History Main / AngryFistShake

* ''Animation/ThreeThousandWhysOfBlueCat'': In "Will Earth Be Destroyed?", after Blue Cat and Feifei have a bomb war and propel themselves into space, they shake their fists at each other and pretend to attack each other.

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%% * ''Videogame/FatalFury'': '''''GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESE!!!!!!'''''

** The Page Image in GrumpyOldMan is of Grandpa Simpson yelling at a cloud, shaking his fist.

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* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': Snoopy does this every time he's playing "UsefulNotes/WorldWarI flying ace" and gets his "plane" (doghouse) shot full of holes. [[GoshDangItToHeck ("Curse you, Red Baron!")]]
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* After calling ''VideoGame/SilverSurfer'' game's level selects screen a "''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' ripoff", WebVideo/TheIrateGamer shakes his fist at it. Then Mega Man himself appears, and they both shake their fists at the game.
* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic often does this when mocking how horrible a work is presenting something.

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In some instances can be [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulu flipping off Cthulu]] if the character is actually cursing a god or ThePowersThatBe. Not just vaguely gesturing at empty space. Alternatively, can be OSmiteMeMightySmiter, if the character is challenging the gods to do something rather than just expressing anger at them. [[BoltOfDivineRetribution Generally speaking results in the said character instantly wishing they had not done this.]] Though in works on the idealistic side where GodIsGood, this might result in the character actually receiving help instead because now they've AnsweredTheCall or [[OnlyThePureOfHeart their heart is now pure when it wasn't before]].

In some instances can be [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulu? flipping off Cthulu]] if the character is actually cursing a god or ThePowersThatBe. Not just vaguely gesturing at empty space. Alternatively, can be OSmiteMeMightySmiter!, if the character is challenging the gods to do something rather than just expressing anger at them. [[BoltOfDivineRetribution Generally speaking results in the said character instantly wishing they had not done this.]] Though in works on the idealistic side where GodIsGood, this might result in the character actually receiving help instead because now they've AnsweredTheCall or [[OnlyThePureOfHeart their heart is now pure when it wasn't before]].

In some instances can be FlippingOffChthulu if the character is actually cursing a god or ThePowersThatBe. Not just vaguely gesturing at empty space. Alternatively, can be OSmiteMeMightySmiter, if the character is challenging the gods to do something rather than just expressing anger at them. [[BoltOfDivineRetribution Generally speaking results in the said character instantly wishing they had not done this.]] Though in works on the idealistic side where GodIsGood, this might result in the character actually receiving help instead because now they've AnsweredTheCall or [[OnlyThePureOfHeart their heart is now pure when it wasn't before]].

How do you show you're really pissed off, but don't want to be FlippingTheBird? Raise a clenched fist to the sky and shake it, as if you're contemplating punching/strangling God! Even better if you have a GlovedFistOfDoom, or there are a ton of fellow angry citizens raising their fists with you to show their solidarity and defiance towards The Man.

Will often result in MilkingTheGiantCow if overdone by a LargeHam. May also be used for a particularly defiant VillainExitStageLeft. If it's done toward a person, it's often a threat to engage in GoodOldFisticuffs.

Will often result in MilkingTheGiantCow if overdone by a LargeHam. May also be used for a particularly defiant VillainExitStageLeft.

* Disney/{{Aladdin}} does one when cursing TheOldConvict who got him trapped in the Cave of Wonders.

* In ''VideoGame/ApertureHandLab'', one of the tests pits the player against Angry Allen, a bully-like robot who threatens the player by shaking his fist ([[LargeHam THIS FIST]]!) at him. Hilariously, he treats his fist-shaking as [[PokeThePoodle the ultimate act of vileness]]. The player is required to shake his fist back to progress. And then he threatens with a double-shake, and the player is required to do the same.

* ''ComicStip/{{Peanuts}}'': Snoopy does this every time he's playing "UsefulNotes/WorldWarI flying ace" and gets his "plane" (doghouse) shot full of holes. [[GoshDangItToHeck ("Curse you, Red Baron!")]]

* Done by the protagonist of Creator/HPLovecraft's ''In The Walls Of Eryx'' in order to intimidate the Venusian natives. They're not exactly intimidated.

How do you show you're really pissed off, but don't want to FlipTheBird? Raise a clenched fist to the sky and shake it, as if you're contemplating punching/strangling God! Even better if you have a GlovedFistOfDoom, or there are a ton of fellow angry citizens raising their fists with you to show their solidarity and defiance towards The Man.

* In the video for "Come Dancing", Ray Davies does this to his date's younger brother.

** Occasionally a more ridiculous variation would be featured, such as in the parody sequence where Bart is Indiana Jones and Homer is one of [[ChasedByAngryNatives the South American Indians chasing him]] in the opening scene of ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. As Bart makes his escape, Homer runs out into the street in just his underwear and angrily hops up and down while [[{{Angrish}} bellowing "savage" gibberish]].

* The Hooded Claw does this when [[WesternAnimation/ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop Penelope Pitstop]] escapes from one of his death traps or the Ant Hill Mob rescues her.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure]], we see one irate pony doing this to another. And in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E19PuttingYourHoofDown Putting Your Hoof Down]], [[TookALevelInJerkass New Fluttershy]] does it as she declares that no one pushes her around. Given that the ponies can't actually ''make'' fists, it ends up looking like she's [[FlippingTheBird trying to do something else]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' in the episode ''No Weenies allowed'' when Spongebob was fighting Sandy in Karate, he got knocked into a family's potato salad. The husband the yelled "It took us 3 days to make that potato salad, three days!" (Cue fist shake).

* [[EvilIsHammy Vrotheus the Vile]] does this to one of the heroes in ''Literature/FancyApartments''. Considering the vampire [[MakesSenseInContext had just flown through him]], he probably felt he had reason.

* When Fancy Pants Man does it in ''[[VideoGame/FancyPantsAdventures The Fancy Pants Adventure: World 2]]'' in response to stolen ice cream, the mayor of Squiggleville [[LampshadedTrope comments]] that "Not even a fist-shaking as magnificent as that will bring back that tasty frozen treat!"

** ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'': Bobby Fulbright, your [[LargeHam ham-saturated]] detective, will clench his shaking fist at you in righteous fury whenever he gets the chance to. [[spoiler:He's exaggerating it completely to seem he actually does feel that way, he doesn't really feel it at all, or care]].

* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'': BigBad Liquid Snake does this a lot in ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Solid]]'', being quite the emotional and melodramatic man. [[spoiler:It sticks around in the sequels when his traitorous right-hand man, Revolver Ocelot, becomes possessed by his spirit.]][[/folder]]

* ''Franchise/MetalGear'': BigBad Liquid Snake does this a lot in ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Solid]]'', being quite the emotional and melodramatic man. [[spoiler:It sticks around in the sequels when his traitorous right-hand man, Revolver Ocelot, becomes possessed by his spirit.]][[/folder]]

* Disney/{{Aladdin}} does one when cursing the TheOldConvict who got him trapped in the Cave of Wonders.