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* In ''Film/{{Mohawk}}'', Colonel Holt throws a tomahawk at Oak which buries itself in her bone armour. She pulls it out and throws it back at her.

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* In ''Film/{{Mohawk}}'', Colonel Holt throws a tomahawk at Oak which buries itself in her bone armour. She pulls it out and throws it back at her.him.
* ''Film/{{Nobody}}'': One of the punks on the bus stabs Hutch with a knife. Shortly after,Hutch pulls it and uses to stab another of the punks. He later uses the knife to perform an [[InstantDramaJustAddTracheotomy an emergency trachheotomy]] on on one of the punks who who he had hit in the throat with a metal bar.

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* The PlayerCharacter Soap does it near the end of ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2'' to [[spoiler:kill General Shepherd with the same knife he stabbed him in the chest with]]. However, this ends up being a thoroughly DeconstructedTrope. The game makes a point to have it come out slowly and agonizingly, and it was clearly a last resort. In fact, in the third game, he almost dies from it, flat-lining during the prologue, and there's a level where you have to get him to safety before he bleeds out.
* In ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyAdvancedWarfare'', Mitchell [[spoiler:kills Hades]] with this trope. When Mitchell is about to be stabbed, he blocks the blade with his left arm so that the knife ends up stuck in it. Then he pulls the knife out of his arm to [[spoiler:slit Hades' throat.]] This is {{justified|Trope}} as Mitchell's left arm is prosthetic and thus carries no risk of bleeding out.

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The PlayerCharacter Soap does it near the end of ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2'' to [[spoiler:kill General Shepherd with the same knife he stabbed him in the chest with]]. However, this ends up being a thoroughly DeconstructedTrope. The game makes a point to have it come out slowly and agonizingly, and it was clearly a last resort. In fact, in the third game, ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare3'', he almost dies from it, flat-lining during the prologue, and there's a level where you have to get him to safety before he bleeds out.
* ** In ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyAdvancedWarfare'', Mitchell [[spoiler:kills Hades]] with this trope. When Mitchell is about to be stabbed, he blocks the blade with his left arm so that the knife ends up stuck in it. Then he pulls the knife out of his arm to [[spoiler:slit Hades' throat.]] This is {{justified|Trope}} as Mitchell's left arm is prosthetic and thus carries no risk of bleeding out.



* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'':
** Played with repeatedly during [[spoiler:Raiden's]] fight with Vamp. Towards the end of the fight, [[spoiler: Raiden]] is pinned to the ground via a knife through the foot. He proceeds to [[spoiler: [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome yank his foot out of the ground and stomp on Vamp repeatedly... with the knife still sticking out.]]]]
** Later on, he takes two knives to the forearms and nailed to his back. He extracts them and uses the knives as weapons ''while they're still in his arms.'' Finally, he [[spoiler: gets stuck with multiple knives, then flexes his cyber muscles to shoot them all out, sticking Vamp with them and allowing Raiden to make the killing blow.]]

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** *** Played with repeatedly during [[spoiler:Raiden's]] fight with Vamp. Towards the end of the fight, [[spoiler: Raiden]] is pinned to the ground via a knife through the foot. He proceeds to [[spoiler: [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome yank his foot out of the ground and stomp on Vamp repeatedly... with the knife still sticking out.]]]]
** *** Later on, he takes two knives to the forearms and nailed to his back. He extracts them and uses the knives as weapons ''while they're still in his arms.'' Finally, he [[spoiler: gets stuck with multiple knives, then flexes his cyber muscles to shoot them all out, sticking Vamp with them and allowing Raiden to make the killing blow.]]]]
** In the prologue of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'', Ishmael takes a thrown knife to the shoulder while fighting off the XOF assassin sent to kill Venom Snake. He's able to set the assassin on fire with a lighter after she diverts her attention to Snake, but even this isn't enough to stop her, so he extracts the knife from his shoulder and throws it at her, but she simply swats it away.
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* In the season 2 finale of ''Series/TheGreat'', Catherine has a diplomatic meeting with the Ottoman sultan, hoping to end their war with Russia. The meeting goes poorly when it becomes clear he has no intention of signing any sort of peace treaty, and even has his men sneak attack at kill her bodyguards. While she is distracted by this, he stabs her in the [[ImpaledPalm hand and pins it to the table]], and does some EvilGloating about cutting off her ears and wearing them as a necklace. Unfortunately for him, this threat is her BerserkButton, and she swiftly pulls out the blade and buries it in his neck.
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* The climax of ''Film/RedWolf'', when the [[BigBad First Mate]] is threatening to execute Alan's [[WouldHurtAChild niece]]. Alan realize the First Mate's dagger is still lodged in his thigh in an earlier fight, pulls it, and throws, killing the villain moments before he can execute the child.

