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| 15 | [[quoteright:350:[[Manga/DeathNote https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_lights_evil_grin_at_l.png]]]] |
| 16 | [[caption-width-right:350:''[[CharacterCatchphrase "Just as planned."]]'']] |
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| 18 | ->'''Peter Sullivan:''' Why are you always smiling?\ |
| 19 | '''Connor Rooney:''' Because it's all so fuckin' hysterical... |
| 20 | -->-- ''Film/RoadToPerdition'' |
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| 22 | As far as [[MagnificentBastard the most devious and subtle of villains]] are concerned, when it comes to facial expression, less is more. A CheshireCatGrin only warns people that something's afoot; a SlasherSmile is even more glaringly obvious. No, when someone's about to walk straight into your DeathTrap or your EvilPlan is about to pay big dividends, it's best to show your smug superiority with a devious little smile, probably behind your victim's/lackey's back, or [[FingerTenting behind your hand (or hands)]]. Only the villain and the viewers know that alarm bells should be ringing in the good guys' heads -- but hey, they're the enemy, why give them advance notice? For obvious reasons, this subtle hint of treachery is especially likely to turn up as part of a TraitorShot. |
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| 24 | The Psychotic Smirk is a favorite with {{Big Bad}}s everywhere. There's no need to broadcast just how dangerous they are -- everyone's got a pretty good idea already, but no one can prove it. The important thing is to smile with only one side of the mouth. Sometimes, it's accompanied by a FingerWag as if to say "Nice try, sucker" if the hero had attempted to defeat them. |
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| 26 | Unfortunately, the understated effect is often ruined by an over-the-top MotiveRant when the penny finally drops for the heroes. |
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| 28 | For the heroic (but just as cocky) version, see GrinOfAudacity. A particular type of AntiHero does this, too: the [[GuileHero soft-spoken, underhanded ones who always know more than they let on]], but never see fit to warn others of the danger. |
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| 30 | Might overlap with SidewaysSmile, which are face-splitting smiles viewed from the side profile that may or may not be accompanied by obscured eyes or be intended for creepiness. |
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| 32 | !!Examples: |
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| 34 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 36 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 37 | * The Demons of ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'': Velsper and Hilde more so than Mara, who's a little too over-the-top to pull off the "subtle mastermind" shtick. |
| 38 | * ''Manga/AkumaNoRiddle'' has a cast of mostly AxeCrazy ProfessionalKillers. There's plenty to go around. |
| 39 | * Nagisa Shiota from ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' sports an utterly chilling one whenever [[LetsGetDangerous he gets serious]], adding to his DissonantSerenity. |
| 40 | * ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': While the SlasherSmile is Guts's forte, Griffith has mastered the Psychotic Smirk. Suits the ManipulativeBastard quite well. |
| 41 | * Rock from ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' has started doing this. |
| 42 | * ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': |
| 43 | ** If you see Aizen smiling even a ''bit'', turn heel and run because it generally means you're on the wrong end of his manipulations -- the kind of manipulations that threaten life or sanity. Unfortunately for all the characters, he's always smiling. |
| 44 | ** The anime subtly portrays Mila-Rose as someone that enjoys fighting, with a slight sadistic streak as she's shown with a psychotic smirk when fighting an outmatched Matsumoto. |
| 45 | ** Ginjou has a habit of letting these slip out. His first introduction to the storyline even included one. As he once confessed to Ichigo, when he's forced to play the role of a villain, he tends to go for the cliché. |
| 46 | * [[GuileHero Harusumi]] of ''Manga/BokuraNoKiseki'' is pretty fond of this. He'll occasionally combine it with a DeathGlare for some truly terrifying expressions. |
| 47 | * [[BigBad Aion]] from ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'' is ''very'' fond of this trope. So much so that it's when he ''stops'' smirking that you '''really''' have to be worried. |
| 48 | * Lelouch Lamperouge in ''Anime/CodeGeass'' loves doing this behind that CoolMask of his. [[spoiler:For good reason; whenever he does it without the mask it passes from awesome to ''terrifying'']]. We're first introduced to that smile at the end of the first episode, when he grins just a little ''too'' evilly after Geassing the soldiers about to kill him into shooting themselves. It's the blood splashing onto his cheek [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8g7pQMMniU&t=03m29s that really does it]]. |
| 49 | * In the ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' episode "[[Recap/CowboyBebopSession6SympathyForTheDevil Sympathy for the Devil]]", once the truth about Wen is revealed, he starts flashing these sorts of smiles. It's rather unsettling to see on someone who [[CreepyChild looks like a child]]. |
| 50 | * Light from ''Manga/DeathNote''. Three words: [[CharacterCatchphrase "Just as planned."]] One smirk he busts out is so momentous, it's accompanied by a sudden earthquake in the cinematography. |
| 51 | ** Also, Mello in the scene where [[spoiler: his henchman is killing much of his opponent Near's team. In the anime, in the middle of the scene, while the dice are falling and the people are dying, it cuts to Mello, and a satisfied grin. Also chocolate. Always with the chocolate]]. |
| 52 | * Piedmon from ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' does this every time he's preparing his next move. |
| 53 | ** Takeru from ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' [[http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i320/mpcp13/TakeruDarkAmusement.jpg does a non-villainous smirk]] after the Digimon Kaiser whips his face. [[Awesome/{{Digimon}} Much ass-kicking ensues]]. |
| 54 | ** Ken gets a rather {{Narm}}-filled scene where he [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioqCLnLKtiE kicks a puppy]] and then pulls this face. What a douche. |
| 55 | ** ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' has the D-Reaper's only humanoid agent, the ADR-01, [[spoiler:or as Guilmon calls it, Scary Jeri]], has this as its default expression. Lucemon of ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'' sported this expression near-constantly as well. |
| 56 | * ''Manga/DragonBallZ'': Vegeta's psychotic smirk was one of his trademarks as a villain, given just before blasting someone to Hell (or the [[NeverSayDie Next Dimension]], for those of you who go by the earlier dub). |
| 57 | ** Cell's final form on ''Manga/DragonBallZ'' seemed to do this all the time. There's one particular example on the cover of ''[[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cb/Dbzbox.jpg DragonballZ Budokai]]''. |
| 58 | ** Gohan counts, too (Super Saiyan 2 Gohan that is). |
| 59 | * ''Manga/FairyTail'': [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Mard Geer]] of [[DarkIsEvil Tartaros]], ''constantly''. Whether it's [[SlouchOfVillainy lounging on his throne]], making a speech on how [[PunyHumans humans are pathetic]], facing down [[PhysicalGod the Celestial Spirit King]], or taking on [[PlayingWithFire three]] [[LightEmUp Dragon]][[CastingAShadow slayers]], it seems to be his default expression as TheStoic. When he's NotSoStoic though, it turns to a full-blown SlasherSmile. |
| 60 | * Haruko from ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' usually has one whenever she is fighting. |
| 61 | * If Akito from ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' (the manga, at least) smiles, this is usually the smile he chooses. Of course, if you take in what his ''eyes'' usually say ("I am ''so'' enjoying ripping your little psyche to shreds!"), [[SlasherSmile it's a little more disturbing...]] |
| 62 | * In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', [[GoodIsNotNice Edward]], [[AxCrazy Envy]] and [[MadBomber Kimblee]] all do this at least once (but then again, we don't think we've ever seen Kimblee when he's ''not'' doing this). |
| 63 | ** In Episode 37, Kimblee actually has a very sweet smile when he tells Winry about her parents, and how his squad was too late to prevent their demise at the hands of [[spoiler: Scar]]. Which only gets just as disturbing once you learn he and his squad were on a mission to dispose of said parents for assisting the enemy. |
| 64 | *** Just FYI: the smile was genuine. Kimblee is a definite sociopath, but he also holds deep admiration and respect for people who stick to their convictions, such as the Rockbells. |
| 65 | ** A non-villainous example is when Grumman's XanatosGambit to [[spoiler: prevent Bradley, A.K.A Wrath, from being able to reach Central, when Mustang's assault happens, which either Bradley will not return to Central due to a training exercise or does return and his train is destroyed while over a bridge planted with explosives, possibly killing him]], pulls off. Grumman has this reaction when he hears that the later happened. It's even better in the anime where the opening notes of the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic ending theme]] play right when he does this. |
