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Home Run Hitter describes the act or capability of one character to strike a blow so powerful that it literally knocks the opponent or target [[Out of Sight, Out of Mind]], usually leaving [[A Twinkle in The Sky]]. Usually reserved for [[The Big Guy]] but occasionally other characters may have this trait, especially [[Cute Bruiser|cute little girls.]]
Home Run Hitter describes the act or capability of one character to strike a blow so powerful that it literally knocks the opponent or target [[Out of Sight, Out of Mind]], usually leaving [[A Twinkle in the Sky]]. Usually reserved for [[The Big Guy]] but occasionally other characters may have this trait, especially [[Cute Bruiser|cute little girls.]]
Named of course for the ability of many baseball players to knock a few outta the park!
Named of course for the ability of many baseball players to knock a few outta the park!


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*** It ''is'' the entire point of the game. You don't win by hitting your opponent, you win by hitting them so hard that they fly off the edge of the screen!
*** It ''is'' the entire point of the game. You don't win by hitting your opponent, you win by hitting them so hard that they fly off the edge of the screen!
** Actually, you don't even have to hit them hard. Just make it impossible to get back to the stage. It's the entire philosophy behind shine-spiking.
** Actually, you don't even have to hit them hard. Just make it impossible to get back to the stage. It's the entire philosophy behind shine-spiking.
* Gamof Gohgry from the games ''[[Star Gladiator]]'' and its sequel, Plasma Sword, has a super move that will knock his opponent off into the extreme distance as well, and ending with [[A Twinkle in The Sky]], though some timing is required to master the move.
* Gamof Gohgry from the games ''[[Star Gladiator]]'' and its sequel, Plasma Sword, has a super move that will knock his opponent off into the extreme distance as well, and ending with [[A Twinkle in the Sky]], though some timing is required to master the move.
* Featured in the ''[[Street Fighter]]'' EX games, with Cracker Jack and his baseball bat. The victim bounces off the moon and lands behind you.
* Featured in the ''[[Street Fighter]]'' EX games, with Cracker Jack and his baseball bat. The victim bounces off the moon and lands behind you.
** Makoto's ''Seichuzen Godanzuki'' in ''[[Street Fighter|Super Street Fighter IV]]''.
** Makoto's ''Seichuzen Godanzuki'' in ''[[Street Fighter|Super Street Fighter IV]]''.
** Pocket Fighter not only allows you to bounce your opponent around the screen, you could hit them so hard, they'd orbit the Earth before crashing back into the arena.
** Pocket Fighter not only allows you to bounce your opponent around the screen, you could hit them so hard, they'd orbit the Earth before crashing back into the arena.
* In ''[[Eternal Fighter Zero]]'', this is one of Rumi Nanase's Final Memory moves, the "Big Bang Hitting Method", in which she tosses her opponent in the air and delivers a huge home run hit. It's potentially the game's most powerful attack. She also has a normal version called the "Rapture Full Swing."
* In ''[[Eternal Fighter Zero]]'', this is one of Rumi Nanase's Final Memory moves, the "Big Bang Hitting Method", in which she tosses her opponent in the air and delivers a huge home run hit. It's potentially the game's most powerful attack. She also has a normal version called the "Rapture Full Swing."
* ''[[Rival Schools (Video Game)|Rival Schools]]''' Shoma, as a baseball player, naturally has this move. He has two variations of it; a simple wind up and swing super move, and a [[Combination Attack]] where his partner sets up the victim for the swing instead.
* ''[[Rival Schools]]''' Shoma, as a baseball player, naturally has this move. He has two variations of it; a simple wind up and swing super move, and a [[Combination Attack]] where his partner sets up the victim for the swing instead.
* In ''[[Naruto]]: Ultimate Ninja 3'' the version of Naruto wearing the green suit of Gai and Lee has an ultimate Jutsu which shows him punching his opponent through some clouds to twinkle in the sky.
* In ''[[Naruto]]: Ultimate Ninja 3'' the version of Naruto wearing the green suit of Gai and Lee has an ultimate Jutsu which shows him punching his opponent through some clouds to twinkle in the sky.
* ''[[Power Stone]] 2'' has this with the tennis racket weapon. One smack is powerful enough to send people flying high into the air and bouncing all over [[Invisible Wall|Invisible Walls]].
* ''[[Power Stone]] 2'' has this with the tennis racket weapon. One smack is powerful enough to send people flying high into the air and bouncing all over [[Invisible Wall|Invisible Walls]].
