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Bicep-Polishing Gesture
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A common Japanese gesture when preparing to take on a difficult task is to "make a muscle" and rub one's biceps, emphasizing strength. "Yoshi!" ("OK!", or "Alright!") is frequently said with a determined expression when doing this, whereas Westerners usually just grunt. Compare to the "Rosie the Riveter"◊ image from World War II. The gesture is frequently misinterpreted in other places, as it looks very similar to the obscene "bras d'honneur" gesture, equivalent to Flipping the Bird, used in much of Eastern and Southern Europe and Latin America.note This is slightly less likely in moving pictures, as in the "bras d'honneur" one puts the hand on the biceps first and then bends the arm See also Flexing Those Non-Biceps, Gloved Fist of Doom, Fist Pump and Bicep Kiss. Examples |
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Ryouga tends to do the "up yours" variety in Ranma ½. One time, in the OVAs, he combined it with a middle-finger. | |
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Joe Cocker does this gesture on the album cover of Mad Dogs and Englishmen. | |
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Both Marina and Theo do this during the intro to Mischief Makers. | |
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Armstrong does this constantly. Perhaps his tendency to do this WAS PASSED DOWN THE ARMSTRONG FAMILY LINE FOR GENERATIONS... Ed also does it occasionally, when showing off his mechanical arm. Promotional artwork for the 2003 anime had Winry and her grandmother doing this, seemingly as a nod to Rosie the Riveter. |
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The King of Fighters: Ralf of Team Ikari sometimes does this as a taunt before or after a round. In his case it's just showing off the muscles that power his megaton punches. | |
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In Big Tits Zombie, two female characters sumo wrestle one another. The main character can be briefly seen making this gesture, although she does so while facing her opponent which could easily be interpreted as the Western version since both girls did not get along. | |
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Similar to Bowser, the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers fighting game for the Sega Genesis has the Green Ranger doing this as his victory pose. | |
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Kanji from Persona 4 does this in his victory pose. The way he executes it gives the impression he has both meanings in mind. | |
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A lot of pics in Bio-Meat: Nectar shows Banba-kun doing this. | |
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In the anime version of Jojos Bizarre Adventure, as Joseph peeks on the bathing Lisa Lisa and admiring this pose, he does this pose to 'the audience' as he exclaimed "Niiiiice!" Which also goes for extra hilarity when you realize that Joseph was actually peeking on his bathing mom | |
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Tekken 8: King does this when he starts his Rage Art, before clotheslining his opponent with that same arm. | |
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In Transformers: Super-God Masterforce, one is used by Minerva, of all people, when she talks about how good she is at making salad. | |
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The Sailor trainer class does this in Pokémon Gold and Silver and Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. The international versions of Ruby and Sapphire edit the sprite to put the hand below the elbow. Buck from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl also does this in his artwork and Platinum sprite. | |
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Koizumi does this in the Haruhi Suzumiya episode where the SOS Brigade logo causes a breakdown of reality. | |
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Scott Steiner is obsessed with his biceps, often polishing and even kissing them. | |
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Beecarbonize: As a nod to Rosie the Riveter, the woman on the Societal Changes card rubs her right bicep and poses like her. | |
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In the Street Fighter live action movie, Guile does it to Bison on camera. The jury's out on whether he intended this in its Western interpretation or its Japanese interpretation, but given Guile's general animosity toward Bison... | |
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Bowser had this as his victory pose in the Japanese version of Super Mario RPG. However, due to the above mentioned cultural miscommunication, it was changed to a double fist clench for the international releases. | |
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Bart from Xenogears does this from time to time, usually when showing his determination or when he does something awesome | |
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In one chapter of The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, Karatsu does this towards a villain, in a context that suggests he's going for a deliberate double meaning of both the Japanese gesture and the bras d'honneur. | |
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This is a signature pose for Monkey D. Luffy of One Piece | |
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Shirley and Milly does this from time to time in Code Geass. | |
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Kanna does this frequently in the Sakura Wars OVAs and TV series. | |
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The Inkling Girl originally used this gesture in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Unlike the above Nintendo examples, this managed to stick for the international releases for a while before eventually getting replaced in the 1.10 update with a fist-bump. | |
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Frog from Chrono Trigger rubs his (surprisingly huge) biceps and grins smugly as his post-battle victory pose. | |
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Worked its way into an episode of CSI, 'Crow's Feet'. Only, Nick did it because Catherine asked him to. | |
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Gene from God Hand does this as a taunt. | |
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Fumio Usui in Karin does this in job interviews, declaring that she has faith in her body. Given that she is a mom who suffers from So Beautiful, It's a Curse, this is definitely a mistake. | |
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The song "THE iDOLM@STER" from the game series of the same name has this gesture as a part of its choreography. | |
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Dan does this, which becomes more apparent in Street Fighter IV. | |
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Street Fighter: Dan does this, which becomes more apparent in Street Fighter IV. Ken sometimes does it too as first round Victory Pose. |
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Hefty was seen with this pose as he was preparing for the Mr. Smurf Contest in The Smurfs (1981) episode of the same name. | |
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