History Main / BathhouseBlitz

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* In ''Film/EasternPromises'', Nikolai is tricked into taking Kirill's place in a meeting at the local sauna with the Chechens following Kirill's unsanctioned murder of the Chechen mob boss's mentally handicapped nephew. Nikolai arrives, undresses, and waits in the sauna room as expected. The Chechens show up seeking vengeance and attack Nikolai with knives forcing him into a brutal fight to death.

* ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series spinoff ''VideoGame/RyuGaGotokuIshin'' has Ryoma fighting Saigo in a bathhouse, with both of them completely nude and shielded only by CensorSteam. Also, in ''[[VideoGame/Yakuza1 Yakuza Kiwami]]'' Kiryu and Majima [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqsBpa5B7fo get into an argument]] about whether the movie ''Passionate Manly Bathhouse Battle'' qualifies as porn. It's one of the few times Kiryu starts the fight instead of Majima.

* ''Literature/EndersGame'': In a more modern version of the trope, [[TheResenter Bonzo]] and his lackeys corner [[ChildProdigy Ender]] in the Battle School shower intending to humiliate and beat him for his perceived insults against them. Ender goads Bonzo into [[LeaveHimToMe attacking alone]]. He then [[CombatPragmatist takes full advantage]] of being soaped-up and slippery, and kills Bonzo barehanded.

* ''[[Series/OneThousandWaysToDie 1000 Ways to Die]]'': "Gang Banged" involves a gangster's son seeking to avenge his father's death by following his killers, rival gangsters, into a sauna and attempting to kill them, but he slips on his own sweat and his gun misfires, puncturing a steam pipe and [[BodyHorror cooking his face to death]].

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In ages past, bathhouses were a popular gathering spot. People could relax and shoot the breeze while soaking and getting clean. Because it was a shared luxury amenity, modesty was put aside in favor of cleanliness and community. The [[{{NudityEqualsHonesty}} increased difficulty of sneaking in weapons makes this environment feel safer]], so [[{{TruceZone}} law-abiding citizens and criminals alike]] let down their guards, creating a perfect opportunity to strike. Examples of Bathhouse Blitz are found primarily in PeriodPiece media, but may appear in modern works, particularly in works from Eastern cultures. This trope features a traditional bathhouse/ shared sauna, a requirement that all participants disarm and [[ModestyTowel disrobe]], and often the instigator will have to infiltrate the environment to find their target. This attempt can either be completely successful as a stealth operation or lead to an all out brawl. Either way, it ends in an InterruptedBath for the target and depending on the motive of the instigator, it may also be a DeadlyBath.

* ''VideoGame/GoldeneyeRogueAgent'': One part of the level "Hong Kong" has the player character inadvertently enter a bathhouse run by the Hong Kong Triad. They must then shoot their way through in order to escape. The Bathhouse also appears as an arena in multiplayer mode.

* ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'': Crime Lord Sigismund Dijkstra [[ASpyAtTheSpa conducts all his business in his bathhouse]]. Entrance requires Geralt to exchange his clothing and weapons for a bath towel in order to meet with Dijkstra. Geralt ends up caught in the middle of an assassination attempt when a group of street toughs overrun the bathhouse looking to kill the crime lords. Geralt, Dijkstra, and said small group defend the bathhouse with Dijkstra's [[HiddenSupplies secret stash]] of weapons.

* ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'': Crime Lord Sigismund Dijkstra [[ASpyAtTheSpa conducts all his business in his bathhouse]]. Entrance requires Geralt to exchange his clothing and weapons for a bath towel in order to meet with Dijkstra. Geralt ends up caught in the middle of an assassination attempt when a group of street toughs overrun the bathhouse looking to kill Whoreson Jr. Geralt, Dijkstra, and small group defend the bathhouse with Dijkstra's secret stash of weapons.

* ''Film/Deadpool2'': A scene in the beginning of the movie depicts Deadpool storming a Yakuza bathhouse, with all the combatants fighting with katanas.

* ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series spinoff ''VideoGame/RyuGaGotokuIshin'' has Ryoma fighting Saigo in a bathhouse, with both of them completely nude and shielded only by CensorSteam. Also, in ''[[VideoGame/Yakuza1 Yakuza Kiwami]]'' Kiryu and Majima [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqsBpa5B7fo get into an argument]] about whether the movie ''Passionate Manly Bathhouse Battle'' qualifies as porn.

