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{{quote|''"So you're telling me... when you lose your cool, you drop a guy and then BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF HIM!?"''|'''Luke Ainsworth''', ''[[The Sacred Blacksmith]]''}}
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Sayaka to Kouji from ''[[Mazinger Z (Anime)|Mazinger Z]]''. Given that Kouji was the poster boy for tactless, [[Idiot Hero]], and Sayaka a [[Tsundere]], he found himself in the receiving end of these rather often.
** And Jun to Tetsuya from ''[[Great Mazinger (Anime)|Great Mazinger]]''. Given that Tetsuya [[Took a Level In Jerkass]] when he was angry or upset, and Jun had little patience for stupidity, it is not surprising. A good example happens in the last episodes: Tetsuya is jealousy from Kouji, thinking Kouji will replace him and then everybody will forget about him. When Jun tried to reassure him it would not happen, he accused her of wanting to replace him with Kouji, too. She slapped him hard. Given that Jun had spent the whole series chasing after him while Tetsuya remained oblivious, it is entirely understandable.
** And Maria from ''[[UFO Robo Grendizer (Anime)|UFO Robo Grendizer]]'' also gave Kouji some of these.
* Done a few times in ''[[School Days (Visual Novel)|School Days]]''.
** {{spoiler|Sometimes enhanced by knives}}.
* And Sakura to ''[[Naruto]]''. Much more often when they were younger, and now, ''much'' more violently, considering Sakura's training under Tsunade, though Sakura and Naruto are closer than before and they are slightly more mature, so it barely happens in Part II (Naruto behaves less stupidly and Sakura is more patient).
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** Although, Shinji has no armor to begin with. However it usually -and awesomely- is inverted in ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' games: when ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam|Bright Noa]]'' slaps Shinji, Shinji starts to get his act together, gain a spine and a thicker skin, and gradually evolves into a [[Badass]].
* Sae and Momo have slapped each other many times in ''[[Peach Girl]]''.
* The most famous example of this is probably Akane Tendo's Ranma beatings in ''[[Ranma One Half]]''. Partially justified as Akane Tendo comes from a family of martial artists who lives in a dojo, and is probably quite skilled, but only [[Can't Catch Up|partially]] because the title character Ranma is one of the best martial artists around, who can [[Overshadowed Byby Awesome|easily]] beat her in a fight.
** Another possible justification is that Ranma is a [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]] who often goes [[Jerkass]] on her because of his raising and his macho behavior. He ''does'' care for Akane and is the first one to go help her if she needs it, but outside of these tight situations he just ''won't'' [[Cannot Spit It Out|spit it out]] or stop [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|denying his attraction to her]]. If she'd actually let him explain when something was [[Not What It Looks Like]], he'd seem something less of a [[Jerkass]].
*** This trope is deconstructed in suitably scary fashion in the infamous Ranmaverse [[Fanfic]] [http://www.fanfic.net/pub/Anime/FanFictions/Ranma/ranma.the-bitter-end.gz The Bitter End].
*** Akane usually beats Ranma up for many reasons but seems to reserve actual slapping for when she's ''really'' upset with him.
** An [[Armor-Piercing Slap|Armor Piercing]] [[Curb Stomp Battle|Curb Stomp Beatdown]] variety applies to the [[Old Master]] [[Dirty Old Man|Happosai]]. He may be one of the (if not ''the'') top martial artists in the series, [[Super Speed|able to move so fast as to be invisible]], [[Super Strength|strong as an ox]] and [[Battle Aura|unbelievably powerful]], but if Akane or the mob of girls [[Panty Thief|whose underwear he stole]] [[Megaton Punch|catches up with him]]...
* In ''[[Code Geass]]'', Kallen does this to Lelouch for acting coldly about the fate of Japanese that work for Britannia. She later does this again, when {{spoiler|a depressed Lelouch who is [[Not Himself]] tries to kiss her}}. Later on, she tries it on Suzaku when he {{spoiler|tells her he's going to drug her for information}}, but it doesn't work. He backs down of his own accord, but that doesn't stop her from breaking out a [[Combos|7 hit combo]] to voice her disapproval (and do what a good part of the fandom had been waiting for), in a ''dress'', no less. This is universally considered one of her [[Crowning Moment of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|Crowning Moments of Awesome]].
