History Main / ForcedFriendlyFire

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Usually the objective here is to wipe out the adversary's fellow mooks. [[RuleOfCool There's no time to disarm them conventionally]] [[RuleOfDrama and risking exposure to shots.]] Another possibility (contrary to the title of the trope) is eliminating the threat of a weapon by firing all its ammunition. [[DisarmDisassembleDestroy Sometimes reducing the gun to pieces, to be absolutely sure.]] Then the battle can turn into a hand-to-hand fight.

* A martial arts enthusiast performs joint locks on the adversary while simultaneously aiming and shooting. He might even break their wrist, shoulder, or trigger finger to allow for a tricky shot. He might then take the gun off them when the peripheral threats have been eliminated. Occasionally the gun fires ''because'' of pain compliance, so the joint locks both force the {{mook}}'s arm to both aim and shoot.

Requires ImprobableAimingSkills to correctly land shots on moving targets while forcing a struggling {{mook}} to aim their arm. Usually characters are able to [[OneHitKill kill with a]] [[DoubleTap bare minimum of shots]] using this trope. Popular with TheAce, a CowboyCop and/or a character with SuccessThroughInsanity. SisterTrope to GunStruggle, which might occur before during and/or after the shots are fired. Also see UseTheirOwnWeaponAgainstThem.

* One ''ComicBook/ThePunisher'' / ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'' crossover has Frank throw a knife into an enemy mook, hitting just the right spot for the guard's body to tense and spray on full-auto, killing his comrades.

* In Creator/{{Pixar}}'s first ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'', Woody uses Buzz Lightyear as a HumanShield to escape from Sid's room. To repel Sid's hideous toys, Woody presses a button on Buzz's back that activates Buzz's Karate-Chop Action. This works because Sid's toys are actually not hostile to Woody and Buzz.

* In ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', Batman once again does this in a fight. After using his gadgets to destroy ''most'' of the assault rifles being held by the mooks, he grabs one and spins him around so that his wild trigger pulls force the rest of the group to scatter.
* Subverted in ''Film/CuttersWay'' (AKA ''Cutter and Bone'') In which Cutter grasps the dying Bone's hand to aid him in aiming his pistol at the murderous upper-class villain.

** Throughout the series, Batman himself does this when he's swatting aside the firearms of mooks. That is, when he's not [[DisarmDisassembleDestroy twisting the barrel irreparably with a hand brace or stripping a shotgun apart in his plain clothes guise]]. His rationale is to safely discharge the weapon and avoid lethal injuries for everyone involved in a situation.
** In ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', [[ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} Selina Kyle]] uses this on Daggett's mooks in the bar fight, likely to avoid leaving fingerprints, as she is a wanted criminal.
* In ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'', Deadpool uses a mook to shoot the other mook driver in the knee during the car chase sequence.
* In ''Film/Deadpool2'', Wade makes a mook shoot ''himself'', by putting his hand on the barrel, letting the mook blow a hole through his hand, then grabbing the gun ''with the hole in his hand'' to turn it toward the mook's own head as he pulls the trigger again.
* Undercover detective Damien has to get out of a dangerous casino the hard way in ''Film/District13''. So he pulls off an impressive example of the trope, shooting several mooks from multiple angles by locking up a thug's arm in various ways. He also shoots the thug through his leg. He then grabs another mook's arm and forces him to [[MoreDakka spray bullets around harmlessly]] before knocking him out.
* Played for drama in ''Film/{{Fury|2014}}'' when War Daddy forces Norman to shoot a German POW. He refuses, so War Daddy grips his struggling hand and literally pulls the trigger with Norman's finger.

* In ''Film/InvasionUSA1985'', Matt Hunter kills Nikko (TheDragon) by sneaking up to him from behind, yanking Nikko's gun hand up to his temple and pulling the trigger.

-->'''Kaufman:''' [[DirtyCoward Wait! I am just a professional doing a job!]]\\

** In the very first scene of ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'', this is how Bond kills a couple mooks.
* In ''Film/LethalWeapon'', Riggs storms a room full of bad guys to rescue his partner Murtaugh and daughter Rianne. He forces Mr. Larch to shoot a buddy with an arm lock then turns the gun back onto Larch and kills him too.

