Line #13 Main/PrimalChestPound


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3	One way of demonstrating a being's wildness is for them to beat their chest while yelling. This might be combined with a MightyRoar.
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5	This is most often done by gorillas ([[KillerGorilla killer]] or [[GentleGorilla otherwise]]), or occasionally other primates like orangutans, chimpanzees, monkeys or [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti ape-like cryptids]]. When a character that is not a gorilla does it, it is usually either to show that they feel as strong and mighty as a gorilla, or that they are as brutish and uncultured as an ape. It also may be PlayedForLaughs, when it is done by a small and/or weak character.
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7	Two {{Stock Shout Out}}s often include chest pounding. One is a literal [[{{Pun}} Shout]] Out to {{Franchise/Tarzan}}, where the character lets out the ape-man's SignatureRoar while beating his chest; the other is KingKongClimb, where the creature on top of the building (which is often a KingKongCopy) pounds its chest to recreate the iconic scene from ''Film/KingKong1933''.
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9	In reality, gorillas may pound their chest for different purposes: as a display of dominance, as a release of stress, to warn neighbouring gorilla groups about their presence, and most notably, it is one of the nine phases of the ritualized fight between Silverbacks. Juvenile gorillas also beat their chests playfully. Also, it is usually inaccurately portrayed in media: real gorillas more often do it with open or cupped hands rather than clenched fists (which gorillas can't form, since their fingers are longer than their thumbs), which produces a sound that's less "thumping" and more "popping." Furthermore, they seldom vocalize while beating their chest, and when they do, it's more of a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lejc58RFuA hooting or whinnying sound]] than a MightyRoar. Other primates beside gorillas (and occasionally humans) hardly ever show this behaviour.
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11	It might be part of a VictoryPose of a savage, brutish fighter, especially when combined with a VictoriousRoar. Compare StopHittingYourself where it's someone else who moved the hands of the victim to hit themself, MachoMasochism, when the character hurts themself in a much more painful way to show off their toughness, and AllDrummersAreAnimals, where a savage character drums on an instrument rather than their own chest. Contrast BreastAttack, when a character hits ''someone else's'' chest in a fight.
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14	!!Examples:
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19	* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoMqvniiEkk this]] bizarre PerfumeCommercial for Kenzo World, directed by Creator/SpikeJonze, a woman played by Creator/MargaretQualley ends her three-minute DerangedDance by fiercely pounding on her chest.
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23	* Ape Admin from the TBS version of ''Anime/{{Aggretsuko}}'' does this when she gets upset or excited, as one of the many [[FurryReminder Furry Reminders]] the series uses as jokes. Commendably, she explains in one episode that she's using the palms of her hands to do it.
24	* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'':
25	** Gohan beats on his chest at the first time he becomes oozaru (giant ape); unlike Vegeta and the other Saiyans raised in their native planet, he never was trained to keep his sentience during the transformation and is dominated by pure instinct.
26	** The final form of Majin Buu, Kid Buu, does this before his final fight with Goku and Vegeta. Humorously, he continues pounding his chest even as Goku kicks him in the face and sends him flying into a cliff. There's no particular reason for him doing this -- he's just [[AxCrazy completely off his rocker.]]
27	* In ''Anime/KemonoFriends'' Season 2, Western Lowland Gorilla makes her debut appearance pounding her chest to get the attention of her bickering followers. [[ShownTheirWork Commendably]], she does this with her open hands and palms instead of her fists, and it produces a "popping" sound rather than "thumping".
28	* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
29	** In the short "Pikachu's Vacation" at one point Ash's Charizard is taking a nap when Pikachu and a Raichu come up running and step on his tail, startling him awake. He pounds on his chest while blowing flames before chasing after them.
30	** In ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire'', Norman's Slaking does this over the course of his battle against Ash's Grovyle. The giant [[spoiler:mechanical]] Slaking in "Slaking Kong" also does it in his introduction scene.
31	* A RunningGag Episode 10 of ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'', notably once by Hibiki to entertain the children she's in charge of.