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** In ''[[Fallout]] 3'', people's heads can fall off rather far. [[Gorn|Potentially by bullets.]]
** In ''[[Fallout]] 3'', people's heads can fall off rather far. [[Gorn|Potentially by bullets.]]
** ''[[Fallout]] 3'''s downloadable content adds the Gauss Rifle as a weapon. It's horrifically slow to fire compared with a lot of the other energy weapons, but on a reasonably strong hit it will knock ''any opponent in the game'' a long way back and throw them to the ground so hard it takes them several seconds to get up. That includes twenty-foot-tall Behemoths.
** ''[[Fallout]] 3'''s downloadable content adds the Gauss Rifle as a weapon. It's horrifically slow to fire compared with a lot of the other energy weapons, but on a reasonably strong hit it will knock ''any opponent in the game'' a long way back and throw them to the ground so hard it takes them several seconds to get up. That includes twenty-foot-tall Behemoths.
* Knock-back effects are common in ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]''. Engineer sentry guns have a heavy knock-back on hit; an enemy that jumps over one can be propelled so high into the air they'll leave the sentry's range, or at least their [[Ragdoll Physics|body]] will. The Pyro's flamethrower has a compressed-air blast that will knock enemies back considerably, which has a few tactical uses. The straighter example of the trope is the Scout's unlockable "Sandman" [[Batter Up|bat]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8mJUpTlHCE Its taunt is a] [[One-Hit Kill]], and one that launches the victim's rag doll a fair distance. There is even an achievement for sending the corpse hurtling 25 meters! The normal strikes with the bat don't do such a thing.
* Knock-back effects are common in ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''. Engineer sentry guns have a heavy knock-back on hit; an enemy that jumps over one can be propelled so high into the air they'll leave the sentry's range, or at least their [[Ragdoll Physics|body]] will. The Pyro's flamethrower has a compressed-air blast that will knock enemies back considerably, which has a few tactical uses. The straighter example of the trope is the Scout's unlockable "Sandman" [[Batter Up|bat]]. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8mJUpTlHCE Its taunt is a] [[One-Hit Kill]], and one that launches the victim's rag doll a fair distance. There is even an achievement for sending the corpse hurtling 25 meters! The normal strikes with the bat don't do such a thing.
* Potentially available in the ''[[Mass Effect]]'' games, particularly to the Adept class. Hitting an enemy with a Lift/Pull followed by a Throw (with maximum boosts to biotic power and Throw) can send the hapless enemy literally out of sight. Particularly impressive and useful in outdoor combat environments, especially on Illium in ''[[Mass Effect 2]]''.
* Potentially available in the ''[[Mass Effect]]'' games, particularly to the Adept class. Hitting an enemy with a Lift/Pull followed by a Throw (with maximum boosts to biotic power and Throw) can send the hapless enemy literally out of sight. Particularly impressive and useful in outdoor combat environments, especially on Illium in ''[[Mass Effect 2]]''.
* [[Dead Island]] is more a FP Survival Horror than a standard FPS, but it does have the Homerun Bat developer's mod weapon, which if properly aimed will literally hurl zombies in the great azure - or at least far enough away you'll have trouble seeing them.
* [[Dead Island]] is more a FP Survival Horror than a standard FPS, but it does have the Homerun Bat developer's mod weapon, which if properly aimed will literally hurl zombies in the great azure - or at least far enough away you'll have trouble seeing them.
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== Platformers ==
== Platformers ==
* [[Super Mario Bros|Princess Peach]] of all people does this to [[Big Bad|Bowser]] at the end of ''[[Super Princess Peach (Video Game)|Super Princess Peach]]''. With an [[Parasol of Pain|umbrella]]. Why did she need Mario to save her in the first place?
* [[Super Mario Bros.|Princess Peach]] of all people does this to [[Big Bad|Bowser]] at the end of ''[[Super Princess Peach]]''. With an [[Parasol of Pain|umbrella]]. Why did she need Mario to save her in the first place?




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== Third-Person Shooters ==
== Third-Person Shooters ==
* In ''[[Grand Theft Auto]] [[Grand Theft Auto III (Video Game)|III]]'' and its sequels, the adrenaline pill would turn the player into this.
* In ''[[Grand Theft Auto]] [[Grand Theft Auto III|III]]'' and its sequels, the adrenaline pill would turn the player into this.




