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* Infamously pulled in ''{{WebAnimation/TOME}}'''s Season 1 Finale, when Nylocke [[spoiler: tosses the [[MadeOfEvil Forbidden]] [[BigBad Power]], which had been contained in a [[ChekhovsGun previously-set-up data absorbing item]], in a random direction. The Forbidden Power ended up in the ;Sanctuary region, where it eventually battled the Dragon Bug, forced the entire population of TOME to evacuate, and allowed the BiggerBad to carry out his evil plan. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice job breaking it, hero!]]]] This was, however, meant as a reference to the page quote, since Nylocke is voiced by the famous Creator/LittleKuriboh of WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries fame.

* Luffy disposes of a number of villains this way in ''OnePiece'' (especially in anime-only storylines). Subverted in that One Piece villains generally don't come back for revenge.

** Played with in the ''{{Kingdom Hearts}}'' manga, where Genie winds up as if to throw the lamp, but instead buries it.

In many cases, especially within children's cartoons, the villain himself is [[ATwinkleInTheSky disposed of this way.]] By doing this, the heroes ignore the glaring fact that the MadeOfIron villain can and inevitably will just land somewhere, dust himself off, and [[{{Determinator}} try yet again]] another day. Might as well though, because if the show takes place in North America, the probably [[KidHero underage heroes]] aren't even allowed to kill their enemies, and if they somehow do, the foe will no doubt find some way to [[BackFromTheDead come back]]. As for jail, please, [[CardboardPrison it won't hold him for five minutes]].

* As spoofed in its GagDub, ''Anime/YuGiOh'' has Honda/Tristan attempting to rid Bakura of his evil side by hurling his possessed Millennium Ring down into a nearby forest. Of course, the Millennium Ring is a ClingyMacGuffin (which Tristan didn't know about), and it's back on Bakura's neck at the end of ''the very same episode''. Since in [[Manga/YuGiOh the manga]] this nonsense didn't happen (Bakura doesn't try to take Mokuba's soulless body as his own and Honda doesn't go Bruce Lee on him and throw away the ring, they simply rescue the kid and take him to a safer place), fans are left asking themselves what the writers were smoking while conceiving this pointless filler scene.
* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'''s famous "LOOKS LIKE TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAIN!!" cry as Pikachu knocks Team Rocket into the sky, followed by ATwinkleInTheSky.
** That's subverted, however, in that Team Rocket ''always'' manages to [[OnceAnEpisode come back in the next episode.]]

[[folder: Film ]]

* Infamously pulled in ''{{WebAnimation/TOME}}'''s Season 1 Finale, when Nylocke [[spoiler: tosses the [[MadeOfEvil Forbidden]] [[BigBad Power]], which had been contained in a [[ChekovsGun previously-set-up data absorbing item]], in a random direction. The Forbidden Power ended up in the ;Sanctuary region, where it eventually battled the Dragon Bug, forced the entire population of TOME to evacuate, and allowed the BiggerBad to carry out his evil plan. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice job breaking it, hero!]]]] This was, however, meant as a reference to the page quote, since Nylocke is voiced by the famous Creator/LittleKuriboh of WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries fame.

->''And now to defeat the villain once and for all, by tossing him carelessly in a random direction. Go, Millennium Frisbee!''

* Done hilariously in one issue of ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool''. The latter is fighting [[Comicbook/{{X-Men}} Sabertooth]], and it's more or less a standstill, until Cable intervenes with his telekinetic powers, and launches Sabertooth off the artificial island. Deadpool asks where Cable sent him, and Cable replies with, "Um...that way." Cut to Sabertooth splashing down miles away in the middle of the ocean.

* Played dead straight in ''[[JediAcademyTrilogy Dark Apprentice]]''. The New Republic attempts to dispose of the Sun Crusher, a shuttle-sized supernova-causing weapon, by dropping it into a gas giant. They explicitly knew that this wouldn't actually destroy the thing, but a) they couldn't figure out a more permanent solution because it was almost literally MadeOfIndestructium and b) one faction in the Senate thought it might come in handy some day. [[spoiler: They come to regret this decision when Kyp Durron gets DrunkOnTheDarkSide, pulls it back out and goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge with it. Luke Skywalker eventually shoves it past the event horizon of a black hole, which ''seems'' to have solved the problem permanently.]]

