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No one gets hit with this trope like Gaston!

Strong people don't put others down. They lift them up.

Sometimes a character needs to demonstrate his or her strength by making some poor schmuck feel helpless. The standard method of demonstratingSuper Strength is to grab the victim by the neckwith one hand and pick him up. If you want to maintain a slight atmosphere of plausibility, you can then slam him up against a wall. To be trulyBadass, however, you should simply hold him in mid-air, using sheer force of personality to keep him from realizing that he can escape simply by tilting his head back. You may even decide toshake them a little bit.

Victims of this demoralization technique are typically helpless, unable to resist in any fashion despite the fact that the attacker has generally put them in a position to deliver a solid kick (or punch) to anassortment of vital targets. Of course, meanies with the strength to pull off this trick often haveNigh Invulnerability as well.

May or may not come directly before aNeck Snap—typically, though, aNeck Lift is a way to show that you're serious about this and won't take any bull. Can also be aYou Fail Physics Forever, if a human-sized lifter doesn't even lean back to counterbalance the weight they're holding up.

For added effect there can be a shot, image, or description revealing just how high the attacker can lift the victim's feet from the ground.

CompareStandard Female Grab Area.

Related:Barrier-Busting Blow,Hoist Hero Over Head,High Altitude Interrogation,Minion Maracas,Vertical Kidnapping.

Examples of Neck Lift include:

