History Main / RoundhouseKick

* ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'': roundhouse kicks are one of the FinishingMove(s) Batman will use on the last goon standing.
** In ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries'' (Season 2) a roundhouse Kick is one of the two optional attacks to finish off The Riddler in the opening scene, the other option is a body slam but most people pick the roundhouse.

* In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'' roundhouse kicks are part of Leon's QuickMelee skills that are about as powerful as a bullet from a rifle for the standard Ganados and [[http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/39300000/Melee-Kick-resident-evil-4-39355869-500-281.gif can kick their heads off]]. It's not nearly as effective in cutscenes however like when Leon [[https://orig00.deviantart.net/26b4/f/2009/296/a/f/leon_kennedy__s_fail_by_shiila.gif tries]] to roundhouse Mendez who just catches his foot and sends his ass flying.
** Taking after her partner from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'' Claire Redfield has a [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/8f1279ce612a00c9a668613376f7d115/tumblr_nf7edzwBDK1tfwp79o1_400.gif identical roundhouse]] to Leon in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations2''.

* Not only does ''{{VideoGame/Yakuza}}'' feature it in ''a lot'' of heat actions, [[https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fyakuza.fandom.com%2Fwiki%2FYakuza&psig=AOvVaw1R6-eJzIXjTKuN7ToV7_OJ&ust=1648583600985000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAgQjRxqFwoTCOi1ldTK6fYCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAI it even makes the front cover art!]]

* ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'': Longtime host Bob Barker was a martial practitioner, and he would sometimes put his skills to use [[PercussiveMaintenance whenever a pricing game malfunctioned]], [[https://youtu.be/SMFtsAYzrx0?si=OtgW5UQluYvap3vB such as in this 1984 game of Master Key]].

* ''Manga/StarStrikeItRich''During their first fight, Hina counters Nozomi low kick with a full 360 degree kick aimed at her head. Nozomi has barely enough time to put a guard and is shocked by Hina's reaction time and speed.

* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'', Melia's Starlight Kick is a clumsy leaping roundhouse kick that causes her to land on her rear. It hurts about as much as you'd expect it to, coming from a SquishyWizard, but it can knock almost ''anything'' off its feet as well, two-story-tall dragons and robots included. [[spoiler:The move returns in ''[[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3 3]]'' as both a standard attack and a Chain Order finisher when she joins the party as a [[GuestStarPartyMember Hero]] in the [[PostEndgameContent post-game]].]]

* In traditional karate--that is, actual traditional karate, not what people think is traditional today--the roundhouse kick was not typically used as an entry move for the obvious "telegraphing" reason. A practitioner would dodge his or her opponent's attack, and then use a roundhouse kick as appropriate to strike at an open target.

* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'', Melia's Starlight Kick is a clumsy leaping roundhouse kick that causes her to land on her rear. It hurts about as much as you'd expect it to, coming from a SquishyWizard, but it can knock almost ''anything'' off its feet as well, two-story-tall dragons and robots included.

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* In the ''Literature/XWingSeries'' novel ''Starfighters of Adumar'', Wes Janson K.O.'s a duel opponent with a roundhouse kick to the head.
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* ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' has [[BloodKnight Cody]] and [[MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours Guy]] who both perform this. Though Guy's is more like a [[StreetFighter Tornado kick]]. MightyGlacier [[MightMakesRight Haggar]] has a Spinning Clothesline instead.

* Naturally Creator/ChuckNorris does it a lot in his movies.

* In ''Franchise/DragonBall'' roundhouse kicks happen a lot, usually in a middle of a fight but sometimes used as a finishing move. [[https://i.imgur.com/URWWxgY.gif?noredirect Android 18 did a savage roundhouse]] against Vegeta strong enough to break his arm.

* In ''Manga/OnePiece'' kick-extraordinaire Sanji doesn't just settle for one roundhouse kick, against Wanze he uses a [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/a677bde0a41976950ee01a828e0a79ae/tumblr_naueuuNlBg1tahk1mo1_1280.png triple roundhouse]] strong enough to send Wanze flying into the next room and gain the attention of [[MurderInc CP9]].

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** Later in the Fishman island arc Jimbei the Whale Shark Fishman used a roundhouse kick against [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever Wadatsumi's fist]]. In short, he manages to [[https://comicvine1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/original/3/37144/2904644-1.jpg kick back]] and ''flip over'' a giant the size of a small mountain.