32	* In ''Manga/{{Toriko}}'', this is invoked during the Rainbow Fruit arc: as they reach the Biotope where the fruit grows, the heroes hear a loud banging noise, which Toriko correctly interprets as the local "boss of the Biotope", the [[KillerGorilla Troll Kong]], beating his chest to intimidate intruders. Toriko simply causes a bigger noise by thumping his own chest as an answer to the Troll Kong's challenge.
33	* In ''Anime/ZoidsChaoticCentury'', Iron Kong Zoids are sometimes seen pounding their chests before attacking.
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37	* ''Animation/BoonieBears'': In Season 4 episode 4, Briar and Bramble the bears let out some roars before they chase after Logger Vick, with Briar in particular beating his chest like a gorilla with one of his roars.
38	* ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'':
39	** Fat Doc and Slim Doc pound their chest while morphed into a gorilla in "Shape Shift".
40	** In "Animal X", the gorilla in the cage Fat Doc brings to the lab pounds his chest at one point.
41	* Wolffy does one in ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf: Mighty Little Defenders'' episode 27 when he states he would like to stay a wolf rather than be a dog, and howls to punctuate his wolf nature.
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45	* ''ComicBook/TheDefenders'': In the 2005 mini-series, after Namor beats the living daylights out of Dormammu's goons, Dr. Strange asks if he can release him "before he'll start beating his chest and bellowing like a bull ape", in a critic to Namor excessive aggression and lack of manners. It worths noting that arc was written by Keith Giffen and J. M. De Matteis, the responsibles for the Justice League's sarcastic/humoristic phase in the 80s.
46	* The Franchise/{{Marsupilami}}, being a monkey-like critter, sometimes does this. One ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio'' story also has the Marsupilami encounter a gorilla, who proceeds to do the typical chest-beating and tree-ripping intimidation display. Subverted in that the gorilla ends up too exhausted to fight back.
47	* ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'': In a 70s story, an extra working as a gorilla in a movie gets amnesiac when a heavy bag falls on his head; a poster parodying ''Film/KingKong1976'' makes him think he is King Kong. He runs from the studio, climbs on Jimmy and Smudge's club, does some chest-beating, then kidnaps Monica, taking her for Dean (Jessica Lange). Despite the attempts of Maggy and the boys to make the "gorilla" step down, the club crashes under his weight and Monica's; the fall returns his memories and he is dragged back to the movie by the director, who is impressed by the extra's feral "performance". Monica and Maggy think that everything ended up well, but Jimmy and Smudge, furious about their destroyed club, run after the girls howling and beating their chests.
48	* ''{{Franchise/Tintin}}'': In "Recap/TintinTheBlackIsland", an old man tells Tintin about a monster that "devours" everyone who dares set foot on the Black Island; to prove his story, they hear a distant, drumming sound at night. [[spoiler: He eventually finds out that the "monster" is Ranko, a gorilla trained as an AttackAnimal by the villains and the strange sound that terrified the villagers was Ranko beating his chest. [[ArtisticLicensePhysics Quite impressive that they could hear him from so far away.]]]]
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52	* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': Calvin beats his bare chest in front of Susie when he's pretending to be Tarzan. She's unimpressed by him in nothing but his underpants.
53	* ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} does it in [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1999/07/16 this strip]] to show he's tough enough to eat a [[RealMenEatMeat "He-Man Burger".]]
54	** [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/garfield/images/4/47/1997-01-31.gif/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/600?cb=20181015082443 Another strip]] had Jon claim that snowball fights are "barbaric". Garfield promptly beans him with a snowball, and then pounds his chest while letting out Tarzan's yell.
55	* ''{{Magazine/Mad}}'': In a series made by Don Martin to parody ''Film/GreystokeTheLegendOfTarzanLordOfTheApes'', little Tarzan is in his "dad's" arms when a hostile ape defies the latter with a chest-beating. Daddy answers with another beating, shaking the baby.
56	** [[https://raggedclaws.com/2010/08/17/look-here-early-one-morning-in-the-jungle/ Another Tarzan comic]], illustrated by Creator/FrankFrazetta himself, shows Tarzan beating his chest in front of some gorillas. They apparently took it as a challenge, since they subject him to a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown in response.
57	* In one ''ComicStrip/USAcres'' strip, Cody the dog pounds his chest to show he's as strong and mean as a gorilla... then stoops in pain from it.
