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* [[JoJosBizarreAdventure MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!!!! ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA!!!]]

* Justified in ''The Scar'', with Uther Doul's Possible Sword. Proof that [[PerdidoStreetStation China Mieville]] has read up on quantum mechanics, charging this weapon with current causes it to deliver every possible strike it ''could'' deliver, all at the same time. The more possible a strike is, the more solid the sword's edge will be for that strike. Targets of the Possible Sword come out looking like they've been run through a mincing machine.

* In the original ''Monster Hunter Freedom'', Gypceros usually tended to have this bum rush style attack where he would tend to slam you against a wall and keep doing it. Inevitably, if he decided not to use another attack, you'd end up dieing. This is true for some monsters, but at the moment not many names come to mind.

* ''Rusty and Co.'' [[http://rustyandco.com/comic/level-4-1/ demonstrates]] how it's done. They don't call her "Stabs" for nothing.

** In [[ChainofMemories]] you can set up a deck of multiple Sonic Blades (which, if timed right, can hit a target 7 or so times in a row) with 2+ Hi-Potions, spam the triangle button, and kill every boss you come across. Random encounters it's less effective against, as some enemies like to disappear into the ground (I'm look at you, Shadow) or fly every which way.

** ''FFVIII'' has a somewhat lesser example in Kiros, whose "Blood Pain" LimitBreak involves repeatedly slicing at the enemy with dual katar.

* Cloud's Omnislash in ''FinalFantasyVII'' is a flurry of quick slashes followed by a spectacular finishing move. Now pump that move on steroids and you have [[FinalFantasyVIII Squall's Lion Heart.]] ''CrisisCore'' gives us Chain Slash, which is five slashes, as well as the eight slashes from [[MeaningfulName Octaslash]].
** [[FinalFantasyX Tidus]] gets in on this action too, with Overdrives like "Slice and Dice" and "Blitz Ace".

* RapidFireFisticuffs, for unarmed combat.

While [[SpamAttack Spam Attacks]] in general can be made while either armed or unarmed, the subtrope RapidFireFisticuffs applies only to unarmed combat.

For other types of combat, see:

]* StormOfBlades, for [[FateStayNight KING OF HEROES, DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH SWORDS?]]

* Especially prevalent in [[CallOfDuty Grenade of Grenades:]] [[ModernWarfare Grenade Grenade]]

* Basic attacking method of any Stand user in JoJosBizarreAdventure. Accompanied by a battlecry like "ORAORAORAORA" or "MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA"

* The ''{{Touhou}}'' fighting games has resident NinjaMaid KnifeNut Sakuya and her Cutting Sign: "Inscribe Red Soul" spellcard, where she dual-wields a pair of knives to slice up an opponent lots and lots of times. There's also her Cutting Soul: "Soul Sculpture" spellcard, which is the same attack taken up to eleven.

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* Chain punching is a technique in Wing Chun, the technique subsists of punching with as many punches as quickly as possible.
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDZFQCgsVw8

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* Some attack sessions in Dragonball Z use this trope with a heavy dose of frickin' laser beams. This Troper's first thought was Vegeta zapping... Quite a lot. A lot. '''A lot''' of blasts against Recoome. And Frieza (third form) using his finger blast making Piccolo the equivalent of a pincushion. Though it's subverted in a fight against Android 17. Piccolo seems to be blasting haphazardly like a buffoon and 17 thinks he's just getting desperate... Until he realizes [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome all of the attacks that were fired are still in the air, surrounding him, as Piccolo gestures a crushing motion and they all come flying at him at the same time.]]
* This is [[HayateXBlade Kiba]] [[TheBerserker Momoka's]] preferred style of fighting.

* Arguably, [[TheMatrix Agent Smith]] delivers such punches to Morpheus in the first movie.

** [[ArtofFighting Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia]]: Ryo and Robert have two attacks called "Zanretsuken/Whiplash Bash" and "Genei Kyaku/Great Spirit Kick" respectively. In Ryo's case, he flails his fist continuously. Should you get hit, he combos you for at least 13 hits usually, allowing for dangerous comboability. Robert's is the same, except with his feet. They've always had the same direction input (Forward Backward Forward), except in KOF 94 and 95, wherein it was a HCB input.
* [[FinalFantasyVII Cloud's Omnislash.]] is a flurry of quick slashes followed by a spectacular finishing move. Now pump that move on steroids and you have [[FinalFantasyVIII Squall's Lion Heart.]] ''CrisisCore'' gives us Chain Slash, which is five slashes, as well as the eight slashes from [[MeaningfulName Octaslash]].

** Its not usually like this, but the way this troper plays Snake, it definitely turns into this with [[MoreDakka grenades]]. Think the ground will shake with explosions and the skies will turn grey with the smoke.

** Force/Energy Rounds (this troper gets them mixed up) is possibly even more spammable, although that falls more into BeamSpam territory.

