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* ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace''. A flashback scene shows Buster Kincaid piloting a giant mecha controlled by gestures. This causes him to destroy his helmet sensors while wiping sweat from his forehead, firing his JumpJetPack when he farts, and blasting sticky foam from a [[PhallicWeapon groin-mounted riot cannon]] upon [[JizzedInMyPants seeing an attractive woman]].

* ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace''. A flashback scene shows Buster Kincaid piloting a giant mecha controlled by gestures. This causes him to destroy his helmet sensors while wiping sweat from his forehead, firing his JumpJetPack when he farts, and blasting sticky foam from a [[PhallicWeapon groin-mounted riot cannon]] upon [[JizzedInHisPants seeing an attractive woman]].

* Played with in the famous ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "Literature/ItsAGoodLife", about a young boy who terrorizes his small town with his RealityWarper powers, especially his power to whisk people away to a place where no one can escape from or be found, the Cornfield. While he can make things happen simply by thinking about it (making food appear, changing the weather, etc.), he points and glares menacingly at his specific victims.

* ''WebOriginal/QueerKidStuff'': Lindsay would make things appear/happen by snapping her fingers, followed by a flash cut.

'''Freeza:''' Seriously what...what is this all about? Are you trying to tell me you once caught a fish that big?\\
'''Goku:''' I'm just...stretching.\\

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* In ''Manga/InuYasha'' Kikyo, Kaede, and Miroku use what seem to be a mudra (Kapittaka? Pran? First two fingers straight out, next two curled, with the thumb touching the top of the third finger) when focusing their spiritual powers.

* Spells in ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'' involve complex gestures manipulating glowy magical energy. For example, the Flare Arrow spell needs a gesture like firing an imaginary bow (and, indeed, a glowing bow made of fire appears during the casting of the spell).

Compare with the PstandardPsychicPstance. Contrast GeometricMagic (spells come from shapes), LanguageOfMagic (spells come from words), and PowersDoTheFighting (spells don't give a damn about gesticulation). See also BadassFingerSnap, when magic isn't necessarily involved for some interesting effect.

'''Frieza:''' What are you doing?\\

'''Frieza:''' Seriously what...what is this all about? Are you trying to tell me you once caught a fish that big?\\

'''Frieza:''' In the middle of a fight?\\

* Magic in the world of ''Franchise/TheWitcher'' is usually harnessed through gestures and incantations, but the latter part can be skipped, and the former can be performed with, say, a leg. The titular Witchers' Signs are a specific example of this, spells encoded into a simple gesture. The simplicity of casting is a double-edged sword, greatly limiting their flexibility and scope, but paying immense dividends in practicality that gives a versatility all of its own (why carry flint and steel when Agni can light up a torch as easily as a bandit?).

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Elliot's (and by extension Ellen's) [[SupernaturalMartialArts "Tamashii Gekido"]] [[KamehameHadoken attack]] requires arm movement. This isn't readily apparent the [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2002-04-18 first]] [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2002-12-07 two]] times it is used, but becomes obvious when Elliot tries it [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-12-09 while tied up]].

** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'', the charging animation for spells is raising both arms over the head until the spell is cast, singing MagicMusic is done with one arm raised in a dramatic gesture (while singing), and the MagicDance is pulled off by a combination of right arm raised, left arm raised, both arms raised, and [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning spinning in place]].