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== Anime & Manga ==
* [[Sailor Moon]]'s sideways [["V" Sign|V-for-victory sign]] (while winking), as well as her thumb-index finger-pinky raised with both hands, called the [http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=list&tags=tsuki_ni_kawatte_oshioki_yo "Tsuki ni kawatte oshiyoki yo]" pose.
* [[media:lt/GendoGlasses.jpg|Gendo Ikari]] of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. His trademark covering-the-mouth variant (which, coincidentally, cuts down on necessary animation) is often called "[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-gendo-pose the Gendo pose]". For a while, it was a popular imageboard pastime to add the "Gendo Hands" to existing works via Photoshop.
** Gendo's two fingers to the bridge of his glasses is also trademark of him.
** It even has its own [[Clasp Your Hands If You Deceive|trope]]
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== Live-Action TV ==
* ''[[Red Dwarf (TV)|Red Dwarf]]'''s Arnold Rimmer and his [[Overly Long Gag]] [[Strange Salute]] procedures.
* Mr. Saxon of ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' gives this trope two thumbs up. So famous, the page image has served on at least four different pages.
* Spike of ''[[Buffy]]'' fame once pulled a [["V" Sign]] with the palm facing away from the intended target, which made it into the opening credits. It's infamous, because the American censors didn't realize the gesture is ''not'' a variation on the victory sign, but is actually an obscene gesture in certain countries, including Spike's native Britain. While not unique, it's rare on American TV.
* ''[[Star Trek]]'''s Vulcan salute.
** Turned sideways, it's ''[[Mork and Mindy]]'''s Orkan greeting. [[Catch Phrase|Nanu nanu]].
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* Holding an item above your head is [[Item Get|iconic in a multitude of video games]]. Frequently lampshaded. While it predates Legend of Zelda, Legend of Zelda made it more famous.
** In ''[[The Legend of Zelda a Link To T He Past (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda a Link To T He Past]]'', it is lampshaded by an NPC who tells Link to hold the item (an empty bottle) above his head for the world to see because it is "good for business".
* [[Super Mario Bros]]: Mario and the [["V" Sign]].
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'''s [[Finger Wag]].
 
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* The Tomahawk Chop used at Atlanta Braves games (and several other stadiums with teams named after Native American themes).
* [[Flipping the Bird]], i.e., The Finger.
* [[Winston Churchill]]'s [["V" Sign|V for Victory]], which inspired many of these, including:
** [[Richard Nixon]]'s double-V-sign pose.
** [[George W. Bush]]'s W sign.
* "The horns", international symbol of [[Heavy Metal (Music)|Metal]]. The exact same sign is also used by fans of the Texas Longhorns American football team, leading to much confusion.
** In some parts of the world it's the "cuckold's horns" -- read: "Your wife/girlfriend is cheating on you."
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