History Main / HarshWordImpact

* ''MahouSenseiNegima'' uses this when Chisame, pleading for the existence of at least a couple of {{Ordinary High School Student}}s left in the class, is bluntly told [[spoiler: that Yuuna's father and MissingMom are mages]].
** In ''NegimaSecondSeason'', Makie gets hit in the head by huge characters for 'Crushed' every time Ayaka yells at her (which is a lot).
* Keitaro of ''LoveHina'', when Su asks if it's true he can't get a girlfriend, gets stabbed by Su's speech balloon.

* In ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' this happens to Tamaki when he first meets Renge and she calls him "stupid, narcissist, incompetent, commoner, [and] disgusting".

* Happens in the manga version of ''YuYuHakusho'', when Botan informs Yusuke that the boy he died saving from a car accident would have been miraculously unharmed if Yusuke hadn't intervened. Yusuke is hit by falling kana as Botan remarks on how pointless his death was, and how stupid he must feel.
* Variation in ''RanmaOneHalf''. When a scheming guest leaves Soun with a ton of bills to pay, whenever a new debt is mentioned it manifests in the form of an arrow striking him in the back. Eventually, Soun has over a dozen arrows in his back, leaving him paralyzed and twitching on the floor.
* Used in ''KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'', usually on Kenichi.

* A comedic ''CodeGeass'' manga has Lelouch react this way whenever people talk about his [[NonActionGuy lack of physical fitness]]. [[HotScientist Rakshata]]'s out-and-out insulting and [[TheGeneral Tohdoh]]'s attempt to be polite both affect him like a punch to the face, while Suzaku's unintentionally BrutalHonesty results in actual arrows striking him in the chest and knocking him down.

* The "speech balloon piercing the ears" variant has also happened in ''Manga/CaseClosed'' when Ayumi uses her Detective Boys badge to transfer a MotiveRant over the phone.

* Faye's '[[UnsoundEffect SCORN!]]' in ''QuestionableContent'' has enough physical force to [[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1445 throw someone through a door]].
* In ''SlightlyDamned'', Buwaro is [[http://www.sdamned.com/2012/01/01142012/ called a "scrawny little runt".]]

* In ''VideoGame/TreasureOfTheRudra'', this overlaps with WordsCanBreakMyBones; trying to cast a spell with a word that doesn't translate into any other spell will often cause the word itself to fly across the screen and smack enemies, damaging them.

* In ''VideoGame/TreasureOfTheRudras'', this overlaps with WordsCanBreakMyBones; trying to cast a spell with a word that doesn't translate into any other spell will often cause the word itself to fly across the screen and smack enemies, damaging them.

* Capcom considered adding [[Franchise/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. It does appear in ''[[VideoGame/{{MarvelVsCapcom3}} Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'' in full force.

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

** In another episode, he gets hit with a speech bubble when Haruhi cracks open a crab leg.

* 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. It does appear in ''[[VideoGame/{{MarvelVsCapcom3}} Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'' in full force.

* The "speech balloon piercing the ears" variant has also happened in ''CaseClosed'' when Ayumi uses her Detective Boys badge to transfer a MotiveRant over the phone.

* Someone got stabbed by a speech bubble in the ''{{Disgaea}}'' manga.

* In ''HidamariSketch'' When Sae is talking to Yuno about wanting to pursue both literature and art in college, but worrying that this would make her work at either mediocre, Yuno bluntly sums it up with the saying "Going after two hares and catching neither." In the same panel, a gun appears by her and shoots Sae in the head.

* 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 [[InOneEarOutTheOther through his ear canals and come out the other side]].

* Happened to ButtMonkey Kon in {{Bleach}} in manga chapter 521.

* At around Episode 4 of ''VisualNovel/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...

* ''YellowSubmarine'': the word "Love" affects the Blue Meanies--especially the Glove--in this manner.

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

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* 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. It does appear in ''MarvelVsCapcom3'' in full force.

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Usually delivered by a MetafictionalDevice. If the speaker is ''actually'' hitting the victim in sync with each word, that's PunctuatedPounding, not this trope. Compare WordsCanBreakMyBones when the words have some literal magic power behind them, and ArmorPiercingQuestion when the question has a deep psychological effect on its audience.

Usually delivered by a MetafictionalDevice. If the speaker is ''actually'' hitting the victim in sync with each word, that's PunctuatedPounding, not this trope. Compare WordsCanBreakMyBones, where the words have some literal magic power behind them.

* ''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'.

* ''[[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.

* Variation in ''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]]''. When a scheming guest leaves Soun with a ton of bills to pay, whenever a new debt is mentioned it manifests in the form of an arrow striking him in the back. Eventually, Soun has over a dozen arrows in his back, leaving him paralyzed and twitching on the floor.

* In ''VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw'', Zed, the game's first official boss, shoots explitives at Juliet that act as projectiles.

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* As seen above when [[BambooBlade Miya-Miya]] makes a convincing argument for Satori joining the kendo club -- ignore her horrible grades and get into college by kendo scholarship.