History Main / BadassArmFold

* ''Series/TopGear'': When not driving, The Stig is only ever seen with his arms crossed over his chest or with his hands on his hips. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in the episode where he was forced to take public transport. They wheeled him on using one of those Hannibal Lecter gurneys so he wouldn't break his cooler-than-thou pose.

* One of ComicStrip/ThePhantom's standard poses.

* Chernabog's awakening in ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}''. Seriously, that's what criminals see when Franchise/{{Batman}} [[OffscreenTeleportation emerges from the shadows]].

* ''Franchise/OnePiece'': There is a reason why [[Manga/OnePiece Roronoa Zoro]] is the page image for MadeOfIron. [[spoiler:Imagine all of the pain from your captain was transferred to you while you were already clinging to Death's Door. Zoro [[{{MadeOfIron}} SURVIVED THAT]]. The armfold was the cherry on top.]]

%% * In ''Anime/DigimonSavers'': Commander Sampson

* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha''

* Dynamis from ''[[Manga/MahouSenseiNegima Negima!]]'' ''fights'' in that position. He still has [[MultiArmedAndDangerous two hands free]], though.

* ''Manga/OnePunchMan'': This is King's default pose in battle, and many fear what would happen if he ever ''uncrossed'' his arms. [[spoiler:He's actually standing like this because with his arms crossed, it's easier for him not to flip out and run away.]]

* ''Comicbook/DoctorDoom'' does this all the time.

* ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' does this every so often.

** In ''Comicbook/{{Convergence}} #6'', pre-Crisis Kara [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H4TEDswpasA/VVSRiY45AoI/AAAAAAAAkFs/qVTGnStVQlU/s1600/conv%2B6-12.jpg folds her arms as she stares down at the enemy army]].
** In ''Comicbook/ManyHappyReturns'', Kara folds her arms across her chest and stares Rebel down after warning that if he attacks her, she will ''hurt'' him.
* Comicbook/BlackAdam uses this all the time. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis All. The. Time.]] Normally while hovering a few inches off the ground. Alexander Luthor one time called him on it, saying that his constant hovering was creeping people out.

* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' fighting games, this is the neutral stance of Gensokyo's resident TimeMaster NinjaMaid, Sakuya. Considering she is a walking [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Dio Brando]] reference, it makes sense. Amusingly, it's also the neutral stance of the [[CannonFodder fairy]] Cirno; no doubt an attempt to look stronger than she is.

* ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom''

* As her default mugshot sprite and non-battle {{Idle Animation}}, [[VideoGame/{{TheLegendaryStarfy}} Snips]] tends to do this.

* [[Franchise/MortalKombat Mortal Kombat's]] [[http://mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/Kintaro/Gallery?file=Kintaro_%281%29.png Kintaro]] takes up this pose. This is also Stryker's winning pose in Mortal Kombat 3.
* In ''[[VideoGame/PerfectDark Perfect Dark]]'', one of Trent Easton's bodyguards takes this pose as he accompanies him to a meeting in the G5 Building.
* In the old Creator/DataEast medieval-themed wrestling/fighting game ''MutantFighter'' (aka ''Death [[{{Engrish}} Brade]]''), This was Pazuzu the Demon's default pose. He even did it while performing his super attack.

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* [[VideoGame/MortalKombat Mortal Kombat's]] [[http://mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/Kintaro/Gallery?file=Kintaro_%281%29.png Kintaro]] takes up this pose. This is also Stryker's winning pose in Mortal Kombat 3.

* [[The Batman's]] first in-story appearance (Detective #27) had him on a rooftop with this pose confronting baddies in the middle of a break-in. One of the most luminary first entrances in comic fiction.

* The Batman's first in-story appearance (Detective #27) had him on a rooftop with this pose confronting baddies in the middle of a break-in. One of the most luminary first entrances in comic fiction.

* ''Comicbook/The Batman's'' first in-story appearance (Detective #27) had him on a rooftop with this pose confronting baddies in the middle of a break-in. One of the most luminary first appearances in comic fiction.

