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5	[[caption-width-right:300:[[GrumpyOldMan "Dagnabbit!"]]]]
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7	->''"Hey! I'm Allen. And you know what's gonna happen? I'm gonna shake my fist, '''THIS FIST''', at YOU! And there's not a THING you're gonna do about it! Shake-shake-shake-shake-shake-shake-shake!"''
8	-->-- '''Angry Allen''', ''VideoGame/ApertureHandLab''
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10	How do you show you're really pissed off, but don't want to be FlippingTheBird? Raise a clenched fist to the sky and shake it, as if you're contemplating punching/strangling God! Even better if you have a GlovedFistOfDoom, or there are a ton of fellow angry citizens raising their fists with you to show their solidarity and defiance towards The Man. More often though, it's PlayedForLaughs as an intentionally futile expression of a character's frustration: especially if the character is getting frustrated by something most would consider irrelevant. May be used frequently by the ExtremeDoormat, rather than actually committing violence even when it would be definitely justified. Though might also be used by any character if they can't actually commit violence against the person they are frustrated with (for example, if that character is a cop). When multiple people do it though, the effect is rather different: either leading to a character being ganged up on, or a dramatic confrontation with an antagonist. If done by TheWoobie, may be a sign that the character is becoming a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds (and will become this if they don't start getting treated better). Similarly, TheCutie may do this right before [[BreakTheCutie she breaks]]: in which case don't expect the other characters to take it seriously until it is far too late.
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12	Will often result in MilkingTheGiantCow if overdone by a LargeHam. May also be used for a particularly defiant VillainExitStageLeft (usually accompanied by some variation on "I will get you, you'll see!"). If it's done toward a person, it's often a threat to engage in GoodOldFisticuffs.
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14	Can overlap with SayMyName, BigWordShout. Compare BicepPolishingGesture, FistOfRage, FistPump.
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16	!Examples:
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21	* ''Manga/PopTeamEpic'': In one segment, Popuko was angrily shaking her fist while cursing at it at the stormy weather from the house. Most of the shaking was from her body, implying that [[FearOfThunder she is scared of thunder]].
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25	* ''Animation/ThreeThousandWhysOfBlueCat'': In "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", after Blue Cat and Feifei have a bomb war and propel themselves into space, they shake their fists at each other and pretend to attack each other.
26	* ''Animation/{{Mechamato}}'': The vicious cleaning robot Janitoor, [[BeatItByCompulsion compelled by his programming to clean up the mess which was made to distract him]] in Pian's kitchen, angrily shakes [[MultiArmedAndDangerous two of his four fists]] at the humans running away as he cleans.
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30	* A common pose for Comicbook/DoctorDoom, especially when confronting the ComicBook/FantasticFour.
31	* When Gargamel's plans fail, expect this pose from him whenever he vows to get his revenge on ComicBook/TheSmurfs.
32	* In ''Comicbook/KryptonNoMore'':
33	** Franchise/{{Superman}} does this--combined with a Skyward Scream--after visiting a chemical plant. He lifts his fist and swears that he will not let Earth die.
34	** In the next issue, super-villain Protector strikes Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} and her cousin with lightning bolts before hightailing it. Angry, Supergirl shakes her fist as she cries out: “Wait till I get my hands on that guy!”
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38	* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': Snoopy does this every time he's playing "UsefulNotes/WorldWarI flying ace" and gets his "plane" (doghouse) shot full of holes. [[GoshDangItToHeck ("Curse you, Red Baron!")]]
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42	* ''Fanfic/TheWorldOfTheCreatures'' has a moment where Jon Stewart does this after Stephen Colbert makes a bad joke.
43	* ''Fanfic/GimmeShelter'' has Fleur de Lis giving one to a taxi after it hits the puddle next to her without so much as slowing down.
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46	[[folder:Film - Animated]]
47	* WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} does one when cursing TheOldConvict who got him trapped in the Cave of Wonders.
