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In a fistfight, one participant (frequently [[The Hero]]) gets in close to his (usually much-larger and frequently [[The Brute]]) opponent, and lands a flurry of punches into his gut.

The opponent just looks down and smiles, completely unharmed, giving the hero [[Oh Crap|a moment of sudden dread,]] before inflicting some violence upon him [[Now ~~Its~~ My Turn|in return.]]

The opponent just looks down and smiles, completely unharmed, giving the hero [[Oh Crap|a moment of sudden dread,]] before inflicting some violence upon him [[Now It's My Turn|in return.]]

The big guy may also say something like "Stop it, that tickles."

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** Sasuke vs. Killer Bee: Sasuke takes an opening to deliver a flying kick to Killer Bee's chest... whose only reaction was to pause for a second then set down his sword [[Excuse Me While I Multitask|to write down some rap lyrics]].

* Done straight in ''[[G Gundam|Mobile Fighter G Gundam]]'' twice in the same episode -- First Domon tries it against the pilot of Neo Russia's Bolt Gundam, then again when the two are fighting inside their mechas. Both times he gets his opponent's fists brought down on his head.

** ''[[Gundam 00]]'' pulls this trope off in the final episode: as Setsuna charges at Ribbons's mecha into melee range where Setsuna is dominant, we expect him to do some damage then fly off as usual. Instead, Ribbons pulls out a beam saber and casually swats him out of the sky. The "Uh Oh" part of the trope comes right after as the Reborns Cannon transforms, revealing that ''it's a freaking Gundam''. [[Kuudere|Setsuna]]'s [[Oh Crap|expression]] is priceless. Yes, the memetic line is said by a ''good guy''.

** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'' pulls this trope off in the final episode: as Setsuna charges at Ribbons's mecha into melee range where Setsuna is dominant, we expect him to do some damage then fly off as usual. Instead, Ribbons pulls out a beam saber and casually swats him out of the sky. The "Uh Oh" part of the trope comes right after as the Reborns Cannon transforms, revealing that ''it's a freaking Gundam''. [[Kuudere|Setsuna]]'s [[Oh Crap|expression]] is priceless. Yes, the memetic line is said by a ''good guy''.

* ''[[Fist of the North Star]]''

** Subverted during Ken's fight with Mr. Heart. Ken throws a single punch at Heart, who is so obese that his belly fat absorbs it, holding Ken in place so Heart can hit him. Ken, after getting up, decides to use a different tactic: he kicks the same spot repeatedly, displacing Heart's bulk so Ken can reach his pressure points and cause Heart to [[Your Head Asplode|asplode]].

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** Is there even a single time where Alucard fights without pulling this of?

** Alucard himself gets one of these, during his fight with Anderson {{spoiler|with the nail}}. He unloads [[More Dakka]] onto Anderson, only for the latter to regenerate his arms, stop the final bullet {{spoiler|with a vine}}, and grin. Right before he leaps above Alucard, stabs him in the head, then starts to {{spoiler|burn him away with holy fire}}, one of times during the series when Alucard has been closest to death.

* Done in ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni]]'' (Kai!) when Okonagi punches Akasaka in the chest; he's feeling smug until Akasaka mutters, [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner|"Weak"]]. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Guess what happens next]]. It's actually different than some people might expect -- {{spoiler|Akasaka says "You call that a punch? Lemme show you a real punch...", Okonagi backs up to his car clearly afraid, Akasaka ''punches through the bulletproof windshield'', and Okonagi faints from the attack ''barely missing his face''}}. And then the [[Nakama]] comes out to celebrate their victory for the day!

* Done in ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'' (Kai!) when Okonagi punches Akasaka in the chest; he's feeling smug until Akasaka mutters, [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner|"Weak"]]. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Guess what happens next]]. It's actually different than some people might expect -- {{spoiler|Akasaka says "You call that a punch? Lemme show you a real punch...", Okonagi backs up to his car clearly afraid, Akasaka ''punches through the bulletproof windshield'', and Okonagi faints from the attack ''barely missing his face''}}. And then the [[Nakama]] comes out to celebrate their victory for the day!

* ''[[Bleach]]''

** Zaraki bares his chest, and gives Ichigo one free swing at him, anywhere he liked. Ichigo puts everything into his attack, and as a result, Zaraki is unfazed, and Ichigo's hands are bleeding, because Zaraki's natural reiatsu levels are crazy high.

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** {{spoiler|It's reversed in chapter 419; Aizen, having basically evolved into an [[Eldritch Abomination]], throws everything he's got at Ichigo (including one of his [[Evil Gloating|signature monologues]]). Ichigo's response: "Is that all you've got?"}}

** Ulquiorra does this on multiple occasions, sometimes in the same battle. In one instance, after Ichigo has thrown everything he's got at him, Ulquiorra uses Ichigo's zanpakto, which Ichigo is trying to impale him on, to slice his shirt off to show off his Espada number.

* ''[[~~Baccano (Light Novel)|~~Baccano]]''

* ''[[Baccano]]''

** In the DVD extra episodes, [[Ax Crazy|Ladd Russo]] takes a direct hit from Graham Spector without flinching, then rips Graham's weapon out of his own wound and sends Graham flying across the screen. This is a case of one [[Crazy Awesome]] character out-crazying another.

** Also occurs in the main series when a group of mobsters shoot [[Healing Factor|Szilard]] [[Implacable Man|Quates]] full of bullets. He promptly returns the favor.

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** In general, when Ranma is fighting a new enemy (particularly in movies) he begins with his Chestnut Fist attack, which usually accomplishes nothing.

* ''[[Soul Eater]]''

** One episode has [[Girl ~~With~~ Psycho Weapon|Maka]] get into an argument with [[Highly-Visible Ninja|Black Star]]. She punches him in the face to no effect (because of both the power gap and the fact she doesn't use punches as often). He shrugs it off and tells her to challenge him to a duel if she wants to solve things that way.

** One episode has [[Girl with Psycho Weapon|Maka]] get into an argument with [[Highly-Visible Ninja|Black Star]]. She punches him in the face to no effect (because of both the power gap and the fact she doesn't use punches as often). He shrugs it off and tells her to challenge him to a duel if she wants to solve things that way.

