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4->''"No other being dares to sit on couches like [[Characters/NewGodsDarkseid Darkseid]] does!"''
5-->-- '''Linkara''' (during his review of ''ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis''), ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall''
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7Being a villain has its perks. In fact, it's too cool for good posture. This sort of villain will forego the [[CoolChair egg-chairs and thrones]] in favor of more comfortable and casual lounge chairs, draping themselves over them in a Slouch of Villainy. If it's TheStarscream doing it, expect them to slouch in their former boss's throne as a way of posthumously insulting them.
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9This is usually done to show how blasé and badass a character is; they're so bored and nonchalant that they aren't bothering with conventional posture and look cool in the process. This has the down side of making them less able to react if someone attacks, but that's not a problem if they have the right abilities. Don't provoke them. There's a fine line between a slouching badass and a [[VictoryIsBoring bored tyrant]].
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11Villains are inordinately fond of doing this in chairs that aren't theirs as well. Villains [[ChairReveal will surprise you by draping themselves]] on TheHero's chair, with an ambush, an EnemyMine offer or AnOfferYouCantRefuse, or to prove how badass they are prior to [[HeelFaceTurn joining up more permanently]]. If there's an armrest on the chair, especially if it's a royal throne, odds are good that the character will adopt the Sitting Lion Beast pose and rest one elbow on it, with the hand tucked neatly under his chin, while sporting either a self-satisfied smirk or a glance of disdain. As mentioned with TheStarscream point, this is a subtle way of insulting the person whose seat it belongs to. It's extra cool if they're drinking AGlassOfChianti.
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13Subtrope to CharacterizingSittingPose; also compare with LeaningOnTheFurniture and ThinkerPose. Related to RebelRelaxation and is often a case of OrcusOnHisThrone. A neutral (non-villain) variant is RecliningReigner. Contrast KingpinInHisGym, when the villain prefers to do something a bit more active than lounge around on furniture. Do not confuse with [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs People Sit on Chairs]], which is [[Administrivia/NotATrope not a trope]].
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21* In ''Anime/AttackOnTitan'', the current King Fritz is seen like this, leaning his chin on his fist and staring coldly ahead. In particular, he gets a lot of focus slumped on his throne during Erwin Smith's KangarooCourt trial. [[spoiler:Then we find out it's a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]]; he's a PuppetKing being controlled by Rod Reiss, the true king. Fritz is just a senile old man who sleeps with his eyes open]].
22* Ciel from ''Manga/BlackButler'' does this often, invoking an appearance of both lazy noble privilege and confident evil.
23* Creed from ''Manga/BlackCat'' sits on his throne like this.
24* Aizen from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' sits this way in [[SupervillainLair Las Noches]].
25** The #2 Espada, Baraggan Luisenbarn, also sits like this to fit his "king" motif.
26** The rare occasions we see him sitting down, Grimmjow is usually slouching or otherwise very casual.
27** [[spoiler:Yhwach]] is introduced sitting like this, while casually [[BadBoss blowing up some of his subordinates]].
28* Lelouch in ''Anime/CodeGeass'' has a habit of doing this in the cockpits of his Knightmare Frames when commanding his forces and anticipating the moves of his enemies.
29* Mello in ''Manga/DeathNote'' always sits that way.
30** Plus, Light, early on, has a weird habit of sitting backwards on his office chair, staring over the back of it. He grows out of it.
31** HeroAntagonist L has what could be called a Crouch of Heroism. He never sits normally in a chair.
32* ''Manga/DragonBall'' has several examples:
33** Freeza sits in a flight chair. He ''flies'' with it, he kills people with his finger beam while sitting on it, he even sat on it when he destroyed the planet Vegeta. In his case, it demonstrates that he's a lazy, spoiled rich kid who won't even walk if one of his hideously expensive gadgets can do it for him.
34** Cooler has a similar chair. He also sits on a throne of a planet he just devasted. Then he crushes it with his tail.
35** Maoh Piccolo sits on a throne which is made of the same bone-like looking material of Namekian houses and spaceships.
36** Super Buu has terrible posture whether he's standing or sitting, fitting both his RubberMan powerset and his rude, crude LowerClassLout personality. His iconic pose is a standing slouch, shoulders slumped and head cocked to one side as he watches his foes with annoyance or amusement.
37* Proxy One, from ''Anime/ErgoProxy'', is first seen by the protagonist sitting nonchalantly slouched in his insanely large chair.
38* ''Literature/FateZero'':
39** [[TheFightingNarcissist Gilgamesh]] pulls this off perfectly on his throne seated on his [[RuleOfCool ancient Sumerian flying god chariot, the Vimana]].
40** Gilgamesh is notable for having varying degrees of slouch depending on his mood, particularly in his many discussions with Kotomine.
41* In the second opening of ''Anime/MyOtome'' Nagi is shown reclining in his throne, demonstrating his newfound BigBad status. It's also in the first opening, but in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it split-second frame. That makes it a SpoilerOpening.
42* In ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', Ken-oh, Souther and [[InconsistentSpelling Uighur/Wigul/Wiggle]] show that anime villains have a proud tradition of slouching villainously.
43* ''Manga/FrierenBeyondJourneysEnd'': Serie is frequently shown to slouch on her throne, which in the first intro is combined with her FaceFramedInShadow and sporting a sinister grin to present her in an antagonistic light. While not actually evil, she is a massive {{Jerkass}} whose philosophy revolves around MightMakesRight and has deemed most of her disciples as failures. This puts her at odds with her first disciple Flamme and in turn her own disciple Frieren, whose philosophy is more down-to-earth and humble. Not to mention she ''does'' act in an antagonistic capacity towards the end of the first season all out of her disdain for Frieren, leading her to [[spoiler:personally intervene in the First Class Mage exam by adding a third part (i.e., an interview) meant to disqualify Frieren and banning her from all Continental Mage Association facilities for a millennium]].
44* Father, from the ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' manga.
45* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'':
46** Haman Karn from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ'' is often depicted in TheMerch as slouching on a throne.
47** Also spoofed (possibly crossed with LeaningOnTheFurniture) in the original SD Gundam shorts (not to be confused with ''Anime/SDGundamForce''): In one short, involving hotels, Char attacks Amuro, Kamille, and Judau to try and steal their customers. Amuro tells him maybe he'd be able to get customers if he wasn't so aloof all the time. Char angrily snaps his fingers, at which point two of his cronies ''turn a table onto its side so he can lean on it'' and remark "But if you take out the aloofness, what's left of me?" The table then breaks.
48** [[ManipulativeBastard Ribbons Almark]] of ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'' usually sits somewhat more upright, but otherwise makes himself rather comfortable on his Legendary Couch Of Evil -- which he seems to have stolen from Aizen. He's also fond of hugging his knee.
49** Perhaps the greatest ''Gundam'' example of all: [[ManOfWealthAndTaste Prime Minister Wong]] from ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''. The sprawls he executes in his flying pimp throne are magnificent.
50** [[spoiler: Decil]] in episode 9 of ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamAge Gundam AGE]].'' [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hTpuQKq1Rg0/Ttt1iiNWHuI/AAAAAAAAATQ/gDBXHHA5aBA/s1600/9fdb8ed3.jpg As you can see here,]] he does this out of boredom from seeing Flit struggle against one of his Zedas.
