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| 21 | ->''"Nice to see you again!"'' |
| 22 | -->-- '''The Brigadier''' (just before he punches out the Master), ''Series/DoctorWho'', "[[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors The Five Doctors]]" |
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| 24 | So we all like punching people in the face, right? But the problem with that is sometimes access to your opponent's face is blocked by the back of their head. The solution: tap your target on the shoulder or otherwise get his attention, causing him to turn around, exposing his precious, punchable face. Ahh, sweet satisfaction! |
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| 26 | This is also an exception to the "dishonor" of attacking someone from behind. |
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| 28 | It may or may not be a knockout blow as it will just as often lead to a FightScene as it will to an instant knock out. It is also evenly split between being taken seriously and played straight for laughs. If the target doesn't go down, it usually leads to PunchPunchPunchUhOh. |
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| 30 | See also AttackHello, DynamicEntry and TurnTheOtherFist. |
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| 33 | !!Examples: |
| 34 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 35 | |
| 36 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 37 | * This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgi8btUZhLg Rolo ad]] in which a brat kid offers a baby elephant his last Rolo sweet and then eats it himself. Years later he's watching a circus parade when a trunk taps him on the shoulder, then the now fully-grown elephant whacks him across the face. An elephant never forgets... |
| 38 | [[/folder]] |
| 39 | |
| 40 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 41 | * At one point in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', the Female Titan hears a roar and the sound of rapid footsteps. She turns around in confusion just in time to take a punch to the face from the Rogue Titan. |
| 42 | * Ennis in ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' pulls a classic shoulder-tap-to-face-punch combo on one of Dallas' buddies. |
| 43 | * ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': |
| 44 | ** Jet uses this trope on a pair of thugs in "[[Recap/CowboyBebopSession1AsteroidBlues Asteroid Blues]]", only instead of his fist, he smashes a beer bottle into the first thug's face, then [[EyeScream threatens to jab the now jagged end into the second thug's eye]]. |
| 45 | ** In "[[Recap/CowboyBebopSession22CowboyFunk Cowboy Funk]]", Faye invokes this trope successfully and captures the Teddy Bomber as a result. |
| 46 | * ''Manga/CromartieHighSchool'' seems to like this trope. Of particular mention is Kamiyama's use of this against Hayashida, especially since Hayashida is probably his best friend at Cromartie, he has only ever hit someone once in his life, and that he achieves the effect with ''a slap'' (prompting a somewhat girly shriek from Hayashida). |
| 47 | * In ''Manga/DeathNote'', when L is complaining that he's depressed and unmotivated with the Kira case now that [[spoiler: [[MemoryGambit it looks like Light isn't Kira]]]]. [[HilarityEnsues The following Ensues]]: Light gets L's attention, L turns around, Light punches him hard in the face. |
| 48 | -->'''Light:''' [[SoftSpokenSadist Ryuuzaki...]]\ |
| 49 | '''L:''' Huh?\ |
| 50 | '''Light:''' ''*PUNCH*'' |
| 51 | * In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' Wargreymon and Metalgarurumon pull this on [[MonsterClown Piedmon]] before blasting him into the Gate of Destiny. |
| 52 | * In ''Manga/DragonBall'', Android 16 does this to Cell. Then he does it again with a RocketPunch. |
| 53 | * In ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'', Sôsuke does this to the head of the Amateur Karate Club when he is busy flirting with Kaname. Not to be confused with jealousy: they were in the middle of a fight and if he won, the club would vacate the club house so it could be demolished. |
| 54 | * ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' features what may be one of the most epic examples: |
| 55 | -->'''Guy:''' Hey [[WorthyOpponent Pizza]]! '''[[BludgeonedToDeath HIKARI]] [[FinishingMove NI]] [[DisappearsIntoLight NARE!!!]]''' |
| 56 | * In ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'', this is how Negi introduced himself to Tosaka, upon discovering him [[BadassTeacher hurting his students]]. |
| 57 | * In the anime version of ''[[Anime/MarvelAnimeXMen X-Men]]'', Wolverine punches the crap out of Cyclops, which is followed by a WhatTheHellHero rant from Wolvie. |
| 58 | [[/folder]] |
| 59 | |
| 60 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 61 | * ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'': Used throughout ''Recap/AsterixAndTheGoths'' at the Gaul/Germany border. |
| 62 | * ''ComicBook/TheSavageDragon'' has tapped people on the shoulder before pummeling them more than once. |
| 63 | * At one point in ''ComicBook/SerenityLeavesOnTheWind'', ''Serenity'' gets boarded by Jubal Early, the PsychoForHire BountyHunter from "[[Recap/FireflyE14ObjectsInSpace Objects in Space]]" who threatened to rape Kaylee. As before he captures most of the crew, but then: |
