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* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': In various instances when some characters are bewildered by a particular situation, they have a brief question mark appear besides them.
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]]'': Josuke is surrounded by them when the self-styled alien Mikitaka and his mother both pretend that the other is wrong.
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureJoJolion JoJolion]]'': Joshu develops a few questions marks when several shop owners directly ask him if he encountered [[PlagueOfGoodFortune The Milagro Man]].
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]]'': Josuke is surrounded by them when the self-styled alien Mikitaka and his mother both pretend that the other is wrong.
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureJoJolion JoJolion]]'': Joshu develops a few questions marks when several shop owners directly ask him if he encountered [[PlagueOfGoodFortune The Milagro Man]].
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* Commonly used in French comics like ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' and ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke''.
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* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': In moments when someone becomes confused by a bemusing event or pondering something that's right in front of them, a question mark appears in a brief speech-bubble overhead.
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* The protagonists of ''VideoGame/Persona3'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4'' do this to indicate confusion.
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* ''VideoGame/PaperMario'': When a character gets confused or wondering about something, a red question mark pops up.
* The protagonists of''VideoGame/Persona3'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4'' ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' do this a large question mark overhead to indicate confusion.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/SoupOrSonic'', a question mark appears over Wile E. Coyote's head when he's uncertain if he ran off a cliff or not. When he gets conformation that he did, he grabs the question mark and shapes it into an exclamation point, and then he falls.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/SoupOrSonic'', ''WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner'' episode "WesternAnimation/SoupOrSonic", a question mark appears over Wile E. Coyote's head when he's uncertain if he ran off a cliff or not. When he gets conformation that he did, he grabs the question mark and shapes it into an exclamation point, and then he falls.
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* The ''Franchise/AnimalCrossing'' games have this as one of the emotions/expressions/reactions (terminology depends on the game) that villagers can display and the player character can learn from [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossingWildWorld Wild World]]'' onward. It's only called "Confusion" in ''Wild World''; otherwise it's "Curiosity". Even renamed, villagers use it for this trope if the player enters a villager's house or an occupied campsite tent but leaves without interacting with the villager.
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* The ''Franchise/AnimalCrossing'' games have this as one of the emotions/expressions/reactions (terminology depends on the game) that villagers can display and the player character can learn from [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossingWildWorld ''[[VideoGame/AnimalCrossingWildWorld Wild World]]'' onward. It's only called "Confusion" in ''Wild World''; otherwise it's "Curiosity". Even renamed, villagers use it for this trope if the player enters a villager's house or an occupied campsite tent but leaves without interacting with the villager.
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* The ''Franchise/AnimalCrossing'' games have this as one of the emotions/expressions/reactions (terminology depends on the game) that villagers can display and the player character can learn from [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossingWildWorld Wild World]]'' onward. It's only called "Confusion" in ''Wild World''; otherwise it's "Curiosity". Even renamed, villagers use it for this trope if the player enters a villager's house or an occupied campsite tent but leaves without interacting with the villager.
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* ''Webcomic/AwkwardZombie'': [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus]] gets an increasing amount of these in [[https://www.awkwardzombie.com/comic/haunch-hunch this comic]] after seeing [[Franchise/StarFox Fox McCloud]] barefoot with a regular fox's haunches because she's used to seeing him straight-legged with his boots on.
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* According to one story, Creator/ErnestHemingway, wondering how well one of his books was selling, sent the publisher a telegram with just "?". As the book was doing quite well, the publisher sent back a telegram with just "!".
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* According to one story, Creator/ErnestHemingway, living in Paris and wondering how well one of his books was selling, sent the publisher in New York a telegram with just "?"."?" to avoid the horrific expense of international telegraphy. As the book was doing quite well, the publisher sent back a telegram with just "!". However, this story has also been told about Creator/OscarWilde (in Paris on tour, publisher in London) and both Creator/VictorHugo and Creator/EmileZola (in England in exile, publisher in Paris), so its veracity is suspect.
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* If a UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh computer cannot find a bootable hard drive on startup, it will display a flashing question mark.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' cartoon "Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life," Jerry ends up walking off a construction beam and a question mark appears above his head just before he falls. In a NinjaProp moment, he grabs the question mark and uses it as a hook to latch onto a ledge. Tom later attempts the same thing, but before falling he becomes ''shocked'' rather than ''surprised'', getting an uselessly straight exclamation mark instead.
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* In a nod to Felix the Cat as listed above, in the ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' cartoon "Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life," Jerry ends up walking off a construction beam and a question mark appears above his head just before he falls. In a NinjaProp moment, he grabs the question mark and uses it as a hook to latch onto a ledge. Tom later attempts the same thing, but before falling he becomes ''shocked'' rather than ''surprised'', getting an uselessly straight exclamation mark instead.instead.
