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{{quote|''POWER FEET ARE FOR KICKING THOSE FUCKS [[Groin Attack|IN THE BALLS]]!''|[[Warhammer
[[Sub-Trope]] of [[Weapon of Choice]]. A character whose weapon is greaves or shoes. One of the less [[Improbable Weapon User|improbable weapon choices]] out there, but still odd. Like [[The Grand List of Console RPG Cliches]] says for vambraces, expect these characters to still buy their weapons in the weapon store, even if they logically should be in the armor store.
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== [[Anime]] & [[Manga]] ==
* Sanji in ''[[
** He justifies choosing this style as having his hands bruised or calloused from fights would affect his performance as a cook.
* ''[[Daimos]]'' has a retractable spike on each foot to simultaneously kick and stab [[Robeast|Robeasts]] with.
* The pickpocket Paninya from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' has rather unique automail legs, with a huge blade deployable from her right shin (complete with "snk" sound effect), and a [[Leg Cannon|''1.5" carbine'' housed in her left knee]].
* Infinite Justice from ''[[
** The 105 Slaughter Dagger from ''Gundam SEED CE 73 Stargazer'' has machineguns in its feet. This seems unusual until you see episode 2 and discover ([[High Octane Nighmare Fuel|the hard way]]) that they're anti-personnel guns.
** After its first round of modifications the Blue Frame in ''[[
** The titular [[Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam
** The winner has to be the Gundam Zabanya from the upcoming ''[[Gundam 00:
*** But then, Zabaniya isn't a Mobile Suit. It's a remodeled Ball with a sniper rifle and 78 Missile Tubes instead of actual arms and legs. 20 Missile tubes in each leg, by the way.
**** And then we won't even mention the fact that its Head-Mounted Vulcans are actually miniature versions of the Ptolemaios 2's Repeating GN Missile Launchers. That's right. Zabaniya has missile tubes in the head.
** Seravee. It has GN Bazooka II's where other Mobile Suits have kneecaps. Taking this trope literally, the Bazookas also mount "hidden hands" which can wield beam sabers.
*** Seraphim II is even worse. Its feet are [[Attack Drone|Detachable]] GN Bazooka IV's.
** ''[[
** The [[Mobile Suit Gundam Age
** From [[Mobile Suit Gundam
* Lenalee with her [[Empathic Weapon|Dark Boots]] in ''[[D
* [[Hollywood Cyborg|Nove]] from ''[[
* ''[[
** ''[[
* Speaking of rollerblades, pretty much everyone in ''[[
* Vash of ''[[Trigun]]'' has a pair of blades hidden in his boots that seemingly spring forth from a hard step.
* The Type 17 Raiden and Type 17I Shinden in ''[[Gasaraki]]'' have a pair of pneumatic spikes mounted in each leg, one firing downward through the calve and the other upwards through the knee, admittedly they're meant for making holes in concrete walls and floors but, they often see improvised use against other TA's, taking kneeing someone in the gut and curb stomping to new heights.
* Straight Cougar from ''[[
* The [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Gurren-Lagann]] is capable of creating 3 Giga Drills on each knee-cap. As well as one on each leg to replace the lower legs.
** It is also able to make perform a "Gurren-Lagann Impact!" as shown when they combine with Arc-Gurren... By transforming the lower half of Gurren-Lagann into a giant drill and actually Giga Drill Breaking the Arc-Gurren from up front. All their allies think Simon and Viral are against the Dai-Gurren-Dan.
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*** Honestly, without context that looks more like a joke than a serious explanation.
** More currently Wolverine comes a race of humanoids that evolved from canines, overseen by the ancient Romulus. It is ''very slightly'' less dumb than him being a mutated wolverine.
** There's also the fact that ([[Depending
* Marvel villain Tarantula, who usually fought [[Spider
* Stompa of the [[The New Gods|Female Furies]] wears anti-matter that she uses to crush her opponents and which can create tremors or earthquakes by stomping on the ground.
* Marvel Villain Stilt Man wears a set of weaponized extendable metal stilts.
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== [[Film]] ==
* Played for laughs with Random Task of ''[[Austin Powers]]'', who throws his shoes like a [[Captain Ersatz|certain]] [[James Bond]] villain throws his hat. "Who throws a shoe? Honestly!"
* Rosa Klebb in ''[[From Russia
* The Joker in ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' also has a knife hidden in his shoe.
* In [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Batman (
* Will Smith's character in ''[[Wild Wild West (
* Jade Fox tries it in ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]'' against Li Mu Bai, but fails
* One of the [[Carnival of Killers]] sent to assassinate Clouseau in ''[[The Pink Panther]] Strikes Again'' tries to kill the detective with a knife hidden in his boot.
* One of the ''[[The Punisher (
* ''[[Big Trouble in Little China]]'': Jack Burton keeps a knife in the straps at the side of his boot. Normally this is just for storage, but at one point, he kicks it down into a [[Mook]] who is on top of him. It works...rather too fast, and he's sidelined for a while by the body's weight.
