Line #147 Main/PunchCatch


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13	While some might use dodges or blocks to avoid the fist flying toward them, others prefer to simply reach out and catch it like a softball. Since this is almost always a demonstration of strength and superiority, the person catching the punch is [[BlockingStopsAllDamage rarely hurt]] by being punched directly in the palm. Instead, it often becomes an opportunity for the catcher to close his fingers around the offending fist and squeeze.
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15	Note that this trope isn't just blocking or deflecting a punch. This trope is when the punch just STOPS, firmly placed in the palm of someone's hand. If they really want to demonstrate superior strength, they will proceed to either crush the hand, break the wrist or twist the arm painfully. If they want to showcase how much weaker the puncher is, they may even [[StopHittingYourself punch the original puncher in the face with their own fist]] or throw their arm backwards to knock the attacker off balance, both to add insult to injury.
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17	Compare BareHandedBladeBlock for when catching a sword instead of a fist and PunchParry for when the fist is blocked with another fist. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Unrelated to]] the expression "catch these hands," which is a euphemism meaning the person addressed is [[PreAssKickingOneLiner about to get punched]], though the person delivering the line may [[TemptingFate fall victim to this trope anyway]].
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25	* The trope is used in an Australian Government-sponsored commercial. A man in a bar tries to punch another man in the back of the head when a third man catches his fist. The scene freezes around this man and he warns against "one-punch attacks" -- attacks in which a single punch causes serious injury or death.
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29	* Oga from ''Manga/{{Beelzebub}}'' does this against Graphiel. Justified because he's MadeOfIron.
30	* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
31	** Anime, episode 166. Ichigo has been beaten up pretty badly during his fight with Grimmjow. Orihime calls out to him, and he's inspired by her words. When Grimmjow strikes at him Ichigo casually catches Grimmjow's fist with his hand. Seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmbpeqQTHOE#t=8m12s here]]
32	--->'''Orihime:''' Please don't die. Don't die, Ichigo! You don't have to win, and you don't have to fight for me. Just don't get hurt. I couldn't bear it.
33	** Ikkaku later tries this against Shishigawara, but the impact is so great that it [[{{Fingore}} breaks two of Ikkaku's fingers]].
34	* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'':
35	** In ''Anime/DragonBallZTheTreeOfMight'', Turles catches Gohan's fist and painfully squeezes his hand.
36	** In ''Anime/DragonBallZLordSlug'', (and consequently, in [[WebVideo/DragonBallAbridged the parody]] by Creator/TeamFourStar) when Piccolo fights with TheBrute, he catches a punch, then brutally crushes the fist and break the brute's arm to boot. Additionally, when Lord Slug beats the crap out of Goku during the start of the climax, Slug once tries to throw a punch, but Goku catches it and transforms into his "False" Super Saiyan form and immediately breaks Slug's arm. [[spoiler:[[GoodThingYouCanHeal Slug gets better though]].]]
37	** In ''Anime/DragonBallZTheHistoryOfTrunks'', Future Gohan catches Android 18's punch, but then a second later, Android 17 hits him in the back and then 18 sends him flying with her other hand. Later, 18 catches Future Trunks' punch and then punches him back with her free hand.
38	** Goten catches Ikose's punch with one finger. Ikose then tries RapidFireFisticuffs, but Goten blocks them all with his hands before knocking him out.
39	* ''Manga/DragonDrive'': Manga-only in chapter 22, Reiji did this to Himuro Hikaru.
40	* [[KungFuWizard Natsu]] has been on the giving and receiving ends of this trope numerous times in ''Manga/FairyTail''.
41	** During the [[TournamentArc Grand Magic Games]], he does this to his opponent [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Sting]] after the later punches him with an attack that releases an explosion of energy that engulfs the arena, [[TheWorfEffect completely unharmed]] and causing Sting [[OhCrap to realize maybe he underestimated him a little too much]].
42	** During the "Nirvana" arc, he finds one of his [[ElementalPunch flaming punches]] caught barehanded by [[EvilRedHead Cobra]], who not only doesn't react, but makes ''Natsu'' recoil in pain when he activates his own Dragon Slayer Magic and [[PoisonousPerson fries his hand with a burst of poison]].
43	* ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell'':
44	** In ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'', Batou intentionally lets his idol, a former silver-medalist boxer to knock him out during an investigation. When he later finds out that his idol had betrayed him by spying on the country, he confronts him and challenges him to another boxing match to settle things. He tries to knock Batou out using the same move as before, confident that it worked, but Batou caught the punch with his hand and countered with a right hook, knocking him out.
45	** ''Anime/GhostInTheShellArise'': Motoko does this to another cyborg with an ArmCannon. Both damage their hands, but the damage to the Arm Cannon prevents him firing on Motoko again.
46	* Fighter from the first episode of ''Literature/GoblinSlayer'' is making a pretty good showing against the goblins in the wake of Warrior's death. But then her kick gets caught in the grip of a Hobgoblin, the very first big goblin we see in-series, and from there, things go badly for Fighter. [[MetronomicManMashing Very]], ''[[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown very]]'' [[RapeAsDrama badly]].
47	* Seen in the first chapter of ''kiss×sis'', when Keita catches his teacher's punch. It's also a bit of a {{deconstruct\|edTrope}}ion, as the character got hurt badly enough as to spend several chapters with his right hand in a bandage.
48	* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'': In ''Anime/SDGundamForce'', Captain tries to punch Professor Gerbera, only for Gerbera to catch the blow easily.
49	* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' shows just how physically strong Nanoha is when she does this to Subaru's PowerFist, and later, to the [[GodEmperor Sankt Kaiser]][[spoiler:[[OlderAlterEgo -form]] of [[MysteriousWaif Vivio]]]] immediately before she ends those fights. Impressive, since the punches of those two are capable of shattering DeflectorShields.
50	* ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior'': In the very first episode, when Lan decides to have his first Net Battle with Mega Man against Dex and Guts Man, the latter's opening move is a to punch Mega Man with a giant fist. Mega Man simply stands where he is and stops the punch with an open palm.
