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** Another SMT example comes from ''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne Nocturne]]'''s Demi-Fiend, who sports some mean black-and-green marks along their body after the Conception.

* A variation occurs in ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' when the BigBad of the Mahora Festival arc activates her [[{{Magitek}} forced magic circuits]]. They're mostly masked by her hair and clothing, but we're shown Negi's magic-sense [=POV=] of the patterns of glyphs [[PowerGlows glowing]] on her body.

* Tsunayoshi Sawada from ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'' can tap into Dying Will Mode if shot in the head by a Dying Will Bullet or if he swallows a Dying Will Pill. When he does go into that mode, [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100408151254/reborn/images/8/8d/Tsuna_2.PNG his usually round brown eyes]] turn into [[http://www.onemanga.com/Katekyo_Hitman_Reborn/125/01/ an angular orange, and an orange flame lights up on his forehead]]. From the Hyper Dying Will Mode, Tsuna gains a good sense of combat and an ability used by his ancestors called Hyper Intuition, which allows him to predict human movements and gain an upper hand in battle.

* In ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs'', Chuya gets black markings on his skin when he uses Corruption, the "true form" of his gravity manipulation ability.
* In ''LightNovel/{{Coffin Princess Chaika}}'', Toru and Akari both gain red facial marks (and a matching battle aura) when calling on the Iron Blood Form.

The tattoos will usually just be either nifty/badass black pattern, or a glowing red one. Can overlap with TronLines and InstantRunes. Compare and contrast with MarkOfTheBeast, for when the patterns forming are an indication of evil and PowerTattoo, the more compact version. Compare PowerupFullColorChange.

** Shiryu had a Dragon tattoo appear in his back when powered up.

* A variation occurs in ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', when the BigBad of the Mahora Festival arc activates her [[{{Magitek}} forced magic circuits]]. They're mostly masked by her hair and clothing, but we're shown Negi's magic-sense [=POV=] of the patterns of glyphs [[PowerGlows glowing]] on her body.

* When the Medicine Seller of ''Anime/{{Mononoke}}'' releases his sword, the red markings on his face crawl off his body and onto his other self, where they turn gold and become elaborate, full-body tattoos.

** Tsunade, Medical Ninja and {{Tsundere}} extraordinaire, has a small diamond marking on her forehead where she keeps an insane amount of chakra carefully stored. [[http://read.mangashare.com/Naruto/chapter-169/page014.html When she releases the seal, it expands into a spiraling pattern,]] and foreshadows the can of whoopass that she is about to open. Sakura's too.

** Kite in the ''VideoGame/DotHackR1Games'' starts out wearing olive green. However, due to his encounter with Aura in the first dungeon of ''.hack//Infection'', his outfit is turned bright red with orange markings. That shade of red and the markings are ordinarily not available to players, and it marks Kite as someone special... unfortunately for him, that includes by the in-game administrators, who oppose him due to fear that he's going to hack their game. [[spoiler: Luckily, Kite eventually clears that up and gains their assistance.]]

** After the [[PhysicalGod Tribunal]] went against the will of [[PowersThatBe Azura]] and used the Tools of Kagrenac on the [[CosmicKeystone Heart of Lorkhan]], she either cursed the formerly gold-skinned Chimer people with the dark skin and red eyes of the modern Dunmer, or pointed out that the Tribunal had done it while using the tools. (The details are [[TheRashomon rather sketchy]] at best.)

* In ''Phaeton'' when the Phaetonians start using their non passive abilities, their tribal markings will glow, the more powerful the ability the brighter the glow. If the ability is used for an extended length of time the markings will fade until a stronger power is used.

* When she activates her powers, Rosetta of the ''Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'' is surrounded by a mystical aura that looks like glowing green rings of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics floating around her head and hands.

** In ''VideoGame/FableIII'', when charging for a flourish attack, different glowing patterns (depending on the clothing worn) appear. This is additional to tattoos which begin to glow in [[GoodColorsEvilColors different colours]] as you decide upon your moral alignment

* in MagicTheGathering, [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205035 Liliana Vess]]. In the midst of her magical mayhem, the demonic pacts carved into her skin often show forth (as shown in the link; the rest of the time, she's just a [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=235597 beautiful human woman]] ).

* Darien Fawkes of ''Series/TheInvisibleMan'' has a tattoo on the inside of his wrist in the shape of an oroubiris. It gradually changes from green to red as he gets closer to Quicksilver Madness.

