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11	->'''Robert:''' Is this a habit of yours, falling off of stuff?\
12	'''Giselle:''' Well, usually someone catches me.
13	-->-- ''Film/{{Enchanted}}''
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15	A woman ''literally'' falls into a man's arms. It's a dramatic and romantic scene, so it's naturally a common setup for MeetCute.
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17	It's also such an old trope that it has standard subversions and parodies. Played straight, it's almost always a man successfully catching a woman. It can be subverted by having the falling woman squash her would-be hero, or by [[BarelyMissedCushion having her miss him entirely]], especially with animation's AmusingInjuries or if the girl was deliberately trying to invoke this trope by pretending to faint or something.
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19	Because Falling into His Arms is so romantic, it can be easily parodied by having a ''man'' fall into a man's arms, preferably those of his [[HeterosexualLifePartners closest male friend]], for a bit of comedic HomoeroticSubtext. That can also be combined with one of the standard subversions.
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21	Another old variation is for a man to be the waiting arms beneath the windows of a burning building when a mom decides that her baby would have a better chance of surviving if she tossed it. More intense drama, no romance (unless the mom survives, is single, and is sufficiently impressed).
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23	The baby Falling into His Arms has two standard subversions too. One is for the man to miss the catch, and the other is for it to turn out to be something else wrapped up in swaddling clothes, such as an ugly pet. Or an ugly baby, for that matter. Maybe he wouldn't have gone to the trouble to save that face.
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25	The trope can also be reversed, with a man falling into a woman's arms, or a woman falling into another woman's arms.
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27	A standard parody of the baby toss is for the woman to toss an ever-growing number of increasingly large and heavy objects into her hero's waiting arms, until eventually -- wait for it -- ''he gets squashed''. [[RuleOfFunny Because it's funny!]]
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29	If the man deliberately decides to miss the catch, it overlaps with TheNotCatch.
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31	In all such cases, it's NotTheFallThatKillsYou.
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33	Compare CatchAFallingStar and DivingSave. May overlap with RescueHug and continue into BridalCarry.
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35	!!Examples of falling adults:
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39	[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
40	* This is how Senjougahara Hitagi meets Araragi Koyomi in ''Literature/{{Bakemonogatari}}''. It kick-starts the supernatural plot of the show because [[spoiler:she only weighs 5 kilos, due to a "heavy crab" stealing her weight.]]
41	* ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'': Happens once when [[HookerWithAheartOfGold heroic prostitute Luca]] falls off the tower of conviction but she is caught by a KnightInShiningArmour on a horse... [[DemBones the Skull knight in fact]]. Luca assumes she died and he's the Grim Reaper, but Skull Knight assures her she is not dead and protects her from demons.
42	* ''Manga/BusoRenkin'': {{Subverted\|Trope}} during the first arc when [[StockShonenHero Kazuki]] tries to catch [[ActionGirlfriend Tokiko]], who had been launched into the air by his energy-propelled Sunlight Heart, only for him to almost be impaled by the lance as Tokiko uses her [[SpiderLimbs Valkyrie Skirt]] to safely land behind.
43	* This is how Suzaku meets Euphemia in ''Anime/CodeGeass''.
44	* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
45	** It happens a few times in [[Manga/DragonBall early in the series]], the first time was when Bulma falls out of an exploding vehicle, Goku caught her with ease amusing considering Goku was half her size at the time. Another time Bulma was falling, it was Yamcha who caught her but due to his shyness around beautiful women, he dropped her immediately.
46	** Goku does this his wife Chi-Chi later in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', when he wakes up after recovering from the heart virus, Chi-Chi is so overjoyed she hugs him Goku responds in kind by [[TwirlOfLove spinning her around]] and even throwing her up in the air ([[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength a little too high]]) and catching her. It's a sweet moment.
47	* Happens twice to ChickMagnet Van in ''Anime/GunXSword ''. The first time, Van catches Wendy when she faints; the second time, Priscilla tumbles into his arms. Both girls are potential love interests. However, it's subverted in episode 6 when would-be bandit Klatt fails to catch his girlfriend Bunny. Van mocks him for it.