51* ''Franchise/KagerouProject'': The series' BigBad, [[spoiler:the [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent Wide-Open Eyes Snake]]]], seems to love doing this when its possessing people, as it is shown doing this both as [[spoiler:Kenjirou]] and [[spoiler:Kuro/Konoha]], sitting on an office chair and a stack of broken [=TVs=], respectively.
52* King Dedede of ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'' is usually sitting on his throne. It has buttons on it that allow him to call Nightmare Enterprises whenever he wants, and also order monsters from him. It can also rotate and move around.
53* Precia of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' does this on her throne when the RedshirtArmy arrives to capture her, shortly before she wipes them out.
54* ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior'': Shade Man spends most of his time slouched in his throne.
55* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', Itachi does this on the seat in a temple where [[spoiler:Sasuke finally confronted him]].
56* Gendo Ikari's slouch of villainy, complete with FingerTenting, in his [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic symbolic]] office in ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. It's noted that the office is set up specifically to intimidate visitors.
57* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
58** This is how we are introduced to Buggy. It carries over into [[Series/OnePiece2023 the live-action adaptation]].
59** Donquixote Doflamingo does this almost all the time.
60* ''Anime/{{Promare}}'': Lio is introduced clad in his armor and slouching on a throne he created as he looks down at Galo and his squadmates amidst the chaos he and his subordinates have caused. While he is initially an antagonistic force considering he is the leader of [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters Mad Burnish]], he ultimately becomes the AntiHero {{Deuteragonist}} as he and Galo team up against their common enemy, [[spoiler:Kray Foresight]].
61* In ''Manga/ThePromisedNeverland'', Dozza is the only one of the five Demon Lords who, when arriving in the Queen's throne room, sits down on the floor, cross-legged and hunched over. That being said, the other Demon Lords stand up straight and call him out on it, suggesting they dislike him for being a slob. When [[spoiler:Geelan invades the throne room and starts attacking the nobles, he turns out to be the wisest ''and'' the strongest of the Demon Lords--not that it means much after Geelan [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomps]] them all]].
62* Akio of ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' can do this on a quickly moving car. Yes, on. As in, on the hood. And he's driving.
63* Xanxus from ''Manga/Reborn2004'' is always slouching on his throne. In fact, when he's feeling badass enough, he doesn't even bother to ''get up'' in order to kick ass.
64* DemonKingNobunaga sits like this on his [[NothingButSkulls throne of skulls]] in ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara''.
65* Lordgenome in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' makes it a point to state that he was, in fact, very bored while alive. Until he actually starts fighting, he looks like he's about to fall asleep in his throne, not even paying attention to the harem he has around it.
66* ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'': Fei Wang Reed tends to do this a lot while watching his Magic Mirror TV.
67* ''Anime/TransformersVictory'': Being much more hands off than his predecessors, [[BigBad Emperor of Destruction Deathsaurus]] is often in this pose (complete with resting an elbow on an armrest and resting his chin on his hand) when meeting with his subordinates. Or, as is often the case, berating [[TheStarscream Leozack]].
68* ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'': While possessing Johan's body, Yubel slouches across the throne in his/her throne room.
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72* In Leonardo da Vinci's painting of ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Supper_%28Leonardo%29 The Last Supper]]'', depicting the apostles as they react to Jesus telling them that he's going to be betrayed. Judas is the one leaning on the table.
73* During UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar, depictions of UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln by artists from the South tended to show him slouching in his chair.
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77* TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering: [[http://media.wizards.com/images/magic/daily/arcana/666_heu2s44j9q.jpg Miss Vess shows us how its done.]]
78* In ''TableTopGame/YuGiOh'', the ruler of the demonic Fabled monsters, [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Fabled_Leviathan Fabled Leviathan]], is pictured this way on his card.
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82* One of the ''ComicBook/TwoThousandAD'' covers shows ''Judge Dredd'' supervillain Judge Death [[https://judgetutorsemple.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/1949.jpg sitting slouched over on his bone-adorned throne]] on his homeworld.
83* On the cover of ''Batman Vol 2.'' #39, [[spoiler: the newly returned Joker]] does this [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/f/f0/Batman_Vol_2_39.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150225205852 on a very literal throne of corpses.]]
84* The page quote refers to {{ComicBook/Darkseid}} sitting on ComicBook/MaryMarvel's couch while trying to seduce her to his side. Darkseid seems to generally enjoy trying out his best slouches of villainy in other people's couches when he wants to speak with them in private, and many people have had the unpleasant surprise of getting home to find the Lord of Apokolips chilling on their couch with something to say.
85** Also from ''ComicBook/NewGods'', there's Metron, who is always shown in his "Mobius Chair", a kind of flying throne/computer. Metron isn't truly an example despite literally never leaving his chair, because he's not a villain (though he's not exactly on the side of the Good Guys either; he's kind of the Switzerland of the New Gods), nor does he slouch in it.
86* ComicBook/DoctorDoom has lounged through at least one cover this way.
87* One SissyVillain from an in-story SlashFic ''Comicbook/{{Empowered}}'' reads. (He [[AliensMadeThemDoIt forces Major Havoc and Syndablokk to have sex together.]])
88* At the end of ''ComicBook/{{Identity Crisis|2004}}'', Dr. Light performs one of these after gaining back his impressive criminal mind.
89* One panel of ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'' shows the Clown Prince of crime lounging in his chair made of a [[CircusOfFear Tilt-A-Whirl cart and]] [[NightmareFuel naked baby dolls.]] You can see a few of them with their doll heads torn off in that panel.
90* ComicBook/{{Lucifer}} does this during his comic series, slouching in the throne of Primum Mobile.
91* ComicBook/{{Magneto}} on the cover of ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen #62''.
92* Chrysalis has her own Drama Couch in Issue #2 of ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW''.
93** And then, there's [[ArcVillain Mirror!Celestia]] lying on her throne like on a bed in the "Reflections" arc.
94* In yet another Creator/MarvelComics example of this trope, we have Loki who enjoys a good slouch almost every time he sits down.
95* Franchise/MonsterVerse: [[Characters/MonsterVerseEcoTerrorists Alan Jonah]] has such a sitting posture when he's being interrogated in Guam at the beginning of the ''Godzilla Aftershock'' graphic novel, whilst wearing orange prison overalls.
96* ComicBook/NormanOsborn is rocking this look on the cover of ''Dark X-Men: The Beginning #3'', which is very indicative of his whole role in ComicBook/DarkReign.
97* At the end of ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}'', the Saint of Killers settles down on his most recent victim's throne and goes back to sleep. For those of you who haven't read the series, his latest victim happens to be [[spoiler:God]].
98* ComicBook/{{Shazam}} villain ComicBook/BlackAdam does it in [[http://tinyurl.com/3xr93d this picture]], after he had killed the entire population of a country. And the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death. When Black Adam goes bad, he does not fuck about.
99* Most of the villains in the Lee/Buscema ''ComicBook/SilverSurfer'' series, including Mephisto in his first appearance.
100* In ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' story arc ''ComicBook/StarfiresRevenge'', the titular ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} villain and crime queenpin often chooses to recline comfortably in a beach chair or a luxurious couch while addressing her subordinates.
101* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'':
102** ''ComicBook/XWingRogueSquadron'': After being captured by Rogue Squadron the best Imperial pilot since Vader's death, [[http://asylums.insanejournal.com/scans_daily/367889.html Baron Soontir Fel]], was somehow able to combine sitting relatively straight -- not lounging, anyway -- on an interrogation chair with an awesomely villainous posture. He ends up [[DefectorFromDecadence joining the Rebellion]].
