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[[caption-width-right:350:Welcome home!]]

->'''Stocker:''' Lieutenant Uhura, let me know if we contact any Romulan.\\
''[A torpedo impact rocks the entire ship]''\\
'''Uhura:''' I think we just made contact, sir.
-->-- ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', "[[Recap/StarTrekS2E12TheDeadlyYears The Deadly Years]]"

For some people, just saying hello is too easy. Where's the fun in that? It's much more entertaining to greet someone by attacking them out of nowhere to see how they react.

Why? Why not! Maybe you're a TricksterMentor putting your student through TrainingFromHell and making sure they stay on their toes. Maybe you're sizing someone up as a potential ally and you want to find out what they're capable of. Maybe you have an ongoing rivalry with them and this time, you hope, will be your turn to win. Maybe you just like to fight. Whatever the reason, saying hello to a friend or a potential new friend by attacking them makes much more of an impression than just saying hello.

Not to be confused with LetsYouAndHimFight, which is when the attacker honestly believes that the other is an enemy, instead of knowing they're not an enemy but attacking them anyhow for fun and/or profit. Compare StabTheScorpion and StabTheSalad, in which it only ''looks'' like an attack.

Closely related to ClickHello and TwangHello, but rarely actually employs those tropes. It does, however, often involve a DynamicEntry or HeyYouHaymaker. TheGlomp may appear like this to a bystander who doesn't know the parties involved (especially if it is done by surprise), as it can easily blur the line between 'hug' and 'assault'.

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!!Examples:

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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* Tamayo from ''Manga/AngelicLayer''.
* In ''Literature/{{Bakemonogatari}}'', Araragi usually greets Hachikuji by tackling her which always looked like he's sexually harassing her. In return, Hachikuji retaliates by biting his hand.
* Isshin kicks Ichigo around a little early on in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''. In fact, he makes it a family tradition, as he does it many times throughout the series.
** Also, in a flashback during the Soul Society arc, Yoruichi does this to Soifon (and also to young Byakuya in the manga) when she first meets her during one of Soifon's training exercises. Later Soifon becomes her bodyguard.
** Nel Tu often tends to say hello to Ichigo with a super headbutt to his stomach... Sometimes intentionally.
* ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'': When Clare arrives in Pieta, Helen greets her by swinging her {{BFS}} at Clare's head and cackling maniacally.
* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
** Original ''Manga/DragonBall'': When Chi-Chi meets Master Roshi for the first time, Chi-Chi is skeptical that it is really him, and hurls a blade at him with his back turned, thinking that if he's really Master Roshi, he'll sense and dodge it. He does sense it and tries to block it with his cane, but the blade slices through the cane and nails him in the head.
** ''Anime/DragonBallZ'': When Goku and Gohan are introduced to the Old Kai, Goku decides to test his prowess by firing a tiny ki blast at him. He fails to see it coming and it knocks him on his ass, causing Goku to be disappointed that the man is so weak. Everyone yells at him for doing that and Old Kai explains that while he lacks physical prowess, his great wisdom is what makes him important.
* Izumi Curtis of ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' greets her errant apprentices with a kick and throw in her first scene, throws butcher knives at their heads when they come back to her house later in the week, and arrives to rescue her idiot student from the incarnation of Greed, only to kick him into a wall for the crime of forgetting to put the broom away. She also met her husband when he handed her the carcass of a bear she had killed herself, but dropped in hurry. Also how she introduces herself to the soldiers of Fort Briggs when bringing them a message.
-->'''Scout:''' We're under attack! We can't--\\
'''Command:''' Who's attacking?\\
'''Izumi:''' [[InsistentTerminology A housewife!]]
* Happens midway through the manga version of ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' with Alucard and Anderson.
* Young Romano (South Italy) from ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' has woken Spain up by physically dive-bombing him.
* Sesshoumaru does an abbreviated version of this once in ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'' when, arriving on the scene of a standoff between Inuyasha and Naraku, he marches straight up to Inuyasha to punch him in the face before turning to confront Naraku.
* In ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'', Ayu leaps and tackles Yuiichi every time she meets him on the street. Eventually, he gets used to it. And occasionally dodges, sending her crashing into the ground/telephone poles. Played for adorable.