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50	[[folder:Film - Live-Action]]
51	* ''Film/AdeleHasntHadHerDinnerYet'': The dwarf (one of The Gardener's minions) and police commissioner Ledvina shake their fists at each other during the final confrontation, which was filmed in a style reminiscent of old slapstick comedies. When the dwarf gets arrested and is carried away by a police officer, he's still seen shaking his fist.
52	* The film version of ''Film/ByeByeBirdie'' has a scene near the end featuring a Soviet ballet conductor on ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow'' who is [[ItMakesSenseInContext tricked into drinking a glass of milk with an adrenaline-jolting drug inside]]. He then leads his orchestra at such a fast tempo that the ballet dancers can't keep up and begin making embarrassing mistakes, [[DeliberateValuesDissonance much to the delight of the Americans in the audience and the outrage of the Russians]]. By the performance's conclusion, the dancers are all making angry G-rated gestures at the conductor, including a fist-shake.
53	* Stands With a Fist from ''Film/DancesWithWolves'' is named after this trope -- it comes from when she punched out a Sioux woman who was bullying her and stood over her with a clenched fist.
54	* [[TheDragon Vogel]] does this in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'', after Indy and his father escape capture on the zeppelin.
55	* Indy himself does it during the [[DescendingCeiling ceiling trap]] scene in Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom when he gets fed up with Willie's endless complaints about the bugs in the room.
56	* Ro-Man, the title character from ''Film/RobotMonster'', does this among other MilkingTheGiantCow motions.
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60	* Franchise/StarWarsLegends:
61	** Darth Vader in ''Literature/SplinterOfTheMindsEye''.
62	** In the ''Literature/RevengeOfTheSith'' {{novelization}}, [[BigBad Palpatine]] does this when confronted by Mace and his team, giving "the perfect image of a tired, frightened old man."
63	* Done by the protagonist of Creator/HPLovecraft's ''Literature/InTheWallsOfEryx'' in order to intimidate the Venusian natives. They're not exactly intimidated.
64	* At the end of the ''Literature/ToughMagic'' series, Uncle Rick does this to Holois, after she hits his nose one last time.
65	* [[EvilIsHammy Vrotheus the Vile]] does this to one of the heroes in ''Literature/FancyApartments''. Considering the vampire [[ItMakesSenseInContext had just flown through him]], he probably felt he had reason.
66	* A variation in ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}''. Cassie infiltrates the Yeerk pool with the aid of a pacifist Controller to rescue Katran. As she goes osprey and hauls tailfeather out of the pool, she notices the guy making this gesture- or at least, that's what it looks like to the Yeerks, she knows he's pumping his fist in elation.
67	* ''Literature/{{TACK}}'': Will says that bully Red Jameson gave him a friendly wave after Will outwitted him at the spelling bee, allowing him and Toria to make their escape. Toria makes a small correction: "Will, no one waves with their fist!"
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71	* "10000 fists" by Music/{{Disturbed}}.
72	* In the video for "Come Dancing", Ray Davies of Music/TheKinks does this to his date's younger brother.
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76	* Done in an animation in ''Pinball/NoGoodGofers'' where the player's golf ball goes through a clubhouse window.
77	* General Yagov in ''[[Pinball/F14Tomcat F-14 Tomcat]]'' does this to his foe, "Hitman".
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81	%% * ''Franchise/FatalFury'': '''''GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESE!!!!!!'''''
82	* All the time in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', though since everyone's hands are just polygon blocks, you're free to imagine what the fingers are doing while they flail about.
83	* Happens at the beginning of Knuckles story in ''[[Videogame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic & Knuckles]]''. Knux is relaxing in Mushroom Hills with his li'l animal buddies when a lone Egg Robo drops a bomb. Once he gets up and sees the culprit, Knuckles does this before giving chase.
84	** In Sonic's story, Sonic walks in on Knuckles doing this to Dr. Eggman stealing the Master Emerald towards the end of Hidden Palace Zone.
85	* When Fancy Pants Man does it in ''[[VideoGame/FancyPantsAdventures The Fancy Pants Adventure: World 2]]'' in response to stolen ice cream, the mayor of Squiggleville [[LampshadeHanging comments]] that "Not even a fist-shaking as magnificent as that will bring back that tasty frozen treat!"