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For Bathhouse Blitz to be in play at least one party in the ensuing mess must enter the bathhouse/ sauna with the ''intent'' of attacking, kidnapping, or killing the other party. Contrast with BathroomBrawl which is usually a spontaneous attack in the modern version of toilet spaces where all participants are fully clothed and possibly armed. Contrast with CampingACrapper which is a premeditated attack where the instigator simply waits for nature to call for the victim. Contrast with ToiletHorror where the aggressor is [[{{SlasherMovie}} driven by a supernatural force]] or [[{{AxCrazy}} single-minded drive to kill.]]

* ''Film/Deadpool2'': A scene in the beginning of the movie depicts Deadpool storming a Yakuza bathhouse, with all the combatants fighting with katanas.

* In ''VideoGame/Borderlands3'', the DLC [[TheWildWest "Bounty of Blood"]] includes a large bathhouse taken over by bandits that [[PlayerCharacter The Vault Hunter(s)]] must fight through.

* ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'': One campaign features Agent 47 infiltrate a sauna to reach Yakuza lawyer Yuki Yamazaki. A successful infiltration leads to 47 trapping Yamazaki in the sauna and cranking the temperature dials as high as they will go, causing Yamazaki to succumb to the heat.
* ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'': Crime Lord Sigismund Dijkstra conducts all his business in his bathhouse. Entrance requires Geralt to exchange his clothing and weapons for a bath towel in order to meet with Dijkstra. Geralt ends up caught in the middle of an assassination attempt when a group of street toughs overrun the bathhouse looking to kill Whoreson Jr. Geralt, Dijkstra, and small group defend the bathhouse with Dijkstra's secret stash of weapons.

* In ''VideoGame/Borderlands3'', the DLC [[TheWildWest "Bounty of Blood"]] includes a large bathhouse taken over by bandits that [[PlayerCharacter The Vault Hunter(s)]] must fight through.

* ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series spinoff ''Ryu ga Gotoku Ishin!'' has Ryoma fighting Saigo in a bathhouse, with both of them completely nude and shielded only by CensorSteam. Also, in ''[[VideoGame/Yakuza1 Yakuza Kiwami]]'' Kiryu and Majima [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqsBpa5B7fo get into an argument]] about whether the movie ''Passionate Manly Bathhouse Battle'' qualifies as porn.

For Bathhouse Blitz to be in play at least one party in the ensuing altercation must have entered the bathhouse/ sauna with the intent of attacking, kidnapping, or killing the other party. Contrast with BathroomBrawl which is usually a spontaneous attack in the modern version of toilet spaces where all participants are fully clothed and possibly armed. Contrast with CampingACrapper which is a premeditated attack where the instigator simply waits for nature to call for the victim. Contrast with ToiletHorror where the aggressor is [[{{SlasherMovie}} driven by a supernatural force]] or [[{{AxCrazy}} single-minded drive to kill.]]

* In ''Film/EasternPromises'', Nikolai is tricked into taking Kirill's place in a meeting at the local sauna with the Chechens following Kirill's unsanctioned murder of the Chechen mob boss' mentally handicapped nephew. Nikolai arrives, undresses, and waits in the sauna room as expected. The Chechens show up seeking vengeance and attack Nikolai with knives forcing him into a brutal fight to death.

* ''[[Literature/DarkShores Dark Skies]]'': When [[CorruptPolitician senator Lucius Cassius]] invites his fiance Lydia to the bathhouse early in the morning, she thinks he only wants pre-maritial sex. But the bathhouse is eerily empty and it turns out that Cassius has arranged to have Lydia killed and her body dumped into the tunnel that drains the baths and leads somewhere underground. [[spoiler: she survives but only due to a lot of luck and possibly a DivineIntervention]].

* ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'': One campaign features Agent 47 infiltrate a sauna to reach Yakuza lawyer Yuki Yamazaki. A successful infiltration leads to 47 trapping Yamazaki in the sauna and cranking the temperature dials as high as they will go, causing to Yamazaki to succumb to the heat.

* ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series spinoff ''Ryu ga Gotoku Ishin!'' has Ryoma fighting Saigo in a bathhouse, with both of them completely nude and shielded only by CensorSteam. Also, in ''[[VideoGame/Yakuza1 Yakuza Kiwami]]'' Kiryu and Majima [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqsBpa5B7fo get into an argument]] about whether the movie ''Passionate Manly Bathhouse Battle'' qualifies as porn.