** {{spoiler|Becomes even funnier if you consider that in the last episode of the Anime she [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|literally just punches out the series's Cthulhu]].}}

* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''

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* ''[[Rosario to Vampire]]'' has multiple layers of this in chapter 6 of the second serialization; Tsukune's friends take on the doppelganger but are themselves defeated in the process... and then Tsukune removes Moka's rosario and plants it on the doppelganger to temporarily weaken him before attacking him as much as possible until the rosario comes off. Then Inner Moka shows up and delivers a [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]] about doppelgangers. Cue the [[Evil Laugh]] and a very brief [[Curb Stomp Battle]] at her hands.

* In ''[[Fairy Tail]]'', Natsu, Erza, Gray, Wendy, and Lucy give it everything they've got when they attack {{spoiler|Master Hades}}. Their foe is surprised by their ability and synchronization, but even their best attacks fail to scratch him. The heroes have barely enough time to realize that they are in serious trouble {{spoiler|before Hades apparently vaporizes Wendy.}}

* Subverted in ''[[~~Angel Densetsu (Manga)|~~Angel Densetsu]]''. To the outside observer, most fights against [[Face of a Thug|Kitano]] play out as follows: assailant wails on Kitano as hard as they can, assailant [[Oh Crap|expresses shock]] at the fact that [[Why Won't You Die?|Kitano refuses to fall]], Kitano lays out assailant in a single hit. In reality, while Kitano ''is'' pretty tough, he's also highly skilled at dodging ''just enough'' to nullify a blow while appearing to take its full impact. He's also an [[Actual Pacifist]] who hates fighting, and enough of a [[Cloudcuckoolander]] that half the time he won't even realize he's in a fight to begin with. And that single, knock-out blow at the end? It's even odds that either the assailant panicked and knocked himself out somehow, or Kitano accidentally blundered into him and the impact knocked him cold. Of course, if you've frightened Kitano enough that he decides he has to ''actually'' hit you, then [[Beware the Nice Ones|may God have mercy on you]].

* Subverted in ''[[Angel Densetsu]]''. To the outside observer, most fights against [[Face of a Thug|Kitano]] play out as follows: assailant wails on Kitano as hard as they can, assailant [[Oh Crap|expresses shock]] at the fact that [[Why Won't You Die?|Kitano refuses to fall]], Kitano lays out assailant in a single hit. In reality, while Kitano ''is'' pretty tough, he's also highly skilled at dodging ''just enough'' to nullify a blow while appearing to take its full impact. He's also an [[Actual Pacifist]] who hates fighting, and enough of a [[Cloudcuckoolander]] that half the time he won't even realize he's in a fight to begin with. And that single, knock-out blow at the end? It's even odds that either the assailant panicked and knocked himself out somehow, or Kitano accidentally blundered into him and the impact knocked him cold. Of course, if you've frightened Kitano enough that he decides he has to ''actually'' hit you, then [[Beware the Nice Ones|may God have mercy on you]].

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* In the ''[[Superman]] vs. [[Spider-Man]]'' Special, Lex Luthor secretly energizes Spidey for the inevitable first meeting fight. After a few good licks, the energy wears off, and Spidey experiences this trope.

* Another crossover feature [[Batman]] and [[The Hulk]] has Bats punching various points of Hulk's body trying to find a weak spot. After a couple panels, Batman looks up to see a ''very'' angry Hulk who says, "You try to... hurt Hulk?!"

* ''[[Spider Man]]''

* ''[[Spider-Man]]''

** This happens a lot to Spidey since he's always the underdog character. While trapped on a deserted island, he punches Venom in the face with everything thing he has. While it actually draws blood from Venom's mouth, he [[Crazy Awesome|laughs it off]] and tells Spidey that he has [[First Blood]].

** The famous "Nothing Stops the Juggernaut" story from ''[[Spider Man (Comic Book)|Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #229-230 is basically two issues of this. Spidey tries to deter the Juggernaut from kidnapping Madame Webb. He not only tries dozens of punches, but girders, webbing, a manhole cover, a load of bricks, a wrecking ball, [[Made of Explodium|a gas truck]] and more. Nothing works, but Spider-Man [[Determinator|refuses to let another of his friends get hurt.]]

** The famous "Nothing Stops the Juggernaut" story from ''[[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #229-230 is basically two issues of this. Spidey tries to deter the Juggernaut from kidnapping Madame Webb. He not only tries dozens of punches, but girders, webbing, a manhole cover, a load of bricks, a wrecking ball, [[Made of Explodium|a gas truck]] and more. Nothing works, but Spider-Man [[Determinator|refuses to let another of his friends get hurt.]]

** Another Spider-Man example happens in his first encounter with The Hulk. He throws his hardest punch and not only hurts his own hand but the Hulk doesn't even blink.

* A one-off story from the early days of ''[[Excalibur (Comic Book)|Excalibur]]'' -- the first half of #3. You get this trope twice: first Captain Britain tries to stand up to the Juggernaut (who's just broken out of prison), hits him several times to no effect, then gets knocked a couple miles away by one punch. Then, as the Juggernaut is trying to leave, Phoenix steps in, and introduces herself to the helmetless Juggernaut...

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== Fan Works ==

* The troll in ''[[~~With Strings Attached (Fanfic)|~~With Strings Attached]]'' grabs Paul's leg and slams him against some walls, repeatedly. With this result:

* The troll in ''[[With Strings Attached]]'' grabs Paul's leg and slams him against some walls, repeatedly. With this result:

{{quote| “Are you quite finished?” the very annoyed Paul said as he dangled, arms folded over his chest. <br />

The troll goggled at him for a few seconds, then screamed “AIEEEE!” }}

== Films -- Animation ==

* Subverted when Mowgli does this to Baloo upon first meeting him in ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney)|The Jungle Book]]''. Punch! Punch! Punch! Uh Oh... becomes a Punch! Punch! Punch! Hi There... as Baloo takes it upon himself to teach Mowgli how to throw a decent punch.

