History Main / FingerTwitchingRevival

* Happens in [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]] as [[spoiler: Ganondorf]] survives his attempted execution.

* Happens the the Jet Li vanity vehicle ''Film/TheOne'' [[spoiler:when he is fighting himself, and he kicks his own ass, then gets up and kicks his own ass]]

* This happened in ''Film/IndependenceDay'', followed shortly by an EyeAwaken, when the captured alien woke up in the middle of the {{Area 51}} scientists trying to dissect it.

* This is how the characters in ''{{Rent}}'' realize Mimi is alive.

** Happens twice in "Destiny of the Daleks".

* At the end of the ''Series/EmeraldCity'' episode [[Recap/EmeraldCityS1E2PrisonerOfTheAbject "Prison of The Abject"]], this is the first sign that [[spoiler:Mombi has revived herself after Lucas's rather enthusiastic attempt to kill her]].

* At the end of the ''Series/EmeraldCity'' episode "Prison of The Abject", this is the first sign that [[spoiler:Mombi has revived herself after Lucas's rather enthusiastic attempt to kill her]].

* In ''Fanfic/HopeForTheHearless'', this happens with [[VillainProtagonist the Horned King]] when he recovers following his fight with the [[SavageWolves Mad Pack]].

* In ''Film/TheTerminator'', Reese shoots the T-101 several times with a sawed-off shotgun when it tries to move in on Sarah in [=TechNoir=]. Shortly after it hits the floor, its fingers twitch, offering the audience their first clue that the big scary guy isn't human.

* Subverted/averted in ''JusticeLeagueUnlimited''. [[spoiler:When Galatea, Supergirl's [[EvilTwin evil clone]], is beaten by Supergirl by way of massive electrical shock, we see the fried Galatea on the floor as Supergirl and Steel walk away. Her fingers twitch ever so lightly. However, we never hear from her again nor do we learn her fate, so this might have been a Finger-Twitching Revival that was ignored by its creators, put there to use if they wanted. Unused, it could just be residue bodily response to the electricity.]]

* ''Film/{{Cliffhanger}}''. During the mid-air heist a federal agent is shot. As the last villain prepares to depart the airplane, he steps on the man's hand. It twitches in response, then the camera pans to show he's wounded but NotQuiteDead yet. And he has a submachine gun.

* Happens in ''Franchise/DevilMayCry'' when Dante first [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice acquires]] Alastor. Again in ''Franchise/DevilMayCry 3'' when he first [[LimitBreak devil triggers]]. And ''again'' in ''Devil May Cry'' 3 after the first Vergil battle -- which is [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy Vergil's cue]] to stab him ''[[OnceIsNotEnough again]]''.

* This situation occurred in ''IkkiTousen'', when one of the characters was stabbed in the spine. The doctors said that he may be permanently paralyzed and never wake up from his coma. Then, at the last few minutes of the show, said character [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome raises his hand into a fist]].

* In HappyDays when the Fonz is frozen by Mork he comes back by first wiggling his thumb.

* Happens at the end of ''Literature/{{Christine}}'', after the car has been compacted into a cube. A bar from the grill starts to move, showing that the car maybe NotQuiteDead.

* This is done in ''WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet'' to signal that Juliet is beginning to revive. The only problem is, this is happening '''JUST''' [[DrivenToSuicide as Romeo is preparing to drink the poison!]]

* Creator/AlanDeanFoster's novelization of ''Terminator Salvation'' has Marcus Wright badly hurt but right as Kate Connor is about to call him dead, they see his metallic fingers curing around Blair Williams' hand.