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* The [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazis]] [[LightIsNotGood also liked Pillars of Light]] and had one of their massive rally grounds in Nuremberg surrounded by 130 huge flak lights, called the [[http://www.kubiss.de/kulturreferat/reichsparteitagsgelaende/bilder/Lichtdom.jpg "Cathedral of Light"]]. It required so much power the area had its own electric power plant.

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* The [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazis]] [[LightIsNotGood also liked Pillars of Light]] and had one of their massive rally grounds in Nuremberg surrounded by 130 huge flak lights, called the [[http://www.kubiss.de/kulturreferat/reichsparteitagsgelaende/bilder/Lichtdom.[[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-1982-1130-502%2C_N%C3%BCrnberg%2C_Reichsparteitag%2C_Lichtdom.jpg "Cathedral of Light"]]. It required so much power the area had its own electric power plant.
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** In ''Smash Bros'', Pit's Three Sacred Treasures ''[[LimitBreak Final Smash]]'' ends with a series of light pillars in random locations across the battlefield.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''
** The Spirit Portal for the south pole has a blue beam and the north pole has an orange beam once opened during season 2.
** In the season finale, when Kuvira's spirit weapon [[spoiler:blows up, it has so much energy that it rips open a new, green spirit portal]].
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* Appears in the trailer for the 2015 version of "Fantastic Four"
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** Judgment, the signature move of [[{{God}} Arc]][[OlympusMons eus]], is depicted in various media as pillars of divine light raining down on its enemies.

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** Judgment, the signature move of [[{{God}} Arc]][[OlympusMons eus]], is depicted in various media as pillars of divine light raining down on its enemies.from the sky.

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* As of ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'', the attack [=SolarBeam=] has this as its animation.

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* As of ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'', the attack [=SolarBeam=] Solar Beam has this as its animation.animation.
** Judgment, the signature move of [[{{God}} Arc]][[OlympusMons eus]], is depicted in various media as pillars of divine light raining down on its enemies.
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* In ''{{Smallville}}'', ''Traveller'', when [[spoiler:Jor-El restores Kara's memories and powers]].

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* In ''{{Smallville}}'', ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', ''Traveller'', when [[spoiler:Jor-El restores Kara's memories and powers]].
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* In ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'', Palutena's preferred method of direct attack when needed, used against the Hewdraw if Pit takes too long [[spoiler: and later against Pit himself during her BrainwashedAndCrazy boss fight]], is a giant blue vertical beam. It returns in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' as her Up Smash, and the standard attack with the tallest hitbox in the game.
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* In ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', yellow lightning strikes the spot where the Colossal Titan appears, whenever it does. [[spoiler: Titan Shifters]] also get this effect.
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** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' has:
*** Pillars that show the position of any treasure you have a chart for as long as you're not too close,
*** Pillars that warp you out of the Boss Arena,
*** and even a Pillar that shines briefly before stopping to reveal a stone with the instructions for the Command Melody on it.
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* ''VideoGame/MegaMan''

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* ''VideoGame/MegaMan''''Franchise/MegaMan''
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** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'': Vaan's level one Quickening, Red Spiral, shoots a [[NonIndicativeName mostly blue spiral]] into the air, before calling down a pillar of glowing red-yellow light. How far off it's visible is hard to determine, however, given that Quickenings seem to take place in a nullspace where dropping meteors or hurricanes on the enemy does no damage to the surrounding environment at all.
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* In the anime version of ''Manga/SailorMoon'', Chibi-Usa frequently emits one of these from the moon mark on her forehead when she's frightened or upset due to [[spoiler:the Silver Crystal being inside her body.]]

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* In the anime version of ''Manga/SailorMoon'', ''Anime/SailorMoon'', Chibi-Usa frequently emits one of these from the moon mark on her forehead when she's frightened or upset due to [[spoiler:the Silver Crystal being inside her body.]]
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Skies of Arcadia is always what I think of first for this trope~

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* In ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'', one of these accompanies each time someone summons one of the Gigas.
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* In an episode of ''Anime/{{Beyblade}}'', Ray beats his rival with a move which is accompanied by his beyblade emmitting a green beam of light that smashes through the roof of the arena, causing one of the [[CombatCommentator Combat Commentators]] to [[DeadpanSnarker quip]] "That's probably going to take down a couple of satellites!"

