Line #4 Main/KungFuSonicBoom


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4	Let's say we have two opponents facing off. Not just ordinary humans, but DifferentlyPoweredIndividuals with freakish strength capable of cracking open ''the freaking Moon'' like an egg. They take off to the air and engage in a deadly demonstration of AirJousting, bouncing off each other and occasionally engaging in RapidFireFisticuffs, and every impact seems to shatter the very air around them. Suddenly, one fighter manages to catch the other off guard and land one good punch on the other, causing a shockwave that shatters all the surrounding glass and blows away everything and everyone unfortunate enough to be within its radius, even parting the clouds above them.
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6	Thanks to the advent of CGI, fight scenes like this one can now be TwentyPercentMoreAwesome, and even blast off into the Awesomesphere and beyond!
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8	The Kung Fu Sonic Boom is a visual effect that serves to further emphasize just how strong a character is, accompanying especially powerful kinetic impacts like punches and kicks. Unlike [[HitSpark its colorful, brighter, flashier cousin]] you'd see in more cartoonish works, it also serves to portray super-powered fights such as the above example more realistically, sometimes being potentially capable of inflicting collateral damage to surroundings. Anime in particular has its own distinct brand of Kung-Fu Sonic Booms; instead of the usual radial variant, it can also appear as a shockwave shooting out from ''behind'' a character like a shotgun blast, usually when said character happens to be the recipient of a MegatonPunch, as if 70% percent of the punch's raw kinetic force just travelled through them and turned their bones and insides into smooth puree.
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10	Often combined with AdrenalineTime by alternating between the shockwave rapidly expanding and brief pauses, creating an effect as if there were actually multiple shockwaves from the same blow with each one being bigger than the one before.
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12	The ShockwaveClap is a weaponized version of this trope. Has nothing to do with Guile's signature move from ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', or ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' set in ancient China.
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14	!!Examples:
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17	* ''Anime/TheBigO'' does this ''all'' the time. Often the robots will send off a shockwave by merely moving their limbs. The Big O mecha itself weaponizes this trope, instead of leaving it as mere spectacle (or collateral). Those giant pistons in its elbows crash down when it punches something, forcing air through the holes in its cuffs and into the innards of the hapless recipient. [[StuffBlowingUp Stuff Blows Up]] in short order. There was at least one occasion where it missed its target and ended up blasting a near-perfect hole through several skyscrapers.
18	* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
19	** In the original ''Manga/DragonBall'', Goku defeats Chi-Chi simply by punching the air in front of her, creating an air pressure strong enough to knock her out of the ring.
20	** ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' does this a lot. From the Freeza saga onward, major fights would often include stretches of huge midair shockwaves with no other sign of the characters. Near the end of Goku's fight with Cell, the punches that missed were still shattering boulders feet away from them.
21	** Exaggerated in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' in the fight between Beerus and Goku, where their clashes produce shockwaves extending across ''interstellar'' distances.
22	* ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'': Takako's Cursed Technique, Thin-Ice Breaker, has her "shatter" the air like a fragile layer of glass by striking it millimeters from her opponent with a two-hand thrust, creating a sonic boom that throws the target backwards hard enough to shatter buidings and concrete roads.
23	* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
24	** Rock Lee and Gai can do this when they [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique open their chakra gates]]. Best shown in the Chunin Exams where [[https://i.gifer.com/i3B.mp4 Lee turns Gaara into his punching bag.]]
25	** The Sixth Gate onwards ''weaponizes'' this, with a rapid punch attack that burns the air with friction and sends flames out in a spread, then with a tiger-shaped punch shockwave that rivals the Rasen-shuriken in destructive power, [[spoiler:and then a series of 5 column-shaped shockwaves resembling an elephant's foot, powerful enough to dig a mile-deep tunnel in the earth, and then finally a dragon-shaped sonic boom kick infused with chakra and blood that travels so fast that it ''bends space''.]]