| 64 | -->'''Early:''' I'm forgetting someone. There was one more. Crowded ship, hard to keep track. But no. There was one more.\ |
| 65 | '''Kaylee:''' [''comes up behind him''] The mechanic. [''clobbers him with a pipe wrench''] |
| 66 | * ''ComicBook/SinCity'': Marv to Manute, "Hey, you're the one who hurt my pal!". Cue CurbStompBattle. |
| 67 | * ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'': |
| 68 | ** ''ComicBook/AMindSwitchInTime'': Jimmy Olsen witnesses a suicidal man teetering on a ledge and a random passerby encouraging him to get on with it. Jimmy taps the second guy on his shoulder and punches the jerkass when he turns around. |
| 69 | ** ''ComicBook/TheLifeStoryOfSuperman'': Luthor is so engrossed in ordering his clone soldier around which he does not notice that Superman has escaped from his cage. He then feels someone tapping on his shoulder, turns around and gets knocked out. |
| 70 | * In a ''ComicBook/TeenTitans''/''ComicBook/XMen'' crossover, Slade Wilson (a.k.a Deathstroke the Terminator) is overseeing a device on behalf of Darkseid when a voice from behind with a cigar in view asks for a light. Deathstroke twirls around to punch the guy (turns out to be Wolverine) who ducks. Deathstroke splutters "What?! I missed!" (after going on a winded spiel of how the guy asking for a light didn't know what he was asking for in longer time than it took to throw the punch). Wolverine clocks him from behind and says "Too bad! '''I didn't!'''" |
| 71 | [[/folder]] |
| 72 | |
| 73 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 74 | * ''Fanfic/BaitAndSwitchSTO'': |
| 75 | ** ''Fanfic/TwoSidesOfACoin'': Kanril Eleya "greets" her ex-fiance Jerrod Dalton with a right cross to his jaw that sends him flying backwards and breaks one of her fingers. |
| 76 | --->'''Dalton:''' It's all right, Chief Howard! I deserved that.\ |
| 77 | '''Eleya:''' ''Ye'phekk maktal kosst amojan'' deserves a lot more than that! ''(to her crew who are holding her back)'' Get off me! |
| 78 | ** ''Fanfic/DidntExpectThat'': Franklin Drake mocks Eleya when she tells him he won't get away with [[spoiler:tricking the Tal Shiar into assassinating an inconvenient Cardassian ambassador]]. |
| 79 | --->'''Drake:''' ''Please.'' I 'get away' with operations like this all the time. ''(opens the door to leave)'' It's been a pleasure working with you, C--\ |
| 80 | '''[[SuperSoldier Rachel Connor]]:''' ''(entering the doorway he just opened)'' Hi, Frankie. ''(punches him in the chest and sends him flying backwards)'' I'll 'prototype' you, motherfucker... Move in, boys!\ |
| 81 | '''Eleya:''' ''(to Connor)'' Bet that felt good. |
| 82 | * ''Fanfic/HereThereBeMonsters'': During one battle, ComicBook/MaryMarvel makes Black Beauty and Illyria almost collide with each other. As both villains are bickering, Mary sneaks behind them, tap on their shoulders, and punches both women when they turn. |
| 83 | * ''Fanfic/LimitlessPotential'': Zero does it to Sting Chameleon when the latter has Roll pinned against the floor. The punch he delivers is so hard that [[EyeScream it actually breaks Chameleon's eye]]. |
| 84 | * The ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' fan animation '' [[WebAnimation/MeetTheAmazingTeam Meet The Amazing]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwDJ7KpKFX8 Engineer]]'' by Piemations has a moment where [[http://youtu.be/nwDJ7KpKFX8?t=4m3s BLU Soldier greets RED Heavy]] before [[ShovelStrike bludgeoning him with a shovel]]. |
| 85 | -->'''BLU Soldier:''' Hello again! ''[TWHACK]'' |
| 86 | [[/folder]] |
| 87 | |
| 88 | [[folder:Film -- Animation]] |
| 89 | * ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'': |
| 90 | ** [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething Jasmine]] first taps the shoulder on one of the forty thieves who attacked the royal palace, and then knocks him out cold, much to the shock of the other gawking thieves. |
| 91 | ** Aladdin does it in the same movie to Saluk. |
| 92 | * In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths'', Black Canary uses a variation, whispering "Wanna hear a secret?" to get one of the Made Men's attention just before hitting him with a point-blank [[SuperScream sonic blast]]. |
| 93 | * In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'', Po takes advantage of hiding in a dragon costume to pull this off on one of Shen's wolf guards. |
| 94 | * Title character of ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' pulls this on [[FlyingBrick his nemesis]] ''with a HumongousMecha.'' Doesn't have much effect, though. |
| 95 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' gives us this short but dramatic exchange. |
| 96 | -->'''Galvatron:''' ''[trying to bait Hot Rod into the open]'' Come out, Autobot! We all must die sometime.\ |
| 97 | '''Hot Rod:''' ''[appearing from behind]'' Not today, Galvatron! ''[sucker-punches Galvatron when he turns around, then drives off]'' |
| 98 | [[/folder]] |
| 99 | |
| 100 | [[folder:Film -- Live-Action]] |