== Turn-Based Tactics ==
== Turn-Based Tactics ==
* The Baseball Bat from the various ''[[Worms (Video Game)|Worms]]'' games. It's even accompanied by the Charge music and Baseball-themed [[Bond One-Liner]] if you knock 'em into the drink.
* The Baseball Bat from the various ''[[Worms]]'' games. It's even accompanied by the Charge music and Baseball-themed [[Bond One-Liner]] if you knock 'em into the drink.
* This is how Mao loses the keys to the Getter Mao to Fuka in ''[[Disgaea 4 a Promise Unforgotten (Video Game)|A Promise Unforgotten]]''. Then again, he was trying to [[Memetic Molester|get his hands on]] [[Cute Monster Girl|Desco]]...
* This is how Mao loses the keys to the Getter Mao to Fuka in ''[[Disgaea 4 a Promise Unforgotten|A Promise Unforgotten]]''. Then again, he was trying to [[Memetic Molester|get his hands on]] [[Cute Monster Girl|Desco]]...
** Fuka also has two unique skills, usable in battle, that play with this. One where she uses a baseball bat to smack a bomb into someone's face, and the second involves placing three targets onto the bases of a baseball field and tackling them out of the park. (and then she casually walks from third to the home plate, scoring an actual home run)
** Fuka also has two unique skills, usable in battle, that play with this. One where she uses a baseball bat to smack a bomb into someone's face, and the second involves placing three targets onto the bases of a baseball field and tackling them out of the park. (and then she casually walks from third to the home plate, scoring an actual home run)


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** The Manga has Kotaro launching Mei out of the [[Tournament Arc]] arena by using the air pressure generated by his punch.
** The Manga has Kotaro launching Mei out of the [[Tournament Arc]] arena by using the air pressure generated by his punch.
* Fate does this to [[Big Bad|Jail Scaglietti]] at the end of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]] StrikerS'', swinging her [[BFS]] like a baseball bat and sending Jail flying hella far with the flat of her blade until he crashed into a wall. Unsurprisingly, the Japanese fanbase gave the scene the [[Fan Nickname]] of "Home Run".
* Fate does this to [[Big Bad|Jail Scaglietti]] at the end of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]] StrikerS'', swinging her [[BFS]] like a baseball bat and sending Jail flying hella far with the flat of her blade until he crashed into a wall. Unsurprisingly, the Japanese fanbase gave the scene the [[Fan Nickname]] of "Home Run".
* In the third season of ''[[The Slayers]]'', Filia launches both Gourry and Zelgadiss into a ricochet up a bell tower/up a street of houses, respectively, using her massive mace. They, of course, fade into [[A Twinkle in The Sky]].
* In the third season of ''[[The Slayers]]'', Filia launches both Gourry and Zelgadiss into a ricochet up a bell tower/up a street of houses, respectively, using her massive mace. They, of course, fade into [[A Twinkle in the Sky]].
* ''[[Excel Saga (Anime)|Excel Saga]]'' has a lampshaded example that included the victim shouting, "I'm heading for the Vanishing Point! [[A Twinkle in The Sky|Look for the twinkle!!]]"
* ''[[Excel Saga (anime)|Excel Saga]]'' has a lampshaded example that included the victim shouting, "I'm heading for the Vanishing Point! [[A Twinkle in the Sky|Look for the twinkle!!]]"
* ''[[Dageki Joi Saori]]'' is a Manga where the Doctor combines this trope with [[Healing Shiv]]. Get knocked a few miles away and fix whatever's ailing you!
* ''[[Dageki Joi Saori]]'' is a Manga where the Doctor combines this trope with [[Healing Shiv]]. Get knocked a few miles away and fix whatever's ailing you!
* In [[Fight Ippatsu Juuden Chan]], Sento, the male protagonist, often hits Plug and Arresta with a baseball bat. Like the trope mentions, they often go flying when he does it.
* In [[Fight Ippatsu! Juuden-chan!!]], Sento, the male protagonist, often hits Plug and Arresta with a baseball bat. Like the trope mentions, they often go flying when he does it.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander|Orihime Inoue]], from ''[[Bleach]]'', pulled this off on Kon, leaving him a twinkle in the sky. Though it wasn't intentional, since she was busy playing a game of her own invention, named "Yakka", a baseball/soccer combo.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander|Orihime Inoue]], from ''[[Bleach]]'', pulled this off on Kon, leaving him a twinkle in the sky. Though it wasn't intentional, since she was busy playing a game of her own invention, named "Yakka", a baseball/soccer combo.


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