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== Multiple media ==

** The "Brain Bugs" from ''[[Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan (Film)|The Wrath of Khan]]'' went from a moderately small concept to a much larger one as [[Running the Asylum|successive generations of fans got a hold of the writing jobs]].

*** Incidentally, [http://stardestroyer.net/Empire/Essays/BrainBugs.html "Brain Bugs"] is sometimes used as an interchangeable term for Plot Tumors; whether or not this is influenced by ''Wrath of Khan'' is up for question.

** So, Obi-Wan cuts off a guy's forearm in Episode 4. Then Vader cuts off Luke's hand while dueling in Ep5. Finally, Luke returns the favor in Ep6, which also reveals that Vader (or his arm, at least) is mechanical. One might think that all these dismemberings are just a natural consequence of a guy swinging a freaking ''laser sword'', right? Not according to the [[Expanded Universe]], which insists that cutting off an opponent's hand is specifically a display of one's mastery and superiority, complete with a silly Jedi name for this move. Not that Luke would have known that. Or that going for the limbs is a pretty sensible and relatively unimpressive move when they're being extended toward you and your blade could carve them like warm butter. Although perhaps taking JUST the hands should be considered impressive (rather than lobbing off half the arm).

*** Cutting off a hand, or "cho mai", is a gesture of respect, as well. What? There's also cho mok, cutting off a dude's arm, and cho sun, cutting off miscellaneous parts of a dude. Yes, they all have pseudo-Korean names.

 

== Newspaper Comics ==