26	** Also when Sasuke and Naruto collide with their Chidori and Rasengan. [[spoiler:The initial arm clash between the [[EleventhHourSuperpower god-powered]] Naruto and Sasuke creates a disk shockwave that tears into the earth.]]
27	* Luffy vs. Rob Lucci in ''Manga/OnePiece'', when both initiate a PunchParry. The resulting [[https://media.tenor.com/images/14abd0a408eaa56dc775f75bc809dbab/tenor.gif shockwave is so powerful,]] [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom it knocks both of them back to both sides of the room]].
28	** In the same arc Jabra and Sanji created a [[https://gfycat.com/impartialfavorablejackal similar shockwave]] in their clash.
29	** This part of Whitebeard's Devil Fruit power as he can create shockwaves out of thin air, Blackbeard can do it now.
30	** The Chinjao Family's martial art ''Hasshoken'' is literally Kung Fu Sonic Booms. When Don Chinjao and Luffy [[https://i.makeagif.com/media/6-26-2015/xQ2x9e.gif had a Punch Parry the shockwave actually blew people out of the ring.]]
31	** Taken even further with [[https://youtu.be/x7CtEs_w5iY?t=13 Luffy and Katakuri]]'s PunchParry.
32	** The Yonkos are fond of this, see [[https://external-preview.redd.it/mOE4okwzqBOaCNG6viBHefXO2XjqLmu8Dipc23cQCfM.gif?format=mp4&s=7616f6f07cb10c98ba5e0cff8f9445a1000cb7d5 Shanks clashing with Whitebeard,]] [[https://tenor.com/view/one-piece-big-mom-luffy-charlotte-linlin-monkey-dluffy-gif-15743435 Big Mom with Luffy,]] [[https://tenor.com/view/onepiece-one-piece-kaido-beast-gif-7229398 Kaido clashing with Luffy,]] [[spoiler: [[http://5b0988e595225.cdn.sohucs.com/images/20190821/e2d47bda22784898b6dbb8947a79723b.jpeg Kaido clashing with Big Mom]] and [[https://comicvine1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_super/11134/111347991/7184631-one%20piece%20chapter%20966-4.jpg Whitebeard clashing with Roger.]]]]
33	* In ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'', the repeated Kung-Fu Sonic Booms from two characters using {{Spam Attack}}s causes a nearby building to crumble.
34	* Happens in ''Anime/GaikingLegendOfDaikuMaryu'' during the Daiya vs. Nouza fight. Given that they're both HumongousMecha, there's a lot of landscape damage.
35	%% Needs Context * The titular ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' versus the Great Zamboa. Standing on top of a galaxy...
36	* Gerd of ''Anime/{{Blassreiter}}'' pulls this off first against a Demonized [[spoiler: Jil]], and the effect is repeated throughout the series.
37	* ''Anime/TransformersCybertron'': Megatron/Galvatron and Optimus Prime do this a few times. The Galvatron vs. Starscream fight especially.
38	* ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion 2.0'' has this two times, both performed by Unit 02: first against "Clockliel" then against Zeruel. Both were caused by Unit 02 freefalling onto and impacting the relevant Angel's [[BeehiveBarrier AT-Field]], causing a shockwave powerful enough to kick up dust kilometers away. It reminds you of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_wall#String_theory a certain part of string theory.]]
39	* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': Negi and Kotaro cause this to happen when performing a [[HandshakeSubstitute Fist Bump]]. Which [[DeadpanSnarker Chisame]] promptly [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]].
40	%%* Happens often in ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple''.
41	* Many of the fights in ''Manga/FairyTail'', especially between two Dragon Slayers, go this way quickly. Also appears in one of the openings - Natsu and Jellal fly at each other, impact, and the resulting explosion [[TrailersAlwaysLie destroys the Etherion]].
42	* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaTheMovie2ndAs'' uses this to show off the power of the [[MidSeasonUpgrade new Catridge System]], with the shock wave from the clash between Fate's Bardiche Assault and Signum's [[FlamingSword Laevatein]] shattering all the windows of the buildings around them.
