History Main / GoThroughMe

See also: ProtestByObstruction, ProtectedByAChild, TakingTheBullet, IAmSpartacus, sometimes used as a sneakier way to protect the hero. Contrast PietaPlagiarism, CrucifiedHeroShot, CowerPower. Liable to ThreatBackfire.

* Creator/ChrisCrocker famously declared in ''LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE'' that if anyone wants to make fun of Music/BritneySpears they'd have to go through him. ''They did.''

* Creator/ChrisCrocker famously declared that if anyone wants to make fun of Music/BritneySpears they'll have to go through him. They did.

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': Used in ''Literature/AClashOfKings'', when Lannister {{Mooks}} attempt to capture Gendry.
** Earlier, Jon Snow gets ordered into this after he complains about the treatment of Samwell Tarly.
* In ''[[Creator/MatthewReilly Temple]]'', William Race's bodyguard does this to protect him from his own commander, Colonel Nash. Nash was armed and he wasn't, so the results were [[AnyoneCanDie predictable]]. At least he distracted Nash long enough for the Cavalry to arrive.

* Played for laughs at the climax of the first ''Film/MenInBlack'' movie. Will Smith's character makes the challenge to the BigBad, who promptly swats him out of the way and continues as nothing happened.

* Towards the end of the Marvel ''ComicBook/{{Civil War|2006}}'' crossover, the duel between ComicBook/IronMan and [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]] is interrupted by a bunch of civilians (including, but not limited to, [[FauxSymbolism a cop and a fireman]]) tackling them to stop the battle.

* Kovu tells his mother she’ll never hurt Simba or Kiara while he’s there standing between her and them in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2SimbasPride''

* ''Film/ADayAtTheRaces'' has the following exchange: ''You leave this room over my dead body!'' -- ''Well, that's a pleasant way to travel.''

** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'', it's eventually revealed that [[spoiler:Varric has been doing this for Hawke since the second game. He [[BlatantLies blatantly lied]] to Cassandra about not knowing how to contact Hawke, since he wasn't convinced about Cassandra's motives in searching for them. He trusts the Inquisitor, though, so he breaks down and sends a letter to Hawke to ask for their help]]. When Cassandra calls him on it, he states it bluntly: "I was protecting my friend!"

* The American [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Corrie Rachel Corrie]], who sat in front of an Israeli bulldozer about to destroy the home of a Palestinian. It ran over her twice and crushed her to death. Subsequent investigation showed that unfortunately, she was sitting in a place where the driver couldn't see her.
** It should also be noted, however, that she assumed said bulldozer was heading for the house, rather than any factual evidence it was next to be demolished (the bulldozer was uncovering a weapons smuggling tunnel at the time), making it somewhat of a SenselessSacrifice.

* WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}} placing her head on John Smith's before Wahunsenacah tries to execute him.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyAdventuresWithSuperman'': Invoked by Lois during the climax of the season 1 finale (''"Hearts of the Fathers"'') when she stands directly in her father's line of fire to prevent him from killing Superman. In [[NotSoStoic a rare emotional moment]], General Lane tearfully asks his daughter to stand aside and says he's trying to protect her. Lois replies that she doesn't want him to protect her and asks him to ''listen'' to her for once instead. She pointedly tells him that Superman isn't a threat and had just sacrificed himself to save their planet. Her words finally get through to him, causing her father to call off the attack order by telling his superiors it was [[BlatantLie a "false alarm"]].

* In the episode "Patriot Act," General Eiling, who hates all metahumans and the Justice League in particular, uses an experimental super-serum to become a [[HulkingOut super strong monster]] to attack Superman. Instead, he only finds a group of C-list Leaguers and starts beating them up instead. They valiantly try to defeat him, but all get thrashed. Just as Eiling is about to crush Shining Knight with a car, though, some [[HeroicBystander ordinary citizens]] form a human shield around the fallen hero and tell Eiling to back off, tearing down his hypocrisy and correctly pointing out that he's [[YouAreWhatYouHate become the very superpowered "enemy" he hates so much.]]

* Played for comedy in ''Webcomic/MenageA3''. In an attempt to keep [=DiDi=] from interfering in the date of their mutual roommate Gary, Zii references this trope almost by name as she bars a doorway. Zii is a rather petite TankTopTomboy while busty blonde [=DiDi=] is [[BoobsOfSteel tall, broad-shouldered, and extraordinarily strong by male standards]]; more than capable of lifting Zii bodily aside to a sheepish "... Oh. Oh, right."