Punch Catch: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]'' anime episode 166. Ichigo has been beaten up pretty badly during his fight with Grimmjow. Orihime calls out to him, and he's inspired by her words. When Grimmjow strikes at him Ichigo casually catches Grimmjow's fist with his hand. Seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmbpeqQTHOE#t=8m12s here]

* In ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima (Manga)|Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', [[Accidental Pervert|Negi]] may often be a target of [[Fiery Redhead|Anya's]] [[Megaton Punch|Megaton Punches]], but the one time he gets serious, he easily blocks her [[Playing With Fire|Flame]] [[Elemental Punch|Knuckle]] and proceeds to explain why she was wrong.

* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Striker S (Anime)|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Striker S]]'' shows just how physically strong Nanoha is when she does this to Subaru's [[Power Fist]], and later, to the [[God-Emperor|Sankt Kaiser]]{{spoiler|[[Older Alter Ego|-form]] of [[Mysterious Waif|Vivio]]}} immediately before she ends those fights. Impressive, since the punches of those two are capable of shattering [[Deflector Shields]].

* In the ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' Lord Slug movie, (and consequently, in [[Dragon Ball Abridged (Web Video)|the parody]] by [[Team Four Star]]) when Piccolo fights with [[The Brute]], he catches a punch, then brutally crushes the fist and break the brute's arm to boot.

* In [[Ghost in The Shell Stand Alone Complex]], Batou intentionally lets his idol, a former silver-medalist boxer to knock him out during an investigation. When he later finds out that his idol had betrayed him by spying on the country, he confronts him and challenges him to another boxing match to settle things. He tries to knock Batou out using the same move as before, confident that it worked, but Batou caught the punch with his hand and countered with a right hook, knocking him out.

* [[Spider Man]] once caught the punch of an unruly biker who was trying to bully his way around pedestrians.

* In ''[[The Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' #300 Hulk [http://www.incrediblehulkonline.com/ironfiststrength.html catches] The [[Immortal Iron Fist]]'s punch in his hand and redirects the power of the punch back into Fist.

* At the climax of ''[[Atlantis the Lost Empire (Disney)|Atlantis the Lost Empire]]'', Milo tries to punch Rourke, only for Roarke to catch it and slam Milo's own hand back into his face. This is one example that is done quite believably, as Rourke is a very powerfully built trained soldier fighting a scrawny and untrained scholar.

* In ''[[Back to The Future (Film)|Back to The Future]] Part II'', Biff's grandson catches Marty's hand when he tries to do the trick that worked in the first movie - saying "Hey, what's that?" and then punching Biff when he turned to look.

* In ''[[The Avengers (Film)|The Avengers]]'', Loki catches Captain America's fist during their fight. Later, his brother Thor catches the fist of the Hulk but is quickly slugged by his free hand.

* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. Spike does this during the Demon Trials, and discovers it's not a good idea when your opponent has [[Kill It With Fire|flaming fists]].

* [[The Brute|Gruesome Krav]] from ''[[Skulduggery Pleasant (Literature)|Skulduggery Pleasant]]'', himself extremely strong, once made the mistake of punching [[The Juggernaut|Mr. Bliss]]. Bliss caught his fist and then ''crushed it.''

* In ''[[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]]'' episode "Apprentice", Robin tries to punch Slade who just catches it with his hand.