43	* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
44	** An interesting version of this occurs during the final fight between Ichigo and Aizen. A parried sword strike from the latter levels a nearby mountain, which Aizen comments on, assuming his new OneWingedAngel form is just that strong. Turns out it was Ichigo's power that destroyed the mountain, not his.
45	** In the anime, during the fight between Ichigo and Grimmjow, a part of the battle is shown from the perspective of Orihime and Nel. The two combatants are moving at such speeds that they appear almost invisible, with the only evidence of their clashes being shockwaves occurring all over the place in the air.
46	* In ''Anime/KillLaKill'', several characters are strong enough to do this. The shock waves generated by Ryuko and Satsuki's sword clashes were strong enough to force all of the air out of the arena, causing a reverse Kung Fu Sonic Boom as it implosively rushed back; virtually destroying the arena in the process.
47	* Every single fight, without exception, from the ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' anime. [[RatedMForManly It's that kind of series]].
48	* Saitama from ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'' does this all the time, usually as less lethal method of taking out his enemies (although he was still capable of blowing a huge hole through a massive cliff merely with the shockwave of a pulled punch).
49	* The first time we see All Might, the world's strongest hero from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' fight an equally strong villain, this is the result. All Might tells his students to stand back, and their protests are quickly made irrelevant; the clash between the two opponents was so explosive that nobody ''could'' get close to them whether they wanted to or not.
50	** Some of All Might's super moves weaponize this, [[BlowYouAway attacking villains with the wind created his movements]]. He can also [[NotQuiteFlight redirect his own movements in mid-air]] in this manner. Once Deku is able to use One For All at a high enough level to create shockwaves with his movements, All Might teaches him how do weaponize it as well.
51	** [[GreaterScopeVillain All For One]] punches All Might with his [[FinishingMove Ultimate Quirk Combination]]. The anime adds an inverted colour effect around their fists, with reality itself seeming to glitch out for a second, before the whole area explodes.
52	* In ''Anime/RurouniKenshin'', this is what makes the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu's ultimate technique, Amakakeru Ryū no Hirameki, such a dangerous technique. The blow is so swift that should the opponent be skilled enough to block, their blade clashing with the user's will blow all of the air around them away...which causes it to come rushing back in to fill the void, trapping the opponent for a follow-up strike.
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56	* Various bricks in Marvel and DC do this, especially against each other, often the shockwaves are powerful enough to destroy large portions of the surrounding area.
57	* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'':
58	** The Hulk has been known to do this deliberately to stun or deafen weak or evasive enemies, [[ShockwaveClap by slapping his own hands together]].
59	** More than once, the Hulk has collided with an enemy possessing a comparable level of strength with enough force to wreck surrounding buildings. Notable instances include him clashing with ComicBook/IronMan (wearing a Hulkbuster suit) in mid-air, blowing out the windows in every building for blocks in the ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk'' storyline and a fight against Red She-Hulk that was causing tremors for miles around.
60	** Also from ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk'', Green Scar vs the Sentry. The impacts destroyed most of the surrounding buildings. And indeed, about half of Manhattan.
61	** Perhaps the most glorious post-WWH example is in ''ComicBook/ImmortalHulk'' where the eponymous rage monster produces a ShockwaveClap so powerful it blows away his ArchnemesisDad and The One Below All.
62	* Considerably less frequent than the Hulk, but [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Thing]] has been known to use shockwave claps as well. Given their long-standing rivalry, he probably wouldn't admit to having copied that move from the Hulk. Ben even once took out ComicBook/{{Magneto}} with a Shockwave Clap.
63	* ComicBook/TheSentry does [[http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/2/23309/3995982-3111454855-31979.jpg this]] [[https://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11111/111111349/3210406-3048516-5419374648-14926.jpg twice]] when fighting She-ComicBook/{{Ultron}}
64	* A literally "kung fu" example; an issue of ''ComicBook/IronFist'' has the title character and his arch-nemesis, both supremely skilled martial artists, strike each other with chi enhanced flying kicks. The resulting shockwave demolishes the office building they're inside.
