History Main / ArmorPiercingSlap

* The most famous example of this is probably Akane Tendo's Ranma beatings in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''. Partially justified as Akane Tendo comes from a family of martial artists who lives in a dojo, and is probably quite skilled, but only [[CantCatchUp partially]] because the title character Ranma is one of the best martial artists around, who can [[OvershadowedByAwesome easily]] beat her in a fight.
** Another possible justification is that Ranma is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who often goes {{jerkass}} on her because of his raising and his macho behavior. He ''does'' care for Akane and is the first one to go help her if she needs it, but outside of these tight situations he just ''won't'' [[CannotSpitItOut spit it out]] or stop [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend denying his attraction to her]]. If she'd actually let him explain when something was NotWhatItLooksLike, he'd seem something less of a {{jerkass}}.
*** This trope is deconstructed in suitably scary fashion in the infamous Ranmaverse FanFic [[http://www.fanfic.net/pub/Anime/FanFictions/Ranma/ranma.the-bitter-end.gz The Bitter End]].
*** Akane usually beats Ranma up for many reasons but seems to reserve actual slapping for when she's ''really'' upset with him.

* Sayaka to Kouji from ''Anime/MazingerZ''. Given that Kouji was the poster boy for tactless, IdiotHero, and Sayaka a {{Tsundere}}, he found himself in the receiving end of these rather often.

* ''Anime/PanzerWorldGalient'': Chururu gave one of these to [[TheHero Jordy]] in episode 3 when [[ClingyJealousGirl she asked him if he liked Hilmuka]] and to tease her, he replied "What if I do?"

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** Luffy's grandfather is also able to hurt Luffy. [[ItRunsOnNonsensoleum He says something]] to the effect that no defense can stand up to his [[PowerOfLove fist of love]].

* At one point during the ''FanFic/TamersForeverSeries'', Rumiko Nonaka slaps Takeru Takaishi in the face when he reveals that he plans to [[spoiler: allow Takato to die so that Daemon won't be able to aquire the power of Chaos.]]

* In ''SomeKindOfWonderful'', Amanda Jones smacks Hardy Jenns after he's tried to humiliate her and have Keith beaten up at his party. He stands there, flabbergasted, and she smacks him again.

* Indiana Jones receives one from his father in ''IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''. Henry insists on going to Berlin to retrieve his Grail Diary--vital to safely recovering the grail--rather than head to the Middle East to rescue Marcus, and when Indy tries to call him out on it Henry insists Marcus would agree. Exasperated, the younger Jones is about to take Christ's name in vain when Henry slaps him, shutting him up long enough to explain ''why'' getting to the grail first is so important.

* In the 2013 adaptation of ''MuchAdoAboutNothing'', directed by JossWhedon, Benedick slaps Claudio after he accuses Hero of infidelity.

* [[KamenRiderRyuki Kamen Rider Odin]] commonly uses this as an attack. [[spoiler: He even knocks over a truck with it at one point.]]

** Melina Perez - slapped Wrestling/{{Natalya|Neidheart}} after winning a number 1 contender's match
** Mickie James - slapped Wrestling/TrishStratus...but then beat the crap out of her

** Wrestling/{{Sable}} - slapped her fan Tori

* In ''TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' when Molly and Golly have just met, and Golly has been picking on Molly relentlessly, [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20080412.html Molly finally slaps her.]] It's a big [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20080415.html emotional moment]] for both of them: Molly has never been mad enough to hit ''anyone'' before; whereas Molly was at that point the only person in the world that Golly even halfway trusted. (While, as clone-sisters, they're of equal strength, Golly is a fairly violent person, while Molly hasn't got a violent bone in her body.)

* Subverted in ''WebAnimation/BadDays''. LoisLane slaps {{Franchise/Superman}} for getting her injured the whole day, only to hurt her hand on his {{Nigh Invulnerab|ility}}le face.
* On ''[[WesternAnimation/TotalDramaIsland Total Drama Action]]'', Courtney seems to have no qualms being rather violent with her boyfriend, Duncan, whenever they go against each other in a competition. Duncan never returns the favor, although frankly, after she ''shoved a dirty diaper down his throat'' for absolutely ''no'' reason, one might forgive him if he did.

