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6-> ''"You can't just throw people at all your problems, dear."''
7-->-- '''[[Characters/MarvelComicsEmmaFrost Emma Frost]]''' (to Colossus), ''ComicBook/AstonishingXMen'' [[note]]In the previous scene, she was an unwilling partner in this move and was still a little annoyed about that. She was also ''wrong.''[[/note]]
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11Want to make a dramatic entrance into melee combat? Here's one way to do it. TheBigGuy of TheTeam will pick up a (usually) willing ally and hurl him headlong into the enemy. In most cases, the thrown ally has unique abilities and/or weaponry that makes being thrown a particularly effective tactic.
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13Often used as an alternative to the ColossusClimb.[[note]]No relation to the X-Man Colossus, who co-originated this trope.[[/note]] A staple technique of the BashBrothers. This should be between two allies; hurling enemies into each other is [[GrievousHarmWithABody something else]], and hurling enemies at your friends is [[LauncherMove still another technique]].
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15For the self-propelled version, see DynamicEntry. For being launched into combat by a siege engine, rather than another person, see CatapultToGlory or HumanCannonball. For other forms of person-based combat, see GrievousHarmWithABody and EquippableAlly. Frequently involves a HumanHammerThrow.
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21* In one chapter of ''Manga/AiKora'', Maeda teams up with Kirino in a martial arts contest. One of their opponents is the Harugasumi brothers, whose special technique, the "Human Shuriken", involves the big brother Jinpachi throwing the little brother Anija.
22%%This example is obviously not formatted properly. Whoever does know anything about Assassination Classroom, rewrite this. * In ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'Hollowoiler:Itona]] to the top of Class 3-A's pole during the bo-taoshi challenge.
23* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'':
24** [[spoiler: Eren, while in titan form]] does this with Mikasa in the Manga to catch the Female Titan. It comes to a shock for everybody, as the Titan was crawling on the walls too fast for anyone to catch up on, as well as [[spoiler: Eren]] not being trusted [[spoiler: in his Titan form]].
25** The Armored Titan uses this move as a trump card in his second appearance, resulting in the extremely unfortunate phenomenon of ''raining titans''.
26** During the return to Shiganshina, [[LongRangeFighter Zeke]] throws Bertholdt over the wall in a [[ThrowABarrelAtIt barrel.]]
27** [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] during the [[spoiler: final battle against Eren]], where [[spoiler: Annie]] grabs [[spoiler: Mikasa's]] ODM rope and lunges her like a swing to [[spoiler: catch the Titan carrying Armin]].
28* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' uses it several times:
29** In an early episode, as the Hollow Shrieker is trying to fly away, Rukia gets Chad to throw her at him. It's also nicely lampshaded, as Chad is a bit uncomfortable with it.
30** It happens again to Rukia, when she gets tossed at Renji by Ichigo, who was standing on top of the Sōkyoku (which, for those unaware, is an execution stand a couple of dozen stories tall). Neither Rukia nor Renji were pleased.
31-->'''Rukia:''' AGH! DAMN YOU, ICHIGO!\
32'''Renji:''' UGH, YOU IDIOT, WHAT IF I DIDN'T CATCH HER?!
33* The Tachibana twins's Skylab Hurricane from ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'' is performed by having one brother slide on the ground and launch the other brother into the sky with his feet. The purpose is to create a surprise heading from an extraordinary height.
34* From ''Anime/CarnivalPhantasm'', the Boomelancer: Berserker's Anti-Army Noble Phantasm which works by throwing [[{{Pun}} Lancer as a boomerang, thus the name]].
35* In ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'', [[AntiMagic Touma]] jumps on Acqua of the Back's [[{{BFS}} Ascalon]] and Acqua launches him at Princess Carissa. Touma flies at her and punches her out so hard [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom she flies several kilometers away and through part of Buckingham Palace]].
36* In ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'', this happens to Touma again. He needed to very quickly close the distance to an out-of-control superpowered esper... so Gunha threw him at her. Gunha was considerate enough to run to where he would land and catch him as well, since Touma didn't have any way of slowing down or controlling his fall.
37-->'''Touma''': Thanks, I guess. Even if that was your fault in the first place.
38* ''Manga/DetatokoPrincess'' has Jii throws Kohaku in the way of some arrows, using him as a HumanShield.
39* The 35th episode of the 2001 series of ''Manga/Cyborg009'' has 005 hurling 004 to get a clearer shot at a giant robot with his rocket-launcher leg.
40* Played with in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'': Tai and Agumon attempt one of these, but Agumon's too heavy to lift. They instead switch from baseball to soccer, and Tai ''kicks'' Agumon into position.
41* ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'':
42** In episode 114, Kale combines this with a HumanHammerThrow: she grabs Caulifla by the feet, spins around and throws her at a charging Goku.
43** In the final episode, [[spoiler:Goku launches Freeza at Jiren (at his request) in order to catch him before he can get to Android 17. Rather than the traditional toss, Goku put his hands together as if receiving a volleyball serve and Freeza kicked off of them, using the extra momentum to perform his [[RammingAlwaysWorks "Nova Strike" charge attack]]]].
44* ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'' took the Fastball Special [[ExaggeratedTrope even farther]] than usual, [[RuleOfCool with each and every one of Cloud's friends hurling him higher and higher into the sky in a chain to fight a summoned Bahamut]].
45* Canti in Anime/{{FLCL}} has a powerful {{BFG}} form that he can transform into, firing a single shot that eventually returns to the barrel for some reason. Eventually it's revealed that this is because he's firing ''Naota'' at his targets.
46* We get a tank-on-tank version in ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzerDerFilm'' as the last play of the match. [[spoiler:Maho's Tiger I fires a blank 88 mm shell right behind Miho's Panzer IV, giving her enough propulsion to ram right into Alice's Centurion and deliver a point-blank shot.]]