Anime andManga

  • Sesshomaru ofInuyasha does this several times.
  • In theExcel Saga anime's 25th episode,Lord Il Palazzo does this to twoRopponomatsus at once, one in either hand. Then hepops their heads off with a single squeeze.
  • Abrainwashed Ginga does this to Subaru during their battle inMagical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Striker S. Subaru managed to escape and do an attempted counter, which earned her a one-handed slam into the ground.
  • Naruto
    • Before Sasuke goes off to Orochimaru, Naruto tries to stop him, and somewhere in the middle Sasuke lifts Naruto with just one hand. Despite having been badly beaten before being grabbed, Naruto was still able to force Sasuke's attack off target.
    • Pain's bodies did this to a few people during their attack on Konoha when trying to extract information from them on Naruto's whereabouts.
    • Kakuzu does this to Choji and Ino at the same time.
  • The super-strong tiger warrior Lime to Ryōga inRanma ½. Particularly horrifying since Ryōga has considerable superhuman strength and isMade of Iron himself, but Lime even more so. It ends with Limecrushing Ryōga's throat and almost bringing him to thepoint of death. But when Ryōga'sShishi Hokodan fills him with "heavy"depression ki, he becomes too heavy for even Lime to lift.
  • Mahou Sensei Negima
    • A favorite move of Nagi (Negi's father), having done it againstFate during aFlash Back and whenAlbireo copied him in his match againstKaede during a tournament. Also a scene where the real Nagi used this on the lastMook Demon of an army he'd just torn through. He finished it in aNeck Snap.
    • Also, mercenary leader of the Black Hounds Alexander Zeystev (also known as Chiko-tan) did this to Nodoka while attempting to take her in; there was a tremendous bounty on her and her friend's capture (she became bait).
    • In a "heroic" and unarguably awesome example of this,Negi does this toTsukuyomi in chapter 292, and judging by the look onTsukuyomi's face, it seemsNegi is dead serious and she knows it. Unusual for this trope,Tsukuyomi does try to slice off the arm doing the grabbing. It isless than effective.
    • Chapter 333. Lifemaker grabs Negi in a Neck Lift.
  • A slight variant of this shows up in the originalBlood the Last Vampire short film—Saya has a habit of grabbing those that piss her off by the mouth.
  • Dragonball Z
    • Majin Buu does this to its master Babidi, to keep him from talking and using the spell to seal him again before killing him off. It's kind of subverted, though: Babidi is the size of a small dog, probably not much more than the weight of a sack of rice.
    • #20 does this to Yamcha in order to impale him with extreme prejudice.
  • In theCowboy Bebop episode "Ballad of Fallen Angels", Vicious does this to Spike, while sporting one of his rareSlasher Smiles, just before sending himout a cathedral window.
  • Bleach
    • Grimmjow does this to Orihime after herescues her from death at the hands ofLoly and Menoly.
    • Ulquiorra also inflicts this on Ichigo while in his Segunda Etapa form, choking Ichigo with his tailbefore blowing a hole through his chest.
  • Sengoku Basara
    • Big Bad Nobunaga does this to the hero Date Masamune. Despite the fact that he is holding up a grown man with one hand, he makes it look painfully easy.
    • Happens to Masamune again in the second season and again by theBig Bad, though this time it looks a bit more convincing seeing as Hideyoshi is (at least) twice Masamune's size.
  • In a rare heroic example, Kato does this to twoRed Shirts (at the same time!) inGantz to show off the power of the Gantz suit and convince them to wear theirs, thus increasing their chances of survival (not that it helps). This may count as more of a variant in that he grabs them by their shirt collars rather than by their necks proper.
  • Hellsing: Alucard did this to Rip van Winkle in the 4th OVA.
  • In the 8th episode ofZero Seven Ghost Ayanami (in Mikage's body) does this to Teito.
  • D Gray Man
    • Tyki does this to Allen at one point before destroying his arm.
    • Although he's not a villain by any means,Allen angrily does this to a broker in the first Reverse novel.
  • In episode 15 ofBakemonogatari, the cat spiritpossessing Hanekawa performs one onAraragi after cutting his throat, in an effort to solve theproblem at hand by removing him from the equation.
  • Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru: During their fight in chapter 64 Kevin does this to Minoru.
  • InSilent Möbius, Kiddy greets detective Ralph Baumers this way the first few times they meet. They wind up going out later.
  • Hanaukyo Maid Tai La Vérité episode 11. Konoe'sOnee-Sama does this to Yashima Sanae while fighting her and to Taro when he insists on trying to rescue Mariel.
  • Gunslinger Girl. Henrietta does this to a purse snatcher, who's rather surprised when he's lifted off his moped by aten-year old girl half his size.
  • Mewtwo fromPokémon the First Movie actually did this to one of the captured trainers with hisown mind.
  • In episode 20 ofUragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru Cadenza does this to Kuroto.
  • Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Kyouko isvery fond of doing this, especially toHomura.Justified in that she, as aMagical Girl, has superhuman strength and can thus effortlessly lift her.
  • Saint Seiya.Ohko does this toShiryu at the climax of their fight. Subverted in that Shiryu takes the opportunity to strike Ohko's arm with his knee and break it.
  • In episode 9 ofBlack Butler II Sebastian does this to Hannah.
  • Shinji chokes and lifts Asuka up inEnd of Evangelion at one point.
  • Hunter X Hunter: In the 2011 anime remake Hisoka does this to Gon.
  • The first time Yamaki ofDigimon Tamers really loses his composure, he does this to Henry while loudly blaming him for everything that's gone wrong. (For reference, Yamaki's an adult and Henry's ten years old.)
  • The villain inPlastic Little does this to main character Tita, although he's not trying to intimidate her (she's unconscious when he picks her up), but rather her friend Elysse. Despite recognizing that Tita was only unconscious, not seriously injured (he knows she wears high-quality body armor),he doesn't seem to notice thatshe still has her pistol, and is waking up....

Guizel: Three ... two ... one ...
Tita: ZERO! <Boom! Headshot!>

Comic Books

  • There is aTumblr blog dedicated to this.
  • In comics parlance, this is also known as a Byrne Hold, named after artist John Byrne who was unusually fond of using it on comic covers.
  • X Wing Series: Wedge Antilles does a version of this to Sate Pestage, grabbing him with both hands by the front of his robes and slamming him against a wall. Pestage has referred to a nonhuman Rogue as "animal filth".Wedge snapped.

Wedge:Don't make me go Vader on you. Ibitsam was a pilot and a friend andshe died to save your sorry hide.