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* In ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', [[ButtMonkey Shinji]] [[BelligerentSexualTension gets slapped around a lot by]] [[LoveInterests Asuka]], and once by Misato and Rei; also Misato to Kaji, Misato to Ritsuko twice, and Asuka to Rei at least once.
** Subverted in ''Anime/{{Rebuild|OfEvangelion}}'', [[spoiler:when Rei actually intercepts Asuka's slap this time around.]]
** Although, Shinji has no armor to begin with. However it usually -and awesomely- is inverted in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' games: when ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Bright Noa]]'' slaps Shinji, Shinji starts to get his act together, gain a spine and a thicker skin, and gradually evolves into a {{Badass}}.

* Happen all the time in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. Cersei in particular is fond of it; subverted nicely once when Tyrion decides he's tired of taking it quietly.
* In Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz, Dorothy Gale slaps the Cowardly Lion on the nose for attacking her friends. It hurt so much he started crying and apologizing immediately, despite him being a BruiserWithASoftCenter.

* In ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms Comics'' after one [[NotWhatItLooksLike misunderstanding]] Ishi enthusiastically "[[PunctuatedPounding explained]]" to Jasmine that Agrivar [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend is not her lover]] and Vartan Hai Sylvar had to heal both ladies. He's way nicer than a typical Gold Elf, but rarely gets a clue to shut up, so...

* Heavily subverted in ''Anime/DragonballZ''. Chi-Chi, Gohan's mother and the main {{Tsundere}} of the series, walks up to Majin Buu (who just destroyed almost the entire population of Earth) and slaps him, berating him for destroying everything. His response? He calmly turns her into an egg, and steps on her. Technically not a subversion, since the slap did connect on a superbeing. Chi-Chi just became the victim of DisproportionateRetribution.

* Heavily subverted in ''Anime/DragonballZ''. Chi-Chi, Gohan's mother and the main {{Tsundere}} of the series, walks up to Majin Buu (who just destroyed almost the entire population of Earth) and slaps him, berating him for destroying everything. His response? He calmly turns her into an egg, and steps on her.
** Technically not a subversion, since the slap did connect on a superbeing. Chi-Chi just became the victim of DisproportionateRetribution.
*** Played straight with much of the series though between Goku and Chi-Chi. It's a running gag that Chi-Chi, Goku, and sometimes Gohan will get into a fight about something or another, usually Gohan's education, and Chi-Chi will verbally and oftentimes physically beat the crap out of him, despite the fact that Goku is one of the most powerful characters in all of fiction, and luckily for her Goku is far too nice of a person to ever turn this trope back on her, even when she's clearly in the wrong.
**** It's much the same with Bulma and Vegeta, but Bulma is far more reasonable than Chi-Chi, possibly because she realizes that Vegeta, while no longer one of the bad guys, can and will be willing to kill her if she pushes him far enough.
* Parodied in ''Manga/SlamDunk''. [[TheHero Hanamichi Sakuragi]] has a FreakOut (played for laughs) when his crush [[NaiveEverygirl Haruko Akagi]] slaps him during a friendly date, right when he's gonna tell her that he likes her... but it turns out he had a mosquito on his cheek and she wanted to kill it before it bit him.

** [[spoiler: {{Flashback}}s reveal that the lead's father Nagi got this often from [[OfficialCouple love interest]] Princess Arika]].

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->''Let us pray the Pimp's Prayer. Lord, please pray for the soul of this bitch and guide my pimp hand and make it strong, Lord, so that she might learn a ho's place. Amen.''
-->--'''A Pimp Named Slickback''', ''ComicStrip/TheBoondocks''

* Played with and deconstructed a bit in ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean''. Jack Sparrow is self-honest enough to recognize the possibility that he ''might'' deserve any particular slap, but does not automatically assume so. So, each time, he thinks about it for a moment before reacting. Hence: A woman slaps him. [thoughtful look] "I'm not entirely sure I deserved that." Another woman slaps him. [thoughtful look] "I may have deserved that." However, when [[RuleOfThree Anamaria slaps him]], he immediately says he DEFINITELY deserved that one.

* [[GenderFlip Gender-flipped]] in ''Manga/{{Kuragehime}}'', we see [[TheStoic Shuu]] get truly angry exactly once - when another character, who happened to be ''blackmailing him'', [[DudeNotFunny pretended she was going to commit suicide as a joke.]] His response is to rush over to her place, and upon finding her completely okay, ''[[WouldHitAGirl hits]] [[AngerBornOfWorry her]]'' several times. [[spoiler: When she realizes he was genuinely worried for her safety, she starts to fall for him.]]

