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{{quote|''"The eyes are the groin of the head."''|'''Dwight Schrute''', ''[[The Office]]''}}
This is a simple yet effective method of improving your odds of victory. [[Combat Pragmatist|A character with no compunctions about cheating]], usually the villain, flings a handful of something into the eyes of their combatant for a temporary combat advantage.
In most situations this will be a handful of loose dirt or sand grabbed from the ground, but in some instances [[Eye Scream|more dangerous and painful materials can be used to attempt a permanent blinding]].
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* In episode four of ''[[Blade of the Immortal]]'', Rin uses this to escape a thug who caught her off-guard and unarmed.
* ''[[Dragon Ball]]''--
** Vegeta uses this against Zarbon, except he does it in midair.
** ''Dragon Ball'' also has the Solar Flare/Taiyoken, which creates light bright enough to temporarily blind anyone who looks at it. Several characters and even one villain have used it to buy time/escape.
{{quote|[[Dragon Ball Abridged|"My eyes! It's like walking in on Freeza in the shower!"]]}}
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* Just before he's sent to ''[[Psyren]]'', Ageha gets pepper-sprayed in the eyes by one of the men who were after his card.
* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' (at least in the manga) Ling uses this against Envy.
* Several of the characters in ''[[Ranma ½]]'' have done this at one point or another; Ukyo used gunpowder-laced flour, Ranma used beer foam on the [[Orochi]] ([[Indy Ploy|as opposed to getting it drunk with the booze]],) Konatsu and Mousse used pepper bombs, etc.
* Subverted in ''[[Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple]]''. Minor character Alan Subishi gets in a fight with the absurdly powerful master Sakaki. Alan tries to throw sand in Sakaki's eyes. Sakaki swipes the air, and the wind from his attack blows it right back in Alan's face.
* In episode 18 of ''[[To Aru Majutsu no Index]]'', Touma uses a shovel to fling cement powder at his opponent (they were fighting in a construction site).
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* One of the early stories of ''[[Gold Digger (Comic Book)|Gold Digger]]'' had Britney fighting an Empress of Shang-Ra-La (tagging for her human sister Gina). Brit practically had the girl on the rope when she uses the dust trick to gain an advantage. Unfortunately for her, Brit's built like a truck and her senses can pick up on her movement easily, rendering the tactic useless.
* In ''[[Ms. Tree]]'' #49, after being shot in the back, Michael blinds her attacker with a handful of dust in an attempt to get away.
* One episode of ''Marvel Team Up'' pitted [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|the Thing]] and [[Ghost Rider]] against the [[Master of Illusion|Miracle Man]]. While the Ghost Rider dealt with the supernatural constructions the Miracle Man had created, Ben Grimm went after the main villain himself. The Miracle Man began confusing Ben with illusions, until he remembered the Miracle Man's major weakness-namely, that the Miracle Man needs to see in order to use his powers. Since they were fighting in a desert, all Ben needed was one handful of thrown sand to blind the Miracle Man long enough for his illusions to vanish, after which he was easy prey.
* When [[Alpha Flight]] made a guest appearance in the last issue of ''[[Crystar Crystal Warrior]],'' Northstar incapacitated a [[Kaiju|giant Chaos monster]] by flying up and tossing a handful of cornmeal in its eyes (the cornmeal having been conjured out of Shaman's pouch).
* In ''[[Sin City]]'', Kevin blinds Marv by slicing him across the brow, allowing blood to fill his eyes.
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* JCVD gets a face full of salt in ''[[Kickboxer]]''.
** In the film's spiritual prequel, ''[[Bloodsport]]'', the villainous Chong Li is on the verge of losing the final match, so he takes a capsule of powder [[Trouser Space|from his shorts]] to blind Frank Dux. The ploy is successful until Dux finds his focus and [[Chekhov's Skill|remembers his blind-fighting training]].
* A faceful of quicklime is a popular tactic used by villains in Chinese [[Wuxia]] martial arts films. Not only does the powder mess with the opponent's vision, but if they try to wash it off with water instead of oil, the chemical reaction will burn their face off.
* ''[[Undercover Brother]]''. During Mr. Feather's climactic fight against the title character, he throws dirt in UB's eyes to blind him.
* ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''. Indy throws sand in the eyes of the [[Giant Mook]] German mechanic during the flying wing fight.
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** How about the way Jack won the first duel of the saga?
* This happens in ''[[The Cable Guy]]'' during the medieval times fight.
* In the [[So Bad It's Good]] movie ''[[Riki
* In the ''[[Tales from the Crypt]]'' Movie ''[[Demon Knight]]'', the antagonist demon seems to have the upper hand against the female protagonist... until she spits a mouthful of blood from the Mcguffin into his eyes. Due to the blood being an extremely diluted mixture of Christ's, it actually has the effect of acid against the demon.
* In ''[[The Lost Boys]]'', two boys are attacked by a vampire in the bathroom. When it smugly informs them that the garlic bulbs floating in the bathtub [[Our Vampires Are Different|won't affect it]], one scoops up a handful of the water -- ''holy'' water—and flings it into the vampire's face and eyes.
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* Standard move in ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'', IIRC.