103** In ''ComicBook/DarkEmpire'', Luke [[http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/277/de15s.jpg does this pretty well]].
104* Namor, The ComicBook/SubMariner, while not [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor usually]] a villain these days, has his moments of lounging around his throne as seen [[http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.wikia.com/marveldatabase/images/0/06/Namor_McKenzie_(Earth-616).jpg&imgrefurl=http://marvel.wikia.com/Namor_McKenzie_(Earth-616)&h=726&w=471&sz=178&tbnid=enbdCej1cCs-oM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=58&prev=/search%3Fq%3DNamor%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=Namor&docid=_ZDubABKwffTQM&sa=X&ei=kXFlTrr7FuPZiALBpLC-Cg&ved=0CDEQ9QEwAQ&dur=125 here]].
105* ComicBook/{{Thanos}} is prone to this, often using a space-going throne to sit upon, musing. Also during ''ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet'' saga, Thanos set up a big shrine to Death in space, one that came equipped with thrones to sit on while he contemplated how to win Death's affection.
106* [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:LastStandoftheWreckers1-BoreholeKickoff.jpg Overlord does this]] as best as a stiff-metal HumongousMecha can manage while watching gladiator games in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers''.
107* ComicBook/{{Ultron}} from ''Comicbook/TheAvengers'' has done this in at least [[http://postfiles15.naver.net/20110217_190/kkkmmmttt_1297944101489atXRT_JPEG/Ultron_2.jpg?type=w3 two]] [[http://www.samruby.com/Villains/Ultron/UltronSit.gif covers]] despite the fact that he's a robot and [[FridgeLogic technically doesn't need to sit]].
108** Perhaps inheriting it from his "father" The Vision is NEVER shown sitting with proper posture, and in fact is shown slouching in a chair in the very first issue he shows up in. One issue has him spending a relaxing day with his then-wife Scarlet Witch watching television and he's STILL slouching in the chair!
109** Speaking of Avengers villains, Kang the Conqueror can pull off a slouch, such as in ''ComicBook/TheKangDynasty'', when he's just levelled the UN building and shows up to make demands. On a floating ''bean-bag''. And it's more intimidating than it has any right to be.
110* In ''ComicBook/WonderWomanHistoriaTheAmazons'' this is how Zeus is introduced in the first issue on the scene in Olympus.
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114* ''ComicStrip/FlashGordon'': Ain't nobody slouches evilly on a throne like Ming the Merciless. Being drawn by Alex Raymond helps.
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118* ''Fanfic/AllForLuz'': All For One does this on his armchair in Luz's MentalWorld in his EstablishingCharacterMoment. Luz notes he acts like a king on his throne looking down on a peasant.
119* Aurane Waters in ''Fanfic/TheNorthRemembers'' is seen doing this after his [[spoiler:victorious sacking of Casterly Rock, the ancestral seat of House Lannister, with the fleet that [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Cersei Lannister]] just so happened to loan to him.]] He is also drinking from one of the chalices that he happened to steal along the way.
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123* ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'': After [[EvilChancellor Jafar]] usurps Sultan's palace and reshapes it to his liking, he spends time slouching on the Sultan's throne.
124* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': Hades does this on a throne while (briefly) conquering Olympus, and then again on his own throne in the Underworld.
125* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1'', when Tai Lung encounters the Furious Five while heading into the village, the first thing he does on the broken RopeBridge is use it like a lounge chair while taunting them.
126* Prince John in ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973'' is seen slouching when seated in the royal box at the archery tournament. Unlike other examples of this trope, it just makes him look like the seat is too big for him, combined with the ill-fitted crown and robe, all of which belongs to his more robust brother, King Richard.
127* In the original cut of ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler'', the villainous One-Eye is fond of slouching this way in a tent filled with evil music while watching a group of barely clothed bellydancers. When [[EvilChancellor Zig-Zag]] shows up to pledge allegience to him he sighs indignantly and adopts a more menacing sitting posture by ''ordering the women he's sitting on'' to rearrange themselves into the shape of a proper throne. Unsurprisingly this one didn't make it into any of the [[{{Macekre}} hacked-up theatrical cuts]] but you can see it in all its glory in [[https://youtu.be/gows7iOoqaU?t=3407 The Recobbled Cut]].
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131* OlderThanTheyThink: Check out [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TheCaligula.JPG Jay Robinson]] in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' or Creator/PeterOToole in 1964's ''Film/{{Becket}}''.
132* ''[[Film/BlackPanther2018 Black Panther]]'': Once he seizes the throne, Killmonger downplays it, slouching a bit to show how relaxed and smug he is about his victory while his court are all rigid in their seats. Thus, in [[spoiler:''Film/BlackPantherWakandaForever'', when Shuri approaches the throne in the Ancestral Plane and can see a figure sitting on it like a disrespectful, murderous renegade, it’s a good sign that it’s not her recently-slain mother…]]
133* ''Franchise/TheChroniclesOfRiddick'': Riddick slouches on the slain Lord Marshal's throne due to sheer exhaustion. It becomes a Slouch Of Villainy when he notices the other Necromongers ''bowing'' down to him since [[YouKillItYouBoughtIt "You keep what you kill."]]
134* ''Film/ACityOfSadness'': Kim-tsua, one of the Shanghai gangsters who are muscling in on Wen-heung's business. He's slouching casually with a cigarette in his hand as he says that yes, he killed "Red Monkey" (one of Wen-heung's men) because he thought Red Monkey was trying to cheat him.
135* Oddly enough, protagonist Conan is pictured sitting this way during the ending narration of [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 both]] [[Film/ConanTheDestroyer films]].
136* In ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'', [[TheCaligula Emperor Commodus]] slouches in whatever chair he sits in as long as it has arms to slouch on.
137* ''Film/TheGodfather'': Michael Corleone slouches in an armchair.[[note]]It's the image of the page for the non-trope Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs.[[/note]]
138* ''Film/TheHobbitTheDesolationOfSmaug'': Though he's not quite a villain, [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilmElves King Thranduil]] is introduced in the extended edition sitting on his throne this way when the dwarves are brought before him, and boy is he smug.
139* Promotional material for ''Film/IronMan3'' quite prominently features the villain The Mandarin in this pose.
140* In the 1997 ''Film/{{Ivanhoe}}'' adaptation, Prince John during Rebecca's trial, as he is both abjectly bored and very aware he's the only sane man in the room.
141* Jareth spends much of ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' sprawled across his throne watching Sarah's progress in his {{Crystal Ball}}s. (Fans tend to interpret this in a lot of ways, often presuming that he doesn't like his job much - given the average IQ of his subjects - and that this is the whole reason he's so interested in Sarah.)
142* Teddy delves into this at one point in ''Film/{{Neighbors|2014}}'', [[LampshadeHanging and is called out on "villaining out"]] by Pete.
143* Dr. Frank-N-Furter from ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow,'' as shown on the movie's poster and during his opening number-- though in his case it might also be to ShowSomeLeg.
144* ''Franchise/StarTrek''
145** In ''Film/StarTrekInsurrection'', BigBad Ru'afo practices his Slouch Of Villainy... from the depths of a plush red sofa. [[{{Narm}} It doesn't really work]]. (In most stills, he looks like he's sitting primly on it. Maybe if he'd gone full Roman Emperor recline...)
