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9	[[quoteright:198:[[Webcomic/{{TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/WonderellaBomb_7477.jpg]]]]
10	[[caption-width-right:198:It's technically not a backstab if she does it to his front, right?]]
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12	->'''Penelope:''' This is hardly the time for sticky fingers.\
13	'''Herbert:''' It's not what he's taking out of the guard's pocket, my dear, but what he's putting in. Duck and cover!
14	-->-- ''VideoGame/Fallout3'', [[ShowWithinAShow "The Adventures of Herbert 'Daring' Dashwood"]]
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16	A wily character is facing up against a GiantMook who is confident he's going to beat their puny opponent. Our hero does a move in which he runs up to the baddie, flips over him, and then flips away. The baddie turns around confused as to why they've left him otherwise unharmed until he looks down and sees the three explosive {{Sticky Bomb}}s left on his chest (and yes, they always [[OhCrap see the bombs before they go off]]). Bombs go off, and the baddie either falls unconscious if they were [[InstantSedation knockout bombs]] or... well, let's just hope it's a [[NonlethalWarfare PG rated show]] for [[LudicrousGibs the baddie's sake]].
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18	Alternatively, if the GuileHero really is completely outclassed in hand-to-hand, they may exploit the opportunity to plant the bombs and then break away or goad the baddie into throwing them to safety. Compare PineappleSurprise.
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20	Usually a StickyBomb, though a normal bomb may be somehow fastened to the baddie where it can't be removed in time (like snarled in a cape). See also; ThrowDownTheBomblet for characters who may make use of this. Compare MisguidedMissile.
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23	!!'''Examples'''
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27	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
28	* In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'', this plays into [[GuileHero Joseph]]'s [[EstablishingCharacterMoment Establishing Character Fight]] against Straizo. After [[CombatPragmatist surprising the immortal vampire with a Tommy gun]] and distracting him with a mirror, he plants a grenade on Straizo's scarf. Straizo quickly removes it, but Joseph had also attached ten more grenades to his back, with their pins tied to the first grenade, which all get pulled at the same time.
29	* The Third Hokage in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' does this when fighting Orochimaru to the resurrected First and Second Hokage. In this case, it's a ''literal'' grenade tag because ninja there use explosive {{Paper Talisman}}s. There are a lot of other examples, namely due to the mentioned explosive Talismans.
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33	* ''ComicBook/Batgirl2009'': In issue #20, Batgirl defeats the speedster Slipstream by sticking several explosive [[TrickBomb electrogoop]] batarangs to his back.
34	* ''ComicBook/Robin1993'': In issue #163, Tim manages to take out three members of the Jury by slipping a non-lethal electrical device on one of their ankles as they try to dogpile him, and then setting it off when all three are nearly stacked on top of each other trying to kill him.
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38	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}'' tries this in the ShowWithinAShow, but the {{Mook\|s}} throws it up on the helichopper.
39	* Bomb Voyage planting the bomb on "Incredi-Boy" in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1''.
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42	[[folder:Film -- Live Action]]
43	* ''Film/TheAccountant2016'': Wolff fights his way through Braxton's mercenaries, but [[ConservationOfNinjutsu the last one is giving him a lot of trouble]] until Wolff pulls the pin on a grenade attached to the back of the mercenary's vest. Though the mercenary's body absorbs most of the explosion, it still injures Braxton enough that he has to put on a tourniquet.
44	* In ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', during the battle on Titan, Star-Lord uses runic platforms conjured by Doctor Strange to get overhead of the Mad Titan, planting an explosive device on his back. He apparently set it for just long enough to give Strange time to make a portal for him to escape through, as well as perform a [[FlippingTheBird favorite gesture of his]] at his girlfriend's dad. Of course, it being ''[[MadeOfIron Thanos]]'', it only serves to momentarily stun him.
45	* Batman does this to the Strongman during the Red Triangle battle in ''Film/BatmanReturns'', using another Red Triangle mook's bomb.
46	* At the end of ''Film/BirdsOfPrey2020'', [[spoiler:Cassandra Cain kills Roman Sionis by using her pickpocketing skills to plant a hand grenade on him while he's holding her hostage]].
47	* Film/JamesBond does this in ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'', using [[HoistByHisOwnPetard the bomb that Le Chiffre's man meant to blow up the tanker truck with]].
