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It might be part of a VictoryPose of a savage, brutish fighter. Compare StopHittingYourself where it's someone else who moved the hands of the victim to hit him/herself. Contrast BreastAttack, when a character hits ''someone else's'' chest in a fight (usually a woman's as it's more painful to them).

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It might be part of a VictoryPose of a savage, brutish fighter. Compare StopHittingYourself where it's someone else who moved the hands of the victim to hit him/herself.him/herself, and MachoMasochism, when the character hurts himself in a much more painful way to show off his toughness. Contrast BreastAttack, when a character hits ''someone else's'' chest in a fight (usually a woman's as it's more painful to them).
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* Rask's taunt for [[HealingFactor Augmented Regeneration]] in ''VideoGame/AtlasReactor''.
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* ''Radio/TheJackBennyProgram'' (the TV version): Benny does a very wimpy, pathetic version in a sketch where he plays Tarzan. Jane (played by GuestStar CarolBurnett) fares much better minus the chest pound - her doing the Tarzan yell later became a RunningGag during the audience Q&A segment of ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow''.

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* ''Radio/TheJackBennyProgram'' (the TV version): Benny does a very wimpy, pathetic version in a sketch where he plays Tarzan. Jane (played by GuestStar CarolBurnett) Creator/CarolBurnett) fares much better minus the chest pound - her doing the Tarzan yell later became a RunningGag during the audience Q&A segment of ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow''.
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** One of DK's taunts in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' as well. Done in a cutscene by Donkey and Diddy after they drive the Koopalings off in Subspace Emissary.

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** One of DK's taunts in since ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' as well. Done in a cutscene by Donkey and Diddy after they drive the Koopalings off find their banana hoard in The Subspace Emissary.
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* ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'': The Green Gorillazord does this when summoned.
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Compare StopHittingYourself where it's someone else who moved the hands of the victim to hit him/herself. Contrast BreastAttack, when a character hits ''someone else's'' chest in a fight (usually a woman's as it's more painful to them).

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It might be part of a VictoryPose of a savage, brutish fighter. Compare StopHittingYourself where it's someone else who moved the hands of the victim to hit him/herself. Contrast BreastAttack, when a character hits ''someone else's'' chest in a fight (usually a woman's as it's more painful to them).
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* In ''Anime/ZoidsChaoticCentury'' Iron Kong Zoids are sometimes seen pounding their chests before attacking.

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* In ''Anime/ZoidsChaoticCentury'' ''Anime/ZoidsChaoticCentury'', Iron Kong Zoids are sometimes seen pounding their chests before attacking.
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* In ''Anime/ZoidsChaoticCentury'' Iron Kong Zoids are sometimes seen pounding their chests before attacking.
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* Candace has a treehouse robot do this while piloting it in the climactic fight of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension''

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* Candace has a treehouse robot do this while piloting it in the climactic fight of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension''''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': in WesternAnimation/BugsBunny short "Rebel Rabbit", after the U.S. government puts a bounty of one million dollars on him, Bugs is overjoyed. He calls himself "Bugs Bunny, king of the beasts" and gives out a Tarzan yell while pounding his chest.

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* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': in ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'':
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WesternAnimation/BugsBunny short "Rebel Rabbit", after the U.S. government puts a bounty of one million dollars on him, Bugs is overjoyed. He calls himself "Bugs Bunny, king of the beasts" and gives out a Tarzan yell while pounding his chest.
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Bully}}'', [[BarbaricBully Russell]] often beats his chest while yelling before rushing in for an attack.



* The traditional UsefulNotes/NewZealand dance "haka", traditionally peformed by maori warriors and recently popularized by the rugby team "All Blacks", includes slapping one's chest and yelling.

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* The traditional UsefulNotes/NewZealand dance "haka", traditionally peformed performed by maori Maori warriors and recently popularized by the rugby team "All Blacks", includes slapping one's chest and yelling.
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* The original script for "[[Recap/StarTrekS2E1AmokTime Amok Time]]" on ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries' had Spock doing this and yelling "Kikki-nee klart!" Nimoy, and fans everywhere, are grateful to D.C. Fontana and Bob Justman for getting rid of that one.

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* The original script for "[[Recap/StarTrekS2E1AmokTime Amok Time]]" on ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries' ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries' had Spock doing this and yelling "Kikki-nee klart!" Nimoy, and fans everywhere, are grateful to D.C. Fontana and Bob Justman for getting rid of that one.

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* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'': Done by the eponymous character, such as in his IdleAnimation in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry''.
** One of DK's taunts in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as well. Done in a cutscene by Donkey and Diddy after they drive the Koopalings off in Subspace Emissary.

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* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'': ''Franchise/DonkeyKong'':
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Done by the eponymous character, such as in his IdleAnimation in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry''.
''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1''.
** One of DK's taunts in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' as well. Done in a cutscene by Donkey and Diddy after they drive the Koopalings off in Subspace Emissary.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'': Winston's "Primal Rage" intro has him pounding his chest.
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* Buttercup of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' does this at one point. While attempting to demonstrate her toughness by [[RealMenGetShot taking a hit from an unknown weapon]] created by [[EvilGenius Mojo Jojo]], she stands in place, yelling and beating her chest while the shot is in flight. Had she not [[DivingSave been rescued]], she would have been [[DePower de-powered]], as her rescuer noted, was labeled on the weapon.
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** Bugs also thumps his chest in the short "Gorilla My Dreams" when mocking the angry Gruesome Gorilla.
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* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'': The final form of Majin Buu, Kid Buu, does this before his final fight with Goku and Vegeta. Humorously, he continues pounding his chest even as Goku kicks him in the face and sends him flying into a cliff.