  • Superman does this fairly rarely, but when he does, you know that shit just got real and theboy scout is out for the moment.
  • This cover ofAngel and the Ape #4, in which Gorilla Grodd does it to Dumb Bunny.
  • Shortly after being introduced as leader of the Mutant Liberation Front in New Mutants #87, Stryfe does it to MLF member Wildside as punishment for incompetence, as seenhere.

Fan Works

  • Early on in his fight with Chridion, the main character ofChristian Humber Reloaded charges him while underestimating his strength, only to get picked up by his neck and slammed into a tree.
  • In episode 4 ofFinal Stand of Death, Spur does this to Zatar, after he got too close for her comfort. Zatar had also made Redd uncomfortable.

Film

  • Beauty and the Beast: As seen above, the Beast holds Gaston over the edge of the roof after defeating him. Notable in that the laws of physics were maintained because the Beast holds onto a grotesque to stay balanced.
  • Quasimodo does this to Captain Phoebus by his collar inThe Hunchback of Notre Dame. After calming down a bit,he looked vaguely surprised to see that he'd done this, and was kind enough to let the captain back down on the ground.
  • InStarchaser: The Legend of Orin, the evil android Zygon does thistwice (with one hand, no less!), first to strangle Orin's firstLove Interest, then later to Orin himself (though this time, his victim escapes). In a subversion of this trope, though, kicking Zygon in the groin wouldn't have done much good anyway, since he's a frickingrobot.
  • InMulan, Shan Yu does this to an ImperialRed Shirt. Quite intimidating in this case because Shan Yu holds his sword to the poor sap's throat at the same time.
  • The Incredibles
    • Mr. Incredible loses his temper and does this tohis obnoxious boss [dead link] at the insurance company, then throws him through several walls.
    • He does it again withMirage [dead link]. He's taken a few lessons from the bad guys, apparently.
  • Emperor Zurg neck-lifts "Buzz 2" inToy Story 2. It helps that they're both made of light-weight plastic.
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Judge Doom does it to Roger when he captures him in the bar.
  • TheViking captain actually does this to his first mate after he refuses the first mate's warning that the Leviathan is about to destroy their ship during their search for Atlantis in a deleted opening forAtlantis: The Lost Empire.
  • InDaredevil, Kingpin does this to a guard implied to have squealed.
  • Predator
    • The title villain grabsDutch by the neck, picks him up and examines him closely before administering aNo-Holds-Barred Beatdown.
    • The Predator from the sequel does this to a female police officer—lifting her to just the right height for it to realize she is pregnant.He lets her live.
  • InGive My Regards to Broad Street, Big Bob does this to Paul's roadie. (Paul has left by then, but we see it.)
  • Darth Vader does this to the Princess's ship captain in the beginning ofStar Wars (episode IV), following it through by crushing the guy's windpipe and killing him, quickly establishing that he isnot someone you want to mess with. He also has a much more famous long ranged Force-assisted version which appears to useeven less effort and is in-universe referred to in such diverse terms as Force Choke and Virtual Garrote.

Darth Vader: Where are those transmissions you intercepted? WHAT have you DONE with those plans?

  • An agent picks up Trinity by the neck inThe Matrix Reloaded. In contrast to the usual way this trope is played, she continues to fight and kicks him repeatedly until she then gets slammed down onto the floor.
  • In the live-actionStreet Fighter movie, Bison neck-lifts Dhalsim (but doesn't kill him, since he's still needed alive) after Dhalsim makes the mistake of openly questioning Bison's sanity (which happens to be Bison'sBerserk Button).
  • The Adventures ofBuckaroo Banzai. Justified in both cases because they're Red Lectroids, not humans.
    • John Whorfin does this to the attendant at his mental facility, followed by aNeck Snap.
    • John Bigbooté to the Secretary of Defense by grabbing his necktie (Necktie Lift?).
  • Nero'sDragon Ayel does this to Kirk inStar Trek.Kirk uses this as an opportunity to takeAyel's weapon and do him in. (Justified, as Vulcans and Romulans are much stronger than humans.)
  • InMad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Blaster does it to Max after Max tries to ignore Master's order for him to disarm the truck's booby-trap. And holds him there while Master chews him out and repeats the demand. When Max fails to be impressed, Master decides to have thetown's electricity supply choked instead. EMBARGO ON!
  • Constantine. The demonic half-breed Balthazar does it to Constantine after he bursts into Balthazar's office.
  • Tank Girl. The title character does it to Jet Girl twice inside a tank after Jet Girl saves her life.
  • Terminator 3 has the T-850 doing this to John Connor to convince him not to give up when the cops arrive at the cemetery.
  • Jonathan gets this treatment by the title vampire (Leslie Nielsen) inDracula: Dead and Loving It, but he counters with an eye poke.
  • V inV for Vendetta does this toCreedy at the end of his final battle, strangling him. Played slightly more realistically than most examples, though, because even with his great strength he needs both hands, and leans against a gate to keep his balance.

