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Related to [[Fingore]].

 

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

* During the infamous "Hundred Man Killer" fight in ''[[Berserk]]'', Guts catches a crossbow bolt in his palm to prevent it from hitting him in a more vital area. He kills the archer, breaks the bolt and continues to fight one-handed.

* In [[Santuary]], Hojo Akira must prove his resolve to join the Yakuza. He does this by stabbing his own hand through and through with a knife, without hesitation. He sweats a little bit from the effort, and thinks 'it hurts so much I could cry.' But Hoja's expression does not change throughout the ordeal. His mentor, Mr. Tokai, notes later that no-one else has ever shown him the guts Hoja demonstrated.

* In [[Rebuild of Evangelion]], Shinji's hands are pierced by Sahaqiel's anthropomorphic thing. Later, he's seen wearing bandages on his hands. [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|Given that it's Eva...]]

* Happens to Kurogane in [[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]] as part of his [[Deus Angst Machina]] back story.

 

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* Bullseye gets a taste of his medicine and then some, when [[Daredevil]] [[Gorn|pushes his hands into the path of a]] [[Bullet Time|bullet]]. While [[Bloodstained Glass Windows|fighting in a church]]. [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|There is no symbolism or anything.]]

* In ''[[Elf Quest]]'', Shuna willingly subjects herself to this trope when Strongbow is falling to his death from a cliff. With nothing but bare stone for him to aim a cord-trailing arrow at, she extends her hand and allows him to shoot it through her palm, after which other elves can pull the archer to safety.

* In one episode of ''[[Angel (TV)|Angel]]'', Holtz does this to a new recruit as a test of loyalty.

** Angel also saved somebody from being killed by an arrow by catching it through his palm in "War Zone".

* Happens to Ducky in ''[[NCIS (TV)|NCIS]]''. He's a little miffed as a doctor but since he specializes in forensics, he says he will be fine.

* In ''[[Rizzoli and Isles|Rizzoli & Isles]]'' Rizzoli bears the scars from being stabbed through both her palms by a serial killer.

 

== Other ==

 

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