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* ''Film/BlueBeetle2023'': The protagonist's grandmother is revealed to be a former revolutionary and joins the final battle, strategizing an attack on the enemy base and carrying a huge minigun.
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%%* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'': "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygy7UDADXDg Hell's Grannies]]"

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%%* * ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'': "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygy7UDADXDg Hell's Grannies]]"The "Hell's Grannies" sketch, which begins with the premise of a gang of old ladies inflicting random acts of violence on "fit, defenceless young men."
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* ''Series/{{Leverage}}'': Parker's mentor, Archie Leach[[note]]not ''that'' [[Creator/CaryGrant Archie Leach]][[/note]] (played by Creator/RichardChamberlain), carries two canes, one concealing a taser and the other a sword. He claims to get the two mixed up when he threatens Chaos with harm after Chaos leers at Parker. Eventually, he does tase the guy for it.
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* An example from a soap opera is Crane Tolliver, Lila Quartermaine's first husband on ''Series/GeneralHospital'', who shot Susan Moore (Jason "holy hitman" Morgan's mother) when she tried to double-cross him in a blackmail scheme.

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* An example from a soap opera is Crane Tolliver, Lila Quartermaine's first husband on ''Series/GeneralHospital'', who shot ''Series/GeneralHospital'' shoots Susan Moore (Jason "holy hitman" "Holy Hitman" Morgan's mother) when she tried tries to double-cross him in a blackmail scheme.

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* Carl attacks a worker manhandling his mailbox with his cane at the start of ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}''. Unusually for the trope, he gets into serious trouble as a result.
** A more straight-forward example is found in the limited-animation short [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF5KWMX3u4Y Geroge and AJ]] has mobs of senior citizens taking off with their houses in more and more insane ways, completely tormenting the titular two guys from the retirement home.

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* Carl attacks a worker manhandling his mailbox with his cane at the start of ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}''. Unusually for the trope, he gets into serious trouble as a result.
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result. Another example is found in the limited-animation short [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF5KWMX3u4Y Geroge and AJ]] has mobs of senior citizens taking off with their houses in more and more insane ways, completely tormenting the titular two guys from the retirement home.



* In ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' Yoda beats R2 with his cane when the droid attempts to grab the flashlight he has taken from Luke's storage crate.

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* In ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'': Yoda beats R2 with his cane when the droid attempts to grab the flashlight he has taken from Luke's storage crate.
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* ''Fanfic/WitchesWizardsShadowsAndSouls'': Malik and Bakura get chased out of Knockturn Alley by a bunch of angry hags who heard the owner of Borgin and Burkes yell at them. Instead of trying to fend them off they opt for running like hell.

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* ''Animation/BoBoiBoyTheMovie'': In a [[HotPursuit high-speed chase]], the robbers run over an old lady's groceries. Then she rides her scooter towards the robbers while angrily wielding a rolling pin, sped along by [=BoBoiBoy=] Cyclone on his hoverboard from behind. The elementals stop the robbers with their powers while the old lady gets the last attack of [[EarAche twisting their boss' ear]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'': Rafiki, the wise old Baboon, pulls a BigDamnHeroes entry, smacking down a couple of hyenas with his stick during the final battle.



* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'': Rafiki, the wise old Baboon, pulls a BigDamnHeroes entry, smacking down a couple of hyenas with his stick during the final battle.
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* ''Literature/TheBazaarOfBadDreams'': In "Batman and Robin Have an Altercation," main character Sanderson, who's in his sixties, brings his Alzheimer's-ridden father "Pop" to their weekly Applebee's lunch, only to get into a traffic accident with a tough truck driver on the way back to Pop's assisted living home. When the truck driver (who [[NeverMyFault refuses to admit he caused the accident]]) starts beating Sanderson up, Pop [[PapaWolf springs into action]] and stabs him in the neck with a steak knife he stole from the restaurant. It also overlaps with HandicappedBadass, as Pop's mind is slipping fast, but he retains enough lucidity to both use the knife properly and protect his son.
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* In ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'', when you visit Cranky's Cabin, Cranky will occasionally hit the player character with his cane.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'': Nana, the [[OneSceneWonder little old lady]] from the first movie returned in the sequel, ''Escape 2 Africa'', through sheer PopularityPower. Not only did she beat up a full-grown lion (''three times!''), but she showed a lot of skill as a survivalist and delivered a RousingSpeech to her fellow [[BigApplesauce New Yorkers]] after the Penguins jacked their tour jeeps.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'': ''Franchise/{{Madagascar}}'': Nana, the [[OneSceneWonder little old lady]] from the first movie returned in the sequel, ''Escape 2 Africa'', through sheer PopularityPower. Not only did she beat up a full-grown lion (''three times!''), but she showed a lot of skill as a survivalist and delivered a RousingSpeech to her fellow [[BigApplesauce New Yorkers]] after the Penguins jacked their tour jeeps.
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* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': the Senior Citizen Squad and TheHorde of Senior Citezombies lead by the borderline-EldritchAbomination [[UltimateEvil Grandfather]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': the Senior Citizen Squad and TheHorde of Senior Citezombies lead by the borderline-EldritchAbomination [[UltimateEvil Grandfather]].Grandfather.
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* The Flash game ''VideoGame/{{Disorderly}}'' is ''made'' of this trope. You're an [[OrderliesAreCreeps orderly]] in a nursing home assigned by your boss to curb the overpopulation by "taking care" of the seniors, and you practically spend the entire game beating the snot out of old folks, many of them who ''will'' put up a fight before going down by hitting you with their canes or walking frames.
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* ''Literature/StarWarsKenobi'': The 75-year-old Wyle Ulbreck isn't afraid to get in a shootout with Tusken Raiders or Jabba the Hutt's thugs. Admittedly, Ben [[FakeUltimateHero makes him look more badass than he is]] by giving him the credit for killing most of the raiding party in Dannar's Claim.
-->'''Wyle:''' ''[after shooting Jorrk]'' I killed me a room full of Tuskens. I ain't gonna let you people push me around!
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An elderly person attacks someone or something, from a teenager to a monster, often with an object like a [[CaneFu cane]] or a [[HandbagOfHurt purse]]. Effectiveness of attack varies from annoying and harmless to actually taking down the target.

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An elderly person attacks someone or something, from a teenager to a monster, often with an object like a [[CaneFu cane]] or a [[HandbagOfHurt purse]]. Effectiveness of attack varies from annoying and harmless to actually taking down the target.
target. A typical justification for this is that they're a RetiredBadass.
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* ''Film/LadyWithASword'' has the heroine successfully arresting the main villain (who's around her age) and ready to deliver him to the local magistrate. But alas, the villain's mother, who's in ''her sixties'' and a capable fighter on her own, isn't willing to let her take the villain away, and quickly tries attacking the heroine in an intense SwordFight.


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* ''VideoGame/CoffeeCrisis'', a game where aliens have invaded earth and possessed most of the population, have elderly mooks attacking you at various points, namely old men with walking sticks and old women who use their walking frames to smash you up.

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