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* ''VideoGame/TrickAndTreat'': Amelia trying to leave the Parlor through the down door after entering through it shows that she's locked in by a frustrated squiggle meaning that she can't leave through that way.

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* ''VideoGame/PrayerOfTheFaithless'': When Aeyr ends his first conversation with ??? he has a PictorialSpeechBubble of a squiggle, expressing his irritation with ??? just responding to everything with VisibleSilence.



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* On some occasionsin ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', one appears over the heads of a character (such as Calvin's father when he's struggling to light a fire, or over Calvin's head when Suzie gets the better of him).
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* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', the 2021 'Make It Rain' event introduces the "[[https://store.finalfantasyxiv.com/ffxivstore/en-us/product/871 Vexed]]" emote, which has the PlayerCharacter cross their arms with a frustrated and pensive look on their face while a squiggly ball appears over their head. This is meant to show displeasure when they can't figure something out, especially while solving the case of a stolen prize as an AmateurSleuth on behalf of the Gold Saucer.

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* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', the 2021 'Make Make It Rain' event Rain Campaign introduces the "[[https://store.finalfantasyxiv.com/ffxivstore/en-us/product/871 Vexed]]" emote, which has the PlayerCharacter cross their arms with a frustrated and pensive look on their face while a squiggly ball appears over their head. This is meant to show displeasure when they can't figure something out, especially while solving the case of a stolen prize as an AmateurSleuth on behalf of the Gold Saucer.
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More extreme anger can be depicted by the character BurningWithAnger. In manga, the correlating visual shorthand would be CrossPoppingVeins, which has worked its way into Western media as well but has fewer connotations of frustration as opposed to outright anger.

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The scribble is often depicted in a cone shape, as if it were smoke released by the character's smouldering anger or, conversely, the damp embers of their chagrin and dejection. More extreme anger can be depicted by the character BurningWithAnger. In manga, the correlating visual shorthand would be CrossPoppingVeins, which has worked its way into Western media as well but has fewer connotations of frustration as opposed to outright anger.
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* In the Career campaign of ''VideoGame/GuitarHero III''. After the Desert concert, the band get flustered when [[LouisCypher Lou]] shows up, with a group talk balloon showing an animated scribble. Lou perks them up by suggesting the next venue in Japan.

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