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| - In fiction, halos are basically synonymous with holiness and extreme good. It means you're either a God (or a non-denominational equivalent), an angel, a saint, the Messianic Archetype or a Soul of the dearly departed in Fluffy Cloud Heaven (the real Heaven isn't quite so tacky). This is of course because of the religious connotations with Catholic Christian religious iconography, despite the fact that halos are also a part of Muslim, Buddhist and other religious art. Traditionally, the presence of a halo on someone in art means they are inhabited with the Holy Spirit because of their great virtue.
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| - In fiction, halos are basically synonymous with holiness and extreme good. It means you're either a God (or a non-denominational equivalent), an angel, a saint, the Messianic Archetype or a Soul of the dearly departed in Fluffy Cloud Heaven (the real Heaven isn't quite so tacky). This is of course because of the religious connotations with Catholic Christian religious iconography, despite the fact that halos are also a part of Muslim, Buddhist and other religious art. Traditionally, the presence of a halo on someone in art means they are inhabited with the Holy Spirit because of their great virtue. Note that "halo," used to denote the visible sign of sanctity, dates back no earlier than the mid-17th century -- and indeed nearly all the terms used to denote this phenomenon are modern. The middle ages referred to this merely as the corona gloriae ("crown of glory") or more simply "the glory." Therefore, anyone with a halo is usually chosen to, either by a deity or the cosmos in general. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that anyone with a halo hovering overhead is also likely very, very powerful -- Power Glows, after all. Either as a pre-requisite to appearing or a side effect of being chosen by on-high, the character will be capable of miracles... and kicking butt! Expect it to be associated with Elemental Powers of Light and/or Holy, and cause fear and pain to the evil in their presence. Exceptions of course are when Light Is Not Good, and the decidedly evil character (maybe a fallen or One-Winged Angel?) decides to ape the good guys as a way to mock them. Holiness aside, some characters can wear an "artificial" halo without ever being remotely religious or even spiritual. Energy powered Super Heroes (and Super Villains) may create Battle Aura's around their head (or entire body) related to their power, like Green Lantern or Apollo. Interestingly, robotic characters may be built with mechanical halo's that can shoot Reverse Shrapnel, or double as Deflector Shields. Further, evil characters may create "negative" halo's of darkness around themselves, paired with Face Framed in Shadow along with Glowing Eyes of Doom and a red Throat Light. Often paired with Power Gives You Wings, Anti-Gravity Clothing (when the halo is a floating circlet). A Sub-Trope of Power Glows and Sister Trope to Holy Backlight and Battle Aura. See also Background Halo, when this is an Invoked Trope. Contrast Horned Humanoid. Not to be confused with the video game Halo. Examples of Holy Halo include:
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