** ''VisualNovel/{{Air}}'' (also produced by Creator/KyotoAnimation) does the same thing with Michiru tackling Yukito (much to his annoyance). Again, played for cute.
* Su pulls a DynamicEntry on Keitaro in the second volume of ''Manga/LoveHina'' for no adequately explored reason, too.
* [[{{Samurai}} Micaiah]] of ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid'' does this to [[WorldsStrongestMan Sieg]] in Chapter 45 when she goes to see her in the [[PublicBathhouseScene bath house]] of the arena. In this case, Sieg was in a depressed mood since she had just accidentally unleashed her [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Black Jeremiah]] side on a competitor, and it was part of a pep talk to make her understand that the various [[TheRival rivals]] and {{Worthy Opponent}}s in the tournament does no see that part of her as something to fear, [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable but something to overcome]].
* This is how [[OldMaster Master Asia]] introduces himself in ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam G Gundam]]'' for the first time, although the whole thing looks more like [[LargeHam an overly violent secret handshake]] than anything else.
-->'''Master Asia:''' ''ANSWER ME DOMON!'' THE SCHOOL OF THE UNDEFEATED OF THE EAST!\\
'''Domon:''' The Winds of the King!\\
'''Master Asia:''' ZENSHIN!\\
'''Domon:''' KEIRETSU!\\
'''Both:''' '''TENPA KYOURAN!!'''\\
''(Cue [[MundaneMadeAwesome Epic]] [[HandshakeSubstitute Fist bump]]...)''\\
'''Both:''' '''''LOOK! THE EAST IS BURNING RED!!!'''''
** Real men speak with their ''fists!''
*** This isn't a metaphor. He and Domon ''actually have several conversations that consist entirely of punching one another'', in which meaningful information was demonstrably conveyed somehow.
** The first ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriorsGundam'' game retains this and even creates an Attack Goodbye out of it between Domon and two of the most unlikely partners he could share this with: [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Elpeo]] [[TokenMiniMoe Ple]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Milliardo]] [[TheStoic Peacecraft]]. The three share those exact aforementioned words together before going their separate ways at the end of their story mode.
* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', Sai does this to the titular character, in the sizing-up-an-ally version. Unusually for this trope, not only does Sai fail to explain himself until he appears again as Naruto's teammate, he remains rude and passive-aggressive for quite some time after his Attack Hello.
* The girls of 3-A in ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' have a bad habit of saying "hi" [[DynamicEntry feet-first]].
** Anya does it with her feet [[IncendiaryExponent on fire]] in her "proper" introduction.
** Also, when Setsuna and Asuna were travelling in the Magic World, Setsuna gave Asuna the go-ahead to do this to her whenever she wants, treating it as a form of training for the both of them.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'': We first get introduced to [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower Garp]] (outside of the cover story) where he [[ThereWasADoor smashes through the wall]] of where his grandson was sleeping, passes by two of the three top fighters of the Straw Hats, and punches Luffy in the head with his "Love Fist".
* In ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', Honey's younger brother Yasuchika does this to Honey regularly enough that the rest of the Host Club considers it routine. Turns out it's actually a Haninozuka family tradition.
* Yuzuru Narazaki of ''Manga/PenguinRevolution'' is fond of this trope. He pulls it on Yukari from the very first time the meets her just to see how she'll react, and afterwards it becomes his standard way to greet her.
* ''Manga/RamenFighterMiki'': Invoked by Megumi after Miki blocks Megumi’s attack with her container:
-->'''Megumi:''' As you’d expect, this is simply my daily greeting.\\
'''Akihiko:''' That’s your ‘greeting’?\\
'''Megumi:''' ''[With a beautiful smile]'' [[HaveANiceDaySmile Have a nice day!]] ''[puts on a FaceOfAThug and closes her door]''
* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'':
** "RANMA! Prepare to DIE!" was occasionally Ryouga's way of saying hello to Ranma.
** ''Ranma'' had a lot of TricksterMentor versions of this.
** Ranma does the same to his enemies, he just saves the "Hello" part for ''after'' the "Attack" part.
* When Amidamaru and Mosuke meet again early in ''Manga/ShamanKing'', they yell at each other and then punch each other in the face (while Mosuke was incorporated into Ryu's body and Amidamaru in Yoh's). Then, with their fists buried in each other's faces, they talk to each other properly. Immediately lampshaded by Anna: "Men are so incredibly dumb. They can't even greet each other without getting flashy."