* Millia Rage's Lust Shaker attack from (GuiltyGear).

* Several Charms let you make {{Spam Attack}}s with weapons that require time to reload and aim after every shot because [[{{Exalted}} Solars]] are just that awesome.

** In a 6 second round no less

** One particular theoretical build managed to get up to 1,067,212 attacks in a single full-round action. An artist's rendering of this monstrosity can be found [[http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd54/Prime32_temp/Other/lizoctataur.png here]]. Yes, it has arms on its arms. And tentacles on its wings.
*** This troper was involved in its [[http://brilliantgameologists.com/boards/index.php?topic=146.0 development]]. Please note that those 1.06 million attacks are made by throwing flaming knives, the majority of which bounce off the target fast enough to be rethrown over 400 times each in only 6 seconds.

* ''WorldOfWarcraft'''s druids who specialize in the Balance tree of skills (magical attacks, basically) often spam Moonfire, because it's instant cast and has a rather quick cooldown. The other two main offensive skills either take too long to be worth their damage or are simply outclassed. As with many techniques in all classes, players dispute whether "Moonspamming" is a good way to win or just underhanded. Considering Balance druids have few other options, this troper considers it to be the former.
** Rogues also "stunlock", aka, spam attacks that stun targets, preventing them from attacking damage while dealing damage. This is considered to be an even less respectable technique than most because it completely prevents a target from moving and attacking and requires a specific build to utilize. Stunlocking is annoying to non-rogues, but can be broken with a select few spells/items.

* Link from LegendofZelda has an attack in Soul Calibur 2 for the GameCube called illusion stab which is essentially him stabbing his opponent multiple times in rapid succession so that the after images create the illusion of there being multiple blades.

** As of the 6/21/2010 patch, Dual Blades are the undisputed masters of this in the entire game. First up is Double Stab with its short animation and 2 hits, then Triple Stab with an also short animation that hits up to three enemies three times. Then they get Final Cut, which can hit a single target up to EIGHT TIMES for close to double damage PER HIT, as opposed to 6 hits of 80% damage with the Bandit's Maxed-out Savage Blow. And these examples are WITHOUT getting into the higher-level skills, inlcuding a skill similar to the Assassin's Shadow Partner that summons a clone that MIMICS YOUR ATTACKS and a different skill that hits 12 times. Dual Blades are basicly the Patron Saint of Maple Story Spam Attacking.
* In ''DragonAge'' this is the specialization of DualWielding, particularly the "Momentum" and "Punisher" feats (the former increases attack speed and the latter is a series of fast, powerful attacks).
* In the original Monster Hunter Freedom, Gypceros usually tended to have this bum rush style attack where he would tend to slam you against a wall and keep doing it. Inevitably, if he decided not to use another attack, you'd end up dieing. This is true for some monsters, but at the moment not many names come to mind.

**....you mean [[ArtofFighting Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia]] do not exist then? To clarify, Ryo and Robert have two attacks called "Zanretsuken/Whiplash Bash" and "Genei Kyaku/Great Spirit Kick" respectively. In Ryo's case, he flails his fist continuously. Should you get hit, he combos you for at least 13 hits usually, allowing for dangerous comboability. Robert's is the same, except with his feet. They've always had the same direction input (Forward Backward Forward), except in KOF 94 and 95, wherein it was a HCB input.

* This troper challenges you to find a ''TheWorldEndsWithYou'' player who doesn't spam a Shockwave psych. Sure, it's possible to just do one slash, but it's also ''possible'' to just eat one Lays chip: it doesn't happen.

* KingdomHearts II features a high-level ability called Berserk Charge. When equipped, it means that while your MP is at zero, you can't execute a finishing move. Which means your {{combos}} don't stop - you Just. Keep. Hitting. Them. (For the record, it's ridiculously effective against Sephiroth).

* The Bandit class in MapleStory gets an attack called "Savage Blow", which is a series of rapid slashes with a dagger.

** As of the 6/21/2010 patch, Dual Blades are the undisputed masters of this in the entire game. First up is Double Stab with its short animation and 2 hits, then Triple Stab with an also short animation that hits up to three enemies three times. Then they get Final Cut, which can hit a single target up to EIGHT TIMES for close to double damage PER HIT, as opposed to 6 hits of 80% damage with the Bandit's Maxxed-out Savage Blow. And these examples are WITHOUT getting into the higher-level skills, inlcuding a skill similar to the Assassin's Shadow Partner that summons a clone that MIMICS YOUR ATTACKS and a different skill that hits 12 times. Dual Blades are basicly the Patron Saint of Maple Story Spam Attacking.
* In DragonAge this is the specialization of DualWielding, particularly the "Momentum" and "Punisher" feats (the former increases attack speed and the latter is a series of fast, powerful attacks).