* In various ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' media, the patterns on [[OlympusMons Groudon and Kyogre]] start glowing when they get pissed off. These lines are a also a trait of those who are being corrupted by the Red and Blue Orbs connected to the two. The deeper the corruption, the more elaborate the pattern. When Groudon [[DemonicPossession possesses]] Pikachu in [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} the anime]], our adorable little mouse gets the glowing pattern; and it's ''scary as hell''.

* In ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', the patterns on [[OlympusMons Groudon and Kyogre]] start glowing when they get pissed off. On top of that, when Groudon [[DemonicPossession possesses]] Pikachu, our adorable little mouse gets the glowing pattern too. And it's ''scary as hell''. Aqua Admin Archie gets some too on his chest, but it's quite less 'awesome' than the others.
** These lines are a trait of those who are being corrupted by the Red and Blue Orbs, actually. The deeper the corruption, the more elaborate the pattern. Examples include Pikachu and Archie (both mentioned above), [[Manga/PokemonSpecial Maxie, Ruby and Sapphire]].

* Tohma of ''Manga/MagicalChronicleLyricalNanohaForce'' has a tendency to gain these whenever he uses the Divider. [[spoiler:It's implied that they may be signs of the Eclipse infection]].

* All Eight Epitaph users from the ''VideoGame/DotHackGU'' series do this when calling their Avatar. Each character has a different pattern, likely mimicking patterns or appearances of their Avatar.

* In ''Phaeton'' when the Phaetonians start using their non passive abilities, their tribal markings will glow, the more powerful the ability the brighter the glow, if the ability is used for an extended length of time the markings will fade until a stronger power is used.

* Tohma of ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Magical War Chronicle Lyrical Nanoha Force]]'' has a tendency to gain these whenever he uses the Divider. [[spoiler:It's implied that they may be signs of the Eclipse infection]].

* [[spoiler:Liu-Shen]] of ''SuikodenTierkreis'', signifying that [[spoiler:he is the new Elder Scribe.]]

* Slightly subverted with Zoey Redbird in ''Literature/TheHouseOfNight'' series, who gets new magical tattoos ''after'' she does something heroic.

* [[SuperMode Darkspine Sonic]] from ''[[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] [[SonicStorybookSeries and the Secret Rings]]'' gets white stripes running up his head, and around his wrists and ankles.

* In the ''WildCards'' novels, Jack "Golden Boy" Braun earns his nickname because every time he uses his SuperStrength or NighInvulnerability, he gains a golden nimbus that is bright enough to read by in the dark.

* In the WhiteWolf Game ''{{Exalted}}'', the Lunar Exalted are marked by moonsilver tattoos over their entire bodies. While they can learn to hide these, drawing too deeply upon their powers causes them to shine through disguise and clothing alike. Most Exalted manifest some small markings along with their [[BattleAura Anima Banner]], but these are usually only seen on their foreheads.

* This happens every time a werewolf enters the Shadow in ''WerewolfTheForsaken''; they gain glowing silvers tattoos all over their bodies, called "Spirit Brands" which detail particularly heroic deeds that the werewolf has performed.

* Several of [[CrossoverCosmology the gods]] in ''VisualNovel/KamigamiNoAsobi'' get these with their TransformationSequence, Apollon, Loki, and Thor in particular.

* Shiryu in ''SaintSeiya'' had a Dragon tattoo appear in his back when powered up.

** These lines are a trait of those who are being corrupted by the Red and Blue Orbs, actually. The deeper the corruption, the more elaborate the pattern. Examples include Pikachu and Archie (both mentioned above), [[PokemonSpecial Maxie, Ruby and Sapphire]].

* Almalexia in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'' got her cool black tattoos when she ascended to divinity.

* The characters in in the PS 2 ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'' games have a circuitlike pattern spread over their skin before they enter their demon forms.
** Another SMT example comes from ''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne Nocturne]]'', whose Demi-Fiend sports some mean blue marks after the Conception.

* Susan Sto Helit, of ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', has a birthmark on her face from where ''her father'' was slapped by [[TheGrimReaper the skeletal incarnation of Death]]. The thin red marks, as of bony fingers, become visible when she is angry, embarrassed or otherwise flushed, so they aren't ''precisely'' marks of {{Bad Ass}}itude -- but she's a woman protagonist in a Pratchett novel, so rendering her moderately annoyed is pretty much the same thing; she's about to destroy you.