* In ''Film/TheLoneRanger'' (2013), Tonto hijacks a train and a cavalry soldier opens fire on him with a gatling gun. the Ranger lassos the gun barrel and redirects it towards the soldiers that are trying to apprehend Tonto, forcing them into retreat.

* ''Franchise/TheMatrix'' series:

* Played with in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', when Indiana Jones is wrestling for a gun with a mook. When a second mook gets the order to shoot them both, [[EnemyMine Indy and his adversary work together to fire off several shots at the second mook.]]

* ''Film/{{Serenity}}''. During River's BarBrawl, someone pulls a gun with the intent to shoot her. She simply grabs his arm and forces him to aim past her, shooting one of the fighters on her other side.

* Happens in ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' during "The Lost Heir Job". Elliot disarms somebody, who then pulls a taser on him. Elliot uses his taser against another mook sneaking up behind him.

* In a fight on ''Series/SupermanAndLois'', one of Jordan's opponents is about to fire her eye beams at him, so he grabs and turns her head just in time to make the beams hit his second attacker, instead.

* ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' Joel does this early in the game to a Quarantine Zone soldier who just won't let go of his pistol.

** In ''Videogame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'' an [[PressXToNotDie interactive cutscene]] occurs wherein Big Boss tries to escape the custody of a squad worth of heavily armed CIA mercs. At one point he pulls the HumanShield variation of the trope. Forcing the guy to fire an [[MoreDakka M4 rifle]] one handed, no less. Well, both of their hands are on the gun...
** In [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots the fourth game]] a cybernetic variant occurs during Raiden's over the top battle with the Gekko mecha. One of the badass moves he pulls is to leap onto a Gekko's head and force its [[MoreDakka M2 Browning HMG]] to cut down one of its partner [=IFVs=]. Justified by his augmented robotic strength.

* In ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'', after General Xinchub captures his old enemies Captain Tagon and Colonel Jaksmouth, [[ForTheEvulz just for fun]] he has his ship (a [[GravityMaster battleplate]]) manipulate Tagon's gun arm with its tractor beams to make him shoot Jaksmouth.
-->'''Tagon:''' Not five minutes ago I wanted to do that. How is it possible for you to suck the fun out of ''everything?!''
** In the finale of the comic, the Pa'anuri have developed a "long gun", capable of sniping targets in the Milky Way... ''from Andromeda''. However, given the distance, it uses wormholes to make this possible - [[spoiler:which allows Ennesby to, at a critical moment, swap the coordinates they're firing ''at'' to make the long gun fire on - and destroy - itself]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' has Sterling Archer working the grill in Bob's Burgers in a crossover segment (Season 4 Episode 1), since both Sterling Archer and Bob Belcher are voiced by H. Jon Benjamin. Four Russian spies enter the diner, intent on kidnapping Sterling/Bob. As one thug goes for his family, Sterling snags the thug's gun, pulls his arm onto the counter, then wrenches that arm the opposite way. This dislocates the thug's shoulder, and causes the handgun to discharge into the midsection of another thug. Sterling may be a capital {{jerkass}}, but he has phenomenal melee combat skills.
* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Hama has the ability to control other people by bending the water in their bodies. She forces Sokka to draw his blade and attempt to impale Aang (who she's also controlling), forcing Katara to learn blood-bending to make her stop.

-->'''Battle droid:''' Get out of the way! All of you! I'm a having a serious malfunction!

* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'': Vader almost pulls the forced suicide version when he pins Ezra to a support beam and nearly forces him to decapitate himself with his own lightsaber. Ezra is only saved by Kanan managing to briefly distract Vader at the last minute.

** In [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4 the fourth game]] a cybernetic variant occurs during Raiden's over the top battle with the Gekko mecha. One of the badass moves he pulls is to leap onto a Gekko's head and force its [[MoreDakka M2 Browning HMG]] to cut down one of its partner [=IFVs=]. Justified by his augmented robotic strength.

