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* Frieza in the original Japanese of ''Manga/DragonBall" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtJlv4fzm0Y laughs]] like this

* Master Splinter in ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' has a rather noble laugh as well, though it was self-deprecating rather than evil. ("Ho-ho, [[BuffySpeak I made a funny!]]")

* Bellatrix from ''Literature/HarryPotter'' does this sometimes, though most of the time, she doesn't bother with dapperness and just goes straight into LaughingMad. She actually is wizarding aristocracy, though.
* A running gag in ''Literature/JeevesAndWooster'' is Honoria Glossop's scarily loud laugh, which gets described in various creative ways every time it's mentioned ("a squadron of cavalry charging across a tin bridge", "waves breaking on a stern and rock-bound coast", etc.).
* The Kokonoe twins in ''Literature/GirlsKingdom'' do this in stereo when they pull off one of their more enjoyable pranks (enjoyable for them, anyway). Considering that the only thing they love more than pranking people is molesting them, it's not a rare occurrence.

* ''Manga/OnePiece'': The eccentric Baroque Works agent Miss Wednesday does this a few times. She drops it completely once she reveals her true identity as the princess Nefertari Vivi.

* Priscilla from ''VideoGame/MonsterTale'' does one at least twice.

* In the Japanese incarnations of the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' games (especially the more recent of each), the MadScientist BigBad Dr. Eggman gained a laugh rather like a Noblewoman's Laugh consisting of a long "OH" followed by a varying number of "HO"'s to increase comedic value. It is one of Eggman's most memorable traits in Japan, but was absent in English dubbing until ''[[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Sonic Rush]]'', where he whoops one out if you get hit during a boss fight. It has been fairly consistently present in English too since then; in ''VideoGame/SonicColors'', he actually laughs ''too'' loudly and injures himself.

-->-- '''Rin Tohsaka''', ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'' ''[[https://youtu.be/FW1QY76d-40?t=9 Specials]]'', regarding '''Luviagelita Edefelt'''

* Hikaru from ''Manga/HimechanNoRibon'' does this after she tells Hime-chan that Daichi likes her romantically.

** As does [[RichBitch Jesse]][[IdenticalStranger belle]], James's betrothed.
** A one-shot opponent of Ash's in the Pokémon League tournament -- Jeanette Fisher, a girl rich enough to have an entire cheer section also had this laugh while thrashing Ash with a [[WaifFu Bellsprout]].

* In ''VideoGame/ZackAndWikiQuestForBarbarosTreasure'', Captain Rose the evil spoiled air pirate will do this on the bridge of her ship while firing at you with cannons.

* Mariabell Crois from the ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries''. "Ohohohohho! My, how absolutely splendid!"
* ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'': One of Anna's win poses have her letting out a noblewoman's laugh while sitting on her opponent's back. In ''Tag 2'', she does this after the player performs her "Witch Mask" [[https://youtu.be/BlY7LL9QVew item move]].

* Azula of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' did a very half-assed version when dealing with her one weakness - [[TheComicallySerious social ineptitude]]. She laughs just fine when she's mocking Zuko however.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': in "Sonic Rainboom", Rarity does one after realizing just how much the pegasus ponies ''adore'' her temporary butterfly wings.

** In "Your Mother and Mine", Garnet's retelling of Rose Quartz's origin story has Rose pleading with Pink Diamond to spare Earth and humanity. Pink Diamond responds with a laugh like this complete with the pose and cruelly dismisses Rose. [[spoiler:Given that Rose and Pink Diamond were one and the same, this was probably made up by Rose.]]

* In ''Franchise/DragonBall'', Frieza, head of the Frieza Force and practically a lord in his own right, often laughs this way as a show of his superiority to whoever he's talking to, since he's one of the most powerful beings in the universe.

Compare EvilLaugh, LaughingMad, and AnnoyingLaugh. Very frequently a case of IncomingHam. Also compare the similar pose FlourishCapeInFrontOfFace.

-->-- '''Rin Tohsaka''', ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'' ''[[https://youtu.be/FW1QY76d-40?t=9 Specials]]'', regarding '''Luviagelita Edefelt'''.

* Ivy, being a noblewoman, from ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur''.