65	* The climax of ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'' arc is one of the most iconic uses of this trope: the Big Blue Boy Scout realizes he's literally on his last gasp and is praying that Doomsday is as well. Franchise/{{Superman}} [[http://i0.wp.com/www.actionfigurepics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Death_of_Superman_TPB-161-Dan-Jurgens.jpg?resize=417%2C629 comes in a flying double axe handle, hitting Doomsday with an uppercut that could launch a space shuttle.]] The actual impact is a 2-page spread of a single panel, with numerous narration boxes talking about how some people remembered the sheer force of the impact creating a huge crater in the street, others how it shattered all the windows for blocks, or overturned cars and trucks. All of this was drawn in the most detail yet seen in a comic book. Truly a DyingMomentOfAwesome, so much so that it was used in (obviously) ''Superman: Doomsday'', as well as referenced in the ''Justice League'' cartoon.
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69	* ''Fanfic/FatesCollide'': When Bazett Fraga [=McRemitz=] [[PunchCatch catches]] Yang Xiao Long's punch, the shockwave cracks the wall.
70	* ''Fanfic/LostToDust'':
71	** Achilles' chariot crashing against Caenis' shield blows some of the buildings away.
72	** Penny's fists crashing against Oryou's fists and Bradamante's shield makes explosions.
73	* In ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'', it happens every time two Flying Bricks like ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} and [[EvilTwin Satan Girl]] battle.
74	-->Grimly, Kara hurled herself forward. Her enemy was already within plain sight. <[=TearyoureyesoutandEATTHEM=],> sent Satan Girl, not even conscious of her speech. <[=RipyouapartandseveryourINTESTINES=].>\
75	<Shut up shut up SHUT UP,> snarled Kara, and smashed into her. It was like the collision of two starships, at the very least.
76	* In ''Fanfic/RiskItAll'', Soul-Crushing Strike is always accompanied by a loud bang, regardless of whether or not Ren actually punched something. This emphasizes the bone-breaking force that accompanies it.
77	* ''Fanfic/RosarioVampireBrightestDarkness Act II'': To throw off her SuperpowerMeltdown, Kokoa attacks Tsukune's ghoul form with a [[MegatonPunch Megaton Kick]], the force of which blows apart the entire side of the house next to the group, turns the snow around them to steam, sends rocks and rubble flying, and knocks everybody flying.
78	* ''Fanfic/FateHaremAntics'': Saber and Berserker's swords clashing creates a shockwave that nearly knocks Shirou off his feet.
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82	* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', when Mei headbutts Ming there is a visible white shockwave ring.
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86	* ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'' uses this effect in the battle between Neo and Smith, with raindrops revealing the wave.
87	* ''Film/ShaolinSoccer'' takes this to utterly ludicrous levels.
88	* A large number of later {{Wuxia}} films love to add shockwaves whenever powerful fighters clash, like ''Film/TheStormRiders''.
89	* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
90	** In ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}'', this is [[YinYangClash what we get]] when [[UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject Thor's]] [[ForgedByTheGods god-hammer]] {{Mjolnir}} [[UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject hits Captain America's]] [[MadeOfIndestructium vibranium shield]]. It levels a good acre of forest.
91	** The city-smashing battle between Tony's Hulkbuster and Hulk in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' has a moment where their [[PunchParry fists collide]], creating a [[https://youtu.be/FdWJ-Njeaig?t=83 shockwave]] that actually blasts people clean off their feet, on top of pulverizing every window in the vicinity.
92	** In ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', the titular God of Thunder and Hulk [[https://thumbs.gfycat.com/DownrightRespectfulAphid-size_restricted.gif create one of these]] in their clash during the GladiatorGames.
93	* In ''Film/DragonTigerGate'' occurs a few times, usually when [[BigBad Shibumi]] gets serious.