146** In the ''Film/StarTrek2009'' reboot, ''Kirk'' gets a brief Slouch Of Uppity, doing his trademark lounge in the Captain's Chair before Spock reminds him that that's not his chair.
147*** Nero does it before he finds out what year he's in and promptly goes berserk.
148* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
149** Emperor Palpatine in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. Most noticeable when he sits down while telling Luke that he knows all about the Rebel's plans.
150** BigBad Supreme Leader Snoke of ''Film/StarWarsTheLastJedi'' rocks a pretty casual slouch, complete with a nice robe and slippers, when he has Rey before him in his throne room. Sharp-eyed fans immediately noticed it bore a striking similarity to how [[Magazine/{{Playboy}} Hugh Hefner]] sat, which actor Creator/AndySerkis later [[https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1737439/andy-serkis-confirms-snoke-is-based-on-hugh-hefner confirmed was intentional]].
151* Genesis in ''Film/SuicideClub'' uses this posture to introduce himself. [[RuleOfFunny Complete with over-the-top leg-crossing, first on one side, then deciding on the other. In an unsturdy wooden chair that he needs to fix first.]] That can't be comfortable.
152* In ''Film/SupermanII'', Lex Luthor puts his feet up on the president's desk in [[TheWhiteHouse the Oval Office]] as he tries to make a deal with Zod.
153* When Loki holds the throne in ''Film/{{Thor}}'', he takes this trope for all it is worth. [[spoiler:So we really should have known better when "Odin" is sitting that way at the end of ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld''...]]
154* ''Film/{{Tlayucan}}'': Don Tomas, who is rich but also is a DirtyOldMan, is slouching haphazardly in his chair, one leg over the chair's arm, when pretty young Chabela comes in. Chabela asks for medicine for her son Nico, who is gravely ill with pneumonia. Don Tomas promptly demands sex in exchange for the money, after which Chabela angrily storms out.
155* The lawyer for the prosecution in the movie of ''Film/ToKillAMockingbird'' slouches with one leg over the arm of his chair.
156* ''Film/TheTragedyOfMacbeth'': In the earlier parts of the film, when Macbeth is a hero, he affects the erect posture of a military man. Towards the end when he has become both a brutal tyrant and a murderer, he is slouching lazily on his throne. (He does this both in the scene where the messenger comes to report the approaching army, and later when Siward comes into the throne room to attack him.)
157* In ''Film/TronLegacy'', CLU does this while watching the disk tournament.
158* The BetaBaddie vampire Nerva in ''Film/Ultraviolet2006'' did this. Which was quite in character, since he was a SmugSnake piece of eurotrash with fangs.
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162* ''Literature/TheBeginningAfterTheEnd'': Kezess Indrath, the TopGod of the setting and Sylvie's grandfather, is introduced slouching on his throne when Arthur and Sylvie are brought before him. His ensuing interaction with Arthur reveals him to be a massive {{Jerkass}} towards lessers like him, although he does treat Sylvie with care given her blood ties to him. Ultimately, [[spoiler:Kezess turns out to be a far worse individual than what his first impression suggests, as Arthur learns that he is a genocidal tyrant [[GodAndSatanAreBothJerks no better than Agrona]] whose past actions were what led to the DivineConflict in the first place]].
163* The Duc of Genua from the Literature/{{Discworld}} novel ''Literature/WitchesAbroad'' does this, not because it makes him look cool and detached, but because he's never gotten the hang of chairs, being [[spoiler: a frog turned into a human by fairy godmother magic]].
164** [[TheFairFolk Elves]] do it automatically, too, as part of their "[[SuperiorSpecies far too cool to be human]]" glamour. Their perpetual lounging also intensifies their [[AnimalMotifs cat motif]] (being entrancing, pointy-eared, needlessly sadistic killers).
165** As do vampires - Maladict is described as 'able to lounge on a wire'.
166*** When Polly discovers Vimes having a surreptitious smoke away from some obnoxious bureaucrats, the pose he's described as being in has elements of this (for a start, he's lying on the floor behind a bench), but subversionally, Vimes isn't a bad guy, nor does it suggest to Polly that he is; the bad posture just reinforces her assumption that he's a "scruffy sergeant" who is providentially between her and his monstrous boss "Vimes the Butcher".
167** Guild of Assassins prohibits their students from assuming upright posture.
168*** Apparently, [[http://priscellie.deviantart.com/art/Young-Vetinari-4910967 Vetinari was quite good at this]].
169* In ''Franchise/DragonAge: Literature/TheStolenThrone'', the Orlesian usurper sits on the throne of Ferelden in this manner when receiving gifts from Ferelden nobles. Subverted in that he's not even close to being a MagnificentBastard. In fact, he's quite incompetent at running things. This post is an exile, which he hates.
170* Adam of ''Literature/GoodOmens.'' [[spoiler: Subverted in that it turns out that it wasn't a slouch of Anti-Christ, it was a slouch of (thankfully neutral) Pre-Teen]].
171* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': Draco Malfoy frequently does this in canon. This is exaggerated in fandom and taken to its logical extreme in ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical''.
172* ''Literature/TheInkBlackHeart'': The big showdown meeting between Jago and Cormoran finds Jago, the monstrous asshole, child beater, sitting on a sofa, "his arm stretched along its back, ostentatiously at ease."
173* ''Literature/NightfallSeries'': Tristan casually sitting sideways on Prince Vladimir’s throne when he receives Myra.
174* Chris Hart talks about the distinction between Hero posture and Villain posture in one of his "how to draw super heroes and villains" books. He points out that Heroes have confidence and have nothing to hide; they stand upright and secure, well balanced. Villains are beset with inner turmoil and constantly trying to protect themselves, mistrusting the world. This even applies when they turn to react to some surprise or threat - the Hero turns with a straightening-up motion, ready to face whatever it is, whereas the Villain turns in a bowed-over fashion, already protecting his middle. Oh, and he even goes on to show the change from a GranolaGirl Heroine to a super-villainess.
175* The villainous Major Esterhazy from ''Literature/AnOfficerAndASpy'' is introduced doing some epic slouching in a seedy bar:
176--> Major Esterhazy reclines with his chair pushed well back from the table, his tunic unbottoned, his pelvis thrust forward, his arms hanging down either side almost to the floor; in his right hand he holds casually at an angle, as if barely worth considering, a glass of champagne.
177* ''Literature/ShadowsOfTheEmpire'': Prince Xizor, the head of the criminal syndicate Black Sun, spends a lot of time lounging in a chair that strengthens his muscles for him, in stark contrast to his rival for the Emperor's time, Darth Vader, who spends accompanying scenes [[KingpinInHisGym training on custom lightsaber-wielding droids]].
178* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', Jaime Lannister sprawls onto the Iron Throne moments after killing King Aerys. In doing so, he causes the honorable Ned Stark to conclude that he's a villain. [[spoiler:It turns out he's just exhausted from all the fighting and wasn't really thinking about the symbolism when he sat down.]] Taking after Jaime, Joffrey Baratheon has a tendency to slouch boredly in his throne, though doing so is dangerous while not wearing armor because the throne is made of blades (which is the whole point, [[TheChainsOfCommanding as you shouldn't be comfortable as a king]]).
179* Done in ''Literature/TheTalisman'' by Creator/StephenKing and Peter Straub. Sonny Singer from the Sunlight Home does this, or tries to. Jack isn't impressed and believes Singer is just trying to imitate Sunlight Gardener.