| 101 | * In ''Film/TenThingsIHateAboutYou'', [[spoiler: previously mellow Bianca]] does this to Joey, combining it with AndThisIsFor: "''[[MegatonPunch That's]]'' for making my date bleed, ''[[SiblingTeam that's]]'' for my [[TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry sister]], and ''[[GroinAttack that's]]'' for me!" |
| 102 | * In ''Film/TheAbyss'', Catfish ends the fight between Bud and Coffey with one of these, complete with OverCrank. The fight began with Bud trying this unsuccessfully. |
| 103 | * In ''Film/AmericanPsycho'', Patrick Bateman shouts out a gleeful [[SlasherSmile "HEY PAUL!"]] before brutally murdering Paul Allen [[AxCrazy with an axe.]] |
| 104 | * In ''Film/AnimalHouse'', Otter gets revenge on the Omega who was in charge of beating him up earlier, then immediately lampshades the trope. |
| 105 | -->'''Otter:''' Hey Greg, look at my thumb! ''[he holds up his hand in a thumbs-up gesture, and Greg looks; Otter knocks him out]'' Geez, you're dumb! |
| 106 | * Played with in ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' by combining it with LookBehindYou. In one scene were Marty is being interrogated by Biff, he points over Biff's shoulder and asks "What the hell is that?", distracting him long enough for Marty to wind up a punch, then delivering it when Biff turns back around. |
| 107 | * Also done in ''Film/Batman1989'': |
| 108 | -->'''Batman:''' Excuse me. [''Joker's eyes glance towards Batman''] [[IronicEcho Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?]] |
| 109 | * The first ''Film/BattalGazi'' have the titular WarriorPrince knocking out an enemy mook in this manner when infiltrating Emperor Leon's palace. |
| 110 | * In ''Film/BedknobsAndBroomsticks'', Professor Browne gets the tap-on-shoulder version from [[LivingClothes a pair of gloves]] during the Substitutiary Locomotion song. |
| 111 | * In ''Film/TheBradyBunchMovie'', when the {{Jerkass}} big man on campus Doug calls Marcia a slut for not wanting him and is about to choke her date Charlie out for standing up for her, her (lesbian and half his size) friend Maureen says, "Hey, Doug. How 'bout a nice punch?" and lays him out with a single knock to the face. Unfortunately for her, Marcia assumed Charlie did it, leaving her heartbroken, but things work out for her in the end. |
| 112 | * In ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', Andrew gets some payback at a bully that's been tormenting him at school by doing a variant of this. Rather than punching him though, he instead uses his new PsychicPowers to telekinetically rip some of his teeth out of his mouth. |
| 113 | * ''Film/ConAir'': After Cyrus' failed attempt to ShootOutTheLock, he drops the empty rifle. Sally picks it up and calls out "Cyrus!" He turns around with an angry "What?", and she [[PistolWhipping slams him in the head with the rifle butt]]. |
| 114 | * ''Film/DaleksInvasionEarth2150AD'': At the end of the movie, Tom taps the driver of the getaway car on the shoulder through the open window, then punches him the face and knocks him out when he turns round. |
| 115 | * In ''Film/TheDarkKnight'': |
| 116 | -->'''Joker:''' [''after Rachel [[GroinAttack kicks]] him''] [[BaddieFlattery A little fight in you. I like that]].\ |
| 117 | '''Batman:''' [''just off-screen''] Then you're gonna love me. [''PUNCH''] |
| 118 | * In Peter Jackson's horror/comedy ''Film/TheFrighteners'', Frank Bannister distracts the GrimReaper from choking the life out of his LoveInterest with a "Hey. Asshole." In this case, however, he "punches" it -- ''repeatedly'' -- with bullets from an [[MakesSenseInContext ethereal machine gun.]] |
| 119 | * [[BigDamnHeroes Sirius Black]] does this to Lucius Malfoy in the film version of ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix''. |
| 120 | -->'''Sirius Black:''' Get away from my godson! |
| 121 | * ''Franchise/IndianaJones'': |
| 122 | ** Indy does this to SS Colonel Vogel in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''. |
| 123 | -->'''Indy:''' Tickets, please. [''beats up the SS officer and throws him out of the zeppelin, to the astonished looks of the other passengers''] No ticket! |
| 124 | ** In ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfdestiny'', Indy knocks out the driver of the staff car at the fortress by rapping on the car window and, when the driver winds down the window, immediately punching him in the face. |
| 125 | * ''Film/JamesBond'': |
| 126 | ** In the opening scene of ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'' a Cairo gambler tells the dealer, "Hit me." Bond taps him on the shoulder, then obliges. |
| 127 | ** ''Film/GoldenEye'': "Beg your pardon. Forgot to [[BondOneLiner knock.]]" |
| 128 | ** ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'': |
| 129 | *** Another funny example, where Bond sneaks up behind a {{Mook}}, lights up a cigarette for him, then punches him out, saying, "[[BondOneLiner Filthy habit]]." Possibly a ShoutOut to the fact that Pierce Brosnan was (at the time) the first Bond actor not to smoke on screen (unless you count ''Film/DieAnotherDay''). |
| 130 | *** And again in the same movie, except without a lighter; he merely pantomimes lighting the cigarette. |
| 131 | * A BoomHeadshot version of this happens in ''Film/KingOfNewYork''. |
| 132 | * In ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark'', Kelly does this to a ''Velociraptor'' before kicking it out a window to its death. |
