History Main / SlapSlapKiss

* [[http://www.cracked.com/video_18175_why-batman-secretly-terrible-gotham.html This video at Cracked.com]] features a debate on why {{Batman}} is actually horrible for Gotham, which turns into a shouting match...and then a makeout session.

* In ''TheFountainhead'' Dagny Taggart systematically annoys Howard Roark, who returns the favor, till she hits him across the face with a riding crop. That night, he breaks into her house and 'rapes' her. She instantly falls in love with him.

* ''TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'': This pretty much sums up Will's relationship with one of his longer-lasting [[GirlOfTheWeek Girls Of The Week]], Jackie.

* Their relationship doesn't get expanded much as the movie goes on, but Centipede and Ms Spider in JamesAndTheGiantPeach definitely have this moment:

* Happened completely literally in the late first season of ''{{Rome}}''. Slap. Pause. Slap. Pause. Kiss.

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* ''Anime/{{Robotech}}'': Max Sterling and Miriya Parino. First they try to shoot each other down in a aerial dogfight. Then she tries to stab him to death inside Macross City. Then they get married. Seriously.

* ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'': Rapunzel's first meeting with Flynn involved not just slapping, but knocking fully unconscious with a cast-iron frying pan three times (and that doesn't count the damage done while trying to stow him in her closet).

* Tiana and Naveen from ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog''.
* [[NotThatKindOfDoctor Doctor]] Doppler and Captain Amelia of ''Disney/TreasurePlanet''. In the beginning, they fight [[IncrediblyLamePun like cats and dogs]], but by the end of the movie, they've developed a fondness for each other and bicker LikeAnOldMarriedCouple. Heck, they even have four kids together!

* In ''{{The Fountainhead}}'' Dagny Taggart systematically annoys Howard Roark, who returns the favor, till she hits him across the face with a riding crop. That night, he breaks into her house and 'rapes' her. She instantly falls in love with him.

** It was [[{{Deconstruction}} Deconstructed]] earlier in the show with Berg and Ashley. Berg ended the relationship because it wasn't healthy.

* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' has the [[IdiotHero Shinji]] / [[{{Tsundere}} Asuka]] pairing. They kiss once, but that whole scene was actually a heartbreakingly epic and twisted failure of communications for both of them contributed to Asuka's mental breakdown and Shinji's lack of self-esteem. They are attracted each other but both fear rejection, so Shinji doesn't dare believe it's anything more than just play to pass time and Asuka pinches his nose to get at least some kind of reaction out of him AND to ensure some kind of "plausible deniability" of her own emotions in the face of possible rejection. And rejection she reads from his passiveness even if he doesn't mean it as such, because he doesn't understand there to BE anything to accept or reject...mostly because her words and actions just then and there give him no reason to actually think so! So she started crying after seeing Shinji's reaction (that is, gasping for air, not hugging or comforting her) and ran into the bathroom, making gargling noises as a front (as seen in ep. 22 director's cut version), as Shinji felt even worse.

* ''Film/IronMan'':

* Manga/InuYasha and Kagome have this type of relationship. Kagome pounding Inuyasha's face into the ground by yelling "SIT!" is usually either preceeded or followed by a bit of romance from the couple.

* Shinra and Celty have this going on in ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}''. Well, more Slap Slap Hug because of [[HeadlessHorseman Celty's]] lack of anything to kiss ''with''. And Shinra doesn't really seem to mind getting punched around by her all that much.

* Inverted in ''Anime/{{Noir}}'' when Lady Silvana (a.k.a. the Intoccabile) gives Mireille a [[FoeYay lengthy]] KissOfDeath, whereupon the latter tries to punch her.

** ''Anime/GreatMazinger'': And then you have their sucessors, [[JerkassWoobie Tetsuya]] / [[{{Tsundere}} Jun]]. They were somewhat more mature than Kouji and Sayaka, but Tetsuya was still arrogant and loudmouthed, and Jun had little patience for stupidity.
** And then you have [[spoiler:Kouji and Maria]] from ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer''

* [[Anime/{{Robotech}} Max Sterling and Miriya Parino.]] First they try to shoot each other down in a aerial dogfight. Then she tries to stab him to death inside Macross City. Then they get married. Seriously.