180* Lestat from ''Literature/TheVampireChronicles'' actively prides himself on his slouch, as in this passage from ''Memnoch the Devil'': "David saw me at once--a slouching, blond, long-haired youth, bronze face and hands, the usual deep violet sunglasses over my eyes, hair presentably combed for once, body tricked out in a dark-blue, double-breasted Brooks Brothers suit."
181* ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' often describes powerful characters slouching in their seats or thrones, with one leg slung over the armrest. Rand in particular does this. Though he's the hero, he's also got a lot of inner demons. He also grew up as a shepherd.
182* In the ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' book ''The Emperor's Mercy'', [[BigBad Chaos Warlord Khorsabaad Maw]] slouches across a palanquin born aloft by his personal honour guard [[OrcusOnHisThrone for the entirety of a Chaos Campaign]]. [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown And when he gets off the throne...]]
183* ''Literature/WillInScarlet:'' Tom Crooked's nickname comes from his ruthless and untrustworthy nature, but when John comments that Crooked didn't get his nickname because of his bad posture, he says it in a way indicating that Crooked does, in fact, have bad posture.
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187* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''
188** The Master on his black throne.
189** In "Once More With Feeling", the dancing demon Sweet abducts Dawn and challenges Buffy to come and rescue her; if doesn't, Dawn will be taken to the underworld [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe to be his queen]]. When Buffy enters the Bronze, Sweet and Dawn are seated on comfy chairs on the stage. Sweet is slouching with a leg over the armrest, while Dawn is sitting upright next to him in the mock 'Queen' position.
190* ''Series/OnePiece2023'': [[MonsterClown Buggy]] is introduced in this pose, mirroring his introduction in the original manga.
191* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''
192** When Captain Pike is given a LotusEaterMachine fantasy where he's a decadent Orion trader in {{Green Skinned Space Babe}}s, he and his guests are shown reclining appropriately.
193** In the MirrorUniverse episode, the normally uptight and well-disciplined Starfleet {{Redshirt}}s are seen [[LeaningOnTheFurniture leaning against the turbolift doorway]] to give them a more thuggish air.
194* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. Likewise Captain Janeway of the [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS4E21LivingWitness warship Voyager]].
195* Q from ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' tends to lounge on various bridge stations every so often (although he’s usually more of a TricksterMentor than a villain).
196* ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''. Captain Archer of the MirrorUniverse does this in the command chair of the ''Defiant'' as he asks for Starfleet's surrender. As does Mirror!T'Pol when we first see her -- thanks to her midriff-baring outfit, she looks a good deal hotter doing so.
197* Odd example in ''Series/RedDwarf''. The Inquisitor, a robotic judge, is trying the crew individually for the right to exist and Rimmer is first. He gets into this pose, swinging his feet up and everything, then lifts his mask to reveal... Rimmer, because "it's the only fair way". The 'villainy' part probably came from Rimmer, because [[{{Jerkass}} he's like that]].
198* An example of a heroic character ([[SociopathicHero sorta]]) doing this is ''Series/{{Firefly}}'''s Jayne Cobb, who likes to slouch in whatever chair he can find whenever he can get away with it.
199* Ares, the God of War from ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' and ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'' would often sit on his throne in this manner.
200* ''Series/StargateSG1'':
201** In an early episode, "Emancipation", Turghan does this when [[spoiler: Abu comes to sell Carter]]
202** And again in the Season 3 episode, "Need," Daniel sits draped over a throne when Jack comes to speak to him. Given that [[spoiler: Jack is being worked literally to death in naquadah mines and Daniel is so hopped up on evil sarcophagus energy that he's oblivious to it,]] it's an effectively villainous slouch.
203** Apophis indulges in this Trope at every opportunity. When he acquires possession of Cronus's Ha'tak in "Enemies", he positively ''pours'' himself into the command chair.
204* On ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', Sylar is seen slouching around on chairs as he torments Parkman's sanity at home and at work.
205* ''Series/KamenRiderBuild'': [[BatOutOfHell Night Rogue]] is introduced comfortably sitting in matching lounge chair. He is easily outdone by another member of [[NebulousEvilOrganization Faust]], [[SnakesAreSinister Blood Stalk]], who is introduced ''lying'' on a park bench in ''full armor''.
206* In ''Series/GameOfThrones'', Joffrey slouches on the Iron Throne after he becomes king. Like many other things he does, this only makes him look StupidEvil rather than villainous. Note that in the books, the Iron Throne was designed in such a way that it was impossible to slouch while sitting on it without having old rusty blades stuck in your ribs; Joffrey managed to do so somehow. In the commentaries, it was explained that the actor makes this position because the Iron Throne is VERY uncomfortable, and with all the time he spends on it, he found a way to sit in a way that made it more manageable.
207* From ''Series/TheWire'', Marlo likes to lean back on an armchair when he holds court outdoors.
208* The first shot of [[HornyVikings Erik Northman]] in ''Series/TrueBlood'' depicts him slouching villainously on a dais overlooking [[VampiresOwnNightClubs his nightclub]]. Throughout the series, he [[EvilIsCool manages to make every other chair he sits in look like a throne]] by invoking this trope.
209* ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'':
210** When Morgana takes over Camelot at the end of series four, she drapes herself across the throne, in stark contrast to the posture of Arthur, Guinevere, and even herself at the end of series three. Glancing over the other examples, she's also one of the very few ''female'' characters to embody this trope.
211** There's also an often-seen promotional photo of Uther in a less pronounced variant of this pose, though he doesn't adopt it onscreen.
212* In ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', [[spoiler: Hallucifer]] is completely incapable of using chairs correctly.
213* Scorpius, Staleek and Grayza all get their turns to slouch on ''Series/{{Farscape}}''.
214* A non-villainous example in ''Series/ChildrenOfDune''. Paul Atreides does this, presumably to show he has little liking for the ceremony and sycophantic adulation associated with being a galactic emperor.
215* ''Series/OnceUponATimeInWonderland'' has the Red Queen doing this when she’s listening to her subjects problems, visibly wishing to be somewhere else.
216* The demon Crowley in ''Series/GoodOmens2019'' tends to slouch while sitting down. Like his odd way of walking, this may be related to his true form being a snake. (''The'' serpent from [[Literature/TheBible the Garden of Eden]], no less.)
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220* In the Music/RobZombie CD "Hellbilly Deluxe", the back of the little pamphlet that comes with the CD had picture-art of Zombie slouching on a stone throne.
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224* Raven has made sitting in the corner of the ring in this position part of his entrance - not getting up until after ther ring bell has rung.
225* Eddie Guerrero used to taunt his opponents by lying on the top rope in the corner as though he were on a hammock.
226* HHH's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh-kmws3Gx4 epic entrance]] at Wrestlemania 22 started by him on a throne being raised through the floor in full Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian attire with titular slouch.
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230* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}''/''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': Khorne the Blood God is [[https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/File:SkullThrone.jpg often depicted]] as slouching on his Skull Throne. However, it's implied he sometimes gets off the throne.
231* The [[https://wearethemutants.com/2017/03/27/cunning-and-logic-the-international-imagery-of-mastermind/ original box art]] for the codebreaking game ''Mastermind'' from The70s represented the [[DiabolicalMastermind “masterminds”]] whose codes you were trying to break as suited men in this pose with [[FingerTenting steepled fingers]], accompanied by their henchwomen.
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235* Air Defense Princess in ''VideoGame/KanColle'' is shown doing this pose in her official artwork, complete with malicious grin and [[SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou her aiming one of her guns at the viewer]].
