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EatingTheEnemy has the same idea, except it's done to a sentient being. Subtrope of ArtisticLicenseExplosives, as JumpingOnAGrenade is generally a much more efficient way to make an HeroicSacrifice. Subtrope of ContainTheKaboom.

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EatingTheEnemy has the same idea, except it's done to a sentient being. Subtrope of ArtisticLicenseExplosives, as JumpingOnAGrenade is generally a much more efficient way to make an a HeroicSacrifice. Subtrope of ContainTheKaboom.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' has certain enemies that can eat your bombs (the same thing you have to use to kill them in first place), making them quite annoying to deal with.



* In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', [[TheYoshi Yoshi]] can eat Bob-Ombs even mid-explosion without adverse consequences.

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* In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', [[TheYoshi [[PowerUpMount Yoshi]] can eat Bob-Ombs even mid-explosion without adverse consequences.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperheroes'', as a MythologyGag to the comics, Matter Eater Lad pulls out a ticking bomb in his Legion audition and proceeds to eat it, swallowing the timer last. He suffers no ill effects and, incidentally, gets the job.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperheroes'', ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperHeroes2006'', as a MythologyGag to the comics, Matter Eater Matter-Eater Lad pulls out a ticking bomb in his Legion audition and proceeds to eat it, swallowing the timer last. He suffers no ill effects and, incidentally, gets the job.
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* One Creator/JimHenson sketch, first used on ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow'' and later re-done for ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' has a monster eat a hi-tech machine, while a speaker on the machine describes each part. At the end, after the monster has swallowed most or all of the machine's components, the speaker reveals that the machine's purpose is to be the "The world's most powerful exploding device." BOOM!
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* In ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf'', Ultron decides he's had enough of his assailants and unleashes a galaxy destroying explosion, and is baffled when Strange Supreme reverses the explosion, condenses it so it fits in his hand, and pops into in his mouth like a sweet with no effect beyond a momentary flare of fiery eyes.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf'', ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'', Ultron decides he's had enough of his assailants and unleashes a galaxy destroying explosion, and is baffled when Strange Supreme reverses the explosion, condenses it so it fits in his hand, and pops into in his mouth like a sweet with no effect beyond a momentary flare of fiery eyes.
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* On the menu of ''VideoGame/WarioWareTouched'', you feed a bomb to Wario-Man to change him back to Wario (to access Wario's levels).

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* ''VideoGame/WarioWareTouched'': On the menu of ''VideoGame/WarioWareTouched'', the game, you feed a bomb to Wario-Man to change him back to Wario (to access Wario's levels).
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* ''Series/GetSmart''. In "Run Robot Run", a KAOS saboteur has planted a chemically-treated picked onion in Max's apartment, so when he mixes up a gin and dry vermouth he'll blow himself up. When the drink starts to bubble ominously, CONTROL robot Hymie quickly downs it. Cue sound of explosion and Hymie breathing smoke.
-->'''Hymie:''' Max, you sure do mix a strong Gibson.
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* On the menu of ''VideoGame/WarioWare Touched!'', you feed a bomb to Wario-Man to change him back to Wario (to access Wario's levels).

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* On the menu of ''VideoGame/WarioWare Touched!'', ''VideoGame/WarioWareTouched'', you feed a bomb to Wario-Man to change him back to Wario (to access Wario's levels).
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* At one point in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'', Esidisi swallows a lit stick of dynamite. Since he's NighInvulnerable, like all of the Pillar Men, it makes his stomach balloon out for a second but does no damage.

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* At one point in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'', ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'', Esidisi swallows a lit stick of dynamite. Since he's NighInvulnerable, like all of the Pillar Men, it makes his stomach balloon out for a second but does no damage.



* This is how the main charcter of ''LightNovel/SoImASpiderSoWhat'' disposes of a bomb that is about to destroy the planet. Amusingly [[spoiler:this doesn't kill her but instead allows her to achieve apotheosis and become a god]]

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* This is how the main charcter character of ''LightNovel/SoImASpiderSoWhat'' ''Literature/SoImASpiderSoWhat'' disposes of a bomb that is about to destroy the planet. Amusingly Amusingly, [[spoiler:this doesn't kill her her, but instead allows her to achieve apotheosis and become a god]]god]].
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* ''Film/TheMask'' has both the "slight indigestion" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HCS9AJ0rEI expanding stomach]]) and "[[FireBreathingDiner burping fire]]" version, as seen in the above photo.

