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** Orjugan in ''Ys VI'' requires you to deflect its bombs back with the Wind Sword, while also dodging its instant-kill DeathRay and GiantHandsOfDoom.

** The TrueFinalBoss of ''[[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Sonic Rush Adventure]]'' shoots meteors and various other projectiles that can be reflected back at him--and probably should be, if you don't want the fight to drag on forever.

* The video game adaptation of ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotter Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' had many battles like this in the form of magical duels, because the AI is rather trigger-happy on the Expelliarmus spell. A Flipendo Knockback Jinx is volleyed between the player and their opponent with Expelliarmus, and the spell continuously becomes more powerful and harder to repel the longer the tennis match continues. (Can be averted with precise timing, exploiting the fact that spells can only be cast while standing still and your opponent will aggressively move in front of you to attack you; you can launch a fast weak spell, wait for them to block it, then quickly move to one side and fire again, letting them step into your attack before they have a chance to shield. For bonus points, exploit their momentary disorientation to move to the side and repeat the process.)
* The PC and GBA versions of ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotter Harry Potter and the Philisopher's Stone]]'' have this during the Mirror of Erised Battle with [[FanNickname Quirrelmort]]. You're stuck in the outer ring of the circular room, surrounded by pillars. You have to hide behind the pillars so that Quirrelmort would cast a spell at it to destroy it. When all the pillars are gone, you then use Flipendo to make the Mirror of Erised spin in place and face a different direction. Then carefully position it and yourself so that you'll use the mirror to reflect Quirrelmort's spell back at him.

* In ''VideoGame/HarmoKnight'', boss fights are done through SimonSaysMinigames in which Tempo has to either move in a direction, jump, or strike with his staff. Almost every "section" of a boss fight ends with the boss firing a particularly large projectile that gets sent flying back into the boss when hit.

* In ''Film/MaryPoppins'' When [[{{Clockcuckoolander}} Admiral Boom]] starts shooting off fireworks towards the dancing chimney sweeps thinking they're hottentots, Bert uses his sweep like a bat and hits one coming in his direction back towards Admiral Boom. Admiral Boom even says it's a well hit, before realizing it's coming his way and ducks.

* The video game adaptation of ''[[VideoGame/HarryPotter Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' had many battles like this in the form of magical duels. A Flipendo Knockback Jinx is volleyed between the player and their opponent with Expelliarmus, and the spell continuously becomes more powerful and harder to repel the longer the tennis match continues.

* Zero can do this to almost any enemy shot in ''[[VideoGame/MegaManX Mega Man X7]]''. [[spoiler: The Gaea Shield/Gokumonken from Soldier Stonekong can "bounce" Sigma's energy orbs back at him, the only thing to send Sigma into "hit stun." Strangely, this is also one of the very few games with a boss that has no hit stun from a weakness.]]

* Using the Mirror power to send back projectiles is the only way you can defeat [[BigBad Dr. Wily]] at the end of the original UsefulNotes/GameBoy ''VideoGame/MegaMan''.

** In ''VideoGame/MegaManX 6'', Gate is completely immune to your attacks. The only way to hit him is to attack the colored spheres he throws at you; they then split into pieces, which damage Gate if they hit him. And this battle happens in a room with a bunch of tiny platforms above a BottomlessPit. Good thing your characters can [[WallJump climb the walls]].
** The first form of the Wily Machine No. 9 in ''VideoGame/MegaMan 9'' spits out explosive dinosaur eggs (!). The eggs have to be shot back so they bounce into the boss's mouth.

* In ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'', Guile Hideout can reflect a Pokémon's attack back at its user using his sword.

* In ''[[Manga/DragonBall Dragon Ball Z]]'', during the final moments of the battle with Kid Buu. When Goku first hurls the Earth-fueled Spirit Bomb at Buu, Goku is nearly depleted of his energy, while allows for Buu to catch it and throw it right back at him. With the timely intervention of Porunga bringing his power-level back to full, just as Buu re-hurls it, Goku stops it and redirects it back at Buu, finally killing him.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' plays this differently than usual; Link can knock back any FrickinLaserBeams, from {{Mook}}s and bosses alike, but he has to use his shield. [[Administrivia/TropesAreFlexible It still qualifies for the trope]] for two reasons: if you don't time it right, said laser beam will destroy your shield[[note]]with two exceptions: the Hylian Shield (a whopping 800 durability) and the Ancient Shield (auto-deflects laser-based attacks)[[/note]] (and possibly kill you when it detonates, depending on the surrounding environment); but if you ''do'' time it right, you can pull it off with a ''pot lid''. [[spoiler:Particularly noteworthy is that this is how Link killed a rogue Guardian in the backstory.]]

* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' features this in many games. While it is traditionally done with Link's sword, there is almost always an absurd second option, normally an item never used in combat. Fans of the games often refer to this trope as "Ganonball," whereas ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass'' gives it an official name, "Dead Man's Volley":
** It originally appeared during the fights against Agahnim in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]'', which lets you use either the Master Sword or the butterfly net to deflect his shots. In addition, he has a lightning attack and a cluster shot that breaks up into multiple projectiles when the player hits it or when it hits the wall.

