History Main / BratsWithSlingshots

* Usopp from ''Manga/OnePiece'' used these when he actually was a brat, which carries on into his adult life as a pirate. {{Justified|Trope}} in that he's an ImprobableWeaponUser and customizer; it's much easier to make custom slingshot bullets than pistol or musket bullets. The ImprobableAimingSkills he got from his father (who is part of one of the best pirate crews in the sea) also help. Taken UpToEleven with Kabuto, his giant slingshot introduced in Enies Lobby. He can snipe people at distances far beyond the reach of Marine guns. Its range is explained by the use of Dials from Skypeia (sea-shells that count as bio-tech for those not familiar with the series), along with the five bands it uses to fire ammo. It's stated that the bands cause the ammo to spin in the air, in effect giving his slingshot a rifling effect. This is significant as the guns in the series use ball ammo and no rifling.

* Usopp from ''Manga/OnePiece'', used these when he was actually a brat and carried on into his adult life as a pirate. {{Justified|Trope}} in that he's an ImprobableWeaponUser and customizer; it's much easier to make custom slingshot bullets than pistol or musket bullets. Taken UpToEleven with Kabuto, his giant slingshot introduced in Enies Lobby. He can snipe people at distances far beyond the reach of Marine guns. Its range is explained by the use of Dials from Skypeia (sea-shells that count as bio-tech for those not familiar with the series), along with the five bands it uses to fire ammo. It's stated that the bands cause the ammo to spin in the air, in effect giving his slingshot a rifling effect. This is significant as the guns in the series use ball ammo and no rifling.

* Usopp from ''Manga/OnePiece''. {{Justified|Trope}} in that he's an ImprobableWeaponUser and customizer; it's much easier to make custom slingshot bullets than pistol or musket bullets. Taken UpToEleven with Kabuto, his giant slingshot introduced in Enies Lobby. He can snipe people at distances far beyond the reach of Marine guns. Its range is explained by the use of Dials from Skypeia (sea-shells that count as bio-tech for those not familiar with the series), along with the five bands it uses to fire ammo. It's stated that the bands cause the ammo to spin in the air, in effect giving his slingshot a rifling effect. This is significant as the guns in the series use ball ammo and no rifling.

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* A vingiette on ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' has Benny improvise a slingshot out of a stick and some undies. He subsequently runs around causing havoc with it. [[spoiler: RealityEnsues when he accidentally deflates a stripper while trying to pop the balloon she uses in her act,]] and nearly gets lynched, sparking the customary [[EveryoneChasingYou Chase Sequence]] used to end each episode.

* [[DonaldDuck Huey, Dewey and Louie]] have used them many times in the comics, frequency DependingOnTheWriter, more often in European stories.

* In the made-for-TV movie ''Problem Child 3,'' Junior uses his to excellent effect. On a ''horse.'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfvJyn8jA1g Behold.]]

* In ''VideoGame/TheGoonies II'', one of Mikey's weapons is a slingshot with limited ammo.

* Wheelie of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' is a [[BrattyHalfPint child-like robot]], and his WeaponOfChoice is his little slingshot.

* "[[Film/{{Leprechaun}} Fuck you Lucky Charms!]]

* A vingiette on ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' has Benny improvise a slingshot out of a stick and some undies. He subsequently runs around causing havoc with it. [[spoiler: RealityEnsues when he accidentally kills a stripper while trying to pop the balloon she uses in her act,]] and nearly gets lynched, sparking the customary [[EveryoneChasingYou Chase Sequence]] used to end each episode.

* Disney's Pinocchio has Lampwick firing shots en route to Pleasure Island.

** The [[ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS American Dennis]] wears his slingshot all the time. By comparison, the [[ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUK British Dennis]] very frequently uses his catapult... though not quite as much nowadays, what with political correctness and the level of [[{{Bowdlerise}} bowdlerising]] in the media.

** ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings:'' Slingshots are purchasable weapons from the FirstTown Podunk's department store and can be equipped by all members of the party, though they have low attack power and are outclassed pretty handily by the other weapons in the game, some of which include [[BatterUp baseball bats]], [[FryingPanOfDoom frying pans]], [[FrickinLaserBeams ray guns]] and [[CoolSword swords]].

* A vingiette on ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' has Benny improvise a slingshot out of a stick and some undies. He subsequently runs around causing havoc with it. [[spoiler: RealityEnsues when he accidentally kills a stripper while trying to pop the balloon she uses in her act,]] and nearly gets lynched, sparking the customary [[EverybodyChasingYou Chase Sequence]] used to end each episode.

* A vingiette on ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' has Benny improvise a slingshot out of a stick and some undies. He subsequently runs around causing havoc with it. [[spoiler: RealityEnsues when he accidentally kills a stripper while trying to pop the balloon she uses in her act,]] and nearly gets lynched, sparking the customary ChaseSequence used to end each episode.

* A vingiette on ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'' has Benny improvise a slingshot out of a stick and some undies. He subsequently runs around causing havoc with it. [[spoiler: RealityEnsues when he accidentally kills a stripper while trying to pop the balloon she uses in her act, and nearly gets lynched.]]

* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': Magical Girl Zoe Blecher wields a slingshot as her weapon. From it she can fire off seeds that sprout into metallic flowers that can push, weigh down, and/or impale enemy monsters. The slingshot as a weapon stands out for Zoe in particular, as slingshots are typically associated with boys and Zoe herself is transgender.

* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': Magical Girl Zoe Blecher wields a slingshot as her weapon. From it she can fire off seeds that sprout into metallic flowers that can push, weight down, and/or impale enemy monsters. The slingshot as a weapon stands out for Zoe in particular, as slingshots are typically associated with boys and Zoe herself is transgender.

* In ''Betabound'', the slingshot is an early-game [[Main/ItemCrafting craftable]] weapon which can later be upgraded to shoot military-grade grenades.

* In the ''Film/DennisTheMenace'' LicensedGame for the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]], a slingshot is one of the weapons Dennis can use to defeat enemies.