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* One morning, a man discovers an enormous ''[[KillerGorilla gorilla]]'' in his front yard, destroying everything in sight. Terrified, he immediately calls his local animal control service. His local animal control agent sadly informs him that he can't do anything to help him, but he gives him the phone number of a professional "Gorilla Exterminator" who specializes in getting rid of fugitive gorillas. Desperate, the man calls the gorilla exterminator and begs him for help. The gorilla exterminator agrees to come over--but he tells the man that his partner is currently out of town, so he may need to help him. A few hours later, the exterminator arrives in a large van and finds the gorilla hiding in a tree. The man goes out to greet him, and the exterminator opens up the back of his van and shows off his tools: a [[BatterUp baseball bat]], an [[AngryGuardDog angry pit bull]], and a [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter loaded shotgun]]. The exterminator picks up the baseball bat, orders the pit bull to stand guard by the van, and hands the shotgun to the man. Slowly and methodically, the gorilla exterminator explains his plan: he'll climb up the tree and attack the gorilla with the baseball bat until it falls out of the tree; when the gorilla falls out of the tree, the pit bull (which is specially trained) will immediately bite it in the testicles, incapacitating it just long enough for the gorilla exterminator to capture it in a net and drag it away. Puzzled, the man scratches his head. ''"Then what's the shotgun for?"'' he asks. ''"Simple!"'', the gorilla exterminator says. [[spoiler:''"If I fall out of the tree instead, {{shoot the dog}}."'']]
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* One morning, a man discovers an enormous ''[[KillerGorilla gorilla]]'' in his front yard, destroying everything in sight. Terrified, he immediately calls his local animal control service. His local animal control agent sadly informs him that he can't do anything to help him, but he gives him the phone number of a professional "Gorilla Exterminator" who specializes in getting rid of fugitive gorillas. Desperate, the man calls the gorilla exterminator and begs him for help. The gorilla exterminator agrees to come over--but he tells the man that his partner is currently out of town, so he may need to help him. A few hours later, the exterminator arrives in a large van and finds the gorilla hiding in a tree. The man goes out to greet him, and the exterminator opens up the back of his van and shows off his tools: a [[BatterUp baseball bat]], an [[AngryGuardDog angry pit bull]], and a [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter loaded shotgun]]. The exterminator picks up the baseball bat, orders the pit bull to stand guard by the van, and hands the shotgun to the man. Slowly and methodically, the gorilla exterminator explains his plan: he'll climb up the tree and attack the gorilla with the baseball bat until it falls out of the tree; when the gorilla falls out of the tree, the pit bull (which is specially trained) will immediately bite it in the testicles, incapacitating it just long enough for the gorilla exterminator to capture it in a net and drag it away. Puzzled, the man scratches his head. ''"Then what's the shotgun for?"'' he asks. ''"Simple!"'', the gorilla exterminator says. [[spoiler:''"If I fall out of the tree instead, {{shoot the dog}}."'']]
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* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': {{Implied|Trope}} during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which were on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
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It's not always played for comedy, but seeing someone get struck in the crotch is [[AmusingInjuries usually just plain funny]]. Whether the object doing the striking is an errant piece of sports equipment or a deliberately placed foot, the end result is going to be a grown man doubled over and trembling with pain. Bonus points if he then hobbles away and [[InstantSoprano says something in a high-pitched voice]]. Not only will everyone find this hilarious, but tape it and play it back for the guy and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even]] ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny he]]'' [[ActuallyPrettyFunny will probably laugh]]. At least, once the swelling goes down. Sometimes a cause of AmusingInjuries, especially if the victim is [[AssholeVictim asking for it.]] In shows targeted at children, it's often a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or at least treated as one in-story (see ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' and ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''). In Japanese media, the blow is often accompanied by the sound of a bell.
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It's not always played for comedy, but seeing someone get struck in the crotch is [[AmusingInjuries usually just plain funny]]. Whether the object doing the striking is an errant piece of sports equipment or a deliberately placed foot, the end result is going to be a grown man doubled over and trembling with pain. Bonus points if he then hobbles away and [[InstantSoprano says something in a high-pitched voice]]. Not only will everyone find this hilarious, but tape it and play it back for the guy and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even]] ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny he]]'' [[ActuallyPrettyFunny will probably laugh]]. At least, once the swelling goes down. Sometimes a cause of AmusingInjuries, especially if the victim is [[AssholeVictim asking for it.]] it]]. In shows targeted at children, it's often a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or at least treated as one in-story (see ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' and ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''). In Japanese media, the blow is often accompanied by the sound of a bell.
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In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
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In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es to [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
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Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack, although women can be subject to Groin Attacks as well. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think. NearMissGroinAttack is when an aversion of this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
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Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm).for a similar incapacitating spot. EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack, although women can be subject to Groin Attacks as well. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think. NearMissGroinAttack is when an aversion of this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
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Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs. In addition, some people tend to overly telegraph their movements before using this attack, giving the opponent time to block or shield themselves from it. This will be even more so if they are on drugs or in some psychotic state, as criminals dispatched with this method in fiction often are.
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This trope is made possible thanks to an interesting quirk in the human body’s design; as the testicles function best at a temperature slightly lower than the core body temperature, this is why they hang slightly lower, and can be raised or lowered by reflex activity to ensure they stay at the right temperature in relation to ambient conditions. Thus, compared to other body parts, even the other ones typically seen as weak points (stomach, solar plexus, [[AgonyOfTheFeet toes]], etc), one’s Crown Jewels are considerably less ‘armoured’, hence why striking them hurts so much.
This trope is made possible thanks to an interesting quirk in the human body’s design; as the testicles function best at a temperature slightly lower than the core body temperature, this is why they hang slightly lower, and can be raised or lowered by reflex activity to ensure they stay at the right temperature in relation to ambient conditions. Thus, compared to other body parts, even the other ones typically seen as weak points (stomach, solar plexus, [[AgonyOfTheFeet toes]], etc), one’s Crown Jewels are considerably less ‘armoured’, hence why striking them hurts so much.
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'''WARNING, Reading these may cause extreme paranoia about injury to the pubic area and [[ShareTheMalePain wincing in sympathy pains]]. Yes, even if you're female. Also, this is ''never'' as funny in RealLife as it is on TV and can actually cause ''very'' nasty injuries, so unless you are in a real self-defense scenario, DontTryThisAtHome.'''
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Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think. NearMissGroinAttack is when an aversion of this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
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Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack.BreastAttack, although women can be subject to Groin Attacks as well. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think. NearMissGroinAttack is when an aversion of this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
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[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to [[FemaleGroinInvincibility just shrug off in a moment]].[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
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[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually [[AlwaysMale only applies to men.men]]. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to [[FemaleGroinInvincibility just shrug off in a moment]].[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
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* ''Animation/SimpleSamosa'': Implied in "Chhote Rajaji". The third victim of the spiciness epidemic, Cham Cham, contracts the condition when he puts on his shorts, suggesting it hit him right in the you-know-where.
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* In ''Theatre/ReeferMadnessTheMusical'', Jesus tells Jimmy that if he keeps smoking marijuana and goes to Hell, one of the things he'll experience is "separation from [his] family jewels." The angel chorus then chimes in with a cheery "Rama-lama! They're gonna cut your ding-dong!"
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->''"But the ball! His groin! It works on so many levels!"''
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* Happens on occasion in ''Comicstrip/{{Dilbert}}'':
** [[http://dilbert.com/strip/2015-03-05 "Can I borrow]] your scissors?"
** "Ow! Ow! That's [[https://dilbert.com/strip/1998-11-03 not an eyebrow!]]"
** [[http://dilbert.com/strip/2015-03-05 "Can I borrow]] your scissors?"
** "Ow! Ow! That's [[https://dilbert.com/strip/1998-11-03 not an eyebrow!]]"
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[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztQb1TOYABU This]] Turkish ad for sanitary pads. "They ''[men]'' will never understand how much pain you feel some days," says the voiceover. So load a soccer ball into a cannon and shoot your boyfriend in the nads.
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[[caption-width-right:300:Woman of Steel, Crotch of Kleenex.]]
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->''"But the ball! His groin! It works on so many levels!"''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''' (critique of amateur film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUTVmuqviqE "Man Getting Hit By Football"]]), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
It's not always played for comedy, but seeing someone get struck in the crotch is [[AmusingInjuries usually just plain funny]]. Whether the object doing the striking is an errant piece of sports equipment or a deliberately placed foot, the end result is going to be a grown man doubled over and trembling with pain. Bonus points if he then hobbles away and [[InstantSoprano says something in a high-pitched voice]]. Not only will everyone find this hilarious, but tape it and play it back for the guy and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even]] ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny he]]'' [[ActuallyPrettyFunny will probably laugh]]. At least, once the swelling goes down. Sometimes a cause of AmusingInjuries, especially if the victim is [[AssholeVictim asking for it.]] In shows targeted at children, it's often a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or at least treated as one in-story (see ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' and ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''). In Japanese media, the blow is often accompanied by the sound of a bell.
Effectively, this is a human's version of AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage. A subversion of this is BallsOfSteel, where a character — for whatever reason — [[NoSell does not take damage]] from a Groin Attack (or at least doesn't take ''extra'' damage).
Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs. This will be even more so if they are on drugs or in some psychotic state, as criminals dispatched with this method in fiction often are.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
Along with TaserTagWeakness, the Groin Attack also seems to be very effective against {{Superhero}}es and {{Supervillain}}s, although [[BallsOfSteel some of them are immune]].
Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think. NearMissGroinAttack is when an aversion of this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
'''WARNING, Reading these may cause extreme paranoia about injury to the pubic area and [[ShareTheMalePain wincing in sympathy pains]]. Yes, even if you're female. Also, this is ''never'' as funny in RealLife as it is on TV and can actually cause ''very'' nasty injuries, so unless you are in a real self-defense scenario, DontTryThisAtHome.'''
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* GroinAttack/AnimeAndManga
* GroinAttack/ComicBooks
* GroinAttack/FanWorks
* [[GroinAttack/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
* [[GroinAttack/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
* GroinAttack/{{Literature}}
* GroinAttack/LiveActionTV
* GroinAttack/{{Music}}
* GroinAttack/MythsAndReligion
* GroinAttack/ProWrestling
* GroinAttack/TabletopGames
* GroinAttack/VideoGames
* GroinAttack/WebAnimation
* GroinAttack/WebOriginal
* GroinAttack/WebVideos
* GroinAttack/{{Webcomics}}
* GroinAttack/WesternAnimation
* GroinAttack/RealLife
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* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtIzonE_iY an Airheads commercial]], during a school play where the lead star is singing "The life of a sailor! That's the life for me", the other students were bored with the play, and one of the students eats an Airhead, causing his head to turn into a balloon, deflate across the room, knocking down sets, and hitting the lead character in the groin, with predictable results:
-->'''Lead character:''' ''[oblivious to the deflating head going across the room]'' The life of a sail... ''[balloon head hits him in the balls, causing a zoom up on his face, as his voice grows high pitched]'' ''...oooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That's the life for me...!''
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTI49c_Vns&feature=related This]] Rolling Rock commercial was banned, because it featured a ton of people getting hit in the nuts, thanks to a foul ball.
* In the Netherlands' promotion for the [[Advertising/MAndMs M&M's]] "Peanutball", Red kicks said "Peanutball" to demonstrate its durability. It bounces around and hits him right between the legs. Red reacts appropriately, [[RuleOfFunny despite not having a groin to begin with]].
* Playing this trope along with ViolentGlaswegian for laughs, Irn-Bru briefly had a commercial where a smacked vending machine retaliates by firing a can of Irn-Bru into the offender's groin. Rumor has it this offended enough people that the vending machine's revenge was turned into a [[UseYourHead Glasgow Kiss]] instead.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXPdaPi01Q8 This Progressive commercial]] shows a woman using a voodoo website to punish her cheating boyfriend in various embarrassing and painful ways. At the end, while he's on a couch making out with an attractive lady, she drags a pair of pliers towards his crotch - and clicks. While the actual effect is left ambiguous, the man reacts by violently wincing in pain and his partner looking down at his groin with a concerned face.
* There was Pepsi commercial during the Superbowl that, at some point, involved Music/JustinTimberlake getting hit in the crotch several times by a mailbox post. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKM8sP24BE For those who wanted to see it...]] The "hits keep on coming" at about the 30 second mark.
* In another Superbowl Ad, Burt Reynolds gets hit in the groin - among the list of 20 different cliches of a Superbowl Ad.
* One of the perfect ingredients for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxUNjhfzYmQ a Doritos commercial.]]
* From the ParodyCommercial Advertising/BigBillHells: "Don't wait! Don't delay! Don't fuck with us, or we'll rip your nuts off!"
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVS1UfCfxlU This]] ad for John West involves a commercial fisherman fighting a grizzly bear over a salmon the bear has just caught. The man is losing until he manages to kick the bear in the balls.
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* ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' for [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2013/04/21#mutable_924143 April 21st, 2013]]. Bucky and Satchel are practicing swatting mosquitos with their eyes closed. When Rob happens by, Satchel accidentally hits Rob in the groin, sending him to the floor in agony.
* This happens to ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' of all characters when a stunt on the fence [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1990/03/30#.U4Xgk3YXKrl goes wrong.]]
** {{Implied|Trope}} in another strip when Garfield [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1997/01/30 throws a snowball at Jon]].
-->'''Jon:''' ''eeeEEIIIYIIIEEOOO''
-->'''Garfield:''' Oops, a little low.
* During one series of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' strips featuring softball, Pig takes a line drive to his "oompa loompas."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pinballs]]
* Hitting Dracula in ''Pinball/MonsterBash'' sometimes causes him to say a line implying that he's being hit in the crotch.
-->'''Dracula:''' Not below the belt!
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Multiple times in the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Homeward Bound 4''. [[spoiler: Jake the Deinonychus slips when trying to glide off a tree and attack a human, and ends up slamming his cloaca into the branches. Ironically, this was in an attempt to eat the nuts of a guy who had shot him previously. But after however many failures, he ''finally'' manages to eat them two-thirds through.]]
* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': {{Implied|Trope}} during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which were on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Radio]]
* One of the recurring {{Parody Commercial}}s on ''Radio/MartinMolloy'' was a promo for lowbrow BritCom ''Ow! Me Plums!'', which always consisted of an elaborate setup that resulted in the main character (voiced by Tony Martin) being hit in the groin and screaming his CatchPhrase "Ow! Me plums!"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Roleplay]]
* In ''Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder'', trying to aim for the groin of the titular character usually paints the attacker as a newbie to the game. Why? It never does anything. [[GodMode He's the Godmodder]].
* Spc. Crota from ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' sneaks under a guard and shoots him in the groin.
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', groin attack is [[TheLadette Ax's]] preferred method of dealing with male enemies. Poor [[LoveableRogue Refan]] gets to experience it first hand.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/TheCompleteHistoryOfAmericaAbridged'', one of the poses used to illustrate the intensity of combat in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar is one actor kicking another in the groin.
* In ''Theatre/TheRoseTattoo'', the fight Alvaro gets into culminates with him taking a hit to the groin from the TravelingSalesman's knee.
* In ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', this is what happens to Snape during [[spoiler:the snake attack death scene]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* In ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, Helen manages to defeat one of the Smokers by pulling this on them.
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->''"But the ball! His groin! It works on so many levels!"''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''' (critique of amateur film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUTVmuqviqE "Man Getting Hit By Football"]]), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
It's not always played for comedy, but seeing someone get struck in the crotch is [[AmusingInjuries usually just plain funny]]. Whether the object doing the striking is an errant piece of sports equipment or a deliberately placed foot, the end result is going to be a grown man doubled over and trembling with pain. Bonus points if he then hobbles away and [[InstantSoprano says something in a high-pitched voice]]. Not only will everyone find this hilarious, but tape it and play it back for the guy and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even]] ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny he]]'' [[ActuallyPrettyFunny will probably laugh]]. At least, once the swelling goes down. Sometimes a cause of AmusingInjuries, especially if the victim is [[AssholeVictim asking for it.]] In shows targeted at children, it's often a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or at least treated as one in-story (see ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' and ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''). In Japanese media, the blow is often accompanied by the sound of a bell.
Effectively, this is a human's version of AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage. A subversion of this is BallsOfSteel, where a character — for whatever reason — [[NoSell does not take damage]] from a Groin Attack (or at least doesn't take ''extra'' damage).
Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs. This will be even more so if they are on drugs or in some psychotic state, as criminals dispatched with this method in fiction often are.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
Along with TaserTagWeakness, the Groin Attack also seems to be very effective against {{Superhero}}es and {{Supervillain}}s, although [[BallsOfSteel some of them are immune]].
Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think. NearMissGroinAttack is when an aversion of this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
'''WARNING, Reading these may cause extreme paranoia about injury to the pubic area and [[ShareTheMalePain wincing in sympathy pains]]. Yes, even if you're female. Also, this is ''never'' as funny in RealLife as it is on TV and can actually cause ''very'' nasty injuries, so unless you are in a real self-defense scenario, DontTryThisAtHome.'''
