History Main / SituationalHandSwitch

* ''Film/{{Rocky}}'' and its sequels play with this: Rocky is right handed, but usually fights as a southpaw. In ''Film/RockyII'', he practices fighting right-handed because he lost peripheral vision on that side from his eye injury the first movie. Then he swaps back to fighting left-handed to break Apollo's rhythm and win the fight.

* In ''Series/YoungSheldon'' S4 E3, Sheldon breaks his right hand and makes a big deal out of having to do things with this left hand. He consults with Georgie, who's left-handed. Georgie says it's hard to cut with scissors, sometimes he gives the wrong hand to shake, and the gear shifter is on the driver's right. None of these are a problem for Sheldon, since Mary cuts papers for him, he doesn't like shaking hands and he doesn't drive.

* ''Film/Rocky'' and its sequels play with this: Rocky is right handed, but usually fights as a southpaw. In ''Film/RockyII'', he practices fighting right-handed because he lost peripheral vision on that side from his eye injury the first movie. Then he swaps back to fighting left-handed to break Apollo's rhythm and win the fight.

* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': Guts is a right-handed swordsman who lost his left hand and got it replaced with an iron prosthetic. The prosthetic has a magnetic grip which enables him to use his {{BFS}} two-handed, but the prosthetic can’t wield the sword by itself because it lacks voluntary wrist and finger control. At the same time the prosthetic is a lot more resistant to damage, which is why Guts some of Guts's moves involve switching his grip.

* In ''VideoGame/DarkSouls1'', Artorius is heavily implied to be left-handed, but his left arm is broken when you fight him. He'll still kick your ass with his weak arm.

** Upon gaining tiny bombs which explode with surprising force, Guts develops a technique of throwing the bomb at his enemy and then taking cover from the blast behind his incredibly broad, heavy sword. At this moment he grips the sword handle with his iron hand because it will be exposed to the explosion, while using his right hand of normal flesh to brace the blade from behind.

** Played straight in How To Betray A Dragon's Hero when Hiccup's left arm is injured by a Vampire Spy-Dragon and he's forced to use his right against [[spoiler: Snotlout]].

* After injuring his right arm fighting a [[BewareOfViciousDog dog]], [[ComicBook/MarshalBass River Bass]] wins a duel using his left hand, while [[UpToEleven his gun is still in his right-handed holster]].

** Also while Jason, Dickie and Tim try to mug some civilians as part of the Outsider Gang, Jason deceivingly holds his knife in his right hand. But once [[BigDamnHeroes Batman]] appers he [[LetsGetDangerous shifts]] to his left.

* Dunban in ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'' lost the use of his right arm. But still being right-handed or not he kicks ass.

* The cooking competition ''Series/CutthroatKitchen'' occasionally implements situational southpaw sabotages, thereby forcing a chef to rely heavily--if not entirely--on his/her weaker hand[[note]]there's no discrimination here; they impair both left- and right-hand-dominant chefs[[/note]]. These handicaps involve the following:

* An actual gameplay mechanic in ''VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron''; tapping the joystick makes your character switch shooting hands, which can be used to get a better angle on enemies or shoot around corners. Given all the characters are advanced robots, there's no apparent issues with hand dominance, assuming that's even a concept for them to begin with.

* Károly Takács won his second Olympic gold medal in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event after switching to his left hand, his right one having been blasted during UsefulNotes/WorldwarTwo by an accident with a grenade.

* In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', Midoriya had a habit of breaking the bones in his arms because of the volatile nature of One For All in the early parts of the story. He's forced to eat and write with his other hand while his bones healed (with a lot of thanks given to Recovery Girl's HealingHands).

* ''Literature/{{Waltharius}}'': Hagen in combat cuts off Walther's right hand at the wrist. Walther immediately draws his backup sword and lands a blow on Hagen, disabling him and thus bringing the fight to a draw.

** Also while Jason, Dickie and Tim try to mug some civilians as part of the Outsider Gang, Jason deceivingly holds his knife in his right hand. But once [[BigDamnHeroes Batman]] appers he [[LetsGetDangerous shifts]] to his left.

** Also while Jason, Dickie and Tim try to mug some civilians as part of the Outsider Gang, Jason holds his knife in his right hand. But once [[BigDamnHeroes Batman]] appers he [[LetsGetDangerous shifts]] to his left.