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SubTrope of TrickBomb. Usually a StickyBomb, though a normal bomb may be somehow fastened to the baddie where it can't be removed in time (like snarled in a cape). See also; ThrowDownTheBomblet for characters who may make use of this. Compare MisguidedMissile.

A wily character is facing up against a GiantMook who is confident he's going to beat their puny opponent. Our hero does a move in which he runs up to the baddie, flips over him, and then flips away. The baddie turns around confused as to why they've left him otherwise unharmed until he looks down and sees the three explosive {{Sticky Bomb}}s left on his chest (and yes, they always [[OhCrap see the bombs before they go off]]). Bombs go off, and the baddie either falls unconscious if they were [[InstantSedation knockout bombs]] or... well, lets just hope it's a [[NonlethalWarfare PG rated show]] for [[LudicrousGibs the baddie's sake]].

* In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'', this plays into [[GuileHero Joseph's]] [[EstablishingCharacterMoment Establishing Character Fight]] against Straizo. After [[JustShootHim surprising the immortal vampire with a Tommy gun]] and distracting him with a mirror, he plants a grenade on Straizo's scarf. Straizo quickly removes it, [[spoiler: thus pulling the pins from the other ten grenades tied to his back]].

* ''[[Webcomic/{{TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella}} Wonderella]]'' provides the page image.

** In ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', with a high-enough sneak skill, you can prank a prankster via this. There's also a unique PowerFist, Two-Step Goodbye, which does this automatically on a critical hit that kills the target.

* A common tactic in the ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' series, though not quite as subtle as in most games - when you melee attack someone with a grenade, it sticks to them with a wet ''thnk'', and detonates after a couple seconds.

* ''Disney/{{Bolt}}'' tried this in the ShowWithinAShow, but the {{Mook}} throws it up on the helichopper.

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* TFSAtTheTable. Wake slaps an explosive rune onto Gulfur's neck by pretending to give him a pat on the back, because Wake doesn't trust him not to ditch them at the first opportunity and leave them stranded.

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* Batman does this to the Strongman during the Red Triangle battle in ''Film/BatmanReturns'', using another Red Triangle mook's bomb.

* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "The Ribos Operation", the Doctor sticks a bomb to the back of the villainous Graff Vynda-K when he embraces him before he heads into the labyrinth.

* ''Film/ThePredator''. Casey Bracket is handcuffed to a chair and is about to be executed because SheKnowsTooMuch. A Predator dog appears to provide a distraction and obligingly cough up a grenade [[GoFetch it swallowed earlier]]. Casey hits the guard with the chair and shoves the grenade down his assault vest, then dives over the railing to escape the blast...only for the [[OhCrap chair to get caught on the railing.]]

* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "The Ribos Operation", the Doctor sticks a bomb to the back of one villains when he embraces him before he heads into the labyrinth.

* In ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', [[Series/MetalGear Snake]] can plant a pack of C4 directly on an opponent if he's standing close enough to them (Rather then dropping it on the ground), then blow it up at will. Amusingly, the C4 pack can also transfer itself to other players if the victim touches them (Snake himself included).

* ''{{Haloid}}''. Samus and MC are grappling. Samus breaks off, turns into a ball and flies away. As she does so she drops several mines at MC's feet, which explode and blast MC into the air.

* Tracer, in both her ''[[VideoGame/Overwatch]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/HerosOfTheStorm]]'' incarnation is built around this trope. She does moderate damage with a gun, but her special abilities focus on rapid transportation, either flashing forward in a direction or using recall to jump backwards to wherever she had been a few seconds earlier. Her ultimate meanwhile is a sticky grenade. She is basically built around flashing right up to an opponent, planting a sticky grenade on them, then recalling back to a safe distance before her opponents explodes.

** In ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', with a high-enough sneak skill, you can prank a prankster via this.

* In Part 2 of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'', this plays into [[GuileHero Joseph's]] [[EstablishingCharacterMoment Establishing Character Fight]] against Straits. After [[JustShootHim surprising the immortal vampire with a Tommy gun]] and distracting him with a mirror, he plants a grenade on Straits' scarf. Straits quickly removes it, [[spoiler: thus pulling the pins from the other ten grenades tied to his back]].

* In Part 2 of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'', this plays into [[GuileHero Joseph's]] [[EstablishingCharacterMoment Establishing Character Fight]] against Straits. After [[JustShootHim surprising the immortal vampire with a Tommy gun]] and distracting him with a mirror, he plants a grenade on Straits' scarf. Being GenreSavvy, Straits quickly removes it, [[spoiler: thus pulling the pins from the other ten grenades tied to his back]].

->'''Penelope:''' [[ThisIsNoTimeForKnitting This is hardly the time]] for {{sticky fingers}}.\\

-->-- ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'', [[{{ShowWithinAShow}} "The Adventures of Herbert 'Daring' Dashwood"]]

* In ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' ''4'', [[VideoGame/{{Halo}} Spartan]] [[GuestFighter Nicole-458]] has a showy move where she [[NeckLift lifts up her opponent with one hand]], activates a [[StickyBomb Plasma Grenade]] in the other, slams it into her opponent's torso, then kicks them away before the grenade detonates.

* Batman also does this in ''Film/BatmanReturns''.

* This is how Selene kills the Uber-Lycan in ''Film/UnderworldAwakening.'' Bonus points for using his HealingFactor against him by punching a hole into his stomach and leaving the grenade in there.