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{{trope}}
[[File:6a00d8341c68f553ef01310ff3f483970c-800wi_7998.jpg|link=Neon Genesis Evangelion
{{quote|''"I've waited a long time for this... the finger pyramid of evil contemplation."'' (clasps fingers)|'''Roger''', ''[[
Particularly [[The Chessmaster|devious]] and [[Magnificent Bastard|magnificent]] villains have a habit of putting their hands together at around chest or mouth level, with fingers either interlocked or tip-to-tip (in which case it shouldn't be confused with [[Shy Finger-Twiddling]]).
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* [[media:GendoGlasses.jpg|Gendo Ikari]] of ''[[
** [[Subverted Trope|Oddly enough, scans from the original designs for Shinji show him doing a]] ''[http://wiki.evageeks.org/Image:Proposal_17_shinji.jpg happy version] [[Subverted Trope|of the pose]]''. [[In the Blood|It must be a tradition in the Ikari family.]]
* Roy Mustang from [[Fullmetal Alchemist]] does this, too, whenever he isn't out on a date.
** Kimbly, Envy, first Greed and even [http://i51.tinypic.com/55hsgj.jpg Edward Elric] do this at least once.
* Lelouch from ''[[
** Schneizel does this while he's telling the ''truth'' about Lelouch to the Black Knights.
*** Not [[Affably Evil|the]] ''[[Consummate Liar|whole]]'' [[Manipulative Bastard|truth]] though.
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** Tsunade did this on occasions.
** Gaara seems to have picked up this habit when he's sitting down lately too. It seems to be a replacement for his usual standing-up habit of crossing his arms.
* 100% certain that [[Magnificent Bastard|Light]] from ''[[
** [http://www.onemanga.com/Death_Note/62/09/ Most noticeably] after he talks the task force into {{spoiler|[[Big Brother Instinct|not making him kill his sister]].}}
*** Takashi Ooi does this a lot as well.
* Shizuku from ''[[
* [[Monster (
* Zeera, Emperor of Ruin is often shown in this pose when plotting the future of his ''[[Litchi Hikari Club]]''.
* Doc, resident [[Mad Doctor]] in [[Dawn Tsumetai Te]].
* Seemingly subverted in ''[[
* [[Magnificent Bastard|Treize Khushrenada]] from ''[[Gundam Wing]]''.
* Used humorously in [[Pokémon (
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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== Fan Works ==
* [[Left 4 Dead|The Boomer]] [http://accelagirl.deviantart.com/art/Left-4-Dead-Combo-Attacks-113506612 has been doing some thinking].
* Subverted by a [[Yakuza]] boss in ''[[Kyon:
== Film ==
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== [[Literature]] ==
* [[Sherlock Holmes]] does this often.
* Havelock Vetinari of ''[[
* The Magician Trent in the ''[[
* [[Harry Potter (
** Most depictions of Salazar Slytherin (like the one on JKR's Wizard of the Month) will have him doing this.
* [[Magnificent Bastard|Dravis]] of the ''[[Descent]]'' novelizations is fond of this.
* [[
* The cynical executive put in charge after the buyout of the ''Hitchhiker's Guide'' offices, Vann Harl, does the finger-steepling thing while talking to Ford Prefect in ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy/Mostly Harmless
* From ''[[
* Subverted in ''[[The Acts of Caine
* Tang Shou Dian in the [[Dale Brown]] novel ''Sky Masters''.
* [[Historical Villain Upgrade|Machiavelli]] in ''[[The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel]].'' Almost inevitable, really.
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'''Dennis:''' Of course. Why else would I be doing this? }}
* ''[[Profit]]''. Look at the picture!
* In one episode of ''[[
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Igor is always doing this in the ''[[Persona (
** That being said, he still ''THE'' nicest (and most helpful) supernatural entities you will find in '''any''' [[
* Kohaku in ''[[Tsukihime]]'' clasps her hands while talking with Shiki after having sex in her own route. Since {{spoiler|she'd been trying to manipulate him to kill Akiha}}, this might make sense, but it's actually a ''subversion''. {{spoiler|She wasn't lying to him, and she later tried to ''stop'' Shiki and the then-insane Akiha from killing each other}}.
** She {{spoiler|does drug him so he can't come after her immediately after that though.}}
* [[Command and Conquer|Kane]], [[Magnificent Bastard]] he is, is quite fond of doing this.
* Shizune from ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]'' seems to like "tenting" her hands and otherwise follows the personality tropes associated with this to the letter, though as far as [[The Chessmaster|chessmastery]] is concerned, all she's got to show for herself is a mean game of [[Risk]].
* In the ''[[
** Subverted in that he's a [[Smug Snake]] and a [[Chew Toy]] for much of the games. It certainly goes hard on the trope during [[Gender Bender|a certain 'event' in the second game]]...
* [[Ghostbusters|Walter Peck]] has pulled one in the game version.
* ''[[The House of the Dead (
* {{spoiler|Andre Oliveri}} from ''[[Ace Combat Joint Assault]]''.
* Colonel Longhena is shown having a habit of doing this in the [[Do Don Pachi]] series.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[
* In ''[[
* Dale in ''[[
* [http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1838#comic An example] from ''[[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]]''.
== [[Web Original]] ==
* In ''[[
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* David Xanatos of ''[[
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'': Mr. Burns's signature line "Excellent" is usually delivered in this pose (the tip-to-tip version), though he is usually tapping fingertips, not clasping.
* After coming up with a plan to get back at someone he felt had wronged him, Roger from ''[[
* Slade from ''[[Teen Titans (
* [http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111229073208/mlp/images/4/40/Discordisevil.png Discord] from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* Lucius on ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'' engages in this on occasion.
* Megavolt on ''[[Darkwing Duck (
* Oil Slick the Decepticon is currently the only [[Transformers]] toy who can cross his fingers like this. [[Complete Monster|Probably for good reason.]]
* Lex Luthor pulls one in the pilot episode of ''[[Superman: The Animated Series
* On the ''[[
== [[Real Life]] ==
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