51	* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
52	** Kakuzu caught Choji's punch in an episode. It should be noted that Choji's fist was currently about half the size of Kakuzu himself.
53	** Sasuke did this to some gangsters and then proceeded to beat them up.
54	* In ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'', [[AccidentalPervert Negi]] may often be a target of [[FieryRedhead Anya's]] {{Megaton Punch}}es, but the one time he gets serious, he easily blocks her [[PlayingWithFire Flame]] [[ElementalPunch Knuckle]] and proceeds to explain why she was wrong.
55	* In ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'', Saitama does this to Tanktop Black Hole after the latter tried to discredit Saitama's destruction of the meteor, claiming that Saitama was taking a threatening stance, then lunging down at him. This is after Saitama had swatted away the equally belligerent Tanktop Tiger, which might've been a good indicator that Saitama is more than he appears -- not that it stops Tanktop Black Hole. Saitama just casually catches Tanktop Black Hole's fist (and inadvertently starts crushing it), reducing him to a simpering wuss who confesses he was lying to try and make Saitama look bad.
56	* In ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'', Blue does to Red twice in the exact same manner. The first was provoked when he takes down his Poliwhirl, and the second was when he criticizes him for sending Eevee to Professor Oak's lab, leaving both it and Oak to be captured by Team Rocket.
57	* In ''Manga/PuellaMagiSuzuneMagica'', one of the first things Arisa did with her new SuperStrength was to catch a bully's fist and slowly crush her hand.
58	* In ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf: TheMovie'', ''Big Trouble in Nekonron China'', the Lucky God Kirin ''never'' touches anything himself, he uses his foot-long steel chopsticks to grasp and manipulate objects. Therefore, his defense consists of him catching punches with said chopsticks at absurd speeds, seemingly creating an impregnable wall in front of him until Ranma notices the marks the chopsticks leave on his hand. When he tries it on Akane, though, she just ''let'' her first fist stay caught and punches him across the room with her free one.
59	* ''Manga/StDragonGirl'': In chapter 1, Momoka tries to angrily punch Ryuga after he makes a quip about her flat chest but he catches her punch in his hand.
60	* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'':
61	** Particularly excessive when Seiya's EstablishingCharacterMoment is catching Cassius' fist in his palm. "Excessive" because Cassius' fist is almost as wide as Seiya himself is ''tall''.
62	** A variant of this is used by Silver Saint Lacerta Misty and the Marine Shogun Sea Horse Baigan. Both warriors's "impenetrable forcefield" is created by them defending their bodies with their open palms, moving them fast enough their opponent can't even ''see'' their hands.
63	** Played by Cancer Deathmask, who is fond of this move. He then retaliates by blasting the enemy with the energy of their own attack and then some of his own.
64	* ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie'':
65	** During the climax, Ryu battles M. Bison in order to free Ken of the latter's Psycho-Powered mind control. The duel ends as Bison catches Ryu's fist in his palm, raises it above his head, and starts ''crushing it'' while Ryu screams. Cue Ken's [[BigDamnHeroes heroic]] [[HesBack comeback]] that frees his friend before the villain grinds his fist to powder.
66	** Earlier in the same movie Ryu does a variation in his fight with Fei Long, catching one of Fei Long's kicks, not with his hand but between his elbow and knee, stopping it dead, leaving Fei Long in a very awkward position and hampering his mobility for the rest of the fight since Ryu performed the move with enough force to hurt.
67	* In ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'', Reiji did this to Yuya, then scolded him for not trying to settle things with a duel.
68	* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'': Toguro does this to Yusuke during their confrontation before the final round of the Dark Tournament. Also a CMOA for Yusuke, as afterward it's revealed that Toguro's hand is mangled (though it heals quickly).
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72	* ''ComicBook/ArchieVsPredator'': After being given enhanced strength, Archie catches the Predator's fist when he tries to stab Archie in the head with his wrist blades. Unfortunately, the Predator then gets his hand free and stabs him in the head anyway.
73	* ''ComicBook/AtomicRobo'': One of Vanadis's [[SuperSoldier Brutes]] does this to Robo's improvised ''battering ram.''
74	* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'':
75	** One of Caped Crusader's favorite techniques, since it emphasizes just how immovable and unstoppable he is to the superstitious and cowardly criminals.
76	** Tim Drake will grab an opponent's punch on occasion but as he doesn't have his mentor's bulk or raw strength he generally moves with the punch and uses it as the first step in grabbing them in a hold or temporarily keeping control of their arm during a fight.
77	* ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'': In Creator/FrankMiller's run, ComicBook/TheKingpin of Crime sometimes used this to demonstrate his immense strength and skill.
78	* ''[[ComicBook/DCPride2022 DC Pride: Tim Drake Special]]'': When Tim tries to punch the cultist attacking the restaurant where he and Bernard were having a date the masked man manages to easily catch his punch and use the resulting hold to slam Tim into the ground while tossing chloroform powder in his face.
79	* ''ComicBook/TheF1rstHero'': During their cage match, [[TheProtagonist Jake Roth]] throws a punch at [[MultiArmedAndDangerous Odinson]], who catches it and picks Jake up to drop him.
80	* ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'': [[spoiler:Alpha Lantern Kraken]] does this while fighting ComicBook/GreenLantern John Stewart. The mark of his ring left on [[spoiler: her]] palm clues Batman in that [[spoiler:she attacked John, and that she's possessed by {{ComicBook/Darkseid}}'s ally Granny Goodness]].
81	* ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis2004'':
82	** During the big fight between ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} and the ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica, Deathstroke catches ComicBook/GreenLantern's punch and then tries to override GL's willpower, hoping to use the ring himself without even wearing it. Green Arrow [[EyeScream doesn't let him get very far]].
83	** Deathstroke also used this on Batman in a memorable scene from an issue of ''Detective Comics'':
84	--->'''Deathstroke:''' That was it, Batman. Your last free shot.
85	* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': In ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk1968'' #300, Hulk [[http://www.incrediblehulkonline.com/ironfiststrength.html catches]] ComicBook/IronFist's punch in his hand and redirects the power of the punch back into Fist.