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61	* ''WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit: WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit'': The eponymous beast does this in the forest -- while howling like a wolf -- which incites all the normal garden bunnies to imitate him.
62	* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'', Kerchak does it on two occasions: first when getting enraged about Kala adopting Tarzan, and second when he menaces Jane in the human camp. In a rare case of ShownTheirWork, he does it with open hands. Tarzan also does it in the closing shot of the movie (with clenched fists) while letting out his SignatureRoar.
63	* In ''WesternAnimation/Rio2'', Tiago, the rambunctious parrot nestling beats his chest in excitement about going to a wild place like the Amazon.
64	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets2'', as Snowball the rabbit engages in a fight with a circus monkey and lets out a challenging battle cry, the monkey responds to it by beating its chest like a gorilla.
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68	* Tarzan is sometimes shown doing this while performing the "Tarzan Yell", as the title character does in ''[[Film/TarzanTheApeMan1981 Tarzan, the Ape Man]]'' (1981), as seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvZMXZ2s07Q here]]. This is carried over from the books (see Literature).
69	* Film/KingKong, being a giant gorilla, does this from time to time; most iconically after defeating the giant reptile (''Tyrannosaurus rex'' / giant snake / [[TRexpy V-rex]]), and when fighting the planes on top of the building.
70	* Multiple characters do it in in ''Film/GeorgeOfTheJungle'', including Ape the ape when he pretends that he's an unintelligent, non-talking animal, George as part of his courtship display to Ursula, and a monkey ([[ADogNamedDog named Little Monkey]]) when fending off a lion. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQwObvSe2G0 See the last one here.]]
71	* Dian Fossey does this in ''Film/GorillasInTheMist'' when she imitates the gorillas' behavior to blend in with the group. The scene is a bit of a FridgeLogic, considering that chest-beating often means a display of dominance or a challenge to fight -- probably not the best idea when you are trying to earn the trust of a 300-pound silverback.
72	* Peewee does this (complete with Tarzan Yodel) to celebrate SexAsRiteOfPassage at the end of ''Film/{{Porkys}}''.
73	* ''Film/SpyKids2IslandOfLostDreams'': The [[MixAndMatchCritters Spider Monkey]] pounds its chest like a gorilla at the end of the movie.
74	* ''Film/TheThreeStooges'': Larry does this in "Film/DisorderInTheCourt" after removing a wad of gum from Moe's nose and stomping it on the ground. ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext.
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78	* Creator/EdgarRiceBurroughs' original Literature/{{Tarzan}}, being a man [[RaisedByWolves raised by apes]], sometimes did this.
79	* In ''Literature/MovingPictures'', the Librarian (an orangutan) tries this, and then has to wait for the buzzing in his ears and the flashing lights in front of his eyes to go away.
80	* In the children's book ''Literature/TheBadTemperedLadybird'', one of the animals the titular character picks a fight with is a gorilla, who beats its chest in response to the ladybird's challenge.
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84	* ''Series/TheBachelor'': In Season 24, during the [[FanserviceFauxFight Extreme Pillow Fight]] scene, Tammy is presented as an [[TheBerserker aggressive]] fighter, which is underlined with a clip of her [[BattleStrip ripping her shirt]], pounding her chest and yelling.
85	* ''Series/FawltyTowers'': In "The Psychiatrist", Basil beats his chest like Tarzan, saying he is just enjoying himself. He does this in the presence of the titular psychiatrist, although Basil does not yet know this.
86	* ''Radio/TheJackBennyProgram'' (the TV version): Benny does a very wimpy, pathetic version in a sketch where he plays Tarzan. Jane (played by GuestStar Creator/CarolBurnett) fares much better minus the chest pound - her doing the Tarzan yell later became a RunningGag during the audience Q&A segment of ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow''.
87	* ''Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger'' / ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'': Gao Gorilla / the Green Gorillazord does this when summoned.
88	* ''Series/KamenRiderOOO'': Weaponized by the titular character's [[GravityMaster Sagohzo Combo]] which allows them to create powerful shockwaves by shouting and banging their arms over their chest.
89	* ''{{Series/Spectreman}}'': In the Western opening, Karras bangs on his chest before facing Spectreman. He's an alien gorilla and tries (unsucessfully) to look intimidating.
