History Main / FullMoonSilhouette

** Setsuna near the end of the Kyoto Arc, after she rescues Konoka from the clutches of the enemy via [[spoiler:WingPull]].

* ''ComicBook/RisingStars'': [[AntiHero Randy Fisk]] does this with [[spoiler:[[TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth Cathy Holmes']]]] [[HeroicSacrifice body, after they die in the process of]] [[spoiler:[[HealingHands bringing him back to life]]]], cremating them with his HandBlast. Possibly somewhat {{narm}}ful, as this is done in the sky over [[spoiler:Maas-controlled Chicago]], presumably in full view of ''dozens of enemy Specials''...

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* ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown'', Snoopy rises out of the pumpkin patch in front of the full moon. Linus notices Snoopy when he thought he was the Great Pumpkin.

* ''Manga/SailorMoon'': Sailor Moon herself does this a lot. A surprising number of the battles occur on full moon nights, allowing her to perform a perfect shadow appearance before going into her "I will punish you" speech.

* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'':
** Setsuna near the end of the Kyoto Arc, after she rescues Konoka from the clutches of the enemy via [[spoiler:WingPull]].
** Eva has one at the beginning of the Mahora Blackout Operation.
* ''Anime/WolfsRain'': Some of the running wolf animation loops in the closing credits have a full moon background. In later episodes the moon turns blood-red.

* ''Manga/ShugoChara'' where the Tsukiyomi [[spoiler:siblings]] are so awesome that they can make an auto full moon. Just look at any shots of [[spoiler:Utau]] nightsinging, and you'll see this trope. Ikuto has it less so, but if you see him at night he'll have the moon behind him.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** During the Drum Island arc of the Baroque Works saga, this occurs with the Straw Hat Pirates when they are hastily departing Drum Island in Dr. Kureha's sleigh, with Chopper hauling the sleigh and the Straw Hats piled up in the sleigh hanging on for dear life.
** In ''Anime/OnePieceFilmStrongWorld'', Brook does this along with his trademark laugh style.
** Luffy, after [[spoiler:awakening his Devil Fruit during his fight with Kaido]], does this while running in the sky. [[spoiler:The silhouette is near identical to a depiction of the Sun God Nika, confirming that Luffy is Joy Boy.]]

* At one point during ''Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne'' Hitomi goes looking for Van and finds him on a rooftop practicing sword forms framed by the full moon.

* Kuroh with his sword, in the fight portion of the opening of ''Anime/{{K}}''.

* In ''Anime/KurauPhantomMemory '', the full moon looks awfully huge behind the flying silhouettes of Kurau [[spoiler:and later Christmas]], although it makes for lovely E.T.-like scenery, emphasizing the lonely mood.
* In ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie,'' Naruto and Hinata finally had [[RelationshipUpgrade their first kiss]] (and TheBigDamnKiss it most certainly was too) [[https://68.media.tumblr.com/00e493cfbb13cc41be6f755cdf771f3b/tumblr_o7vwpqChaA1tfcszeo2_500.gif floating high in the air, suspended in front of the full moon.]]

* ''Anime/OddTaxi'': In the last episode, [[spoiler:Odokawa speeds off the partially-constructed bridge in his taxi, with bank notes scattering out his trunk, in front of the full moon.]]

* An issue of ''ComicBook/{{Exiles}}'' introduces a [[BatOutOfHell further mutated]], alternate universe version of ComicBook/{{Morbius}} like this.

* The last view of Kehaar in ''WesternAnimation/WatershipDown'' shows him flying away toward the rising moon, and banking back and forth in front of it.

* ''Film/TheTallGuy'', starring Creator/JeffGoldblum - dancing in front of the moon in a ''rabbit costume''.

* During ''Film/Batman1989'', Batman does it in the Batwing, in the process imitating the Batman symbol.
* Kiryu in the film ''Film/GodzillaAgainstMechagodzilla'' makes one of these as he flies down to Tokyo to battle Godzilla.
* Not shown in the film, but posters for ''Film/{{Arachnophobia}}'' depict a spider hanging on a silk thread in front of a full moon.