86	* ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'': Judge Dredd does this to Bachmann at the end of ''Trifecta'', after she has [[CurbStompBattle taken down]] Jack Point and Dirty Frank (from the spin-offs ''ComicBook/TheSimpingDetective'' and ''ComicBook/LowLife'', respectively) with ease. [[spoiler: It's more of a distraction, as [[TheChessmaster Judge Smiley]] comes up from behind and [[BoomHeadshot takes her down]].]]
87	* ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}'': Jesse Custer does just this to a punch thrown by Cassidy, the Irish vampire. Stops it dead. Of course, because Cassidy has SuperStrength as a result of being a vampire, Jesse thinks he's broken every bone in his hand doing it, but Cassidy doesn't know that, and because Jesse doesn't flinch or emote in any way, Cassidy is intimidated into meekly leaving. As soon as Cassidy is gone, Jesse has [[ActionGirlfriend Tulip]] and Amy immediately drive him to the hospital. [[spoiler: It turns out his hand is just badly sprained, not broken.]]
88	* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'':
89	** Spider-Man once caught the punch of an unruly biker who was trying to bully his way around pedestrians.
90	** Likewise, ComicBook/{{Venom}} caught Spider-Man's punch in the first issue of his initial miniseries.
91	** Spider-Man actually loves this trope, though he does it more casually and accompanies it with a wisecrack. It makes the [[MookHorrorShow Mook look weak]] as opposed to him looking Badass, though nobody denies he is.
92	** ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan2000'': While Peter is first learning his powers, Flash Thompson tries to fight him, and Peter does this instinctively. Flash's hand is broken, and [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin his parents sue Ben and May for the hospital bills]] .
93	** ''ComicBook/SpiderGirl'': May Parker is threatened by a schoolmate's abusive boyfriend who intends to intimidate her into keeping her nose out of his business. His punch never connects, though: May catches his fist and ''squeezes''.
94	* ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'':
95	** ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton2004'', Superman catches Darkseid's fist during their final battle.
96	** ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'': As dreaming she's fighting Superwoman, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} sees Lucy to grab her arms right when she is hammering her down.
97	** In ''ComicBook/SupergirlRebirth'' 2017 storyline ''The Girl of No Tomorrow'', Kara catches Solomon Grundy's giant punch, so oversized that she needs both hands.
98	** ''ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton'': Kara tries to punch Reign when they first meet, but Reign catches her clenched fist with no trouble, noting that the Kryptonian girl seems weakened.
99	** ''ComicBook/StrangersAtTheHeartsCore'': Thanks to her magnified strength, Shyla Kor-Onn easily catches Supergirl's fist when Kara strikes her.
100	* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
101	** In ''ComicBook/WarWorld'', Superman catches ComicBook/MartianManhunter's fist when they fight.
102	** In ''ComicBook/TheGreatPhantomPeril'', Jax-Ur tries to punch Superman, but the Man of Steel easily catches his fist.
103	** ''ComicBook/SupermanBrainiac'': [[ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} The titular villain]] catches Superman's punch during their final battle.
104	** In ''ComicBook/Superboy1949'' #150, a super-powerful stranger called "Mr. Cipher" invades the Kents' household. When Pa Kent tries to kick him out, Cipher easily catches and crushes his fist.
105	** In ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', Superboy-Prime does this to [[ComicBook/{{Superboy}} Conner]] in their second fight. This neatly demonstrates that the difference between their levels of power is as vast as ever (Superboy-Prime has Silver Age Superman levels of power making him practically a PhysicalGod while Conner is a HalfHumanHybrid who only recently manifested actual Krptonian powers having previously faked them with telekinesis).
106	* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersTillAllAreOne'': Strika catches a punch from Devastator. The blow does nothing, even though Devastator is several times her size.
107	* In an ''ComicBook/XMen'' / ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' {{crossover}}, Data does this when Colossus takes a swing at him, though he still [[KnockbackSlide is shoved back a few feet]].
108	* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'':
109	** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': During Wonder Woman's fight with a brainwashed Superman in "The Witch and the Warrior" she catches a punch he throws her way in Times Square, which causes her some immediate bleeding and which she notes nearly snapped her arm.
110	** ''ComicBook/WonderGirl'': ComicBook/{{Herc\|ulesUnbound}} catches Cassie's first punch when he had the gal to show up at the cemetery pretending to be Conner (who had died stopping Superboy-Prime), but she quickly jabs Herc's throat with her other arm.
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114	* ''Fanfic/BoldoresAndBoomsticks'': Even after Yang uses her Semblance to massively boost her strength, Tapu Koko is able to stop her punch dead without budging.
115	* In ''Fanfic/DisplacedTheMountainJew'', Spider-Man effortlessly catches the fist of a bank robber who tries to hit him. Wisely, the crook surrenders.
116	-->Walking over, he grabbed the nearest bank robber that he hit with the door and lifted him so they were eye to eye. The man seemed terrified but he quickly schooled his emotions before taking a swing at Spider-Man. He didn't even look away as he caught the man's fist with a grip of steel.\
117	Just like that, the fight left the man's eyes.
118	* In ''Fanfic/FatesCollide'', Bazett effortlessly catches Yang's ''flaming'' punch, then punches her with her free hand and knocks Yang out.
119	* In ''Fanfic/HarmonyAndValor: It Sounds Better Than "Pity Date"'', Flash Sentry does this to one of the two thugs that were harassing Sci-Twi. He then proceeds to [[CurbStompBattle knock them around with little to no effort]].
120	* In ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/HereThereBeMonsters'', Ibac shows off his greatly-enhanced strength by grabbing and holding Captain Marvel's fist during their first brawl.
121	-->He rocketed his mighty fist forward and slammed it into Ibac's mouth.\
122	The villain's mohawked head ratcheted back. For a moment, Cap was sure he had done some damage, and sent his other fist forward to follow up on it. But Ibac's larger hand caught Marvel's fist, and held it firmly. Cap was astonished.