90	* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'': The original script for "[[Recap/StarTrekS2E1AmokTime Amok Time]]" had Spock doing this and yelling "Kikki-nee klart!" Nimoy, and fans everywhere, are grateful to D.C. Fontana and Bob Justman for getting rid of that one.
91	* In ''Series/WalkingWithBeasts'', when two ''Australopithecus'' troops meet and get in a squabble, a few of them beat their chest while screaming at the other troop.
92	* ''[[Series/WonderWoman1975 Wonder Woman]]'': In "Wonder Woman vs Gargantua", [[KillerGorilla Gargantua]] pounds his chest while being displayed to the public.
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96	* From Music/TheBonzoDogBand's "The Intro and the Outro": "And specially flown in for us, a session's gorilla on Vox Humana!" (chest pound)
97	* Eve Minor's song "Queen of the Jungle" contains the line "Pound my chest like gorilla I keep on fighting", as a metaphor for staying strong after getting hurt. In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHqt0IGQvfY music video]], appropriately, she pounds her chest while singing the line.
98	* Music/BrunoMars' "Gorilla" invokes it in a somewhat inverted way: "[[IntercourseWithYou 'Cause what I got for you]]I promise it's a killerYou'll be banging on my chestBang bang, [[HashtagRap gorilla]]"
99	* Music/TheyMightBeGiants' "I'm Impressed" opens with the lines:
100	-->I'm impressed, I'm impressed,\
101	When that gorilla beats his chest.
102	* The song "ORANGATANGABANGIN" by $tatic Goonz has the following line:
103	--> Bitch, I'm Gorilla da Spinna\
104	Ora, rangatangabangin on my chest.
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108	* In ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'', this is described as typical behaviour of the [[https://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/magical-beasts/chemosit/ chemosit]], a magical beast resembling a cross between a gorilla and a bear, inspired by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandi_bear a real-life cryptid]].
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112	* Rask's taunt for [[HealingFactor Augmented Regeneration]] in ''VideoGame/AtlasReactor''.
113	* In the ''VideoGame/BattleClash'' sequel ''Metal Combat'', Guido shows off his new and improved Garam mk-2 by doing this, instead of the simple muscle flex poses he did in the first game.
114	* In ''VideoGame/{{Bully}}'', [[BarbaricBully Russell]] often beats his chest while yelling before rushing in for an attack.
115	* In ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled'', Rilla Roo does this as part of his celebration on the victory podium.
116	* [[TheBigGuy Heat]] does this as his victory animation in ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga''.
117	* ''Franchise/DonkeyKong'':
118	** Done by the eponymous character, such as in his IdleAnimation in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1''.
119	** One of DK's taunts since ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' as well. Done in a cutscene by Donkey and Diddy after they find their banana hoard in The Subspace Emissary.
120	* ''VideoGame/DustyRevenge'' has a KillerGorilla boss, Tongara, with a massive ChestBlaster strapped on him. Whenever he starts pounding his chest, it's time to stay low because he's about to activate said blaster.
121	* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series, Ogrim are a [[GiantMook massive]] form of [[OurDemonsAreDifferent lesser Daedra]] that are as [[DumbMuscle dim-witted as they are strong]]. They also possess a strong HealingFactor, and in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline Online]]'', this is how they activate it. If interrupted, it temporarily stuns them.
122	* In, ''VideoGame/FallGuys'', one of the emotes can have your character do this, which makes squeaky toy sounds.
123	* Barret Wallace of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' does this when he's worked up.
124	* The [[MiniBoss Fomoire]] folk in ''VideoGame/{{Folklore}}'', found in Hellrealm can often be seen doing this in the midst of battle.
125	* The first gorilla enemies in ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'' are called chestbeaters for this reason.
126	* In ''VideoGame/HollowKnight'', [[BoisterousBruiser Dung Defender]] pounds his chest in the beginning and the middle of his boss fight, while yelling his BattleCry "[[LargeHam FAAAAARFFFUUUUUNNDAAAA!!!]]".
127	* ''VideoGame/KaijuWars'': The resident KingKongCopy, Megalodonkus, has an ability called Chest Beat which heals it whenever it destroys a building. The animation for this ability depicts it beating its chest and roaring in triumph.