| 66 | ** In Episode 62 of ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'', the camera focuses on [[BigBad Father]] doing this just before he unleashes a WaveMotionGun on the heroes. |
| 67 | * Gauron from ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'', being the SmugSnake he is, has this as his constant default expression. Only broken when he's having one of his {{Slasher Smile}}s. |
| 68 | * The TriggerHappy Joichiro Nishi from ''Manga/{{Gantz}}'' wears one of these at all times, [[spoiler:right up until his incredibly painful death. Though of course, he was DeadToBeginWith...]] |
| 69 | * While almost everyone in ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' does this from time to time, Okita and Takasugi probably do it the most. |
| 70 | * Alucard from ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' almost always has this, so much so that it's hard to distinguish this from his SlasherSmile. |
| 71 | ** The Major also sports one quite a lot. Pretty much everyone in the series has had one. |
| 72 | * Kiku Honda (Japan) of ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' does this very subtly in the anime while being very enigmatic. Coupled with his MonochromaticEyes... |
| 73 | ** Russia is the [[http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u290/Verging/Hetaliatrope.png king of this]] in the series. Almost ''anytime'' he smiles, his smile is like that of a [[SlasherSmile serial killer]]. Or [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lector]]. ''Especially'' when he wants you to [[MemeticMutation become one with him]]. He is only seen smiling one time without the underlying crazy. ''One time''. |
| 74 | * ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'': [[CombatSadomasochist Akeno Himejima]] ''loves'' to play with her prey. The LecherousLicking only enhances the effect. |
| 75 | * Naraku from ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'' typically has this expression when he has the upper hand and isn't trying to trick the heroes into thinking he doesn't (which is pretty much always). |
| 76 | * Dio Brando from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', although after he drains Joseph of his blood he gets a SlasherSmile. |
| 77 | * Everyone in ''Literature/JokerGame'' does this in one point or another, but especially Yuuki, after successfully gaining what they want from the villains. |
| 78 | * Kazuma from ''Literature/KazeNoStigma''. He really doesn't like the Tsuwabuki family... |
| 79 | * In ''Kunisaki Izumo no Jijou'', Kumedara gives one to Izumo before [[DraggedIntoDrag dragging him into drag]]. |
| 80 | * [[MagnificentBastard Tomomi Saikyo]] of ''Literature/LadiesVersusButlers!'' is commonly seen with this when she is about to/planning to screw over a classmate of hers. It's hinted that she manipulated [[UnluckyEveryDude Akiharu Hino]], a childhood friend, into saying, "I want to become a bride." |
| 81 | * MadScientist BigBad Jail Scaglietti of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' wears one of these on his face most of the time. He uses a particularly nice one when Due [[spoiler: assassinates the founders of the Space-Time Administration Bureau]]. |
| 82 | ** [[PsychoForHire Cypha]] from ''[[Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce Force]]'' also has about ninety percent of the time. [[SmugSnake It's less endearing]] than [[MagnificentBastard Jail's]]. |
| 83 | * Orga Sabnak, Cortho Bauer, and Sting Oakley of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'' typically sport one of these. Both Cortho and Sting graduate to full on {{Slasher Smile}}s following the deaths of their teammates. |
| 84 | * Alejandro Corner is fond of doing this as his plans unfold in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00''. [[spoiler:And Ribbons starts copying it as soon as it becomes clear that he was just using Corner]]. |
| 85 | * Itachi from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' seems to consider this his favorite expression. Of course, he only has three; frowning, blank stare, and smirking. If he smirks...you're in trouble. Direct, immediate, trouble, that is. Most likely he's just reversed your attack and you're about to kill yourself unless you stop. |
| 86 | ** Suigetsu does this most of the time, usually one with his mouth closed if he's genuinely indifferent, or with it slightly open (showing off his shark teeth) if he's about to kill someone face an opponent he thinks he can easily beat. He usually only does otherwise if he's in some sort of danger. |
| 87 | ** And now, [[spoiler: Sasuke]] sports one of these in 476, after [[spoiler: crushing Danzo (but not really) for [[BerserkButton speaking ill of Itachi]]]]. |
| 88 | ** Kyuubi!Naruto sports an ''amazing'' one [[spoiler: near the beginning of his fight with God Realm Pain]]. You don't ''get'' better Psycho Smirks than that. |
| 89 | ** Now [[spoiler: Obito has jumped in on the action after being unmasked. His response to being asked if he really is Kakashi's old friend is just a long parade of these one after another.]] |
| 90 | ** And lest we forget Gaara before his HeelFaceTurn! As shown [[http://www.exelements.net/kayura232/naruto/sandgaara.jpg here,]] [[http://www.animegalleries.net/img/34520 here,]] [[http://www.animegalleries.net/img/34522 here,]] [[http://www.animegalleries.net/img/34547 here]] and [[http://www.animegalleries.net/img/34570 here!]] And pages [[http://www.animegalleries.net/album/787/page/10 10]], [[http://www.animegalleries.net/album/787/page/12 12]] and [[http://www.animegalleries.net/album/787/page/15 15]] of [[http://www.animegalleries.net/album/787/page/1 this]] gallery have a bunch of his smirks from his battle against Naruto! |
| 91 | * PsychoLesbian Tsukuyomi of ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' often does this in her early appearances. Later on, it turns into a full SlasherSmile. |
| 92 | ** Occasionally Eva slips into this when things are going especially well for her. For example, right before having five of her ribs broken... putting the expression under this trope. |
| 93 | * Gendo Ikari from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' smiles like this whenever something goes AllAccordingToPlan, although he usually camouflages it by leaning forward on his desk with his hands folded in front of his face. At most other times, he is a PerpetualFrowner -- when he smiles ''openly'', it's never good news for anyone but him. |
| 94 | * Everybody in the chaotic DysfunctionJunction and CastFullOfCrazy that ''Manga/PandoraHearts'' is made of busts out one of these at some point or another, although in this manga it's commonly crossed with a SlasherSmile. |
| 95 | * AntiHero type: Count D in ''Manga/PetShopOfHorrors'', particularly when he's manipulating a presidential candidate and his aide in ''Dual'' and when he tells a couple to "take good care" of their new pet rabbit/surrogate daughter in ''Daughter''. In the anime, this is made even more creepy when the darkness of the screen emphasises his smirk and his mismatched, glowing eyes. |
| 96 | * Mewtwo from ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' spends most of the movie [[PerpetualFrowner wearing a cold, stern expression]], but he gives a couple of smirks when amused by Ash and co. defiance towards him. |
| 97 | * ''Literature/RebuildWorld'': |
| 98 | ** Sheryl, a morally grey GuileHero, does this whenever Akira is being threatening towards someone she’s angry at. |
| 99 | ** When the unscrupulous KnowledgeBroker Viola tries to sell information to Mizuha about how her organization Drankam has TheMole inside of it, and Mizuha refuses to hear what she’s trying to sell, Viola smiles like this imagining how Mizuha might be ruined by said mole. |
| 100 | ** Chloe, a DramaQueen villainess, does this when Akira plays right into her traps, doubling as an IShallTauntYou provocation. |
| 101 | * Moka Akashiya's SuperpoweredEvilSide from ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' hardly smiles, but sometimes she does it to look frighting. This is made all the more frightening in the first season due to ArtEvolution just starting... |
| 102 | * Ukyo from ''Anime/SamuraiSeven'' is fond of this. And it is ''creepy''. |
| 103 | * Xellos from ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' is also an antihero version. Of course, he smiles all the time, so his smirks are definitely important when they show up, usually complimented by a slight opening of his eyes, another important visual cue. |
| 104 | * Characters driven insane in ''Manga/SoulEater'' mainly get full-on Slasher Smiles. It's just the look that's used. In ''his'' moment of madness, Death the Kid gets a smirk not entirely unlike his expression when pleased under normal circumstances. Somehow this makes it worse. |
| 105 | ** Stein gets some ''fantastic'' ones [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQCKObiVzuk here]]. |
| 106 | * Kagato, in ''Anime/TenchiMuyo''. |
| 107 | * Legato Bluesummers from ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' puts off several of these. |
| 108 | * Dilandau Albetou from ''Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne'', frequently switches between his trademark Psychotic Smirk and a disturbing SlasherSmile. |