* ''Genderflipped'' in ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis''.

-->--'''A Pimp Named Slickback''', ''TheBoondocks''

Incidentally, the slapper doesn't have to be female and the slappee doesn't have to be male; there needn't be any sexual tension, [[UnresolvedSexualTension unresolved]] or otherwise; and the attack may not even be physical at all. What matters is that a weaker person is slapping, scolding, or otherwise humiliating a stronger person...and the stronger person is so stunned - or ashamed - that he/she can do nothing.

* And Sakura to {{Naruto}}. Much more often when they were younger, and now, ''much'' more violently, considering Sakura's training under Tsunade, though Sakura and Naruto are closer than before and they are slightly more mature, so it barely happens in Part II (Naruto behaves less stupidly and Sakura is more patient).

* In ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', [[ButtMonkey Shinji]] [[BelligerentSexualTension gets slapped around a lot by]] [[LoveInterest Asuka]], and once by Misato and Rei; also Misato to Kaji, Misato to Ritsuko twice, and Asuka to Rei at least once.
** Subverted in ''[[RebuildOfEvangelion Rebuild]]'', [[spoiler:when Rei actually intercepts Asuka's slap this time around.]]
** Although, Shinji has no armor to begin with. However it usually -and awesomely- is inverted in ''SuperRobotWars'' games: when ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Bright Noa]]'' slaps Shinji, Shinji starts to get his act together, gain a spine and a thicker skin, and gradually evolves into a {{Badass}}.
*** There's a reason that such slaps were originally known as [[BrightSlap Bright Slaps]].
* [[GenderFlip Gender-flipped]] in ''{{Kuragehime}}'', we see [[TheStoic Shuu]] get truly angry exactly once - when another character, who happened to be ''blackmailing him'', [[DudeNotFunny pretended she was going to commit suicide as a joke.]] His response is to rush over to her place, and upon finding her completely okay, ''[[WouldHitAGirl hits]] [[AngerBornOfWorry her]]'' several times. [[spoiler: When she realizes he was genuinely worried for her safety, she starts to fall for him.]]
* Sae and Momo have slapped each other many times in ''PeachGirl''.
* The most famous example of this is probably Akane Tendo's Ranma beatings in ''RanmaOneHalf''. Partially justified as Akane Tendo comes from a family of martial artists who lives in a dojo, and is probably quite skilled, but only [[CantCatchUp partially]] because the title character Ranma is one of the best martial artists around, who can [[OvershadowedByAwesome easily]] beat her in a fight.

** An [[ArmorPiercingSlap Armor Piercing]] [[CurbStompBattle Curb Stomp Beatdown]] variety applies to the OldMaster [[DirtyOldMan Happosai]]. He may be one of the (if not ''the'') top martial artists in the series, [[SuperSpeed able to move so fast as to be invisible]], [[SuperStrength strong as an ox]] and [[BattleAura unbelievably powerful]], but if Akane or the mob of girls [[PantyThief whose underwear he stole]] [[MegatonPunch catches up with him]]...
* In ''CodeGeass'', Kallen does this to Lelouch for acting coldly about the fate of Japanese that work for Britannia. She later does this again, when [[spoiler: a depressed Lelouch who is NotHimself tries to kiss her]]. Later on, she tries it on Suzaku when he [[spoiler:tells her he's going to drug her for information]], but it doesn't work. He backs down of his own accord, but that doesn't stop her from breaking out a [[{{Combos}} 7 hit combo]] to voice her disapproval (and do what a good part of the fandom had been waiting for), in a ''dress'', no less.

* Himura Kenshin, the second most powerful swordsman in Japan in ''RurouniKenshin'', can still be beaten into a daze by Kaoru... although it could be argued he's not bothering to fight back. (During a ClipShow, Yahiko [[LampshadeHanging notes this]] and decides that this must mean ''Kaoru'' is actually the best swordsman in the country... for some reason, Kaoru doesn't like the implication.)
* A bit more realistically with Fuu on ''SamuraiChamploo''. Once or twice, she's given Mugen a good whack across the head with her wooden sandal.

