History Main / TwistedKneeCollapse

* The "[[https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-5a235f745682d0f3c036e7b99a130bdd-c butterfly]]" position for an ice hockey goaltender is exactly this, the postion being most useful for blocking shot attempts at the lower part of the goal. It became popular in the NHL starting in the 1990s and gradually displaced the previous stand-up style of goaltending as the most common style.

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[[caption-width-right:300:Flexiblity, thy name is anime.]]

* Completely by coincidence, the "[[https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-5a235f745682d0f3c036e7b99a130bdd-c butterfly]]" position for an ice hockey goaltender is exactly this.

* Yoshino does this in the second ''Anime/DigimonSavers'' opening. It looks even more awkward and less comfortable than normal through its clear {{fanservice}}y intent.

In RealLife, this is called [[https://www.pre-kpages.com/w-sitting-explained/ "W"-sitting]], and is very common is young children who have difficulty maintaining balance in other sitting positions. It can cause strain on the hips and knees, so most medical practitioners advise against letting kids sit this way.

* In ''LightNovel/TheDevilIsAPartTimer'', Emilia does this after pulling a DivingSave on Chiho...[[RealityEnsues and breaking both legs in the process]].

** Ranma in female form collapses on his rump, knees and thighs together and legs splayed out, when Kunō first declares his budding love for her with a bouquet of roses. Especially strange since Ranma is typically very masculine and his reaction wasn't just straight out of a shojo manga, he was actually shocked into stereotypically girlish submission (instead of being outraged into beating the crap out of Kunou).

* In a male example, England from ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' breaks down crying in this pose when he can't bring himself to harm America during UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution.

* In ''LightNovel/HaiyoreNyarkoSan'', Mahiro tells Nyarko [[WhamLine "I don't like you"]], which causes her to collapse in this position and suffer ColorFailure as part of an overall HeroicBSOD. She stays that way until Mahiro's mother convinces him to apologize.

* ''Anime/MaiHime'':

* Ibuki from ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' does this pose when she loses via timeout or [[https://i.imgur.com/XWl0Lnk.jpg fails]] to do a task in general. She also is doing this as part of her countdown screen after [[https://i.imgur.com/ATeS8GI.mp4 losing]] in [[https://i.imgur.com/kqg3Ig8.mp4 arcade mode]].

* Misty did this on a couple occasions in the early seasons of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''.
* In the Pokemon sideseries ''Anime/TheLegendofThunder'' Marina [[https://i.imgur.com/gFjSsQD.jpg does]] [[https://i.imgur.com/TLcQLoO.jpg it]] multiple times.

** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'' also has her do [[https://i.imgur.com/WzUxUen.mp4 this]] as part of her midround transition. Interestingly as Ling Xiaoyu is pretty much Ibuki's AlternateCompanyEquivalent on the Tekken side she also gets one of this when she loses via time out and her own [[https://i.imgur.com/E13IDtZ.mp4 round loss]] transition.

** Raven did this a few times in the episode "Birthmark".
** Starfire did this a lot.

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': In "Moment of Truth" Scorpia falls to her knees after [[spoiler: Catra threatens to taser her after she objects to sending Entrapta to Beast Island, making it clear that their relationship is dead]].

* Bulma of ''Manga/DragonBall'' does this every now and then.

* In the Pokemon sideseries ''Anime/TheLegendofThunder'' Marina does it multiple times.

* Ibuki from ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' does this pose when she loses via timeout or fails to do a task in general. She also is doing this as part of her countdown screen after losing in arcade mode.

** Female Ranma collapses on her rump, knees and thighs together and legs splayed out, when Kunō first declares his budding love for her with a bouquet of roses. Especially strange since Ranma is typically very masculine and her reaction wasn't just straight out of a shojo manga, she was actually shocked into stereotypically girlish submission (instead of being outraged into beating the crap out of Kunou). To be fair, this was the first time in his life something like this had happened, and resulted in [[CatapultNightmare the first of Ranma's nightmares about men hitting on him]]. This was probably ''the'' incident that hammered home how much his GenderBender curse was going to mess with his life.

* In ''VideoGame/Persona5'', the normally unflappable Takemi falls to her knees when she hears that [[spoiler:the patient she'd devoted her life's work to treating had died at the hospital.]]

* Before the TimeSkip, Sakura from Manga/{{Naruto}} did this a lot.

* Ichigo does this in ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'' when she's being chased by Quiche her StalkerWithACrush.

* This is the standard sitting position of Kotomi Ichinose from ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}''. Okazaki [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] how uncomfortable it must be.
* ''Anime/SailorMoon''. Usagi. Often combined with OcularGushers or SparklingStreamOfTears.
* The main heroine from ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' Utena fell victim to this with a sickening sneaker squeak and the echoing sound of her knees hitting the floor as she was brought down with the aid of a sword being run through her back, while in the one armed embrace of her princess, who was using her other hand to push said sword through her.

* Misty did this on a couple occasions in the early seasons of {{Anime/Pokemon}}.

* In ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' story arc ''ComicBook/KryptonNoMore'', ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} collapses in this position -facepalming for further effect- when her cousin admits he knows she has lied to him and demands an explanation.

** Twilight Sparkle does this, combined with SkywardScream, after she finds out she's become a human in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls1''.

* ''Film/CutieHoney'' has [[Manga/CuteyHoney the protagonist]] doing this in the lift. It fits in with the bizarre {{Animesque}} style.

*** Serah Farron collapses this way in pure grief and hopelessness when [[spoiler:she has her first vision; of her village completely decimated in (what is revealed to be) a [[BadFuture bad future]].]]

* In the [=N64=] ''VideoGame/MarioTennis'', Peach does this whenever she misses a point.

** Peridot does this when Steven is unable to fix the Homeworld Warp Pad so she can go home, though it quickly turns into a [[TroubledFetalPosition Troubled Fetal Position]].

** Peridot does this when Steven is unable to fix the Homeworld Warp Pad so she can go home, though it quickly turns into a [[TroubledFetalPosition]].

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': ** Ruby does this when Sapphire runs away after they learn that [[spoiler: Rose Quartz was actually Pink Diamond]].