History Main / CoinWalkFlexing

* ''VideoGame/{{Valorant}}'': On the character select screen, all the Agents do some kind of cool-looking pose. In [[TrapMaster Cypher's]] case, he does a coin roll with one of the trigger discs for his Trapwire ability. During gameplay, when the Trapwire ability is selected, he walks a trigger disc across his fingers before taking hold of it.

The coin walk, also known as the coin roll, knuckle roll, or steeplechase flourish, is a dexterity trick where a character rolls a small object across their fingers, usually over the first joints. This can be done in either direction, and the thumb and pinky finger are used to "catch" the object and shift it back to the index finger to start the roll over again. It's usually done with something round and flat like a coin or poker chip, although other objects can be used.

* ''Film/RealGenius'': In one scene, Mitch walks into class to talk to Chris, but Chris blows him off and leaves. During this scene, Chris is knuckle rolling a coin with each hand and keeps it up as he gets up from his desk and walks away.

* ''Literature/AmericanGods'': While he was in prison, Shadow learned how to manipulate coins, partly as a hobby and partly to take his mind off his circumstances. In the novel, he does coin palming and various other sleight-of-hand tricks, while [[Series/AmericanGods the TV adaptation]] simpliies this to having him do knuckle rolls, something he does easily despite his large hands.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys'': Mr. Wolf does this with Governor Diane Foxington's diamond ring after stealing it during the Golden Dolphin ceremony. When Diane steals it back later, she does the same thing, showing Mr. Wolf that she's not as different from him as he thinks.

* ''Film{Constantine2005'': The demon Balthazar is introduced rolling a coin across his knuckles. Later, when Angela unlocks her psychic powers and uses them to uncover the truth behind [[spoiler:Beeman]]'s murder, she begins rolling a coin across her knuckles, revealing to Constantine that Balthazar was the killer.

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* ''Film/{{Constantine}}'': The demon Balthazar is introduced rolling a coin across his knuckles. Later, when Angela unlocks her psychic powers and uses them to uncover the truth behind [[spoiler:Beeman]]'s murder, she begins rolling a coin across her knuckles, revealing to Constantine that Balthazar was the killer.

* Early in ''[[Literature/TheCurseWorkers White Cat]]'', Cassel absently snatches up a nickel from a counter and rolls it across his knuckles, an indication that he's learned other tricks to compensate for [[MuggleBornOfMages his lack of magic]].

The coin walk, also known as the coin roll, knuckle roll, or steeplechase flourish, is a dexterity trick where a character rolls a small object across their fingers, usually over the first joints. This can be done in either direction, and the thumb and pinky finger are used to "catch" the object and shift it back to the index finger to start the roll over again. It's usually done with something round and flat like a coin or poker chip, although other objects can be used..

* ''Literature/AmericanGods'': While he was in prison, Shadow learned how to manipulate coins, partly as a hobby and partly to take his mind off his circumstances. In the novel, he does coin palming and various other sleight-of-hand tricks, while in [[Series/AmericanGods the TV adaptation]], he is shown doing knuckle rolls, something he does easily despite his large hands.

* ''Literature/AmericanGods'': Shadow manipulates coins as a hobby, and can easily roll them across his knuckles despite his large hands. In an interview, Creator/RickyWhittle, who played Shadow in [[Series/AmericanGods the TV adaptation]], stated that the knuckle roll was Shadow's way of taking his mind off his being in prison.

* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'': In the episode "My Catalyst", Turk sees visiting surgeon [[BrokenAce Kevin Casey]] doing a coin walk in the lounge. Casey remarks on it being a good way to practice dexterity and notes that it can draw in the ladies, then tosses the coin to Turk. Near the end of the episode, Turk is practicing a coin roll when his girlfriend asks him to come to bed.

* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'': After it's been revealed that Jack Sparrow has [[spoiler:become a cursed undead willingly]], he takes the Aztec gold medallion that he [[spoiler:used to curse himself]], and rolls it across his skeletal knuckles to mock Barbossa.

-->-- '''''Series/{{Scrubs}}''''', "My Catalyst"

* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'': In the episode "No Train No Gain", Pops does this as a part of his training. As the training montage goes haywire, he starts telekinetically floating the coin between his fingers instead, before becoming powerful enough to liquify the coin to have it pass through all finger gaps at once.

->[''Turk sees Dr. Casey practicing a coin roll'']
->'''Turk:''' Cool trick.
->'''Dr. Casey:''' You should try it. It's great for dexterity, concentration, and convincing single women you're a power dork.

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