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!!Examples subpages:
[[index]]
* GroinAttack/AnimeAndManga
* GroinAttack/ComicBooks
* GroinAttack/FanWorks
* [[GroinAttack/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
* [[GroinAttack/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
* GroinAttack/{{Literature}}
* GroinAttack/LiveActionTV
* GroinAttack/{{Music}}
* GroinAttack/MythsAndReligion
* GroinAttack/ProWrestling
* GroinAttack/TabletopGames
* GroinAttack/VideoGames
* GroinAttack/WebAnimation
* GroinAttack/WebOriginal
* GroinAttack/WebVideos
* GroinAttack/{{Webcomics}}
* GroinAttack/WesternAnimation
* GroinAttack/RealLife
[[/index]]
!!Other examples:
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Advertising]]
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtIzonE_iY an Airheads commercial]], during a school play where the lead star is singing "The life of a sailor! That's the life for me", the other students were bored with the play, and one of the students eats an Airhead, causing his head to turn into a balloon, deflate across the room, knocking down sets, and hitting the lead character in the groin, with predictable results:
-->'''Lead character:''' ''[oblivious to the deflating head going across the room]'' The life of a sail... ''[balloon head hits him in the balls, causing a zoom up on his face, as his voice grows high pitched]'' ''...oooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That's the life for me...!''
%%* Played for laughs; here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbSTuyWWFk
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTI49c_Vns&feature=related This]] Rolling Rock commercial was banned, because it featured a ton of people getting hit in the nuts, thanks to a foul ball.
* In the Netherlands' promotion for the [[Advertising/MAndMs M&M's]] "Peanutball", Red kicks said "Peanutball" to demonstrate its durability. It bounces around and hits him right between the legs. Red reacts appropriately, [[RuleOfFunny despite not having a groin to begin with]].
* Playing this trope along with ViolentGlaswegian for laughs, Irn-Bru briefly had a commercial where a smacked vending machine retaliates by firing a can of Irn-Bru into the offender's groin. Rumor has it this offended enough people that the vending machine's revenge was turned into a [[UseYourHead Glasgow Kiss]] instead.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXPdaPi01Q8 This Progressive commercial]] shows a woman using a voodoo website to punish her cheating boyfriend in various embarrassing and painful ways. At the end, while he's on a couch making out with an attractive lady, she drags a pair of pliers towards his crotch - and clicks. While the actual effect is left ambiguous, the man reacts by violently wincing in pain and his partner looking down at his groin with a concerned face.
* There was Pepsi commercial during the Superbowl that, at some point, involved Music/JustinTimberlake getting hit in the crotch several times by a mailbox post. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKM8sP24BE For those who wanted to see it...]] The "hits keep on coming" at about the 30 second mark.
* In another Superbowl Ad, Burt Reynolds gets hit in the groin - among the list of 20 different cliches of a Superbowl Ad.
* One of the perfect ingredients for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxUNjhfzYmQ a Doritos commercial.]]
* From the ParodyCommercial Advertising/BigBillHells: "Don't wait! Don't delay! Don't fuck with us, or we'll rip your nuts off!"
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVS1UfCfxlU This]] ad for John West involves a commercial fisherman fighting a grizzly bear over a salmon the bear has just caught. The man is losing until he manages to kick the bear in the balls.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' for [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2013/04/21#mutable_924143 April 21st, 2013]]. Bucky and Satchel are practicing swatting mosquitos with their eyes closed. When Rob happens by, Satchel accidentally hits Rob in the groin, sending him to the floor in agony.
* This happens to ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' of all characters when a stunt on the fence [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1990/03/30#.U4Xgk3YXKrl goes wrong.]]
** {{Implied|Trope}} in another strip when Garfield [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1997/01/30 throws a snowball at Jon]].
-->'''Jon:''' ''eeeEEIIIYIIIEEOOO''
-->'''Garfield:''' Oops, a little low.
* During one series of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' strips featuring softball, Pig takes a line drive to his "oompa loompas."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pinballs]]
* Hitting Dracula in ''Pinball/MonsterBash'' sometimes causes him to say a line implying that he's being hit in the crotch.
-->'''Dracula:''' Not below the belt!
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Multiple times in the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Homeward Bound 4''. [[spoiler: Jake the Deinonychus slips when trying to glide off a tree and attack a human, and ends up slamming his cloaca into the branches. Ironically, this was in an attempt to eat the nuts of a guy who had shot him previously. But after however many failures, he ''finally'' manages to eat them two-thirds through.]]
* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': {{Implied|Trope}} during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which were on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Radio]]
* One of the recurring {{Parody Commercial}}s on ''Radio/MartinMolloy'' was a promo for lowbrow BritCom ''Ow! Me Plums!'', which always consisted of an elaborate setup that resulted in the main character (voiced by Tony Martin) being hit in the groin and screaming his CatchPhrase "Ow! Me plums!"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Roleplay]]
* In ''Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder'', trying to aim for the groin of the titular character usually paints the attacker as a newbie to the game. Why? It never does anything. [[GodMode He's the Godmodder]].
* Spc. Crota from ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' sneaks under a guard and shoots him in the groin.
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', groin attack is [[TheLadette Ax's]] preferred method of dealing with male enemies. Poor [[LoveableRogue Refan]] gets to experience it first hand.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/TheCompleteHistoryOfAmericaAbridged'', one of the poses used to illustrate the intensity of combat in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar is one actor kicking another in the groin.
* In ''Theatre/TheRoseTattoo'', the fight Alvaro gets into culminates with him taking a hit to the groin from the TravelingSalesman's knee.
* In ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', this is what happens to Snape during [[spoiler:the snake attack death scene]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* In ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, Helen manages to defeat one of the Smokers by pulling this on them.
[[/folder]]
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-> ''URGGGH, my GROIN!''
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[[quoteright:300:[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_1rsz_from_supergirl_15_7.png]]]]
[[caption-width-right:300:Woman of Steel, Crotch of Kleenex.]]
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->''"But the ball! His groin! It works on so many levels!"''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''' (critique of amateur film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUTVmuqviqE "Man Getting Hit By Football"]]), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
It's not always played for comedy, but seeing someone get struck in the crotch is [[AmusingInjuries usually just plain funny]]. Whether the object doing the striking is an errant piece of sports equipment or a deliberately placed foot, the end result is going to be a grown man doubled over and trembling with pain. Bonus points if he then hobbles away and [[InstantSoprano says something in a high-pitched voice]]. Not only will everyone find this hilarious, but tape it and play it back for the guy and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even]] ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny he]]'' [[ActuallyPrettyFunny will probably laugh]]. At least, once the swelling goes down. Sometimes a cause of AmusingInjuries, especially if the victim is [[AssholeVictim asking for it.]] In shows targeted at children, it's often a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or at least treated as one in-story (see ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' and ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''). In Japanese media, the blow is often accompanied by the sound of a bell.
Effectively, this is a human's version of AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage. A subversion of this is BallsOfSteel, where a character — for whatever reason — [[NoSell does not take damage]] from a Groin Attack (or at least doesn't take ''extra'' damage).
Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs. This will be even more so if they are on drugs or in some psychotic state, as criminals dispatched with this method in fiction often are.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
Along with TaserTagWeakness, the Groin Attack also seems to be very effective against {{Superhero}}es and {{Supervillain}}s, although [[BallsOfSteel some of them are immune]].
Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think. NearMissGroinAttack is when an aversion of this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
'''WARNING, Reading these may cause extreme paranoia about injury to the pubic area and [[ShareTheMalePain wincing in sympathy pains]]. Yes, even if you're female. Also, this is ''never'' as funny in RealLife as it is on TV and can actually cause ''very'' nasty injuries, so unless you are in a real self-defense scenario, DontTryThisAtHome.'''
----
!!Examples subpages:
[[index]]
* GroinAttack/AnimeAndManga
* GroinAttack/ComicBooks
* GroinAttack/FanWorks
* [[GroinAttack/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
* [[GroinAttack/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
* GroinAttack/{{Literature}}
* GroinAttack/LiveActionTV
* GroinAttack/{{Music}}
* GroinAttack/MythsAndReligion
* GroinAttack/ProWrestling
* GroinAttack/TabletopGames
* GroinAttack/VideoGames
* GroinAttack/WebAnimation
* GroinAttack/WebOriginal
* GroinAttack/WebVideos
* GroinAttack/{{Webcomics}}
* GroinAttack/WesternAnimation
* GroinAttack/RealLife
[[/index]]
!!Other examples:
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Advertising]]
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtIzonE_iY an Airheads commercial]], during a school play where the lead star is singing "The life of a sailor! That's the life for me", the other students were bored with the play, and one of the students eats an Airhead, causing his head to turn into a balloon, deflate across the room, knocking down sets, and hitting the lead character in the groin, with predictable results:
-->'''Lead character:''' ''[oblivious to the deflating head going across the room]'' The life of a sail... ''[balloon head hits him in the balls, causing a zoom up on his face, as his voice grows high pitched]'' ''...oooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That's the life for me...!''
%%* Played for laughs; here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbSTuyWWFk
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTI49c_Vns&feature=related This]] Rolling Rock commercial was banned, because it featured a ton of people getting hit in the nuts, thanks to a foul ball.
* In the Netherlands' promotion for the [[Advertising/MAndMs M&M's]] "Peanutball", Red kicks said "Peanutball" to demonstrate its durability. It bounces around and hits him right between the legs. Red reacts appropriately, [[RuleOfFunny despite not having a groin to begin with]].
* Playing this trope along with ViolentGlaswegian for laughs, Irn-Bru briefly had a commercial where a smacked vending machine retaliates by firing a can of Irn-Bru into the offender's groin. Rumor has it this offended enough people that the vending machine's revenge was turned into a [[UseYourHead Glasgow Kiss]] instead.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXPdaPi01Q8 This Progressive commercial]] shows a woman using a voodoo website to punish her cheating boyfriend in various embarrassing and painful ways. At the end, while he's on a couch making out with an attractive lady, she drags a pair of pliers towards his crotch - and clicks. While the actual effect is left ambiguous, the man reacts by violently wincing in pain and his partner looking down at his groin with a concerned face.
* There was Pepsi commercial during the Superbowl that, at some point, involved Music/JustinTimberlake getting hit in the crotch several times by a mailbox post. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKM8sP24BE For those who wanted to see it...]] The "hits keep on coming" at about the 30 second mark.
* In another Superbowl Ad, Burt Reynolds gets hit in the groin - among the list of 20 different cliches of a Superbowl Ad.
* One of the perfect ingredients for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxUNjhfzYmQ a Doritos commercial.]]
* From the ParodyCommercial Advertising/BigBillHells: "Don't wait! Don't delay! Don't fuck with us, or we'll rip your nuts off!"
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVS1UfCfxlU This]] ad for John West involves a commercial fisherman fighting a grizzly bear over a salmon the bear has just caught. The man is losing until he manages to kick the bear in the balls.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' for [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2013/04/21#mutable_924143 April 21st, 2013]]. Bucky and Satchel are practicing swatting mosquitos with their eyes closed. When Rob happens by, Satchel accidentally hits Rob in the groin, sending him to the floor in agony.
* This happens to ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' of all characters when a stunt on the fence [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1990/03/30#.U4Xgk3YXKrl goes wrong.]]
** {{Implied|Trope}} in another strip when Garfield [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1997/01/30 throws a snowball at Jon]].
-->'''Jon:''' ''eeeEEIIIYIIIEEOOO''
-->'''Garfield:''' Oops, a little low.
* During one series of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' strips featuring softball, Pig takes a line drive to his "oompa loompas."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pinballs]]
* Hitting Dracula in ''Pinball/MonsterBash'' sometimes causes him to say a line implying that he's being hit in the crotch.
-->'''Dracula:''' Not below the belt!
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Multiple times in the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Homeward Bound 4''. [[spoiler: Jake the Deinonychus slips when trying to glide off a tree and attack a human, and ends up slamming his cloaca into the branches. Ironically, this was in an attempt to eat the nuts of a guy who had shot him previously. But after however many failures, he ''finally'' manages to eat them two-thirds through.]]
* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': {{Implied|Trope}} during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which were on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Radio]]
* One of the recurring {{Parody Commercial}}s on ''Radio/MartinMolloy'' was a promo for lowbrow BritCom ''Ow! Me Plums!'', which always consisted of an elaborate setup that resulted in the main character (voiced by Tony Martin) being hit in the groin and screaming his CatchPhrase "Ow! Me plums!"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Roleplay]]
* In ''Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder'', trying to aim for the groin of the titular character usually paints the attacker as a newbie to the game. Why? It never does anything. [[GodMode He's the Godmodder]].
* Spc. Crota from ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' sneaks under a guard and shoots him in the groin.
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', groin attack is [[TheLadette Ax's]] preferred method of dealing with male enemies. Poor [[LoveableRogue Refan]] gets to experience it first hand.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/TheCompleteHistoryOfAmericaAbridged'', one of the poses used to illustrate the intensity of combat in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar is one actor kicking another in the groin.
* In ''Theatre/TheRoseTattoo'', the fight Alvaro gets into culminates with him taking a hit to the groin from the TravelingSalesman's knee.
* In ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', this is what happens to Snape during [[spoiler:the snake attack death scene]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* In ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, Helen manages to defeat one of the Smokers by pulling this on them.
[[/folder]]
----
-> ''URGGGH, my GROIN!''
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[[quoteright:300:[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_1rsz_from_supergirl_15_7.png]]]]
[[caption-width-right:300:Woman of Steel, Crotch of Kleenex.]]
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->''"But the ball! His groin! It works on so many levels!"''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''' (critique of amateur film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUTVmuqviqE "Man Getting Hit By Football"]]), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
It's not always played for comedy, but seeing someone get struck in the crotch is [[AmusingInjuries usually just plain funny]]. Whether the object doing the striking is an errant piece of sports equipment or a deliberately placed foot, the end result is going to be a grown man doubled over and trembling with pain. Bonus points if he then hobbles away and [[InstantSoprano says something in a high-pitched voice]]. Not only will everyone find this hilarious, but tape it and play it back for the guy and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even]] ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny he]]'' [[ActuallyPrettyFunny will probably laugh]]. At least, once the swelling goes down. Sometimes a cause of AmusingInjuries, especially if the victim is [[AssholeVictim asking for it.]] In shows targeted at children, it's often a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or at least treated as one in-story (see ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' and ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''). In Japanese media, the blow is often accompanied by the sound of a bell.
Effectively, this is a human's version of AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage. A subversion of this is BallsOfSteel, where a character — for whatever reason — [[NoSell does not take damage]] from a Groin Attack (or at least doesn't take ''extra'' damage).
Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs. This will be even more so if they are on drugs or in some psychotic state, as criminals dispatched with this method in fiction often are.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
Along with TaserTagWeakness, the Groin Attack also seems to be very effective against {{Superhero}}es and {{Supervillain}}s, although [[BallsOfSteel some of them are immune]].
Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think. NearMissGroinAttack is when an aversion of this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
'''WARNING, Reading these may cause extreme paranoia about injury to the pubic area and [[ShareTheMalePain wincing in sympathy pains]]. Yes, even if you're female. Also, this is ''never'' as funny in RealLife as it is on TV and can actually cause ''very'' nasty injuries, so unless you are in a real self-defense scenario, DontTryThisAtHome.'''
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!!Examples subpages:
[[index]]
* GroinAttack/AnimeAndManga
* GroinAttack/ComicBooks
* GroinAttack/FanWorks
* [[GroinAttack/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
* [[GroinAttack/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
* GroinAttack/{{Literature}}
* GroinAttack/LiveActionTV
* GroinAttack/{{Music}}
* GroinAttack/MythsAndReligion
* GroinAttack/ProWrestling
* GroinAttack/TabletopGames
* GroinAttack/VideoGames
* GroinAttack/WebAnimation
* GroinAttack/WebOriginal
* GroinAttack/WebVideos
* GroinAttack/{{Webcomics}}
* GroinAttack/WesternAnimation
* GroinAttack/RealLife
[[/index]]
!!Other examples:
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[[folder:Advertising]]
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtIzonE_iY an Airheads commercial]], during a school play where the lead star is singing "The life of a sailor! That's the life for me", the other students were bored with the play, and one of the students eats an Airhead, causing his head to turn into a balloon, deflate across the room, knocking down sets, and hitting the lead character in the groin, with predictable results:
-->'''Lead character:''' ''[oblivious to the deflating head going across the room]'' The life of a sail... ''[balloon head hits him in the balls, causing a zoom up on his face, as his voice grows high pitched]'' ''...oooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That's the life for me...!''
%%* Played for laughs; here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbSTuyWWFk
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTI49c_Vns&feature=related This]] Rolling Rock commercial was banned, because it featured a ton of people getting hit in the nuts, thanks to a foul ball.
* In the Netherlands' promotion for the [[Advertising/MAndMs M&M's]] "Peanutball", Red kicks said "Peanutball" to demonstrate its durability. It bounces around and hits him right between the legs. Red reacts appropriately, [[RuleOfFunny despite not having a groin to begin with]].
* Playing this trope along with ViolentGlaswegian for laughs, Irn-Bru briefly had a commercial where a smacked vending machine retaliates by firing a can of Irn-Bru into the offender's groin. Rumor has it this offended enough people that the vending machine's revenge was turned into a [[UseYourHead Glasgow Kiss]] instead.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXPdaPi01Q8 This Progressive commercial]] shows a woman using a voodoo website to punish her cheating boyfriend in various embarrassing and painful ways. At the end, while he's on a couch making out with an attractive lady, she drags a pair of pliers towards his crotch - and clicks. While the actual effect is left ambiguous, the man reacts by violently wincing in pain and his partner looking down at his groin with a concerned face.
* There was Pepsi commercial during the Superbowl that, at some point, involved Music/JustinTimberlake getting hit in the crotch several times by a mailbox post. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKM8sP24BE For those who wanted to see it...]] The "hits keep on coming" at about the 30 second mark.
