History Main / SuplexFinisher

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' features Incineroar, whose presentation and moveset draw copious inspiration from pro-wrestling heels. This extends to its throws, particularly its back throw, a German Suplex capable of reliably delivering KOs when used right at the edge of a stage (especially if Incineroar has received a Revenge boost beforehand).

* From Cinnabar Gym onward, Ash's Charizard of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' has won all of its major battles by way of [[SpinningPiledriver Seismic Toss]]. Well... there was that one time it won a battle with an improvised move: ''[[IncendiaryExponent Flaming]]'' Seismic Toss!

* [[JustifiedTrope To be expected]] in ''Manga/TigerMask'', as it ''is'' a series on pro wrestling where [[ProWrestlingIsReal it's real]]. That said, when Tiger Mask pulls it off the first time it surprises everyone, as until then he had only used illegal moves. The suplex then goes on becoming his favourite ''legal'' finisher and SignatureMove (he has an illegal one too, but you must have ''really'' pissed him off to be inflicted it) until he creates the Super Tiger Drop, and later returns as part of the Tiger V, his third original finisher (that ends in a suplex that puts the victim out of the ring).

* [[{{Justified}} To be expected]] in ''Manga/TigerMask'', as it ''is'' a series on pro wrestling where [[ProWrestlingIsReal it's real]]. That said, when Tiger Mask pulls it off the first time it surprises everyone, as until then he had only used illegal moves. The suplex then goes on becoming his favourite ''legal'' finisher and SignatureMove (he has an illegal one too, but you must have ''really'' pissed him off to be inflicted it) until he creates the Super Tiger Drop, and later returns as part of the Tiger V, his third original finisher (that ends in a suplex that puts the victim out of the ring).

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'': Superman's "Heroic Brutality" [[{{Bowdlerise}} (essentially a non-fatal Fatality)]] has him take his opponent up in the air and plant them straight into the ground.

* In ''Manga/WelcomeToDemonSchoolIrumaKun'', Iruma unknowingly casts a spell that makes it impossible for him to fall down for one day, and as a result when he fights Azz and grabs him from behind, Iruma's feet remain planted adn thus ''completely by accident'' he performs a perfect German Suplex. This is how [[DefeatMeansFriendship Azz becomes his best friend]].

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' has Sabin, reigning supreme by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u84cH_bmTA suplexing a train]], among other things. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zExDUoaZPo Himself]] included. Then the ROM hack ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIBraveNewWorld Brave New World]]'' has Sabin able to suplex '''anything''' in the game, including [[BonusBoss Kaiser Dragon]] and the god form of Kefka.

* ''Manga/KemonoMichi''. The only anime where one can pull a suplex [[SlapstickKnowsNoGender on a princess]]. [[KarmaHoudini And get away with it]].

* ''Film/Hitman1998'' starring Jet Li and Simon Yam; the final battle had Simon Yam fighting TheDragon and winning by backflipping his opponent in a suplex move so that his opponent's head ends up in the corner of a table.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' has Sabin, reigning supreme by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u84cH_bmTA suplexing a train]], among other things. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zExDUoaZPo Himself]] included. Then the ROM hack ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIBraveNewWorld Brave New World]]'' takes it UpToEleven, with Sabin able to suplex '''anything''' in the game, including [[BonusBoss Kaiser Dragon]] and the god form of Kefka.

** In ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'', Nero continues the wrestling tradition against more demons, and it only gets better after [[spoiler:he regrows his lost arm and awakens his true Devil Trigger]]. He can even do this to [[spoiler:his father Vergil, who he can suplex ''right out of the air'' during their final battle when he's going in for a dive-bomb attack in ''[[SuperMode Sin Devil Trigger]]'']].
* ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' allows the player to perform wrestling moves (the majority of them being different suplex variants) on stunned enemies, including bosses. This is usually followed by [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill Travis' beam katana falling on the fallen enemy.]] Not only do you learn progressively cooler and cooler suplexes, but each boss has a difficult to set up ''custom boss suplex'', except for the final boss of the first game, who is immune to and reverses any grabs, and any boss in either game who isn't fought in close combat, or who is fought by [[spoiler: Henry or Shinobu]]. To be specific, you have access to the following variations: Belly-to-Belly, Captured, Full Nelson, German, Trap, Double Wrist, [[ThemeNaming Tiger]] among others.

* In the Creator/DonnieYen movie ''Film/FlashPoint'', Ma Jun gives a crook who just [[KickTheDog Kicked the Dog]] by throwing an innocent girl forcefully aside and hurting her a suplex from hell before pummeling him to death.

* Several anime/manga in the PantyFighter genre like this move, especially when both fighters are wearing [[{{Fanservice}} short skirts]].

* Several anime/manga in the PantyFighter genre like this move, especially when both fighters are wearing [[PantyShot short skirts]].