History Main / LimpAndLivid

* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'': Issei confronts Raynare like this. The limp is because he just took two holy spears through the thighs, the livid is because [[spoiler:she just killed Asia]].

--> "Do you see what comes of all this...running around, Mister Bond? All this jumping and fighting...it's ''exhausting''."

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%%%%%%%%%% Like when?
%%%%%* Occurs a few times in ''Anime/CodeGeass''.
%%%%%%%* Guaranteed in ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'' with Louise every time her and Saito's relationship gets rocky.
* Since the two main female leads of ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays'' are {{Yandere}} for Makoto, they do this towards the end.
%%%%%%* Done by the more {{Woobie}} characters in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. Namely Sasuke, Gaara, and Naruto. Maybe ''[[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds that]]'' kind of Woobie.
%%%%* ''Manga/{{Genshiken}}'' - when Saki gets called an otaku by Ogiue.
* ''Manga/TheWallflower'' - Sunako cracks after her chocolate is destroyed by the InstantFanClub. She also does this when the four main {{Bishonen}} characters first meet her. This is one of the many signs that the guys have their work cut out for them in turning her into a lady.
* There is a non-aggressive example in the ''Anime/ReadOrDie'' TV series, Maggie is forbidden to go into any bookshops in a town full of them, despite her being a total bibliomaniac. Cue lurching from shopfront to shopfront.

* When brutally questioned by TheMenInBlack about her family, Lain from ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain'' does this. [[spoiler:Then reverts to her Wired persona and chews him out.]]
* After [[spoiler:his]] FreakOut, [[spoiler: [[ButtMonkey Shinji]]]] from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' does this. He also strangles [[spoiler: [[{{Tsundere}} Asuka]]]] in this pose.
** The Evangelions themselves could be considered to ''always'' be assuming this pose.

%%%%* Mai in ''Anime/MyHime'' does this for a little in the midst of her TraumaCongaLine.
* ''Manga/SoulEater'':
** Crona and Maka when they use the black blood, because it is driving them crazy even while it makes them more powerful.
** The 'marionette' description is particularly apt for Crona's first appearance. Firstly, they look as though being dragged by Ragnarok rather than wielding him, secondly they're being at least provoked into killing Maka by Medusa, if not physically controlled by her.
** Madness personified, the Kishin Asura moves this way all the time, primarily due to having been skinned alive and sealed in a bag of said skin for hundreds of years, meaning he has to learn how to walk upright again.

%%%%* Noa in ''Anime/YuGiOh''.

* Ginias from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam'' ends up like this once he goes over the edge towards the end of the series. It's worth noting it could stem from the fact that he seems two steps away from falling on the floor and going into cardiac arrest at this point, presumably due to neglecting even his most basic health needs in favor of working on his pet project.
%%%%%%%%% How is it invoked?
%%%%%* {{Invoked}} by Haruko in the first episode of ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'', while attacking Naota in the hospital.
* ''Franchise/DragonBall'' Goku struck this pose when Frieza killed Krillin. [[UnstoppableRage The rest]], [[SuperMode as they say]], [[CurbStompBattle is history]].
* In ''Manga/FairyTail'', [[LoveFreak Juvia Loxar]], after her ImpliedLoveInterest Gray Fullbuster's life is threatened.
* In ''Anime/CasshernSins'', this pops up from time to time - primarily from Casshern himself during his UnstoppableRage freakouts early on, but mook robots sometimes do it too.
* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'': Issei confronts Raynare like this. The limp is because he just took two holy spears through the thighs, the livid is because [[spoiler:she just killed Asia]].
* Yuu in ''Manga/SeraphOfTheEnd'' does this when giving into his SuperpoweredEvilSide.
* ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'': Kisshu does this after getting rejected by Ichigo and loosing his sanity as a result. He tries to then [[IfICantHaveYou kill Ichigo]], [[SpurnedIntoSuicide himself]] and [[MurderTheHypotenuse her love interest]].
* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': [[TheBerserker Guts]] sometimes does this when in the grip of UnstoppableRage. Usually right before his enemies die a very messy death.
* ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'': Kaneki and Mutsuki are similar with their respective roles as one eyed ghouls who initially couldn't control their powers and attracting admirers of the AxCrazy variety, and Kaneki even garners one in Mutsuki himself. When Mutsuki shows up to attack Touka out of jealousy she stabs him in self defense with her kagune and he pushes himself up with his kagune while bleeding making this stance. Kaneki does this at times when going into his centipede kakuja form which is obtained by eating other ghouls and comes with SanitySlippage attached.