48	* ''Film/{{Dobermann}}'': The Abbot shoves a grenade inside a cop's crash helmet before slamming the visor shut and pushing him out of the car.
49	* ''Film/{{Elysium}}'': Kruger has [[HomingProjectile homing drones]] and explosive shuriken that attach to a person and detonate. He appears to enjoy the YouAreAlreadyDead nature of them, so it's LaserGuidedKarma when he goes out the same way. In the FinalBattle, Max attaches a grenade to him, but Kruger [[TakingYouWithMe hooks a carabineer onto Max's exoskeleton]]. Max then breaks off that part and [[RailingKill shoves Kruger over the railing]], whereupon he explodes.
50	* ''Film/TheFlash2023'': Batman does his usual trick of attaching bombs to someone while fighting them when he's up against Nam-Ek, but in a sign of how outmatched he is against the Kryptonians, the GiantMook in PoweredArmor just shrugs off the explosions. Then we see that another StickyBomb is ticking down on the back of Nam-Ek's helmet, [[HopeSpot but all it does is knock him out for a moment]].
51	* ''Film/TheGrayMan2022'': Lloyd Hansen captures Sierra Six and demands to know where the MacGuffin is. Six holds up a grenade pin and asks if this is it. As the grenade hits the floor between them, Hansen says [[BallsGag "Balls!"]] in a [[WorthyOpponent rather admiring fashion]], and they both get out of the room as fast as possible.
52	* ''Film/ThePredator'': Casey Bracket is handcuffed to a chair and is about to be executed because [[HeKnowsTooMuch she knows too much]]. A Predator dog appears to provide a distraction and obligingly coughs up a grenade [[GoFetch it swallowed earlier]]. Casey hits the guard with the chair and shoves the grenade down his assault vest, then dives over the railing to escape the blast... [[OhCrap only for the chair to get caught on the railing]].
53	* ''Film/TheProfessional'': After being gunned down by Stansfield. Leon hands him a metal ring from "Matilda" with his dying breath. Stansfield then works out it's from the clutch of grenades attached to Leon's chest.
54	-->'''Stansfield:''' ''[[[OhCrap comprehension dawning on him]]]'' Shit.
55	* A variation is used in ''Film/RedDawn1984''. When [[spoiler:Toni]] is mortally wounded by [[DeathFromAbove a Mi-24 gunship]], she requests for a primed grenade to be put under her body so that any Soviet soldier that inspects her dead body will be taken out.
56	* ''Film/Underworld2003'': This is how Selene kills [[spoiler:the Uber-Lycan]] in ''Awakening''. Bonus points for [[spoiler:using his HealingFactor against him by punching a hole into his stomach and leaving the grenade in there]].
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60	* ''Literature/TheExecutioner'': Able Team sets up an ambush for a Salvadorean death squad. One of them sees he's triggered a grenade BoobyTrap and runs for his life, not realising that the grenade is bouncing after him because it's hooked on his clothing via a monofilament line and a fish hook.
61	* In ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'', playing with fire, the spike bomb mentioned when Skullduggery retrieves his case from Finbar is used this way against the Grotesquery. A less-than-straight example, since Skullduggery is obviously holding the bomb beforehand, and the Grotesquery does not appear to react at all to the bomb... until it goes off.
62	* At one point in the ''Literature/XWingSeries'', Wraith Squadron is pinned down dirtside by a Viper probe droid.[[note]]For reference, that's the type that showed up in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.[[/note]] Kell Tainer dives on top of it and bounces off. Then it explodes violently. Turns out he managed to plant a charge.
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66	* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E1TheRibosOperation The Ribos Operation]]", the Doctor sticks a bomb to the back of the villainous Graff Vynda-K when he embraces him before he heads into the labyrinth.
67	* ''Series/KamenRiderX'' villain Apollo Geist pulls off a version of this with a cybernetic twist -- when the titular Rider accepts his offered handshake, Apollo Geist pulls away, leaving X holding the man's ''detached hand'' (and a bit of his arm), which of course immediately explodes.
68	* Shaw [[FacialHorror tosses a stun grenade inside a gas mask]] in ''Series/PersonOfInterest''.
69	* Archer does this to a Xindi he's fighting in the ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS03E24ZeroHour Zero Hour]]".
