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[[File:WonderellaBomb_7477WonderellaBomb 7477.jpg|link=Wonderella|rightframe|It's technically not a backstab if she does it to his front, right?]]
 
A wily character is facing up against a [[Giant Mook]] who is confident he's going to beat their puny opponent. Our hero does a move in which he runs up to the baddie, flips over him, and then flips away. The baddie turns around confused as to why they've left him otherwise unharmed until he looks down and sees the three explosive [[Sticky Bomb|Sticky Bombs]]s left on his chest (and yes, they always see the bombs before they go off). Bombs go off and the baddie either falls unconscious if they were [[Instant Sedation|knockout bombs]] or... well, lets just hope it's a [[Non -Lethal Warfare|PG rated show]] for [[Ludicrous Gibs|the baddie's sake]]. ▼
 
▲A wily character is facing up against a [[Giant Mook]] who is confident he's going to beat their puny opponent. Our hero does a move in which he runs up to the baddie, flips over him, and then flips away. The baddie turns around confused as to why they've left him otherwise unharmed until he looks down and sees the three explosive [[Sticky Bomb|Sticky Bombs]] left on his chest (and yes, they always see the bombs before they go off). Bombs go off and the baddie either falls unconscious if they were [[Instant Sedation|knockout bombs]] or... well, lets just hope it's a [[Non Lethal Warfare|PG rated show]] for [[Ludicrous Gibs|the baddie's sake]].
 
Alternatively, if the [[Guile Hero]] really is completely outclassed in hand to hand, they may exploit the opportunity to plant the bombs and then break away or goad the baddie into throwing them to safety.
 
[[Sub -Trope]] of [[Trick Bomb]]. Usually always a [[Sticky Bomb]], though a normal bomb may be somehow fastened to the baddie where it can't be removed in time (like snarled in a cape). See also; [[Throw Down the BombletteBomblet]] for characters who may make use of this. Compare [[Misguided Missile]].
 
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=== '''Examples''' ===
 
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== Anime and Manga ==
* The Third Hokage in ''[[Naruto]]'' does this when fighting Orochimaru to the resurrected First and Second Hokage. In this case it's a ''literal'' grenade tag, because ninja there use exploding piece of paper.
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== [[Film]] ==
* Batman also does this in ''[[Batman Returns (Film)|Batman Returns]]''.
* Bomb Voyage planting the bomb on "Incredi-Boy" in ''[[The Incredibles (Animation)|The Incredibles]]''.
* [[James Bond (Filmfilm)|James Bond]] did this in ''[[Casino Royale (Film)|Casino Royale]]'', using [[Death Byby Irony|the bomb that LeChiffre's man meant to blow up the tanker truck with]].
 
== [[Literature]] ==
* At one point in the [[X Wing Series]], Wraith Squadron is pinned down dirtside by a Viper probe droid.<ref>For reference, that's the type that showed up in ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]''.</ref> Kell Tainer dives on top of it and bounces off. Then it explodes violently. Turns out he managed to plant a charge.
 
== [[Live -Action TV]] ==
* In the ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' serial ''The Ribos Operation'', the Doctor sticks a bomb to the back of one villains when he embraces him before he heads into the labyrinth.
 
== [[Web Original]] ==
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* [[Batman]] in most animated versions does this about every episode.
* Robin in ''[[Teen Titans (Animationanimation)|Teen Titans]]''.
* Robin again in ''[[Young Justice (Animationanimation)|Young Justice]]''. Honestly, this trope could practically be called The Other Batman Gambit.
* [[Nick Fury]] manages this ''[[The Avengers: EarthsEarth's Mightiest Heroes (Animation)|Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes]]'' against the [[Sinister Scythe|Grim Reaper]]. Bonus points for getting himself tossed off the [[Flying Car]] they were fighting on before detonation.
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* As a general rule of thumb, virtually any game that has [[Sticky Bomb|Sticky Bombs]]s as usable weapons will involve this at some point.
* In ''[[Fallout 3 (Video Game)|Fallout 3]]'' you can use the pickpocket skill to place an explosive on someone. Doing this nets you the "psychotic prankster" achievement and increments your stat of "Pants Exploded". The [[Show Within a Show|Green Hornet]] radio show also has the titular character's [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]] do this to some villains.
** In ''[[Fallout New Vegas (Video Game)|Fallout: New Vegas]]'', with a high-enough sneak skill, you can prank a prankster via this.
* ''[[Resident Evil 4 (Video Game)|Resident Evil 4]]'' when Leon gets into CQC with Ada, she drops her sunglasses on the ground at Leon's feet. Then after a few seconds the glasses explode.
* In ''[[Resident Evil (Videovideo Gamegame)|Resident Evil]]'' remake for the [[Game Cube]], if you're grabbed by a zombie you can use a defensive weapon. These include stun grenades, which can be shoved into the zombie's mouth and shot for an instant decapitation.
* A common tactic in the ''[[Gears of War (Video Game)|Gears of War]]'' series, though not quite as subltesubtle as in most games - when you smack someone with a grenade, it sticks to them with a wet ''thnk'', and detonates after a couple seconds. Used to be necissary to kill [[Boss in Mooks Clothing|Berserkers]] in the first game.
* In ''[[Alpha Protocol (Video Game)|Alpha Protocol]]'', {{spoiler|if Mike decides to [[The Starscream|kill Leland]] after agreeing to help him in the finale,}} he'll reveal that the evidence that he handed over to him was actually a mine. [[Oh Crap|The look on Leland's face says it all.]]
* In ''[[Dead or Alive (Video Game)|Dead or Alive]]'' ''4'', [[Halo (Video Gameseries)|Spartan-458]] [[Guest Fighter|Nicole]] has a showeyshowy move where she [[Neck Lift|lifts up her opponent with one hand]], activates a [[Sticky Bomb|Plasma Grenade]] in the other, slams it into her opponent's torso, then kicks them away before the grenade detonates.
 
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