* Harima of ''Anime/SchoolRumble'' pulls a version of this in the episode when they're cleaning the pool. Played for laughs, in this case.

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* Riot of the Blood Iori's (''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'') default stance is this, complete with GlowingEyesOfDoom and steam coming out of his mouth.
%%%%** Leona too. Also Vice in her KOF 98 fighting stance.
* Zappa from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' adds some additional horror into [[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters4/zappa-a.html his version]]. In his case though it's due to DemonicPossession. He's normally a sane guy but S-Ko enters his body and he flops around like a deranged contortionist.

* The Tails Doll from ''VideoGame/SonicR'' isn't ''overtly'' malevolent, but the way it remains almost constantly limp has given it a legendary reputation.

%%%%* ''VideoGame/Persona4'' has this in the battle against [[spoiler:Adachi.]]

* ''VideoGame/WayOfTheSamurai'':
** Kyojiro Kagenuma in ''VideoGame/WayOfTheSamurai 2'' stands neutral with her sword to the side, but her combat style [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkvOnEwpC5k#t=4m54s most assuredly fits]], underlying her bloodthirsty nature.
** Also [[PlayerCharacter you]] in ''[[VideoGame/WayOfTheSamurai WOTS]] 2'' and ''3'', if you obtain [[BerserkButton Okyo's]] sword,
* Asura from ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' does this when in [[spoiler: Wrath Form]]. Goes into a PrimalStance occasionally, too.
* ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'': In the ''Arorias of the Abyss'' [[DownloadableContent DLC]], also included in the [[UpdatedRerelease Prepare to Die Edition]] and the {{Remaster}} of the same, [[FallenHero Abysswalker Artorias]] spends the entirety of the fight in this posture. The reason he does it is one of his arms is horribly broken and mangled, and the other one is [[SwordDrag dragging]] his signature [[{{BFS}} greatsword]]. True to form for this trope, he manages to be perhaps one of the single most relentless bosses in the game (considering that this is ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'', that's saying something), lunging forward abruptly over impossible distances and somersaulting through the air and crashing down on you repeatedly.
* The Gangrel player character in ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'' does this when he or she is using the Protean discipline. For bonus points they grow elongated claws from their hands and run in a loping, beast-like fashion.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** In the remakes of ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'', Zinnia leans forward and sways to the side with a manic look on her face at the beginning of a battle with her.
** Allister in ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' moves like a possessed puppet.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', Ghirahim briefly does this during the final confrontation with him once Link exposes the [[AttackItsWeakPoint weak spot]] in his abdomen.
** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', the Flower Lady, Magda, adopts this pose if you step on her flowers too often. She then beats Link enough to KILL an ordinary human. Only Link’s supernatural health saves him.
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Conquest'', the FinalBoss uses their wounded animation during the cutscene before the fight to give off this impression.
* The cloned fighters of ''VideoGame/DragonBallFighterZ'' are distinguishable from their originals by their resting stances; most fighters are hunched and stiff-armed, crossing this with a PrimalStance.
* Kid Buu in ''[[VideoGame/DragonBallZBudokai Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3]]'' has this as his fighting stance.
* Folon, one of Giacomo's {{Quirky Miniboss|Squad}}es in ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos'', adopts a combat stance like this where his head and limbs hang limp and sway with his body while battling Kalas and his group. Unsurprisingly, he's the least sane of the trio contrasting the [[SoftSpokenSadist cold and cruel]] Ayme and the AffablyEvil Giacomo.
* The ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' GameMod ''VideoGame/VsWhitty'' features the titular Whitty, a fellow with a CartoonBomb for a head. He makes it clear that he wants to be left alone and doesn't want to rap battle The Boyfriend, but by the time The Boyfriend pushes him for a ''third'' rap battle, Whitty snaps, lights his head fuse, and assumes a slumped, arms-limp position while he gets WingdingEyes and a SlasherSmile for the third song, a wickedly difficult piece called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_UCF-lX6T4 Ballistic]]".
* ''VideoGame/Destiny2: The Witch Queen'' brings us [[GreaterScopeVillain Rhulk]], [[TheDragon Disciple of the Witness]], FinalBoss of the Vow of the Disciple raid. He [[EvilGloating taunts and mocks]] [[PlayerCharacter the Guardians]] throughout the raid, and when you encounter him directly, he spends most of it in ReverseArmFold, as befits his [[SmugSnake arrogant demeanor]], while also [[TheSlowWalk leisurely approaching]] targets or [[FlashStep flash-stepping]] before attacking. As the fight goes on, however, he falls into the LimpAndLivid stance as he realizes [[LetsGetDangerous he has to take them seriously]].
* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'': N loses his composure and staggers in rage after finding out [[spoiler:that M died in Mio's place]]. Even when he calms down, he sits like a puppet with his strings cut at Z's theatre.
* Weepers from ''VideoGame/ThePersistence'' stand limp with their heads resting on their shoulder. Yet they are not restful, for at the mere sight of they you, they will let out a scream so terrible that it will paralyze you and may even kill you from its sheer malice.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel IV'' has this happen to [[TheHero Rean]] after breaking out of his chains in his [[SuperpoweredEvilSide enraged state]]. He limps for a bit and hunches before he starts grabbing his sword and starts going on a rampage, trying to reach [[HumongousMecha Valimar]].

