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-->-- ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', [[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E6Family "Family"]]

* Used repeatedly throughout the ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' series. Wizardmon does this for Gatomon in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', Kari does this to help snap Andromon out of his MindControl in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', and Tommy does this in ''Anime/DigimonFrontier''.

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

If this is said to (or by!) the [[{{Intangibility}} Intangible Man]], expect [[HilarityEnsues hilarity to ensue]] as he, she, or it is very likely to act as a LiteralGenie. Also, in a rare horror situation, expect the recipient to literally tear the speaker in half and go through.

* ''Anime/Belle2021'': During the climax, [[spoiler:[[TrueCompanions Suzu physically shields Kei (whose virtual persona in U is the Dragon) and his younger brother, Tomo,]] from their [[AbusiveParents abusive father.]] When he finally manages to pull her away, Suzu, now with a part of her face ripped off by him, stands before him with a DeathGlare, refusing to move or flinch even while he continues to threaten her. [[AttackAttackRetreatRetreat It shocks him enough that he backs off.]]]]

* In ''Manga/FullMetalAlchemist,'' Alphonse defends a HeroicBSOD-ing Hawkeye from Lust by pulling a "Go through me". It doesn't work, because Lust has no qualms about killing a sacrificial candidate, and Al and Hawkeye are only saved by [[spoiler: Mustang's {{Big Damn Hero|es}}/KillItWithFire entrance.]]

** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'': A subversion shows up in the final battle when [[spoiler: Luna tries to stop the fight between former-Lead Shinn and Athrun. Shinn, however, is [[TheBerseker so out of control]] by that point that he nearly ''does'' go through her, and would have killed her had Athrun not intervened.]]

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'':

* Towards the end of the Marvel ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' crossover, the duel between ComicBook/IronMan and ComicBook/CaptainAmerica is interrupted by a bunch of civilians (including, but not limited to, [[FauxSymbolism a cop and a fireman]]) tackling them to stop the battle.

** In the ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' comic that introduces Bloodsport, the villain downs Superman with a Kryptonite bullet and closes in for the kill...only for ComicBook/JimmyOlsen to stop him halfway and threaten Bloodsport with one of his own guns if he doesn't leave Supes alone. [[StaringDownCthulhu Bloodsport backs off.]]

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'':
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': In ''ComicBook/JudgmentInInfinity'', the Horseman of Death is about to kill off ComicBook/WonderGirl and ComicBook/{{Starfire}} when a crowd of non-powered people step between him and both women.
** In ''ComicBook/WonderWomanTheHiketeia'', Batman comes to Wonder Woman, looking to take a young woman under her protection to the police. When Bruce states he doesn't want to go through her, [[FlyingBrick Diana informs him that he can't go through her.]]

** When [[BigBad Mars]] reveals himself, Queen Hippolyte stands between him and the remainder heroes. Franchise/WonderWoman tries to persuade her to stay behind her to no avail:

* ''Fanfic/LastChildOfKrypton'': In chapter 11 of the original version [[spoiler:Leliel is {{Mind Rap|e}}ing Asuka.]] Right when her mind is about to collapse, Shinji steps between them and says:

* ''Fanfic/KaraOfRokyn'': During "Kara and the Dreamsmith", [[ComicBook/TheSandman1989 Dream of the Endless]] stands between Death and [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara]] and declares her sister will have to go through him. Both of them know Death can easily do so, but she doesn't want to, and she indeed relents.

* ''VideoGame/NintendoLand'''s [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny Deathmatches]] section has this for the [[http://nintendoland.com/deathmatches/fight_mario_vs_sonic.htm Mario vs. Sonic]] story.

* When [[spoiler:[[WholesomeCrossDresser Chihiro Fujisaki's]] true gender is exposed]] in ''Fanfic/Class78thWatchesTheFuture'', [[spoiler:[[SerialKiller Genocide Jill]] attempts to kill him since "he's an adorable boy". However, she finds her plan halted by not only [[SecretKeeper Mondo Owada and Leon Kuwata, whom Chihiro had confided in earlier along with Makoto Naegi]], but also Sakura Ogami and Aoi Asahina.]] This gets more heartwarming [[spoiler:since after TheReveal, Chihiro was worried that his classmates would hate him, but this proves they still accept him, and even sympathize with his reason for crossdressing (an {{Aversion}} of SchoolBullyingIsHarmless left him with crippling inferiority of his physical strength).]]

* ''Film/SupermanAndTheMoleMen'' had the Man of Steel saying this to a lynch mob wanting to harm the innocent Mole Men. Of course Franchise/{{Superman}} has no problem getting the mob to back off.