236* Bowser is often shown doing this, such as before the final boss fight in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2''. One of the cutscenes of ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand'' also shows him doing this.
237* Death Bringer in the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis port of ''VideoGame/GoldenAxe'', just before the final boss fight.
238* In ''VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile2Silmeria'', where Odin (quite the MagnificentBastard) calmly talks about destroying a whole kingdom as bait to get the main character to show up, capture her, and then use her as bait to capture the lord of the undead while in this pose. Interestingly, it's working- albeit not ''quite'' as he expected- but the plan goes to hell as soon he gets out of the chair. This is FridgeBrilliance if [[AllThereInTheManual you know Norse mythology]]- Odin's throne allows him to observe the entire world, giving him some degree of omniscience. Slouching in it is actually a huge strategic advantage.
239* ''Franchise/MegaMan'':
240** Copy X does this in ''VideoGame/MegaManZero3'', propping his head up with his hand and leaning on the arm of his throne.
241** Belial Sigma in ''VideoGame/MegaManX8'' as well, and he spends his entire HannibalLecture scene with head propped on hand and leaning over.
242* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
243** Medeus from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight'' is always slouching on his throne in his portrait. {{Justified}} as he can only unleash his full strength within his own domain.
244** [[spoiler:Zephiel]] is seen doing this in the last scene of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade''.
245* {{Dracula}} does this a lot in the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' series. Amusingly enough, ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaDawnOfSorrow'' player character Soma [[spoiler:(who's the reincarnation of Dracula)]], can plop down on a number of flat surfaces in this position at the player's command. He also sits like this when he [[spoiler: fully becomes Dracula in the [[MultipleEndings bad ending]] of ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow'' or ''Dawn of Sorrow'', and when he is confronted in the final boss battle of Julius Mode]].
246** [[InTheBlood It's genetic]]. Alucard, [[HalfHumanHybrid son of Dracula]], can be ordered to sit down at several places in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight''... whereupon he takes the same position as his father. FallenHero [[spoiler:or so it appears]] Richter can be seen performing the classic pose when Alucard first meets him, as well as in a piece of his concept art, and Dracula loves it so much that he spends the ''entire FinalBattle'' slouching on his throne. Of course, said throne turns into an EldritchAbomination for the fight.
247** Apparently it's a vampire thing. Walter and [[spoiler: Joachim after taking his throne]] do it as well.
248** The former underling-turned-hero Hector performs this in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaCurseOfDarkness,'' lounging pensively in any chair you choose to seat him in. Evidently Dracula trains his underlings to do it.
249** And Drac himself is back at in ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow2 Lords of Shadow]]'', looking magnificently bored throughout a five-hundred-thousand-strong siege upon his castle up until soldiers actually burst into the room.
250* ''VideoGame/BloodstainedRitualOfTheNight'': Fitting a SpiritualSuccessor for the ''Castlevania'' series, Gebel is seen slouching in a very Drac-like manner atop his throne in the Hall of Termination before Miriam fights him.
251* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'':
252** Magnius does this in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' with a hoverchair.
253** ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' has Dist, another hoverchair user.
254** No hover, but Yggdrasil certainly slouches all over his throne during his brief appearance in the OVA.
255* [[EvilKnockoff Robo-Ky]] from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' really enjoys lounging arrogantly in his metal throne (in the game, official art, and {{fanart}} alike). Since he's a DoAnythingRobot, the throne is actually part of Robo-Ky and folds into his back when he stands up.
256* Specter, villain of ''VideoGame/ApeEscape'', is perpetually slouching in his hoverchair. He has so low an opinion of the heroes that he even does this in ''battle''; being a psychic, he has no need to change position, either.
257* ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'':
258** Player characters can adopt a sitting pose with options tailored for different furniture such as armchairs, sofas, ledges, and barstools. Only male characters can do the slouch, possibly because female characters can wear skirts.
259** Because of the way that poses work, heroes and villains can do the slouch on literally anything. Including thin air.
260* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
261** Hades in ''Videogame/FinalFantasyIX'' fights this way.
262** Chaos in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy''.
263*** He has two variants of this, each playing with the fact that he has two sets of arms. One is a variant on the classic "hand supporting head, arm hanging over his knee" posture, which has the other two hanging off the armrests of his throne; the other has him leaning forward, folding two hands in front of him and having the other two occupy the armrests properly.
264*** The game even works the Slouch of Villainy into his ultimate attack! Chaos grows to enormous size, attacks the player with a BFS, and then makes the arena explode. And when the explosions die down, Chaos has reappeared back on his throne in his slouch of villainy while the player character drops down in front of him.
265** ''Videogame/FinalFantasyII'''s Emperor Mateus is practically channelling David Bowie. He even does a slouch of villainy in ''mid-air'' after battle.
266** [[http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/File:Amano_Exdeath_2.jpg This]] Creator/YoshitakaAmano concept art for ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' depicts the BigBad Exdeath like this, complete with AGlassOfChianti.
267** In ''VideoGame/DirgeOfCerberus'', BigBad Weiss does this.
268** ''Videogame/FinalFantasyXI'':
269*** [[spoiler:Archduke Kam'lanaut]] is introduced this way.
270*** The Shadowlord was seen slouching on his throne looking bored in one of the trailers for the ''Wings of the Goddess'' expansion. Apparently he knew that it would take over three years to complete the expansion and that he would have a minimal role in it.
271** [[TheEvilPrince Zenos yae Galvus]] from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' ''loves'' this trope. The first time he's properly seen has him sit down on his throne in the classic head-resting-on-hand pose ([[TwentyFourHourArmor in full Legatus plate, too!]]), and any subsequent time he's seen sitting on anything he always uses that pose, always with a bored look in his eyes and absent smirk. [[spoiler: This doesn't end even after he reprises his role as the main villain of Endwalker, as the trailer shows him doing his villainous slouch pose [[WhileRomeBurns while seeing the Empire's capital burn down in front of him]].]] It really hammers home that he takes no pleasure in ''anything'' [[BloodKnight that isn't fighting a]] WorthyOpponent.
272* Rugal Bernstein, archetypical SNKBoss, is shown doing this during the end credits of ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters 2002''.
273* ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII: The Frozen Throne'':
274** Lich King [[spoiler:Arthas]] at the end of the game. He's so comfortable on his new (and frozen) throne that by the time of ''Wrath of The Lich King'', he's been literally ''encased in ice for years'' [[spoiler:having a BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind]] until he rises to go and turn an ancient giant dragon into his undead servant. Then after pulling several cameo appearances throughout the Northrend, he goes right back to slouching there, waiting for players to finally arrive and challenge him. Posing your character on his lap and taking a screenshot is customary when you first reach him.
275** Loken is also doing this when you encounter him in the Halls of Lightning instance.
276* Jin Kazama does this in ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 5'' in his ending, [[spoiler:in the Mishima Zaibatsu's throne, being its new owner]]. Of course, he isn't a villain...[[spoiler:[[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity until the next game]].]] [[spoiler:And true to form, this is how you find Jin waiting for you at the top of the elevator of the Mishima Zaibatsu tower before your fight with him in ''Tekken 6''.]]
277* [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Kira Daidohji]] of ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart'' has this as her crouching position, treating the BlobMonster she's riding in like an oversized beanbag.
