History Main / FaceFault

* Used often in ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'', usually as a result of Sōsuke's actions. Two notable ones:

* ''LightNovel/InfiniteStratos'' does this when [[TheHero Ichika]] is about to do something, only for him to declare that, that's it. Cue everyone in the class face-faulting.

* Yuuta Togashi pulled an epic one in the first episode of ''LightNovel/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'' that trashes the entire room.

* In ''LightNovel/ShominSample'' episode 3, when stoic super-genius Hakua expresses an interest in Kimito, the first time she'd shown a personal interest in anyone, her personal maid face-faults hard enough to shatter the tiles on the floor.

[[caption-width-right:298:...She means ''{{Training|FromHell}}'' [[InnocentInnuendo Partner!]]]]

* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20090220 When Gil makes the (bogus) reveal to Zola]] that he's been a pirate all along, this is the reaction from [=DuMedd=], Sleipnir, Zeetha and Krosp. Not from Higgs, though -- Airman Third Class Axel Higgs has long since [[SeenItAll lost the capacity to be surprised by anything]].
%%* Used straight in [[http://gastrophobia.com/index.php?date=2009-06-26 this]] ''Webcomic/GastroPhobia'' strip. Then [[InvokedTrope invoked and weaponized]] in [[http://gastrophobia.com/index.php?date=2009-07-08 this strip]].
%%** And reaching truely epic proportions in [[http://gastrophobia.com/index.php?date=2010-02-12 this guest strip]].

%%* Poor [[spoiler: Noah]] of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' does one [[http://egscomics.com/?date=2011-05-27 here,]] while sitting down. Warning: spoilers ahoy.
%%** [[http://egscomics.com/?date=2011-12-09 And again]], for much the same reason.

* Happens occasionally in ''Webcomic/BetterDays'', and the successor comic, ''Webcomic/OriginalLife''.

* ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' have multiple gags like these in the manga tales. Usually it's caused by Nobita being TheDitz.
** ''Anime/DoraemonTheRecordOfNobitaSpaceblazer'' have Ropporu trying to explain the dimension rift concept to Nobita and how hyperspace works in general, [[FoldThePageFoldTheSpace by folding a piece of A4]]. Nobita instead asks [[ComicallyMissingThePoint if the galaxy's made of paper, wouldn't it be flimsy]]... cue Ropporu face-faulting.
** The remake of ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheHauntsOfEvil'' have the gang doing this when Gian tries giving a RousingSpeech to the gang on "Be proud adventurers like a ''true'' man..." only for Shizuka to answer she's a girl. The boys (and Peko, the dog) quickly fell over.
** ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasGreatBattleOfTheMermaidKing'' have Doraemon bringing out a bunch of surfboards for battling the main villain, Bulkin. When Nobita assumes it's superpowered gadget-boards, Doraemon only replies they're ''ordinary'' surfboards, causing the gang to flip.
** ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheIslandOfMiraclesAnimalAdventure'' have Nobisuke (Nobita's dad) telling Nobita and Doraemon his childhood encounter with the mystical golden beetle. As the latter two starts showing interest, Nobisuke later admits he [[AllJustADream kind of just dreamt it up]]. Doraemon and Nobita both reacts with a seated face-fault.

There are usually two variations. One, nicknamed the "flip-take" is very popular in comic strips and animated cartoons. [[http://www.lileks.com/institute/comicsins/comics/jerry/1.html Early American comic strips]] often used it in the final panel of a gag. Character ''A'' says the stupid/shocking line, causing character ''B'' to faint by falling over backwards with their legs up in the air. Usually done by only showing the feet up in the air, accompanied by a large thud sound.

Closely related to PeopleFallOffChairs. Compare {{Fainting}}. Not to be confused with FacePlant, which is when someone hits the ground face-first after tripping or falling.

* The first season of ''Anime/InazumaEleven'' has several scenes where one or more characters instantly collapse when they hear something they consider absurd. Though unusually for an anime, they usually fall backwards (the flip-take) rather than on their face (the anime fall). An example is in episode 5, where everybody in the room except Gouenji and Kazemaru has this reaction after Endou reads his grandfather's explanation of the Inazuma Drop, which is total non-sence.

* This happens quite often on ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura''.

