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A character stabs the ground (or a wall) with a sword (or any other weapon for that matter) as an attack, to help stand up, [[Blade Brake|as an anchor]], or just look cool.

 

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== Anime and Manga ==

 

** Ichigo does this purposefully during the Bount [[Filler]] arc, to release a [[Sword Beam|Getsuga Tenshou]] in multiple directions. Not to mention when he props it down in episode 54 when facing off with Soul Society's lieutenants. Or with Kuchiki Byakuya a few episodes later.

* Saber from ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' does this in flashbacks. (Pictured above)

* The Claymores from ''[[Claymore]]'' often plant their swords in the ground to have [[Mundane Utility|something to lean against when they are sitting or sleeping]].

* ''[[Naruto]]'': occurs during the Sasuke vs Deidara fight. It is later revealed that Sasuke did it for ''another'' purpose too.

* In ''[[Corsair]]'', Canale finishes his battle with Shirokko by stabbing his blade into one of the masts just shy of Shirokko's ear.

* Commander Taki from ''[[Hyakujitsu no Bara]]''

* [[Hot Amazon|Major Olivia Armstrong]] in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' carries a saber everywhere she goes, and she's usually seen holding it in this position when she's standing and talking to anyone.

== Live Action TV ==

 

* One episode [1.07] of ''Camelot'' has a group of female dancers planting swords into a table in front of surprised diners.

* [[Kamen Rider Blade]] tends to stick his sword into the ground when he performs his [[Finishing Move|Lightning Blast/Sonic]]. Sometimes he'll jump off of the sword to get extra height for the kick.

** Also used in ''[[The Wind Waker]]'' and ''[[Twilight Princess]]'', the first to {{spoiler|kill Ganon}} and the second to {{spoiler|gain entrance to the Temple of Time}} , as well as {{spoiler|killing Ganondorf}}.

** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword]]'' has Link doing this to enter the Silent Realms.

* [[Fire Emblem|Ike's]] taunt in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl''.

** Ike's "Eruption" special attack in the game also involves stabbing the ground and making ''[[Incendiary Exponent|fire]]'' shoot out.

* Frog has a move like this in ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''.

* Zero frequently uses techniques like this in ''[[Mega Man X]]'' and ''[[Mega Man Zero]]''.

* ''[[Illusion of Gaia]]'': Will's knightly alter ego Freedan could create paralysis-inducing earthquakes by leaping from high places and stabbing his sword into the ground as he fell.

* Sephiroth uses this attack very dramatic fashion in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''. It becomes a usable attack in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]].''

* Part of Mitsurugi and Yoshimitsu's kata in the ''[[Soul Series]]''.

* Used in numerous artes like Guardian Field throughout the ''[[Tales (series)]]''.

* The introductory illustrations of ''[[Battle for Wesnoth]]'''s ''Heir to the Throne'' campaign show Delfador making the point that even a hotshot princely swordsman shouldn't mess around with a [[Simple Staff]], as their duel concludes with Delfador leaving said staff behind ''rammed through the prince's body into the ground''.

* Not an attack precisely, but the opening cinematic to ''[[World of Warcraft]]: Wrath of the Lich King'' features Arthas stabbing the runeblade Frostmourne into a glacier as part of a spell to reanimate the massive blue dragon Sindragosa, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkyGhSBc-do as seen here.] He later uses the same method to shatter the ground beneath the Argent Coliseum during the Trial of the Crusader, dropping characters into the Nerubian underworld to face Anub'arak.

** Its also one of Arthas' idle animations—he stabs Frostmourne into the ground so he can use both hands to adjust his gauntlets. Apparently they're a little too big for him.

* The [[Final Boss]] of ''[[Return to Castle Wolfenstein]]'' uses this to compensate for his lack of ranged attacks: he jams his sword into the ground, causing the rain of rocks from the construction above and sending Blazkovitz flying towards him, into his reach.

* The [[Humongous Mecha|Shogun Executioner]] of ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert]] 3'' has a special ability that slams ''three'' [[Laser Blade]]s into the ground at once, producing [[Shockwave Stomp|a massive shockwave of power]] that destroys anything around it. Not that the Shogun Executioner has much trouble on that front...

* ''[[Samurai Jack]]''

* In ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', the Fright Night's sword is buried in the ground to stake a claim on Amity Park in the name of Pariah Dark. Removing it is the sign of surrender.

 

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