* ''Film/ImJuli'' has a short hallucination sequence after Daniel [[SlippingAMickey drinks the drugged beverage]] served by [[MeaningfulName Luna]]. In this sequence his bus travels across the night sky while the full moon shows [[TheManInTheMoon Luna's face]] watching [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uiWlOtEjWhI/S2JzDrYAB6I/AAAAAAAAIBg/q_lkQ5Xy1o8/s400/InJuly6.jpg the bus passing by.]]
* ''Film/MalcolmX'' has a [[http://p1.storage.canalblog.com/17/12/537200/74123584_p.jpg scene]] with KKK members [[RidingIntoTheSunset riding off into the moon]]. An homage to E.T. as noted by director Creator/SpikeLee.
* ''Film/ReturnToOz'': When Mombi yells to the Wheelers that Dorothy is escaping, she is seen in the flying Gump silhouetted against the moon.

* Happens at least twice in the ''Literature/XWingSeries'', involving Star Destroyers (and obviously not with ''Earth's'' moon).
* In the famous scene from ''Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles'', Watson and Henry Baskerville notice a Full Moon Silhouette of a man watching them from the top of a granite pillar. [[spoiler:It was Holmes.]]

* In one scene of ''Series/TopGear'''s Botswana special, the three presenters' heads appear in silhouette against a rising red moon (red because of all the dust stirred up by their day trip across the Makgadikgadi Pan -- one of the world's largest salt flats).

* In the ''Series/TheFlash1990'' pilot, there was a bolt of lightning that was superimposed on the moon, imitating Flash's chest symbol. As this was put out in the wake of ''Film/Batman1989'' in the theaters, was probably a callback to the above scene in it.
* Parodied in ''Series/TheBoys2019''; [[SupermanSubstitute Homelander]] does it in the second season finale... while also [[ADateWithRosiePalms aggressively masturbating and claiming that he "can do whatever the fuck [he] wants"]].

* The original ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' would feature randomly-selected silhouettes flying over the moon at seemingly random matches set in the Pit (actually determined using some complicated algorithm). This was a signal to the player that this particular match could unlock a fight against Reptile.

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' has Greninja's [[LimitBreak Final Smash]], which has him wailing on his victim ninja-style as silhouettes in front of a gigantic moon.

* ''Anime/EurekaSeven'' has one of these ([[http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o112/manga-anime_pictures/Anime/Moon/vlcsnap-2022049-1.jpg picture]]). [[ItMakesSenseInContext It's treated a bit more seriously]] than most other instances of this trope.

* In ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie,'' Naruto and Hinata finally had [[RelationshipUpgrade their first kiss]] (and TheBigDamnKiss it most certainly was too) [[https://68.media.tumblr.com/00e493cfbb13cc41be6f755cdf771f3b/tumblr_o7vwpqChaA1tfcszeo2_500.gif floating high in the air, suspended in front of the full moon]].

* ''Film/ImJuli'' has a short hallucination sequence after Daniel [[SlippingAMickey drinks the drugged beverage]] served by [[MeaningfulName Luna]]. In this sequence his bus travels across the night sky while the full moon shows [[TheManInTheMoon Luna's face]] watching [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uiWlOtEjWhI/S2JzDrYAB6I/AAAAAAAAIBg/q_lkQ5Xy1o8/s400/InJuly6.jpg the bus passing by]].

* Happens at the beginning of Music/MichaelJackson's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2AitTPI5U0 Black or White]].

* The ''Blog/WhatIf'' question "[[http://what-if.xkcd.com/61/ Speed Bump]]" includes an illustration of a car that lifts off the ground and tumbles helplessly against the moon. The AltText says "BREAKING: Child, Unidentified Creature in Bicycle Basket Hit and Killed by Car".

