History Main / TalkToTheFist

* ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle:'' "Butterfly Guy" finds himself on the receiving end of this, right in the middle of delivering the [[PreAsskickingOneLiner Pre-Asskicking One-Liner]] from the first film. It's one of several signs that he's not quite back to normal.

** In another, when an irritating krogan warlord named Uvenk is trash-talking Grunt and Shepard in front of Clan Urdnot's Shaman, Shepard can ''headbutt Uvenk in the face'', which staggers him [[note]]and which has been heavily implied throughout other moments in the series to be a Krogan gesture of dominance/challenge[[/note]]. Uvenk looks pretty surprised and angered at this, while the Shaman laughs his head off at Shepard's audacity (and then compliments Shepard for having such an understanding of [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority krogan mindsets]]).

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So, you've got [[CombatPragmatist a guy who thinks fair fights are for suckers]], and he's up against [[SmallNameBigEgo some idiot]] who [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness won't shut up]] because he's trying to sound all cool and intimidating. Or perhaps he was smart enough to [[WeNeedADistraction trick the foe]] into [[EvilGloating talking too much]]. The only thing for our StreetSmart fighter to do in this case is-- [[SelfDemonstratingArticle '''*WHAM*''' ]]

So, you've got [[CombatPragmatist a guy who thinks fair fights are for suckers]], and he's up against [[SmallNameBigEgo some idiot]] who [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness won't shut up]] because he's trying to sound all cool and intimidating. Or perhaps he was smart enough to [[WeNeedADistraction trick the foe]] into [[EvilGloating talking too much]]. The only thing for our StreetSmart fighter to do in this case is-- [[SelfDemonstratingArticle '''*WHAM*''']]

So, you've got [[CombatPragmatist a guy who thinks fair fights are for suckers]], and he's up against [[SmallNameBigEgo some idiot]] who [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness won't shut up]] because he's trying to sound all cool and intimidating. Or perhaps he was smart enough to [[WeNeedADistraction trick the foe]] into [[EvilGloating talking too much]]. The only thing for our StreetSmart fighter to do in this case is-- '''*WHAM*'''

* In ''Machinima/FinalFantasyVIIMachinabridged'', Yuffie shouts "SURPRISE ATTAAAAAAACK!" and starts gloating about her skill; she only gets as far as the first syllable of her name before Tifa applies percussive maintenance. The screen then switches to Yuffie's naming screen, where her name is incomplete, several letters are knocked askew or outright missing, and her portrait has Tifa's fist embedded firmly in her face.

'''Cyril:''' *immediately rushes towards her, hammering her barrier* You talk too much. *slashes her in the midriff*

* Creator/JeremyClarkson, presenter of ''Series/TopGearUK'', was accused of adultery on the front page of a tabloid newspaper. Discovering the editor of the ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers Daily Mirror]]'' -- one [[CountryMatters Piers Morgan]] -- sitting in an upmarket restaurant with ''his'' extra-marital affair, Clarkson addressed the double standard involved here by punching Morgan across the diner. Whilst public opinion in this case was supportive of Clarkson, on the grounds the man he had chinned was Piers Morgan, a later punch by Clarkson had far less of a happy result. [[note]]Getting him sacked by the Creator/{{BBC}}, which only got worse when the other two presenters left with him.[[/note]]

* This once happened [[BloodOnTheDebateFloor on the floor of the]] [[UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion European Parliament]]. During a visit by [[UsefulNotes/ThePope Pope John Paul II]] to the EP, [[UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland Northern Irish]] [[UsefulNotes/TheTroubles ultra-Loyalist]] MEP and hard-right Presbyterian minister Rev. Ian Paisley started angrily denouncing him as TheAntichrist. Conservative German MEP Otto von Habsburg, as a very devout Catholic (his father was [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_Austria the literally saintly last Emperor of Austria Hungary]] and his ancestors were the [[UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire Holy Roman Emperors]], for heaven's sake!) took exception. With his fist.

* In ''Literature/UncleTomsCabin'', Simon Legree has [[spoiler:murdered Tom]], and George Shelby is furious. Legree reminds him that the law is on his [Legree's] side, and adds, "After all, what a fuss, for a dead n***." [[BerserkButton Shelby gets really pissed]] and decks Legree.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'': In "[[Recap/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroesS1E13GammaWorldPart2 Gamma World, part 2]]", the Abomination ''tries'' to deliver a BadassBoast to ComicBook/TheHulk, only for the latter to cut him off mid-sentence and fling him through the roof with a kick.

-->'''Superman:''' Show me your hand. ''(Bruce doesn't)'' Come on, don't be [[TheStoic 'you']]. ''(Batman holds out his hand so Superman can use his X-ray vision)'' Hairline fracture of the third finger. A little ligament damage. You'll be fine in three weeks.

* ''Pinball/FunHouse'': One way for the player to interrupt [[LivingToy Rudy's]] [[DeadpanSnarker heckling]] is to shoot the ball into his mouth. This will either hit his jaw ("OW!") or cause him to gag on the ball; both actions award points.

