History Main / DestructibleProjectiles

* Many projectiles in ''LaMulana'' can be destroyed by hitting them: for example [[BallisticBone thrown bones]], fire chunks, and even the [[AbnormalAmmo burning excrements]] bonnacons attack with.

* Most projectiles in {{Castlevania}} games.
* The fireballs launched by ''{{Minecraft}}'' ghasts can be [[TennisBoss reflected]] by hitting them.

* Pink projectiles in ''{{Nier}}'' can be destroyed by attacking them. Black ones will go right through your weapon.
* In the second ''{{Drakengard}}'', attacks from enemy mages and archers can be blocked by striking them with an attack, although the precise timing for this can be difficult to accomplish when fending off swarms of other {{Mooks}} at the same time. Some projectiles (like the bounty hunters' knives) can even be deflected back at the thrower ForMassiveDamage.
* In various ''{{Metroid}}'' games (SuperMetroid in particular), certain projectiles can be destroyed for health or Missile refills during boss battles.
* ''HeroCore'' homing missiles.

* In the ''SuperSmashBros'' series, every character can activate their shield to deflect projectiles, and can reflect them directly with perfect timing. Multiple characters like Fox, Ness, Mr. Game and Watch and Mario possess moves that can reflect or absorb projectiles. Most projectiles can also be canceled out by simply hitting them with an attack that has a higher priority.

* Bullet Bills in the Mario series are a gray area between "lifeless projectile" and "enemy character", considering that in the sidescrolling games you can GoombaStomp them like any other enemy. However, it might be worth noting that in VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros, Bullet Bills can deflect ''off each other'', whereas in the 8- and 16- bit sidescrollers they simply passed through. Bullet Bills in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'' can be destroyed ''by spraying water at them.''

* ''{{Terminator}} II: Judgment Day'' ArcadeGame. During the sequence in the future, the enemy regularly throws bombs at you. You can shoot and detonate them before they hit you.

* In ''ResidentEvil4'' and ''[[ResidentEvil5 5]]'' you can shoot down thrown weapons like sickles or crossbow bolts. There is even an achievement/trophy for using your knife to deflect a crossbow bolt in ''ResidentEvil5''.

* In ''SeriousSam'' series, the rockets fired from major biomechanoids can be shot down. In ''Serious Sam 1'', alduran reptiloids' slimeballs and many other projectiles are also destructible.

* Missiles in the ''[[VideoGame/{{X}} X-Universe]]'' series can be destroyed with either gunfire or another missile (usually the otherwise useless[[note]]high travel speed and accuracy, but pathetically weak damage[[/note]] Mosquito missile). Missiles are {{one hitpoint wonder}}s in most of the series, but gain a health bar in ''X3: Albion Prelude''.

* In ''StarWars'', Jedi are able to deflect lasers by hitting them with a lightsaber.

* ''{{Sinfest}}'', for [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3814 Devil is competent at point-defence]].

* In ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'', held and thrown grenades can be shot to make them detonate prematurely. Of course, it's darn near impossible what with combat being so hectic and them being so small and fast. However, using [[BulletTime VATS]] mode allows you to select them and shoot them with far greater accuracy. There's something ''[[VideogameCrueltyPotential special]]'' about the first time you detonate a wastelanders arm by shooting the grenade they planned to lob at you. And the following fifty.

* In ''[VideoGame/EscapeVelocity EV Nova]]'', homing weapons can be destroyed with point-defense weapons (the quad light blaster turret and Storm chaingun in an unmodded game).

* Bullet Bills in the Mario series are a gray area between "lifeless projectile" and "enemy character", considering that in the sidescrolling games you can GoombaStomp them like any other enemy. However, it might be worth noting that in VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros, Bullet Bills can deflect ''off each other'', whereas in the 8- and 16- bit sidescrollers they simply passed through. Bullet Bills in ''SuperMarioSunshine'' can be destroyed ''by spraying water at them.''

* In SuperMarioWorld, you can destroy certain projectiles (like the fireballs and bones enemies throw) with the cape spin, which is useful if you've got nowhere to run.

* In ''{{Fallout}} 3'', held and thrown grenades can be shot to make them detonate prematurely. Of course, it's darn near impossible what with combat being so hectic and them being so small and fast. However, using [[BulletTime VATS]] mode allows you to select them and shoot them with far greater accuracy. There's something ''[[VideogameCrueltyPotential special]]'' about the first time you detonate a wastelanders arm by shooting the grenade they planned to lob at you. And the following fifty.

* The last Ganondorf fight in ''OcarinaOfTime'' uses this. You have to play "tennis" with his energy balls.

* Creator/{{cactus}}'s game ''BurnTheTrash!'' is a ShootEmUp where the player's ship has a secondary weapon that destroys all enemy bullets in its path. The "ship" from the same author's ''Deep/Wing/Break'' can shoot and destroy enemy bullets with its regular weapon. ''VideoGame/{{Minubeat}}'' has a weapon that instantly destroys all enemy bullets on screen, in what would be otherwise a typical BulletHell game.

* Justified in ''InTheHunt'', most enemies fires missiles and explosives which can be destroyed by your missiles and explosives. The ones to watch out for are those whose projectiles are ''not'' destructible.

* In the ''SuperSmashBros'' series, every character can activate their shield to deflect projectiles, and can reflect them directly with perfect timing. Moreover, Fox (and later Falco and Wolf) have reflector shields which can bounce back nearly any projectile.

* In ''VideoGame/BattlestarGalacticaOnline'', you can destroy missiles. Normal bullets are no-go though.

* {{cactus}}'s game ''BurnTheTrash!'' is a ShootEmUp where the player's ship has a secondary weapon that destroys all enemy bullets in its path. The "ship" from ''Deep/Wing/Break'' can shoot and destroy enemy bullets with its regular weapon. ''VideoGame/{{Minubeat}}'' has a weapon that instantly destroys all enemy bullets on screen, in what would be otherwise a typical BulletHell game.

* Some ''Game/MegaMan'' projectiles.

* {{cactus}}'s game ''BurnTheTrash!'' is a ShootEmUp where the player's ship has a secondary weapon that destroys all enemy bullets in its path. The "ship" from ''Deep/Wing/Break'' can shoot and destroy enemy bullets with its regular weapon. ''Minubeat'' has a weapon that instantly destroys all enemy bullets on screen, in what would be otherwise a BulletHell game.

* In ''TeamFortress2'', the Pyro's [[KillItWithFire flamethrower's]] alternate fire shoots out a gust of air that can deflect a soldier's fired rocket, bouncing it right back where it came from.

* ''TheIncredibleHulkUltimateDestruction'' (the [[SpiritualSuccessor spiritual predecessor]] to ''{{Prototype}}'') gave the Hulk the ability to either punch missiles back at the tanks that shot them, or to catch them and throw them back like footballs.

* In ''CaveStory'', many projectiles can be shot and drop hearts, energy crystals or ammo, which makes them a useful source of BossArenaRecovery.

* The Redeemer in ''UnrealTournament'', ''[[UnrealTournament2004 UT2004]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII UT3]]'', can be shot down with a well-placed shot, as well as the [=AVRiL=] missiles in ''2004'' and ''III''.

* Many ShootEmUp games have oval- or oblong-shaped projectiles that the player can shoot down.

* In the ''{{Clonk}}'' military packs "Eke Reloaded" and "Codename: Modern Combat", grenades and rockets can be shot to safely destroy them.