128	* ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'': Wood Man does this after he activates the [[OrbitingParticleShield Leaf Shield]].
129	* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'': Winston's "Primal Rage" intro has him pounding his chest.
130	* In ''VideoGame/PathOfExile's'' character select screen, the Marauder occasionally bangs on his own head with his maul.
131	* The ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'' move Belly Drum causes the user to damage itself but greatly increases attack.
132	* ''VideoGame/PunchOut Wii'':
133	** Aran Ryan, [[ScreamingWarrior among]] [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou other]] [[CameraAbuse things]], beats his chest in his Contender Mode win animation.
134	** [[spoiler:Donkey Kong]] will do this in his intro animation.
135	* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'': All part of Blanka's Level 3 Super Art, Ground Shave Cannonball, and his victory animation in 6, reflecting his wild side.
136	* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'':
137	** The Soldier's taunt with The Direct Hit and the Beggar's Bazooka.
138	** The Yeti Smash taunt turns the player into a yeti who proceeds to do this.
139	* ''VideoGame/WWFWrestleManiaTheArcadeGame'' Wrestling/BamBamBigelow does this both as his pre-battle animation and after he wins.
140	* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': While most player races simply do a SkywardScream as a "roar" animation, the male draenei also pound their chest with their fists while doing so.
141	* In ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'', Mutons and related units (Berserkers and Elites) do this whenever they take damage in an attempt to intimidate the attackers (which can actually [[MoraleMechanic induce panic in them]]). As explained much later by the BigBad, the "Muton" species is considered savages by their masters, who gave them advanced weaponry and armor solely to serve as CannonFodder.
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145	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo This]] [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight selective attention test]]. The viewer is asked to count how many times a basketball is passed. [[spoiler: Halfway in the video, a person in a gorilla suit walks in, pounds his chest, and walks away.]]
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149	* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'': In "Fame", Ben pounds on his chest when he turns into Ultimate Spidermonkey (a gorilla with giant spider legs and four extra eyes) for the first time, before moping the floor with Bivalvan.
150	* WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry both do it when caught up in the throes of their latest crush. Usually a variation of PostKissCatatonia. A kiss makes them feel mighty.
151	* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'':
152	** In WesternAnimation/BugsBunny short "Rebel Rabbit", after the U.S. government puts a bounty of one million dollars on him, Bugs is overjoyed. He calls himself "Bugs Bunny, king of the beasts" and gives out a Tarzan yell while pounding his chest.
153	** Bugs also thumps his chest in the short "WesternAnimation/GorillaMyDreams" when mocking the angry Gruesome Gorilla.
154	* The gorilla in ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "I Had an Accident" likes to do this in between his beatings of Sandy and Patrick.
155	** Spongebob does it right before lifting a stick with marshmallows in "Ripped Pants".
156	* Sid does this in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' when he shows up for a frog-catching contest after getting over his fear of germs.
157	* Optimus Primal, being a gorilla, does this on occasion in the ''{{Franchise/Transformers}}'' series ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', . Most notably in the episode, "Call of the Wild".
158	* ''WesternAnimation/TheKingKongShow'': The episode covers always show Kong thumping his chest at the top of a mountain.
159	* Tarzan does it in the opening credits of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfTarzan'', as well as on various occasions in the show. Other characters such as Kerchak, Tublat, Moyo, and even Professor Porter do it too in various episodes (the first three characters are gorillas, and the Professor is pretending that he is Tarzan).
160	* An old episode of ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'' has Billy Bob doing this after he breaks through a hole to chase the pair for taking his scooter.
161	* Candace has a treehouse robot do this while piloting it in the climactic fight of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension''.
162	* Buttercup of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' does this at one point. While attempting to demonstrate her toughness by [[RealMenGetShot taking a hit from an unknown weapon]] created by [[EvilGenius Mojo Jojo]], she stands in place, yelling and beating her chest while the shot is in flight. Had she not [[DivingSave been rescued]], she would have been [[DePower de-powered]], as her rescuer noted, was labeled on the weapon.
163	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': In the episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS7E15TripleThreat Triple Threat]]", Thorax the changeling shapeshifts into a large bear, and he immediately lets out a roar and pounds his chest -- despite this intimidation gesture being more associated with gorillas than bears. Of course, he's neither.