** In truth, Suzaku lets her beat him up because he's trying to apologize, though when you consider what he's trying to apologize for, it comes off as almost insulting and stupid (she might have outright killed him were it not for her position), especially considering {{spoiler|Kallen's mother became addicted to that same drug}}.
* Himura Kenshin, the second most powerful swordsman in Japan in ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'', can still be beaten into a daze by Kaoru... although it could be argued he's not bothering to fight back. (During a [[Clip Show]], Yahiko [[Lampshade Hanging|notes this]] and decides that this must mean ''Kaoru'' is actually the best swordsman in the country... for some reason, Kaoru doesn't like the implication.)
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** This little routine also shows up as a special combo move in the video game, where Miroku gropes Sango and ducks as she furiously swings her boomerang at him, which nails the enemy instead.
** Kagome deals out some slaps to characters who aren't even human, for example Inu Yasha himself. She might be a powerful Miko, but she's not really physically strong or fast enough to slap youkai.
* Iwata got the taste slapped out of him by Misaki Matsuya in ''[[Excel Saga (Animeanime)|Excel Saga]]'' when he suggested that getting changed in the locker room would give him an opportunity to see her naked body.
** He got slapped into a vending machine so hard he demolished it.
* Carrera Marker, mother of ''[[Karin]]'' Maaka, does this with a slipper whenever Karin does something very [[Our Vampires Are Different|un-vampire-like]] and in every scene her husband Henry says something.
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** Negi himself doesn't ''always'' let girls slap him. At [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v20/c181/16.html one point], he actually [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v20/c181/17.html blocks] Anya's punch.
** Chisame does this to Negi when {{spoiler|he is possessed by his [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] during his meeting with Godel. It fully snaps him out of it despite the fact that the [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v29/c265/8.html transformation]was triggered by Godel taking credit for Negi's entire village as a child. Seeing as this is the entire reason for Negi's dark-natured mindset, this is quite the feat. [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v29/c265/12.html Here.]}}
* Yukimura Keiko's slaps in ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho (Manga)|Yu Yu Hakusho]]''.
* Subverted in ''[[Irresponsible Captain Tylor]]'' when, in the midst of being held hostage, Tylor tells Yuriko that she can hit him if she wants, offers her a briefcase to do it with, and then ducks when she swings. The briefcase hits the bomb-wielding terrorist, ending the crisis. He gets slapped at other times as well but doesn't have any armor to pierce. She never seems able to actually ''hurt'' the Captain, and he seems to ''like'' getting slapped by her to begin with
* Souichi of ''[[The Tyrant Falls in Love]]'', [[Double Standard|despite being male]], can get away with this because his love interest (but don't ''[[She Is Not My Girlfriend|ever]]'' tell that to him) Morinaga is [[Boys Love|also male]]. His more serious punches and kicks have left Morinaga bleeding and nearly unconscious, or with bruises that persist for several panels, though they're usually reserved for times when Souichi feels especially provoked or spurned by Morinaga; most of the other time, his physical violence is presented as [[Amusing Injuries|harmless]] [[Slapstick]] caused by his [[Tsundere|cranky disposition]].
* Despite [[Rubber Man|Luffy]] of ''[[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]'''s complete invulnerability to any blunt force damage, Nami's slaps often cause his entire face to become [[Amusing Injuries|swollen and bruised]]. The [[Word of God]] explains this by saying that "[[It Runs Onon Nonsensoleum|she beats up his spirit]]".
** There was also that one time where he actually ''was'' wearing armor, taking the trope literally.
** Luffy's grandfather is also able to hurt Luffy. [[It Runs Onon Nonsensoleum|He says something]] to the effect that no defense can stand up to his [[Power of Love|fist of love]]. Which is actually entirely true, though he gave the actual ability (haki) a silly name.