| 109 | * Noa, villain of the Virtual Nightmare arc of ''Anime/YuGiOh'', has this expression when watching the misery of the heroes from the comfort of his cyber-throne. He gets it almost perfectly right. |
| 110 | ** Yami himself. An AntiHero example of this and he got it perfected. |
| 111 | ** Seto Freakin' Kaiba! [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Every time he smiles, a puppy dies]]. |
| 112 | [[/folder]] |
| 113 | |
| 114 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 115 | * ComicBook/{{Batman}}'s enemy the Riddler is fond of doing these. |
| 116 | * The ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' villain Bullseye does this a lot. |
| 117 | * Mender of ''ComicBook/{{Elfquest}}'' fame does the same when riled up during a fight. He uses the FacepalmOfDoom for extra benefit. |
| 118 | * The Franchise/MarvelUniverse's Thanos of Titan combines the Psychotic Smirk with the GlowingEyesOfDoom (which occasionally has a smoking effect for the extra panache). |
| 119 | * The ''ComicBook/NewGods'' villain Darkseid does this a lot, too... |
| 120 | * The ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' villain Kid Twist has one as he guns down the Street Arabs. Given that he is a 1900s expy of the above-mentioned Bullseye, this is probably to be expected. |
| 121 | * ''ComicBook/SecretSix'': Cheshire sports a particularly frightening one while spying on Deadshot and Catman in ''Villains United''. |
| 122 | * ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'': Who could forget Ozymandias' classic smirk when Dan questions his ability to [[BulletCatch catch a bullet]]? |
| 123 | * ''ComicBook/XWingRogueSquadron'': Every now and again BigBad ManipulativeBastard Ysanne Isard [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:IsardHead.jpg gets]] [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:IsardMR.jpg to]] [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:IsardMad_copy.jpg do]] [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:Isards_plaything.jpg this]]. |
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| 125 | |
| 126 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 127 | * ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': [[Characters/AbraxasHrodvitnonTitansAndOtherCreatures MaNi/Elder Brother]] has a smirk on his face, before he stabs [[AdaptationalHeroism Monster X]] in a way he knows will be extremely uncomfortable and torturous. |
| 128 | * ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'': After [[spoiler:firing Shinji and Asuka for "insubordination"]], Gendo's face displays a very disturbing smirk while he tells his Sub-commander that should he need them again, he can easily manipulate them into coming back. |
| 129 | -->''Gendo finally turned to give his Sub-Commander a razor thin smile. "Really, Professor, they are not that hard to manipulate. Despite their ability to Pilot the most potent weapons humanity has ever built, the Children have no real power here."'' |
| 130 | * ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has Doctor Strange, who usually has a GrinOfAudacity on his face, but sometimes it turns into one of these. It's usually a prelude to a reminder that for all [[BewareTheSillyOnes his sometimes quirky mannerisms]], there is a ''reason'' that this man has a reputation as TheDreaded sufficient to baulk ''gods.'' |
| 131 | ** Harry, [[spoiler: his student]], is a generally NiceGuy, who at worst (after an ''epic'' TraumaCongaLine) is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and a grumpy KnightInSourArmor. However, 'generally' is not 'invariably', and he develops an occasional one in the sequel ''Ghosts of the Past'' that reminds people unnervingly of Strange. It usually appears when he's about to come up with something creatively nasty to screw over the bad guys. |
| 132 | * ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'': Ami, like her canon counterpart, is as about a nice a girl as you can get. But occasionally she'll have a really 'good' science related idea or figure out how to get back at a villain in the perfect way. Then a very disturbing smile appears on her face, and it really doesn't help that her eyes glow [[spoiler: red.]] |
| 133 | * In ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'', all the {{Yakuza}} can do it, mainly because it implies that they can give you hell. Mori's smirk, on the other hand, can cause fear-induced paralysis, and she isn't even one. |
| 134 | * Severa, from the ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6606275/1/Knights-and-Dragons Knights and Dragons]]'', a ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' fic, is like this. Permanently. |
| 135 | * In ''Fanfic/LovedAndLost'', Prince Jewelius gives Queen Chrysalis a sly and malicious grin right before Twilight Sparkle uses [[ChekhovsGun the spell he showed her a few chapters earlier]] to turn Chrysalis and her entire Changeling army tiny enough to trap them all in the glass jar he just revealed. [[spoiler:This is also foreshadowing to a later revelation that [[EvilAllAlong Jewelius]] and Chrysalis at first worked together to take over Equestria on Princess Cadance and Shining Armor's wedding day until he decided to make Twilight his pawn and help her defeat the Changelings while making the public believe all the other heroes are to blame.]] |
| 136 | * In ''Fanfic/ManehattansLoneGuardian'', Leviathan describes a photo of Iron Gates--a thief she'd previously fought against, and someone who's part of the BigBad's inner circle--as him having this smile, coupled with a raised eyebrow in a blatant reference to the DreamworksFace. Just looking at it makes her want to destroy the photo. |
| 137 | * ''Fanfic/ThousandShinji'': Shinji displays a very unsettling smirk after telling Misato a not-false-but-not-quite-true-either tale about his canopic jars. |
| 138 | -->When she was safely out of view, Shinji let a snake-like smirk cross his face. |
| 139 | * The ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' fanfic ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29792 Trick of the Light]]'' has this description of the ManipulativeBastard Roy Mustang: |
| 140 | -->''Colonel Mustang upheld his reputation as a man so far gone into smirking that the expression was terminally default. When the time came to bury him at last, the mortician would have to chisel his lips back into a proper, neutral line, an artificial solemnity that never existed in his waking moments save during interrogations.'' |
| 141 | * ''[[https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/102609242 You can't forget about the devil]]'': [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Homura]]'s side smile is meant to unsettle the viewer and reflect her unhinged, unapologetic state of mind after becoming Akuma Homura. Her eyes are surrounded by some light shadows. |
| 142 | [[/folder]] |
| 143 | |
| 144 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 145 | * [[WickedStepmother Lady Tremaine]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'' is the undisputed master of this trope, often giving off a smirk while plotting against Cinderella. |
| 146 | * [[BigBad Vincent Volaju]]'s default expression in ''Anime/CowboyBebopKnockinOnHeavensDoor'' is this. |
| 147 | * ''Franchise/DespicableMe'': Being an ex-villain, Gru tends toward this expression rather than the CheshireCatGrin when he's up to something. It's most noticeable in the first film, when he decides to take out the "Space Killer" game at Super Silly Fun Land. The sidelong smirk he flashes just before he draws his plasma blaster would set any sane human who saw it running for the hills. |
| 148 | * In ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'', Elsa does one at the end of "Let it Go." |
| 149 | * ''WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' is pretty darn famous for this one happening when the Grinch gets the idea of ruining Christmas [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihINnlOG6Qk]]. |
| 150 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney'', Frollo does this after he explains to Quasimodo that he plans to find the gypsies' secret hideout and arrest the gypsies, Esmeralda included. |
| 151 | ** Earlier, he also gives off a sadistic smirk while having a prisoner whipped and informing Phoebus that his last captain of the guard was "a bit of a disappointment." |
| 152 | * ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'': Lotso does this a lot, most notably when he [[spoiler:abandons Woody and his friends to the incinerator]]. |
| 153 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Siu-Jyu in the ''[[ShowWithinAShow Jade Palace Diaries]]'' does this when no one can see. |
| 154 | [[/folder]] |
| 155 | |
| 156 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 157 | * Creator/MichaelKeaton's version of Batman was prone to doing this: twice in ''Film/Batman1989'' (first when telling one of the muggers "I'm Batman," then again when [[ComicBook/TheJoker Jack Napier]] says "Nice suit.") and once in ''Film/BatmanReturns'' (when strapping the bomb to the strongman). |
| 158 | * ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' |
| 159 | ** Alex does this frequently, most famously paring it with a KubrickStare during the opening scene at the Korova Milk Bar. |
| 160 | ** Frank Alexander gets in on the action when [[spoiler: he's torturing Alex with Beethoven's Ninth]], hinting that in this moment, they're not so different. |
| 161 | * In ''Film/TheEqualizer'', when [[DragonInChief Nicolai]] is not keeping his menacing frown, he sports one of these for a small time. |