* A rare serious use and discussion of this trope appears in the manga ''BakiTheGrappler'', when the title character is facing a character, Yanagi, who is a renowned master of the open-hand slap. Baki remembers his father, the world's greatest martial artist, describing the slap as the one move that is effective anywhere on the body (as opposed to, say, a closed-fist punch which can break the attacker's hand if not aimed precisely). He further adds that his father said this technique was reserved solely for the self-defense of women and children. He then challenges Yanagi to a slap fight anyway, which leads to Baki ending up in the hospital.
* In ''{{Inuyasha}}'', ActionGirl Sango slaps her HandsomeLech of a fiance Miroku, when he goes too far with his groping of her (or some other woman). The RunningGag of 'Miroku gropes Sango, Sango smacks him' is performed often enough over the course of the series that at one point it helps bring Sango out of temporary possession by a flea youkai.

** Kagome deals out some slaps to characters who aren't even human, for example Inu Yasha himself. She might be a powerful Miko, but she's not really physically strong or fast enough to slap youkai.

* Carrera Marker, mother of ''{{Karin}}'' Maaka, does this with a slipper whenever Karin does something very [[OurVampiresAreDifferent un-vampire-like]] and in every scene her husband Henry says something.
* Anna Kyouyama from ''ShamanKing'' is famous for slapping several characters around. Even villain Hao. [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty Who actually]] [[LoveAtFirstPunch likes it]].
** [[spoiler: Probably because his own mother has her own ArmorPiercingSlap]]
* There's a variant in the ''MahouSenseiNegima'' manga, where Cheerleader Madoka slaps her unknown-to-her magically-aged teacher on behalf of her classmate, whom Negi [[AccidentalPervert had just walked in on while she was changing]]. She tries to do the same to Negi's also-aged rival Kotaro, whom she happens to have a small crush on, but he casually blocks it. So she ''punches him in the face'' instead.

** [[spoiler: [[FlashBack Flashbacks]] reveal that the lead's father Nagi got this often from [[OfficialCouple love interest]] Princess Arika]].

* Subverted in ''IrresponsibleCaptainTylor'' when, in the midst of being held hostage, Tylor tells Yuriko that she can hit him if she wants, offers her a briefcase to do it with, and then ducks when she swings. The briefcase hits the bomb-wielding terrorist, ending the crisis. He gets slapped at other times as well but doesn't have any armor to pierce. She never seems able to actually ''hurt'' the Captain, and he seems to ''like'' getting slapped by her to begin with
* Souichi of ''TheTyrantFallsInLove'', [[DoubleStandard despite being male]], can get away with this because his love interest (but don't ''[[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend ever]]'' tell that to him) Morinaga is [[BoysLove also male]]. His more serious punches and kicks have left Morinaga bleeding and nearly unconscious, or with bruises that persist for several panels, though they're usually reserved for times when Souichi feels especially provoked or spurned by Morinaga; most of the other time, his physical violence is presented as [[AmusingInjuries harmless]] {{slapstick}} caused by his [[{{Tsundere}} cranky disposition]].

* LesYay variant in ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha [=StrikerS=]'': Teana Lanster frequently manhandles her {{Shorttank}} partner Subaru Nakajima whenever she does or says something that [[{{Tsundere}} ticks her off]] (Which is, well, often). Pretty amazing, since Teana's just a SmartGirl [[TheGunslinger gunslinger]] while Subaru's a LightningBruiser [[spoiler: [[SuperPrototype Type-Zero]] [[HollywoodCyborg Cyborg]].]]

* Heavily subverted in ''DragonballZ''. Chi-Chi, Gohan's mother and the main {{Tsundere}} of the series, walks up to Majin Buu (who just destroyed almost the entire population of Earth) and slaps him, berating him for destroying everything. His response? He calmly turns her into an egg, and steps on her.

* Parodied in ''SlamDunk''. [[TheHero Hanamichi Sakuragi]] has a FreakOut (played for laughs) when his crush [[NaiveEverygirl Haruko Akagi]] slaps him during a friendly date, right when he's gonna tell her that he likes her... but it turns out he had a mosquito on his cheek and she wanted to kill it before it bit him.
* ''Genderflipped'' in ''ThePrinceOfTennis''.
** In the Rikkaidai team, ArrogantKungFuGuy sub-captain Gennichirou Sanada applies slaps to his teammates whenever they step out of line or lose their matches. Subverted because this is seen not as abuse of authority, but as ''[[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking a standard form of punishment]]'', just as much as Tezuka assigning laps in Seigaku for various misdemeanours: in fact, [[HitMeDammit at least two players have specifically]] ''[[HitMeDammit asked]]'' [[HitMeDammit to be slapped if they lose]]. [[spoiler: In the manga Sanada asks his teammmates to slap ''him'' before the Finals, apparently as an apology for all the times he hit them.]]