V: Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there isidea, Mr.Creedy,and ideas are bullet-proof.

  • Young Frankenstein. The Monster does this to the police officer who was tormenting him with lit matches.
  • TheHeroic Trio has theBig Bad doing this to two of the girls at the same time.
  • The creature fromJeepers Creepers does a Neck Lift tothe crazy cat ladyfrom behind, and walks forward with its victim held in front of itself like a shield, still gasping out a death-rattle.
  • Judge Dredd. The ABC robot does it to Judge Hershey. Rico threatens to have the robot break her neck and rip her arms and legs off, but eventually orders it to let her go.
  • The Shadow: The title character does this to Farley Claymore after tricking him into running out of bullets and driving him insane.
  • InBulletproof Monk,Strucker becomes young and superhumanly strong afterreading the Scroll and then holdsKar by the neck off the roof. Kar proceeds topunch him in the head and then catches himself by histoes.
  • Done by theBig Bad inThe Tuxedo to Jimmy and Del, simultaneously. Justified, as he is wearing the titular suit (it's basicallyPowered Armor).
  • Legend. Done by Darkness to Jack, but by grabbing hisface.
  • Dracula does this to Renfield inDracula: Dead and Loving It.
  • Big Trouble in Little China. Thunder does this to Wang Chi when Wang and Jack attack him.
  • Done by the ancient and powerful vampire antagonist from both versions ofFright Night on anyone who happens to inconvenience him, the hero included.
  • There's a really badly done version inMen in Black II, where villainess Serleena grabs and lifts the pizza shop owner (actually an undercover alien guarding the Light of Sartha) by thechin. Then again, the fact that he turns out to be a hollow skin animated by alien energy might explain that...
  • InThe Avengers, Loki does this to Tony Stark(and chucks him out a 50th story skyscraper window) in a fit of pique afterLoki's attempt to brainwash him fails spectacularly.

Literature

  • Bud White does this to a prisoner in the "Bloody Christmas" part ofL.A. Confidential. In a subversion, hedoes get kicked in the balls.
  • InEnder's Game, when Ender is in a life or death fight, he lets himself get into a hold like this, then feints towards aGroin Attack before headbutting his oppressor.The headbutt kills the guy.
  • In theWarhammer 40,000 novelDark Adeptus, the Chaos Marine Urkrathos does this to Rear Admiral Horstgeld, and explicitly encircles the victim's neck with his massive armoured fingers. Duke Venalitor fromHammer of Daemons also does this to Alaric, though it's not mentioned if he encircles Alaric's neck.
  • Captain Plugg in theRedwall bookTriss regularly picks up his minions by the neck and beats their heads together. Since he's a fox and most of his crew are rats and weasels, he's likely to be significantly bigger and stronger than they are, so it's not as unlikely as usual with this trope that he could easily do this.
    • Cluny the Scourge does the same to his own minions when they displease him, and even though he is the same species as them, it is explicitly stated thathe is much bigger and stronger than the average rat.
    • At the end ofMartin the Warror,Martin's love interest, Rose, is effortlessly lifted and fatally slammed against a wall by theBig Bad. Again justified in that the lifter is a stoat and the liftee is a mouse.
    • Heroic example, in that badgers are occasionally known to do this when they get into fights with their enemies. At least in this example, the vast difference in size and strength is fully justified.
  • InWar of the Spider Queen the half-demonBlood Knight does this to a dark elf prisoner. Justified in that he is eight feet tall and insanely strong and she is barely five feet tall.

