History Main / HandStomp

* In ''ComicBook/TheFurtherAdventuresOfIndianaJones'' #9, Indy attacks a Hovito Indian on [[ThePrecariousLedge a narrow ledge atop a skyscraper]] with [[ClothingCombat his tuxedo jacket]]. Indy knocks the Indian off, but the Indian grabs Indy's jacket and yanks him off as well. Indy manages to grab hold of the ledge, but is left HangingByTheFingers. The {{cliffhanger}} has the BigBad sending another Indian to stomp on Indy's fingers.

** In ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'', Stamper stomps on the hand on the British sailor trying to pull himself up on to the stealth boat after the ''Devonshire'' sinks.

* Creator/ConnIggulden's dramatization of the life of St Dunstan of Glastonbury has the rogue-who-became-priest sentenced to death for murder. The monks of his abbey elect to carry out the sentence by throwing him off a high cliff. Dunstan refuses to play ball and clings on to the lip off the cliff by his fingertips. The abbey blacksmith is summoned with a sledgehammer...

* In the ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' episode "Redemption", Detectives Hawk and Stabler corner a criminal on a rooftop, who is hanging from the edge. Hawk repeatedly steps on the suspects fingers, although has a change of heart and asks Stabler to help him pull the criminal up.
* ''Series/MissionImpossible'': In "The Golden Serpent: part 1", a ninja attempts to stomp om Max's hand while he dangling from the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Max defeats him via some LodgedBladeRecycling.

* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII: Mark of the Assassin'', after the boss battle against the [[AristocratsAreEvil evil duc]], he winds up clinging to a sheer cliff face by one hand, and unwisely insulting Hawke repeatedly while threatening to expose the secret he knows. An aggressive Hawke's response to this? Stomp, then kick at those fingers to send him bouncing fatally down the cliff.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'': When Don Corneo is left hanging from a cliff, Reno stomps on his hands to make him fall. The novel ''Lateral Biography Turks -The Kids Are Alright-'' reveals Corneo survived the fall, but is in a wheelchair.

* In a mission in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' called 'Ivan the Not So Terrible', the protagonist Niko chases a criminal named Ivan who was stealing from Niko's cousin, Roman. Niko chases Ivan across a construction site, which eventually leads to a rooftop chase. Ivan accidentally runs off a broken bit of a fire escape and grabs the edge, hanging several stories above the street. Niko can then either help him up, or kick him off. If kicking him off is chosen by the player, then Niko will stomp on Ivan's fingers, sending him falling to his death.
* ''VideoGame/JackieChanStuntmaster'' have a rooftop level where Jackie accidentally slipped and end up grabbing on railings with his hands, while a mook proceed to stomp him into falling all the way down. Jackie then lands while crashing through a bunch of awnings before hitting the floor, unscathed, in an ActorAllusion towards what the ''real'' Jackie Chan did in ''Film/ProjectA''.

* In the ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2'' mission, Polite Society, Valentine Style, Arthur is recognized by a man as an outlaw and must chase the man down. The man runs his horse towards a cliff and falls off the edge, dangling by his fingers on the side of the cliff. Arthur can choose to save him or kill him, the latter choice has Arthur twist his foot on the mans fingers until he falls.

* In ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'', the protagonist, Johnny Gat and Benjamin King corner King's ex-girlfriend Tanya, who double crossed Ben earlier in the game. They shoot at her, causing her to fall through a window on the top floor of King's building. As she clutches the edge and pleads for help, King tells her to 'die with dignity'. King then steps on her fingers and sends her falling hundreds of feet to her death.

* This happens in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' called "The Underdwellers". Batman is hanging onto a pipe, as the villain, Sewer King, proceeds to step on his fingers to make Batman fall into alligator infested water, although Batman is able to swing around and boot Sewer King off the pipe.
** Happens again in the episode "Blind As A Bat" when Batman fall off of a conveyer belt. He clings to his fingers and one of the Penguins thugs stomps on them both. Bat's manages to not fall and climb back up moments later.
** In the episode, "Over The Edge," Bane knocks Commissioner Gordon off of the side of the building causing Gordon to hang off the side. After knocking away Batman, Bane stomps on one of Gordons hands and taunts him but before he can stomp on the other, Batman gets back up and takes Bane out.