** One of the best face faults in ''DBZ'' history is when Trunks tells Goku his parentage... Vegeta is his father, and his mother... Bulma. Goku's reaction was not only this trope -- but flat out laughing in sheer disbelief! Meanwhile, far away from this private talk, [[TheStoic Piccolo]] with his acute hearing picks up on the entire conversation, and nearly [[TheComicallySerious face faults]] [[NotSoAboveItAll himself]] (episode 122).

* There are a lot more of these in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemistBrotherhood'' than in [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the 2003 anime version]]. Fitting, as it follows the manga's art (and story) much more closely. There are a ''lot'' of face faults in the manga. The Australian official release even references it by name.

* The first season of ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' has several scenes where one or more characters instantly collapse when they hear something they consider absurd. Though unusually for an anime, they usually fall backwards (the flip-take) rather than on their face (the anime fall). An example is in episode 5, where everybody in the room except Gouenji and Kazemaru has this reaction after Endou reads his grandfather's explanation of the Inazuma Drop, which is total non-sence.

* ''Manga/InuYasha'': Kagome's command of "Osuwari!" ("Sit, boy!") causes Inuyasha to do an automatic Face Fault, though that's more of a [[RestrainingBolt mystical means of keeping Inuyasha under control]] than a reaction to stupidity. Although most of the time, it ''is'' because Inu-Yasha has done something extraordinarily stupid. Also, on occasion she has used this command [[MoreDakka in rapid-fire succession]], even going so far in the first movie as to ''literally'' drive him into the ground! (But at least he saved the ramen!)

* In ''[[Anime/LegendOfTheGoldOfBabylon Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon]]'', upon seeing the Tower of Babel floating in the sky, ''The Statue of Liberty'' is so dumbfounded by the sight she just faults while dropping her torch.
* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' has one of these in the first episode when Nanoha is trying to persuade her family to let her take care of a "ferret" -- cough, cough -- that she found injured in the woods. Her father asks what a ferret is, and Nanoha face faults...though at a much lesser extreme than expected from this trope.

* In ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'', Link falls flat on his face when a monkey fails to make an obvious connection. Link sneaks into the Deku Palace to talk to the captured monkey, and discover what can be done about the terrible situation of the area. The monkey refuses to speak to Link's [[ShapeShifting Deku form]], so Link must talk to him in human form. Midway through the conversation, the monkey needs to teach Link some [[MagicMusic Magic Music]], but the instrument needs to be louder than Link's tiny ocarina. Link must transform into his Deku form, [[SwissArmyHero which has a large set of pipes.]] The monkey enthusiastically says that those will work perfectly before [[FailedASpotCheck asking Deku Link who he happens to be, despite the fact Link just transformed right in front of him.]] Cue this trope.
* Peach causes ''everyone'' (everyone being Mario, Luigi, Wario, Yoshi, and DK) to do this during the intro to ''[[VideoGame/MarioParty Mario Party 2]]'' when after everyone starts arguing on who to rename Mario Land after, Peach's idea of a name they can all agree on is ''Peach Land''. It also happens to a Koopa Troopa who tries to tell Mario and his friends about Bowser's invasion and then face vaulting when he gets ignored.
* Jack Brothers, one of the possible [[CombinationAttack Combination Attacks]] in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'', involves Jack Frost and Pyro Jack performing a terrible comedy routine. This causes all affected enemies to Face Fault, opening themselves up to a follow-up attack.
* Beating the Expert Course on ''Super Hang-On'' has a news team come up to your character. You take your helmet off to reveal that you're an old man this whole time and it makes everyone fall flat on their faces and backs while you smoke a pipe in celebration.
* Mario and his friends do a lot of face faulting in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''.

** Mario has one in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' when Professor Frankly doesn't recognize him.
*** He also elicits a second one when he can't figure out what the map means. His final phrase before the face fault was a loud shout of 'I DON'T KNOW'.
** It happens in Chapter 4 of ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'', as well, when Squirps reveals that he doesn't remember how to get to the next Pure Heart.
*** And another one is early on, after Bestovius figures out the Mario is the HERO! [[YourCostumeNeedsWork ...impersonator]].

* In the Rescue Team games and the Rescue Team DX remake in ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon'', after you clear Mt Steel, you can choose to say your team doesn't need assistance and then "Two is plenty". Your partner asks if you have a special ability, in which you can choose between your body stretching and flying. Either way, your partner asks you to show your ability, but the options both consist of you saying you can't, resulting in either your partner and the two Magnemite face faulting in the originals or your partner face faulting in the DX remake.

