Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!: Difference between revisions

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* Gohan actually had to punch Goku in the cheek in an attempt to get Goku to snap out of [[Heroic BSOD|being frozen in terror]] after {{spoiler|Vegeta went Super Saiyan 3}} in ''Goku's Wish: The Return of Broly.'' Subverted in that it doesn't quite work.

* In [[Dragon Age: The Crown of Thorns]], the [[Wise Prince]] protagonist applies a very strong backhand to Faren, the dwarven commoner, in order to snap him out of a serious case of shut-down brain that the latter ended up in after being shoved into his worst nightmare by the Sloth Demon. He follows it with a [[Cooldown Hug]] of epic proportions. [[Big Brother Mentor]] indeed.

* [[Ace Combat: The Equestrian War|Medley]] hits {{spoiler|Rainbow Dash}} in the face to snap her out of her [[Heroic BSOD]].

 

* Japanese wrestling legend (and new [[WWE]] Hall Of Fame inductee) Antonio Inoki is/was known for this... among other types of hitting.

* When Maria kept worrying over her tag team match with John Cena, he kissed her to shut her up.

{{quote|X corpsing? SEND FOR THE MAN!}}

 

* In the [[Direct to Video]] ''[[The Muppets|Muppet Classic Theater]]'', during the Rumpelstiltskin rendition, Piggy's father gets a little overboard trying to introduce himself and his daughter to the king.

{{quote|'''Miller:''' She is Piggy, Miller's Daughter. And I am her father, Miller, Piggy's Father, your Majesty. No, wait ''I'' am not the majesty, ''You're'' the majesty, and this is my daughter, Piggy, and this is--

'''Rizzo:''' Don't mention it. }}

 

* Fairly common among the Imperial Guard of ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''. When they're not being executed for cowardice, that is.

** ''[[Only War]]'', naturally, has several variations of this. Ranging from the Sergeant's Sweeping Order "Snap Out of It!" (shouts at all subordinates within communication range and if does it right, [[Standard Status Effects|Pinning or Fear effects]] on them end, so they may act normally from the next turn), and up to Summary Execution by the Commissar that motivates the rest. Plus several [[Bottled Resolve|combat drugs]].

{{quote|''A smack across the face brings your ally back to his or her senses.''}}

 

* General George S. Patton once famously slapped a young soldier who seemed to be suffering from shell shock (it turned out later he had malaria). It almost ended his career, proving that this [[Don't Try This At Home|isn't a good idea to try for real]].

** As a side note, the soldier Patton slapped later said, "He was probably pretty well worn out himself." Combat can do strange things to people. Patton's popularity saved him.