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* A frequent RunningGag throughout almost every WebVideo/HowToBasic video has the titular [=YouTuber=] throwing dozens of eggs at the thing he's trying to teach, often covering the whole room he's in with egg yolk.

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* A very frequent RunningGag throughout almost every WebVideo/HowToBasic ''WebVideo/HowToBasic'' video has the titular [=YouTuber=] throwing dozens of eggs at the thing he's trying to teach, often covering the whole room he's in with egg yolk.

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* A frequent RunningGag throughout almost every WebVideo/HowToBasic video has the titular [=YouTuber=] throwing dozens of eggs at the thing he's trying to teach, often covering the whole room he's in with egg yolk.
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* Most of the time, in ''VideoGame/Splatoon3'''s [[MultiMookMelee Salmon Run]] mode, [[ResourceGatheringMission players must take Golden Eggs from defeated Boss Salmonids and deposit them in an egg basket]], but when a [[{{Superboss}} King Salmonid]] attacks, the Golden Eggs are instead hooked up to an Egg Cannon that shoots them instead, which can take out most Boss Salmonids with a single shot and deals a lot of damage to the King Salmonid.
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* ''VideoGame/ChickenInvaders'': The favored weapon of every chicken. How are they lethal to spaceships is anybody's guess, and the games often give the reasoning of the player ship's pilot being "fairly proud" on being able to survive getting an egg to their ship.
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[[caption-width-right:350: He already has a mouth to feed. [[BlackComedy He doesn't need another.]]]]

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* WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts: In "Alpine Climbers", WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse is caught collecting eagle eggs by their mother. In desperation, Mickey attacks the eagle with her own eggs. Instead of splattering, the eggs hatch, and the eaglets attack Mickey to protect their mother.

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* WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts: In "Alpine Climbers", "WesternAnimation/AlpineClimbers", WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse is caught collecting eagle eggs by their mother. In desperation, Mickey attacks the eagle with her own eggs. Instead of splattering, the eggs hatch, and the eaglets attack Mickey to protect their mother.

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* In ''Series/TheAmazingExtraordinaryFriends'', the supervillain the Easter Bunny uses explosive Easter eggs as his primary weapon, which he either plants or throws at his targets.



* In ''Series/TheAmazingExtraordinaryFriends'', the supervillain the Easter Bunny uses explosive Easter eggs as his primary weapon, which he either plants or throws at his targets.



* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** This is one of Yoshi's signature moves in the Mario games, especially the ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' sub-series. Eggs are produced by Yoshi swallowing enemies and converting them into eggs, at which point they can be thrown around.
** Birdo actually predates Yoshi as the series' signature egg thrower, having been introduced all the way back in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''. Birdos shoot eggs from their tube-shaped mouths and seemingly have infinite ammo.
** The World 2 boss of ''VideoGame/SuperPrincessPeach'' is a large owl that is able to generate and control multiple eggs at once for attacking. Sometimes, they hatch into hostile baby owls.
* Reserved for the final battle of the NES game ''Panic Restaurant'', with the player and O'Dove on floating platforms.

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* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** This is one
The Flash game ''Age of Yoshi's signature moves War'' has an egg-a-pult as a defensive tower in the Mario games, especially the ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' sub-series. Eggs are produced by Yoshi swallowing enemies and converting them into eggs, at which point they can be thrown around.
** Birdo actually predates Yoshi as the series' signature egg thrower, having been introduced all the way back in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''. Birdos shoot eggs from their tube-shaped mouths and seemingly have infinite ammo.
** The World 2 boss of ''VideoGame/SuperPrincessPeach'' is a large owl
first era that functions as a BambooTechnology machine gun.
* ''VideoGame/AngryBirds'': Matilda's special ability
is able to generate and control multiple eggs at once for attacking. Sometimes, they hatch into hostile baby owls.
* Reserved for
drop an explosive egg vertically down when you tap the final battle screen again, in order to blow up parts of the NES game ''Panic Restaurant'', with pigs' fortress. As a secondary result, the player and O'Dove on floating platforms.explosion can also RocketJump the bird into other parts to cause extra damage,