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* In ''Series/AlteredCarbon'', this is how Kovacs finally kills Dimi Two for good. Dimi stabs him in the gut with a Reaper-laced knife. Kovacs pulls it out and stabs Dimi Two in the neck with it, then immediately cuts out his cortical stack, which he destroys.



* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': In "Sacred", the witch Isobel summons two magic swords and throws one into Clark Kent's shoulder, and as it is magical, it stabs him. When she attacks him with the other sword, he pulls out the first to defend himself. As Kryptonians have a HealingFactor, that solves the bleeding issue.

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* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': In "Sacred", the witch Isobel summons two magic swords swords, enchants both and throws one into Clark Kent's shoulder, and as it is now magical, it stabs him. When she attacks him with the other sword, he pulls out the first to defend himself. The wound weakens him enough to put them on a more even playing field, but does not negate his SuperSpeed, which he uses to incapacitate her, which breaks all of her spells, including the one keeping his injury open. As Kryptonians have a HealingFactor, that is subsequently kicks in and solves the bleeding issue.

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* Early on in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'', Gat gets stabbed by Loren during a tussle, but being MadeOfIron, he just pulls the knife out and throws it at a guard with a machine gun so the others can escape.
* The sword Ganondorf uses in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' is the one that was used for his execution. Thanks to the Triforce of Power, he survived, pulled it out, and slew one of the Sages holding him before the rest were able to [[SealedEvilInACan seal him away]].
* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'':
** Played with repeatedly during [[spoiler:Raiden's]] fight with Vamp. Towards the end of the fight, [[spoiler: Raiden]] is pinned to the ground via a knife through the foot. He proceeds to [[spoiler: [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome yank his foot out of the ground and stomp on Vamp repeatedly... with the knife still sticking out.]]]]
** Later on, he takes two knives to the forearms and nailed to his back. He extracts them and uses the knives as weapons ''while they're still in his arms.'' Finally, he [[spoiler: gets stuck with multiple knives, then flexes his cyber muscles to shoot them all out, sticking Vamp with them and allowing Raiden to make the killing blow.]]

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* Early on In ''VideoGame/DarksidersIII'', when battling [[BloodKnight Wrath]] of the SevenDeadlySins, [[ActionGirl Fury]] is traumatized to see [[spoiler:her cool horse, Rampage]] arriving at the battlefield with an angelic spear embedded in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'', Gat gets stabbed by Loren during a tussle, but being MadeOfIron, he just his side. Wrath callously pulls the knife spear out and throws it at a guard after [[spoiler:Rampage]] dies, then impales Fury with a machine gun so it and slams the others can escape.
* The sword Ganondorf uses in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' is the one that was used for his execution. Thanks to the Triforce of Power, he survived, pulled it out, and slew one of the Sages holding him before the rest were able to [[SealedEvilInACan seal him away]].
* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'':
** Played with repeatedly during [[spoiler:Raiden's]] fight with Vamp. Towards the end of the fight, [[spoiler: Raiden]] is pinned to
spear into the ground via a knife until he snaps off the tip, still lodged in Fury's stomach. Fury then calmly pushes the spear tip ''out through her back'', backflips onto Wrath's head, and pushes the foot. He proceeds to [[spoiler: [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome yank his foot tip out of the ground her body and stomp on Vamp repeatedly... with the knife still sticking out.]]]]
** Later on, he takes two knives to the forearms and nailed to
into his back. He extracts them and uses the knives as weapons ''while they're still in his arms.'' Finally, he [[spoiler: gets stuck with multiple knives, then flexes his cyber muscles to shoot them all out, sticking Vamp with them and allowing Raiden to make the face, killing blow.]]him (or so she thinks). Realistically, she passes out from bleeding afterwards, and is only saved by the Lord of Hollows' intervention.
* This is an actual gameplay mechanic in ''Videogame/DwarfFortress''. With the incredibly detailed combat system, blades or projectiles can be lodged in body parts. It is possible to remove these and throw them at enemies. This is usually a bad idea because it causes lots of blood loss. It is also possible to pull a lodged blade out of someone else's body. And occasionally the body part will remain attached if it's not their own.
* ''VideoGame/EldenRing'': Starscourge Radahn begins his boss fight by firing his greatbow at you from range until you get close, at which point he switches to melee. Defeating him unlocks his greatbow and greatarrows for purchase. Reading the description of the arrows reveals that they are, in fact, not arrows at all, but ''spears'' that Malenia's Cleanrot Knights stabbed him with during the Battle of Aeonia, and he was ripping them out of his body to use as ammunition.



* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': In legend, Indra stabbed the dragon Vritra in the mouth with his weapon Vajra, but it got stuck. When Vritra is summoned as a Lancer Servant, she takes human form and wields Vajra, commenting that she pulled it out of her mouth.
* ''VideoGame/{{Gloomwood}}'': The Goatman has a number of melee weapons lodged in its back, and will tear these out and [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks throw them as a ranged attack]] if the player is out of reach.



** One of Solomon Grundy's moves is to attack with the knives stuck in his back, and then put them back. (Grundy is a zombie, you see.)

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** One of Solomon Grundy's moves is to attack with the knives stuck in his back, and then put them back. back (Grundy is a zombie, you see.)see).



* This is an actual gameplay mechanic in ''Videogame/DwarfFortress''. With the incredibly detailed combat system, blades or projectiles can be lodged in body parts. It is possible to remove these and throw them at enemies. This is usually a bad idea because it causes lots of blood loss. It is also possible to pull a lodged blade out of someone else's body. And occasionally the body part will remain attached if it's not their own.
* ''VideoGame/ZombieRevenge'' has a spectacular aversion in one boss fight. The undead boss has many spikes and other sharp pieces of debris embedded in its back. With the right timing one can use the "pick up weapon" command to yank out a pipe from it. This not only does heavy damage to it but also gives you a decent melee weapon.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'', during ''The Second Dream'' quest, after the player's Warframe [[spoiler:is impaled with the Stalker's War sword, the Warframe [[BackFromTheDead reawakens,]] snaps the sword lengthwise, and pulls the sword straight out of its torso. Once the quest is over, you acquire the Broken War sword to use normally and to craft War, which is [[InfinityMinusOneSword quite a good sword itself.]]]]

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* This The sword Ganondorf uses in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' is an actual gameplay mechanic in ''Videogame/DwarfFortress''. With the incredibly detailed combat system, blades or projectiles can be lodged in body parts. It is possible one that was used for his execution. Thanks to remove these the Triforce of Power, he survived, pulled it out, and throw them at enemies. This slew one of the Sages holding him before the rest were able to [[SealedEvilInACan seal him away]].
* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'':
** Played with repeatedly during [[spoiler:Raiden's]] fight with Vamp. Towards the end of the fight, [[spoiler: Raiden]]
is usually a bad idea because it causes lots of blood loss. It is also possible pinned to pull the ground via a lodged blade knife through the foot. He proceeds to [[spoiler: [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome yank his foot out of someone else's body. And occasionally the body part will remain attached if it's not their own.
* ''VideoGame/ZombieRevenge'' has a spectacular aversion in one boss fight. The undead boss has many spikes
ground and other sharp pieces of debris embedded in its back. With the right timing one can use the "pick up weapon" command to yank out a pipe from it. This not only does heavy damage to it but also gives you a decent melee weapon.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'', during ''The Second Dream'' quest, after the player's Warframe [[spoiler:is impaled
stomp on Vamp repeatedly... with the Stalker's War sword, knife still sticking out.]]]]
** Later on, he takes two knives to
the Warframe [[BackFromTheDead reawakens,]] snaps forearms and nailed to his back. He extracts them and uses the sword lengthwise, knives as weapons ''while they're still in his arms.'' Finally, he [[spoiler: gets stuck with multiple knives, then flexes his cyber muscles to shoot them all out, sticking Vamp with them and pulls allowing Raiden to make the sword straight out of its torso. Once the quest is over, you acquire the Broken War sword to use normally and to craft War, which is [[InfinityMinusOneSword quite a good sword itself.]]]]killing blow.]]



* ''VideoGame/TheQuarry'': Ryan is stabbed by Bobby in Chapter 8, but can stab Bobby back on his third encounter if the knife is still in his side.