94	* During the FinalBattle of ''Film/ManOfSteel'', General Zod rushes Superman, and the shock wave from their collision shatters and collapses the side of a concrete building. [[https://web.archive.org/web/20190423183353/https://i.pinimg.com/originals/75/0e/cb/750ecb2de27cd9a3112e6fd12d52165e.gif Every time]] they punch each other, a concussive blast akin to an exploding grenade emanates from the impact zone.
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98	* ''Franchise/PowerRangers''. However, a punch or kick generating a shockwave tends to indicate it's nearly a finisher-class blow. This'll stagger even the BigBad.
99	* In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', Clark has these when fighting kryptonians like [[KneelBeforeZod Zod]], [[EvilTwin Bizarro]] and [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara]]. Also [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Jeremiah]].
100	%%* As far back as the late 1990s, Singapore's local Chinese-language wuxia drama shows had a lot of such visual effects edited in. This also applies to other such series made in Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan.
101	* In ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', Natsumi's Rider War dream sequence is capped off with Decade and [[Series/KamenRiderKuuga Kuuga Ultimate Form]] throwing punches so strong that they cause an EarthShatteringKaboom; the spin-off video game ''VideoGame/KamenRiderClimaxHeroes'' uses this as the animation for clashes when one player tries to counter an opponent's FinishingMove.
102	* Happens in ''Series/{{Crisis on Infinite Earths\|2019}}'', when Lex Luthor uses the Book of Destiny to MindControl the ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' Superman into fighting the ''Series/{{Supergirl\|2015}}'' Superman. The windows in the skyscrapers around them blow out.
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106	* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': In their second battle, Ann and Absalom both deliver clashing punches that sends out a shockwave through the area.
107	* In ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'', almost every attack with Super Strength creates a spherical shockwave.
108	* The Might power set in ''VideoGame/ChampionsOnline'' also uses small versions as hit sparks, while the "Thunderclap" power is a ShockwaveClap.
109	* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''[='s=] Gravity Hammer (first usable in ''VideoGame/Halo3'') gives off a boom when you use it (whilst it's charged anyway); this is actually what makes the hammer deadly as it can knock people several meters. It can also knock vehicles around - which can occasionally (if one's lucky) crush another player, effectively killing two birds with one stone.
110	* Sonic Boom is a powerup in ''[[VideoGame/BackyardSports Backyard Football]]''; it makes all the enemies fall once they hear the sound.
111	* In ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'', a CombinationAttack GroundPound causes one to emanate from each character once they hit the ground.
112	* ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' does this a lot as well, especially when characters start fighting each other.
113	* In the opening cinematic for ''VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift II'', this happens when Ragna and Hazama clash their blades.
114	* In ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', when the two fighters attack each other at a Wager, this happens in a short cinematic before it cuts back to the fight. ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' follows suit, in a different manner, since the fighters first clash against each other, forcing their fists/weapons against each other, ''then'' the shockwave happens.
115	* ''VideoGame/TheMatrixPathOfNeo'' one of the last levels has the above ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'' example shown as a series of in-game cutscenes.
116	* Bryan Fury's Mach Breaker and Paul Phoenix's Phoenix Smasher collide in the intro to ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 6'' and the resultant effect of two PunchedAcrossTheRoom-punches meeting fist-to-fist is this.
117	* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'':
118	** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'': In the Robin trailer, [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina]] quickly learns why she shouldn't have [[NeverBringAKnifeToAFistFight brought a sword to a fist fight]] against [[VideoGame/FZero Captain Falcon]]. As the Captain parries her sword strike with a kick creating a [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/9df88adc2697924175e7462a1e41e7ed/tumblr_n8q0uovlJs1qzp9weo2_500.gif shockwave that blows her back.]]
119	** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'': The final shot of [[Franchise/DonkeyKong King K. Rool's]] reveal trailer features one of these courtesy of K. Rool and Donkey Kong connecting their punches (with a flying kick from Diddy Kong thrown in for good measure).
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123	* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'':
124	** Exaggerated near the end of the fight between Goku and Superman, as their final attack, a collision between Goku's Dragon Fist and Superman's Infinite Mass Punch causes a double-shockwave, destroying the planet in the process.