* In ''WesternAnimation/SoupOrSonic'', a question mark appears over Wile E. Coyote's head when he's uncertain if he ran off a cliff or not. When he gets conformation that he did, he grabs the question mark and shapes it into an exclamation point, and then he falls.
* In ''WesternAnimation/SoupOrSonic'', a question mark appears over Wile E. Coyote's head when he's uncertain if he ran off a cliff or not. When he gets conformation that he did, he grabs the question mark and shapes it into an exclamation point, and then he falls.
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** From Generation 1 to this day, the appearance of question marks serves as the animation for the status move Amnesia, which grants a +2 to Special Defense.
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* Psychedelic band ''? and the Mysterians''.
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* ''Series/OhsamaSentaiKingOhger'': In response to Yanma Gast's explanation of TimeDilation in #34, the other monarchs' confusion is expressed with question marks popping up above their heads.
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* In ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', occasionally, characters might have a question mark pop up next to them when they are puzzled about something.
* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'', when characters are confused or surprised, question marks might briefly appear over their heads.
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* In ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', occasionally, characters might have a question mark pop up next to them when they are puzzled about something.
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* In the ''Anime/YuGiOh'' episode where Joey is [[WagerSlave forced to wear a dog suit]], he actually [[TalkingWithSigns holds a sign with a question mark on it]] when he's confused about Dungeon Dice Monster's rules.
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* ''Anime/CapRevolutionBottleman'': In the ''Anime/YuGiOh'' episode where Joey is [[WagerSlave forced to wear a dog suit]], he actually [[TalkingWithSigns holds a sign with 22, Momo has a question mark on it]] when he's confused about Dungeon Dice Monster's rules.she asks what the name of a certain team is, as they hadn't come up with one yet.
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* ''Anime/CapRevolutionBottleman'': In the ''Anime/YuGiOh'' episode 22, Momo has where Joey is [[WagerSlave forced to wear a dog suit]], he actually [[TalkingWithSigns holds a sign with a question mark on it]] when she asks what the name of a certain team is, as they hadn't come up with one yet.he's confused about Dungeon Dice Monster's rules.
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* In ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', occasionally, characters might have a question mark pop up next to them when they are puzzled about something.
* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'', when characters are confused or surprised, question marks might briefly appear over their heads.
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* In ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', occasionally, characters might have a question mark pop up next to them when they are puzzled about something.
* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'', when characters are confused or surprised, question marks might briefly appear over their heads.
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* ''ComicBook/TheBatmanAdventures'': In one story, Batman catches the Riddler by pure luck when he tries a heist [[HeistClash at the same place and time]] as the Threatening Three. When the Riddler asks how Batman solved his riddle, he admits that he didn't (being preoccupied with the Threatening Three). A question mark over his head represents Batman's puzzlement as Riddler reacts with exuberant joy even as he's taken off to prison (as far as he's concerned, ''he won'').
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* ''ComicBook/TheBatmanAdventures'': In one story, Batman catches the Riddler by pure luck when he tries a heist [[HeistClash at the same place and time]] as the Threatening Three. When the Riddler asks how Batman solved his riddle, he admits that he didn't (being preoccupied with the Threatening Three). A question mark over his head represents Batman's puzzlement as Riddler reacts with exuberant joy even as he's taken off to prison (as far as he's concerned, ''he won'').
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* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' uses the "'?' in speech bubble" variety.
* ''ComicStrip/MandrakeTheMagician'' and ''ComicStrip/ThePhantom'' uses a lot of question marks in individual speech bubbles. It's probably no coincidence that both strips were created and written by Lee Falk.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' uses the "'?' in speech bubble" variety.
* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' uses the "'?' in speech bubble" variety.
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%%* The protagonists of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' do this to indicate confusion.
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* ''Webcomic/DaughterOfTheLilies'': OldMaster Wu gets [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/630 a small flock]] of these, followed by an IdeaBulb when he realizes that the person he's been told off for berating is actually a stranger and not one of his students.
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', multiple:
** The Goo has a single question mark over one of its heads [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2002-11-18 here,]] when confused by the actions of the person it is fighting.
** In the [[https://egscomics.com/comic/2002-11-30 2002-11-30 comic,]] it's said in a PictorialSpeechBubble by "Claire", a.k.a Grace, when she is confused by the form she transforms into.
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', multiple:
** The Goo has a single question mark over one of its heads [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2002-11-18 here,]] when confused by the actions of the person it is fighting.
** In the [[https://egscomics.com/comic/2002-11-30 2002-11-30 comic,]] it's said in a PictorialSpeechBubble by "Claire", a.k.a Grace, when she is confused by the form she transforms into.
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** The Goo has a single question mark over one of its heads [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2002-11-18 here,]] when confused by the actions of the person it is fighting.