| 133 | * Sean, the protagonist of ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'', pulls a variation of this. The wolf man is attacking his father, who was planning to blow up Dracula with Dynamite. Lit the fuse and everything. As he's getting his ass kicked, Sean comes up behind him and goes "Hey, asshole!" The wolfman turns to face him and Sean then says "You looked." and hits him in the face with a ''SHOVEL''. At which point his father gets in on the act, shoves the still lit dynamite down the wolf man's trousers and pushes him out the window just in time for the dynamite to go off. [[spoiler:The wolf man [[UnexplainedRecovery comes back]], though.]] |
| 134 | * ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'': |
| 135 | -->'''Johnny Cage:''' Those were $500 sunglasses, asshole! |
| 136 | * In ''Film/MyCousinVinny'', Vinny knocks a guy flat on his back after getting tired of posturing when he sees him again. |
| 137 | * ''Film/OnceUponATimeInHollywood'': In the climax, [[spoiler:Sadie, Tex and Katie go to attack Rick Dalton's house, only to find a stone Cliff Booth, his dog Brandy, and Rick's wife Francesca. Brandy and Cliff make short work of Sadie and Tex, while Francesca and Katie watch in shock at first; Francesca, however, recovers enough to turn towards Katie, yell out, "Hey!", and punches her, knocking Katie to the floor. Francesca immediately flees back to her bedroom, however]]. |
| 138 | * A variation occurs in ''Film/RaceWithTheDevil''. Roger calls out to one of the cultists on the roof of the RV, causing him to stand up and get creamed by the overpass. |
| 139 | * Shane Falco of ''Film/TheReplacements2000'' pulls one on the man he's replacing, [[{{Jerkass}} Martel]], after the replacement players' first (and only) loss. Notable for his spin on the trope: Falco and Martel had been discussing the replacements' fitness as players, particularly the fact that one of their receivers is deaf. One of the replacement defenders shouts, commanding both Martel's and Falco's attention, and Falco uses a BrickJoke to signal to [[AxCrazy the former SWAT officer]] that shit's about to hit the fan. Then Falco then says "Hey, Martel" and delivers the first punch of a BarBrawl. |
| 140 | * ''Franchise/StarWars: Film/TheLastJedi'': Just when Phasma thought she had knocked Finn off a platform with her staff, she's distracted by Rose and turns around to fire at her... before Finn comes back up the elevating platform, quips "Hey" to a surprised Phasma, and smashes her helmet with his riot baton. |
| 141 | * Towards the climax of ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIII'', Raph yells "Hey, mac!" to a guard. When said guard turns around, Raph cold-cocks him and tells him to "take the rest of the day off." |
| 142 | * In ''Film/VForVendetta'' Evey does this to a policeman who's pointing a gun at V. Except that she doesn't punch, she uses pepper spray...and then gets knocked out by the policeman's flailing. |
| 143 | * In ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', Jessica does it to Eddie while at the site of Acme's murder. |
| 144 | -->'''Jessica:''' Mr. Valiant? ''[Eddie turns around; Jessica slaps him across the face]'' I hope you're proud of yourself, and those pictures you took! |
| 145 | [[/folder]] |
| 146 | |
| 147 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 148 | * In an early ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' novel that first introduced [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy the Clans]], the stubborn but dedicated [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething heir-apparent]] Victor Davion refuses to leave his men behind on a planet when he is personally ordered to evacuate his royal self in the face of Clan invasion. The solution to get Victor to comply is for his aide-de-camp to get his attention suddenly, turn him around, and knock him out with a punch to the jaw. This scene was also animated in the ''[=BattleTech=]'' cartoon. |
| 149 | * ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': |
| 150 | ** In ''Literature/{{Hogfather}}'', Susan does this to Teatime. It doesn't work quite as well as she thought it would. |
| 151 | ** After [[spoiler:being strengthened by temporary (but extremely powerful) [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly belief]]]] in ''Literature/SmallGods'', Om does this to [[spoiler:the Tsortean sun god. With a cornucopia.]] |
| 152 | * In the ''Literature/{{Drenai}}'' saga, Waylander does this when the Dark Brotherhood knight who's been torturing him with mind control gets distracted and briefly looks the other way. Or rather, Waylander being a confirmed CombatPragmatist, it's more a case of 'Hey You [[EyeScream Knife-through-the-eye-socket]]'. |
| 153 | * ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': Harry Dresden does this in ''Literature/GhostStory'' to a GiantMook near the climax. Made extra special that[[spoiler: Harry was still dead at the time and it was the first thing he did after willing himself back into a physical body.]] |
| 154 | [[/folder]] |
| 155 | |