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73	* In ''VideoGame/AlphaProtocol'', [[spoiler:if Mike decides to [[TheStarscream kill Leland]] after agreeing to help him in the finale]], he'll reveal that the evidence that he handed over to him was actually a mine. [[OhCrap The look on Leland's face says it all]].
74	* In ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive 4'', GuestFighter [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Spartan Nicole-458]] has a showy move where she [[NeckLift lifts up her opponent with one hand]], activates a [[StickyBomb Plasma Grenade]] in the other, slams it into her opponent's torso, then kicks them away before the grenade detonates.
75	* ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'':
76	** Throughout the series, you can use the pickpocket skill to place a live explosive on someone. Doing this in ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' nets you the "Psychotic Prankster" achievement and increments your "Pants Exploded" stat.
77	** The [[ShowWithinAShow Adventures of Herbert "Daring" Dashwood]] radio show also has the titular character's HypercompetentSidekick do this to some villains; Argyle calls it "the old Shady Sands Shuffle".
78	** In ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', with a high-enough sneak skill, you can prank a prankster via this. There's also a unique PowerFist, Two-Step Goodbye, which has a very high critical hit chance but very low critical hit damage. However, if it ''kills'' on a critical, it plants a bomb on the enemy's corpse which explodes after a couple of seconds.
79	* A common tactic in the ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' series, though not quite as subtle as in most games -- when you melee attack someone with a grenade, it sticks to them with a wet ''thnk'', and detonates after a couple seconds. Starting in the second game, grenades can also be tagged onto the walls or floor to function as proximity mines.
80	* Tracer, in both her ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' and ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm'' incarnations, is built around this trope. She does moderate damage with a gun, but her special abilities focus on rapid transportation, either flashing forward in a direction or using recall to jump backwards to wherever she had been a few seconds earlier. Her ultimate meanwhile is a sticky grenade. She is basically built around flashing right up to an opponent, planting a sticky grenade on them, then recalling back to a safe distance before her opponent explodes.
81	* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'':
82	** In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRemake'', if you're grabbed by a zombie, you can use a defensive weapon. These include stun grenades, which can be shoved into the zombie's mouth and shot for an instant decapitation.
83	** In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'', when Leon gets into CQC with Ada, she drops her sunglasses on the ground at Leon's feet. Then after a few seconds, the glasses explode.
84	* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'':
85	** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'':
86	*** [[VideoGame/MetalGear Snake]] can plant a pack of C4 directly on an opponent for his Down Special if he's standing close enough to them (Rather then dropping it on the ground), then blow it up at will. Amusingly, the C4 pack can also transfer itself to other players if the victim touches them (Snake himself included).
87	*** The [[StickyBomb gooey bomb]] (also introduced in this game) includes the transfer aspect, although the initial tagging is a throwing action.
88	** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'': Mega Man/Rock from the ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' series can do this with his Side Special, the Crash Bomber.
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92	* ''Webcomic/AwkwardZombie'' has a few characters ''literally'' playing tag with grenades in [[https://www.awkwardzombie.com/comic/tag this strip]].
93	* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' sports a nonlethal example, wherein swordstress Zeetha falls for one. Admittedly, the payload was ''not'' the one that her opponent thought he was planting, but it ends off [[{{Fanservice}} working out anyway]].
94	%%* ''Webcomic/TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella''.
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98	* ''WebAnimation/{{Haloid}}'': Samus and MC are grappling. Samus breaks off, turns into a ball, and flies away. As she does so, she drops several mines at MC's feet, which explode and blast MC into the air.
99	* ''WebVideo/TFSAtTheTable'': Wake slaps an explosive rune onto Gulfur's neck by pretending to give him a pat on the back, because Wake doesn't trust him not to ditch them at the first opportunity and leave them stranded.
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103	* Nick Fury manages this ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' against [[SinisterScythe the Grim Reaper]]. Bonus points for getting himself tossed off the FlyingCar they were fighting on before detonation.
104	* Franchise/{{Batman}} in most animated versions does this about every episode. Honestly, this trope could practically be called "The Other BatmanGambit".
105	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'': Slade covertly places an explosive device on the wall next to a minion of Trigon during their fight in "[[Recap/TeenTitansS4E13TheEndPartThree The End (Part 3)]]".
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107	* In the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'', Starscream bids Megatron good luck in his impending attack on the Autobots by patting him on the back, at the same time placing an explosive on it.
108	%%* Robin in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''.
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