123	* In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'', [[spoiler:The Ultra-Humanite]] manages to catch a punch from [[WorldsStrongestMan All Might]] and tosses him into the ceiling. This is all thanks to the Villain's Quirk, Over Man, which takes away up to 75% of the physical prowess of all humans nearby.
124	* In ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'', while lost in Celadon City, Ash runs into a smuggler who sics his Kangaskhan on him. Ash decides to fight it personally, and not only stops its punch with his bare hands, [[SuperStrength but also pushes it so hard that he almost knocks it over]].
125	* Happens three times in Chapter 29 of ''Fanfic/RemnantInferisDOOM''. First is when the Marauder catches Yang's fist and then knees her in the groin. The second is when the Marauder catches the Slayer's fist and then knocks him down with a headbutt. The third is when a pissed off [[PapaWolf Taiyang]] tries to slug the Slayer in the face, only for the Slayer to catch it and retaliate with his own.
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129	* At the climax of ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'', Milo tries to punch Rourke, only for Rourke to catch it and slam Milo's own hand back into his face. This is one example that is done quite believably, as Rourke is a very powerfully built trained soldier fighting a scrawny and untrained scholar.
130	* WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies:
131	** ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths''. Superwoman catches Batman's punch, then deliberately breaks a rib in retaliation with a FingerPokeOfDoom. Owlman being Batman's EvilCounterpart also catches a punch thrown by Batman (it helps that he's wearing PoweredArmor).
132	** In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDoom'', Superman catches Ace's punch with the most peaceful expression. Ace continues to pound Superman's face, and the latter barely flinches.
133	** Done by ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} to one of Superman's punches in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanUnbound''. Later in the film, Superman returns the favor.
134	** ''WesternAnimation/SupermanRedSon''. Wonder Woman effortlessly catches Superman's punch, to his shock as in this alternate reality no-one has truly matched his strength before.
135	* ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'':
136	** Po does this in the [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1 first movie]], catching Tai Lung's punch between his ''thumb and forefinger'' (though Tai Lung is at the end of his strength by that point).
137	** In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'', Tigress catches Po headbutting the boat's mast in frustration, so she challenges him to throw a punch that she catches in her paw.
138	--->'''Po:''' YEE-HAHAHA-YEOOOOOOOOW! I think I prefer the mast!\
139	'''Tigress:''' Apologies. I used to punch the ironwood trees by the palace to train. [[MadeOfIron Now I feel nothing]].\
140	'''Po:''' That's severely cool.
141	* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks'', Rainbow Dash gets a little carried away while showing off her karate moves. Applejack catches a wild punch from her. Keep in mind this is about [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames two]] [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsLegendOfEverfree movies]] before Applejack gains SuperStrength as her unique magic power.
142	* One of Ada's punches are blocked this way in ''Anime/ResidentEvilDamnation''. Played with in that the punch was caught at full extension.
143	* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse'': Miles catches a punch thrown by the Spot through one of his portals. And then Miles pushes back through the same portal, sending the Spot hitting a wall.
144	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': During the fight between Mario and Donkey Kong (which is in itself a big ShoutOut to ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''), at one point Mario tries to repeatedly punch DK in the face, [[NoSell who doesn't even faze at them]], before catching Mario's fist between his thumb and finger.
145	* ''WesternAnimation/StrangeMagic'': After getting sucker-punched by Marianne despite her being held back by three of his goblin minions, the Bog King expects and catches her second attempt.
146	* In the first ''Literature/VampireHunterD'' movie, when Count Lee's monsters came for Doris. Rei-Ginsei begins the fight by throwing a punch at D, causing D to casually pull this trope. Thoroughly shocking him and the Count's daughter Larmica since Rei-Ginsei possesses super strength and speed.
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150	* ''Film/AlienResurrection'': Hybrid-Ripley does a full-arm extension catch of a basketball thrown hard at her head, though the subsequent bit where she shrugs off being smacked in the face with a dumbbell is [[MadeOfIron far more impressive.]]
151	* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', Biff does this when George tries to throw a punch to rescue Lorraine. [[OneHitKO However, he does not catch George's second effort.]]
152	* In ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'', Biff's grandson Griff catches Marty's hand when he tries to do the trick that worked in the first movie -- saying "Hey, what's that?" and then punching Biff when he turns to look. [[CombatPragmatist Marty]] settles for [[GroinAttack kicking Griff in the nuts]] instead.
153	* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':
154	** ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''. While Robin is fighting Bane he throws a punch at Bane's head. Bane catches his hand and throws him down a flight of stairs.
155	** Bane does this both fights with Batman himself in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''. A notable contrast is done with both fights. The first fight, he is stopped so dead, Bane forces Batman to punch himself in the face. The second fight, Batman gets his hand free and lands his first blow on Bane's mask, changing the tide of the fight.
156	* ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'':
157	** ''Film/ManOfSteel'': General Zod catches Superman's punch and immediately retaliates with an uppercut of his own.
158	** ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'': Superman catches Doomsday's punch and twists his arm. Since Doomsday is so huge, he has to use both hands to do it.
159	** ''[[Film/Shazam2019 SHAZAM!]]'': After acquiring super powers of his own, Dr. Sivana catches Shazam's punch. Near the end, Shazam does this to Sivana.
160	** ''Film/AquamanAndTheLostKingdom'': When Black Manta tries to punch Aquaman after losing the Black Trident and his newly gained superpowers, Aquaman catches his punch and knocks him out with a backhand.
161	* ''Enter the Fat Dragon'': Creator/SammoHung's character Ah Lung is cast as a mook for a film starring a BruceLeeClone, but the clone is an arrogant bully and starts hitting Lung for real. Eventually, Lung has enough and stops the clone's punch by catching his wrist and squeezing before kicking his ass.
162	* ''Film/{{Fright Night\|1985}}''. Charlie, Amy and the vampire Jerry Dandrige are at a nightclub, with Jerry trying to seduce Amy. Charlie tries to punch Jerry but Jerry catches Charlie's hand.
163	* In ''Film/HotFuzz'', [[BigBad Simon Skinner]] catches [[TheHero Nicholas Angel's]] fist and crushes it. A few seconds later, Angel returns the favor.