47* In episode 5 of the ''Anime/HighschoolOfTheDead'' anime, Takashi and Rei show up to save the day on a motorcycle. After dropping off Rei, re-arming Hirano and bowling over a few zombies with his bike, Takashi uses the momentum from his bike to hurl Saeko into the fray, Fastball Special-style.
48* ''Manga/HitomiChanIsShyWithStrangers'':
49** When it looks like the two of them won't be able to get to school in time before the front gate gets closed, [[HugeSchoolgirl Hitomi]] picks [[TinySchoolboy Yuu]] up and hurls him over the fence so that he at least will get to class on time. It turns out to be unnecessary, as the custodian is willing to hold the gate open for Hitomi too.
50** In another chapter, Himari's gang and Hitomi throw Yuu up into the air to rescue a CatUpATree.
51* [[TheBigGuy Big Girl]] Chouhi and [[TheLancer Lancer]] Kan'u do this in the last episode of ''Manga/IkkiTousen Dragon Destiny''
52* Jotaro Kujo from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' once throws [[{{JerkAss}} poor]] CanineCompanion Iggy in order to find an enemy Stand User. It's also turned into a special attack for Jotaro in ''[[VideoGame/JumpSuperstars Jump Ultimate Stars]]''. Iggy was able to use his [[DishingOutDirt sand powers]] to form a glider to land gently, however.
53* In ''Manga/MonsterMusume'', it's something of a RunningGag that the default reaction to a threatening monster girl is to throw Suu at her.
54* In ''Anime/MonsterRancher'', Golem once threw the armadillo-like Mocchi into battle this way.
55** Golem also regularly tossed Suezo straight up into the air so that the eyeball monster could scope out their surroundings. Unfortunately, he didn't always catch him. Notably, this was ''Suezo's'' idea the first time, but after Golem failed to catch him the first time, he was less than thrilled when the group adopted it as a regular tactic.
56* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
57** Toward the end of his fight with [[spoiler:Pain]], Naruto uses two of his shadow clones to throw himself a [[spoiler:Pain's Deva body]] in order to strike him with the Rasengan fast enough to catch him while he was open and finish him off.
58** [[spoiler: Pain]] himself also used a clever variation of this. [[spoiler:One of his bodies]] could {{summon|Magic}} his whole team to one location, so he twice had her thrown a long distance to get his team past [[spoiler:the Leaf Village]]'s defenses while making it only seem that one was coming.
59** In his battle with [[spoiler:Killer Bee]], Sasuke does this with Juugo's help so he can catch up to him before he runs away.
60** This later becomes Sasuke, Guy, Kakashi, and Naruto's main strategy in fighting Tobi.
61** DoubleSubversion in the anime when [[CuteBruiser Sakura]] throws Naruto into the air towards Tobi, which then seems to just be a decoy as he goes way too high while Sakura and Kiba try a sneak attack, but then Naruto comes down with his attack anyway (all of which Tobi [[CombatCommentator loudly announces]], [[IntangibleMan knowing there's no way they're going to hurt him anyway]]).
62** Perhaps taking a note from Jugo, Killer Bee partially transforms his arm and uses it in the same way to help launch Guy halfway across the island they're on to catch up with [[spoiler:Kisame]].
63** The first instance of this trope in ''Naruto'' is actually in the fight with Zabuza. After Kakashi is caught in his water prison Naruto's shadow clone transforms into a giant shuriken and Sasuke throws him so that Naruto can catch Zabuza by surprise.
64* In the spin-off ''Anime/{{Boruto}}'' this actually becomes one of Boruto's {{Signature Move}}s, using his Shadow Clones to launch himself at enemies.
65* In ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'', Kaede does this with one of her own clones to [[spoiler: close the distance between her and skilled sniper Mana]].
66* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
67** Sanji has his Armée de L'air combo moves, in which he uses his powerful legs to launch his friends in the direction of the enemy. He mainly launches Zoro, as it's usually them who end up having to work together.
68** The CrazyEnoughToWork plan during the Alabasta arc, where, to reach the top of the tower in time, Usopp is shot into the air by Nami's Clima Tact, Chopper leaps off of Usopp, where Sanji then kicks him higher into the air, then Zoro slashes him into the air, and finally Chopper throws Vivi.
69** TheMovie of Alabasta includes a scene in which Luffy catapults Vivi to safety from the ground away from Crocodile. Zoro (who was [[ItmakesSenseInContext riding a giant crab]]) catches her, but gets knocked out in the process.
70** In Chapter 778, Zoro has Orlumbus throw him across the city so he can get there fast enough to prevent Pica from killing King Riku and everyone around him.
71* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
72** Nando's Lopunny does this with his Kricketune in his Grand Festival battle against Zoey.
73** In "Why? Wynaut?", Ash has his Bayleef throw him by Vine Whip to try to get to Team Rocket's escaping balloon.
74* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' both subverts it and plays it straight at different times:
75** Subverted in Ranma and Akane's skating fight against HandsomeLech Mikado Sanzen'in and {{Kawaiiko}} Azusa Shiratori. When Mikado attacks them [[GrievousHarmWithABody by grabbing Azusa and spinning her around so she can kick them]], Ranma tosses Akane onto the air... but when Mikado ''thinks'' Akane will either land on him or deliver him a flying kick, instead Ranma punches him in the gut and forces him and Azusa to stop attacking, while Akane lands safely not far from them.
76** Played straight in the second half of the "The One to Carry On" two-parter OAV. Female Ranma uses a horizontal Hiryu Shoten Ha to shoot Akane forward like a human cannonball in order to beat Natsume and Kurumi.
