History Main / HumanHammerThrow

*** In episode 115, [[spoiler:Kefla, Kale and Caulifla's fused form,]] grabs Goku by the legs, spins around and throws him.
*** In episode 122, both Goku and Vegeta are fighting Jiren at the same time. Jiren grabs Vegeta by the leg, spins around in a circle at high speed, then flings him a long distance away.

*** [[Franchise/XMen Colossus]] has this kind of move, named Giant Swing.
*** ComicBook/SpiderMan has a variant, his Web Throw, where [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin he snags his opponent with a web]], spins them around himself a couple of times, and lets them fly. Venom also has a Web Throw, but his is MetronomicManMashing.

** In ''VideoGame/WarioWorld'', one of Wario's attacks involves picking up the enemies and then spinning them around in circles. He can do this to almost every enemy in the game, including the massive dinosaur that acts at the first world's boss. He also uses this as one of his throws in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series, though it only causes collateral damage in the 3DS/Wii U version.

*** Episode 92 "Tears for an Android". While the protagonists are fighting the Mini Cells, Piccolo grabs one of the [=MCs=] by the arm, spins around several times and throws him away.

* Mario uses the aforementioned throw from ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' as his backward throw in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series. [[GrievousHarmWithABody His victim can also smack nearby enemies while he spins them.]] Prior to ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Ultimate]]'', Luigi shared his brother's back throw.

** In episode 115, [[spoiler:Kefla, Kale and Caulifla's fused form,]] grabs Goku by the legs, spins around and throws him.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro Dawn of the Dragon'': one of Spyro and Cynder's new attacks has them grab onto enemies by biting them, and then they can spin them around, hiting other foes and damaging them before sending them flying away.

* In ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'', Shingen has a special move which consists of grabbing a floored enemy by the legs, spinning them around, and sending them flying, often into a crowd of other enemies. Great against crowds of {{Mooks}}, because most of them can't figure out how to get in close without getting whacked by the guy being spun around.

*** In Episode 114, Kale combines this with a FastballSpecial: she grabs Caulifla by the feet, spins around and throws her at a charging Goku. Later, [[spoiler:Kefla, Kale and Caulifla's fused form,]] grabs Goku by the legs, spins around and throws him.

*** From Episode 6 ("Don't Anger the Destroyer"), when Lord Beerus becomes furious after being splashed with water, Vegeta tries to distract him by preparing a meal for him. Vegeta dives into the ocean, grabs a giant octopus by one of its tentacles and pulls it into the sky. He then spins around, pulling the octopus with him, and throws it down.

* On the [[https://box00.comicbookplus.com/viewer/4c/4cde99217f28ddb426c9fbc37a25964d/0.jpg cover]] of [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] comic ''Cat Man'' #9, the title character is swinging a Japanese officer around him by the leg.
* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': When ComicBook/WonderGirl (Cassie) is trying to get ComicBook/{{Artemis}} to stop trying to kill ComicBook/{{Etrigan}} whom she's been misled to think is a heartless monster she grabs the older Amazon by the hair and swings her into a couple of things before doing a spin and letting go to toss Temi away from Etrigan.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' episode, "[[FiveEpisodePilot Rescue Rangers to the Rescue: Part 5]]" Monterey Jack grabs Fat Cat by his tail, swings him around, and tosses him into Professor Nimnul's Fruitquake as retribution for sinking his house and [[BerserkButton vowing to set fire to it if he had a second chance]].
* ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Birdman}} The Galaxy Trio]]'' episode "The Rock Men." Meteor Man grabs one of the Rock Men by the ankle, whirls him around his head and throws him at the villain.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. When the clan go to a 1950s-themed diner, first Marge spins Homer by one leg. Then Homer spins Marge around by the hair.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost'' episode "The Lizard Slavers". While fighting with the title opponents Space Ghost grabs one of them by the tail, swings him around several times and throws him at a group of them, knocking them down.

*** ''The Final Chapters'' Episode 25. When a giant snake attempts to eat some pterosaur eggs, Goku grabs the snake by the tail, swings it around repeatedly and throws it away.

