History Main / ImpaledPalm

* Eric Draven in ''Film/TheCrow'' first demonstrates his regenerating powers by getting shot through the middle of the palm of his hand.

Related to {{Fingore}}. May be caused by a FiveFingerFillet. May result in PinnedToTheWall.

* In Christian theology, UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} was nailed to the cross on which he was crucified with a nail through each hand, and a nail through both feet. Many artistic depictions of Jesus post-resurrection tend to show holes in the palms of his hands [[ScarsAreForever that still haven't been healed]].

* In the film ''Film/StarshipTroopers'', the main characters are in basic training, learning how to throw knives. One cadet asks Sergeant Zim why throwing knives is important in an age when pressing a button can unleash nuclear weapons with far more power. Zim orders him to lay his hand against a wall, and throws a knife through his palm, pinning it. He explains (while the cadet moans painfully in the background) that by disabling a hand, you can prevent that button from being pressed.

* In an episode of ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'', Seiji stabs Shizuo through the hand with a pen. He concludes that he'd better buy some band-aids before pulling it out. Or superglue.

* ''Night Chills'' by Creator/DeanKoontz. The MadScientist involved in a MindControlConspiracy has a waitress stab a kitchen knife through her palm, purely as a KickTheDog because she reminded him of his ex.

* Creator/CarlHiaasen's ''Skink No Surrender'' sees the antagonist T.C. accidentally stick himself clean through the palm with a venomous catfish spine. Soon after, he comes down with a severe infection and a fever.

* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'': After being defeated in an intense battle of SiblingRivalry Dante gets back up and attempts to attack his brother, Vergil with his bare fist. Unfortunately he's not fast enough as Vergil manages to stop his fist by impaling it on his katana. Luckily for Dante, he has regenerating demon powers, so he simply rips his hand out of the blade and it heals almost instantly.

* In ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'', [[spoiler: Asakura]] stabs [[spoiler: Kyon]] in the chest ''through'' his hands.

* In ''LightNovel/LordMarksmanAndVanadis'', when Zion [[AttemptedRape tries to rape Titta]], Tigre rescues her by firing an arrow through Zion's hand.

* In ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'', ComicBook/RasAlGhul came BackFromTheDead after his body was destroyed. His first attempt was into the body of a martial artist action star, who had poisoned his own body to foil Ra's plans. Ra's took control of the body, but it was dying and numb of feeling. To demonstrate this, Ra's stabs his own hand, and continues to talk to his daughter ComicBook/TaliaAlGhul while his eye is visible staring out the clean, bloodless hole in his palm.

* [[Comicbook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool Gwenpool's]] [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fb/de/85/fbde85dd9cedf005a5b01fe79e1c42c1.jpg introduction]] had her doing this [[ThePenIsMightier with a pen]] to get herself a machine gun.
* In the ''ComicBook/PainkillerJane'' [=/=] ComicBook/{{Vampirella}} crossover, Jane shows Vamp that she is tough enough to hang with vampires when she slams her hand through a letter spike then asks to shake on the new partnership with the spike still in her hand.

* ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'':

* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'': In "[[Recap/TheOuterLimits1995S6E16Revival Revival]]", Luke uses his shapeshifting abilities to create the illusion of stigmata in front of the revival congregations.

* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'': In "Revival", Luke uses his shapeshifting abilities to create the illusion of stigmata in front of the revival congregations.

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' introduces Prince Oberyn Martell confronting a couple of House Lannister {{Mooks}} and impaling the palm of one of them after the soldier insults Oberyn's lover and throws a racist insult against the Prince.

* In Creator/{{Michelangelo}}'s ''The Crucifixion of Saint Peter'', Peter has his hands nailed to a cross, with nary a drop of blood nor any sign of pain on the saint's face.

** If Kiryu or any other playable character is holding a knife and is fighting with a mook near a wall.
They will proceed to throw the mook face-first into said wall and then stab their hand against it. This heat move is even available when holding the chinese dao for some reason.
** This pops up a few times in ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'' both in usual gameplay combat if a knife is available to Kiryu or Majima and also in a QuickTimeEvent in the story. The [=QTEs=] happens with Majima where he fights [[PsychoKnifeNut Nishitani]] (a SuspiciouslySimilarSubsitute for his future self). If he fails one of them, Nishitani can slam Majima against the wall and stab his hand. [[spoiler:Majima can repay him in kind and also do this to any unfortunate mook if he unlocks his "Legend" style, which is the legendary Mad Dog of Shimano with his Demonfire Dagger.]]