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In some many ways, this is TruthInTelevision, both particularly for people humans and non-human primates. It is well-known that when a great ape (chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, and bonobos) "smiles", it's actually a sign that the ape feels threatened, and may be getting pissed off also. God forbid if a chimpanzee adds [[LaughingMad laughter to the mix]]. For more details on that subject, [[https://scienceblogs.com/retrospectacle/2007/08/08/the-crosscultural-meanings-of-1 read this quote from psychologist Frank [=McAndrew=].]] As well, some people have a habit of doing this when they're nervous or upset, either purposefully or involuntarily. Or, it is used as a bullying tactic. There are also some cultures that do not see grinning as a sign of friendliness.
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* ''VideoGame/TokyoXanadu'': Mitsuki, being The {{Ojou}}, gives a few dissonant smiles as a way of shutting people up. The first time is when she's giving a LastSecondChance to her fiancé. The second time, it's threatening to crush any rumors that she's dating her longtime friend Shio.
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* ''Literature/TheStand:'' Randall Flagg displays one of these as he comes charging up the road towards his luckless minion Bobby Terry, who has rather spectacularly [[YouHaveFailedMe failed to follow instructions.]]
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* ''[[Fanfic/StarWarsVsWarhammer40K Star Wars vs Warhammer 40K]]'': During the SpaceBattle in Episode 34, Lord Admiral Rollah Sendurran has this reaction when her CommunicationsOfficer questions her order to prioritize the safety of the other ships in their fleet above her own flagship. Rollah is ''pissed'' that he would dare suggest she value her own life above the lives of her men, and gives him "a predator's bristling grin" as she explains the whole point behind the concept of TheMenFirst.
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* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}: Guts tends to switch between this and SlasherSmile when he's fighting. The best example might be during his slaying of a hundred men, where he grins like a maniac while deliriously threatening to crack everyone's skulls.
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* ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman'': After she is humiliated by George and Harold in a practical joke (namely a ShamWedding), [[SadistTeacher Ms. Ribble]] is seen the next day by the two with angry eyes and a teeth-barring smile, which they could see meant that she was more furious than she usually was.
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* ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman'': After she is humiliated by George and Harold in a practical joke (namely a ShamWedding), ShamWedding to their principal), [[SadistTeacher Ms. Ribble]] is seen the next day by the two with angry eyes and a teeth-barring smile, which they could see meant that she was more furious than she usually was. As it turns out, it's more like a PsychoticSmirk, because she has devised a fitting punishment for them: dropping their grades "from Bs and Cs to ''Fs and Gs''" (G being a new grade that is "the only grade lower than an F").
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* In the ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' games before ''New Leaf'', the villager Static is normally a PerpetualFrowner, though in cases where he would be ''expected'' to frown such as when upset or angry, his mouth always did the opposite and smiles instead.
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*''WesternAnimation/VillainousCartoonNetwork'': Black Hat has a rather terrifying one in the episode "The VVV"; where he snaps an air tank in half with a disturbingly pissed smile after seeing Dr. Flug constantly fail to defeat and return Demencia to normal.
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* The ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' fandom has the infamous "false smile"; a serene and disarmingly terrifying smile that does not show teeth and does reach the eyes of whoever's smiling but has a blatantly false pleasantness about it, usually accentuated by the smiler's face receiving some ominous shading. It's most commonly seen either gracing the face of [[AllLovingHero Byakuren Hijiri]], whenever her saint-like, motherly patience is wearing thin, or [[TheDreaded Yuuka Kazami]], whenever her patience has run out. In the former case you may consider yourself very, very lucky as you're likely "only" in for a scolding. In the latter case you may consider yourself very, very lucky if there's enough of you left to send home to your family in a match box.
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* ''Manga/StarStrikeItRich'': After being called slow by Hina, Toujou's face is deformed by a grin of pure anger.
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* In ''Literature/GirlsKingdom'', Mei shows her lack of appreciation for Misaki cleaning crumbs off Erisu's face, which she wanted to do, with a very angry grin that even gets an illustration. Violence is averted thanks to the intervention of Mei's boss, Asuka telling her to stand down.
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* ''Anime/KillLaKill'': [[spoiler:The [[SugaryMalice perpertually cheerful and murder-happy]] [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon Nui Harime]] maintains a smile on her face even when she's absolutely furious. This is best shown during her lengthy VillainousBreakdown in the Episode 22, with her rage-filled {{Nightmare Face}}s that she shows to Mako Mankanshoku while telling her to [[BigShutUp shut up]] while the latter was making her usual "Hallelujah" speech, to Ryuko Matoi after she cut off her arms and then destroyed them to ensure they won't regenerate, and to Rei Hououmaru after the latter [[UnwantedRescue rescued her against her own wishes]]. Despite the fact that she's clearly visibly enraged during these moments, the smile never leaves her face.]]
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* Aurelio in ''Film/JohnWick'' does this when Vito's son [[KickTheDog brags about killing John's dog]]. Right before punching him in the face.