* Batman's first in-story appearance (Detective #27) had him on a rooftop with this pose confronting baddies in the middle of a break-in. One of the most austere first appearances in comic fiction.

** [[Characters/DoctorStrange Shuma-Gorath]] is known to bust out a Badass Arm-Fold with ''tentacles'' ever so often.

* ''WesternAnimation'': [[BrainwashedAndCrazy XANA-Wil]][[TheDragon liam]] does this in "Hot Shower", since even he doesn't need to do anything since XANA's plan is absolutely perfect. [[spoiler:Heck, [[GoneHorriblyRight too perfect]].]]

* Hotsuma in the UsefulNotes/{{P|layStation2}}S2 ''VideoGame/{{Shinobi}}'' folds his arms when standing or walking. As does his successor, [[VideoGame/NightshadeKunoichi Hibana]].

* This is VideoGame/{{Strider}} Hien's idle pose in ''[[VideoGameStriderArcade Strider 2']]', in contrast of Hiryu's battle-ready stance. Hiryu himself later borrows it as his idle pose in ''VideoGame/Strider2014''.

* Kira Daidouji from ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart'' is also highly ambitious and condescending and her fighting stance has her striking this pose. Her ambitions comes from her desire to, you guessed it, TakeOverTheWorld.
* There's two variants of this in ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes''. [[PlayerCharacter Your character]] does this during his/her/its idle animation every cycle. The other is a slightly wicked take, with your legs together and your character staring slightly downward. Look GREAT if you're hovering! It fits, because you play as a [[ComicBooks Comic-Book]] style {{Superhero}}.

* This is VideoGame/{{Strider}} Hien's idle pose in ''Strider 2'', in contrast of Hiryu's battle-ready stance. Hiryu himself later borrows it as his idle pose in the 2014 ''Strider'' game.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'': [[StateSec Agent Kallus]] has a tendency to do this from time to time.

* Several characters in the Comicbook/XWingSeries comics do this, including Wedge while pondering TheChainsOfCommanding.

* There is a reason why [[Manga/OnePiece Roronoa Zoro]] is the page image for MadeOfIron. [[spoiler:Imagine all of the pain from your captain was transferred to you while you were already clinging to Death's Door. Zoro [[{{MadeOfIron}} SURVIVED THAT]]. The armfold was the cherry on top.]]

* Jafar from ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' can pull this of well, like the scene where Prince Ali visits. In [[Disney/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar the sequel]], Jafar comes out of the lamp as a huge red genie, folds his arms, hovers hugely and ominously, then leans in ''really'' close, scaring the living crap out of Abis Mal, who babbles incoherently in utter terror.

* Chernabog's awakening in ''Disney/{{Fantasia}}''. Seriously, that's what criminals see when Franchise/{{Batman}} [[OffscreenTeleportation emerges from the shadows]].

* Knuckles and especially Shadow from the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' series fold their arms on a regular basis. Sonic does the same thing when he's bored.

* In ''[[VideoGame/PerfectDark Perfect Dark]]'', one of Trent Easton's men takes this pose as he accompanies him to a meeting in the G5 Building.

* There is a reason why [[Manga/OnePiece Roronoa Zoro]] is the page image for MadeOfIron...
** For those lacking context: [[spoiler: Imagine all of the pain from your captain was transferred to you while you were already clinging to Death's Door. [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments ZORO.]] [[{{MadeOfIron}} SURVIVED.]] [[NightmareFuel THAT.]] The armfold was the cherry on top.]]

** Not to mention what Simon does in what's arguably [[HesBack the]] [[ThemeMusicPowerUp series']] SugarWiki/{{mo|mentOfAwesome}}st [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments famous]] [[TearJerker scene]].

* In ''Anime/DigimonSavers'': Commander Sampson
* Two more Words: [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Master Asia]]
** And the ''actual'' King of Hearts that appeared [[spoiler: as part of the ''[[HeartBeatdown Sekhia Love-Love Tenkyoken]]'']] in the finale. [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Who cares what it was, it rocked all the same]].

* Knuckles and especially Shadow from the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series fold their arms on a regular basis. Sonic does the same thing when he's bored.