* In another Superbowl Ad, Burt Reynolds gets hit in the groin - among the list of 20 different cliches of a Superbowl Ad.
* One of the perfect ingredients for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxUNjhfzYmQ a Doritos commercial.]]
* From the ParodyCommercial Advertising/BigBillHells: "Don't wait! Don't delay! Don't fuck with us, or we'll rip your nuts off!"
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVS1UfCfxlU This]] ad for John West involves a commercial fisherman fighting a grizzly bear over a salmon the bear has just caught. The man is losing until he manages to kick the bear in the balls.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' for [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2013/04/21#mutable_924143 April 21st, 2013]]. Bucky and Satchel are practicing swatting mosquitos with their eyes closed. When Rob happens by, Satchel accidentally hits Rob in the groin, sending him to the floor in agony.
* This happens to ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' of all characters when a stunt on the fence [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1990/03/30#.U4Xgk3YXKrl goes wrong.]]
** {{Implied|Trope}} in another strip when Garfield [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1997/01/30 throws a snowball at Jon]].
-->'''Jon:''' ''eeeEEIIIYIIIEEOOO''
-->'''Garfield:''' Oops, a little low.
* During one series of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' strips featuring softball, Pig takes a line drive to his "oompa loompas."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pinballs]]
* Hitting Dracula in ''Pinball/MonsterBash'' sometimes causes him to say a line implying that he's being hit in the crotch.
-->'''Dracula:''' Not below the belt!
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Multiple times in the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Homeward Bound 4''. [[spoiler: Jake the Deinonychus slips when trying to glide off a tree and attack a human, and ends up slamming his cloaca into the branches. Ironically, this was in an attempt to eat the nuts of a guy who had shot him previously. But after however many failures, he ''finally'' manages to eat them two-thirds through.]]
* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': {{Implied|Trope}} during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which were on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Radio]]
* One of the recurring {{Parody Commercial}}s on ''Radio/MartinMolloy'' was a promo for lowbrow BritCom ''Ow! Me Plums!'', which always consisted of an elaborate setup that resulted in the main character (voiced by Tony Martin) being hit in the groin and screaming his CatchPhrase "Ow! Me plums!"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Roleplay]]
* In ''Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder'', trying to aim for the groin of the titular character usually paints the attacker as a newbie to the game. Why? It never does anything. [[GodMode He's the Godmodder]].
* Spc. Crota from ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' sneaks under a guard and shoots him in the groin.
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', groin attack is [[TheLadette Ax's]] preferred method of dealing with male enemies. Poor [[LoveableRogue Refan]] gets to experience it first hand.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/TheCompleteHistoryOfAmericaAbridged'', one of the poses used to illustrate the intensity of combat in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar is one actor kicking another in the groin.
* In ''Theatre/TheRoseTattoo'', the fight Alvaro gets into culminates with him taking a hit to the groin from the TravelingSalesman's knee.
* In ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', this is what happens to Snape during [[spoiler:the snake attack death scene]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* In ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, Helen manages to defeat one of the Smokers by pulling this on them.
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-> ''URGGGH, my GROIN!''
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->''"But the ball! His groin! It works on so many levels!"''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''' (critique of amateur film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUTVmuqviqE "Man Getting Hit By Football"]]), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
It's not always played for comedy, but seeing someone get struck in the crotch is [[AmusingInjuries usually just plain funny]]. Whether the object doing the striking is an errant piece of sports equipment or a deliberately placed foot, the end result is going to be a grown man doubled over and trembling with pain. Bonus points if he then hobbles away and [[InstantSoprano says something in a high-pitched voice]]. Not only will everyone find this hilarious, but tape it and play it back for the guy and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even]] ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny he]]'' [[ActuallyPrettyFunny will probably laugh]]. At least, once the swelling goes down. Sometimes a cause of AmusingInjuries, especially if the victim is [[AssholeVictim asking for it.]] In shows targeted at children, it's often a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or at least treated as one in-story (see ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' and ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''). In Japanese media, the blow is often accompanied by the sound of a bell.
Effectively, this is a human's version of AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage. A subversion of this is BallsOfSteel, where a character — for whatever reason — [[NoSell does not take damage]] from a Groin Attack (or at least doesn't take ''extra'' damage).
Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs. This will be even more so if they are on drugs or in some psychotic state, as criminals dispatched with this method in fiction often are.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
Along with TaserTagWeakness, the Groin Attack also seems to be very effective against {{Superhero}}es and {{Supervillain}}s, although [[BallsOfSteel some of them are immune]].
Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think. NearMissGroinAttack is when an aversion of this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
'''WARNING, Reading these may cause extreme paranoia about injury to the pubic area and [[ShareTheMalePain wincing in sympathy pains]]. Yes, even if you're female. Also, this is ''never'' as funny in RealLife as it is on TV and can actually cause ''very'' nasty injuries, so unless you are in a real self-defense scenario, DontTryThisAtHome.'''
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!!Examples subpages:
[[index]]
* GroinAttack/AnimeAndManga
* GroinAttack/ComicBooks
* GroinAttack/FanWorks
* [[GroinAttack/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
* [[GroinAttack/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
* GroinAttack/{{Literature}}
* GroinAttack/LiveActionTV
* GroinAttack/{{Music}}
* GroinAttack/MythsAndReligion
* GroinAttack/ProWrestling
* GroinAttack/TabletopGames
* GroinAttack/VideoGames
* GroinAttack/WebAnimation
* GroinAttack/WebOriginal
* GroinAttack/WebVideos
* GroinAttack/{{Webcomics}}
* GroinAttack/WesternAnimation
* GroinAttack/RealLife
[[/index]]
!!Other examples:
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Advertising]]
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtIzonE_iY an Airheads commercial]], during a school play where the lead star is singing "The life of a sailor! That's the life for me", the other students were bored with the play, and one of the students eats an Airhead, causing his head to turn into a balloon, deflate across the room, knocking down sets, and hitting the lead character in the groin, with predictable results:
-->'''Lead character:''' ''[oblivious to the deflating head going across the room]'' The life of a sail... ''[balloon head hits him in the balls, causing a zoom up on his face, as his voice grows high pitched]'' ''...oooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That's the life for me...!''
%%* Played for laughs; here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbSTuyWWFk
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTI49c_Vns&feature=related This]] Rolling Rock commercial was banned, because it featured a ton of people getting hit in the nuts, thanks to a foul ball.
* In the Netherlands' promotion for the [[Advertising/MAndMs M&M's]] "Peanutball", Red kicks said "Peanutball" to demonstrate its durability. It bounces around and hits him right between the legs. Red reacts appropriately, [[RuleOfFunny despite not having a groin to begin with]].
* Playing this trope along with ViolentGlaswegian for laughs, Irn-Bru briefly had a commercial where a smacked vending machine retaliates by firing a can of Irn-Bru into the offender's groin. Rumor has it this offended enough people that the vending machine's revenge was turned into a [[UseYourHead Glasgow Kiss]] instead.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXPdaPi01Q8 This Progressive commercial]] shows a woman using a voodoo website to punish her cheating boyfriend in various embarrassing and painful ways. At the end, while he's on a couch making out with an attractive lady, she drags a pair of pliers towards his crotch - and clicks. While the actual effect is left ambiguous, the man reacts by violently wincing in pain and his partner looking down at his groin with a concerned face.
* There was Pepsi commercial during the Superbowl that, at some point, involved Music/JustinTimberlake getting hit in the crotch several times by a mailbox post. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKM8sP24BE For those who wanted to see it...]] The "hits keep on coming" at about the 30 second mark.
* In another Superbowl Ad, Burt Reynolds gets hit in the groin - among the list of 20 different cliches of a Superbowl Ad.
* One of the perfect ingredients for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxUNjhfzYmQ a Doritos commercial.]]
* From the ParodyCommercial Advertising/BigBillHells: "Don't wait! Don't delay! Don't fuck with us, or we'll rip your nuts off!"
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVS1UfCfxlU This]] ad for John West involves a commercial fisherman fighting a grizzly bear over a salmon the bear has just caught. The man is losing until he manages to kick the bear in the balls.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' for [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2013/04/21#mutable_924143 April 21st, 2013]]. Bucky and Satchel are practicing swatting mosquitos with their eyes closed. When Rob happens by, Satchel accidentally hits Rob in the groin, sending him to the floor in agony.
* This happens to ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' of all characters when a stunt on the fence [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1990/03/30#.U4Xgk3YXKrl goes wrong.]]
** {{Implied|Trope}} in another strip when Garfield [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1997/01/30 throws a snowball at Jon]].
-->'''Jon:''' ''eeeEEIIIYIIIEEOOO''
-->'''Garfield:''' Oops, a little low.
* During one series of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' strips featuring softball, Pig takes a line drive to his "oompa loompas."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pinballs]]
* Hitting Dracula in ''Pinball/MonsterBash'' sometimes causes him to say a line implying that he's being hit in the crotch.
-->'''Dracula:''' Not below the belt!
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Multiple times in the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Homeward Bound 4''. [[spoiler: Jake the Deinonychus slips when trying to glide off a tree and attack a human, and ends up slamming his cloaca into the branches. Ironically, this was in an attempt to eat the nuts of a guy who had shot him previously. But after however many failures, he ''finally'' manages to eat them two-thirds through.]]
* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': {{Implied|Trope}} during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which were on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Radio]]
* One of the recurring {{Parody Commercial}}s on ''Radio/MartinMolloy'' was a promo for lowbrow BritCom ''Ow! Me Plums!'', which always consisted of an elaborate setup that resulted in the main character (voiced by Tony Martin) being hit in the groin and screaming his CatchPhrase "Ow! Me plums!"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Roleplay]]
* In ''Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder'', trying to aim for the groin of the titular character usually paints the attacker as a newbie to the game. Why? It never does anything. [[GodMode He's the Godmodder]].
* Spc. Crota from ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' sneaks under a guard and shoots him in the groin.
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', groin attack is [[TheLadette Ax's]] preferred method of dealing with male enemies. Poor [[LoveableRogue Refan]] gets to experience it first hand.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/TheCompleteHistoryOfAmericaAbridged'', one of the poses used to illustrate the intensity of combat in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar is one actor kicking another in the groin.
* In ''Theatre/TheRoseTattoo'', the fight Alvaro gets into culminates with him taking a hit to the groin from the TravelingSalesman's knee.
* In ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', this is what happens to Snape during [[spoiler:the snake attack death scene]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* In ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, Helen manages to defeat one of the Smokers by pulling this on them.
[[/folder]]
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->''"But the ball! His groin! It works on so many levels!"''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''' (critique of amateur film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUTVmuqviqE "Man Getting Hit By Football"]]), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
It's not always played for comedy, but seeing someone get struck in the crotch is [[AmusingInjuries usually just plain funny]]. Whether the object doing the striking is an errant piece of sports equipment or a deliberately placed foot, the end result is going to be a grown man doubled over and trembling with pain. Bonus points if he then hobbles away and [[InstantSoprano says something in a high-pitched voice]]. Not only will everyone find this hilarious, but tape it and play it back for the guy and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even]] ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny he]]'' [[ActuallyPrettyFunny will probably laugh]]. At least, once the swelling goes down. Sometimes a cause of AmusingInjuries, especially if the victim is [[AssholeVictim asking for it.]] In shows targeted at children, it's often a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or at least treated as one in-story (see ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' and ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''). In Japanese media, the blow is often accompanied by the sound of a bell.
Effectively, this is a human's version of AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage. A subversion of this is BallsOfSteel, where a character — for whatever reason — [[NoSell does not take damage]] from a Groin Attack (or at least doesn't take ''extra'' damage).
Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs. This will be even more so if they are on drugs or in some psychotic state, as criminals dispatched with this method in fiction often are.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
Along with TaserTagWeakness, the Groin Attack also seems to be very effective against {{Superhero}}es and {{Supervillain}}s, although [[BallsOfSteel some of them are immune]].
Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think. NearMissGroinAttack is when an aversion of this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
'''WARNING, Reading these may cause extreme paranoia about injury to the pubic area and [[ShareTheMalePain wincing in sympathy pains]]. Yes, even if you're female. Also, this is ''never'' as funny in RealLife as it is on TV and can actually cause ''very'' nasty injuries, so unless you are in a real self-defense scenario, DontTryThisAtHome.'''
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!!Examples subpages:
[[index]]
* GroinAttack/AnimeAndManga
* GroinAttack/ComicBooks
* GroinAttack/FanWorks
* [[GroinAttack/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
* [[GroinAttack/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
* GroinAttack/{{Literature}}
* GroinAttack/LiveActionTV
* GroinAttack/{{Music}}
* GroinAttack/MythsAndReligion
* GroinAttack/ProWrestling
* GroinAttack/TabletopGames
* GroinAttack/VideoGames
* GroinAttack/WebAnimation
* GroinAttack/WebOriginal
* GroinAttack/WebVideos
* GroinAttack/{{Webcomics}}
* GroinAttack/WesternAnimation
* GroinAttack/RealLife
[[/index]]
!!Other examples:
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Advertising]]
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtIzonE_iY an Airheads commercial]], during a school play where the lead star is singing "The life of a sailor! That's the life for me", the other students were bored with the play, and one of the students eats an Airhead, causing his head to turn into a balloon, deflate across the room, knocking down sets, and hitting the lead character in the groin, with predictable results:
-->'''Lead character:''' ''[oblivious to the deflating head going across the room]'' The life of a sail... ''[balloon head hits him in the balls, causing a zoom up on his face, as his voice grows high pitched]'' ''...oooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That's the life for me...!''
%%* Played for laughs; here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbSTuyWWFk
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTI49c_Vns&feature=related This]] Rolling Rock commercial was banned, because it featured a ton of people getting hit in the nuts, thanks to a foul ball.
* In the Netherlands' promotion for the [[Advertising/MAndMs M&M's]] "Peanutball", Red kicks said "Peanutball" to demonstrate its durability. It bounces around and hits him right between the legs. Red reacts appropriately, [[RuleOfFunny despite not having a groin to begin with]].
* Playing this trope along with ViolentGlaswegian for laughs, Irn-Bru briefly had a commercial where a smacked vending machine retaliates by firing a can of Irn-Bru into the offender's groin. Rumor has it this offended enough people that the vending machine's revenge was turned into a [[UseYourHead Glasgow Kiss]] instead.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXPdaPi01Q8 This Progressive commercial]] shows a woman using a voodoo website to punish her cheating boyfriend in various embarrassing and painful ways. At the end, while he's on a couch making out with an attractive lady, she drags a pair of pliers towards his crotch - and clicks. While the actual effect is left ambiguous, the man reacts by violently wincing in pain and his partner looking down at his groin with a concerned face.
* There was Pepsi commercial during the Superbowl that, at some point, involved Music/JustinTimberlake getting hit in the crotch several times by a mailbox post. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKM8sP24BE For those who wanted to see it...]] The "hits keep on coming" at about the 30 second mark.
* In another Superbowl Ad, Burt Reynolds gets hit in the groin - among the list of 20 different cliches of a Superbowl Ad.
* One of the perfect ingredients for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxUNjhfzYmQ a Doritos commercial.]]
* From the ParodyCommercial Advertising/BigBillHells: "Don't wait! Don't delay! Don't fuck with us, or we'll rip your nuts off!"
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVS1UfCfxlU This]] ad for John West involves a commercial fisherman fighting a grizzly bear over a salmon the bear has just caught. The man is losing until he manages to kick the bear in the balls.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' for [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2013/04/21#mutable_924143 April 21st, 2013]]. Bucky and Satchel are practicing swatting mosquitos with their eyes closed. When Rob happens by, Satchel accidentally hits Rob in the groin, sending him to the floor in agony.
* This happens to ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' of all characters when a stunt on the fence [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1990/03/30#.U4Xgk3YXKrl goes wrong.]]
** {{Implied|Trope}} in another strip when Garfield [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1997/01/30 throws a snowball at Jon]].
-->'''Jon:''' ''eeeEEIIIYIIIEEOOO''
-->'''Garfield:''' Oops, a little low.
* During one series of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' strips featuring softball, Pig takes a line drive to his "oompa loompas."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pinballs]]
* Hitting Dracula in ''Pinball/MonsterBash'' sometimes causes him to say a line implying that he's being hit in the crotch.
-->'''Dracula:''' Not below the belt!
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Multiple times in the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Homeward Bound 4''. [[spoiler: Jake the Deinonychus slips when trying to glide off a tree and attack a human, and ends up slamming his cloaca into the branches. Ironically, this was in an attempt to eat the nuts of a guy who had shot him previously. But after however many failures, he ''finally'' manages to eat them two-thirds through.]]
* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': {{Implied|Trope}} during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which were on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Radio]]
* One of the recurring {{Parody Commercial}}s on ''Radio/MartinMolloy'' was a promo for lowbrow BritCom ''Ow! Me Plums!'', which always consisted of an elaborate setup that resulted in the main character (voiced by Tony Martin) being hit in the groin and screaming his CatchPhrase "Ow! Me plums!"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Roleplay]]
* In ''Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder'', trying to aim for the groin of the titular character usually paints the attacker as a newbie to the game. Why? It never does anything. [[GodMode He's the Godmodder]].
* Spc. Crota from ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' sneaks under a guard and shoots him in the groin.
