History Main / BigBallOfViolence

* Frequently seen between Lincoln and his ten sisters in ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse''. One time, Lincoln's sisters even formed a vortex called a "sisternado". In "The Loudest Thanksgiving", Lola and Carlino get into one of these after the latter unplugged Luna's electric guitar by accident.

** Heck, in ''Persona 4'', if the all-out attack is lethal to an enemy, the cloud of dust will take on the shape of a skull. This is carried over to ''Persona 3 Portable''.

** "Band Geeks": Patrick kicks Sandy in the shin, angering Sandy, which then results in a big ball of violence.[[AvertedTrope Averted]] in the same episode: the entire band gets into a fight, and the dust cloud is only there for a brief second before poofing away, showing the chaotic and [[HilarityEnsues hilarious]] brawl.

* In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosopherStone'', Harry, Uncle Vernon, and Dudley end up in one of these fighting over one of Harry's letters from Hogwarts, in which all three of them got hit a lot by [[SchoolOfHardKnocks Dudley's Smeltings stick]].

* In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilospherStone'', Harry, Uncle Vernon, and Dudley end up in one of these fighting over one of Harry's letters from Hogwarts, in which all three of them got hit a lot by [[SchoolOfHardKnocks Dudley's Smeltings stick]].

* In ''Literature/TheBartimaeusTrilogy'' t here is a rare serious example with Faquarl. He is a deadly djinni with a penchant for cutlery, and is an incredibly fast and effective shapeshifter. Close combat with him is always described by Bartimaeus [[KnowWhenToFoldThem from a distance]], and as a whirl of violence with an occassional severed limb flying out.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' uses it every so often. An early example is in "Primape Goes Bananas" when Ash makes the grave mistake of ticking off a [[HairTriggerTemper Mankey]].

* Used in episode 16 of Manga/CuteyHoney when Seiji and his father Danbei get into a fight with some Panther Claw Grunts.
* Occurs in Anime/AlakazamTheGreat when Filo Fester gets Alakazam, Quigley Broken Bottom, and Max Lulipopo to fight among themselves.

** In the "Unleashed" Expansion for ''Videogame/TheSims1'', a pet dog can get into a similar dustup with a raccoon, complete with raccoon falling out and performing "put up ya dukes" sparring moves before jumping back in.
** The "Pets" expansion for ''Videogame/TheSims2'' allows two dogs (and less frequently, cats) to fight if they hate each other enough. After the dust clears, one dog is lying on the floor looking sorry for itself and the other looks distinctly smug.
** ''Videogame/TheSims3'' also has a "Pets" expansion, and the cats added in this pack can go hunting for various vermin. When they find one, they'll get into a scrap lasting several seconds, during which they'll be tossed into the air several times. Even if their target is a mere spider.

* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' give you the option to perform an "all out attack" when all enemies are knocked down. This results in all characters charging, forming a Big Ball of Violence, doing a lot of damage to their foes. Strangely, when fighting a foe with too much HP to be killed outright by this, they end up going flying from the ball and charging back in, implying that they're being beaten as badly as they're beating... but in the end, only the enemy ends up suffering damage.
** RuleOfFunny, probably. After all, the game certainly [[DarkerAndEdgier isn't using this for censorship reasons]]...

* In the Japan only SNES game "Asameshimae Nyanko" whenever there is a battle the game turns into an arena where both players' cats leap at each other and start a Big Ball of Violence, which, after a few seconds, reveals the winner standing over the loser.

* [[{{Tanuki}} Mamizou's]] [[LimitBreak Last Word]] in the fourth ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' fighting game, ''Hopeless Masquerade'', includes this, complete with cartoony sound effects.

* A ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' fancomic titled ''Life of Maid'' will sometimes have two characters get into one with eachother, complete with CrossPoppingVeins appearing on the quarreling characters. A [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1079309?pool_id=678 very silly example]] was when Remilia and Flandre got into one over the ''[[ItMakesSenseInContext television]]'' -- the fight went on for ''two pages.''