48	* Subverted in ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' where during a Zuka club performance where Haruhi jumps off a high stage and into Tamaki's waiting arms... and proceeds to squash him into the ground.
49	* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
50	** Sanji adores this trope, he does it most frequently with Nami. The first time was in the anime when the crew was traveling upwards To [[FloatingContinent Skypeia]], all the weaker crewmates need to be grabbed before they fly away. Robin catches Chopper, Zoro keeps Usopp down with his foot and Sanji catches Nami his arms-bridal style, Sanji is overjoyed but Nami is too focused on the travel upwards to even notice.
51	*** Sanji does it again with Porche in Davy Back arc {{Filler}} despite her status as an enemy and she even kisses his cheek in thanks, though this makes them both lose the game.
52	*** Sanji catches Nami in the first [[https://youtu.be/GrGDMmc0Syg?t=50 trailer]] for VideoGame/OnePiecePirateWarriors. While Usopp, Chopper, and Buggy get a rougher landing.
53	*** [[spoiler: Done once again but beautifully in Whole Cake island arc]].
54	** Luffy catches Vivi when she's dropped off a palace by [[BigBad Crocodile]], while Riding a Falcon-man too. It's a moment that is flashbacked to a lot in the anime and even more so in the movie.
55	** {{Cyborg}} Franky catches [[AdventurerArchaeologist Robin]] in his arms in the Enies Lobby arc (Anime), it's [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/ff/4b/c4/ff4bc4352a3e70909c77eeebeaf802e5.gif a sweet moment]].
56	** In the Anime/OnePieceFilmStrongWorld this inverted slightly as Sanji after beating [[KillerGorilla Scarlet]], jumps to catch a falling Robin, but living skeleton Brook comes out of nowhere and catches Robin, while Sanji gets a rough landing.
57	-->'''Sanji''' You shitty skeleton, you stole the best part! I'll skin you alive.\
58	''(smashes into the ground'')\
59	'''Brook''' He does know I have no skin?
60	** In the Dressrosa Arc [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Leo the Dwarf]] does this with Dwarf Princess Mansherry (they're more like pixies really). Mansherry has a strong crush on Leo, and much to the princess's delight Leo saves her and catches her in his tiny arms, but Leo then claims she's gotten heavier getting her angry. In fact, Leo is oblivious to fact she has feelings for him and gets angry when she asks for him to carry her away (thinking she's being selfish).
61	*** The other Dwarves force him to do it and Leo reluctantly piggybacks her to safety with Princess snuggling against his back.
62	** In Wano Arc {{Filler}} Luffy plays this straight, catching Boa Hancock in his arms while escaping poisonous gas.
63	* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': This is how [[{{Yandere}} Kodachi]] ''thinks'' she met Ranma Saotome, although she'd actually met "[[GenderBender her]]" a few hours earlier. Ironically, the reason he had to catch her in the first place was that he'd accidentally beaned her with a kettle, but no matter -- she finds it very romantic and falls immediately in love with him, to his vast dismay.
64	* Subverted with [[BloodKnight Mari]] in ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion''. The scene in question really has to be seen to be believed, but [[CrashIntoHello suffice it]] [[MarshmallowHell to say]] that the fine Eva tradition of Shinji being the ButtMonkey of all Creation is firmly upheld.
65	* At one point in ''Manga/FairyTail'', Lucy actually throws herself off of a building because she knows Natsu will be there to [[CatchAFallingStar catch her]]. And sure enough, he comes running out of nowhere and saves her. Of course, they land completely awkwardly, with her chest smooshed up into his face.
66	* In ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'', rescuing Kotetsu this way is the first thing Barnaby does prior to his introduction. He then proceeds to do it a second time (while [[{{Lampshaded}} lampshading]] the situation)...[[BookEnds And again just before the end of the last episode.]]
