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See also [[The Blade Always Lands Pointy End In]], [[Blade Brake]], and [[Blade Run]], which are commonly coupled with this trope. Related to [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works]]. When a sword is deliberately plunged into the ground, it's [[Sword Plant]]. When one steps on it in midair, it's [[Projectile Platforms]].

== Anime & Manga ==

* During the Eclipse in ''[[Berserk]]'', Guts climbs a tower apparently made out of human heads with his knife in a bid to reach Griffith.

* ''[[Hellsing]]'' has vampire Nazis crossing a minefield this way.

* In ''[[Naruto]]'', Sasuke does this on a minefield, both to give him something to jump off of and to test his theory that [[Elemental Rock Paper Scissors|the electrically charged blade would make the earth based mines stop working]].

* In ''[[Naruto]]'', Sasuke does this on a minefield, both to give him something to jump off of and to test his theory that [[Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors|the electrically charged blade would make the earth based mines stop working]].

** Zabuza's entry scene has him throwing his [[BFS]] into a tree and then standing on it.

** In Shippuden, Hidan uses his scythe to break a fall this way.