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* ''Webcomic/TheRemarkableRabbitBoy'': After taking over the main character, Rabbit Boy's body, the villain Goliathan proceeds to kick another villain, Bloodarm, clear across the city skyline, breaking through the ceiling of the sealed complex they were trapped in.*

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* One of the ''Film/DirtyHarry'' novels has the hero doing this. Inspector Callahan looks through a large hole in the wall of a basement and sees a rape in progress. He reaches through, grabs the punk by his long hair and says, "Do you remember what it was like to be born?" then forcibly pulls him back through the hole.

* In the climax of ''Ride/JimmyNeutronsNicktoonBlast'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, King Goobot blasts his way in through the walls of Jimmy's lab.

* In the climax of ''Ride/JimmyNeutronsNicktoonBlast'' at Ride/Universal Studios, King Goobot blasts his way in through the walls of Jimmy's lab.

** A DangerouslyGenreSavvy Bane does this to Batman in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'', punching through the roof of an elevator to grab Bats then throwing him to the floor.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' short ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse'', Tom has fed Jerry a potion that turns him into a super-strong mouse. To avoid him, Tom closes a door and tries to hold it shut, but Jerry breaks it down right over him (creating an ImpactSilhouette in the process). Afterward, Tom locks himself inside a metal safe, but Jerry drills a hole into the door with his fist and pulls Tom out through it.

* In ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'', [[spoiler:Tex]] does this to [[spoiler:Simmons]] in an episode of ''Revelation''.
** While he's {{lampshad|eHanging}}ing NeverSplitTheParty, no less.

* In the [[VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown 2012 remake]] of ''XCOM'', Berserkers have the ability to punch straight through walls to attack your soldiers. Early game, this is enough to kill any soldier on the other side.

* In ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'', [[spoiler: Tex]] does this to [[spoiler: Simmons]] in an episode of ''Revelation''.

** Not to mention the film's climax, when a mob of zombies reach into the house to pull Barbra away. [[spoiler:Including her zombified brother Johnny.]]

* Pretty much every ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' really. The picture above is from ''Film/FridayThe13thPartVIITheNewBlood''.

[[caption-width-right:335:[-Well I'm quite sure that this sturdy wall will pro-'''*crash*''' '''OhCrap!'''-] ]]

Most of the time, heroes have the choice of "fight or flight" when faced with their enemies, but when that enemy is an ImplacableMan, it's really more like "momentarily inconvenience" or "'''hide''' or flight". This is why 90% of {{Slasher Movie}}s are spent (wisely) running the eff away from these menaces and hiding breathlessly in highly insecure locations.

** Morpheus inverts this trope in the same scene; he breaks OUT of the wall and falls on top of Agent Smith.

* In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'', the ImplacableMan Mr. X has a habit of busting through walls[[note]]In a darkly hilarious moment, he'll bust into a room from the hall surrounding it to kill you, and when you take him out/run away, he'll bust OUT of the room, through ''a different wall'', to keep chasing you[[/note]]. And in one hallway, zombies can grab you through the boarded-up windows[[note]]though in this case, it's more of a CatScare, as the hands are completely harmless and will let go and recede all on their own even if you don't mash buttons to pry yourself off[[/note]].
* Happens in ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' with the Witch in the opening cutscene.

* Sam Fisher can do this in ''VideoGame/SplinterCellChaosTheory''.