass}}, mainly uses it as a way of letting him know that it's time to get his demonslayer on.
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''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'' Hordes of the Underdark has [[spoiler: the Relic of the Reaper, a piece of Mephistopheles' flesh and is what binds the PC to him.]]
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* ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'' Hordes of the Underdark has [[spoiler: the Relic of the Reaper, a piece of Mephistopheles' flesh and is what binds the PC to him.]]
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''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights'' Hordes of the Underdark has [[spoiler: the Relic of the Reaper, a piece of Mephistopheles' flesh and is what binds the PC to him.]]
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* In ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' the Band of the Hawk are all marked with the "Mark of Sacrifice" when Griffith's ascension ritual begins. All of them but Guts and Cosca are eaten by demons. The Mark bleeds when demons come near, and it attracts them as well.
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* ''Series/LostGirl''. Bo learns with slow-dawning horror that [[spoiler:Lauren]] is actually a slave to the supernatural Ash in the world of the Fae. While initially a good example of [[HappinessInSlavery Happiness in Slavery]], the Ash's claim to [[spoiler: Lauren]] becomes more and more problematic as the series goes on.
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* ''Series/LostGirl''. Bo learns with slow-dawning horror that [[spoiler:Lauren]] is actually a slave to the supernatural Ash in the world of the Fae. While initially a good example of [[HappinessInSlavery Happiness in Slavery]], the Ash's claim to [[spoiler: Lauren]] becomes more and more problematic as the series goes on.
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* In S.J. Day's ''Literature/{{Marked}}'' novels, the Mark of Cain, a sigil originally borne by [[Literature/BookOfGenesis the biblical Cain]], is bestowed on mortals by angels. In the first book protagonist Eve Hollis is rather memorably marked this way when she has a quickie in a stairwell with a man who later turns out to be Cain's brother Abel.
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* The Black Spot in the second ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' movie symbolizes that a person owes his soul to Davy Jones and they will be pursued to the ends of the Earth by the Kraken.
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* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest'': The Black Spot in the second ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' movie symbolizes that a person owes his soul to Davy Jones and they will be pursued to the ends of the Earth by the Kraken.
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The intent may not be - and often usually isn't - actively malicious; an attempt to protect a loved one (or ChosenOne) or a bonding is as likely as a curse. Even the benevolent versions though are often performed without foreknowledge or permission, as an attempt to protect the marked one from the knowledge or consequences of it. Actually getting that permission and performing the mark will often be as solemn and meaningful as a wedding or knighthood ritual, depending on the connotations.
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* A goddess could bestow a holy aura to designate [[TheChosenOne her champion]].
* A demon could generate a magic tattoo that claims the bearer's soul.
* An EldritchAbomination could saddle their victim with a ClingyMacGuffin to demonstrate their influence.
* A vampire could deliver a special bite to mark this human as their personal prey.
* A werewolf or PettingZooPerson could alter the chosen one's scent or pheromones to claim them as part of their pack.
* A fantastic humanoid or GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe could alter their beloved's presence in some way only detectable to their kind to advertise the bearer as their chosen mate.
* A demon could generate a magic tattoo that claims the bearer's soul.
* An EldritchAbomination could saddle their victim with a ClingyMacGuffin to demonstrate their influence.
* A vampire could deliver a special bite to mark this human as their personal prey.
* A werewolf or PettingZooPerson could alter the chosen one's scent or pheromones to claim them as part of their pack.
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The one wearing the new mark may not be aware of its presence at all, or if they are may not realize its significance. If they do, don't expect them to be able to do anything about it (or, eventually, [[StockholmSyndrome to want anything to be done]]). Whether the victim knows about it or not is usually immaterial to the marker; its purpose is plain and simple, and that's to tell everyone "hands off - this one belongs to ''me''".
Often comes with unwanted side effects, good or bad; these may include heightened emotions or sex drive, unwanted physical changes such as a new eye color, enhanced sensitivity to the supernatural, or altered mental state (particularly if their opinion of or behavior toward the one who marked them is changed). Might be used to invoke {{Synchronization}}, MindlinkMates, or MoreThanMindControl to [[QuestionableConsent encourage a reluctant partner]]. At times it might even backfire - what was intended to be a protection becomes [[SoBeautifulItsACurse bait that draws in other strong supernaturals]] who want to steal them from their marker.