| 162 | * Castor Troy in ''Film/FaceOff''. Sean Archer does this also, when he is still Castor Troy and when he's drunk, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvb4E3oN4w0 as shown here]]. |
| 163 | * ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'': [[Characters/MonsterVerseApexCybernetics Apex Cybernetics CEO Walter Simmons]] has a particularly small yet devious one on his face when he enters the control hub, right before the test run begins and [[spoiler:Mechagodzilla in all its frightening glory]] is revealed to the audience and to Team Godzilla (whom Simmons is unaware are watching). |
| 164 | %% * A staple in ''Film/JamesBond'' films, usually for villains and henchmen: |
| 165 | %% ** [[ArchEnemy Ernst Blofeld]] |
| 166 | %% ** ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'': Auric Goldfinger and Oddjob |
| 167 | %% ** ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'': Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd |
| 168 | %% ** ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'': Baron Samedi and Tee Hee Johnson |
| 169 | %% ** ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'': Francisco Scaramanga and Nick Nack |
| 170 | %% ** ''Film/AViewToAKill'': Max Zorin |
| 171 | %% ** ''Film/LicenceToKill'': Franz Sanchez |
| 172 | %% ** ''Film/{{Goldeneye}}'': Alec Trevelyan and Boris Grishenko. |
| 173 | %% ** Creator/DanielCraig gives one in ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'' after a bomber gets blown up. |
| 174 | %% ** Creator/TimothyDalton gives one in ''Film/LicenceToKill'' right before he uses a tanker trunk to crush a henchman's jeep. |
| 175 | * ''Film/JurassicWorld'': Hoskins has one on his face when the aviary's swarming occupants are wreaking havoc on the park's visitors. |
| 176 | * Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse: |
| 177 | ** Loki wears an enigmatic, tight-lipped smile at least once in ''Film/{{Thor}}'' (when he comes to bargain with Laufey), ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' (before ripping out an eye of his victim in Stuttgart) and ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' (while staring down Kurse from his cell). Being more unstable in ''The Avengers'', he often sports a SlasherSmile instead. By ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', his expression softens to a SmileOfApproval ([[spoiler:on the bridge during the final battle]]) or [[WhenSheSmiles genuine happiness]] ([[spoiler:in his last scenes of the movie]]). |
| 178 | ** Thanos is quite fond of this expression. He wears that smirk in TheStinger of ''The Avengers'' and several times throughout ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''. |
| 179 | * [[spoiler:Laurie]] has one of these at the end of ''Film/HalloweenII2009''. |
| 180 | * Robo-Maria from ''Film/{{Metropolis}}'', in every single scene she's in [[spoiler:(Even while she's being burned at the stake!)]]. |
| 181 | * The VillainProtagonist of ''Film/MrBrooks'' employs a particularly impressive smirk during his SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome. |
| 182 | * Creator/ArnoldVosloo's smirk is probably the main reason he got the part of Imhotep in ''Film/TheMummyTrilogy''. |
| 183 | * ''Film/TheOmen1976'' with Damien. [[spoiler: At the end, during Robert and Kate Thorn's funeral, he turns towards the camera and gives a little smile.]] Damien's nanny, Mrs. Baylock, also pulls off the trope, [[spoiler: most notably when she's about to kill Kate]]. |
| 184 | * Pretty much the whole point of ''Film/{{Paranoiac}}'' is seeing Creator/OliverReed grin creepily. |
| 185 | * Sean Miller, an Irish terrorist in ''Film/PatriotGames'', uses this on Jack Ryan during his own trial for murder and attempted kidnapping. |
| 186 | * Marion Crane in ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' while driving along and imagining the reactions of everyone in her life upon realizing that she's stolen $40,000 and fled with it. [[spoiler: Norman Bates has one at the end after he's caught]]. |
| 187 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'': Emperor Palpatine does this quite a bit, one of the most notable examples would be when he's chuckling to himself behind Vader's back during the latter's infamous BigNo in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. |
| 188 | * ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' |
| 189 | ** ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' |
| 190 | *** Magneto performs a Psychotic Wink after admonishing the (dead) guard for unwittingly aiding in his escape. |
| 191 | *** He gives another little smile to Jason Stryker after his helmet [[NoSell no sells]] the psychic attack Jason was making Xavier perform on all mutants. |
| 192 | ** In ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'', Victor Creed likes giving these. |
| 193 | * Isildur in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' does one of these when refusing Elrond's request that he destroy the One Ring, showing that he's already [[ArtifactDomination under the influence]] of the Ring within ''minutes'' of picking it up. |
| 194 | * In TheStinger for ''Film/{{Venom 2018}}'', when Eddie Brock goes to visit SerialKiller Cletus Kasady for an interview, the latter gives Eddie a psychotic smile after vowing that when he escapes, there will be [[ComicBook/{{Carnage}} carnage]]. |
| 195 | [[/folder]] |
| 196 | |
| 197 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 198 | %% * Literature/ArtemisFowl. [[BigBad That]] [[AntiHero is all]]. |
| 199 | * Most of the head looters in ''Literature/AtlasShrugged''. Especially Cuffy Meigs, Mr. Thompson, Dr. Floyd Ferris, and Balph Eubank. Along with the producers: Francisco D'Anconia, [[spoiler:John Galt]] , and Hank Rearden. |
| 200 | * Smerdyakov in ''Literature/TheBrothersKaramazov'' has a habit of flashing these when he thinks he's making an irrefutable point. [[spoiler:He can't help himself from grinning sickly here and there when he's giving Ivan a HeroicBSOD during his mind-blowing MotiveRant]]. |
| 201 | * ''Literature/BruceCovillesBookOf Spine Tinglers II'': The mysterious woman in ''The Elevator'' sports one of these toward the end of the story. It's part of her unexplained psychological campaign against Martin. |
| 202 | * Kitiara from the ''Literature/{{Dragonlance}}'' series frequentely shows a malicious, slanted smile. |
| 203 | * In the ''Literature/{{Everworld}}'' series, the witch Senna [[EmotionlessGirl almost never smiles]]. However, when she's using magic to attack or to [[CompellingVoice control]] someone, she occasionally makes small smiles to herself. She never shows teeth, but they're so disturbingly described that they would probably qualify as a SlasherSmile if she was more open with them. |
| 204 | * This seems to be [[Literature/HarryPotter Draco Malfoy's]] default facial expression. |
| 205 | * ''Literature/TheKiteRunner'' gives us the following. Bear in mind that the Psychotic Smirker in question has just raped the best friend of the boy he's smiling at. |
| 206 | --> [[spoiler: Assef]] smiled. It was creepy how genuinely sweet he made it look. |
| 207 | * Whenever Zack, the AntiHero of ''Literature/TheMentalState'', has succeeded in one of his devious schemes, he always sports this expression. Sometimes, you only realise just how badly you have been screwed and who is responsible when he gives you one of these looks directly. |
| 208 | * [[Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy Lisbeth Salander's]] [[TheUnSmile crooked half-smile]]. |
| 209 | * Creator/EdgarAllanPoe, in his humorous essay "Diddling Considered As One Of The Exact Sciences", declares that one of the defining traits of a ConMan is his grin, which he only permits himself in private when no one is there to see it. |
| 210 | * When [[Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy Grand Admiral Thrawn]] smiles, which happens ''very'' rarely, it tends to be this. He's quite self-possessed. |
| 211 | * In Creator/JamesSwallow's TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} ''[[Literature/BloodAngels Deus Encarmine]]'', when Arkio has touched the Spear of Telesto and briefly taken on the appearance of the primarch Sanguinius, much [[TheChosenOne impressing his fellow Blood Angels]], Inquisitor Stele can not keep "a thin, icy smile" from his lips. |
| 212 | * ''Literature/ThomasAndFriends'': In "Dirty Work", Diesel smirks in triumph when he succeeds in his plan to have Duck sent away. |
| 213 | [[/folder]] |
| 214 | |
| 215 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 216 | * Anna Espinosa, a recurring antagonist on ''Series/{{Alias}}'', was fond of this trope. Sark, too, if memory serves. |
| 217 | * Kerr Avon from ''Series/BlakesSeven'' has one of the scariest and most ambiguous smiles in TV history. It's hardly ever obvious just what it portends until he acts. |
| 218 | * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': |
| 219 | ** Within the first ten minutes of the episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E14Innocence Innocence]]", the Judge walks up to Angel, and tries to burn him. Since the Judge can only burn someone with humanity in them, it serves as a marker that Angel has lost his soul. He turns to Drusilla, and says "I'm back", with a very muted psychotic smirk. |
| 220 | ** Angelus also sports a particularly evil smirk in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS2E17Passion Passion]]" when he's watching Buffy and Willow break down upon being told about Jenny's murder. In fact, Angelus is nearly always wearing one. |
