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** [[spoiler:[[LiveActionTV/DoctorWho The Doctor]] uses his sonic screwdriver to have [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty Rick's]] portal gun to open a portal linked to the one on the Doctor's back; thus, Rick's attempt to use the D-Mat: Reality Erasure on the Doctor goes through the portal and hits Rick instead.]]
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* ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'':
** In Volume 3, Envy Adams swipes Ramona Flowers' hammer and attempts to crush her and Knives Chau with it, forcing Scott to save them.
** In Volume 6, Gideon Graves swipes Scott's "The Power of Love" Sword and fatally impales him with it. After Scott comes back using an extra life, Romona takes the sword from Gideon and kills him with a combo attack with Scott.


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** Batman swipes Captain America's shield and knocks into the air with it.
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** In the flashback to when he is tortured Tim Drake and driven him mad, the Joker hands Tim a gun and tells him to shoot Batman. Tim shoots the Joker instead[[note]]This applies to the unrated version. In the PG-13 cut, Tim kills the Joker by shoving him into [[EletricifiedBathtub water tubing and electric wiring]][[/note]].

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** In the flashback to when he is tortured Tim Drake and driven him mad, the Joker hands Tim a gun and tells him to shoot Batman. Tim shoots the Joker instead[[note]]This applies to the unrated version. In the PG-13 cut, Tim kills the Joker by shoving him into [[EletricifiedBathtub water tubing and electric wiring]][[/note]].exposed wires]][[/note]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'': The Joker suffers this twice.
** In the flashback to when he is tortured Tim Drake and driven him mad, the Joker hands Tim a gun and tells him to shoot Batman. Tim shoots the Joker instead[[note]]This applies to the unrated version. In the PG-13 cut, Tim kills the Joker by shoving him into [[EletricifiedBathtub water tubing and electric wiring]][[/note]].
** [[spoiler:Terry destroys the Joker -- specifically, the chip containing his DNA and consciousness -- using the villain's electric joy buzzer ring.]]
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* ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic Universe]]'': During the fight in issue #22, Shadow manages to disarm Amy of her hammer and uses it to knock her out.

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* ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehog ''[[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics Sonic Universe]]'': During the fight in issue #22, Shadow manages to disarm disarms Amy of her hammer and uses it to knock knocks her out.out with it.



* ''Fanfic/ADarkerPath'': Atropos gets a lot of street cred for the fact that she snatched Oni Lee's own pistol away from him and killed him with it faster than he could teleport away.

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* ''Fanfic/ADarkerPath'': Atropos gets a lot of street cred for the fact that she snatched killing Oni Lee's Lee with his own pistol away from him and killed him with it faster than before he could teleport away.
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** ''Film/TheMarvels2023'': Carol, Monica, and Kamala snatch Dar-Benn's warhammer and take turns smacking her around with it until she manages to recover it.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': In "Jack and the Zombies", Aku steals Jack's sword and attacks him. This backfires because while Aku can hack up the landscape with the sword, the sword ultimately cannot be used to harm innocent people, so when he finally hits Jack, the sword harmlessly bounces off. Jack then steals the sword back and nearly kills Aku.
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** ''Film/HalloweenII2009'': In the ending, [[spoiler:Laurie stabs Michael to death with his knife.]]
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** ''Film/Halloween2018'': Michael Myers stabs Laurie in the gut with her own knife.

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** ''Film/Halloween2018'': Michael Myers stabs Laurie in the gut with her own knife. Later, Allyson uses Michael's knife to slash his hand.

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* ''Film/Halloween1978'': Laurie Strode disarms Michael Myers of his knife and stabs him in the chest with it. It does not slow him down for long.
* ''Film/HalloweenKills'': In the ending, Michael Myers kills [[spoiler:Tommy Doyle by snatching his baseball bat and caving his skull in.]]