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', groin attack is [[TheLadette Ax's]] preferred method of dealing with male enemies. Poor [[LoveableRogue Refan]] gets to experience it first hand.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/TheCompleteHistoryOfAmericaAbridged'', one of the poses used to illustrate the intensity of combat in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar is one actor kicking another in the groin.
* In ''Theatre/TheRoseTattoo'', the fight Alvaro gets into culminates with him taking a hit to the groin from the TravelingSalesman's knee.
* In ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', this is what happens to Snape during [[spoiler:the snake attack death scene]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* In ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, Helen manages to defeat one of the Smokers by pulling this on them.
[[/folder]]
----
-> ''URGGGH, my GROIN!''
----
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[[quoteright:300:[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_1rsz_from_supergirl_15_7.png]]]]
[[caption-width-right:300:Woman of Steel, Crotch of Kleenex.]]
%%
->''"But the ball! His groin! It works on so many levels!"''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''' (critique of amateur film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUTVmuqviqE "Man Getting Hit By Football"]]), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
It's not always played for comedy, but seeing someone get struck in the crotch is [[AmusingInjuries usually just plain funny]]. Whether the object doing the striking is an errant piece of sports equipment or a deliberately placed foot, the end result is going to be a grown man doubled over and trembling with pain. Bonus points if he then hobbles away and [[InstantSoprano says something in a high-pitched voice]]. Not only will everyone find this hilarious, but tape it and play it back for the guy and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even]] ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny he]]'' [[ActuallyPrettyFunny will probably laugh]]. At least, once the swelling goes down. Sometimes a cause of AmusingInjuries, especially if the victim is [[AssholeVictim asking for it.]] In shows targeted at children, it's often a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or at least treated as one in-story (see ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' and ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''). In Japanese media, the blow is often accompanied by the sound of a bell.
Effectively, this is a human's version of AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage. A subversion of this is BallsOfSteel, where a character — for whatever reason — [[NoSell does not take damage]] from a Groin Attack (or at least doesn't take ''extra'' damage).
Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs. This will be even more so if they are on drugs or in some psychotic state, as criminals dispatched with this method in fiction often are.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
Along with TaserTagWeakness, the Groin Attack also seems to be very effective against {{Superhero}}es and {{Supervillain}}s, although [[BallsOfSteel some of them are immune]].
Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think. NearMissGroinAttack is when an aversion of this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
'''WARNING, Reading these may cause extreme paranoia about injury to the pubic area and [[ShareTheMalePain wincing in sympathy pains]]. Yes, even if you're female. Also, this is ''never'' as funny in RealLife as it is on TV and can actually cause ''very'' nasty injuries, so unless you are in a real self-defense scenario, DontTryThisAtHome.'''
----
!!Examples subpages:
[[index]]
* GroinAttack/AnimeAndManga
* GroinAttack/ComicBooks
* GroinAttack/FanWorks
* [[GroinAttack/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
* [[GroinAttack/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
* GroinAttack/{{Literature}}
* GroinAttack/LiveActionTV
* GroinAttack/{{Music}}
* GroinAttack/MythsAndReligion
* GroinAttack/ProWrestling
* GroinAttack/TabletopGames
* GroinAttack/VideoGames
* GroinAttack/WebAnimation
* GroinAttack/WebOriginal
* GroinAttack/WebVideos
* GroinAttack/{{Webcomics}}
* GroinAttack/WesternAnimation
* GroinAttack/RealLife
[[/index]]
!!Other examples:
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Advertising]]
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtIzonE_iY an Airheads commercial]], during a school play where the lead star is singing "The life of a sailor! That's the life for me", the other students were bored with the play, and one of the students eats an Airhead, causing his head to turn into a balloon, deflate across the room, knocking down sets, and hitting the lead character in the groin, with predictable results:
-->'''Lead character:''' ''[oblivious to the deflating head going across the room]'' The life of a sail... ''[balloon head hits him in the balls, causing a zoom up on his face, as his voice grows high pitched]'' ''...oooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That's the life for me...!''
%%* Played for laughs; here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbSTuyWWFk
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTI49c_Vns&feature=related This]] Rolling Rock commercial was banned, because it featured a ton of people getting hit in the nuts, thanks to a foul ball.
* In the Netherlands' promotion for the [[Advertising/MAndMs M&M's]] "Peanutball", Red kicks said "Peanutball" to demonstrate its durability. It bounces around and hits him right between the legs. Red reacts appropriately, [[RuleOfFunny despite not having a groin to begin with]].
* Playing this trope along with ViolentGlaswegian for laughs, Irn-Bru briefly had a commercial where a smacked vending machine retaliates by firing a can of Irn-Bru into the offender's groin. Rumor has it this offended enough people that the vending machine's revenge was turned into a [[UseYourHead Glasgow Kiss]] instead.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXPdaPi01Q8 This Progressive commercial]] shows a woman using a voodoo website to punish her cheating boyfriend in various embarrassing and painful ways. At the end, while he's on a couch making out with an attractive lady, she drags a pair of pliers towards his crotch - and clicks. While the actual effect is left ambiguous, the man reacts by violently wincing in pain and his partner looking down at his groin with a concerned face.
* There was Pepsi commercial during the Superbowl that, at some point, involved Music/JustinTimberlake getting hit in the crotch several times by a mailbox post. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKM8sP24BE For those who wanted to see it...]] The "hits keep on coming" at about the 30 second mark.
* In another Superbowl Ad, Burt Reynolds gets hit in the groin - among the list of 20 different cliches of a Superbowl Ad.
* One of the perfect ingredients for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxUNjhfzYmQ a Doritos commercial.]]
* From the ParodyCommercial Advertising/BigBillHells: "Don't wait! Don't delay! Don't fuck with us, or we'll rip your nuts off!"
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVS1UfCfxlU This]] ad for John West involves a commercial fisherman fighting a grizzly bear over a salmon the bear has just caught. The man is losing until he manages to kick the bear in the balls.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' for [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2013/04/21#mutable_924143 April 21st, 2013]]. Bucky and Satchel are practicing swatting mosquitos with their eyes closed. When Rob happens by, Satchel accidentally hits Rob in the groin, sending him to the floor in agony.
* This happens to ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' of all characters when a stunt on the fence [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1990/03/30#.U4Xgk3YXKrl goes wrong.]]
** {{Implied|Trope}} in another strip when Garfield [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1997/01/30 throws a snowball at Jon]].
-->'''Jon:''' ''eeeEEIIIYIIIEEOOO''
-->'''Garfield:''' Oops, a little low.
* During one series of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' strips featuring softball, Pig takes a line drive to his "oompa loompas."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pinballs]]
* Hitting Dracula in ''Pinball/MonsterBash'' sometimes causes him to say a line implying that he's being hit in the crotch.
-->'''Dracula:''' Not below the belt!
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Multiple times in the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Homeward Bound 4''. [[spoiler: Jake the Deinonychus slips when trying to glide off a tree and attack a human, and ends up slamming his cloaca into the branches. Ironically, this was in an attempt to eat the nuts of a guy who had shot him previously. But after however many failures, he ''finally'' manages to eat them two-thirds through.]]
* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': {{Implied|Trope}} during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which were on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Radio]]
* One of the recurring {{Parody Commercial}}s on ''Radio/MartinMolloy'' was a promo for lowbrow BritCom ''Ow! Me Plums!'', which always consisted of an elaborate setup that resulted in the main character (voiced by Tony Martin) being hit in the groin and screaming his CatchPhrase "Ow! Me plums!"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Roleplay]]
* In ''Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder'', trying to aim for the groin of the titular character usually paints the attacker as a newbie to the game. Why? It never does anything. [[GodMode He's the Godmodder]].
* Spc. Crota from ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' sneaks under a guard and shoots him in the groin.
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', groin attack is [[TheLadette Ax's]] preferred method of dealing with male enemies. Poor [[LoveableRogue Refan]] gets to experience it first hand.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/TheCompleteHistoryOfAmericaAbridged'', one of the poses used to illustrate the intensity of combat in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar is one actor kicking another in the groin.
* In ''Theatre/TheRoseTattoo'', the fight Alvaro gets into culminates with him taking a hit to the groin from the TravelingSalesman's knee.
* In ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', this is what happens to Snape during [[spoiler:the snake attack death scene]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* In ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, Helen manages to defeat one of the Smokers by pulling this on them.
[[/folder]]
----
-> ''URGGGH, my GROIN!''
----
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[[quoteright:300:[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_1rsz_from_supergirl_15_7.png]]]]
[[caption-width-right:300:Woman of Steel, Crotch of Kleenex.]]
%%
->''"But the ball! His groin! It works on so many levels!"''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''' (critique of amateur film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUTVmuqviqE "Man Getting Hit By Football"]]), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
It's not always played for comedy, but seeing someone get struck in the crotch is [[AmusingInjuries usually just plain funny]]. Whether the object doing the striking is an errant piece of sports equipment or a deliberately placed foot, the end result is going to be a grown man doubled over and trembling with pain. Bonus points if he then hobbles away and [[InstantSoprano says something in a high-pitched voice]]. Not only will everyone find this hilarious, but tape it and play it back for the guy and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even]] ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny he]]'' [[ActuallyPrettyFunny will probably laugh]]. At least, once the swelling goes down. Sometimes a cause of AmusingInjuries, especially if the victim is [[AssholeVictim asking for it.]] In shows targeted at children, it's often a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or at least treated as one in-story (see ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' and ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''). In Japanese media, the blow is often accompanied by the sound of a bell.
Effectively, this is a human's version of AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage. A subversion of this is BallsOfSteel, where a character — for whatever reason — [[NoSell does not take damage]] from a Groin Attack (or at least doesn't take ''extra'' damage).
Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs. This will be even more so if they are on drugs or in some psychotic state, as criminals dispatched with this method in fiction often are.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
Along with TaserTagWeakness, the Groin Attack also seems to be very effective against {{Superhero}}es and {{Supervillain}}s, although [[BallsOfSteel some of them are immune]].
Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think. NearMissGroinAttack is when an aversion of this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
'''WARNING, Reading these may cause extreme paranoia about injury to the pubic area and [[ShareTheMalePain wincing in sympathy pains]]. Yes, even if you're female. Also, this is ''never'' as funny in RealLife as it is on TV and can actually cause ''very'' nasty injuries, so unless you are in a real self-defense scenario, DontTryThisAtHome.'''
----
!!Examples subpages:
[[index]]
* GroinAttack/AnimeAndManga
* GroinAttack/ComicBooks
* GroinAttack/FanWorks
* [[GroinAttack/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
* [[GroinAttack/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
* GroinAttack/{{Literature}}
* GroinAttack/LiveActionTV
* GroinAttack/{{Music}}
* GroinAttack/MythsAndReligion
* GroinAttack/ProWrestling
* GroinAttack/TabletopGames
* GroinAttack/VideoGames
* GroinAttack/WebAnimation
* GroinAttack/WebOriginal
* GroinAttack/WebVideos
* GroinAttack/{{Webcomics}}
* GroinAttack/WesternAnimation
* GroinAttack/RealLife
[[/index]]
!!Other examples:
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Advertising]]
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtIzonE_iY an Airheads commercial]], during a school play where the lead star is singing "The life of a sailor! That's the life for me", the other students were bored with the play, and one of the students eats an Airhead, causing his head to turn into a balloon, deflate across the room, knocking down sets, and hitting the lead character in the groin, with predictable results:
-->'''Lead character:''' ''[oblivious to the deflating head going across the room]'' The life of a sail... ''[balloon head hits him in the balls, causing a zoom up on his face, as his voice grows high pitched]'' ''...oooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That's the life for me...!''
%%* Played for laughs; here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbSTuyWWFk
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTI49c_Vns&feature=related This]] Rolling Rock commercial was banned, because it featured a ton of people getting hit in the nuts, thanks to a foul ball.
* In the Netherlands' promotion for the [[Advertising/MAndMs M&M's]] "Peanutball", Red kicks said "Peanutball" to demonstrate its durability. It bounces around and hits him right between the legs. Red reacts appropriately, [[RuleOfFunny despite not having a groin to begin with]].
* Playing this trope along with ViolentGlaswegian for laughs, Irn-Bru briefly had a commercial where a smacked vending machine retaliates by firing a can of Irn-Bru into the offender's groin. Rumor has it this offended enough people that the vending machine's revenge was turned into a [[UseYourHead Glasgow Kiss]] instead.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXPdaPi01Q8 This Progressive commercial]] shows a woman using a voodoo website to punish her cheating boyfriend in various embarrassing and painful ways. At the end, while he's on a couch making out with an attractive lady, she drags a pair of pliers towards his crotch - and clicks. While the actual effect is left ambiguous, the man reacts by violently wincing in pain and his partner looking down at his groin with a concerned face.
* There was Pepsi commercial during the Superbowl that, at some point, involved Music/JustinTimberlake getting hit in the crotch several times by a mailbox post. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKM8sP24BE For those who wanted to see it...]] The "hits keep on coming" at about the 30 second mark.
* In another Superbowl Ad, Burt Reynolds gets hit in the groin - among the list of 20 different cliches of a Superbowl Ad.
* One of the perfect ingredients for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxUNjhfzYmQ a Doritos commercial.]]
* From the ParodyCommercial Advertising/BigBillHells: "Don't wait! Don't delay! Don't fuck with us, or we'll rip your nuts off!"
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVS1UfCfxlU This]] ad for John West involves a commercial fisherman fighting a grizzly bear over a salmon the bear has just caught. The man is losing until he manages to kick the bear in the balls.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' for [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2013/04/21#mutable_924143 April 21st, 2013]]. Bucky and Satchel are practicing swatting mosquitos with their eyes closed. When Rob happens by, Satchel accidentally hits Rob in the groin, sending him to the floor in agony.
* This happens to ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' of all characters when a stunt on the fence [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1990/03/30#.U4Xgk3YXKrl goes wrong.]]
** {{Implied|Trope}} in another strip when Garfield [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1997/01/30 throws a snowball at Jon]].
-->'''Jon:''' ''eeeEEIIIYIIIEEOOO''
-->'''Garfield:''' Oops, a little low.
* During one series of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' strips featuring softball, Pig takes a line drive to his "oompa loompas."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pinballs]]
* Hitting Dracula in ''Pinball/MonsterBash'' sometimes causes him to say a line implying that he's being hit in the crotch.
-->'''Dracula:''' Not below the belt!
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Multiple times in the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Homeward Bound 4''. [[spoiler: Jake the Deinonychus slips when trying to glide off a tree and attack a human, and ends up slamming his cloaca into the branches. Ironically, this was in an attempt to eat the nuts of a guy who had shot him previously. But after however many failures, he ''finally'' manages to eat them two-thirds through.]]
* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': {{Implied|Trope}} during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which were on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Radio]]
* One of the recurring {{Parody Commercial}}s on ''Radio/MartinMolloy'' was a promo for lowbrow BritCom ''Ow! Me Plums!'', which always consisted of an elaborate setup that resulted in the main character (voiced by Tony Martin) being hit in the groin and screaming his CatchPhrase "Ow! Me plums!"
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[[folder:Roleplay]]
* In ''Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder'', trying to aim for the groin of the titular character usually paints the attacker as a newbie to the game. Why? It never does anything. [[GodMode He's the Godmodder]].
* Spc. Crota from ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' sneaks under a guard and shoots him in the groin.
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', groin attack is [[TheLadette Ax's]] preferred method of dealing with male enemies. Poor [[LoveableRogue Refan]] gets to experience it first hand.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/TheCompleteHistoryOfAmericaAbridged'', one of the poses used to illustrate the intensity of combat in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar is one actor kicking another in the groin.
* In ''Theatre/TheRoseTattoo'', the fight Alvaro gets into culminates with him taking a hit to the groin from the TravelingSalesman's knee.
* In ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', this is what happens to Snape during [[spoiler:the snake attack death scene]].
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[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* In ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, Helen manages to defeat one of the Smokers by pulling this on them.
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->''"But the ball! His groin! It works on so many levels!"''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''' (critique of amateur film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUTVmuqviqE "Man Getting Hit By Football"]]), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
It's not always played for comedy, but seeing someone get struck in the crotch is [[AmusingInjuries usually just plain funny]]. Whether the object doing the striking is an errant piece of sports equipment or a deliberately placed foot, the end result is going to be a grown man doubled over and trembling with pain. Bonus points if he then hobbles away and [[InstantSoprano says something in a high-pitched voice]]. Not only will everyone find this hilarious, but tape it and play it back for the guy and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even]] ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny he]]'' [[ActuallyPrettyFunny will probably laugh]]. At least, once the swelling goes down. Sometimes a cause of AmusingInjuries, especially if the victim is [[AssholeVictim asking for it.]] In shows targeted at children, it's often a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or at least treated as one in-story (see ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' and ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''). In Japanese media, the blow is often accompanied by the sound of a bell.
Effectively, this is a human's version of AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage. A subversion of this is BallsOfSteel, where a character — for whatever reason — [[NoSell does not take damage]] from a Groin Attack (or at least doesn't take ''extra'' damage).
Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs. This will be even more so if they are on drugs or in some psychotic state, as criminals dispatched with this method in fiction often are.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
Along with TaserTagWeakness, the Groin Attack also seems to be very effective against {{Superhero}}es and {{Supervillain}}s, although [[BallsOfSteel some of them are immune]].
Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this tropeisn't is BreastAttack. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think. NearMissGroinAttack is when an aversion of this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
'''WARNING, Reading these may cause extreme paranoia about injury to the pubic area and [[ShareTheMalePain wincing in sympathy pains]]. Yes, even if you're female. Also, this is ''never'' as funny in RealLife as it is on TV and can actually cause ''very'' nasty injuries, so unless you are in a real self-defense scenario, DontTryThisAtHome.'''
