Laconic: "I smile because I'm going to hurt you."
From ImageLinks.Slasher Smile involving obviously malicious (imo) intentions: Jack
◊ from The Shining, Maxwell Edison (?)
◊ with hammer, Masato Kusaka
◊ from Kamen Rider Faiz.
Also Dr. Jekyll
◊ with a knife.
edited 23rd Jan '11 2:38:50 PM by rodneyAnonymous
Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.Joker is also Glasgow Grin.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. DickAlso Nicholson-Joker explicitly; and although the Joker's origin story varies a lot, it usually involves a chemical accident that results in "his mouth [being] permanently distorted into a large grin with bright red lips
".
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It's not necessary for Comicbook-Joker. He's actually got quite a wide variety of expressions. See also, this famous set of panels
◊.
Still, the character's tendency for Glasgow Grins in various adaptations does make him a little shaky.
edited 23rd Jan '11 3:18:09 PM by Iaculus
What's precedent ever done for us?You mean like in the Jekyll picture right up the thread from you?
What's precedent ever done for us?...I didn't notice that somehow.
If people learned from their mistakes, there wouldn't be this thing called bad habits.What about Judge Claude Frollo from the Disney version of Hunchback of Notre Dame?
edited 23rd Jan '11 4:23:32 PM by neoYTPism
How about the Gentlemen from Buffy The Vampire Slayer?
Frollo looks like he's smiling as he's being burned alive. Not like a real Slasher Smile. He's not actually doing anything evil. Then again, I've never seen the film.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. DickActually, he's smiling as he's burning someone else alive. Flames in front of him do not imply being on fire. Perhaps another frame of animation may be better suited if it makes that clearer... here's the context
which is really only a couple of seconds long.)
In any case, let's see what others' interpretations of the Frollo one are.
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See, I've always been a little uncomfortable about this image. Sure, it's a fairly decent visual depiction of the expression, but the Slasher Smile is supposed to indicate psychotic, bloodthirsty delight, whereas Gwynplaine grins like that because his face was rearranged by extensive torture. He is, as the caption mentions, actually a pretty nice guy. In short, this image depicts a Glasgow Grin, not this trope.
There's got to be plenty of other options out there that qualify better as legit examples - for instance, Alucard
◊ from Hellsing. So, further suggestions?
What's precedent ever done for us?