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* ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'':
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''Film/Halloween1978'': Laurie Strode disarms Michael Myers of his knife and stabs him in the chest with it. It does not slow him down for long.
* ** ''Film/Halloween2018'': Michael Myers stabs Laurie in the gut with her own knife.
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''Film/HalloweenKills'': In the ending, Michael Myers kills [[spoiler:Tommy Doyle by snatching his baseball bat and caving his skull in.]]]]
** ''Film/HalloweenEnds'': Corey Cunningham is attacked by a crazy homeless man, but kills him with his own knife.
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* ''Film/Halloween1978'': Laurie Strode disarms Michael Myers of his knife and stabs him in the chest with it. It does not slow him down for long.
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* ''Film/HalloweenKills'': In the ending, Michael Myers kills [[spoiler:Tommy Doyle by snatching his baseball bat and caving his skull in.]]

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* ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'': The boss fight against [[spoiler:the Knight ends with Sonic finishing it off with its own {{BFS}}.]]

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* ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'': The boss fight against [[spoiler:the Knight [[spoiler:KNIGHT ends with Sonic finishing it off with its own {{BFS}}.]]
** It also happens in "Another Story" section of the "The Final Horizon" update: [[spoiler: Sonic steals SUPREME's [[{{BFG}} rifle]] from the THE END-possessed Titan, and at the end of the fight, Eggman uses it to launch Sonic at the monster and its host, completely obliterating SUPREME and THE END.
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* The ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'' fic "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12351349/1/Book-1-A-New-Timeline A New Timeline]]" concludes with John Connor and Cameron [[spoiler:uploading their shared lover, Alison (a version of Cameron from a timeline where the Connors were killed) into Skynet's most advanced Terminator model, the TOL-900, equipped with superior strength, enhanced healing via nanobots, and pheromones that make others feel positive towards the body. A letter from another future version of Cameron confirms that these Terminators were particularly dangerous weapons when used by Skynet, but Future Cameron is certain that John, Cameron and Alison will be able to use this body against their enemy]].
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* ''Anime/ResidentEvilDamnation'': During her fight with [[spoiler:Svetlana]], Ada grabs knife from a display case to use as a weapon. Svetlana easily evades Ada's attacks and grabs the knife from her, using it to [[ClothingDamage slash at Ada's top]].
* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'': Like the real-life game, the various anime have cards that allow them seize control of their opponent's cards from them. Naturally, this tactic shows up from time to time.

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* ''Anime/ResidentEvilDamnation'': During her fight with [[spoiler:Svetlana]], Ada grabs a knife from a display case on the wall to use as a weapon. Svetlana easily evades Ada's attacks and grabs the knife from her, using it to [[ClothingDamage slash at Ada's top]].
* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'': Like the real-life game, the various anime series have cards that allow them the user to seize control of their opponent's cards from them. Naturally, this tactic shows up from time to time.cards.



*** Joey's Graverobber Trap Card allows him to steal a card from his opponent's graveyard and use it as if it were his own, an advantage he exploits quite often.
*** The first time was against Bandit Keith in their duel by taking Keith's Time Machine card and using it to revive his Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon. This also crosses over with BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame as Keith used his Pillager spell card to take and use Joey's Sword and Shield card in the same turn.
*** He later used it against Weevil Underwood in Battle City. Weevil used Eradicating Aerosol, an Insect-destroying Spell Card, to destroy his own Pinch Hopper, whose effect let him play his best card, Insect Queen. Joey later used Graverobber to copy Eradicating Aerosol and destroy Insect Queen.

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*** Joey's Graverobber Trap Card allows him to steal a card from his opponent's graveyard and use it as if it were his own, an advantage he exploits quite often.
often[[note]]The real life version of this card has two drawbacks:It can only be used on a spell card in the opponent's grave and using said spell card 2000 points worth of damage to Graverobber's user.[[/note]]
*** The first time was in his duel against Bandit Keith in their duel by taking Keith. Joey used Graverobber to take Keith's Time Machine card and using it to revive his Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon. This also crosses over with BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame as Keith used his Pillager spell card to take and use Joey's Sword and Shield card in the same turn.
*** He later used it against Weevil Underwood in Battle City. Weevil used Eradicating Aerosol, an Insect-destroying Spell Card, to destroy his own Pinch Hopper, whose effect let him play his best card, Insect Queen. Joey later used Graverobber to copy take Eradicating Aerosol and destroy Insect Queen.