Often comes with unwanted side effects, good or bad; these may include heightened emotions or sex drive, unwanted physical changes such as a new eye color, enhanced sensitivity to the supernatural, or altered mental state (particularly if their opinion of or behavior toward the one who marked them is changed). Might be used to invoke {{Synchronization}}, MindlinkMates, or MoreThanMindControl to [[QuestionableConsent encourage a reluctant partner]]. At times it might even backfire - what was intended to be a protection becomes [[SoBeautifulItsACurse bait that draws in other strong supernaturals]] who want to steal them from their marker.
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The one wearing the new mark may not be aware of its presence at all, or if they are may not realize its significance. If they do, don't expect them to be able to do anything about it (or, eventually, [[StockholmSyndrome to want anything to be done]]). Whether the victim marked one knows about it or not is usually immaterial to the marker; its purpose is plain and simple, and that's to tell everyone "hands off - this one belongs to ''me''".
Often The intent may not be - and often usually isn't - actively malicious; an attempt to protect a loved one (or ChosenOne) or a bonding is as likely as a curse. Even the benevolent versions though are often performed without foreknowledge or permission, as an attempt to protect the marked one from the knowledge or consequences of it. Actually getting that permission and performing the mark will often be as solemn and meaningful as a wedding or knighthood ritual, depending on the connotations.
This mark often comes with unwanted side effects, good or bad; thesemay commonly include heightened emotions or sex drive, unwanted physical changes such as a new eye color, enhanced sensitivity to the supernatural, or altered mental state (particularly if their opinion of or behavior toward the one who marked them is changed). Might be used to invoke {{Synchronization}}, MindlinkMates, or MoreThanMindControl to [[QuestionableConsent encourage a reluctant partner]]. At times it might even backfire - what was intended to be a protection becomes [[SoBeautifulItsACurse bait that draws in other strong supernaturals]] who want to steal them from their marker.
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* This goes back all the way to the first book of [[Literature/BookOfGenesis the Bible]] with the Mark of Cain, which warns people not to kill Cain or risk God's displeasure.
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The one wearing the new mark may not be aware of its presence at all, or if they are may not realize its significance. If they do, don't expect them to be able to do anything about it (or, eventually, [[StockholmSyndrome to want anything to be done]]). Whether the victim knows about it or not is usually immaterial to the marker; its purposes is plain and simple, and that's to tell everyone "hands off - this one belongs to ''me''".
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* The Black Spot in the second ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' movie, symbolized that a person owed his soul to Davy Jones, and they would be pursued to the ends of the Earth by the Kraken.
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* The first ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD'' movie starts with Dolores being marked by Count Magnus Lee (shown as an unhealing bite mark on her neck) and she hires D to take care of him before he comes back to claim her completely.
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* In the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6499617/1/ Contract]]'': after Vanitas tricks Ven into making a [[TitleDrop contract]] with him to buy his soul, he rapes him and leaves a mark/hickey of a broken gear on his neck- [[MythologyGag which is the keychain for Vanitas' Keyblade in canon]].
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* In ''{{Exalted}}'', [[HumanSacrifice sacrificing a living human in the name of a deceased human]] will cause the sacrificed to become a slave-ghost to the person they were sacrificed to. The ghost-body of the slave bears a special mark that will never disappear, even if body-altering ghost-magic is used. Special ghost-apparel that can hide this mark is highly valued in the Underworld.
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Sometimes someone will find another person they want. They could be a LoveInterest, LustObject, or [[ItMustBeMine pure obsession]] - or, it may have nothing to do with that and the object of their desire is nothing more than a LivingMacGuffin or PhlebotinumGirl. At even further extremes they could genuinely want the character to [[{{Protectorate}} join their family]], or they could want to possess them to BreakTheHaughty.
Whatever the motivation, sometimes a character is supernatural enough to make it happen with none of that pesky "permission" and "consent".
This can take many forms:
* A goddess could bestow a holy aura to designate her champion.
* A demon could generate a magic tattoo that claims the bearer's soul.
* An EldritchAbomination could saddle their victim with a ClingyMacGuffin to demonstrate their influence.
* A vampire could deliver a special bite to mark this human as their personal prey.
* A werewolf or PettingZooPerson could alter the chosen one's scent or pheromones to claim them as part of their pack.
* A fantastic humanoid or GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe could alter their beloved's presence in some way only detectable to their kind to advertise the bearer as their chosen mate.
* This list is not definitive; almost any mix-and-match or variation on the above could happen if the claimer is being creative.