164	* ''Franchise/JamesBond'':
165	** ''Film/GoldenEye''. After Boris got into a fight with Natalya at the Janus Base in Cuba, he walks towards her after the guards restrain her and says "Don't ''ever'', do that again!" which Natalya replies with "This is not one of your games Boris, ''real'' people will ''die''! You pathetic little worm!". Boris tries to punch her out of anger, but Alec Trevelyan catches his arm just in time and orders him to check the computer to see if she did anything that would stop their plan.
166	** ''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain''. During the fight between Bond and the SPECTRE assassin at Shrublands, Bond throws a punch at the assassin and the assassin calmly grabs Bond's fist, demonstrating his tremendous strength.
167	* ''Film/JohnWickChapter2'': Doing this to a push dagger just gets you an ImpaledPalm. John Wick just keeps on pushing and pushes it into their heart.
168	* In ''Film/KungFuHustle,'' [[ArrogantKungFuGuy The Beast]] combines this with the NoSell to demonstrate just how powerful and skilled he is compared to the Landlord & Landlady, first by performing a ''foot catch'' on Landlady's table-shattering kick, and then by catching and twisting Landlord's arm with enough force to rip his shirt sleeve to shreds, and then doing the same to a length of wood Landlady tried to jab into his face, twisting it to splinters.
169	* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
170	** Played with in the ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''. After Cap knocks down the ComicBook/RedSkull with a punch, he gets up and throws a punch that puts a massive dent in Cap's shield when he blocks it. Cue another OhCrap when Cap realizes the Red Skull is a SuperSoldier like himself.
171	** ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}'':
172	*** Loki catches Captain America's fist during their fight.
173	*** Later, his brother Thor catches the fist of the Hulk but is quickly slugged by his free hand.
174	*** During their initial fight, Thor catches Iron Man's fist, [[SubvertedTrope but then promptly gets]] [[HandBlast repulsor blasted]] [[SubvertedTrope in the face.]]
175	** In ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', Iron Man [[SubvertedTrope subverts the trope yet again]]: The Hulkbuster armor's fist is capable of transforming into a ring clamp if a Punch Catch occurs.
176	** ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'':
177	*** Captain America catches Winter Soldier's punch using both hands. However, Winter Soldier simply extends his arm and it launches Cap down an elevator shaft.
178	*** Spider-Man catches a punch from Bucky/Winter Soldier, and takes the time to geek out over his metal arm, holding him in place effortlessly; Bucky's surprised [[OhCrap facial expression]] [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/da/04/e1/da04e1c5d60be22605e06dafd81bd86a.gif when]] [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/c1adeffed2f2a70e3f99be8d5ea12fba/tumblr_okvakuMNp51vvcd19o1_540.gif it happens]] is priceless.
179	*** Similarly, Black Panther is also able to catch Bucky's metal arm on two different occasions and overpowering said arm.
180	*** Iron Man, after getting pretty thrashed in the climax, suddenly catches Captain America's punch thanks to a new program of his armor that reads Cap's movements.
181	** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'': During the final battle, Captain America has to use both hands to grab a punch from Thanos's Infinity Gauntlet hand. [[{{Determinator}} It takes everything Steve has]] to put them into a stalemate before Thanos punches him with his other hand... taking Cap out instantly.
182	** In ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3'', Gamora tries to throw a punch at Peter, but Nebula catches it.
183	* ''Franchise/TheMatrix'':
184	** ''Film/TheMatrix'':
185	*** In the subway fight, Agent Smith stops Neo's punch by grabbing his wrist, but Neo immediately extends his fingers to jab him in the throat.
186	*** At the end, Neo performs an arm catch when Agent Smith is trying to beat him down, then twists his arm and kicks him away. Originally this was planned as a recurring motif in the film - Morpheus would do it to Neo, Agent Smith would do it to Morpheus, and so on. This was replaced with the BringIt hand gesture.
187	** ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'': Agent Johnson catches Neo's punch, causing the latter to realize the Agents have been upgraded.
188	** ''Film/TheMatrixResurrections'': Neo catches Morpheus' punch twice during a spar.
189	* ''Film/PacificRimUprising'': Obsidian Fury catches Gipsy Avenger's punch before retaliating with a stronger one of its own.
190	* Downplayed ''Film/{{Predestination}}''. A [[TimePolice temporal agent]] catches a punch thrown by the Fizzle Bomber, only to get knocked out by a punch from the Bomber's other hand.
191	* ''Film/SpeedRacer'': A ninja attacks the Racer family at night, and makes the mistake of taking a swing at [[PapaWolf Pops Racer]]. Pops catches the ninja's punch without a blink and effortlessly puts him into a belly-to-back cross-chest hold. How the large and admittedly ponderous-looking Pops Racer is capable of such a feat is revealed when the camera zooms in on the class ring Pops is wearing: Greco-Roman Wrestling State Champion.
192	-->'''Ninja:''' [[OhCrap Uh oh]].
193	* Initiated by the Green Goblin in ''Film/SpiderMan1'' against the title character in their very first confrontation, demonstrating he can match the hero's SuperStrength. With a badass one-liner to boot.
194	-->'''Green Goblin:''' Impressive! ''[kicks Spidey through two display tables and into a lamp-post]''
195	* ''Film/SpyKids'': One of the Robot Children does this against Carmen. And this is after he [[NoSell No-Sold]] her first punch.
196	* ''Film/UndercoverBrother''. When Conspiracy Brother tries to punch Lance in the face, Sistah Girl effortlessly catches and holds his fist.
197	* The director's cut of ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'' shows the death of Hollis Mason from a gang of street thugs who bust into his house. Hollis does this trope to the first man who throws a punch at him, making it look as it he'll fight them off. But there are too many thugs and Hollis is no longer in his prime, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome so eventually they get the better of him]].
198	* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
199	** ''Film/XMenApocalypse'': En Sabah Nur does this to both Quicksilver and Professor X in the physical world and on the astral plane, respectively. Apocalypse then twists Peter's arm, and he ''crushes'' Xavier's fist.
