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Not to be confused with [[Brass Balls]], nor [[wikipedia:P%C3%A9tanque|boules of steel]]. Subtrope of [[Kung Fu -Proof Mook]].

* Done most famously in ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (Film)|Raiders of the Lost Ark]],'' where [[Indiana Jones|Indy]] is challenged by a hopelessly larger fighter; Indy kicks him the groin in desperation-- in response to which the fighter just challenges him again.

* In ''[[You Only Live Twice (Film)|You Only Live Twice]]'', a martial artist is hit in the testicles, but it's revealed he had drawn them into his body.

** In ''[[Moonraker (Film)|Moonraker]]'', [[James Bond (Filmfilm)|James Bond]] knees Jaws in the groin while fighting him in the space station. There's a "clang" sound when Bond does so, indicating that Jaws has Balls of Steel, just like his teeth.

* In ''[[Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (Film)|Kung Pow Enter the Fist]]'', this is one of Master Pain's / Betty's powers. The Chosen One later tries to see if he has this power, and painfully discovers that he does not.

* In ''[[Men in Black (Filmfilm)|Men in Black]] 2'', K is trying to fight off an alien with little success until J points out that that particular alien - a "[[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|Ballchinian]]" - is impervious to groin attacks... [[Bizarre Alien Biology|because his balls are on his chin instead]].

* [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Played with]] in ''[[She's the Man (Film)|She's the Man]]''. Viola gets hit in the crotch with a soccer ball and belatedly remembers to cry in agony, making it momentarily appear that "he" has balls of steel.

* In ''[[Wild Wild West (Filmfilm)|Wild Wild West]]'', Jim West tries to take on a bad guy with metal plating all over his body. When he tries a kick to the groin, all he gets is a bell-ringing noise, to which he utters a horrified ''No!'' in stunned disbelief-- as well as sympathy that his makers would have done this to him.

* In ''[[Freddy vs. Jason (Film)|Freddy vs. Jason]]'', during the final battle, Freddy tries one of these on Jason when no amount of savage beating on him works. Jason is pretty much impervious to all pain, and Freddy curses as he clutches his broken foot.

* Although he is not completely unaffected by the experience, there is a clang when Marty punches Griff in the groin in ''[[Back to Thethe Future (Filmfilm)|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.

* In ''[[RoboCop (Film)|Robocop]]'', a villain resists arrest in a way that shows Murphy's fatal accident cost him more than just an arm and a leg.

* In ''[[Alien Nation (Filmfilm)|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.

* In ''[[Get Smart (Filmfilm)|Get Smart]]'', during the free-fall scene, Max tries a groin attack on Dalip, followed by Agent 99 trying the same thing, only to receive a dark chuckle in return.

* Similar to the ''MIB'' example above, in ''[[Star Trek VI: theThe Undiscovered Country]]'', Kirk is forced into a prison yard fight against an alien twice his size. He repeatedly tries to kick the creature in the groin, resulting in a [[No Sell]] each time. After it knocks him to the ground, he strikes the creature in the knees...and it immediately drops like a sack of bricks.

** ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Monstrous Regiment|Monstrous Regiment]]'' - our heroine [[Sweet Polly Oliver|Polly "Oliver" Perks]] is bitten in the crotch by a horse when disguised as a man, and only the horrified reaction of a male onlooker makes her realise she should be bent double in agony. <ref>The trick is that the horse was actually just biting the fake bulge made of rolled-up socks.</ref> Also, Sergeant Jackrum once shrugged off getting kicked in the groin during a bar brawl, according to a story recounted by a soldier's son. {{spoiler|Like Polly, there's a good reason for that...}}

** In ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Guards Guards|Guards Guards]]'', Carrot was given a codpiece as a parting gift from the friend who suggested he join the Watch. It proved to be useful throughout the book, as roughly half his enemies attempted [[Groin Attack|Groin Attacks]] against him. In one of Carrot's letters home, he describes how a mugger kicked him in the Vitals, but he was wearing his Protective.

* In an episode of ''[[The A-Team (TV)|The A-Team]]'', a bad guy slams his rifle into BA's crotch with no effect.

* Used in the ''[[Farscape (TV)|Farscape]]'' episode "Hot to Katratzi", where Chiana confronts a Scarran who had captured her earlier. After verifying his identity, she asks him if Scarrans have [[Pardon My Klingon|mivonks]], and abruptly knees him in the groin before he has a chance to respond. As she lies on the floor clutching ''her knee'' in pain, the Scarran informs her that they do have them, but they're not external.

* One clip shown on ''[[The Smoking Gun Presents: WorldsWorld's Dumbest]]'' had a woman kicking a cop in the groin repeatedly (his "offense" was trying to arrest her for assaulting him to begin with). He didn't seem to even notice, although commentators did.

* In ''[[MirrorsMirror's Edge (Video Game)|Mirrors Edge]]'', a slide kick in the groin is a very effective method of dispatching armed enemies (disabling them for just enough time for a disarm)... except the heavy troopers who explicitly wear groin protection with their armor and therefore only receive normal damage from such kicks. Also, the groin kicks don't work on the Parkour Killer, {{spoiler|an early indication that she's a girl}}.

* One of the groups of Shaolin monks in ''[[Shi Long Pang]]'' is [http://www.shilongpang.com/?number=192 Team Iron Crotch]. [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin]] . Eventually the hero ends up learning their ways. [http://www.shilongpang.com/?number=160 And it's a good thing too...]

* Painfully subverted in ''[[The Oblongs (Animation)|The Oblongs]]'', where Mayor Bledsoe, whilst doing a number of macho exercises, dares Mr. Klimer to hit him in the testicles with his golf club. Once the blow is made, the mayor stands perfectly still before saying, in an even voice, "That hurts more than I thought it would."