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* In ''Literature/TheBandsOfMourning'', Ranette gives Wax an extremely overpowered shotgun, designed to be used against enemies with SuperToughness. Wax has to increase his weight before firing the gun, or he'll be knocked flying by the recoil.
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* In ''Literature/TheBandsOfMorning'', Ranette gives Wax an extremely overpowered shotgun, designed to be used against enemies with SuperToughness. Wax has to increase his weight before firing the gun, or he'll be knocked flying by the recoil.

* TruthInTelevision. Artillery pieces have anchors to keep them stable as they fire, and in non-combat roles, smaller excavators often have it as well to steady themselves as they dig up something big or heavy enough.

** ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3: Uprising'' gives the Allies the Pacifier, a hovering {{Expy}} of the Terran Siege Tank that also floats on water (although its immobile, long-range bombardment form can only be used on land).

* ''VideoGame/{{Starcraft}}'' has multiple DualModeUnits that fill this requirement:

* ''VideoGame/{{Starcraft}}'':

** Similarly, the Ace Op Huntress Elm has a semblance that allows her to extend her aura like roots into the ground, literally planting herself on the spot for either more leverage to swing her massive hammer or fire it in rocket launcher mode, or just tank a hit and restrain an assailant.

* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar'': In the first game, the Tau empire has access to XV-88 Broadside battlesuits, which in this game need to anchor themselves to the ground when they switch from their small missile launchers to their devastating railguns.

Compare SentryGun, turrets that you have to anchor to a surface (floor, wall, ceiling) to work; contrast RemovableTurretGun. Also compare ChargedAttack, BladeBrake, and SwordPlant.

* Trevor Belmont from WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017 does this against [[spoiler:The visitor in S3, when he uses both the Vampire Killer and the Morningstar, when normally he is more of user of ConfusionFu.]]

* Siege Tanks in ''VideoGame/Starcraft'' can transform their cannons into a much larger and more powerful one, but packs such a punch that it first needs to be anchored to the ground before firing.

* ''Videogame/UnderNightInBirth:'' Eltnum's Barrel Replica LimitBreak has her anchoring herself with multiple Etherlite chains to the ground before firing a massive laser from her handgun.

* ''LightNovel/RokujyoumaNoShinryakusha'': Theia's [[BattleBallgown "Combat Dress"]], introduced in volume 16, incorporates a JetPack and AntiGravity hardpoints, letting her zip around at high speeds while hex-wielding {{BFG}}s. So it's saying something when the heavily-armoured [[MightyGlacier Guardian Yellow]] loadout includes a weapon with recoil so intense (described as a gunpowder cannon with a railgun for a barrel) that she ''still'' needs to anchor herself in the ground before she can fire it.

has [[MultiformBalance three modes]], each of which draw on the power of three Progrise Keys.

* In ''Series/KamenRiderKabuto'', the FinishingMove ''Maximum Hyper Cyclone'' has such tremendous recoil that Kabuto must create a backblast with [[TimeStandsStill Hyper Clock Up]] in order to withstand it[[note]]Although this is the only use of Hyper Clock Up where no TimeStandsStill effect occurs, presumably because of its use for this trope[[/note]].

* In ''Series/KamenRiderKabuto'', the FinishingMove ''Maximum Hyper Cyclone'' has such tremendous recoil that Kabuto must create a backblast with [[TimeStandsStill Hyper Clock Up]] in order to withstand it.

May be related to MissingBackblast and/or LawOfInverseRecoil. Might involve StanceSystem. This trope justifies DoNotRunWithAGun. If the anchor is another character who holds onto you and aims you at the target, you're an EquippableAlly. Someone who's ''always'' in this stance is a MightyGlacier. Also compare ChargedAttack, BladeBrake, and SwordPlant.

Some attacks have significant recoil that prevent them from being used safely and effectively, so they require the user to anchor oneself securely before firing or figuring out a way to counteract the recoil.

* In ''Anime/ZoidsChaoticCentury'' and ''Anime/ZoidsNewCentury'' this is required for the Geno Saurer, Geno Breaker, and Berserk Fury to fire their WaveMotionGun, the Charged Particle Cannon. The recoil is so great that they would otherwise topple over. However, the Geno Breaker was shown to counter this by using its rear thrusters while firing, allowing it to use the Charged Particle Cannon in the air or on the ground, and to swivel without destroying its ankles.