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In some ways, this is TruthInTelevision, both for people and non-human primates. It is well-known that when a great ape (chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos) "smiles", it's actually a sign that the ape feels threatened, and may be getting pissed off also. God forbid if a chimpanzee adds [[LaughingMad laughter to the mix]]. For more details on that subject, [[https://scienceblogs.com/retrospectacle/2007/08/08/the-crosscultural-meanings-of-1 read this quote from psychologist Frank [=McAndrew=].]] As well, some people have a habit of doing this when they're nervous or upset, either purposefully or involuntarily. Or, it is used as a bullying tactic. There are also some cultures that do not see grinning as a sign of friendliness.
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In some ways, this is TruthInTelevision, both for people and non-human primates. It is well-known that when a great ape (chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas gorillas, and bonobos) "smiles", it's actually a sign that the ape feels threatened, and may be getting pissed off also. God forbid if a chimpanzee adds [[LaughingMad laughter to the mix]]. For more details on that subject, [[https://scienceblogs.com/retrospectacle/2007/08/08/the-crosscultural-meanings-of-1 read this quote from psychologist Frank [=McAndrew=].]] As well, some people have a habit of doing this when they're nervous or upset, either purposefully or involuntarily. Or, it is used as a bullying tactic. There are also some cultures that do not see grinning as a sign of friendliness.
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Sometimes coincides with TwitchyEye. A PerpetualSmiler will inevitably do this if they get mad. May also fall under FalseReassurance, TheUnsmile, or TechnicallyASmile. Compare and contrast OhCrapSmile. Also compare MirthlessLaughter, for instances where someone laughs when angry (or otherwise feeling negative emotions) to relieve tension, as well as LaughingMad and DissonantLaughter. If a character usually expresses anger in the expected way, but then does ''this'', it can be a case of OOCIsSeriousBusiness.
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* ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'': Shinobu is always in a constant state of anger and hates demons, but still smiles through it all because her deceased older sister would have wanted her to do so. Even when she's killing demons through wisteria poison or making passive-aggressive remarks towards Giyu, Shinobu still wears a smile that barely masks her anger. [[spoiler:The only time she ever drops her smile is when she confronts her sister's killer, Doma]].
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* ''Literature/OrigamiYoda'': In "Rise of the Fortune Wookiee", Principal Rabbski is in a state of TranquilFury when Harvey, Tommy and Kellen go to her office. There are illustrations of Mr. Good Clean Fun and Soapy the Monkey scowling with the caption "mad" under them both, and this is followed by a drawing of Rabbski smiling, but with a DeathGlare, and it's topped with the caption "mega mad".
* ''Literature/OrigamiYoda'': In "Rise of the Fortune Wookiee", Principal Rabbski is in a state of TranquilFury when Harvey, Tommy and Kellen go to her office. There are illustrations of Mr. Good Clean Fun and Soapy the Monkey scowling with the caption "mad" under them both, and this is followed by a drawing of Rabbski smiling, but with a DeathGlare, and it's topped with the caption "mega mad".
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* ''Literature/OrigamiYoda'': In "Rise of the Fortune Wookiee", Principal Rabbski is in a state of TranquilFury when Harvey,Tommy Tommy, and Kellen go to her office. There are illustrations of Mr. Good Clean Fun and Soapy the Monkey scowling with the caption "mad" under them both, and this is followed by a drawing of Rabbski smiling, but with a DeathGlare, and it's topped with the caption "mega mad".
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* Attempted by [[HairTriggerTemper Peter]] in the "Peter's" episode of ''Series/KitchenNightmares''. When Ramsay starts dressing him down after experiencing the restauraunt (which he does in every episode), Peter starts acting like a character from ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'', grinning and laughing at Ramsay while saying "this guy's fuckin' crazy". Gordon sees right through the cliched intimidation tactic, [[NoSell and isn't scared in the slightest]]. Keep in mind, it was found out years later that Peter was a former member of the Italian Mafia (which actually makes a lot of sense in hindsight), [[RefugeInAudacity meaning that Gordon was actually in danger despite his casual reaction to Peter's implied threat.]] Of course, [[MinoredInAssKicking Gordon Ramsay is a black belt in karate]], which is probably why he wasn't at all nervous.
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* In ''Webcomic/TheMeek'', during a negotiation session with an ambassador from his hated enemies, Emperor Luca [=deSadar=] [[https://www.meekcomic.com/comic/2-11/ has a wide, furious smile on his face]] when the ambassador is explaining that the new Queen will not take responsibility for her father's actions during the war and cannot pay reparations due to the impoverished state of their country. Lampshaded by the author in discussion of the strip, who notes that in Luca's culture wide, toothy smiles are ''not'' associated with good humor.
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-> ''"Tell me something. Why is it that the NKVD have replaced the Red Army all over Moscow? I mean, I'm smiling, but I'm very fucking furious."''
-->-- '''Zhukov''' (talking to Beria and Khrushchev), ''Film/TheDeathOfStalin''
Bob and Alice are in an argument. Suddenly, Alice says something that pisses Bob off so much, that instead of showing his anger the typical way ([[SuddenlyShouting yelling]], [[DeathGlare glaring]], or [[GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger finger pointing]]), he ''smiles''. He's clearly angry, but he looks happy also. OhCrap quickly ensues.