* Subverted when Mowgli does this to Baloo upon first meeting him in ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney film)|The Jungle Book]]''. Punch! Punch! Punch! Uh Oh... becomes a Punch! Punch! Punch! Hi There... as Baloo takes it upon himself to teach Mowgli how to throw a decent punch.

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* ''[[Godzilla]]''

** Pure, flat out, Godzilla. Time after time, in his first movie they threw ''EVERYTHING'' at him, and he just kept COMING. He does it again in ''[[Film/Godzilla 1985|Godzilla 1985]]'' to the Super X, and pretty much beats the shit out of Baragon in an almost literal [[Curb Stomp Battle]] with Baragon in ''GMK''.

** He was also partially the ''victim'' of this trope in his second battle with Biollante in ''[[~~Godzilla vs. Biollante (Film)|~~Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' because she had so much fucking ''MASS'' that she was able to shrug off even his most powerful blasts without taking much damage.

** He was also partially the ''victim'' of this trope in his second battle with Biollante in ''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' because she had so much fucking ''MASS'' that she was able to shrug off even his most powerful blasts without taking much damage.

* ''[[~~Indiana Jones (Franchise)|~~Indiana Jones]]''

* ''[[Indiana Jones]]''

** He does this in ''[[~~Raiders of the Lost Ark (Film)|~~Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' against a [[Giant Mook|gigantic Nazi bruiser]]. How he finishes the fight could well be considered [[Nightmare Fuel]].

** He does this in ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' against a [[Giant Mook|gigantic Nazi bruiser]]. How he finishes the fight could well be considered [[Nightmare Fuel]].

** He has a similar encounter with the same actor, but wearing a turban, in ''[[Indiana Jones and ~~The Temple of Doom (Film)|Indiana Jones and The~~ Temple of Doom]]''. Again, his body ends up horribly mangled.

** He has a similar encounter with the same actor, but wearing a turban, in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]''. Again, his body ends up horribly mangled.

** Luckily for him, in [[Indiana Jones and ~~The~~ Last Crusade ~~(Film)~~|the third film]] that actor's character missed the Zeppelin. They planned to have a fight in the third film, and from the looks of it they were going to subvert this trope by giving the guy a glass chin. (There's some footage in the "Stunts of Indiana Jones" special on the DVD.)

** Luckily for him, in [[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|the third film]] that actor's character missed the Zeppelin. They planned to have a fight in the third film, and from the looks of it they were going to subvert this trope by giving the guy a glass chin. (There's some footage in the "Stunts of Indiana Jones" special on the DVD.)

** Subverted in ''[[Indiana Jones and ~~The~~ Kingdom of ~~The Crystal Skull (Film)|Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The~~ Crystal Skull]]'' where Indy punches the Russian henchman several times, only for him to manically grin through bloodied teeth. Indy makes for one last punch -- but the guy falls flat on his back {{spoiler|to be carried off by giant ants}}.

** Subverted in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' where Indy punches the Russian henchman several times, only for him to manically grin through bloodied teeth. Indy makes for one last punch -- but the guy falls flat on his back {{spoiler|to be carried off by giant ants}}.

* The Man in Black is the victim of this when he goes up against Fezzik (played by [[Andre the Giant]]) in ''[[The Princess Bride (~~Film~~)|The Princess Bride]]''.

* The Man in Black is the victim of this when he goes up against Fezzik (played by [[Andre the Giant]]) in ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]''.

* Carlos, the [[Jerk ~~With~~ a Heart of Gold]] from the film ''[[Batteries Not Included (~~Film~~)|Batteries Not Included]]'', attempts a flurry of punches to the [[Gentle Giant]] Harry's midsection to no avail. A bad idea, considering that Harry was already more than a little upset about Carlos shoving him down a flight of stairs earlier. Harry flashes Carlos a satisfied grin just before knocking the crap out of him and tossing him out the front door.

* Carlos, the [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] from the film ''[[Batteries Not Included (film)|Batteries Not Included]]'', attempts a flurry of punches to the [[Gentle Giant]] Harry's midsection to no avail. A bad idea, considering that Harry was already more than a little upset about Carlos shoving him down a flight of stairs earlier. Harry flashes Carlos a satisfied grin just before knocking the crap out of him and tossing him out the front door.

* ''[[Rocky (~~Film~~)|Rocky]]''

* ''[[Rocky (film)|Rocky]]''

** Done dead (and I mean ''dead'') serious in ''Rocky IV'', when Apollo Creed fought -- or tried to fight -- Ivan Drago in an exhibition match. The first round and a half were like this for Rocky as well until he landed a brutal haymaker on Ivan Drago which changed momentum in the fight.

** Rocky himself uses it to magnificent effect against Clubber Lang's punches in part III.

* A standard feature of many ''[[James Bond (~~Film~~)|James Bond]]'' films.

* A standard feature of many ''[[James Bond (film)|James Bond]]'' films.

** The best example is the series of encounters between Bond (Sean Connery) and the sumo-wrestler-sized martial arts expert Oddjob (Harold Sakata) in ''[[~~Goldfinger (Film)|~~Goldfinger]]''. Bond's futile attempts to harm Oddjob early in the movie set us up for their classic final encounter in the gold vaults at Fort Knox. With an atomic weapon ticking off in the room, how will Bond manage to defeat an enemy seemingly immune to violence and pain? (Bond throws ''gold bars'' at him, to no effect, for crying out loud.)

** The best example is the series of encounters between Bond (Sean Connery) and the sumo-wrestler-sized martial arts expert Oddjob (Harold Sakata) in ''[[Goldfinger]]''. Bond's futile attempts to harm Oddjob early in the movie set us up for their classic final encounter in the gold vaults at Fort Knox. With an atomic weapon ticking off in the room, how will Bond manage to defeat an enemy seemingly immune to violence and pain? (Bond throws ''gold bars'' at him, to no effect, for crying out loud.)

** Jaws seemed completely impervious to any kind of injury at all, which honestly makes you wonder why Bond ever tried to take him in close combat after the first time. Also not helped by Bond's insistence on punching Jaws ''[[Idiot Ball|in the mouth]]''.

** Another good example: The guy from the beginning of ''[[~~Never Say Never Again (Film)|~~Never Say Never Again]]''. Who ignores a pot of boiling water to the face, but gets horribly burned by day-old urine?