77* In ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' anime, Sanosuke and Yahiko did this [[RunningGag thrice]] in a single episode, and during the last one Yahiko was making a "cut it out, bitch" face as he was tossed across the scenario by Sano. Given that Nobuhiro Watsuki, creator of Kenshin, is a major ''X-Men'' fan, it was probably meant to be a reference/ShoutOut.
78** A variation was done in the manga, combining Sanosuke's arm strength with Kenshin's leg strength to reach a hot air balloon.
79* In the Poseidon arc of ''Manga/SaintSeiya'', this is how [[spoiler: the Main Breadwinner of the Marine Realm is finally destroyed. Using the combined force of their attacks, Shiryu and Hyoga hurl Seiya into the Pillar, bringing it down along with Poseidon's kingdom]].
80* In ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'' after [[spoiler:[[DamselInDistress Elizabeth]] was kidnapped and teleported to the capital]], captain's best solution to get there as quickly as possible, was to get [[TheBigGirl Diane]] to throw them. Abovementioned capital was 40 miles away, and they made it there within seconds.
81* Yoh Asakura is known for doing this to his poor Oversoul, Amidamaru, in ''Manga/ShamanKing''. This move was even brought over as a special attack for Yoh in ''[[VideoGame/JumpSuperStars Jump Ultimate Stars]]''.
82* ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'':
83** During ''Slayers Return'', Naga performs a similar move utilizing their fat guide (Whose name is Becker) by literally kicking him out of mid-air, taking out an enemy with it. It is known as the Beckerball.
84** Lina Inverse herself uses her boyfriend as the "Gourry Bomb!" at one point in the anime.
85* In the OVA ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'', Team Sonic pulls this move twice in rapid succession to defeat Metal Robotnik. Knuckles throws Sonic, Sonic flies through the robot, then Tails catches Sonic in the air and throws him back into the robot.
86* In one episode of ''Anime/StrikeWitches'', Charlotte throws Francesca into a Neuroi while Francesca uses her shield to inflict damage on impact.
87* In the first chapter of ''Manga/SuperMarioBrosMangaMania'', Luigi does this with Mario as the ball.
88* The ''VisualNovel/TearsToTiara'' anime gives us the 'Rathty Missile' when the aforementioned Rathty is hurled, giant hammer and all, into the middle of a bunch of mooks by her companions.
89* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'':
90** After Kamina hijacks a giant Ganmen, he uses it to launch Simon's Lagann at the other two beastmen. It initially misses, but Simon uses the Lagann's drill to tunnel out of the cave and destroy the beastmen-controlled Ganmen by attacking from behind. Even Yoko is impressed.
91** The [[BaseOnWheels Dai-Gurren]] deploys Ganmen by throwing them into combat with its arms.
92** In the last episode [[spoiler: Viral does it with the Lagann while it's combined with the Gurren, and since he's piloting the Gurren that means he had the mech ''rip its own head off [[GrievousHarmWithABody and throw it towards the target]]''. This is after being launched out of a bigger mech launched by an even bigger mech launched by a mech even bigger than the last, and it's '''[[Awesome/TengenToppaGurrenLagann fucking awesome]]''']].
93** And in the second movie...[[spoiler: first, there is [[SequelEscalation Super Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann]] which is more like an EldritchAbomination than a HumongousMecha at this point, which then ejects the [[RefugeInAudacity galaxy-sized Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]], which ejects the [[SerialEscalation moon-sized Chouginga Gurren-Lagann]], then the [[ExaggeratedTrope city-sized Arc Gurren-Lagann]], then [[SuperRobot Gurren-Lagann]], then Viral does the [[GrievousHarmWithABody aforementioned head-ripping]], then surprisingly, ''[[MetaMecha Lagann]]'' ''throws Simon, who proceeds to [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu beat the cosmic horror to death!]]'' ]]
94* In the ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' episode "Little Arcadia", the matriarch of the Nebraska bandit family, being a giant, hurls her own sons at enemies while they're locked up in a kind of armor that makes them akin to wrecking balls. Despite this tactic, she is shocked when one of them is actually shot down.
95* In ''Anime/TurnAGundam'', Sochie finds a good use for her underpowered, but underwater-specialized mobile doll: she repeatedly tosses the Gundam from the ocean up to a Dianna Counter battleship, completely blindsiding them.
96* A non-combat example is used in ''Manga/WelcomeToDemonSchoolIrumaKun'' when the misfit class is tasked with climbing an insanely tall cliff with smooth sides. They are disallowed from using their wings or bloodline magic which would have made the task trivial. Their solution is to cast a weight-reduction spell on one of them. Then another member of the class throws them vertically up the wall in the manner of this trope. Once they top out the thrown member casts a spell to form a platform to land on, and lowers a rope to the rest who are then dragged up. They repeat this process up the side of the cliff. [[spoiler:Until they hit a portion of the wall that negates all magic and makes this style of climbimg impossible.]]
97* ''Manga/YoureUnderArrest'': An episode has the Bokutou officers doing a stage play about traffic safety (in a Franchise/SuperSentai style) for elementary school children. The first time they're booed off due to their BadBadActing. The second time, however, [[ItMakesSenseInContext a gang of weirdoes decide to get involved to make it more entertaining]] (such as rigging their costumes with smoke bombs for special effects). Natsumi decides to play along and ends up tossing Yoriko and Aoi at the guys, which the kids end up ''loving'' this time around.
98* Twice in the ''Franchise/{{Zoids}}'' anime, a Liger has been ''fired'' by another Zoid at the enemy. From a [[WaveMotionGun gigantic antimatter cannon]] no less.