Smiling when you are angry is obviously paradoxical, so it makes sense why it's off-putting to people. Often, this is used as an intimidation tactic, a way to make someone's opponent think they have NervesOfSteel (and they very well might), sometimes as a way to prevent a fight. Other times, it is done to ''provoke'' a fight, out of the logic that the sheer audacity of [[SmugSnake smiling at your enemy]] will piss them off enough to make the first move. Or, they're just ''really'' [[BloodKnight looking forward to a fight.]]
In some ways, this is TruthInTelevision, both for people and non-human primates. It is well-known that when a great ape (chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos) "smiles", it's actually a sign that the ape feels threatened, and may be getting pissed off also. God forbid if a chimpanzee adds [[LaughingMad laughter to the mix]]. For more details on that subject, [[https://scienceblogs.com/retrospectacle/2007/08/08/the-crosscultural-meanings-of-1 read this quote from psychologist Frank [=McAndrew=].]] As well, some people have a habit of doing this when they're nervous or upset, either purposefully or involuntarily. Or, it is used as a bullying tactic. There are also some cultures that do not see grinning as a sign of friendliness.
This trope is related to TranquilFury, in which a character appears calm in states of extreme anger, but is also essentially a DeathGlare mixed with a SlasherSmile. This is most often seen with villains and antiheroes, not as much with heroic characters. If it's a villain who does it, it can be a version of FauxAffablyEvil or AffablyEvil. What sets this trope apart from SlasherSmile and StepfordSmiler is that the smile ''has'' to be motivated by anger or rage. Smiling as a reaction to a minor annoyance or inconvenience does not count, as this is something that most people do as a way to stay positive in stressful situations, and often by themselves. Smiling due to the prospect of committing violence ''for the sake of violence'' also doesn't really count, and fits closer with the {{Sadist}} trope and SlasherSmile. In order to qualify for this trope, the smile has to be directed towards someone or something, with one or more of the motivations described above.
Sometimes coincides with TwitchyEye. A PerpetualSmiler will inevitably do this if they get mad. May also fall under FalseReassurance, TheUnsmile, or TechnicallyASmile. Compare and contrast OhCrapSmile. Also compare MirthlessLaughter, for instances where someone laughs when angry (or otherwise feeling negative emotions) to relieve tension, as well as LaughingMad and DissonantLaughter. If a character usually expresses anger in the expected way, but then does ''this'', it can be a case of OOCIsSeriousBusiness.
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* ''Anime/BeastWarsII'': Due to [[BigBad Galvatron]]'s design, he constantly looks like he's grinning or gritting his teeth. When angry or enraged, his smile actually ''widens''.
* ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'': Shinobu is always in a constant state of anger and hates demons, but still smiles through it all because her deceased older sister would have wanted her to do so. Even when she's killing demons through wisteria poison or making passive-aggressive remarks towards Giyu, Shinobu still wears a smile that barely masks her anger. [[spoiler:The only time she ever drops her smile is when she confronts her sister's killer, Doma]].
* ''Manga/SquidGirl'': In season 2, episode 11, after Squid Girl [[BerserkButton implies that Chizuru is an alien]], Chizuru is clearly furious, but she smiles and whispers into Squid Girl's ear that she'd like to tell her something before she drags her to another room. Squid Girl remains oblivious to Chizuru's rage, however.
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* ''Creator/BillBurr'' is famous for his hilarious rants during shows, during which he frequently grins like a maniac, especially when he starts yelling.
* In a sketch featuring Tommy Cooper, he plays a waiter in a restaurant who keeps having to go into the kitchen in order to [[TantrumThrowing throw stuff at the walls and vent his anger towards the rude customers]], but he always [[MoodSwinger calms down]] just quick enough to go and face the customers with a smile. But then he makes the mistake of [[LostFoodGrievance throwing the manager's wine glass]], ''and'' leaving the kitchen without getting him another one, just in time for the customer to start [[PetTheDog apologizing for his earlier rudeness]]. As soon as he enters the kitchen genuinely happy, the still-angry manager orders him to "get me my ''wine glass'', you ''swine''!" At this point, Cooper hits his RageBreakingPoint, but he keeps a smile on his face and speaks politely to the manager until he leaves the kitchen, at which point he flips his lid.
-->'''Cooper:''' [[TranquilFury Certainly, sir]]. The ''swine'' will get you your wine glass, sir. ''Straight away, sir''. (''stares at his reflection'') The swine will get your wine glass, sir. (''walks out of the kitchen into the dining room'') '''[[SuddenlyShouting THE SWINE WILL GET YOUR WINE GLASS!!]]''' (''starts throwing cups and plates at the walls right next to the customers' heads'')
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* ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'': The Immortal/Devil Hulk is often seen grinning after emerging. Given this happens after Bruce Banner is killed, it's clear that he's not smiling out of joy.
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* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': In this ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' Franchise/MonsterVerse fanfiction; [[Characters/AbraxasHrodvitnonMonsterX Vivienne Graham]] in her human life was known to smile a smile "that shows a little too many teeth and belongs on someone who could scare a serial killer into rethinking their life choices" when someone managed to push her to true fury. Vivienne retains this trait as [[TwoBeingsOneBody half of]] Monster X, putting it on display when she's utterly ''pissed'' at [=MaNi=]/Elder Brother.
*''Fanfic/TheMountainAndTheWolf'': The Wolf is repeatedly mentioned as showing teeth when he hears bad news, in one case going from happy to angry without losing the grin. As he has wolf-like fangs in his jaw rather than human teeth, it's much more effective.