* In ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'', Rena Ryuugu packs quite a punch. She usually does it playfully but still...
* In the sequel to ''KotetsuJeeg'', this is used as an actual (serious) attack by the titular mecha in the form of the Hell Slap which involves the Jeeg deploying spiles on its palm and igniting a jet on the back of its hand to deliver a a powerful [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin slap]] to the enemy. A variant of this invloves the hand [[RocketPunch detaching]] and striking the enemies around it.

* A rare male-to-male example: In ''InitialD Second Stage'', Seiji of Team Emperor, after his defeat at the hands of Takumi, gets slapped by Kyouichi, who follows it up with a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.
* Early on in ''TheSacredBlacksmith'', Luke Ainsworth gets a glimpse of Cecily Cambell's assets after the monster they were fighting had shattered her [[MemeticMutation BREAST]][[ChainmailBikini plate]] and the undershirt underneath. The ensuing embarrassment, egged on by Luke's {{Nosebleed}} reaction, prompts her to beat his face in savagely.
* Possibly the most literal example comes from ''MacrossFrontier'', when Klan Klan, a Zentradi giant, get upset with Mikeal, slaps his mech so hard that it knocks him off balance.
* Female on female example from {{Bokurano}}: [[spoiler: Anko]] repeatedly slaps [[spoiler: Youko]] while screaming "WhatTheHellHero?!" at her, after [[spoiler: she's revealed as TheMole from another Earth and Koyemshi's younger sister.]]
* ''{{Gankutsuou}}'': A male on male example occurs in episode 2. When Albert tries to make light of almost having been killed, Franz slaps him.

* ''LadiesVersusButlers'': ObliviousToLove IdiotHero + ({{Tsundere}} + [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bitch]] competing for his affection) = earth-shattering DOUBLE ArmorPiercingSlap.
* In ''VinlandSaga'', Canute flips out, after [[spoiler:Ragnar's death]] and Askeladd gives him one of these. It shuts him right up.

* Subverted in ''HunterXHunter'': Killua once got himself and Gon beat up by the lady operating the elevator at the Tower of Heaven. Later, Killua decides that, since he learned to use [[FunctionalMagic Nen]], he's free to insult her with impunity, but it turns out ''[[BadassBystander she can use Nen to]]'' and gives him another beating.

* In ''SoulEater'', whenever Spirit Albarn gets too weepy over his daughter, Shinigami will knock some sense into him with his "Shinigami Chop." Notably, unlike most uses of this trope [[spoiler:the Shinigami Chop actually gets used seriously as a weapon, once, and it does an ''absolutely crazy'' amount of damage when Shinigami isn't messing around]].

* Subverted in ''{{Saikano}}'', where an emotionally agitated Akemi gives Shuji a whack across the face. Shuji quickly regains composure and hits her right back, causing her to break down in tears.
* The sheer number of times someone gets slapped (particularly Anthy) in ''RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' is staggering.

* Kotetsu from ''TigerAndBunny'' does this to [[spoiler: Barnaby]] in episode 19 after the latter's rather insensitive reaction to [[spoiler: the news of Kotetsu's retirement]]. Kotetsu would do it again in episode 23 to [[spoiler: make Barnaby remember the above incident]]. Predictably, [[spoiler: it doesn't have the desired effect both times.]]

* A somewhat famous example from the ComicBook/FantasticFour comics: following Ben Grimm's return from Battleworld of "Secret Wars", he discovered that his old girlfriend, Alicia Masters, had taken up with the Human Torch in his absence. He and the Torch fought, only to have the battle end when Alicia slapped Ben. In later flashbacks, Ben comments that even though he could barely feel the blow, it was the most painful one he had ever taken. (A later {{retcon}} made this "Alicia" into Lyja, a Skrull replacement.)