278* In ''VideoGame/OverlordII,'' the Overlord actually gets to sit in his throne. He slouches magnificently, and gains bonus points for being able to do it [[TinTyrant in full armor]]. In the ending, he does so with his Mistresses, who're fawning over him.
279* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
280** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', Xemnas fights two full battles this way. He happens to have the powers of all the other Organization members Sora has killed, so he commands their powers to fight for him while he sits on his throne watching. Even when attacked and fighting back with his sword, he stays sitting down.
281** ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2'': Everyone you see sitting in [[HubLevel the Grey Room]] does this. Of course, they're all morally ambiguous.
282** [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Master Xehanort]] does this, too. As a matter of fact if there is a X of Villainy/Y of Evil trope here, you can bet on him doing it. [[GenreBlind It makes you wonder why ANYBODY trusts the guy.]]
283** ''Birth by Sleep Final Mix'' gives us the No Heart OptionalBoss, Master X's Keyblade Armor - which [[CallForward is nigh-identical]] to Xemnas's TinTyrant form. Naturally, he spends the first segment sitting down, ensuring you can't even reach him by creating a magical barrier with his Keyblade. When you break the barrier, he gets out of his chair and makes you regret it.
284** Master Xehanort does this again in the climax of ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance 3D]]''. It's a particularly advanced slouch, too, complete with his legs crossed over to one side, head resting on his fist, and an utterly ''bored'' look on his face as he rattles off how no, he didn’t ruin the lives of three innocent apprentices and countless others, [[ButForMeItWasTuesday he only helped guide them to what fate had in store for them.]] He later reprises the exact same slouch during the FinalBattle of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' and his Limit Cut rematch, only this time it heralds one of the most brutal desperation attacks of the entire series.
285** [[TheHero Sora]] [[InvertedTrope himself does it in promotional art.]]
286* Doctor Doom and [[Comicbook/DoctorStrange Dormammu]] have this as their intro in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''.
287** Doom also uses it in his [[LimitBreak Level 3 Hyper Combo]], where he traps the opponent in an electric chamber. Then a CoolChair comes up from below Doom, causing him to take this position and simply watch as they get tortured. Then, as if he gets bored with the show quickly, he lazily presses a button on his armrest that blows the chamber up.
288** In ''[[UpdatedRerelease Ultimate]]'', Comicbook/{{Daredevil}} does this in the Shadowland stage. Since he was evil and the leader of The Hand at the time.
289** Doom again in one of his win poses in ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2''.
290* At the beginning of ''VideoGame/FableIII'', Logan does a truly impressive Slouch Of Villainy in his throne before giving you a SadisticChoice.
291* Subverted in ''VideoGame/EpicMickey'', where [[spoiler:Oswald]] did this trope, but he's not really evil.
292* [[MagnificentBastard The Illusive Man]] in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''. Aria, the top dog of WretchedHive Omega, spends most of her time overseeing her nightclub headquarters like this. [[spoiler: When Cerberus steals Omega from her between games]], she relocates to another nightclub on the Citadel and can be found there plotting revenge.
293** In the Omega DLC, Aria [[spoiler: assaults the eponymous station to take it back from Cerberus]]. She is supremely irritated to discover that the enemy general took over Afterlife and [[EvilIsPetty threw out her favorite lounging couch]].
294** The Shadow Broker confronts Shepard while slouching way back behind his ominous-villain desk, giving the illusion that he's merely human-height. When things heat up, [[LargeAndInCharge he quickly dispels that hope]].
295* Quan Chi's win pose in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' is summoning a chair shaped like a giant skeletal hand, then slouching in it like a proper hell wizard should.
296* The Big Bad of ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations 2'' does this. [[spoiler:With a [[RightHandCat CAT]] no less.]]
297* Algol does this in ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soul Calibur 4]]''. Not only does he rise from his throne in the cutscene that precedes his battles, but he also uses it in battle - he teleports in it, kicks enemies from it in a certain combo, and, amusingly, occasionally puts his opponent in it. His Critical Finish ends with him striking the pose seen in the above image after he smashes his opponent with his throne from above.
298** It even becomes his LimitBreak in ''V'', in which he slouches on top of the opponent, throne and all. It should also be noted that this is the strongest LimitBreak in the game, taking over half of the victim's entire health bar, though in exchange it costs two full bars of the soul gauge instead of the usual one.
299*** The second hit of damages comes when he crosses one leg over the other.
300* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'', [[spoiler:Ganondorf]] is seen in this pose when Midna and Link meet him for the first time in Hyrule's throne room.
301* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'':
302** When it's not the Dragonlord from ''VideoGame/DragonQuestI'' pulling the iconic "chin on fist" slouching in the throne, it's going to be Zoma from ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIII'' doing it, usually dependent on who's getting more focus on what media they appear in.
303** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestMonstersJoker2'': The [[https://dragonquest.fandom.com/wiki/File:DQMJ2PRO_-_Baboon_beast.png Baboon Beast]] from ''Professional'' has this. No seriously, his throne is a part of his graphic.
304** In ''VideoGame/DragonQuestMonstersBattleRoadVictory'', Nokturnus adopts this pose for all the intro cutscene.
305* In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', all the jarls except for Elisif slouch on their thrones. How villainous it is varies with the Jarl and which side you take in the civil war, and ''whether'' they slouch depends on the throne; there are thrones programmed with a slouch animation, and an upright throne in Solitude.
306** [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121021223813/elderscrolls/images/e/ee/Ulfric_Jarl.png Jarl Ulfric Stormcloak]], leader of the Stormcloak Rebellion can be found on his throne in Windhelm (and your main enemy if you're an Imperial Legionnaire) usually is the only Jarl who can strike a person as "bad" (although of course, it all depends on your view of him and what side you take.)
307* Virgil in ''VideoGame/SaGaFrontier'' keeps this pose constantly, even during your [[PuzzleBoss "battle"]] with him. Though in his case it's more a slouch of bored TrueNeutral.
308* Ms. Gaara in ''VideoGame/EspRaDe'' is seen relaxing while her goons do all the work holding you off the first time you meet her. When you actually do fight her one on one, she lifts up the head of a statue of Artemis, attacking while still relaxing on it! She eventually fights you seriously in her final form, only for her to grow a giant pair of wings at one point in the fight.
309* Raidriar the God King from ''VideoGame/InfinityBlade'' does a very convincing one, as he welcomes the ancestor of the player character's bloodline and every single one of his successors, watching them fight his black knight second in command until the moment he is challenged and gets up to fight.
310* Mr. X in the ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'' series who is always seen sitting in his chair slouched over at the final level. In the first game, you can pull the trope off yourself if you get the bad ending and replace Mr. X as the new crime lord.
311* In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'', Leon can perform a heroic inversion in [[BigBad Saddler's]] throne by standing in front of it and using the (?) command. Considering [[LaserHallway what]] [[DeathCourse was]] [[PressXToNotDie between]] him and the throne room, the guy deserves a good slouch. It amusingly also serves a somewhat practical purpose: once he gets up, the camera points to the entrance of the room, drawing the player's attention to the treasure hidden above the door.
312* [[VideoGame/LegacyOfKain Kain]] does this during the intro to ''Soul Reaver''.
313* Olaf does this in his character portrait in the first ''[[VideoGame/NintendoWars Advance Wars]]''. He drops it in the later games, at least in part to him [[HeelFaceTurn no longer being a villain]].
314* ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'': In the canonical Good Ending, a piece of artwork shows [[VillainProtagonist Laharl]] slouched like this; the grin on his face shows he has been waiting a ''long'' time to take the Overlord's Throne.