67	-->'''Barnaby:''' It's been a while since I carried you like this. Have you gained weight?\
68	'''Kotetsu:''' Shut up. And put me down!
69	* In ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters: KYO'' manga, Kyo Kusanagi catches his girlfriend Yuki like this [[spoiler:when his father Saisyu snaps him out of a brief BrainwashedAndCrazy status via staging a HostageSituation with a Yuki subjected to UnwillingSuspension]].
70	* Sasuke does this in his EmbarrassingRescue of Kasuga in ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', and once Kasuga comes to her senses she wriggles so much that he drops her. [[HomoeroticSubtext Yukimura also falls into Sasuke's arms as one point]], and though surprised (since he thought Sasuke was dead) he's at least grateful.
71	* Iconic example with [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcR44wdgrzNK2DmywRYtrGJPSE6uf6opiHSao4qnyavzbwHTcI3I Sheeta and Pazu]] from ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'', though it gets subverted as once the PowerCrystal that keeps Sheeta floating stops working Pazu gets her unsupported weight he nearly drops Sheeta.
72	* In ''Anime/YuGiOh'', Joey catches Mai as she falls from a dangerous height. Somewhat realistically, her weight knocks him over, turning it into a SuggestiveCollision. It's still played romantically, with Mai thanking Joey and calling him an "action hero."
73	* Nanami of ''Manga/KamisamaKiss'' tends to fall into Tomoe's arms whenever he makes a BigDamnHeroes entrance.
74	* Genderflipped in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWingEndlessWaltz''. Near the end [[spoiler: Heero passes out after having saved the day, but Relena promptly rushes towards him and manages to catch him before he hits the ground.]]
75	%%* Happens in ''NouCome...'' well more of a CrashIntoHello fall, and she technically stops herself.
76	%%* Happens in ''Literature/AriaTheScarletAmmo''.
77	%%* Happens in ''Anime/SoraNoOtoshimono''.
78	* In the manga ''Aventura'', Soela falls out of a floating platform in a magic library and lands in hero Lewin Randit's arms. Unfortunately, Lewin's just a kid like her, doesn't have the strength to catch a falling girl and keep his balance, and just happened to be standing at the edge of a long staircase.
79	* In ''Kuso Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy'', Misty pretty much launches herself into Gulliver's arms in joy [[spoiler: after he first apologizes for having missed the point of her LoveConfession, then giving ''her'' an AnguishedDeclarationOfLove.]]
80	* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'': Nia falls into Simon's arms after he arrives to save her from the Anti-Spiral.
81	* In ''Manga/ShinshunkiMimanOkotowari'', Asuka tries to use the uneven bars to raise to Youko's challenge and enter the gym team. She begins spinning in them... and then she has such a strong ''momentum'' that she simply CAN'T stop. She eventually has to let go and Manato pulls a DivingSave to catch her.
82	* It's a variant with children instead of adults, but in ''[[Anime/{{Tamagotchi}} GO-GO Tamagotchi!]]'' episode 1, Himespetchi tries to invoke the trope to make her grand re-entrance onto Tamagotchi Planet after having been PutOnABus. She falls out of the sky in a wedding dress, fully expecting to land in Mametchi's arms so that she can express her love for him. [[spoiler:She lands in Spacytchi's arms instead.]]
83	* Invoked in the "Red Thread" chapter of ''Manga/ZekkyouGakkyuu'', where Izumi is cornered by a GirlPosse at the rooftop after she gets too close to a popular guy, Masaya. Surprisingly, the leader doesn't actually harass her, she simply tell her that Masaya is a womanizer and that she should give up on him. Izumi, who is certain that Masaya is her OneTrueLove, tries to prove the other girl wrong by jumping off the rooftop, believing that he'll be there to catch her because he's her "fated" one. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, the other girl was right, and as she's falling, Izumi sees Masaya kissing another girl, not even noticing her fall.]]
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86	[[folder:Comic Books]]
87	* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
88	** Kal-El has been catching ComicBook/LoisLane in his arms pretty much since his early adventures. Sometimes Lois herself jumped off a window only to draw his attention.