* ''ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}}'':
** In an unquestionable overlap with GiganticMoon Tim passes in front of the moon while swinging onto a Gotham rooftop in ''ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}}'' #167.
** In issue #168 Batman is silhouetted against the moon as he glides in on Ra's' ship to rescue Talia.

* The [[GrandFinale series finale]] of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' ends with Kim and Ron flying off in her CoolCar in front of a (what else?) full moon.
* A very brief example occurs in the ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' episode ''[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E6SnowballEffectOneKrabsTrash One Krab's Trash]]'' when Mr. Krabs does a sommersault above the horde of skeletal fishes.
* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', when Lapis [[spoiler:returns to help fight the Diamonds]], she is hovering in front of the full moon.

* In the famous scene from ''[[Literature/SherlockHolmes The Hound of the Baskervilles]]'', Watson and Henry Baskerville notice a Full Moon Silhouette of a man watching them from the top of a granite pillar. [[spoiler:It was Holmes.]]

* Happens in ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', in the scene where ET makes Elliot's bike fly. TropeCodifier at the very least. [[FullMoonSilhouette The iconic shot of the bike silhouetted against the moon]] became the logo of Creator/StevenSpielberg's production company Creator/AmblinEntertainment.

* In the famous scene from ''[[Literature/SherlockHolmes The Hound of the Baskervilles]]'', Watson and Henry Baskerville notice a FullMoonSilhouette of a man watching them from the top of a granite pillar. [[spoiler:It was Holmes.]]

* This has become a trend for aviation photographers, as can be seen [[http://www.airteamimages.com/pics/155/155337_800.jpg here]].
** Taken UpToEleven with shots as [[http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150731.html this]] of the International Space Station (see above to the right of the large rayed crater at right)

Since this often requires the moon to be large enough for a silhouette, this trope tends to coincide with GiganticMoon. (It ''can'' be done without such trickery, provided you set the camera up a long way from the foreground object and use a powerful telephoto/zoom lens.) Almost always paired with FrequentlyFullMoon.

[[folder:Anime & Manga]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToons'' did a parody with the Amblin Logo having Elliot crashing into the moon and falling off his bike.

* In an unquestionable overlap with GiganticMoon Tim passes in front of the moon while swinging onto a Gotham rooftop in ''ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}}'' #167.

* ''Manga/SailorMoon'': Sailor Moon herself does this a lot.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'':

* The Werediggle Curse skill tree in ''Videogame/DungeonsOfDredmor: Realm of the Diggle Gods'' is represented with an icon of a werediggle silhouette standing on a hill in front of a full moon.
* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Wii U/3DS'' has Greninja's [[LimitBreak Final Smash]], which has him wailing on his victim ninja-style as silhouettes in front of a gigantic moon.

* The original ''VideoGame/MortalKombat'' would feature randomly-selected silhouettes flying over the moon at seemingly random matches set in the Pit (actually determined using some complicated algorithm). This was a signal to the player that this particular match could unlock a fight against Reptile.

* ''Animation/SimpleSamosa'' references the ''Film/ETThreExtraterrestrial'' example in "Anda Bhatija", where Samosa and friends have the alien Yolky on a bike with them [[spoiler:as they're on the run from the military, who are after the alien]], and they get flung into the sky and have their silhouettes superimposed over a full moon before they crash to the ground.

Since this often requires the moon to be large enough for a silhouette, this trope tends to coincide with GiganticMoon. (It ''can'' be done without such trickery, provided you set the camera up a long way from the foreground object and use a powerful telephoto/zoom lens.)

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' LicensedGame for the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem, the [[MinecartMadness minecart section]] in the Adventure Stage ends with the Warners flying past the full moon as a [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong sound-alike]] of the theme from ''E.T.'' plays. Given that ''Animaniacs'' is a Speilberg-produced cartoon, this was likely intentional.

* In ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'', Aladdin and Jasmine pass [[http://babesindisneylandblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Aladdin1.jpg in front of]] a [[GiganticMoon giant full moon]] during their FlightOfRomance.