| 156 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 157 | * Not quite a haymaker, but in ''Series/TwentyFour'' Jack Bauer gets a guard's attention from below with a "Hey" before capping him in the face. |
| 158 | * In the ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' episode "[[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS2E4FaceMyEnemy Face My Enemy]]", Coulson does this to a member of security guarding a room he needs to infiltrate. |
| 159 | * Hatter from ''Series/{{Alice|2009}}'' is very fond of this. His particular "hey you" is a jaunty whistle before he introduces the unlucky subject of his ire to the sledgehammer that is his right hand. |
| 160 | * The season 2 finale of ''Series/{{TheBoys|2019}}'' features Maeve doing this to [[spoiler:Stormfront.]] |
| 161 | --->[[spoiler:'''Maeve:''' Hey, Kraut! ''[PUNCH!]'']] |
| 162 | * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': |
| 163 | ** Humourous Subversion in the season 5 episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E6Family Family]]" when Tara thinks she's part demon. [[TokenEvilTeammate Spike]] walks up behind her and taps her on the shoulder; when she turns around he [[WillfullyWeak lightly punches her in the nose]], and his [[RestrainingBolt chip activates]], revealing that Tara's pure human. |
| 164 | ** He plays this trope straight in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E2RealMe Real Me]]": having failed to find Buffy, Harmony and her minions are returning to their lair. One of the minions says that he's going to hang out for a while and look for some action -- cue an off-screen Spike tapping him on the shoulder before punching him in the face. |
| 165 | --->'''Spike:''' Happy to oblige. |
| 166 | * ''Series/TheCoroner'': In "Capsized", Judith taps a thug who has just beaten up Davey on the shoulder, and then delivers a GroinAttack as he turns around. |
| 167 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': |
| 168 | ** TheBrigadier does it in "[[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors The Five Doctors]]", as the Master is holding the Doctors at gunpoint (well, technically TCE-point) but ignoring the humans. The Brig taps him on the shoulder and socks him in the jaw as he turns around, saying "Nice to see you again!" as he does so. |
| 169 | *** Made even better by the fact that this was the first time the Brigadier met this incarnation of the Master, meaning he managed to figure out who he was based solely on his gloating about seizing immortality and getting to kill the Doctor three times. |
| 170 | ** Colonel Mace pulls this with a gun in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E5ThePoisonSky The Poison Sky]]", shouting out to his opponent before shooting him dead: |
| 171 | --->'''Mace:''' [[StiffUpperLip You will face me, sir!]] |
| 172 | ** This gem from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang The Big Bang]]": |
| 173 | --->'''The Doctor:''' All of creation has just been wiped from the sky. D'you know how many lives have now never happened, all the people who never lived? [[SecretTestOfCharacter Your girlfriend isn't more important than the whole universe.]]\ |
| 174 | '''[[spoiler:Auton-]]Rory:''' ''[turns the Doctor around and punches him]'' SHE IS TO ME![[note]]The Doctor is positively delighted by this, since it proves that it ''really is Rory.''[[/note]] |
| 175 | ** In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E3ThinIce Thin Ice]]", this is the Twelfth Doctor's response to Lord Sutcliffe racially abusing Bill, complete with shoulder-tap. |
| 176 | * ''Series/{{Firefly}}'': |
| 177 | ** Played with in "[[Recap/FireflyE02TheTrainJob The Train Job]]": |
| 178 | --->'''Mal:''' ''[in response to an insult against the Browncoats]'' You want to say that to my face?\ |
| 179 | '''Drunk:''' ''[turning to face him]'' I said you're a coward and a piss-pot. Now what're you going to do about it?\ |
| 180 | '''Mal:''' Nothing. I just wanted you to face me so she could get behind you.\ |
| 181 | ''[Zoe hits the guy from behind]''\ |
| 182 | '''Mal:''' Drunks are so cute. |
| 183 | ** Simon finds himself on the receiving end of one in "[[Recap/FireflyE01Serenity Serenity]]". Then he returns the favor in ''Film/{{Serenity}}''. |
| 184 | * In ''Series/{{Flash Gordon|2007}}'', the title character taps a {{Mook}} on the shoulder and knocks him out when he turns his head. |
| 185 | * ''Series/GetSmart'' inverts this with Agent 99. By this time, she and Max are near the point of marrying each other, so Max sometimes approaches her from behind to do sweet things. Unfortunately, her spy training means she immediately responds with a turn-around haymaker. Which usually results in Max getting decked and 99 apologizing for it. |
| 186 | * ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'': |
| 187 | ** Barney tries to pull one of these on Marshall's friend Brad when he follows him and Robin to a hockey game and sees them kiss. It doesn't faze Brad much so Barney immediately begins cowering and trying to talk his way out of the anticipated retaliation (which doesn't come, Brad is a chill guy). |
| 188 | ** He also lays one on Ted in "The Fight" (to give him a convincing black eye that would make it look like they had actually been in the fight) |