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* In ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'', James Bond does this to [[TortureTechnician Doctor Kaufman]] to make his death look like a murder-suicide.

* Jake is trying to bring Alonzo (who's currently unarmed) to justice in ''Film/TrainingDay''. But as he's climbing over a railing, Alonzo gets the drop on him and causes Jake's gun to be discharged into the local projects (the Jungle), thereby turning the confrontation into a fist fight. [[FridgeBrilliance This act was probably the final straw for the disillusioned people living on that street, considering Alonzo's history of using them for his own needs]].
* Undercover detective Damien has to get out of a dangerous casino the hard way in ''Film/District13''. So he pulls off an impressive example of the trope, shooting several mooks from multiple angles by locking up a thug's arm in various ways. He also shoots the thug through his leg. He then grabs another mook's arm and forces him to [[MoreDakka spray bullets around harmlessly]] before knocking him out.
* Played with in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', when Indiana Jones is wrestling for a gun with a mook. When a second mook gets the order to shoot them both, [[EnemyMine Indy and his adversary work together to fire off several shots at the second mook.]]

* ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'':
** Throughout the series, Batman himself does this when he's swatting aside the firearms of mooks. That is, when he's not [[DisarmDisassembleDestroy twisting the barrel irreparably with a hand brace or stripping a shotgun apart in his plain clothes guise]]. His rationale is to safely discharge the weapon and avoid lethal injuries for everyone involved in a situation.
** In ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', [[ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} Selina Kyle]] uses this on Daggett's mooks in the bar fight, likely to avoid leaving fingerprints, as she is a wanted criminal.
* In ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', Batman once again does this in a fight. After using his gadgets to destroy ''most'' of the assault rifles being held by the mooks, he grabs one and spins him around so that his wild trigger pulls force the rest of the group to scatter.
* Played for drama in ''Film/{{Fury|2014}}'' when War Daddy forces Norman to shoot a German POW. He refuses, so War Daddy grips his struggling hand and literally pulls the trigger with Norman's finger.

* In the very first scene of ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'', this is how Bond kills a couple mooks.
* In ''Film/TheLoneRanger'' (2013), Tonto hijacks a train and a cavalry soldier opens fire on him with a gatling gun. the Ranger lassos the gun barrel and redirects it towards the soldiers that are trying to apprehend Tonto, forcing them into retreat.
* Subverted in ''Film/CuttersWay'' (AKA ''Cutter and Bone'') In which Cutter grasps the dying Bone's hand to aid him in aiming his pistol at the murderous upper-class villain.
* In ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'', Deadpool uses a mook to shoot the other mook driver in the knee during the car chase sequence.
* In ''Film/Deadpool2'', Wade makes a mook shoot ''himself'', by putting his hand on the barrel, letting the mook blow a hole through his hand, then grabbing the gun ''with the hole in his hand'' to turn it toward the mook's own head as he pulls the trigger again.

* During the battle aboard the fishing boat in ''Film/TheGunsOfNavarone'', Andrea wrestles with a German sailor and twists him around, making him fire his gun, hitting and killing the German patrol boat captain.
%%* ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'': The climax has Rey doing this while facing the emperor's guards with the Force. %%Insufficient context.

* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'':
** In ''Videogame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'' an [[PressXToNotDie interactive cutscene]] occurs wherein Big Boss tries to escape the custody of a squad worth of heavily armed CIA mercs. At one point he pulls the HumanShield variation of the trope. Forcing the guy to fire an [[MoreDakka M4 rifle]] one handed, no less. Well, both of their hands are on the gun...
** In [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4 the fourth game]] a cybernetic variant occurs during Raiden's over the top battle with the Gekko mecha. One of the badass moves he pulls is to leap onto a Gekko's head and force its [[MoreDakka M2 Browning HMG]] to cut down one of its partner [=IFVs=]. Justified by his augmented robotic strength.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Hama has the ability to control other people by bending the water in their bodies. She forces Sokka to draw his blade and attempt to impale Aang (who she's also controlling), forcing Katara to learn blood-bending to make her stop.