164	* In an episode of ''Animation/MashaAndTheBear'', the two title characters come up with possible scripts for a movie. One of them is ''Film/KingKong'' with the Bear in the title role, thumping his chest on top of a skyscraper as airplanes fly towards him.
165	* A RunningGag in Creator/WalterLantz's "Pooch the Pup" cartoons is that, when Pooch's girlfriend Coonhound gets in trouble, he pounds his chest and lets out a Tarzan-esque yell before rescuing her.
166	* A Creator/TerryGilliam cartoon in ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' presents "Charwoman", a [[FanDisservice naked, old, and ugly]], but [[MostCommonSuperPower massively endowed]] woman "''...fighting a never-ending battle against male chauvinism''." Then she does a chest pounding, hitting each bouncing breast separately at first. But then she hits both breasts at the same time, and both explode like balloons, leaving her with a pair of big holes and looking mortified. The narrator groans that the cartoon is over and to go to the next sketch.
167	* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'':
168	** In the short "The Pet Shop", Beppo, the movie-loving gorilla, pounds his chest to imitate his film idol, Franchise/KingKong.
169	** In "Mickey's Garden", a giant beetle pounds its chest after drinking a whole bottle of bug poison. In an inversion of FourLeggedInsect, the beetle has ''eight'' limbs, and uses six of them for the chest-beating.
170	** In "The Worm Turns", Mickey sprays a [[FurryConfusion less anthropomorphic mouse]] chased by a cat with his courage elixir. As an effect of the elixir, the mouse lets out a MightyRoar while pounding its chest, before charging at the cat.
171	** In the [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013 2013 short]] "New York Weenie", Mickey goes through a SanitySlippage chasing a living hot dog. When the hot dog bounces into a zoo, Mickey pounds his chest in front of a "Beware! Wild Animals!" sign before entering the zoo himself.
172	* In the ''WesternAnimation/RubyGloom'' episode "I'll Be Home For Misery", Misery's cavewoman cousin Mayhem does this at one point to indicate her savagery.
173	* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': Dee Dee does this during her victory over defeating Dexter in the "Primal Fighter" video game at the beginning of the episode "Game Over", declaring herself a "Primal Fighter champion".
174	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}}'': The eponymous sailor sometimes does this after consuming his spinach, to indicate that he has gained SuperStrength.
175	* ''WesternAnimation/Primal2019'': Appropriately. In episode 4, an ape-man pounds his chest while screaming as he charges to the rescue of a tribe-mate. Episode 5 has two chest-pounding moments: first, one of the gorilla-like ape-man warriors does it before clashing with the other combatants, then Krog, the champion does it [[spoiler:directly after transforming into a KingKongCopy]].
176	* Lord Hater briefly does this in the ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' episode "The Fancy Party" as he rants that he, not Wander, should win Queen Entozoa's empire; potentially foreshadowing Season 2's eventual implication that [[spoiler:[[ApesInSpace he was a space ape from Earth]] before he became the ScarySkeleton we know in the show.]]
177	* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': In "[[Recap/TotalDramaMonsterCash Monster Cash]]", Izzy Does This with a Tarzan Yell after Owen calls her Kaleidoscope after being left behind.
178	%%* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': Luna Does this in "Linc or Swim." Lynn Jr Also Does This in "Lynner Takes All."
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182	* The traditional UsefulNotes/NewZealand dance "haka", traditionally performed by Maori warriors and popularized by the rugby team "All Blacks", includes slapping one's chest and yelling.
183	* [[TruthInTelevision Truth in Television]] as gorillas do this in real life as an intimidation display. According to a 2021 study, gorillas can use this to signal their size and strength to each other, as larger gorillas' chest beats will produce lower frequency sounds compared to smaller ones. Never do this in front of a gorilla, though, as they will take it as a challenge and probably kill you. As pointed out in the description, they usually do it with open hands rather than clenched fists.
184	* Harbor seals repeatedly slap their belly with their fins as a threat display toward other seals and humans that come too close. It functions the same as a gorilla's chest-beating, but from a human point of view it looks a lot less impressive due to the seals' chubby physique and general lack of mobility on land.
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