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* Il Duce himself, Benito Mussolini, [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/March_on_Rome.jpg/800px-March_on_Rome.jpg adopted this pose at least once]] during the March on Rome. Give that Italian Fascism was built around male machismo, this isn't surprising.

* Iron Patriot and Comicbook/{{Venom}} (Mac Gargan) of ''Comicbook/DarkAvengers'' do it in this impressive team shot.

* ''VideoGame'': Mike Haggar's VictoryPose in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'' is this.

** In ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'', Kara poses like this after defeating her Bizarro counterpart.
** Kara also [[http://www.newsarama.com/images/i/000/151/251/original/supergirl-cast-kara-143921.jpg?1436810990 pulls this pose off]] in ''[[Series/Supergirl2015 her tv show]]'' and [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/0a/88/42/0a8842535ed12c1d51a451a448b591bd.jpg in]] her ''[[Film/{{Supergirl}} movie]]''.
* Comicbook/{{Shazam}}: Shazam/Captain Marvel, the rest of the Marvel Family, and even Black Adam like to pull this off.
* Iron Patriot and Comicbook/{{Venom}} (Mac Gargan) of ''Comicbook/DarkAvengers'' do it in this impressive team shot: [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100423213150/marveldatabase/images/b/bc/Avengers_(Dark_Avengers)_(Earth-616).jpg here]].

* The Cyberdemon does this in the ''[[Comicbook/{{Doom}} Doom]]'' comic as "Doomguy" tries to "'''[[MadnessMantra RIP AND TEAR]]'''" his guts out. ''Tries.''

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* [[FinalFight Mike Haggar]]'s VictoryPose in ''MarvelVsCapcom3'' is this.

* In ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' and ''VideoGame/EarthboundBeginnings'', this is the normal pose of the Starman enemies.

* In ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'', Junko Enoshima [[http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/File:5(255).png uses this]] for the sprite representing her "queenly" personality.

* Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}:

** In ''[[Comicbook/{{Supergirl 1982}} Supergirl Volume 2]]'' #17 [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/3/33/Supergirl_Vol_2_17.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20081031045918 Kara pulls the pose off]].
** Kara also [[http://www.newsarama.com/images/i/000/151/251/original/supergirl-cast-kara-143921.jpg?1436810990 pulls this pose off]] in ''[[Series/{{Supergirl 2015}} her tv show]]'' and [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/0a/88/42/0a8842535ed12c1d51a451a448b591bd.jpg in]] her ''[[Film/{{Supergirl}} movie]]''.

* Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} pulls this off once in a while. She doesn't often do this, though, because she's impatient and more concerned with stopping criminals than looking good. Kara also [[http://www.newsarama.com/images/i/000/151/251/original/supergirl-cast-kara-143921.jpg?1436810990 pulls this pose off]] in ''[[Series/{{Supergirl 2015}} her tv show]]'' and [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/0a/88/42/0a8842535ed12c1d51a451a448b591bd.jpg in]] her ''[[Film/{{Supergirl}} movie]]''.

* Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} pulls this off once in a while. She doesn't often do this, though, because she's impatient and more concerned with stopping criminals than looking good. Kara also [[http://www.newsarama.com/images/i/000/151/251/original/supergirl-cast-kara-143921.jpg?1436810990 pulls this pose off]] in ''[[Series/{{Supergirl 2015}} her tv show]]'' and [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/0a/88/42/0a8842535ed12c1d51a451a448b591bd.jpg in]] her ''Film/{{Supergirl}}''.

* Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} pulls this off once in a while. She doesn't often do this, though, because she's impatient and more concerned with stopping criminals than looking good. Kara also [[http://www.newsarama.com/images/i/000/151/251/original/supergirl-cast-kara-143921.jpg?1436810990 pulls this pose off]] in ''[[Series/{{Supergirl 2015}} her tv show]]''.

* Iron Patriot and Comicbook/{{Venom}} (Mac Gargan) of ''DarkAvengers'' do it in this impressive team shot: [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100423213150/marveldatabase/images/b/bc/Avengers_(Dark_Avengers)_(Earth-616).jpg here]].

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->'''Keanrick:''' Why, your very posture tells me, "Here is a man of true greatness."
->'''Blackadder:''' Either that or "Here are my genitals, please kick them."

** Goro and Shiva do [[MultiArmedAndDangerous four-armed]] version of this, with the upper two arms usually making a bicep flex.

-->--''Series/{{Blackadder}}''

* The Cyberdemon does this in ''[[Comicbook/{{Doom}} the Doom comic]]'' as "Doomguy" tries to "'''[[MadnessMantra RIP AND TEAR]]'''" his guts out. ''Tries.''

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* The Cyberdemon does this in ''[[Comicbook/{{Doom}} the Doom comic]]'' as "Doomguy" tries to "'''[[MadnessMantra RIP AND TEAR]]'''" his guts out. ''Tries.''

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* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Darth Vader, the most iconic and imposing villain in the franchise, [[http://i.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/article/8/8/4/39884.jpg?v=1 is sometimes depicted in this pose.]]
* ''Film/KickAss''. Red Mist takes this stance the first time he meets Kick Ass. [[FailedAttemptAtDrama Then he sprains his ankle leaping off the dumpster he's standing on]]. A JustifiedTrope as he's a comic book fan and HeroicWannabe.
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The pose itself is used to draw attention to the upper body, to indicate how large, imposing, or confident the subject is. Once upon a time, this trope was AlwaysMale, but female characters later began using it as well. In either case, the trope usually invokes an impressive, or large, chest along with powerful shoulders, biceps and abs.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Darth Vader [[http://i.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/article/8/8/4/39884.jpg?v=1 is sometimes depicted in this pose.]]

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