*** Episode 98 "Bring Peace to the Future!". Just before destroying Imperfect Cell, future Trunks grabs him by the tail, swings around several times and throws him into the sky.
** In ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' Baby grabs Goku by the tail, swings him around a few times and throws him into the ground.
** ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''
*** Episode 6 "Don't Anger the Destroyer". When Lord Beerus becomes furious after being splashed with water, Vegeta tries to distract him by preparing a meal for him. Vegeta dives into the ocean, grabs a giant octopus by one of its tentacles and pulls it into the sky. He then spins around, pulling the octopus with him, and throws it down.

*** In Episode 114, Kale combines this with a FastballSpecial: she grabs Caulifla by the feet, spins around and throws her at a charging Goku. Later, [[spoiler:Kefla, Kale and Caulifla's fused form]] grabs Goku by the legs, spins around and throws him.

* In Episode 326 of the ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' anime, while Kenpachi Zaraki is fighting Reigei!Suì-Fēng's men in the forest, he grabs one of them by the arm, spins them around and throws him into the trees.

* ''LightNovel/ItsukaTenmaNoKuroUsagi'': In one episode of the anime, Mirai Andou grabs Taito Kurogane's arm, spins around and throws him straight up into the night sky.
* ''Manga/MobPsycho100'' episode #4 "Idiots Only Event". While the Body Improvement Club from Mob's school is fighting students from the Black Vinegar Middle School, the leader of the Club grabs the heels of one of the Black Vinegar students, spins around several times and throws him through the air.
* In the ''Anime/SailorMoon'' {{doujinshi}} ''A-Zone'' by Creator/KiyohikoAzuma, [[https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/a_zone_ch04#21 Makoto does this to Minako]] and [[https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/a_zone_ch04#22 skips her across a swimming pool]] [[https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/a_zone_ch04#23 like a stone]].

** [[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/File:Superman_v.1_313.jpg The cover of "Superman #313"]] shows Superman whirling around while holding an opponent by the calf.

* Comicbook/IncredibleHercules is fond of this trope. However, when he attempted to use this on Hulk, who himself uses this at times, Hulk just punched Herc in the chest, making him lose his grip.

* ''Fanfic/LovedAndLost'': An [[BewareTheNiceOnes enraged Fluttershy]] finishes the beatdown she gives Garble's two dragon friends by spinning one of them around in the air from his tail before throwing him on top of the other one who's already downed.

* In ''Fanfic/ThousandShinji'', Asuka uses her Eva's whip to perform the grab-whirl-and-throw move on an opposing MP-Eva.

* ''Fanfic/RWBYEpicOfRemnant'': Melanie tries to kick Lancelot, but he catches her ankle and swings her around several times before hurling her through a glass pillar.

* ''WesternAnimation/MadMonsterParty''. While FrankensteinsMonster is fighting with {{Dracula}}, he holds him by the legs, spins around several times and throws him away.

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}''
** ''Film/SupermanII'': During the battle with the three Kryptonian supervillains, Superman grabs General Zod by an arm and a leg and swings him around in a circle. When he releases him, Zod flies away at great speed and hits an advertising sign.
** In ''Film/ManOfSteel'', in the final fight, Zod grabs Supes by the cape, then spins him around a few times before throwing him across multiple buildings. It's a nod to the scene from ''Superman II''.
** In ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', it happens to Superman again, courtesy of Comicbook/{{Batman}}, who weakens Clark with [[KryptoniteFactor Kryptonite]], wraps a cable around his ankle and, with PoweredArmor increased strength, swings him through a number of stone pillars before letting go.

* UpToEleven in ''Film/PacificRim'', as the tosser in this case is a {{Kaiju}} and the tossee a HumongousMecha. Gipsy Danger ends up flying for the better part of a mile before crashing into a harbor, thanks to the massively strong Leatherback.

* ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'': Kong grabs Godzilla's tail and does this to him, though he doesn't fly very far.
* Franchise/{{Godzilla}} does this to Kumonga in ''Film/GodzillaFinalWars'', using the giant spider kaiju's webbing to throw him over the horizon.
* ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'' during the Burly Brawl. After Neo throws off all of the Agent Smiths dogpiling on him, he grabs one of them by the legs, spins around and throws him into the crowd of Smiths.

* The Taiwanese kung fu film ''Film/DragonBlows'' has a villainous mook being killed in this manner after having his head smashed into a tree and spun around in a few more circles before being sent flying. Due to the movie's mediocre budget and a severe case of SpecialEffectsFailure, the henchman quickly turns into a ridiculously blatant rubber dummy.