** Another good example: The guy from the beginning of ''[[Never Say Never Again]]''. Who ignores a pot of boiling water to the face, but gets horribly burned by day-old urine?

* This happens in ''[[Big Trouble in Little China]]''. Although not bigger than Jack, Rain ''is'' a minor god.

* During a barfight in the movie ''[[Michael]]'', one of the drunks hammers at Michael's gut, then punches him twice in the face. Mike doesn't even blink -- but then, he's an archangel.

* During the climactic brawl in ''[[The Cannonball Run]]'', Burt Reynolds ineffectively slams several punches into the jaw of a massive biker. The biker mockingly suggests "Why don't you try this side?", pointing to the other side of his jaw. Burt replies "Thanks" and then slugs him with a wrench on the indicated side of the jaw, knocking the biker out.

* In the fight against the [[Big Bad]] in ''[[Blade (~~Film~~)|Blade]]'', Blade gets several free shots at his opponent before said opponent grins at him and says "My turn", then proceeding to smash him across the room.

* In the fight against the [[Big Bad]] in ''[[Blade (film)|Blade]]'', Blade gets several free shots at his opponent before said opponent grins at him and says "My turn", then proceeding to smash him across the room.

* When [[Hellboy]] encounters Mr. Wink in ''[[Hellboy (~~Film~~)|Hellboy]] II: The Golden Army'', he initially punches Mr. Wink in the abdomen several times, with no effect. He pauses a second, and Mr. Wink gives Hellboy a huge punch.

* When [[Hellboy]] encounters Mr. Wink in ''[[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]] II: The Golden Army'', he initially punches Mr. Wink in the abdomen several times, with no effect. He pauses a second, and Mr. Wink gives Hellboy a huge punch.

* In ''[[The Mask (~~Film~~)|The Mask]]'', Ipkiss unleashes rapid punches in the [[Big Bad]]'s face. He stops for a second, panting, and gasps "I'm winning!" in an amazed voice. The [[Big Bad]] immediately seizes the initiative.

* In ''[[The Mask (film)|The Mask]]'', Ipkiss unleashes rapid punches in the [[Big Bad]]'s face. He stops for a second, panting, and gasps "I'm winning!" in an amazed voice. The [[Big Bad]] immediately seizes the initiative.

* ''[[~~Batman Returns (Film)|~~Batman Returns]]'': Batman can't beat up a heavyset bruiser. So he stuffs a bomb earlier lifted from a clown in the guy's pants and throws him into a sewer. [[Moral Dissonance|Ouch.]]

* ''[[Batman Returns]]'': Batman can't beat up a heavyset bruiser. So he stuffs a bomb earlier lifted from a clown in the guy's pants and throws him into a sewer. [[Moral Dissonance|Ouch.]]

* Happened more than once in various Bud Spencer movies.

** In at least one instance, Bud's character doesn't even ''notice'' that a mook is punching him in the back, and only takes annoyed action when the mook smashes a chair on him.

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* In ''[[Necessary Roughness]]'', when the football team is confronted in a bar by their undefeated rival-college team, Paul Blake (a middle-aged quarterback) delivers a one-two punch to the jaw of the rival team's star linebacker. Said punches have no effect, and we hear someone off-camera (probably one of Paul's teammates) say "Oh, Lord!" just before a massive bar-fight breaks out.

* In ''[[Master of the Flying Guillotine]]'', one of the martial artists uses a special technique that renders him invulnerable. His smaller and quicker opponent lands blow after blow to no effect before finding his weak spot.

* In ''[[Friday the 13th (~~Film~~)|Friday the 13 th]] Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'', a [[Too Dumb to Live|teenage boxer]] ''gets into a fistfight with undead killing machine Jason Voorhees''. Even more ludicrously, he punches Jason multiple times in the face, y'know, the one covered by a hockey mask? After he tires out, Jason decapitates him with one punch.

* In ''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday the 13 th]] Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'', a [[Too Dumb to Live|teenage boxer]] ''gets into a fistfight with undead killing machine Jason Voorhees''. Even more ludicrously, he punches Jason multiple times in the face, y'know, the one covered by a hockey mask? After he tires out, Jason decapitates him with one punch.

* Done in the first ''[[Three Ninjas]]'' film, with a particularly large mook, before the heroes remember about vulnerable spots and beat the crap out of him.

* This happens to [[John Wayne]]'s character while fighting a massive oilfield roughneck in the movie ''[[Big Jake]]''.

* ''[[The Incredible Hulk (~~Film~~)|The Incredible Hulk]]'': The Hulk has just finished bashing and pummeling the Abomination into the ground (with the help of cars used as boxing gloves). The Abomination simply spits out a few teeth and asks, [[Ironic Echo|"Is that all you've got?"]]

* ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]'': The Hulk has just finished bashing and pummeling the Abomination into the ground (with the help of cars used as boxing gloves). The Abomination simply spits out a few teeth and asks, [[Ironic Echo|"Is that all you've got?"]]

* ''[[The Lord of the Rings (~~Film~~)|The Lord of the Rings]]'': Hobbits attacking a cave troll should have this effect, but the scene is hardly played for laughs. Most of Gimli's fights would look like this, except that he has an axe.

* ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'': Hobbits attacking a cave troll should have this effect, but the scene is hardly played for laughs. Most of Gimli's fights would look like this, except that he has an axe.

* In ''[[Yellowbeard]]'', the title pirate is in a British prison and one of the guards attempts to discipline him by beating him with a stout wooden rod. Yellowbeard doesn't notice.

* The movie version of ''[[Wild Wild West (~~Film~~)|Wild Wild West]]'' has Jim West trying to fight the last of Loveless's modified henchmen, only to end up invoking this trope. He gets the crap kicked out of him, nearly gets thrown out of the [[Spider Tank]], and is only saved by a quick application of [[I Surrender, Suckers]].

* The movie version of ''[[Wild Wild West (film)|Wild Wild West]]'' has Jim West trying to fight the last of Loveless's modified henchmen, only to end up invoking this trope. He gets the crap kicked out of him, nearly gets thrown out of the [[Spider Tank]], and is only saved by a quick application of [[I Surrender, Suckers]].