** In the [[https://egscomics.com/comic/2002-11-30 2002-11-30 comic,]] it's said in a PictorialSpeechBubble by "Claire", a.k.a Grace, when she is confused by the form she transforms into.
** The Goo has a single question mark over one of its heads [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2002-11-18 here,]] when confused by the actions of the person it is fighting.
** In the [[https://egscomics.com/comic/2002-11-30 2002-11-30 comic,]] it's said in a PictorialSpeechBubble by "Claire", a.k.a Grace, when she is confused by the form she transforms into.
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* {{WebVideo/Doraman}}: The thumbnail for "Who is Doraemon?" shows Doraemon with pink question marks surrounding his head. This indicates that the video is asking who the character is.
* The trademark of the perpetually confused Blitz on ''WebVideo/TheFundayPawpetShow''. A question mark was put on a stick and floated above him.
* The trademark of the perpetually confused Blitz on ''WebVideo/TheFundayPawpetShow''. A question mark was put on a stick and floated above him.
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* ''WebVideo/{{Doraman}}'': The thumbnail for "Who is Doraemon?" shows Doraemon with pink question marks surrounding his head. This indicates that the video is asking who the character is.
* The trademark of the perpetually confused Blitz on ''WebVideo/TheFundayPawpetShow''. A question mark was put on a stick and floated above him.
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* ''WebVideo/{{Doraman}}'': The thumbnail for "Who is Doraemon?" shows Doraemon with pink question marks surrounding his head. This indicates that the video is asking who the character is.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' cartoon "Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life," Jerry ends up walking off a construction beam and a question mark appears above his head just before he falls. In a NinjaProp moment, he grabs the question mark and uses it as a hook to latch onto a ledge. Tom later attempts the same thing, but before falling he becomes ''shocked'' rather than ''surprised'', getting an uselessly straight exclamation mark instead.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' Variation: ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'' cartoon "Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life," Jerry ends up walking off a construction beam and a question mark appears above his head just before he falls. In a NinjaProp moment, he grabs the question mark and uses it as a hook to latch onto a ledge. Tom later attempts the same thing, but before falling he becomes ''shocked'' rather than ''surprised'', getting "Penny Lane" has an uselessly straight exclamation mark instead.over Paul's head when he and the boys discover that the crime they were trying to thwart wasn't at Penny Lane in Liverpool but with heiress Penelope Lane, which secret agent James Blond had already thwarted. Earlier in the episode, the group had question marks over their heads when they see a panhandling trumpet player taking a lunch break.
* In the WesternAnimation/{{Classic Disney Short|s}} "A Gentleman's Gentleman", as WesternAnimation/PlutoThePup wonders how to get a gumball from a gumball machine, one of his ears forms a question mark.
* In the WesternAnimation/{{Classic Disney Short|s}} "A Gentleman's Gentleman", as WesternAnimation/PlutoThePup wonders how to get a gumball from a gumball machine, one of his ears forms a question mark.
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* Variation: ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'' cartoon "Penny Lane" has an exclamation mark over Paul's head when he and the boys discover that the crime they were trying to thwart wasn't at Penny Lane in Liverpool but with heiress Penelope Lane, which secret agent James Blond had already thwarted. Earlier in the episode, the group had question marks over their heads when they see a panhandling trumpet player taking a lunch break.
* Variation: ''WesternAnimation/TheBeatles'' cartoon "Penny Lane" has an exclamation mark over Paul's head when he and the boys discover that the crime they were trying to thwart wasn't at Penny Lane in Liverpool but with heiress Penelope Lane, which secret agent James Blond had already thwarted. Earlier in the episode, the group had question marks over their heads when they see a panhandling trumpet player taking a lunch break.
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* In ''VideoGame/CaveStory'', trying to examine an object without something to examine will cause a question mark to pop up over your character's head. More humorously, transforming into a bat while your Bat familiar[s] are equipped will cause them to fall in love with Alucard (with a heart symbol appearing over their heads) and fly close to him in formation, and then a "'''?'''" then appears over the head of each bat once he reverts back to human form.
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* In ''VideoGame/CaveStory'', trying to examine an object without something to examine will cause a question mark to pop up over your character's head. More humorously, transforming into a bat while your Bat familiar[s] are equipped will cause them to fall in love with Alucard (with a heart symbol appearing over their heads) and fly close to him in formation, and then a "'''?'''" then appears over the head of each bat once he reverts back to human form.
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* In ''VideoGame/CaveStory'', trying to examine an object without something to examine will cause a question mark to pop up over your character's head. More humorously, transforming into a bat while your Bat familiar[s] are equipped will cause them to fall in love with Alucard (with a heart symbol appearing over their heads) and fly close to him in formation, and then a "'''?'''" then appears over the head of each bat once he reverts back to human form.