The one wearing the new mark may not be aware of its presence at all, or if they are may not realize its significance. If they do, don't expect them to be able to do anything about it (or, eventually, [[StockholmSyndrome to want anything to be done]]). Whether the victim knows about it or not is usually immaterial to the marker; its purposes is plain and simple, and that's to tell everyone "hands off - this one belongs to ''me''".
Often comes with unwanted side effects, good or bad; these may include heightened emotions or sex drive, unwanted physical changes such as a new eye color, enhanced sensitivity to the supernatural, or altered mental state (particularly if their opinion of or behavior toward the one who marked them is changed). Might be used to invoke {{Synchronization}}, MindlinkMates, or MoreThanMindControl to [[QuestionableConsent encourage a reluctant partner]]. At times it might even backfire - what was intended to be a protection becomes [[SoBeautifulItsACurse bait that draws in other strong supernaturals]] who want to steal them from their marker.
May overlap with TouchedByVorlons or CursedWithAwesome when the claim grants the marked person a power-up or new ability. Inversely a backfiring mark could be BlessedWithSuck. May also overlap with MarkOfShame if it was applied against their will or they have since changed their mind, especially if they are TheHunter. Compare SlaveCollar and SlaveBrand for the mundane variations (although they are not mutually exclusive).
Supertrope to MarkOfTheBeast, which is specifically a mark of an evil force on a fallen character; may overlap with RedRightHand if the mark is supposed to show the audience that they are (or are thought to be) evil, or with BirthmarkOfDestiny, though a significant birthmark doesn't have to be supernatural.
Not to be confused with MarkOfTheSupernatural, which is when a person has a mark that indicates they themselves are supernatural.
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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
* In ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' the Band of the Hawk are all marked with the "Mark of Sacrifice" when Griffith's ascension ritual begins. All of them but Guts and Cosca are eaten by demons. The Mark bleeds when demons come near, and it attracts them as well.
* In ''Manga/DescendantsOfDarkness'', the retina of a famous violinist is marked with the seal of a devil who will claim his soul when he dies. The retina is transplanted to another person, who also becomes bound by the contract.
* In ''Anime/HellGirl'', every person who makes a DealWithTheDevil by using Enma Ai's revenge service is marked with a black flame tattoo on their chest; there is nothing they can do about it, and it is a sign that when they die their soul will go to Hell, no matter how they live their lives.
* The first ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD'' movie starts with Dolores being marked by Count Magnus Lee (shown as an unhealing bite mark on her neck) and she hires D to take care of him before he comes back to claim her completely.
* ''Manga/YuGiOh'': [[labelnote:*]]These examples are both anime-only, as the Ring wasn't clingy in the manga and the Doma arc was anime filler.[[/labelnote]]
** The spirit of the Ring claims Ryou with the ClingyMacGuffin of the Ring itself; it was thrown away several times and always returned for the spirit to possess him again.
** Dartz was marked by the Leviathan in Atlantis, signified by one eye changing from gold to green. (By the show he's had it for so long most would be likely to take as a MarkOfTheSupernatural instead - which his natural gold eye actually is.)
* The Signers from ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' have the Dragon's Birthmarks, signifying that they were chosen by the Crimson Dragon.
%% mined from BirthmarkOfDestiny
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[[folder:ComicBooks]]
* A subplot in ''{{ComicBook/Spawn}}'' comics had an army of vampires who decided to only eat unholy sinners - which of course meant anyone they disagreed with. A bit of magic 'marked' them with sigils only the monsters could see. Spawn managed to turn off the mark for all, and they didn't know who to eat so couldn't risk eating anyone 'innocent'.
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[[folder:FanFiction]]
* ''{{Manga/Bleach}}'' fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6311467/1/Stalkers-of-the-Night Stalkers of the Night]]'' has vampire Shirosaki marking the protagonist with a bite (and she is then promptly treated as his vulnerability by some faceless antagonists). Vampire Ichigo also seems to have a bad habit of marking any attractive female that gets inside his personal space.
* Non-mating example: The ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' story ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/919990/1/The-Mark-of-Kayn The Mark of Kayne]]'' has Xander marked to become a demon's servant.
* ''Franchise/DevilMayCry'' story ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7722015/1/Demon-Drive Demon Drive]]'' has demons and half-demons going into a yearly heat which causes demons to pursue them and can only be stopped by such a mark.
* MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover ''Fanfic/BloodAndRevolution'' has a couple examples:
** Vampires Kenshin and Aoshi mark Saitou as their prey with bites.
** Likewise vampire Seth accidentally claims Mokuba as his prey when he can't control his instincts.
** Bakura (an incubus / demon) puts a magic tattoo-like mark on Seto to claim him.
** Bakura puts a different tattoo on Aoshi that claims him for the chaos goddess.
** Aoshi's AnimatedTattoo snake bites people to mark them as vessels of Orochi.
* ''Manga/InuYasha'' story ''In a Blue Moon'' has Inuyasha unwittingly marking Sesshoumaru as his mate with a bite mark. (Naraku then takes that bait and tries to replace it.)
* ''Manga/InuYasha'' story ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8846927/1/The-Mating-Mark-The-Curse-Mark Mating Mark: The Curse Mark]]'' goes into detail about how much suffering a demon's mating mark would cause their chosen mate if she were to ever be with another man.
* ''Manga/InuYasha'' story ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4909558/1/Marked Marked]]'' has the OC protagonist claimed by a demon's bite.
* The premise of ''Manga/InuYasha'' story ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2025679/1/Mark Mark]]'' is that Inuyasha inadvertently marks Kagome as his mate.
* ''{{Series/Numb3rs}}'' story ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10576571/1/In-the-Dark In the Dark]]'' involves Don having been marked with two small fang scars as a sign that he belongs to a vampire and warning to others to leave him alone. Another vampire touching the marks seems to summon his claimant ([[spoiler: Charlie]]) to protect him.
* The ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' fanfiction ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10023156/1/Vampire-s-Rose Vampire's Rose]]'' features vampire slayer Amy being marked by vampire-Sonic as his mate against her will.
* ComicBook/TeenTitans story ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6563845/1/The-Mark-of-the-Demon The Mark of the Demon]]'' includes certain people who have been marked by a demon and thus can "do evil without [spiritual] consequence and good without reward".
* The ''Series/TrueBlood'' fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10975913/1/Markings Markings]]'' has the protagonist actually having been born with a vampire mark, which takes the form of a tattoo-appearing birthmark.
* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' story ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6011821/1/Demons-Warriors-and-the-End-of-the-World Demons, Warriors, and the End of the World?]]'' has Bella marked as a chosen one of the Nyx[[labelnote:*]]WordOfGod - the summary says so but the story appears abandoned[[/labelnote]].
* Played two ways in the Vampires[[note]] unable to link because I'm not sure what the fandom is; it doesn't seem to fit Literature/Vampires[[/note]] story ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4943313/1/Marks Marks]]'' - there is a cultural expectation that donors will be branded with their [[SlaveBrand vampire's initials]], which is defied, and there is a natural, once in a lifetime set of supernatural marks for "pleasure, pain, and trust", which cause an empathic bond between them and means that even if one dies the other will never be able to fall in love again.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1688815/1/Stain Stain]]'', a ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' story, has demons being claimed with a bite mark which binds them; Kurama specifically is claimed by another kitsune.
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[[folder:Film]]
* ''Film/{{Constantine}}''. When Constantine meets Isabel Dodson's soul in Hell, she has a mark on her wrist that looks like a cross inside a circle. When Father Hennessy touches her dead body the mark appears on her wrist. Constantine later discovers that the mark is the symbol of the BigBad Mammon and that Mammon is trying to [[spoiler: possess her]] in order to carry out his evil plan.
* The Black Spot in the second ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' movie, symbolized that a person owed his soul to Davy Jones, and they would be pursued to the ends of the Earth by the Kraken.
%% mined from MarkOfTheBeast
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[[folder: Literature]]
* In ''Literature/TheDeedOfPaksenarrion'', the main character Paks is branded as a victim of the god Liart by his priests. Then after five days and nights of torment at their hands to buy the freedom of the king, the mark is magically transformed to that of the High Lord of all the gods of good.
-->The priests called other guards, who yanked her upward, head still lolling - now all could see that Liart's black brand no longer centered her forehead. Instead a silver circle gleamed there, as if inset in the bone itself. At that, the priests of Liart shrank away, their masked faces averted from the High Lord's holy symbol.
* In the ''Literature/TheDemonsLexicon'' trilogy, Demonic possession is a three-tiered process where each step leaves a special mark with certain properties (being able to track the prey, bad dreams, etc.). Three marks and you're toast.
* In ''Literature/TheEnchantmentEmporium'' by Creator/TanyaHuff, the women of Alysha Gale's family have a habit of putting an invisible magical mark on their man. It's one word: ''"Mine."''
* ''Literature/HarryPotter''
** Intra-species bound servant example: Voldemort marks his inner circle of proven-loyal Death Eaters with the Dark Mark, an indelible magic tattoo which he is able to use to summon them and which becomes more or less distinct with his power.