-->'''Tagon:''' Not five minutes ago I wanted to do that. How is it possible for you to suck the fun out of ''everything?''

* In Creator/{{Pixar}}'s first ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'', Woody uses Buzz Lightyear as a HumanShield to escape from Sid's room. To repel Sid's hideous toys, Woody presses a button on Buzz's back that activates Buzz's Karate-Chop Action. This works because Sid's toys are actually not hostile to Woody and Buzz.

** In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E12TheGunganGeneral The Gungan General]]", Dooku uses the force to force Turk Falso to shoot his co-conspirator before [[ForceChoke force-choking]] Flaso and stealing the now dead pirates' ship.

Requires ImprobableAimingSkills to correctly land shots on moving targets while forcing a struggling {{mook}} to aim their arm. Usually characters are able to [[OneHitKill kill with a]] [[DoubleTap bare minimum of shots]] using this trope. Popular with TheAce, a CowboyCop and/or a character with SuccessThroughInsanity. SisterTrope to GunStruggle, which might occur before during and/or after the shots are fired.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', [[WickedWitch Ursula]] is about to shoot [[PrinceCharming Prince Eric]] with a blast from [[ProngsOfPoseidon King Triton's trident]]. [[FieryRedhead Ariel]] grabs Ursula's hair from behind and [[ByTheHair pulls her backwards]], so that her shot hits [[SlipperyAsAnEel Flotsam and Jetsam]] instead. PlayedForDrama, since [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Ursula loved her eels like they were her children]], and when she sees Ariel and Eric escaping to the surface, she goes on a OneWingedAngel RoaringRampageOfRevenge.

* Undercover detective Damien has to get out of a dangerous casino the hard way in ''Film/{{Banlieue 13}}''. So he pulls off an impressive example of the trope, shooting several mooks from multiple angles by locking up a thug's arm in various ways. He also shoots the thug through his leg. He then grabs another mook's arm and forces him to [[MoreDakka spray bullets around harmlessly]] before knocking him out.

Usually the objective here is to wipe out the adversary's fellow mooks. [[RuleOfCool There's no time to disarm them conventionally]] [[RuleOfDrama and risking exposure to shots.]] Another possibility (contrary to the title of the trope) is eliminating the threat of a weapon by firing all its ammunition. [[DisarmDisassembleDestroy Sometimes reducing the gun to pieces, to be absolutely sure.]] Then the battle can turn into a hand to hand fight.

* Franchise/TheMatrix series:
** In the opening scene of ''Film/TheMatrix'' several police officers try to arrest Trinity and she attacks them. During the fight she grabs one of them and forces him to use his gun to shoot another officer.

* Played for drama in ''Film/{{Fury 2014}}'' when War Daddy forces Norman to shoot a German POW. He refuses, so War Daddy grips his struggling hand and literally pulls the trigger with Norman's finger.

* In ''Film/{{Deadpool 2016}}'', Deadpool uses a mook to shoot the other mook driver in the knee during the car chase sequence.

* ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'': The climax has Rey doing this while facing the emperor's guards with the Force.

* ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty''

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** In [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E12TheGunganGeneral "The Gungan General"]] Dooku uses the force to force Turk Falso to shoot his co-conspirator before [[ForceChoke force-choking]] Flaso and stealing the now dead pirates' ship.
** In [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS6E7CrisisAtTheHeart "Crisis at the Heart"]], when Padmé Amidala attempts to defend herself from Count Dooku with a blaster, he uses the Force to make her shoot Bec Lawise when the Separatist senator protests Dooku's orders to arrest her.

Requires ImprobableAimingSkills to correctly land shots on moving targets while forcing a struggling {{mook}} to aim their arm. Usually characters are able to [[OneHitKill kill with a]] [[DoubleTap bare minimum of shots]] using this trope. Popular with TheAce, a CowboyCop and/or a CrazyAwesome character. SisterTrope to GunStruggle, which might occur before during and/or after the shots are fired.