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* [[FinalFantasyV ExDeath]] in ''[[{{ptitlefjcz80qe}} Dissidia: Final Fantasy]]''. When he needs to get around quickly, he teleports. At all other times, he ''pimp-walks''. Only partially justified in that he's in a suit of armor, because other villains with similar armor (like [[FinalFantasyI Garland]] or [[FinalFantasyIV Golbez]]) aren't nearly as encumbered.

* Jason Voorhees of the ''FridayThe13th'' series definitely fits this trope. He has that slow "zombie walk", constantly pursuing his target and is unfazed by bullets, strikes and girls with telekinesis. And despite his victims running as fast as they can, always gets ahead of them and in position to slaughter them horribly without so much as jogging.

* ''ThePrincessBride'': Inigo Montoya does this at the end, at the same time as making a certain catch phrase of his about fifty times more quotable.

* Also, Clint Eastwood in ''AFistfulOfDollars'', although he's wearing a armor plate underneath.

* In ''{{Tsukihime}}'', this is how Shiki's [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome epic-level pwnage]] of [[TheDragon Nrvnqsr]] occurs.

* Jason Voorhees of the ''[[FridayTheThirteenth Friday the 13th]]'' series definitely fits fits this trope. He has that slow "zombie walk", constantly pursuing his target and is unfazed by bullets, strikes, girls with telekinesis. And despite his victims running as fast as they can, always gets ahead of them and in position to slaughter them horribly without so much as jogging.

** Any unit in the game that benefits from the "Slow And Purposeful" special rule tends to do this, which encourages it to steadily advance toward the enemy while simultaniously attacking.

->Relaxed and ready, he waits for me to start the Walk: the long slow measuring stroll where we both psych ourselves into the killing zone. He knows there has to be a Walk; he knows I have a profound respect for tradition.
-->-- ''{{Blade of Tyshalle}}'', by Matthew Woodring Stover

->"A small boy and a bully meet. When the boy is knocked down, he gets up and attacks again, over and over, until at last he will win. Nothing in the world is as fearsome as a bloody, battered opponent who will ''never'' surrender."
-->-- Gary Spence

* Many many ''many'' times in {{Bleach}}.

* Loki does this on occasion in ''MythicalDetectiveLokiRagnarok'', most noticeably when he's walking into the mansion of the Norns, and they throw both a storm of knives and a couple of evil spirits at him - and he just keeps walking, casually commenting on the 'warm reception'. Interestingly enough, he doesn't seem to be actually deflecting or dodging anything, indicating either that even the Godesses of Fate are subject to mandatory training at the ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy, or that Loki possesses some sort of [[RealityWarper 'probability control']] power that allows him to simply make them miss.

* In ''{{Digimon Data Squad}}'' Shinegreymon Burst Mode does this, combined with an {{Out Of The Inferno}}, just before finishing off Akihiro Kurata. Coupled with the incredible rocking hard BGM in either the original or the dub ([[CrowningMusicOfAwesome both are awesome]]), this is a definite {{Crowning Moment of Awesome}}.
* Light does this in the second opening sequence of ''DeathNote''.
* A shared villain-and-hero walk takes place between Spike and Vincent in the ''CowboyBebop'' [[TheMovie Movie]], just before they conclude the final fight scene.
* Fate Averruncus of ''MahouSenseiNegima'', brazen as he is, likes to do this to his opponents to show how little he fears them.

* This seems to be a natural instinct for the diclonii of ''ElfenLied''; Lucy does it during her escape, and Nana does it vs. Bandou.
* In ''{{Dragon Ball Z}}'' whenever Gohan as a preteen goes Super Saiyan 2, he remakes himself as this trope. He only has two speeds. Too fast to see, and the Slow Walk. Even while doing Kamehameha. Goku also does it to [[AxCrazy Broly]] of all people.

** [[TheTerminator Uncle Bob]] owns this ''even more.''

* Also, Clint Eastwood in ''{{A Fistful of Dollars}}'', although he's wearing a armor plate underneath.
* Nicholas Cage pulls out this move in ''ConAir''
* Occurs when Eric fights Tin-Tin in ''TheCrow''. He dodges one thrown knife, and stalks towards his opponent, teeth bared. He bats the next thrown knife out of the air, and eggs Tin-Tin on to try again. He catches the third knife, then throws it back.
* Inigo Montoya does this at the end of the ''{{The Princess Bride}}'', at the same time as making a certain catch phrase of his about fifty times more quotable.
* Jason Voorhees of the ''[[FridayTheThirteenth Friday the 13th]]'' series definitely fits fits this trope. He has that slow "zombie walk", constantly pursuing his target and is unfazed by bullets, strikes, girls with telekinesis...
** And despite his victims running as fast as they can, always gets ahead of them and in position to slaughter them horribly without so much as jogging.
** ''Every'' SlasherMovie villain is like this.

* When {{Dracula}} in ''TheMonsterSquad'' finally gets tired of those pesky kids messing with his plans he starts slowly walking towards them, effortlessly swatting away all the police officers trying to stop him without even slowing down.

