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== [[Comic Books]] ==
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [[Jack Kirby]] loved this pose. Usually with more "primal" characters, like [[New Gods|Kalibak]] or [[The Incredible Hulk]].
* [[Jack Kirby]] loved this pose. Usually with more "primal" characters, like [[New Gods|Kalibak]] or [[The Incredible Hulk]].
* [[Wolverine]] often uses this as his "pre-asskicking pose". Coupled with his extended claws, naturally.
* [[Wolverine]] often uses this as his "pre-asskicking pose". Coupled with his extended claws, naturally.
* [[X-Men|The Beast]], as well.
* [[X-Men|The Beast]], as well.
* Nightcrawler too, [[Depending on the Artist|sometimes]].
* Nightcrawler too, [[Depending on the Artist|sometimes]].
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* [[The Hulk]] in ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]'' assumes a hunched, almost gorilla-stance. He even slams both fists into the ground and grunts at one point.
* [[The Hulk]] in ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]'' assumes a hunched, almost gorilla-stance. He even slams both fists into the ground and grunts at one point.
* Jack Nicholson in the first film of ''[[The Shining]]'' is one of the few successful uses of this.
* Jack Nicholson in the first film of ''[[The Shining]]'' is one of the few successful uses of this.
* ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' has the Joker doing a subtle version of this.
* ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' has the Joker doing a subtle version of this.
* Coolio as [[The Dragon]] in ''Dracula 3000''.
* Coolio as [[The Dragon]] in ''Dracula 3000''.
* The two evil sons taunting Lavinia after they mutilate her in the 1999 film ''Titus''.
* The two evil sons taunting Lavinia after they mutilate her in the 1999 film ''Titus''.
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* The [[Affably Evil]] Rattigan from '[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'', after having a severe [[Villainous Breakdown]], begins running on all fours to get to the protagonist and [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|beat the living crap out of him.]]
* The [[Affably Evil]] Rattigan from '[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'', after having a severe [[Villainous Breakdown]], begins running on all fours to get to the protagonist and [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|beat the living crap out of him.]]
* Dominic Greene in ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'' uses a very subtle version of this, betraying his sinister nature over his high society, charitable facade. After his [[Villainous Breakdown]], it becomes far more obvious when he [[Narm|screams like a demonic monkey]] while [[Axe Crazy|attacking Bond with an axe.]]
* Dominic Greene in ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'' uses a very subtle version of this, betraying his sinister nature over his high society, charitable facade. After his [[Villainous Breakdown]], it becomes far more obvious when he [[Narm|screams like a demonic monkey]] while [[Axe Crazy|attacking Bond with an axe.]]
* ''[[Interview with the Vampire]]'': Vampires usually turn inhuman--demonic and beastly--when they are about to feed. You rarely see one stroll across the ceiling; usually they go on all fours when they're skirting across the ceiling. Lestat and Louis, repeatedly.
* ''[[Interview with the Vampire]]'': Vampires usually turn inhuman--demonic and beastly--when they are about to feed. You rarely see one stroll across the ceiling; usually they go on all fours when they're skirting across the ceiling. Lestat and Louis, repeatedly.
* [[Combining Mecha|Devastator]] from ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' actually stands and walks like this.
* [[Combining Mecha|Devastator]] from ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' actually stands and walks like this.
* Inverted in ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'' where the Beast at first stands and walks like this, but gradually begins to stand and walk upright as the film progresses to show the fact that he is gradually becoming more civilized. Played straight with Gaston, however, where he actually does the complete opposite (first, he stands and walks upright, but near the end of the film, he reveals his evil self and starts to stand and walk like this).
* Inverted in ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'' where the Beast at first stands and walks like this, but gradually begins to stand and walk upright as the film progresses to show the fact that he is gradually becoming more civilized. Played straight with Gaston, however, where he actually does the complete opposite (first, he stands and walks upright, but near the end of the film, he reveals his evil self and starts to stand and walk like this).
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== [[Literature]] (Now with a 50% lower chance of [[Narm]]) ==
== [[Literature]] (Now with a 50% lower chance of [[Narm]]) ==
* {{spoiler|Rochester's first wife, Bertha}} in ''[[Jane Eyre]]'' walks like this: "What it was, beast or human, one could not, at first sight, tell; it grovelled, seemingly, on all fours..."
* {{spoiler|Rochester's first wife, Bertha}} in ''[[Jane Eyre]]'' walks like this: "What it was, beast or human, one could not, at first sight, tell; it grovelled, seemingly, on all fours..."