* {{ComicBook/Superman}} receives one in a recent storyline. While talking to reporters, a woman comes up and gives him one because [[spoiler: her husband died of a brain tumor while Superman was off-planet, and Superman could have saved him.]] She even tells Superman that she knew it wouldn't hurt him, she just wanted him to know how it felt. Doesn't explain the fact that she blames him for something he had no way of knowing about. The crowd of reporters mentions that after she leaves, but by then Supes already started having his HeroicBSOD.

* In ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms Comics'' after one [[NotWhatItLooksLike misunderstanding]] Ishi enthusiastically "[[PunctuatedPounding explained]]" to Jasmine that Agrivar [[HeIsNotMyBoyfriend is not her lover]] and Vartan Hai Sylvar had to heal both ladies. He's way nicer than a typical Gold Elf, but rarely gets a clue to shut up, so...

* TheMasterOfDisguise: The Disguisey family used this as a style of martial arts:(consisting of slaps and blocks to humiliate your opponent). Pistachio took this form of combat to heart, Especially when his arch nemesis Devlin Bowman kidnaps Jennifer, & Pistachio's Mamma & Pappa.

* The movie ''Film/GroundhogDay'' has a ''montage'' of [[ArmorPiercingSlap APSs]], since Phil continues to make different moves on Rita, and is continually shot down.

* A slight and rather justified variation appears in ''ILoveYouPhillipMorris'' as [[spoiler:a fairly effeminite Phillip slaps Steven after Steven faked his own death to get out of prison (again) and he comes back posing as Phillip's lawyer (again). Phillip was never supposed to find out about the fake death and Steven couldn't risk telling him the truth either.]]
* Played with and deconstructed a bit in ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean''. Jack Sparrow is self-honest enough to recognize the possibility that he ''might'' deserve any particular slap, but does not automatically assume so. So, each time, he thinks about it for a moment before reacting. Hence: A woman slaps him. [thoughtful look] "I'm not entirely sure I deserved that." Another woman slaps him. [thoughtful look] "I may have deserved that." However, when [[RuleOfThree Anamaria slaps him]], he immediately says he DEFINITELY deserved that one.

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* Alice from ComicStrip/{{Dilbert}} has a slap that's not just armor piercing, it's powered by [[Website/ChuckNorrisFacts Chucktanium.]] She once slapped Asok so hard that his face changed into a Dolphin's.
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* In ''HarryPotter/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', [[spoiler: Ron gets this from Hermione when he returns]].
* Happen all the time in ASongOfIceAndFire. Cersei in particular is fond of it; subverted nicely once when Tyrion decides he's tired of taking it quietly.

* In ''{{Smallville}}'', [[{{Superman}} Clark]] gets slapped around a lot, despite being, you know, [[NighInvulnerable Superman]].
* Say what you want about ''{{Glee}}'' as a show, but the slap that Santana gives Finn after he outs her is one of the best examples of this trope. It silences all the other 'gleeks' into stunned silence and brings a character who usually fights with words, insults and threats down to a level where she is so injured and exposed by his actions she finally stands up and puts him in his place, while all the while you see her breaking inside. Powerful stuff.
* Subverted at one point on ''That70sShow'', where Jackie attempts this on Fez, who simply catches her hand before it can reach his face and berates her for trying it. [[DoubleStandard It's okay though]], because it's a joke about how effeminate Fez is.
* In ''[[Series/TwentyFour 24]]'', Jack is on the receiving end of one these when Agent Walker [[WhatTheHellHero questions his humanity]]. She also brings [[BerserkButton Jack's dead wife]] into it, and Jack, seeing how pissed off she is, manages to control himself.
* Subverted, surprisingly, in ''{{Moonlighting}}'': Maddie is mad at David because he tried to defend a man who had beaten his wife in the heat of the moment after seeing her with someone else. When David starts complaining, she slaps him... and immediately realizes the DoubleStandard in the situation.
* Well to be honest, it would be hard to list all the times it has happened on ''{{Eastenders}}'' though it is worth mentioning that Peggy Mitchel is quite fond of it, as is Pat Butcher. People quite enjoyed it when they turned it on [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NcPYHx1UYY&feature=related each other]].

* ''Series/{{Community}}''. Jeff is on the receiving end of one of these after he kisses Annie, ignores her all summer, states "we're just friends", and then reveal he had sex with one of her class mates.