| 221 | ** In Season 8, Buffy gives a particularly frightening one to a vampire as it's doused in fuel, threatening to KillItWithFire. |
| 222 | * Jeff Winger on ''Series/{{Community}}'' (the AntiHero version). |
| 223 | * ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' |
| 224 | ** Fantastic things are done with lighting to make [[Characters/DexterDexterMorgan Dexter Morgan]] look as much like Light Yagami as possible when he turns on the evil grin. |
| 225 | ** Lila does this in a RevealingHug with Dexter, having successfully gotten him to [[ManipulativeBastard come to see her]] after he'd previously ignored her phone calls. |
| 226 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': |
| 227 | ** This is to the First Doctor what the CheshireCatGrin is to the Fourth -- it's his trademark "I've-just-done-something-very-clever" expression. Excellent examples are when he knows he's got the Daleks beaten at the end of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E2TheDalekInvasionOfEarth "The Dalek Invasion of Earth"]], when he's teasing his torturer with a PsychicBlockDefense in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E7TheSpaceMuseum "The Space Museum"]], and when he's embarrassing Emperor Nero in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E4TheRomans "The Romans"]]. |
| 228 | ** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E9TheSatanPit "The Satan Pit"]]: The Beast, in the body of Toby Zed, does this when it believes that its escape from Krop Tor is certain. The others onboard the spaceship notice, but don't initially think too much of it. |
| 229 | ** Jeremy Baines/Son of Mine of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E8HumanNature the Family]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E9TheFamilyOfBlood of Blood]] is always wearing one of [[http://www.danielkanolik.co.uk/Images/harrylloyd.jpg these]], yet no-one except maybe Tim Latimer seems to think the guy Son is now possessing suddenly looking this way is cause for concern until he and the Family crash the dance... |
| 230 | ** The Jacobi and [[http://www.themindrobber.co.uk/doctor-who-season-3/mr-saxon-the-sound-of-drums.jpg Simm]] Masters enjoy doing this too, which is incredibly startling to see on the Jacobi version after he's played a kindly old man most of the [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E11Utopia episode]]. |
| 231 | ** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E10Midnight "Midnight"]] has such a smirk on the face of [[spoiler:whatever's [[DemonicPossession possessing Sky]]]] whenever things are going well for it. |
| 232 | * ''Series/GameOfThrones'': |
| 233 | ** [[spoiler: Roose Bolton]] puts on a [[NightmareFuel flat out disturbing one]] combined with a {{kubrick stare}} during The Rains of Castamere when [[spoiler: urges Catelyn via his eyes to pull up his sleeve and see he has his chainmail on]] thus [[spoiler: cluing her and the audience in he's betrayed Robb and the Red Wedding is about to begin]]. |
| 234 | ** And then there's [[spoiler: [[BastardBastard his bastard son]], Ramsay, who is a master of this.]] |
| 235 | ** [[spoiler: Walder Frey also sports one throughout most of the Red Wedding.]] |
| 236 | ** This seems to be Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish's default expression. |
| 237 | ** Arya Stark's is developing very nicely, despite [[AntiHero ostensibly being one of the good guys]], as she progresses from PrincessInRags to vengeance-seeking ChildSoldier. She almost gives one when she sees the body of The Tickler. She definitely gives one after killing Polliver. |
| 238 | ** Septa Unella has one of these going on during Cersei's walk of shame. What's more, it only grows more pronounced as the commoners hurl abuse and filth at the queen. Clearly, the good septa is NotSoAboveItAll, something Cersei later calls her out on when the tables are turned. |
| 239 | ** Cersei as she's carried off in the arms of Ser Robert Strong, her instrument of future vengeance, in "[[Recap/GameOfThronesS5E10MothersMercy Mother's Mercy]]". |
| 240 | ** As Khal Moro describes in detail how Daenerys is ''not'' going to be a Dosh Khaleen and instead will be gang raped for her insolence, Dany just stands there with a smug malevolent grin, savoring the notion that he, the other khals, and their blood riders are moments away from dying in a fire. Moro is unnerved that she's doing this instead of despairing. |
| 241 | ** The Waif has a small gleeful smirk on her face after she receives her charge to assassinate Arya. |
| 242 | ** Sansa leaves the kennels with a smile as her abusive husband Ramsay gets eaten alive by his own hounds in the background. You can't blame her... |
| 243 | ** [[spoiler:The Night King]] does this after Daenerys' attempt to destroy him with Dragonfire does [[NoSell absolutely nothing to]] [[spoiler:him.]] The fact that this is the only time the character has shown an expression besides [[PerpetualFrowner scowling]] makes it even scarier. |
| 244 | * ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'': The final shot of the first season sees Dr. Hannibal Lecter smiling at the camera while looking at Will Graham, [[TheBadGuyWins whom he has successfully framed for all of his brutal crimes]]. |
| 245 | * Sylar from ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' does this occasionally. Apparently, Creator/SendhilRamamurthy who plays [[http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3416/mohinderla9.jpg Mohinder]] does a pretty good one, too! |
| 246 | ** One particularly memorable smirk came [[spoiler:while he was shapeshifted as Micah to help him [[FakingTheDead fake his death]]. For a split second, "Sylar" shows through. The kid nails it]]. |
| 247 | * ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf ...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self]]", Lestat de Lioncourt grins while [[SarcasticClapping sarcastically applauding]] at the end of the ''Don Pasquale'' performance because he knows he'll relish [[DisproportionateRetribution tormenting and devouring the tenor whose lousy singing spoiled his date night]]. |
| 248 | * Male {{Yandere}} Masato Kusaka from ''Series/KamenRider555'' does this when he's trying to separate Takumi from his friends... until episode 30, when it morphs into a creepy SlasherSmile. |
| 249 | * Hilary Briss on ''Series/TheLeagueOfGentlemen'', who has this hideous, almost mocking smile. |
| 250 | * Benjamin Linus from ''Series/{{Lost}}'' does this from time to time. The most obvious example would be when he flashes a psychotic smirk in season 4, after having masterfully convinced Sayid [[spoiler: to become his personal assassin after they both leave the island]]. |
| 251 | * In ''Series/Merlin2008'', we have [[spoiler:Morgana]]. Dear God [[spoiler:Morgana]]. Everytime she does something ''evil'' her psychotic smirk goes on a rampage and smacks us in the face. Worse? She does it in broad daylight in front of the people she is convincing that she is [[spoiler:still]] good. ''And they never notice it.'' It does [[spoiler:''finally'' blow her cover]] when [[spoiler:Gwen]] notices it. |
| 252 | * ''Series/MrRobot'': Post her FaceHeelTurn, [[spoiler: Angela]] sports one of these when Mr. Robot calls her out on exploiting Elliot's mental illness. |
| 253 | * ''Series/MurdochMysteries'': James Gillies has a creepy smirk at the end of "The Murdoch Trap". |
| 254 | * This seems to be the default expression of Ryan O'Reily in ''Series/{{OZ}}'', but seeing as he spends the entire series manipulating one side against the other it's hardly surprising. |
| 255 | * ''Series/PsychopathDiary'': In-woo has a very unhinged half-laugh half-grin that he uses when planning to kill someone. |
| 256 | * Default expression for Lionel and Lex Luthor in ''Series/{{Smallville}}''. [[spoiler:Chloe]]also gets a small one when Lionel convinces her to do a temporary FaceHeelTurn. |
| 257 | * ''Series/SomedayOrOneDay'': The first hint that Xie Zhong Ru [[spoiler: who is really [[FamilialBodySnatcher Xie Zhi Qi]]]] is off are his sinister smiles [[StalkerWithACrush when looking at and hearing about Chen Yun Ru]]. Later on it turns into outright SlasherSmile territory when he's attacking with intent to kill. |
| 258 | * Franchise/StarTrek |
| 259 | ** ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'': |
| 260 | *** In "[[Recap/StarTrekS2E4MirrorMirror Mirror, Mirror]]", Mirror Sulu does this right after he announces his plan to kill off both Kirk and Spock while casually tilting his knife from side to side. These MirrorUniverse security chiefs seem to have a thing for being a SmugSnake... |
| 261 | *** Also, in "[[Recap/StarTrekS2E20ReturnToTomorrow Return to Tomorrow]]", the alien of the week who has body-snatched Spock wears either this or a {{Smug Smile|r}} in almost every scene he is in. Especially disturbing, since the audience is used to Nimoy keeping his face perfectly calm and expressionless as TheStoic Vulcan. |
| 262 | ** ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': This is one of the more unsettling traits of resident MagnificentBastard Elim Garak. Whether he's hemming a dress or killing someone in cold blood, he almost always wears a small, pleasant smile on his face. It should be noted, though, that while this is his face's default setting, if you ever see that smirk disappear, it's already too late... |