* In ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', the Dai-Gurren (a giant robot about the size of a battleship) [[UpToEleven runs up a mountain to perform a kick to a flying battleship. When they miss, they turn it into a flying roundhouse kick]].

** Ken in particular had a roundhouse kick as a ''special move'' in ''II'' and ''IV''. His Shippujinrai Kyaku super took it UpToEleven with a roundhouse kick barrage finished by a [[HurricaneKick Tatsumaki Senpukyaku]]. The Guren Senpukyaku in ''IV'' and the Guren Enjinkyaku in ''V'' follow the same principle.

* In ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'', Inner Moka, a vampire feared even by other monsters, often uses a roundhouse kick. In addition to being badass, it makes for a significant portion of the show's fanservice, as her skirt guarantees a panty shot.

* In ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'', Inner Moka, a vampire feared even by other monsters, often uses a roundhouse kick. In addition to being badass, it makes for a significant portion of the show's fanservice, as her skirt guarantees a PantyShot.

* In ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'', Inner Moka, a vampire feared even by other monsters, often uses a roundhouse kick. In addition to being badass, it makes for a significant portion of the show's fanservice, as her DangerouslyShortSkirt guarantees a PantyShot.

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--> '''Mirko Cro Cop:''' [[BadassBoast Right leg: hospital. Left leg: cemetery.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}} and the Pirate's Curse'' has the Heavy Kick move. It deals more damage than a single, fully-upgraded hair-whip, but its slightly shorter range and long wind-up time from the spinning animation means Shantae will deal more damage with her faster hair-whips in the long run.

* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', this is the standard animation for human rogues (other races kick differently) using the Kick ability (which doesn't do any damage but interrupts the target's spellcasting.) With the advent of the [[BareFistedMonk Monk]] class, the Blackout Kick uses a similar animation for all races and is a bread-and-butter damage dealing ability the monks use when fancier moves are on cooldown. Male Blood Elves also use a head-height roundhouse kick for some specific action animations, such as commanding a strong-but-stupid henchman to retrieve things in some quests.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'', Melia's Starlight Kick is a clumsy leaping roundhouse kick that causes her to land on her rear. It hurts about as much as you'd expect it to, coming from a SquishyWizard, but it can knock almost ''anything'' off its feet as well, two story tall dragons and robots included.

* In ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'', Inner Moka, a vampire feared even by other monsters, often uses a roundhouse kick. In addition to being badass, it makes for a significant portion of the show's fanservice, as her DangerouslyShortSkirt guarantees a PantyShot.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' has [[BloodKnight Cody]] and [[MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours Guy]] who both perform this. Though Guy's is more like a [[StreetFighter Tornado kick]]. MightyGlacier [[MightMakesRight Hagar]] has a Spinning Clothesline instead.

* In ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'', characters such as [[SharpDressedMan Robert]] (Ryuu Geki), [[{{Bifauxnen}} King]] (Muay Thai), and [[HotBlooded Kim Kaphwan]] (Tae Kwon Do) have this as either their standing strong kick, or performed during their special attacks. Robert's Genei Kyaku and King's Trap Shot, in particular, both end with roundhouse kicks.
* The 2D ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' games have one of these for every character, executed by holding back when doing a high kick, that does decent damage and great knockaway. Rain from ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' gets special mention for using one so powerful that the opponent flies off the screen and ends up behind him.

** Ken in particular had a roundhouse kick as a ''special move'' in ''II'' and ''IV''. His Shippu Jinrai-Kyaku super took it UpToEleven with a roundhouse kick barrage finished by a [[HurricaneKick Tatsumaki Senpukyaku]].

* In the [=fmv=] for ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' [[KickChick Tifa]] does a awesome roundhouse against [[BigBad Sephiroth]], [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/ec45f29d6a940bc1a7eb80b219998019/tumblr_nabhw71RM11tw58h4o1_500.gif he catches her foot however]].
* In the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' Tifa does heaps of [[https://media1.tenor.com/images/8b2fc06e64efd3d444e81238b4b240fc/tenor.gif?itemid=15984901 roundhouse kicks]] often as part of her combo attacks leading up to a finisher.
* One of Kimahri's Overdrives in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' is a turning kick, called a Mawashigeri in some translations.