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* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong94'': After you seemingly beat Donkey Kong for the final time, it turns out that there's one more boss fight with the big ape left. After his fall from the tower in the previous level, Donkey Kong absorbs a ton of Super Mushrooms and grows into a giant gorilla in a battle where he uses his newfound giant fists to try and crush you. In order to beat him you need to hit his head with barrels six times instead of the usual three.
%%** ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'': [[spoiler:Tiki Tong]] uses this strategy against the Kongs.

%%* ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'': Wham Bam Rock and [[spoiler:Wham Bam Jewel]]. Many of his attacks are later used for Master Hand (and his insane left handed counterpart, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Crazy Hand]]) in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''.%%And how does Wham Bam fit?

* ''VideoGame/GravityCircuit'': A machine that follows this boss template serves as a mini-boss in Trace's stage. [[spoiler:[[FinalBoss Commander Circuit]]]] also consists of a giant head and two large hands, at least until the final phase where the boss loses the hands.

** ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragonsFifthEdition 5th Edition'' rolled all of the variants into one do-all spell as just "Bigby's Hand", then the ''Rime of the Frostmaiden'' adventure module introduced monster which was Bigby's Hand as a living sentient spell with no mage having to control it.

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' has the Bigby's Interposing Hand spell and its more powerful variants. 5th Edition rolled all of the variants into one do-all spell as just "Bigby's Hand", then the ''Rime of the Frostmaiden'' adventure module introduced monster which was Bigby's Hand as a living sentient spell with no mage having to control it.

* ''VideoGame/ScottPilgrim'': The Super Fighting Robot attacks with detachable hands, which also happen to be the only parts you can damage. Meanwhile the rest of the body chills in the background, invincible but still attacking you with lasers, missiles, and a flamethrower.

%%* ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'': The third Boss in ''Contra III''.

* ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}}'': [[HandicappedBadass Ibaraki-dōji]] has a special attack in which he plants his severed right arm into the ground, making a huge hand appear from under an enemy and crush them. This skill deals a devastating amount of damage.

* ''Literature/ThePhilosophicalStrangler'' by Eric Flint has an entity called "Even Worse Hands." Picture a giant pair of disembodied hands. Got it? These are Even Worse.

* LetsPlay/WhoIsThisGit has an entire video on final bosses that use this style of fighting, done for [[MilestoneCelebration the 50th Boss Analysis video.]]

* Whatever the designer thought of by waving his hands around, basically.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':

%%** Orjugan in ''[[Videogame/YsVITheArkOfNapishtim The Ark of Napishtim]]''.
%%** Galbalan in ''[[Videogame/YsTheOathInFelghana The Oath in Felghana]]''.

* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'': ''Undefined Fantastic Object'' has the boss battle with Ichirin and her [[SuperSmoke cloud youkai familiar]], Unzan. She attacks with giant fists [[BulletHell danmaku]], which also leave trails of smaller bullets. Ichirin herself is basically [[MemeticMutation Unzan's hitbox]].

Often done by way of CognizantLimbs. Sometimes done with FloatingLimbs. Compare CreepyLongFingers.

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' has the Bigby's Interposing Hand spell and its more powerful variants.
** 5th Edition rolled all of the variants into one do-all spell as just "Bigby's Hand", then the ''Rime of the Frostmaiden'' adventure module introduced monster which was Bigby's Hand as a living sentient spell with no mage having to control it.

* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Sanaa once ended up [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100322 "running weapons to these student revolutionaries in Venice who were trying to take down the chancellor of Ca'Foscare and his semi-invisible hand"]]. This semi-invisible hand appears to have been a giant floating mechanical hand.

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* ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine'': TheDragon to the Blue Meanies, The Dreadful Flying Glove. A large, sentient, blue, left glove.

%%** ''VideoGame/{{Okamiden}}'': [[spoiler:Akuro]] goes with the more standard approach to this trope in his first form.%%Which is?