History Main / Hammerspace

* This is an explicit power of one of the characters in ''Fanfic/ThisBites''. [[spoiler:After eating the Human Human Fruit: Model Child, [[HumanityEnsues Going Merry becomes a human girl]]. She still has aspects of her true caravel while a human, which includes storage space. She can keep just as much inside her coat pockets as she could carry as a full ship, the item easily slipping in and out of her pocket with no issue. It's simply chocked up to the usual case of [[ItRunsOnNonsensoleum "Devil Fruit Bullshit"]].]]

* In the first chapter of crossover fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Displaced}}'', the Joker pulls out a Tommy gun "from absolutely nowhere".

* In ''WebAnimation/MonkeyWrench'', Shrike Sanchez has some kind of portal in the back of his head. He uses this to store various odds and ends, such as his blasters and rolls of duct tape, and he can pull out at a moment's notice.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpidermanIntoTheSpiderverse'': During his tearful goodbye, Spider-Ham gifts Miles a cartoon hammer that will fit in his pocket.

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* [[Hammerspace/LiveActionFilms Films – Live-Action]]

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* Nanaki (Red XIII) seems to have this in the fic "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8054952/1/Courage-To-Change-The-Things-You-Can Courage to Change the Things You Can]]". It's used as the story's 'real world' explanation for the massive amounts of storage space the game gives you, but no one else understands how he's doing it and whenthe fic's O.C. main character finally gets mad enough about it to demand an explanation Red replies "I understand your confusion. But I like all of you too much to risk making your primitive hominid brains explode from the revelation."

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bionicle}}'' movies: The Toa keep all their supplies, tools, etc. in hammerspace, but it's never made clear ''where'' they put them (the animation just shows the objects retracting "into" their solid backside). The novels at least give them the benefit of carrying satchels. It's also implied in other media that this is where the Makuta kept their excess parts when shapeshifting into smaller forms.
** In the wider lore of Bionicle, Toa store tools and equipment (like their masks) in shrines called "Suva" which they can summon at a whim

* ''Fanfic/WithThisRing'': The ability for power rings to store items in a subspace pocket is canon, but since his ring is based on [[{{Greed}} avarice]], Paul uses and abuses it much more extensively. He stores food, clothing, construction materials, weapons, armour and at one point, the complete records of play-testing a custom set of Warhammer rules, which he kept on a stack of paper large enough to completely fill a hallway, for reasons he can no longer remember.

%comment% (Notice that, while we have discussed Hammerspace in great detail, we'll have to ''stop'' here, as we can't even ''touch'' Hammertime as a concept.)

''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'': The Avaloni soldiers know how creating their own pocket space.
** In chapter 53:
--->'''Shinji:''' Where did you get this?\\

** Another type appears in [[FanFic/TheRWBYLoops Ruby Rose]]’s "Pocket Lemons", which give a non-Looper an approximation of a Pocket when consumed.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado'': Miguel manages to keep the map in his shirt easily, which could be explained by the fact that his shirt is tucked into his trousers, but the map appears to disappear whenever he puts it in his shirt, as it doesn't affect how his shirt lies in any way. Chel and Tzekel-Kan are more direct examples: Chel manages to hide a pair of dice on her [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/roadtoeldorado/images/1/1d/Chel.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120127233013 despite her outfit having no visible pockets]], though at least dice are small, and Tzekel-Kan keeps ''an entire book'' [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/dreamworks/images/f/f3/Tzekel.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20111205023539 under his shirt]], if you could even call it a shirt.

** While most of the above examples are the result of volumes 1-3 having limited animation, volume 7 introduces Fiona Thyme who has this as an in-universe [[PersonalityPowers Semblance.]] Her first onscreen use is to literally pull a whole truck with supplies into the palm of her hand.

* The Advertising/{{GEICO}} gecko is apparently an expert at using hammerspace; he is shown to be able to hide a cell phone and wallet larger than his entire body on his person, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwUj445MdiU confusing his boss]]. Further confusing the boss is that neither he nor the viewer sees the gecko produce the items. [[spoiler:The cell phone was already on the table and the wallet is seen only after he turns back around after he talks to a waiter.]]

* ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'': [[{{Parody}} Parodied]] several times. From clothes to books to Death Notes to flowers, the characters' backs can store them all.

-->"It's alright Italia-kun. I always bring spare cosplays with me." He reached into some sort of secret compartment behind his back, pulling out an identical outfit to the one the brunet was currently wearing. Seriously, how do anime characters have such an ability?

--> Japan disappeared into a bathroom for a short amount of time before reappearing, now clad in a sharp black suit and tie with a white dress shirt and black pants, taking hexagonal glasses from his pocket—or wherever anime characters store all their stuff—before putting them on.

-->"Humph." The larger scoffed back. He then reached into the magical space all anime characters have, whipping out a book conveniently titled 'How to Catch a Runaway Italian'.

-->Both reached into the magical space all anime characters have, extracting black notebooks—Japan's having unidentifiable symbols on its cover as Italy's had 'Death Note' clearly printed on it in gothic letters—before taking out pens and colored pencils as well, opening the pages before scrawling in them.

-->Giggling, the auburn reached into the magical space all anime characters have, an exquisite bouquet of utmost grandeur popping out from behind his back. "Tada!"

* ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'': The Avaloni soldiers know how creating their own pocket space.

* [[Anime/SailorMoon Mercury]] uses and abuses the [[VideoGame/DungeonKeeper Keeper's]] storage ability in ''FanFic/DungeonKeeperAmi'' to great effect. It can be used to construct complicated machinery and architecture, store spells for later deployment, catch falling minions and deposit them safely, and teleport.

* [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the ''FanFic/{{Memoirs}}'' of Manga/InuYasha's [[UnnamedParent father]]. The [[NoNameGiven narrator]] several times wonders where his clothing and equipment go when he transforms into a dog.

* ''FanFic/HomestuckHigh''; Eridan carries a guitar in his pocket. Particularly bizarre in that the canon actually has sylladexes, a form of technology which would actually permit this, but they seem to be absent from the rest of the fic.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' fanfiction series, ''FanFic/NegaverseChronicles'', Quackerjack tends to pull random toys/weapons, cups of coffee, and other assorted object out of... somewhere.

* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Kayla openly states this is where she gets her treasure chests from.

-->-- '''Yakko Warner''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''

May involve RummageFail.

** Ruby and Yang's father sends them Zwei, the family corgi, by mail. Somehow, the dog recovers almost instantly from spending a goodly amount of time squished into a mail tube. That's not what makes this an example of hammerspace, though. That would be when Yang gives the tube a good shake, unloading a massive pile of dog food cans, plus a can opener.