200	** In ''Film/{{Deadpool\|2016}}'', Angel Dust does one to Colossus and crushes his hand as well, while earlier no-selling a few punches from him. This shows just how powerful Angel Dust really is.
201	** And in ''[[Film/Deadpool2 the Sequel]]'', Colossus is on the receiving end again, this time courtesy of Juggernaut.
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203
204	[[folder:Literature]]
205	* In ''Literature/{{Citadel}}'', when Duncan challenged [[TheJuggernaut Coach Achala]], Achala caught one of his punches and Duncan's whole arm broke.
206	* In ''Literature/OfMiceAndMen'', Curley is beating up Lennie. As Curley swings at him, Lennie grabs his fist and holds onto it, then crushes it with his great strength, without even meaning to.
207	* [[TheBrute Gruesome Krav]] from ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'', himself extremely strong, once made the mistake of punching [[TheJuggernaut Mr. Bliss]]. Bliss caught his fist and then ''crushed it.''
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209
210	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
211	* ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'':
212	** ''Series/{{The Flash\|2014}}'': In the episode "Grodd Lives", the Flash tries to sucker-punch Grodd with a super-sonic punch starting 5 miles away. Unfortunately Grodd senses the Flash's intentions and charges in to grab the punch and hurl Flash away.
213	** ''Series/{{Crisis on Infinite Earths\|2019}}'': Lex Luthor has been going through the multiverse killing various Supermen. He confronts the Clark Kent from ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', only to find his kryptonite has no effect because Clark gave up his powers to start a family. Lex angrily tries to punch him, but Clark, who despite not having powers is twice his size and heavily muscled, catches his punch and knocks him down with a punch from his other hand.
214	* Franchise/BuffyVerse:
215	** ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'':
216	*** "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E19SeeingRed Seeing Red]]", Warren does it while under the influence of orbs that give him super strength, and breaks the guy's hand.
217	*** In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E21TwoToGo Two to Go]]", Spike does this during the Demon Trials, and discovers it's not a good idea when your opponent has [[KillItWithFire flaming fists]].
218	** Series/{{Angel}} and his son Connor do this a few times. So does VampireHunter Holtz when he first meets Justine in "[[Recap/AngelS03E10Dad Dad]]" -- she's not impressed and follows it up by headbutting him.
219	* A variation in ''Series/{{Iron Fist\|2017}}''. Trying this trope straight with the Iron Fist would break your hand, so when Davos gains the power of the Fist, Danny Rand grabs his arm instead, stopping the blow from landing.
220	* ''Series/{{Lucifer}}''. Lucifer catches Amenadiel's fist at the start of their fight in "[=#TeamLucifer=]". When he does so, [[EmpathicEnvironment the room shakes]].
221	* In ''Series/{{Preacher\|2016}}'', The Saint of Killers easily does this to Jesse.
222	* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'':
223	** Clark does it many times, even against Kara and Zod.
224	** [[spoiler:Also against Oliver / ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} in the GrandFinale.]]
225	** Aldar and Doomsday both pull it on Clark.
226	* Teal'c did this in an early episode of ''Series/StargateSG1''.
227	* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'': Tuvok does this in "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS3E18Rise Rise]]" when one of the other illogical humanoids questions his right to give orders. As he's stronger than he looks, Tuvok then squeezes the fist just enough to cause pain, though not to cripple (which would be illogical). He does it again during his BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind in "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS4E9RandomThoughts Random Thoughts]]". As YourMindMakesItReal, his opponent feels the sensation physically; as he's an AssholeVictim, Tuvok doesn't stop until he collapses.
228	* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''. In "Hammer of the Gods", a bunch of pagan gods get together to stop the Apocalypse, only for Lucifer to turn up and CurbStompBattle them all. At one point, he does a punch catch to [[UsefulNotes/{{Voudoun}} Baron Samedi]]. We don't see what happens after Lucifer catches his fist, but it involves a lot of [[GoryDiscretionShot blood splattering against the wall]].
229	* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'': In ''Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger'', Retsu / Geki Blue's brother Gou reappears after several years as a rabid WolfMan. While Gou's the same age as before the transformation, he's not happy to learn the kid brother he remembers as a crybaby is now both a fellow martial artist and a superhero. After an argument about whether Retsu can handle it, he tries to prove his point by throwing a punch -- and is very surprised when Retsu catches his fist and pushes him back.
230	* ''Series/{{Titans\|2018}}''. Kory does a nastier version by picking up a fork during a BarBrawl and 'catching' the punch on the sharp end.
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233	[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
234	* This once was Wrestling/{{Kane}} and Wrestling/TheUndertaker's typical way to end an [[PunchPunchPunchUhOh ineffective flurry of punches]] from an opponent. They would catch in their hand their opponent's third or fourth punch, then strike back.
235	* Wrestling/MarkHenry also pulled this off once in a Wrestling/WWERaw match with Wrestling/{{Carlito\|Colon}}. Then, he proceeds to squeeze Carlito's fist in his hand for extra humiliation. More impressively, he also did it to Wrestling/KurtAngle.
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238	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
239	* The ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' card [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=386516 Deflecting Palm]] depicts this.
240	[[/folder]]
241
242	[[folder:Video Games]]
243	* Asura from ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' does this to a [[EliteMook Taison]] in episode 8. [[spoiler: Chakravartin does this to Asura twice, once in his creator form. Both times are done with just one finger]].
244	* In the ''Franchise/BatmanArkhamSeries'', the punch catch is a possible counter to various mooks. In ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'' the counter button is also the same button as 'interrogate', so if you press it as a Riddler informant swings at you, Batman might catch his fist, squeeze it until the guy falls to his knees in pain, and ''then'' interrogate him.
245	* In ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'', Dante catches Nero's punch by grabbing his wrist. Nero tries to pull himself free but can't, then Dante playfully lets go, causing Nero's own strength to launch himself into a wall.
246	* In ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium'', if you fail the check to punch out Measurehead, he catches your fist mid-punch and bends your arm backwards until you beg for mercy.
