History Main / GroundShatteringLanding

See InASingleBound who this would probably apply to. Also see GroundPound for examples of more hard landings or GoombaStomp when the "ground" in question is an enemy.

* Alex Mercer in ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'' can do this. The best part is that some landings can send cars flying depending on the height you jump from!

* Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog can do this with the bounce/bound attack in some of the games. Knuckles can also do this.

See InASingleBound who this would probably apply to. Also see GroundPound for examples of more hard landings.

* Selene does this in the opening of ''Film/{{Underworld}}''. Her legs not breaking can be excused by her being a vampire. Her '''high-heeled boots''' on the other hand...

* ''Series/KamenRiderKiva's'' FinishingMove is to jump superhumanly high and descend on the MonsterOfTheWeek with a kick so powerful it slams it into the ground... leaving a giant imprint of Kiva's symbol. The enemy then shatters. This is impossible, but [[RuleOfCool awesome]]. In TheMovie, he [[spoiler: slams the enemy all the way into ''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome the freaking moon]],'' leaving a Kiva symbol imprint that must be continent-sized]]. For our peace, we are soon shown that the imprint is not permanent in this case.

* Elder Kwon in ''Manhwa/{{The Breaker}}'' does this from jumping off a ''helicopter''. [[CurbStompBattle Curbstomping ensues]] for the mooks. And it was ''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome epic]]''.

* [[BadassGrandpa Elder Kwon]] in ''Manhwa/{{The Breaker}}'' does this from jumping off a ''helicopter''. [[CurbStompBattle Curbstomping ensues]] for the mooks. And it was ''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome epic]]''.

* Ezio in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations'' does this to a wooden platform during the opening cinematic, after escaping from his impending hanging by wrapping the rope around the hangman's neck and jumping off, untying himself while dangling in midair, then falling at least three stories and finishing with a ThreePointLanding. Better, this is {{canon}}, as gameplay starts immediately following the event, from which Ezio [[UnflinchingWalk walks away]] [[MadeOfIron without a scratch]]. Did we mention that he's [[BadassGrandpa 52]] at the time?

* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': In Legion, warriors do this when they leave their class order hall (which is floating in the sky) and "land" at a destination

* Characters on ''VideoGame/ChampionsOnline'' do this if falling from a high enough height. Always happens if you use Super Jump or Rocket Jump. The same is true of ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline''.

* Bud from ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'' unsuccessfuly attempts to skate down some stairs. Since she's an indestructible golem the ground comes off worse.

* The Crusader does this in ''FellowshipOfHeroes'', presumably because he doesn't have the hang of landing lightly.

* An unusual example [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHxXcPC-PcM&NR=1&feature=fvwp here]]: Evidently, Creator/StephenFry is a god.

* ''Fanfic/OnceMoreWithFeeling'': When they sortied to fight Israfel Shinji and Asuka were transported in aircarrier aircrafts and then dropped on the battlefield. Their {{Humongous Mecha}}s crashed down on the ground, fracturing it noisily (although they suffered no harm).

* ''Film/IronMan'' does it in the movie version: he crashes through his roof, his ''piano'', and his floor, only stopping when he smashes a sports car in his underground garage. Funnily enough, it was unintentional
** He does a proper version when confronting Loki for the first time though, in ''Film/Avengers2012''

* In ''Series/RedDwarf'', the last two surviving crew members, plus a sentient feline and a cleaning droid, have full access to all the ship's mecha and shuttles. But the problem is, Lister and Rimmer were only lowly janitor-grade personnel tasked with nothing more technical than servicing the vending machines. Initially they have no clue as to how to drive the machinery nor relevant training. Kryten, being a domestic mechanoid, has no desire or inclination. This makes for a LOT of knocks, prangs and earth-shattering landings. Ironically, the best pilot turns out to be the Cat...

* In ''VideoGame/Warhammer40000SpaceMarine'', jump packs let you do this. Repeatedly. And it stuns anything it damages, setting them up for executions (single player) or a flurry of melee strikes (multiplayer). In single player it's a deliberate GameBreaker because the Orks have no way to counter it and stay stunned for well over five seconds.

* ''CityOfHeroes'': The Spring Attack power from the Leaping Power Pool let a hero leap a great distance and damage all nearby enemies. The ground where the power ended would appear shattered for a brief time.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E26TwilightsKingdomPart2 Twilight's Kingdom Part 2]]'', even Twilight's flight capabilities have been amped up by the power transfer, creating a crater on takeoff and a small ditch in the ground as she skids to a stop.

* Emmet does this in ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'' when he returns from [[spoiler:the real world.]]
-->'''Emmet:''' Sorry, street!

* Major Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg, does it both in [[Anime/GhostInTheShell the original film]] and ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex''. Generally, the Major causes damage whenever she moves quickly, because her cyborg body weighs hundreds of pounds. The series tends to be inconsistent on this part, however, as she rarely leaves markings when starting her leaps and is on one occasion capable of doing huge leaps on the roof of an antique wooden building without any of the old lumber giving way during take-off or landing.

* ''Film/IronMan'' does it in the movie version: he crashes through his roof, his ''piano'', and his floor, only stopping when he smashes a sports car in his underground garage. Funnilyenough, it wasunintentional

* [[BadassGrandpa Elder Kwon]] in ''Manhwa/{{The Breaker}}'' does this from jumping off a ''helicopter''. [[CurbStompBattle Curbstomping ensues]] for the mooks. And it was ''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome epic]]''.[[/folder]]

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* ''Film/IronMan'' does it in the movie version: he crashes through his roof, his ''piano'', and his floor, only stopping when he smashes a sports car in his underground garage.

* ''Manga/OnePiece'' demonstrates just how ''durable'' the Pirate Emperor Kaido is by this trope. Kaido willingly throws himself off of a sky island (Which is roughly 30 thousand kilometers in the air) and the narration states that Kaido has survived so many executions that he's taken to attempting suicide as a hobby, just to see if there's anything that ''can'' kill him. And Kaido, meanwhile, pulls himself out of the crater his landing made completely unharmed.

* WorldOfWarcraft: In Legion, warriors do this when they leave their class order hall (which is floating in the sky) and "land" at a destination

* In the cover of ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} Vol 5 #12'', the eponymous heroine performs a ground-cracking landing (combined with a ThreePointLanding for greater effect).

This trope illustrates characters who can land with such an impact that it can break the ground beneath them. Remember though, to have enough force to break the ground, (often a concrete sidewalk or asphalt street) you also would have enough force to break your legs, or if you are falling from high enough, every bone in your body. Though given the mass of the human body, even that isn't likely to be enough to break solid concrete. However, those who make a dramatic entrance this way are rarely human anyway, whether literally or just [[SuperToughness power-wise]].

This trope illustrates characters who can land with such an impact that it can break the ground beneath them. Remember though, to have enough force to break the ground, (often a concrete sidewalk or asphalt street) you also would have enough force to break your legs, or if you are falling from high enough, every bone in your body. Though given the mass of the human body even that isn't likely to be enough to break solid concrete. However, those who make a dramatic entrance this way are rarely human anyway.

* Major Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg, does it both in [[Anime/GhostInTheShell the original anime]] and ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex''. The series tends to be inconsistent on this part, however, as she rarely leaves markings when starting her leaps and is on one occasion capable of doing huge leaps on the roof of an antique wooden building without any of the old lumber giving way during take-off or landing.

** Also to [[NotTheFallThatKillsYou soften their landing]]