** In the third segment of "Simpsons Tall Tales", a hobo tells the Simpson family of a story based on Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, which sees Nelson Muntz and Bart portraying the two characters. In one scene, Bart and Nelson are hanging off a railing on a paddle steamer, to which they are approached by Dr. Hibbert portraying a sailor singing "Old Man River", before he jumps on the railing, landing on Bart and Nelson's fingers by doing so, sending them falling.

* Variation in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'': As Indy is desperately holding onto the cannon of the Nazi tank, Colonel Vogel grabs a shovel and starts hitting Indy's hands with it.

Related to KickTheDog. See also HighAltitudeInterrogation.

* In a episode of ''Anime/DeltoraQuest'', [[spoiler:Dain]] has Lief hanging off the edge of a large staircase. He feigns helping him up and then stomps on Lief's fingers. He then pulls Lief back up to fight some more.
* In episode 10 of ''Manga/{{Isuca}}'', Sakuya is hanging off a roof, while the villain walks up and taunts her, before stepping on her fingers and repeatedly twisting her foot. Luckily, the villain takes her foot off Sakuya's fingers, only to attempt to ram a pointed staff into her eye. Although Sakuya willingly lets go of the edge, only to be caught.
* A more friendly version is featured in one episode of ''Anime/LupinIII''; it has Fujiko clinging precariously to the side of a moving train. To get her off, Zenigata smacks her hands with a flyswatter.

* In a episode of ''Anime/DeltoraQuest'', [[spoiler:Dain]] has Lief hanging off the edge of a large staircase. He feigns helping him up and then stomps on Lief's fingers. He then pulls Lief back up to fight some more.
* In episode 10 of ''Manga/{{Isuca}}'', Sakuya is hanging off a roof, while the villain walks up and taunts her, before stepping on her fingers and repeatedly twisting her foot. Luckily, the villain takes her foot off Sakuya's fingers, only to attempt to ram a pointed staff into her eye. Although Sakuya willingly lets go of the edge, only to be caught.

* Near the end of ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'', Randall starts stepping on Sulley's hands while he is hanging onto the edge of a door. However, before he can do so, Boo is able to stand up to Randall and save Sulley.

* A variation of this happens in ''WesternAnimation/HappilyNEverAfter'', Rick is clutching the edge of a pit, which causes the villain Frieda to drive her staff into his fingers to get him to let go, although she is thwarted.

* Happens in ''Film/SpyKids3DGameOver'' when Juni falls off his Mega Race bike and manages to grab Rez's. He asks Rez to help him up, but Rez twists his foot on Juni's fingers until Juni lets go.
-->'''Juni:''' Hey Rez! Gimme a hand!\\
'''Rez:''' How about a foot?
* In ''Film/StarTrek2009'', Kirk is hanging off the edge of the Romulan drill, and a Romulan keeps attempting to stomp on his hands. [[spoiler: Until Sulu runs the Romulan through with his sword, that is.]]
* Variation in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'': As Indy is desperately holding onto the cannon of the Nazi tank, Colonel Vogel grabs a shovel and starts hitting Indy's hands with it.

* In the 2004 adaption of ''Film/{{Thunderbirds}}'', Alan is hanging off a catwalk above the Hood's drill. The Hood then starts stepping on Alan's fingers but is thwarted by his niece [=TinTin=] who uses her powers to overpower him.

* In the 1999 movie ''Film/EndOfDays'', Arnold Schwarzenegger's character, Jericho, is thrown through a window before grabbing the edge and hanging off it, several stories above the street. Gabriel Byrne's character, Satan, steps on Jericho's fingers before giving him a second chance at telling him what he wants to know.
* In the 2014 movie ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted'', Kermit the Frog is hanging from a helicopter as he tries to save Miss Piggie from the evil Kermit. Evil Kermit then proceeds to stomp on Good Kermit's hand, although Kermit still manages to climb into the helicopter.
* ''Film/CircusOfFear'': When Gregor is left HangingByTheFingers from the clifftop, the killer arrives and slowly and maliciously grinds his foot down on Gregor's hands til he falls.
* A variation in ''Film/TheGrandBudapestHotel''. When Gustave is Hanging by the Fingers from the cliff, Jopling stomps in front of his hands to make the ice crack.
* ''Film/JamesBond'':
** ''Film/GoldenEye'': As Bond dangles from the ladder off of the satellite dish, Trevelyan steps on his hand, presses down, and finally stomps on it, causing him to fall. (But of course, his hand [[MadeOfIron remains unbroken]].
** In ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'', Stamper stomps on the hand on the British sailor trying to pull himself up on to the stealth boat after the ''Devonshire'' sinks.

