Handshake Substitute: Difference between revisions

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'''Handshake substitutes that have their own tropes:'''

* [[Man Hug|Pound Hug]]

* [[Secret Handshake]]

 

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== Forearm Clasp ==

''"You are my equal, sir, and I honor/greet/salute you."''

This is the variation closest to an actual handshake, and is quite possibly its precursor. Instead of exchanging handgrips, the two clasp each others' forearms, just below the elbow. It is considered [[Good Old Ways|archaic]] and often '[[Knight in Shining Armor|knightly]]', the kind of greeting warriors of old gave each other, supposedly to prove they didn't have [[Hidden Weapons|a knife up their sleeve]].

 

 

* Elaine Cunningham's ''Elfshadow'' describes this as a traditional greeting exchanged between Harpers in the ''[[Forgotten Realms]]''.

 

* The double-handed Centauri hands of friendship gesture from ''[[Babylon 5]]''

* Used in ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' and ''[[Xena]]'' all the time.

* The Ventara Riders on ''[[Kamen Rider Dragon Knight]]'' often use this.

 

 

* Seen in ''[[Quest for Camelot]]'', when the Knights of the Round Table greet each other during their "Charming Singalong".

* In ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', this Is the Southern Water Tribe standard greeting.

* Often seen in ''[[Gargoyles]]'' although sometimes the animation made it look like they were grabbing each other's wrists.

 

== Fist Bump ==

''"Hey, man, how's it going?" "Pretty cool, bro, pretty cool."''

Colloquially known as the '''''brofist''''', though this term has a relatively different significance. A brofist is better defined as a light touch of the fists or the knuckles, and it is used more frequently as a commemorative or celebratory gesture <s>in any situation that appeals to the two bros' sensibilities</s> of one (or both) of them having scored/scoring.

 

* Nanoha and Fate do the reassuring brofist ("sisfist"?) towards the end of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]] StrikerS'', just before they go separate ways (Nanoha, after the Cradle and Fate, to Scaglietti's bunker). They do it <small>IN FLIGHT!</small>

* The example pictured above is from ''[[Berserk]]'', specifically Owen greeting Laban after he manages to rescue a village full of people.

* Black*Star and [[Soul Eater]] does this with the back of their fists.

* ''[[G Gundam]]'' has arguably the most epic brofist in the whole ''Gundam'' franchise. '''''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVhC-4R8YpQ LOOK! THE EAST IS BURNING RED!!]'''''

* This is how Mao and Harisugawa say their hellos with each other in ''[[Harisugawa in Mirror World]]''.

 

* Jack Sparrow and Gibbs share a form of this (Gibbs' knuckles touch to the underside of Jack's palm) at the end of ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]: At World's End''.

* ''[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]] [[Reunion Show|Vs.]] [[Engine Sentai Go-onger]]'': Takeru (Shinken Red) and Sosuke (Go-On Red) after becoming friends at the end of the movie.

 

* Fairly ubiquitous in ''[[The Wire]]''. In particular, when Avon is in prison, he and Stringer both fist-bump the plexiglass as a substitute.

* Gus and Shawn on ''[[Psych]]'' do this ALL THE TIME. Usually when they solve a case, or agree on some point, or just want to reaffirm their friendship. There's even a three-way fist bump in one episode.

* Howie Mandel in ''[[Deal or No Deal]]'' always greeted contestants with a fist-bump. He has misophobia (fear of contamination/germs) and is too uncomfortable to shake hands.

 

* For the Toa in ''[[Bionicle]]'', this is a standard greeting. They may have been doing it before it became popular in [[Real Life]].

 

* In many of the games that take place after ''[[Street Fighter]] III'', if Ryu and Ken are battling each other in a VS. match, they will fist bump each other before the start.

* ''[[Playstation Move Heroes]]'' features one of the most adorable brofists ever in its ending, between [[Badass Adorable|Ratchet and Clank]].

* ''[[Super Robot Wars Z]] 2: Saisei-hen'' has one between [[Dancougar]] and [[Dancougar Nova]] at the end of their [[Combination Attack]]; fans quickly dubbed it the DanKuu Brofist.

* In ''[[Crea Vures]]'', after Bitey helps Pokey to swing over a pit, the pair bump fists.

 

* [[Penny Arcade]] [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/03/07 shows us how it's done].

* ''[[Homestuck]]'': Dave Strider gives brofists a few times, usually to Li'l Cal (until the latter started to creep him out too much). Eridan and Feferi also give each other a fistbunp (note spelling) to symbolize their moirallegiance relationship.

 

* In ''[[Megas XLR]]'', Coop and Jamie combine this with a Dap Greeting and "The Horns" whenever a battle is won.

* [[Sealab 2021]] gives us [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYGuQlQseHU Respek Knuckles!!!]

 

* Boxers do it before the match, because their boxing gloves make handshaking practically impossible.

* Obama's "terrorist fist jab" - Barack Obama and his wife Michelle share a fist bump, Fox News host freaks out that it's a sign they support terrorism. Said host is fired, surprising some.

 

== Dap Greeting ==

''"You know who I am, right?" "Yeah, I know."''

A [[Secret Handshake]] usually takes this form.

 

** In the original anime, this is how they ''befriend'' each other. Muscles make respect!

 

* Played for laughs in ''[[Undercover Brother]]'', where the password for getting into the BROTHERHOOD headquarters is doing this with a mechanical arm.

 

* Perfect the handshake expression in [[Fable|Fable III]] and the hero does one of these.

 

** Twilight Sparkle and Princess Cadance have their own version: "Sunshine! Sunshine! Ladybugs awake! Clap your hooves and do a little shake!" {{spoiler|It becomes a plot point when the fake Cadance doesn't recognize it, tipping Twilight off that something is wrong; the real Princess Cadance performs this to prove to Twilight that she's the real one.}}

 

* [[Truth in Television|In the French suburbs,]] the staple teenager salute is a small sideways tap followed by a light fist bump.

* Also common in America, though it's much more common among non-white males than any other group.

** It's also quite prevalent among junior high and high school girls. Often accompanied with a rhyme.

 

== Peace Sign ==

''"Hi! Aren't you happy? I'm happy!"''

 

 

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[[Category:Body Language]]

[[Category:Hand Tropes]]