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* In ''Manga/DragonBall'', the pose is both played straight ''and'' satirized.

* ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}:
** The titular heroine pulls this off once in a while. She doesn't often do this, though, because she's impatient and more concerned with stopping criminals than looking good.
** In ''[[Comicbook/Supergirl1982 Supergirl Volume 2]]'' #17 [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/3/33/Supergirl_Vol_2_17.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20081031045918 Kara pulls the pose off]].

* ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'': Shazam/Captain Marvel, the rest of the Marvel Family, and even ComicBook/BlackAdam like to pull this off.

* The front lat spread is an established UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}} pose and one of the eight mandatories in the men's open division, which involves placing one's fists against either side of the stomach while rotating the elbows and shoulders forward, in order to flare out the lats as wide as possible. It requires impressive muscularity and a good V-taper through the torso to pull this off convincingly. Besides the lats themselves, pectoral and leg development also displayed. The rear lat spread is basically the same pose turned around to display the width and density of the back, as well as the development of the glutes, hams, and calves.

* This is a stock bodybuilding pose to show off one's lats and pectoral muscles. It's actually one of the more difficult ones, requiring significant musculature to pull off convincingly.

* This is a stock bodybuilding pose to show off one's lats and pectoral muscles.

* Franchise/{{Superman}} codified this in the {{Superhero}} genre. This is the standard pose he takes when ShootingSuperman is invoked.

* ''Fanfic/RocketshipVoyager''. Captain Janeway adopts this pose when meeting the Hirogen, because as well as projecting authority it also puts her hands conveniently close to her holstered sidearm.

* While ComicBook/WonderWoman's most famous pose has her wrists crossed in front of her, she does like posing confidently with her hands on her hips as well as it really gets across that she has nothing to fear from an opponent's weapons.

* ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'': Shazam/Captain Marvel, the rest of the Marvel Family, and even Black Adam like to pull this off.

* ''Series/Supergirl2015'': [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara Danvers]] is depicted like this [[http://www.newsarama.com/images/i/000/151/251/original/supergirl-cast-kara-143921.jpg?1436810990 fairly often]].

** In one episode, WellIntentionedExtremist Manchester Black is making a speech on TV, saying that Supergirl is probably somewhere watching, "hands on her hips in the name of justice." Supergirl, who of course ''is'' in that pose, looks annoyed.

* ''Comicbook/{{Shazam}}'': Shazam/Captain Marvel, the rest of the Marvel Family, and even Black Adam like to pull this off.
* Iron Patriot and Comicbook/{{Venom}} (Mac Gargan) of ''Comicbook/DarkAvengers'' do it in a team shot.
* Comicbook/TheIncredibleHercules, being a BoisterousBruiser with [[AwesomeEgo a huge ego]] uses this trope ''very'' often, as seen in his profile pic [[Characters/TheIncredibleHercules on this very site]].
* The Cyberdemon does this in the ''Comicbook/{{Doom}}'' comic as "Doomguy" tries to "'''[[MadnessMantra RIP AND TEAR]]'''" his guts out. ''Tries.''

* In ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'', [[spoiler:Junko Enoshima [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/danganronpa/images/3/33/Junko_Enoshima_Fullbody_Sprite_%281%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20170331094043 uses this]] for the sprite representing her "queenly" personality]].

* In ''Series/GuidingLight'' and ''Series/OneTreeHill'', the teenage Reva clone, Michelle Santos, and Haley all have their hands glued to their hips constantly. It's actually an example of RealLifeWritesThePlot as all three characters are played by Bethany Joy Lenz, who always has her hands on her hips.

* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. Our first sight of Captain Janeway has her standing this way, and it becomes one of her CharacterTics, so that one episode has her creating a diplomatic incident because [[AccidentalUnfortunateGesture standing that way is a great insult to an alien race.]]

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It should be noted, however, that villains often like to pull off this pose, too, when they're confident or intimidating enough to do so.

* In ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'', Junko Enoshima [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/danganronpa/images/3/33/Junko_Enoshima_Fullbody_Sprite_%281%29.png/revision/latest?cb=20170331094043 uses this]] for the sprite representing her "queenly" personality.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFight'': Mike Haggar's VictoryPose in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'' is this.

** Goro and Shiva do [[MultiArmedAndDangerous four-armed]] version of this, with the upper two arms usually making a bicep flex. Alternatively, Goro's been known to use his four arms to do both this ''and'' the BadassArmfold at the same time.

* In ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'', Junko Enoshima [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/danganronpa/images/5/5e/Junko_Enoshima_Illustration.png/revision/latest?cb=20170529225243 uses this]] for the sprite representing her "queenly" personality.

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Freakazoid}}'' villain Arms Akimbo has arms that are permanantly in this position due to his work as a model. One might well wonder how he manages to dress himself.

* The Renaissance era, copying the muscular style of AncientGrome, and cemented this visual.