89	** In ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigin'', Superman catches Lois when she gets blown off a rooftop.
90	** ''ComicBook/{{Justice}}'' opens up with a dream sequence where, among other things, Lois falls from a burning building and into Superman's arms.
91	** Males have been falling into ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'s arms for decades. Depending on the situation it was played for drama, romance... or laughs. As an example, in [[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 "Good-Looking Corpse"]], Supergirl catches a young boy falling from a rooftop, and then she finds out he willingly jumped off the building as a ploy to introduce himself and ask her number.
92	** ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' story ''ComicBook/TheAttackOfTheAnnihilator'' provides a more straight example when ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} gets blasted off a building and [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8vbraq4Bs1qbujox.jpg caught by Supergirl]].
93	** ''ComicBook/ManyHappyReturns'' has Linda Danvers catch an unconscious Kara in her arms after the latter is dropped by a pterosaur.
94	** In ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Red Lantern Bleez]] passes out as flying and is caught and taken to safety by Kara.
95	* ''ComicBook/XMen'': In ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen'' #146, Iceman catches Polaris after she gets knocked off the sky.
96	* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': In ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1963'' #127, the Vulture snatches and drops Mary Jane Watson, but she's safely caught by Spidey.
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99	[[folder:Fan Works]]
100	* In the ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'' story "Papa's Big Crush", Smurfette was on a ladder and starts to descend when one of the rungs breaks, causing her to fall. Papa Smurf, who was holding the ladder at the bottom, caught her in his arms, which was a happy moment that lasted a bit too long for Smurfette's comfort that resulted in her telling Papa Smurf politely to put her down.
101	* In the ''Fanfic/EverydayCrazinessInPontypandy'' story "Bronwyn’s Helper", just as Gabby falls from the roof, San jumps in to catch her. This is not played romantically though, due to their age gap (Sam is thirty-one, Gabby is eighteen), and [[spoiler:the later revelation that Gabby is a lesbian]].
102	* Inverted in ''Fanfic/SixesAndSevens''. Howard is struck by Vertigo's disorientation powers, and his attempts to warn Peggy and Angie just lead to him collapsing into the latter's arms as they enter the lobby.
103	* ''Fanfic/WaitingIsWorthIt'': Young Katsuki grabs an unconscious and severely injured Izuku when Izuku's Traumatic Superpower Awakening causes him to float back up to the bridge.
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106	[[folder:Film-- Animated]]
107	* In the Disney version of ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', when Wendy is forced to walk the plank by Hook, Peter catches Wendy in his arms. The jolly Roger pirates are confused that don't hear Wendy hitting the water.
108	--> '''Smee''': Captain... no splash?\
109	'''Hook''': Not a sound.
110	* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' : Buzz and Jessie complete with SlowMotion romantic run.
111	* Used in ''WesternAnimation/{{Nine}}'', when 9 [[spoiler:rescues 7 from The Seamstress]].
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114	[[folder:Film-- Live Action]]
115	* ''Film/LifeIsBeautiful'', though it was a short fall into hay and she probably would have been fine without him.
116	-->'''Guido:''' ''(as she falls into his arms)'' [[RunningGag Buongiorno, principessa!]]
117	* Played straight AND subverted to good effect in the movie ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'' -- in the fairy tale world Prince Edward easily catches Princess Giselle in his arms in a straightforward fashion. Later, in "real world" New York, Princess Giselle falls on Robert and knocks him over. (Which is probably what would really happen if a woman fell on a man.)
118	** If you've seen the ending of the film, this trope gets [[spoiler:inverted! After Robert wakes Giselle with [[TrueLovesKiss True Love's Kiss]], Narissa transforms into a dragon, kidnaps Robert and goes to the top of the Woolworth Building. Later, she falls down to her death, and Giselle, who chased after Narissa, catches Robert and both managed to stay on the roof, away from sure death. To add effect to the scenes, they pulled an [[IronicEcho ironic echo]] of the "Is this a big habit of yours, falling off stuff?" question.]]