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102* ''VideoGame/LegendsOfRuneterra'': [[https://leagueoflegends.fandom.com/wiki/Kato_The_Arm_(Legends_of_Runeterra) Kato the Arm]] and [[https://leagueoflegends.fandom.com/wiki/Shiraza_the_Blade_(Legends_of_Runeterra) Shiraza the Blade]] are a HugeGuyTinyGirl BattleCouple who fight in [[GladiatorGames the Reckoning Arena of Noxus]]. The [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/6/67/01NX014-full.png/revision/latest?cb=20191021184613 full version of Shiraza's art]] reveals that their favourite strategy is getting the gigantic Kato to hurl the tiny Shiraza at opponents like a [[BladeBelowTheShoulder sharp]] and furious projectile.
103* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' has [[https://scryfall.com/card/jmp/320/fling Fling]], which sacrifices a creature to deal its power to any target, representing something big throwing a smaller ally at an enemy, with fatal results for the impromptu projectile. Mechanically speaking you don't actually need a "thrower" and there's nothing stopping you from Flinging truly implausibly gigantic creatures at your enemy.
104-->''Sometimes the canoneer must become the cannonball.''
105* ''TabletopGame/{{Munchkin}}'': A one-use card called "Dwarf Tossing" emulates this, allowing a player to use a dwarf not involved in combat this way.
106* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'': There's a monster called Man-Thro' Tro who's doing this with Ojama Yellow on the card art. (And indeed, when used in the game, Ojamas work well as "ammunition" in the right deck.)
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110* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulkVsSuperman'': At the climax, The Hulk asks if Characters/{{Superman|TheCharacter}} has any strength in his pitching arm to throw him to disrupt the BigBad's machine. Supes complies.
111* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'':
112** Named for [[Characters/XMen70sMembers Colossus]] and [[Characters/MarvelComicsLogan Wolverine]]'s favorite maneuver, first seen in ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen'' #100. Other Marvel characters (especially ''X-Men''-related ones) occasionally do it as well.
113*** At the climax of ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'' in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #137, Wolverine throws ''Colossus'' at Phoenix, because the lower gravity of the Moon (where they were) allowed this, and Wolverine was afraid his love for Jean would make him hold back (though even Colossus couldn't help pulling his punch a little).
114** In ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'' #2, Colossus (who is also the Juggernaut) [[http://colossuscollection.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/metallic-fastball-special.jpg is thrown straight through the Avengers' Helicarrier.]] By [[Characters/MarvelComicsMagneto Magneto]].
115** When Colossus came BackFromTheDead in ''ComicBook/AstonishingXMen''; it was in the middle of a furious battle. The BigBad was getting away in a spaceship, and the heroes had no way of stopping him... until Wolverine walked up to him and said, "I got just two words for you, bub." One GilliganCut later, we have a full-page panel of Logan screaming through the air, Colossus down on the ground post-fling; it's so iconic that we're using it as the trope image on this very page.
116** Later in ''Astonishing'', Colossus does a more simplified version of this by simply ''punching'' [[Characters/MarvelComicsEmmaFrost Emma Frost]] (in diamond form) causing her to fly through the air and into their opponent. She wasn't happy, leading to the current page quote the next time Colossus does this.
117** Much later on in ''Astonishing'', the move would be performed by Wolverine and his new sidekick Hisako Ichiki, a.k.a. Armor. Being a DeadpanSnarker, Hisako frequently comments on how heavy Logan is (it's a fair comment, since the adamantium that coats his bones increases his mass (he canonically weighs 195 without/300 pounds with it), so he's heavier than he looks; her comments are coated in pure snark (which increases her sass, though there aren't any hard numbers as to how much)).
118** Colossus has also performed this move with [[Characters/MarvelComicsKittyPryde Kitty Pryde]]. Notably during Creator/JossWhedon's run on ''Astonishing''.
119--->'''Kitty:''' ''[in mid-flight]'' Okay... so, serious wedgie.
120** In an issue of ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'', the ComicBook/GreatLakesAvengers (who at the time were calling themselves the Lightning Rods) did this, even calling it by name. And a footnote appears explaining that they have apparently ''copyrighted'' the term, and no-one else is allowed to use it.
121*** In another issue of ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'', during an escape from a North Korean concentration camp with Koreans mutated with Deadpool's healing factor and the powers of other superheroes, Wolverine teaches Deadpool!Colossus to throw Deadpool!Wolverine at a nearby shooting tower. [[spoiler:He misses.]]
122*** An issue of ''ComicBook/UncannyAvengers'' has Deadpool ask [[Characters/MarvelComicsRogue Rogue]] to do this with him. She calls it the "Screwball Special".
123** Getting to launch Wolverine is almost a point of pride for the X-Men, as [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Storm]] demonstrated [[http://waitingforthet.tumblr.com/post/155469955617 here.]]
124--->'''Storm:''' I've wanted to try this for a while, Logan...\
125'''Wolverine:''' Fastball it up, 'Roro. Everybody does it sometime.
126** A variation of this is iconic for ComicBook/AntMan and ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} every time they team-up in ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'': Ant-Man hitches a ride on the tip of Hawkeye's arrow and then thrown to the target. Used for the first time on ''Avengers #223'' to disarm a bomb thrown by [[Characters/MarvelComicsTaskmaster Taskmaster]].
127** In the ''[[ComicBook/TheDefenders Defenders]]''-esque tie-in to ''ComicBook/FearItself'', the mutant [[Characters/NewXMenAcademyX Loa]] asks Hulk's daughter Lyra if she's ever heard of a fastball special. Lyra hadn't, but she's a quick study.
128--->'''Loa''': [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0018e042O1qbrpgvo1_r1_1280.jpg Eat your heart out, Wolverine.]]
129** A variation in ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': Mister Fantastic uses his stretchy powers to launch The Thing like a slingshot. They also play it straight, with Reed forming into a ball and Ben chucking him at something.
130** Once, when the team was underwater, Sue had to use her force field to stop the Thing from sinking. Then, AIM got involved, and Sue threw Ben at their submarine. She didn't need Ben to do anything, since she took the sub down by herself, but still.
