History Main / WeaponizedOffspring

** Cell creates miniature clones of himself to battle the "lesser" members of the Z team.

* This tends to be the case with social insects; all of them except for queens are infertile and only exist to fight off threats or gather food. Special mention goes to bees, whose reproductive organs are converted into stings (which kill them when they're used) and termites, which can [[ActionBomb explode]] to drive off intruders.
* When a female aphid starts a new colony, she first gives birth to a cluster of non-breeding clone daughters that surround her. Predators pick off these cannon-fodder offspring while their mom remains sheltered by her young, able to produce a new generation of disperer/breeders.

* Thanks to the detailed simulation and WideOpenSandbox nature of ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'', it's completely possible, even with a vanilla version, to use quickly reproducing non-pasture animals such as turkeys or peafowl as an infinite source of ammunition to blast off lava cannons onto enemy hordes. The trick is to [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential set the ammo on fire prior to launch]]. And of course, you probably have some dwarven kids running around as well, contributing nothing and learning nothing while depleting your booze stock for nine years.
** For a specific ''DF'' example, there's LetsPlay/{{Boatmurdered}}: "A few more war dogs ran out and attacked. I have to say I'm slightly terrified by them. One of the bitches actually ''gave birth'' while she was attacking, and her ''puppies'' joined in on the carnage."

* ''LetsPlay/{{Boatmurdered}}'': "A few more war dogs ran out and attacked. I have to say I'm slightly terrified by them. One of the bitches actually ''gave birth'' while she was attacking, and her ''puppies'' joined in on the carnage."
* Thanks to the detailed simulation and WideOpenSandbox nature of ''DwarfFortress'', it's completely possible, even with a vanilla version, to use quickly reproducing non-pasture animals such as turkeys or peafowl as an infinite source of ammunition to blast off lava cannons onto enemy hordes. The trick is to [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential set the ammo on fire prior to launch]]. And of course, you probably have some dwarven kids running around as well, contributing nothing and learning nothing while depleting your booze stock for nine years.

** The Deku Toad from ''VideoGame/TwilightPrincess'' is first seen when tadpoles drop from the ceiling and attack you (it repeats this tactic later on).

** Wasps from ''DiabloIII'' will shoot small, slow-moving, explosive versions of themselves at you.
* The Daedra Spiders in ''TheElderScrollsIVOblivion'' send little mini-versions of themselves to attack and paralyze you.

* ''Manga/DragonBall Z'':

* Gohma in ''Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' lays eggs as you fight her, which if not destroyed hatch into baby spiders.
* The Mothula enemies from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' counter-attack by launching a blast of Morths at you which cling to Link to slow him down.
* The Deku Toad from ''VideoGame/TwilightPrincess'' is first seen when tadpoles drop from the ceiling and attack you (it repeats this tactic later on).

A sister trope to TykeBomb, and subtrope of MookMaker and AbnormalAmmo. Daughter of MonsterIsAMommy. Related to FlunkyBoss and AsteroidsMonster. Also a subtrope of LivingWeapon and NaturalWeapon (since the ability to produce offspring is pretty inherent). Compare DoppelgangerAttack. Contrast SpawnBroodling: this trope is about attacking or creating allies by giving birth; SpawnBroodling is about attacking or creating allies by ''making the enemy give birth''.

* In ''Manga/DragonBall Z'', Cell creates miniature clones of himself to battle the "lesser" members of the Z team.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Infamous 2}}'', the Hive Lord enemy will create pods that sprout from that ground. The pods hatch Spikers if player doesn't destroy them fast enough.

* ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime 2'' has the Chykka, guardian of Dark Torvus, who spawns Chykklings during the fight against her. This generally makes the fight easier, since Chykklings are easily destroyed and usually drop profuse amounts of health and ammo.
** Another creature in ''MetroidPrime 3'', the Fargul Hatcher, which is not a boss but appears in only one spot on the planet Bryyo, also uses this form of attack by spawning a wave of Fargul Wasps at Samus.