* This happens to Dakin in Lynne Reid Banks's ''The Farthest-Away Mountain.'' [[spoiler:To one hand. She talks her assailant into pulling her up rather than stomping her other hand and letting her fall.]]
* In the beginning of ''[[Literature/TheChroniclesOfAncientDarkness Oath Breaker]]'', Thiazzi does this to [[spoiler:Bale]] when the latter hangs for his life. The fall kills him.
* Creator/ConnIggulden's dramatisation of the life of St Dunstan of Glastonbury has the rogue-who-became-priest sentenced to death for murder. The monks of his abbey elect to carry out the sentence by throwing him off a high cliff. Dunstan refuses to play ball and clings on to the lip off the cliff by his fingertips. The abbey blacksmith is summoned with a sledgehammer...

* In ''VideoGame/{{Shinobido}}'' if you're detected while hanging from a ledge the enemies will try to stomp on your hands making you fall.

* In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'', Krauser will do this to Leon as he's dangling off a ledge. An ActionCommand is needed to knife Krauser in the leg and give Leon a chance to pull himself back up.

* In a mission in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' called 'End of the Line', CJ's brother, Sweet, is hanging off the end of a firetruck ladder as the antagonist speeds down a freeway. A cop will get out of the truck, walk to the end of the ladder where Sweet is hanging and proceeds to repeatedly stomp on his fingers.
* In a mission in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' called 'Ivan the Not So Terrible', the protagonist Niko chases a criminal named Ivan who was stealing from Niko's cousin, Roman. Niko chases Ivan across a construction site, which eventually leads to a rooftop chase. Ivan accidentally runs off a broken bit of a fire escape and grabs the edge, hanging several stories above the street. Niko can then either help him up, or kick him off. If kicking him off is chosen by the player, then Niko will stomp on Ivan's fingers, sending him falling to his death.
* In ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'', the protagonist, Johnny Gat and Benjamin King corner King's ex-girlfriend Tanya, who double crossed Ben earlier in the game. They shoot at her, causing her to fall through a window on the top floor of King's building. As she clutches the edge and pleads for help, King tells her to 'die with dignity'. King then steps on her fingers and sends her falling hundreds of feet to her death.

* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII: Mark of the Assassin'', after the boss battle against the [[AristocratsAreEvil evil duc]], he winds up clinging to a sheer cliff face by one hand, and unwisely insulting Hawke repeatedly while threatening to expose the secret he knows. An aggressive Hawke's response to this? Stomp, then kick at those fingers to send him bouncing fatally down the cliff.
* The infected in ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' will stomp on your hands if you're hanging from a ledge, which will decrease your grip more quickly.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'': When Don Corneo is left hanging from a cliff, Reno stomps on his hands to make him fall. The novel ''Lateral Biography Turks -The Kids Are Alright-'' reveals Corneo survived the fall, but is in a wheelchair.

* This happens in multiple episodes of ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand''. In the episode 'Lone Wolf', Buzz is hanging off a ledge, while the villain steps on both his hands, causing him to fall. However, Buzz is caught by a mythical creature of some sort. In another episode, Buzz temporarily becomes evil and engages in battle with Booster. He corners Booster on a catwalk, which Buzz shoots until it gives way, causing Booster to cling to the edge dangling hundreds of feet in the air. Buzz steps on Booster's fingers, although Booster activates his wings and flies off. In one other episode, Buzz engages in battle with Zurg, who knocks Buzz over a ledge. Zurg unsuccessfully tries to stomp on Buzz's fingers, who repeatedly moves them to avoid Zurg's foot.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'', Oscar is hanging off a cliff, and then has his fingers jumped on by a squirrel, sending him and Felix falling down below.
* This happens in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' called "The Underdwellers". Batman is hanging onto a pipe, as the villain, Sewer King, proceeds to step on his fingers to make Batman fall into alligator infested water, although Batman is able to swing around and boot Sewer King off the pipe.
** Happens again in the episode "Blind As A Bat" when Batman fall off of a conveyer belt. He clings to his fingers and one of the Penguins thugs stomps on them both. Bat's manages to not fall and climb back up moments later.
** In the episode, "Over The Edge," Bane knocks Commissioner Gordon off of the side of the building causing Gordon to hang off the side. After knocking away Batman, Bane stomps on one of Gordons hands and taunts him but before he can stomp on the other, Batman gets back up and takes Bane out.
* Bluto tries doing this to ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} in ''The Paneless Window Washer''.
* WesternAnimation/DangerMouse and Penfold are clinging to a mountain ledge ("The Great Bone Idol"); Penfold climbs up over DM back onto the ledge and mistakes DM's fingers as being worms, so he stomps on them.

