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Victims of this demoralization technique are typically helpless, unable to resist in any fashion despite the fact that the attacker has generally put them in a position to deliver a solid kick (or punch) to an [[Groin Attack|assortment of vital targets]]. Of course, meanies with the strength to pull off this trick often have [[Nigh Invulnerability]] as well.
May or may not come directly before a [[Neck Snap]]
For added effect there can be a shot, image, or description revealing just how high the attacker can lift the victim's feet from the ground.
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** Also, mercenary leader of the Black Hounds Alexander Zeystev (also known as Chiko-tan) did this to Nodoka while attempting to take her in; there was a tremendous bounty on her and her friend's capture (she became bait).
** In a "heroic" and unarguably awesome example of this, {{spoiler|Negi}} does this to {{spoiler|Tsukuyomi}} in chapter 292, and judging by the look on {{spoiler|Tsukuyomi's}} face, it seems {{spoiler|Negi}} is dead serious and she knows it. Unusual for this trope, {{spoiler|Tsukuyomi}} does try to slice off the arm doing the grabbing. It is [[Made of Air|less than effective.]]
** Chapter 333. Lifemaker grabs Negi in a
* A slight variant of this shows up in the original ''[[Blood: The Last Vampire|Blood the Last Vampire]]'' short
* ''[[Dragonball Z]]''
** Majin Buu does this to its master Babidi, to keep him from talking and using the spell to seal him again before killing him off. It's kind of subverted, though: Babidi is the size of a small dog, probably not much more than the weight of a sack of rice.
** #20 does this to Yamcha in order to impale him with extreme prejudice.
* In the ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' episode "Ballad of Fallen Angels", Vicious does this to Spike, while sporting one of his rare [[Slasher Smile
* ''[[Bleach]]''
** Grimmjow does this to Orihime after he {{spoiler|rescues her from death at the hands of [[Clingy Jealous Girl|Loly and Menoly.]]}}
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* ''[[Predator]]''
** The title villain grabs [[Arnold Schwarzenegger|Dutch]] by the neck, picks him up and examines him closely before administering a [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]].
** The Predator from the sequel does this to a female police
* In ''[[Give My Regards to Broad Street]]'', Big Bob does this to Paul's roadie. (Paul has left by then, but we see it.)
* Darth Vader does this to the Princess's ship captain in the beginning of ''[[Star Wars]]'' ([[A New Hope|episode IV]]), following it through by crushing the guy's windpipe and killing him, quickly establishing that he is ''not'' someone you want to mess with. He also has a much more famous long ranged Force-assisted version which appears to use [[Finger-Poke of Doom|even less effort]] and is in-universe referred to in such diverse terms as Force Choke and Virtual Garrote.
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* ''[[Young Frankenstein]]''. The Monster does this to the police officer who was tormenting him with lit matches.
* The ''[[Heroic Trio]]'' has the [[Big Bad]] doing this to two of the girls at the same time.
* The creature from ''[[Jeepers Creepers]]'' does a
* ''[[Judge Dredd (film)|Judge Dredd]]''. The ABC robot does it to Judge Hershey. Rico threatens to have the robot break her neck and rip her arms and legs off, but eventually orders it to let her go.
* ''[[The Shadow (film)|The Shadow]]'': The title character does this to Farley Claymore after tricking him into running out of bullets and driving him insane.
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** 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.
** Angela sees Knox holding up Claire, and tearing her head off, in one of her dreams.
** Sylar picks up {{spoiler|Jackie Wilcox}} by the neck before murdering her in Season One and again with Ando in Isaac's Loft, which turns into a telekinetic
* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek the Next Generation]]''
** Data does this to Picard in the episode "Power Play".
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** This is how Alex Mercer holds his victims. Hilariously, some of the NPC comments while being held include reminders that [[Groin Attack|their foot is now level with your crotch]]. Sadly, they don't follow through on this.
** The final boss turns the tables and does this to {{spoiler|Mercer}}, before launching him across an aircraft carrier and {{spoiler|revealing his true form}}.
* With the popularity of professional wrestling, this makes its way into many [[Fighting Game
** Kuma from the ''[[Tekken]]'' games is happy to chokeslam you if you he can get to your side, but King (the actual wrestler) has to settle for more mundane manoeuvre.
** Seth in ''[[Street Fighter IV]]'' uses this as a grab.
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* ''[[Tales (series)]]''
** Strongest attack of the summon Efreet in ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'' during the fight against him to [[Defeat Means Friendship|test your worthiness]], where he'll grab one member of the party in his fist, lift them up and concentrate fiery explosions on said character.
*** And let's not forget the cutscene in Palmacosta that introduces us to the Desian [[Complete Monster|Lord Magnius]]. While the Desians are making a display of an execution, an innocent bystander makes the mistake of leaving out his
{{quote|'''Palmacosta Man:''' Oh no, it's Magnius from the Palmacosta Ranch!
'''Magnius:''' That's LORD Magnius, vermin! }}
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* ''[[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]].
* In ''[[Valkyrie Profile]]'', spoiled brat Jelanda accidentally ingests a vial of ghoul powder and undergoes a [[Body Horror
* 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.]]
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* General Grievous does this in his introductory scene in ''[[Star Wars: Clone Wars]]'' with his ''cybernetic leg'' before slamming the victim through the ground.
* ''[[Transformers]]: [[Beast Wars]]'': In the second season opener, this is how Rhinox establishes to Dinobot that he's in no mood for any argument about who's in charge right now.
* ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', the show, seems to like this one. Danny Phantom, the character, is understandably less fond. Throughout most of the show, this trope is almost literally [[Once Per Episode]]. It's only subverted by the fact that a
* ''[[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.
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* 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''.
* Not bare-handed, but a catchpole-assisted
* Leopards often hold their kills by the neck when they lift them to drag them up a tree.
* U.S. President [[Abraham Lincoln]] was a wrestler in his younger days. When he moved to Salem, Illinois in 1831, an local named [http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln48.html Jack Armstrong] challenged him to a match as a sort of initiation. Lincoln was said to have "grabbed the bully by the neck, held him at arm's length, and shook him like a little boy." After the fight, the two [[Defeat Means Friendship|became lifelong friends]].
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