* In the movie version of ''[[Popeye]]'' starring Robin Williams, Olive Oyl's luckless younger brother attempts to get money for his family by challenging a pro wrestler to a fight. He pounds on the guy for several minutes to no avail; before the wrestler smiles and pounds the crap out of him, {{spoiler|necessitating Popeye to come in and finish the fight.}}

* When Ivan Ooze breaks into the Command Center in ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers the Movie]]'', Alpha the robot tries to karate chop him -- cue belch noise, Ivan electrocuting Alpha, and Zordon giving him a [[Pick On Someone Your Own Size]].

* When Ivan Ooze breaks into the Command Center in ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers the Movie]]'', Alpha the robot tries to karate chop him -- cue belch noise, Ivan electrocuting Alpha, and Zordon giving him a [[Pick on Someone Your Own Size]].

* ''[[The Time Machine]]'' 2002 adaptation. The protagonist repeatedly punches the Morlok leader in the face, only to have him laugh it off.

* In the film revamp of ''[[Get Smart (~~Film~~)|Get Smart]]'', while Agent 86 is beating on a very big Russian henchmen who doesn't feel a thing.

* In the film revamp of ''[[Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]'', while Agent 86 is beating on a very big Russian henchmen who doesn't feel a thing.

* Tony Jaa faces a big guy who does this in ''[[Tom Yum Goong|The Protector]]''. He eventually turns the tables with elephant bones applied to joints.

* Jackie Chan experienced this with a [[Giant Mook]] in ''[[Rumble in The Bronx]]''. After punching the mook just earned him a contemptuous look, he tried beating him with a motorcycle helmet. The mook continued to look amused. So then Jackie grabbed a gigantic adjustable spanner, at which point the mook put up his hands and begged for mercy.

* When the turtles first encounter Tokka and Rahzar in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (~~Film~~)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] II: the Secret of the Ooze'', Donatello winds up and baseball-swings his bo into Tokka's chest. The only damage is to Don's cool.

* When the turtles first encounter Tokka and Rahzar in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] II: the Secret of the Ooze'', Donatello winds up and baseball-swings his bo into Tokka's chest. The only damage is to Don's cool.

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* In ''[[Harry Turtledove|Hitler's War]]'', a character punches a bartender with "a blow that would have dented a Panzer". The bartender barely feels it, and punches back. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Cue stunned reactions.]]

* Max the Silent from [[Andrew Vachss]]'s Burke books has done a variant of this on occasion. For example, as recounted in ''Terminal'', he has twice purposely let Muay Thai practitioners knee him twice -- which, for those not in the know, is supposed to hurt like hell.

* Happens in ''[[Discworld ~~(Literature)~~/The Fifth Elephant|The Fifth Elephant]]'' when Carrot takes on Wolfgang. Carrot can floor Detritus (who is made of ''rock'') in a fair fight, which gives you an idea of just how tough Wolfgang is.

* Happens in ''[[Discworld/The Fifth Elephant|The Fifth Elephant]]'' when Carrot takes on Wolfgang. Carrot can floor Detritus (who is made of ''rock'') in a fair fight, which gives you an idea of just how tough Wolfgang is.

* Some bad guys try to beat up Niobe's bonny husband in ''[[Incarnations of Immortality|With A Tangled Skein]]'', because they want to rape her. Then they comment that it's like punching rock. Then he schools them.

== Live-Action TV ==

* Even Hercules fell victim to this in ''[[~~Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (TV)|~~Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' once, when he went up a really big guy who took a number of blows without much reaction. Herc throws in some lampshading ("Doesn't that '''hurt'''?"), but eventually beats the guy.

* Even Hercules fell victim to this in ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' once, when he went up a really big guy who took a number of blows without much reaction. Herc throws in some lampshading ("Doesn't that '''hurt'''?"), but eventually beats the guy.

* ''[[~~Angel (TV)|~~Angel]]'' is famous for this.

* ''[[Angel]]'' is famous for this.

** Especially with season four's [[The Dragon|Dragon]], The Beast. He does it to Faith in one episode, and in another classic scene, he stands there and repeatedly soaks the best shots of almost the entire cast (Angel, Wesley, Gunn, and Lorne), effortlessly bouncing flurries of punches, axe strikes, sword blows, bullets, and shotgun slugs, before casually throwing them through walls or off buildings.

** Also played with for humor, when Angel faces off vs. Hamilton in the series finale. After throwing his best haymaker into Hamilton's stomach and only hurting his own hand, Angel sheepishly asks, "Did that hurt at all?" Hamilton replies, "A little bit." Hamilton was played by Adam Baldwin, the sterotypical [[Colonel Badass]]. The aforementioned is a surprise to anyone?

* Happened to the chronically clueless Colonel Crittendon in ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'' when he attempted to use "killer judo" on a large German officer.

* This happens a ''lot'' in ''[[~~Get Smart (TV)|~~Get Smart]]'', usually leading to a "Listen, fella, I hope I wasn't out of line with that crack about..."

* This happens a ''lot'' in ''[[Get Smart]]'', usually leading to a "Listen, fella, I hope I wasn't out of line with that crack about..."

** In an episode, Maxwell Smart is infiltrating a camp of desert nomads when he bumps into a massive guard. "Where I come from," Max says with confidence, "we have a saying. 'The bigger they are, the harder they fall.'" After firing off a judo chop, two body blows, and a punch to the jaw that have no effect, Max muses, "Haven't heard of that one, eh? Well, maybe you know this one. 'The quality of mercy is not strained...'"

** A variant used is when Max tries repeatedly punching a big guy in the gut, and the opponent confidently withstands it. However, something happens or is done to distract him from bracing himself and Max takes advantage to knock him out with a hard punch.

* This also happens to Ensign Chekov in the heat of a barfight against Klingons in the ''[[Star Trek ~~the~~ Original Series]]'' episode "The Trouble with Tribbles".

* This also happens to Ensign Chekov in the heat of a barfight against Klingons in the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' episode "The Trouble with Tribbles".

