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''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', ''Literature/AStormOfSwords''
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* When a Creator/{{Marvel}} writer wants to show that something ''really'' wrong is about to happen, ComicBook/SpiderMan's [[DangerSense Spider-Sense]] will go off like crazy without any apparent danger. One of these was when ComicBook/{{Thanos}} snapped his fingers to destroy half the life in the universe, in ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet.
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* When a Creator/{{Marvel}} writer wants to show that something ''really'' wrong is about to happen, ComicBook/SpiderMan's [[DangerSense Spider-Sense]] will go off like crazy without any apparent danger. One of these was when ComicBook/{{Thanos}} snapped his fingers to destroy half the life in the universe, in ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet. Furthermore, if Uatu TheWatcher shows up, then something ''major'' is happening.
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* ''Fanfic/TheWritingOnTheWall'': Daring Do believes the writing she sees on the wall of the tomb she's exploring, warning that entering the tomb will result in dire consequences, is one of these meant to scare off grave robbers. What she finds out the hard way is the warning is ''NotHyperbole''. [[spoiler:The warning comes complete with a simplified description of what is inside-nuclear waste-and what radiation sickness can do to someone.]]
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* ''Series/{{Rome}}''. On the eve of his assassination, Julius Caesar's wife has a dream of a flock of birds [[MementoMori taking the shape of a skull]] as they fly over a field.
-->'''Caesar:''' I was about to wake you. Wherever you were, you were not enjoying yourself.
-->'''Calpurnia:''' It was another dream of omens.
-->'''Caesar:''' I was about to wake you. Wherever you were, you were not enjoying yourself.
-->'''Calpurnia:''' It was another dream of omens.
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* ''Series/{{Rome}}''. On the eve of his assassination, Julius Caesar's wife has a dream of a flock of birds [[MementoMori [[WeAllDieSomeday taking the shape of a skull]] as they fly over a field.
-->'''Caesar:''' I was about to wake you. Wherever you were, you were not enjoyingyourself.
-->'''Calpurnia:'''yourself.\\
'''Calpurnia:''' It was another dream of omens.
-->'''Caesar:''' I was about to wake you. Wherever you were, you were not enjoying
-->'''Calpurnia:'''
'''Calpurnia:''' It was another dream of omens.
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Misuse. That is not a portent o anything, it is simply a warning sign to the effect of "we buried some bad stuff here, don't go poking around". It is no more a portent that a real-life "keep out — hazardous waste" sign.
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* ''Fanfic/TheWritingOnTheWall'' features the eponymous writing in dozens of unknown languages inside an AncientTomb, which AdventurerArchaeologist [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Daring Do]] [[WrongGenreSavvy dismisses]] as a curse on anyone who would disturb the sanctity of the tomb, meant to scare away superstitious tomb robbers.
--> "'This is the tomb of the great and terrible So-and-So! Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair! Whosoever steals the treasure will face the gods' curse, and the sky will fall on their heads, et cetera'."
** Daring Do is absolutely correct - there is no curse on the place. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for her, when the writing is eventually deciphered, it turns out to be a warning about the [[FridgeHorror true nature]] of the building. It's a ''nuclear waste storage facility''.]]
--> [[spoiler: This is not a place of honor. No great deed is commemorated here. Nothing of value is here.]]
* The transgender chickens in ''Fanfic/FarceOfTheThreeKingdoms.''
--> "'This is the tomb of the great and terrible So-and-So! Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair! Whosoever steals the treasure will face the gods' curse, and the sky will fall on their heads, et cetera'."
** Daring Do is absolutely correct - there is no curse on the place. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for her, when the writing is eventually deciphered, it turns out to be a warning about the [[FridgeHorror true nature]] of the building. It's a ''nuclear waste storage facility''.]]
--> [[spoiler: This is not a place of honor. No great deed is commemorated here. Nothing of value is here.]]
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--> "'This is the tomb of the great and terrible So-and-So! Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair! Whosoever steals the treasure will face the gods' curse, and the sky will fall on their heads, et cetera'."
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--> [[spoiler: This is not a place of honor. No great deed is commemorated here. Nothing of value is here.]]
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* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' some believe it to be a sign of an unworthy king for them to be cut by the Iron Throne, with one particularly disliked king, Maegor the Cruel, believed to have been outright killed by the throne itself rather than any assassin. There's little apparent validity to this idea, because the throne is designed to be dangerous to sit on and anyone who uses it regularly has probably done it at least once.