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* Marshall Zhukov in ''Film/TheDeathOfStalin'' is enraged after finding out that the Red Army (as in ''his'' army) has been replaced by the NKVD in Moscow, but judging by his BoisterousBruiser personality, you wouldn't know it. That is, until he walks up to Beria (the head of the NKVD) and Krushchev to ask them about it. He makes it very clear to them that while he's smiling, he's also ''very fucking furious''.
* ''Film/TheDeerHunter'': While kept as prisoners of war, Michael and Nick are forced to play Russian Roulette by the guards. The guard forcing Michael to participate slaps him across the face multiple times, getting Michael more and more angry. At two points, as his rage starts to peak, Michael looks at the guard and smiles at him with what can only be called ''pure hatred''. This then turns into MirthlessLaughter, [[spoiler:before Michael uses the bullet that was about to kill him to escape]].
* Aurelio in ''Film/JohnWick'' does this when Vito's son [[KickTheDog brags about killing John's dog]]. Right before punching him in the face.
* ''Film/{{Joker}}'': One effect of Arthur's condition is that he cannot show the appropriate emotions as expected in most situations. An early example is when his boss reprimands him for doing something he didn't do (and not listening to Arthur's pretty reasonable explanation), and Arthur slowly smiles at his boss, while his eyes clearly show nothing but hatred. He also grins right before he [[spoiler:brutally murders Randall in a rage]], and starts to smile and laugh on [[spoiler:Murray's show when he decides to shoot Murray]] [[DisproportionateRetribution for reprimanding him, and for previously making fun of him.]]
* In ''Film/TaxiDriver'', Travis is normally TheStoic, but also frequently smiles whenever he's angry or disgusted by someone, especially when he starts to go off the deep end. This gets mixed with SlasherSmile when he goes on a killing spree.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* This is a reccuring theme in the ''Creator/JackLondon'' short story, "Bâtard". The titular character, a wolf-dog named Bâtard, is almost always described with words related to humanity, while his [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals sociopathic master, Leclère]], is often described with words related to animals. This accentuates the themes of survival of the fittest, nature vs nurture, and the barely hidden savagery of man. So, Leclère is described as "pulling his lips back" or "baring his teeth" whenever he smiles, and whenever Bâtard bares his teeth with hate and rage at his abusive owner, he is described as "grinning".
* ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman'': After she is humiliated by George and Harold in a practical joke, [[SadistTeacher Ms. Ribble]] is seen the next day by the two with angry eyes and a teeth barring smiles, which they could see meant that she was more furious then she usually was.
* ''Literature/OrigamiYoda'': In "Rise of the Fortune Wookiee", Principal Rabbski is in a state of TranquilFury when Harvey, Tommy and Kellen go to her office. There are illustrations of Mr. Good Clean Fun and Soapy the Monkey scowling with the caption "mad" under them both, and this is followed by a drawing of Rabbski smiling, but with a DeathGlare, and it's topped with the caption "mega mad".
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* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'': Holt is normally TheStoic, but when a ''very'' bad week leaves him in a state of constant smiling in "The Wednesday Incident," the entire squad is terrified. Probably because the "smile" is more like a teeth-baring grimace.
* In ''Series/GameOfThrones'', Sandor Clegane does this to Polliver in the fourth season premier when he starts to ''really'' get pissed off. After Polliver tries to trade a chicken [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil for Arya]] with the Hound, Sandor just quietly stares at him for a moment, with a small crooked grin. Before this point, Sandor was content to ''avoid'' a fight with Polliver's men, [[PapaWolf but after Polliver revealed his intent to assault Arya]], that smile pretty much confirmed that Sandor was going to rip them all apart.
* Attempted by [[HairTriggerTemper Peter]] in the "Peter's" episode of ''Series/KitchenNightmares''. When Ramsay starts dressing him down after experiencing the restauraunt (which he does in every episode), Peter starts acting like a character from ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'', grinning and laughing at Ramsay while saying "this guy's fuckin' crazy". Gordon sees right through the cliched intimidation tactic, [[NoSell and isn't scared in the slightest]]. Keep in mind, it was found out years later that Peter was a former member of the Italian Mafia (which actually makes a lot of sense in hindsight), [[RefugeInAudacity meaning that Gordon was actually in danger despite his casual reaction to Peter's implied threat.]] Of course, [[MinoredInAssKicking Gordon Ramsay is a black belt in karate]], which is probably why he wasn't at all nervous.
-->'''Gordon:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Yeah, I'm fucking crazy.]]
* ''Series/{{Justified}}'': Because Quarles' sanity hangs by such a thread and he has an ''enormous'' amount of suppressed rage from his past childhood, he smiles in rage multiple times as his plans collapse. Notably, he grins when he's meeting Sammy to try and get more funding for his plans.
-->'''Quarles''': I'm just gonna put a smile on my face, and eat a nice plate of steaming shit...unsalted.
* In ''Series/TheMandalorian'', [[ShellShockedVeteran Miggs Mayfeld]] does this right before he shoots his former commanding officer in the face for hand-waving the order that killed Mayfeld's entire unit.
-->'''Hess''': To the Empire.
