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* Elite soldiers cover [[spoiler:Eren's]] attempt to seal the gate of Trost in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan''.

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* Han Solo in ''Film/ANewHope''. The ever-pessimistic smuggler had initially abandoned the Rebel Alliance before the Battle of Yavin, reasoning that it'd be a SuicideMission. Then, when Luke is being tailed by ''three'' TIE Fighters, one of them piloted by Lord Vader himself, and most certainly doomed to be shot down, Han Solo and his Millennium Falcon ''come out of the sun'' and rain down hell on them, taking one out, causes the other to panic and ram Darth Vader's ship, sending it careening into space. This gives Luke all the freedom he needs to take down the Death Star with a few proton torpedoes.
* Done in a slightly different way in ''Film/IndependenceDay''. Instead of the ones doing the covering appearing out of nowhere to save the day, it's the ''one to be covered'' who flies in from the smoke to bail everyone else out. During the battle, all the other fighter pilots had used up their missiles, leaving them without any effective means to take out the alien mothership once it exposes its main weapon. Just when all hope is lost, Russell flies in with the [[OneBulletLeft last missile]] in tow. The [[RankScalesWithAsskicking badass president]] and his wingmen then keep the other alien fighters off his tail as he makes his HeroicSacrifice.
-->''"[[OneLiner Gentlemen]], '''let's plow the road!'''"\\
"[[PreAssKickingOneLiner Hello, boys]], '''[[LaserGuidedKarma I'm baaaaaaaaaack]]'''!"''
* In ''Film/StarTrek2009'', when they invade the ''Narada'', Kirk stuns one of the Romulans so Spock could do a MindMeld and find out where Spock Prime's ship is. While Spock is doing that, Kirk shoots another Romulan who was approaching from behind.
** The rescued Pike returns the favour to Kirk who was trying to free him when a Romulan appears from behind.
** And finally, when Spock is about to be destroyed by ''Narada's'' MacrossMissileMassacre, Sulu [[BigDamnHeroes drops out of warp]] with ''[[TheCavalry Enterprise]]'' [[GunshipRescue and swats all of the incoming with rapid-fire]] BeamSpam.
* In ''Film/StargateTheArkOfTruth'', Teal'c is shot by Ori forces and left for dead while Daniel and Vala are taken captive. After he comes to, the audience watches Teal'c march his way across mountains and plains to the Ori city, to the room where Daniel Vala and Adria are confined, in time to distract Adria and then knock the now-active ark open right into the face of the Doci.

''[Hemlock looks to the pool bar and sees a well-muscled man staring at him]''\\

** Teal'c appearing out of nowhere in "Upgrades," when the team had ditched him to go off on a mission, just in time to save Daniel's ass. He does it again in season 8, when Sam and Daniel were trapped on Osiris' ship, about to be killed by The Trust.

* ''Series/TheEqualizer''. [=McCall=] wounds a bad guy, then kicks his pistol over to the VictimOfTheWeek and says to keep him covered. As the man's a NonActionGuy, he only gets a blank look until [=McCall=] gets more specific. "You point the gun at him, put your finger on the trigger, and cover him."
* ''Series/BlakesSeven''. Confronted by a ProfessionalKiller, Avon shouts to Tarrant, "Don't worry, I'll cover you!" Tarrant engages in GoodOldFisticuffs with his larger opponent, then we GilliganCut to Avon [[PassThePopcorn calmly sitting in a chair]] holding his sidearm. With some difficulty Tarrant knocks the killer on his back, whereupon Avon strolls over and sticks the gun in his face, forcing his surrender.
* ''Series/{{Angel}}''. Gunn and Fred are fighting a nest of vampires; Fred stakes a vampire InTheBack and it becomes a BondOneLiner. "I've got your back! Well, actually I got his back."
* ''Series/TheBoys2019''. In "You Found Me", Frenchie gets shot during their escape, so he has to give his automatic rifle to Hughie to cover Mother's Milk who's carrying Kimoko to safety. Cue Hughie screaming "I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY!" as he blazes away. As Hughie has no idea how to reload, Frenchie has to change magazines for him.
* The tactics used by ''Series/TheProfessionals'' are pure RuleOfCool, but there's an effort to show their professionalism via this trope. When Bodie and Doyle go up a stairwell one stops on the landing to cover the other, who moves to the next landing and covers the other in turn.
** In "Killer With A Long Arm", Bodie gives Doyle a WhatTheHellHero for charging into the room instead of covering him from the door. Doyle points out that if he fired from that position and missed, he'd have hit Bodie (who was entering via the window).
** In "Blind Run", Doyle asks the GirlOfTheWeek to cover him, as an army of killers is shooting down the door and he needs to run to the stairwell. She does so quite ably, causing [[AmazonChaser Doyle to declare his love on the spot.]]
** In "Need to Know", Bodie and Doyle get knocked out by KGB agents in a BatmanGambit by their boss Cowley.
--->'''Cowley:''' I had you both covered. I'm a very good shot.
--->'''Bodie:''' Yeah, I saw that. Nevertheless, what if something had gone wrong?
--->'''Cowley:''' Oh, in that case, I would have arranged a nice headstone for the two of you. Out of my own pocket, of course.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'': After returning from the Moon, Cecil and friends are horrified to see [[YouAreTooLate that they're too late to stop the awakening of the]] [[HumongousMecha Giant of Bab-Il]], a kilometers-tall monstrosity that starts devastating the countryside. As they gape in horror, they see a huge burst of artillery on the Giant's flank... and ''the entire armed forces of the world'' arrive to buy Cecil's party some time to enter the Giant, all with the [[ThemeMusicPowerUp Theme of the Red Wings]] rising in the background.