* There's the ''[[Star Trek Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "Valiant", in which a cadet crew try a highly dangerous plan to destroy a Dominion Warship. They make the shot, explosions cover the outside of the enemy hull, cheer cheer cheer... and then the explosion clears, and they see the ship is totally unharmed. And then [[Everybody Dies]].

* There's the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "Valiant", in which a cadet crew try a highly dangerous plan to destroy a Dominion Warship. They make the shot, explosions cover the outside of the enemy hull, cheer cheer cheer... and then the explosion clears, and they see the ship is totally unharmed. And then [[Everybody Dies]].

* Unusually, ''[[~~Stargate Atlantis (TV)|~~Stargate Atlantis]]'' has this happen to a [[Red Shirt]] [[Action Girl]] in the episode "The Prodigal".

* Unusually, ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' has this happen to a [[Red Shirt]] [[Action Girl]] in the episode "The Prodigal".

* Deliberately invoked by Daniel Jackson in an episode of ''[[Stargate SG 1]]''. Spotting a communicator he needs while he's being tortured, Daniel punches the Jaffa holding him in the stomach, eliciting [[No Sell|no reaction]] aside from a haymaker that knocks him over the table, letting him sneakily grab the communicator.

* Deliberately invoked by Daniel Jackson in an episode of ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''. Spotting a communicator he needs while he's being tortured, Daniel punches the Jaffa holding him in the stomach, eliciting [[No Sell|no reaction]] aside from a haymaker that knocks him over the table, letting him sneakily grab the communicator.

* In ''[[Super Sentai]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers]]'', the really big-ass [[Humongous Mecha|Megazords]] sometimes allow themselves to take a beating just for the Hell of it, before pounding the [[Monster of the Week]] flat.

** Sometimes the opposite happens, like against Samurai Fan Man and the Frankenstein Monster. For example (one that most ''MMPR'' fans are familiar with), Dora Franke (Frankenstein Monster) beats up Daizyujinn (Megazord), Daizyujinn's finishing sword strike just bounces harmlessly off his chest, later, after a temporary retreat, Dragon Caesar joins Daizyujinn and gets picked up by the tail and thrown into Daizyujinn, and then they form Gouryujinn (Dragonzord Battle Mode) who still gets pounded. The Rangers then use the mighty Ranger Slingers (not seen in MMPR) which do nothing but break his bolt and chain weapon. They use the Dragon Antler (Power Staff) finisher on Dora Franke, but all he does is use the energy to upgrade to Zombie Franke (who later is seen manhandling Daizyujinn AGAIN), until Dai Satan (Lokar) upgrades him to Satan Franke. Even against Zyutei Daizyujinn ([[Mega Dragonzord]]) he doesn't go down easily until they use the empire attack (big Z-sphere) to disintegrate him in a bright flash of light.

* ''[[~~The A-Team (TV)|~~The A-Team]]''

* ''[[The A-Team]]''

** Various [[Mook|Mooks]] do this to B.A. Baracus. Only rarely do they realize that it's probably not a good idea to punch Mr. T in the face.

** Though it's reversed at least twice by the same Asian [[Giant Mook]] who can take Baracus's punch in the face without flinching.

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* Happened in ''[[Kamen Rider Kiva]]'', with Dogga in his true form, attacks by most weaker Fangire would have this reaction.

* This is the theme behind the Diamond Dopant in ''[[Kamen Rider Double]]'', whose basically composed of indestructible diamond, Double normally has an [[Oh Crap]] reaction when his most powerful attacks don't even scratch him.

* In the ''[[~~Red Dwarf (TV)|~~Red Dwarf]]'' episode "The Last Day", Lister fires his bazookoid into Hudzen 10 at point-blank range: after a short pause, Hudzen just smirks and knocks him across the room.

* In the ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' episode "The Last Day", Lister fires his bazookoid into Hudzen 10 at point-blank range: after a short pause, Hudzen just smirks and knocks him across the room.

* In an episode of ''[[Buck Rogers]]'', Buck faces a man who had all his pain nerves removed so he is an [[Implacable Man]]. Trope ensues.

* Implied in ''[[Deadliest Warrior]]'' with the Spetsnaz.

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* In ''[[Dragonball Z]]: Budokai'', Hercule's "Present for You" attack begins with him punching his enemy... and doing zero damage. He then panics and offers them a video game (with a concealed bomb in it) as a peace offering. His throw also involves ineffectively punching his enemy rapidly, hopping back and then attempting to hit his enemy with a flying kick, only to be effortlessly swatted high offscreen... and then promptly falling on his enemy.

* In ''[[Shenmue]] II'', Ren attacks Dou Niu with a few kicks to the side, and Dou Niu then grabs Ren's leg with one hand. Ren then begins to punch Dou Niu in the chest, at which point Dou Niu grabs Ren by the neck with his other hand. Dou Niu never flinches though the whole thing.

* Daigo's Team-Up assist in the ''[[~~Rival Schools (Video Game)|~~Rival Schools]]'' games starts off with this. He dives down to protect his partner, while the opponent takes a few shots at him. Daigo absorbs the punches without so much as flinching before he responds with a [[Megaton Punch]] to the stunned opponent to finish it off.

* Daigo's Team-Up assist in the ''[[Rival Schools]]'' games starts off with this. He dives down to protect his partner, while the opponent takes a few shots at him. Daigo absorbs the punches without so much as flinching before he responds with a [[Megaton Punch]] to the stunned opponent to finish it off.

* In ''[[God Hand]]'' when Gene flashes back to his first meeting with Olivia and the Three Evil Stooges, he attempts to take on [[The Big Guy|Bruce]] by punching him a number of times. They don't faze Bruce, and he proceeds to knock Gene to the ground while telling a joke.

* In ''[[Halo]] 3'', Sergeant Johnson confronts a Brute Chieftain, and punches him in the chest. The Brute doesn't even ''react'', and then calmly knees him in the torso and hurls him off his feet.

* In ''[[Street Fighter]] III'', most fighters parry with outstretched limbs in various [[Asskicking Pose|Ass Kicking Poses]]. Hugo, meanwhile, thrusts his pecs and abs. Q does the same thing, and dusts himself off afterwards.

