History Main / GroinAttack

* 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 under the tree, 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}}."'']]

* GroinAttack/TabletopGames

* GroinAttack/{{Music}}
* GroinAttack/MythsAndReligion

[[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: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. Dev remarks Rodger might have been working some things out.

[[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: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 firsthand.

[[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/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!"
* 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:Theme Parks]]
* In ''Theatre/WaterworldALiveSeaWarSpectacular'' at Ride/UniversalStudios, Helen manages to defeat one of the Smokers by pulling this on them.

* [[https://youtu.be/-af4hdqkE8w?si=HHNZ65NoguUgDcJb This]] Turkish ad for Molped 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. In the end ladies get the last laugh.
* [[https://youtu.be/ltr2hW476JI?si=iy7LCd0B_T-QuANZ Another]] Turkish sanitary pad ad. Evy Lady is being harassed during the wrong time of the month so she literally kicks her period/men in the balls.
* [[https://youtu.be/rqwZ28eUDbM?si=0Y08Ff5SKRZgrAwP Don't]] mess with Turkish women. In another ad a guy tears ladies' favorite dress so she beats him up and finishes the fight with a strike to his most delicate parts.

* [[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.

Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea 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, despite what the FemaleGroinInvincibility trope would have you think. 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.

* [[GroinAttack/AnimatedFilms Films -- Animation]]
* [[GroinAttack/LiveActionFilms Films -- Live-Action]]

Effectively, this is a human-anatomy'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).

This usually [[AlwaysMale 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 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 to [[LaserGuidedKarma 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.

* [[GroinAttack/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
* [[GroinAttack/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]

* 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!"

'''WARNING: No matter who you are, reading these may cause extreme paranoia about injury to the pubic area and [[ShareTheMalePain wincing in sympathy pains]]. 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.'''

Effectively, this is a muggle'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).

[[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.]]

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).

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.

* 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.

* GroinAttack/RealLife

* Jane meets Tarzan in the jungle. She is immediately attracted to him and wants to have sex with him, but he says, "Tarzan not know sex." After Jane explains what it is, Tarzan says, "Ohhh...Tarzan use knot hole in trunk of tree." Jane says, "No, no, that's not how it's done! I'll show you." She takes off her dress and lies down in front of him. Tarzan removes his loincloth and kicks her as hard as he can in the crotch. After rolling around in pain, she gasps and says, "What did you do ''that'' for?!" Tarzan replies, "Check for squirrel."

* Jane meets Tarzan in the jungle. She is immediately attracted to him and wants to have sex with him, but he says, "Tarzan not know sex." After Jane explains what it is, Tarzan says, "Ohhh...Tarzan use knot hole in trunk of tree." Jane says, "No, no, that's not how it's done! I'll show you." She takes off her dress and lies down in front of him. Tarzan removes his loincloth and kicks her as hard as he can in the crotch. After rolling around in pain, she gasps and says, "What did you do that for?!" Tarzan replies, "Check for squirrel."

* Jane meets Tarzan in the jungle. She is immediately attracted to him and wants to have sex wit him, but he says, "Tarzan not know sex." After Jane explains what it is, Tarzan says, "Ohhh...Tarzan use knot hole in trunk of tree." Jane says, "No, no, that's not how it's done! I'll show you." She takes off her dress and lies down in front of him. Tarzan removes his loincloth and kicks her as hard as he can in the crotch. After rolling around in pain, she gasps and says, "What did you do that for?!" Tarzan replies, "Check for squirrel."

* Jane wants to have sex with Tarzan, but he says, "Tarzan not know sex." After Jane explains what it is, Tarzan says, "Ohhh...Tarzan use knot hole in trunk of tree." Jane says, "No, no, that's not how it's done! I'll show you." She takes off her dress and lies down in front of him. Suddenly, Tarzan kicks her as hard as he can in the crotch. After rolling around in pain, she gasps and says, "What did you do that for?!" Tarzan replies, "Check for squirrel."

* [[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.

[[DoubleStandard For some reason]], this usually [[AlwaysMale 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.

-> ''URGGGH, my GROIN!''

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, if not counter it outright. 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.

Compare FreudianThreat. For certain kinds of groin injuries (actual or threatened) specifically related to sexual encounters, see both VaginaDentata and ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex. Also see StandardFemaleGrabArea 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.

* 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}}."'']]