** Subverted with Princess Otohime when she slaps a thief for stealing. While the slap did quite some damage to the thief, it also broke her hand in the process.
* [[Les Yay]] variant in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]] StrikerS'': Teana Lanster frequently manhandles her [[Shorttank]] partner Subaru Nakajima whenever she does or says something that [[Tsundere|ticks her off]] (Which is, well, often). Pretty amazing, since Teana's just a [[Smart Girl]] [[The Gunslinger|gunslinger]] while Subaru's a [[Lightning Bruiser]] {{spoiler|[[Super Prototype|Type-Zero]] [[Hollywood Cyborg|Cyborg]].}}
* In ''[[Full Metal Panic]]'', Sousuke has been beaten up often enough by Kaname to break out in a cold sweat as soon as he realizes she's angry about something. Even though Sousuke is a [[One-Man Army|ridiculously skilled]] mercenary and Kaname is just a very athletic high school girl. And, as the second season clearly demonstrated, the only thing Sousuke apparently needs to keep kicking ass is being reminded what ''real'' pain is by Kaname. [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!|And damn, she's good at that]].
** Likewise, [[Lovable Sex Maniac|Kurz Weber]] takes a lot of well-earned abuse from Melissa Mao for his antics. In this case, however, it's much more sensible, given that Mao is a former Marine and Kurz's hand-to-hand combat skills are comparatively a bit lacking.
* Miyabi nails Kaoru with this in the second episode of ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi (Manga)|Ai Yori Aoshi]]'', due to Kaoru's [[Accidental Pervert]] moment with Aoi and Miyabi's [[Mama Bear]] reaction.
* Nishizawa from ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' has a ''nuclear'' slap. Hayate find this out the hard way.
* ''[[Bleach]]'' plays the trope straight when Ichigo Kurosaki, depressed and guilt-ridden, lets himself be beaten by an angry Tatsuki Arisawa who feels that he has betrayed their friendship. It's slightly subverted by the fact that Tatsuki is probably the strongest [[Badass Normal]] around, but Ichigo is much stronger than her and could have stopped her if he wanted to.
** Also subverted when Rukia Kuchiki, not above using force to get her way, decides to kick Tessai in the backside to get his attention, only to find out the hard way just how [[Made of Iron]] he really is. Not only does he not feel it, he only notices her when he turns to see her cradling her injured foot.
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** An Tachibana is a more straight example, trying to slap males twice to call them out on their behavior. The first time, Atobe catches her arm and [[I Have You Now, My Pretty|tells her she's gorgeous when angry]]. The second, Kirihara tries to duck and falls down the stairs they were standing next to.
** Let's not forget that, in Rokkaku, Bane slaps Dabide in public if he slacks in the courts. Or, if they're not playing, he ''kicks him in the head''.
* In ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Nini]]'', Rena Ryuugu packs quite a punch. She usually does it playfully but still...
* In the sequel to ''[[Kotetsu Jeeg]]'', this is used as an actual (serious) attack by the titular mecha in the form of the Hell Slap which involves the Jeeg deploying spiles on its palm and igniting a jet on the back of its hand to deliver a a powerful [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|slap]] to the enemy. A variant of this invloves the hand [[Rocket Punch|detaching]] and striking the enemies around it.
* In ''[[Kyo Kara Maoh (Light Novel)!|Kyo Kara Maoh]]'', Wolfram takes the time to verbally bash Yuuri's mother, calling her a Cheap Hussy. Completely pissed, Yuuri delivers a vicious slap to his face that sent the room into silence. Yuuri then learns to ''never do this again'', because slapping someone's left cheek is a [[Wacky Marriage Proposal|marriage proposal]]. So, he then became engaged to the very person who insulted his mother. Way to go.
* A rare male-to-male example: In ''[[Initial D]] Second Stage'', Seiji of Team Emperor, after his defeat at the hands of Takumi, gets slapped by Kyouichi, who follows it up with a [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]].
