History Main / MetronomicManMashing

* ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'': The main character himself has been known to do it, though Obelix uses it more frequently.

** ''WesternAnimation/TheMansionsOfTheGods'': Impedimenta and Dulcia are seen doing this to Roman legionaries in the final battle.

''[Hulk slams Loki into the ground over his head, left to right, a few times]''\\

One way for a character to deliver a severe beatdown on an opponent is to pick said opponent up (often by the feet) and slam him left-right-left-right overhead into the ground, (a little like the pendulum of a metronome). It's generally an indication that either the character doing the slamming is [[SuperStrength very strong]], or [[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry very angry]] or both. This can be played for even greater effect (or [[PlayedForLaughs for laughs]]) if the character doing the slamming is either very small or, in normal circumstances, shouldn't have that kind of strength at all.

When the character doing it has no superhuman strength, this becomes the prefered way to compose a tongue-in-cheek representation of UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} or any other martial art.

* Fighter, from the first chapter/episode of ''Literature/GoblinSlayer'', gets smashed against several cave walls by a big hobgoblin that proved to be too strong for [[KickChick her kicks]] to handle. [[RapeAsDrama What happens to her]] after this is ''anything'' but pretty.

* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': In the manga version of the [[MartialArtsAndCrafts Martial Arts Figure Skating battle]], female Ranma jumpkicks Ryōga in the face -- while he ''is'' hurt, he recovers instantly and grabs Ranma's foot, then SLAMS her on the ice of the rink so her entire body is flattened against it. Unfortunately for him, the skating rink has been previously broken into free-floating ice floes, and the sudden impact tips the ice right into the freezing water, where a submerged Ranma (still flat on the ice) taunts him for his idiocy.

* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': When [[ComicBook/WonderGirl Cassie]] first meets ComicBook/{{Artemis}} the Amazon is trying to kill [[ComicBook/{{Etrigan}} Jason Blood]] due to being misled. As Cassie understandably trusts Diana more than Temi she helps Diana stop the long haired Amazon by grabing her by the hair to swing her into things. Amusingly Artemis becomes one of the first people to support Cassie's dream of being a superhero and ends up as her mentor.

[[folder:Films -- Animation]]

** ''WesternAnimation/AsterixInBritain'': Obelix inflicts this on Anticlimax while shaking his hand.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheTwelveTasksOfAsterix'': Cylindric the German, a diminutive judo fighter, performs this on the far, far larger Obélix. Then Astérix does it to Cylindric under the guise of a lesson.

* ''Film/DungeonsAndDragonsHonorAmongThieves'' features the party's druid, Doric, wildshaping into an owlbear to pull this on [[spoiler:a depowered Sofina the Red Wizard to close out the film's final battle. Then she rapid-fire pounds her into the ground. Then does it again to be sure. Then hurls her into a wall, which collapses on her.]]

** The climax of ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' has the Hulk [[TalkToTheFist shutting]] [[ShutUpHannibal up]] Loki this way, interrupting the AGodAmI monologue he was warming up to.

* ''Film/{{Sky High|2005}}'': Will does this to [[spoiler: Royal Pain]] when they fight.

[[folder:Web Original]]
* Phase of the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'' does this to a ''giant''. In "Boston Brawl II" Phase (who is five foot nothing but a density changer) pounds the forty-foot Matterhorn like this (because of the way their powers interact, Phase only has to lift Matterhorn's normal 200 lb. body weight, so he can just move the giant around like a huge balloon), and then -- just to add insult to injury -- once he was unconscious, Phase uses him as a giant flail, smashing some of the other supervillains in the battle.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'': In [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003S1E10TheShredderStrikesPart1 "The Shredder Strikes, Part 1"]], [[TheBigGuy Hun]] does this to Raphael.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': In "Metalhead", the [[TitleDrop title robot]] subjects Raphael to this.

[[folder: Real Life]]

* ''WesternAnimation/DaveTheBarbarian'' has amoeba wrestling.
* ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry'': Kong Fu does this to DK.

* A pretty brutal example of it is how [[KillerGorilla Klyde]] [[OnlyMostlyDead "kills"]] Meriem in ''ComicBook/{{Cavewoman}}: Rain''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow'' episode "Little Miss Mouse" ends with Squeak's niece defending herself against the cat Bruno by grabbing his arm and repeatedly swinging him above her in a way that he gets beaten by being struck against the pavement.

** Oro in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Street Fighter III]]'' has this as one of his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfFNYuTmlfU super arts]] (seen at the 30s mark). It returns in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterV]]'' in a weakened form as a command grab and in its full glory as his V-Trigger I.

* ''VideoGame/{{Shank}}'' can do this after grabbing a basic {{Mook}} and stabbing them mulitple times.

** Oro in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIII Super Street Fighter III]]'' has this as one of his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfFNYuTmlfU super arts]].(Go to the 30s mark)

* In ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesShreddersRevenge'', the same grab attack from ''Turtles in Time'' can be performed, and is every bit as effective against Foot Clan ninjas.

* Mario does it to some Koopas in ''WebAnimation/SuperMarioBrosZ''. In the same series, when Mecha Sonic first encounters Yoshi, he does this to Yoshi. Using Yoshi's ''[[TongueTrauma tongue]]'' as the "handle".

* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': In "The Devil Wears a Lapel Pin", a raging muscle-bound Bullock does this to Jeff before [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe ripping him in half]] ([[UnexplainedRecovery he's perfectly fine later]]).

** In the first game, Venom from ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' can do this with webbing.

* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'':
** Po is beaten by Mantis using this style of beatdown.