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* ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}} [[BattleRoyaleGame Battle Royale]]'' features dozens of emotes and dances for sale, with more regularly added either through season passes or in the game's shop. Notable ones include the [[StrangeSalute Vulcan Salute]], the [[Film/BlackPanther2018 Wakanda greeting]], and the [[MnemeticMutation Spider-Man "You?" pointing meme]].

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* ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}} [[BattleRoyaleGame Battle Royale]]'' features dozens of emotes and dances for sale, with more regularly added either through season passes or in the game's shop. Notable ones include the [[StrangeSalute Vulcan Salute]], the [[Film/BlackPanther2018 Wakanda greeting]], and the [[MnemeticMutation [[Memes/SpiderMan Spider-Man "You?" pointing meme]].
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* ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}} [[BattleRoyaleGame Battle Royale]]'' features dozens of emotes and dances for sale, with more regularly added either through season passes or in the game's shop. Notable ones include the [[StrangeSalute Vulcan Salute]], the [[Film/BlackPanther2018 Wakanda greeting]], and the [[MnemeticMutation Spider-Man "You?" pointing meme]].
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* ''VideoGame/{{Flyff}}'' has quite a few of these.

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* ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'' and its various sequels and {{Spiritual Successor}}s have a variety of pre-animated animations (including the highly memetic "Praise the Sun" gesture made famous in ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'') that, along with mad-libs style messages ([Fill in the Blank] Ahead, Beware of [Whatever], Use [Thing], etc.), are the only means of non [[PlayerVersusPlayer PvP]] player interaction.* ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsOnline'' also includes over a hundred of animations with new ones being added frequently. Several dozens are the basic ones, rest are unlockable through gameplay. Many quests require you to perform certain animations to progress. Also, there are at least twelve different emotes for various dances alone.

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* ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'' and its various sequels and {{Spiritual Successor}}s have a variety of pre-animated animations (including the highly memetic "Praise the Sun" gesture made famous in ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'') that, along with mad-libs style messages ([Fill in the Blank] Ahead, Beware of [Whatever], Use [Thing], etc.), are the only means of non [[PlayerVersusPlayer PvP]] player interaction.interaction.
* ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsOnline'' also includes over a hundred of animations with new ones being added frequently. Several dozens are the basic ones, rest are unlockable through gameplay. Many quests require you to perform certain animations to progress. Also, there are at least twelve different emotes for various dances alone.

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* ''VideoGame/SecondLife'', since all of the content is user-made, has literally ''thousands'' of emote animations and gestures.
* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', the {{slash command}} "/dance" triggers a different dancing animation depending on the race and gender of your character. For example, male dwarves will perform a "Cossack" dance, while female dwarves will perform some ''Riverdance''-esque Irish step-dancing. There are other animations as well. /rude, /train /roar, being a few examples.

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* ''VideoGame/SecondLife'', since all of The child-targeted animation program ''[[VideoGame/ThreeDMovieMaker 3D Movie Maker]]'' has various over-acted emotes for each character model (sit, talk, walk, etc). Thankfully for the content is user-made, has literally ''thousands'' of emote movie makers, there's an option to pause the animations and gestures.at a given frame, leading to entire movies where all character motions are built out of various mix-and-matched frames of other animations.
* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', the {{slash command}} "/dance" triggers The Wii ''VideoGame/ABoyAndHisBlob'' features a different dancing animation depending on the race and gender of "hug Blob" button.
* ''VideoGame/ArmyOfTwo'' includes "Bromance" type stuff where you can high five
your character. For example, male dwarves co-op team-mate, or shake hands. Or smack them. This will perform usually completely derail a "Cossack" dance, mission for several minutes as players continually smack each other.
* ''VideoGame/AsheronsCall2'' has, amongst its more generic emotes, the "gokart" emote, which would cause a player to remain in a sitting position
while female dwarves will perform some ''Riverdance''-esque Irish step-dancing. There are other animations as well. /rude, /train /roar, being a few examples.moving.



* ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsOnline'' also includes over a hundred of animations with new ones being added frequently. Several dozens are the basic ones, rest are unlockable through gameplay. Many quests require you to perform certain animations to progress. Also, there are at least twelve different emotes for various dances alone.
* ''VideoGame/TheMatrixOnline'' includes several selectable dances which differ based on gender as well as a collection of interactive emotes. Players can either accept the emote or decline it, such as /kiss, /propose, /manhug, and /dap.
* ''VideoGame/GuildWars'' also includes several, with dance (based on character profession) included. Also notable are /flute and /guitar ("Rostafan plays a mean air guitar.")
* Bored ''VideoGame/{{Everquest}}'' players proved that it's possible to make any character dance the macarena with stock emotes.



* The child-targeted animation program ''3D Movie Maker'' has various over-acted emotes for each character model (sit, talk, walk, etc). Thankfully for the movie makers, there's an option to pause the animations at a given frame, leading to entire movies where all character motions are built out of various mix-and-matched frames of other animations.
* ''VideoGame/AsheronsCall2'' has, amongst its more generic emotes, the "gokart" emote, which would cause a player to remain in a sitting position while moving.

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* The child-targeted animation program ''3D Movie Maker'' has These are the only way players can directly communicate in ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' and its sequels, besides buying and finding a certain kind of item in Oolacile that plays a pre-recorded message when used ("JustForFun/{{Hello}}", "Very good!", "Help me!", "Thank you" and "I'm sorry".) It's common for invaders to bow to their opponent so each other can prepare for a duel, and some gestures are purely made for humiliating their opponents.
* ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'' and its
various over-acted sequels and {{Spiritual Successor}}s have a variety of pre-animated animations (including the highly memetic "Praise the Sun" gesture made famous in ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'') that, along with mad-libs style messages ([Fill in the Blank] Ahead, Beware of [Whatever], Use [Thing], etc.), are the only means of non [[PlayerVersusPlayer PvP]] player interaction.* ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsOnline'' also includes over a hundred of animations with new ones being added frequently. Several dozens are the basic ones, rest are unlockable through gameplay. Many quests require you to perform certain animations to progress. Also, there are at least twelve different emotes for each various dances alone.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'' has "Party Tricks", many of which are given out as rewards as you complete quests. They were most likely added because of the game's increased focus on multiplayer.
* ''VideoGame/EarthAndBeyond'' had emotes for your
character model (sit, talk, walk, etc). Thankfully for and your ''ship''; yaw spins, barrel rolls, short loop-the-loops, all performed without influencing the movie makers, there's an option direction of flight or breaking formation.
* Bored ''VideoGame/{{Everquest}}'' players proved that it's possible
to pause the animations at a given frame, leading to entire movies where all make any character motions are built out of various mix-and-matched frames of other animations.
* ''VideoGame/AsheronsCall2'' has, amongst its more generic emotes,
dance the "gokart" emote, macarena with stock emotes.
* ''VideoGame/{{Fable}}'':
** ''VideoGame/FableI'' has a wide variety of emote animations, many of
which would cause need to be unlocked by fulfilling certain criteria in-game. Despite it being a single-player game, they're actually useful: you use them for {{Romance Sidequest}}s, frightening villagers, flipping off guards, farting to make children giggle, showing off trophies for extra renown, or even being forgiven for minor crimes.
** ''VideoGame/FableII'' allows the
player to remain "extend" certain emotes for better results with the caveat that, the longer the emote is extended, the greater the chance to fail. Failure can be funnier than success: failing the fart emote results in a sitting position while moving.the player ''soiling themselves''.



* ''VideoGame/{{Fable}}'':
** ''VideoGame/FableI'' has a wide variety of emote animations, many of which need to be unlocked by fulfilling certain criteria in-game. Despite it being a single-player game, they're actually useful: you use them for {{Romance Sidequest}}s, frightening villagers, flipping off guards, farting to make children giggle, showing off trophies for extra renown, or even being forgiven for minor crimes.
** ''VideoGame/FableII'' allows the player to "extend" certain emotes for better results with the caveat that, the longer the emote is extended, the greater the chance to fail. Failure can be funnier than success: failing the fart emote results in the player ''soiling themselves''.
* ''VideoGame/EarthAndBeyond'' had emotes for your character and your ''ship''; yaw spins, barrel rolls, short loop-the-loops, all performed without influencing the direction of flight or breaking formation.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Fable}}'':
** ''VideoGame/FableI''
''VideoGame/{{Flyff}}'' has quite a wide variety few of emote animations, many of which need to be unlocked by fulfilling certain criteria in-game. Despite it being a single-player game, they're actually useful: you use them for {{Romance Sidequest}}s, frightening villagers, flipping off guards, farting to make children giggle, showing off trophies for extra renown, or even being forgiven for minor crimes.
** ''VideoGame/FableII'' allows the player to "extend" certain emotes for better results
these.
* ''VideoGame/GuildWars'' also includes several,
with the caveat that, the longer the emote is extended, the greater the chance to fail. Failure can be funnier than success: failing the fart emote results in the player ''soiling themselves''.
* ''VideoGame/EarthAndBeyond'' had emotes for your
dance (based on character profession) included. Also notable are /flute and your ''ship''; yaw spins, barrel rolls, short loop-the-loops, all performed without influencing the direction of flight or breaking formation./guitar ("Rostafan plays a mean air guitar.")



* ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' has a mini-game in which the [[GoingThroughTheMotions stock emotes]] are mapped to random keys on the controller, and the player must trigger emotes to match the demonstrating NPC.
* In ''VideoGame/ToontownOnline'', this varies from waving hello, to applauding, to growling, to growling ''with an organ playing in the background''.
* The Wii ''VideoGame/ABoyAndHisBlob'' features a "hug Blob" button.
* ''VideoGame/ArmyOfTwo'' includes "Bromance" type stuff where you can high five your co-op team-mate, or shake hands. Or smack them. This will usually completely derail a mission for several minutes as players continually smack each other.
* ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2008'' has a dedicated button for activating conversation between the Prince and Elika. The conversations do include snippets of the backstory, however.
* ''VideoGame/RuneScape'' has a few dozens of emote animations. Some are given out during certain holiday events, others are unlocked by completing requirements, and still others are only activated through the use of a specific item, weapon, or costume/cape.
* ''VideoGame/{{Flyff}}'' has quite a few of these.
* ''VideoGame/Portal2'''s co-op features gestures.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'' has "Party Tricks", many of which are given out as rewards as you complete quests. They were most likely added because of the game's increased focus on multiplayer.

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* ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' has a mini-game in which the [[GoingThroughTheMotions stock emotes]] are mapped to random keys on the controller, and the player must trigger emotes to match the demonstrating NPC.
* In ''VideoGame/ToontownOnline'', this varies from waving hello, to applauding, to growling, to growling ''with an organ playing in the background''.
* The Wii ''VideoGame/ABoyAndHisBlob'' features a "hug Blob" button.
* ''VideoGame/ArmyOfTwo''
''VideoGame/TheMatrixOnline'' includes "Bromance" type stuff where you can high five your co-op team-mate, or shake hands. Or smack them. This will usually completely derail a mission for several minutes selectable dances which differ based on gender as players continually smack each other.
well as a collection of interactive emotes. Players can either accept the emote or decline it, such as /kiss, /propose, /manhug, and /dap.
* ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2008'' ''VideoGame/GodEaterBurst'' has a dedicated button for activating conversation between variety of them keyed to the Prince D-pad and Elika. The conversations do include snippets of the backstory, however.
shoulder buttons, ranging from clapping to a bow.
* ''VideoGame/RuneScape'' has a few dozens of ''VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn'' replaces standard Yes and No answers to questions with 4 emote animations. Some are given out during certain holiday events, others are unlocked by completing requirements, and still others are only activated through the use of a specific item, weapon, actions so Matthew can respond angrily or costume/cape.
* ''VideoGame/{{Flyff}}'' has quite a few of these.
* ''VideoGame/Portal2'''s co-op features gestures.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'' has "Party Tricks", many of which are given out as rewards as you complete quests. They were most likely added because of the game's increased focus on multiplayer.
happily, etc.



