History Main / MicDrop

* ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesShreddersRevenge'': The reveal trailer for April O'Neil as a playable character showed that one of her combo finishers is dropping a mic on a downed enemy. [[MadeOfExplodium Which explodes on impact]].

** ''WesternAnimation/FetchWithRuffRuffman''': In the Humble Media Genius video "Getting the Most out of the internet" Ruff does this at one point during the auditioning.

* Snips and Snails drop the mic after their [[PissTakeRap incredibly bad rap]] in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks'', without cutting out the audio, resulting in a ton of feedback. Principal Celestia even remarks "[[DeadpanSnarker please do not drop the microphones]]", despite being under the villain's MindControl at the time.

* For AprilFoolsDay 2016, Website/{{Google}} added a feature to Gmail which allowed you to do a Mic Drop on a conversation, courtesy of the WesternAnimation/{{Minions}}. Since the button that does this was in the same place as the "Send and Archive" button, [[DudeNotFunny it ended badly]].

The term mic drop has also been adopted to refer to a definitive statement for which there is no valid comeback or debate. ("He delivered the mic drop on the argument.")

Since this is a showy, arrogant gesture, comedy is frequently wrought by having self-effacing or rule-conscious characters do it. Expect a wide range of audience reaction, from ShowStopper rapturous applause to ChirpingCrickets silence. This action is often, but not always, accompanied by the stock phrase, "<Name> out" or "Peace out".

A character having just delivered an awesome speech or performance will emphasize just how awesome it was by purposefully toppling a microphone stand or dropping the microphone from shoulder level height just before leaving the stage.

A character having just delivered an awesome speech or performance will emphasize just how awesome it was by purposefully toppling a microphone stand or dropping the microphone from shoulder level height just before leaving the stage. Since this is a showy, arrogant gesture, comedy is frequently wrought by having self-effacing or rule-conscious characters do it. Expect a wide range of audience reaction, from ShowStopper rapturous applause to ChirpingCrickets silence. This action is often, but not always, accompanied by the stock phrase, "<Name> out" or "Peace out".

Can also be parodied by NOT cutting out the sound while doing this, creating horrible sounding noise. This is also why people hold the mic up high before dropping it - it's a cue for the sound tech to cut power to it.

* Hardy does it again in ''Film/VenomLetThereByCarnage'', this time as the titular symbiote attends a rave to make a speech about acceptance and aliens.

* Bane does this in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' after giving his big speech to Gotham at the football stadium, tossing the microphone on the dead body of Dr. Pavel, whom he's just murdered.

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* In ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' Leonard pulls a fake one of these, leading Sheldon to ask Penney "Who is this Mike Dropp?"

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* ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'': Inverted and played for drama. The Boyfriend drops the mic when [[GameOver he fails a song]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanAndHarleyQuinn'', Harley does a mic drop after singing a ''very'' [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar sexually suggestive]] song in a BadGuyBar. ItMakesSenseInContext.

%%* In ''VideoGame/{{Divekick}}'', this is Kick's win pose.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Divekick}}'', this is Kick's win pose.

* The "I'll Just Leave This Here" taunt of Rath from ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'' has him drop one of his swords in this fashion.
* Riven does this with a length of chain in the Awaken cinematic for ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', immediately after killing a gladiator with it. It's a BadassBoast to the effect that taking away her WeaponOfChoice and chaining her unarmed in a gladiator ring is not going to make her less deadly.

* ''Film/Drumline''. In the climactic battle of the drumlines, the A & T players finish by all dropping their drumsticks.

* In the pilot of ''Series/Batwoman2019'', Alice standing in front of the camera that was to record the turning off of the Bat-Signal to inform the rich people of Gotham that Crow Security cannot protect them. She then topples the camera on its side, and it lands with the lens pointing at the Crow security officer she's just murdered.

* In the pilot of ''Series/Batwoman2019'', Alice standing in front of the camera that was to record the turning off of the Bat-Signal to inform the rich people of Gotham that Crow Security cannot save them. She then knocks the camera off its stand, and it lands on the ground with the lens pointing at the Crow security officer she's just murdered.