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Often the fluid will be red, and sometimes this is a trick shot to make it appear like someone has been injured, only to later reveal otherwise. It's sometimes used in kid- friendly shows to imply violence that would never pass the censors.

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Often the fluid will be red, and sometimes this is a trick shot to make it appear like someone has been injured, only to later reveal otherwise. It's sometimes used in kid- friendly kid-friendly shows to imply violence that would never pass the censors.



* In an episode of ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'', Osaka goes to wake up Yukari with a frying pan. When we see her enter Yukari's room with a knife instead, we get a quick shot of Tomo [[strike:putting ketchup]] putting a huge amount of ketchup all over her breakfast and some even ends up on Kagura's face, who's sitting next to her.

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* In an episode of ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'', Osaka goes to wake up Yukari with a frying pan. When we see her enter Yukari's room with a knife instead, we get there's an extreme closeup of Yukari's terrified eye, which {{match cut}}s to a quick shot of Tomo [[strike:putting ketchup]] putting a fried egg (on Tomo's breakfast plate) getting a huge amount of ketchup all over her breakfast dumped onto it and some even ends up on Kagura's face, who's sitting next to her.



--> '''Seras''': [[LampshadeHanging Well, that was a bloody stupid choice.]]

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--> '''Seras''': '''Seras:''' [[LampshadeHanging Well, that was a bloody stupid choice.]]



* In ''Film/CrimsonPeak'' the red clay beneath the Sharpes' lands is an example of this (although plenty of actual blood gets spilled too). The clay oozing through the walls and ground clearly reflects Allerdale Hall's dark and bloody past. A particularly notable example is when [[spoiler: Lucille pushes Edith over the balcony]]; there's an overhead shot of her lying unconscious on the snowy ground as the clay forms a pool around her.

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* In ''Film/CrimsonPeak'' the red clay beneath the Sharpes' lands is an example of this (although plenty of actual blood gets spilled too). The clay oozing through the walls and ground clearly reflects Allerdale Hall's dark and bloody past. A particularly notable example is when [[spoiler: Lucille [[spoiler:Lucille pushes Edith over the balcony]]; there's an overhead shot of her lying unconscious on the snowy ground as the clay forms a pool around her.



* ''VideoGame/NineMonkeysOfShaolin'' have you playing as a Shaolin monk, and fitting your character's pacifist nature, slain enemies will bleed black smoke instead of blood - as a symbol of the "evil" in themselves being purged by your attacks.

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* ''VideoGame/NineMonkeysOfShaolin'' have you playing as a Shaolin monk, and fitting your character's pacifist nature, slain enemies will bleed black smoke instead of blood - -- as a symbol of the "evil" in themselves being purged by your attacks.



** The best example, though, is when Terra [[spoiler:shot Braig in the face]] in ''Birth by Sleep'' - [[spoiler:the reddish smoke fountaining from his newly missing eye and dark splotch where his scar will be]] might not necessarily ''be'' blood, but they sure do look like it, and the game never really bothers to make sure you realize it isn't.

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** The best example, though, is when Terra [[spoiler:shot Braig in the face]] in ''Birth by Sleep'' - -- [[spoiler:the reddish smoke fountaining from his newly missing eye and dark splotch where his scar will be]] might not necessarily ''be'' blood, but they sure do look like it, and the game never really bothers to make sure you realize it isn't.



-->'''Dee Dee''': You know, it's just coffee.\\
'''Dad''': (opens eye) Yeah, but it was really hot.

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-->'''Dee Dee''': Dee:''' You know, it's just coffee.\\
'''Dad''': (opens eye) '''Dad:''' ''(opens eye)'' Yeah, but it was really hot.



* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' featured a scene where it appears the past incarnations of Green Lantern and Shayera were stabbed while on a bed, but as the camera moves up you see that it's a puddle of wine-- which poisoned them.

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* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' featured a scene where it appears the past incarnations of Green Lantern and Shayera were stabbed while on a bed, but as the camera moves up you see that it's a puddle of wine-- wine -- which poisoned them.



* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has Homer get clobbered by baby Maggie with a hammer, while he's painting. The red paint spills all around him like... well, you know. The entire scene is a parody of the ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' shower scene at that, complete with the paint swirling into a floor drain.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
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One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has Homer get clobbered by baby Maggie with a hammer, while he's painting. The red paint spills all around him like... well, you know. The entire scene is a parody of the ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' shower scene at that, complete with the paint swirling into a floor drain.



'''Bart (excited):''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Woo-hoo! I'm drenched in blood!]]

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'''Bart (excited):''' '''Bart:''' ''(excited)'' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Woo-hoo! I'm drenched in blood!]]

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