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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.

** Also, Ichigo tends to stab the ground when he needs a prop to help stay standing.

** 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.

* In ''[[Mai-HiME]]'', Mikoto does this when she uses her sword's (very destructive) ultimate attack.

* 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.

* Saya of ''[[Blood Plus]]'' does this frequently for various reasons.

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

== Film - Live Action ==

 

* In ''[[The Matrix Revolutions]]'', Morpheus stabs his katana into the side of the semi truck he's riding, in order to give him a platform to snag the Keymaster (who is passing by on a motorcycle).

* Shows up in ''[[Highlander Endgame]]'', with Duncan planting it as a memorial on Connor's grave.

** ''A Link To The Past'' has Link doing this with the Quake medallion.

** 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}}.

** One of Ganondorf's victory animations in ''[[Super Smash Bros]] Melee'' has him do this with a [[BFS]].

* [[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.

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

* ''[[Runescape]]'': the Dragon 2h Sword's special attack

* ''[[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.

* The Thunderstrike ability in ''[[The Spirit Engine 2]]'', which creates an earthquake (or something).

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

* Duke of ''[[Battle Arena Toshinden]]'' has his "Helm Crush" attack, where he swings his [[BFS]] such that it points straight down (hence the name), planting it deep into the ground (and whoever's unfortunate enough to be between the two).

* 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''.