History Main / HarshWordImpact

* ''SamuraiSentaiShinkenger''/''PowerRangersSamurai'' has a monster that does this as an attack, sending people flying by using the words that will hurt them the most.

* Sasuke telling Sakura "You're as bad as {{Naruto}}." At which point a huge rock labelled "AS BAD AS NARUTO" crushes her head. ...then Sasuke realizes -and tells her- that she's actually worse. At which point a massive rock lands on top of the other.

They don't have to be arrows. Sometimes heavy rocks, bricks, washbasins, even energy beams with the meaningful words on them are substituted for speech bubbles -- anything that'll leave a physical [[AWorldwidePunomenon impact]] on the object of the statement in a MediumAwareness way.

* {{Empowered}} is kidnapped (again) by a random schmuck so he can wear her super suit; he kicks a wall to try it out only to break his leg, because [[EmpathicWeapon it only works for Emp]]. For bonus points he wets himself in the suit, so she has to wear his t-shirt. When she calls the ambulance, the paramedic asks if she'd like to ride in the back because, "He's your boyfriend, isn't he?" Cue arrow - SHONKK.

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* So, so so many examples in the ''WebAnimation/TeenGirlSquad'' cartoons/animations featured on WebOriginal/HomestarRunner. "ARROWED!"

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* ''LadiesVersusButlers'' has Sernia do this twice to Akiharu in the second episode. One abridged series lampasahdes (duh) this by having him respond with: "Quit throwing your damn Japanese symbols at me!"

** In Negima?!, Makie gets hit in the head by huge characters for 'Crushed' every time Ayaka yells at her (which is a lot).

* So, so so many examples in the ''WebOriginal/TeenGirlSquad'' cartoons/animations featured on WebOriginal/HomestarRunner. "ARROWED!"

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* In KungFuChaos, Shao Ting's special move is to scream criticisms down his megaphone as people, which turns the words into a massive laser beam.

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* This happened to Natsuru in the manga version of ''{{Kampfer}}''.

* In ''{{Psychonauts}}'', a CausticCritic harms you with negative reviews, which appear as inkblots with stock negative phrases in them.

* In ''AhMyGoddess'', Skuld is able to do this ''literally'' once her magic develops.

* So, so so many examples in the ''TeenGirlSquad'' cartoons/animations featured on HomestarRunner. "ARROWED!"

* Tina in ''AiYoriAoshi'' was feeling upset about her [[HollywoodPudgy weight]], and Mayu began taunting her, [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/ai_yori_aoshi/v06/c054/15.html arrows darting down to skewer poor Tina]]. And then [[GagBoobs Taeko]] commented [[TheDitz innocently]], "Really? When I eat, only my breasts get bigger." [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/ai_yori_aoshi/v06/c054/16.html Ow]].

* Capcom considered adding [[AceAttorney Phoenix Wright]] to ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom'', with this as a special attack. However, the difference between the CatchPhrase in both languages ("Igiari!" versus "Objection!") meant that the US version would be a GameBreaker, so they decided to leave him out.

* The word "[[AManIsNotAVirgin virgin]]" does this to Hideki in ''{{Chobits}}''.

* In ''{{Animaniacs}}'', Slappy Squirrel gets hammered by some critics ({{Captain Ersatz}}es of SiskelAndEbert, actually), and she reacts as if she's being punched in the face with every insult.

Usually delivered by a MetafictionalDevice. If the speaker is ''actually'' hitting the victim in sync with each word, that's PunctuatedPounding, not this trope.

* ''SamuraiSentaiShinkenger'' has a monster that does this as an attack, sending people flying by using the words that will hurt them the most.

* In the manga version of ''[[DisneyFairies Vidia and the Fairy Crown]]'', Vidia shouts directly in the ear of another character, causing the (jagged) speech balloon to go straight [[{{Ptitlex50era43}} through his ear canals and come out the other side]].

* Faye's '[[UnsoundEffect SCORN!]]' in ''QuestionableContent'' has enough physical force to [[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1445 throw someone through a door]].

* So, so so many examples in the ''TeenGirlSquad'' cartoons/animations featured on HomestarRunner. "ARROWED!"

* Western example: When Jeremy from ''{{Zits}}'' accidentally says something callous to his girlfriend, the word bubble hovers between them until he's apologized sufficiently.

* {{Empowered}} is kidnapped (again) by a random schmuck so he can wear her super suit; he kicks a wall to try it out only to break his leg, because [[EmpathicWeapon it only works for Emp]]. For bonus points he wets himself in the suit, so she has to wear his t-shirt. When she calls the ambulance, the paramedic asks if she'd like to ride in the back because, "He's your boyfriend, isn't he?" Cue arrow - SHONKK.

* Capcom considered adding [[AceAttorney Phoenix Wright]] to ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom'', with this as a special attack. However, the difference between the CatchPhrase in both languages ("Igiari!" versus "Objection!") meant that the US version would be a GameBreaker, so they decided to leave him out.
* Happens in volume 2 of ''ScottPilgrim''. When Knives admits she's in love with Scott (who is trying to break up with her), the world "love" forms a cloud that smacks Scott in the face.

* Non-Anime example: In ''{{Psychonauts}}'', a CausticCritic harms you with negative reviews, which appear as inkblots with stock negative phrases in them.

* ''LadiesVersusButlers'' has Sernia do this twice to Akiharu in the second episode. One abridged series lampasahdes (duh) this by having him respond with: "Quit throwing your damn Japanese symbols at me!"

* [[DGrayMan D.Gray-man]] features this with a sidearc-relevant character admits his mistakes and asks to redeem himself by taking care of the boy he wronged. Cue a collective “No Way!" from the rest of the present cast and some multi-piercing.

* The word "[[AManIsNotAVirgin virgin]]" does this to Hideki in {{Chobits}}.

* FullmetalAlchemist has this happen when Riza saves Roy from getting killed by Scar when his [[KillItWithFire ignition gloves]] fail to work because of the rain. After she reminds him that he's useless in the rain, he's promptly struck over the head by the word 'useless'.
* LadiesVersusButlers has Sernia do this twice to Akiharu in the second episode. One abridged series lampasahdes (duh) this by having him respond with: "Quit throwing your damn Japanese symbols at me!"

* At around Episode 4 of ''UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'', the battles of red truth and blue truth become this PlayedForDrama. So we have Beatrice stabbed by giant blue spikes when she can't counter Battler's theories, Dlanor and her red and blue swords, a giant red sword falling from the sky and piercing [[spoiler:Battler]], who eventually picks himself up, pulls out the sword and turns it [[spoiler:gold]], and so on...
* Capcom considered adding [[AceAttorney Phoenix Wright]] to ''TatsunokoVsCapcom'', with this as a special attack. However, the difference between the CatchPhrase in both languages ("Igiari!" versus "Objection!") meant that the US version would be a GameBreaker, so they decided to leave him out.

* Happens to SailorMoon quite a bit, especially in the anime when [[TheLibby Rei]] gets uppity.

* FullmetalAlchemist has this happen when Riza saves Roy from getting killed by Scar when his [[KillItWithFire ignition gloves]] fail to work because of the rain. After she reminds him that he's useless in the rain, he's promptly struck over the head by the word 'useless'.

Usually delivered by a MetafictionalDevice.