247	* ''VideoGame/DoomEternal'':
248	** A subverted example appears as part of a [[FinishingMove Glory Kill]]. The Marauder (an EvilCounterpart to the Doom Slayer) easily catches the Slayer's fist and looks at him smugly. Since the fist he caught [[DidntThinkThisThrough happened to be the same one]] the Slayer's [[BladeBelowTheShoulder arm-mounted blade]] is attached to, the Slayer promptly responds by extending the blade deep into his skull.
249	** In a flashback to when the Doom Slayer [[spoiler:was Doomguy, he was arrested by the Night Sentinels and sentenced to GladiatorGames. Doomguy catches an opponent's punch and knocks him out with his other hand.]]
250	* ''Videogame/DwarfFortress'': Adventurers can do this, and not just with their hands, if they spot the enemy is about to throw a punch and grab the attacker's hand, interrupting the attack. It works with other attacks and their corresponding body parts as well, leading to foot, horn and beak catches among others. Remarkably, this is a very necessary part to one of the most lethal techniques in the fandom's FantasticFightingStyle, as having their fist in your hand makes it a cinch to put it in a lock and snap their wrist in two, or do [[CombatPragmatist something brutal]].
251	* Some {{Giant Mook}}s can do this to you in ''VideoGame/IndianaJonesAndTheEmperorsTomb''. If it happens, Indy will stare at his caught fist in disbelief before getting punched back. However, if you hit the secondary attack button before the counter, Indy will [[GroinAttack kick his opponent between the legs]], knocking them down for some free hits.
252	* In the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' trailer for ''Stormblood'', the Warrior of Light, as the Monk job, catches Lyse's punch in his hand. When he returns the punch, Lyse stops it open-palmed.
253	* In ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', Insurgency Deathstroke catches two of Regime Franchise/WonderWoman's punches, showing how good he is fighting against the amazon's old and predictable moves.
254	* In ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureACrackInTime'' Sigmund the robot ends up fighting [[spoiler: Alister]] at the game's climax. He tries punching him with one fist and he catches it. He tries punching him with his other arm and the same thing happens. Then a cucukoo bird pops out of a chest compartment and whacks him in the face a few times before he knocks Sigmund away.
255	* Kyuu does this in Chapter 7 of ''VideoGame/RakenzarnTales'' when the weaker Samuel tries a sneak attack. It also serves to show how Kyuu has gotten more skilled over the game in comparison to how he was winded from the tutorial at the start.
256	* Wesker does this to Chris in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'' proving just how much stronger he's become after being reborn.
257	* ''VideoGame/StreetFighter6'': Zangeif has a variation. One of his moves lets him catch an opponent's kick, then counterhit them with a devastating retaliation attack.
258	* In ''VideoGame/{{Vindictus}}'', this is [[TheBigGuy Karok's]] signature anti-boss move Clash. He catches the boss's incoming blow, forces it back, then throws them off-balance and hits them back. It doesn't matter what they wield, as long as it's a melee attack, but the downside is that he can only do it when the boss tries a smash move on him.
259	* KOS-MOS blocks one of T-elos' punches this way in the third ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' game. She's alot stronger than her so she breaks her arm doing it. T-elos does this to Ziggy just before the second fight.
260	[[/folder]]
261
262	[[folder:Web Animation]]
263	* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'':
264	** In the first "Goku vs. Superman" fight, Goku does this on Supes when revealing his SuperMode. Superman returned the favor by catching Goku's power pole.
265	** Quicksilver catches Flash's punch and then swings him around by his arm.
266	** Hulk and Doomsday do this to each other.
267	** Shao Kahn catches [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Oni's]] fist at the climax of their fight, [[spoiler:all the more impressive given it was the final strike of the [[MoralityGuidedAttack Raging Demon]]. Kahn then proceeds to ''rip Oni's arm off'' to set up his own killing blow.]]
268	* Stolas pulls off the more realistic "catch the wrist" version on his abusive wife Stella in ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'' episode "[[Recap/HelluvaBossS2E1TheCircus The Circus]]".
269	* ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' Season Ten has Maine do this. He was strong before, but this was to demonstrate his new enhancements after his injuries from Season 9.
270	* Also from ''Creator/RoosterTeeth'', in ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', the team is up against a MiniMecha, and after taking a few blows it tries to punch the BigGuy of the team, Yang. This doesn't work out very well at all, as she catches the fist and then explodes the mech's arm with her rebuttal. During the Season 5 "Yang Trailer", an Ursa ''attempts'' to do this against Yang, but she is so strong that its arm explodes.
271	[[/folder]]
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273	[[folder:Webcomics]]
274	* ''Webcomic/{{Aurora\|2019}}'': Kendal's talk with the possibly-villainous Falst goes wrong when his friends show up and attack Falst. In the violence that ensues, Kendal ends up catching Falst's punch and using his superhuman strength to snap Falst's wrist.
275	* A variation in ''Webcomic/{{Break}}'', where the catcher also uses his other arm to secure the attacker. Used against a [[ElementalPunch Ki punch]] as well just to show off a little more.
276	* In ''Webcomic/LeagueOfSuperRedundantHeroes'', Mary-Sue the FlyingBrick can catch Apocalizard's fist [[http://superredundant.com/?comic=466-gesture casually and without looking]], despite the supervillain being two or three times her size.
277	* In ''Webcomic/{{UC}}'', one of the grey possessed high school students easily [[http://www.wanderingchaos.com/uc/020205.html catches]] Kelsi’s fist, at the beginning of their fight. Kelsi is understandably shocked, as a few comics earlier, she knocked down the same high school student, sans possession, with a single angry punch.
278	* In ''Webcomic/ZebraGirl'', a vampire combines this with BadassBack for extra superiority, [[http://www.zebragirl.thecomicseries.com/comics/735 catching Sam's punch without even looking]]. Subverted immediately afterwards - [[spoiler:[[ChekhovsGun Sam's gloves]] are a [[http://www.zebragirl.thecomicseries.com/comics/663/ religious symbol]]]].
279	[[/folder]]
280
281	[[folder:Western Animation]]
282	* When [[spoiler:Ross]] becomes the Red Hulk, his strength allowed him to pull this on the Hulk in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''.