119	* ''Film/TheNoteBook'': this happens a few times.
120	* ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' [[https://youtu.be/lH7EYLWHT4Q?t=31 does it]] almost flawlessly, [[AdventurerArchaeologist Indy]] is trapped in an AncientTomb while [[ThoseWackyNazis the Nazis]] are making off with the Arc of the Convenient and they decided to drop Indy's OldFlame Marion on top him. Toht pushes Marion into the tomb, Marion manages to catch a nearby Anubis statue to save her fall, but the statue cracks and she falls again but this time from a shorter height allowing Indy to catch her in his arms safely. But Marion is still angry at Indy for leaving her behind earlier in the movie, struggles out of his hold only to notice the [[SnakePit snakes that are everywhere]], and promptly scramble up onto his shoulders much to Indy's annoyance.
121	** This scene is parodied in ''VideoGame/LegoIndianaJones'' Marion is dropped into the tomb and Indy holds outs his small Lego arms to catch her, but Marion crashes to the floor unharmed, but angry at Indy.
122	* ''Film/DirtyDancing'', the most iconic moment in the movie. And it gets away with because "the running catch" is an actual dance move professional dancers do.
123	* ''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem'': Tina jumps into Newt's arms when she is being lowered into a black cauldron of death, the wizard equivalent to the eclectic chair, Newt promises he will catch her. Her jump to safety is helped by the swooping evil who Newt can [[TheBeastMaster bring forth]] whenever he likes, this moment is focused on more in the screenplay as the moment Tina decides to trust in Newt.
124	* ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'': when Lois falls out of a helicopter Superman flies in with his ThemeMusicPowerUp and catches Lois.
125	-->'''Superman:''' Don't worry, I've got you\
126	'''Lois:''' Got me? Who's got you!
127	* Done for laughs in the in ''Film/LittleWomen1994''. Meg, Jo, Laurie and John Brooke return from an evening at the theater, and as they exit the carriage, Jo raves about the lead actress being "a wonderful swooner."
128	-->'''Jo:''' If only ''I'' were the swooning type! [''dramatically falling from the carriage'']\
129	'''Laurie:''' [''sardonically, watching her fall''] If only I were the catching type.
130	* Brilliantly played with in ''Film/TheTrumanShow''; Truman spots the love of his life Lauren (who's just an extra in the show that is his life), but as he stares at her, the actor who plays his future wife drops backgrounds into his arms, preventing him from seeing where Lauren's gone.
131	* PlayedWith in ''Film/GeorgeOfTheJungle'', when George catches Ursula in his arms as she falls from a vine. He immediately drops her to return to his fight.
132	* In ''Film/NowYouSeeMe'', J. Daniel Atlas catches Henley in the nick of time after the giant bubble she was floating in was burst by a chandelier.
133	* In ''Film/TheUnknown'', Nanon trips and falls down a flight of stairs only to be caught by Malabar, in a case of LiterallyFallingInLove.
134	* Not romantic (for obvious reasons), but when Johnnie falls out of the barn in the StoryWithinAStory that opens ''Film/ShortcutToHappiness'', he lands in his father's arms.
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137	[[folder:Literature]]
138	%% * This is how Ana meets Christian in ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey''.
139	* ''Literature/JaneEyre'' faints after learning that [[spoiler:Mr. Rochester already has a wife, even though he was going to marry her]]. Mr. Rochester catches her.
140	* Louisa Musgroves invokes it in ''Literature/{{Persuasion}}'' by jumping from steps so that Captain Wentworth will catch her. When she does this from the Cobb at Lyme (a sea-wall with narrow stairs that were built way before [[NoOSHACompliance safety standards]], as adaptations filmed on location reveal) she jumps from a slightly unsafe height. Then she runs back up to a ''very'' unsafe height to do it again, ignoring Wentworth's protests. He fails to catch her and she sustains a serious head injury.