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* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'': The final form of Majin Buu, Kid Buu, does this before his final fight with Goku and Vegeta. Humorously, he continues pounding his chest even as Goku kicks him in the face and sends him flying into a cliff.
cliff. There's no particular reason for him doing this - he's just [[AxCrazy completely off his rocker.]]
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* Peewee does this (complete with Tarzan Yodel) to celebrate SexAsRiteOfPassage at the end of ''{{Porkys}}''.

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* Peewee does this (complete with Tarzan Yodel) to celebrate SexAsRiteOfPassage at the end of ''{{Porkys}}''.
''Film/{{Porkys}}''.
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*In ''VideoGame/PathOfExile's'' character select screen, the Marauder occasionally bangs on his own head with his maul.
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* The Franchise/{{Marsupilami}} sometimes does this. One ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio'' story also had the Marsupilami encounter a gorilla, who proceeds to do the typical chest-beating and tree-ripping intimidation display. Subverted in that the gorilla ends up too exhausted to fight back.

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* The Franchise/{{Marsupilami}} sometimes does this. One ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio'' story also had has the Marsupilami encounter a gorilla, who proceeds to do the typical chest-beating and tree-ripping intimidation display. Subverted in that the gorilla ends up too exhausted to fight back.
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** One of DK's taunts in ''SuperSmashBros Brawl'' as well. Done in a cutscene by Donkey and Diddy after they drive the Koopalings off in Subspace Emissary.

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** One of DK's taunts in ''SuperSmashBros Brawl'' ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as well. Done in a cutscene by Donkey and Diddy after they drive the Koopalings off in Subspace Emissary.
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Compare StopHittingYourself where it's someone else who moved the hands of the victim to hit him/herself. Contrast BreastAttack, when a character hits ''someone else's'' chest (usually a woman's as it's more painful to them).

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Compare StopHittingYourself where it's someone else who moved the hands of the victim to hit him/herself. Contrast BreastAttack, when a character hits ''someone else's'' chest in a fight (usually a woman's as it's more painful to them).
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Compare StopHittingYourself where it's someone else who moved the hands of the victim to hit him/herself.

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Compare StopHittingYourself where it's someone else who moved the hands of the victim to hit him/herself.
him/herself. Contrast BreastAttack, when a character hits ''someone else's'' chest (usually a woman's as it's more painful to them).
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* Creator/EdgarRiceBurroughs' original Literature/{{Tarzan}} sometimes did this.

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* Creator/EdgarRiceBurroughs' original Literature/{{Tarzan}} Literature/{{Tarzan}}, being a man [[RaisedByWolves raised by apes]], sometimes did this.
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Compare StopHittingYourself where it's someone else who moved the hands of the victim to hit him/herself.
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* The original script for "Amok Time" on ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries' had Spock doing this and yelling "Kikki-nee klart!" Nimoy, and fans everywhere, are grateful to D.C. Fontana and Bob Justman for getting rid of that one.

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* The original script for "Amok Time" "[[Recap/StarTrekS2E1AmokTime Amok Time]]" on ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries' had Spock doing this and yelling "Kikki-nee klart!" Nimoy, and fans everywhere, are grateful to D.C. Fontana and Bob Justman for getting rid of that one.
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* The traditional UsefulNotes/NewZealand dance "haka", traditionally peformed by maori warriors, includes slapping one's chest and yelling.

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* The traditional UsefulNotes/NewZealand dance "haka", traditionally peformed by maori warriors, warriors and recently popularized by the rugby team "All Blacks", includes slapping one's chest and yelling.
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* The traditional UsefulNotes/NewZealand dance "haka", traditionally peformed by maori warriors, includes slapping one's chest and yelling.
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* Cadance has a treehouse robot do this while piloting it in the climactic fight of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension''

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* Cadance Candace has a treehouse robot do this while piloting it in the climactic fight of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension''
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* The Franchise/{{Marsupilami}} itself sometimes does this. One ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio'' story had the Marsupilami encounter a gorilla, who proceeds to do the typical chest-beating and tree-ripping intimidation display. Subverted in that the gorilla ends up too exhausted to fight back.

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* The Franchise/{{Marsupilami}} itself sometimes does this. One ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio'' story also had the Marsupilami encounter a gorilla, who proceeds to do the typical chest-beating and tree-ripping intimidation display. Subverted in that the gorilla ends up too exhausted to fight back.



* Tarzan is sometimes shown doing this while performing the "Tarzan Yell", as the title character does in ''Tarzan, the Ape Man'' (1981), as seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvZMXZ2s07Q here]]. It's canon.

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* Tarzan is sometimes shown doing this while performing the "Tarzan Yell", as the title character does in ''Tarzan, the Ape Man'' (1981), as seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvZMXZ2s07Q here]]. It's canon.This is carried over from the books (see Literature).

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