| 263 | ** ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'': [[BritishStuffiness Stiff-upper-lip]] tactical officer Malcolm Reed does this when taken over by a non-corporeal alien in "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS02E018TheCrossing The Crossing]]", and when he's just plain MirrorUniverse evil in "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS04E18InAMirrorDarkly In a Mirror, Darkly]]" (check out the scene in which Reed watches his own ship get destroyed). |
| 264 | ** ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': Narissa frequently grins when she either contemplates harming someone, is in the process of doing so, or after she has already tormented her victim. |
| 265 | * ''Series/StrangersFromHell'': Moon-jo wears an incredibly disturbing smirk when he's killing people or when he's trying to convert them into serial killers. |
| 266 | * ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': |
| 267 | ** [[spoiler:Sam when he was TheSoulless]], watching as Dean was turned into a vampire and he realized he could use a vampirized Dean to help track the [[MonsterProgenitor Alpha Vampire]]. Creepy. |
| 268 | ** Ruby has an obnoxious habit of breaking out cocky little smirks when [[spoiler:Sam's got his back turned and she's succeeding in molding him into her UnwittingPawn. She flashes one such smile at Dean when [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow they both recognize that the other knows]] Lilith is the last seal and he's shown up too late to stop them]]. |
| 269 | ** The Trickster wears this a couple of times -- there's [[http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/12300000/Changing-Channels-gabriel-the-trickster-loki-12335281-640-480.jpg a particularly good example]] in the episode "[[Recap/SupernaturalS05E08ChangingChannels Changing Channels]]". |
| 270 | ** In "[[Recap/SupernaturalS14E20Moriah Moriah]]", [[spoiler:Chuck]] has one before snapping his fingers to kill [[spoiler:Jack]]. |
| 271 | * ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'': In "[[Recap/TorchwoodS1E5SmallWorlds Small Worlds]]", WickedStepfather Roy has one which goes unnoticed by his girlfriend and the many party-goers, when he sees Jasmine is about to discover she's been fenced off from the Faeries' forest. He gets his just deserts a few minutes later. |
| 272 | [[/folder]] |
| 273 | |
| 274 | [[folder:Professional Wrestling]] |
| 275 | * IWRG and [[Wrestling/{{CMLL}} EMLL]] luchador Sable had such a look cut into his {{mask|edluchador}}. |
| 276 | * Wrestling/RandyOrton viciously stomping the heads of other wrestlers (most of them legends), presumably giving them career ending concussions. Right before Orton does the move, he gets a sinister look in his eyes and gives a smirk. |
| 277 | [[/folder]] |
| 278 | |
| 279 | [[folder:Toys]] |
| 280 | * In ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'', Lewa does a creepy smile which freaks Hafu out. Lewa's body was actually [[GrandTheftMe possessed]] by an EldritchAbomination at the time, so he was NotHimself. |
| 281 | [[/folder]] |
| 282 | |
| 283 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 284 | * Zsasz displays a very creepy one on his character trophy in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity''. |
| 285 | * ''Franchise/BlazBlue'': This is the second of Hazama's three smiles, squeezed in between his unpleasant CheshireCatGrin and monstrous SlasherSmile. |
| 286 | * Master Contra from ''VideoGame/NeoContra''. |
| 287 | * Sephiroth from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' tosses Cloud a cold, calculating smile as he basks in the flames of the [[DesignatedHero protagonist's]] hometown (although VideoGame/CrisisCore retconned it slightly so it resembled more of a sorrowful or rageful expression). |
| 288 | ** Not to mention a chillingly smug smirk when he [[MoralEventHorizon runs his sword through]] [[KillTheCutie Aerith]]. |
| 289 | ** In ''[[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Advent Children]]'', Sephiroth's Psychotic Smirk is clearly in evidence during his big fight with Cloud. That, a bit of DissonantSerenity, and the fact that he never breaks a sweat or breathes heavy during this fight was supposedly done to show his immense strength. |
| 290 | ** Sephiroth also displays a charmingly evil smirk during his boss battle with Zack in ''VideoGame/CrisisCore''. |
| 291 | *** Sephiroth is pretty much the king of this trope, and [[VideoGame/DirgeOfCerberus Rosso the Crimson]] is his queen. |
| 292 | * In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'', during Book VII, [[spoiler: King Njörðr sports an unsettlingly evil smirk during TheReveal that he set up a trap for Seiðr by turning her beloved Heiðr into a eight-headed snake monster, then forcing her to kill her. [[EvilAllAlong This was all part of his plans]] so that the Golden Curse would trasnfer from Heiðr to Seiðr and that she would become Gullveig, the Golden Seer that she had fought to prevent from being born.]] |
| 293 | * The default expression of the megalomaniacal dictator Paulo Orlovsky from ''VideoGame/GadgetPastAsFuture''. It's notable in that he's the ''only'' character with a facial expression that can be discernably read ''at all''. Every other character in the game has a neutral look on their face that sometimes vaguely looks melancholic. However, as the one causing the other characters' misery for his own pursuit of power, Orlovsky certainly has a lot to be happy about. |
| 294 | * ''VideoGame/HauntingGround'': If [[NinjaMaid Daniella]] isn't [[EmotionlessGirl expressionless]], she's doing this. |
| 295 | * Norman Jayden from ''VideoGame/HeavyRain'' sports one of these in the ending "Uploaded" [[spoiler:right after scaring the shit out of Carter Blake in ARI]]. |
| 296 | * In ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami'', [[spoiler: the janitor duo]] constantly have these plastered on their faces upon being confronted by [[spoiler: the Biker in the "Resolution" chapter]]. They do, however, stop smirking when [[spoiler: the Biker tells them that he managed to bypass their computer's security measures]]. |
| 297 | * [[BigBad Master Xehanort]] of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'' is nearly ''always'' wearing one of these. |
| 298 | ** [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Larxene]] pulls one of these before kicking Sora to the ground. |
| 299 | * In ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'' the ruler of Ripple Star does one of these behind Ribbon's back during the game's false ending. |
| 300 | * Kain smiles for the first time in centuries in ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKain: Defiance'', just before trumping [[SmugSnake Moebius]] for the last time. Or, as one FauxtivationalPoster put it, "Kain is smiling. Run for your lives." |
| 301 | * ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'': [[spoiler: "Professor Alba"]] adopts one after Joshua accuses him of orchestrating the memory-loss events at the end of the first game. It's an early reveal that [[TheDogWasTheMastermind he's not exactly what he appears to be.]] |
| 302 | * In ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDIGames Zelda: Wand of Gamelon]]'', Zelda gives a creepy little smirk after she kills [[TheDragon Hectan]]-- |
| 303 | -->'''Hectan:''' [[LargeHam YOOOOU'VE KILLED MEEEEEEEE!]] |
| 304 | -->'''Zelda:''' ''Good.'' |
| 305 | * Ganondorf's default expression in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime''. |
| 306 | * ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'': |
| 307 | ** A rare heroic example, perhaps, would be Commander Shepard him/herself. While the [[AntiHero Renegade Shepard]] does this quite often, there are two particular occasions when even the Paragon Shepard cannot help but break out that signature Shepard smirk that says "I just saved the galaxy and I'm not even tired. What can ''you'' do, suckers?" These occasions are when [[spoiler:Shepard emerges quite alive from the rubble after the battle with Saren/Sovereign]] and when [[spoiler:Shepard tells the Illusive Man to go fuck himself right after blowing up the Collector base]]. |
| 308 | ** ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'': When questioned by Admiral Hackett on how s/he got the krogan and salarians to cooperate (answer: [[spoiler:by sabotaging the genophage cure]]), Shepard's response of "careful diplomacy" is accompanied by a KubrickStare and Psychotic Smirk. |
| 309 | * This is the default expression of Shadows in ''VideoGame/Persona4''. The exceptions are Shadow [[spoiler:Teddie]], who has a blank grimace, and Shadow [[spoiler:Naoto]], who switches between crying and looking superior. |
| 310 | * ''VideoGame/Persona5'': As befitting his trickster personality, the protagonist smirks a lot; he has a particularly smug one [[spoiler:after he successfully tricks the traitor]]. [[spoiler:In the bad ending where he makes a deal with the BigBad, he gives a particularly evil one, complete with sinister chuckle.]] |
| 311 | * In ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', [[spoiler:Lusamine sports one after the first encounter with UB01/Nihilego. She sports this smile multiple times after she's revealed as the big bad of the story.]] |
| 312 | * [[VideoGame/{{Prototype}} Alex Mercer]] does these from time to time. His habit of flashing them at victims when he believes them at his mercy means they border on {{slasher smile}}s a lot (and [[ImAHumanitarian his dietary habits]] sure don't help dispel that impression). He's just not a naturally reassuring sort of person. |
