History Main / MegatonPunch

* Akane Tendo (and most of the other female martial artists) in the anime adaptation of ''RanmaOneHalf''. Not so much in the manga, but then the anime tended to exaggerate ''everything''.

* One episode of ''[[TenchiMuyo Tenchi in Tokyo]]'' featured Amagasaki continually trying to talk to Tenchi and Sakuya, only to be attacked by the spirit of a female wrestler. While the wrestler used a different move every time, the result was always the same shot of Amagasaki flying off into the distant city, even when he was ''inside''.

* In ''HunterXHunter'': Greed Island, Bisquit punches Killua this way whenever he makes a reference to her actual age.
* In ''FushigiYuugi'', the Nyan Nyan girls (Taiitsukun's assistants) often ended up in the receiving end of these when they seriously screwed up.

* ''SetoNoHanayome'' has San's "Mermaid Voice", which isn't a literal punch but functions the same way.
* Happens in the 5th episode of [[VisualNovel/HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi Higurashi Rei]], where Keiichi gets punched into [[UpToEleven intergalactic space]] by Rena. The following punches to the rest of the cast, while not as extreme, also fit this trope.

* In ''TonaGura'', both Kazuki Arisaka and Marie Kagura, albeit through use of her paint-ball gun, can knock Yuuji Kagura clean across a room. Very very rarely, he can even become ATwinkleInTheSky. Subverted at least once, when Marie was about to punish GenkiGirl Nina Isokawa. Yuuji effortlessly disarms her, and only gives her weaponry back when he shames his younger sister into attacking only him. FridgeLogic or RuleOfFunny? You decide.

* ''[[VideoGame/{{F-Zero}} F-Zero GP Legend]]'' included a [[MemeticMutation memetic]] punch scene in which there is an explosion comparable in size to one-eighth of the galaxy, which [[spoiler: both kills the BigBad and acts as a HeroicSacrifice for the Captain (He had an UnexplainedRecovery by the GBA game]].[[note]]The explosion was caused by something else, but that makes it less awesome, so we'll just pretend.[[/note]]

* ''LoveHina'' often used surprisingly-involved animation for these. Its frequent use by Naru Narusegawa means this trope is also sometimes known as the "Naru Punch". Again, didn't happen as often or as dramatically in the manga, but much more frequently than in ''RanmaOneHalf''.

* The "Naru Punch" makes a cameo in KenAkamatsu's other work ''MahouSenseiNegima'', following a ThanksForTheMammary moment during Asuna's practice date with aged-up Negi.

* WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes and WesternAnimation/MerrieMelodies: Lots of examples:
** Sylvester the Cat was involved in two such fracases with two dogs – a bulldog named Spike and a tiny terrier named Chester, with Spike always getting the worst end of things. In the earlier short, "WesternAnimation/TreeForTwo," Spike is thrashed by a giant panther who had escaped a local zoo and mistakes him for the much smaller Sylvester; Chester, showing immense strength for his tiny size, easily whips the puddy tat with – among other moves – the trope namer. The later "Dr. Jerkyl's Hyde" saw Spike (here named Alfie and given a British accent) get punched and beaten by Sylvester, who has mutated thanks to a hyde-type potion; again, Chester is able to easily beat up Sylvester.
** "Lighter Than Hare" – Averted; Yosemite Sam (a space alien) boasts that not only are his "indestructible tanks" and "unbeatable robots" unstoppable, they are more powerful and cunning and can more easily subdue WesternAnimation/BugsBunny. Nope!

** The sometimes-seen Twister Punch is {{Popeye}}'s own twist (heh heh) on the Megaton Punch.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'':
--> "I told you... [[PunctuatedForEmphasis NOT! TO! TOUCH IT!!!"]]
** Also in the more traditional sense after Arthur has accidentally angered Binky, he has an {{ImagineSpot}} where Binky punches him and Buster so hard they end up flying into outer space.

* Exploited by Superman in the {{WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague}} episode 'Wild cards.'' He punched Ten miles straight up in the air...and took the time to defuse the nearby bomb while waiting for his foe to land.

** Exploited by Superman in the {{WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague}} episode 'Wild cards.'' He punched Ten miles straight up in the air...and took the time to defuse the nearby bomb while waiting for his foe to land.

* LooneyTunes and MerrieMelodies: Lots of examples:

->''"Guaranteed to make your enemy ATwinkleInTheSky"''

* In the famous comic-book series ''{{Asterix}}'', the magic-potion-powered Gauls frequently send Roman Legionnaires flying so high that they don't come down for several more panels. In the same vein, most of the time their sandals, shields and sometimes also the complete armour stays on the ground with their owner forcibly removed, so that when the legionnaire finally comes down, he does so in underwear only. It's convenient for Obelix, who, as a result of a bet in one of the early books, [[http://www.comedix.de/lexikon/db/img/helmspiel.gif collects their helmets]] as proof of having beaten more legionnaires than Asterix did.