86	* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'': The killer in case 1-5 begins doing this once you begin to get close to nailing him.
87	** ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'': Bobby Fulbright, your [[LargeHam ham-saturated]] detective, will clench his shaking fist at you in righteous fury whenever he gets the chance to. [[spoiler:He's exaggerating it completely to seem he actually does feel that way, he doesn't really feel it at all, or care.]]
88	* In the WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue of ''Videogame/ShovelKnight'', [[spoiler:King Knight's epilogue has him forced to scrub the floors of Pridemoor Keep, with his scene ending in him tossing the rag on the ground and angrily shaking his fist]].
89	* In ''Videogame/BorderlandsThePreSequel'', [[EgomaniacHunter Aurelia's]] downed animation has her shake her fist in anger before [[ComebackMechanic Fight For Your Life]] is initiated.
90	* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'': BigBad Liquid Snake does this a lot in ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Solid]]'', being quite the emotional and melodramatic man. [[spoiler:It sticks around in the sequels when his traitorous right-hand man, Revolver Ocelot, becomes possessed by his spirit.]]
91	* In ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'', Baroness von Bon Bon tends to shake her fist in anger A LOT whenever you defeat one of her minions.
92	* In ''VideoGame/ApertureHandLab'', one of the tests pits the player against Angry Allen, a bully-like robot who threatens the player by shaking his fist ([[LargeHam THIS FIST]]!) at them. Hilariously, he treats his fist-shaking as [[PokeThePoodle the ultimate act of vileness]]. The player is required to shake their fist back at him to progress. And then he threatens with a double-shake, and the player is required to do the same.
93	* One of the reloading-an-already-loaded weapon animations in ''VideoGame/DeepRockGalactic'' has the Gunner reach for the ammo belt of his "Hurricane" guided rocket launcher, pull out one of the rockets and wave it around like a toy spaceship (sometimes making engine noises in the process). If the gun has run out of ammo, the Gunner will reach in, find nothing to play with, and shake their fist in frustration.
94	* ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'': In the scene after the Egg Albatross boss, Amy and Omega do this in their respective stories after being tricked by an Eggman decoy.
95	* In ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesShreddersRevenge'', when Krang is defeated [[spoiler:while piloting the Statue of Tyranny]], he shakes his tentacle in anger right before [[VillainExitStageLeft making a hasty retreat]].
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99	* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': In the Strong Bad Email "couch patch", Strong Bad does this when swearing revenge on whoever insulted his cooking (not realizing it's just [[PaperThinDisguise Coach Z in shadow and with a digitally modified voice]]).
100	-->''"Next episode, Blue Laser! Next episooode!!"''
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104	* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': After Dimo crushes one of the Geisterdamen's giant riding spiders she shakes her fist skyward while angrily yelling in her unknown language.
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108	* After calling ''VideoGame/SilverSurfer1990'''s level selects screen a "''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' ripoff", WebVideo/TheIrateGamer shakes his fist at it. Then Mega Man himself appears, and they both shake their fists at the game.
109	* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic often does this when mocking how horrible a work is presenting something.
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112	[[folder:Western Animation]]
113	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has this as the standard angry reaction (if not going straight for bodily harm).
114	** Occasionally a more ridiculous variation will be featured, such as in the parody sequence at the start of "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E23BartsFriendFallsInLove Bart's Friend Falls in Love]]" with Bart as Indiana Jones and Homer as one of [[ChasedByAngryNatives the South American Indians chasing him]] in the opening scene of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. As Bart makes his escape, Homer runs out into the street in just his underwear and angrily hops up and down while [[{{Angrish}} bellowing "savage" gibberish]].
115	** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E24LemonOfTroy Lemon of Troy]]", when Homer steals Flanders's RV away from the impound lot the lot's owner and his son (Homer and Bart's [[InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals Shelbyville counterparts]]) shake their fists at the fleeing Springfieldianites.
116	--->'''Homer-2:''' Ooh, you lousy Springfielders, you... shake harder, boy!
