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Strangely enough, no character who ever employs this technique ever seems to [[Hard Head|get a concussion--or even a headache]]. This may be because he's a [[The Big Guy|Big Guy]] or a [[Cloudcuckoolander]]--two character subspecies known for this trope--and for having very thick skulls, or maybe he's wearing [[Weaponized Headgear]]. ([[Genius Bruiser|Genius Bruisers]] are, of course, an exception.)
Although the [[Trope Namer|Trope Naming]] phrase doesn't ''always'' precede incidences of this trope, if you utter it in the presence of the Big Guy or a Cloudcuckoolander in battle, you know [[Literal
Also see [[Head Desk]], which is Using Your Head [[Face Palm|out of frustration.]] Compare [[Ass Kicks You]]. A signature move of the [[Violent Glaswegian]].
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* Rin does this in ''[[Blue Exorcist]]'' when told by his brother to start using his head in battle. He literally does when knocking out a demon twice his size with a headbutt and the only damage done to him is a minor nosebleed, which is only seen in the anime.
* In ''[[Code Breaker]]'', this appears to be The Prince's favorite way of getting her point across.
* In one of ''[[Baccano!]]''!'s climactic scenes, [[Shrinking Violet|Jacuzzi]] [[Took a Level In Badass|Splot]] uses a ''series'' of relentless headbutts to the face to distract and disorient his opponent.
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* Played straight in ''[[Toy Story]] 2''. When breaking through a vent that's been screwed shut, the fake Buzz tells everyone to "use your head". [[Gilligan Cut|Cut to a shot of them running down the hallway]] with Rex as a battering ram as he yells "But I don't wanna use my head!" Justified in that Rex is a toy and technically has no biological brain that can be damaged.
** Subverted in the "outtake" of this scene where the grate is on too tight, and all of them just bash against it. Ow indeed.
* In Disney's ''[[Hercules (Disney film)|Hercules]]'', Hercules lands his first attack on the centaur Nessus in this manner [[Literal
{{quote|'''Phil:''' Not bad, kid! Not exactly what I had in mind, but not bad...}}
* Princess Fiona's mother does this to walls twice in ''[[Shrek]] the Third''. The second time she does it leaves her understandably disorientated. And [[Crowning Moment of Funny|humming]] ''[[Actor Allusion|My Favorite Things]]''.
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* ''[[The Lost Vikings]]'': Erik the Swift's power is head-butting enemies and breakable obstacles.
* ''[[Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]]'' offers an interesting variation of this trope: Since the player is essentially a (freakishly large) earthworm in a humanoid exoskeleton, you can actually use your wormy head to ''[[Whip It Good|whip your enemies]]'' and ''as a propeller'' to slow down a long descent. In the sequel though, Jim gains the Snott Parachute because last game's Helicopter Head made him quite dizzy and left him with some severe lower back pain.
* In ''[[
* ''[[Street Fighter]]''
** Balrog, in all of his incarnations, always has a move that involves grabbing his opponents and headbutting them multiple times. It's even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in ''[[Capcom vs. Whatever|SNK vs. Capcom Chaos]]'':
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