-->'''Mosuke:''' I missed you, Amidamaru.\\
'''Amidamaru:''' It's been a while, Mosuke.
* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'':
** After Yusuke trains with Genkai for the Dark Tournement, Hiei attacks him upon greeting him to test his improvement.
** A more sinister version takes place in [[DarkMessiah Sensui]] meets Yusuke for the first time when [[ColdSniper Kaname Hagiri]] initiates an attack on Murota (which gets Murota bandaged in hospital) on Sensui's behalf as Murota senses Sensui's presence as the result of [[AMindIsATerribleThingToRead reading his mind]].
--->'''Sensui''': ''[thinking privately]'' Just my way of saying "hello", Yusuke Urameshi.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ''ComicBook/BuckGodotZapGunForHire'': This is basically the standard method of greeting between [[{{Heavyworlder}} Hoffmanites]] like the main character. We see this early in ''The Gallimaufry'', where he runs into his uncle Frakkus, and they engage in a lengthy battle until interrupted by a marine-squadron (which they then proceed to demolish together). Frakkus later mentions that Hoffmanites find handshakes to be "lacking in substance". And that's just casual greetings. They start ''courtship'' with high explosives.
* ''ComicBook/EarthX'': In ''Universe X'', the Thing has come to visit the Sub-Mariner for the first time in years--since Namor broke the Human Torch's neck during a team-up with Doctor Doom. He ''promised'' not to hit Namor, for very good reasons. Sadly, his self-control isn't up to the challenge.
* ''ComicBook/{{The Outsiders|DCComics}}'': In ''ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders2007'', the Cassandra Cain Batgirl tosses Thunder through plate glass as a greeting to the group. (This is not followed up in the next issue, which has Cass peacefully co-existing with Thunder and no mention of how they met.)
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': In issue #13 of ''[[ComicBook/TheSpectacularSpiderMan Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-man]]'', the hog-themed trucker hero Razorback from Texarkana picks a fight with Spidey because he thought that's how all the hero-types introduced themselves.
* ''ComicBook/{{Superboy}}'': In ''ComicBook/Superboy1994'', in a shoutout to ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', Knockout thinks this is a completely reasonable way to greet Superboy when he returns home. She's hoping for a fight whenever she does so though.
* ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'': This trope is at the heart of the relationship between [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules Hercules]] and Thor. More often than not, when the two meet, Hercules, more of a BoisterousBruiser than the God of Thunder, takes the opportunity to sucker punch or tackle the Odinson, causing Thor to respond in kind. As both are PhysicalGods and the mightiest representatives of their respective [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy warrior culture]] pantheons, it's understood that this is their thing, despite the considerable collateral damage their "horsesplay" causes.
* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'':
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': In the ComicBook/{{Huntress}} feature Solomon Grundy knocks out both of the guards accompanying the museum curator with one punch as he introduces himself to the curator, and makes it clear that he's stealing the entire contents of the vault.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWomanBlackAndGold'': In "Golden Age" Etta reintroduces herself to the blowtorch wielding thief by swinging in on a rope to kick her in the chin while said thief is busy yelling at Wonder Woman for discrediting her motives as driven by men.
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[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', as seen in the trope image, had Hobbes pounce Calvin at full speed when he returns from school, often knocking him out of his shoes. Several strips depict Calvin's (usually unsuccessful) attempts to avoid being jumped upon arriving home.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''Fanfic/TheDesertStorm:'' When Obi-Wan returns to Mandalore in ''Minding the Gap'', he is welcomed by Bo-Katan who greets him with a [[HandshakeSubstitute forearm clasp]] before abruptly stepping back and decking him across the face so hard that she breaks his nose. When Obi-Wan asks her why she punched him, her only response is that he'll "figure it out". [[spoiler:The reason she punched him was because he unknowingly impregnated her sister Satine during the ''Sa Sarad'' arc.]]