* Several female wrestlers (but mainly non-wrestlers) use the slap as their main type of attack. StephanieMcMahon is known to use this.

** And then there's CMPunk, who just slaps the shit out of opponents.
** What about RicFlair? WOOOOO!
** {{Christian}} will occasionally tie his opponent up on the ropes and stomp on their back, then jump out of the ring and slap them in the face.
** In the epic ''Wrestling/WrestleMania XXVI'' match between TheUndertaker and ShawnMichaels, Michaels had just kicked out of a [[FinishingMove Tombstone Piledriver]]. He tries to claw himself back to his feet, to the disbelief of TheUndertaker, who tells him to stay down. Michaels then mimicks Taker's signature taunt, and then slaps him in the face, causing the Deadman (regularly known for [[NoSell not selling]]) to stagger, before delivering a ''jumping'' Tombstone.
** At the Over The Limit 2010 Pay Per View, R-Truth slapped Ted [=DiBiase=] Jr. so hard ''that he got a concussion.''

** TrishStratus - slapped ChrisJericho at Wrestling/WrestleMania XX
** Aksana - slapped Goldust on their wedding
** Melina Perez - slapped Natalya after winning a number 1 contender's match
** Mickie James - slapped TrishStratus...but then beat the crap out of her
** StephanieMcMahon - slapped her father [[VinceMcMahon Vince]] at Armageddon 1999
** {{Sable}} - slapped her fan Tori
* An example of how this can be an ACTUAL thing: JimCornette once did an interview, where he related the story of a wrestler who once got jumped by a ringside fan. Cornette (never known for his physical prowess) claimed the fan was so small HE could have beaten the guy up; the wrestler that was jumped was named "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Herculese Hernandes]]". Being part of the pre-litigious era, the man was restrained and held backstage, and after returning from the match, Hernandes slapped the fan so hard he knocked the guy off his feet, into the wall, and onto the ground unconscious. Cornette's group was the next scheduled match, they walked over the poor fellow, had the match, returned back and he was ''still out cold''. Cornette asked Hernandes why, if he was THAT angry, didn't he just punch the guy? The response: "Oh Jimmy, if you punch a guy you might hurt him!"

* In ''{{Tekken}} 6'', [[spoiler: Christie administers one to Eddy when she finds he's been working with the Tekkenshu in an attempt to get the Mishima Zaibatsu to give her grandfather (i.e. Eddy's mentor) the treatment he needed. Suffice to say that Jin never followed through...]]
* ''EternalSonata'' inverts this trope by having Jazz (male) use an armor-piercing slap on Falsetto (female) in one cutscene. And then he hugs her. This scene also subverts the DoubleStandard which is closely tied to this trope.
* Several of the female enemies in ''GodHand'' have Armor Piercing Slaps as attacks. Gene himself has a few moves (such as Pimp Smack) that might qualify as well.
* In ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'', the main heroine, Sophia, delivers a brillant one to the Asian, the main protagonist, if he doesn't take upon himself after being insulted by Sophia's [[TheAlcoholic drunken]] [[DrowningMySorrows father]]. She may be aware that her father is a pathetic wreck, [[DaddysGirl but do not slander]] [[BerserkButton him in front of her]] (unless you're, CG-wise, a [[HundredPercentCompletion Hundred Percent Completionist]]).

* Virginia, from VideoGame/WildArms3, gets this treatment twice : first by her uncle, who slaps her because she tried to be a Hero and could easily got herself killed (well, rushing in a dungeon, all alone at level 1, filled with gobelins smuglers isn't the brightest idea), and the second time by Maya, a Drifter like her (but way more experienced), who gives her a WhatTheHellHero speech after Virginia tried to pursue the antagonists and nearly got herself killed, save for the intervention of her comrade Jet, who she completly ignored while he just saved her life, which prompted Maya's slap. She quickly realised how naive and stupid she acted this time, thanks to Maya's speech.
* In RuneScape, at the end of the "Garden of Tranquility" quest, when the King starts deriding all your efforts, the player is left thinking "[[WellExcuseMePrincess Well, excuse me Your Highness!]]" Then, the Queen, who up until that point has been quite a bitch, steps up and requests to speak to the King privately. She delivers him an armor piercing slap (that delivers 10 LP damage), and tells him to be grateful.