*** Kaiba himself tried to use this tactic on Yugi in their Battle City finals Duel by using Lullaby of Obedience to take Yugi's Slifer card from his hand. However, Yugi was counting on Kaiba trying to do this and used Exchange to take Slifer back. However (again), the card that Kaiba got from Yugi's hand in return, Life Shaver, ultimately allowed him to destroy Slifer... albeit in a double KO with his Obelisk.

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*** Kaiba himself tried to use this tactic on Yugi in their Battle City finals Duel by using Lullaby of Obedience to take Yugi's Slifer card from his hand. However, Yugi was counting on Kaiba trying to do this and used Exchange to take Slifer back. However (again), the card that Kaiba got from Yugi's hand in return, Life Shaver, ultimately allowed him to destroy Slifer... albeit in a double KO with his Obelisk.



*** In Pegasus's Triangle Duel against Cronos/Crowler and Napoleon/Bonaparte, he uses a card called Comic Hand to take control of Cronos's Ancient Gear Golem, turning it into Toon Ancient Gear Golem. Then he uses Mimicat to copy Cronos's Ancient Gear Explosive. The Explosive takes out Napoleon and the Golem takes out Cronos.

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*** In Pegasus's [[MeleeATrois Triangle Duel against Cronos/Crowler and Napoleon/Bonaparte, Napoleon/Bonaparte]], he uses a card called Comic Hand to take control of Cronos's Ancient Gear Golem, turning it into Toon Ancient Gear Golem. Then he uses Mimicat to copy Cronos's Ancient Gear Explosive. The Explosive takes out Napoleon and the Golem takes out Cronos.



* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'': The game has a long list of cards that allow you to take control of your opponent's cards and use them for yourself in some way.

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* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'': The game has a long list number of cards that allow you to take control of your opponent's cards and use them for yourself in some way.
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!!As this can be a {{Death Trope|s}}, [[Administrivia/SpoilersOff unmarked spoilers abound]]. [[Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned Beware]].

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* In ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne'', the [[AIIsACrapshoot rogue AI]] known as "The Entity" tricks a Russian submarine into destroying itself with its own torpedo.



* ''Film/WonderWoman2017'': General Erich Ludendorff steals Wonder Woman's sword and attacks her with it before she is able to take it back.

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* ''Film/WonderWoman2017'': ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'': General Erich Ludendorff steals Wonder Woman's sword and attacks her with it before she is able to take it back.

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** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'': Nearly every enemy can be disarmed of their weapon with a ShieldBash, depending on the strength of the enemy and one's own shield. Doing so will cause them to drop their weapon, which Link can then use for himself.

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Nearly every enemy can be disarmed of their weapon with a ShieldBash, depending on the strength of the enemy and one's own shield. Doing so will cause them to drop their weapon, which Link can then use for himself.himself.
*** [[ShockAndAwe Electric attacks]] like the Thunderspear also tend to make the target drop their weapon while they're stunned.

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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': During his ambush raid on Yara Greyjoy's fleet, Euron Greyjoy kills two of the Sand Snakes with their own weapons: He breaks Obara's spear and uses the pieces to impale her, and then strangles Nymeria with her own whip.

