History Main / PrimalChestPound

* Ape Admin from the {{TBS}} version of ''Anime/AggressiveRetsuko'' does this when she gets upset or excited, as one of the many FurryReminders the series uses as jokes. Commendably, she explains in one episode that she's using the palms of her hands to do it.

* In ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', Norman's Slaking does this over the course of his battle against Ash's Grovyle.

Two {{Stock Shout Out}}s often include chest pounding. One is a literal [[{{Pun}} Shout]] Out to {{Franchise/Tarzan}}, where the character lets out the ape-man's SignatureRoar while beating his chest; the other is KingKongClimb (if not simply being a KingKongCopy), where the creature on top of the building pounds his chest to recreate the iconic scene from ''Film/KingKong1933''.

* ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'': The Green Gorillazord does this when summoned.

Two {{Stock Shout Out}}s often include chest pounding. One is a literal [[{{Pun}} Shout]] Out to {{Franchise/Tarzan}}, where the character lets out the ape-man's SignatureRoar while beating his chest; the other is KingKongClimb, where the creature on top of the building pounds his chest to recreate the iconic scene from ''Film/KingKong1933''.

* In ''Anime/KemonoFriends'' Season 2, Western Lowland Gorilla makes her debut appearance pounding her chest to get the attention of her followers. [[ShownTheirWork Commendably]], she does this with her open hands and palms instead of her fists, and it produces a "popping" sound rather than "thumping".

* In ''Anime/KemonoFriends'' Season 2, Western Lowland Gorilla makes her debut appearance pounding her chest. [[ShownTheirWork Commendably]], she does this with her open hands and palms instead of her fists, and it produces a "popping" sound rather than "thumping".

* In ''Anime/KemonoFriends'' Season 2, Western Lowland Gorilla makes her debut appearance pounding her chest. [[ShownTheirWork Commendably]], she does this with her open hands and palms instead of her fists, and it makes the accurate "popping" sound rather than "thumping".

In reality, gorillas may pound their chest for different purposes: as a display of dominance, as a release of stress, to warn neighbouring gorilla groups about their presence, and most notably, it is one of the nine phases of the ritualized fight between Silverbacks. Juvenile gorillas also beat their chest playfully. Also, it is usually inaccurately portrayed in media: real gorillas more often do it with open or cupped hands rather than clenched fists.

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

* ''Franchise/WallaceAndGromit: WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit'': The eponymous beast does this in the forest -- while howling like a wolf -- which incites all the normal garden bunnies to imitate him.

** Bugs also thumps his chest in the short "WesternAnimationGorillaMyDreams" when mocking the angry Gruesome Gorilla.

** Bugs also thumps his chest in the short "Gorilla My Dreams" when mocking the angry Gruesome Gorilla.

* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': The Soldier's taunt with The Direct Hit and the Beggar's Bazooka.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit'': The eponymous beast does this in the forest--while howling like a wolf--which incites all the normal garden bunnies to imitate him.

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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. There's no particular reason for him doing this - he's just [[AxCrazy completely off his rocker.]]

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* Dian Fossey does this in ''Film/GorillasInTheMist'' when she imitates the gorillas' behaviour to blend in with the group. The scene is a bit of a FridgeLogic, considering that chest-beating often means a display of dominance or a challenge to fight - probably not the best idea when you are trying to earn the trust of a 300-pound silverback.

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* {{ComicStrip/Garfield}} does it in [[http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ga/1999/ga990716.gif this strip]] to show he's tough enough to eat a "He-Man Burger".
* In one ''ComicStrip/USAcres'' strip, Cody the dog pounds his chest to show he's as strong and mean as a gorilla... then stoops in pain from it.

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* The gorilla in ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' episode "I Had an Accident" likes to do this in-between his beatings of Sandy and Patrick.

* An old episode of ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' has Billy Bob doing this after he breaks through a whole to chase the pair for taking his scooter.

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo This]] [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight selective attention test]]. The viewer is asked to count how many times a basketball is passed. [[spoiler: Halfway in the video, a person in a gorilla suit walks in, pounds his chest, and walks away.]]

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