* Kokonoe from ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' does this when performing her Mecha Tager Distortion Drive (as well as its [[SuperMode Overdrive]] version, Golden Tager) and her Astral. Given [[MadScientist the sort of person that she is]], though, it's to be expected.

* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'': One of Anna's win poses have her letting out a noblewoman's laugh while sitting on her opponent's back. In ''Tag 2'', she does this after the player performs her "Witch Mask" [[https://youtu.be/BlY7LL9QVew item move]].

* In a Literature/{{Discworld}} fic by Creator/AAPessimal, Witch-pilots of the Air Watch are on a training course in the Chirm mountains. Their [[{{KaiserReich}} Uberwaldean]] training sergeant, whi when not in uniform is the Countess Hannelore von Strafenburg, responds this way to an innocent request about ''facilities''.

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'' series, using one of these to signify her IncomingHam moments is practically Arfoire's CatchPhrase. Unfortunately for her, it's exclusively PlayedForLaughs nowadays due to VillainDecay.

* In ''Literature/SorcererStabberOrphen'': In the dancing contest episode, there's a what's-her-name female character prone to Noblewoman's Laughing.

[-[[caption-width-right:250:OHHHHHHH-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!]]-]

These characters are most likely to exhibit this laugh in moments of arrogance or when contemplating how they'll humiliate their enemies. They frequently will pose holding a straightened palm vertically to the side of or below their mouth, or holding a [[HighClassFan fan]] over their mouths. This comes from the custom that refined Japanese women don't expose their mouths while laughing.

** As does [[RichBitch Jesse]][[IdenticalStranger belle]], James' betrothed.

* ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'': Naga is likely the [[https://youtu.be/bbfaF5otJv0 most powerful example of this,]] perhaps because of the sheer [[CuteButCacophonic volume of it]]; her '''Noblewoman's Laugh''' has been known to scare small animals and old ladies. When she was cloned, the simultaneous laughter of a dozen Nagas was all it took to destroy the villain of the piece.

*** Not only that, when all characters are charging their stamina in the game (a bar of energy that is used whenever a character dashes or double dashes), the character is seen focusing on their inner strength for the bar to fill up. Naga ''laughs''. Yep, not only is it a '''Brown Note''', but it is also able to recover her energy!
** In one of the final episodes of ''Slayers Try'' (the Japanese version), Lina does her '''Noblewoman's Laugh''', to which Amelia says, "Miss Lina, I don't like that kind of laugh!" This is one of the hints which suggests that [[spoiler:Amelia and Naga are sisters.]]

* In ''Literature/SorcererStabberOrphen'', in the dancing contest episode, there's a whats-her-name female character prone to Noblewoman's Laughing.

** Satoko has a rather impressive noblewoman's laugh for a [[VagueAge 9-12 year-old]]. Full with {{Keigo}} speech.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G2BeiKz1_0 Kodachi Kunō]] is the TropeCodifier. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nc3bc_8_m8 Even when singing.]] Although the laugh has existed in other mediums, Kodachi's voice actress Creator/SaekoShimazu was the first to display this laugh in anime.

* ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' herself has one! When performing a special move in the first game with a whip, the heroines will laugh. While Jeanne's sounds like a normal, yet cruel laugh, [[https://youtu.be/6r8ehTfvLMM?t=5 Bayonetta does it with style]]!

* ''[[Videogame/SaGaRPG SaGa]]'':

** Kodachi Kunō is the TropeCodifier. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nc3bc_8_m8 Even when singing.]] Although the laugh has existed in other mediums, Kodachi's voice actress Creator/SaekoShimazu [[TropeCodifier was the first to display this laugh in anime.]]

* Bayonetta herself have one! When performing a special move in the first game with a whip, the heroines will laugh. While Jeanne sound like a normal, yet cruel laugh, [[https://youtu.be/6r8ehTfvLMM?t=5 Bayonetta does it with style]]!

* Kefka Palazzo's rather infamous laugh (which is where the Trope LaughingMad [[TropeNamer came from]]) sounds like this in the SNES versions of the games.

* Alfred Ashford, not just when [[VillainousCrossdresser dressed as Alexia]], in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica''. This is parodied by Creator/LegendaryFrog in his animated short "I Am Resident Evil."

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