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': In [[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderS1E9TheWaterbendingScroll "The Waterbending Scroll,"]] a three-way brawl between pirates, the Fire Nation, and Team Avatar occurs in a literal ball of smoke, as an excuse for frequent gags of this sort.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', a three-way brawl between pirates, the Fire Nation, and Aang's gang occurs in a literal ball of smoke, as an excuse for frequent gags of this sort.

* In Creator/{{Disney}}'s version of ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' there is one scene during the song ''One Jump Ahead'' where all guards jump Aladdin at once, resulting in one of these. Aladdin and Abu aren't actually in it; they sneak off hidden under jars.
* Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'', if Penny starts to get sophisticated about her violence, get into this with her.

* One of the ''Anime/MaiOtome'' DVD {{omake}} contains a humorous example. Arika pulls Nina and Erstin into a giant pile of bath bubbles for a Big Ball of "Violence".

* One of these forms between the (not-yet-named) Ala Alba in ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' when Chao gave them her family tree[[note]]Basically, she's [[LukeIAmYourFather the descendant]] [[KidFromTheFuture from the future]] of TheHero, meaning that she holds the ultimate spoiler regarding his future wife. In a (more or less) HaremSeries filled with dozens of {{Love Interest}}s, this makes her family tree the most powerful weapon yet[[/note]] thus instigating the party's first ever (purely in-fighting based) defeat.

* This happens in the very old game ''Alley Cat'' if the dog catches you. The ball of violence rolls off the screen and you, being the cat, subsequently lose a life.

* Lari The ninja and Rocko Sasquatch [[http://bobadventures.thecomicseries.com/comics/955/get into one]] in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob''

Hands, feet, or other random objects may protrude momentarily, then be pulled back in.

* In the anime ''Anime/SonicX,'' just about any appearance of the Chaotix is likely to result in one of these.

* An old issue of Archie's ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehog'' comics had Sonic involved in a stationary version of this with Geoffrey St. John the [[strike:Aussie]] British skunk. It had the whole cloud of dust, poking out arms-and beneath it, Sonic and Geoffrey's feet, standing firmly on the ground, killing the illusion that anything's actually going on in there.

Sometimes a character escapes from the Big Ball of Violence, leaving the other participant to realize he's been beating up himself (or, if several characters had ganged up on the escapee, each other), or if a "reluctant" participant tries to sneak away and escape immediately gets dragged back into it. In other cases, if a character witnesses a SecondPersonAttack, and is ''easily'' overpowered, then the Big Ball Of Violence may mean the overpowered character is taking a butt-kicking.

Sometimes a character escapes from the Big Ball of Violence, leaving the other participant to realize he's been beating up himself (or, if several characters had ganged up on the escapee, each other), or if a "reluctant" participant tries to sneak away and escape immediately gets dragged back into it. In other cases, if a character witnesses a SecondPersonAttack, and is ''easily'' overpowered, then the Big Ball Of Violence may mean the overpowered character is taking an ass-kicking.

* Frequently seen between Lincoln and his ten sisters in ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'',. One time, Lincoln's sisters even formed a vortex called a "sisternado". In "The Loudest Thanksgiving", Lola and Carlino get into one of these after the latter unplugged Luna's electric guitar by accident.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', it happens frequently between Lincoln and his ten sisters. One time, Lincoln's sisters even formed a vortex called a "sisternado". In "The Loudest Thanksgiving", Carlino and Lola get into one of these this after the former unplugged Luna's electric guitar by accident.

* Used in the Brazilian''ComicBook/MonicasGang'' for when a fight occurs, mostly the {{Curb Stomp Battle}}s Monica has with the boys. Random body parts such as heads, arms, etc. poke out of the ball in different places. Its teen spinoff manga is also notable for using this trope.

* Used in ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'' for when a fight occurs, mostly the {{Curb Stomp Battle}}s Monica has with the boys. Random body parts such as heads, arms, etc. poke out of the ball in different places. It's teen spinoff manga is also notable for using this trope.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', it happens frequently with Lincoln and his ten sisters. One time, Lincoln's sisters even formed a vortex called a "sisternado". In the Thanksgiving special, Carlino and Lola does this after the former unplugged Luna's electric guitar by accident.