History Main / AGlassInTheHand

* ''Machinima/TheGModIdiotBox'' film ''Machinima/DukeNukemForeverquest'' does a parody of ''Streets of Rage'', where the mysterious figure watching the monitor doesn't quite get his glass to smash.

* ''LightNovel/DateALive'': In the HotSpringsEpisode, Origami Tobiichi gets so jealous of Tohka's relationship with Shido that she causes the unopened soda can in her hand to burst.

* Before the main characters in ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' engage in a large FoodFight, the protagonist Ruby crushes a full milk carton in her hand.
** After spending two volumes as the picture of [[SoftSpokenSadist tranquil menace]] with only one or two instances of genuine anger, Salem learning of the return of [[spoiler:Ozpin, her archenemy]] causes her to telekinetically shatter every window in the room in a scream of rage.

* In ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes'', Yang Wen-li crushed a disposable cup filled with hot tea with his hand when he received news of [[spoiler:the death of his mentor and friend Alexandre Bewcock]], scalding him in the process.

* During the making of Music/{{Genesis}}' epic ''Music/TheLambLiesDownOnBroadway'', band member Steve Hackett was reportedly so tense that he succeeded in this, severing a tendon in his thumb in the process.

** According to Gumshoe in case 4 of ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'', Edgeworth did this as a result of Phoenix's work in court the previous day... it was a paper cup, but it was filled with hot coffee, so he still hurt himself doing it.

* ''Fanfic/LostToDust'': When Achilles pisses off Sienna Khan by saying the White Fang's path of violence achieves nothing except causing pain and creating monsters like the White Fang Killer, she crushes the armrest on her throne.

* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney''
** According to Gumshoe in 1-4, Edgeworth did this as a result of Phoenix's work in court the previous day... it was a paper cup, but it was filled with hot coffee, so he still hurt himself doing it.

** Diego Armando does it to his cup of coffee at the end of the fourth case of ''Trials and Tribulations'', after [[spoiler:the defendant commits suicide before he can testify against his girlfriend]]. This instance also leaves out the SoftGlass (soft ceramic?) effect, as his hand bleeds profusely after breaking the mug, but he doesn't even flinch as he delivers one of the most iconic lines of the series. For added effect, [[TranquilFury this trope is the only outward sign of the fury he has to be feeling at that point]].
* Barok Van Zieks in ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'' does this often with his wine chalice.

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* ''Manga/ShonanJunaiGumi'': At the end of Chapter 107, Eikichi crushes a glass in his clenched fist when he overhears Makoto telling his friend that "[[WeNamedTheMonkeyJack Onizuka and Danma are my dogs!]]"

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': [=SpongeBob=] does this in "Can You Spare a Dime", when he starts getting sick of Squidward's demands and laziness. Being a cartoon sponge, the broken glass is never touched on after it happens.

* ''Franchise/PokemonTheSeries'':

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** In the [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} anime]] special "Mewtwo Returns", Giovanni did this once with a whiskey glass, and later again with a cellphone. The man must have incredible grip strength.

* Flashbacks in ''Film/GerardsGame'' reveal Jessie was sexually assaulted by her father as a girl. On the night of the assault, she sits at the dinner table holding a glass. Her mother asks about her day with her father, and she suddenly breaks it in her hand.

** Barok Van Zieks in ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'' does this often with his wine chalice.

** Diego Armando does it to his cup of coffee at the end of the fourth case of ''Trials and Tribulations'', after [[spoiler:the defendant commits suicide before he can testify against his girlfriend]]. This instance also leaves out the SoftGlass (soft ceramic?) effect, as his hand bleeds profusely after breaking the mug, but he doesn't even flinch as he delivers one of the iconic lines of the series. For added effect, [[TranquilFury this trope is the only outward sign of the fury he has to be feeling at that point]].

-->-- '''Aunt Marge''' to Petunia Dursley, ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban''

* Non-glass example in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''. When three of Barragan's Fraccion are defeated, he crushes one of the skulls on the sides of his makeshift throne, showing that he is quite pissed.

* ''Anime/DragonBallZ''
** Vegeta does this after reading Goku's PowerLevel and much later, Jeice does this to his scouter after reading Vegeta's.

** Also, it isn't uncommon for Ryōga to break whatever is in his hands when he gets upset, considering his great strength. For example, at the end of the manga story where female!Ranma pretends to be his sister Yoiko, when she finally reveals the trickery Ryōga pulverizes the phone receiver he was holding.

* In WesternAnimation/FlushedAway, Rodney the mouse angrily does this to a cheesepuff.
-->'''Sid:''' Here, have a cheesepuff.
-->'''Rodney:''' ''(crushes it with one hand)''
-->'''Sid:''' Have another.

** In "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E19SeeingRed}} Seeing Red]]", Spike breaks a bottle in his hand after having a flashback of his [[spoiler:AttemptedRape of Buffy.]]
** In "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E12Checkpoint}} Checkpoint]]" Giles does his trademark GlassesPull during a tense discussion with the Watcher's Council. When Travers threatens him, he breaks his glasses because he's cleaning them at the time.

* ''Series/{{Smallville}}''

* Lily from ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' is upset that Marshall took a judging position without consulting her, and every time she hears a legal term - "judge", "court", "trial" - she breaks the glass in her hand.

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* Whenever something needs juicing, squeezing or mashing on ''WebVideo/RegularOrdinarySwedishMealTime'', it stands a fair chance of getting crushed to death in one hand.

* Used in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko''. Yumi is in the middle of threatening Sissi when her cup (made of plastic or something otherwise hard to break, but not glass) shatters. Yumi's hand is mildly cut (but no blood) and Sissi wisely backs down. Somewhat subverted in that Yumi ''wasn't'' actually responsible for breaking the cup; XANA has been testing sonic vibrations to eventually knock down the school. Yumi is as surprised as Sissi when the cup breaking occurs.
** This ends up being lampshaded by Ulrich when he's helping Yumi patch herself up and she throws out the idea of the glasses being fragile, pointing out "We're talking about cafeteria plastic, not Venetian crystal."