* At the end of the 3rd level of ''[[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Flintstones - Surprise at the Dinosaur Peak]]'', there's a yeti boss which makes rocks fall from a sky which can be swung back at him with a club. Often though, yeti swings that rock back again, often resulting rock going back and fourth 5-6 times.

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* In ''[[VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams NiGHTS Journey of Dreams]]'' the Reala battles are more or less a game of dodgeball with your [[EvilTwin evil twin]].

* The final showdown of the first ''Bionicle'' movie is [[spoiler: A particularly mean-spirited one-on-one kohlii match (basically fantasy lacrosse) between Takanuva and Makuta, calling back to early in the film where Takanuva (as Takua) played in the kohlii tournament. The match consists of the two participants using their weapons to throw balls of energised protodermis back and forth trying to hit each other. Takanuva eventually wins by catching Makuta’s shot midair and reversing its momentum with a flip-technique that he attempted but failed back in the tournament.]]

* The final showdown of the first ''Toys/BIONICLE'' movie is [[spoiler: A particularly mean-spirited one-on-one kohlii match (basically fantasy lacrosse) between Takanuva and Makuta, calling back to early in the film where Takanuva (as Takua) played in the kohlii tournament. The match consists of the two participants using their weapons to throw balls of energised protodermis back and forth trying to hit each other. Takanuva eventually wins by catching Makuta’s shot midair and reversing its momentum with a flip-technique that he attempted but failed back in the tournament.]]

* The final showdown of the first ''Toys/Bionicle'' movie is [[spoiler: A particularly mean-spirited one-on-one kohlii match (basically fantasy lacrosse) between Takanuva and Makuta, calling back to early in the film where Takanuva (as Takua) played in the kohlii tournament. The match consists of the two participants using their weapons to throw balls of energised protodermis back and forth trying to hit each other. Takanuva eventually wins by catching Makuta’s shot midair and reversing its momentum with a flip-technique that he attempted but failed back in the tournament.]]

* The final showdown of the first Toys/Bionicle movie is [[spoiler: A particularly mean-spirited one-on-one kohlii match (basically fantasy lacrosse) between Takanuva and Makuta, calling back to early in the film where Takanuva (as Takua) played in the kohlii tournament. The match consists of the two participants using their weapons to throw balls of energised protodermis back and forth trying to hit each other. Takanuva eventually wins by catching Makuta’s shot midair and reversing its momentum with a flip-technique that he attempted but failed back in the tournament.]]

* The final showdown of the first Toys/Bionicle movie is [[spoiler: A particularly mean-spirited one-on-one kohlii match (basically fantasy lacrosse) between Takanuva and Makuta, calling back to early in the film where Takanuva (as Takua) played in the kohlii tournament. The match consists of the two participants using their weapons to throw balls of energised protodermis back and forth trying to hit each other. Takanuva eventually wins by catching Makuta’s shot midair and reversing its momentum with a flip-technique that he attempted but failed back in the tournament.]]

* The final showdown of the first Toys/Bionicle movie is [[spoiler: A particularly mean-spirited one-on-one kohlii match (basically fantasy lacrosse) between Takanuva and Makuta, calling back to early in the film where Takanuva (as Takua) played in the kohlii tournament. The match consists of the two participants using their weapons to throw balls of energised protodermis back and forth trying to hit each other. Takanuva eventually wins by catching Makuta’s shot midair and reversing its momentum with a flip-technique that he attempted but failed back in the tournament.

* In a season one ''Anime/SailorMoon'' episode, the MonsterOfTheDay is a camera-themed youma, Cameran, that's capable of trapping people in photographs with the beam it shoots from the eye in her palm. Left to fight Cameran by herself (Cameran captures Sailor Mercury and Mars, and for some reason Tuxedo Mask doesn’t show up to help) Sailor Moon realizes that in order to weaken her, she needs to Cameran to take a picture of herself. The beam bounces off a mirror and hits Cameran, badly weakening her enough for Sailor Moon to destroy her and free the captive people in the pictures.

* ''VideoGame/DisneysVillainsRevenge'' has a BossRush variety for the final battle as you use the storybook to deflect [[Disney/PeterPan Captain Hook]]'s cannonballs, [[Disney/{{Dumbo}} The Ringmaster]]'s pies, [[Disney/AliceInWonderland The Queen of Hearts]]' croquet balls, and [[Disney/SnowWhite the Evil Queen]]'s energy balls.

* This trope, combined with TakingTheBullet, is the reason why The Fairy Godmother ended up defeated in ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2''. Basically, after Fiona's father revealed that he deliberately gave her regular tea instead of the one laced with a love potion, she tries to kill Shrek by firing a null-happily ever after spell at Shrek, Fiona's father intercepts the attack and gets hit with it instead, and since he was wearing armor at the time, it rebounded and hit the Fairy Godmother, which apparently disintegrated her into bubbles.

** It originally appeared during the fights against Agahnim in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]'', which lets you use either the Master Sword or the butterfly net.

*** It's also necessary against the Bilocyte boss fight.

** The final boss of ''BEAT'' is as straight of an example as you can get, essentially being a regular game of ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}''. The only difference is that every time you score a point, the boss's paddle divides itself into multiple smaller paddles.