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{{quote|''"One fist may not be able to destroy the world... but it can certainly destroy you!"''

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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* ''[[Mazinger Z]]'': The titular mecha not only sported a [[Rocket Punch]] -it is the [[Trope Namer]] and [[Trope Maker]], in fact-, but in one episode extendable cutters were added to the forearms (the Iron Cutter). And in another episode, its fists got reinforced to make them sturdier.

** ''[[Great Mazinger]]'': Great Mazinger sports a [[Rocket Punch]] reinforced with cutters run along the forearm.

== Comic Books ==

* A [[Silver Age]] story had [[Batman]] gain this power temporarily as a result of an experimental chemical splashing on Bruce Wayne's hands, which was later activated when Batman got splashed by a fire hose from a criminal (note this isn't [[Super Strength]]; his hands were just reinforced to withstand impact). This example overlaps with [[Blessed with Suck]] as Batman realized this meant he can't fight someone directly, as punches that could dent wrecking balls or smash through brick walls would kill people out right.

* The [[Fantastic Four]] enemy the Super-Skrull likes to turn his hands into copies of [[Fantastic Four|The Thing]]'s (no, not [[The Thing (film)|that one]]) and combine rocky-skinned superstrong punches with the long reach of Mister Fantastic and sometimes adds a flame and forcefield combo to add to his punches', er, punch. In fact he once used this destructive combo-punch and his [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]] powers to impersonate Powe...I mean, Iron Fist.

== Film ==

* ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' has Batman's hydraulic gauntlet, which can bend gun barrels and pierce the bodywork of a van. [[Awesome but Impractical|Sadly, it doesn't get much screen time.]]

* Gamera in the film ''[[Gamera|Gamera: Revenge Of Irys]]'' gains the ability to form a fist out of plasma after his real hand is amputated. He uses said plasma-fist to {{spoiler|Punch a hole into Irys and kill him.}}

* Near the end of "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]", Optimus Prime deploys a claw attachment to his punching hand, allowing him to basically tear an enemy in half. Of course, since Optimus is 40 feet tall and made entirely of metal, his hands fit this trope all the time.

* A deservedly-obscure John Saxon movie, ''The Glove'', prominently features a so-called "riot glove", armored with metal plates and allegedly used by police to beat up hippie demonstrators.

== Literature ==

* ''[[Discworld]]'': In ''[[Discworld/Night Watch|Night Watch]]'', both [[Anti-Hero|Vimes]] and [[Psycho for Hire|Carcer]] make frequent use of brass knuckles (amongst other inventions of Sir William Blunt-Instrument).

* One ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131001090127/http://community-2.webtv.net/OurManHermes/degrandin/page3.html Jules de Grandin]'' story has ordinary humans rendered able to punch supernatural creatures by using [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|brass knuckles soaked in lime juice]].

** Also many instances of Rachel's bear paws coming into play in this manner.

* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': In "The End of Time", Rassilon wears a medieval-style gauntlet on his left hand that can act as a remote control for other devices and can vaporize a Time Lord with a gesture ([[Killed Off for Real|sorry, no regenerating]]!). It wasn't used much, so we don't know what it's really capable of.

* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'': The lightning-shooting Glove of Myneghon in the episode "Revelations", which may have inspired the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' example in this section.

* ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'': the Ninja Megazord has one on the end of each arm. It's [[Finishing Move]] is a powered blow with both of them together.

* This is one of ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze]]'s'' signature attacks, which is a jet-powered fist in the shape of a ''rocket''.

== Music ==

* [[Disturbed]]'s "Land of Confusion" [[Animated Music Video]] has [[Mascot|The Guy]] finish off the [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of [[Greed]] with this.

== Professional Wrestling ==

* [[WWE]] [[Professional Wrestling|Professional Wrestler]] [[William Regal]], for a while, had a gimmick where he would win his matches thanks to "The Power of the Punch". Unbeknownst to the [[Easily-Distracted Referee]], said punch was powered by a set of brass knuckles secreted in his trunks.

* [[CHIKARA]] took this to a comically ridiculous level. In order to counteract Mike Quackenbush's powerful palm strike attacks, Mecha Mummy unleashed [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QLZL32f2Cs palm strikes with a giant, metal hand of his own.]

== Tabletop Games ==

* The [[Trope Namer]] is ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'', where our friend in the picture above comes from, which features among its close combat weapons, massive mechanical fists a good three to five times regular size that are loaded with servo-motors that radically increase the user's strength and wreathed in an energy field that tears apart anything it touches on the atomic level. The game also features:

** Power Claws, which are the same thing but with giant crushing blades instead of fingers;

== Video Games ==

* ''[[Xenosaga]]'' featured [[Death Seeker|Ziggaurat 8]] ("Ziggy"), a cyborg whose left arm and both legs are visibly robotic and used to devastating effect. [[Hot Scientist|Shion]] used an odd sort of power-knuckle device equipped with various gadgets and weapons.

* ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' games often have weapons like this for the Monk or Monk-analogue. Mash/Sabin of ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'', Tifa of ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', Zell of ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]''. Though sometimes they just wear really durable, cool-looking gloves. Monks in ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'' also have the above-mentioned footwear, that boosts the power of their kick attacks ([[Guide Dang It|although you wouldn't know unless someone told you]]).

== Web Comics ==

* Sol's [[Weapon of Choice]] in ''[[Circumstances of the Revenant Braves]]''.

* ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'' featured a person who invented rocket boots. He used them to kick people, a rare example of a kicker for this trope ''and'' a practical use for otherwise silly technology. {{spoiler|He was killed one night by assassins because he didn't wear his rocket boots to bed}}

== Western Animation ==

* ''[[Kim Possible]]'': When Shego isn't using her [[Power Glows|glowing]] energy as a ranged attack, she uses it to power up her punches in combat. The energy exerts concussive force on her target, and she can even use it to [[Disintegrator Ray|burn things to ashes]].

** Gemini has a prosthetic hand that can deliver electrical shocks and launch miniature missiles.

* ''[[Generator Rex]]'': One of the machines Rex can generate [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWdm5CWKrwk is this]. It seems to be his favourite so far.

* ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]'':The fist of Tebigong grants the user this ability.

== Real Life ==

* The stun glove, a glove that shocks anything it touches when turned on.

* The other obvious real life example would be brass knuckles/knuckle dusters/etc., which are illegal in much of the United States. Slightly more legal are SAP gloves, which are partially filled with lead shot or powdered metals to add more "oomph" to a punch while reducing the chances of injuring one's hand when hitting someone. They see some use among law enforcement officials.

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