* Infamously pulled in ''{{TOME}}'''s Season 1 Finale, when Nylocke [[spoiler: tosses the [[MadeOfEvil Forbidden]] [[BigBad Power]], which had been contained in a [[ChekovsGun previously-set-up data absorbing item]], in a random direction. The Forbidden Power ended up in the ;Sanctuary region, where it eventually battled the Dragon Bug, forced the entire population of TOME to evacuate, and allowed the BiggerBad to carry out his evil plan. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice job breaking it, hero!]]]] This was, however, meant as a reference to the page quote, since Nylocke is voiced by the famous Creator/LittleKuriboh of WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries fame.

* Played dead straight in ''[[JediAcademyTrilogy Dark Apprentice]]''. The New Republic attempts to dispose of the Sun Crusher, a shuttle-sized supernova-causing weapon, by dropping it into a gas giant. (Some of the more cynical members of the government figured they could subvert the trope by pulling it back out themselves if necessary.) Guess what Kyp Durron does? [[spoiler:He yanks it back out and blows up an Imperial solar system.]]

* Infamously pulled in ''{{TOME}}'''s Season 1 Finale, when Nylocke [[spoiler: tosses the [[MadeOfEvil Forbidden]] [[BigBad Power]], which had been contained in a [[ChekovsGun previously-set-up data absorbing item]], in a random direction. The Forbidden Power ended up in the ;Sanctuary region, where it eventually battled the Dragon Bug, forced the entire population of TOME to evacuate, and allowed the BiggerBad to carry out his evil plan. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice Job breaking it, hero!]]]] This was, however, meant as a reference to the page quote, since Nylocke is voiced by the famous Creator/LittleKuriboh of WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries fame.

* Infamously pulled in ''{{TOME}}'''s Season 1 Finale, when Nylocke [[spoiler: tosses the [[MadeOfEvil Forbidden]] [[BigBad Power]], which had been contained in a [[ChekovsGun previously-set-up data absorbing item]], in a random direction. The Forbidden Power ended up in the ;Sanctuary region, where it eventually battled the Dragon Bug, forced the entire population of TOME to evacuate, and allowed the BiggerBad to carry out his evil plan.]] This was, however, meant as a reference to the page quote, since Nylocke is voiced by the famous Creator/LittleKuriboh of WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries fame.

* Infamously pulled in ''{{TOME}}'''s Season 1 Finale, when Nylocke [[spoiler: tosses the [[BidBad Forbidden]] [[MadeOfEvil Power]], which had been contained in a [[ChekovsGun previously-set-up data absorbing item]], in a random direction. The Forbidden Power ended up in the ;Sanctuary region, where it eventually battled the Dragon Bug, forced the entire population of TOME to evacuate, and allowed the BiggerBad to carry out his evil plan.]] This was, however, meant as a reference to the page quote, since Nylocke is voiced by the famous Creator/LittleKuriboh of WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries fame.

* Infamously pulled in ''{{TOME}}'''s Season 1 Finale, when Nylocke [[spoiler: tosses the [[BidBad Forbidden]] [[MadeOfEvil Power]], which had been contained in a [[ChekovsGun previously-set-up data absorbing item]], in a random direction. The Forbidden Power ended up in the ;Sanctuary region, where it eventually battled the Dragon Bug, forced the entire population of TOME to evacuate, and allowed the BiggerBad to carry out his evil plan.]] This was, however, meant as a reference to the page quote, since Nylocke is voiced by the famous Creator/LittleKuriboh of Web Video/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries fame.

* Infamously pulled in ''{{TOME}}'''s Season 1 Finale, when Nylocke [[spoiler: tosses the [[BidBad Forbidden]] [[MadeOfEvil Power]], which had been contained in a [[ChekovsGun previously-set-up data absorbing item]], in a random direction. The Forbidden Power ended up in the ;Sanctuary region, where it eventually battled the Dragon Bug, forced the entire population of TOME to evacuate, and allowed the BiggerBad to carry out his evil plan.]] This was, however, meant as a reference to the page quote, since Nylocke is voiced by the famous Creator/LittleKuriboh of {{Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged}} fame.