* ''VideoGame/AceCombat'':
** Appears in ''VideoGame/AceCombat6FiresOfLiberation'' during mission twelve, when Shamrock and Talisman are being chased by Estovakia's entire airforce after having destroyed a Weapon of Mass Destruction, the situation looks hopeless until all the pilots you've been helping during other mission's show up to lend a helping hand. Cue ass kicking.
** Also occurs in the second-to-last mission of ''VideoGame/AceCombat5TheUnsungWar''. Razgriz's home base, the carrier ''Kestrel'' has just been sunk, and it seems that they will be only four planes fighting past ''two armies'' to take down the real bad guys before the KillSat gets deployed. Then, as they approach the mission site, squadrons from both armies join them, not only providing cover but also bringing resources that Razgriz didn't have when they started out, resources that prove instrumental in winning.

** This happens in the TV series adaptation of ''Anime/RecordOfLodossWar''. While trying to get to Castle Conquera on the Dark Island of Marmo before the Evil Wizard Wagnard can sacrifice their friend to revive the Goddess of Destruction, they're faced with fighting the ancient and powerful evil Black Dragon, Narse. Just as the heroes are losing time and seemingly going to lose the battle, an old friend from the previous season, Shiris, comes back leading a team of wyvern-riders, who tells them "We'll take care of it!" Happens again to Shiris when her corps are about to lose to Narse, when along comes the ancient and powerful (and more importantly, good) Gold Dragon-Queen, Mycen, who then duels with Narse in a Dragon-on-Dragon deathmatch.

-->-- '''Han Solo''', ''Franchise/StarWars''

* Happens in the TV series adaptation of ''Anime/RecordOfLodossWar''. While trying to get to Castle Conquera on the Dark Island of Marmo before the Evil Wizard Wagnard can sacrifice their friend to revive the Goddess of Destruction, they're faced with fighting the ancient and powerful evil Black Dragon, Narse. Just as the heroes are losing time and seemingly going to lose the battle, an old friend from the previous season, Shiris, comes back leading a team of wyvern-riders, who tells them "We'll take care of it!" Happens again to Shiris when her corps are about to lose to Narse, when along comes the ancient and powerful (and more importantly, good) Gold Dragon-Queen, Mycen, who then duels with Narse in a Dragon-on-Dragon deathmatch.
** To a lesser extent, also happened in the first episode of the original OVA adaptation of ''Roleplay/RecordOfLodossWar''. When Parn and Deedlit get separated from the group and are about to get burnt by a dragon's breath, they find a barrier blocking the fire: the other heroes have arrived and Slayn, the sorcerer of the group, cast an abjuration spell to save them.

* Han Solo from ''Franchise/StarWars''. The ever pessimistic smuggler had initially abandoned the Rebel Alliance before the Battle of Yavin, reasoning that it'd be a SuicideMission. Then, when Luke is being tailed by ''three'' TIE Fighters, one of them piloted by Lord Vader himself, and most certainly doomed to be shot down, Han Solo and his Millennium Falcon ''come out of the sun'' and rain down hell on them, taking one out, causes the other to panic and ram Darth Vader's ship, sending it careening into space. This gives Luke all the freedom he needs to take down the Death Star with a few proton torpedoes.