* These are the only way players can directly communicate in ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' and its sequels, besides buying and finding a certain kind of item in Oolacile that plays a pre-recorded message when used ("JustForFun/{{Hello}}", "Very good!", "Help me!", "Thank you" and "I'm sorry".) It's common for invaders to bow to their opponent so each other can prepare for a duel, and some gestures are purely made for humiliating their opponents.
* ''VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn'' replaces standard Yes and No answers to questions with 4 emote actions so Matthew can respond angrily or happily, etc.
* ''VideoGame/GodEaterBurst'' has a variety of them keyed to the D-pad and shoulder buttons, ranging from clapping to a bow.
* ''Videogame/PlanetSide'' has a wide variety of animations, the majority of which are played with voice callouts; "HELP!" will cause your character to wave their arms in the air, saying "Yes" causes them to make an "OK" gesture with their hand, et cetera. There's several hidden commands, such as "cabbagepatch", that causes your character to dance. Sadly, the animations are missing in the sequel.
* ''Videogame/SpaceEngineers'' allows the space-suited players to use several emotes, which can be expanded with {{Game Mod}}s. Amusingly, the animations are blended, allowing you to wave one arm in the air in celebration while the other is face-palming.
* ''Videogame/StarCitizen'' has a wide selection of emotes for the sandbox universe, with each emote having a few variations. It's possible to hold down the trigger on your automatic rifle [[RecklessGunUsage while dancing]], sending a wild spray of bullets in every direction.



* ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'' and its various sequels and {{Spiritual Successor}}s have a variety of pre-animated animations (including the highly memetic "Praise the Sun" gesture made famous in ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'') that, along with mad-libs style messages ([Fill in the Blank] Ahead, Beware of [Whatever], Use [Thing], etc.), are the only means of non [[PlayerVersusPlayer PvP]] player interaction.
* ''VideoGame/TorchlightII'' has these available in multiplayer and it overlaps with EmoteCommand and SlashCommand by using a forward slash in the chat window. These included mostly humorous ones like /jump "[Player] [[LampshadeHanging tries to jump but can't]]." to /secret "[Player] [[CreatorInJoke is trolling Justin]]!"
* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'' features dozens of animated actions the players can perform from their modifiable emote wheel, ranging from simple gestures like handshakes, to {{levitating|LotusPosition}}, to elaborate "nartas".



** To a lesser extent, ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarNova'' reused a few Lobby Actions from ''[=PSO2=]'' to facilitate basic communication in multiplayer. Due to a lack of an in-game chat function, Lobby Actions in this game can only be used by adding them to your hotbar, which means it has to share space with all of your other important gameplay stuff like Skills and Items.

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** To a lesser extent, ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarNova'' reused a few Lobby Actions from ''[=PSO2=]'' to facilitate basic communication in multiplayer. Due to a lack of an in-game chat function, Lobby Actions in this game can only be used by adding them to your hotbar, which means it has to share space with all of your other important gameplay stuff like Skills and Items.* ''Videogame/PlanetSide'' has a wide variety of animations, the majority of which are played with voice callouts; "HELP!" will cause your character to wave their arms in the air, saying "Yes" causes them to make an "OK" gesture with their hand, et cetera. There's several hidden commands, such as "cabbagepatch", that causes your character to dance. Sadly, the animations are missing in the sequel.
* ''VideoGame/Portal2'''s co-op features gestures.
* ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2008'' has a dedicated button for activating conversation between the Prince and Elika. The conversations do include snippets of the backstory, however.
* ''VideoGame/RuneScape'' has a few dozens of emote animations. Some are given out during certain holiday events, others are unlocked by completing requirements, and still others are only activated through the use of a specific item, weapon, or costume/cape.
* ''Videogame/SpaceEngineers'' allows the space-suited players to use several emotes, which can be expanded with {{Game Mod}}s. Amusingly, the animations are blended, allowing you to wave one arm in the air in celebration while the other is face-palming.
* ''VideoGame/SecondLife'', since all of the content is user-made, has literally ''thousands'' of emote animations and gestures.
* ''Videogame/StarCitizen'' has a wide selection of emotes for the sandbox universe, with each emote having a few variations. It's possible to hold down the trigger on your automatic rifle [[RecklessGunUsage while dancing]], sending a wild spray of bullets in every direction.
* ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' has a mini-game in which the [[GoingThroughTheMotions stock emotes]] are mapped to random keys on the controller, and the player must trigger emotes to match the demonstrating NPC.
* In ''VideoGame/ToontownOnline'', this varies from waving hello, to applauding, to growling, to growling ''with an organ playing in the background''.
* ''VideoGame/TorchlightII'' has these available in multiplayer and it overlaps with EmoteCommand and SlashCommand by using a forward slash in the chat window. These included mostly humorous ones like /jump "[Player] [[LampshadeHanging tries to jump but can't]]." to /secret "[Player] [[CreatorInJoke is trolling Justin]]!"
* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'' features dozens of animated actions the players can perform from their modifiable emote wheel, ranging from simple gestures like handshakes, to {{levitating|LotusPosition}}, to elaborate "nartas".
* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', the {{slash command}} "/dance" triggers a different dancing animation depending on the race and gender of your character. For example, male dwarves will perform a "Cossack" dance, while female dwarves will perform some ''Riverdance''-esque Irish step-dancing. There are other animations as well. /rude, /train /roar, being a few examples.
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** To a lesser extent, ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarNova'' reused a few Lobby Actions from ''[=PSO2=]'' to facilitate basic communication in multiplayer. Due to a lack of an in-game chat function, Lobby Actions in this game can only be used by adding them to your hotbar, which means it has to share space with all of your other important gameplay stuff like Skills and Items.
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* This is an integral element of character customization in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' and ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2NewGenesis'', referred to as "Lobby Actions" (in the Japanese version) or "Emotes" (in the Global version). Typing in a chat command or using the dedicated Emote menu will let you perform a special pose or animation unique to that emote, which have two or more variations depending on gender and additional modifications that can be toggled with a button press. You start off with over a dozen of these pre-installed and can obtain more by using Emote Tickets to add more to your roster, which can be obtained in various ways including as freebies, [[RevenueEnhancingDevices AC Scratch, or SG Scratch]]. As of this writing, there are over '''''900''''' unique Emotes in existence, with new ones added every two weeks or so.