* In ''VideoGame/DarksidersIII'', when battling [[BloodKnight Wrath]] of the SevenDeadlySins, [[ActionGirl Fury]] is traumatized to see [[spoiler:her cool horse, Rampage]] arriving at the battlefield with an angelic spear embedded in his side. Wrath callously pulls the spear out after [[spoiler:Rampage]] dies, then impales Fury with it and slams the spear into the ground until he snaps off the tip, still lodged in Fury's stomach. Fury then calmly pushes the spear tip ''out through her back'', backflips onto Wrath's head, and pushes the tip out of her body and into his face, killing him (or so she thinks). Realistically, she passes out from bleeding afterwards, and is only saved by the Lord of Hollows' intervention.
* ''VideoGame/TheQuarry'': Ryan is stabbed by Bobby in Chapter 8, but can stab Bobby back on his third encounter if the knife is still in his side.
* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': In legend, Indra stabbed the dragon Vritra in the mouth with his weapon Vajra, but it got stuck. When Vritra is summoned as a Lancer Servant, she takes human form and wields Vajra, commenting that she pulled it out of her mouth.
* ''VideoGame/{{Gloomwood}}'': The Goatman has a number of melee weapons lodged in its back, and will tear these out and [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks throw them as a ranged attack]] if the player is out of reach.
* ''VideoGame/EldenRing'': Starscourge Radahn begins his boss fight by firing his greatbow at you from range until you get close, at which point he switches to melee. Defeating him unlocks his greatbow and greatarrows for purchase. Reading the description of the arrows reveals that they are, in fact, not arrows at all, but ''spears'' that Malenia's Cleanrot Knights stabbed him with during the Battle of Aeonia, and he was ripping them out of his body to use as ammunition.

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* Early on in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'', Gat gets stabbed by Loren during a tussle, but being MadeOfIron, he just pulls the knife out and throws it at a guard with a machine gun so the others can escape.
* In ''VideoGame/DarksidersIII'', when battling [[BloodKnight Wrath]] of ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'', during ''The Second Dream'' quest, after the SevenDeadlySins, [[ActionGirl Fury]] is traumatized to see [[spoiler:her cool horse, Rampage]] arriving at the battlefield player's Warframe [[spoiler:is impaled with an angelic spear the Stalker's War sword, the Warframe [[BackFromTheDead reawakens,]] snaps the sword lengthwise, and pulls the sword straight out of its torso. Once the quest is over, you acquire the Broken War sword to use normally and to craft War, which is [[InfinityMinusOneSword quite a good sword itself.]]]]
* ''VideoGame/ZombieRevenge'' has a spectacular aversion in one boss fight. The undead boss has many spikes and other sharp pieces of debris
embedded in his side. Wrath callously pulls its back. With the spear right timing one can use the "pick up weapon" command to yank out after [[spoiler:Rampage]] dies, then impales Fury with it and slams the spear into the ground until he snaps off the tip, still lodged in Fury's stomach. Fury then calmly pushes the spear tip ''out through her back'', backflips onto Wrath's head, and pushes the tip out of her body and into his face, killing him (or so she thinks). Realistically, she passes out a pipe from bleeding afterwards, and is it. This not only saved by the Lord of Hollows' intervention.
* ''VideoGame/TheQuarry'': Ryan is stabbed by Bobby in Chapter 8,
does heavy damage to it but can stab Bobby back on his third encounter if the knife is still in his side.
* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': In legend, Indra stabbed the dragon Vritra in the mouth with his weapon Vajra, but it got stuck. When Vritra is summoned as
also gives you a Lancer Servant, she takes human form and wields Vajra, commenting that she pulled it out of her mouth.
* ''VideoGame/{{Gloomwood}}'': The Goatman has a number of
decent melee weapons lodged in its back, and will tear these out and [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks throw them as a ranged attack]] if the player is out of reach.
* ''VideoGame/EldenRing'': Starscourge Radahn begins his boss fight by firing his greatbow at you from range until you get close, at which point he switches to melee. Defeating him unlocks his greatbow and greatarrows for purchase. Reading the description of the arrows reveals that they are, in fact, not arrows at all, but ''spears'' that Malenia's Cleanrot Knights stabbed him with during the Battle of Aeonia, and he was ripping them out of his body to use as ammunition.
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** Around the same time, Jake [[HeroicSacrifice throws himself in front of a blade meant for a hypnotized Jane]]. Shortly after, the assailant telekinetically impales Jane with it [[spoiler:''with Jake still impaled on it'']].