125	** The first time the Incredible Hulk and Doomsday clash fists, it makes a shockwave that blows people off their feet. When they clash fists again after Hulk has upgraded to Worldbreaker Hulk, it makes an explosion visible from space.
126	** When Balrog and TJ Combo clash fists, it cracks the boxing ring.
127	** Sauron's and the Lich King's weapons clashing create minor shockwaves.[[note]]At least in their second round of sparring, but the view might just be zoomed too close for it to be visible before.[[/note]]
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131	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': During the climactic battle of "All In", Anne and King Andrias collide their attacks with each other, letting loose a blast that disperses around the city.
132	* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': In "Steven the Sword-Fighter", the first time Pearl and Holo-Pearl clash blades, it cause a blast of wind that knocks Steven off his seat and messes up Garnet's hair.
133	* ComicBook/{{Superman}} is known to let loose with one of these when [[TheUnfettered he isn't holding back]]. Enhanced by computer effects in the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanDoomsday'' animated movie.
134	* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'':
135	** ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} tries this against Amazo when the android is returning to Earth, creating a shock wave that is most likely visible for a hundred miles. It doesn't work. Then again, [[PhysicalGod neither does anything else]].
136	** In the first of Doomsday's two appearances, he fights Justice ''Lord'' Superman and the two of them recreate the "punching each other out" scene from the comics. The shockwave breaks the windows of every building around them and almost knocks a helicopter out of the air.
137	** [[LetsYouAndHimFight Superman and Captain Marvel square off]] in an empty city. Their first punch shatters most of the town. Naturally, [[BatmanGambit Lex Luthor videotapes all of it.]]
138	** Taken a step further by Flash. Think punches look awesome at Mach 1? Wait 'til you see them at ''light speed''.
139	** Wade Eiling, having transformed into the show's "Shaggy Man" equivalent, does this while fighting S.T.R.I.P.E. Green Arrow has to duck under an awning to avoid all the broken glass.
140	** The GrandFinale shows that this is the perfect way to cap off a NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech when Superman punches Darkseid.
141	%% Needs Context * Literally illustrated between Thunder and Cyborg in in early ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003''.
142	* Bulkhead and Breakdown also achieve a shockwave when their melee weapons collide in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''. Later on, Hardshell achieves this just by hitting Wheeljack hard enough.
143	* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania\|2017}}'', {{Dracula}} sends his son [[{{Dhampir}} Alucard]] flying with a [[https://youtu.be/Hi4xPMKByJQ?t=7 shockwave strike]] that makes a dust cloud, then both Dracula and Alucard have a mid-air fight with plenty of shockwaves that are strong enough to break the castle around them.
144	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice\|2010}}'':
145	** Wonder Girl does this in her first appearance. She punches Lobo in the gut hard enough to break every window of the room they're in. Lobo is... amused.
146	** In "Humanity", when Red Volcano [[PunchCatch catches]] Superboy's punch, the impact creates a small shockwave.
147	* Hilariously used in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', where Bart lines up a whole bunch of megaphones and turns them on. As soon as he speaks into one, it creates an expanding shockwave of doom.
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151	* Several species of mantis and pistol shrimp can actually throw a punch so fast that it breaks the sound barrier, creating a shockwave that stuns their prey before they eat it.
152	* Bullwhips are another example; the famous crack is actually a miniature sonic boom caused by the tip reaching supersonic speed. As one might expect, the impact ''hurts''. Scale this up and you get the tails of certain particularly huge sauropods, which are [[https://www.livescience.com/52538-supersonic-sauropods.html theorized]] to have been able to break the sound barrier. [[https://www.geekwire.com/2015/nathan-myhrvold-builds-a-robo-tail-to-show-dinosaurs-could-create-whip-crackin-sonic-booms/ The resulting boom, as demonstrated with a robotic replica of the tail, would've been as loud as a naval gun]]--and the physical impact of that thing could presumably tear you in half.
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