* Red of ''{{Solatorobo}}'' ends up on the receiving end of these from Elh twice. Once after a Shower of Awkward, and once for [[spoiler:ignoring Elh in favor of his fangirl posse]] in the Prairie Kingdom Cup [=DLC=] quest.

* Ms. Mowz in ''PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' has a literal version: her Love Slap attack ignores Defense.

* Though we never directly see one, Pearl Fey in the ''PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' series is said to have a thoroughly powerful slap (she knocks Phoenix out at one point). This is even more impressive considering she's only ''nine''.

* Sayori gets ''two'' Armor Piercing Slap moments in ''YoJinBo''. If you follow Yo or Mon-Mon's paths, Mon-Mon will try to garner sympathy (and thus, attention) by feigning a lethal injury. Upon discovering he's just fine, she slaps him. Or, if you follow Bo or Ittosai's path, Ittosai will make several comments about death and the uselessness of life, which angers her. Unlike Mon-Mon, it's surprising that Ittosai's only reaction is to protest that he's been slapped.

* In QuestionableContent Dora [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1347 gives one]] to Sven after [[spoiler:he cheats on Faye]].
* In SluggyFreelance Torg has to explain [[http://sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20090812 proper procedure]] and then receive one of those.
* An upgraded version is given to [[TheCaptain Walter]] by [[TheBigGirl Tiren]] in DubiousCompany. The cast teleport themselves to a Sci-fi [[AlternateDimension universe]]. Before they can even get to the bridge of their CoolSpaceship, the SpaceMarines instantly declare them terrorists and attack. Walter becomes [[TheChainsofCommanding hysterical]] and begins shouting conflicting orders. Tiren punches him in the mouth to settle him down.
* BittersweetCandyBowl has Lucy, who variously employs this on Mike and Paulo, the boys she likes. She becomes less violent over time as she comes to better grips with her feelings.
* Elly delivers a world-shattering slap to Yorick in [[http://www.wordwearycomic.com/2012/09/13-september-2012.html this issue]] of ''TheWordWeary.'' [[PayEvilUntoEvil Not that he didn't have it coming.]]

* Subverted in ''WebAnimation/BadDays''. LoisLane slaps {{Franchise/Superman}} for getting her injured the whole day, only to hurt her hand on his NighInvulnerable face.
* On ''TotalDramaAction'', Courtney seems to have no qualms being rather violent with her boyfriend, Duncan, whenever they go against each other in a competition. Duncan never returns the favor, although frankly, after she ''shoved a dirty diaper down his throat'' for absolutely ''no'' reason, one might forgive him if he did.

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* Villainous example: ''MapleStory'' has Female Boss/Anego, a rather old-looking woman who can deal ridiculously heavy damage with a slap.

* Though we never directly see one, Pearl Fey in the ''PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' series is said to have a thoroughly powerful slap (she knocks Phoenix out at one point). This is even more impressive considering she's only ''nine''.
** She's a cute little girl in a comedic series of games that are ostentatiously anime-influenced. She's the most dangerous creature on the planet - except for all the, you know, murderers.

* Sayori gets ''two'' Armor Piercing Slap moments in ''{{Yo-Jin-Bo}}''. If you follow Yo or Mon-Mon's paths, Mon-Mon will try to garner sympathy (and thus, attention) by feigning a lethal injury. Upon discovering he's just fine, she slaps him. Or, if you follow Bo or Ittosai's path, Ittosai will make several comments about death and the uselessness of life, which angers her. Unlike Mon-Mon, it's surprising that Ittosai's only reaction is to protest that he's been slapped.
* In the ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial'' series, Kotoko of ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'', being the Type A Tsundere she is, was the master at this, even going as far as [[spoiler: slapping her own teacher, Kasumi (albeit for [[WronglyAccused different reasons than love]], unlike with the protagonist)]]. And [[spoiler: Suzune]] of ''Tokimeki Memorial'' ''[[spoiler: Drama Series 2 : Irodori no Love Song]]'' delivered a powerful one to the Main Protagonist too.

* Ms. Mowz in Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door has a literal version: her Love Slap attack ignores Defense.

-->--'''APimpNamedSlickback''', ''TheBoondocks''

->''"So you're telling me... when you lose your cool, you drop a guy and then BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF HIM!?"''
-->--'''Luke Ainsworth''', ''Anime/TheSacredBlacksmith''