* In ''[[TabletopGame/{{Exalted}} Exalted]]'', Infernals have this trope both ways. Ones drawing power from [[ManipulativeBastard The Ebon Dragon]] receive bonuses for doing the speechifying, at the cost of putting themselves in danger of this trope. Meanwhile ones following Malfeas and Adorjan, both strong proponents of murder over talking, can get bonuses for doing the ''interruption'' unto any opponent they find available.

* When [[AnticlimaxBoss Lucien]] in ''Videogame/FableII'' goes into his long-winded speech, you have the option of shooting him in the face to permanently shut him up at any time. Take too long, and [[AntiHero Reaver]] does it instead.

* This is the titular character's way of things in ''Videogame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory''. No, not the Mario Bros., but [[VillainProtagonist Bowser]]. Giving absolutely ''zero craps'' for anyone else's agenda, he tends to address most speeches, rants, and villainous proclamations with a solid MegatonPunch. Most notably is the following exchange:

* ''WebComic/DragonBallMultiverse'': Nail does this to Frieza during the Universe 7 backstory.

* ''WebComic/RustyAndCo'':

* When ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan'' copies Pharaoh Man's weapon in the Ruby-Spears cartoon, he shouts [[CatchPhrase "Now I've got your power!"]]... and gets punched in the face, instantly promoting Pharaoh Man to MemeticBadass status.

* In the climatic battle of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', Madame Rouge repeatedly tries to monologue only for one or more of the heroes to take her down midsentence.

* Creator/JeremyClarkson, presenter of ''Series/TopGear'', was accused of adultery on the front page of a tabloid newspaper. Discovering the editor of the ''[[UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers Daily Mirror]]'' -- one [[CountryMatters Piers Morgan]] -- sitting in an upmarket restaurant with ''his'' extra-marital affair, Clarkson addressed the double standard involved here by punching Morgan across the diner. Whilst public opinion in this case was supportive of Clarkson, on the grounds the man he had chinned was Piers Morgan, a later punch by Clarkson had far less of a happy result. [[note]]Getting him sacked by the Creator/{{BBC}}, which only got worse when the other two presenters left with him.[[/note]]

Note that this ''can'' be used in an unsympathetic light, usually by a stupid and uninformed person (like, say, a KnightTemplar or TheFundamentalist) who has been backed into an ideological corner by someone who challenged their idiotic, benighted ramblings and defeated all of their counterarguments with an effective KirkSummation; if they really don't want to accept that they have nothing left to stand on, expect the stupid-and-angry character to punch them square in the face, often along with a terse "no one cares", "you talk too much" or "shut the fuck up". It's also a great way to establish an unsympathetic character as a violent, thuggish scumbag for all of the same reasons.

Note that this ''can'' be used in an unsympathetic light, usually by a stupid and uninformed person (like, say, a KnightTemplar or TheFundamentalist) who has been backed into an ideological corner by someone who challenged their idiotic, benighted ramblings and defeated all of their counterarguments with an effective KirkSummation; if they really don't want to accept that they have nothing left to stand on, expect the stupid-and-angry character to punch them square in the face, often along with a terse "no one cares" or "shut the fuck up". It's also a great way to establish an unsympathetic character as a violent, thuggish scumbag for all of the same reasons.

* Rorsarch and Nite Owl try to do this to [[spoiler: Ozymandias]] in ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}''. It doesn't go very well.

** In ''ComicBook/ReignOfDoomsday'', Supergirl cuts Doomslayer's rant off by asking if he has not yet figured out he is not going past her before punching his face.

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* Happens at least once in ''Anime/SailorMoon''. Eudial takes advantage of the [[CallingYourAttacks long windup]] for Sailor Moon's attack to counter it with a physical weapon requiring much less lead time. While it doesn’t get knocked back at her, it ends up being deflected into that episode’s MonsterOfTheWeek, killing it.

* In ''Film/TheBoondockSaints'', Rocco starts to lay a YourMom insult on one of the Russian mobsters who come in to shut down the local pub. The mobster [[OrphanedSetup orphans his setup]] by punching Rocco’s lights out before he can finish it. Connor, Murphy, and the rest of the bar patrons’ fists ([[GrievousBottleyHarm and a few liquor bottles]]) then [[CurbStompBattle join the discussion]].

* In ''Film/DumbAndDumber'', BigBad Joe “Mental” Mentalino, henchman of [[spoiler:briefcase owner]] Nicholas Andre, does this to a man waiting outside a phone booth and losing patience. What’s more, he does it ''through the glass.''

--> '''Kim''': You’re right, Drakken. [[SociallyAwkwardHero Boys? Dating? Oh it's hard.]] But this... ''is easy!!'' ''*punches him in the face*''

* In ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'', [[spoiler: After the fight with The Warrior, Handsome Jack [[VillainousBreakdown goes into a long rant about how you screwed up his plan to take over and "tame" Pandora]], which you can interrupt at any time by shooting him. Or you can let him finish, and give Lilith the honor of finishing him off.]]

* In ''Series/Numb3rs'' story ''Fanfic/BlazeOfGlory'', Don does this to [[spoiler:Danny, his former high school best friend]] and a [[DirtyCop corrupt DEA Agent]] who had [[spoiler:drugged Charlie and caused him pain in high school]].