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1	[[quoteright:297:[[Anime/AstroBoy https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/butt_cannon_1761.jpg]]]]
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3	->''"I've got machine guns... in my ''butt?!"''''
4	-->-- '''Astro''', ''WesternAnimation/AstroBoy''
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6	A ranged weapon integrated within the character's buttocks. Often used as a surprise attack.
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8	Compare ShoulderCannon, LegCannon, ArmCannon, ChestBlaster, and TorpedoTits.
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10	See also AssKicksYou, TailSlap, BewareMyStingerTail. Not to be confused with {{Fartillery}}. {{Subtrope}} of {{Joke of the Butt}}
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12	!!Examples:
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16	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
17	* ''Manga/AstroBoy'' is probably the trope maker, as pictured above with a pair of machine guns mounted in his rear.
18	* In ''Manga/{{Keijo}}'', Ikumi Yuzuki is the creator of the "Vacuum Butt Cannon" technique. In order to perform this technique, it requires a buildup of numerous, rapid and violent twists of the hip, and when fully charged, unleashes a powerful linear shockwave from the user's butt, capable of shredding the swimsuits of their opponents.
19	* In ''Manga/{{Asobi Asobase}}'', Maeda, Hanako's butler, gained the ability to fire lasers out of his butt when an alien device was inserted into his anus.
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23	* The kung fu film ''Film/KidFromKwangtung'' has a lion dance-slash-fight scene in its opening where the protagonist wears a ''chicken suit'' to fight a bunch of rival challengers, whom are parading in a giant centipede suit. The hero's chicken suit contains a secret projectile launcher that fires yellow gunk in its butt, with the hero shouting, "Taste my chickenshit!" before shooting it at some opponents.
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26	[[folder:Literature]]
27	* Like all dwarfs in the ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'' universe, burglar Mulch Diggums tunnels through the earth by ingesting soil, passing it through his digestive tract at high speed, then ejecting it out the... erm, other end. The excretion process is so forceful that Mulch weaponises it on occasion, generally once per book.
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31	* The ''Series/DoomPatrol2019'' episode "[[Recap/DoomPatrol2019S4E1DoomPatrol Doom Patrol]]" has a man who can make an artillery cannon come out of his ass appear as an associate of the supervillain Codpiece.
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34	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
35	* ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' has rear-mounted weapons on some mechs, but most of the time they're located in the back or shoulder region of the mech. There are a few, however, that have weaponry mounted in something closer to the butt region, most notably the four-legged [[http://www.sarna.net/wiki/File:Balius.jpg Balius]] omnimech, which is stylized to look like a mechanical horse with lasers for its "tail."
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39	* Mr. Toots, the unicorn gun from ''VideoGame/RedFaction''. Mr. Toots shoots rainbow laser blasts out of his butt.
40	* Featured in ''VideoGame/AstroBoyOmegaFactor'' as a SmartBomb.
41	* The first boss of ''VideoGame/{{Einhander}}'', Drache, first a WaveMotionGun out of its butt.
42	* On a larger scale, ''VideoGame/StarControlII'' has the Spathi, a cowardly race whose ships come equipped with a rear-facing [[FunWithAcronyms Backwards Utilizing Tracking Torpedo]] launcher. Their standard tactic is to run away while farting out missiles at the pursuing ship.
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46	* The abridged GagDub of ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'' depicts the giant Eggman mecha as having one. Per Tails: "Is it a cannon ''in'' his butt, or is it a cannon that ''fires butts''? (It's the first, as he soon discovered.)
47	* Scanlan of ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'' manages to aim and fire a Call Lightning spell from his backside, in an attempt to impress Pike. Creator/SamRiegel, his player, lampshades this.
48	-->'''Sam:''' [[NoodleIncident I have practice aiming things with my ass in this campaign!]]
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51	[[folder:Western Animation]]
52	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' introduces the Kraang Biotroids in Season Two. They are large, ape-like, bio-mechanical heavy infantry units with nipple saws and butt cannons, as seen 20 seconds into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPBfHlk40xE this preview.]]
53	* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': In the episode "It's Hokey Mon!" one of the many eponymous Hokey Monsters has a literal cannon in its butt, which another Hokey Monster loads cannonballs in manually.
54	* ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne'': In the PilotEpisode, Hector gets a new robot body with all sorts of functions, such as butt rocket launchers. When he uses them, however, he destroys most of his base and puts himself in mortal peril.
55	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': In the episode the gang goes back to Revolutionary times, someone tries to use Bender as a cannon. Much to Bender's surprise, it works (with the ball coming out his butt).
56	* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' where a ghost erases Danny's memories, how to use his powers included, has him attempt to use his ghost ray by firing it from his hands. Instead, however, he somehow accidentally channels it through his rear. Naturally, Danny [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] the ridiculousness of it.
57	--> '''Danny''': ''That can't be right, but it'll have to do!''
58	* In ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' in the episode "Spy Buddies" Patrick is given a special pair of pants that have this ability. They're used for [=SpongeBob=] and him to break into the Chum Bucket.
59	* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' the ShowWithinAShow "Dogcopter" features a robotic helicopter dog that can shoot missiles out of his butt.
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62	[[folder:Real Life]]
63	* The Bombardier Beetle's first line of defence against threats is to turn round, elevate its rear end, point its cloaca at its assailant and fire an almost boiling hot stream of noxious chemicals with a loud popping noise. Hence the name.
64	* One of the most infamous examples of this trope is [[SmellySkunk the skunk]], which have glands in their rear capable of spraying a horrific smelling musk. They can spray a good distance with surprising accuracy.
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