| 313 | * This is Wong's default expression in ''VideoGame/PsychicForce''. Guy's a very happy [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]]. |
| 314 | * Albert Wesker of the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' games ''loves'' this, especially in ''Resident Evil 0'' and ''Code: Veronica''. In both games, he's controlling a series of deathtraps that the player has to navigate through. He also smirks evilly when he takes on ''Code: Veronica's'' BigBad; after finding himself over his head, he smirks and leaves the two of you alone to work out your differences. |
| 315 | * Ishida Mitsunari in the opening video of ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara 3'', after dealing swift death to a couple of mooks. And then he [[PerpetualFrowner glares for the rest of the entire game]]. |
| 316 | * Utilized as a game mechanic in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'', where any unit can gain the Smirk status if they score a critical hit or nullify an enemy attack. The following attack will be much more powerful as a result, and the icon for it is depicted as a devilish demon face. |
| 317 | * Part of TheReveal in ''VideoGame/SlyCooperThievesInTime'': [[BitchInSheepsClothing Penelope]] comes out of her Black Knight mecha while sporting one, and keeps it throughout the whole scene as she gloats over how she played with Bentley over a false romance, intends to kill his two best friends, and then use his skills to make ''billions'' in weapon designs, unknowingly exposing herself as TheSociopath to Bentley as he was in the rafters at the time. It turns into a SlasherSmile when the Cooper Gang finally confront her. |
| 318 | * Since Shadow the Hedgehog is supposed to be a darker version of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' (Stalwart of the Sideways Smile), when he isn't scowling, he will occasionally drop one of these. |
| 319 | * Richard gets a good one in a cutscene in ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces'', as he is [[spoiler: being crowned King of Windor. And after that [[FromBadToWorse things go quickly to hell]] and he mostly resorts to a full-on SlasherSmile]] |
| 320 | * VideoGame/TeamFortress2's [[http://www.teamfortress.com/macupdate/ Mac Update]] trailer features a Scout that meets up with his team's Demoman and Heavy (who are enjoying music courtesy earbuds on thin, white wires), trades his clunky 1950s headset for a matching pair of sleek white earbuds, slings his bat over his shoulder, and unleashes the smirk. |
| 321 | * Jeanette Voerman in ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'' does a minxy one of these when sending you off on her schemes, Rawr. |
| 322 | * Volsung from ''VideoGame/WildArms5''. |
| 323 | * [[spoiler: Bloody Mary]] from ''VideoGame/TheWolfAmongUs'' is almost always wearing one from the moment she's introduced in "A Crooked Mile". |
| 324 | * In a {{flashback}}, [[JerkAss Joshua]] of ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' pulls a deeply unsettling one of these right before [[spoiler: shooting Neku in the head.]] He gets another one in the endgame when [[spoiler: threatening to do it again, though the smile gets softer after he actually ''does''.]] |
| 325 | [[/folder]] |
| 326 | |
| 327 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 328 | * ''Franchise/AceAttorney'': |
| 329 | ** Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth does this in court whenever he's about to say something that will crush Pheonix's argument. |
| 330 | ** [[spoiler:Damon Gant]], the culprit of Case 5 in the first game. |
| 331 | ** [[spoiler: Matt Engarde]] sports a wicked one after he's reveals himself as the killer in final case of the second game. |
| 332 | ** [[spoiler:Kristoph Gavin]], the BigBad of ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney''. |
| 333 | ** [[spoiler:Shi-Na/Calisto Yew]] in ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth''. |
| 334 | ** ''Investigations 2'': [[spoiler:Horace Knightley]], [[spoiler:Sirhan Dogen]], [[spoiler:Dane Gustavia]], [[spoiler:Blaise Debeste]], and [[spoiler:Simon Keyes]], all making frequent use of one. |
| 335 | ** Edgeworth ''still'' does this in the ''Investigations'' games. Yes, he's the protagonist. Yes, [[HeelFaceTurn he's a good guy now]]. Nevertheless, one still can't help but feel that he's hatching some insidious plan whenever he smirks. |
| 336 | * ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'': Nanaya Shiki. Usually more of an antihero than a villain, [[http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/GrieverZero/Tsukihime/Nanaya_Shiki.jpg his smirk]] doesn't mean he knows more than he's letting on...it's just that he's going to ''love'' kicking/killing your ass. |
| 337 | * [[spoiler:Bernkastel]] of ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' does this a whole lot after TheReveal. |
| 338 | [[/folder]] |
| 339 | |
| 340 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 341 | * Things start getting bad in ''Webcomic/BittersweetCandyBowl'' when ''[[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c12/p6.html they]]'' start smirking. |
| 342 | --->'''Alejandro''': [[http://www.bittersweetcandybowl.com/c12/p19.html What I'll do to you...]] |
| 343 | * Han Solo in [[http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0786.html this]] ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids'' comic, right after Luke questions his sanity. |
| 344 | * Raven from ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' has a well developed psycho smirk going on. [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2008-04-07 See for yourself]]. |
| 345 | * Daniel in ''Webcomic/TheGuideToAHealthyRelationship'' is friendly and generally well-liked, but shots like [[http://tgtahr.spiderforest.com/index.php?comic_id=173 this one]] hint at what a BitchInSheepsClothing he is. |
| 346 | * Jack -- poor crazy, creepy Jack -- of ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' is starting to make a habit of cracking these. One or two of them have bordered on SlasherSmile. |
| 347 | ** [[spoiler:He got better]]. |
| 348 | * Caliborn of Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} was always a bit of a creep. But when he is finally introduced and shown apart from his screen name, undyingUmbrage, he causes a black hole purposefully, and smirks in front of it as his entire universe is destroyed. |
| 349 | * In ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'', the GodEmperor Mottom cracks a [[http://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/wielder-of-names-4-66/ wonderful one]] after inflicting a darkly ironic FateWorseThanDeath on a rebellious vassal in front of her court. As an [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld ancient]] [[AGodAmI Demiurge]] ruling a DecadentCourt of 111 111 worlds, she does enjoy flexing her power. |
| 350 | --> '''AltText:''' This is probably a "twice a day before breakfast" kind of thing for her. |
| 351 | * It is for this very reason that we have doubts about Professor T.X. alignment in ''Webcomic/M9Girls''. |
| 352 | * Mewtwo from ''Webcomic/NuzlockeComics''' Fire-Red Arc. |
| 353 | * In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', Belkar [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0648.html does this]] when he figures out what Haley did, while [[ActualPacifist Celia]] does not. |
| 354 | * Umbria/Zaedalkaah likes doing these a lot in ''Webcomic/OurLittleAdventure''. |
| 355 | * [[HairRaisingHare Headon]] from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'' at Bam's decision to take the test and climb the Tower. [[spoiler: As we know now, it's because Bam unintentionally set off the final stage of the age-old conspiracy against the Tower's king.]] |
| 356 | [[/folder]] |
| 357 | |
| 358 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 359 | * The AntiVillain [[WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog Dr. Horrible]] has one of these at the end of Act II, as he begins "Brand New Day," and resolves to MurderTheHypotenuse. |
| 360 | ** And again, in Act III, during his VillainSong "Slipping." |
| 361 | * [[spoiler:Evan]] from WebVideo/EverymanHybrid shows off a creepy one at the end of "Joke's Over", while Vince is talking about how two of their friends are missing. |
| 362 | * WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick gets a good one when she successfully pulls a WoundedGazelleGambit on the Critic. |
| 363 | ** Speaking of [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic Critic]], he spends most of "The Review Must Go On" like this. His even doing it when he's back at his desk made people theorize that he CameBackWrong. He does it again at the end of ''The Cat In The Hat'' when Soulless is screaming in hell from ''his'' torture suggestion. |
| 364 | * ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': |
| 365 | ** TheDragon [[MeaningfulName Cinder]] [[PlayingWithFire Fall]] ''loves'' this trope. |
| 366 | ** One of her accomplices, Mercury Black also likes this trope, [[spoiler: especially while Ruby's in shock over Penny's death.]] |
| 367 | ** [[CuteAndPsycho Neo]] also gives one after handing Yang a CurbStompBattle. |
| 368 | [[/folder]] |
| 369 | |
| 370 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 371 | * Azula of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' has this down to a fine art: when she strikes down Iroh when he's not looking, when she gets Zuko to join her by saying [[MoreThanMindControl it's his choice]], when she attacks Aang mid-TransformationSequence, and when she reveals the contingency plan after figuring out Aang is alive from Zuko pausing and saying [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat there was no way he could have survived]]. |
