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* In the ''Literature/GiveYourselfGoosebumps'' book, ''Trapped in the Circus of Fear'', while you spend the entire story avoiding Madam Barbara and her clown minions who intend to turn you into a circus freak, your friend-slash-TheLancer Richie isn't as lucky, getting turned into a "bucket of human vomit with two eyes". In the good ending, you change Richie and the rest of the circus freaks back to normal children like yourself.

* During a commercial for LU Pepito mini stars, a policeman starts melting after eating one of the biscuits.

** In another ImagineSpot, Calvin imagines drinking one glass of water too many, so that his body becomes 90% water and melts.

--->'''Homer:''' Now how 'bout a hug?!

** In "Re-Hibernation Week", [=SpongeBob=] melts into yellow goo when Sandy takes him on one dangerous exercise regimen too many.
--->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' This squirrel's trying to kill me! Any more of these stunts and I'll be reduced to a puddle.

* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventuresHowISpentMySummerVacation'': Plucky, Hamton and Hamton's family take a trip to an AmusementPark named Happy World Land. One of the rides shown is the Happy Centrifuge, a [[CentrifugalFarce capsule on the end of a rapidly-rotating arm]]. When it stops, the occupants are poured out into a puddle, complete with blinking eyes.

* ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuper-Heroes: In "Child's Play the team have to combat a bratty alien wizard, who keeps throwing a TemperTantrum. He manages to [[BalefulPolymorph turn Lightning Lad into a rat, and partially liquifies Bouncing Boy]].

* {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''Stealing the Diamond'' from the ''VideoGame/HenryStickminSeries'', where one of the fails is using a device with the intention to turn into water and slip through the cracks. The device kills Henry by turning him into an inanimate puddle of such.

* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' featured a trip by Hampton's family, along with Plucky, to an AmusementPark named Happy World Land. One of the rides shown is the Happy Centrifuge, a [[CentrifugalFarce capsule on the end of a rapidly-rotating arm]]. When it stops, the occupants are poured out into a puddle, complete with blinking eyes.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheImpossibles'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperGlobetrotters'' both have a member named Fluid Man, who can turn his body into water temporarily.

* ''TheSecretWorldOfAlexMack'': One of Alex’s powers was the ability to melt into a silvery puddle of liquid.

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* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureJojolion features an interesting case with Tamaki Damo and his Stand, Vitamin C. The power of Vitamin C is that it melts people into goop, which he uses as a method of attack, but melting people with Vitamin C alone doesn't kill them. They're immobilized from it, but they're still alive and conscious; able to speak perfect sentences. It's the environments surrounding his targets which Damo weaponizes.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[Film/TheWizardOfOz Oh, what a world.]] Who would've thought a good, little Stand like you could've kept me alive and conscious while I'm becoming goop?]]

-->'''Soldier:''' That's one hell of a gun!

* ''WebComic/GirlGenius'': According to his brother (who apparently lacks the imagination to make stuff up), [[HeroOfAnotherStory Hoffman]] [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20160516 was once liquefied during an adventure]] and his brother had to carry him in a jar. Given that Hoffman is perfectly healthy during the events of the comic he apparently solidified no worse for wear.

--->'''D.W.''': Nobody told me you'd melt!

--->'''Goodvibes:''' Could someone get me a tissue?

* {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''Stealing the Diamond'' from the ''VideoGame/HenryStickminCollection'', where one of the fails is using a device with the intention to turn into water and slip through the cracks. The device kills Henry by turning him into an inanimate puddle of such.

* Subverted in ''Stealing the Diamond'' from the ''VideoGame/HenryStickminCollection'' where one of the fails is using a device with the intention to turn into water and slip through the cracks but turning into water just straight up kills him instead.

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* Zan of the {{ComicBook/Wonder Twins}} can transform himself into any state of water, including liquid. In more comedic media, such as ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'', this is often played for laughs.

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-->'''Soldier''': That's one hell of a gun!

* ''Film/SkyHigh2005'': One of the sidekicks, Ethan, has the power to melt himself into a puddle.