** Voldemort also inadvertently marks Harry with a scar when he tries to kill him; this serves as a mental conduit, a sign of their connection, and an indicator of his power and mood.
* In S.J. Day's ''Literature/{{Marked}}'' novels, the Mark of Cain, a sigil originally borne by [[Literature/BookOfGenesis the biblical Cain]], is bestowed on mortals by angels. In the first book protagonist Eve Hollis is rather memorably marked this way when she has a quickie in a stairwell with a man who later turns out to be Cain's brother Abel.
* In {{Discworld/Thud}}, Vimes is marked by [[spoiler:the Summoning Dark]] while investigating a murder. The mark is so widely known and feared by dwarvenkind that even the Low King fears it. [[spoiler:Vimes' own inner sense of justice, the Guarding Dark, is all that forces it to relent from making him kill dwarves rather than bring them to justice.]]
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* ''TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu'' supplement ''The Asylum and Other Tales'', adventure "Black Devil Mountain". The undead Indian shaman who lives under Howl Mound gives a young human girl named Margot Desplaines an amber amulet marked with the words "The Chosen" written in the old Welsh alphabet, indicating that he has diabolical future plans for her.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Earthdawn}}''. Horrors have the innate ability to place a Horror Mark on Namegivers. The Horror can use the mark to track the victim and even use other Horror abilities on them through it. Anyone with a Horror Mark on them is justifiably considered undesirable (to say the least) by other Namegivers and is usually sent away for everyone's good.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' and ''{{TabletopGame/Warhammer40000}}'' occasionally have marks of Chaos appearing on mortal worshippers. One mildly unnerving piece of art from one edition of Warhammer depicted a pair of eyes with the pupils turned into eight-pointed stars.
%% mined from MarkOfTheBeast
* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'': Valten was born with a [[CometOfDoom twin-tailed comet]] on his chest, a symbol that he is TheChosenOne of [[CrystalDragonJesus Sigmar]]. The village where he grew up initially believed that it was a PortentOfDoom, presumably because the last twin-tailed comet destroyed {{TabletopGame/Mordheim}}.
%% mined from BirthmarkOfDestiny
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[[folder:VideoGames]]
* EldritchAbomination Nyarlathotep brands Tatsuya with a black mark on his hand as a reminder of his status as a potential Apocalypse in ''{{VideoGame/Persona 2}}: Eternal Punishment''.
%% mined from MarkOfTheBeast
* The main character of ''Beyond Atlantis'', the second game in the ''VideoGame/AtlantisTheLostTales'' series, has a mark in the palm of his left hand. It proves he's the one who carries the light part of an alien power.
%% mined from BirthmarkOfDestiny
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomics/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures''
** [[HornyDevils 'Cubi]] clan signs appear when a 'cubi first taps into their Clan founder's power, and can't be concealed by shapeshifting.
** When a [[TheFairFolk Fae]] decides to curse a mortal for offending them they mark them with glowing sigils wrapped around the wrists, until they think of an actual curse to put on them. In the meantime any Creature who kills the marked Being invokes the wrath of the cursing Fae.
* In ''{{Webcomic/Goblins}}'', selling your soul to a demon will result in a random part of your body turning translucent, marking you as the demon's property and telling other demons not to interfere with you. Biscuit's lips and hair are see-through as a result of such a bargain, and [[spoiler: Dies-Horribly's ears become so after tries to sell himself to a demoness]].
%% mined from MarkOfTheBeast
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[[folder:WesternAnimation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' gives Raven glowing red birthmarks in the shape of occult-looking symbols all over her body as a sign that she is the daughter of/portal for the demon Trigon. However, these marks are normally invisible and only appear when Trigon is stirring (i.e. [[LawOfConservationOfDetail only when they're relevant to the plot]]).
%% mined from BirthmarkOfDestiny
* In ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'', Mystique, Magneto, Xavier, and Storm receive markings similar to those of Apocalypse when he "recruits" them as his horsemen.
%% mined from MarkOfTheBeast
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Sometimes someone will find another person they want. They could be a LoveInterest, LustObject, or [[ItMustBeMine pure obsession]] - or, it may have nothing to do with that and the object of their desire is nothing more than a LivingMacGuffin or PhlebotinumGirl. At even further extremes they could genuinely want the character to [[{{Protectorate}} join their family]], or they could want to possess them to BreakTheHaughty.
Whatever the motivation, sometimes a character is supernatural enough to make it happen with none of that pesky "permission" and "consent".