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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
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During his ambush raid on Yara Greyjoy's fleet, Euron Greyjoy kills two of the Sand Snakes with their own weapons: He breaks Obara's spear and uses the pieces to impale her, and then strangles Nymeria with her own whip. whip.
** During the Battle of Winterfell, Theon Greyjoy attacks the Night King with a Dragonglass spear, but he catches the shaft, breaks it in half, then fatally stabs Theon with the bladed end.
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*** Lady also ends up being a victim of this. After subduing Dante, Vergil and Lady, [[spoiler:Arkham reveals that the blood of the mortal priestess Sparda used to seal the Temen-ni-gru tower is needed to complete the ritual. And it just so happens that Lady is a descendant of said priestess. Arkham stabs Lady in the leg with her {{BFG}} and and her spilled blood activates the tower.]]

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*** Lady also ends up being a victim of this. After subduing Dante, Vergil and Lady, [[spoiler:Arkham reveals that the blood of the mortal priestess Sparda used to seal the Temen-ni-gru tower is needed to complete the ritual. And it just so happens that Lady is a descendant of said priestess. Arkham stabs Lady in the leg with her {{BFG}} and {{BFG}}'s bayonet and her spilled blood activates the tower.]]
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* ''LightNovel/GoblinSlayer'': The eponymous hero goes through weapons quickly as he kills goblins because their bodily fluids degrade metals after prolonged contact, so he takes their blades most of the time.

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* ''LightNovel/GoblinSlayer'': ''Literature/GoblinSlayer'': The eponymous hero goes through weapons quickly as he kills goblins because their bodily fluids degrade metals after prolonged contact, so he takes their blades most of the time.
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* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateAvengers'': The Hulk is so strong that he can, with a lot of effort, lift Thor's weapon Mjölnir despite being unworthy. He use it to knock Thor out and then tries to decapitate him before Captain America knocks him away and disarms him.


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* ''Film/TheRunningMan'': Ben Richards slices Buzzsaw in half with his own chainsaw.


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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'': When Sephiroth went mad, burned down Nibelheim, and murdered Tifa Lockhart's father, he drops his sword Masamune. Tifa picks it up and attacks him, but he effortlessly disarms her.

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* ''Videogame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'': During the knife-fight between Raiden and Vamp in Act 4, Vamp attempts to execute Raiden with his own katana, discarded by Raiden at the start of the fight since Vamp requested a duel with knives only. Raiden counters this by [[LodgedBladeRecycling launching several of Vamp's own knives out of his body]], allowing him to reclaim his katana and use it to land the finishing blow on Vamp instead.

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* ''VideoGame/MadWord'': Some of the bosses, like the ones in Varrigan City, can be killed by their own weapons.
* ''Videogame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'': During the knife-fight between Raiden and Vamp in Act 4, Vamp attempts to execute Raiden with his the latter's own katana, [[HonorBeforeReason which was discarded by Raiden at the start of the fight since Vamp requested a duel with knives only.only]]. Raiden counters this by [[LodgedBladeRecycling launching several of Vamp's own knives out of his body]], allowing him to reclaim his katana and use it to land the finishing blow on Vamp instead.


** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'': Vision kills Corvus Glaive by impaling him with his own spear.

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** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'': Vision kills Corvus Glaive by impaling him with his own spear. Thanos (non-fatally) impales Iron Man through the abdomen with his own arm blade.
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* ''[[Literature/TheIcelandicSagas The Saga of Gisli Sursson]]'': The two young sons of Vestein, seeking revenge for their father, approach Thorkel Sursson (who has never seen them) at an assembly in the guise of vagrants and entangle him in a conversation by flattering him. Berg Vesteinsson then pretends to admire Thorkel's sword and asks him if he may look at it, and Thorkel allows it. Once Berg has the sword in his hands, he draws it and lops off Thorkel's head.
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*** Kaiba himself tried to use this tactic on Yugi in their Battle City finals Duel by using Lullaby of Obedience to take Yugi's Slifer card from his hand. However, Yugi was counting on Kaiba trying to do this and used Exchange to take Slifer back. However (again), the card that Kaiba got from Yugi's hand in return, Life Shaver, ultimately allowed him to destroy Slifer...albeit in a double KO with his Obelisk.

