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** ''Comicbook/{{Convergence}}: The Adventures of Superman #1''. After seeing ''[[Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths visions foretelling her death]]'', pre-Crisis Supergirl becomes distressed for several short seconds before deciding that it is irrelevant whether she dies or survives: she has to save them all. And she wears a downright determined expression as she states this.

** ''Comicbook/{{Convergence}}: The Adventures of Superman #1''. After seeing ''[[Comicbook/CrisisOnTheInfiniteEarths visions foretelling her death]]'', pre-Crisis Supergirl becomes distressed for several short seconds before deciding that it is irrelevant whether she dies or survives: she has to save them all. And she wears a downright determined expression as she states this.

* ''ComicBook/ElseworldsFinestSupergirlAndBatgirl'': ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' wears this expression -brow furrowed, eyes narrowed, lips tight, body tense and expression furious and deadly serious- when she confronts ''Comicbook/LexLuthor'' after discovering that [[spoiler:he murdered her cousin Franchise/{{Superman}}]].

* The original Anime/MazingerZ HumongousMecha is famous for being able to adopt this expression at will (remarkable feat in a robot without movile facial features) through subtle (for the 1970's) camera angles.

* The original MazingerZ HumongousMecha is famous for being able to adopt this expression at will (remarkable feat in a robot without movile facial features) through subtle (for the 1970's) camera angles.

* [[{{Trigun}} Vash]] (above) looks like this whenever he drops his [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass facade of idiocy]] and decides to [[LetsGetDangerous get serious]]. Only to be expected from a man whose byword is determination.

* The extremely {{Badass}} {{Ronin}} Nanashi from ''SwordOfTheStranger''. When he gets that I-''will''-kill-you [[http://www.animepalm.com/images/reviews/sword-of-the-stranger/sword-of-the-stranger-screen-17.jpg expression]] on his face, you know you're fucked.

* Goku, from DragonBall has this right after turning Super Saiyan for the first time, except his arms are akimbo.
* Whenever somebody gives him the "BecauseDestinySaysSo" speech or the "live to fight another day" speech when he's faced with a difficult opponent, Guts from ''{{Berserk}}'' always gets this look. A very memorable moment was when Guts faced Griffith for the second time in order to [[WinYourFreedom win his freedom]] from the Band of the Hawk.

* Done mostly through body language, Sally Sparrow does this in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode, "[[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E10Blink Blink]]", after Billy Shipton dies, with a correlated change in soundtrack. She immediately takes initiative within the plot rather than just reacting as she has been.

Often combined with an UnflinchingWalk. Compare DeathGlare, contrast OhCrap.

* At the end of ''VideoGame/DeBlob 2'', the normally cheerful and carefree Blob gets quite serious after [[BigBad Comrade Black]] uses [[spoiler: a giant hypno-disc to hypnotise the planet]]. He gives Comrade Black's surveillance camera a look which very clearly says, "I am coming for you, and you ''will'' pay for this".

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* At the end of ''DeBlob 2'', the normally cheerful and carefree Blob gets quite serious after [[BigBad Comrade Black]] uses [[spoiler: a giant hypno-disc to hypnotise the planet]]. He gives Comrade Black's surveillance camera a look which very clearly says, "I am coming for you, and you ''will'' pay for this".

* [[{{Trigun}} Vash]] (above) looks like this whenever he drops his [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass facade of idiocy]] and decides to [[LetsGetDangerous get serious]]. Only to be expected from a man who's byword is determination.

* Goku, from DragonBall has this right after turning Super Saiyin for the first time, except his arms are akimbo.

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* ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh}}'': Kaiba is the ''master'' of this trope. Also, if Yami Yugi does this instead of making a speech, things are about to get intense. The gang has been known to call this his "game face". For Joey, this is usually the signal that you've managed to flip his switch from PluckyComicRelief to LetsGetDangerous. Crowning moments of awesome never fail to ensue.

* In the ''Manga/SoulEater'' anime, there's a shot of each of the main characters displaying one in turn just before the first battle for the [[LostTechnology B.R.]][[ArtifactOfDoom E.W]].

When the going gets tough, some like to [[WorldOfCardboardSpeech speechify]]. Others [[TalkToTheFist get straight to the action]]. But when you're dealing with a true {{Determinator}}, nothing says "I'm not giving up" like a furrowed brow and level gaze, with [[{{Tsurime}} eyes drawn as intense as possible]]. There's a stance that goes with this, too: posture straight, arms tense at sides, usually with fists clenched. This may be enhanced by a KubrickStare.

Usually seen right after something really bad happens, this is the character's way of saying that they're not unaffected, but neither are they any closer to surrender, and if anything are more determined now than before. It might also mean that they've just decided to [[LetsGetDangerous start taking things seriously]]. This expression typically accompanies moments of sheer badassery, and may typify the type of mental focus that pushes one into {{Determinator}} territory.

Like many tropes, this one suffers an inverse relationship between prevalence and effectiveness. A character who sports this look all the time is likely to fall prey to TheWorfEffect, whereas one who only wears it once or twice, especially near the climax, has probably just [[TookALevelInBadass Taken A Level In Badass]].

* Whenever somebody gives him the "BecauseDestinySaysSo" speech or the "live to fight another day" speech when he's faced with a difficult opponent, Guts from ''{{Berserk}}'' always gets this look.

Usually seen right after something really bad happens, this is the character's way of saying that they're not unaffected, but neither are they any closer to surrender, and if anything are more determined now than before. It might also mean that they've just decided to [[LetsGetDangerous start taking things seriously]]. This expression typically accompanies moments of sheer [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome badassery]], and may typify the type of mental focus that pushes a {{Determinator}} up into ImplacableMan territory.

It is also a basic way to show that a character has decided to [[LetsGetDangerous get dangerous]].

When the going gets tough, some like to [[WorldOfCardboardSpeech speechify]]. Others [[TalkToTheFist get straight to the action]]. But when you're dealing with a true {{Determinator}}, nothing says "I'm not giving up" like a furrowed brow and level gaze. There's a stance that goes with this, too: posture straight, arms tense at sides, usually with fists clenched. This may be enhanced by a KubrickStare.

* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' takes this trope BeyondTheImpossible in typical style. These happen, of course, throughout the series, but the crowner comes in the grand finale, when a stunning TheReasonYouSuckSpeech from the BigBad is countered by [[DeterminedExpression Determined Looks]] from people across the globe, as they send a CombinedEnergyAttack to the titular mech and simultaneously kick off a LastEpisodeThemeReprise.

* In ''AfroSamurai'', the young protagonist takes this expression very shortly after seeing his parents killed. This is the moment he is truly destined to become a badass.

* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' takes this trope BeyondTheImpossible in typical style. These happen, of course, throughout the series, but the crowner comes in the grand finale, when a stunning TheReasonYouSuckSpeech from the BigBad is countered by [[DeterminedExpression Determined Looks]] from people across the globe, as they send a SpiritBomb to the titular mech and simultaneously kick off a LastEpisodeThemeReprise.

* ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' takes this trope BeyondTheImpossible in typical style. These happen, of course, throughout the series, but the crowner comes in the grand finale, when a stunning TheReasonYouSuckSpeech from the BigBad is countered by [[DeterminedExpression Determined Looks]] from people across the globe, as they send a SpiritBomb to the titular mech and simultaneously kick off a LastEpisodeThemeReprise.

* In the ''SoulEater'' anime, there's a shot of each of the main characters displaying one in turn just before the first battle for the [[LostTechnology B.R.]][[ArtifactOfDoom E.W]].