* ''VideoGame/BillyHatcherAndTheGiantEgg'' is a game that revolves all around manipulating oversized eggs for a variety of purposes, including using them as weapons.
* In ''VideoGame/CostumeQuest'', the "Egg" and "Rotten Egg" stamps give you the ability to do this to enemies.
* Wally Warbles from ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' is one of those weird examples that spits eggs out. Additionally, his actual offspring, who takes over for him in the third phase of the fight, is protected by a OrbitingParticleShield of eggs that he seemingly moves around telekinetically.
* ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}:'' Pipis are blue, egg-shaped enemies that are able to explode into a swarm of heads, if not broken beforehand. However, the game claims that Pipis are an invasive species of clam, despite their appearance. They're mainly used by [[spoiler:Spamton, and take over the castle during the Weird route.]]
* The first MiniBoss of ''VideoGame/DisneysMagicalQuest 3'' is a turkey that sometimes attacks by laying a bouncing egg.



* ''VideoGame/NinjaClowns'': The chicken woman boss from the "Midway" level will sometimes attack by shooting eggs at you from her behind.
* Pipis from ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'' are robotic birds that fly across the top of the screen and drop an egg partway through. Downplayed in that, while the egg ''can'' damage you, the real threat is the [[WeaponizedOffspring swarm of mini-birds]] that hatch from it if it hits a platform.
* ''VideoGame/MegaMan3'': Bomber Pepe, seen in Gemini Man's stage, is a penguin that rolls ''explosive'' eggs at the player.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': The Egg Bomb move, associated primarily with the Chansey and Exeggcute lines.



* Wally Warbles from ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' is another one of those weird examples that spits eggs out. Additionally, his actual offspring, who takes over for him in the third phase of the fight, is protected by a OrbitingParticleShield of eggs that he seemingly moves around telekinetically.
* ''VideoGame/BillyHatcherAndTheGiantEgg'' is a game that revolves all around manipulating oversized eggs for a variety of purposes, including using them as weapons.
* In a LicensedGame based on ''WesternAnimation/WowWowWubbzy'', a large robotic chicken is the antagonist because she spits out eggs that make you lose HP.
* ''VideoGame/{{Solatorobo}}'': One bossfight is against a giant bird who lays eggs that hatch into smaller birds after a while. The idea being to throw the eggs back at the GiantFlyer before they hatch.
* The Flash game Age Of War has an egg-a-pult as a defensive tower in the first era that functions as a BambooTechnology machine gun.

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* Wally Warbles Pipis from ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' is another one of those weird examples that spits eggs out. Additionally, his actual offspring, who takes over for him in the third phase of the fight, is protected by a OrbitingParticleShield of eggs that he seemingly moves around telekinetically.
* ''VideoGame/BillyHatcherAndTheGiantEgg'' is a game that revolves all around manipulating oversized eggs for a variety of purposes, including using them as weapons.
* In a LicensedGame based on ''WesternAnimation/WowWowWubbzy'', a large
''VideoGame/MegaMan2'' are robotic chicken birds that fly across the top of the screen and drop an egg partway through. Downplayed in that, while the egg ''can'' damage you, the real threat is the antagonist because she spits out eggs that make you lose HP.
* ''VideoGame/{{Solatorobo}}'': One bossfight is against a giant bird who lays eggs
[[WeaponizedOffspring swarm of mini-birds]] that hatch into smaller birds after from it if it hits a while. The idea being to throw the platform.
* ''VideoGame/MegaMan3'': Bomber Pepe, seen in Gemini Man's stage, is a penguin that rolls ''explosive''
eggs back at the GiantFlyer before they hatch.
* The Flash game Age Of War has an egg-a-pult as a defensive tower in the first era that functions as a BambooTechnology machine gun.
player.