* ''FireEmblem'' seems to be quite fond of this trope when it comes to romance. In the 7th installment, we have GenkiGirl/RichBitch Serra and BadassBookworm Erk, {{Tsundere}} Farina and the BoisterousBruiser Dart the Pirate, GeniusBruiser Hector and ActionGirl Lyn, Hector and Farina, and to some extent Wil and Rebecca (she kicks him in the gut and yells at him quite a bit shortly before rushing into his arms). Fire Emblem 6 has WellExcuseMePrincess Clarine and FragileSpeedster Rutger, while 8 has the ''other'' WellExcuseMePrincess L'Arachel behave this way towards her two pairing options (Innes Archer and TheWisePrince of sorts Ephraim) and popular fanon option Rennac.

* Buck and Dare do this near the end of ''Franchise/{{Halo}} 3: ODST.''
* Loni and Nanaly in ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny 2''. Every time she gives him a bone-crusher makes you think "Aw, they really ''do'' love each other!"
** Sheena and Zelos in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia.'' Though the former says she "can't stand" the latter, they both care a great deal about each other, and Sheena is visibly devastated [[spoiler:if the party is forced to kill Zelos.]]
* [[BelligerentSexualTension Renegade Shepard and Miranda's]] kiss in VideoGame/MassEffect2.

* ''AlvinAndTheChipmunks'': Alvin and Brittany are forever fighting, but clearly have the hots for each other.

** In Action it's more like GroinAttack GroinAttack Kiss.

* ''KaBlam'''s Henry and June. June is always doing something mean to him (even though they're friends), however, she has a huge crush on him.

* Helga and Arnold from ''HeyArnold''... especially in the latter episdoes like "Girl Trouble", "Egg Story", "Summer Love", "Married" and "April Fool's Day".
* ''AngelsFriends'': Raf and Sulfus' relationship. [[spoiler: Actually done literally in episode 26 when they both hit each other and then make up with a kiss. ]]

* Knuckles the Echidna and Rouge the Bat (a case of InterspeciesRomance) from ''Anime/SonicX''. Just watch almost any episode where they're in the same place and you'll know what I mean. Episodes 12, 13, 39, 52, and 54 are good examples of this (episode 52 being the best example).

* Although it quickly gave way to true affection in the manga and live action, ''Manga/SailorMoon'' played this to the hilt in the anime. In fact, up until the reveal, there's not really a lot at all to indicate Usagi and Mamoru have anything but deep loathing for each other. Thankfully, fanfiction can remedy that . . .
* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' stretches out the trope to breaking point by doing seven seasons of increasing romantic tensions (and slaps -- and punches, and roundhouse kicks, and exploding KiAttacks), but never getting to the kiss.

* Gen and Kanon, in ''Manga/{{Kanon|ByChihoSaito}}'' by Chiho Saito, are always clashing, and it always leads to a kiss (sometimes to more).

[[GenreSavvy ... You're expecting a kiss here, aren't you?]]

* Multiple pairings in [[AxisPowersHetalia Hetalia]] fandom are built on this, the more popular ones including [[MasochismTango France/England]] and [[LoveMartyr Spain/South Italy]].
* Essentially every fanfiction written in the verse of BBC's {{Sherlock}} set after The Reichenbach Fall. Usually a manifestation of the authors unable to decide whether, upon [[spoiler: Sherlock's reveal that he's not actually dead]], John Watson will punch him in the face or passionately kiss him. Hooray for compromises?

* Anya and Dimitri in ''{{WesternAnimation/Anastasia}}''.

* ''{{Disney/Tangled}}'': Rapunzel's first meeting with Flynn involved not just slapping, but knocking fully unconscious with a cast-iron frying pan three times (and that doesn't count the damage done while trying to stow him in her closet).

* ''BladesOfGlory'' has this between [[BrotherSisterIncest Stranz and Fairchild van Waldenberg]]. Um... right.

