History Main / GiantRobotHandsSaveLives

* The ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' franchise usually has the giant robot hand attacking you, but there are exceptions:

** In ''Sonic 2'' and ''Sonic & Knuckles'', Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles all fall ''from orbit'', only to land on the wing of the Tornado while it's still moving. This also occurs at the end of ''VideoGame/SonicAdvance''.

* Happens a lot in the other ''{{Franchise/Transformers}}'' series as well. The only time it's justified is in the case of [[spoiler:Sari, as she's not technically human]] in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''.

* The ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' movie, ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheSteelTroops'', have Zanda Claus, the Mechatopian Robot Army's HumongousMecha, revealing itself to be converted to the side of good as Doraemon and friends are getting overwhelmed by hostile robots, when a floating robot snatches Nobita into mid-air only for Zanda Claus to crush the robot in one hand and let Nobita harmlessly land on the other, carefully placing Nobita to ground level in his palm.
* It happened several times in ''Anime/MazingerZ'' and its sequels (''Anime/GreatMazinger'' and ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer''). A particularly awesome instance happened in the episode 28 when Mazinger Z saved [[spoiler:[[TheProfessor Professor Yumi]]]] with a RocketPunch when he was falling down a cliff. In the Ota equivalent manga chapter, he was falling from a flying fortress and [[{{Fembot}} Aphrodite A]] was the one that caught him. Another instance happened in the [[{{Crossover}} Nagai Heroes]] e-manga, when [[Anime/MazingerZ Diana A]] saved [[Anime/GreatMazinger Jun]].

* ''WesternAnimation/SuperGiantRobotBrothers'': Downplayed; in the first episode, Shiny accidentally causes a worker to fall off a rail and immediately catches them. Just seconds later, an ambulance arrives to take them away.

* Not a robot hand, but in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'', John Jameson turned Colonel Jupiter rescues a mother and her son from a burning building by catching them in his arms after they fall for ''several'' stories.

* WesternAnimation/SuperGiantRobotBrothers'': Downplayed; in the first episode, Shiny accidentally causes a worker to fall off a rail and immediately catches them. Just seconds later, an ambulance arrives to take them away.

* ''VideoGame/BrokenAge'': In the game's ending, [[spoiler:Shay is saved from falling to his death by Gary, a small robot companion that was operating his ship's robot arms.]]

** An interesting variant is in ''Film/TurboAPowerRangersMovie'', where the characters are already on the ground. The Turbo Megazord lowers its hand to allow the civilian Ranger assistants [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg plus Bulk and Skull]] to climb up...and then promptly locks its hand into a tight fist, presumably crushing the occupants to death. Obviously, they were fine later, but it was a bit jarring. "Oh, yeah, come on up, guys, let me give you a [[JustForPun hand]]...CRUNCH."

Note that this ''could'' work if the robot hand in question lightly grabbed the person around the waist with its fingers and followed them downw a ways, to gradually slow the person's fall if the robot is tall enough--but this is almost never the way it's portrayed.

* Justified in ''Fanfic/TheUnexpectedRookie'', as the Autobots are in the world of [[Franchise/{{Cars}} Cars]]. At the start of the fight, [[=McQueen=]] is about to go after Skywarp (who's threatening his friend) before he knows what he's dealing with. Jazz pins him to the ground first, keeping him out of danger so he can take on Skywarp himself, allowing [[=McQueen=]] to safely get his friends out. Also inverted, in that Jazz pinned [[=McQueen=]] down instead of catching him.

* Justified in ''Fanfic/TheUnexpectedRookie'', as the Autobots are in the world of [[Franchise/{{Cars}} Cars]]. At the start of the fight, McQueen is about to go after Skywarp (who's threatening his friend) before he knows what he's dealing with. Jazz pins him to the ground first, keeping him out of danger so he can take on Skywarp himself, allowing McQueen to safely get his friends out. Also inverted, in that Jazz pinned McQueen down instead of catching him.

* Justified in ''Fanfic/TheUnexpectedRookie'', as the Autobots are in the world of [[Franchise/{{Cars}} Cars]]. At the start of the fight, McQueen is about to go after Skywarp (who's threatening his friend) before he knows what he's dealing with. Jazz pins him to the ground first, then takes on Skywarp himself so McQueen can safely get his friends out.

** Happens a few times in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', but sometimes it was played semi-realistically. In "Plus One", Wheeljack catches a falling June and Fowler in his hands, then dives into a roll the second they make contact, then transforming into his car form. When he lets them out, they seem shaken but fine.

-->-- '''Jeremy''' (on ''Film/{{Transformers}}''), ''WebVideo/CinemaSins''

** ''Film/{{Transformers}}'':

** Done slightly more realistically in [[Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon the third one]]. Bumblebee flips through the air and grabs Sam and Lennox, and then continues to flip through the air until he lands. Only then does he let them go.

Note that this ''could'' work if the robot hand in question moved downward a ways, to gradually slow the person's fall--but this is almost never the way it's portrayed.