* Taken to its [[Rule of Cool|logical conclusion]] in [[Robert Rodriguez]]'s ''[[Planet Terror]]'', wherein [[Rose McGowan]]'s character loses her leg and has it replaced with a [[Crazy Awesome|machine]] [[More Dakka|gun]].
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== [[Literature]] ==
* In the ''[[Gentleman Bastard]] Sequence'', Capa Barsavi's daughter Nazca, at the age of seven, demanded a pair of boots with iron spikes on the toes so she could enact the [[Little Girls Kick Shins]] trope more effectively.
* Played [[Combat Pragmatist|very practically]] by Adora Belle Dearheart in ''[[Discworld
* In the ''[[Elenium]]'', queen Ehlana's bodyguard Mirtai has managed to embed daggers into her boots so that only the tips emerge, making them mostly inconspicuous unless she happens to kick someone... especially [[Groin Attack|where]] she prefers to kick them.
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Canadian comedy troupe [[The Frantics]] have their famous "Boot To The Head" sketches
* The ''[[
* [[Juken Sentai Gekiranger|GekiToujaWolf]]/[[Power Rangers Jungle Fury|The Wolf Pride Megazord]]
* On ''[[Deadliest Warrior]]'', the KGB came with a shoe knife as their close range weapon.
* ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' has a few characters do this, given that the franchise's signature finisher is a kick attack. Examples include [[Kamen Rider Kiva]]'s 'Wake Up Fever', and [[Kamen Rider OOO]]'s Condor and Wani legs.
** Special mention goes to newcomer [[
== [[Stand Up Comedy]] ==
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Regal in ''[[
** He continues to use his greaves in [[Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World
** He takes his vow literally, as he won't hesitate on using his feet to kill {{spoiler|(including a cornered, defenseless man - who was [[Complete Monster|beyond salvation]], but still - along with Presea)}}. Other characters occasionally call him on it, mostly for comedic effect.
* Chie in ''[[
* Duster from ''[[
** Duster has a club foot (which is why he limps), so the extra-thick soles provide more shitkicking power.
** Also played with in ''[[
* Dante in ''[[
* Vile from ''[[
* In ''[[
** B. Jenet from ''[[Fatal Fury|Garou: Mark of the Wolves]]'' also does this to her opponents as a part of her hidden [[Limit Break]].
* With [[Loads and Loads of Characters|Loads And Loads]] (And Loads...) [[Loads and Loads of Characters|Of Characters]], it was only natural to have at least one entry from the ''[[Suikoden]]'' series fight with their [[Extremity Extremist|feet]]. In this case, it's [[Suikoden II|Wakaba]], whose "Shin Guards" can actually be improved by a blacksmith as the game progresses; presumably, her [[Armed Legs]] add to her fierce, [[Street Fighter|Chun-Li]]-style kicks.
* One of Hinata's special moves in ''[[
* Kisala's secondary weapons in ''[[Rogue Galaxy]]'' are shoes as well.
* Used interestingly in ''[[Bayonetta]]'': the title character is capable of [[Guns Akimbo|quadruple-wielding guns]] by virtue of strapping a pair to her heels. The result is a very literal example of [[Combat Stilettos]].
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** How she pulls the trigger on the damn things, though, is anyone's guess.
*** [[A Wizard Did It|She's a witch.]]
* Charge Man's weapon, the Charge Kick, from ''[[
** More specifically, it weaponizes the slide.
* Gale from ''[[Digital Devil Saga]]'' keeps a concealed blade in his shoe which extends when he kicks. He only ever uses it in cutscenes, as when he fights in human form he uses his assault rifle instead. When he fights in demon form on the other hand, he fights exclusively with the bony blade extending from his foot - since he [[Armless Biped|has no arms]].
** He has arms in Demon Form (you can see them when the characters do their victory poses), it's just that his hands and arms have no such bony extensions, and, as such, his best method of attacking is stabbity-stab with his feet.
* The Takewown class in ''[[Ragnarok Online]]'' uses kicks, but they don't use boots as weapons. Only their upgraded version can actually even equip a weapon (Books)
* To some degree, M. Bison of ''[[
* The Grieve Edge fighting style in ''[[Soul Calibur]]'' consists entirely of kicking with bladed feet.
* ''[[Metal Fatigue]]'' [[Humongous Mecha|Combots]] could roll out of the assembly bay packing light artillery, missiles pods, or lasers mounted on their legs. [[Armed Legs]] are the earliest leg research options available.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* American Maid from ''[[The Tick]]''.
* Cyborg of ''[[Teen Titans (
* [[Samurai Jack]]'s [[Improbable Weapon User|Scottish friend]] has a [[Anatomy Arsenal|prosthetic leg]] consisting of a [[Awesome but Impractical|machine]] [[Rare Guns|gun]].
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