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* Near the end of ''Manga/GoldenWind'', there's a flashback arc that introduces a character named Scolippi and his [[FightingSpirit Stand]], "Rolling Stones". This Stand is this trope incarnate: it acts independently of Scolippi's control and rolls around, looking for the closest person whose death (particularly horrible ones) is near; it's able to turn its form into the statue of the would-be-dead person, indicating who the stone is after. It'll then offer the doomed person a painless death by touching the stone. In the story, it predicted the death of [[spoiler:Bucciarati]], and his friend, Mista, tried to get rid of it; but after Mista and his friend left the building they're in, the stone morphed into the statue of [[spoiler:not just Bucciarati, but also Abbacchio and Narancia (Mista's other friends]].
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** Near the end of''Manga/GoldenWind'', ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'', there's a flashback arc that introduces a character named Scolippi and his [[FightingSpirit Stand]], "Rolling Stones". This Stand is this trope incarnate: incarnate; it acts independently of Scolippi's control and rolls around, looking for the closest person whose death (particularly horrible ones) is near; it's able to turn its form into the statue of the would-be-dead person, indicating who the stone is after. It'll then offer the doomed person a painless death by touching the stone. In the story, it predicted the death of [[spoiler:Bucciarati]], and his friend, Mista, tried to get rid of it; but after Mista and his friend left the building they're in, the stone morphed into the statue of [[spoiler:not just Bucciarati, but also Abbacchio and Narancia (Mista's other friends]]. friends)]].
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Steel Ball Run]]'': While hiding from Funny Valentine, Lucy Steel sees a brief light emerge from a chimney before getting engulfed by it. Once Valentine finds her shaken in the corner, she claims that 'someone' told her she'll be the bearer, moments before Valentine sees that Lucy has been [[MysticalPregnancy endowed]] with the head of the holy corpse, signifying that it will be made whole soon.
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** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Steel Ball Run]]'': While hiding from Funny Valentine, Lucy Steel sees a brief light emerge from a chimney before getting engulfed by it. Once Valentine finds her shaken in the corner, she claims that 'someone' told her she'll be the bearer, moments before Valentine sees that Lucy has been [[MysticalPregnancy endowed]] with the head of the holy corpse, signifying that it will be made whole soon.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{MutaFukaz}}'': One of the guardian wrestlers has a vision of a fiery skull on his sandwich, and finds a stain that resembles a cockroach. The audience knows that these omens do relate to the main characters, but the other wrestlers are a bit more cynical.
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* In ''Film/TheLoveParade,'' Count Alfred says that seeing a cross-eyed person is bad luck for him. On the morning of his wedding, everyone he sees (including the portrait on one of his medals) is cross-eyed.
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* In ''Film/TheLoveParade,'' ''Film/TheLoveParade'', Count Alfred says that seeing a cross-eyed person is bad luck for him. On the morning of his wedding, everyone he sees (including the portrait on one of his medals) is cross-eyed.
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* ''VideoGame/{{XenoGears}}'': During the prologue, just as Citan is about to leave his workshop, the music box he showed to Fei earlier suddenly breaks into pieces, signaling Citan that something foreboding is about to occur in [[DoomedHometown Lahan]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{TrollHunters}}'': The illustration on the wall beyond Merlin's workshop illustrates the future, display an illustration of Jim, Toby and Claire, as well as Angor Rot.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{TrollHunters}}'': The illustration on the wall beyond Merlin's workshop illustrates the future, display an illustration of Jim, Toby and Claire, as well as Angor Rot.
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* {{Hellhound}}: The Portent variety spelled death or grave misfortune for whomever saw them.
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* {{Hellhound}}: The Portent variety spelled death or grave misfortune for whomever whoever saw them.
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* In [[Literature/TheBible the book of Daniel]], supernatural writing foretells the demise of the Babylonian Empire. It is the origin of the phrase "the writing on the wall."
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* In [[Literature/TheBible the book of Daniel]], Literature/BookOfDaniel, supernatural writing foretells the demise of the Babylonian Empire. It is the origin of the phrase "the writing on the wall."
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* ''Literature/TheSecretLivesOfPrincesses'': Black Butterfly forcasts doom. Once your see it, there is little hope. Princess Primandproper raises them.
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* ''ComicBook/TheCavalier'': Rance knows danger is afoot when a portrait of his ancestor scowls.
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* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': In "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS4E8YearOfHell Year of Hell]]", Janeway's ready room gets trashed after a series of attacks, but she's glad to find her [[TemptingFate lucky coffee cup has survived intact]]. Just then Voyager is attacked again and she rushes to the bridge, not seeing her cup get knocked off the table by the vibrations and smash on the floor.
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* TheMothman: The appearance of one of these [[OurCryptidsAreMoreMysterious cryptids]] is generally taken as an ill omen.
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* ''Series/{{Rome}}''. On the eve of his assassination, Julius Caesar's wife has a dream of a flock of birds [[MementoMori taking the shape of a skull]] as they fly over a field.
