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* Damien Wayne's [[TrainingFromHell origin story]] in the ''ComicBook/New52'''s ''[[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison Batman and Robin]] #0'' shows him blade-braking a skydive (after cutting his own chute) with two katanas in opposite walls of an icy crevasse. [[TykeBomb He's not even a teenager yet]].
* In ''ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} vs. ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' #2, Hawkeye has temporary super-strength and gets knocked off the edge of the building. He slows his path by jamming two arrows into the wall and sliding down, gouging furrows in the wall till he stops.
* ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' used a variant, in that Old Lace used her ''claws'' to slow Chase's fall. Amazingly, Molly predicted this.
* ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} occasionally does this with his claws as well. Ditto for ComicBook/{{X 23}}.

* While falling down an endless pit with the other Phantom Thieves in ''Fanfic/BlackStar'', Akechi pulls this off with, of all things, a ''LaserBlade'', thanks to the Metaverse's ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve nature. Ryuji even complains about how little sense it makes, but Akechi reminds him that they really shouldn't dwell on how impossible the feat should be, lest they make it wear off.

* Will Turner uses this in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest'' when the Kraken attacks.

* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'': Torg jams his sentient magic sword into the wall when he's knocked into a bottomless pit, leaving him hanging there for an extended period. He's eventually rescued, but the sword's tip gets badly bent in the process.

* ''VideoGame/MarioPlusRabbidsSparksOfHope'': In her [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introductory scene]], [[DarkActionGirl Edge]] single handily fights off a group of [[{{Mook}} Stooges]] and ends with her planting her [[{{BFS}} sword]] in the ground to launch herself 180 degrees to finish off the final enemy.

* VideoGame/MarioPlusRabbidsSparksOfHope: In her [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introductory scene]], [[DarkActionGirl Edge]] single handily fights off a group of [[{{Mook}} Stooges]] and ends with her planting her [[{{BFS}} sword]] in the ground to launch herself 180 degrees to finish off the final enemy.

%%* Kratos in ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' does this a lot throughout the series.

* ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' sees Kratos very commonly using the Blades of Chaos to slow his descent, swing from objects, and throw himself in other ways. ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4'' has him also do this with the Leviathan Axe at the beginning of the game, during the boss fight with the Tattooed Stranger, [[spoiler:later revealed as Baldur]].

* All playable characters can do this in ''[[VideoGame/SonicStorybookSeries Sonic and the Black Knight]]'', but they can also climb back up the wall and go left and right. Sonic jumps up while his sword's in the wall, then pulls it out and thrusts it back in, Lancelot does the same, Gawain alternates stabbing the wall with his dual swords and Percival just runs.

* Kamina did this in the ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' OVA.

* In ''ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} vs. ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' #2, Hawkeye has temporary super-strength and gets knocked off the edge of the building. He slows his path by jamming two arrows into the wall and sliding down; gouging furrows in the wall till he stops.

* ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} occasionally does this with his claws as well.
** Ditto for ComicBook/{{X 23}}.

* ''Film/GrampsIsInTheResistance'': At the climax, Super-Resistant makes his BigEntrance down a swastika banner by stabbing it with a dagger. He flubs the landing, though.

* Student Assasin Pteppic uses this to survive the Emergency Drop in ''Literature/{{Pyramids}}'' - he stops his fall by jabbing a knife into the course of mortar between two lines of bricks,and holds on for dear life.

* ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}'' once got down from a catwalk by sticking his pocket knife through his wallet (as a guard) and then that through a curtain.

** When Jarek returns in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'', it’s revealed he survived being dropped off a cliff by Jax by using his axe to slow the fall.

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* Chane Laforet of ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' uses a pair of daggers to stop her fall off of a ''moving train''.