-->[[OneLiner Gentlemen,]] '''''let's plow the road!!'''''\\
[[PreAssKickingOneLiner Hello boys]], ''[[LaserGuidedKarma I'm]] '''[[LaserGuidedKarma Baaaaaaaaaack]]'''''!

* In ''Stargate: Film/StargateTheArkOfTruth'', Teal'c is shot by Ori forces and left for dead while Daniel and Vala are taken captive. After he comes to, the audience watches Teal'c march his way across mountains and plains to the Ori city, to the room where Daniel Vala and Adria are confined, in time to distract Adria and then knock the now-active ark open right into the face of the Doci.

* ''Film/TheEigerSanction''. ProfessionalKiller Jon Hemlock is surprised when his old enemy Miles Mellough [[RefugeInAudacity approaches him in public]].
-->'''Hemlock:''' I assume you're covered.
-->'''Mellough:''' Your assumption is correct. At the bar.
-->''(Hemlock looks to the pool bar and sees a well-muscled man staring at him.)''
-->'''Hemlock:''' That's your cover?
-->'''Mellough:''' Dewayne is very strong. He was a world's champion.
-->'''Hemlock:''' [[DepravedHomosexual Weren't they all?]]
* ''Film/GunsAkimbo''. Miles asks a coworker to cover him while he's being shot at by a machine-gun toting Nix. The coworker retorts, "What am I going to do, cap her ass with a staple gun?" He does try distracting her with a [[Toys/NERFBrand nerf gun]] however, and barely avoids getting shot for his pains.

* Done in a slightly different way in ''Film/IndependenceDay''. Instead of the ones doing the covering appearing out of nowhere to save the day, it's the ''one to be covered'' who flies in from the smoke to bail everyone else out. During the battle, all the other fighter pilots had used up their missiles, leaving them without any effective means to take out the alien mothership once it exposes its main weapon. Just when all hope is lost, Russell flies in with the [[OneBulletLeft last missile]] in tow. The [[AuthorityEqualsAssKicking badass president]] and his wingmen then keep the other alien fighters off his tail as he makes his HeroicSacrifice.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' had one in a much bigger way. As the party approaches the [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon final dungeon]] on the Invincible airship, a legion of dragons comes to meet them to stop them from landing. Unfortunately, the ornate piece of junk actually has no useful weapons. But wait! Straight from out of the clouds comes ''every airship in existence'' armed to the teeth, who clear a path so that the heroes can put an end to the BigBad once and for all.
** A slightly more specific event comes right when the Invincible is about to get [[RammingAlwaysWorks plowed down]] by a stream of dragons. Beatrix, in Queen Brahne's flagship, flies in from the blue and literally covers the Invincible so it can pass the final stretch.
** Another ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' example, this one from ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV IV]]'': After returning from the Moon, Cecil and friends are horrified to see [[YouAreTooLate that they're too late to stop the awakening of the]] [[HumongousMecha Giant of Bab-Il]], a kilometers-tall monstrosity that starts devastating the countryside. As they gape in horror, they see a huge burst of artillery on the Giant's flank... and ''the entire armed forces of the world'' arrive to buy Cecil's party some time to enter the Giant, all with the [[ThemeMusicPowerUp Theme of the Red Wings]] rising in the background.

** ''VideoGame/StarFox64'', in Area 6: "Great Fox will cover you!" [[EnergyWeapon *pew pew! BOOM!*]]
** In ''VideoGame/StarFoxAssault'', during the final mission Star Wolf ropes in ''all the bogeys'' so that Star Fox can make it to the Aparoid Queen.
** Also occurs in ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'', during the final boss fight. When Fox gets lodged in between the villain's teeth, Falco, who had yet to appear in the ''entire'' game and was ''barely'' mentioned in passing, [[JustInTime flies in from outer space]] to lend a helping hand. With [[SmartBomb bombs]].

** In "Need to Know", Bodie and Doyle find they were UnwittingPawns in a BatmanGambit by their boss Cowley, who assures them he had everything under control.

** From "Need to Know"

* ''Series/TheProfessionals''. In "Blind Run", Doyle asks the GirlOfTheWeek to cover him, as an army of killers is shooting down the door and he needs to run to the stairwell. She does so quite ably, causing [[AmazonChaser Doyle to declare his love on the spot.]]

* ''Series/TheProfessionals''. In "Blind Run", Doyle asks the GirlOfTheWeek to cover him, as an gang of killers is shooting down the door and he needs to run to the stairwell. She does so quite ably, causing [[AmazonChaser Doyle to declare his love on the spot.]]