* ''FatherGoose'' does this. The first time, Leslie Caron slaps CaryGrant, he calmly slaps her back, and she dissolves in tears and runs away. The second time, she slaps him, he slaps her back, she slaps ''him'' back ... cut to Trevor Howard, reaction to the news that they want to be married.
* In ''{{Bruno}}'', the titular character adapts the alias of "Straight Dave" and becomes an MMA fighter. At one match, his scorned former assistant/ex-boyfriend shows up and proceeds to give him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, which soon turns into make-up sex, much to the redneck audience's horror and disgust.
* Taken to a ridiculous extreme by the movie ''MrAndMrsSmith''. The two main characters practically demolish a house with gunfire in an attempt to kill each other. They then proceed to punch, kick and smash objects onto each other, demolishing even more furniture in the process, until they grab their weapons again and get to a MexicanStandoff. Surprising nobody, little time passes before they put down the guns and start kissing and ripping each other's clothes off.

* In ''{{Whitecoats}}'', this is done with out the will they or won't they, in this case the Slaps were a fist fight where they gave as good as they got, with the rest of the cast trying to pull them apart. It ended when they started making out.
* ''Film/IronMan'' has an argument between Tony Stark and Christine Everheart cut directly to them having sex. However this is a one-night-stand and isn't a set-up for a relationship.
** The more subdued scene later on with Tony and Pepper is more standard but still ends up [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] when it inspires Pepper not to sleep with her boss but to mull over just how screwed-up her relationship with him is.

* ''StarWars'' -- Han Solo and Leia, anyone?
* ''{{Enchanted}}'': Giselle is first turned on by Robert when [[IFeelAngry he makes her feel angry]] for the first time in her life.
* Played straight in ''LethalWeapon3'', where Riggs and Lorna end up kissing after the infamous "my scar is bigger" contest.
* ''The Singles Ward'' has another classic example, where Jonathan and Cammie, after having gotten off to a rough start, get into an argument in the kitchen, during a party at his house. They criticize and mock each other, stepping ever closer together, until a friend walks in to find them making out.

* In ''GangsOfNewYork'', this trope makes an appearance as more of an "Insult retort slap slap punch grapple claw try-to-bite kiss".

* The parents in ''TheRef''. Although it's more like slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap almost-kiss, with the slaps being verbal rather than physical...

* Played very straight at the end of ''Loverboy'', between Kirstie Alley's character and her husband.
* The Great Leslie and Maggie [=DuBois=] in ''TheGreatRace''. He kisses her, she slaps him. When he kisses her again later, in the next scene they're in a car with a "Just Married" sign on it.

* This is the entire plot of ''LawsOfAttraction''.
* ''CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon'': Jen and Lo take this SerialEscalation, crossing the desert twice, [[GauzeGauzeKiss patching up twice]], and beating each other senseless, until...
* In the film ''Random Hearts'', Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas have discovered that their spouses were having an affair (they were killed in a plane crash on the way to a romantic rendezvous). He's obsessed with finding out all the details while she just wants to let it go. They're arguing about this and she's slapping and shoving him when he abruptly grabs and kisses her, shocking both of them.
* In ''NightAtTheMuseum'', the second movie ManicPixieDreamGirl and GenkiGirl Amelia Earhart playfully plays on it, slapping repeatedly Larry to get his attention and then planting a passionate kiss on his lips.

* It's played with in ''GrossePointeBlank'' where Martin and Debi are kissing and Debi stops the make out session and says something is missing, then slaps Martin across the face before going back to kissing and proceeding to have sex

* Gen and Kanon, in ''{{Kanon|ByChihoSaito}}'' by Chiho Saito, are always clashing, and it always leads to a kiss (sometimes to more).
* ''TenshiNaKonamaiki'' can be fairly described as forty-nine episodes of slapping, followed by a kiss.

* Kousuke and Ryoko in ''{{Spiral}} ~Suiri no Kizuna~'' and ''{{Alive}}''. One of their fistfights actually scared away a bear.
* Kazahaya and Rikuo of ''LegalDrug'' seem to be heading in this direction (considering that both their bosses and the rest of the universe [[ShipperOnDeck seem to be nudging them together]]), but since the series has been on hold since Vol. 3 it is impossible to tell.