* Somewhat subverted in ''[[Super Punch Out]]'' for the SNES. The final boss, Nick Bruiser, lets you hit him and won't defend for a while (he doesn't flinches, but he actually suffers damage). Problem is, the more you hit him during that phase, [[Oh Crap|the stronger he gets]], [[Now ~~Its~~ My Turn|which is no good when he starts moving]]. (You barely takes more than 10-15% of his life gauge during that, [[You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry|and should you unwisely hit him during that]], [[This Is Gonna Suck|he starts chopping 33% of your life with each blow]], [[And I Must Scream|if he doesn't break both your arms first]].<br />To get anywhere near the record time in beating Nick, you need to take advantage of this to get your [[Limit Break|Super Punches]] as soon as possible. It merely involves punching him repeatedly to fill up your super meter, and then when he begins to retaliate (in anger as hinted above), knowing exactly when to hit him to stun him. Of course, when you stun him, you need to time your huge punches exactly right. He hits the mat crying like a little baby if done right.

* Somewhat subverted in ''[[Super Punch Out]]'' for the SNES. The final boss, Nick Bruiser, lets you hit him and won't defend for a while (he doesn't flinches, but he actually suffers damage). Problem is, the more you hit him during that phase, [[Oh Crap|the stronger he gets]], [[Now It's My Turn|which is no good when he starts moving]]. (You barely takes more than 10-15% of his life gauge during that, [[You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry|and should you unwisely hit him during that]], [[This Is Gonna Suck|he starts chopping 33% of your life with each blow]], [[And I Must Scream|if he doesn't break both your arms first]].<br />To get anywhere near the record time in beating Nick, you need to take advantage of this to get your [[Limit Break|Super Punches]] as soon as possible. It merely involves punching him repeatedly to fill up your super meter, and then when he begins to retaliate (in anger as hinted above), knowing exactly when to hit him to stun him. Of course, when you stun him, you need to time your huge punches exactly right. He hits the mat crying like a little baby if done right.

* Kazuma Kiryuu, of the ''[[Yakuza]]'' series, is frequently on the receiving end of [[Punch-Punch-Punch Uh-Oh]] moments in a somewhat rare instance of the trope being invoked in favor of the player. In one cutscene in ''Yakuza 2'', a thug smashes a wine bottle across the back of his head. Kazuma doesn't even flinch, and the thug looks very frightened in the few seconds before Kazuma turns around and hurls him over a railing. Even better, this can happen in gameplay too. With the right upgrades, when Kazuma is in HEAT mode, enemy attacks won't cause him to recoil or fall down.

* A quite unnerving one occurs in ''[[Blaz Blue|BlazBlue: Continuum Shift]]'' where the final boss, after you have defeated him, comments that the fight was "a good warmup"... Yes, it's you, the player, who gets the "Uh-oh" line.

* Most players expect only [[The Spiny]] to be invulnerable to stomping, [[Spikes of Doom|for obvious reasons]]. [[Beware the Nice Ones|Wigglers]] are one of the [[Mook|Mooks]] in the [[Super Mario Bros|Marioverse]] that look particularly vulnerable to stomping, being just an oversized caterpillar. But they will instead shrug it off and literally [[Turn Red]]. Yes, even your reliable [[Goomba Stomp]] [[Oh Crap|doesn't do anything.]]

* Most players expect only [[The Spiny]] to be invulnerable to stomping, [[Spikes of Doom|for obvious reasons]]. [[Beware the Nice Ones|Wigglers]] are one of the [[Mook|Mooks]] in the [[Super Mario Bros.|Marioverse]] that look particularly vulnerable to stomping, being just an oversized caterpillar. But they will instead shrug it off and literally [[Turn Red]]. Yes, even your reliable [[Goomba Stomp]] [[Oh Crap|doesn't do anything.]]

* Krusha in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' laughs off almost any attack (every attack aside from barrels if he's [[Palette Swap|gray]]. Kruncha from the second game responds to being jumped on or spun into by roaring, [[Turns Red|turning red]], moving faster, and killing your character just from touching him.

* A [[Good Bad Bug]] in ''[[City of Heroes]]'' would occasionally have a squad of mooks spawn after a mission who would chase the player down across the entire zone until the player left or they were defeated. The bug was that occasionally the spawned mob wouldn't be level-appropriate, as they were supposed to be, but level 1 or 2, even when the player would be at levels 20+. The programming for these mobs meant the "chase hero down and fight them" rule overruled the normal "avoid starting fights with players X-number of levels higher" rule, resulting in the hilarious sight of a squad of enemies earnestly blasting away with all their powers at a player who could just stand around and completely ignore them.

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== Web Comics ==

* ''[[Order of the Stick ~~(Webcomic)~~|Order of the Stick]]''

* ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]''

** This happens to Miko Miyazaki when she attacks the Monster in the Darkness in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0374.html strip #374], including the obligatory "That tickles!" Note that the Monster wasn't so much retaliating as ''wanting to play a game''... specifially, "Who hits the lightest?" Means, its hit sends her flying whilst it held back as much as it could... She and her horse went ''through a brick wall'' and landed ''miles away''. Unless you count her frustrated "Tickles!?", she never actually has time for an "uh oh". The Monster simply says "My turn first" and the hit comes while she is still talking to herself/her horse.

** And again when Belkar and Haley encounter the Monster. Belkar attacks it with a flurry of stabs... and the Monster doesn't even ''notice'' Belkar attacking it. The two of them promptly decide to run away as fast as they possibly can.

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* In ''[[Zebra Girl]]'', the second time the protagonists meet Professor Broadshoulders, Jack punches him in the jaw. Broadshoulders responds with a stern glare, and Jack replies: "I'm sorry."

* Happens to the title character in ''[[Nosfera]]'' [http://nosferacomic.com/comics/pages-twenty-three-and-twenty-four/ here].

* In ''[[~~Girl Genius (Webcomic)|~~Girl Genius]]'', we have [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20040816 this]. The one attacking is the larger one, though.

* In ''[[Girl Genius]]'', we have [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20040816 this]. The one attacking is the larger one, though.

