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-->'''Lorlara''', ''Webcomic/GrrlPower''

* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Arthur, the head of the local [[TheMenInBlack Men in Black]], is [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/balance-078 facing his window]] with his hands behind his back when he calls Tedd in for a meeting. Since it's a ''secret'' agency, [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/balance-078 the blinds are shut.]]

* [[BigBad Frieza]] in ''Anime/DragonballZ'' is seen doing this on occasion, [[LikeFatherLikeSon as is his father]], King Cold.

* ComicBook/TheKingpin (Creator/MarvelComics and related media) is prone to doing this in his various forms when in his Penthouse of Evil.
* ComicBook/LexLuthor has done this in the ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' comics many times. A recurring motif across all Superman adaptations is Luthor looking down at Metropolis from his tower like a god looking down at puny mortals, only for it to be spoiled by the sight of Superman floating just a few inches higher looking down on him.
** A lot of the time he's implied to be trying to catch a glimpse of [[ArchEnemy Superman]]. He's a little obsessed that way.
** In the page picture, from ''ComicBook/FiftyTwo'', he's watching dozens of people plummet to their deaths from the skies of Metropolis. [[MoralEventHorizon He caused it to happen.]]
* On the cosmic end of the scale, ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} frequently does this in his throne room, gazing out at his dystopian kingdom. Case in point, [[http://comicsalliance.com/files/2013/04/darkseid02.jpg this]] one-page story from ''ComicBook/TheSupermanAdventures'':
-->'''Desaad:''' What do you think about when you see everything you have accomplished on Apokolips, great Darkseid? What monumental thoughts pass through your head?\\

* You'd think it would be hard for a non-humanoid, tentacled abomination to pull something close to this pose, yet [[http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/gamespyarchive/index.php?date=2007-12-19 Orocular]] manages it in a ''{{ComicStrip/Nodwick}}'' strip.

* You'd think it would be hard for a non-humanoid, tentacled abomination to pull something close to this pose, yet [[http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/gamespyarchive/index.php?date=2007-12-19 Orocular]] manages it in a ''{{ComicStrip/Nodwick}}'' strip.

* Humorously PlayedWith in ''Webcomic/{{Paranatural}}''. Spender [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-4-page-51 briefs the club]] on their mission while standing facing the club room window, but since his back is turned to them, [[RealityEnsues they can't hear him very well]].

* ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'': Deus, who loves his villains tropes, naturally indulges. Probably often, too, given that even a recent hire calls it his [[https://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-830-the-new-hire/ "staring imperiously out of the window" time.]]

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* Humorously PlayedWith in ''Webcomic/{{Paranatural}}''. Spender [[http://www.paranatural.net/comic/chapter-4-page-51 briefs the club]] on their mission while standing facing the club room window, but since his back is turned to them, they can't hear him very well.

* ComicBook/LexLuthor has done this in the ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' comics. Many times.

* In ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey'', this is the way in which Mr. Grey receives visitors in his office.

** At the end of ''Discworld/MakingMoney'', the Vetinari Ward, filled with people who [[NapoleonDelusion believe themselves to be Vetinari]], has several of them staring out the window at nothing in particular. The newest resident suggests that some kind of artificial skyline might make them happier.

** [[MagnificentBastard Palpatine]] does this in the {{Novelization}} of ''Literature/RevengeOfTheSith'', even telling Anakin to look upon the city.

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* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'': CanonImmigrant Grand Admiral Thrawn, just like his above-mentioned ''Legends'' counterpart, is almost-always in a ReverseArmFold stance while making observations -- and often in his private, art-filled chambers.

* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''. Aragorn is in this pose in Arwen's flashforward vision on the road to the Grey Havens.

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* A photographer happened to show up early to the Oval Office [[UsefulNotes/CubanMissileCrisis one August day ]] for an interview with UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy and found him pulling off [[http://www.cubanmissilecrisis.org/post/gallery/jfk-in-oval-office/ a textbook example of this trope.]]

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-->'''Vetinari:''' Had I been taken ''less literally'', you would have said...

* Lampshaded by minister Wallet in ''WesternAnimation/BensCity'' who strikes the pose when he says his carrer is likely over.

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': Vetinari does this a lot as part of his "Evil" Overlord trappings. He particularly likes the "tell me what you see" line while looking over the city, which generally leads to his companion saying something like [[ComicallyMissingThePoint "fog?" or "a very large bird?"]] or "a small dog watching a man take a piss in an alley. Sorry, but you chose the wrong moment".

* ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'': The first time we see Captain Gabriel Lorca, he's standing in his darkened ready room gazing out at the stars, explaining to Michael Bernham that he's sensitive to light, but he makes good use of it. "I like to think it makes me mysterious."

* A photographer happened to show up early to the Oval Office [[UsefulNotes/CubanMissileCrisis one August day ]] for an interview with UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy and found him pulling off [[http://www.cubanmissilecrisis.org/post/gallery/jfk-in-oval-office/ a textbook example of this trope ]]

** Mr Burns lives on this. He once [[TemptingFate tempted fate]] by saying he'd donate a million dollars to the local orphanage "when ''PIGS FLY!''". Commence porcine air torpedo, and a snarky comment by Smithers. Burns just kept staring. And [[{{Jerkass}} kept the money]], too.

* Rayne strikes the pose in [[http://leasticoulddo.com/comic/20090226 this strip]], and Marcy in [[http://www.leasticoulddo.com/comic/20091121 this one]], of ''Webcomic/LeastICouldDo''.
* ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'': The head angel in [[http://www.misfile.com/index.php?page=1680 this strip]].

* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': Reverend Theo Phobius in [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-12-14 this strip]].

[[caption-width-right:214:[-He's not looking at you, but he sees you all.-] ]] %% Note: This image is referenced on the Reverse Arm-Fold trope page; if it's changed so as not to feature that trope any longer, please change that reference as well.