| 372 | ** The picture that used to be above comes from the finale, while Azula is suffering from her VillainousBreakdown. As time goes on, it degenerates into a full-on SlasherSmile. In general, she was a child prodigy gifted in general evil, which comes with the Psychotic Smirk. |
| 373 | ** In "The Boiling Rock", Zuko gives one of his own after [[spoiler:unbolting the cooler]]. [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/php5t139gAM.jpg Looking kinda Light Yagami there, Zuko]]. Though oddly this is the only time he makes one and [[spoiler:it's ''after'' he does a HeelFaceTurn]]. |
| 374 | *** Psychotic smirks must run in the family, as [[EvilOverlord Ozai]] is also a master at this. He displays several throughout the Day of Black Sun and [[GrandFinale Sozin's Comet]]. |
| 375 | * [[VainSorceress Lydia]] from ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndTheDiamondCastle''. |
| 376 | * ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'': Bad!Ben in "Above and Beyond" wears one when he's particularly enjoying terrorizing the Plumber cadets. |
| 377 | * ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' has BigBad Vlad Masters who cracks one of these every so often throughout the series, often in front of the main hero as much as he does in secret. |
| 378 | * In ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy's'' BigDamnMovie, [[spoiler:Eddy's Brother]] sports one just before he beats up Edd and Eddy. |
| 379 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': Timmy gets one that takes up most of his face in "Timmy's 2-D House of Horror", when he notices the wave of lava headed towards Vicky's house. |
| 380 | * Black Knight on ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'' displays one whenever she has the upper hand. [[spoiler: It also indicates to perceptive combatants she's dropped her guard.]] |
| 381 | * Heloise on ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'', whenever she isn't going for a full on SlasherSmile. |
| 382 | * If [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Batman]] is smirking? Be very afraid. |
| 383 | ** Be even ''more'' afraid when [[BewareTheSuperman Superman]] does it. |
| 384 | ** In various animated adaptions featuring the Joker, he will sport one of these in addition to his trademark SlasherSmile especially in regards to the power struggle between him and Batman. |
| 385 | * June on ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam'' does this a lot. Unlike others with this trope, she's one of the protagonists (even if her ideas of fun include putting her friend, Henry, through hell). |
| 386 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaijudo}}: Rise of the Duel Masters'' has the usually flegmatic, AffablyEvil [[BigBad Choten]] delivering a quite creepy one when [[spoiler:pulling a YouHaveFailedMe on Fingers.]] |
| 387 | * ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': |
| 388 | ** Kim herself does this quite a number of times, [[https://cdn.kpfanworld.com/caps/std/Image2637.jpg her most notable one]] being at the end of [[WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama her movie]], [[spoiler:right after she kicked [[EvilCounterpart Shego]] into a high-voltage electrical tower to what seems to be her death, crushed under said tower. However, she [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat survives]], frizzled and still smoking from the electrical shock, but without any major injuries.]] She also does it [[Recap/KimPossibleS1E9AttackOfTheKillerBebes when confronting Drakken after destroying the Bebes]], [[Recap/KimPossibleS1E11CoachPossible when throwing around the idea of her playing soccer and suggesting the idea of soccer being a contact sport to Jim and Tim]], as well as other moments. Before the final battle in ''So the Drama'', she instead [[https://cdn.kpfanworld.com/caps/std/Image2426.jpg goes for a full-on]] SlasherSmile before [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom punching Drakken across the room]]. |
| 389 | ** Shego, too. |
| 390 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' |
| 391 | ** Amon from wears a mask with a built-in evil smirk that's both deceptively inviting and unnerving. |
| 392 | ** Criminal waterbender Ming Hua occasionally displays one, usually while delivering a vicious beatdown. |
| 393 | ** Kuvira from Book 4 will occasionally wear one of these when something goes her way. And for someone portrayed as a [[TheStoic stoic]] IronLady, they are [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20141009162729/avatar/images/b/b5/Kuvira_enlists_bandits.png surprisingly]] [[http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20141009163139/avatar/images/4/44/Kuvira_smirks.png unsettling]]. |
| 394 | * Surprisingly, ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' has [[spoiler:Fake!Cadance]] pulling this off from time to time, though one of her more memorable ones is when she has a sinister smirk while in front of green fire when she [[spoiler:sends away Twilight to the crystal caves]]. |
| 395 | * [[AntiHero Matrix]] from ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' tends to do this, usually right before he's about to start deleting things. This conversation pretty much sums it up: |
| 396 | -->'''Ray Tracer''': Nice chap. Does he ever smile? |
| 397 | -->'''[=AndrAIa=]''': If he does, run. ''Very fast''. |
| 398 | ** [[BigBad Megabyte]] also smirks a lot, most [[NightmareFuel terrifyingly]] when [[spoiler:he banishes Bob into the Net]]. |
| 399 | ** It was also one of Hexadecimal's favorite masks, though she seemed to sport it even MORE often after [[spoiler:Bob "fixed her face" and let her have actual expressions.]] |
| 400 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Mr. Burns often pulls this expression, often coupling it with [[FingerTenting steepled fingers]] and a hissy "Eeeeeeexcellent!" |
| 401 | ** Discussed in "Monty Can't Buy Me Love." Kent Brockman provides a [[PracticalVoiceOver practical news voice-over]] describing the typical billionaire: "a joyless miser brooding in his cavernous mansion, grasping a glass of brandy with his thin, claw-like fingers and a superior smirk on his greedy, soulless face." Cut to Mr. Burns in this exact position, chilling smirk and all. |
| 402 | * ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks'': Add a OneLiner and this is basically how half of [[BigBad Master Cyclonis]]' appearances end. |
| 403 | * [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Megatron and Starscream]], in whichever series they feature in, often sport this expression when a plan is going well. |
| 404 | ** In WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime season one, Episode 19 "Rock Bottom" ends with Megatron giving Starscream a [[https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/transformersprime/images/d/de/Megatron_face.jpeg/revision/latest?cb=20140128221901 psychotic smirk worthy of Unicron itself]]. |
| 405 | ** [[AxCrazy Galvatron]] can be seen doing this before the ad break (complete with sparks coming from his head) of Five Faces of Darkness Part II and sports this expression in Season 3 whenever he's in one of his more [[{{Sadist}} malicious]] moods (either through formulating a devious plan, [[ColdBloodedTorture just plain ol' torture]] or ''both).'' |
| 406 | [[/folder]] |
| 407 | |
| 408 | [[folder:Real Life]] |
| 409 | * Look at [[http://www.auschwitz.dk/Vernichtung-17.jpg the grin]] on Josef Mengele, that crazy bastard. |
| 410 | * Quite a few of Vladimir Putin's "happy" expressions" go into this territory, in [[PerpetualFrowner the few times his face shifts out of that menacing frown]]. Transition from Badass Prime Minister to "Are you ''sure'' this guy isn't a Bond villain?" |
| 411 | ** Comedian Samantha Bee said Putin "smiles like he can only orgasm when a journalist dies." |
| 412 | ** [[http://punditkitchen.com/ Pundit Kitchen]] has turned this into a RunningGag, particularly with their "[[http://news.icanhascheezburger.com/tag/vladurday/ Vladurday]]" pictures. |
| 413 | * Any newscast about the January 8, 2011 shooting in Tucson will inevitably show [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Lee_Loughner#/media/File:Jared_Loughner_sheriff%27s_office.jpg this mugshot]] of the assassin, Jared Lee Loughner. May overlap with SlasherSmile. |
| 414 | * Hockey player [[TheGrotesque Mike]] [[NightmareFuel Ricci]] was [[http://www.hockeyhermit.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/mike-ricci.jpg famous for this]]. |
| 415 | * [[http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/USmugshots/106hbundy.jpg Ted Bundy]] was a master at this. |
| 416 | * [[Music/{{Burzum}} Varg Vikernes]] infamously gave the camera [[https://adhoc_bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/cache/images/pxyYs_medium_image.jpe one of these]] after receiving his prison sentence for murdering fellow BlackMetal pioneer Euronymus of Music/{{Mayhem}}. |
| 417 | * Music/DannyElfman. Both [[http://www.arkivmusic.com/graphics/portraits/3425 young]] and [[https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/84356370.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=618&h=410&crop=1 old]]. He also likes combining it with a KubrickStare. |
| 418 | [[/folder]] |
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