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': When Akira is searching for relics in a {{Precursors}} skyscraper, he [[PhlebotinumBreakdown suddenly loses contact]] with his VirtualSidekick Alpha and is ambushed by a cyborg terrorist who outguns him. To try and reestablish contact with Alpha, Akira jumps out the window, uses the LostTechnology katana he got from a friend to slow his fall, and does a WallRun back up at his opponent using using his PoweredArmor's StickyShoes and BulletTime, before [[ChargeIntoCombatCut the scene cuts as they clash]]. Akira wakes up after falling unconscious, his opponent having been too scared of him PlayingPossum thinking WhatTheHellAreYou to finish him.
* In ''LightNovel/ReZero'', Subaru jabs a sword into a cliff face to arrest his fall. However, even though it drops his momentum to non-lethal levels, SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome happens when the blade breaks, causing him to free fall the last few feet.

* In ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana'', Yuji falls through a ragged hole in the floor on top of a building. Shana dives after him, grabs his hand, and halts their fall by thrusting her blade into a steel girder on the way down.

* VideoGame/MarioPlusRabbidsSparksOfHope: In her [[EstablishingCharacterMoment introductory scene]], [[DarkActionGirl Edge]] single handily fights off a group of [[{{Mook}} Stooges]] and at one points plants her [[{{BFS}} sword]] in the ground to launch herself 180 degrees to finish off the final enemy.

The character is using a blade as a brake or an anchor to stop their movement. This is done by ramming the blade into a wall or [[SwordPlant the floor]], depending on direction of the character's movement.

Bonus points if the movement is not stopped abruptly and long sparkly "skid marks" occur. The weapon may carve a long gash in the surface until its wielder comes to a halt.

* ''[[Film/PapyFaitDeLaResistance Papy fait de la résistance]]'': At the climax, [=SuperRésistant=] makes his BigEntrance down a swastika banner by stabbing it with a dagger. He flubs the landing, though.

* Used by the Meta in ''Machinima/RedVsBlue: Revelation'' to make his way back up to the top of an ice sheet after the portion he was standing on got blown apart and started falling into the abyss below. To elaborate: the Meta saw his gun falling in the open air along with him, lunged off the falling ice block to grab the weapon, and ''stabbed the pointy end into the main ice sheet'' before falling again. [[spoiler:Grif later uses a similar technique (though unseen) when the Meta pulls him over the edge in a TakingYouWithMe maneuver.]]

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': When Akira is searching for relics in a {{Precursors}} skyscraper, he [[PhlebotinumBreakdown suddenly loses contact]] with his VirtualSidekick Alpha and is ambushed by a cyborg terrorist who outguns him. To try and reestablish contact with Alpha, Akira jumps out the window, uses the LostTechnology katana he got from a friend to do slow his fall, and does a WallRun back up at his opponent using using his PoweredArmor's StickyShoes and BulletTime, before [[ChargeIntoCombatCut the scene cuts as they clash]]. Akira wakes up after falling unconscious, his opponent having been too scared of him PlayingPossum thinking WhatTheHellAreYou to finish him.

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': When Akira is searching for relics in a {{Precursors}} skyscraper, he suddenly loses contact with his VirtualSidekick Alpha and is ambushed by a cyborg terrorist who overpowers him. To try and reestablish contact which Alpha, Akira jumps out the window, uses the LostTechnology katana he got from a friend to do slow his fall, and does a WallRun back up at his opponent using using his PoweredArmor's StickyShoes and BulletTime, before the scene cuts away as they clash. Akira wakes up after falling unconscious, his opponent having been too scared of him PlayingPossum thinking WhatTheHellAreYou to finish him.

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* Damien Wayne's [[TrainingFromHell origin story]] in the ComicBook/{{New 52}}'s ''[[ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsBatman Batman and Robin]] #0'' shows him blade-braking a skydive (after cutting his own chute) with two katanas in opposite walls of an icy crevasse. [[TykeBomb He's not even a teenager yet.]]

A variation is when the character slows his fall by stabbing his blade into a tall banner (or, on a sailing ship, the sail). The "stab the sail" version shows up in a bunch of old pirate movies and was busted by the ''Series/MythBusters''.