* In ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer'', Conan is on the receiving end of one of these from the "mirror monster".
* ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''. During the T-1000's first battle with the T-800 in the mall, it grabs the T-800, spins around and throws it through a store window.

* In ''Literature/{{Matilda}}'', this is a specialty of [[DeanBitterman The Trunchbull]], who used to be an Olympic hammer-thrower.

* In one of the ''Literature/SammyKeyes'' books, Sammy does this to [[spoiler: Heather]] after being ganged up on by [[spoiler: Heather and her friends]]. It was [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] a bit because Sammy didn't realize she was doing this until she got up to a pretty high speed.

* A common thing to see in many installments of the Franchise/UltraSeries, with the various Ultras using it against the Kaiju.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'', there is a special throw known as the "Giant Swing/Spinning Throw", which operates under the basic principles of this trope. It is usable by King, Armor King, Roger/Alex, and Roger Jr., either as a standalone throw or as the end of a particular throw chain. King II also possesses a faster variant of the throw ("Swing Away") which can be performed when the opponent is on the ground.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'':
** [[Franchise/XMen Colossus]] has this kind of move, named "Giant Swing".
** ComicBook/SpiderMan has a variant, his Web Throw, where [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin he snags his opponent with a web]], spins them around himself a couple of times, and lets them fly. Venom also has a Web Throw, but his is MetronomicManMashing.
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'', this is one of Rude's attacks, possibly meant as a ShoutOut to [[[[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro]] since as a bald man with CoolShades he resembles the WWE wrestler.
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFight'', Mike Haggar has a variant; he grabs his enemy in midair, spins them around, and then he throws them downward. He also uses this in one of his super moves.
* Tron of ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends'', meanwhile, [[WipeTheFloorWithYou grinds the foe along the ground while spinning]] before throwing them in her grab special.
* Sasquatch in the ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' series grabs enemy's body before doing the same.
* ''Franchise/SuperMario'':
** In ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'', Mario defeats Bowser by grabbing him by the tail, spinning him around, and then tossing him into [[BossArenaIdiocy one of several explosives that surround the battle arena]].
** Mario uses this same throw as his backward throw in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series. [[GrievousHarmWithABody His victim can also smack nearby enemies while he spins them.]] Prior to ''Ultimate'', Luigi shared his brother's back throw.
** In ''VideoGame/WarioWorld'', one of Wario's attacks involves picking up the enemies and then spinning them around in circles. He can do this to almost every enemy in the game, including the massive dinosaur that acts at the first world's boss. He also uses this as one of his throws in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series, though it only causes collateral damage in the 3DS/Wii U version.
** The [[CombinationAttack "Swing Bros." Bros. Attack]] in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' has [[https://pa1.narvii.com/6124/afc4117bd9c0ebbd4a924645edc404585ace5b78_hq.gif Mario swing Luigi around]] in this fashion, to build up momentum for a FastballSpecial. With the advanced version, Mario can catch Luigi again on the way back, and the two swing ''each other'' in mid-air to deal more damage to the target (along with a chance of stealing some free items in the process).
* In every version of the ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' arcade game, the Turtles have the ability to spin mooks around and [[CameraAbuse hurl them into the player's screen]].
* Wolf Hawkfield of ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'' uses it.
* In ''VideoGame/DeadRising'', Frank West uses this against zombies. He also uses it in one of his Hyper Combos in ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom'' and ''Ultimate VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''.
* In ''VideoGame/SuikodenV'', Faylon does this to his sister, Faylen, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiIJym0UJ2M seen at 2:05 here,]] during their unite attack; which has him approach her from behind and grab her legs. Then spins her around a few times before launching her at the enemy! It usually causes them to become unbalanced afterwards, but you can get around it if you equip each of them with an equilibrium rune. That way, you can spam their unite attack without having to wait for them to recover.
* In ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'', Tina Armstrong's "Texas Twister" has her grab downed opponents by their legs, then spin and toss them. Bass's lower leg counter, "Giant Swing", is even more impressive in terms of its speed, power, and most especially of all... distance!
* ''[[VideoGame/BloodyRoar Bloody Roar: Primal Fury]]'': Ganesha also has one of these. After grabbing the victim's legs, he slams them once, then whips 'em around and tosses the victim across the ring. Shina has one too, except hers is used on crouching opponents, and has her hook them by their arms, spin, and launch them vertically into the air. The victim lands headfirst.
* In ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soulcalibur II]]'', Astaroth's "Poseiden Tide" is one of the most visually impressive throws of this nature. He uses his battle axe to whip the opponent around at high speed before launching them high into the air and quite nearly the opposite side of the arena!
* This is an advanced [[LimitBreak HEAT Action]] in the ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' series. With the HEAT Gauge full, Kazuma Kiryu can throw a grappled enemy for very high damage, as well as clearing out enemies surrounding him.

