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| rdfs:comment | - The writing on the wall. A mystical phenomenon that tells of a dire future for those who witness it. Specific types of portents include:
* Bad Moon Rising: A celestial event foretells doom.
* Comet of Doom: The arrival of a comet as a bad omen.
* Dead Man's Hand: A poker hand with two Aces and two Eights means death.
* Dreaming of Things to Come: When nightmares are soon to come true.
* The End Is Nigh: Those doomsayers and signholders know what they're talking about.
* Flying Dutchman: Just seeing the Trope Namer was a portent to an unlucky crew. Even worse if the Ghost Ship tried to hail them.
* For Doom the Bell Tolls: A church bell foretells death.
* Hell Hound: The Portent variety spelled death or grave misfortune for whomever saw them.
* Ominous Fog:
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| abstract | - The writing on the wall. A mystical phenomenon that tells of a dire future for those who witness it. Specific types of portents include:
* Bad Moon Rising: A celestial event foretells doom.
* Comet of Doom: The arrival of a comet as a bad omen.
* Dead Man's Hand: A poker hand with two Aces and two Eights means death.
* Dreaming of Things to Come: When nightmares are soon to come true.
* The End Is Nigh: Those doomsayers and signholders know what they're talking about.
* Flying Dutchman: Just seeing the Trope Namer was a portent to an unlucky crew. Even worse if the Ghost Ship tried to hail them.
* For Doom the Bell Tolls: A church bell foretells death.
* Hell Hound: The Portent variety spelled death or grave misfortune for whomever saw them.
* Ominous Fog: Something is coming, but no one will be able to see it.
* Our Banshees Are Louder: The scream of a banshee is a portent of death.
* Red Sky, Take Warning: Evil clouds foretell doom.
* A Storm Is Coming: ...so does the rain.
* The Stars Are Going Out: The stars blinking out foretells the end of the world.
* Signs of the End Times: The portents point to The End of the World as We Know It.
* Tarot Troubles: The Tower, Hanged Man, and Death cards are used for this purpose in fiction. In reality, it's the Ten of Swords that is a portent of death.
* Vagueness Is Coming: The Mad Oracle is speaking in riddles, again, and these visions and dreams won't make sense until its too late. Compare to Foreshadowing, the out-of-universe equivalent. Only place examples here that do not belong on one of the subtropes. Examples of Portent of Doom include:
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