This can take many forms:
* A goddess could bestow a holy aura to designate her champion.
* A demon could generate a magic tattoo that claims the bearer's soul.
* An EldritchAbomination could saddle their victim with a ClingyMacGuffin to demonstrate their influence.
* A vampire could deliver a special bite to mark this human as their personal prey.
* A werewolf or PettingZooPerson could alter the chosen one's scent or pheromones to claim them as part of their pack.
* A fantastic humanoid or GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe could alter their beloved's presence in some way only detectable to their kind to advertise the bearer as their chosen mate.
* This list is not definitive; almost any mix-and-match or variation on the above could happen if the claimer is being creative.
The one wearing the new mark may not be aware of its presence at all, or if they are may not realize its significance. If they do, don't expect them to be able to do anything about it (or, eventually, [[StockholmSyndrome to want anything to be done]]). Whether the victim knows about it or not is usually immaterial to the marker; its purposes is plain and simple, and that's to tell everyone "hands off - this one belongs to ''me''".
Often comes with unwanted side effects, good or bad; these may include heightened emotions or sex drive, unwanted physical changes such as a new eye color, enhanced sensitivity to the supernatural, or altered mental state (particularly if their opinion of or behavior toward the one who marked them is changed). Might be used to invoke {{Synchronization}}, MindlinkMates, or MoreThanMindControl to [[QuestionableConsent encourage a reluctant partner]]. At times it might even backfire - what was intended to be a protection becomes [[SoBeautifulItsACurse bait that draws in other strong supernaturals]] who want to steal them from their marker.
May overlap with TouchedByVorlons or CursedWithAwesome when the claim grants the marked person a power-up or new ability. Inversely a backfiring mark could be BlessedWithSuck. May also overlap with MarkOfShame if it was applied against their will or they have since changed their mind, especially if they are TheHunter. Compare SlaveCollar and SlaveBrand for the mundane variations (although they are not mutually exclusive).
Supertrope to MarkOfTheBeast, which is specifically a mark of an evil force on a fallen character; may overlap with RedRightHand if the mark is supposed to show the audience that they are (or are thought to be) evil, or with BirthmarkOfDestiny, though a significant birthmark doesn't have to be supernatural.
Not to be confused with MarkOfTheSupernatural, which is when a person has a mark that indicates they themselves are supernatural.
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[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
* In ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' the Band of the Hawk are all marked with the "Mark of Sacrifice" when Griffith's ascension ritual begins. All of them but Guts and Cosca are eaten by demons. The Mark bleeds when demons come near, and it attracts them as well.
* In ''Manga/DescendantsOfDarkness'', the retina of a famous violinist is marked with the seal of a devil who will claim his soul when he dies. The retina is transplanted to another person, who also becomes bound by the contract.
* In ''Anime/HellGirl'', every person who makes a DealWithTheDevil by using Enma Ai's revenge service is marked with a black flame tattoo on their chest; there is nothing they can do about it, and it is a sign that when they die their soul will go to Hell, no matter how they live their lives.
* The first ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD'' movie starts with Dolores being marked by Count Magnus Lee (shown as an unhealing bite mark on her neck) and she hires D to take care of him before he comes back to claim her completely.
* ''Manga/YuGiOh'': [[labelnote:*]]These examples are both anime-only, as the Ring wasn't clingy in the manga and the Doma arc was anime filler.[[/labelnote]]
** The spirit of the Ring claims Ryou with the ClingyMacGuffin of the Ring itself; it was thrown away several times and always returned for the spirit to possess him again.
** Dartz was marked by the Leviathan in Atlantis, signified by one eye changing from gold to green. (By the show he's had it for so long most would be likely to take as a MarkOfTheSupernatural instead - which his natural gold eye actually is.)
* The Signers from ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' have the Dragon's Birthmarks, signifying that they were chosen by the Crimson Dragon.
%% mined from BirthmarkOfDestiny
[[/folder]]
[[folder:ComicBooks]]
* A subplot in ''{{ComicBook/Spawn}}'' comics had an army of vampires who decided to only eat unholy sinners - which of course meant anyone they disagreed with. A bit of magic 'marked' them with sigils only the monsters could see. Spawn managed to turn off the mark for all, and they didn't know who to eat so couldn't risk eating anyone 'innocent'.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:FanFiction]]
* ''{{Manga/Bleach}}'' fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6311467/1/Stalkers-of-the-Night Stalkers of the Night]]'' has vampire Shirosaki marking the protagonist with a bite (and she is then promptly treated as his vulnerability by some faceless antagonists). Vampire Ichigo also seems to have a bad habit of marking any attractive female that gets inside his personal space.