Live-Action TV

  • Seen repeatedly inHeroes:
    • Jessica Sanders grabs her father by the throat, picks him up and slams him against a wardrobe. Particularly ridiculous example (at least before the slam,) since, regardless of strength, she will be considerably lighter than him.
    • Angela sees Knox holding up Claire, and tearing her head off, in one of her dreams.
    • Sylar picks upJackie Wilcox by the neck before murdering her in Season One and again with Ando in Isaac's Loft, which turns into a telekinetic Neck Lift when Sylar gets distracted and stops in place while walking forward and carrying Ando by the neck. In the volume 3 finale, he does this to Claire.
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation
    • Data does this to Picard in the episode "Power Play".
    • Also done forThe Worf Effect in "The Dauphin".
    • Data also does it to a rogue Borg before crushing its neck. Why? He got angry.
  • Mr. Colt does it toSarah inChuck. Casey also likes to use this on Chuck occasionally. He also did it to a traitorous old mentor once... although he followed it up by crushing his throat.
    • Caseyreally makes a habit of it, as he does this numerous times throughout the series aside from the aforementioned instance with the old mentor.
  • Lennier does this to Marcus in an episode ofBabylon 5. Minbari are stronger than humans.
  • Repeatedly onSmallville. You're not an evil Kryptonian unless you pull off this stunt.
  • A common trick inThe Sarah Connor Chronicles, though most of the time this is usually followed by the Terminator in question crushing its victim's neck.
    • Cameron does this to Marty to emphatically tell him he must not call home.

Cameron:(lifting Marty up by his collar) If you call your mother, that man knows where to find you. Then he'll kill her. He'll kill you.
Sarah Connor:(clearing her throat) Cameron...
Cameron:(still holding Marty up)Would you like a bed-time story?

    • Creepily done by Cromartie to an actor whose face he just copied, before smashing the guy's face against the mirror.
  • Done twice inMighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once to Jason by Goldar, and once to aBrainwashed and Crazy Tommyby Jason. Unfortunately, the censors have cracked down on such things and it's been along time.
  • Elliot does this to J.D. in one Season 4Scrubs episode. Evidently, she gets VERY strong when she's mad...
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
    • Buffy accidentally does this to Cordelia in the first episode of when Cordelia startles her, thus helping to cement Buffy's (total lack of) social standing at her new high school.
    • Also in the first episode, the Master does this to Darla deliberately.
    • Vamp Willow also does it to Percy in "Doppelgangland".
  • Done several times by vampires/demons onAngel, and once, in a season 2 episode, by a telekinetic named Bethany.
  • In addition to theBuffy examples above, this trope appears to be a favorite inevery single vampire showever. Confusingly, it's often used in what appears to be an attempt tochoke the (un)life out of another vampire.
    • Sometimes a justified trope when the one doing the lifting is just using it to intimidate and/or silence the other vampire. Even the undead need to be able to move air through their throats to talk...
      • A lot of vampire media seems to forget that, actually. Such as in the season 1 finale ofBuffy, where Angel says (using his lungs to push air out of his mouth) he can't perform CPR because he doesn't breathe. If anything, a vampire should be BETTER at CPR given their enhanced strength and the fact that any air they push out should have more oxygen than a regular persons (since the vamp didn't use any).
    • InMoonlight, Mick St. John frequently follows this up with aNeck Snap. (Is it any wonder that Benjamin Talbot is investigating him?)
    • In a particularly notable example onForever Knight, Nick does this to the perp of the week,suspending him out of an Nth story window.
  • In theStargate Atlantis season 3 opener, "No Man's Land", Major Lorne discovers the hard way thatthe Wraith-to-human retrovirus doesn't work on females when a Wraith Queen catch him in a Neck Lift. She's killed before she can feed on him, though.
  • Bernard and Fran do this to Manny inBlack Books, in the episode where Manny's parents come to visit.
  • In an episode ofThe X-Files, a shapeshifting alien pretending to be Mulder does this to Scully.