| 189 | * ''Series/InspectorGeorgeGently'': Gently delivers one to a rapist and murderer in "Gently With the Women". |
| 190 | * Similar to the ''Series/TwentyFour'' example above, ''Series/{{Justified}}'s'' Boyd Crowder whistles to attract the attention of a guard so he can shoot him in the forehead. |
| 191 | * ''Series/{{Leverage}}'': |
| 192 | ** Eliot does this on a plane to subdue a security employee who is tailing an accountant that has a hit on her. |
| 193 | ** In the episode before that, he uses a similar tactic on a meth-head gangster: |
| 194 | --->'''Elliot:''' What smells like crank and screams like a little girl?\ |
| 195 | ''[Elliot kicks the gangster's knee out of joint; gangster ScreamsLikeALittleGirl]'' |
| 196 | ** ...which got a call-back in Series/LeverageRedemption, where the line is used (slightly modified) by Eliot's foster-father; Eliot approves. |
| 197 | ** He also tries to do this to a guy spying on the team, but the guy [[WakeUpCallBoss turns out to be a better fighter]] and [[TalkToTheFist responds with his own punch]], starting a beatdown on ''Elliot''. |
| 198 | * In ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'', this is known as the "Bundy Special". |
| 199 | * ''Series/TheNewAvengers'': Gambit does this to O'Hara in "The Gladiators" when he finds O'Hara scoping out the bad guys' escape route. He taps him on the shoulder and then slugs him on the jaw as he turns round. |
| 200 | * In ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'', [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Dr. Cox]] does this to [[{{Jerkass}} Dr. Kelso]]. It was a long time coming, and Dr. Kelso was being more of a jerk than usual, even singling out one of the residents to bully. |
| 201 | * In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', episode "[[CharacterTitle Bizarro]]", like the Justice League example below, Clark tapped Bizarro on the shoulder before {{Megaton Punch}}ing him in the face. |
| 202 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'': ''Series/TheMandalorian''. In "[[Recap/TheMandalorianS2E6Chapter14TheTragedy The Tragedy]]", Boba Fett taps the shoulder of the Stormtrooper sergeant with the tip of his gaffi stick to make him turn around, before laying the hurt. |
| 203 | * ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': |
| 204 | ** This is how Worf introduces himself to a Klingon {{Jerkass}} causing trouble in Quark's bar in "The Way of the Warrior": |
| 205 | --->'''Worf:''' You are Drex, son of Martok!\ |
| 206 | '''Drex:''' ''[turns around]'' That's right!\ |
| 207 | '''Worf:''' [[IAmXSonOfY I am Worf, son of Mogh.]] ''[backhands Drex]'' |
| 208 | ** In the episode "In the Pale Moonlight", Sisko doesn't even bother to say anything before belting Garak across the face. |
| 209 | [[/folder]] |
| 210 | |
| 211 | [[folder:Pro Wrestling]] |
| 212 | * Either played straight or averted in wrestling. For example, a cowardly heel will often strike his enemy from behind rather than spin them around and punch them; if they do spin them around, it'll be to do their finisher. Faces (good guys) aren't above attacking from behind either, but a lot of faces will spin their opponent around to attack them when they can. For a comedic effect or just to look awesome, a face will wait for the opponent to turn around before destroying them. |
| 213 | * Wrestling/RandyOrton actually has a subversion (aversion?) of this: His European uppercut actually causes him and his opponent to spin away from each other. Also, a few of his [=RKOs=] are performed this way (he'll either spin them or tap them lightly). Once they turn around, it's game over. |
| 214 | * [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]], Wrestling/JohnCena, and countless other famous faces will turn their opponent around to land one massive punch on their faces. [[https://youtu.be/JZHLkTj3LNk Although one hilarious example that doesn't involve the usual formula...]] |
| 215 | -->'''Wrestling/DavidOtunga:''' This is cold, man! You expect me to pay for this? Get out!\ |
| 216 | ''[delivery man leaves; Otunga turns around, and someone knocks on the door again, this time harder]''\ |
| 217 | '''Otunga:''' ''[turning again to open the door]'' This guy...!\ |
| 218 | '''Wrestling/JohnCena:''' Heeeey! ''[cue beatdown]'' |
| 219 | [[/folder]] |
| 220 | |
| 221 | [[folder:Theme Parks]] |
| 222 | * At the climax of ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, just before the Deacon drives the Mariner over the edge of the Atoll, Helen does this to the Deacon to get his attention before firing a weapon that sets him on fire. |
| 223 | -->'''Helen:''' Hey, Deacon!\ |
| 224 | '''Deacon:''' "Hey", what?\ |
| 225 | '''Helen:''' ''[fires]'' |
| 226 | [[/folder]] |
| 227 | |
| 228 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 229 | * [[MemeticBadass Captain MacMillan]] does this to a guard in ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty4ModernWarfare''. Albeit, done with the butt of the rifle. |
| 230 | -->"Oi, suzy!" |
| 231 | * ''VideoGame/DangerGirl'' allows the girls to knock out mooks non-fatally by sneaking up behind them and hitting the action button. For "Museum Mayhem!", a level where they're assigned to infiltrate a museum, this trick is especially handy in taking out museum guards as they're not allowed to kill anyone. |
