History Main / SigilSpam

** Helped by three facts: a) sometimes it was darn expensive to remove the sigils, and spending the already scarce funds on cosmetic changes when everything goes straight to hell is [[UnderStatement not the best thing to do]], b) virtually ''every'' culture- or government-related structure had various related symbols ''absolutely everywhere'', sometimes with every single decoration being filled with them, upping the cost spectacularly, and c) some of the sigils were just plain too awesome to remove (e.g. the stars on the Moscow Kremlin towers, made from ruby glass and fitted with a complex lighting system).

** Helped by three facts: a) sometimes it got darn expensive to remove the sigils, and spending the already scarce funds on cosmetic changes when everything goes straight to hell is [[UnderStatement not the best thing to do]], b) virtually ''every'' culture- or government-related structure had various related symbols ''absolutely everywhere'', sometimes with every single decoration being filled with them, upping the cost spectacularly, and c) some of the sigils were just plain too awesome to remove (e.g. the stars on the Moscow Kremlin towers, made from ruby glass and fitted with a complex lighting system).

** The Wulfenbach family in ''GirlGenius'' signs ''everything''with their rook/castle mark, including [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20040705 tube fasteners]] and ''[[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20061108 bombs]]''.
** This seems to be par for the course for Spark sigils, since the Heterodyne trilobyte and Sturmvorous winged cog are just as ubiquitous in their respective towns, appearing on everything from candy toffees to eldritch clockwork horrors. Those people love their mad scientist overlords.

This is true even in an ElaborateUndergroundBase or a SupervillainLair, where the only people present are supposed to be the [[EvilMinions Minions]] and the [[FacelessGoons Goons]]; it's almost as if the EvilOverlord was worried his legion of {{Mooks}} would [[LaserGuidedAmnesia forget where they were]] if they weren't reminded every two minutes.

* In DCComics' ''AtariForce'', the Atari "fuji" logo gets incorporated nearly everywhere, especially in the first series. Even the design of the ''Scanner One spaceship'' is a variation of the logo.

* ''{{Homestuck}}'' has the Spirograph, the Sburb house logo, the Sgrub house logo, John's Green Slime Ghost, Rose's Eldritch Squiddle, Dave's Record (and later a broken version of his record), Jade and her grandfather's Atom symbol, the Trolls' 12 zodiac signs, the emblems of Prospit, Derse, Hivebent Prospit, and Hivebent Derse, Barcodes, Becquerel's head, the four card symbols (used for both Troll Romance and the Midnight Crew, apparently by coincidence), the 16 pool balls for every member of the Felt and Lord English's animated pool ball cycle, the triangle fractals, the Frog Head and amphibian symbols, the Dream Self crescent moon, Maplehoof's horseshoe, and a silhouette of Jaspers's head.

* ''{{Homestuck}}'' has the Spirograph, the Sburb house logo, the Sgrub house logo, John's Green Slime Ghost, Rose's Eldritch Squiddle, Dave's Record (and later a broken version of his record), Jade and her grandfather's Atom symbol, the Trolls' 12 zodiac signs, the emblems of Prospit, Derse, Hivebent Prospit, and Hivebent Derse, Barcodes, Becquerel's head, the four card symbols (used for both Troll Romance and the Midnight Crew, apparently by coincidence), the 16 pool balls for every member of the Felt and Lord English's animated pool ball cycle, the triangle fractals, and the Frog Head and amphibian symbols.

* The [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/mspaintadventures/images/6/6c/FirstGate.png spirograph symbol]] and the [[ArtifactOfDoom Sburb]] [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/mspaintadventures/images/4/46/Sburb_Logo.gif house logo]] from ''{{Homestuck}}''.

* In the URSS, stars and hammer-and-sickle symbols where absolutely ''everywhere''. And you'll still see them in present-day Russia. Post-communist authorities initially made a great effort to remove them all, then eventually got tired and gave up.

* In ''[[{{ptitleer3dxllk}} G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,]]'' the M.A.R.S. logo is plastered on everything remotely associated with ArmsDealer James [=McCullen=], down to the ''elevator doors'' of his secret underwater Arctic base.

* ''{{Torchwood}}''. They put the name on everything from the SUV to their ''guns''.

* A more subtle version was done in the original X-men movie. Not so much the logo, but X's were put everywhere they could, particularly the underground doors.

* In ''MassEffect 2'', Cerberus puts their logo in nearly everything they own including their uniforms, ships and facilities, both in their interior and exterior. FridgeLogic kicks in when you realize that they are considered terrorists by the Alliance and Citadel Council. You'd think they'd keep a low profile.

* Nintendo is pretty consistent about this. It's pretty telling that in SuperSmashBros, every character or group of characters has a symbol that is pretty easily identifiable.
** The {{Mario}} series has the Mushroom of course.
** LegendofZelda has the Triforce.
** {{Pokemon}} has the Pokeball.
*** And so on.
*In {{Portal}}, just about every object has the Aperture Science logo on it, from the storage cubes, to the chairs, to the custom computer cases.

* [=HeretiCorp=] in SluggyFreelance. This is done intentionally however, as their logo triggers Oasis's berzerk button and they're trying to lure her out.
* LastRes0rt does it a lot, but it's justified because it's the show's logo, so they've got a damned good incentive to push TheMerch.

* The {{Hanna-Barbera}}' '{{Pac-Man}}'' cartoon works the iconic "missing pizza slice" shape everywhere in the show's world design, including the sun.

***If so, then they're not doing a particularly good job, what with them having IFFs that paint their ships as Cerberus.
* AssassinsCreed. Nice secret society you have there.
**Uh, not really. In the first game, the emblem only shows up on the roofs of their 'Beureu' locations, which only makes it visable to someone on roof-top level, and in their home base. Plus, remember that very few people outside of the order actually know what their symbol looks like. And in the sequal, they hardly show up at all outside of the Assassin tombs.

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