117	** In the "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E4TreehouseOfHorrorVIII Treehouse of Horror VIII]]" segment "Fly vs. Fly", when Bart becomes a fly, he acts like he's trapped in a spider's web shouting "Help me!" When the spider gets close Bart reveals he's just faking and flies away. The spider shakes four of its legs at Bart.
118	** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS12E21SimpsonsTallTales Simpsons Tall Tales]]" starts with the family at the airport celebrating having won a trip to Delaware. When Homer notices additional fees tacked on to their plane tickets, he tells the ticket agent to waive the fees, when she doesn't, he shakes his fists in her face. [[GilliganCut Cut to the Simpsons running after a freight train]], while Homer says "Oh, stupid anti-fist shaking laws!"
119	** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E13TheOldManAndTheKey The Old Man and the Key]]", Grandpa Simpson shows a picture of himself in the newspaper [[EnmityWithAnObject yelling at a cloud]], shaking his fist.
120	* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': [[MadScientist Dexter]] has been known to do this when [[SpannerInTheWorks Dee Dee comes in and ruins his latest experiments]].
121	* ''WesternAnimation/DanVs'': Dan [[OnceAnEpisode frequently]] does a double-fisted version.
122	* Dr. Claw of ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' often does this while proclaiming "I'll get you next time, Gadget!".
123	* End credits of ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' shows Looten Plunder shaking his fist to the sky, shouting "You'll pay for this, Captain Planet!"
124	* Used as a (rather unique) gag in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'', in which Kilowog and Razer are having an argument. Hal tries to defuse the situation, and tells them to shake hands in a bid to get them to make up. [[CrazyCulturalComparison Since neither of them are from Earth, they don't quite understand this custom]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zriugntY74&t=36s both then proceed to shake their fists at one another.]]
125	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop'': The Hooded Claw does this when Penelope escapes from one of his death traps or the Ant Hill Mob rescues her.
126	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
127	** In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown Putting Your Hoof Down]], [[TookALevelInJerkass New Fluttershy]] does it as she declares that no one pushes her around. Given that the ponies can't actually ''make'' fists, it ends up looking like she's [[FlippingTheBird trying to do something else]].
128	** In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure]], we see one irate pony doing this to another during "A True, True Friend" as Applejack explains to Pinkie that the townsfolk need cheering up.
129	* As Asterix, Obelix, and Getafix row away from the New World in ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}} Conquers America'', there's a clifftop shot of the Indian medicine man, who tried to extort the Magic Potion recipe from Getafix earlier, collecting herbs with his spear. When he sees the Gauls leaving, he shakes his spear at them.
130	* The S2 ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' episode "The Man Who Shot Kane Skretteburg" has the characters shaking their fists at the teenagers causing trouble.
131	* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'': In the episode ''No Weenies Allowed'' when Spongebob was fighting Sandy in Karate, he got knocked into a family's potato salad. The husband the yelled "It took us 3 days to make that potato salad, three days!" (Cue fist shake).
132	* In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Joker's Favor", normal man Charlie Collins gets cut off on the highway, causing him to shout at the other driver, this trope included. When he realizes that the other driver is ''The Joker'', Charlie quickly unfolds his hand and tries to act like he's just waving, complete with a [[OhCrapSmile terrified smile.]]
133	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': In "Pasture Bedtime", while at the pool party, Clyde does this to the dog that steals his and Lincolns' clothes, leaving both boys in their underwear.
134	* When WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck gets angry, he often starts jumping up and down in the same spot while shaking his fists and [[{{Angrish}} quacking unintelligibly]].
135	* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': In "The Phantom of the Telethon", Roger suggests that Stan hold a telethon to raise money for the CIA. He initially dismisses the idea, but then [[GladIThoughtOfIt claims sole credit]] when Francine and Steve say they like it. Roger angrily shakes his fist and declares "I will have my vengeance!" before storming out of the room...and then storms back ''into'' the room, shakes his fist again, and declares "Someone please tell me when dinner is ready!" Stan, recalling these events later on, [[ComicallyMissingThePoint concludes that Roger is mad because nobody told him about dinner]].
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