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* ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'': In the [[UpdatedRerelease Prepare to Die Edition content,]] [[FallenHero Abysswalker Artorias]] spends the entirety of the fight in this posture. The reason he does it is one of his arms is horribly broken and mangled, and the other one is [[SwordDrag dragging]] his signature [[{{BFS}} greatsword]]. True to form for this trope, he manages to be perhaps one of the single most relentless bosses in the game (considering that this is ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'', that's saying something), lunging forward abruptly over impossible distances and somersaulting through the air and crashing down on you repeatedly.

* Weepers from ''VideoGame/The stand limp with their heads resting on their shoulder. Yet they are not restful, for at the mere sight of they you, they will let out a furious scream so terrible that it will paralyze you and may even kill you from its sheer malice.

** Most of the main cast tend to do this eventually, but Satoshi and Keiichi usually bring their WeaponOfChoice, the [[BatterUp baseball bat]] with them.

Probably taken from Western horror flicks, where it's associated with zombified/possessed characters. Compare with PrimalStance, DrunkenBoxing, MarionetteMotion and ZombieGait.

Compare {{Heroic| RRoD}} and VillainousRROD, where the character may be exhausted and not wasting energy on posture, but still seething with UnstoppableRage. Maybe that rage is the only reason they are still standing.

May also be that the rage is the only reason they're still standing if it's toward the end of an UnstoppableRage and they're completely exhausted, not wasting energy on posture.

* Azula goes like this during her final battle with [[spoiler: Zuko]] in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', in the advanced stages of her VillainousBreakdown. Along with her LaughingMad persona and perfectly-working [[PlayingWithFire firebending]], she becomes a [[https://i.imgur.com/WUEYugt.gif really creepy opponent.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', [[spoiler:Korra encounters a hallucination of herself multiple times that moves like this.]] Like with Azula's breakdown in the example above, it's very unsettling.

Probably taken from Western horror flicks, where it's associated with zombified/possessed characters. Compare with PrimalStance, DrunkenFist, MarionetteMotion and ZombieGait.