* ''VideoGame/NinjaClowns'': The chicken woman boss from the "Midway" level will sometimes attack by shooting eggs at you from her behind.
* Reserved for the final battle of the NES game ''Panic Restaurant'', with the player and O'Dove on floating platforms.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': The Egg Bomb move, associated primarily with the Chansey and Exeggcute lines.
* In ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'', eggs are a recurring item that you can either consume for health, or throw at enemies. They usually do little in the way of damage, but the [[PoisonMushroom Rotten Egg]] in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'' was a OneHitKill on most non-bosses (in fact, it was all it was good for, as eating it damaged you quite significantly).
* ''VideoGame/{{Solatorobo}}'': One bossfight is against a giant bird who lays eggs that hatch into smaller birds after a while. The idea being to throw the eggs back at the GiantFlyer before they hatch.



* In ''VideoGame/CostumeQuest'', the "Egg" and "Rotten Egg" stamps give you the ability to do this to enemies.
* In ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'', eggs are a recurring item that you can either consume for health, or throw at enemies. They usually do little in the way of damage, but the [[PoisonMushroom Rotten Egg]] in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'' was a OneHitKill on most non-bosses (in fact, it was all it was good for, as eating it damaged you quite significantly).
* ''VideoGame/AngryBirds'': Matilda's special ability is to drop an explosive egg vertically down when you tap the screen again, in order to blow up parts of the pigs' fortress. As a secondary result, the explosion can also RocketJump the bird into other parts to cause extra damage,
* The first MiniBoss of ''VideoGame/DisneysMagicalQuest 3'' is a turkey that sometimes attacks by laying a bouncing egg.
* ''{{VideoGame/Deltarune}}:'' Pipis are blue, egg-shaped enemies that are able to explode into a swarm of heads, if not broken beforehand. However, the game claims that Pipis are an invasive species of clam, despite their appearance. They're mainly used by [[spoiler:Spamton, and take over the castle during the Weird route.]]

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* In ''VideoGame/CostumeQuest'', ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** This is one of Yoshi's signature moves in
the "Egg" Mario games, especially the ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' sub-series. Eggs are produced by Yoshi swallowing enemies and "Rotten Egg" stamps give you converting them into eggs, at which point they can be thrown around.
** Birdo actually predates Yoshi as
the ability to do this to enemies.
* In ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'', eggs are a recurring item that you can either consume for health, or throw at enemies. They usually do little in
series' signature egg thrower, having been introduced all the way of damage, but the [[PoisonMushroom Rotten Egg]] back in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'' was a OneHitKill on most non-bosses (in fact, it was all it was good for, as eating it damaged you quite significantly).
* ''VideoGame/AngryBirds'': Matilda's special ability is to drop an explosive egg vertically down when you tap the screen again, in order to blow up parts of the pigs' fortress. As a secondary result, the explosion can also RocketJump the bird into other parts to cause extra damage,
*
''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''. Birdos shoot eggs from their tube-shaped mouths and seemingly have infinite ammo.
**
The first MiniBoss World 2 boss of ''VideoGame/DisneysMagicalQuest 3'' ''VideoGame/SuperPrincessPeach'' is a turkey large owl that sometimes attacks by laying a bouncing egg.
* ''{{VideoGame/Deltarune}}:'' Pipis are blue, egg-shaped enemies that are
is able to explode generate and control multiple eggs at once for attacking. Sometimes, they hatch into hostile baby owls.
* In
a swarm of heads, if not broken beforehand. However, LicensedGame based on ''WesternAnimation/WowWowWubbzy'', a large robotic chicken is the game claims antagonist because she spits out eggs that Pipis are an invasive species of clam, despite their appearance. They're mainly used by [[spoiler:Spamton, and take over the castle during the Weird route.]]make you lose HP.

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* The Easter Bunny in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' episode "Christmas Every Day" employs explosive easter eggs to fight Santa Claus. Those eggs return in the "Abra Catastrophe" special as one of the magical gifts Timmy receives and then weaponizes for the final battle.
* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'': In ''The Yankee Doodle Mouse'', Jerry throws "hen grenades" at Tom.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MrBogus'' episode "[[Recap/MrBogusS3E5BattleActionBogus Battle Action Bogus]]", under the orders of General Baddus, Ratty and Mole fire eggs at Bogus, with Mole holding an elastic band as a slingshot.