* ''[[Flaky Pastry]]'': A variation has Nitrine in her power armor throwing a couple of effective punches... until the power ran out in 30 seconds and the suit froze up. She turns it into a [[Chekhov's Gun]] later.

* In ''[[Everyday Heroes]]'', Iron Jane's [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=138013 first attack] on Mr. Mighty turns into the [[Agony of the Feet]]; her [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=138691 next attempt] fared no better.

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== Web Original ==

* In the ''[[Whateley Universe]]'', Chaka, on her first day at [[Super-Hero School|Whateley Academy]] gets into it with Hippolyta, a six-foot tall amazon. Chaka lays the smackdown with a mammoth punch to Hippolyta's gut. Nothing. A little too late, Chaka realizes she's trying to punch someone who could probably stop a LAWS rocket with her abs.

* Referenced in the ''[[That Guy With ~~the~~ Glasses]]'' Brawl, when [[The Angry Joe Show ~~(Web Video)~~|Angry Joe]] tries punching Sean Fausz.

* Referenced in the ''[[That Guy With The Glasses]]'' Brawl, when [[The Angry Joe Show|Angry Joe]] tries punching Sean Fausz.

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* Also occurs to [[Bugs Bunny/Characters|Bugs Bunny]] in ''Bunny Hugged'', where all his wrestling locks elicit from his opponent are some bemused yawns.

* Riley does this to gargantuan [[Implacable Man|implacable boy]] [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Butch Magnus Milosevic]] on ''[[The Boondocks]]''. It doesn't work out for him at all.

* ''[[~~Batman Beyond (Animation)|~~Batman Beyond]]''

* ''[[Batman Beyond]]''

** Terry gets this treatment from [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKnb0LVJWO4&feature=related his generation's equivalent of Bane.]

** Later, in "Out of the Past", he gets it once again from one of {{spoiler|Ra's Al Ghul's}} henchmen while he isn't wearing the Batsuit. Then {{spoiler|Bruce, younger thanks to a Lazarus Pit}} punches the guy with more success.

* ''[[Batman: The Animated Series ~~(Animation)~~|Batman the Animated Series]]'': Before Terry, Bruce went through this while fighting one of Scarface's goons.

* ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'': Before Terry, Bruce went through this while fighting one of Scarface's goons.

* ''[[Frisky Dingo]]'''s Killface actually exclaims, "Punch, punch, punch!" when attacking Antagone, and when he sees she isn't fazed at all he says, "Nothing?"

* Donkey Kong suffered this in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' cartoon after having a curse placed on him that removed his strength. He went up against Krusha and rained a volley of punches onto the burly Kremling's stomach. Krusha's response was a sarcastic "Oooo, you're tickling me".

* In one ''[[Freakazoid]]'' episode, the eponymous hero throws himself at the villain Guitierrez and attempts to take him down then, after a few seconds of fruitless struggle, tries tickling him. Guitierrez doesn't even flinch. Finally, Freakazoid looks up at him and says "You're not liking any of this, are you?" just before the villain throws him away.

* This happens in an episode of ''[[Star Wars Clone Wars]]'', albeit with a lightsaber instead of fists: Obi-Wan is fighting Durge, a giant alien bounty hunter, and manages to stab him in the chest. Durge looks down, begins to laugh, and proceeds to beat the crap out of Obi-Wan.

* This happens in an episode of ''[[Star Wars: Clone Wars]]'', albeit with a lightsaber instead of fists: Obi-Wan is fighting Durge, a giant alien bounty hunter, and manages to stab him in the chest. Durge looks down, begins to laugh, and proceeds to beat the crap out of Obi-Wan.

* ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''

** In the episode "Grudge Match', FOUR of the [[DCAU]]'s toughest heroines basically throw the kitchen sink at Wonder Woman, even pinning her down -- for about two seconds. She straightens up effortlessly, and everyone else is groaning after they land. Diana was tougher under mind control than she ever was in regular episodes -- possibly as a result of her holding back most of the time so as not to unintentionally kill someone.

** Diana herself ends up getting the short end of the stick in a fist-fight with Mongul in "[[For the Man Who Has Everything]]". He barely registers her blows. She hurts her own hands. In all fairness, Mongul ''is'' supposed to be tougher and stronger than Superman.

** This also happens to Downpour when he tries to punch Aquaman. Aquaman then easily smacks him down.

* ''[[Teen Titans (~~Animation~~)|Teen Titans]]'': Happens a couple times between Robin and Slade in Season 4, thanks to Slade's newfound demonic powers. Robin lays a series of hard punches and kicks to Slade, who just contorts back into an upright position and cracks his neck, completely unfazed. Cue Robin's [[Oh Crap]] expression.

* ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'': Happens a couple times between Robin and Slade in Season 4, thanks to Slade's newfound demonic powers. Robin lays a series of hard punches and kicks to Slade, who just contorts back into an upright position and cracks his neck, completely unfazed. Cue Robin's [[Oh Crap]] expression.

* Subverted in ''[[Re Boot]]'': Near the end of the third season finale {{spoiler|when Matrix (Enzo) returns to Mainframe to free the system from Megabyte.}} After mocking the sprite and challanging him to "fight like a real sprite", Megabyte gives Matrix one free punch. Matrix sends the virus flying, and is suitably astonished at the dent in his chest. Earlier played straight, when {{spoiler|Bob tried to stall Gigabyte while Mainframe shut down.}} It didn't work out too well.

* Any time [[Darkwing Duck (~~Animation~~)|Darkwing Duck]] tries to use his martial arts on a bigger and stronger opponent, it goes something like this. He never learns.

* Any time [[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]] tries to use his martial arts on a bigger and stronger opponent, it goes something like this. He never learns.

* ''[[~~Wakfu (Animation)|~~Wakfu]]''

* ''[[Wakfu]]''

** In episode 22 of season 1, at the start of the fight against Rubilax, it seems at first that Sadlygrove has the upper hand, raining blows on the Shushu. But Rubilax just laughs it off, complains that it tickles... before {{spoiler|starting to ''grow'' and revealing that the harder he's hit, [[Oh Crap|the bigger he gets]].}}

{{quote| '''Rubilax:''' Oh, yeah, it's always a bit surprising the first time.}}