* In ''[[VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale]]'', VideoGame/FatPrincess uses this as her sideways throw, using the ankle-grab variety.

* ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' has a FastballSpecial variation: [[TheBigGuy Knuckles]] does this to his teammates at the start of their [[LimitBreak Team Blast]].
* In ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'', Shingen has a special move which consists of grabbing a floored enemy by the legs, spinning them around, and sending them flying, often into a crowd of other enemies. Great against crowds of {{Mook}}s, because most of them can't figure out how to get in close without getting whacked by the guy being spun around.
* In the [[VideoGameRemake 3DS remake]] of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'', Link can do this to Twinmold while wearing the Giant's Mask. After stunning one he can grab its tail, swing it around a few times then smash its head into the ground. It's just as awesome and funny as it sounds.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Tobal}}'', Ill-Goga has a custom back-throw that can be performed on them that consists of grabbing their tail, spinning them around, and throwing them.
* In the ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' video game for UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis, Sailor Jupiter has a move where she grabs an enemy by the legs, spins it around a few times to mow down anyone nearby, then throws it a considerable distance. It's one of the most damaging moves in the game if she can get enough spins done before throwing, and it's rather hilarious to see this done by a teenage girl.

** Goofy's "Goofy Bombardier": Sora and Goofy launch into the air. Sora grabs Goofy, spins several times, and then throws him, causing an explosion.
** Hercules' "Heroic Swing": Hercules grabs Sora and [[SpinAttack swings him around]] fast enough to create a mini-tornado. To finish the attack, Herc throws Sora into the air, and Sora creates an explosion while landing, similar to Goofy Bombardier.
** Rapunzel's "Tangled Twist": Rapunzel ties up Sora, Donald, and Goofy in her hair, and Flynn helps her spin around rapidly. The trio turn into shooting stars that (once again) explode on impact.
** {{Downplayed}} with Mike and Sulley's "Scream Strike": after stunning the enemies in front of them, Sora grabs Mike and spins around only once before throwing him.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Birdman}} The Galaxy Trio]]'' episode "The Rock Men." Meteor Man grabs one of the Rock Men by the ankle, whirls him around his head and throws him at the villain.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' episode, "[[FiveEpisodePilot Rescue Rangers to the Rescue: Part 5]]" Monterey Jack grabs Fat Cat by his tail, swings him around, and tosses him into Professor Nimnul's Fruitquake as retribution for sinking his house and [[BerserkButton vowing to set fire to it if he had a second chance]].

A subtrope of WrestlerInAllOfUs, though it's seldom seen in wrestling (which should tell something of how practical the move really is). There it often is called a "Giant Swing". The name "Hammer Throw" refers to the one of the Summer Olympic Games' events; this trope is when someone replaces the "hammer" as the thing being thrown.

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':

** ''Anime/DragonBallKai'':

* [[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/File:Superman_v.1_313.jpg The cover of "Superman #313"]] shows Franchise/{{Superman}} whirling around while holding an opponent by the calf.

* [[Franchise/XMen Colossus]] in the ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' series has this kind of move, named "Giant Swing".

* Comicbook/IncredibleHercules is fond of this trope. However, when he attempted to use this on Hulk, who himself uses this at times, Hulk just punched Herc in the chest, maki.g him lose his grip.

** ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'':

* [[Franchise/XMen Colossus]] (pictured above) in the ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' series has this kind of move, named "Giant Swing".

*** Episode 92 "Tears for an Android". While the protagonists are fighting the Mini Cells, Piccolo grabs one of the MCs by the arm, spins around several times and throws him away.

* Comicbook/Incredible
Hercules is fond of this trope. However, when he attempted to use this on Hulk, who himself uses this at times, Hulk just punched Herc in the chest, maki.g him lose his grip.