History Main / KungFuSonicBoom

* ''Fanfic/LostToDust'': Achilles' chariot crashing against Caenis' shield blows some of the buildings away.

** The GrandFinale shows that this is the perfect way to cap off a WorldOfCardboardSpeech.

The ShockwaveClap is a weaponized version of this trope. Has nothing to do with Guile's signature move from ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', [[VideoGame/SonicBoom or the video game with the fast blue hedgehog]].

** The Chinjao Family's martial art ''Hasshoken'' is literally Kung Fu Sonic Booms. When Don Chinjao and Luffy [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ6ou2qurLE had a Punch Parry the shockwave actually blew people out of the ring]].

** Rock Lee and Gai can do this when they [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique open their chakra gates]]. Best shown in the Chunin Exams where [[https://i.gifer.com/i3B.mp4 Lee turns Gaara into punching bag.]]

** In the same arc Jabra and Sanji created a [[https://youtu.be/AM_AYtGpXcE?t=42 similar shockwave]] in their clash.

* Happens in ''Series/{{Crisis on Infinite Earths|2019}}'', when [[Creator/JonCryer Lex Luthor]] uses the Book of Destiny to MindControl the ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' [[Creator/BrandonRouth Superman]] into fighting the ''Series/{{Supergirl}}'' [[Creator/TylerHoechlin Superman]]. The windows in the skyscrapers around them blow out.

* Happens in ''Series/{{Crisis on Infinite Earths|2019}}'', when Lex Luthor uses the Book of Destiny to MindControl the ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' [[Creator/BrandonRouth Superman]] into fighting the ''Series/{{Supergirl}}'' [[Creator/TylerHoechlin Superman]]. The windows in the skyscrapers around them blow out.

** The Hulk has been known to do this deliberately to stun or deafen weak or evasive enemies, [[ShockwaveClap by slapping his own hands together.

** More than once, [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]] has collided with an enemy possessing a comparable level of strength with enough force to wreck surrounding buildings. Notable instances include him clashing with ComicBook/IronMan (wearing a Hulkbuster suit) in mid-air, blowing out the windows in every building for blocks in the ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk'' storyline and a fight against Red She-Hulk that was causing tremors for miles around.

** Perhaps the most glorious recent example is in ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'' where the eponymous rage monster produces a ShockwaveClap so powerful it blows away his ArchnemesisDad and The One Below All.

* The climax of ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'' arc is one of the most iconic uses of this trope: the Big Blue Boy Scout realizes he's literally on his last gasp and is praying that Doomsday is as well. Franchise/{{Superman}} [[http://i0.wp.com/www.actionfigurepics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Death_of_Superman_TPB-161-Dan-Jurgens.jpg?resize=417%2C629 comes in a flying double axe handle, Doomsday with an uppercut that could launch a space shuttle.]] The actual impact is a 2-page spread of a single panel, with numerous narration boxes talking about how some people remembered the sheer force of the impact creating a huge crater in the street, others how it shattered all the windows for blocks, or overturned cars and trucks. All of this was drawn in the most detail yet seen in a comic book. Truly a DyingMomentOfAwesome, so much so that it was used in (obviously) Superman: Doomsday, as well as referenced in the Justice League cartoon.

The Kung Fu Sonic Boom is a visual effect that serves to further emphasize just how strong a character is, accompanying especially powerful kinetic impacts like punches and kicks. Unlike [[HitSpark its colorful, brighter, flashier cousin]] you'd see in more cartoonish works, it also serves to portray super-powered fights such as the above example more realistically, sometimes being potentially capable of inflicting collateral damage to surroundings. Anime in particular has its own distinct brand of Kung Fu Sonic Booms; instead of the usual radial variant, it can also appear as a shockwave shooting out from ''behind'' a character like a shotgun blast, usually when said character happens to be the recipient of a super-powered punch, as if %70 percent of the punch's raw kinetic force just travelled through them, turning their bones and insides into smooth puree.

Let's say we have two opponents facing off. Not just ordinary humans, but DifferentlyPoweredIndividuals with freakish strength capable of cracking open the ''freaking moon'' like an egg. They take off to the air and engage in a deadly demonstration of AirJousting, bouncing off each other and ocassionally engaging in RapidFireFisticuffs, and every impact seems to shatter the very air around them. Suddenly, one fighter manages to catch the other off guard and land one good punch on the other, causing a shockwave that shatters all the surrounding glass and blows away everything and everyone unfortunate enough to be within its radius, even parting the clouds above them.

