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* ''Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger'': Seen in the image above, the [[{{BFG}} Zenryoku Zenkai Cannon]]'s FinishingMove recoil packs quite a punch, so much that ''no one'' has been able to stand their ground using it. Even through the team's best effort to support [[TheHero Zenkaizer]] using it in the standard sequence has them flying into the air, only held down by [[TheBigGuy Zenkai Vroon]] standing at the furthest back. And when Zenkai Vroon uses it himself, ''it dislodges and sends his upper half flying'' despite being held waist-down by his comrades, due to his DetachableLowerHalf ability.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Even with ''three people'' holding onto him the recoil still sends ''[[DetachableLowerHalf half of him]]'' flying.]]

* ''Film/RamboIV'': Schoolboy uses the legendary Barrett M82A1 (which of course uses .50 BMG and just as you'd expect) to save John and Sarah from a duo of Burmese soldiers later on in the film. ''Both Burmese soldiers are sent flying into the grass in a hilarious manner. It's even more hilarious that one lands on his ass while his crotch nearly touches his face.'' Sadly, this isn't possible because if a bullet could knock someone off their feet, then the shooter wouldn't be immune to that same force and would literally get hit with double of whatever force the target was hit with.

* In the Creator/{{Pixar}} movie ''WesternAnimation/Ratatouille'', during the scene where the old lady is trying to kill Remmy and Emile with a shotgun, the old lady jumps while shooting many times.

[[caption-width-right:350:Even with ''three people'' holding onto him the overly strong recoil still sends ''[[DetachableLowerHalf half of him]]'' flying.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:The overly strong recoil sends even ''[[DetachableLowerHalf half of him]]'' flying.]]

* ''Series/KamenRiderOOO''': The primary weapon of Kamen Rider Birth is strong enough to send an untransformed Gotou falling back on his behind multiple times when he's first starting out with using it. Considering that this is the same man who once fired a shoulder-mounted rocket launcher with little issue, this should give a viewer an idea of how powerful the blaster is in comparison.

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* ''Series/Supergirl'': Once pulled off with a ''shotgun'' in an early episode. Supergirl confronts a robber with the weapon and puts her hand over the muzzle of the gun. When the robber fires, he's thrown back from both the force of the recoil and the force that would normally go into propelling the bullet forward.

* The Force-A-Nature, an unlockable weapon for ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'''s scout, has the power to launch the Scout across the room if fired. This can be used to quickly escape engagements, or, if fired directly down, to perform a triple jump (as the scout can regularly perform DoubleJump's).

[[JustForFun/{{Troperithmetic}} Basically, it's]] BlownAcrossTheRoom [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] RealityEnsues. Subtrope of LawOfInverseRecoil. Related to {{BFG}} through RuleOfCool, and ToonPhysics through RuleOfFunny. The {{Invoked|Trope}} version is RecoilBoost, defied by AnchoredAttackStance. Contrast WeaponizedExhaust.

* In the Creator/{{Pixar}} movie ''Western Animation/Ratatouille'' , during the scene where the old lady is trying to kill Remmy and Emile with a shotgun, the old lady jumps while shooting many times.

* In the Creator/{{Pixar}} movie ''WesternAnimation/Ratatouille'' , during the scene where the old lady is trying to kill Remmy and Emile with a shotgun, the old lady jumps while shooting many times.

* During the filming of ''Film/{{Predator}}'', actors firing [[GatlingGood "Ol' Painless"]] had to be braced offscreen so they wouldn't be knocked on their asses, and this was only when firing ''blanks'' (and none of the guys shooting it are what you'd call small). Wrestling/JesseVentura described it as "like firing a chainsaw."

* In ''Literature/TheBandsOfMourning'', gunsmith Ranette makes for Wax an especially powerful shotgun, with heavy loads meant to take out [[MadeOfIron Pewterarms]] or [[ImplacableMan Koloss-Blooded]]. Wax describes the shells as nearly as big as a man's wrist. This trope happens twice during a TraintopBattle: the first time is {{Downplayed|Trope}}, as the bandit firing Wax's new shotgun merely breaks his hand trying to shoot it from the hip. Moments later, Steris tries firing the gun from a properly braced and kneeling position, and is thrown off the train entirely. Later, the gun ''finally'' gets used for (more or less) it's intended purpose: Wax fires it at an enemy Coinshot, who is BlownAcrossTheRoom without even ''touching'' the bullet (he tried Pushing it away from him, but it was too massive and moving too fast, so the Coinshot himself had to move).

BlownAcrossTheRoom doesn't happen in RealLife, thanks to the First Law of Motion (for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction). So a gun powerful enough to send a body flying would send the shooter flying an equal ''or greater'' distance (since the bullet would be slowed by atmospheric friction before hitting its target). But what if the gun ''was'' [[{{BFG}} powerful enough, firing a sufficiently large and fast slug]], to blow someone across the room? Then the shooter would go flying as well. That's this trope, when a firearm or similar weapon is powerful enough to knock the person firing it down, or actually hurl them through the air.