* ''Fanfic/ImperfectMetamorphosis'': [[EnfanteTerrible Flandre]] does this to Marisa. In keeping with Marisa's status as the story's recent ButtMonkey, Yukari saves her by teleporting Flandre away into Marisa's home. As of several months later, they still haven't [[strike: fixed]] replaced the back wall.
* ''Fanfic/FatesCollide'':
** When they first meet, Cinder Fall tests Archer's reflexes by forming her Glass Swords and attacking him, and is pleased when he forms Kanshou and Bakuya to block them.
** Chloe von Einzbern decides to test Cinder's reflexes by firing an arrow at her, but since she fired it without getting Cinder's attention, Irisviel has to block it.
* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/33487237/chapters/83195377 Crossed Lines]]'': Yamato announces herself to the crew by leaping over a building in Loguetown and attacking Luffy with her Kanabo. The two would've used Conqueror's Haki but Nami yelled at them not to lest they sink the entire island.
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[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'', when the title character is [[SweetPollyOliver first entering the military camp dressed as a man]], Mushu advises her to punch a guy ([[TheNapoleon Yao]]) because that's how men say hello. She does... and almost gets beaten up by Yao, who is only talked out of it by [[GentleGiant Chien-Po]], who clearly [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike had the same thought]].
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''Film/DieAnotherDay'': Just as Zao opens the door at the ice palace, Jinx gives him this via a karate kick.
* Seraph in ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded''. His justification is that you only know someone by fighting them. At least he [[ApologeticAttacker apologized]] beforehand, though.
* This was the standard greeting between Clouseau and Kato in the original ''[[Franchise/ThePinkPanther Pink panther]]'' films, and they introduced a version of it into [[Film/ThePinkPanther2006 the 2006 version]]. Clouseau has instructed his manservant to do this to train himself to always be on guard against assassins.
%%* ''Film/CaptainAmerica1990'': - Heil Hitler!!!
* ''Film/TheGunsOfNavarone''. When Maria meets her brother Spiro (who had been in America for many years), she slaps him as a reminder to write more often.
* The title character does this to a fellow officer in ''Film/TheGreatSantini''.
* ''Film/GroundhogDay'': NED? *BAM!*
* In ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' during Mr. Blond's flashback, Mr. Blond and Nice Guy Eddie start wrestling each other when Blond visits after getting out of prison.
* A recurring filler gag in ''Series/{{Jackass}} 3D'' involves cast members sneaking up behind a co-star, throwing a cup of water at one side of their face, then smacking the other side with a giant fist.
* ''Film/ScaryMovie 3'': The aliens introduce themselves by strangling several of the main cast with their arms. When they fight back, the aliens clarify that they mean no harm, and choking people is how they say hello. One of the main characters then asks how they say goodbye; he immediately regrets it when one of them demonstrates by [[GroinAttack kicking him in the balls]].
* ''Film/TheSoldier''. The leader of the HeroesRUs group is [[GratuitousNinja attacked by a ninja assassin]] while resting in a safehouse. After trying to murder the Soldier with a garrotte and a huge machete, the ninja surrenders [[NeverBringAKnifeToAGunFight when the Soldier draws a gun]]. Turns out the attacker is just one of his team. He even gets injured in the process from the RazorWire cutting his arm, which makes no sense given that they're about to go on a mission.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/TheSagaOfDarrenShan'' has Gavner Purl doing this in both books 3 and 4 to the titular young vampire and his mentor. In book 4, he gets called out on how stupid this is, since they're in a situation of actual danger.
* ''Literature/EndersGame'':
** Ender's TricksterMentor is introduced this way, sort of.
** When Ender gets the aliens' side of the story, it turns out their original attack was intended as an Attack Hello that they seriously misjudged the appropriateness of due to knowing nothing of human biology and culture.
* Belfangan Clouseaux of ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'' introduces himself to Sousuke and Kurz by insulting their late superior, picking a bar fight, and then challenging Sousuke to a mech battle. He turned out to be their new superior (and actually very close friends with the dead guy, though for some reason he chooses not to reveal that to them during ''TSR'').
* The titular ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' does this once or twice, with one notable example where she enters a scene by dropkicking the Computer Club President.