-->'''Mayfeld''': (''grins like he's thinking "this fuckin' guy" and pulls out his blaster'')
* Jax in ''Series/SonsOfAnarchy'' is a big fan of his, being the fearless BloodKnight he is. He almost always grins when he is angered by someone, especially Clay... unless he becomes even angrier, in which case he becomes UnstoppableRage incarnate.
* In ''Series/TheSopranos'', Tony Soprano does this very effectively, often smiling or grinning as a way to hide how angry he is, but also as an intimidation tactic. It usually doesn't take long for the mask to slip, making the other person realize [[BullyingADragon a little too late that they're seriously screwed]].
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* In the ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' games before ''New Leaf'', the villager Static is normally a PerpetualFrowner, though in cases where he would be ''expected'' to frown such as when upset or angry, his mouth always did the opposite and smiles instead.
* ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'': Xuan Zang tends to have a serious look on her face most of the time. Wu Kong knows though that [[WhenSheSmiles whenever she does smile]], it means that he is in big trouble.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'': Henry the PerpetualSmiler grins in almost all of his portraits (except for his scared pic). This includes his angry pic, which has a slightly smaller smile than all of his other pics.
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[[folder:Web Animation]]
* ''WebAnimation/SpookyMonth'':
** When Ignacio opens his door and finds Skid and Pump obliviously asking for candy, he kneels down and begins speaking to them with a large, clearly strained smile, before dropping all pretense and angrily telling them he isn't going to give them candy because they broke a hole through his door.
** After Carmen rudely rebuffs him, Kevin clasps his hands together and puts on a fake smile so wide it exposes his gums, barely hiding his agitation as Carmen obliviously continues to order him around.
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb5sBCTCnqg this]] ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' fan animation, Sakuya finds Meiling slacking off on her job again. She is shown smiling right before she starts chasing her in an UnstoppableRage.
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[[folder:Web Series]]
* In ''Webcomic/TheMeek'', during a negotiation session with an ambassador from his hated enemies, Emperor Luca [=deSadar=] [[https://www.meekcomic.com/comic/2-11/ has a wide, furious smile on his face]] when the ambassador is explaining that the new Queen will not take responsibility for her father's actions during the war and cannot pay reparations due to the impoverished state of their country. Lampshaded by the author in discussion of the strip, who notes that in Luca's culture wide, toothy smiles are ''not'' associated with good humor.
-->'''Luca:''' ''[angrily smiling all the while]'' So nobody is responsible. Millions dead, and nobody is responsible!
-->'''Lethy:''' With respect, the Queen wonders... why do you insist on holding her accountable for decisions made solely by her father?
-->'''Luca:''' ''[still smiling]'' With respect. Ambassador. Your king alone did not uphold an entire country's institution of torture and murder against my people.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/CarolsChristmasCarolForCarolAWomanNamedCarol'': When Human 27 (formerly Elf 27) decides to stay with Carol instead of going back to the North Pole as per Santa's orders, the snowman he made with Carol turns into Santa, who is "Jolly with anger".
* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'': Eddy has a ''perfect'' one at the end of "[[Recap/EdEddNEddyS5E17TweenARockAndAnEdPlace 'Tween a Rock and an Ed Place]]". When Jonny announces that the first activity of their "never-ending party" -- the one that Eddy ''almost'' escaped getting locked into save for Double D's conscientious persuasion before either of them knew what they were about to get into -- is forming a daisy-chain around a sprout until it fully grows into a tree, Eddy responds by flashing a demented grin at Double D whilst his eyes are burning with pure murderous rage.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'':
** Mixed with SlasherSmile and DissonantSerenity in "Sven Hoek". After [[RageBreakingPoint completely snapping]] from Stimpy and Sven's antics, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness instead of shouting at them as usual]], Ren creepily smiles, and calmly starts describing just how angry he is, and [[ToThePain what he's going to do to them.]] Stimpy and Sven are rightfully terrified.
** In another episode, "Stimpy's Invention", Stimpy creates a Happy Helmet [[GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul that forces Ren to be happy]]. After he frees himself of it and has Stimpy in a stranglehold, Ren announces that he's never been so angry in his entire life. And then suddenly he smiles, because "I feel great! I love being angry!" The episode ends on a close-up of his face in a half-mad, half-delighted grimace.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "The Executive Treatment," when Patrick inadvertently infiltrates a company's headquarters after being mistaken for an executive, his stupidity catches the ire of the CEO. During their first interaction, Patrick draws a "chart" that is just a house with smoke coming out of it. Patrick assumes that the CEO likes his chart because he's smiling, only to be informed that he smiles like that when he's ''really'' angry.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Sometimes, when Mr. Smiley gets angry, he makes a very large smile even when berating Steven for the latest damage he caused at one of his establishments.
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-> ''"Tell me something. Why is it that the NKVD have replaced the Red Army all over Moscow? I mean, I'm smiling, but I'm very fucking furious."''
-->-- '''Zhukov''' (talking to Beria and Khrushchev), ''Film/TheDeathOfStalin''
Bob and Alice are in an argument. Suddenly, Alice says something that pisses Bob off so much, that instead of showing his anger the typical way ([[SuddenlyShouting yelling]], [[DeathGlare glaring]], or [[GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger finger pointing]]), he ''smiles''. He's clearly angry, but he looks happy also. OhCrap quickly ensues.
