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Bob's been discredited and disgraced, perhaps so badly that [[The Exile|he can never go home again]]. In order to permanently label him as a failure, he's given an easily noticed marking of some sort, often on the [[Facial Markings|face]], chest, back or hands. Popular methods for a '''Mark of Shame''' include tattooing, branding, and scarring, although for a less painful method of application, Bob may just be forced to wear something on his clothing to identify him as an [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|Arsonist, Murderer, Jaywalker]] or what have you. It's also entirely possible that a coincidental, accidental marking he had ''prior to'' or ''received during'' the disgrace he suffered will serve as a
If Bob receives the mark after making a [[Deal with the Devil]], but it's still treated as a shameful, disgraceful thing, this can overlap with [[Mark of the Beast]].
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* In the fourth book of ''[[The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness]]'', appropriately titles "Outcast" features this trope. {{spoiler|Torak is thrown out of Riverclan, and given traitor marks so everyone knows it}}.
* "The Mischievous Dog," a Middle Ages fable where the title character – a young, attention-seeking mongrel – sneaks up on people and bites their legs. The trope comes into play when the dog's master (aware of his pet's malbehavior, and having been unsuccessful with previous efforts to correct the dog's actions) places a collar with a bell around its neck. The dog thinks at first it is some sort of prize or reward for being a good dog, or at the very least by a liberal-minded pet owner who "just woves his pet" ... until a wise, elderly dog. aware of the reason for the collar, takes the youngster aside and tersely informs him the real reason for the collar ... it is not a gift but a mark of shame, to get people and/or other dogs to be wary of this ill-mannered mutt. (The fable ends there, with the "Noteriety is often mistaken for fame" moral, but it is presumed the dog is brought to earth in swift fashion.)
* In ''[[Circle of Magic]]'', Briar has two X-shaped tattoos on his hands, identifying him as a a
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== [[Oral Tradition]], [[Folklore]], Myths and Legends ==
* ''[[The Bible]]'':
** [[wikipedia:Curse and mark of Cain|The Mark of Cain]] from the [[Book of Genesis]] is often considered to be this, likely due to its portrayals as such in artistic depictions and later takes on the story. In Genesis 4, after Cain committed the first murder by killing his brother Abel out of jealousy, God cursed him to wander the land and be unable to till the soil for sustenance - when Cain complains that this is too great to bear and anyone who finds him would kill him, God set a "mark" upon him so that anyone who killed Cain "shall suffer sevenfold vengeance". Various schools of religious thought have interpreted this in multiple fashions: the Hebrew word for mark ('Oth, אות) could mean "a sign, an omen, a warning, or a remembrance", and as such might not necessarily be physical. Common interpretations of the Mark include making an example of Cain to the other people of the Earth and/or a warning not to take God's justice into their own hands and [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]].
** As told in [[The Gospel of Matthew]], the Crown of Thorns
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{{quote|That armour suits you, but it cannot hide that mark.
Nothing ever will... }}
* Kratos' characteristic pale white skin in ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]'' is
* ''[[Mass Effect
* In ''[[Dante's Inferno (video game)|Dantes Inferno]]'', the cross Dante sews onto his own chest, which details all his sins.
* Kimahri's broken horn in ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' serves as one of these.
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== Real Life ==
* During [[World War II]], Nazi concentration camp prisoners were identified by coloured triangle badges, or [[You Are Number Six|numbers tattooed on their wrists]]
** Red - political enemies, including [[Red Scare|Communists]], trade unionists, and [[Bomb-Throwing Anarchists|anarchists]].
** Green - convicts and felons.
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