* The woman in the wallpaper, [[Nightmare Fuel|creeping and creeping]], from Charlotte Perkins Gilman's ''[[The Yellow Wallpaper]]''. {{spoiler|[[Paranoia Fuel|And, eventually, the narrator.]] [[Fridge Logic|How she manages to finish writing the story while creeping is another question]].}}
* The woman in the wallpaper, [[Nightmare Fuel|creeping and creeping]], from Charlotte Perkins Gilman's ''[[The Yellow Wallpaper]]''. {{spoiler|[[Paranoia Fuel|And, eventually, the narrator.]] [[Fridge Logic|How she manages to finish writing the story while creeping is another question]].}}
* The Shadow King in [[Walter Moers]]'s ''City of Dreaming Books'' walks on all fours like a gorilla when he's angry.
* The Shadow King in [[Walter Moers]]'s ''City of Dreaming Books'' walks on all fours like a gorilla when he's angry.
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== Toys ==
== Toys ==
* [[Bionicle]] has the Hordika doing this, though you wouldn't have known if you hadn't seen the movie or read the books.
* [[Bionicle]] has the Hordika doing this, though you wouldn't have known if you hadn't seen the movie or read the books.




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* [[First Encounter Assault Recon|Adult Alma]].
* [[First Encounter Assault Recon|Adult Alma]].
* The [[Our Orcs Are Different|Orcs]] in ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'' are exactly like this.
* The [[Our Orcs Are Different|Orcs]] in ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'' are exactly like this.
* Wolf from [[Star Fox (series)|Star Fox]] assumes one in ''[[Super Smash Bros]]''.
* Wolf from [[Star Fox (series)|Star FOX]] assumes one in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''.
** Also Donkeykong which isn't surprising considering he's an ape.
** Also Donkeykong which isn't surprising considering he's an ape.
* Riot of the Blood Iori and Leona in ''[[The King of Fighters]]''. Also combined with blood-red hair, pure white eyes, unearthly howling, double the normal amount of speed, and gouts of smoke/steam from the mouth. Fun stuff.
* Riot of the Blood Iori and Leona in ''[[The King of Fighters]]''. Also combined with blood-red hair, pure white eyes, unearthly howling, double the normal amount of speed, and gouts of smoke/steam from the mouth. Fun stuff.
* With the exception of the [[Our Elves Are Better|Blood Elves]] and tauren, all the male models for the Horde races in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' exhibit this.
* With the exception of the [[Our Elves Are Better|Blood Elves]] and tauren, all the male models for the Horde races in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' exhibit this.
** And on the Alliance side, [[Our Werewolves Are Different|Worgen]].
** And on the Alliance side, [[Our Werewolves Are Different|Worgen]].
* ''[[Guilty Gear]] X2'''s Robo-Ky had this stance before he was completely overhauled into a [[Lethal Joke Character]] in the [[Capcom Sequel Stagnation|later versions of the game]]. He crawls on the ground as his walking animation. This, combined with his distorted theme song, made him seem a little more threatening than his later incarnation...
* ''[[Guilty Gear]] X2'''s Robo-Ky had this stance before he was completely overhauled into a [[Lethal Joke Character]] in the [[Capcom Sequel Stagnation|later versions of the game]]. He crawls on the ground as his walking animation. This, combined with his distorted theme song, made him seem a little more threatening than his later incarnation...
* Devil Jin of ''[[Tekken]]'' has been known to do this.
* Devil Jin of ''[[Tekken]]'' has been known to do this.
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* [[God of War|Kratos]] has this pose when he gets his blades out.
* [[God of War|Kratos]] has this pose when he gets his blades out.
* [[Left 4 Dead|HUNTER!]]
* [[Left 4 Dead|HUNTER!]]
* ''[[Prototype (video game)|Prototype]]'''s Alex Mercer has exceedingly bad posture, and that's before he shifts his biomass into his arms, making them heavy enough to smash tanks. Among other things.
* ''[[Prototype (video game)|Prototype]]'''s Alex Mercer has exceedingly bad posture, and that's before he shifts his biomass into his arms, making them heavy enough to smash tanks. Among other things.
* Blanka from ''[[Street Fighter]]''.
* Blanka from ''[[Street Fighter]]''.
* [[Spider-Man]] is always bent over in the ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom]]'' games, which seems a little more fitting than the heroic poses he usually strikes in the comics.
* [[Spider-Man]] is always bent over in the ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom]]'' games, which seems a little more fitting than the heroic poses he usually strikes in the comics.
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