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* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has the Spirit of the Fallen Fortress do this while possessing [[spoiler: Hermione]], given that it's a shapeshifter. It's just one of many things that makes it unnerving and demonstrates its progression to full HumanoidAbomination status.
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* ''Anime/HanaukyoMaidTai La Vérité'' episode 9. Ikuyo Suzuki turns her head around 360° while talking to Mariel.

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* ''Anime/HanaukyoMaidTai ''Manga/HanaukyoMaidTeam La Vérité'' episode 9. Ikuyo Suzuki turns her head around 360° while talking to Mariel.
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* ''WesternAnimation/DanVs''' Dan explained he got one of his hands free from handcuffs due to his thumb being able to rotate at any angle (I don't remember the exact words, but this is basically it). This is only on one of his hands. The other hand he got by pulling really, really hard.

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* ''WesternAnimation/DanVs''' Dan explained he got one of his hands free from handcuffs due to his left thumb being able to rotate at any angle (I don't remember the exact words, but double-jointed. However, this is basically it). This is only on one of applies to his hands.''left'' thumb. The other hand he got by pulling really, really hard.

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* The TX from ''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines'' can rotate her head, arms and legs 360 degrees.

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* The TX [[RobotGirl T-X]] from ''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines'' can rotate her head, arms and legs 360 degrees.degrees. The torso is capable of at least 180-degree rotation, thanks to artificial liquid steel lubrication. Justified because she is a highly advanced Terminator robot whose joints are movable in ways that are impossible for the older endoskeleton-based Terminators.

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* In the ''Film/{{Thor}}'' movie, the Destroyer robot was impaled from the back and then completely rotated every part of its body to face its enemy, knocked her away, then removed the spear by [[NoSell standing up while the blade slid out by itself]].

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In the ''Film/{{Thor}}'' ''Thor'' movie, the Destroyer robot was impaled from the back and then completely rotated every part of its body to face its enemy, knocked her away, then removed the spear by [[NoSell standing up while the blade slid out by itself]].itself]].
** In his various appearances throughout, the Winter Soldier will sometimes rotate his [[ArtificialLimbs prosthetic]] metal arm 360 degrees vertically at the shoulder during combat. The purpose of this motion is never stated, but it may assist in recalibrating the arm's mechanisms.



* In his various appearances throughout the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, the Winter Soldier will sometimes rotate his [[ArtificialLimbs prosthetic]] metal arm 360 degrees vertically at the shoulder during combat. The purpose of this motion is never stated, but it may assist in recalibrating the arm's mechanisms.

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* In ''Tabletopgame/BattleTech'', [[HumongousMecha BattleMech]]s without a shoulder, upper and lower arm actuators (aka nothing but an ArmCannon) can flip their arms 180 degrees to fire at targets directly behind them. In the ''Franchise/BattleTechExpandedUniverse'' ''Warrior Trilogy'' Justin Allard gets a nasty surprise when he thinks he's gotten behind an enemy [[AntiAir RFL-3N]] ''Rifleman'' only for it to flip its arms backwards and send autocannon fire crashing through his VLK-QA ''Valkyrie''

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* In ''Tabletopgame/BattleTech'', [[HumongousMecha BattleMech]]s without a shoulder, upper and lower arm actuators (aka nothing but an ArmCannon) can flip their arms 180 degrees to fire at targets directly behind them. In the ''Franchise/BattleTechExpandedUniverse'' ''Warrior Trilogy'' Justin Allard gets a nasty surprise when he thinks he's gotten behind an enemy [[AntiAir RFL-3N]] ''Rifleman'' only for it to flip its arms backwards and send autocannon fire crashing through his VLK-QA ''Valkyrie''''Valkyrie''.
** Then there's the UM-R60 ''Urbanmech'', well-known for its ability to twist its torso a full 360 degrees. It helps that it's essentially built like an egg timer with legs and a {{BFG}} (and is about as deadly).
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* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' features Spiral, who utilize this trope in a creative way: using his rotating arm as a drill.

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* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''
** Groundshaker, Living Bones and Shaman Heartless -- subverted due to them having floating heads.
** Played Straight in the same game as Strafer Heartless.
** The Peepsta Hoo dream eater in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3D'' predictably has this, being an owl. However, it can rotate its head a full 360 degrees, and can do the same with its face (Which indicates what mode of attack it's in).

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** The Peepsta Hoo dream eater in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3D'' ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'' predictably has this, being an owl. However, it can rotate its head a full 360 degrees, and can do the same with its face (Which indicates what mode of attack it's in).
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* WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}} demonstrates this ability in the Hanna-Barbera short "Popeye vs. Machine": After Bluto steals his spinach, an exhausted Popeye spins his arms like helicopter blades to reclaim his PowerUpFood.
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* The quote above is used in a commercial from Dairy Queen

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* The quote above is used in a commercial from Dairy QueenQueen, wherein a man's waist turns 180 degrees with no visible pain or exertion.
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* In his various appearances throughout the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, the Winter Soldier will sometimes rotate his [[ArtificialLimbs prosthetic]] metal arm 360 degrees vertically at the shoulder during combat. The purpose of this motion is never stated, but it may assist in recalibrating the arm's mechanisms.
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* Genie from Disney's ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' is another rare example where it also falls under LosingYourHead.