* Heroic(?) example, the [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Yoshis]] use their eggs as projectiles.
** Birdo from the same had the trademark move of shooting eggs out of his mouth.

* The Empress Bulbax of ''{{VideoGame/Pikmin}}'' lays [[GoddamnedBats Bulborb larvae]] to attack you the second time you face it.

* Thanks to the detailed simulation and WideOpenSandbox nature of ''DwarfFortress'', it's completely possible, even with a vanilla version, to use quickly reproducing non-pasture animals such as turkeys or peafowl as an infinite source of ammunition to blast off lava cannons onto enemy hordes. The trick is to [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential set the ammo on fire prior to launch]]. And of course, you probably have some dwarven kids running around as well, contributing nothing and learning nothing while depleting your booze stock for nine years...

* In the original ''VideoGame/VideoGame/{{StarCraft I}}'' the Zerg's Queen units could spawn broodlings, in ''VideoGame/VideoGame/{{StarCraft II}}'' the Brood Lord does that [[spoiler: as does Kerrigan]].

* In the original ''VideoGame/VideoGame/StarCraftI'' the Zerg's Queen units could spawn broodlings, in ''VideoGame/VideoGame/StarCraftII'' the Brood Lord does that [[spoiler: as does Kerrigan]].

* In the original ''VideoGame/{{Starcraft}}'' the Zerg's Queen units could spawn broodlings, in ''VideoGame/{{StarcraftII}}'' the Brood Lord does that [[spoiler: as does Kerrigan]].
** The ''Heart of the Swarm'' expansion to ''Starcraft II'' introduces the Swarm Host unit that spawns short-lived locusts. The Primal Zerg Pack Leader Slivan the Eternal Mother resembles a massive Swarm Host. In another mission the Brood Mother Niadra spawns several zerglings without the use of a hatchery.
* Nerubians and Hydras from ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'' spawn two smaller Nerubians / Hydras on death. In the Nerubian's case it's explained as their carrying their young into battle.
** Crypt Fiends and Nerubians in ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} 3'' attack with what seems to be tiny, floating spiderlings. You can also notice that said spiders will float back to the user after being cast. Furthermore, the description of the Nerubian unit implies this.

* In ''DragonballZ'', Cell creates miniature clones of himself to battle the "lesser" members of the Z team.

* In the ''{{Family Guy}}'' Y2K parody episode "Da Boom", the nuclear holocaust mutates Stewie into a half-human-half-octopus creature, who then lays a huge pile of eggs. Next scene, an army of human-octopi march through the town chanting "victory is ours", and attack the people by jumping at them and grabbing their faces with their tentacles.

* Yellow Paragoombas in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' attack by Microgoombas from the air.

* ''VideoGame/SkylandersSpyrosAdventure'' has Sonic Boom, whose children are cursed to constantly be reborn as eggs. Because of this, she decides to train her children to fight as soon as they hatch, so that they can be able to defend themselves at any time. It can be upgraded in various ways, including the ability for the eggs to inflict damage before the babies hatch from them. They also manage to inherit her sonic abilities.

A sister trope to TykeBomb, and subtrope of MookMaker and AbnormalAmmo. Related to FlunkyBoss and AsteroidsMonster. Also a subtrope of LivingWeapon and NaturalWeapon (since the ability to produce offspring is pretty inherent). Compare DoppelgangerAttack. Contrast SpawnBroodling: this trope is about attacking or creating allies by giving birth; SpawnBroodling is about attacking or creating allies by ''making the enemy give birth''.

* This tends to be the case with social insects; all of them except for queens are infertile and only exist to fight off threats or gather food. Special mention goes to bees, who's reproductive organs are converted into stings (which kill them when they're used) and termites, which can [[ActionBomb explode]] to drive off intruders.

* ''{{Boatmurdered}}'': "A few more war dogs ran out and attacked. I have to say I'm slightly terrified by them. One of the bitches actually ''gave birth'' while she was attacking, and her ''puppies'' joined in on the carnage."