History Main / PinkySwear

-->-- '''Master Roshi''', ''DragonballZ''

* {{Deadpool}} short story 'The Pinky Swear'. Being deadpool, he takes it very seriously.

* In ''FishHooks'', in the Halloween special, Oscar would only save Jocktopuss' life if he promises to never steal candy again... but a normal promise wasn't enough.

* Shows up near the end of ''[[PrettySammy Magical Project S]]''.

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* The playground vow in ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'' is a particularly silly oath:

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* Used in the live action ''Film/{{Casper}}'' movie between a father and daughter [[spoiler:(it even becomes a ChekhovsGun: when the former dies, his ghost only remembers the daughter after she hooks her pinky with his)]].
* A pinky-swear was the only thing that could show the strength of Chris' vow that he didn't know that a gun he gave Gordy to play with in ''Film/StandByMe'' was loaded in the first place.
* In ''Film/RadioFlyer'', the seriousness of promises in a childhood view is underlined with the final pinky promise between adult Mike and his son.

* In the Korean drama ''{{Mawang}}'', a particular pinky-swear becomes a rather sinister plot twist.

* ''{{Dragonball}}'' Fire, Water, Earth, Air; I declare a pinky swear!

* ''KareKano'', including in the opening song

* ''RanmaOneHalf''

* ''{{Kanon}}''; Yuuichi and Ayu's relationship is marked by several of these. [[spoiler:It even becomes a bit of a FunnyAneurysmMoment at the end of her route.]]
* Hatoko and Misaki in ''KidouTenshiAngelicLayer'' make such a promise, cementing each other as TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou. [[spoiler:When Sai defeats Hatoko later on, they make another promise, that Misaki will beat Sai.]]

* Hijiri and Kazusa do this in ''YamiNoMatsuei''.
* Kyon did this with the adult Mikuru in ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'', [[spoiler: when Kyon and the young Mikuru traveled 3 years back in time.]]

* ''LoveHina'', Mutsumi and Naru pinky swear in volume seven.
* In ''XxxHoLic'' (anime only), one of Yuuko's customers lands herself into hot water by making promises she can't keep.

* Manatsu practically forces Ichika into one of these near the end of the first episode of ''UtaKata''. It also features prominently in the EndingTheme.

* In ''ThereBeyondTheBeyond'', Futaba attempts this, but CloudCuckoolander Kiara sucks on his pinky, instead.

* The teenage girls on the crew in ''SuperDimensionCenturyOrguss'', who are from a parallel universe race with two tentacles in their hair, do this with the tentacles in the first episode, weirding out Kei.

* This is done twice between San and Saturn in ''SetoNoHanayome'' (once as kids and once in the present).
* ''UragiriWaBokuNoNamaeWoShitteiru'': Tsukumo and Toko do this in episode 10.

* {{Doraemon}}

* Takaaki and Miyako from ''DemashitaPowerpuffGirlsZ'' did a pinky swear when they're little so that they will meet again some other time.

* In ''DrawnTogether'', Princess Clara swears two other characters to secrecy with a pinky swear. However, one of them breaks her silence almost instantly (as in, without even leaving the room).

* In ''AxisPowersHetalia'', Germany and Italy's Pact of Steel is forged with a pinky swear.

* In ''{{K-On}}!'' a flashback told by Ritsu shows her and Mio doing this when they decided that they would one day form a band. Followed by Mio pointing out that it [[SelfServingMemory didn't happen quite like that]].

* One piece of promotional art in ''VisualNovel/{{Ever17}}'' depicts two of the characters, Coco and Sara, floating in the sea with pinkies clasped. Interesting in that the two of them [[spoiler:apparently never interact or even meet in-story, but have a mysterious connection nonetheless]].

* One piece of bonus art in ''VisualNovel/{{Ever17}}'' depicts two of the characters, Coco and Sara, floating in the sea with pinkies clasped. Interesting in that the two of them [[spoiler:apparently never interact or even meet in-story, but have a mysterious connection nonetheless]].

OverheardInNewYork: "She pinky swore she was 18!"

* ''SailorMoon''

* Kyon did this with the adult Mikuru in ''HaruhiSuzumiya'', [[spoiler: when Kyon and the young Mikuru traveled 3 years back in time.]]

* DespicableMe: Gru makes one of these to [[spoiler:Agnes, promising to come to the girls' ballet recital.]]

A common variation is for an adult to make a "pinky promise" to a child as reassurance. Either at the child's request or to show that the adult understands how children feel. May end up as a HeroicVow. Commonly subverted into a KickTheDog moment by having the villain use a child's trust in the pinky promise to trick them. Unless the power of the pinky promise makes him do a HeelFaceTurn.

->''Fire, Water, Earth, Air! I declare a pinky-swear!''
-->--'''Master Roshi''', ''DragonballZ''

* A pinky-swear was the only thing that could show the strength of Chris' vow that he didn't know that a gun he gave Gordy to play with in ''StandByMe'' was loaded in the first place.
* In RadioFlyer, the seriousness of promises in a childhood view is underlined with the final pinky promise between adult Mike and his son.

* A major motif between [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Jin and Tsubaki]], to the point that their "love theme", so to say, is called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj99ZyXuNGU "pinky promise"]].

* ''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]]''