131** In ''ComicBook/ChaosWar: Dead Avengers'', [[Characters/MarvelComicsMarvels Mar-Vell]] did this with Swordsman.
132** In ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'' arc ''ComicBook/PlanetHulk'', Hulk and Korg would perform the Fastball Special; in this case, they traded off being the thrower and throwee.
133** In the original run of ''ComicBook/MarvelTeamUp'', [[Characters/MarvelComicsPeterParker Spider-Man]] did this with Kitty Pryde. She even asked Spider-Man, "How's your fastball?", being familiar with the move as a member of the X-Men.
134** In ''ComicBook/NewAvengers #13'', Characters/LukeCage needs to take down a plane. His projectile of choice? Characters/IronFist, [[HeterosexualLifePartners of course]]. ("I ''hate'' when he throws me!") In #21, Spider-Man does a web-slingshot variant of the same trick.
135--->'''Spider-Man:''' Fist him!\
136'''Iron Fist:''' (''in flight'') Hate when people say that.
137** In ''ComicBook/SpiderIsland'', it is revealed that Spidey and [[Characters/MarvelComicsCarolDanvers Carol Danvers]] had developed a version of this involving Carol grabbing a web-line and throwing Spidey like an Olympic hammer. She and [[Characters/MarvelComicsScarletSpider Kaine]], a clone of Spidey with under-wrist stingers that serve as effective WolverineClaws, to kill the Kaiju sized Queen.
138** ''New X-Men'' character Rockslide gets in on the action as well with {{Bash Brother|s}} Anole. [[BoisterousBruiser Rockslide being Rockslide]], he did it without asking, and Anole did ''not'' appreciate it.
139** [[Characters/MarvelComicsLauraKinney X-23]]:
140*** [[Characters/MarvelComicsPeterParker Spider-Man]] launched her in ''Marvel Team-Up''. Spidey, of course, made an ironic comment about how someone else might have the trademark to the move.
141*** She did it with [[Characters/MarvelComicsPsylocke Psylocke]] in ''Second Coming'' with Psylocke using her telekinesis, in front of Wolverine to boot.
142*** And again, this time launched by [[ComicBook/AllNewXMen Teen!Warren]], in ''All-New Wolverine'' #1. This one was ''[[ExaggeratedTrope air-launched]]'', with Warren releasing her onto a speeding RQ-1 Predator drone ''mid-flight''.
143*** Laura does a more traditional version with She-Hulk while fighting the Wendigo Twins in ''A Year of Marvels: The Incredible #1''.
144** In an issue of ''ComicBook/SheHulk'', She-Hulk and Wolverine team up on this. Of course, She-Hulk being who she is could not help but comment on Wolverine's physique.
145--->'''She-Hulk:''' You usually do this move with a guy, right?\
146'''Wolverine:''' Yeah, why?\
147'''She-Hulk:''' Got a firm li'l butt there. You must work out.\
148'''Wolverine:''' [[Film/FightClub First rule about the "fastball special"... you don't talk about the "fastball special".]]
149** ComicBook/SpiderGirl and J2 (Juggernaut Junior). With the twist that due to some invisibility-inducing [[AppliedPhlebotinum Phlebotinum]], Mayday had no idea what she was being thrown at.
150** [[Characters/TheUnbeatableSquirrelGirl Squirrel Girl]], has done the move with her pet squirrel Tippy-Toe. She calls it the "Fuzzball Special".
151** ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'': Molly Hayes has super-strength. Victor Mancha is durable. Molly likes putting her power to use. Victor Mancha is a fan of Wolverine. This was made all the more amusing by Victor being [[YoungerThanTheyLook the size of a boy in his late teens]] and Molly the only young girl in the cast.
152** One issue had Colossus performing this move with [[Characters/MarvelComicsNightcrawler Nightcrawler]], as Wolverine was unavailable. Nightcrawler did not like it one bit.
153** ''ComicBook/XForce'' gave us the Fastbone Special, in which Psylocke (boosted by telekinesis) hurled Marrow (a CloudCuckoolander with the power of continuous spiky bone growth) at their enemy.
154** Oddly enough, the first occurrence of the maneuver in the Marvel universe may have been a villainous version. In ''[[ComicBook/SpiderMan Amazing Spider-Man]]'' # 19, Spider-Man stumbles into the lair of the B-level badguy squad The Enforcers. The musclebound Ox knocks Spidey off the ceiling by throwing his featherweight partner Fancy Dan at the webslinger.
155** During ''ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage'', the Thing tries to pull this off with Spider-Man when Dark Carnage has a hold of Captain America. Spidey absolutely panics and tries to point out that Wolverine is right behind him and he should throw ''him'', but it falls on deaf ears as Spidey goes screaming (literally) towards Carnage, who blocks him with Cap, leading to both Ben and Logan to wince in sympathy.
156** Some of these have been mentioned already, [[https://www.cbr.com/drawing-crazy-patterns-fastball-specials-without-colossus-or-wolverine/ but here are 5 without Colossus or Wolverine.]]
157* Ombre and Chance pull their own version of during the tactics exam in ''ComicBook/FreaksSqueele''.
158* In issue #3 of ''ComicBook/{{Lumberjanes}}'', Mal and Ripley team up for one. They even call it out by its name.
159* Artax does this with his adventuring partner Yeagar, using magic to toss the warrior in the ''Webcomic/{{Nodwick}}'' comic parody "A Kind of Tragic", poking fun at the ''Highlander'' series. They call it the Bullwinkle Maneuver.
160* ''ComicBook/{{PS 238}}'', another title by the same author/artist, has Coach Rockslide use the Special to toss teacher Miss Kyle (a.k.a. Micro-Might) into fights after she's shrunk herself, thereby increasing her density and strength.