| 232 | * A hilarious one happens in ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman''. When he sees that FBIAgent Perkins has come to take over the case, Hank doesn't waste anytime attacking him, calling his name and slugging him. Given that [[{{Jerkass}} what type of person Perkins is]], it is totally refreshing to watch him slug Perkins. Also, it serves a story purpose. [[spoiler:This allows Connor some time to go down to the evidence room and figure out where Jericho is.]] |
| 233 | * In ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'', one of Adam Jensen's non-lethal takedowns is tapping his victim on the shoulder, then slugging them in the face to knock them out cold. It returns in ''VideoGame/DeusExMankindDivided''. |
| 234 | * All the ''VideoGame/EndlessNightmare'' games allows you to do this, to OneHitKill lowest-level undead enemies (either via NeckSnap or SlashedThroat). Though some stronger enemies like {{Elite Zombie}}s or the Anubian monsters from the third game can recover after they're seemingly taken down, and continue fighting. |
| 235 | * One of the execution scenes with the hatchet in ''VideoGame/{{Manhunt}}''. |
| 236 | * Stealth takedowns when performed from behind do this in ''VideoGame/MetroLastLight''. |
| 237 | * ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil7'' has Jack Baker delivering one to the player that quickly became memetic, despite the fact it's not quite the instant knockout Jack may have wanted, thus needing to kick you around a bit to finish knocking you out. [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage The next game]] reveals that this killed Ethan.]] |
| 238 | -->'''Jack:''' Welcome to the family, son! |
| 239 | ** The ''End of Zoe'' DLC has the Swamp Man attempt this on the DLC protagonist, Joe Baker. [[spoiler:Instead of getting immediately floored like Ethan, Joe [[BrawlerLock exchanges fists with the creature]] and is only knocked out after he rips its face off and gets surprised by seeing what's left of Jack, ''his brother'', under it]]. |
| 240 | * One of the stealth takedowns in ''VideoGame/RogueTrooper: Quartz Zone Massacre''. |
| 241 | * The Playa delivers one to Tanya after having her lead him to where Johnny Gat is being held in ''VideoGame/SaintsRow1''. |
| 242 | * The video game adaptation of ''VideoGame/TomorrowNeverDies'' allows James Bond to pull this off, much like in the movies, in a move called "Stealth Kill". By sneaking up behind enemies without being noticed, and pressing the attack button, Bond (or Wai Lin, in the Saigon mission) will knock out the enemy in a cutscene. The game's grading screen actually has a tally of Stealth Kills, which awards higher points on 007 mode. |
| 243 | [[/folder]] |
| 244 | |
| 245 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 246 | * John in ''Webcomic/Demonology101'' [[http://faith.rydia.net/episode1/page43.html always wanted to do one]]. |
| 247 | * In ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'': |
| 248 | -->'''[[LawfulGood Big-Ears]]:''' It just occurred to me that I'm not comfortable attacking someone from behind.\ |
| 249 | '''Orc:''' HISSSSSSS ''[spins around]''\ |
| 250 | '''Big-Ears:''' Thank you. ''[axes it in the face]'' |
| 251 | * Roy in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0771.html strip #771]]. |
| 252 | -->'''Roy:''' Excuse me. I just wanted to let you you know that this in no way reflects my views on the differently-abled.\ |
| 253 | '''Geoff:''' Hu? What do you--\ |
| 254 | ''[POW!]'' |
| 255 | * [[http://www.spinnyverse.com/2012/07/13/07132012/ Mecha Maid does one to Greta Gravity]] in ''Webcomic/{{Spinnerette}}''. |
| 256 | * Nosirrah in ''Webcomic/SupernormalStep''. |
| 257 | -->'''Nosirrah:''' Excuse me.\ |
| 258 | '''Jim T. Black, Beater of Beasts, Manhandler of Monsters:''' ''[turns toward voice]'' [[FlatWhat Oh what now.]]\ |
| 259 | '''Nosirrah:''' ''[punches Jim in the face hard enough to make him spit blood]'' Now me. |
| 260 | [[/folder]] |
| 261 | |
| 262 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 263 | * ''WebVideo/{{Idiotsitter}}'': Billie gets two of these in "Fight Day". First, she wakes up and Gene's standing over her. She says, "Happy Ocho de Octo" before whacking her with a therapy bat and then punching her in the face. Then while Billie's brushing her teeth, Tansy says "Morning" and whacks her in the back. Its averted the [[RuleOfThree third time]] as Mr. Russel just whacks her in the face (sending her falling hard to the floor) and runs away, shouting "Happy Ocho de Octo!" |
| 264 | * ''WebVideo/SuburbanKnights'': Film Brain and Luke to a Cloak. "EXPECTO MY FIST!" |
| 265 | [[/folder]] |
| 266 | |
| 267 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 268 | * Batman does it to a mook on a rooftop in the short pilot/promo that was made for ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''. |
| 269 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'': |
| 270 | ** Batman does this to a mook at the beginning of "The Fate of Equinox!" At the end, Batman does it again, to Equinox, while they're both the size of skyscrapers. |
| 271 | ** Batman also does this to the Creature King in the crossover with ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost''. |