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!!Examples subpages:
[[index]]
* GroinAttack/AnimeAndManga
* GroinAttack/ComicBooks
* GroinAttack/FanWorks
* [[GroinAttack/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
* [[GroinAttack/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
* GroinAttack/{{Literature}}
* GroinAttack/LiveActionTV
* GroinAttack/{{Music}}
* GroinAttack/MythsAndReligion
* GroinAttack/ProWrestling
* GroinAttack/TabletopGames
* GroinAttack/VideoGames
* GroinAttack/WebAnimation
* GroinAttack/WebOriginal
* GroinAttack/WebVideos
* GroinAttack/{{Webcomics}}
* GroinAttack/WesternAnimation
* GroinAttack/RealLife
[[/index]]
!!Other examples:
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Advertising]]
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtIzonE_iY an Airheads commercial]], during a school play where the lead star is singing "The life of a sailor! That's the life for me", the other students were bored with the play, and one of the students eats an Airhead, causing his head to turn into a balloon, deflate across the room, knocking down sets, and hitting the lead character in the groin, with predictable results:
-->'''Lead character:''' ''[oblivious to the deflating head going across the room]'' The life of a sail... ''[balloon head hits him in the balls, causing a zoom up on his face, as his voice grows high pitched]'' ''...oooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That's the life for me...!''
%%* Played for laughs; here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbSTuyWWFk
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTI49c_Vns&feature=related This]] Rolling Rock commercial was banned, because it featured a ton of people getting hit in the nuts, thanks to a foul ball.
* In the Netherlands' promotion for the [[Advertising/MAndMs M&M's]] "Peanutball", Red kicks said "Peanutball" to demonstrate its durability. It bounces around and hits him right between the legs. Red reacts appropriately, [[RuleOfFunny despite not having a groin to begin with]].
* Playing this trope along with ViolentGlaswegian for laughs, Irn-Bru briefly had a commercial where a smacked vending machine retaliates by firing a can of Irn-Bru into the offender's groin. Rumor has it this offended enough people that the vending machine's revenge was turned into a [[UseYourHead Glasgow Kiss]] instead.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXPdaPi01Q8 This Progressive commercial]] shows a woman using a voodoo website to punish her cheating boyfriend in various embarrassing and painful ways. At the end, while he's on a couch making out with an attractive lady, she drags a pair of pliers towards his crotch - and clicks. While the actual effect is left ambiguous, the man reacts by violently wincing in pain and his partner looking down at his groin with a concerned face.
* There was Pepsi commercial during the Superbowl that, at some point, involved Music/JustinTimberlake getting hit in the crotch several times by a mailbox post. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKM8sP24BE For those who wanted to see it...]] The "hits keep on coming" at about the 30 second mark.
* In another Superbowl Ad, Burt Reynolds gets hit in the groin - among the list of 20 different cliches of a Superbowl Ad.
* One of the perfect ingredients for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxUNjhfzYmQ a Doritos commercial.]]
* From the ParodyCommercial Advertising/BigBillHells: "Don't wait! Don't delay! Don't fuck with us, orokaywe'll rip your nuts off!"
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVS1UfCfxlU This]] ad for John West involves a commercial fisherman fighting a grizzly bear over a salmon the bear has just caught. The man is losing until he manages to kick the bear in the balls.
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[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' for [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2013/04/21#mutable_924143 April 21st, 2013]]. Bucky and Satchel are practicing swatting mosquitos with their eyes closed. When Rob happens by, Satchel accidentally hits Rob in the groin, sending him to the floor in agony.
* This happens to ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' of all characters when a stunt on the fence [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1990/03/30#.U4Xgk3YXKrl goes wrong.]]
** {{Implied|Trope}} in another strip when Garfield [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1997/01/30 throws a snowball at Jon]].
-->'''Jon:''' ''eeeEEIIIYIIIEEOOO''
-->'''Garfield:''' Oops, a little low.
* During one series of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' strips featuring softball, Pig takes a line drive to his "oompa loompas."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pinballs]]
* Hitting Dracula in ''Pinball/MonsterBash'' sometimes causes him to say a line implying that he's being hit in the crotch.
-->'''Dracula:''' Not below the belt!
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Multiple times in the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Homeward Bound 4''. [[spoiler: Jake the Deinonychus slips when trying to glide off a tree and attack a human, and ends up slamming his cloaca into the branches. Ironically, this was in an attempt to eat the nuts of a guy who had shot him previously. But after however many failures, he ''finally'' manages to eat them two-thirds through.]]
* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': {{Implied|Trope}} during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which were on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Radio]]
* One of the recurring {{Parody Commercial}}s on ''Radio/MartinMolloy'' was a promo for lowbrow BritCom ''Ow! Me Plums!'', which always consisted of an elaborate setup that resulted in the main character (voiced by Tony Martin) being hit in the groin and screaming his CatchPhrase "Ow! Me plums!"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Roleplay]]
* In ''Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder'', trying to aim for the groin of the titular character usually paints the attacker as a newbie to the game. Why? It never does anything. [[GodMode He's the Godmodder]].
* Spc. Crota from ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' sneaks under a guard and shoots him in the groin.
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', groin attack is [[TheLadette Ax's]] preferred method of dealing with male enemies. Poor [[LoveableRogue Refan]] gets to experience it first hand.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/TheCompleteHistoryOfAmericaAbridged'', one of the poses used to illustrate the intensity of combat in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar is one actor kicking another in the groin.
* In ''Theatre/TheRoseTattoo'', the fight Alvaro gets into culminates with him taking a hit to the groin from the TravelingSalesman's knee.
* In ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', this is what happens to Snape during [[spoiler:the snake attack death scene]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* In ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, Helen manages to defeat one of the Smokers by pulling this on them.
[[/folder]]
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-> ''URGGGH, my GROIN!''
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[[quoteright:300:[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_1rsz_from_supergirl_15_7.png]]]]
[[caption-width-right:300:Woman of Steel, Crotch of Kleenex.]]
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->''"But the ball! His groin! It works on so many levels!"''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''' (critique of amateur film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUTVmuqviqE "Man Getting Hit By Football"]]), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
It's not always played for comedy, but seeing someone get struck in the crotch is [[AmusingInjuries usually just plain funny]]. Whether the object doing the striking is an errant piece of sports equipment or a deliberately placed foot, the end result is going to be a grown man doubled over and trembling with pain. Bonus points if he then hobbles away and [[InstantSoprano says something in a high-pitched voice]]. Not only will everyone find this hilarious, but tape it and play it back for the guy and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even]] ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny he]]'' [[ActuallyPrettyFunny will probably laugh]]. At least, once the swelling goes down. Sometimes a cause of AmusingInjuries, especially if the victim is [[AssholeVictim asking for it.]] In shows targeted at children, it's often a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or at least treated as one in-story (see ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' and ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''). In Japanese media, the blow is often accompanied by the sound of a bell.
Effectively, this is a human's version of AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage. A subversion of this is BallsOfSteel, where a character — for whatever reason — [[NoSell does not take damage]] from a Groin Attack (or at least doesn't take ''extra'' damage).
Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs. This will be even more so if they are on drugs or in some psychotic state, as criminals dispatched with this method in fiction often are.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
Along with TaserTagWeakness, the Groin Attack also seems to be very effective against {{Superhero}}es and {{Supervillain}}s, although [[BallsOfSteel some of them are immune]].
Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope
'''WARNING, Reading these may cause extreme paranoia about injury to the pubic area and [[ShareTheMalePain wincing in sympathy pains]]. Yes, even if you're female. Also, this is ''never'' as funny in RealLife as it is on TV and can actually cause ''very'' nasty injuries, so unless you are in a real self-defense scenario, DontTryThisAtHome.'''
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!!Examples subpages:
[[index]]
* GroinAttack/AnimeAndManga
* GroinAttack/ComicBooks
* GroinAttack/FanWorks
* [[GroinAttack/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
* [[GroinAttack/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
* GroinAttack/{{Literature}}
* GroinAttack/LiveActionTV
* GroinAttack/{{Music}}
* GroinAttack/MythsAndReligion
* GroinAttack/ProWrestling
* GroinAttack/TabletopGames
* GroinAttack/VideoGames
* GroinAttack/WebAnimation
* GroinAttack/WebOriginal
* GroinAttack/WebVideos
* GroinAttack/{{Webcomics}}
* GroinAttack/WesternAnimation
* GroinAttack/RealLife
[[/index]]
!!Other examples:
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Advertising]]
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtIzonE_iY an Airheads commercial]], during a school play where the lead star is singing "The life of a sailor! That's the life for me", the other students were bored with the play, and one of the students eats an Airhead, causing his head to turn into a balloon, deflate across the room, knocking down sets, and hitting the lead character in the groin, with predictable results:
-->'''Lead character:''' ''[oblivious to the deflating head going across the room]'' The life of a sail... ''[balloon head hits him in the balls, causing a zoom up on his face, as his voice grows high pitched]'' ''...oooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That's the life for me...!''
%%* Played for laughs; here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbSTuyWWFk
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTI49c_Vns&feature=related This]] Rolling Rock commercial was banned, because it featured a ton of people getting hit in the nuts, thanks to a foul ball.
* In the Netherlands' promotion for the [[Advertising/MAndMs M&M's]] "Peanutball", Red kicks said "Peanutball" to demonstrate its durability. It bounces around and hits him right between the legs. Red reacts appropriately, [[RuleOfFunny despite not having a groin to begin with]].
* Playing this trope along with ViolentGlaswegian for laughs, Irn-Bru briefly had a commercial where a smacked vending machine retaliates by firing a can of Irn-Bru into the offender's groin. Rumor has it this offended enough people that the vending machine's revenge was turned into a [[UseYourHead Glasgow Kiss]] instead.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXPdaPi01Q8 This Progressive commercial]] shows a woman using a voodoo website to punish her cheating boyfriend in various embarrassing and painful ways. At the end, while he's on a couch making out with an attractive lady, she drags a pair of pliers towards his crotch - and clicks. While the actual effect is left ambiguous, the man reacts by violently wincing in pain and his partner looking down at his groin with a concerned face.
* There was Pepsi commercial during the Superbowl that, at some point, involved Music/JustinTimberlake getting hit in the crotch several times by a mailbox post. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKM8sP24BE For those who wanted to see it...]] The "hits keep on coming" at about the 30 second mark.
* In another Superbowl Ad, Burt Reynolds gets hit in the groin - among the list of 20 different cliches of a Superbowl Ad.
* One of the perfect ingredients for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxUNjhfzYmQ a Doritos commercial.]]
* From the ParodyCommercial Advertising/BigBillHells: "Don't wait! Don't delay! Don't fuck with us, or
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVS1UfCfxlU This]] ad for John West involves a commercial fisherman fighting a grizzly bear over a salmon the bear has just caught. The man is losing until he manages to kick the bear in the balls.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' for [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2013/04/21#mutable_924143 April 21st, 2013]]. Bucky and Satchel are practicing swatting mosquitos with their eyes closed. When Rob happens by, Satchel accidentally hits Rob in the groin, sending him to the floor in agony.
* This happens to ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' of all characters when a stunt on the fence [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1990/03/30#.U4Xgk3YXKrl goes wrong.]]
** {{Implied|Trope}} in another strip when Garfield [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1997/01/30 throws a snowball at Jon]].
-->'''Jon:''' ''eeeEEIIIYIIIEEOOO''
-->'''Garfield:''' Oops, a little low.
* During one series of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' strips featuring softball, Pig takes a line drive to his "oompa loompas."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pinballs]]
* Hitting Dracula in ''Pinball/MonsterBash'' sometimes causes him to say a line implying that he's being hit in the crotch.
-->'''Dracula:''' Not below the belt!
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Multiple times in the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Homeward Bound 4''. [[spoiler: Jake the Deinonychus slips when trying to glide off a tree and attack a human, and ends up slamming his cloaca into the branches. Ironically, this was in an attempt to eat the nuts of a guy who had shot him previously. But after however many failures, he ''finally'' manages to eat them two-thirds through.]]
* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': {{Implied|Trope}} during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which were on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Radio]]
* One of the recurring {{Parody Commercial}}s on ''Radio/MartinMolloy'' was a promo for lowbrow BritCom ''Ow! Me Plums!'', which always consisted of an elaborate setup that resulted in the main character (voiced by Tony Martin) being hit in the groin and screaming his CatchPhrase "Ow! Me plums!"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Roleplay]]
* In ''Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder'', trying to aim for the groin of the titular character usually paints the attacker as a newbie to the game. Why? It never does anything. [[GodMode He's the Godmodder]].
* Spc. Crota from ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' sneaks under a guard and shoots him in the groin.
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', groin attack is [[TheLadette Ax's]] preferred method of dealing with male enemies. Poor [[LoveableRogue Refan]] gets to experience it first hand.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/TheCompleteHistoryOfAmericaAbridged'', one of the poses used to illustrate the intensity of combat in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar is one actor kicking another in the groin.
* In ''Theatre/TheRoseTattoo'', the fight Alvaro gets into culminates with him taking a hit to the groin from the TravelingSalesman's knee.
* In ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', this is what happens to Snape during [[spoiler:the snake attack death scene]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* In ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, Helen manages to defeat one of the Smokers by pulling this on them.
[[/folder]]
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-> ''URGGGH, my GROIN!''
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[[caption-width-right:300:Woman of Steel, Crotch of Kleenex.]]
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->''"But the ball! His groin! It works on so many levels!"''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''' (critique of amateur film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUTVmuqviqE "Man Getting Hit By Football"]]), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
It's not always played for comedy, but seeing someone get struck in the crotch is [[AmusingInjuries usually just plain funny]]. Whether the object doing the striking is an errant piece of sports equipment or a deliberately placed foot, the end result is going to be a grown man doubled over and trembling with pain. Bonus points if he then hobbles away and [[InstantSoprano says something in a high-pitched voice]]. Not only will everyone find this hilarious, but tape it and play it back for the guy and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even]] ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny he]]'' [[ActuallyPrettyFunny will probably laugh]]. At least, once the swelling goes down. Sometimes a cause of AmusingInjuries, especially if the victim is [[AssholeVictim asking for it.]] In shows targeted at children, it's often a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or at least treated as one in-story (see ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' and ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''). In Japanese media, the blow is often accompanied by the sound of a bell.
Effectively, this is a human's version of AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage. A subversion of this is BallsOfSteel, where a character — for whatever reason — [[NoSell does not take damage]] from a Groin Attack (or at least doesn't take ''extra'' damage).
Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs. This will be even more so if they are on drugs or in some psychotic state, as criminals dispatched with this method in fiction often are.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
Along with TaserTagWeakness, the Groin Attack also seems to be very effective against {{Superhero}}es and {{Supervillain}}s, although [[BallsOfSteel some of them are immune]].
Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think. NearMissGroinAttack is when an aversion of this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
'''WARNING, Reading these may cause extreme paranoia about injury to the pubic area and [[ShareTheMalePain wincing in sympathy pains]]. Yes, even if you're female. Also, this is ''never'' as funny in RealLife as it is on TV and can actually cause ''very'' nasty injuries, so unless you are in a real self-defense scenario, DontTryThisAtHome.'''
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!!Examples subpages:
[[index]]
* GroinAttack/AnimeAndManga
* GroinAttack/ComicBooks
* GroinAttack/FanWorks
* [[GroinAttack/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
* [[GroinAttack/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
* GroinAttack/{{Literature}}
* GroinAttack/LiveActionTV
* GroinAttack/{{Music}}
* GroinAttack/MythsAndReligion
* GroinAttack/ProWrestling
* GroinAttack/TabletopGames
* GroinAttack/VideoGames
* GroinAttack/WebAnimation
* GroinAttack/WebOriginal
* GroinAttack/WebVideos
* GroinAttack/{{Webcomics}}
* GroinAttack/WesternAnimation
* GroinAttack/RealLife
[[/index]]
!!Other examples:
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Advertising]]
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtIzonE_iY an Airheads commercial]], during a school play where the lead star is singing "The life of a sailor! That's the life for me", the other students were bored with the play, and one of the students eats an Airhead, causing his head to turn into a balloon, deflate across the room, knocking down sets, and hitting the lead character in the groin, with predictable results:
-->'''Lead character:''' ''[oblivious to the deflating head going across the room]'' The life of a sail... ''[balloon head hits him in the balls, causing a zoom up on his face, as his voice grows high pitched]'' ''...oooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That's the life for me...!''
%%* Played for laughs; here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbSTuyWWFk
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTI49c_Vns&feature=related This]] Rolling Rock commercial was banned, because it featured a ton of people getting hit in the nuts, thanks to a foul ball.
* In the Netherlands' promotion for the [[Advertising/MAndMs M&M's]] "Peanutball", Red kicks said "Peanutball" to demonstrate its durability. It bounces around and hits him right between the legs. Red reacts appropriately, [[RuleOfFunny despite not having a groin to begin with]].
* Playing this trope along with ViolentGlaswegian for laughs, Irn-Bru briefly had a commercial where a smacked vending machine retaliates by firing a can of Irn-Bru into the offender's groin. Rumor has it this offended enough people that the vending machine's revenge was turned into a [[UseYourHead Glasgow Kiss]] instead.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXPdaPi01Q8 This Progressive commercial]] shows a woman using a voodoo website to punish her cheating boyfriend in various embarrassing and painful ways. At the end, while he's on a couch making out with an attractive lady, she drags a pair of pliers towards his crotch - and clicks. While the actual effect is left ambiguous, the man reacts by violently wincing in pain and his partner looking down at his groin with a concerned face.