* Early on in ''[[The Sacred Blacksmith]]'', Luke Ainsworth gets a glimpse of Cecily Cambell's assets after the monster they were fighting had shattered her [[Memetic Mutation|BREAST]][[Chainmail Bikini|plate]] and the undershirt underneath. The ensuing embarrassment, egged on by Luke's [[Nosebleed]] reaction, prompts her to beat his face in savagely.
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* ''[[Gankutsuou]]'': A male on male example occurs in episode 2. When Albert tries to make light of almost having been killed, Franz slaps him.
** And in one of the later episodes, when Albert starts blaming his mother for being the cause of [[Break the Cutie|all the crap he's gone through]] she slaps him.
* ''[[Ladies Versusversus Butlers!]]'': [[Oblivious to Love]] [[Idiot Hero]] + ([[Tsundere]] + [[Magnificent Bastard|Magnificent Bitch]] competing for his affection) = earth-shattering DOUBLE [[Armor-Piercing Slap]].
* Averted in ''[[Kaze no Stigma (Light Novel)|Kaze no Stigma]]''. [[Tsundere|Ayano]] often tries to slap or burn the more powerful [[The Stoic|Kazuma]] but he usually blocks it. In fact, its almost genderflipped in that while Kazuma never hits Ayano, he is able to tease her, be a [[Jerkass|jerk]] to her, or incite her jealousy with impunity. It is '''HILARIOUS''' to watch.
* In ''[[Vinland Saga]]'', Canute flips out, after {{spoiler|Ragnar's death}} and Askeladd gives him one of these. It shuts him right up.
* Ash's Butterfree becomes the victim of a ''wing'' slap in ''[[Pokémon (Animeanime)|Pokémon]]'', coming from a female Butterfree that he was trying to court.
** Ash also got slapped twice by Misty very early in the series for his immature behavior (both cut from the dub).
* Subverted in ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'': Killua once got himself and Gon beat up by the lady operating the elevator at the Tower of Heaven. Later, Killua decides that, since he learned to use [[Functional Magic|Nen]], he's free to insult her with impunity, but it turns out ''[[Badass Bystander|she can use Nen to]]'' and gives him another beating.
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* Subverted in ''[[Saikano]]'', where an emotionally agitated Akemi gives Shuji a whack across the face. Shuji quickly regains composure and hits her right back, causing her to break down in tears.
* The sheer number of times someone gets slapped (particularly Anthy) in ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' is staggering.
* In ''[[Popotan (Anime)|Popotan]]'', Ai slaps Keith after she realizes that he's been lying to her about their relationship, which is enough to make him {{spoiler|stop seemingly trying to murder Daichi}}. What she says afterwards is probably more effective than the slap itself, but it helped get the point across.
 
 
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* [[The Sandman|Dream]] receives a well-deserved one after he suggests to an ex-lover that [[Disproportionate Retribution|imprisoning her in hell for ten thousand years for leaving him]] might have been a little harsh.
* [[Superman]] receives one in a recent storyline. While talking to reporters, a woman comes up and gives him one because {{spoiler|her husband died of a brain tumor while Superman was off-planet, and Superman could have saved him.}} She even tells Superman that she knew it wouldn't hurt him, she just wanted him to know how it felt. Doesn't explain the fact that she blames him for something he had no way of knowing about. The crowd of reporters mentions that after she leaves, but by then Supes already started having his [[Heroic BSOD]].
* Princess Sally delivers one to ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Comic Bookcomics)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'''s titular hero after he decides that stopping Eggman is much more important than settling down with her.
* In ''[[Forgotten Realms (Tabletop Game)|Forgotten Realms]] Comics'' after one [[Not What It Looks Like|misunderstanding]] Ishi enthusiastically "[[Punctuated Pounding|explained]]" to Jasmine that Agrivar [[He Is Not My Boyfriend|is not her lover]] and Vartan Hai Sylvar had to heal both ladies. He's way nicer than a typical Gold Elf, but rarely gets a clue to shut up, so...