** Lily Potter does this as well in the same scene, refusing to stand aside and let Voldemort kill Harry. She's cut down quickly too. However, unlike James, Voldemort did give Lily the chance to step to the side and live [[spoiler: because of Snape's request.]] She refused. [[spoiler: This act of sacrifice triggered magical protection over Harry, so her choice was ultimately successful.]]

* In ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman'' episode "[[Recap/TheAdventuresOfSupermanS1E6NightOfTerror Night of Terror]]", ComicBook/JimmyOlsen puts himself between ComicBook/LoisLane and a female innkeeper and a group of crooks.

** A more successful attempt happens in "Court Martial". The paranoid BadGuy has rigged the Enterprise to explode and thus destroy the Starfleet officials who he believes to be persecuting him. He's forced to give himself up when his daughter (who has beamed aboard unbeknownst to him) confronts him, explaining that he will have to kill her along with his so-called "enemies."

** Lan Wanji tries to prevent [[spoiler: the Jin clan]] from razing the Burial Mountains to [[spoiler: take Wei Wuxian's belongings.]] Unfortunately [[spoiler: Jin Guangyao]] informed Lan Qiren and Lan Wanji is punished.

* ''VideoGame/BugFables'': In the end of Chapter 6, [[spoiler:General Ultimax, revealed to be brainwashed by Wasp King, forbids Team Snakemouth from going through the bridge even after he's defeated, even outright stating that they have to tear his body apart due to the brainwashment rendering him suicidally loyal. Thankfully, Leif [[HarmlessFreezing easily comes up with an alternative that wouldn't require his death]].]]

* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'': [[spoiler: Upon learning Vergil is his father and by extension Dante is his uncle, Nero [[DeclarationOfProtection vows]] not to lose any more family: he promptly makes good on his vow when he unlocks his Devil Trigger, plants himself between the two feuding brothers and knocks them both away from each other, demanding an end to their senseless sibling rivalry.]]

** 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!"

* Several times in the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' series:

* In ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDeadSeasonFour,'' after AJ [[spoiler: shoots Marlon, every other Ericson kid left standing turns on him and Clem immediately, demanding that they get out before things get ugly--except Violet. Spurned into action by the newfound knowledge that [[ColdEquation Marlon had secretly given her girlfriend and girlfriend's sister to a group of armed adults in exchange for everyone else's safety]] and told them that she had died, pulls out her cleaver, gets in between AJ and everyone else, and tells them, in no uncertain terms, to back the fuck up.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', General Hardcastle has a gun with a Kryptonite bullet, ready to take out ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} if she tries anything. ComicBook/GreenArrow steps in the way, saying that now, if he fires, he'll have wasted his bullet on a human, leaving him alone with a very angry Supergirl to deal with.

** At which point Sandy lazily (and literally) passes through him, splitting his sponge body into two western bar saloon-like door halves.

* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'':

* In Episode 3 of ''LightNovel/UnlimitedFafnir'', Yuu does this to protect Iris from getting killed by Mitsuki. She had good reason to kill Iris, as she would forcefully turn into a dragon if the White Leviathan attacking the school got close enough to her. Fortunately, Yuu manages to devise a plan to stop the dragon before it could get to Iris.

* In 1752, a rather quarrelsome farmer in Hallingdal, Norway, was about to attack his younger half brother with an axe. The story goes that their mother positioned herself between them and said: "are you going to chop your brother down, you better take me first. I strove equally for both of you, and delivered you both on my knees!" This gave the younger brother time to escape, but the mother was violently manhandled afterwards. This farmer was charged and imprisoned for years.

* In ''LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'', [[CuteMonsterGirl Weine]] does this when [[MasterSwordsman Aiz]] is about to finish off Bell. When Aiz tells Weine to stop speaking and says her claws, wing, and forehead gem are a threat, Weine [[{{Fingore}} breaks her claws]] [[AnArmAndALeg and rips off her wing.]] [[HeroicBSOD This completely breaks Aiz's resolve.]]
-->'''Aiz:''' "I can no longer kill this Vouvire."

* ''Fanfic/LastChildOfKrypton'': In chapter 11 of the original version [[spoiler:Leliel is [[MindRape Mind Raping]] Asuka.]] Right when her mind is about to collapse, Shinji steps between them and says:

* Blizzard does this in the ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro'' fic ''[[Fanfic/ThePortal]]'' when he first meets [[BigBad Zobek]] who tells him that he intends to turn his girlfriend, Storm, into one of his followers.

** A great inversion in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' when a Kyln prisoner threatens Peter, who just happens to be Rocket and Groot's bounty:

* Heihachi in Kazuya's ending in ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 2''. [[spoiler: It backfires on Heihachi though, as [[UngratefulBastard Kazuya]] promptly uses Heihachi as a HumanShield.]]