Smiling when you are angry is obviously paradoxical, so it makes sense why it's off-putting to people. Often, this is used as an intimidation tactic, a way to make someone's opponent think they have NervesOfSteel (and they very well might), sometimes as a way to prevent a fight. Other times, it is done to ''provoke'' a fight, out of the logic that the sheer audacity of [[SmugSnake smiling at your enemy]] will piss them off enough to make the first move. Or, they're just ''really'' [[BloodKnight looking forward to a fight.]]
In some ways, this is TruthInTelevision, both for people and non-human primates. It is well-known that when a great ape (chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos) "smiles", it's actually a sign that the ape feels threatened, and may be getting pissed off also. God forbid if a chimpanzee adds [[LaughingMad laughter to the mix]]. For more details on that subject, [[https://scienceblogs.com/retrospectacle/2007/08/08/the-crosscultural-meanings-of-1 read this quote from psychologist Frank [=McAndrew=].]] As well, some people have a habit of doing this when they're nervous or upset, either purposefully or involuntarily. Or, it is used as a bullying tactic. There are also some cultures that do not see grinning as a sign of friendliness.
This trope is related to TranquilFury, in which a character appears calm in states of extreme anger, but is also essentially a DeathGlare mixed with a SlasherSmile. This is most often seen with villains and antiheroes, not as much with heroic characters. If it's a villain who does it, it can be a version of FauxAffablyEvil or AffablyEvil. What sets this trope apart from SlasherSmile and StepfordSmiler is that the smile ''has'' to be motivated by anger or rage. Smiling as a reaction to a minor annoyance or inconvenience does not count, as this is something that most people do as a way to stay positive in stressful situations, and often by themselves. Smiling due to the prospect of committing violence ''for the sake of violence'' also doesn't really count, and fits closer with the {{Sadist}} trope and SlasherSmile. In order to qualify for this trope, the smile has to be directed towards someone or something, with one or more of the motivations described above.
Sometimes coincides with TwitchyEye. A PerpetualSmiler will inevitably do this if they get mad. May also fall under FalseReassurance, TheUnsmile, or TechnicallyASmile. Compare and contrast OhCrapSmile. Also compare MirthlessLaughter, for instances where someone laughs when angry (or otherwise feeling negative emotions) to relieve tension, as well as LaughingMad and DissonantLaughter. If a character usually expresses anger in the expected way, but then does ''this'', it can be a case of OOCIsSeriousBusiness.
Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamples, please.
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* ''Anime/BeastWarsII'': Due to [[BigBad Galvatron]]'s design, he constantly looks like he's grinning or gritting his teeth. When angry or enraged, his smile actually ''widens''.
* ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'': Shinobu is always in a constant state of anger and hates demons, but still smiles through it all because her deceased older sister would have wanted her to do so. Even when she's killing demons through wisteria poison or making passive-aggressive remarks towards Giyu, Shinobu still wears a smile that barely masks her anger. [[spoiler:The only time she ever drops her smile is when she confronts her sister's killer, Doma]].
* ''Manga/SquidGirl'': In season 2, episode 11, after Squid Girl [[BerserkButton implies that Chizuru is an alien]], Chizuru is clearly furious, but she smiles and whispers into Squid Girl's ear that she'd like to tell her something before she drags her to another room. Squid Girl remains oblivious to Chizuru's rage, however.
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[[folder:Comedy]]
* ''Creator/BillBurr'' is famous for his hilarious rants during shows, during which he frequently grins like a maniac, especially when he starts yelling.
* In a sketch featuring Tommy Cooper, he plays a waiter in a restaurant who keeps having to go into the kitchen in order to [[TantrumThrowing throw stuff at the walls and vent his anger towards the rude customers]], but he always [[MoodSwinger calms down]] just quick enough to go and face the customers with a smile. But then he makes the mistake of [[LostFoodGrievance throwing the manager's wine glass]], ''and'' leaving the kitchen without getting him another one, just in time for the customer to start [[PetTheDog apologizing for his earlier rudeness]]. As soon as he enters the kitchen genuinely happy, the still-angry manager orders him to "get me my ''wine glass'', you ''swine''!" At this point, Cooper hits his RageBreakingPoint, but he keeps a smile on his face and speaks politely to the manager until he leaves the kitchen, at which point he flips his lid.
-->'''Cooper:''' [[TranquilFury Certainly, sir]]. The ''swine'' will get you your wine glass, sir. ''Straight away, sir''. (''stares at his reflection'') The swine will get your wine glass, sir. (''walks out of the kitchen into the dining room'') '''[[SuddenlyShouting THE SWINE WILL GET YOUR WINE GLASS!!]]''' (''starts throwing cups and plates at the walls right next to the customers' heads'')
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[[folder:Comics]]
* ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'': The Immortal/Devil Hulk is often seen grinning after emerging. Given this happens after Bruce Banner is killed, it's clear that he's not smiling out of joy.