161* In issue #17 of ''ComicBook/PocketGod'', Booga tries to stop the seaweed monster by throwing Ooga at it. The monster smashes him between its claws like a mosquito, leaving him comically flattened.
162* In ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsCollide'', [[spoiler: Chaos Emerald-powered Mega Man charges Super Sonic as a charged shot before firing him at the doctors' Egg-Wily Machine X. The blast is so powerful it destroys the machine in one hit]].
163* In ''ComicBook/SecretSix'', "[[EvilKnockoff evil]] [[SizeShifter Atom]]" Dwarfstar hides in Lady Vic's arrow fletchings while super-small, to a similar effect.
164* Subverted in ''The Four Castles'', one of the ''ComicBook/AdventureTimeGraphicNovels''. Finn really wants Jake to throw him at a monster, but Jake isn't really into it and misses.
165* In ''ComicBook/{{Uber}}'', [[spoiler:the one-legged and disabled British Battleship ''Churchill'' is literally thrown at two German Cruisers by an American Destroyer so that she can destroy them despite her limited mobility]].
166* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'':
167** Sonic and Amy use a move called the "Croquet Bomber" during a fight with some badniks in issue #2. It involves Amy hitting Sonic with her hammer, launching him at a particular GiantMook like a croquet ball.
168** During the climax of the fight in Issue 4, Tangle the ring-tailed lemur uses her tail like a slingshot to launch Sonic and Blaze at a flying carrier dropping badniks onto Tangle's village, getting them close enough to double-team attack it.
169* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'':
170** In Issue #36 Optimus Prime orders Trailbreaker to place a forcefield around him and then for Windcharger to telekinetically throw him at an enemy ship.
171* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersDrift''
172** In Issue #4 Of Empire of Stone Gigatron performs “Manuever 7” on Drift, throwing him towards Hellbat in an attempt to stop him.
173* ''ComicBook/TheFlash'':
174** Wally West's twin children use a variant. Irey has SuperSpeed and Jai is [[SuperStrength Super Strong]] and [[NighInvulnerability Nigh-Invulnerable]]. Irey will run at someone while dragging Jai behind her then stop and let go, and Jai's momentum sends him hurlting towards whoever it is like a human cannonball.
175** ''ComicBook/TheOtherSideOfDoomsday'': When the heroes realize that they are stuck in a living planet, Flash throws Atom at super-speed into the ground, sending him all the way to the planet's core, the equivalent of its brain, so Atom can knock it out.
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179* Kagura in the ''Fanfic/AlternateTailSeries'' can put Gajeel in an orbit around her, then send him flying at an enemy.
180* During initiation in ''Fanfic/BlazBlueAlternativeRemnant'', [[Franchise/{{RWBY}} Ruby]] has [[Franchise/BlazBlue Ragna]] do this with her by having him use Aramasa as a launching point to swing her at the Deathstalker like a baseball. letting her slash off its claw at high speeds. This happens again during Chapter 55 off-screen, as when things cut back to Ragna, Ruby, and Luna, the latter comments on them using this technique to slash off a Deathstalker's tail.
181* ''Fanfic/ChaosTheory''. Servants have a [[RunningGag tendency]] to throw their Masters out of the way of danger, usually into a bush. Also, Shirou throws Shinji into Rin as a distraction.
182* ''Fanfic/CrownsOfTheKingdom''. Goofy throws the heroes across the river in Frontierland. Including himself.
183* ''Webcomic/CutieMarkCrusaders10k'': In ''Lulamoon'', Sweetie Belle uses {{telekinesis}} to launch Scootaloo close enough to Applejack to kick her in the face.
184* In the ''Franchise/FairyTail'' and ''Franchise/OnePiece'' crossover ''Fanfic/TheDragonThatWillPierceTheHeavens'', Hikari and Zoro have made this a specialty of theirs, with the swordsman tossing her or using his swords to give her jumps extra momentum towards a target.
185* ''Webcomic/FakeNewsRumble''. [[Series/CountdownWithKeithOlbermann Keith Olbermann]] and [[Series/TheRachelMaddowShow Rachel Maddow]] pull one to kill some monsters. Rachel is positively gleeful about it.
186* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/62858/martial-bliss Martial Bliss]] is about Shining Armor being taught the art of using one's wife as a projectile weapon by his inebriated former drill sergeant. While he finds the whole situation absurd, he feels some strange pull of fate, as if this is [[CallForward going to be important for some reason]]...
187* ''[[Fanfic/PokeWars Poké Wars: The Incipience]]''. During the fight with Ho-oh, Regigigas uses an interesting take on this move. He throws Regirock at Mewtwo but as a grenade, not as blunt projectile.
188* ''Webcomic/{{Sonichu}}'' can launch Sonic out of his bellybutton, provided Sonic spindashes into him in preparation. This move apparently sends the target up conveniently placed mountains that act as ramps to the moon.
189* ''Fanfic/TSATheAmazingSpiderMan''. Though not mentioned by name, Hulk likes throwing Spider-Man after people he's sent flying.
190* ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached''. Paul chucks John into the air during the battle on the Plains of Death because John can't spare the water to blast himself into the air. Inverted in that Paul is chucking John ''away'' from combat.
191* ''Fanfic/FantasyOfUtterRidiculousness:'' Patchouli is tasked with escorting Megas, something she doesn't want to do due to some prior trauma. How does she get out of it? By '''throwing Reimu at Megas''' in her stead. It's specifically stated to be a combination of said trauma, adrenaline, and a strong desire ''not'' to put up with Coop's idiocy; while her effort was successful, her arms feel like they're on fire due to her physical frailty.
192* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11715396/1/Mater-Familias Mater Familias]]'', Gohan refers to this by name when asking Hercule for help against [[spoiler:a [[{{Brainwashed}} reprogrammed]] Android 16]].
193* ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'':
194** In the main story, [[spoiler:Ash's Charizard]] does it a couple times during [[spoiler:the raid in the Saffron Gym to rescue Ash]]. First, he throws [[spoiler:Krabby at Sabrina]] so he can punch her through a wall leaving an ImpactSilhouette. Later on, he throws [[spoiler:a singing Jigglypuff]] at a horde of attacking Psychic-types, while yelling "Fire in the hole!"
195** In the Clay Interlude sidestory, Clay's Seismitoad does this with his Excadrill. The latter is ''not'' amused.
196* In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'', Izuku throws Katsuki away from the Sludge Villain into the safe hands of Mt. Lady in an inversion of the usual intent behind this trope. For bonus points, the narration explicitly compares the event to something that would be seen as Koshien, the Japanese high school equivalent of the World Series.
197* ''Fanfic/{{Empathy}}'': During the group's second fight with [[spoiler:the Gorg]], Riley uses the microbots to toss Wasabi and Fred at him. Fred naturally lampshades it.
198* Instances in ''Fanfic/TheInstituteSaga'':
199** Characters/{{Superman|TheCharacter}} does one to launch [[Characters/MarvelComicsLogan Logan]] and his Kryptonite-covered claws against [[Characters/MarvelComicsApocalypse Apocalypse]].
200** Characters/{{Supergirl|TheCharacter}} does a double one using [[Characters/MarvelComicsSteveRogers Captain America]] and Characters/{{Juggernaut|MarvelComics}} as projectiles.
201** Chris Kent does two in a fight against a giant spider, throwing [[Characters/MarvelComicsLauraKinney X-23]] and her father onto the spider's back.
202** Heavily implied that this is how Superman delivered Juggernaut to where he was needed to stop Magneto's plan.
203* In ''Fanfic/PokemonMaster'', Ash will frequently throw Pikachu at the enemy.
204* A variation in ''Fanfic/DimensionalLinks''; at one point, Speck, tired of spending ages trying to climb from ground to whichever villain's ear (for context he shrinks to thumb size and stabs their ears), asks Ocarina to give him an arrow ride.
205* ''Fanfic/TheLegendOfMiraculous'': Celhan Rabbit tells Sheikhan Wolf and Tiamat to throw him at Ghirahim. "Can't exactly use a sword to fix the problem of a whole person bein' thrown at'cha. And he won't see me coming since he's chasing Athy." They succeed in knocking Ghirahim down, but he just teleports out from under Celhan.
206* ''[[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jCj1M9cEoV_YZX_ePd1NZtj0lTIw_mZEG6KivYzI0NU/edit?pli=1#bookmark=id.kxa8w898066y Five Fathers Adventuring Party]]'': Used in Part 7. As a part of a mission to save the team's adopted daughter, most of the party throws things at the bandit lord, which are all dodged. With no other option left, the fighter hurls the rogue at the bandit lord. Since the bandit lord wouldn't expect that, the rogue gets to sneak attack despite being thrown straight at his target.
207-->''There's nothing quite like backstabbing someone in mid-flight.''
208* A campaign journal on the [[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Giant in the Playground]] forums had this as a semi-regular tactic. The campaign was an Eberron-based version of the Red Hand of Doom and the party psion would often use one of her powers to fling the party's dwarf at the enemy. Although one of its first uses was throwing a stuffed owlbear. Said campaign journal can be found [[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110022 here]] for those curious.
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212* ''Animation/BoBoiBoyTheMovie'': When the giant Kurita flies towards their floating boat, Papa Zola instructs Gopal to close his eyes before lifting him up. The boy is terrified to find himself thrown towards the monster, but that's the point [[PsychoactivePowers to activate Gopal's powers to the max]] and [[{{Transmutation}} turn Kurita into calamari]].
213* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'', Manolo throws Maria at Chakal during a fight [[spoiler:between the townspeople and the bandits]].
214* Used in ''WesternAnimation/AnExtremelyGoofyMovie''. The cheating [[JerkJock Bradley Uppercrust III]] has his partner use "The Whip" on Max's team, effectively gaining first place (and having Tank knock them over as they look on in shock helps).
215* Happens at the climax of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'', when Syndrome's escaping with Jack-Jack. His dad, Mr. Incredible, is extremely reluctant to throw something at them, pointing out that it could hit Jack-Jack--[[RubberMan Elastigirl]] has a EurekaMoment and tells her husband to throw her so she can grab their son and parachute down to safety.
216* In ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfTheGuardiansTheOwlsOfGahoole'', a group of crows has snatched Twilight's lute... which happens to have Mrs. Plithiver in it. They're unable to keep up, and Twilight offers to do a mid-air throw to get Soren closer.
217-->'''Twilight:''' I'll get you closer! We're going to lock talons!\
218'''Soren:''' What?\
219'''Twilight:''' Trust me! I know what I'm doing!\
220'''Soren:''' Yeah, but have you done this before?\
221'''Twilight:''' No, but I've always wanted to try it!
222* ''WesternAnimation/TheSonOfBigfoot'': Wilbur the bear throws Tina the squirrel at their enemies to get her in fighting range. The second time he throws her, she's got a taser and all too willing to use it.
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226* ''Film/ButterflyAndSword'' has a variation where Ko uses her scarf to fire Sing like an arrow.
227* In ''Film/{{The Chronicles of Riddick|2004}}'', Riddick and Kyra clasp hands and Riddick throws her overhand at their enemies.
228* In ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', Hagrid asks Grawp to help him into the castle, which the latter interprets as a request to hurl him through the window, and complies.
229* ''Film/OsmosisJones'' features a variant where Ozzy is shot out of Drix's ArmCannon to pursue the BigBad [[spoiler:outside of Frank's body]].