{{quote| '''Vartan''': (to Jas) speaking of affairs, I was just wondering if you and Agrivar -- <[[Unsound Effect|Ssslap]]><br />
'''Ishi''': (talking to Agrivar about her outburst) ...which means that I ''still'' find affairs of the heart a mystery.<br />
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== [[Fan Fics]] ==
* At one point during the ''[[Tamers Forever Series (Fanfic)|Tamers Forever Series]]'', Rumiko Nonaka slaps Takeru Takaishi in the face when he reveals that he plans to {{spoiler|allow Takato to die so that Daemon won't be able to aquire the power of Chaos.}}
 
== [[Film]] ==
* In an extreme example, ''[[My Super Ex -Girlfriend]]'' has the title character throwing a live great white shark through a window at her non-powered ex-boyfriend for breaking up with her for perfectly legitimate reasons ([[Double Standard|and this is supposed to be funny]]). While the movie does depict her actions as being wrong, she is treated as simply overreacting. If the genders had been reversed, the superhero would have been treated as a monster. [[Never Live It Down|Just look at Hank Pym.]]
** And that can be considered one of the MILDER things she does to him, since it doesn't involve public humiliation, loss of employment, or bodily mutilation.
* Parodied in ''[[The Naked Gun (Film)|The Naked Gun]] 2 1/2'', where Frank catches both of Jane's hands when she tries to slap him, only to have a third hand come up and smack him anyway.
* [[The Master of Disguise]]: The Disguisey family used this as a style of martial arts:(consisting of slaps and blocks to humiliate your opponent). Pistachio took this form of combat to heart, Especially when his arch nemesis Devlin Bowman kidnaps Jennifer, & Pistachio's Mamma & Pappa.
* In ''[[Batman Begins]]'', after the trial in which Joe Chill, his parents' murderer, is killed by someone hired by Falcone, Bruce reveals to Rachel that he was carrying a gun and planned on murdering Chill himself, but was beaten to the punch. She slaps him ''twice'', and he does nothing to stop her, despite the fact that ''he's still holding the gun''. Granted, this was prior to him gaining extensive martial arts training, but his complete acceptance of her punishment made the scene very effective.
* Played straight and inverted in ''[[Father Goose]]''. [[Slap Slap Kiss|Walter and Catherine have been sniping at each-other for the whole movie]] and it eventually leads to Catherine slapping Walter. He returns the favor in a heartbeat.
* [[Averted Trope|Averted]] in ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]''. Barbara wants to leave the zombie-besieged house to help her (now-dead) brother. Ben doesn't want her to. She slaps him. He refreshingly after overuse of this trope, backhands her upside the head. He is seen in a no less sympathetic light.
* The movie ''[[Groundhog Day (Film)|Groundhog Day]]'' has a ''montage'' of [[Armor-Piercing Slap|APSs]], since Phil continues to make different moves on Rita, and is continually shot down.
* A slight and rather justified variation appears in ''[[I Love You Phillip Morris]]'' as {{spoiler|a fairly effeminite Phillip slaps Steven after Steven faked his own death to get out of prison (again) and he comes back posing as Phillip's lawyer (again). Phillip was never supposed to find out about the fake death and Steven couldn't risk telling him the truth either.}}
* Played with and deconstructed a bit in ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]''. Jack Sparrow is self-honest enough to recognize the possibility that he ''might'' deserve any particular slap, but does not automatically assume so. So, each time, he thinks about it for a moment before reacting. Hence: A woman slaps him. *thoughtful look* "I'm not entirely sure I deserved that." Another woman slaps him. *thoughtful look* "I may have deserved that."
* Perhaps the most famous example happens in [[The Wizard of Oz (Filmfilm)|The Wizard of Oz]], where Dorothy slaps the Cowardly Lion while he's trying to bite Toto. It apparently stung so badly that the Lion asked if his nose was bleeding afterwards.
 
 
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== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|Harry Potter]]'', {{spoiler|Ron gets this from Hermione when he returns}}.
* ''[[Honor Harrington (Literature)|Honor Harrington]]'' does this several times to ''goad a hitman and professional duellist into challenging her to a duel'' to save his own honour. If you know anything about [[Action Girl|Honor]], you can [[Curb Stomp Battle|guess how that went for him]].
