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* In the miniseries ''Literature/{{Shogun}}'', Lord Buntaro once gets angry with Mariko, his wife, and takes a swing at her with his sword. He intentionally misses, as the swing is just for intimidation, but it gets stuck in a wooden pillar and he breaks it in half trying to remove it.

* In ''[[Literature/{{Redwall}} Triss]]'', when Captain Plugg and Princess Kurda get in a fight, Plugg rushes at Kurda, swinging his battleaxe so hard that it immediately disarms Kurda, sending her sword flying off into the bushes. However, his reckless charge and the force of the swing cause his battle axe to embed itself in a tree. Plugg tries to remove it, but he quickly finds that it's stuck fast, and opts to leave it there and instead chase down Kurda before she can retrieve her own weapon. The axe remains stuck in the tree, forgotten, for the rest of the fight and some time after that, until Sagax, the BigGuy of the heroes' group, happens upon it and finally pulls it out, claiming it for himself.
* Discussed in one of the ''Literature/{{Gor}}'' books. A well-trained warrior knows to thrust his sword just far enough into his opponent in order to pierce the heart, then withdraw quickly. A brigand or other non-trained fighter tends to thrust deeply, which often causes his sword to be stuck in the other person's body, resulting in either losing the blade or else a waste of a few precious seconds removing the sword. Not good when there are many other enemy troops around who don't practice MookChivalry.
* Similarly in ''Literature/TheMalloreon'', an assassin loses his blade in his target's servant, which allows the target to survive the assassination attempt.
* In ''[[Literature/SecretHistories Casino Infernale]]'', Eddie defeats the Dancing Fool in the fighting-pit by enduring a beating until he can predict the Fool's movements perfectly, then leaning against a wall as if he's about to collapse. The Fool throws what he expects to be a final punch, and Eddie ducks the blow, letting the Fool's fist sink deep into the pit's earthen wall, where he's stuck long enough for Eddie to hit him in the throat.

* Done on purpose in ''Literature/KnightsOfTheBorrowedDark'' when [[spoiler:TheOpeningBoy]] drives both claws [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice straight through Grey's stomach]]. [[{{Determinator}} Grey]] grabs the claws and jams them further in, then allows [[PowerAtAPrice the Cost]] to turn what's left of his stomach to iron, trapping his opponent long enough to use the last of his strength to force them both off a cliff.

* ''VideoGame/{{Fable}}'': Twinblade will sometimes perform a downward stab attack that leaves his blades stuck in the ground, giving the Hero a few seconds to get behind him and [[AttackItsWeakpoint attack his back]] while he tries to pull them free.\

* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''. After Saotome Ranma in girl form routinely dodges Tendo Akane's attacks, Akane throws a fierce jab. Ranma leaps over the blow, which continues into the dojo wall. Akane remains motionless with surprise rather than being stuck. Ranma simply taps Akane's head as an "I win" gesture. It is then Akane realizes that Saotome Ranma is a high-level martial artist.

* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'': Joey's Battle City duel with Mako Tsunami involves Joey countering one of Mako's attacks with a trap with a blade on a chain that, by anchoring itself to the walls of Mako's whale monster, allows Joey's monster to directly board and destroy, with help from an additional powerup, the otherwise protected by tornado monster.
* In ''Anime/FistOfTheNorthStar'', [[FatBastard Mr. Heart]] combines this with {{Kevlard}} to trap his enemies' limbs in his rolls of fat, which also act to insulate him against pressure point attacks.

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* In ''Film/AlienVsPredator'' the titular foes are fighting when the Alien's tail becomes embedded in the stone floor when the Predator it was trying to impale rolls out of the way. The Predator helpfully relieves the Alien of the appendage in question using its WolverineClaws.

** [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter2004 Monoblos, Diablos]], [[[[VideoGame/MonsterHunter3Tri Alatreon]], and [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter4 Seltas]] can all get their horns stuck in a wall if they charge into one.

* ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot''. During Matrix vs Megabyte climatic fight, Megabyte is briefly stuck in the wall. Enzo attacks him from behind, but then Megabyte frees his arm, sending Matrix flying in the process. Almost immediately after, Megabyte gets his WolverineClaws lodged in the roof long enough for Matrix to recover.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'': During their final fight, Clayton comes after Tarzan with a machete, repeatedly stabbing into the cluster of vines where Tarzan's hiding, one of them getting stuck in the trunk of the tree, forcing Clayton to work it loose, which gives Tarzan a chance to put some distance between them.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', the Omni Droid pulls a ''very'' temporary version. It misses a strike at Mr. Incredible and drives its claw into a cliff, then immediately yanks it out and flexes the claw to burst the chunk of rock that came with it.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro'':
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyroTheEternalNight'': In the first phase of his battle, Gaul attacks Spyro by trying to impale him with flying leaps. However, after five of these strikes, his scimitars will become stuck in the ground and he'll be left vulnerable to attacks while he strains to pull them free.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyroDawnOfTheDragon'': While chasing Spyro, Cynder and Hunter in the catacombs, the golem attempts to punch the dragons while they're climbing along a wall. It misses, and its fist punches into the solid rock and remains trapped there. It's eventually able to pull itself free after much straining, at the cost of [[AnArmAndALeg leaving its harm behind]].

