History YouShallNotPass / WesternAnimation

* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible: Performed by Monkey Fist in his debut episode while in disguise as an ordinary ninja (as part of a ploy to keep Kim from suspecting he stole the artifact "the ninja" absconds with). At one point during his martial-arts duel with Kim, -still not speaking- he draws a line in the dirt between them with his toe, glaring at her with slitted eyes as if to say, "Bring it on."

* ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Shining Armor pulls this in "The Crystal Empire, Part 1" to delay King Sombra. He survives, but he ends up with magic-blocking dark crystals stuck in his horn.

* Parodied in "The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers" episode of ''SouthPark''; Jimmy, who has a speech impediment, stays behind to hold back a horde of bicycle-riding Sixth Graders, but due to his stammer, he can't quite get the line out;

* Tigerhawk's sacrifice to slow down the warship ''Nemesis'' in the GrandFinale of ''{{Transformers}}: WesternAnimation/BeastWars''.

* ''JonnyQuest'' TOS episode "The Dragons of Ashida": Race Bannon volunteers to stay behind and distract the title dragons (sort of like huge monitor lizards) so the Quests could escape. He managed to take out both dragons through clever actions and escaped.
* In ''ScoobyDooAbracadabraDoo'', Shaggy says this to the griffin.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', Ratchet, Bumblebee and Bulkhead pull this on Megatron to prevent him from [[spoiler: getting through the space bridge while Arcee and Jack are retrieving Optimus' memories from Vector Sigma.]]

* The situation is grime in WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries. The BigBad is on his way to massacre the Guardians with his armanada about to enter Guardian-Controlled space. Hal and Razer race to stop him while Kilowog stays behind to hold back the armada.
-->'''Kilowog''': ''It may only be a matter of time but I'm not gonna make it easy for you poozers!"
** [[spoiler: He's joined by Saint Walker and Mogo.]]

-->'''Califf:''' Guard well this treasure, Hassan, or the jackals will grow fat off thy carcass.

* Dug in the fantastic Disney/Pixar movie ''{{Up}}'' attempts one of these when Carl and Russel are [[spoiler: fleeing the dogs]]. Dug being who he is though, his plan consists of planting himself in front of the oncoming horde and saying in a stern voice, [[spoiler:"Stop, you dogs!"]]. It doesn't work.

* In ''TransformersPrime'', Ratchet, Bumblebee and Bulkhead pull this on Megatron to prevent him from [[spoiler: getting through the space bridge while Arcee and Jack are retrieving Optimus' memories from Vector Sigma.]]

* In ''ScoobyDoo: Abracadabra Doo'', Shaggy says this to the griffin.

'''Vector Prime:''' '''[[ThisIsSparta CYBER KEY POWER!]]'''\\

** Mai and Ty Lee [[spoiler:hold off prison guards and finally [[TheDragon Azula]]]] to allow [[spoiler:Zuko]] to escape The Boiling Rock.

* TheLegendOfKorra continues with [[spoiler: Lin Beifong taking out an airship and causing another to retreat in order to give Tenzin and family the chance to escape.]]

* In the mid-1990s ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}'' animated series, in the first season finale, {{Wolverine}} and Gambit are infiltrating a Sentinel production facility. Wolverine smells some, and so he herds Gambit to relative safety--then locks the door behind him and runs back to face them. Subverted in that Gambit blows the door open and comes to Logan's rescue. Near the end of the episode, Cyclops finds the two of them [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesomeness standing on a pile of destroyed Sentinels, Wolverine's shirt in tatters]].

* In the mid-1990s ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}'' animated series, in the first season finale, {{Wolverine}} and Gambit are infiltrating a Sentinel production facility. Wolverine smells some, and so he herds Gambit to relative safety--then locks the door behind him and runs back to face them. Subverted in that Gambit blows the door open and comes to Logan's rescue. Near the end of the episode, Cyclops finds the two of them standing on a pile of destroyed Sentinels, Wolverine's shirt in tatters.

-->'''Kilowog''': ''It may only be a matter of time but I'm not gonna make it easy for you pozers!"

** [[spoiler: He's joined by Saint Walker and Mogu.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', Debbie and her Goth clique does this for Steve as he and his friends flee from the other school cliques (in a random homage to TheWarriors). Their strategy is to block the enemy's progress through dancing to Joy Division. It works.

* In the ''{{Thundercats 2011}}'' episode "Omens Part Two", during TheSiege of their DoomedHometown, a wounded Jaga, announcing that "IWillOnlySlowYouDown", buys time for Lion-O, Tygra, Cheetara and Snarf to escape Mumm-Ra's invading forces.

* In AmericanDad, Debbie and her Goth clique does this for Steve as he and his friends flee from the other school cliques (in a random homage to TheWarriors). Their strategy is to block the enemy's progress through dancing to Joy Division. It works.

* ''Codname:KidsNextDoor'': Monty Uno, the legendary numbah zero with a restored memory, faces his father, a meglomaniacal super evil who wants the world to be like the good old days and almost completely has done so, and holds him from reaching the last shred of the world he hasn't turned Victorian, his brother's mansion.

* Tigerhawk's sacrifice to slow down the warship ''Nemesis'' in the GrandFinale of ''{{Transformers}}: WesternAnimation/Beast Wars''.

* Tigerhawk's sacrifice to slow down the warship ''Nemesis'' in the GrandFinale of ''{{Transformers}}: Beast Wars''.

* In the mid-1990s ''Series/{{X-Men}}'' animated series, in the first season finale, Wolverine and Gambit are infiltrating a Sentinel production facility. Wolverine smells some, and so he herds Gambit to relative safety--then locks the door behind him and runs back to face them. Subverted in that Gambit blows the door open and comes to Logan's rescue. Near the end of the episode, Cyclops finds the two of them standing on a pile of destroyed Sentinels, Wolverine's shirt in tatters.

* And parodied within a parody on ''FamilyGuy'': in the "Petergeist" episode, Herbert the pedophiliac neighbor defends Chris from the carnivorous tree, "Hey skinny-britches! That there's ''my'' man! Why don'tcha pick on someone your ''own'' size!" He then declares, "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!" striking the earth with his walker and splitting open the ground beneath the tree - and himself. They plummet together toward the bottom of the chasm with Herbert [[SeeYouInHell battling the tree with his walker the entire way down]].

* ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'' did this several times.

* In the ''{{Thundercats 2011}}'' episode "Omens Part Two", during TheSiege of their DoomedHometown, a wounded Jaga, announcing that "IWillOnlySlowYouDown" buys time for Lion-O, Tygra, Cheetara and Snarf to escape Mumm-Ra's invading forces.