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[[folder:Fan Fiction]]
* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': In this ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' Franchise/MonsterVerse fanfiction; [[Characters/AbraxasHrodvitnonMonsterX Vivienne Graham]] in her human life was known to smile a smile "that shows a little too many teeth and belongs on someone who could scare a serial killer into rethinking their life choices" when someone managed to push her to true fury. Vivienne retains this trait as [[TwoBeingsOneBody half of]] Monster X, putting it on display when she's utterly ''pissed'' at [=MaNi=]/Elder Brother.
*''Fanfic/TheMountainAndTheWolf'': The Wolf is repeatedly mentioned as showing teeth when he hears bad news, in one case going from happy to angry without losing the grin. As he has wolf-like fangs in his jaw rather than human teeth, it's much more effective.
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* Marshall Zhukov in ''Film/TheDeathOfStalin'' is enraged after finding out that the Red Army (as in ''his'' army) has been replaced by the NKVD in Moscow, but judging by his BoisterousBruiser personality, you wouldn't know it. That is, until he walks up to Beria (the head of the NKVD) and Krushchev to ask them about it. He makes it very clear to them that while he's smiling, he's also ''very fucking furious''.
* ''Film/TheDeerHunter'': While kept as prisoners of war, Michael and Nick are forced to play Russian Roulette by the guards. The guard forcing Michael to participate slaps him across the face multiple times, getting Michael more and more angry. At two points, as his rage starts to peak, Michael looks at the guard and smiles at him with what can only be called ''pure hatred''. This then turns into MirthlessLaughter, [[spoiler:before Michael uses the bullet that was about to kill him to escape]].
* Aurelio in ''Film/JohnWick'' does this when Vito's son [[KickTheDog brags about killing John's dog]]. Right before punching him in the face.
* ''Film/{{Joker}}'': One effect of Arthur's condition is that he cannot show the appropriate emotions as expected in most situations. An early example is when his boss reprimands him for doing something he didn't do (and not listening to Arthur's pretty reasonable explanation), and Arthur slowly smiles at his boss, while his eyes clearly show nothing but hatred. He also grins right before he [[spoiler:brutally murders Randall in a rage]], and starts to smile and laugh on [[spoiler:Murray's show when he decides to shoot Murray]] [[DisproportionateRetribution for reprimanding him, and for previously making fun of him.]]
* In ''Film/TaxiDriver'', Travis is normally TheStoic, but also frequently smiles whenever he's angry or disgusted by someone, especially when he starts to go off the deep end. This gets mixed with SlasherSmile when he goes on a killing spree.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* This is a reccuring theme in the ''Creator/JackLondon'' short story, "Bâtard". The titular character, a wolf-dog named Bâtard, is almost always described with words related to humanity, while his [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals sociopathic master, Leclère]], is often described with words related to animals. This accentuates the themes of survival of the fittest, nature vs nurture, and the barely hidden savagery of man. So, Leclère is described as "pulling his lips back" or "baring his teeth" whenever he smiles, and whenever Bâtard bares his teeth with hate and rage at his abusive owner, he is described as "grinning".
* ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman'': After she is humiliated by George and Harold in a practical joke, [[SadistTeacher Ms. Ribble]] is seen the next day by the two with angry eyes and a teeth barring smiles, which they could see meant that she was more furious then she usually was.
* ''Literature/OrigamiYoda'': In "Rise of the Fortune Wookiee", Principal Rabbski is in a state of TranquilFury when Harvey, Tommy and Kellen go to her office. There are illustrations of Mr. Good Clean Fun and Soapy the Monkey scowling with the caption "mad" under them both, and this is followed by a drawing of Rabbski smiling, but with a DeathGlare, and it's topped with the caption "mega mad".
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/BrooklynNineNine'': Holt is normally TheStoic, but when a ''very'' bad week leaves him in a state of constant smiling in "The Wednesday Incident," the entire squad is terrified. Probably because the "smile" is more like a teeth-baring grimace.
* In ''Series/GameOfThrones'', Sandor Clegane does this to Polliver in the fourth season premier when he starts to ''really'' get pissed off. After Polliver tries to trade a chicken [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil for Arya]] with the Hound, Sandor just quietly stares at him for a moment, with a small crooked grin. Before this point, Sandor was content to ''avoid'' a fight with Polliver's men, [[PapaWolf but after Polliver revealed his intent to assault Arya]], that smile pretty much confirmed that Sandor was going to rip them all apart.
* Attempted by [[HairTriggerTemper Peter]] in the "Peter's" episode of ''Series/KitchenNightmares''. When Ramsay starts dressing him down after experiencing the restauraunt (which he does in every episode), Peter starts acting like a character from ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'', grinning and laughing at Ramsay while saying "this guy's fuckin' crazy". Gordon sees right through the cliched intimidation tactic, [[NoSell and isn't scared in the slightest]]. Keep in mind, it was found out years later that Peter was a former member of the Italian Mafia (which actually makes a lot of sense in hindsight), [[RefugeInAudacity meaning that Gordon was actually in danger despite his casual reaction to Peter's implied threat.]] Of course, [[MinoredInAssKicking Gordon Ramsay is a black belt in karate]], which is probably why he wasn't at all nervous.
-->'''Gordon:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Yeah, I'm fucking crazy.]]
* ''Series/{{Justified}}'': Because Quarles' sanity hangs by such a thread and he has an ''enormous'' amount of suppressed rage from his past childhood, he smiles in rage multiple times as his plans collapse. Notably, he grins when he's meeting Sammy to try and get more funding for his plans.
