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* Sesshomaru of ''[[Inuyasha]]'' does this several times.

* In the ''[[Excel Saga (anime)|Excel Saga]]'' anime's 25th episode, [[Orcus on His Throne|Lord Il Palazzo]] does this to two [[Robot Girl|Ropponomatsus]] at once, one in either hand. Then he ''pops their heads off with a single squeeze''.

{{Spoiler|'''Tita''': ZERO! <[[Boom! Headshot!]]>}} }}

 

* There is a [https://web.archive.org/web/20130703082800/http://chokeonthiscomics.tumblr.com/ Tumblr blog] dedicated to this.

* In comics parlance, this is also known as a Byrne Hold, named after artist John Byrne who was unusually fond of using it on comic covers.

{{quote|'''Wedge:''' [[Parenthetical Swearing|Don't make me go Vader on you.]] Ibitsam was a pilot and a friend and [[Heroic Sacrifice|she died to save your sorry hide]].}}

* [[Superman]] does this fairly rarely, but when he does, you know that shit just got real and the [[Beware the Nice Ones|boy scout is out for the moment.]]

* Shortly after being introduced as leader of the Mutant Liberation Front in New Mutants #87, Stryfe does it to MLF member Wildside as punishment for incompetence, as seen [https://web.archive.org/web/20140911213518/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/14.jpg here].

 

* Early on in his fight with Chridion, the main character of ''[[Christian Humber Reloaded]]'' charges him while underestimating his strength, only to get picked up by his neck and slammed into a tree.

 

* ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'': As seen above, the Beast holds Gaston over the edge of the roof after defeating him. Notable in that the laws of physics were maintained because the Beast holds onto a grotesque to stay balanced.

* Quasimodo does this to Captain Phoebus by his collar in ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''. After calming down a bit, [[Does Not Know His Own Strength|he looked vaguely surprised to see that he'd done this]], and was kind enough to let the captain back down on the ground.

* ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?|Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''. Judge Doom does it to Roger when he captures him in the bar.

* The [[Horny Vikings|Viking captain]] actually does this to his first mate after he refuses the first mate's warning that the Leviathan is about to destroy their ship during their search for Atlantis in a deleted opening for ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]''.

* In ''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]'', Kingpin does this to a guard implied to have squealed.

* ''[[Predator]]''

* In ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]'', Loki does this to Tony Stark [[Destination Defenestration|(and chucks him out a 50th story skyscraper window)]] in a fit of pique after [[Won't Work On Me|Loki's attempt to brainwash him fails spectacularly]].

 

* Bud White does this to a prisoner in the "Bloody Christmas" part of ''[[L.A. Confidential]]''. In a subversion, he ''does'' get kicked in the balls.

* In ''[[Ender's Game]]'', when Ender is in a life or death fight, he lets himself get into a hold like this, then feints towards a [[Groin Attack]] before headbutting his oppressor. {{spoiler|The headbutt kills the guy}}.

* In ''[[War of the Spider Queen]]'' the half-demon [[Blood Knight]] does this to a dark elf prisoner. Justified in that he is eight feet tall and insanely strong and she is barely five feet tall.

 

* Seen repeatedly in ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'':

** Jessica Sanders grabs her father by the throat, picks him up and slams him against a wardrobe. Particularly ridiculous example (at least before the slam,) since, regardless of strength, she will be considerably lighter than him.

* In an episode of ''[[The X-Files]]'', a shapeshifting alien pretending to be Mulder does this to Scully.

 

* Once happened in ''[[What's New with Phil and Dixie]]'' to a game-company flack, who'd interrupted yet another attempt by the hosts to address the topic of Sex in ''D&D''. One panel shows him being subjected to this trope; the next reveals that it's Dixie, rather than Phil, who's doing it.

 

* The Chokeslam (lifting your opponent by their neck then slamming them to the mat) used by big, powerful wrestlers such as [[The Undertaker]], [[Kane (wrestling)|Kane]], and [[The Big Show]]. The way the chokeslam actually works is (like most pro wrestling moves) with the person on the receiving end doing a good bit of the work; they jump. They're also very rarely held in the air for any amount of time, just long enough to get them to the highest point before bringing them down. Typically the wrestler delivering the move will lift with the other hand on the victim's hip, unless he's doing it to two guys at the same time.