* Non-mating example: The ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' story ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/919990/1/The-Mark-of-Kayn The Mark of Kayne]]'' has Xander marked to become a demon's servant.
* ''Franchise/DevilMayCry'' story ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7722015/1/Demon-Drive Demon Drive]]'' has demons and half-demons going into a yearly heat which causes demons to pursue them and can only be stopped by such a mark.
* MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover ''Fanfic/BloodAndRevolution'' has a couple examples:
** Vampires Kenshin and Aoshi mark Saitou as their prey with bites.
** Likewise vampire Seth accidentally claims Mokuba as his prey when he can't control his instincts.
** Bakura (an incubus / demon) puts a magic tattoo-like mark on Seto to claim him.
** Bakura puts a different tattoo on Aoshi that claims him for the chaos goddess.
** Aoshi's AnimatedTattoo snake bites people to mark them as vessels of Orochi.
* ''Manga/InuYasha'' story ''In a Blue Moon'' has Inuyasha unwittingly marking Sesshoumaru as his mate with a bite mark. (Naraku then takes that bait and tries to replace it.)
* ''Manga/InuYasha'' story ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8846927/1/The-Mating-Mark-The-Curse-Mark Mating Mark: The Curse Mark]]'' goes into detail about how much suffering a demon's mating mark would cause their chosen mate if she were to ever be with another man.
* ''Manga/InuYasha'' story ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4909558/1/Marked Marked]]'' has the OC protagonist claimed by a demon's bite.
* The premise of ''Manga/InuYasha'' story ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2025679/1/Mark Mark]]'' is that Inuyasha inadvertently marks Kagome as his mate.
* ''{{Series/Numb3rs}}'' story ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10576571/1/In-the-Dark In the Dark]]'' involves Don having been marked with two small fang scars as a sign that he belongs to a vampire and warning to others to leave him alone. Another vampire touching the marks seems to summon his claimant ([[spoiler: Charlie]]) to protect him.
* The ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' fanfiction ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10023156/1/Vampire-s-Rose Vampire's Rose]]'' features vampire slayer Amy being marked by vampire-Sonic as his mate against her will.
* ComicBook/TeenTitans story ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6563845/1/The-Mark-of-the-Demon The Mark of the Demon]]'' includes certain people who have been marked by a demon and thus can "do evil without [spiritual] consequence and good without reward".
* The ''Series/TrueBlood'' fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10975913/1/Markings Markings]]'' has the protagonist actually having been born with a vampire mark, which takes the form of a tattoo-appearing birthmark.
* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' story ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6011821/1/Demons-Warriors-and-the-End-of-the-World Demons, Warriors, and the End of the World?]]'' has Bella marked as a chosen one of the Nyx[[labelnote:*]]WordOfGod - the summary says so but the story appears abandoned[[/labelnote]].
* Played two ways in the Vampires[[note]] unable to link because I'm not sure what the fandom is; it doesn't seem to fit Literature/Vampires[[/note]] story ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4943313/1/Marks Marks]]'' - there is a cultural expectation that donors will be branded with their [[SlaveBrand vampire's initials]], which is defied, and there is a natural, once in a lifetime set of supernatural marks for "pleasure, pain, and trust", which cause an empathic bond between them and means that even if one dies the other will never be able to fall in love again.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1688815/1/Stain Stain]]'', a ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' story, has demons being claimed with a bite mark which binds them; Kurama specifically is claimed by another kitsune.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Film]]
* ''Film/{{Constantine}}''. When Constantine meets Isabel Dodson's soul in Hell, she has a mark on her wrist that looks like a cross inside a circle. When Father Hennessy touches her dead body the mark appears on her wrist. Constantine later discovers that the mark is the symbol of the BigBad Mammon and that Mammon is trying to [[spoiler: possess her]] in order to carry out his evil plan.
* The Black Spot in the second ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' movie, symbolized that a person owed his soul to Davy Jones, and they would be pursued to the ends of the Earth by the Kraken.
%% mined from MarkOfTheBeast
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Literature]]
* In ''Literature/TheDeedOfPaksenarrion'', the main character Paks is branded as a victim of the god Liart by his priests. Then after five days and nights of torment at their hands to buy the freedom of the king, the mark is magically transformed to that of the High Lord of all the gods of good.
