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Pool. Doesn't seem like a particularly evil game, right? Despite accusations that the cueball is "possessed," "cursed," or "hates me personally," pool typically isn't what comes to mind when you say "things a bad guy would enjoy."
Unless, of course, you're in the movies, where if you see someone playing pool, there's a 90% chance they're planning some dastardly deed at the same time. Whether it's due to negative connotations regarding the term "pool shark", or possibly due to the fact that pool is associated with illegal betting rings (which also serve as a convenient motive for a cash-starved antagonist to do any feats of nastiness the story requires), the image of a group of [[Big Bad
For the [[Femme Fatale]] and [[The Vamp]], it's also a free excuse to get them to bend and sway in a variety of manners, showing off their body and especially their legs, and it gives them three ways to end the scene: Keep on flirting and end on sexy; Humiliate the mooks by beating them at their own game; or just start a [[Bar Brawl]].
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* ''[[Code Geass]]'': a bunch of [[Grey and Gray Morality|antagonist-ish]] characters play pool right after {{spoiler|nuking Tokyo}}. Something of a subversion as all of them were rather put off by the guy who actually did it (who incidentally wasn't playing).
** This, however, wasn't so much because of the act being carried out, but rather his sudden change in behavior, when he volunteered to assassinate [[The Emperor]].
* Although the Sinners of ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' are never shown playing pool, they definitely at least have a knowledge of the
{{quote|'''Aion:''' What did you come here for? To ruin my game?
'''Viede:''' You can't play pool without a cue stick, Aion. }}
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* In ''[[That Was Then, This Is Now]]'', there's no fight scene in the bar/pool hall itself, but the protagonist and his friend end up getting mugged by a couple of thugs outside, after winning a considerable amount of money off of them playing pool. The bartender shows up, shotgun in hand, to drive the goons off, and the boys walk away unharmed. {{spoiler|The bartender himself, however, gets a bullet in the head for his troubles.}}
* The pool hall where [[Jackie Chan]] makes his famously ill-advised attempt to learn Afro-American slang in ''[[Rush Hour]]'' is a pretty rough place, if not actually criminal (in most cases).
* Taking a cue from ''Pinocchio'', below, the headquarters for the Foot Clan in the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' live action movie has a huge game room filled with typical '80s/'90s delinquent kid activities to keep their underage <s>[[Unwitting Pawn
* The famous [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RITE-FiW5Gg bar scene] from ''[[Terminator]] 2''.
* Shown in ''Four Brothers'' with {{spoiler|the corrupt cop, shortly before he kills the good one.}}
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* In Donna Tartt's ''The Little Friend'', Harriet, believing a local boy is responsible for the death of her brother, sends her friend to spy on him in the pool hall.
* In [[Time Scout]], Kit Carson has been trying ''for years'' to beat [[That One Boss|Goldie Moran]] at pool.
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== Web Comics ==
* There's a ''[[Lackadaisy Cats]]'' episode where [[Professional Killer|Mordecai]] watches his new coworkers play pool at the Marigold while talking to their boss, who owns the place.
* ''[[Homestuck]]'''s Midnight Crew intermission features The Felt, a [[Gang of Hats|pool-themed gang]] of villainous [[Time Master
** For what it's worth, [[Diabolical Mastermind|Diamonds Droog]], the Midnight Crew's second-in-command, uses a pool cue as his [[Weapon of Choice]].
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