The Kung Fu Sonic Boom is a visual effect that serves to further emphasize just how strong a character is, accompanying especially powerful kinetic impacts like punches and kicks. Unlike [[HitSPark its colorful, brighter, flashier cousin]] you'd see in more cartoonish works, it also serves to portray super-powered fights such as the above example more realistically, sometimes being potentially capable of inflicting collateral damage to surroundings. Anime in particular has its own distinct brand of Kung Fu Sonic Booms; instead of the usual radial variant, it can also appear as a shockwave shooting out from ''behind'' a character like a shotgun blast, usually when said character happens to be the recipient of a super-powered punch, as if %70 percent of the punch's raw kinetic force just travelled through them, turning their bones and insides into smooth puree.

* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'':

** Perhaps the most glorious recent example is in ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'' where eponymous rage monster produces a ShockwaveClap so powerful it blows away his ArchnemesisDad and The One Below All.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania}}'', {{Dracula}} sends his son [[{{Dhampir}} Alucard]] flying with a [[https://youtu.be/Hi4xPMKByJQ?t=7 shockwave strike]] that makes a dust cloud, then both Dracula and Alucard have a mid-air fight with plenty of shockwaves that are strong enough to break the castle around them. .

** The Hulk has been known to do this deliberately to stun or deafen weak or evasive enemies, by slapping his own hands together.
** More than once, [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]] has collided with an enemy possessing a comparable level of strength with enough force to wreck surrounding buildings. Notable instances include him clashing with ComicBook/IronMan (wearing a Hulkbuster suit) in mid air, blowing out the windows in ever building for blocks in the ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk'' story line and a fight against Red She-Hulk that was causing tremors for miles around.

** Considerably less frequent than the Hulk, but [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Thing]] has been known to use shockwave claps as well. Given their long-standing rivalry, he probably wouldn't admit to having copied that move from the Hulk.

* A literally "kung fu" example; an issue of ''ComicBook/ImmortalIronFist'' has the title character and his arch-nemesis, both supremely skilled martial artists, strike each other each other with chi enhanced flying kicks. The resulting shockwave demolishes the office building they're inside.
* The climax of ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'' arc is one of the most iconic uses of this trope: the Big Blue Boy Scout realizes he's literally on his last gasp, and is praying that Doomsday is as well. Franchise/{{Superman}} [[http://i0.wp.com/www.actionfigurepics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Death_of_Superman_TPB-161-Dan-Jurgens.jpg?resize=417%2C629 comes in a flying double axe handle, Doomsday with an uppercut that could launch a space shuttle.]] The actual impact is a 2-page spread of a single panel, with numerous narration boxes talking about how some people remembered the sheer force of the impact creating a huge crater in the street, others how it shattered all the windows for blocks, or overturned cars and trucks. All of this was drawn in the most detail yet seen in a comic book. Truly a DyingMomentOfAwesome, so much so that it was used in (obviously) Superman: Doomsday, as well as referenced in the Justice League cartoon.

* Saitama from ''Manga/OnePunchMan'' does this all the time, usually as less lethal method of taking out his enemies (although he was still capable of blowing a huge hole through a massive cliff merely with the shockwave of a pulled punch).

** The Chinjao Family's martial art ''Hasshoken'' is literally Kung Fu Sonic Booms. When Don Chinjao and Luffy [[https://youtu.be/TjweMmveAqs?t=137 had a Punch Parry the shockwave actually blew people out of the ring]].

* Luffy vs. Rob Lucci in ''Manga/OnePiece'', when both initiate a PunchParry. The resulting [[https://youtu.be/a4MuaQAOz4c?t=42 shockwave is so powerful]], [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom it knocks both of them back to both sides of the room]].
** In the same arc Jabra and Sanji created a [[https://youtu.be/yK7gkhRjxGI?t=43 similar shockwave]] in their clash.

** Taken [[UpToEleven even further]] with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXoRD6rFksQ Luffy and Katakuri]]'s PunchParry.

* ''Anime/TheBigO'' does this ''all'' the time. Often the robots will send off a shockwave by merely moving their limbs. The Big O mecha itself weaponizes this trope, instead of leaving it as mere spectacle (or collateral). Those giant pistons in its elbows crash down when it punches something, forcing air through the holes in its cuffs and into the innards of the hapless recipient. [[StuffBlowingUp Stuff Blows Up]] in short order. There was at least one occasion where it missed its target, and ended up blasting a near-perfect hole through several skyscrapers.

** In the original ''Manga/DragonBall'', Goku defeats Chichi simply by punching the air in front of her, creating an air pressure strong enough to knock her out of the ring.
** ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' does this a lot. From the Freeza saga onward, major fights would often include stretches of huge midair shockwaves with no other sign of the characters. Near the end of Goku's fight with Cell, the punches that missed were still shattering boulders feet away from them.