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* The Easter Bunny in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' episode "Christmas Every Day" employs explosive easter eggs to fight Santa Claus. Those eggs return in the "Abra Catastrophe" special as one of the magical gifts Timmy receives and then weaponizes for the final battle.


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* In the ''WesternAnimation/MrBogus'' episode "[[Recap/MrBogusS3E5BattleActionBogus Battle Action Bogus]]", under the orders of General Baddus, Ratty and Mole fire eggs at Bogus, with Mole holding an elastic band as a slingshot.
* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'': In ''The Yankee Doodle Mouse'', Jerry throws "hen grenades" at Tom.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'': As Mrs. Tweedy tries to climb into the chickens' airplane, they throw their own eggs at her to try and stop her.

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* ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'': As Mrs. Tweedy tries to climb into the chickens' airplane, they throw Rocky throws their own eggs at her to try and stop her.
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* ''VideoGame/BigKarnak'' have a giant hawk boss who attacks by laying and dropping eggs at you from above.
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* In ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'', villain Egghead is confronted by Batman and Robin inside a chicken farm. He and his men open the fight by throwing eggs at the Dynamic Duo, who retaliate the same way. Then it turns into a fist fight, and Egghead crushes a punnet full of eggs on Robin's head. Then Batman punches him and Robin pays him back by crushing another punnet full of eggs on his head.

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* In ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'', egg-themed and [[PungeonMaster lover of egg-related puns]] villain Egghead is confronted by Batman and Robin inside a chicken farm. He and his men open the fight by throwing eggs at the Dynamic Duo, who retaliate the same way. Then it turns into a fist fight, and Egghead crushes a punnet full of eggs on Robin's head. Then Batman punches him and Robin pays him back by crushing another punnet full of eggs on his head.

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* ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'': As Mrs. Tweedy tries to climb into the chickens' airplane, they throw their own eggs at her to try and stop her.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'': As Mrs. Tweedy tries to climb into the chickens' airplane, they throw their own eggs at her to try and stop her.
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* ''Series/{{Jackass}}'': Johnny Knoxville gets pelted with eggs following the sixth part of the "Cup Test" (with the billiard ball being dropped on it).



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* ''VideoGame/MegaMan3'': Bomber Pepe, seen in Gemini Man's stage, is a penguin that rolls ''explosive'' eggs at the player.
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* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2:'' The chicken badniks in Flying Fortress Zone are confined to turrets where they shoot small eggs at you.
* In VideoGame/{{CostumeQuest}}, the "Egg" and "Rotten Egg" stamps give you the ability to do this to enemies.

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* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2:'' ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'': The chicken badniks in Flying Fortress Zone are confined to turrets where they shoot small eggs at you.
* In VideoGame/{{CostumeQuest}}, ''VideoGame/CostumeQuest'', the "Egg" and "Rotten Egg" stamps give you the ability to do this to enemies.
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The above sentence might sound horrifying, but it happens surprisingly often in media, especially video games. Thanks to their oval shape and portable aspect, it's not hard to imagine eggs as working projectiles. This is a particularly common form of attack from avian creatures, with some even being capable of rapid-firing them, while others are able to spit them out instead of... you know, the other way around.

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The above sentence might sound horrifying, but it happens surprisingly often in media, especially video games. Thanks to their oval shape and portable aspect, it's not hard to imagine eggs as working projectiles. This is a particularly common form of attack from avian creatures, with some even being capable of rapid-firing them, while others are able to spit them out instead of... you know, the other way around.
around. Additionally, laid eggs aren't necessarily fertilized ones: the cartons at the grocery, for instance, are more analogous to a chicken's period. Still, some variants of this trope may use fertilized eggs for added BlackComedy.
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* {{Ninja}} made bombs out of hollowed-out eggshells filled with flash powder, pepper, and other nasties.
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