* This has happened in ''[[Power Rangers]]'' once, against a Ranger, suited and wearing a helmet that completely covers his face. Now, throwing something opaque and gooey at a Ranger's faceplate ''would'' be a good idea, but sand does not work that way.
* ''[[Firefly]]'''s Zoe does this when a bar brawl spills outside into the surrounding desert in ''The Train Job''. She's a protagonist, but fighting "nobly" isn't exactly a prerequisite for the crew of Serenity.
* Murdoc blinds ''[[MacGyver]]'' with a handful of dirt during a fight in a mine in the episode "Strictly Business".
** Mac himself blinds a bruiser with a bucket of ashes in "The Escape".
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== [[Tabletop RPG]] ==
* ''[[Dungeons
** In the [[Dark Sun]]/World of Athas setting, gladiators are trained to use dirty tricks in combat, such as throwing sand in an enemy's eyes. These tactics are also used by Athasian halflings.
** 'Sand in the Eyes' is a level 7 rogue attack in 4E.
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== Theatre ==
* Happens in the offstage fight between Secutor and Retiarius in ''[[Androcles
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* ''[[Super Punch Out]]'' features Masked Muscle, who cheats repeatedly. One of his moves is to spit in your eye, making everything blurry and preventing you from attacking for about ten seconds.
* In a particularly awesome example, in ''[[Utawarerumono]]'' Hakuoro (the hero) and Oboro ([[The Lancer]]) have just started fighting, presumably to the death. Hakuoro is pretty tough, but Oboro is better. When he gets injured along the arm, he flings his own blood into Oboro's eyes, blinding him and throwing off his balance so he can't fight any more. Of course, his arm is bleeding rather heavily, so it essentially ends in a draw.
* The [[
* You can do this in both ''[[Bushido Blade]]'' games by hitting the Subweapon buttons without a subweapon in your possession. However, this is a serious breach of Bushido and sinks your invisible [[Karma Meter]] in the first one.
* ''[[Guild Wars]]'' Rangers get the 'Throw Dirt' ability which blinds foes.
** As did the Mercenary class in ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]''.
** The Assassins got a similar skill called Blinding Powder.
* ''[[Dragon Age]]'' Rogues have a similar ability, but it 'stuns' foes (since the game doesn't have a 'blind' [[Standard Status Effects|Abnormal Status]]).
* This is one of the abilities that Ezio learns in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''. Considering that dirty fighting seems to be genetic, he improves on Altair's already sneaky tactics.
** Then in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|Brotherhood]]'' the guards (Seekers specifically) learn to do it to ''you''. It's to encourage the player to be more aggressive.
*** Or to just jump out of the way.
* ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'' has the Ninja class using [[Eye of Newt|components]] for their Ninjitsu. The Kurayami series of 'spells', which inflict blindness on the target are cast with an object that is crafted with, among other things, gunpowder and pepper. The implications should be obvious there. Tangentially, Ninjitsu ingredients are linked to their use for the most part (Shinobi-tabi translates roughly to ninja socks, used in sneaking past opponents for an invisibility spell, paper dolls are used in a spell that creates shadow copies, and so on.) so a nice dose of burning gunpowder and pepper in the face is an obvious cause for blindness.
* In ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'', Rikku's main method of attack is to use special items that damage the enemy. She can also use different types of grenades to inflict a number of status ailments, one of which is called "Dream Powder" that [[Captain Obvious|puts enemies to sleep]] when Rikku uses it.
* Some enemies in ''[[God Hand]]'' will kick up dirt. If you get hit, you take no damage but the entire screen is briefly obscured by sand clouds. Elvis can do similar with his cigar smoke.
* Cody can do this after being knocked down in the two ''[[Street Fighter]]'' games he's appeared in to keep opponents from rushing him.
* This has been the effect of [[Mortal Kombat|Sonya]]'s Kiss of Death ever since it's been worfed from a Fatality to a regular move: she blows some pink-ish toxic dust which stuns the opponent, temporarily blinding them. In a show of [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything|attention to detail]], the technique has no effect on [[Disability Superpower|blind swordsman]] Kenshi.
* In [[Gladius]], rogues and some other light classes have a skill called 'Incapacitate Heavy', with an attack animation that involves throwing powder toward their opponent's head. The fact that you can use it on foes facing away from you... well.
* The mudmen in ''[[Left 4 Dead]] 2'' splatter mud over the players' vision with each hit they inflict. The [[Random Encounters|rarely-seen]] zombified Jimmy Gibbs Jr. can do the same with motor oil.
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== Western Animation ==
* In Sokka's training duel in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', he blinds Piandao with a spray of dirt whipped up by his sword. Piandao compliments his resourcefulness, then proceeds to disarm him ''with his eyes closed''.
* In one episode of ''[[Metalocalypse]]'' where Dethklok takes up comedy, Pickles throws sand in the eyes of the heckler who had driven him to avoid the stage for months afer finally working up the courage to perform again.
* [[King of the Hill|Dale Gribble]] can do this trick any time he wants, [[Crazy Prepared|thanks to his]] [[Calling Your Attacks|"Pocket Sand!"]]
* Subverted in the first season of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', where Bart uses this dirty trick on Nelson Muntz, only to have Nelson shrug it off and continue his beating anyway.
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