* In the 2004 adaption of ''Film/{{Thunderbirds}}'', Alan is hanging off a catwalk above the Hood's drill. The Hood then starts stepping on Alan's fingers but is thwarted by his niece TinTin who uses her powers to overpower him.

* In ''Manga/YuGiOh'', Bakura drops Atem into a gorge by doing this, causing the Memory World to go dark. [[spoiler: But Atem's not dead, just unconscious.]] In the anime he stomps on the edge of the cliff Atem's hanging off of, causing ''that'' to fall and take him with it.

* In ''ComicBook/TheFurtherAdenturesOfIndianaJones'' #9, Indy attacks a Hovito Indian on [[ThePrecariousLedge a narrow ledge atop a skyscraper]] with [[CothingCombat his tuxedo jacket]]. Indy knocks the Indian off, but the Indian grabs Indy's jacket and yanks him off as well. Indy manages to grab hold of the ledge, but is left HangingByTheFingers. The {{cliffhanger}} has the BigBad sending another Indian to stomp on Indy's fingers.

* In the 2000 movie ''Hell Swarm'', Billy is kicked from a broken fire escape by Julia, although he manages to grab onto the edge and hang off. However, Julia steps on his fingers and tries to make him fall. Billy then pulls out a gun before he loses his grip and shoots Julia.

Related to KickTheDog.

* In a episode of ''Anime/DeltoraQuest'', Dain has Leif hanging off the edge of a large staircase. He feigns helping him up and then stomps on Leif's fingers. He then pulls Leif back up to fight some more.

* In the 1988 movie ''Scary Tales: Night Elevator'', a man is hanging from an elevator shaft, and then has his hands stood on by a woman in high heels, sending him falling to his death.

* In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', if Snake is hanging off the edge of Metal Gear Rex, Liquid will stomp on his fingers. Letting him do this too much will cause Snake t fall and die.

* ''Film/GoldenEye'': As Bond dangles from the ladder off of the satellite dish, Trevelyan steps on his hand, presses down, and finally stomps on it, causing him to fall. (But of course, his hand [[MadeOfIron remains unbroken]]

More often than not, the villain misses the hand or the hero grabs their leg with the other arm, resulting in the villain falling instead.

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** He also does it to Simba during the final battle, but Simba gets the strength to lunge back after the "I killed Mufasa" revelation.

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* ''Disney/TheLionKing'':

* In ''Disney/PocahontasIIJourneyToANewWorld'', Ratcliffe does this to John Smith and actually makes him fall off the building, though he survives.

One character has just fallen over the edge of a cliff after getting pushed over by the villain. Fortunately, he is able to [[LiteralCliffhanger grab onto the side of the cliff]] to prevent himself from falling to his death. However, the villain, being the CardCarryingVillain that he is, attempts to get rid of the hero by stomping on his hands, causing the hero to slowly lose his grip on the cliff that he's hanging on to.

* ''Film/CircusOfDeath'': When Gregor is left HangingByHisFingers from the clifftop, the killer arrives and slowly and maliciously grinds his foot down on Gregor's hands til he falls.

* The third Franchise/{{Bionicle}} movie, ''Web of Shadows'', has Matau fall over a cliff and Vakama stand over him, doing this. Vakama almost allows him to fall, but Matau tells him that if there's any of the Vakama he knows left, that Vakama will know what to do. It's this that finally reaches Vakama and allows him to return to the side of light.

* The third {{Bionicle}} movie, ''Web of Shadows'', has Matau fall over a cliff and Vakama stand over him, doing this. Vakama almost allows him to fall, but Matau tells him that if there's any of the Vakama he knows left, that Vakama will know what to do. It's this that finally reaches Vakama and allows him to return to the side of light.