-->The priests called other guards, who yanked her upward, head still lolling - now all could see that Liart's black brand no longer centered her forehead. Instead a silver circle gleamed there, as if inset in the bone itself. At that, the priests of Liart shrank away, their masked faces averted from the High Lord's holy symbol.
* In the ''Literature/TheDemonsLexicon'' trilogy, Demonic possession is a three-tiered process where each step leaves a special mark with certain properties (being able to track the prey, bad dreams, etc.). Three marks and you're toast.
* In ''Literature/TheEnchantmentEmporium'' by Creator/TanyaHuff, the women of Alysha Gale's family have a habit of putting an invisible magical mark on their man. It's one word: ''"Mine."''
* ''Literature/HarryPotter''
** Intra-species bound servant example: Voldemort marks his inner circle of proven-loyal Death Eaters with the Dark Mark, an indelible magic tattoo which he is able to use to summon them and which becomes more or less distinct with his power.
** Voldemort also inadvertently marks Harry with a scar when he tries to kill him; this serves as a mental conduit, a sign of their connection, and an indicator of his power and mood.
* In S.J. Day's ''Literature/{{Marked}}'' novels, the Mark of Cain, a sigil originally borne by [[Literature/BookOfGenesis the biblical Cain]], is bestowed on mortals by angels. In the first book protagonist Eve Hollis is rather memorably marked this way when she has a quickie in a stairwell with a man who later turns out to be Cain's brother Abel.
* In {{Discworld/Thud}}, Vimes is marked by [[spoiler:the Summoning Dark]] while investigating a murder. The mark is so widely known and feared by dwarvenkind that even the Low King fears it. [[spoiler:Vimes' own inner sense of justice, the Guarding Dark, is all that forces it to relent from making him kill dwarves rather than bring them to justice.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* ''TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu'' supplement ''The Asylum and Other Tales'', adventure "Black Devil Mountain". The undead Indian shaman who lives under Howl Mound gives a young human girl named Margot Desplaines an amber amulet marked with the words "The Chosen" written in the old Welsh alphabet, indicating that he has diabolical future plans for her.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Earthdawn}}''. Horrors have the innate ability to place a Horror Mark on Namegivers. The Horror can use the mark to track the victim and even use other Horror abilities on them through it. Anyone with a Horror Mark on them is justifiably considered undesirable (to say the least) by other Namegivers and is usually sent away for everyone's good.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' and ''{{TabletopGame/Warhammer40000}}'' occasionally have marks of Chaos appearing on mortal worshippers. One mildly unnerving piece of art from one edition of Warhammer depicted a pair of eyes with the pupils turned into eight-pointed stars.
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'': Valten was born with a [[CometOfDoom twin-tailed comet]] on his chest, a symbol that he is TheChosenOne of [[CrystalDragonJesus Sigmar]]. The village where he grew up initially believed that it was a PortentOfDoom, presumably because the last twin-tailed comet destroyed {{TabletopGame/Mordheim}}.
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* EldritchAbomination Nyarlathotep brands Tatsuya with a black mark on his hand as a reminder of his status as a potential Apocalypse in ''{{VideoGame/Persona 2}}: Eternal Punishment''.
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* The main character of ''Beyond Atlantis'', the second game in the ''VideoGame/AtlantisTheLostTales'' series, has a mark in the palm of his left hand. It proves he's the one who carries the light part of an alien power.
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* ''Webcomics/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures''
** [[HornyDevils 'Cubi]] clan signs appear when a 'cubi first taps into their Clan founder's power, and can't be concealed by shapeshifting.
** When a [[TheFairFolk Fae]] decides to curse a mortal for offending them they mark them with glowing sigils wrapped around the wrists, until they think of an actual curse to put on them. In the meantime any Creature who kills the marked Being invokes the wrath of the cursing Fae.
* In ''{{Webcomic/Goblins}}'', selling your soul to a demon will result in a random part of your body turning translucent, marking you as the demon's property and telling other demons not to interfere with you. Biscuit's lips and hair are see-through as a result of such a bargain, and [[spoiler: Dies-Horribly's ears become so after tries to sell himself to a demoness]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' gives Raven glowing red birthmarks in the shape of occult-looking symbols all over her body as a sign that she is the daughter of/portal for the demon Trigon. However, these marks are normally invisible and only appear when Trigon is stirring (i.e. [[LawOfConservationOfDetail only when they're relevant to the plot]]).
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* In ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'', Mystique, Magneto, Xavier, and Storm receive markings similar to those of Apocalypse when he "recruits" them as his horsemen.
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