* ''{{Suzuka}}'' is chock full of this. The manga has a rare "kiss-kiss, SLAP!!" scene [[spoiler: both initiated by the girl]] depicted.

* In ''BlueDrop'', Hagino and Mari's huge fight at the school's swimming pool results in both of them landing in the water and exchanging a kiss -- probably, since that moment is [[CensorSteam obscured by lots of bubbles]].

* Knuckles the Echidna and Rouge the Bat (a case of InterspeciesRomance) from ''SonicX''. Just watch almost any episode where they're in the same place and you'll know what I mean. Episodes 12, 13, 39, 52, and 54 are good examples of this (episode 52 being the best example).
* Shinra and Celty have this going on in ''{{Durarara}}''. Well, more Slap Slap Hug because of [[HeadlessHorseman Celty's]] lack of anything to kiss ''with''. And Shinra doesn't really seem to mind getting punched around by her all that much.

* [[{{Robotech}} Max Sterling and Miriya Parino.]] First they try to shoot each other down in a aerial dogfight. Then she tries to stab him to death inside Macross City. Then they get married. Seriously.
* Lawrence and Holo from ''SpiceAndWolf'' in the last episode of season 2. Lawrence shows up to redeem Holo from being collateral from a deal gone bad. Cue strangle attempt, a mean-sounding right hook, and the obligatory LoveConfession. A few self-depreciating lines, a kick to the torso, a snappy one-liner, and then the kiss. All to cheesy violin music.

* ''ACruelGodReigns'': This ends up being more like "Bite Bite Kiss" with Jeremy and Ian, but is essentially the same thing when [[spoiler: Jeremy is hallucinating that Greg is following him after recounting all the times he was sexually abused to Ian.]] It winds up as a {{Intimate Psychotherapy}}.

* Happens at times between Matt and Kayleigh in ''DorkTower''.
-->'''Matt:''' "You think my friends are annoying!"
-->'''Kayleigh:''' "You think my friends are pretentious!"
-->'''Matt:''' "You hate my hobbies!"
-->'''Kayleigh:''' "You think I'm a snob!"
-->'''Matt:''' "You ARE a snob!"
-->'''Kayleigh:''' "It's better than being a loser dweeb with no initiative, no fashion sense, no job, no prospects and a 'Buffy'-hater to boot!"
-->'''Matt:''' "THAT was a LOW blow!" ''(beat)'' "I '''love''' 'Buffy'."
-->''(beat) KISS!''

[[quoteright:350:[[Comicbook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/slap_slap_kiss.jpg]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[-It's really more of a Slap Slap Kiss KissKissSlap...-] ]]

Compare ShutUpKiss, LoveAtFirstPunch, BelligerentSexualTension, TakeThatKiss, VitriolicBestBuds, and DestructoNookie. Often considered in similar terms to FoeYay. [[{{Tsundere}} Tsunderes]] are often involved on at least one end. KissKissSlap is this in reverse (kissing, ''then'' fighting).

* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' has the [[IdiotHero Shinji]] / [[{{Tsundere}} Asuka]] pairing. They kiss once, but that whole scene was actually a heartbreakingly epic and twisted failure of communications for both of them contributed to Asuka's mental breakdown and Shinji's lack of self-esteem. They are attracted each other but both fear rejection, so Shinji doesn't dare believe it's anything more than just play to pass time and Asuka pinches his nose to get at least some kind of reaction out of him AND to ensure some kind of "plausible deniability" of her own emotions in the face of possible rejection. And rejection she reads from his passiveness even if he doesn't mean it as such, because he doesn't understand there to BE anything to accept or reject... Mostly because her words and actions just then and there give him no reason to actually think so! So she started crying after seeing Shinji's reaction (that is, gasping for air, not hugging or comforting her) and ran into the bathroom, making gargling noises as a front (as seen in ep. 22 director's cut version), as Shinji felt even worse.
* Gen and Kanon, in ''[[KanonByChihoSaito Kanon]]'' by Chiho Saito, are always clashing, and it always leads to a kiss (sometimes to more).