* During his workday, Creator/{{Pixar}}'s ''WesternAnimation/WallE'' discovers a type C fire extinguisher and tries to operate it. The jet of carbon dioxide surprises the little 'bot, and he goes spinning and skidding along the ground. In a fit of machine rage, WALL•E flings the ChekhovsGun extinguisher onto the junk pile.

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BlownAcrossTheRoom doesn't happen in RealLife, thanks to the First Law of Motion (for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction). So a gun powerful enough to send a body flying would send the shooter flying an equal ''or greater'' distance (since the bullet would be slowed by atmospheric friction before hitting its target). But what if the gun ''was'' [[{{BFG}} powerful enough, firing a sufficiently large and fast slug,]] to blow someone across the room? Then the shooter would go flying as well. That's this trope, when a firearm or similar weapon is powerful enough to knock the person firing it down, or actually hurl them through the air.

[[JustForFun/{{Troperithmetic}} Basically, it's]] BlownAcrossTheRoom [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] RealityEnsues. Subtrope of LawOfInverseRecoil. Related to {{BFG}} through RuleOfCool, and ToonPhysics through RuleOfFunny. The {{Invoked}} version is RecoilBoost, defied by AnchoredAttackStance. Contrast WeaponizedExhaust.

* ''Film/NineteenFortyOne''. The anti-aircraft cannon is not secured to the ground the way it's supposed to be. As a result, when it's fired at the Japanese submarine offshore it rolls backwards along the ground and ''into'' a wooden building.

* ''Film/ThreeAmigos''. When Ned Nederlander has his showdown with the German pilot, El Guapo's 2nd in command Jefe replaces his normal revolver with a much larger and more powerful pistol. When Ned fires it he's blown backwards about 10 yards.

* In ''Literature/TheBandsOfMourning'', gunsmith Ranette makes for Wax an especially powerful shotgun, with heavy loads meant to take out [[MadeOfIron Pewterarms]] or [[ImplacableMan Koloss-Blooded]]. Wax describes the shells as nearly as big as a man's wrist. This trope happens twice during a TraintopBattle: the first time is {{Downplayed}}, as the bandit firing Wax's new shotgun merely breaks his hand trying to shoot it from the hip. Moments later, Steris tries firing the gun from a properly braced and kneeling position, and is thrown off the train entirely. Later, the gun ''finally'' gets used for (more or less) it's intended purpose: Wax fires it at an enemy Coinshot, who is BlownAcrossTheRoom without even ''touching'' the bullet (he tried Pushing it away from him, but it was too massive and moving too fast, so the Coinshot himself had to move).

* ''Videogame/GetAmped:'' A few weapons and gears will cause the user to be propelled back when they fire things from it, but the cake goes to Borg-specific gear "EL Expansion" where its strongest attack - a WaveMotionGun - will push the user several steps back, possibly into a BottomlessPit.
* In ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'', the boss Marx's BreathWeapon move (where he shoots a gigantic laser out of his mouth) propels him far backwards outside of the screen.

* ''Webcomic/{{Spacetrawler}}:'' [[http://spacetrawler.com/2010/07/27/spacetrawler-62/ Here]], Pierrot fires a handgun while spacewalking, and the recoil sends him flying away from the ship. In the comments below that page, Baldwin admits that he [[RuleOfFunny sacrificed realism for humor on that count.]]

* During the filming of ''Film/{{Predator}}'', actors firing [[GatlingGood "Ol' Painless"]] had to be braced offscreen so they wouldn't be knocked on their asses, and this was only when firing ''blanks'' (and none of the guys shooting it are what you'd call small). Jesse Ventura described it as "like firing a chainsaw."

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* During his workday, Creator/{{Pixar}}'s ''WesternAnimation/WallE'' discovers a type C fire extinguisher and tries to operate it. The jet of carbon dioxide surprises the little 'bot, and he goes spinning and skidding along the ground. In a fit of machine rage, Wall-E flings the ChekhovsGun extinguisher onto the junk pile.

* ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'': The Heavy Gauss Rifle forces any 'Mech less than 100 tons (the normal maximum weight for a 'Mech) to make a Piloting roll or fall if it moves and fires the weapon in the same turn. Particularly ludicrous on the [=BZK-F7=] ''[[https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Hollander#Variants Hollander II]]''. [[DisasterDominoes It's got the second-worst possible Piloting difficulty to remain upright, and if it does fall, the fall damage is enough destroy its rear armor (if it lands on its back) and probably score a critical hit, which has a high chance at detonating the Heavy Gauss Rifle which explodes with enough force to gut the 'Mech outright.]]

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