History Main / ThrowTheMookAtThem

* In ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze'', Lord Fredrik spends part of the final battle against him as a BackgroundBoss. He sends his minions to attack you, but you can toss them back at him, prompting him to jump into the foreground for a proper battle.

* The SNES version of ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTurtlesInTime'' features a boss battle like this, against Shredder, at the end of the Technodrome level. Shredder sits safely in the cockpit of a crab cannon, where the turtles can't reach him. So they chuck his own soldiers at him, literally reducing them to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qc6r5YRkNE cannon fodder]].

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* In ''VideoGame/ToontownOnline'', this is done in the main C.F.O. round, where you use a ''crane'' on Goons and safes to hurt the boss. Sometimes, this is more frustrating as the C.F.O. might wear the safes to protect himself. This is also done in the V.P. battle, except with Whole Cream Pies that can be thrown using the Toon's hands.

** In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', you can pick up and throw Galoombas, Mechakoopas, Bob-Ombs, Buzzy Beetles and previously-emptied Koopa Troopa shells[[note]]throwing the shells with the living Koopas within is still possible with the Cape's attack[[/note]] at any other regular Mook to kill them. Notably, the only way to hurt Bowser in the final battle is to kick the Mechakoopas he sends out up so they land on his head. This is also the only game in the ''Mario'' series where enemies and objects can be thrown upward (which is good, as it means you can throw an enemy or object to the high-placed Lakitu whenever it is pestering you); even in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2'', this technique is reserved for the ''Super Mario World'' style only.

** A post-release update for ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2'' adds a powerup (modeled after the mushrooms from ''Super Mario Bros. 2'') that allows Mario and his friends to grab and throw enemies, though it's exclusive to the style of the first ''Super Mario Bros.''

Has nothing to do with ThrowTheBookAtThem. See also GrievousHarmWithABody.

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** A post-release update for ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2'' adds a powerups that allows Mario and his friends to grab and throw enemies, though it's exclusive to the style of the first game.

* In the ''VideoGame/DarkwingDuck'' NES game, Moliarity will always leap to a different tier of the arena to prevent the player from shooting him. However, if the player to disable his flamethrower tower enemies, the usually evasive Moliarity will arrive to fix the device, giving the player an opportunity to take potshots at him for as long as the repairs take.
* In ''[[VideoGame/SonicBoom Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric]]'', the Enerbeam facilitates this function, and you will be using it a lot, whether to jam up the Driller Worm's maw, repel the Guardian at the Ocean Purification Plant, knock the Egg Walker to the ground, or even when facing Lyric himself. This last one's optional, though, and isn't quite as effective at damaging Lyric or the mook.
* ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'': During the battle with Chaos 6, you have to throw Chaos' [[BuffySpeak freezy-things]] back at him: He's only vulnerable when frozen.