* ''Literature/RebuildWorld'':
** A MauveShirt hunter with a {{Meido}} fetish takes the ShmuckBait of activating a LostTechnology RobotMaid A.I. in a ruin, Olivia. Olivia, thanks to being assigned to guard the location, greets him with a fist through his chest (which he survives thanks to his team treating him.)
** Akira’s first meeting with Yanigisawa, is him coming out of ChameleonCamouflage in a FoeTossingCharge knocking Akira off the roof of his vehicle and [[ClickHello holding a gun to his head]] to interrogate him [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness while Alpha panics.]] This happened because of Akira’s reputation for being dangerous and quick to violence.
* In ''Literature/SewerGasAndElectric'', Philo Dufresne is in the habit of attacking his polyandrous girlfriend's other boyfriend when they get together, as a way of dealing with his own gender-insecurities about being in a threesome that includes another man.
* ''Literature/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': Serge Rault reacts to meeting Leon Bartfort by punching him in the face because he’s an IdenticalStranger to Leon Rault, who Serge feels constantly overshadowed by [[CompetingWithACorpse despite him being dead.]]
* Tigger from ''Literature/WinnieThePooh'' has a habit of tackling or "bouncing" on his friends as a way of saying hello, particularly in Creator/{{Disney}} media.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'''s Captain Jack and Captain John do this in "[[Recap/TorchwoodS2E1KissKissBangBang Kiss Kiss Bang Bang]]." For...no good reason, really. After they've snogged, and before they have a drink together.
* In ''Series/MIHigh'' Series 3, new supervising agent Frank London is introduced during a training exercise in which he battles teenage spy Rose Gupta.
* ''Series/BurnNotice'':
** There was an episode of in which Michael and Co. helped to save a woman and sons from an abusive husband. Mike took the history [[BerserkButton personally]] and made a point of attacking the husband every time they had to meet.
** Also in the first appearance of Michael's Brother, Nate, when Michael walks into their mother's home and is grabbed from behind by Nate, only to be thrown.
* Discussed by in ''Series/UnderTheDome'' when Barbie walks into the Hounds of Diana office with a gun.
-->'''Hunter May:''' It's OK, Trevor. It's kind of his way of saying hello.
* On ''Series/TheLastManOnEarth'', Phil Miller runs to his brother Mike, a man he hasn't seen in years, a man he thought was dead... and punches him in the groin.
* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
** ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': In "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E9TheMeasureOfAMan The Measure of a Man]]", Picard [[DiscussedTrope discusses it]], but doesn't actually do it, upon seeing Philippa Louvois for the first time in ten years.
--->'''Picard:''' If we weren't around all these people, do you know what I would like to do?\\
'''Louvois:''' Bust a chair across my teeth.\\
'''Picard:''' [[SlapSlapKiss After that.]]\\
'''Louvois:''' Oh, ain't love grand?
** ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'': Discussed in the pilot (aptly named "[[Recap/StarTrekDiscoveryS1E01TheVulcanHello The Vulcan Hello]]") as the only way to get the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Klingons]] to take you seriously.
--->'''Commander Burnham:''' Whenever the Vulcans crossed paths with Klingons, the Vulcans fired first. They said "hello" in a language the Klingons understood. Violence brought respect. Respect brought peace. Captain, we have to give the Klingons [[TitleDrop a Vulcan "hello"]].
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In the twentieth anniversary special "[[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors The Five Doctors]]", TheBrigadier gets a moment of awesome by sneaking up behind the Master and punching his lights out.
-->'''The Brigadier:''' "Lovely to see you again!"
* ''Brotherhood of the Rose'' (1989 TV mini-series). The agent sent to make contact with Romulus stalks him through the woods, saying that it was a challenge. This foreshadows their next encounter when he pretends he's been sent to make contact with Romulus again, but tries to kill him for real.
* Happens multiple times on ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'':
** In the very first episode, Dean breaks into Sam's house and Sam attacks him before he realizes who it is. In Season 2, the same incident is echoed in Dean's Wishverse! when he breaks into his mother's house and Sam attacks him.