283	* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':
284	** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'':
285	*** In "The Demon's Quest", Ra's al Ghul's henchman Abu keeps shoving Batman, who says, "I'll call that...strike one." then "Okay, that's ''two''." Eventually, Abu throws a punch at him. Batman catches it and says, "And that's three!" He crushes Abu's fist and throws him over his shoulder.
286	*** In "Robin's Reckoning", Robin does this to Zucco, and then proceeds to give the mobster the beating of his life. Batman barely shows up in time to prevent his sidekick from killing the man.
287	** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'':
288	*** In "Rebirth Part 2", Mr. Fixx attacks Batman with electric knuckledusters. Batman catches both of his wrists, then after a bit of a BrawlerLock, headbutts him and gets the upper hand.
289	*** In "The Winning Edge", after Mason Forrest gives himself super strength with the Slappers, he catches Batman's punch by the wrist and painfully squeezes it before lifting and slamming him.
290	*** In "Bloodsport", Stalker catches Batman's fist and painfully squeezes his hand. Batman tries to punch him with his other hand, but Stalker catches and squeezes it too. Batman escapes by kicking him.
291	* In ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', Peter tries to punch Creator/LiamNeeson, who catches and crushes Peter's fist. Peter then follows up with his other fist and Neeson does it again.
292	* Non-superpowered example in ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' in the season one finale. After Dipper breaks his way inside Gideon's giant robot and the two brawl Dipper is able to catch Gideon's fist and then whack him with it, making the MotionCaptureMecha do the same.
293	* ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'': Charlie does this to Adam when he tries to attack her and her dad, shocking him.
294	* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'':
295	** In "Injustice For All", Batman catches Joker's fist and then punches Joker with his other hand.
296	** In "Tabula Rasa", Amazo catches Superman's fist, but then Superman immediately headbutts him.
297	** In "Kid's Stuff", Superman catches Blockbuster's fist and makes him punch himself in the face.
298	** In "Wake the Dead", Solomon Grundy catches Superman's fist and crushes his hand.
299	** In "Destroyer", Darkseid catches Superman's fist and then headbutts him.
300	* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'':
301	** In "The Company Man", when Hank finally tells off the idiotic Bostonian he's been stuck with, he throws a punch at him. Hank catches it without missing a beat.
302	** During a flashback in "Be True To Your Fool", when a drunken Hank pokes a beefy guy in a punk rock bar, the then-in-shape and badass Bill intercepts the fist.
303	* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'' episode Renovationklok, during a flashback after Nathan socks the son of the record label owner, Charles Offdenson, their manager, catches the son’s fist when he tries to fight back without breaking a sweat.
304	* In ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'', Megabyte does this to Matrix.
305	* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'':
306	** In "Jack vs Mad Jack", a monkey-like bounty hunter catches Jack's punch and gloats, but Jack simply kicks him.
307	** In "The Good, The Bad, And The Beautiful", Zeke catches Jack's punch and painfully squeezes his hand, then punches him several times with his other hand.
308	* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'':
309	** When Superman's drained powers start to return in "Solar Power", Luminus makes a last-ditch attack on him. He gets a few punches in, and then Superman recovers enough to catch his fist and [[CrushingHandshake painfully squeeze it]] moments before decking him.
310	** In "Father's Day", Kalibak catches Superman's punch and then punches him with his other hand. At the end of the fight, Superman catches Kalibak's punch and then twists his wrist, sending Kalibak to his knees in pain.
311	** During the final fight in "Legacy", ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} catches one of Superman's punches after Superman hits him a few times. He crushes Superman's fist until Superman punches him away with his other hand.
312	--->'''Darkseid:''' [[WhoDares You DARE strike me?!?]]
313	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Teen Titans\|2003}}''
314	** Slade is a big fan of this. In "Apprentice", Robin tries to punch Slade who just catches it with his hand. He does it again in "Haunted", even taking the opportunity to bend his wrist back.
315	** In "The Beast Within", as Cyborg wails on Adonis with multiple punches, he finally recovers enough between hits to catch Cyborg's fist and squeeze hard enough to cause sparks to form from Cyborg's fist.
316	* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'':
317	** In the first season episode "Agendas", when Match punches Superboy [[spoiler: after Superboy uses a [[HourOfPower Shield patch]]]], Superboy catches it before [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom sending him flying]].
318	** Black Beetle ''loves'' this trope, to show off just how much stronger he is than everyone else. In "Before Dawn", he does it to Batgirl, Wonder Girl, Superboy, and Blue Beetle ''in the same fight''!
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321	[[folder:Real Life]]
322	* In actual combat, catching an opponent's punch would be AwesomeButImpractical. Not only would it hurt and possibly break your hand even in the case of success, but you would need a huge difference in strength (if not size, in order for your palm to better catch the fist) to be able to pull it off in the first place. If you've got the reflexes to catch a punch, it's far easier and safer to simply dodge, block or deflect the punch. Of course, the whole ''point'' of this trope is to demonstrate immense physical superiority, and [[RuleOfCool look totally badass in the process]].
323	* A somewhat more viable method in real life that is less common in fiction is to instead catch the ''wrist'' of the punching hand. Note that this is still far from practical either, as a punching arm comes and retreats just too fast, but compared to the punch catch, there are at least some real styles that aspire to do it.
324	* Another simpler way to do so, as taught in some martial arts schools, is to block the punch first, then grab it after the block. Not quite the same, but much more practical than just catching it in midair.
325	* One way boxers block a jab is to "catch" it with their same-side hand, basically giving the jab a high-five ([[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C9q3G3f8mCo/T2FMXrsFc_I/AAAAAAAAAEo/Wq-j0H_qSzI/s1600/Thomas_Jab_3.jpg illustration]]). The difference is that there's no attempt to grab and keep hold of the punching hand; the hand doing the "catch" is open and relaxed, which dissipates the force of the punch. Rather, the defending fighter will counter with a punch while the opponent retracts the blocked jab.
326	* Done in boxing ''training'' by the coach, through gloves with large pads on the end, meant to absorb the hit. While it doesn't catch the fist per se, it sure does ''look'' a lot like this.
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