Probably taken from Western horror flicks, where it's associated with zombified/possessed characters. Compare with PrimalStance, MarionetteMotion and ZombieGait.

* ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'': Kaneki and Mutsuki are NotSoDifferent with their respective roles as one eyed ghouls who initially couldn't control their powers and attracting admirers of the AxCrazy variety, and Kaneki even garners one in Mutsuki himself. When Mutsuki shows up to attack Touka out of jealousy she stabs him in self defense with her kagune and he pushes himself up with his kagune while bleeding making this stance. Kaneki does this at times when going into his centipede kakuja form which is obtained by eating other ghouls and comes with SanitySlippage attached.

* The ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' GameMod ''[[VideoGame/FridayNightFunkinVsWhitty Vs. Whitty]]'' features the titular Whitty, a fellow with a CartoonBomb for a head. He makes it clear that he wants to be left alone and doesn't want to rap battle The Boyfriend, but by the time The Boyfriend pushes him for a ''third'' rap battle, Whitty snaps, lights his head fuse, and assumes a slumped, arms-limp position while he gets WingdingEyes and a SlasherSmile for the third song, a wickedly difficult piece called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_UCF-lX6T4 Ballistic]]".

* A popular GameMod for ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' features a fellow named Whitty, who has a CartoonBomb for a head. He makes it clear that he wants to be left alone and doesn't want to rap battle The Boyfriend, but by the time The Boyfriend pushes him for a ''third'' rap battle, Whitty snaps, lights his head fuse, and assumes a slumped, arms-limp position while he gets WingdingEyes and a SlasherSmile for the third song, a wickedly difficult piece called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_UCF-lX6T4 Ballistic]]."

* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry''

* ''Franchise/OnePiece''

%%%%* Mai in ''Anime/MaiHime'' does this for a little in the midst of her TraumaCongaLine.

%%%%* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' has this in the battle against [[spoiler:Adachi.]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'': After using their own HatePlague power on themself, [[spoiler: Black Mask Akechi]] assumes one of these for the second phase of their boss fight, slouching backwards while holding their weapon at their hip.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''

** In TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild, the Flower Lady, Magda, adopts this pose if you step on her flowers too often. She then beats Link enough to KILL an ordinary human to death. Only Link’s supernatural health saves him.

* Kid Buu in [[VideoGame/DragonBallZBudokai Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3]] has this as his fighting stance.
* Folon, one of Giacomo's [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Quirky Minibosses]] in ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos'', adopts a combat stance like this where his head and limbs hang limp and sway with his body while battling Kalas and his group. Unsurprisingly, he's the least sane of the trio contrasting the [[SoftSpokenSadist cold and cruel]] Ayme and the AffablyEvil Giacomo.

** In TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild, the Flower Lady, Magda, adopts this pose if you step on her flowers too often. She then beats Link enough to KILL an ordinary human twice over.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}} 2'', a certain type of skeletal enemy fits this trope to a T. They shamble around dragging enormous broadswords, but if a player gets too close they can swiftly attack.

* Tira in ''[[{{VideoGame/SoulSeries}} Soulcalibur]]'' does this in her "Gloomy" personality. Her voice is deeper and more guttural, her idle stance has her head pointed down, her weapon hanging around her neck, and she barely moves. Her attacks in said state are mostly more savage-looking and ignoring the thought of hurting herself, such as attacking with her weapon still hanging around her neck. In contrast, her "Jolly" personality speaks with a higher-pitched and childish voice, her idle stance is just shy of a dance, and her attacks are much more acrobatic, even playful.
* In the remakes of ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'', Zinnia leans forward and sways to the side with a manic look on her face at the beginning of a battle with her.

* The Tails Doll from ''[[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic R]]'' isn't ''overtly'' malevolent, but the way it remains almost constantly limp has given it a legendary reputation.

* Harima of SchoolRumble pulls a version of this in the episode when they're cleaning the pool. Played for laughs, in this case.