-->'''Quarles''': I'm just gonna put a smile on my face, and eat a nice plate of steaming shit...unsalted.
* In ''Series/TheMandalorian'', [[ShellShockedVeteran Miggs Mayfeld]] does this right before he shoots his former commanding officer in the face for hand-waving the order that killed Mayfeld's entire unit.
-->'''Hess''': To the Empire.
-->'''Mayfeld''': (''grins like he's thinking "this fuckin' guy" and pulls out his blaster'')
* Jax in ''Series/SonsOfAnarchy'' is a big fan of his, being the fearless BloodKnight he is. He almost always grins when he is angered by someone, especially Clay... unless he becomes even angrier, in which case he becomes UnstoppableRage incarnate.
* In ''Series/TheSopranos'', Tony Soprano does this very effectively, often smiling or grinning as a way to hide how angry he is, but also as an intimidation tactic. It usually doesn't take long for the mask to slip, making the other person realize [[BullyingADragon a little too late that they're seriously screwed]].
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* In the ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' games before ''New Leaf'', the villager Static is normally a PerpetualFrowner, though in cases where he would be ''expected'' to frown such as when upset or angry, his mouth always did the opposite and smiles instead.
* ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'': Xuan Zang tends to have a serious look on her face most of the time. Wu Kong knows though that [[WhenSheSmiles whenever she does smile]], it means that he is in big trouble.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'': Henry the PerpetualSmiler grins in almost all of his portraits (except for his scared pic). This includes his angry pic, which has a slightly smaller smile than all of his other pics.
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[[folder:Web Animation]]
* ''WebAnimation/SpookyMonth'':
** When Ignacio opens his door and finds Skid and Pump obliviously asking for candy, he kneels down and begins speaking to them with a large, clearly strained smile, before dropping all pretense and angrily telling them he isn't going to give them candy because they broke a hole through his door.
** After Carmen rudely rebuffs him, Kevin clasps his hands together and puts on a fake smile so wide it exposes his gums, barely hiding his agitation as Carmen obliviously continues to order him around.
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb5sBCTCnqg this]] ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' fan animation, Sakuya finds Meiling slacking off on her job again. She is shown smiling right before she starts chasing her in an UnstoppableRage.
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[[folder:Web Series]]
* In ''Webcomic/TheMeek'', during a negotiation session with an ambassador from his hated enemies, Emperor Luca [=deSadar=] [[https://www.meekcomic.com/comic/2-11/ has a wide, furious smile on his face]] when the ambassador is explaining that the new Queen will not take responsibility for her father's actions during the war and cannot pay reparations due to the impoverished state of their country. Lampshaded by the author in discussion of the strip, who notes that in Luca's culture wide, toothy smiles are ''not'' associated with good humor.
-->'''Luca:''' ''[angrily smiling all the while]'' So nobody is responsible. Millions dead, and nobody is responsible!
-->'''Lethy:''' With respect, the Queen wonders... why do you insist on holding her accountable for decisions made solely by her father?
-->'''Luca:''' ''[still smiling]'' With respect. Ambassador. Your king alone did not uphold an entire country's institution of torture and murder against my people.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/CarolsChristmasCarolForCarolAWomanNamedCarol'': When Human 27 (formerly Elf 27) decides to stay with Carol instead of going back to the North Pole as per Santa's orders, the snowman he made with Carol turns into Santa, who is "Jolly with anger".
* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'': Eddy has a ''perfect'' one at the end of "[[Recap/EdEddNEddyS5E17TweenARockAndAnEdPlace 'Tween a Rock and an Ed Place]]". When Jonny announces that the first activity of their "never-ending party" -- the one that Eddy ''almost'' escaped getting locked into save for Double D's conscientious persuasion before either of them knew what they were about to get into -- is forming a daisy-chain around a sprout until it fully grows into a tree, Eddy responds by flashing a demented grin at Double D whilst his eyes are burning with pure murderous rage.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'':
** Mixed with SlasherSmile and DissonantSerenity in "Sven Hoek". After [[RageBreakingPoint completely snapping]] from Stimpy and Sven's antics, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness instead of shouting at them as usual]], Ren creepily smiles, and calmly starts describing just how angry he is, and [[ToThePain what he's going to do to them.]] Stimpy and Sven are rightfully terrified.
** In another episode, "Stimpy's Invention", Stimpy creates a Happy Helmet [[GettingSmiliesPaintedOnYourSoul that forces Ren to be happy]]. After he frees himself of it and has Stimpy in a stranglehold, Ren announces that he's never been so angry in his entire life. And then suddenly he smiles, because "I feel great! I love being angry!" The episode ends on a close-up of his face in a half-mad, half-delighted grimace.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "The Executive Treatment," when Patrick inadvertently infiltrates a company's headquarters after being mistaken for an executive, his stupidity catches the ire of the CEO. During their first interaction, Patrick draws a "chart" that is just a house with smoke coming out of it. Patrick assumes that the CEO likes his chart because he's smiling, only to be informed that he smiles like that when he's ''really'' angry.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Sometimes, when Mr. Smiley gets angry, he makes a very large smile even when berating Steven for the latest damage he caused at one of his establishments.
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