* There was Pepsi commercial during the Superbowl that, at some point, involved Music/JustinTimberlake getting hit in the crotch several times by a mailbox post. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKM8sP24BE For those who wanted to see it...]] The "hits keep on coming" at about the 30 second mark.
* In another Superbowl Ad, Burt Reynolds gets hit in the groin - among the list of 20 different cliches of a Superbowl Ad.
* One of the perfect ingredients for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxUNjhfzYmQ a Doritos commercial.]]
* From the ParodyCommercial Advertising/BigBillHells: "Don't wait! Don't delay! Don't fuck with us, or we'll rip your nuts off!"
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVS1UfCfxlU This]] ad for John West involves a commercial fisherman fighting a grizzly bear over a salmon the bear has just caught. The man is losing until he manages to kick the bear in the balls.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' for [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2013/04/21#mutable_924143 April 21st, 2013]]. Bucky and Satchel are practicing swatting mosquitos with their eyes closed. When Rob happens by, Satchel accidentally hits Rob in the groin, sending him to the floor in agony.
* This happens to ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' of all characters when a stunt on the fence [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1990/03/30#.U4Xgk3YXKrl goes wrong.]]
** {{Implied|Trope}} in another strip when Garfield [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1997/01/30 throws a snowball at Jon]].
-->'''Jon:''' ''eeeEEIIIYIIIEEOOO''
-->'''Garfield:''' Oops, a little low.
* During one series of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' strips featuring softball, Pig takes a line drive to his "oompa loompas."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pinballs]]
* Hitting Dracula in ''Pinball/MonsterBash'' sometimes causes him to say a line implying that he's being hit in the crotch.
-->'''Dracula:''' Not below the belt!
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Multiple times in the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Homeward Bound 4''. [[spoiler: Jake the Deinonychus slips when trying to glide off a tree and attack a human, and ends up slamming his cloaca into the branches. Ironically, this was in an attempt to eat the nuts of a guy who had shot him previously. But after however many failures, he ''finally'' manages to eat them two-thirds through.]]
* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': {{Implied|Trope}} during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which were on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Radio]]
* One of the recurring {{Parody Commercial}}s on ''Radio/MartinMolloy'' was a promo for lowbrow BritCom ''Ow! Me Plums!'', which always consisted of an elaborate setup that resulted in the main character (voiced by Tony Martin) being hit in the groin and screaming his CatchPhrase "Ow! Me plums!"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Roleplay]]
* In ''Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder'', trying to aim for the groin of the titular character usually paints the attacker as a newbie to the game. Why? It never does anything. [[GodMode He's the Godmodder]].
* Spc. Crota from ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' sneaks under a guard and shoots him in the groin.
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', groin attack is [[TheLadette Ax's]] preferred method of dealing with male enemies. Poor [[LoveableRogue Refan]] gets to experience it first hand.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/TheCompleteHistoryOfAmericaAbridged'', one of the poses used to illustrate the intensity of combat in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar is one actor kicking another in the groin.
* In ''Theatre/TheRoseTattoo'', the fight Alvaro gets into culminates with him taking a hit to the groin from the TravelingSalesman's knee.
* In ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', this is what happens to Snape during [[spoiler:the snake attack death scene]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* In ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, Helen manages to defeat one of the Smokers by pulling this on them.
[[/folder]]
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-> ''URGGGH, my GROIN!''
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[[quoteright:300:[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_1rsz_from_supergirl_15_7.png]]]]
[[caption-width-right:300:Woman of Steel, Crotch of Kleenex.]]
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->''"But the ball! His groin! It works on so many levels!"''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''' (critique of amateur film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUTVmuqviqE "Man Getting Hit By Football"]]), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
It's not always played for comedy, but seeing someone get struck in the crotch is [[AmusingInjuries usually just plain funny]]. Whether the object doing the striking is an errant piece of sports equipment or a deliberately placed foot, the end result is going to be a grown man doubled over and trembling with pain. Bonus points if he then hobbles away and [[InstantSoprano says something in a high-pitched voice]]. Not only will everyone find this hilarious, but tape it and play it back for the guy and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even]] ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny he]]'' [[ActuallyPrettyFunny will probably laugh]]. At least, once the swelling goes down. Sometimes a cause of AmusingInjuries, especially if the victim is [[AssholeVictim asking for it.]] In shows targeted at children, it's often a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or at least treated as one in-story (see ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' and ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''). In Japanese media, the blow is often accompanied by the sound of a bell.
Effectively, this is a human's version of AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage. A subversion of this is BallsOfSteel, where a character — for whatever reason — [[NoSell does not take damage]] from a Groin Attack (or at least doesn't take ''extra'' damage).
Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs. This will be even more so if they are on drugs or in some psychotic state, as criminals dispatched with this method in fiction often are.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
Along with TaserTagWeakness, the Groin Attack also seems to be very effective against {{Superhero}}es and {{Supervillain}}s, although [[BallsOfSteel some of them are immune]].
Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think. NearMissGroinAttack is when an aversion of this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
'''WARNING, Reading these may cause extreme paranoia about injury to the pubic area and [[ShareTheMalePain wincing in sympathy pains]]. Yes, even if you're female. Also, this is ''never'' as funny in RealLife as it is on TV and can actually cause ''very'' nasty injuries, so unless you are in a real self-defense scenario, DontTryThisAtHome.'''
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!!Examples subpages:
[[index]]
* GroinAttack/AnimeAndManga
* GroinAttack/ComicBooks
* GroinAttack/FanWorks
* [[GroinAttack/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
* [[GroinAttack/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
* GroinAttack/{{Literature}}
* GroinAttack/LiveActionTV
* GroinAttack/{{Music}}
* GroinAttack/MythsAndReligion
* GroinAttack/ProWrestling
* GroinAttack/TabletopGames
* GroinAttack/VideoGames
* GroinAttack/WebAnimation
* GroinAttack/WebOriginal
* GroinAttack/WebVideos
* GroinAttack/{{Webcomics}}
* GroinAttack/WesternAnimation
* GroinAttack/RealLife
[[/index]]
!!Other examples:
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Advertising]]
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtIzonE_iY an Airheads commercial]], during a school play where the lead star is singing "The life of a sailor! That's the life for me", the other students were bored with the play, and one of the students eats an Airhead, causing his head to turn into a balloon, deflate across the room, knocking down sets, and hitting the lead character in the groin, with predictable results:
-->'''Lead character:''' ''[oblivious to the deflating head going across the room]'' The life of a sail... ''[balloon head hits him in the balls, causing a zoom up on his face, as his voice grows high pitched]'' ''...oooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That's the life for me...!''
%%* Played for laughs; here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbSTuyWWFk
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTI49c_Vns&feature=related This]] Rolling Rock commercial was banned, because it featured a ton of people getting hit in the nuts, thanks to a foul ball.
* In the Netherlands' promotion for the [[Advertising/MAndMs M&M's]] "Peanutball", Red kicks said "Peanutball" to demonstrate its durability. It bounces around and hits him right between the legs. Red reacts appropriately, [[RuleOfFunny despite not having a groin to begin with]].
* Playing this trope along with ViolentGlaswegian for laughs, Irn-Bru briefly had a commercial where a smacked vending machine retaliates by firing a can of Irn-Bru into the offender's groin. Rumor has it this offended enough people that the vending machine's revenge was turned into a [[UseYourHead Glasgow Kiss]] instead.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXPdaPi01Q8 This Progressive commercial]] shows a woman using a voodoo website to punish her cheating boyfriend in various embarrassing and painful ways. At the end, while he's on a couch making out with an attractive lady, she drags a pair of pliers towards his crotch - and clicks. While the actual effect is left ambiguous, the man reacts by violently wincing in pain and his partner looking down at his groin with a concerned face.
* There was Pepsi commercial during the Superbowl that, at some point, involved Music/JustinTimberlake getting hit in the crotch several times by a mailbox post. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKM8sP24BE For those who wanted to see it...]] The "hits keep on coming" at about the 30 second mark.
* In another Superbowl Ad, Burt Reynolds gets hit in the groin - among the list of 20 different cliches of a Superbowl Ad.
* One of the perfect ingredients for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxUNjhfzYmQ a Doritos commercial.]]
* From the ParodyCommercial Advertising/BigBillHells: "Don't wait! Don't delay! Don't fuck with us, or we'll rip your nuts off!"
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVS1UfCfxlU This]] ad for John West involves a commercial fisherman fighting a grizzly bear over a salmon the bear has just caught. The man is losing until he manages to kick the bear in the balls.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' for [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2013/04/21#mutable_924143 April 21st, 2013]]. Bucky and Satchel are practicing swatting mosquitos with their eyes closed. When Rob happens by, Satchel accidentally hits Rob in the groin, sending him to the floor in agony.
* This happens to ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' of all characters when a stunt on the fence [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1990/03/30#.U4Xgk3YXKrl goes wrong.]]
** {{Implied|Trope}} in another strip when Garfield [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1997/01/30 throws a snowball at Jon]].
-->'''Jon:''' ''eeeEEIIIYIIIEEOOO''
-->'''Garfield:''' Oops, a little low.
* During one series of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' strips featuring softball, Pig takes a line drive to his "oompa loompas."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pinballs]]
* Hitting Dracula in ''Pinball/MonsterBash'' sometimes causes him to say a line implying that he's being hit in the crotch.
-->'''Dracula:''' Not below the belt!
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Multiple times in the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Homeward Bound 4''. [[spoiler: Jake the Deinonychus slips when trying to glide off a tree and attack a human, and ends up slamming his cloaca into the branches. Ironically, this was in an attempt to eat the nuts of a guy who had shot him previously. But after however many failures, he ''finally'' manages to eat them two-thirds through.]]
* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': {{Implied|Trope}} during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which were on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Radio]]
* One of the recurring {{Parody Commercial}}s on ''Radio/MartinMolloy'' was a promo for lowbrow BritCom ''Ow! Me Plums!'', which always consisted of an elaborate setup that resulted in the main character (voiced by Tony Martin) being hit in the groin and screaming his CatchPhrase "Ow! Me plums!"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Roleplay]]
* In ''Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder'', trying to aim for the groin of the titular character usually paints the attacker as a newbie to the game. Why? It never does anything. [[GodMode He's the Godmodder]].
* Spc. Crota from ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' sneaks under a guard and shoots him in the groin.
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', groin attack is [[TheLadette Ax's]] preferred method of dealing with male enemies. Poor [[LoveableRogue Refan]] gets to experience it first hand.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/TheCompleteHistoryOfAmericaAbridged'', one of the poses used to illustrate the intensity of combat in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar is one actor kicking another in the groin.
* In ''Theatre/TheRoseTattoo'', the fight Alvaro gets into culminates with him taking a hit to the groin from the TravelingSalesman's knee.
* In ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', this is what happens to Snape during [[spoiler:the snake attack death scene]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* In ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, Helen manages to defeat one of the Smokers by pulling this on them.
[[/folder]]
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-> ''URGGGH, my GROIN!''
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[[quoteright:300:[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_1rsz_from_supergirl_15_7.png]]]]
[[caption-width-right:300:Woman of Steel, Crotch of Kleenex.]]
%%
->''"But the ball! His groin! It works on so many levels!"''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''' (critique of amateur film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUTVmuqviqE "Man Getting Hit By Football"]]), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
It's not always played for comedy, but seeing someone get struck in the crotch is [[AmusingInjuries usually just plain funny]]. Whether the object doing the striking is an errant piece of sports equipment or a deliberately placed foot, the end result is going to be a grown man doubled over and trembling with pain. Bonus points if he then hobbles away and [[InstantSoprano says something in a high-pitched voice]]. Not only will everyone find this hilarious, but tape it and play it back for the guy and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even]] ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny he]]'' [[ActuallyPrettyFunny will probably laugh]]. At least, once the swelling goes down. Sometimes a cause of AmusingInjuries, especially if the victim is [[AssholeVictim asking for it.]] In shows targeted at children, it's often a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or at least treated as one in-story (see ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' and ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''). In Japanese media, the blow is often accompanied by the sound of a bell.
Effectively, this is a human's version of AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage. A subversion of this is BallsOfSteel, where a character — for whatever reason — [[NoSell does not take damage]] from a Groin Attack (or at least doesn't take ''extra'' damage).
Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
Along with TaserTagWeakness, the Groin Attack also seems to be very effective against {{Superhero}}es and {{Supervillain}}s, although [[BallsOfSteel some of them are immune]].
Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this
'''WARNING, Reading these may cause extreme paranoia about injury to the pubic area and [[ShareTheMalePain wincing in sympathy pains]]. Yes, even if you're female. Also, this is ''never'' as
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!!Examples subpages:
[[index]]
* GroinAttack/AnimeAndManga
* GroinAttack/ComicBooks
* GroinAttack/FanWorks
* [[GroinAttack/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
* [[GroinAttack/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
* GroinAttack/{{Literature}}
* GroinAttack/LiveActionTV
* GroinAttack/{{Music}}
* GroinAttack/MythsAndReligion
* GroinAttack/ProWrestling
* GroinAttack/TabletopGames
* GroinAttack/VideoGames
* GroinAttack/WebAnimation
* GroinAttack/WebOriginal
* GroinAttack/WebVideos
* GroinAttack/{{Webcomics}}
* GroinAttack/WesternAnimation
* GroinAttack/RealLife
[[/index]]
!!Other examples:
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Advertising]]
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtIzonE_iY an Airheads commercial]], during a school play where the lead star is singing "The life of a sailor! That's the life for me", the other students were bored with the play, and one of the students eats an Airhead, causing his head to turn into a balloon, deflate across the room, knocking down sets, and hitting the lead character in the groin, with predictable results:
-->'''Lead character:''' ''[oblivious to the deflating head going across the room]'' The life of a sail... ''[balloon head hits him in the balls, causing a zoom up on his face, as his voice grows high pitched]'' ''...oooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That's the life for me...!''
%%* Played for laughs; here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbSTuyWWFk
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTI49c_Vns&feature=related This]] Rolling Rock commercial was banned, because it featured a ton of people getting hit in the nuts, thanks to a foul ball.
* In the Netherlands' promotion for the [[Advertising/MAndMs M&M's]] "Peanutball", Red kicks said "Peanutball" to demonstrate its durability. It bounces around and hits him right between the legs. Red reacts appropriately, [[RuleOfFunny despite not having a groin to begin with]].
* Playing this trope along with ViolentGlaswegian for laughs, Irn-Bru briefly had a commercial where a smacked vending machine retaliates by firing a can of Irn-Bru into the offender's groin. Rumor has it this offended enough people that the vending machine's revenge was turned into a [[UseYourHead Glasgow Kiss]] instead.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXPdaPi01Q8 This Progressive commercial]] shows a woman using a voodoo website to punish her cheating boyfriend in various embarrassing and painful ways. At the end, while he's on a couch making out with an attractive lady, she drags a pair of pliers towards his crotch - and clicks. While the actual effect is left ambiguous, the man reacts by violently wincing in pain and his partner looking down at his groin with a concerned face.
* There was Pepsi commercial during the Superbowl that, at some point, involved Music/JustinTimberlake getting hit in the crotch several times by a mailbox post. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKM8sP24BE For those who wanted to see it...]] The "hits keep on coming" at about the 30 second mark.
* In another Superbowl Ad, Burt Reynolds gets hit in the groin - among the list of 20 different cliches of a Superbowl Ad.
* One of the perfect ingredients for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxUNjhfzYmQ a Doritos commercial.]]
* From the ParodyCommercial Advertising/BigBillHells: "Don't wait! Don't delay! Don't fuck with us,
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVS1UfCfxlU This]] ad for John West involves a commercial fisherman fighting a grizzly bear over a salmon the bear has just caught. The man is losing until he manages to kick the bear in the balls.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' for [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2013/04/21#mutable_924143 April 21st, 2013]]. Bucky and Satchel are practicing swatting mosquitos with their eyes closed. When Rob happens by, Satchel accidentally hits Rob in the groin, sending him to the floor in agony.
* This happens to ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' of all characters when a stunt on the fence [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1990/03/30#.U4Xgk3YXKrl goes wrong.]]
** {{Implied|Trope}} in another strip when Garfield [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1997/01/30 throws a snowball at Jon]].
-->'''Jon:''' ''eeeEEIIIYIIIEEOOO''
-->'''Garfield:''' Oops, a little low.
* During one series of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' strips featuring softball, Pig takes a line drive to his "oompa loompas."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pinballs]]
* Hitting Dracula in ''Pinball/MonsterBash'' sometimes causes him to say a line implying that he's being hit in the crotch.
-->'''Dracula:''' Not below the belt!
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Multiple times in the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Homeward Bound 4''. [[spoiler: Jake the Deinonychus slips when trying to glide off a tree and attack a human, and ends up slamming his cloaca into the branches. Ironically, this was in an attempt to eat the nuts of a guy who had shot him previously. But after however many failures, he ''finally'' manages to eat them two-thirds through.]]
* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': {{Implied|Trope}} during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which were on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Radio]]
* One of the recurring {{Parody Commercial}}s on ''Radio/MartinMolloy'' was a promo for lowbrow BritCom ''Ow! Me Plums!'', which always consisted of an elaborate setup that resulted in the main character (voiced by Tony Martin) being hit in the groin and screaming his CatchPhrase "Ow! Me plums!"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Roleplay]]
* In ''Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder'', trying to aim for the groin of the titular character usually paints the attacker as a newbie to the game. Why? It never does anything. [[GodMode He's the Godmodder]].