[[folder: Anime and Manga]]

* In ''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma 1/2]]'', the cast decide to help Pantyhose Taro get his name changed if he'll take Happosai (who named him) back with him to China, permanently. When he does, and takes Happosai away, everyone is ecstatic over the departure of the old pervert. But nevermind that Happosai refused to change Pantyhose Taro's name anyway, halfway across the Sea of Japan, but why exactly did Ranma et al think that he wouldn't come back on his own? (And he did.)
* At the end of nearly every episode of {{SherlockHound}} Professor Moriarty, George/Todd, and Smiley's hideout, vehicle, or flying machine would explode sending them flying off into the distance.

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* Done hilariously in one issue of ''ComicBook/{{Cable And Deadpool}}''. The latter is fighting [[Comicbook/{{X-Men}} Sabertooth]], and it's more or less a standstill, until Cable intervenes with his telekinetic powers, and launches Sabertooth off the artificial island. Deadpool asks where Cable sent him, and Cable replies with, "Um...that way." Cut to Sabertooth splashing down miles away in the middle of the ocean.

* Villains, especially Dr. Drakken, in ''KimPossible'' occasionally are defeated this way.

* Jenny of ''MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'', used the move just as frequently, on both giant robot and organic monsters alike. Usually had them back for more by the later half of the episode.

* At the end of ''{{Naruto}} Uzumaki Chronicles 2'', Naruto and crew decide that the best solution for getting rid of the Spirit Orbs is to chuck them into the ocean.

* Virtually every video game in existence requires your enemy to "respawn" (come back to life) so that you can continue to collect points, treasure or other game objects, otherwise most of the time you'd be wandering around an empty landscape with nothing to do. [[VictoryIsBoring Boring.]]
* At the end of {{Naruto}} Uzumaki Chronicles 2, Naruto and crew decide that the best solution for getting rid of the Spirit Orbs is to chuck them into the ocean.
* VideoGame/BattalionWars: So you defeated the villain's army and found a MacGuffin that uses the PowerOfTheSun to world shattering effect? Drop it off a cliff. Problem Solve- oh wait, the other villains are now looking for it. Oops.

* As spoofed in its GagDub, ''Anime/YuGiOh'' has Honda/Tristan attempting to rid Bakura of his evil side by hurling his possessed Millennium Ring down into a nearby forest. Of course, the Millennium Ring is a ClingyMacGuffin, and it's back on Bakura's neck at the end of ''the very same episode''. Since in [[Manga/YuGiOh the manga]] this nonsense didn't happen (Bakura doesn't try to take Mokuba's soulless body as his own and Honda doesn't go Bruce Lee on him and throw away the ring, they simply rescue the kid and take him to a safer place), fans are left asking themselves what the writers were smoking while conceiving this pointless filler scene.

* BattalionWars: So you defeated the villain's army and found a MacGuffin that uses the PowerOfTheSun to world shattering effect? Drop it off a cliff. Problem Solve- oh wait, the other villains are now looking for it. Oops.

* In an episode of ''TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete'', Pete and Pete break the power of an evil bowling ball through the PowerOfFriendship, and Artie (the strongest man [[DramaticPause ...]] in the world) chucks it off into the distance.

* WesternAnimation/{{HeMan|and the Masters of the Universe}} would often defeat his opponents by throwing them just off-screen.

* Common episodes of ''DannyPhantom'' were resolved with Danny sucking the plot-relevant ghost into a thermos to be later sent through the Fenton Portal back into the Ghost Zone. All with the full knowledge that the portal did absolutely nothing to prevent the ghosts from returning. With this, Danny was easily able to work up a RoguesGallery in no time.

* Virtually every video game in existence requires your enemy to "respawn" (come back to life) so that you can continue to collect points, treasure or other game objects, otherwise most of the time you'd be wandering around an empty landscape with nothing to do. Boring.