** "Lighter Than Hare" – Averted; Yosemite Sam (a space alien) boasts that not only are his "indestructible tanks" and "unbeatable robots" unstoppable, they are more powerful and cunning and can more easily subdue BugsBunny. Nope!

* ''Manga/{{Evangelion 303}}'': Deconstructed. Asuka gives one to Shinji after their [[OldSchoolDogFight dog fight]]. She got a very severe reprimand of Misato, who warned her that behavior was unacceptable and would not be tolerated.
* ''Sailor Moon: Legends of Lightstorm'': Sailor Moon does this to a Negaverse drone that is about to kill Sailor Jupiter. While the drone doesn't go flying, the impact is enough to pierce its armored hide and destroy its innards. And the drones used in this fic are tough enough to withstand ''rockets''.
** Sailor Mars fights almost exclusively with this. Her fire powers can be used to rocket-propel her punches, dealing extreme amounts of damage. In theory, she has an even more powerful attack that involves doing this after building up insanely high speed by rocket-running from a few miles away, but she has not yet had a chance to perform this attack.

* Given that many super-hero stories are set in northeastern American cities, it's surprisingly common for a character to get "punched into Canada".
* The Trope Namer is actually Mark Moonrider (from Jack Kirby's ''Forever People'')'s signature attack. It doesn't send people flying to Canada, however.

* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'': Arc Gurren Lagann punches an enemy Mugan so hard ''it broke space-time''. That's right. He punched a robot into nothing. And broke it.

* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'': '''FALCONE PAUNCH!!!!'''

* ''DarkSouls'' has the adult Mushroom People. They look fairly goofy, move slow, and up to that point you've been fighting the young versions, which are absolutely pathetic. [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/f9ca541f1d70950f8828e393d359e969/tumblr_mkoo6d3Iwp1qbper1o1_400.gif And then they do this to you.]]
* While she does it with a throw rather then a punch, Marina Liteyears, a RobotGirl with a powerful throw (to the point grabbing and throwing is her entire attack style) of MischiefMakers does this to her creator Prof. Theo each time she finishes rescuing him due to him trying to grope her. Another villain then grabs him and [[HereWeGoAgain she has to do it all over again]].

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* Harkin's Fists of Fury attack in ''[[FanFic/MyLittleUnicorn My Brave Pony: Star Fleet Magic III]]''.
* The story ''Fanfic/SleepingWithTheGirls,'' has these as a major theme. While inhabitants of the various anime/manga worlds that the protagonist travels through are protected from megaton-punch-induced-injuries due to the RuleOfFunny (which is an ''actual universal law'' in these worlds), the protagonist knows that if ''he'' is hit with that force, the ChunkySalsaRule will be in effect for him. The reason is that he comes from our world, and since our world does ''not'' have the RuleOfFunny, he is not protected by it.
* There's a short ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' story that employs the Megaton Punch as a means of FasterThanLightTravel.
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* [[VideoGame/FZero Captain Falcon]]'s Falcon Punch, introduced in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', is the epitome of Megaton Punches in video games: an incredibly powerful punch that will heavily damage and possibly KO anyone unfortunate enough to get hit by it. [[TheLegendOfZelda Ganondorf]] also gets his own Megaton Punch in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.

* Wario's Earthshake Punch in ''VideoGame/WarioLandShakeIt''. It's unusual in that Wario only punches the ground, but still manages to rock the screen hard enough to send some enemies flying.
* As a result of a [[GoodBadBugs hilarious glitch in game engine physics]], [[Videogame/TheElderscrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]] giants are able to deliver one of these as a killing blow, sending their target (usually the player, but NPCs stupid enough to attack them can also suffer these) somewhere in lower orbit. If you ever see a bandit be killed this way, ''you will never see their corpse drop back down.'' Crashlanding corpses also become a tell-tale sign of roaming giants within two or so miles.
* InjusticeGodsAmongUs has one of the most over-the-top megaton punches. It gives players the opportunity, as Superman, to punch an opponent into orbit, then fly up and punch them back down to Earth.

* In the final episode of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' Superman knocks Darkseid halfway across Metropolis right after delivering the WorldMadeOfCardboardSpeech.

* As a result of a [[GoodBadBugs hilarious glitch in game engine physics]], [[Videogame/TheElderscrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]] giants are able to deliver one of these as a killing blow, sending their target (usually the player, but NPCs stupid enough to attack them can also suffer these) somewhere in lower orbit. If you ever see a bandit be killed this way, ''you will never see their corpse drop back down.''