** When Dean [[spoiler: escapes from Hell]] in Season 4, first Bobby and then Sam greet him this way, assuming he is some sort of monster. In the same episode, Bobby and Dean summon Castiel and try and kill him when he arrives.
** When Dean is thrown into the past, his mother Mary greet him this way.
** When Dean is thrown into the future, his BadFuture self greets him this way, as does a woman from the camp who mistakes him for his {{Jerkass}} future self.
* In the ''Series/BabylonFive'' episode "[[Recap/BabylonFiveS02E17Knives Knives]]'', Urza Jaddo introduces himself by sneaking up behind Londo and holding a knife to his throat.
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* In the Classic [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons D&D]] supplement "Tall Tales of the Wee Folk", this is how the intensely hot-blooded race of satyrs tend to greet other males. It's noted that casting ''Charm Person'' on a satyr will '''immediately''' cause it to pounce upon the caster for a friendly tussle.
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[[folder:Theatre]]
* PlayedForDrama in the Kaufman and Hart play ''Theatre/MerrilyWeRollAlong'', with Richard Niles hitting Jonathan Crale instead of returning his greeting to show that they [[WeUsedToBeFriends won't be friends anymore]].
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* Kimahri's attack on Tidus near the beginning of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' could be this or LetsYouAndHimFight depending on what you think Kimahri's reasons were.
* Because of the nature of the Spellcard rules, fandom conjecture often says that the cast of ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' often greet each other with furious attacks. It even happens in ''Subterranean Animism'' game during the Extra Story.
** Lily White tends to use [[BulletHell danmaku]] rather than words to herald spring.
* This is the preferred method of greeting programmed into PROXY, the protagonist's RobotBuddy in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheForceUnleashed''. It's all part of the Sith TrainingFromHell: Vader has no need for an apprentice that cannot shrug off sneak attacks.
* ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' has an attack ''[[GoodMorningCrono wake-up call]]'' '''as soon as you start the game!''' ''[[PintSizePowerhouse By a 1'00" Fletchling no less!]]'' And later you find out that Fletchling is ''your mom's Pokémon!'' What a way to start your day, huh?
* a very literal version is done by Koltira Deathweaver sometimes in ''VideoGame/WorldofWarcraft''and it's out of game comics to his friend Thassarian. The story behind this is that Thassarian used to be Koltira's commander and got him killed, so it's a pretend revenge.
* ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' has no wave action (in modern bedrock it does, but every other platform and version does not), so it's commonplace in multiplayer for two players to punch each other with an empty hand to substitute waving.
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[[folder:Web Comics]]
* In ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', the titular medically inclined ninja has to sneak past his mother (and his brother's army of animal robots) every time he returns home. Or, if that fails, fight his way past.
* In ''Webcomic/ErrantStory'', Sarine is returning to the elven city when an old friend of hers - Misa - decides to sneak up on her for fun. Unfortunately, Sarine is a tad JUMPY after a crazy and/or obeying-the-AncientConspiracy elf attempted to assassinate her earlier, and nearly kills the girl before she realizes who she is.
* In ''WebComic/CircumstancesOfTheRevenantBraves'' Sol greets Kei with a Falcon Punch, claiming that as a warrior, he deserves a "manly warrior's greeting".
* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': When Maxim stops by to say "hello" to Old Man Death, and challenge him [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100526 for his hat.]]
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Grace likes to welcome Tedd home this way ("[[http://egscomics.com/?date=2002-03-29 Beats]] Getting Tackled [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes by Some Stuffed Tiger]] Everyday at Least").
* [[http://friendshipisdragons.thecomicseries.com/comics/16 This is how Rainbow Dash is introduced]] in ''Webcomic/FriendshipIsDragons''.
* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': '''[[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0393.html bull rush tackle hug!]]'''
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* Parodied multiple times in the ''WebVideo/TGWTGYearOneBrawl'', where nearly everybody made their entrance this way.
* In WebVideo/DatabaseRangersPowerReviews an irate Mayo lets Database know exactly what she thinks of him standing her up for their date. With her fist.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': Ivy's greeting of choice.
-->'''Ivy:''' Hey, I've seen you around. Nice to finally meet. Do you like being randomly attacked?\\
'''Anne:''' Not at all!\\
'''Ivy:''' Well, too bad. See you later, Sprig. ''But you won't see meeeeee...''
* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy:'' In the opening to "[[Recap/EdEddNEddyS4E12ATwistOfEd A Twist of Ed]]", two of the [[StalkerWithACrush Kanker Sisters]], Marie and May, do this to their "boyfriends" Double D and Ed respectively before [[ForcefulKiss restraining and kissing them]].
** After Double D finds Marie's lipstick in his backyard, with it being implied [[BatmanGambit she purposely left it out for him to find]], he freezes in fear and glances around before she suddenly lets out a loud "YAHOO!" and [[TheGlomp tackles him from behind]], knocking him off-screen and snatching her lipstick back. The next shot she greets him with a chipper "Hiya, dreamboat!" as she [[HumanKnot ties him in a knot with his own hat]] before dropping him to the ground, applying her lipstick, and smirking at him to pucker up.
** It is more downplayed with May but still present. When Ed is searching a drawer for a spoon, he pulls May herself out of it but [[FailedASpotCheck fails to initially notice her]] and simply throws her across the room. She then greets him from behind with a surprise BearHug while slyly flirting with him, finally catching his attention and making him look panicked. Barley a second later though, she drags him backwards and we see via the spoon's reflection that she pulled him to the ground and is pinning him down by sitting on top of him and holding him down before slowly leaning towards him with a kissy face..
* When Herb Powell, [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson's]] half-brother, who owned the most prosperous auto company in the country until Homer "helped" him, visits the family, he wonders how to greet Homer; he is unsure if he should treat Homer as the man who ruined his life or as his brother. When Homer opens the door, Herb decks him.
-->'''Herb:''' I'm sorry, but I'm still mad at you. Every word you say just makes me want to punch you in the face.\\
'''Homer:''' Well, while you're a guest in my home, could you just kick me in the butt?\\
'''Herb:''' I'll try, but I'm not making any promises.
* ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'': Enzo unintentionally does this whenever he sees Bob courtesy of a big pouncing hug. Leads to a humorous moment, post-TimeSkip, when Enzo -- now a hulking [[TheBrute brute]] calling himself "Matrix" -- causing Bob to stop him before the pounce begins with a "Whoa, I think you're a little big for that."
* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' has the infamous ending to "Jared Has Aides", where Cartman had tricked [[AbusiveParents Butters' parents]] into thinking their son mocked and swore at them over the phone. [[BrickJoke At the end,]] they came home to an unsuspecting Butters and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown went to town on him.]]
-->'''Butters:''' Hi, Mom and Dad.\\
'''Stephen:''' DON'T "HI, MOM AND DAD" US, YOU LITTLE PUNK!
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'': In "The Tycoon", Fred [[PrinceAndPauper switches places with an identical rich man]], who ends up treating Wilma and the Rubbles like crap. At the end, when the real Fred comes home and asks Barney to shake his hand, he grabs it and body-slams him (just like "Fred" did to him earlier).
-->'''Barney:''' I've been waitin' all day for that, pal!
* WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts: In ''WesternAnimation/MovingDay'', Mickey attempts to answer the door while Sheriff Pete is pounding on it. He opens up a small hole in the door and gives a cheerful "Good morning", only for Pete to punch through the hole and send him flying.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'':
** "[[Recap/StarTrekLowerDecksS1E02Envoys Envoys]]": Mariner and Boimler are assigned as shuttle pilots for K'orin, a high-ranking Klingon general. Mariner attacks him as soon as he shows up, freaking Boimler out. However, it turns out that Mariner and K'orin are old friends, and Klingons being a {{Proud Warrior Race|Guy}}, they view an impromptu brawl as a friendly way of saying hello.
** "[[Recap/StarTrekLowerDecksS1E10NoSmallParts No Small Parts]]": The Pakleds "greet" the ''Solvang'' by [[HyperspeedAmbush warping in and firing full phasers]]. They then do the same to the ''Cerritos''. Then the ''Titan'' pulls it on ''them''.
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* In ancient times, when a Hawaiian chief would come ashore, be it in war or peace, the locals would throw at least one spear at him. In peace, this would probably be considered "test" instead of an attack.
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