* In ''Stargate: Film/TheArkOfTruth'', Teal'c is shot by Ori forces and left for dead while Daniel and Vala are taken captive. After he comes to, the audience watches Teal'c march his way across mountains and plains to the Ori city, to the room where Daniel Vala and Adria are confined, in time to distract Adria and then knock the now-active ark open right into the face of the Doci.

** ''VideoGame/StarFox64'': "Great Fox will cover you!" [[EnergyWeapon *pew pew! BOOM!*]]

Generally, the main character, who is often an AcePilot, will be stuck in the fight of his life, being peppered with gunfire from [[DeathInAllDirections all sides]], have a "bogey" (or more) on his tail, and/or something similar, which are all keeping him from his almighty goal of SavingTheWorld/Nation/Galaxy/People by blowing up the enemy mothership/main headquarters. Then, [[ThemeMusicPowerUp it happens]]. The tune of the battle changes, and hopelessness becomes hope. Out of the smoke and into the fray comes some dependable ally (who often wasn't even supposed to be there in the first place) who will clear a path a like [[BigDamnHeroes a big damn hero]], deliver a [[OneLiner snappy one liner]] or [[RousingSpeech some inspirational words]], then assure the main character that they've got him covered. Cue the climactic finish.

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* In ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' Asuna and Setsuna arrive with Misora and Kotarou to save Negi as he is riding off to face Chao. He was nearly overwhelmed untill they arrived just in time to save him.

** ''VideoGame/StarFox64'': "Great Fox will cover you!" [[FrickinLaserBeams *pew pew! BOOM!*]]

That's your cover?

Dewayne is very strong.

- He was a world's champion. - Weren't they all?

* In the opening commando raid of ''Film/TheDesertFox'', a commando shouts, "Cover me!" while he throws a grenade. Then he runs off allowing the man who was covering him to get shot dead. Several other commandoes are gunned down as they retreat because they're [[HollywoodTactics not using the fire-and-movement tactics they'd be using in real life]].

* The ''ComicBook/XWingSeries'', being about fighter pilots who generally have wingmates, uses this phrase and permutations of it a lot. Sometimes it's as dramatic as this, but usually it's the response to being told that [[YouAreNumberSix Six]] is making an attack run. Often literally Six; Wraith Six, "Runt" Ekwesh, is something of a {{Berserker}} in his early appearances, making it a matter of "cover Runt or else".

* In the opening commando raid of ''Film/TheDesertFox'', a commando shouts, "Cover me!" while he throws a grenade. Then he runs off allowing the man who was covering him to get shot dead. Several other commandoes are gunned down as they retreat because they're not using the fire-and-movement tactics they'd be using in real life.

* Done with epic proportions in ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''. Just when Domon and the rest of the Shuffle Alliance are staring down the Devil Gundam with its impossibly huge face, [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome all of the Gundams in the world]] unite and join their assault, allowing for the main heroes to go in and try to take it out from the inside.

-->[[OneLiner Gentlemen,]] '''''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome let's plow the road!!]]'''''
-->[[PreAssKickingOneLiner Hello boys]], ''[[LaserGuidedKarma I'm]] '''[[LaserGuidedKarma Baaaaaaaaaack]]'''''!
* In ''Film/StarTrek'', when they invade the ''Narada'', Kirk stuns one of the Romulans so Spock could do a MindMeld and find out where Spock Prime's ship is. While Spock is doing that, Kirk shoots another Romulan who was approaching from behind.

* ''Series/BlakesSeven''. Confronted by a ProfessionalKiller, Avon shouts to Tarrant, "Don't worry, I'll cover you!" Tarrant engages in GoodOldFisticuffs with his larger opponent, then we GilliganCut to Avon [[PassThePopcorn calmly sitting in a chair]] holding his sidearm. With some difficultly Tarrant knocks the killer on his back, whereupon Avon strolls over and sticks the gun in his face, forcing his surrender.

* ''Series/BlakesSeven''. Confronted by a ProfessionalKiller, Avon shouts to Tarrant, "Don't worry, I'll cover you!" Tarrant engages in GoodOldFisticuffs with his larger opponent, then we GilliganCut to Avon [[PassThePopcorn calmly sitting in a chair]] holding his sidearm. With some difficultly Tarrant knocks the killer on his back, whereupon Avon calmly strolls over and sticks the gun in his face, forcing his surrender.