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* In an episode of ''Anime/{{Beyblade}}'', Ray beats his rival with a move which is accompanied by his beyblade emmitting a green beam of light that smashes through the roof of the arena, causing one of the [[CombatCommentator Combat Commentators]] {{Combat Commentator}}s to [[DeadpanSnarker quip]] "That's probably going to take down a couple of satellites!"



* Bad stuff happens when this shows up in ''{{Anime/Saikano}}''. ''Really'' bad stuff.

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* Bad stuff happens when this shows up in ''{{Anime/Saikano}}''.''Manga/{{Saikano}}''. ''Really'' bad stuff.
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* Appears several times in ''Film/ThisIsTheEnd'', [[spoiler:when people are pulled into Heaven]].
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* There is one in ''Film/DarkCity'' towards the end when the dark world disintegrates.

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* When ever people ascend to the next floor in ''Webcomic/TowerOFGod'', a beam transports them there.


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* When ever people ascend to the next floor in ''Webcomic/TowerOFGod'', a beam transports them there.
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** The [[StrangeJourney Schwartzwelt]] ''starts'' as one. [[WorldWreckingWave As for what comes next]]...

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** The [[StrangeJourney [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney Schwartzwelt]] ''starts'' as one. [[WorldWreckingWave As for what comes next]]...
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* In ''[[VideoGame/{{Halo}} Halo 3]]'', a giant Forerunner artifact left buried in Africa emits one of these when it's uncovered and activated.

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* In ''[[VideoGame/{{Halo}} Halo 3]]'', ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}'', a giant Forerunner artifact left buried in Africa emits one of these when it's uncovered and activated.
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* ''[[{{Half-Life}} Half-Life 2 Episode 2]]'''s superportal beam might count, other than that it is not in the straight line.

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* ''[[{{Half-Life}} Half-Life 2 ''VideoGame/HalfLife2: Episode 2]]'''s 2'''s superportal beam might count, other than that it is not in the straight line.
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* ''AsurasWrath''
** Asura creates one after coming out of a 12000 year exile of Gaea.
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* What [[spoiler:The Network]] appears as in ''Film/TheWorldsEnd''.
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* The Portal from ''Pinball/TronLegacy'', most notably in the first edition release.
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* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'': Excalibur tends to cause a giant, golden pillar of light whenever its power is unleashed. Archer's Caladbolg II arrow also causes a big one in the anime adaptation.
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* In ''Film/IronMan'', [[spoiler:overloading the large Arc Reactor]] results in this.

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* In ''Film/IronMan'', ''Film/IronMan1'', [[spoiler:overloading the large Arc Reactor]] results in this.
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** The opening Sequence of ''Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates'' has [[spoiler: Princess Tilika]] exploding into a pillar of light.
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* In ''TransformersCybertron'', activating a [[SpecialAttack Cyber Key Power]] requires summoning the Cyber Key by doing this with one's BattleAura.
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* The Tower of Babel superweapon in ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater'' shoots a column of light upwards towards an Atlantean satelite (basicly a mirror orbiting the earth) and redirecting it in the specified target.

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* The Tower of Babel superweapon in ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater'' shoots a column of light upwards towards an Atlantean satelite (basicly (basically a mirror orbiting the earth) and redirecting it in the specified target.


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* Minas Morgul produces one of these in the ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Return of the King]]'' movie, shooting a gigantic, green pillar of light into the sky moments before disgorging a horde of orcs led by the Nazgul. The book tells us that this particular pillar is produced in response to one from Barad-dûr. The exchange is essentially Sauron (at Barad-dûr) asking "Are you ready?" and the Witch-King at Minas Morgul replying "Yes!"

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* Minas Morgul produces one of these in the ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Return of the King]]'' movie, shooting a gigantic, green pillar of light into the sky moments before disgorging a horde of orcs led by the Nazgul.Nazgûl. The book tells us that this particular pillar is produced in response to one from Barad-dûr. The exchange is essentially Sauron (at Barad-dûr) asking "Are you ready?" and the Witch-King at Minas Morgul replying "Yes!"

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