* Some moves start with a two-handed chokelift, too.

 

* Spidey grabs mooks like this in ''Spider-Man 2: The Video Game''. From there on, he can do a variety of things to the helpless dude.

* ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''

{{quote|'''Palmacosta Man:''' Oh no, it's Magnius from the Palmacosta Ranch!

'''Magnius:''' That's LORD Magnius, vermin! }}

* {{spoiler|Terra-Xehanort}} does this to Aqua in the pre-final battle cutscene in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep]]''.

* Riku {{spoiler|Replica}} did it to Zexion in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories|Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]''. The animation makes it look like he's picking him up by the collar, though.

* ''[[Dragon Age II]]'' has Fenris do this to {{spoiler|his former master.}}

* In ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'', this seems to be one of Solidus's favorite things to do to [[Bishonen|Raiden]].

* This is Batman's default [[Mook]] interrogation technique ''[[Batman: Arkham City]]''...when he's not [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique|slamming them into walls]] or [[High Altitude Interrogation|dangling them off railings.]]

* Quiet's [[Establishing Character Moment]] in ''[[Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain]]'' (as in, when the player realizes ''not'' to underestimate this sexy gal in a bikini) is a cutscene where she kills ''two soldiers at once'' (one in each hand) this way

 

* Hal was on the receiving end of one of these by [[Super Mario Bros Z|Turbo Mecha Sonic]] in the [[Easter Egg]] of ''[[Bowser's Kingdom]]'' episode 8.

* In ''[[Haloid]]'' a Covenant Elite does this to an ODST near the end of the initial battle.

 

* In [http://www.misfile.com/index.php?page=1064 this strip] of ''[[Misfile]]'', resident [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]] Cassiel gets this treatment as part of the Creepy New Angel Xapharael's [[Kick the Dog|introduction]].

* In ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20090901192730/http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=7&issue=14 Bearclaw] is able to do this ''to a velociraptor''.

** Roy Greenhilt seems to like this as an intimidation method for interrogating mooks. He does it to a goblin teen in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0101.html strip #101], and then to Pompey of the Linear Guild in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0356.html strip #356.]

** Xykon can do it too when pissed. And don't try to change the subject with trivial concerns, like breathing.

* In ''[[The Dreamland Chronicles]]'', in a rare [[Good Versus Good]] example, an impatient Orion does it to Alex just so the latter will take his flight training seriously. From there, it's [[Die or Fly]].

 

* Combined with a [[Neck Snap]] in ''[[Magical Girl Hunters]]'' against Pretty Marshall Rose.

* Carmilla of the ''[[Whateley Universe]]'' does this to Shadowolf, but she has [[Combat Tentacles]], so his legs and arms are also restrained and he can't fight back. He then finds out she's really a [[Cosmic Horror]] instead of a schoolgirl.

 

* In ''[[Transformers Animated]]'', Blackarachnia does this to Optimus Prime after downloading Bulkhead's strength.

{{quote|'''Starscream:''' ''(to Bumblebee)'' YOU INTERRUPTED MY SPEECH!}}

* ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short ''Big Top Bunny''. Bruno the bear does it to [[Bugs Bunny]] so Bugs will let Bruno do the 1,000-foot-high dive first.

 

* Some small mammals will go limp if you do this ''from behind'', grasping them by the loose skin there, as it taps into their infantile reflexes from being carried by their mothers. It's the safest way to carry an uncooperative rabbit, for one. Don't carry grown cats by their necks alone, though; they can get hurt that way.

** And if that warning alone [[Jerkass|isn't enough to heed the advice]], picking up a grown cat by the neck also doesn't tend to make them go limp, either, and ''you'' can also get hurt that way. Typically gorgeous [[wikipedia:Ragdoll|Ragdolls]] are very likely an exception; but then, Ragdolls usually go limp when you pick them up ''anyway''.