315* ''Videogame/{{Hades}}:'' For a certain value of villainy, Hades himself can often be found slouching on his throne, mostly when hearing the Shades' various requests one after another. Rather than a gesture of aloofness, this is more him [[PenPushingPresident being bored out of his skull]].
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319* ''Webcomic/AngelDown'': Ariel adopts this pose on the cover page of Chapter 4, and [[AGlassOfChianti holding a glass of wine]] to boot. A slight subversion in that she is visibly uncomfortable in this pose and is wounded, owing to the fact that she is a ClassicalAntihero rather than a villian.
320* Weijuaru of ''Webcomic/{{Juathuur}}'' [[http://oneway.juathuur.com/1/?strip_id=272 here]] (although not technically a villain).
321* While ambiguously villainous, [[Webcomic/GirlGenius Agatha]] gets her slouch on after [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20090112 conquering the kingdom]] in a Literature/{{Cinderella}} parody.
322* [[http://fancyadventures.com/2009/05/18/page-90/ Gavin]] of ''Webcomic/{{The Fancy Adventures of Jack Cannon}}'' slouches on a comfy armchair he created out of thin air.
323* In WebComic/CommanderKitty, Zenith's [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2009/06/12/the-tagged/ pulling this off in the shadows when she first appears]]. CK himself also tries something like this to look badass, but him being [[HeroicWannabe CK]], [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2009/07/12/just-us-spacers/ he just looks like a lazy bum]].
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327* Subverted in ''WebAnimation/BrokenSaints'', wherein BigBad [[spoiler: Lear Dunham maintains a stiff and upright position whilst sitting on his mighty throne of righteousness.]]
328* Possibly what Draco is trying to pull off in ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', but really, who knows?
329* [[WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog Dr. Horrible]] gets his evil on while [[http://www.inadream-moviecaps.com/caps/displayimage.php?album=17&pos=432 lounging cross-legged in a giant country-print armchair]].
330* This is among the numerous anime tropes WebAnimation/GirlchanInParadise parodies.
331* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
332** When Hazel and Adam meet to discuss the future of Haven Academy, Hazel expects a negotiation but Adam instead achieves their goal by murdering their opposition. Hazel and Salem believe that people should only be killed if absolutely necessary, preferring to make use of them first. When Hazel angrily confronts Adam about unnecessary killing, Adam simply sits down, slumping casually against the right arm of the chair, announcing with a smirk that he disagrees.
333** As one of the heroes, General Ironwood typically sits in a very straight-backed, business-like posture. After his slide into villainy in Volume 8, he slouches in his chair and steeples his fingers as he plans his next move for obtaining the Winter Maiden. The slouch lowers him in the chair so much that a sunburst pattern over the top of the doors behind him appear to be crowning his head like an evil emperor. The scene sets up just how evil his plan is later revealed to be, and kicks off his mini-arc as the protagonists' primary opponent.
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338* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}''. In "The Monster You Created", Jinx sets up two chairs, one marked "Powder" (the innocent sister that Vi knew) and the other "Jinx", the AxCrazy killer she has become. She signifies [[ThatWomanIsDead full acceptance of her evil side]] by slouching in the Jinx chair.
339* In ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', [[EldritchAbomination Aku]] is sometimes seen lounging around on his throne - especially when bored.
340* In an [[AllThereInTheManual interlude comic]] of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Azula, recent conqueror of Ba Sing Se, is introduced reclining on the Earth King's throne.
341** Additionally, in the series finale when Azula begins [[VillainousBreakdown going schizophrenic]] after her father gives her his Fire Lord title, she is seen slouching in her throne room with a bored stare when Lo and Li come in to call her out on banishing her servants.
342* In Book 3 of SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', there's a scene with the [[RenegadeSplinterFaction Red]] [[BombThrowingAnarchists Lotus]]'s towering ColdSniper [[TheBrute Brute]] lounging languidly on a divan.
343* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode, "Mountain of Madness". When Mr. Burns and Homer are the first to reach the lodge (by cheating, on Burns' part) they just sit and loaf while they wait for everyone else, and Burns has an odd take on it:
344-->'''Homer:''' Oh, these sure are comfortable chairs.\
345'''Burns:''' Oh, yes, sitting. The great leveler. From the mightiest Pharaoh to the lowliest peasant, who doesn't enjoy a good sit?
346* In the Season 3 finale of ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'', [[OnlySaneEmployee band CFO/lawyer/manager]] Offdensen slouches rather magnificently in his command chair several times. It's unknown at this point if he is a force for good or evil, or even what those terms ''mean'' in relation to Dethklok's well-being, but the man is at least personally responsible for hundreds of deaths and instances of torture thus far.
347* Megatron from ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1'' usually [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120123164522/villains/images/0/01/250px-Mtmte1_megatron_throne.jpg gets his slouch on]] while commanding his warship when it isn't at the bottom of the ocean. He even does it at the Lincoln memorial after removing the statue, a moment adapted for the [[Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon third live action film]].
348** His [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Predacon successor]] has been known to occasionally take it to the next level by giving orders while relaxing in a hot tub.
349* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''
350** In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E2TheReturnOfHarmonyPart2 the season 2 premiere]], [[RealityWarper Discord]] gets in on a bit of this action during the climactic scene via use of his [[CoolChair evil-looking throne]], though his posture varies moment by moment as a reflection of his chaotic personality.
351** In ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E26TwilightsKingdomPart2 Twilight's Kingdom – Part 2]]'', when Tirek is [[TheUsurper seated on Celestia's throne]], his posture has a decidedly unroyal air.
352** In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E25TheCutieRemarkPart1 the season 5 finale]], Twilight is worried that [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E1TheCutieMapPart1 Starlight Glimmer]] is following her and has just put it out of mind when she enters the castle's map room -- and finds Starlight reclining on Fluttershy's throne with a PsychoticSmirk.
353** In [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E25ToWhereAndBackAgainPart1 the Season 6 finale]], a changeling posing as Fluttershy invokes this while sitting on her throne, putting its rear hooves up on the map table (a ContinuityNod to Starlight doing a similar slouch the previous season).
354* In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE51TheManWhoKilledBatman "The Man Who Killed Batman"]], the Joker is sitting in the shadows on a chair shaped like his face as he is introduced to Sid The Squid.
355* Professor Coldheart prefers sitting this way on his throne in Coldheart Castle in ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsInTheLandWithoutFeelings''. When the Care Bears show up, it looks like it's his way of saying, "''This'' is how much of a threat I consider you."
356* The villain of the week Heavyman is never seen standing up straight in ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock''. It soon becomes apparent as his motivation is revealed to be due to the fact that his body has become too dense to stand up straight even if he wanted too.
357* In ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', Maul specializes in this. Once he takes over Mandalore by proxy of wresting control of Death Watch, he will often disrespectfully lounge on the throne while he orders his puppet ruler Almec around. In the GrandFinale, he does it again when he confronts Ahsoka, Bo-Katan and Rex, but this time it’s to show that even all the power he has amassed for himself means nothing to him, since his new priority is [[spoiler:killing Anakin Skywalker and stopping the forthcoming nightmare that Darth Sidious is about to unfold for the galaxy.]]
358* ''WesternAnimation/{{Grasshoppers}}'': After using the gold his army brought back to make an enormous golden throne, the Roman emperor lies sideways on it, his feet and head on the armrests.
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