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* This is an integral element of character customization in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' and ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2NewGenesis'', referred to as "Lobby Actions" (in the Japanese version) or "Emotes" (in the Global version). Typing in a chat command or using the dedicated Emote menu will let you perform a special pose or animation unique to that emote, which have two or more variations depending on gender and additional modifications that can be toggled with a button press. ''New Genesis'' even added an additional modification element called Hand Poses, which can be used to alter your character's hands during an Emote. You start off with over a dozen of these pre-installed and can obtain more by using Emote Tickets to add more to your roster, which can be obtained in various ways including as freebies, [[RevenueEnhancingDevices AC Scratch, or SG Scratch]]. As of this writing, there are over '''''900''''' unique Emotes in existence, with new ones added every two weeks or so.
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* This is an integral element of character customization in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' and ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2NewGenesis'', referred to as "Lobby Actions" (in the Japanese version) or "Emotes" (in the Global version). Typing in a chat command or using the dedicated Emote menu will let you perform a special pose or animation unique to that emote, which have two or more variations depending on gender and additional modifications that can be toggled with a button press. You start off with over a dozen of these pre-installed and can obtain more by using Emote Tickets to add more to your roster, which can be obtained in various ways including as freebies, [[RevenueEnhancingDevices, AC Scratch, or SG Scratch]]. As of this writing, there are over '''''900''''' unique Emotes in existence, with new ones added every two weeks or so.

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* This is an integral element of character customization in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' and ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2NewGenesis'', referred to as "Lobby Actions" (in the Japanese version) or "Emotes" (in the Global version). Typing in a chat command or using the dedicated Emote menu will let you perform a special pose or animation unique to that emote, which have two or more variations depending on gender and additional modifications that can be toggled with a button press. You start off with over a dozen of these pre-installed and can obtain more by using Emote Tickets to add more to your roster, which can be obtained in various ways including as freebies, [[RevenueEnhancingDevices, [[RevenueEnhancingDevices AC Scratch, or SG Scratch]]. As of this writing, there are over '''''900''''' unique Emotes in existence, with new ones added every two weeks or so.
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* This is an integral element of character customization in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' and ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2NewGenesis'', referred to as "Lobby Actions" (in the Japanese version) or "Emotes" (in the Global version). Typing in a chat command or using the dedicated Emote menu will let you perform a special pose or animation unique to that emote, which have two or more variations depending on gender and additional modifications that can be toggled with a button press. You start off with over a dozen of these pre-installed and can obtain more by using Emote Tickets to add more to your roster, which can be obtained in various ways including as freebies, [[RevenueEnhancingDevices, AC Scratch, or SG Scratch]]. As of this writing, there are over '''''900''''' unique Emotes in existence, with new ones added every two weeks or so.
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