* ''VideoGame/WarioWare'' series:
** Fail one of the microgames that Mona hosts in ''Twisted!'' and this is how Sal Out reacts. [[TheShowMustGoWrong In the middle of her performance.]]
** ''Gold'' inverts this in the campaign's final section, more specifically in the Dancing Team and Potluck Gang stages. The characters who are present will fall on their backsides if you fail their microgames in those two stages.
** Mona inverts this trope in ''Get It Together!'' by falling on her backside when her pets trash her room, shouting, "Really!?"

** Early in ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheSpaceHeroes'' (a SuperheroEpisode) the gang starts using their superpowers given by Doraemon's gadgets for the first time. Gian has SuperStrenght, Suneo's a GadgeteerGenius who can conjure any weapons at will, Shizuka can [[MakingASplash fire powerful jets of water from her hands]] and Nobita... can shoot [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway two strings]]. Mid-air face fault ensues.

* The first season of ''Anime/InazumaEleven'' has several scenes where one or more characters instantly collapse when they hear something they consider absurd. Though unusually for an anime, they usually fall backwards (the flip-take) rather than on their face (the anime fall). An example is in episode 5, where everybody in the room except Gouenji and Kazemaru has this reaction after Endou reads his grandfather's explanation of the Inazuma Drop, which is total non-sence.

Usually, no one is harmed by taking a flying dive face-first into the ground (unless the animator thinks having them pop up with a bruised face [[RuleOfFunny would be funny]]). A less expressive equivalent would be {{Facepalm}}; a ''more'' expressive one would be a {{Headdesk}}.

Usually, no one is harmed by taking a flying dive face-first into the ground (unless the animator thinks having them pop up with a bruised face [[RuleOfFunny would be funny]]). A less expressive equivalent would be FacePalm; a ''more'' expressive one would be a {{Headdesk}}.

* Peach causes ''everyone'' (everyone being Mario, Luigi, Wario, Yoshi, and DK) to do this during the intro to ''[[VideoGame/MarioParty Mario Party 2]]''. It also happens to a Koopa Troopa who tries to tell Mario and his friends about Bowser's invasion and then face vaulting when he gets ignored.

** Also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W3XLcpUwfU one great scene]] in 23rd (extra) episode when Tomoya is having an absurd conversation with Nagisa:

* In ''Manga/SakigakeOtokojuku'', Tazawa attempts to intimidate a thug by speaking entirely in {{Engrish}}, causing the whole gang to face fault.

** Fail one of the microgames that Mona hosts in ''VideoGame/WarioWareTwisted'' and this is how Sal Out reacts. [[TheShowMustGoWrong In the middle of her performance.]]
** ''VideoGame/WarioWareGold'' inverts this in the campaign's final section, more specifically in the Dancing Team and Potluck Gang stages. The characters who are present will fall on their backsides if you fail their microgames in those two stages.
** Mona inverts this trope in ''VideoGame/WarioWareGetItTogether'' by falling on her backside when her pets trash her room, shouting, "Really!?"

* Mona inverts this trope in ''VideoGame/WarioWareGetItTogether'' by falling on her backside when her pets trash her room, shouting, "Really!?"

** After Master Roshi uses the [[KamehameHadoken Kamehameha]] to put out Fry-Pan Mountain's massive fire, Ox-King awkwardly points out that Roshi ''also'' destroyed the entire mountain as well.

The other, also called an "anime-fall", has the fainting character fall over forwards in the final panel of a gag onto his face, his limbs in a twisted mass above him. A device usually limited to humorous anime. In both instances, it includes, and is confused with, {{Wild Take}}s.

* Commonly done early on in ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'', most often by [[OnlySaneMan Tsukune]]. A particularly nice one can be found [[http://www.mangareader.net/320-22355-41/rosario-vampire/chapter-6.html here]].

* ''Manga/InuYasha'': Kagome's command of "Osuwari!" ("Sit, boy!") causes Inuyasha to do an automatic Face Fault, though that's more of a [[RestrainingBolt mystical means of keeping Inuyasha under control]] than a reaction to stupidity. Although most of the time, it is because Inu-Yasha has done something extraordinarily stupid. Also, on occasion she has used this command [[MoreDakka in rapid-fire succession]], even going so far in the first movie as to ''literally'' drive him into the ground! (But at least he saved the ramen!)