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*** Kaiba himself tried to use this tactic on Yugi in their Battle City finals Duel by using Lullaby of Obedience to take Yugi's Slifer card from his hand. However, Yugi was counting on Kaiba trying to do this and used Exchange to take Slifer back. However (again), the card that Kaiba got from Yugi's hand in return, Life Shaver, ultimately allowed him to destroy Slifer... albeit in a double KO with his Obelisk.



*** Prior to the main story, [[TheRival Jack]] stole [[TheHero Yusei]]'s [[SignatureMon Stardust Dragon]] card. During their Turbo Duel in episodes 4 and 5, Jack uses Stardust Dragon against Yusei only for Yusei to take control of the dragon using a trap card.

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*** Prior to the main story, [[TheRival Jack]] stole [[TheHero Yusei]]'s [[SignatureMon Stardust Dragon]] card. During their Turbo Riding Duel in episodes 4 and 5, Jack uses Stardust Dragon against Yusei only for Yusei to take control of the dragon using a trap card.



** ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'': Episode 29 has a rematch between Zuzu Boyle and Julia Krystal. In the fifth turn of the duel, Zuzu uses her Fusion Cycle trap card which allows her to summon and use a monster in Julia's graveyard that was used for a [[FusionDance fusion summon]]. Zuzu uses this card on Julia's Crystal Rose monster which can be treated as two fusion material monsters instead of one, allowing her to fusion summon Mozarta the Melodious Maestra with Julia's own monster. The duel ends in Zuzu's victory.

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** ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'': Episode 29 has a rematch between Zuzu Yuzu Hiragi/Zuzu Boyle and Julia Masumi Kotsu/Julia Krystal. In the fifth turn of the duel, Zuzu Yuzu uses her Fusion Cycle trap card which allows her to summon and use a monster in Julia's Masumi's graveyard that was used for a [[FusionDance fusion summon]]. Zuzu Yuzu uses this card on Julia's Masumi's Crystal Rose monster which can be treated as two fusion material monsters instead of one, allowing her to fusion summon Mozarta Bloom Diva the Melodious Maestra Melodius Choir with Julia's Masumi's own monster. The duel ends in Zuzu's Yuzu's victory.
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'''Note''': Deflecting projectile attacks or tricking opponents into killing their own allies do not qualify for this trope. This trope also does not apply to using an identical or similar weapon to the opponent or mimicking their tactics and strategies. Deflecting firepower from enemy guns back onto them also does not qualify. DeadlyDodging does not qualify. Compare ForcedFriendlyFire.

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'''Note''': Deflecting projectile attacks or tricking opponents into killing their own allies do not qualify for this trope. This trope also does not apply to using an identical or similar weapon to the opponent or mimicking their tactics and strategies. Deflecting firepower from enemy guns back onto them also does not qualify. DeadlyDodging does not qualify. (For that, see AttackReflector or ParryingBullets.) Compare ForcedFriendlyFire.
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** In "Old Foes", after manhandling Void Knight, Zedd picks up his sword and tries to kill him with it. Fortunately, Reaghoul tells him to stand down.
** In "The Truth", Void King steals Amelia's electrified NetGun and briefly incapacitates her with it.

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** *** In "Old Foes", after manhandling Void Knight, Zedd picks up his sword and tries to kill him with it. Fortunately, Reaghoul tells him to stand down.
** *** In "The Truth", Void King steals Amelia's electrified NetGun and briefly incapacitates her with it.

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* ''Film/WonderWoman2017'': General Erich Ludendorff steals Wonder Woman's sword and attacks her with it before she is able to take it back.



** ''Series/PowerRangersDinoFury'': In "Old Foes", after manhandling Void Knight, Zedd picks up his sword and tries to kill him with it. Fortunately, Reaghoul tells him to stand down.

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** In "The Truth", Void King steals Amelia's electrified NetGun and briefly incapacitates her with it.

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