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* Genie from Disney's ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' is another rare example where it also falls under LosingYourHead.



* In ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}'', the titular character rotates his body with his head still in place.
* In ''[[Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree]]'', Pooh twists his body during his morning exercises, followed by his head.

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* In ''Disney/{{Pinocchio}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'', the titular character rotates his body with his head still in place.
* In ''[[Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh ''[[WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree]]'', Pooh twists his body during his morning exercises, followed by his head.
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* Mr. Turnbuckle from ''Disney/TreasurePlanet''.

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* Mr. Turnbuckle from ''Disney/TreasurePlanet''.''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet''.
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* ''Series/TheMandalorian''. While other characters shoot GunsAkimbo, the IG-11 [[KillerRobot assassination droid]] is the only character who can do so accurately because it can rotate [[MultiArmedAndDangerous both its arms]] and its optical units independently of each other. In a scene where it's protecting the Child who is hanging from a bag off its chest, it simply reverses its chest section independently of its arms so [[BulletproofHumanShield blaster bolts are deflected off its armored chassis]] while it can still shoot back.
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* Owls are capable of swiveling their heads to look behind them, able to turn up to 270 degrees without cutting off their blood circulation in the process thanks to their anatomy. They can also turn their head over almost completely upside-down.
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* Now who can cross one eye, bend his legs so far they lay flat against his back with "free-range" of his eyebrows while still remaining undoubtedly cute? Jim Carrey.
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* Herbivorous mammals with horizontal pupils can rotate their eyes so that they are always horizontal regardless of how the animal's head is positioned.
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* Played Straight in the infamous Levis Twisted to Fit Ad and is one of those rare cases where it also falls under LosingYourHead and DetachmentCombat. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc4gwCVT4F4 Here is the Video.]]

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* Played Straight in the infamous Levis Twisted to Fit Ad and is one of those rare cases where it also falls under LosingYourHead and DetachmentCombat. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc4gwCVT4F4 com/watch?v=ieYRLtnIFvg Here is the Video.]]
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* Tails of the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series can rotate his two tails as if they were an airplane prop in order to fly. And never gets them tangled. Ever.

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* Tails of the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' series can rotate his two tails as if they were an airplane prop in order to fly. And never gets them tangled. Ever.
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* Archie in ''Literature/HalcyonPark'' can easily hyperextend his military-grade cybernetic arm at nearly every joint. He uses this more than once to quietly identify himself as modified without drawing unwanted attention.
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* The creatures in ''Film/{{Splinter}}'' exhibit this trait, largely because their victims become PuppetPeople.

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* The creatures in ''Film/{{Splinter}}'' exhibit this trait, largely because their victims become PuppetPeople.PeoplePuppets.
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* #9 Jean from ''Anime/{{Claymore}}'' corkscrews her sword arm 21 times in preparation for her special attack.

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* #9 Jean from ''Anime/{{Claymore}}'' ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'' corkscrews her sword arm 21 times in preparation for her special attack.
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* ''Franchise/JojosBizarreAdventure''

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* Adam Jensen from ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'' can rotate his hands fully around the wrist due to his [[{{Cyborg}} cybernetic]] [[ArtificialLimb arms]]. The main use for them seems to be {{Neck Snap}}ping.

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* Adam Jensen from ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'' can rotate his hands fully around the wrist due to his [[{{Cyborg}} cybernetic]] [[ArtificialLimb [[ArtificialLimbs arms]]. The main use for them seems to be {{Neck Snap}}ping.



* ''WesternAnimation/DanVs''' Dan explained he got one of his hands free from handcuffs due to his thumb being able to rotate at any angle (I don't remember the exact words, but this is basically it). This is only on one of his hands. The other hand he got by [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments pulling really, really hard.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/DanVs''' Dan explained he got one of his hands free from handcuffs due to his thumb being able to rotate at any angle (I don't remember the exact words, but this is basically it). This is only on one of his hands. The other hand he got by [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments pulling really, really hard.]]
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* The demonic creature Sammael from the first ''Film/{{Hellboy}}'' movie could do this... [[{{squick}} by dislocating its own joints and breaking its own bones]]. It could heal any injury almost instantly, but spinning your own pelvis around a full 180 degrees or bending every joint in your arm the opposite way they were intended to bend has to hurt.

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* The demonic creature Sammael from the first ''Film/{{Hellboy}}'' ''Film/{{Hellboy|2004}}'' movie could do this... [[{{squick}} by dislocating its own joints and breaking its own bones]]. It could heal any injury almost instantly, but spinning your own pelvis around a full 180 degrees or bending every joint in your arm the opposite way they were intended to bend has to hurt.
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** Based on trailers, DeusExMankindDivided looks like it will take this up to 11!

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** Based on trailers, DeusExMankindDivided ''VideoGame/DeusExMankindDivided'' looks like it will take this up to 11!
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* Tae briefly demonstrates this after crashing into a wall in the first episode of ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga''. The rest of the girls later demonstrate the ability to headbang so hard their necks dislocate. Justified since... well... they're zombies.
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* ''Anime/ExcelSaga'': Excel; justified because [[CrazyAwesome she's a crazy]] GenkiGirl.

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* ''Anime/ExcelSaga'': Excel; justified because [[CrazyAwesome she's a crazy]] crazy GenkiGirl.

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