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This is a subversion of [[Groin Attack]], which is where a male character gets hit in his genitalia and goes down.
Typical justifications of this trope include the target [[Awesome Yet Practical|wearing a codpiece]], [[No Biological Sex|lacking]] [[Human Outside, Alien Inside|genitalia]] where he is being hit (especially common in [[Speculative Fiction]]), or [[Sweet Polly Oliver|being]] [[Samus Is a Girl|female]] (incidentally, a [[Groin Attack]] on a female [[Reality Is Unrealistic|in real life is nearly as effective and dangerous as it is when used against a man]], though it ''is'' considered [[Double Standard|less]] [[Amusing Injuries|funny]]).
To add extra humour, the person doing the attack may actually hurt ''themselves'' attempting the [[Groin Attack]]. Cue several seconds of cursing and clutching at the affected area - long enough for the attacked to retaliate.
Not to be confused with [[Brass Balls]], nor [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P<!-- C3A9tanque boules of steel]]. Subtrope of KungFuProofMook. -->
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
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* Although he is not completely unaffected by the experience, there is a clang when Marty punches Griff in the groin in ''[[Back to The Future (Film)|Back to The Future]] II''. This was also after a mention that Griff had bionics.
* In the first ''[[X Men 1 (Film)|X Men 1]]'', during a cage fight, Wolverine's opponent is told, "Don't hit him in the balls. It'll just make him angry." Sure enough, the poor fool tries it--there's an audible "ping"<ref>which is a [[Stealth Pun]] since it suggests that Wolvie has literal balls of Adamantium</ref>, and Wolverine kicks the tar out of him.
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* One of the fighters in ''[[Master of the Flying Guillotine]]'' is completely immune to repeated groin attacks. His weak spots are his eyes.
* In ''[[Alien Nation (Film)|Alien Nation]]'', Sykes groin-kicks an alien, who laughs it off. Later, George tells him that he'll get the result he was looking for by hitting an alien in the side of the torso. Sykes tries this out later, and it proves as effective as a groin shot.
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