* Happen all the time in [[A Song of Ice and Fire]]. Cersei in particular is fond of it; subverted nicely once when Tyrion decides he's tired of taking it quietly. There's also a very literal, gender-flipped version with Jaime; when he gets his golden hand, he occasionally uses it for this purpose.
{{quote| '''Jaime:''' Only a fool makes threats he’s not prepared to carry out. If I were to threaten to hit you unless you shut your mouth, and you presumed to speak, what do you think I’d do?”<br />
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* Subverted in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. Buff gets pissed off when she walks in on Angel giving Faith a hug ([[Not What It Looks Like]]; he was merely comforting her) and when Angel refuses to let Buffy take Faith to prison she hits him. He reflexively hits her back. When Buffy pulls her [[Puppy Dog Eyes|sad-face]] in shock that [[Double Standard|Angel actually hit her]], he [[What the Hell, Hero?|calls her out on it]] by pointing out: "You hit me first, and in case you don't remember, you're a bit stronger than I am!"
* Subverted at one point on ''[[That 70s Show]]'', where Jackie attempts this on Fez, who simply catches her hand before it can reach his face and berates her for trying it. [[Double Standard|It's okay though]], because it's a joke about how effeminate Fez is.
* In ''[[Twenty Four|24]]'', Jack is on the receiving end of one these when Agent Walker [[What the Hell, Hero?|questions his humanity]]. She also brings [[Berserk Button|Jack's dead wife]] into it, and Jack, seeing how pissed off she is, manages to control himself.
* Subverted, surprisingly, in ''[[Moonlighting]]'': Maddie is mad at David because he tried to defend a man who had beaten his wife in the heat of the moment after seeing her with someone else. When David starts complaining, she slaps him... and immediately realizes the [[Double Standard]] in the situation.
* In the 4th season of ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]'', Baltar publicly reveals {{spoiler|that Kara Thrace [[Dead All Along|died on Earth]] and the Kara they know is an [[Angel Unaware]]}}. Kara responds by slapping Baltar and storming off; which would hardly be worth mentioning but for the fact that Kara has ''always'' [[Megaton Punch|megaton punched]] anyone (even superior officers) who've pissed her off. Kara's 'mild' reaction was likely due to conflict between her anger over Baltar's action, and relief that it's finally all out in the open.
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* [[Kamen Rider Ryuki|Kamen Rider Odin]] commonly uses this as an attack. {{spoiler|He even knocks over a truck with it at one point.}}
* ''[[Noah's Arc]]'': {{spoiler|Chance gives one to Eddie during a heated post-cheating argument}}.
* ''[[Community (TV)|Community]]''. Jeff is on the receiving end of one of these after he kisses Annie, ignores her all summer, states "we're just friends", and then reveal he had sex with one of her class mates.
** That was clearly a closed-fisted punch. There's an audible thud, Annies grabs her hand in pain, and Jeff gets a pretty bad nosebleed.
 
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Though we never directly see one, Pearl Fey in the ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'' series is said to have a thoroughly powerful slap (she knocks Phoenix out at one point). This is even more impressive considering she's only ''nine''.
** She's a cute little girl in a comedic series of games that are ostentatiously anime-influenced. She's the most dangerous creature on the planet - except for all the, you know, murderers.
* In ''[[Fire Emblem]]: Path of Radiance'', the [[White Magician Girl]] Mist does this to [[The Big Guy|the warrior Boyd]] after he insulted her weight, knocking him back ''four'' squares. (Normal "shoving" knocks characters back one or two squares at most.)
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* Several of the female enemies in ''[[God Hand]]'' have Armor Piercing Slaps as attacks. Gene himself has a few moves (such as Pimp Smack) that might qualify as well.
* Sayori gets ''two'' Armor Piercing Slap moments in ''[[Yo-Jin-Bo]]''. If you follow Yo or Mon-Mon's paths, Mon-Mon will try to garner sympathy (and thus, attention) by feigning a lethal injury. Upon discovering he's just fine, she slaps him. Or, if you follow Bo or Ittosai's path, Ittosai will make several comments about death and the uselessness of life, which angers her. Unlike Mon-Mon, it's surprising that Ittosai's only reaction is to protest that he's been slapped.