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'': Moblins holding two-handed weapons such as clubs, axes or claymores will often attack with a powerful overhead blow. If this attack misses, the weapon will embed itself in the ground and remain stuck there for a few seconds while the Moblin tries to pull it free, giving Link a brief window to attack them while they're immobilized and vulnerable.

** As of ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter4'', Rathalos can temporarily get stuck on the terrain if he misses with a talon swoop attack.
** In ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise'', some of Great Izuchi's attacks leave its bladed tail stuck in the ground.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyroTheEternalNight'': During Spyro's first fight with Skabb, Skabb will launch his pirate hook at Spyro as an attack. Every few times, it will get stuck if it misses and give Spyro a few seconds to attack him as he tries to struggle free.
** ''VideoGame/SpyroAHerosTail'', fighting with Gnasty Gnorc relies on this--he'll do a GroundPound with his mace, and it will stick in the ground the third time, enabling Spyro to [[RumpRoast flame him from behind]].
* ''VideoGame/WildBlood'' has a {{Cyclops}} boss who periodically tries smashing you with a hammer. However if you trick it into landing a heavy blow to the floor, it's weapon gets stuck into the ground allowing you to damage it while the cyclops struggles to retrieve the weapon.

Say you're in a fist fight with an overgrown blob. You take a swing and hit it hard! Except it doesn't recoil, so you try to back away... except now your hand is stuck! LeftStuckAfterAttack is when a melee attack hits something or someone, and then whatever they used gets stuck on or in it. The attack could be punch or a kick, it could be with a weapon or even a non-human appendage such as horns or a tail. Their opponent may now use the resulting spare time to reason, run away or just [[CombatPragmatist score a few free hits]]. Sometimes this results in the attacker giving an OhCrapSmile, or the one who was attacked giving a SlasherSmile, sometimes both.

Often the result of DeadlyDodging, and may be one way to beat a BullfightBoss. Commonly caused by CumbersomeClaws. Can be an intended result of a character's DeliberateInjuryGambit or PullYourselfDownTheSpear where the weapon gets stuck inside the character. May overlap with StickySituation. Compare HandInTheHole, contrast BarrierBustingBlow, where it's done intentionally and stuck part never happens.

** Monoblos, Diablos, Alatreon, and Seltas can all get their horns stuck in a wall if they charge into one.
** Tigrex can get its teeth stuck in a wall or pillar if it charges into one.
** The Duramboros' vertical launch lodges its tail into the ground. If sufficiently damaged, the tail can then be mined during this period.
** As of ''Monster Hunter 4'', Rathalos can temporarily get stuck on the terrain if he misses with a talon swoop attack.

Often the result of DeadlyDodging, and may be one way to beat a BullfightBoss. Can be an intended result of a character's DeliberateInjuryGambit or PullYourselfDownTheSpear where the weapon gets stuck inside the character. May overlap with StickySituation. Compare HandInTheHole, contrast BarrierBustingBlow, where it's done intentionally and stuck part never happens.

* Geoffrey of Monmouth's ''Literature/HistoryOfTheKingsOfBritain'': In the battle following the Romans' first invasion of Britain, King Cassivelaunus' younger brother Nennius comes face to face with UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar. Caesar gives Nennius a head wound but with his second blow his sword gets stuck in Nennius' shield, forcing him to leave it there as they are separated. Nennius pulls out Caesar's sword, which is superior to his own and is called the Yellow Death (Crocea Mors), and uses it to make a bloodbath of the Romans. The Britons win the battle, but since wounds by the Yellow Death never heal, Nennius dies fifteen days later from the wound Caesar gave him, as is buried with Caesar's sword at his side.

* Geoffrey of Monmouth's ''Literature/HistoryOfTheKingsOfBritain'': In the battle following the Romans' first invasion of Britain, King Cassivelaunus' younger brother Nennius comes face to face with UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar. Caesar gives Nennius a head wound but with his second blow his sword gets stuck in Nennius' shield, forcing him to leave it there as they are separated. Nennius pulls out Caesar's sword, which is superior to his own and is called the Yellow Death (Crocea Mors), and uses it to make a bloodbath of the Romans. The Britons win the battle, but it turns out that Nennius' wound does not heal because nobody can survive a wound by the Yellow Death. So Nennius dies fifteen days later and is buried with Caesar's sword at his side.

* In Geoffrey of Monmouth's legends, a sword known as Crocea Mors (literally "Yellow/Golden Death")[[note]]Some legends give it the Welsh names "Angau Coch" or "Agheu Glas"; meaning red death and grey death respectively[[/note]] was said to have belonged to Julius Caesar, until it was embedded in a British prince's shield. Said prince, Nennius, proceeded to remove it and go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge despite already having taken a head wound which proved fatal.