* In ''Series/DoomPatrol2019'', the same powers that allow Rita Farr to mould and shape her body frequently result in her melting into a shapeless puddle of flesh [[PowerIncontinence if she can't maintain concentration]], to the point that her default state first thing in the morning is that of a BlobMonster hiding under the blankets. Given that she can reform herself with sufficient willpower, the process is harmless to Rita - though it's definitely [[HumiliationConga a dignity-stripper]].

--->'''Sarah:''' ''[yelling]'' Wait 'till I tell Mom what you did to Jimmy! ''[holds up pitcher]''
--->'''Jimmy:''' Don't spill me!

--->'''Goodvibes''': Could someone get me a tissue?
* ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam'': June once does this (using a magnifying glass against the sun) to both her and Henry in an episode.

** In ''WesternAnimation/ZoomAtTheTop'', trying to thaw himself with a magnifying glass after being frozen by the ACME Instant Icicle Maker does not help Wile E. at all, as it melts him along with the ice.

* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'': In "Stayin' Cool", during the hottest day of the year, Goofy gets so hot he melts into a puddle. He's fine in the very next scene.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' episode "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS5E9ForgettingSarickMortshall Forgetting Sarick Mortshall]]," Jerry decides to join Morty and [[ReplacementGoldfish Nick]] in [[TheDogBitesBack trashing Rick's garage]]. Unfortunately, the first thing Jerry breaks is an alien crystal that [[ButtMonkey promptly melts him into a puddle]] with his face protruding from it; fortunately, Jerry is otherwise unharmed by this transformation and is still capable of moving and speaking - enough to beg to be restored to normal, at any rate. By the next episode, he's back to normal.

-->'''The Chameleon:''' "I will now defeat you, by turning into a pile of smoldering goo!" (''melts'') "Feeeaar meeeee...!"

A type of AmusingInjury in which a character is somehow melted into a liquid state. They will still remain alive, often with their [[EyesAreUnbreakable eyes still intact]], and will almost always [[UnexplainedRecovery return to normal in the next scene]]. In some cases, they may even retain the ability to speak. They can melt due to the heat, exposure to acid, being hit by some strange machine, or other means. Supertrope to LustfulMelt. See also ImMelting for when the results of this is lethal instead of amusing. See ElementalShapeshifter for when the person can liquefy themself as a superpower. Can often occur after some HarmlessFreezing.

* Several football players begin to suffer a meltdown thanks to the heat, until Boomer Esiason passes them all bottles of Pepsi. As they chug, the melting is not just stopped, but ''reversed''.

* In ''Fanfic/TheLandOfWhatMightHaveBeen,'' this is a state that members of the Amorphous League actually ''aspire'' to: after years of exposure to the potion that grants them their shapeshifting powers, their bodies cease to need it and become formless goo [[PerpetuallyProtean continuously transforming into new shapes]]. However, novice shapeshifters trying fast-track this process by [[PhlebotinumOverdose overdosing]] end up in goo form without any ability to control their new bodies. It doesn't ''kill'' them... but under the circumstances, [[AndIMustScream they probably wish it did]].

* In ''Film/HotShotsPartDeux'', General Walters shoots an enemy soldier with a grenade launcher, which [[BlownAcrossTheRoom flings the soldier a dozen feet backwards]] and literally splatters him all over a wall. Aside from being turned into a splash of goo with a human face, the soldier doesn't minds and is even awed about the gun Walters used.

* In the ''Literature/GiveYourselfGoosebumps'' book, ''Trapped in the Circus of Fear'', while you spend the entire story avoiding Madam Barbara and her clown minions who intends to turn you into a circus freak, your friend-slash-TheLancer Richie isn't as lucky, getting turned into a "bucket of human vomit with two eyes". In the good ending, you change Richie and the rest of the circus freaks back to normal children like yourself.

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--->'''Homer''': Now how 'bout a hug?!

** In "Chocolate with Nuts", [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick melt when [[RunningGag the crazed fish that has been chasing them throughout the episode]] [[spoiler: asks to buy all their chocolate]].

-->'''The Chameleon''': "I will now defeat you, by turning into a pile of smoldering goo!" (''melts'') "Feeeaar meeeee...!"