Newspaper Comics

  • Once happened inWhat's New with Phil and Dixie to a game-company flack, who'd interrupted yet another attempt by the hosts to address the topic of Sex inD&D. One panel shows him being subjected to this trope; the next reveals that it's Dixie, rather than Phil, who's doing it.

Professional Wrestling

  • The Chokeslam (lifting your opponent by their neck then slamming them to the mat) used by big, powerful wrestlers such asThe Undertaker,Kane, andThe Big Show. The way the chokeslam actually works is (like most pro wrestling moves) with the person on the receiving end doing a good bit of the work; they jump. They're also very rarely held in the air for any amount of time, just long enough to get them to the highest point before bringing them down. Typically the wrestler delivering the move will lift with the other hand on the victim's hip, unless he's doing it to two guys at the same time.
  • Some moves start with a two-handed chokelift, too.

Video Games

  • Spidey grabs mooks like this inSpider-Man 2: The Video Game. From there on, he can do a variety of things to the helpless dude.
  • Super Smash Bros.
    • One of Ganondorf's special moves inSuper Smash Bros Brawl is a superpowered version of the chokeslam mentioned above. Only he grabs and lifts his victim by theirface instead. Ouch.
    • He also did this to Tetra and later Link (although he hauled Link up by the arm) inThe Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker. Of course, considering that Tetra and Link are both children and Ganon is about twice the size of most adult characters in the game, it's not so far-fetched.
  • General Scales sure loves doing this inStar Fox Adventures.
  • Big Bad Sarevok does this in the intro movie of the firstBaldurs Gate. He then bashes the unfortunate victim through a grate, breaks his neck, and tosses him off a high building.
  • Saren does this toCommander Shepard inMass Effect 1. And is treated to a human specialty, apunch to the face.
    • InMass Effect 3,letting the quarians exterminate the geth means Legion will do this to Shepard. The result? A knife in the back from Tali.
      • Note that both of these examples are justified; the first is performed by a cyborg (who is also noticeably bigger and heavier than Shepard,) and the latter by a robot, so they would both have the necessary strength to do this.
  • InFire Emblem: Radiant Dawn,Zelgius does this toValtome when he speaks ill ofSephiran, and threatens to goone step further if he continues.
  • InThe Force Unleashed, Galen lifts a human captain into the air with the force, in an obviousShout-Out to the moment aboard the Tantive IV. Except the captain squeals, and Galen does aNeck Snap on him.
  • Wesker does this several times inResident Evil 5.
  • Some enemies inIji can do that before electrocuting their victims. It's aOne-Hit Kill for anyone other than Iji herself.That includes Dan, so choose carefully where you put your Trapmine!
  • Prototype
    • This is how Alex Mercer holds his victims. Hilariously, some of the NPC comments while being held include reminders thattheir foot is now level with your crotch. Sadly, they don't follow through on this.
    • The final boss turns the tables and does this toMercer, before launching him across an aircraft carrier andrevealing his true form.
  • With the popularity of professional wrestling, this makes its way into manyFighting Games too. Especially if one character is just really strong.
    • Kuma from theTekken games is happy to chokeslam you if you he can get to your side, but King (the actual wrestler) has to settle for more mundane manoeuvre.
    • Seth inStreet Fighter IV uses this as a grab.
    • Also inThe King of Fighters it is utilized by countless characters. Rugal, Goenitz, Magaki, both Zeros and Saiki to name a few. TakenUp to Eleven by Ryuji Yamazaki, as seenhere(from the 2.25 mark). To be fair, he always starts the Drill with a chokehold.What madness comes after that though...
    • A subset of this may be fromSoul Calibur's Cervantes, who if memory serves has done this with his twin swords.
  • Heat ofDigital Devil Saga does this at least once. Between that and punching down stone walls (!) it is clear the game likes to remind youhe dumps most of his attribute points into strength.
  • Another World has the protagonist Lester being lifted into the air by the neck (or the collar) by one of the titular world's evil aliens. His only way out of the predicament is tokick the alien in the nuts then shoot him when it lets go.
  • Ripa Moramee (the earlier, larger, meaner Arbiter) seems to be fond of doing this inHalo Wars.
  • The OVA included inMaverick Hunter X has Sigma do this twice (sorta). The first time, he lifts Zero by the head, though Zero also has a hold on Sigma's other arm. The second time, Sigma does a pure neck lift to X.
  • A reoccurring element inLegacy of Kain games. In the originalBlood Omen, Kain does this to a servant during a cut scene. InSoul Reaver 2, Kain does this to Raziel during the opening cinematic. InBlood Omen 2, this is one of Kain's standard moves, and from the neck lift he can do a neck snap, smash their face in with the hilt of his weapon, administer aGroin Attack with a blunt or hacking weapon, impale the target with a piercing weapon, or throw the target about thirty feet. It returns inDefiance, only this time he's doing it withhis mind.
  • Tales (series)
    • Strongest attack of the summon Efreet inTales of Symphonia during the fight against him totest your worthiness, where he'll grab one member of the party in his fist, lift them up and concentrate fiery explosions on said character.
      • And let's not forget the cutscene in Palmacosta that introduces us to the DesianLord Magnius. While the Desians are making a display of an execution, an innocent bystander makes the mistake of leaving out his title—complete withNeck Snap.