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143	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
144	* The Superman example is discussed on ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', Sheldon insisting that Lois' fall from that height into Superman's arms of steel would have divided her into three slices. "Frankly, the most humane thing he could have done for her was to let her hit the ground."
145	* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E9TheEmptyChild The Empty Child]]", this doubles as a MeetCute moment when Rose falls into Jack's arms after he saved her with his TractorBeam.
146	* Subverted in "The Frogs and the Lobsters" of ''Series/HoratioHornblower''. Horatio escapes through a window and climbs down a wall, running away from a frenzied mob of French villagers who might want to behead him as he's a British Navy officer fighting for French Royalists. He persuades his LoveInterest Mariette to go with him, and tells her to jump. He fails catching her, though. She hurts her leg, which makes their escape much harder. And surprisingly, Horatio averts another logical romantic gesture -- BridalCarry. He doesn't carry her and Mariette must keep hopping, leaning on his shoulder.
147	* In ''Series/OnceUponATime'', Rumpelstiltskin catches [[spoiler:Belle]] when she falls ripping down curtains. 'Cause they're falling in love.
148	* Variation on ''Series/PushingDaisies'': Due to Ned being BlessedWithSuck, when his love interest trips right in front of him he has to step out of the way to avoid touching her, leaving room for someone else to swoop in and be the hero. He gets the girl anyway, but not before he nurses his inferiority complex for a while.
149	* Non romantic example in ''Series/TeenWolf''. When the still human and epileptic Erica falls of a climbing raft on the gym while mid seizure Scott catches her easily thanks to his werewolfy superpowers. Later she tries to seduce him, but admits that she is not particularly attracted to him and had a crush on Stiles for the longest time. And Scott of course only has eyes for Allison.
150	* In the second episode of ''Series/LoisAndClark'', the villains all but ''invoke'' this trope in an attempt to destroy Superman. Guessing that either Lois or Clark, who are known to have had contact with Superman, has some means of remotely contacting him, they pitch Lois out of an airplane and wait for Superman to show up. Clark dives after her (not waiting to be pushed), turns into Superman, and catches Lois. Her appreciation of both Superman and the save are obvious. (The missile they then aim at Superman as he drops off Lois is of course a NoSell, but they didn't know to expect that as Superman is still new to Metropolis and hasn't shown all his powers yet.) The catch makes it into the opening credits as an iconic Lois/Superman moment.
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153	[[folder:Video Games]]
154	* ''VideoGame/ShovelKnight'': Nearly every time Shovel Knight falls asleep at a campsite, he has a [[NightmareSequence nightmare]] about his girlfriend Shield Knight plummeting towards the ground, where the dire prompt '''Catch Her''' will flash up while hordes of enemies will try and stop the knight and if the player lets her drop he will fail immediately making it one of the most poignant mini-games ever.
155	** Shovel Knight will have to catch Shield Knight for real during the final level of the game, in a complete [[TearJerker tear jerking]] and emotionally satisfying moment.
156	* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', the main character catches Amalia in just this fashion.
157	** The dramatic version is also used in ''FFVIII'' when the team stages a commando raid on the facility about to freeze the love interest. Squall smashes the tank and Rinoa falls forward into his arms.
158	* Subverted in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'', when Luigi's parachute gives, and the shiny bishounen Prince Peasley holds his arms out to catch him... only to have Luigi knock him aside and the two to hit the ground anyway.
159	* In ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'', one of Milla's Memory Reels shows this happening with her and Sasha (that's a guy with an arguably GenderBlenderName, for the record).
160	* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'', [[ShrinkingViolet Florina]] the Pegasus Knight [[DoesNotLikeMen with a crippling phobia of men]] falls out of the sky and lands on [[TheBigGuy Lord Hector of Ostia]] after she escapes from the siege of Castle Caelin and reaches for Eliwood and Hector's group to get help. It's also played for laughs when it is revealed that her Pegasus landed on him also. [[spoiler: And for heartwarming if the player makes them reach an A support and see Florina [[CannotspititOut trying to thank Hector for catching her]], succeeding only at the end... and later they get HappilyMarried.]]