-->'''Caesar:''' I was about to wake you. Wherever you were, you were not enjoying yourself.
-->'''Calpurnia:''' It was another dream of omens.
-->'''Caesar:''' You're becoming quite the oracle. Shall I send for some willow water? You'll sleep better.
-->'''Calpurnia:''' I was in the country, and...
-->'''Caesar:''' Please, I have had such dreams for ''years''. [[RainOfBlood Bloody rain]], [[HellHound black dogs]], [[TheFerryman hooded ferrymen]]--for years. Here I am, [[TemptingFate still alive and well.]]
-->'''Caesar:''' I was about to wake you. Wherever you were, you were not enjoying yourself.
-->'''Calpurnia:''' It was another dream of omens.
-->'''Caesar:''' You're becoming quite the oracle. Shall I send for some willow water? You'll sleep better.
-->'''Calpurnia:''' I was in the country, and...
-->'''Caesar:''' Please, I have had such dreams for ''years''. [[RainOfBlood Bloody rain]], [[HellHound black dogs]], [[TheFerryman hooded ferrymen]]--for years. Here I am, [[TemptingFate still alive and well.]]
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'': A one-shot character from the 9th Doctor's debut episode is convinced that the TARDIS and the Doctor himself are one of these, judging by the number of times they've been seen in the vicinity of terrible disasters. [[RightForTheWrongReasons He's not exactly wrong, even if he's got cause and effect backwards]].
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* ''Literature/CradleSeries'':
** Whenever the Dreadgods appear, the world shakes, and the [[BackgroundMagicField aura]] of their affinity starts going wild. Once they get close enough, the entire sky turns their color, at which point generally accepted wisdom is that everyone close enough to see it is already dead.
** Then there are those who have ascended their world entirely. Entities at the level of a Judge affect the entire [[TheMultiverse Iteration]] just by unveiling their power. When the Mad King appears in the sky, the entire universe quakes. In one especially large Iteration, it's noted that everyone in the universe can look up and see him in the sky--''every'' sky, of ''every'' world, because he has so much significance that the entire universe bends to let the people see their doom. Most seers die the second he arrives. In book 10, [[spoiler:When he arrives on Cradle every seer on the planet starts screaming "a destroyer has come."]]
** Inverted with the Judges, who ''calm'' the universe with their mere presence. Also in book 10, [[spoiler:The presence of all seven in Fathom prevents hundreds of Vroshir, including the Mad King, from destroying the Iteration just by existing. When the Mad King flees to Cradle, Ozriel unveiling his power immediately stops the shaking. And every seer in the world declares "The Destroyer has come."]]
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* ''Film/TheGauntlet'': Detective Shockley initially believes that witness Gus Mally is just being difficult about being taken to Phoenix for a trial. However, while waiting in a bar, Shockley sees a betting board for a horse race with only one entrant: Mally No-Show. This clues Shockley that Mally wasn't bluffing about being a KillOnSight target of the mob.
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* Near the end of ''Manga/VentoAureo'', there's a flashback arc that introduces a character named Scolippi and his [[FightingSpirit Stand]], "Rolling Stones". This Stand is this trope incarnate: it acts independently of Scolippi's control and rolls around, looking for the closest person whose death (particularly horrible ones) is near; it's able to turn its form into the statue of the would-be-dead person, indicating who the stone is after. It'll then offer the doomed person a painless death by touching the stone. In the story, it predicted the death of [[spoiler:Bucciarati]], and his friend, Mista, tried to get rid of it; but after Mista and his friend left the building they're in, the stone morphed into the statue of [[spoiler:not just Bucciarati, but also Abbacchio and Narancia (Mista's other friends]].
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* Near the end of ''Manga/VentoAureo'', ''Manga/GoldenWind'', there's a flashback arc that introduces a character named Scolippi and his [[FightingSpirit Stand]], "Rolling Stones". This Stand is this trope incarnate: it acts independently of Scolippi's control and rolls around, looking for the closest person whose death (particularly horrible ones) is near; it's able to turn its form into the statue of the would-be-dead person, indicating who the stone is after. It'll then offer the doomed person a painless death by touching the stone. In the story, it predicted the death of [[spoiler:Bucciarati]], and his friend, Mista, tried to get rid of it; but after Mista and his friend left the building they're in, the stone morphed into the statue of [[spoiler:not just Bucciarati, but also Abbacchio and Narancia (Mista's other friends]].
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Compare with {{Foreshadowing}}, the out-of-universe equivalent. Compare with MagpiesAsPortents, which can involve both negative and positive outcomes.
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Compare with {{Foreshadowing}}, the out-of-universe equivalent. Compare with MagpiesAsPortents, which can involve both negative and positive outcomes.
outcomes. For other signs of impending doom see StockOminousSigns.
