History Main / HoldingYourShoulderMeansInjury

** Bolin holds his shoulder after taking a hit during a pro-bending match. Justified, however, since he did get hit in the shoulder.

* In the [[GrandFinale very last]] episode of ''Manga/DeathNote'', [[spoiler: Light Yagami]] was shot in the hands, but he still holds his shoulder as he tries to escape.

* Zero in ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' does this when being in a critical low level of health.
* No matter whether tackled, shot, burned, or exploded, your rudie in ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'' will skate at their fullest until they're at 10% health, in which they're hunched over with a hand on opposite shoulder.

* Whenever the nigh-indestructible ''Manga/{{InuYasha}}'' is injured, he holds his shoulder. In fact, the only time he ''doesn't'' hold his shoulder is when he is literally too injured to move.
* In ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'' Casca holds her shoulder after victorious battle against Adon, where he shot her in said shoulder with a poison dart, so it's justified.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Bolin does this after taking a hit during a pro-bending match. Justified, however, since he did get hit in the shoulder.
** Tenzin does this briefly after taking a number of hits in season 3. Since the beating he took was very brutal, he probably has a few cracked ribs.
* In most ''Franchise/StarTrek'' series, no matter where people are shot they tend to limp around holding their shoulders.
** [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Chief O'Brien]] does this a lot. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that once he actually does get shot in his shoulder. Not to mention the times he dislocates his shoulder while holo-kayaking (which gets [[LampshadedTrope Lampshaded]] every time).
** [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Captain Picard]] has also gotten hit in the shoulder. So has [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Captain Archer]], which barely slows him down.

* Not the shoulder but used the same way, classic ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' installments had the protagonists hold their abdomens if they were weak (and when close to dying they would limp very slowly).
* In the ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' series, characters who have been injured to nigh-CriticalExistenceFailure (or just got up from NonLethalKO) limp around with their right hand on their left shoulder until healed--even if they hold a lightsaber or blaster in said hand.

* One of Stéphane Pêtre's illustrations in ''Mort et vie des 26 maréchaux d'Empire'' depicts Marmont at the battle of Salamanca, holding his left shoulder after having his arm shattered by an English shell.

* In ''{{Berserk}}'' Casca holds her shoulder after victorious battle against Adon, where he shot her in said shoulder with a poison dart, so it's justified.

* Whenever the nigh-indestructible Anime/{{Inuyasha}} is injured, he holds his shoulder. In fact, the only time he ''doesn't'' hold his shoulder is when he is literally too injured to move.

* Non-anime example: In the ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' series, characters who have been injured to nigh-CriticalExistenceFailure (or just got up from NonLethalKO) limp around with their right hand on their left shoulder until healed--even if they hold a lightsaber or blaster in said hand.

Probably due to the LawOfConservationOfDetail, or RuleOfCool. Or whatever.

** Tenzin does this briefly after taking a number of hits in season 3.

** [[MrFixit Chief O'Brien]] does this a lot. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that once he actually does get shot in his shoulder. Not to mention the times he dislocates his shoulder while holo-kayaking (which gets [[LampshadedTrope Lampshaded]] every time).

* Not the shoulder but used the same way, classic ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' installments had the protagonists hold their abdomens if they were weak (and weaker still meant that they would also limp a little).

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* Not the shoulder but used the same way, classic ''ResidentEvil'' installments had the protagonists hold their abdomens if they were weak (and weaker still meant that they would also limp a little).

* Zero in ''MegaManZero'' does this when being in a critical low level of health.
* No matter whether tackled, shot, burned, or exploded, your rudie in ''JetSetRadio'' will skate at their fullest until they're at 10% health, in which they're hunched over with a hand on opposite shoulder.
* In an episode of ''SailorMoon'', Sailor Venus has done this too, even though there was no hint of her being hit in the shoulder.
* Happens from time to time in ''SonicX''.
* In ''RebuildOfEvangelion'', Shinji does it after being hit by the abrupt landing of a parachuting girl.

* Whenever the nigh-indestructible InuYasha is injured, he holds his shoulder. In fact, the only time he ''doesn't'' hold his shoulder is when he is literally too injured to move.

* Numerous fighters do this in ''DragonBall Z'' after a brutal battle.

* No matter whether tackled, shot, burned, or exploded, your rudie in JetSetRadio will skate at their fullest until they're at 10% health, in which they're hunched over with a hand on opposite shoulder.

* In RebuildOfEvangelion, Shinji does it after being hit by the abrupt landing of a parachuting girl.
* In the [[GrandFinale very last]] episode of Manga/DeathNote, [[spoiler: Light Yagami]] was shot in the hands, but he still holds his shoulder as he tries to escape.

* Numerous fighters do this in Dragon Ball Z after a brutal battle.

* In most StarTrek series, no matter where people are shot they tend to limp around holding their shoulders.

* In ''TheLegendOfKorra'', Bolin does this after taking a hit during a pro-bending match. Justified, however, since he did get hit in the shoulder.

* In the [[GrandFinale very last]] episode of DeathNote, [[spoiler: Light Yagami]] was shot in the hands, but he still holds his shoulder as he tries to escape.