161	* Nonromantic version in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIII'': Adel Berstein catches his younger sister Rose in his arms [[spoiler:when she almost collapses after being released from Botan's {{brainwash\|ed}}ing]] at the end of the game.
162	* Anthuria from ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' falls into the captain's arms as she faints from having the corrupted Klesha removed from her in "Auld Lanxiety".
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165	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
166	* This is how the protagonist meets Victor Frankenstein in VisualNovel/CodeRealize (no, not THAT Victor Frankenstein... well, actually, kinda... it's complicated.) He rescues her from a group of men attempting to sexually assault her by throwing a [[GratuitousLaboratoryFlasks makeshift bomb]] which stuns those in its vicinity. Which, incidentally, also includes her. Before she can fall and hit the ground though, he catches her and reassures her he's not going to hurt her. If you choose to pursue him, this happens several more times during his route. Overlaps with RescueHug.
167	* In ''VisualNovel/PiofioreFatedMemories'', Lili falls into Dante's arms when she tries to escape from the Falzone Manor from the second-floor window, only for the rope to rip and for him to catch her from below. It also marks the start of their relationship.
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170	[[folder:Webcomics]]
171	* In [[http://www.mysticrev.com/index.php?cid=402 this strip]] of ''Mystic Revolution'', a catgirl falls off a cliff into a mighty summoner's arms, complete with a "Hello, beautiful."
172	* The webcomic ''Webcomic/CollegeRoomiesFromHell''... repeatedly. People fall out of that building a lot. Sometimes wearing a bungee jumping cord.
173	** Well, the page title IS "A webcomic about defenestration," so...probably justified?
174	* Occurs in ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' [[http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1543 here]] with appropriate LampshadeHanging.
175	* Occurs after a biking accident in ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'' [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/09102003/ here.]] However, in this case, it is purely comedy, and it is not played for romance in any way.
176	* It happens to Sarah in ''Webcomic/ThinkBeforeYouThink'' on [[http://thinkbeforeyouthink.net/?comic=20120601-ignorance-is-bliss this page]]. Not quite the RescueRomance it could have been, due to the guy's [[SlippingAMickey negative intentions]].
177	* ''Webcomic/ScarletLady'':
178	** In ''Origins, Part 2'', Chat Noir catches Marinette mid-air when Stoneheart throws her off the Eiffel Tower.
179	** One of the story's {{Running Gag}}s is Chloé attempting to invoke this trope with Adrien as the catcher, only for him to go hug or hold someone else while she's left mid-air or suffers AmusingInjuries.
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182	[[folder:Western Animation]]
183	* Scratch invokes this trope in ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', when after he [[DisguisedInDrag dresses]] to seduce Sonic, he deliberately trips and lands in Sonic's arms.
184	* In a GenderFlip episode of ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', Fionna and Prince Gumball are both falling, then Fionna somehow manages to land first and catch Gumball.
185	* Inverted twice in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', where [[ActionGirl Katara]] catches [[TheChosenOne Aang]].
186	** The first time plays the trope more traditionally, as he tumbles into her arms [[PostVictoryCollapse after leaving the Avatar State]], opens his eyes to see her face and [[LoveAtFirstSight falls in love]].
187	** The second combines this with PietaPlagiarism, as she [[spoiler:catches his falling corpse after [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Azula turns off]] his [[PowerFloats floating]] for him.]]
188	* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'' Sypha [[https://youtu.be/cQAZ7U682vs?t=158 falls gently into Trevor's arms]] when her TakenForGranite wears off, making a MeetCute moment. [[MomentKiller Until Sypha pukes her guts out]].
189	* ''WesternAnimation/DefendersOfTheEarth'' subverts this trope on a few occasions:
190	** In "The Prince Makes His Move", Prince Kro-Tan (disguised as a handsome Earthling) uses the telekinetic powers Zorelda gave him to sabotage Jedda's climbing equipment; he then catches her as she falls. Needless to say, it's all a trick on Kro-Tan's part so that he can gain Jedda's trust.