** Rock Lee and Gai can do this when they [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique open their chakra gates]]. Best shown in the Chunin Exams where [[https://youtu.be/GFYdQ_MlZIs?t=281 Lee turns Gaara into punching bag.]]

** More than once, [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]] has collided with an enemy possessing a comparable level of strength with enough force to wreck surrounding buildings. Notable instances include him clashing with ComicBook/IronMan (wearing a Hulkbuster suit) in mid air, blowing out the windows in ever building for blocks in the ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk'' story line, and a fight against Red She-Hulk that was causing tremors for miles around.

The Kung Fu Sonic Boom is a visual effect that serves to further emphasize just how strong a character is, accompanying especially powerful kinetic impacts like punches and kicks. Unlike its colorful, brighter, flashier cousin you'd see in more cartoonish works, it also serves to portray super-powered fights such as the above example more realistically, sometimes being potentially capable of inflicting collateral damage to surroundings. Anime in particular has its own distinct brand of Kung Fu Sonic Booms; instead of the usual radial variant, it can also appear as a shockwave shooting out from ''behind'' a character like a shotgun blast, usually when said character happens to be the recipient of a super-powered punch, as if %70 percent of the punch's raw kinetic force just travelled through them, turning their bones and insides into smooth puree.

* In ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', when the two fighters attack each other at a Wager, this happens in a short cinematic before it cuts back to the fight.

The Kung Fu Sonic Boom is a visual effect that serves to further emphasize just how strong a character is, accompanying especially powerful kinetic impacts like punches and kicks. Unlike its colorful, brighter, flashier cousin you'd see in more cartoonish works, it also serves to portray super-powered fights such as the above example more realistically, sometimes being potentially capable of inflicting collateral damage to surroundings. Anime in particular has its own distinct brand of Kung Fu Sonic Booms; instead of the usual radial variant, it can also appear as a shockwave shooting out from ''behind'' a character like a shotgun blast, usually when said character gets punched real hard in the chest or stomach, as if %70 percent of the punch's raw kinetic force just travelled through them, turning their bones and insides into smooth puree.

The Kung Fu Sonic Boom is a visual effect that serves to further emphasize just how strong a character is, accompanying especially powerful kinetic impacts like punches and kicks. Unlike its colorful, brighter, flashier cousin you'd see in more cartoonish works, it also serves to portray super-powered fights such as the above example more realistically, sometimes being potentially capable of inflicting collateral damage to surroundings. Anime in particular has its own distinct brand of Kung Fu Sonic Booms; instead of the usual radial variant, it can also appear as a shockwave shooting out from ''behind'' a character like a shotgun blast, usually when said character gets punched real hard in the chest or stomach, as if %70 percent of the punch's raw kinetic force just travelled through them, turning their bones and insides into a smooth puree.

The Kung Fu Sonic Boom is a visual effect that serves to further emphasize just how strong a character is, accompanying especially powerful kinetic impacts like punches and kicks. Unlike its colorful, brighter, flashier cousin you'd see in more cartoonish works, it also serves to portray super-powered fights such as the above example more realistically, sometimes being potentially capable of inflicting collateral damage to surroundings. Anime in particular has its own distinct brand of Kung Fu Sonic Booms; instead of the usual radial variant, it can also appear as a shockwave shooting out from ''behind'' a character like a shotgun blast, usually when said character gets punched real hard in the gut, as if %70 percent of the punch's raw kinetic force

Can also occur as a result of other kinds of kinetic impact, such as opponents hitting or kicking each other or even [[ShockwaveClap slapping their own hands together]].

Has nothing to do with Guile's signature move from ''Franchise/StreetFighter''. Or the video game ''VideoGame/SonicBoom''.

A trope that with the advent of computer manipulation can make fight scenes look [[TwentyPercentMoreAwesome 20% cooler!]]

A variation of BulletTime, two enemies face off, charge each other, collide in the center and BOOM! A shockwave bursts from the collision that blasts out windows, upsets small animals, sets off car alarms and gets the fight off to a great start.

* During the FinalBattle of ''Film/ManOfSteel'', General Zod rushes Superman, and the shock wave from their collision shatters and collapses the side of a concrete building. [[https://steamusercontent-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/922547277901354257/224E960FB9B520EC97DD59A2A7F6734691BFBA63/ Every time]] they punch each other, a concussive blast akin to an exploding grenade emanates from the impact zone.