* Jack Potter does a notable version of the slow walk in ''{{A Signal Shattered}}'' when facing down the BigBad. Having just worked out a way to teleport himself around the galaxy as well as duplicate himself, Jack has become omnipresent. He walks towards the villain only to be killed at a distance. A duplicate appears one step closer and continues the walk, only to be killed in a different way. This continues until Jack is right up in the villain's face, at which he realizes that Jack has become effectively unstoppable and decides to parlay.

* Most SuperSentai (and, as a direct result, ''PowerRangers'') series have something like this wherein while their giant robot advances, it is being shot at, but the explosions from the projectiles are useless.

* This was half of [[ProfessionalWrestling The Undertaker's]] gimmick.
** Still is.

* {{In Nomine}} by Steve Jackson Games, has this available to angels of Stone as a power called "Inevitability" -- so long as the angel continues to pursue at all, their fleeing prey is at half speed. The effect is described as being like the classic horror movie ... no matter how quickly the victim tries to flee, the walking angel keeps getting closer and closer.
* {{Warhammer 40000}} has a few examples:

* Any game where you need to press an additional button to move rather than a walk. Batman: Arkham Asylum stands out as one of the few examples where this is awesome thanks to it being Batman.
** Also in {{Batman Arkham Asylum}}, in the cutscene before the penultimate boss fight, Batman takes a slow walk towards Joker, casually dispatching his mooks without even looking.

* [[EvilOverlord The Lich King]] does this to a party of players (who are accompanied by [[DarkActionGirl Sylvanas Windrunner]] if they're Horde or Jaina Proudmoore if they're Alliance) in a dungeon in ''WorldOfWarcraft'', stomping very slowly towards them while raising walls of ice and lots of undead {{Mooks}} to impede them. He is actually slowed by Jaina's or Sylvanas' spell.

* Stonewall Jackson had this reputation in RealLife. Rifles at the time weren't very accurate, so hits were rare. Still it takes a real BadAss to be completely unfazed as bullets are whizzing by.
** Jackson was a deeply religious man who said (paraphrased), "If the Lord decides it's my time to go there's nothing I can do about it except be ready to meet Him." He didn't take lunatic chances, he just did what he had to do and didn't worry with a lot of ducking and dodging. For a most excellent and true-to-life portrayal of him watch Stephen Lang in Gods And Generals.

** Slow running too, actually.

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** Also in Batman: Arkham Asylum, in the cutscene before the penultimate boss fight, Batman takes a slow walk towards Joker, casually dispatching his mooks without even looking.

* Also in Batman: Arkham Asylum, in the cutscene before the penultimate boss fight, Batman takes a slow walk towards Joker, casually dispatching his mooks without even looking.

* In ''{{Dragon Ball Z}}'' whenever Gohan as a preteen goes Super Saiyan 2, he remakes himself as this trope. He only has two speeds. Too fast to see, and the Slow Walk. Even while doing Kamehameha. Goku also does it to {{Brolly}} of all people.

->Relaxed and ready, [[spoiler:Ma'elKoth]] waits for me to start the Walk: the long slow measuring stroll where we both psych ourselves into the killing zone. He knows there has to be a Walk; he knows I have a profound respect for tradition.

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* An example of this takes place in the cinematic trailer for ''{{Warhammer}} Online,'' when the Dark Elf Sorceress makes her appearance, freezing the Shadow Warrior in place and then casually walking toward her, while freezing Imperial soldiers in place with casual waves of her hand.
* [[EvilOverlord The Lich King]] does this to a party of players (who are accompanied by [[DarkActionGirl Sylvanas Windrunner]] if they're Horde or Jaina Proudmoore if they're Alliance) in a dungeon in ''WorldOfWarcraft'', stomping very slowly towards them while raising walls of ice and lots of undead {{Mooks}} to impede them. He is actually slowed by Jaina's or Sylvanas' spell.

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** [[AllThereInTheManual In the fluff]], when the Tau enter [[TranquilFury battle-rage]], they tend to do this on a ''battalion'' level, slowly pushing the battle line forward regardless of casualties while pouring a [[MoreDakka hail of gunfire]] into the enemy.

* The Necrons in ''{{Warhammer 40000}}'' are for the most part forced to use, and master, this trope-when they need to get around, they tend to teleport into position, ''then'' make a slow walk.
** And in general, they don't as much dodge or block the attacks as take them head on. Their toughness is emphasized often in the fluff.
** Another Warhammer 40K army that's prone to Slow Walking are the Thousand Sons, a faction of Chaos Space Marines backed by Tzeentch. They, like the Necrons, have a good reason for their lumbering gait: whilst the Necrons are really ancient skeletal robots, the Thousand Sons are, essentially, the souls of those Thousand Sons with no psychic powers trapped in their armor forever and ever, unless...evicted forcibly. It's only the non-psykers who do this, as the Sorcerers that lead them are capable of normal locomotion.

** Kit Taylor, from ''KamenRiderDragonKnight'' does this, as Kamen Rider ''Onyx'', to his mirror twin Adam, who had become Dragon Knight. Kit clearly TookALevelInBadAss here because he does it '''''MID-FIGHT SCENE''''' after beating the hell out of Adam in the first minute of the fight.