Line #43 Main/CuteIndignantGirlStance


1	[[quoteright:249:[[Literature/ChivalryOfAFailedKnight https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stella_indignant.png]]]]
2	[[caption-width-right:249:Her Royal Highness is ''not'' amused.]]
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4	Women have a variety of ways to show their indignation, displeasure, or what-have-you at something that offends them. In anime and manga, however, a girl has to do this without appearing threatening, mainly because the illustrator wants to convey that she's annoyed, irritated or objecting to what's going on without compromising her cuteness. Enter the Cute Indignant Girl Stance.
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6	There is no in-universe justification for this trope. It solely exists for RuleOfCute, and the body language itself is meant to emphasize this: Her arms will be straight and her hands balled into fists with her wrists bent at ninety-degree angles so as to project her fists outward in opposite directions; her shoulders will be bunched up to help emphasize this. Meanwhile, her facial expression, while conveying annoyance, displeasure, etc., will vary depending on the level of gravitas (or lack thereof) in the scene. She may be bent forward slightly, or she may not.
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8	Note that in-universe the female character's not trying to come across as anything; it's just the audience perceiving her as cute when she does this that makes her cute for doing so, simply because the illustrator thought she'd look cute this way.
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10	Any female character archetype can pull off this trope, though some are better at it than others; we wouldn't expect Xena or Wonder Woman to engage in this trope because they're badass warriors. This doesn't mean they ''can't'' do it however.
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12	Expect the ClingyJealousGirl to do this as part of her schtick.
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14	Compare and contrast CoyGirlishFlirtPose.
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23	* ''Manga/GambleFish'': Natsumi Kimura reacts this way when the other members of Tomu's harem start {{glomp}}ing him. Additionally, her ''pigtails'' go up on either side for RuleOfFunny.
24	* In an episode of ''Manga/ToLoveRu Darkness'', Momo does this when Nemesis has Rito accompany her for a day about town as her servant.
25	* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'': Dark Magician Girl sports this trope (while ''floating'') during the Virtual World Arc in response to Crump being a [[{{Jerkass}} jerk]] and [[DirtyOldMan a pervert.]] Despite being the franchise's unofficial [[MsFanservice Sex Symbol]], she's able to pull this trope off due to how adorable her expression is.
26	* ''Literature/ChivalryOfAFailedKnight'': In the manga adaptation, Stella Vermillion does this during Ikki's match with the Hunter. After Ikki takes a few of the Hunter's blows, the spectators start to look down on him, thinking he doesn't have talent. Stella has none of it and calls them out on it for only getting by on their natural talent and not being able to appreciate the hard work Ikki's put into honing his skills.
27	* This is a RunningGag for whenever Fujiwara starts getting frustrated while training Shirogane in ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'', though she does so with her hands wide open instead of curled into fists. Shirogane's little sister (who spends a lot of time with Fujiwara due to her friendship with her little sister) also does a less extreme version when getting annoyed at his lack of fashion.
28	* Sakurai does this in ''Manga/MySenpaiIsAnnoying'' when she gives her Valentine's Day chocolate to Kazama and he instantly jumps to the conclusion that it was just a courtesy gift without any deeper feelings to it (since this is after she's already dropped hints she's interested in him).
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32	* In Act 1 Chapter 6 of ''Fanfic/SoulEaterTroubledSouls'', Claudia is described as assuming this pose ("Claudia stomped on the ground with one foot, both arms down, and her knuckles up") because her weapon meister, Caius, refuses to go shopping in Ireland after killing their target. Naturally, it's PlayedForLaughs.
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36	* ''VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma'': in one Gag Reel where Ragna gets the Spectacles of Eros plastered onto him, when Noel sees Ragna act awkwardly when Celica says she likes Ragna (when he would deny other girls' confessions), Noel strikes this pose while being angry at Ragna (although we only see her hips and her right hand, visibly stretched down and angled sideways).
37	* ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'': One of Phoenix Wright's Limit Break has his partner Maya appear in front of him and strike this pose, before rushing at the enemy while flailing her arms.
38	* ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'': Shauna poses like this when she loses a trainer battle.
39	* Ibuki in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'' [[https://i.imgur.com/INLsDIL.jpg does this]] when annoyed at Rolento when suggesting if their mission is successful she will get a promotion and she angrily states she doesn't want one.
40	* This is Reisz's angry pose in ''VideoGame/TrialsOfMana''. It's downplayed as she's otherwise a mature, level-headed hero who has her temper in check. It's played straight with Angela whose character fits the bill better when she poses like this on occasion, most noticeably during one of her Class 4 strikes.
41	* ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'': A frequent pose of Shiki's, fitting with her cute, inoffensive image.
42	* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'': Nia poses like this when she's angry, with an exaggerated lean forward.
43	* ''VideoGame/CookieRun'': Displayed in the end of run sprite by Pawn White of the Choco Chess Cookie team, contrasting with Pawn Black's more serious expression of quiet disappointment.
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49	* This occurs about once every two minutes in ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' when your cutesy female assistant inevitably gets cross with you. Most assistants have some variant on the theme, but the most typical are [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/aceattorney/images/9/9b/Maya_Angry_1.gif/revision/latest?cb=20120728012626&format=original Maya]] and [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/aceattorney/images/1/15/O9GJRA9.gif/revision/latest?cb=20170112175017&format=original Rayfa]]. Gina Lestrade from ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'' tends to do this often as well.
50	* Occasionally employed by Tamara in ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework'' when she's at her most frustrated. If she's merely annoyed, she uses a folded arms pose instead.
51	* ''VisualNovel/MissingStars'': One of Natalya's sprites is doing this pose. The first time Erik sees her doing it, he notes that it looks more cute than intimidating.
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55	* Weiss Schnee from ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' can be seen doing this, especially in the first three seasons of the series.
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59	* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Used by Grace [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/tsos-07 here]] when Justin... unwittingly hits a raw nerve whilst Grace prepares for low-grade sitcom plan shenanigans.
60	* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': In "Kanaya: Return to the core," tensions are running high when Eridan barges in. Feferi tries to smooth things over, but Eridan and Sollux insult each other and start a fight. Feferi appears (in cute sprite form) huffing and scowling ineffectually as they attack one another. [[spoiler: This amplifies the MoodWhiplash that is the next scene. Moments later Sollux is OneHitKO'd and Feferi is {{One Hit Kill}}ed.]]
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64	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' episode "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E7LostInLanguage Lost in Language]]" Amity does this pose when she sees Luz [[NotWhatItLooksLike messing with her diary]] complete with an AngryCheekPuff and LuminescentBlush
65	* Princess Sally does this in some of her exceptionally childish arguments with Sonic in ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'', even adding a tantrum-esque foot stomp to the mix.
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