191	** The series also features two male-on-male examples. In "The Would-be Defender", Character of the Week Earl Sump lands in Flash's arms after his attempt to imitate one of his comic book heroes meets with rather predictable results. And, in "The Prince Triumphant", Lothar catches Mandrake after the latter is knocked out of the claws of a Manbat which has carried him into the air.
192	* Subverted in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' when Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and Superman are all [[ItMakesSenseInContext turned into eight year olds]] and while they're fighting giant toy soldiers, Batman gets dropped and Wonder Woman catches him. He then crawls out of her embrace with his patented Bat-Scowl, insisting, "Leggo, I'm fine!" while she gives him an indulgent smile. It bears mentioning that grown up Wonder Woman [[UnresolvedSexualTension has a bit of a thing for grown up Batman.]]
193	* Well, they're kids, but ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' [[InvertedTrope inverts this]] in one episode where Phineas is falling to his near-death, gets saved by an impromptu trampoline his love interest Isabella comes up with and bounces off of it into her arms.
194	* ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'': In the very first episode, after her SpaceFighter gets destroyed, Dot ends up falling into Megabyte's arms. He immediately drops her on the floor.
195	* Happens a lot in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' with [[OfficialCouple Robin and Starfire]], usually with Starfire getting knocked out of the air by something and Robin rushing to catch her.
196	* In ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' it happens like clockwork as flying heroines such Rogue, Storm and Jean are frequently (to point of it being almost a RunningGag) knocked out of the air requiring Cyclops, Wolverine or Gambit to catch them. Though much like the comics it’s a DoubleStandard e.g Rogue as a FlyingBrick caught her non-flying love interest Gambit in her arms before dropping him safely in pond in {{Tsundere}} fashion.
197	%%* This is how Will and Caleb meet on ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}''.
198	* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'': In the credits of the ShowWithinAShow ''Hello Megan'', Megan falls off a wall and into the arms of her love interest.
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201	!!Examples of tossed babies:
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203	[[folder:Film-- Live Action]]
204	* In the opening stanza of ''Film/NakedGunThirtyThreeAndAThird'', during a frantic shootout in a train station, a woman's babies are sent flying out of a stroller. As Frank Drebin is fighting off the gunmen, [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Officer Nordberg frantically catches them out of the air]], after which he proceeds to do a celebration dance and is about to spike one of them when the mother frantically tries to grab her child out of his arms.
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207	[[folder:Jokes]]
208	* A woman is at the window of her burning apartment building, her baby in her arms. A man in the street yells "Lady, throw me your baby, I'm the quarterback for [insert football team you don't like]!" The woman throws the baby to the man, who flawlessly catches it... then sets it on the ground and kicks it 30 yards down the street.
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211	[[folder:Literature]]
212	* Played straight in Creator/RobertAHeinlein's ''Literature/TimeEnoughForLove'' where the protagonist Lazarus Long catches a young girl thrown out from a house on fire, and adopts her.
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215	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
216	* Parodied (in a skit based on an old joke) on ''Series/TheBennyHillShow''. Benny plays a soccer goalie who assures the woman in the burning building that he can easily catch her baby. Which he does. And then, ever the goalie, he follows up by ''[[CrossesTheLineTwice kicking the baby into the crowd]]''.
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219	[[folder:Webcomics]]
220	* ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'' once ended an issue with the doctor reflexively catching a baby before knowing about it as part of a BrickJoke.
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223	[[folder:Western Animation]]
224	* Spoofed in ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' cartoon "Firedogs!", where a fat, middle-aged housewife in a burning building tosses various heavy objects onto Ren, including a comically oversized baby ("Save my baby! Save my horse! Save my walrus! Save my elephant!"), then shrieks "Save ''me''!" as Stimpy sends Ren up the fire truck ladder at high speed.
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