Palmacosta Man: Oh no, it's Magnius from the Palmacosta Ranch!
Magnius: That's LORD Magnius, vermin!

  • Barbatos Goetia uses one of these for his Death Abyss arte and at the start of his "No Items Ever!" mystic arte. He follows up with an explosion on the victim for the former, and throws them into the ground for the latter, prior to delivering more abuse.

Web Animation

Web Comics

Web Original

Western Animation

Starscream:(to Bumblebee) YOU INTERRUPTED MY SPEECH!

  • General Grievous does this in his introductory scene inStar Wars: Clone Wars with hiscybernetic leg before slamming the victim through the ground.
  • Transformers:Beast Wars: In the second season opener, this is how Rhinox establishes to Dinobot that he's in no mood for any argument about who's in charge right now.
  • Danny Phantom, the show, seems to like this one. Danny Phantom, the character, is understandably less fond. Throughout most of the show, this trope is almost literallyOnce Per Episode. It's only subverted by the fact that a Neck Lift is a lot less effective if the person being grabbed can shootlasers out of theireyes or occasionallyfreeze the attacker solid. Still don't work onVlad, though.
  • Looney Tunes shortBig Top Bunny. Bruno the bear does it toBugs Bunny so Bugs will let Bruno do the 1,000-foot-high dive first.

Real Life

  • Some small mammals will go limp if you do thisfrom behind, grasping them by the loose skin there, as it taps into their infantile reflexes from being carried by their mothers. It's the safest way to carry an uncooperative rabbit, for one. Don't carry grown cats by their necks alone, though; they can get hurt that way.
    • And if that warning aloneisn't enough to heed the advice, picking up a grown cat by the neck also doesn't tend to make them go limp, either, andyou can also get hurt that way. Typically gorgeousRagdolls are very likely an exception; but then, Ragdolls usually go limp when you pick them upanyway.
  • Not bare-handed, but a catchpole-assisted Neck Lift is one way for animal-control workers to restrain aggressive cats without being clawed to ribbons. Not recommended for more than a few seconds, due to the risk of strangulation or neck injury, but often unavoidable if the cat must be retrieved from a confined and/or precarious space that humans can't enter.
  • Leopards often hold their kills by the neck when they lift them to drag them up a tree.
  • U.S. PresidentAbraham Lincoln was a wrestler in his younger days. When he moved to Salem, Illinois in 1831, an local namedJack Armstrong challenged him to a match as a sort of initiation. Lincoln was said to have "grabbed the bully by the neck, held him at arm's length, and shook him like a little boy." After the fight, the twobecame lifelong friends.
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