| rdfs:comment | - When someone wants to show off how skilled they are with a weapon, martial arts, acrobatics, or just plain strength, they will do some sort of flashy movement to display their skills, such as juggling knives, twirling a sword, swinging their nunchucks, flexing their pecs, bending a metal pipe, or kicking and punching while doing flips. This is very common in fighting games and martial arts movies, as characters will want to appear Badass by doing some unnecessary cool moves before they fight. Examples of Intimidation Demonstration include:
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| abstract | - When someone wants to show off how skilled they are with a weapon, martial arts, acrobatics, or just plain strength, they will do some sort of flashy movement to display their skills, such as juggling knives, twirling a sword, swinging their nunchucks, flexing their pecs, bending a metal pipe, or kicking and punching while doing flips. This is very common in fighting games and martial arts movies, as characters will want to appear Badass by doing some unnecessary cool moves before they fight. Can apply to twirling around firearms, but not that type of twirling. Just don't confuse intimidation with a Dramatic Gun Cock. Another variant is simply a demonstration of firepower and/or military capability. In Real Life, this is a common diplomatic tool--if you want to intimidate a country, conduct a military exercise with an aircraft carrier battle group in their general area. Or a nuclear weapons test. A favorite move of Bruce Lee clones, Martial Arts Movie, and Artistic License Martial Arts in general. Is sometimes combined with a taunt or Badass Boast. Often finished off with a Bring It or an Asskicking Pose. If someone does this badly, it could be considered What the Fu Are You Doing? or Flexing Those Non-Biceps. If a person crushes something in their hands for a reason other than intimidation, see A Glass in the Hand. Battle Strip and Pec Flex are related. Examples of Intimidation Demonstration include:
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