* In the ''[[Tokimeki Memorial (Visual Novel)|Tokimeki Memorial]]'' series, Kotoko of ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'', being the Type A Tsundere she is, was the master at this, even going as far as {{spoiler|slapping her own teacher, Kasumi (albeit for [[Wrongly Accused|different reasons than love]], unlike with the protagonist)}}. And {{spoiler|Suzune}} of ''Tokimeki Memorial'' '' {{spoiler|Drama Series 2 : Irodori no Love Song}}'' delivered a powerful one to the Main Protagonist too.
* In ''[[Mitsumete Knight (Video Game)|Mitsumete Knight]]'', the main heroine, Sophia, delivers a brillant one to the Asian, the main protagonist, if he doesn't take upon himself after being insulted by Sophia's [[The Alcoholic|drunken]] [[Drowning My Sorrows|father]]. She may be aware that her father is a pathetic wreck, [[Daddy's Girl|but do not slander]] [[Berserk Button|him in front of her]] (unless you're, CG-wise, a [[Hundred-Percent Completion|Hundred Percent Completionist]]).
* Villainous example: ''[[Maple Story]]'' has Female Boss/Anego, a rather old-looking woman who can deal ridiculously heavy damage with a slap.
* [[Deadpan Snarker|Kim Pine]] can pulverize hordes of ''mooks'' using a barrage of [[Armor Piercing Slaps]] while [[Slasher Smile|smiling like a maniac]] in the [[Scott Pilgrim]] videogame.
* A very serious, tragic example happens in ''[[Rule of Rose]]'' when the protagonist Jennifer discovers her [[Berserk Button]]. The entire Aristocrat Club that tormented her until that point cringes as one.
* Virginia, from [[Wild Arms 3 (Video Game)|Wild Arms 3]], gets this treatment twice : first by her uncle, who slaps her because she tried to be a Hero and could easily got herself killed (well, rushing in a dungeon, all alone at level 1, filled with gobelins smuglers isn't the brightest idea), and the second time by Maya, a Drifter like her (but way more experienced), who gives her a [[What the Hell, Hero?]] speech after Virginia tried to pursue the antagonists and nearly got herself killed, save for the intervention of her comrade Jet, who she completly ignored while he just saved her life, which prompted Maya's slap. She quickly realised how naive and stupid she acted this time, thanks to Maya's speech.
* In [[Runescape]], at the end of the "Garden of Tranquility" quest, when the King starts deriding all your efforts, the player is left thinking "[[Well, Excuse Me, Princess!|Well, excuse me Your Highness!]]" Then, the Queen, who up until that point has been quite a bitch, steps up and requests to speak to the King privately. She delivers him an armor piercing slap (that delivers 10 LP damage), and tells him to be grateful.
* The Doubleslap attack in ''[[Pokémon (Franchise)|Pokémon]]'' can be considered this in-game.
* Mr. Heart in the [[Fist of the North Star]] arcade fighting game has this as a ''Fatal KO'', and as a level 2 super move in Ken's Rage.
* [[Badass Princess|Ashe]] delivers a rather undeserved armor-piercing slap to [[Stoic Woobie|Basch]] toward the beginning of ''[[Final Fantasy XII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy XII]]''. Granted, it's the first time she's seen him in two years, and as far as she knows he was {{spoiler|executed for [[False-Flag Operation|murdering her father in cold blood]]}}.
* In ''[[Radiata Stories (Video Game)|Radiata Stories]]'', the protagonist's older sister delivers these to him every once and a while. Later in the game, she can join your party and deliver them to your enemies in battle.
* Red of ''[[Solatorobo]]'' ends up on the receiving end of these from Elh twice. Once after a Shower of Awkward, and once for {{spoiler|ignoring Elh in favor of his fangirl posse}} in the Prairie Kingdom Cup DLC quest.
* Three words: [[Jagged Alliance|ELLIOT, YOU IDIOT!!!]]
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