* In ''Videogame/YakuzaLikeADragon'', when Ichiban is once again reunited with his former boss Masumi Arakawa, his companions Nanba and Adachi quickly gets between them and point out how the last time they met Arakawa shot Ichiban and left him for dead. The camera then pans out to show that all of his companions have formed a wall between the two. Arakawa assures them that he means no harm this time and later even congratulates Ichiban for finding a band of loyal comrades.

* ''Fanfic/KaraOfRokyn'': During "Kara and the Dreamsmith", [[ComicBook/TheSandman Dream of the Endless]] stands between Death and [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara]] and declares her sister will have to go through him. Both of them know Death can easily do so, but she doesn't want to, and she indeed relents.

* In the climax of ''Literature/Themister'', Alessia shields Maxim from [[spoiler:her abusive gangster ex Anatoli]] when he points a gun at Maxim. The effect is slightly diminished given that [[spoiler:Alessia already knows she had removed the bullets from Anatoli's gun]].

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton Emperor Norton I]] Of the United States, from [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]]: "During the 1860s and 1870s, there were a number of anti-Chinese demonstrations in the poorer districts of San Francisco. Ugly riots, some resulting in fatalities, broke out on several occasions. During one such incident, Norton allegedly positioned himself between the rioters and their Chinese targets, and with a bowed head started reciting the Lord's Prayer repeatedly until the rioters dispersed without incident."

* From the ''TabletopGame/IronKingdoms'', we have High Paladin Dartan Vilmon, who was ordered to [[KillEmAll Purge a town of "heretics"]] by the power-mad Heirarch Voyle. Vilmon turned on the Menite army and told them "[[YouShallNotPass You're going to have to get past me]]." Note that Vilmon is actually badass enough to win.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', Monster Kid pulls this, but on whom depends on the type of run you're doing; If you're on a PacifistRun, and you save them when [[LiteralCliffhanger they're hanging off of a cliff]], despite Undyne being ''right there'' ready to kill you, they'll do it to Undyne to protect you. However, if you're on a [[KillEmAll Genocide Run]], they'll do it to you in the same area to keep you from hurting anyone else.

* In ''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes'', after Koba, a bonobo, goes to the dam the humans are trying to repair to get electric power under the supervivion of the apes, he angrily demands to speak to Caesar about how he saw the humans stockpiling guns and ammo from an old munitions' dump. He sees the teenaged Alexander, and tosses him onto the ground, Malcolm, his father, goes and tries to shield him, but as Koba closes in to beat them to death, Maurice, a much bigger and stronger ornagutang, defiantly stands in front of Malcolm and Alexander, causing Koba to back down.

* ''Anime/Belle2021'': During the climax, [[spoiler:[[TrueCompanions Suzu physically shields Kei (whose virtual persona in U is the Dragon) and his younger brother, Tomo,]] from their [[PapaWolf abusive father.]] When he finally manages to pull her away, Suzu, now with a part of her face ripped off by him, stands before him with a DeathGlare, refusing to move or flinch even while he continues to threaten her. [[AttackAttackRetreatRetreat It shocks him enough that he backs off.]]]]

* In ''Anime/KiddyGrade'', when Éclair's BerserkButton is triggered after the Aure military police gun down a wave of protesters, she dares the Nouvlesse to shoot her down along with the rest of them.

* Kobayashi does this for Ilulu when she's attacked by Cremene in ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid''. Despite the rule that [[AlienNonInterferenceClause dragons are not supposed to harm people on Earth]], Cremene just swats her aside. It does solidify Ilulu's HeelFaceTurn though, leading her to do the same thing for Kobayashi immediately after. It still doesn't make Cremene hesitate though. Instead, his thanking the gods for his good luck ends up summoning a very angry Tohru, who proceeds to beat him within an inch of his life for [[BerserkButton hurting Kobayashi]].

* In Sakura's ending in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Street Fighter Alpha 3]]'', she stands in front of an injured [[spoiler: (actually, BrainwashedAndCrazy)]] Ryu to protect him, telling Bison "You'll have to kill me first!" Bison just knocks her aside. [[spoiler: [[BerserkButton Bad idea:]] that was the last trigger needed to restore Ryu's sanity, and he ''[[Awesome/StreetFighterAlpha tears Bison a new one]]'' to protect her.]]

* ''Literature/JaineAustenMysteries'': When Jaine is nearly attacked by [[spoiler:Graham]] in ''Death of a Neighborhood Scrooge'', she saves herself by putting [[spoiler:his]] beloved stuffed rabbit -- [[spoiler:a former pet the killer valued very much]] -- on her chest, preventing [[spoiler:him]] from attacking her.