| 272 | ** Batman tries to do this to Dr. Sivana, but as the MadScientist is currently empowered by Shazam's lightning, it fails to do anything. |
| 273 | * From the ComicBook/GreenLantern episode of ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'', Kilowog does this with a "Ah, 'scuse me, pardon me" to a [[MechaMooks Mecha-Mook]]. |
| 274 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': ''[[TheMovie Abracatastrophe]]'': "Hi mister magic guy! Meet mister FAIRY FIST!" |
| 275 | --> '''Crocker:''' [[OhCrap Mommy.]] |
| 276 | * In ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourWorldsGreatestHeroes'', Thing gives one to Namor the ComicBook/SubMariner as he was about to attack Johnny. |
| 277 | -->'''Thing:''' I'm the only one allowed to beat him up! |
| 278 | * Done by a disgruntled Frankie on ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends''. |
| 279 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' does something like this in "I Second That Emotion". One of Bender's arms taps a foe on the shoulder, points in another direction, then the other arm punches said foe in the face. |
| 280 | * ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'': |
| 281 | ** In "The Ties That Bind," after rescuing Oberon from Granny Goodness, Martian Manhunter stops Barda from killing Granny, knowing the civil war on Apokolips has to continue. However, before leaving, Barda taps Granny on the shoulder, says "Oh, one last thing," then punches Granny in the face. |
| 282 | ** In "Destroyer", the final episode, Superman does this to Darkseid, literally tapping him on the shoulder to get him to turn around before clobbering him. |
| 283 | -->'''Superman:''' Excuse me. '''[WHAM!]''' |
| 284 | * A supremely pissed-off WesternAnimation/KimPossible does this to Drakken in ''[[WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama So the Drama]]'', angry that he used Synthodrone 901 to play her. |
| 285 | -->'''Drakken:''' But I discovered Kim Possible's weakness: Boys, boys, boys! "Who should I go to the dance with, who's the perfect boy?"\ |
| 286 | '''Kim:''' You're right, Drakken. Boys, dating, oh, it's hard. But this is easy. ''[WHAM!]'' |
| 287 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': [[DynamicEntry "Stay away from my dad's ex-girlfriend!"]] It's about three thousand times more awesome than it sounds. |
| 288 | * ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': Perry the Platypus to Dr. Doofenshmirtz, during the extended version of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocXFH054vwU "Gitchi Gitchi Goo"]] song. |
| 289 | * In ''WesternAnimation/{{ReBoot}}'', during the epic fight between Matrix and Megabyte, the pair become separated. The fight resumes when Matrix walks up behind Megabyte, grabs him by the shoulder, spins him around and decks him in the face. Not only does this not knock Megabyte off his feet, the virus actually manages to dodge Matrix's next punch, and the fight continues on from there. |
| 290 | * ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'': At the end of "She's the Toad", Ed Bighead is approached by an employee who, unbeknown to him, had earlier been punched by Heffer disguised as Ed. As he lowers the car window, the employee punches him out. |
| 291 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Brother From The Same Planet" had a vengeful Bart abuse the Bigger Brother program and get a brother named Tom. When he and Homer (who did his son one better by getting a little brother named Pepe) are at an amusement park with their new brothers and run into each other, Tom warns Bart not to talk to strangers, to which he identifies himself. Now angry, he asks if he's the "drunken gambler" that his son told him about and after he blithely replies that he is, Tom strikes the first blow. |
| 292 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheNewAnimatedSeries'' features our hero giving one to Electro. |
| 293 | * In ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks'', Aerrow and Piper do this simultaneously to a pair of mooks in "Radarr Love". |
| 294 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS1E6FeedingTime Feeding Time]]", when Parasite is distracted with ComicBook/JimmyOlsen, Superman calls, "Hey Rudy!" and smacks him with a hanging hook. |
| 295 | * ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': During their ball pit wrestling match in "[[Recap/TotalDramaMillionDollarBabies Million Dollar Babies]]", Duncan gets distracted by a baby he digs up and which Chef quickly comes to take away. Courtney taps him on his other shoulder to get his attention back on her and promptly grabs his face to pull him in for a match-winning chokehold |
| 296 | * In ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1'', Optimus is fond of doing this to Megatron. |
| 297 | -->'''Optimus Prime:''' ''Hello again'', Megatron! ''[POW]'' |
| 298 | * ''WesternAnimation/WhateverHappenedToRobotJones'': Robot's father, Dad Unit, does this to Principal Madman when Robot and his human friends were about to be expelled for skipping school. This made the Principal change his tune real quick. |
| 299 | [[/folder]] |
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