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* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': In "Streets of Fire", [[spoiler: Malcolm]]'s fight with one of the Mirakuru {{Super Soldier}}s ends with a variant of this. [[spoiler:Malcolm]] has used up all his arrows on the soldier, who grabs him in a crushing bear grip; however, this allows [[spoiler:Malcolm]] to grab one of the arrows lodged in the soldier's back, rip it out, and stab it into his neck, taking him down.

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''Series/{{Arrow}}'': In "Streets of Fire", [[spoiler: Malcolm]]'s fight with one of the Mirakuru {{Super Soldier}}s ends with a variant of this. [[spoiler:Malcolm]] has used up all his arrows on the soldier, who grabs him in a crushing bear grip; however, this allows [[spoiler:Malcolm]] to grab one of the arrows lodged in the soldier's back, rip it out, and stab it into his neck, taking him down.down.
** In the second episode of ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', [[spoiler: Carter]] manages to overpower and stab [[spoiler:Savage]] with the Amon Dagger. However, [[spoiler: Savage]] easily pulls it out and kills him with it, revealing that [[spoiler: Kendra]] is the only one who can use it against him.
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* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': While trying to control his [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Hollowfication]], Ichigo's black Zangetsu is destroyed by his [[EnemyWithin Inner Hollow]], who then impales him with a white Zangetsu. When Ichigo gains a HeroicSecondWind, he grabs the white Zangetsu before his Inner Hollow can take it, turns it black, pulls it out of his stomach and impales his Inner Hollow right back, forcing it to submit to him for the time being.
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* ''Series/{{Forever|2014}}'': Done by Adam on Henry's behalf in "The Frustrating Thing About Psychopaths" when Henry has been impaled with a long antique knife, then suffered a broken neck, leaving him dying but unable to move and in danger of Jo discovering him. Adam [[spoiler: pulls the knife out of Henry's back, then uses it to slit his throat so that he'll disappear before Jo finds him and sees him die.]]
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* In ''GrandmasterOfDemonicCultivationMoDaoZuShi'', an archer shoots Wei Wuxian while he is confronting the conference at Nightless City. Wei Wuxian pulls out the arrow and throws it back, killing the archer.

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* In ''GrandmasterOfDemonicCultivationMoDaoZuShi'', ''Literature/GrandmasterOfDemonicCultivationMoDaoZuShi'', an archer shoots Wei Wuxian while he is confronting the conference at Nightless City. Wei Wuxian pulls out the arrow and throws it back, killing the archer. Self-preservation isn't Wei Wuxian's strong suit at the best of times, which that definitely wasn't.
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* In ''GrandmasterOfDemonicCultivationMoDaoZuShi'', an archer shoots Wei Wuxian while he is confronting the conference at Nightless City. Wei Wuxian pulls out the arrow and throws it back, killing the archer.
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* ''VideoGame/TheQuarry'': Ryan is stabbed by Bobby in Chapter 8, but can stab Bobby back on his third encounter if the knife is still in his side.
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* Attempted in ''Film/BlackRat''. After [[StaircaseTumble falling down the stairs]] and impaling herself on her machete, [[spoiler:Akane]] pulls the blade out and starts advancing on Misato again, only to [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome expire from blood loss]].

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* ''VideoGame/{{Gloomwood}}: The Goatman has a number of melee weapons lodged in its back, and will tear these out and [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks throw them as a ranged attack]] if the player is out of reach.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Gloomwood}}: ''VideoGame/{{Gloomwood}}'': The Goatman has a number of melee weapons lodged in its back, and will tear these out and [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks throw them as a ranged attack]] if the player is out of reach.reach.
* ''VideoGame/EldenRing'': Starscourge Radahn begins his boss fight by firing his greatbow at you from range until you get close, at which point he switches to melee. Defeating him unlocks his greatbow and greatarrows for purchase. Reading the description of the arrows reveals that they are, in fact, not arrows at all, but ''spears'' that Malenia's Cleanrot Knights stabbed him with during the Battle of Aeonia, and he was ripping them out of his body to use as ammunition.
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Compare CatchAndReturn and HumanPincushion. An example of BowsAndErrors when done with an arrow. Sister trope to LodgedBladeRemoval, wherein the object is removed, but ''not'' recycled.

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Compare CatchAndReturn and HumanPincushion. An example of BowsAndErrors when done with an arrow. Sister trope to LodgedBladeRemoval, wherein the object is removed, but ''not'' recycled.
recycled. See also EnemyExchangeProgram, which is the ability to gain control of the enemy faction's exclusive units.

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