* ''RanmaOneHalf'' stretches out the trope to breaking point by doing seven seasons of increasing romantic tensions (and slaps -- and punches, and roundhouse kicks, and exploding KiAttacks), but never getting to the kiss.

* {{A Cruel God Reigns}}: This ends up being more like "Bite Bite Kiss" with Jeremy and Ian, but is essentially the same thing when [[spoiler: Jeremy is hallucinating that Greg is following him after recounting all the times he was sexually abused to Ian.]] It winds up as a {{Intimate Psychotherapy}}.

* An early issue of ComicBook/{{X-Factor}} gives us an [[http://img252.imageshack.us/i/kisskiss1.jpg Epic]] [[http://img715.imageshack.us/i/kisskiss2.jpg Example]].

-->'''Sam:''' You are the nuttiest, the stupidest, the phoniest fruitcake I ever met!\\
'''Diane:''' You, Sam Malone, are the most arrogant self centered, son of a b...\\
'''Sam:''' SHUT IT! Shut your fat mouth!\\
'''Diane:''' Make me!\\
'''Sam:''' Make you?! My God I'm-I'm gonna, I'm GONNA BOUNCE YOU OFF EVERY WALL IN THIS OFFICE!!\\
'''Diane:''' Try it and you'll be walking funny tomorrow... Or should I say funnier?\\
'''Sam:''' You know... you know I always wanted to pop you one! Maybe this is my lucky day, huh?\\
'''Diane:''' You disgust me! I hate you!\\
'''Sam:''' Are you as turned on as I am?\\
'''Diane:''' More!\\
''(they kiss passionately)''
** In fact, during the season two finale, they ''literally'' slapped each other.
*** ''{{Frasier}}'' referenced this scene twice with Frasier.

* Played around with in the season 4 finale of ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', between Barney and Robin. The two are unable to admit their feelings without provoking the other into an automatic rejection response (as both are relationship averse). Leads to a long, rapid back-and-forth "I love you"/"Lets be friends" style exchange that escalates in aggravation until they become so confused and frustrated they simply kiss.
** And it's awesome:

* Played around with in the season 4 finale of ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', between [[spoiler: Barney and Robin]]. The two are unable to admit their feelings without provoking the other into an automatic rejection response (as both are relationship averse). Leads to a long, rapid back-and-forth "I love you"/"Lets be friends" style exchange that escalates in aggravation until they become so confused and frustrated they simply kiss.

-->[[spoiler:'''Barney:''']] Why are you so afraid of giving this a chance?\\
[[spoiler:'''Robin:''']] Because I am scared of how much I like you!\\
[[spoiler:'''Barney:''']] Whoa, this is a bad idea.\\
[[spoiler:'''Robin:''']] You're right, this is a mistake.\\
[[spoiler:'''Barney:''']] Yes. No!\\
[[spoiler:'''Robin:''']] I love you!\\
[[spoiler:'''Barney:''']] Let's be friends.\\
[[spoiler:'''Robin:''']] Okay, friends then.\\
[[spoiler:'''Barney:''']] I love you.\\
[[spoiler:'''Robin:''']] Let's get married!\\
[[spoiler:'''Barney:''']] No, you're smothering me!\\
[[spoiler:'''Robin:''']] Okay, forget it!\\
[[spoiler:'''Barney:''']] Gaaah!\\
[[spoiler:'''Robin:''']] Gaaah! ''(they kiss)''

* ''LOCKOUT'' has this (subverted partially) between (ex)CIA-Agent Snow and Emilie Warnock at the end of the movie. She arrives, they banter, and then (when you think they are going to kiss) she punches him in the face. He admits that "for a second there I thought you were going to kiss me" and which point she smiles, turns, and walks away (and he follows...and more banter ensues....sexual banter....)

* ''TheVicarOfDibley'' has something similar to the ''{{Fraiser}}'' subversion but played more seriously: Geraldine, the title character and a liberal female vicar, is always trading insults with the [[StrawmanPolitical arch-conservative]] councilman David. At one point in the series, he reveals his love for her, interpreting her snarking as flirting. In actuality, she doesn't really consciously ''like him'' much at this point. This declaration starts his character on a more PetTheDog path and makes her better disposed to him.