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* ''Film/TheMask'' has both the "slight indigestion" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HCS9AJ0rEI expanding stomach]]) and "[[FireBreathingDiner burping fire]]" version, as seen in after [[RubberOrifice stretching his mouth out]] to swallow a bomb the above photo.bad guys set up.
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** "WesternAnimation/BugsBunnyNipsTheNips": Bugs Bunny tricks a platoon of Japanese soldiers into eating ice cream bars with hand grenades hidden inside, which blow them all up. As Bugs prepares to leave, one [[AshFace ash-faced]] soldier chases Bugs down... because he won a freebie. Bugs obliges and gives him a double-size bar, which blows the guy up again.
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** "Bye Bye Bluebeard": The serial killer Bluebeard is tricked into eating several bombs before he can kill Porky Pig. He tries to mix multiple tonics after realizing what he did, but explodes before he can drink it.
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* The fourth-to-last main level in ''VideoGame/AmateurSurgeon'' features this trope, after the [[TooDumbToLive patient]] ate an IncrediblyObviousBomb [[PaperThinDisguise "hidden" between two bread slices,]] [[spoiler: after being tricked by a vigilante into doing so]], subsequently forcing you to carefully defuse it in around one minute. Fail, and this trope will be treated in a [[LudicrousGibs VERY]] realistic manner.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'' has ExtremeOmnivore Grendel, whose primary ability is to simply [[VacuumMouth inhale anything in front of him]] and eat it. This includes enemy grenades, which he can eat, intentionally or otherwise. Fortunately for Grendel, he has a semi-literal iron stomach and the grenade explosion won't bother him. Unfortunately for enemies eaten by Grendel, the same cannot be said for them, and they can suffer the ignominious fate of being [[HoistByHisOwnPetard blown up inside Grendel's stomach by their own grenades]].
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* In WebAnimation/BlackRhinoRanger's short "Now That's What I Call VideoGame/{{Skylanders}} Polka", there's a brief gag where The Gulper stops dancing to eat a bomb, which explodes and makes smoke come out of his ears.

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* ''Film/TheMask'' has both the "slight indigestion" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HCS9AJ0rEI expanding stomach]]) and "[[FireBreathingDiner burping fire]]" version, as seen in the above photo.
-->"''That's a '''spicy''' meat-a ball!"''
* ''Film/HotShotsPartDeux'' has Charlie Sheen's character tossing a pineapple grenade at an enemy soldier. It lands in his mouth and he reflexively swallows it and blows up.



* ''Film/Godzilla2014'': The U.S. military's plan is to more or less [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this trope on the [[Characters/MonsterVerseMUTO MUTOs]] by using an armed nuclear warhead as bait and then detonating, in the hopes that the resulting nuclear explosion will obliterate both [=MUTOs=] and Godzilla. However, [[spoiler:the [=MUTOs=] steal the nuke before it's been moved to a safe distance and build their nest around it]] before the plan ever gets that far.
* ''Film/HotShotsPartDeux'' has Charlie Sheen's character tossing a pineapple grenade at an enemy soldier. It lands in his mouth and he reflexively swallows it and blows up.
* ''Film/TheMask'' has both the "slight indigestion" ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HCS9AJ0rEI expanding stomach]]) and "[[FireBreathingDiner burping fire]]" version, as seen in the above photo.
-->"''That's a '''spicy''' meat-a ball!"''



* Bruce Banner in ''Film/TheAvengers2012'' sarcastically suggests that he should do this with the Tesseract.
** In a CallForward, [[spoiler:Goose, the Flerken in ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'' does this; later, she pukes it back onto Fury's desk.]]


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* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
** ''Film/TheAvengers2012'': Bruce Banner sarcastically suggests that he should do this with the Tesseract.
** In a CallForward, [[spoiler:Goose, the Flerken in ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'' does this; later, she pukes it back onto Fury's desk.]]
** ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'': In "[[Recap/WhatIfS1E9WhatIfTheWatcherBrokeHisOath What If... The Watcher Broke His Oath?]]", [[TranshumanAbomination Strange Supreme]] neutralizes a ''galaxy-sized'' explosion produced by Infinity Ultron via condensing and then ''eating'' it, with no apparent effect done to himself save for his eyes briefly glowing with orange fire.
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