* Spc. Crota from ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' sneaks under a guard and shoots him in the groin.
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', groin attack is [[TheLadette Ax's]] preferred method of dealing with male enemies. Poor [[LoveableRogue Refan]] gets to experience it first hand.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/TheCompleteHistoryOfAmericaAbridged'', one of the poses used to illustrate the intensity of combat in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar is one actor kicking another in the groin.
* In ''Theatre/TheRoseTattoo'', the fight Alvaro gets into culminates with him taking a hit to the groin from the TravelingSalesman's knee.
* In ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', this is what happens to Snape during [[spoiler:the snake attack death scene]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* In ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, Helen manages to defeat one of the Smokers by pulling this on them.
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-> ''URGGGH, my GROIN!''
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->''"But the ball! His groin! It works on so many levels!"''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''' (critique of amateur film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUTVmuqviqE "Man Getting Hit By Football"]]), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
It's not always played for comedy, but seeing someone get struck in the crotch is [[AmusingInjuries usually just plain funny]]. Whether the object doing the striking is an errant piece of sports equipment or a deliberately placed foot, the end result is going to be a grown man doubled over and trembling with pain. Bonus points if he then hobbles away and [[InstantSoprano says something in a high-pitched voice]]. Not only will everyone find this hilarious, but tape it and play it back for the guy and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even]] ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny he]]'' [[ActuallyPrettyFunny will probably laugh]]. At least, once the swelling goes down. Sometimes a cause of AmusingInjuries, especially if the victim is [[AssholeVictim asking for it.]] In shows targeted at children, it's often a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or at least treated as one in-story (see ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' and ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''). In Japanese media, the blow is often accompanied by the sound of a bell.
Effectively, this is a human's version of AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage. A subversion of this is BallsOfSteel, where a character — for whatever reason — [[NoSell does not take damage]] from a Groin Attack (or at least doesn't take ''extra'' damage).
Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs. This will be even more so if they are on drugs or in some psychotic state, as criminals dispatched with this method in fiction often are.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
Along with TaserTagWeakness, the Groin Attack also seems to be very effective against {{Superhero}}es and {{Supervillain}}s, although [[BallsOfSteel some of them are immune]].
Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think. NearMissGroinAttack is when an aversion of this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
'''WARNING, Reading these may cause extreme paranoia about injury to the pubic area and [[ShareTheMalePain wincing in sympathy pains]]. Yes, even if you're female. Also, this is ''never'' as funny in RealLife as it is on TV and can actually cause ''very'' nasty injuries, so unless you are in a real self-defense scenario, DontTryThisAtHome.'''
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!!Examples subpages:
[[index]]
* GroinAttack/AnimeAndManga
* GroinAttack/ComicBooks
* GroinAttack/FanWorks
* [[GroinAttack/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
* [[GroinAttack/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
* GroinAttack/{{Literature}}
* GroinAttack/LiveActionTV
* GroinAttack/{{Music}}
* GroinAttack/MythsAndReligion
* GroinAttack/ProWrestling
* GroinAttack/TabletopGames
* GroinAttack/VideoGames
* GroinAttack/WebAnimation
* GroinAttack/WebOriginal
* GroinAttack/WebVideos
* GroinAttack/{{Webcomics}}
* GroinAttack/WesternAnimation
* GroinAttack/RealLife
[[/index]]
!!Other examples:
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[[folder:Advertising]]
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtIzonE_iY an Airheads commercial]], during a school play where the lead star is singing "The life of a sailor! That's the life for me", the other students were bored with the play, and one of the students eats an Airhead, causing his head to turn into a balloon, deflate across the room, knocking down sets, and hitting the lead character in the groin, with predictable results:
-->'''Lead character:''' ''[oblivious to the deflating head going across the room]'' The life of a sail... ''[balloon head hits him in the balls, causing a zoom up on his face, as his voice grows high pitched]'' ''...oooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That's the life for me...!''
%%* Played for laughs; here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbSTuyWWFk
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTI49c_Vns&feature=related This]] Rolling Rock commercial was banned, because it featured a ton of people getting hit in the nuts, thanks to a foul ball.
* In the Netherlands' promotion for the [[Advertising/MAndMs M&M's]] "Peanutball", Red kicks said "Peanutball" to demonstrate its durability. It bounces around and hits him right between the legs. Red reacts appropriately, [[RuleOfFunny despite not having a groin to begin with]].
* Playing this trope along with ViolentGlaswegian for laughs, Irn-Bru briefly had a commercial where a smacked vending machine retaliates by firing a can of Irn-Bru into the offender's groin. Rumor has it this offended enough people that the vending machine's revenge was turned into a [[UseYourHead Glasgow Kiss]] instead.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXPdaPi01Q8 This Progressive commercial]] shows a woman using a voodoo website to punish her cheating boyfriend in various embarrassing and painful ways. At the end, while he's on a couch making out with an attractive lady, she drags a pair of pliers towards his crotch - and clicks. While the actual effect is left ambiguous, the man reacts by violently wincing in pain and his partner looking down at his groin with a concerned face.
* There was Pepsi commercial during the Superbowl that, at some point, involved Music/JustinTimberlake getting hit in the crotch several times by a mailbox post. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKM8sP24BE For those who wanted to see it...]] The "hits keep on coming" at about the 30 second mark.
* In another Superbowl Ad, Burt Reynolds gets hit in the groin - among the list of 20 different cliches of a Superbowl Ad.
* One of the perfect ingredients for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxUNjhfzYmQ a Doritos commercial.]]
* From the ParodyCommercial Advertising/BigBillHells: "Don't wait! Don't delay! Don't fuck with us, or we'll rip your nuts off!"
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVS1UfCfxlU This]] ad for John West involves a commercial fisherman fighting a grizzly bear over a salmon the bear has just caught. The man is losing until he manages to kick the bear in the balls.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' for [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2013/04/21#mutable_924143 April 21st, 2013]]. Bucky and Satchel are practicing swatting mosquitos with their eyes closed. When Rob happens by, Satchel accidentally hits Rob in the groin, sending him to the floor in agony.
* This happens to ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' of all characters when a stunt on the fence [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1990/03/30#.U4Xgk3YXKrl goes wrong.]]
** {{Implied|Trope}} in another strip when Garfield [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1997/01/30 throws a snowball at Jon]].
-->'''Jon:''' ''eeeEEIIIYIIIEEOOO''
-->'''Garfield:''' Oops, a little low.
* During one series of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' strips featuring softball, Pig takes a line drive to his "oompa loompas."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pinballs]]
* Hitting Dracula in ''Pinball/MonsterBash'' sometimes causes him to say a line implying that he's being hit in the crotch.
-->'''Dracula:''' Not below the belt!
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Multiple times in the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Homeward Bound 4''. [[spoiler: Jake the Deinonychus slips when trying to glide off a tree and attack a human, and ends up slamming his cloaca into the branches. Ironically, this was in an attempt to eat the nuts of a guy who had shot him previously. But after however many failures, he ''finally'' manages to eat them two-thirds through.]]
* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': {{Implied|Trope}} during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which were on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Radio]]
* One of the recurring {{Parody Commercial}}s on ''Radio/MartinMolloy'' was a promo for lowbrow BritCom ''Ow! Me Plums!'', which always consisted of an elaborate setup that resulted in the main character (voiced by Tony Martin) being hit in the groin and screaming his CatchPhrase "Ow! Me plums!"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Roleplay]]
* In ''Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder'', trying to aim for the groin of the titular character usually paints the attacker as a newbie to the game. Why? It never does anything. [[GodMode He's the Godmodder]].
* Spc. Crota from ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' sneaks under a guard and shoots him in the groin.
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', groin attack is [[TheLadette Ax's]] preferred method of dealing with male enemies. Poor [[LoveableRogue Refan]] gets to experience it first hand.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/TheCompleteHistoryOfAmericaAbridged'', one of the poses used to illustrate the intensity of combat in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar is one actor kicking another in the groin.
* In ''Theatre/TheRoseTattoo'', the fight Alvaro gets into culminates with him taking a hit to the groin from the TravelingSalesman's knee.
* In ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', this is what happens to Snape during [[spoiler:the snake attack death scene]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* In ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, Helen manages to defeat one of the Smokers by pulling this on them.
[[/folder]]
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-> ''URGGGH, my GROIN!''
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->''"But the ball! His groin! It works on so many levels!"''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''' (critique of amateur film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUTVmuqviqE "Man Getting Hit By Football"]]), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
It's not always played for comedy, but seeing someone get struck in the crotch is [[AmusingInjuries usually just plain funny]]. Whether the object doing the striking is an errant piece of sports equipment or a deliberately placed foot, the end result is going to be a grown man doubled over and trembling with pain. Bonus points if he then hobbles away and [[InstantSoprano says something in a high-pitched voice]]. Not only will everyone find this hilarious, but tape it and play it back for the guy and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even]] ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny he]]'' [[ActuallyPrettyFunny will probably laugh]]. At least, once the swelling goes down. Sometimes a cause of AmusingInjuries, especially if the victim is [[AssholeVictim asking for it.]] In shows targeted at children, it's often a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or at least treated as one in-story (see ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' and ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''). In Japanese media, the blow is often accompanied by the sound of a bell.
Effectively, this is a human's version of AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage. A subversion of this is BallsOfSteel, where a character — for whatever reason — [[NoSell does not take damage]] from a Groin Attack (or at least doesn't take ''extra'' damage).
Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs. This will be even more so if they are on drugs or in some psychotic state, as criminals dispatched with this method in fiction often are.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
Along with TaserTagWeakness, the Groin Attack also seems to be very effective against {{Superhero}}es and {{Supervillain}}s, although [[BallsOfSteel some of them are immune]].
Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think. NearMissGroinAttack is when an aversion of this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
'''WARNING, Reading these may cause extreme paranoia about injury to the pubic area and [[ShareTheMalePain wincing in sympathy pains]]. Yes, even if you're female. Also, this is ''never'' as funny in RealLife as it is on TV and can actually cause ''very'' nasty injuries, so unless you are in a real self-defense scenario, DontTryThisAtHome.'''
----
!!Examples subpages:
[[index]]
* GroinAttack/AnimeAndManga
* GroinAttack/ComicBooks
* GroinAttack/FanWorks
* [[GroinAttack/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
* [[GroinAttack/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
* GroinAttack/{{Literature}}
* GroinAttack/LiveActionTV
* GroinAttack/{{Music}}
* GroinAttack/MythsAndReligion
* GroinAttack/ProWrestling
* GroinAttack/TabletopGames
* GroinAttack/VideoGames
* GroinAttack/WebAnimation
* GroinAttack/WebOriginal
* GroinAttack/WebVideos
* GroinAttack/{{Webcomics}}
* GroinAttack/WesternAnimation
* GroinAttack/RealLife
[[/index]]
!!Other examples:
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Advertising]]
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtIzonE_iY an Airheads commercial]], during a school play where the lead star is singing "The life of a sailor! That's the life for me", the other students were bored with the play, and one of the students eats an Airhead, causing his head to turn into a balloon, deflate across the room, knocking down sets, and hitting the lead character in the groin, with predictable results:
-->'''Lead character:''' ''[oblivious to the deflating head going across the room]'' The life of a sail... ''[balloon head hits him in the balls, causing a zoom up on his face, as his voice grows high pitched]'' ''...oooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That's the life for me...!''
%%* Played for laughs; here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbSTuyWWFk
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTI49c_Vns&feature=related This]] Rolling Rock commercial was banned, because it featured a ton of people getting hit in the nuts, thanks to a foul ball.
* In the Netherlands' promotion for the [[Advertising/MAndMs M&M's]] "Peanutball", Red kicks said "Peanutball" to demonstrate its durability. It bounces around and hits him right between the legs. Red reacts appropriately, [[RuleOfFunny despite not having a groin to begin with]].
* Playing this trope along with ViolentGlaswegian for laughs, Irn-Bru briefly had a commercial where a smacked vending machine retaliates by firing a can of Irn-Bru into the offender's groin. Rumor has it this offended enough people that the vending machine's revenge was turned into a [[UseYourHead Glasgow Kiss]] instead.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXPdaPi01Q8 This Progressive commercial]] shows a woman using a voodoo website to punish her cheating boyfriend in various embarrassing and painful ways. At the end, while he's on a couch making out with an attractive lady, she drags a pair of pliers towards his crotch - and clicks. While the actual effect is left ambiguous, the man reacts by violently wincing in pain and his partner looking down at his groin with a concerned face.
* There was Pepsi commercial during the Superbowl that, at some point, involved Music/JustinTimberlake getting hit in the crotch several times by a mailbox post. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKM8sP24BE For those who wanted to see it...]] The "hits keep on coming" at about the 30 second mark.
* In another Superbowl Ad, Burt Reynolds gets hit in the groin - among the list of 20 different cliches of a Superbowl Ad.
* One of the perfect ingredients for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxUNjhfzYmQ a Doritos commercial.]]
* From the ParodyCommercial Advertising/BigBillHells: "Don't wait! Don't delay! Don't fuck with us, or we'll rip your nuts off!"
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVS1UfCfxlU This]] ad for John West involves a commercial fisherman fighting a grizzly bear over a salmon the bear has just caught. The man is losing until he manages to kick the bear in the balls.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' for [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2013/04/21#mutable_924143 April 21st, 2013]]. Bucky and Satchel are practicing swatting mosquitos with their eyes closed. When Rob happens by, Satchel accidentally hits Rob in the groin, sending him to the floor in agony.
* This happens to ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' of all characters when a stunt on the fence [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1990/03/30#.U4Xgk3YXKrl goes wrong.]]
** {{Implied|Trope}} in another strip when Garfield [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1997/01/30 throws a snowball at Jon]].
-->'''Jon:''' ''eeeEEIIIYIIIEEOOO''
-->'''Garfield:''' Oops, a little low.
* During one series of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' strips featuring softball, Pig takes a line drive to his "oompa loompas."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pinballs]]
* Hitting Dracula in ''Pinball/MonsterBash'' sometimes causes him to say a line implying that he's being hit in the crotch.
-->'''Dracula:''' Not below the belt!
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Multiple times in the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Homeward Bound 4''. [[spoiler: Jake the Deinonychus slips when trying to glide off a tree and attack a human, and ends up slamming his cloaca into the branches. Ironically, this was in an attempt to eat the nuts of a guy who had shot him previously. But after however many failures, he ''finally'' manages to eat them two-thirds through.]]
* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': {{Implied|Trope}} during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which were on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Radio]]
* One of the recurring {{Parody Commercial}}s on ''Radio/MartinMolloy'' was a promo for lowbrow BritCom ''Ow! Me Plums!'', which always consisted of an elaborate setup that resulted in the main character (voiced by Tony Martin) being hit in the groin and screaming his CatchPhrase "Ow! Me plums!"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Roleplay]]
* In ''Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder'', trying to aim for the groin of the titular character usually paints the attacker as a newbie to the game. Why? It never does anything. [[GodMode He's the Godmodder]].
* Spc. Crota from ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' sneaks under a guard and shoots him in the groin.
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', groin attack is [[TheLadette Ax's]] preferred method of dealing with male enemies. Poor [[LoveableRogue Refan]] gets to experience it first hand.
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[[folder:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/TheCompleteHistoryOfAmericaAbridged'', one of the poses used to illustrate the intensity of combat in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar is one actor kicking another in the groin.
* In ''Theatre/TheRoseTattoo'', the fight Alvaro gets into culminates with him taking a hit to the groin from the TravelingSalesman's knee.
* In ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', this is what happens to Snape during [[spoiler:the snake attack death scene]].
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[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* In ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, Helen manages to defeat one of the Smokers by pulling this on them.
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-> ''URGGGH, my GROIN!''
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->''"But the ball! His groin! It works on so many levels!"''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''' (critique of amateur film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUTVmuqviqE "Man Getting Hit By Football"]]), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
It's not always played for comedy, but seeing someone get struck in the crotch is [[AmusingInjuries usually just plain funny]]. Whether the object doing the striking is an errant piece of sports equipment or a deliberately placed foot, the end result is going to be a grown man doubled over and trembling with pain. Bonus points if he then hobbles away and [[InstantSoprano says something in a high-pitched voice]]. Not only will everyone find this hilarious, but tape it and play it back for the guy and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even]] ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny he]]'' [[ActuallyPrettyFunny will probably laugh]]. At least, once the swelling goes down. Sometimes a cause of AmusingInjuries, especially if the victim is [[AssholeVictim asking for it.]] In shows targeted at children, it's often a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or at least treated as one in-story (see ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' and ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''). In Japanese media, the blow is often accompanied by the sound of a bell.
Effectively, this is a human's version of AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage. A subversion of this is BallsOfSteel, where a character — for whatever reason — [[NoSell does not take damage]] from a Groin Attack (or at least doesn't take ''extra'' damage).
Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs. This will be even more so if they are on drugs or in some psychotic state, as criminals dispatched with this method in fiction often are.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
Along with TaserTagWeakness, the Groin Attack also seems to be very effective against {{Superhero}}es and {{Supervillain}}s, although [[BallsOfSteel some of them are immune]].
Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think. NearMissGroinAttack is when an aversion of this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
'''WARNING, Reading these may cause extreme paranoia about injury to the pubic area and [[ShareTheMalePain wincing in sympathy pains]]. Yes, even if you're female. Also, this is ''never'' as funny in RealLife as it is on TV and can actually cause ''very'' nasty injuries, so unless you are in a real self-defense scenario, DontTryThisAtHome.'''
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!!Examples subpages:
[[index]]
* GroinAttack/AnimeAndManga
* GroinAttack/ComicBooks
* GroinAttack/FanWorks
* [[GroinAttack/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
* [[GroinAttack/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
* GroinAttack/{{Literature}}
* GroinAttack/LiveActionTV
* GroinAttack/{{Music}}
* GroinAttack/MythsAndReligion
* GroinAttack/ProWrestling
* GroinAttack/TabletopGames
* GroinAttack/VideoGames
* GroinAttack/WebAnimation
* GroinAttack/WebOriginal
* GroinAttack/WebVideos
* GroinAttack/{{Webcomics}}
* GroinAttack/WesternAnimation
* GroinAttack/RealLife
[[/index]]
!!Other examples:
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[[folder:Advertising]]
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtIzonE_iY an Airheads commercial]], during a school play where the lead star is singing "The life of a sailor! That's the life for me", the other students were bored with the play, and one of the students eats an Airhead, causing his head to turn into a balloon, deflate across the room, knocking down sets, and hitting the lead character in the groin, with predictable results:
-->'''Lead character:''' ''[oblivious to the deflating head going across the room]'' The life of a sail... ''[balloon head hits him in the balls, causing a zoom up on his face, as his voice grows high pitched]'' ''...oooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That's the life for me...!''
%%* Played for laughs; here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbSTuyWWFk
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTI49c_Vns&feature=related This]] Rolling Rock commercial was banned, because it featured a ton of people getting hit in the nuts, thanks to a foul ball.
* In the Netherlands' promotion for the [[Advertising/MAndMs M&M's]] "Peanutball", Red kicks said "Peanutball" to demonstrate its durability. It bounces around and hits him right between the legs. Red reacts appropriately, [[RuleOfFunny despite not having a groin to begin with]].
* Playing this trope along with ViolentGlaswegian for laughs, Irn-Bru briefly had a commercial where a smacked vending machine retaliates by firing a can of Irn-Bru into the offender's groin. Rumor has it this offended enough people that the vending machine's revenge was turned into a [[UseYourHead Glasgow Kiss]] instead.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXPdaPi01Q8 This Progressive commercial]] shows a woman using a voodoo website to punish her cheating boyfriend in various embarrassing and painful ways. At the end, while he's on a couch making out with an attractive lady, she drags a pair of pliers towards his crotch - and clicks. While the actual effect is left ambiguous, the man reacts by violently wincing in pain and his partner looking down at his groin with a concerned face.
* There was Pepsi commercial during the Superbowl that, at some point, involved Music/JustinTimberlake getting hit in the crotch several times by a mailbox post. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKM8sP24BE For those who wanted to see it...]] The "hits keep on coming" at about the 30 second mark.
* In another Superbowl Ad, Burt Reynolds gets hit in the groin - among the list of 20 different cliches of a Superbowl Ad.
* One of the perfect ingredients for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxUNjhfzYmQ a Doritos commercial.]]
* From the ParodyCommercial Advertising/BigBillHells: "Don't wait! Don't delay! Don't fuck with us, or we'll rip your nuts off!"
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVS1UfCfxlU This]] ad for John West involves a commercial fisherman fighting a grizzly bear over a salmon the bear has just caught. The man is losing until he manages to kick the bear in the balls.
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[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' for [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2013/04/21#mutable_924143 April 21st, 2013]]. Bucky and Satchel are practicing swatting mosquitos with their eyes closed. When Rob happens by, Satchel accidentally hits Rob in the groin, sending him to the floor in agony.
* This happens to ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' of all characters when a stunt on the fence [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1990/03/30#.U4Xgk3YXKrl goes wrong.]]
** {{Implied|Trope}} in another strip when Garfield [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1997/01/30 throws a snowball at Jon]].
-->'''Jon:''' ''eeeEEIIIYIIIEEOOO''
-->'''Garfield:''' Oops, a little low.
* During one series of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' strips featuring softball, Pig takes a line drive to his "oompa loompas."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pinballs]]
* Hitting Dracula in ''Pinball/MonsterBash'' sometimes causes him to say a line implying that he's being hit in the crotch.
-->'''Dracula:''' Not below the belt!
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[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Multiple times in the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Homeward Bound 4''. [[spoiler: Jake the Deinonychus slips when trying to glide off a tree and attack a human, and ends up slamming his cloaca into the branches. Ironically, this was in an attempt to eat the nuts of a guy who had shot him previously. But after however many failures, he ''finally'' manages to eat them two-thirds through.]]
* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': {{Implied|Trope}} during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which were on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
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[[folder:Radio]]
* One of the recurring {{Parody Commercial}}s on ''Radio/MartinMolloy'' was a promo for lowbrow BritCom ''Ow! Me Plums!'', which always consisted of an elaborate setup that resulted in the main character (voiced by Tony Martin) being hit in the groin and screaming his CatchPhrase "Ow! Me plums!"
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[[folder:Roleplay]]
* In ''Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder'', trying to aim for the groin of the titular character usually paints the attacker as a newbie to the game. Why? It never does anything. [[GodMode He's the Godmodder]].
* Spc. Crota from ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' sneaks under a guard and shoots him in the groin.
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', groin attack is [[TheLadette Ax's]] preferred method of dealing with male enemies. Poor [[LoveableRogue Refan]] gets to experience it first hand.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/TheCompleteHistoryOfAmericaAbridged'', one of the poses used to illustrate the intensity of combat in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar is one actor kicking another in the groin.
* In ''Theatre/TheRoseTattoo'', the fight Alvaro gets into culminates with him taking a hit to the groin from the TravelingSalesman's knee.
* In ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', this is what happens to Snape during [[spoiler:the snake attack death scene]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* In ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, Helen manages to defeat one of the Smokers by pulling this on them.
[[/folder]]
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-> ''URGGGH, my GROIN!''
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->''"But the ball! His groin! It works on so many levels!"''
-->-- '''Homer Simpson''' (critique of amateur film [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUTVmuqviqE "Man Getting Hit By Football"]]), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
It's not always played for comedy, but seeing someone get struck in the crotch is [[AmusingInjuries usually just plain funny]]. Whether the object doing the striking is an errant piece of sports equipment or a deliberately placed foot, the end result is going to be a grown man doubled over and trembling with pain. Bonus points if he then hobbles away and [[InstantSoprano says something in a high-pitched voice]]. Not only will everyone find this hilarious, but tape it and play it back for the guy and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny even]] ''[[ActuallyPrettyFunny he]]'' [[ActuallyPrettyFunny will probably laugh]]. At least, once the swelling goes down. Sometimes a cause of AmusingInjuries, especially if the victim is [[AssholeVictim asking for it.]] In shows targeted at children, it's often a DangerousForbiddenTechnique, or at least treated as one in-story (see ''Film/ThreeNinjas'' and ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie''). In Japanese media, the blow is often accompanied by the sound of a bell.
Effectively, this is a human's version of AttackItsWeakPoint for massive damage. A subversion of this is BallsOfSteel, where a character — for whatever reason — [[NoSell does not take damage]] from a Groin Attack (or at least doesn't take ''extra'' damage).
Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs. This will be even more so if they are on drugs or in some psychotic state, as criminals dispatched with this method in fiction often are.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
Along with TaserTagWeakness, the Groin Attack also seems to be very effective against {{Superhero}}es and {{Supervillain}}s, although [[BallsOfSteel some of them are immune]].
Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think. NearMissGroinAttack is when an aversion of this trope is PlayedForLaughs.
'''WARNING, Reading these may cause extreme paranoia about injury to the pubic area and [[ShareTheMalePain wincing in sympathy pains]]. Yes, even if you're female. Also, this is ''never'' as funny in RealLife as it is on TV and can actually cause ''very'' nasty injuries, so unless you are in a real self-defense scenario, DontTryThisAtHome.'''
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!!Examples subpages:
[[index]]
* GroinAttack/AnimeAndManga
* GroinAttack/ComicBooks
* GroinAttack/FanWorks
* [[GroinAttack/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
* [[GroinAttack/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
* GroinAttack/{{Literature}}
* GroinAttack/LiveActionTV
* GroinAttack/{{Music}}
* GroinAttack/MythsAndReligion
* GroinAttack/ProWrestling
* GroinAttack/TabletopGames
* GroinAttack/VideoGames
* GroinAttack/WebAnimation
* GroinAttack/WebOriginal
* GroinAttack/WebVideos
* GroinAttack/{{Webcomics}}
* GroinAttack/WesternAnimation
* GroinAttack/RealLife
[[/index]]
!!Other examples:
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[[folder:Advertising]]
* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFtIzonE_iY an Airheads commercial]], during a school play where the lead star is singing "The life of a sailor! That's the life for me", the other students were bored with the play, and one of the students eats an Airhead, causing his head to turn into a balloon, deflate across the room, knocking down sets, and hitting the lead character in the groin, with predictable results:
-->'''Lead character:''' ''[oblivious to the deflating head going across the room]'' The life of a sail... ''[balloon head hits him in the balls, causing a zoom up on his face, as his voice grows high pitched]'' ''...oooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! That's the life for me...!''
%%* Played for laughs; here's the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvbSTuyWWFk
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTI49c_Vns&feature=related This]] Rolling Rock commercial was banned, because it featured a ton of people getting hit in the nuts, thanks to a foul ball.
* In the Netherlands' promotion for the [[Advertising/MAndMs M&M's]] "Peanutball", Red kicks said "Peanutball" to demonstrate its durability. It bounces around and hits him right between the legs. Red reacts appropriately, [[RuleOfFunny despite not having a groin to begin with]].
* Playing this trope along with ViolentGlaswegian for laughs, Irn-Bru briefly had a commercial where a smacked vending machine retaliates by firing a can of Irn-Bru into the offender's groin. Rumor has it this offended enough people that the vending machine's revenge was turned into a [[UseYourHead Glasgow Kiss]] instead.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXPdaPi01Q8 This Progressive commercial]] shows a woman using a voodoo website to punish her cheating boyfriend in various embarrassing and painful ways. At the end, while he's on a couch making out with an attractive lady, she drags a pair of pliers towards his crotch - and clicks. While the actual effect is left ambiguous, the man reacts by violently wincing in pain and his partner looking down at his groin with a concerned face.
* There was Pepsi commercial during the Superbowl that, at some point, involved Music/JustinTimberlake getting hit in the crotch several times by a mailbox post. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKM8sP24BE For those who wanted to see it...]] The "hits keep on coming" at about the 30 second mark.
* In another Superbowl Ad, Burt Reynolds gets hit in the groin - among the list of 20 different cliches of a Superbowl Ad.
* One of the perfect ingredients for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxUNjhfzYmQ a Doritos commercial.]]
* From the ParodyCommercial Advertising/BigBillHells: "Don't wait! Don't delay! Don't fuck with us, or we'll rip your nuts off!"
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVS1UfCfxlU This]] ad for John West involves a commercial fisherman fighting a grizzly bear over a salmon the bear has just caught. The man is losing until he manages to kick the bear in the balls.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' for [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2013/04/21#mutable_924143 April 21st, 2013]]. Bucky and Satchel are practicing swatting mosquitos with their eyes closed. When Rob happens by, Satchel accidentally hits Rob in the groin, sending him to the floor in agony.
* This happens to ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' of all characters when a stunt on the fence [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1990/03/30#.U4Xgk3YXKrl goes wrong.]]
** {{Implied|Trope}} in another strip when Garfield [[http://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1997/01/30 throws a snowball at Jon]].
-->'''Jon:''' ''eeeEEIIIYIIIEEOOO''
-->'''Garfield:''' Oops, a little low.
* During one series of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' strips featuring softball, Pig takes a line drive to his "oompa loompas."
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pinballs]]
* Hitting Dracula in ''Pinball/MonsterBash'' sometimes causes him to say a line implying that he's being hit in the crotch.
-->'''Dracula:''' Not below the belt!
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Multiple times in the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Homeward Bound 4''. [[spoiler: Jake the Deinonychus slips when trying to glide off a tree and attack a human, and ends up slamming his cloaca into the branches. Ironically, this was in an attempt to eat the nuts of a guy who had shot him previously. But after however many failures, he ''finally'' manages to eat them two-thirds through.]]
* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': {{Implied|Trope}} during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which were on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Radio]]
* One of the recurring {{Parody Commercial}}s on ''Radio/MartinMolloy'' was a promo for lowbrow BritCom ''Ow! Me Plums!'', which always consisted of an elaborate setup that resulted in the main character (voiced by Tony Martin) being hit in the groin and screaming his CatchPhrase "Ow! Me plums!"
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Roleplay]]
* In ''Roleplay/DestroyTheGodmodder'', trying to aim for the groin of the titular character usually paints the attacker as a newbie to the game. Why? It never does anything. [[GodMode He's the Godmodder]].
* Spc. Crota from ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' sneaks under a guard and shoots him in the groin.
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', groin attack is [[TheLadette Ax's]] preferred method of dealing with male enemies. Poor [[LoveableRogue Refan]] gets to experience it first hand.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theatre]]
* In ''Theatre/TheCompleteHistoryOfAmericaAbridged'', one of the poses used to illustrate the intensity of combat in UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar is one actor kicking another in the groin.
* In ''Theatre/TheRoseTattoo'', the fight Alvaro gets into culminates with him taking a hit to the groin from the TravelingSalesman's knee.
* In ''Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical'', this is what happens to Snape during [[spoiler:the snake attack death scene]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theme Parks]]
* In ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, Helen manages to defeat one of the Smokers by pulling this on them.
[[/folder]]
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-> ''URGGGH, my GROIN!''
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Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think.
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Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea (which is ''not'' the same area, instead being the upper arm). EyeScream, {{Fingore}}, and TheToothHurts are other {{primal fear}} reactions. The DistaffCounterpart to this trope is BreastAttack. Often utilized by a CombatPragmatist, and commonly followed up by InstantSoprano and/or ShareTheMalePain. Not an uncommon aftereffect of TarAndFeathers. May be used as part of a BallsGag, though the overlap is smaller than one might think.
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-> "With enough strikes to the groin, even the tallest target will fall."
-->-- ''Mr. Miyagi (Karate Kid, 1984)'' (clip from film's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhE5HijmYKY "All Valley Championship"]])
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Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs. This will be even more so if they are on drugs or in some psychotic state, as criminals dispatched with this method in fiction often are.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to procreate.
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Note that in RealLife situations, this kind of attack can often be far less effective than fiction will usually present it. In a real fight, many people will exhibit drastically reduced sensitivity to pain due to adrenaline, and actually may not even ''notice'' being struck between the legs. This will be even more so if they are on drugs or in some psychotic state, as criminals dispatched with this method in fiction often are.
are. However, if you are consistent in your ball strikes, you will definitely see the effect pay off!
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride. \n\n Fun fact, did you know some men ''enjoy'' being kicked in the groin? It is some sort of deviant pleasure!
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability toprocreate.
procreate. On top of all of that, they're very scary.
[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually only applies to men. Female characters are rarely subjected to groin attacks of any kind, and when they are, they are also likely to just shrug off in a moment.[[note]]While the female genitals are better protected than their male counterparts, the female groin area itself is full of nerve endings and sensitive skin tissue that, when hit, while maybe not as painful as it would be on a man, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgduuv1wBw4 will still be quite debilitating]].[[/note]] Female genitals also lack the squish factor that comes from swinging in the wind. On the symbolic level, a groin attack on a male — especially if it's delivered by a female — represents that male being brought low by a well-placed blow to the very source of his masculine pride.
In contrast to most groin attacks, groin attacks that draw blood or involve some form of mutilation are very likely ''not'' to be played for comedy — and owing to the PrimalFear of bad things happening to our nether regions, particularly nasty attacks of this nature can be downright ''[[NightmareFuel disturbing]]''. Apart from being a hallmark of the {{Lust}} variant of the SerialKiller, this form of attack is most often used as either a particularly vicious form of ColdBloodedTorture or as a way for {{Antihero}}es [[LaserGuidedKarma to punish rapists and other sexual criminals]], though a particularly vicious CombatPragmatist may also use this tactic as just one more way to even the score or gain the upper hand in a fight. It may ''still'' come off as funny, though, if the guy is perceived as having brought it upon himself, such as [[PantsPositiveSafety having his gun go off in his pants]]. See CripplingCastration for examples of groin attacks that lead to the unfortunate victim losing his organs/the ability to
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* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': Implied during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
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* ''Podcast/SickSadWorld'': Implied during the Elliot Rodger case. One of the people Rodger murdered was stabbed 94 times, half of which were on his lower body. Mari remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.
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One of the recurring {{Parody Commercial}}s on ''Radio/MartinMolloy'' was a promo for lowbrow BritCom ''Ow! Me Plums!'', which always consisted of an elaborate setup that resulted in the main character (voiced by Tony Martin) being hit in the groin and screaming his CatchPhrase "Ow! Me plums!"
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* One of the recurring {{Parody Commercial}}s on ''Radio/MartinMolloy'' was a promo for lowbrow BritCom ''Ow! Me Plums!'', which always consisted of an elaborate setup that resulted in the main character (voiced by Tony Martin) being hit in the groin and screaming his CatchPhrase "Ow! Me plums!"
