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* The comics adaptation of [[The Thrawn Trilogy]] shows us the command chair on the ''Chimera'', the Star Destroyer that Grand Admiral Thrawn picked as his flagship. It's this massive thronelike thing made out of slabs.
* Every member of the [[Justice League of America]] has a chair in the roundtable, however credit for Cool Chair would have to go to the Atom, who has a hovering cool chair that's just his size.
* The throne of the Raven kingdom in ''Scion'' [http://milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=fullsize&issue=72297437488%2011 is pretty awesome]{{Dead link}}.
* [[Marvel Universe|M.O.D.O.K.]] ''is'' his awesome hoverchair.
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* The new ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' film features an awesome captain's chair.
{{quote|'''Spock''': Outofthechair.}}
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* Xerxes's gigantic throne in ''[[300]]'', which is the size of a small house, is carried around by no fewer than 100 slaves, and is lavishly decorated with statues, ivory, and gold.
* In ''[[Night at the Museum]]: Battle of the Smithsonian'', the villain steals a pretty sweet looking couch to use as a throne.
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== Webcomics ==
* Lord Shojo from ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'' has a Cool Chair that {{spoiler|contains a ''tear in the fabric of the universe''}}.
* The lack of a cool chair is the reason the bug of ''[[Bug Martini|Bug]]''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130517213853/http://www.bugcomic.com/comics/chair-of-doom/ could never be a super villain.]
* In ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]],'' all [[Starfish Aliens|Nemesite]] chairs have narrow backs for wings, tail-holes, and four armrests. Bob finds them uncomfortable, but Molly and Galatea, who ''have'' tails, heartily approve of them.
* [[Homestuck|Fly, Pupa!!!!!!!!]] [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=004265 Flyyyyyyyy!]
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* The old-school [https://www.chesterfields1780.com/ Chesterfield] chairs and sofas are among the most recognisable upper class furniture, familiar from every [[Smoky Gentlemen's Club]] in fiction, ever.
* The long-running TV show [[wikipedia:Jimchr(27)ll Fix It|Jim'll Fix It]] featured a large chair for Jimmy Savile with concealed compartments that would open when he pressed the right button. When Tom Baker and K9 were on the shown K9 said it was pleased to meet "Mr Savile and Chair".
* The Atlantis resort and watermark in the bahamas gives us [http://albanykid.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/bahamas-atlantis-girl-on-golden-throne-1.jpg The Golden Throne], a seat that guests are free to sit in (one at a time... [http://images.travelpod.com/users/bellavita/1.1241994300.the-atlantis-throne.jpg normally)]{{Dead link}} and take pictures in for free.
* The "thrones" occupied by mall Santas tend to be fairly impressive to look at, at least to the small children who come to sit on his lap.
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