230-->'''Ozzy:''' ''(Inside the chamber)'' You want Osmosis?\
231'''Drix:''' ''(Taking aim)'' You've ''got'' Osmosis.
232* Pintel and Ragetti fire Jack the Undead Monkey out of a cannon in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'', hitting Maccus square in the face.
233-->'''Will:''' Thank ye, Jack.
234* ''Film/{{Power Rangers|2017}}'' does this in the climax, probably a CallBack to the TV series, when Kimberley (piloting the pterodactyl Zord), lifts Zack (piloting the mammoth Zord) and drops him on Goldar, knocking the giant monster off his feet.
235* In ''Film/{{Sky High|2005}}'', Jetstream drops the Commander from a flying start. Warren and Will also pull one off during the 'Save the Citizen' scene.
236* In the 2014 ''Film/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|2014}}'' movie, Donatello uses his staff to throw Raphael into a Humvee. [[SuperStrength The Humvee loses.]]
237* ''Film/UltramanCosmos2TheBluePlanet'': The two heroic ultras, Ultraman Cosmos and Ultraman Justice, has a special move they performed together by having Cosmos perform a HumanHammerThrow on his friend, sending Justice spinning away like a tornado and striking the intended target with deadly impact and a consecutive chain of explosions, with enough force to even weaken the powerful planet-destroying monster Sandros.
238* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
239** Because it wouldn't be right or proper not to include the move in the series, ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' -- during a fight against a [[spoiler:simulated]] Sentinel -- has Wolverine turn to Colossus and ask "How's your throwin' arm?" Audiences cheered. The move itself, however, was considerably altered, resembling more of a [[HumanHammerThrow hammer toss]] than a fastball throw, to compensate for the fact that Colossus actor Daniel Cudmore is not 9 feet tall (merely 6'8) and Creator/HughJackman is already much taller than comics Wolverine (6'2 vs. 5'4). The second time... [[EpicFail Magneto gets involved]]. (Though it was a BatmanGambit by Wolverine, by anticipating Magneto would expect such an attack and counter it, Wolverine gave [[Characters/MarvelComicsBeast Beast]] an opening to get into melee range from behind.)
240** In ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', Colossus is the fastball. [[Characters/XMen2010sMembers Blink]] throws him at the Sentinels by using her portals (first, he goes through one where the other end is high in the air; then, right before he hits the ground, she opens another one with the other end behind a Sentinel).
241** In ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' [[Characters/DeadpoolSupportingCharacters Negasonic Teenage Warhead]] uses her powers to launch Deadpool to the top of an abandoned helicarrier:
242--->'''Deadpool:''' [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!]] (lands, wheezing) Motherfucker!
243* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
244** A variant in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'': [[Characters/MCUNatashaRomanoff Black Widow]] uses [[Characters/MCUSteveRogers Captain America]] for a boost to catch a passing alien.
245** In ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', this effect is used several times.
246*** [[Characters/MCUSamWilson Falcon]] drops Captain America in the first scene to great effect using gravity on top of several Hydra goons. Afterwards, [[Characters/MCUWandaMaximoff Scarlet Witch]] uses her telekinesis to throw Cap into the building several stories up.
247*** In Bucharest, Bucky throws Cap at a couple of German [=GSG=] 9 federal policemen when they attempt get into Bucky's apartment to arrest him after he has been framed for a terrorist attack.
248*** During the airport battle, the Hawkeye/[[SizeShifter Ant-Man]] variant is used to impressive effect against Iron Man.
249** ''Film/ThorRagnarok'': [[WoundedGazelleGambit "Get Help"]], a trick from Thor's and Loki's adventuring days, which consists of Loki feigning unconsciousness and Thor screaming for help until he gets close enough to the enemies and throws Loki at them, knocking them out.
250** A piece of concept art for ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' has Hulk about to throw Spider-Man, while he himself is about to be thrown by Giant-Man.
251** ''Film/AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania'' sees a devastating version used to bring down a forcefield, with Wasp throwing a tiny Ant-Man who then turns into Giant-Man mid-flight.
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255* ''Literature/ChrysalisRinoZ'': When Crinis is still small enough to sit on Anthony's head, he's able to throw her into a melee with his antennae. Since she doesn't have legs, but does have masses of independently mobile tentacles covered in ripping spines, this is quite an effective strategy.
256--> Crinis slingshot has been loaded!
257* In Book Two of the ''ComicBook/SpiderMan''/''ComicBook/XMen'' crossover novel trilogy ''Time's Arrow'', Wolverine, whose tag team maneuver with Colossus provides the {{Trope Namer|s}}, performs an unwilling variation, tossing Electro into Hydro-Man [[ShockAndAwe with predictable results]].
258* The ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Literature/{{Thud}}'' is named for the titular boardgame which puts Dwarfs against Trolls. Dwarf pieces move like chess queens and troll pieces move like chess kings. Dwarf pieces outnumber troll pieces 4 to 1, however Dwarf pieces cannot take troll pieces unless they land on the square the troll piece is occupying and are not allowed to do so unless starting next to a troll piece or by being "hurled". Troll pieces can take any adjacent dwarf piece without moving to that square, thus a lone dwarf piece is defenseless as moving next to a troll piece invites immediate capture on the troll player's turn. Dwarf pieces can be "hurled" a distance of greater than one square so long as the opposite direction has the same number of other dwarf pieces occupying the squares. Thus the only way to win as a dwarf player is to bunch up one's pieces into a big massed group and Fastball Special the outer pieces at the trolls.
259* In ''Literature/IntoTheLookingGlass'', Lake County SWAT agent Knapp, just over five feet tall, is mentioned in the third chapter as being thrown through a second floor window by his fellow team members in competitions.
260* ''Literature/{{Nerds}}'': This is what saves the day in the first book; Jackson gets Flinch to throw him into Dr. Jigsaw's machine (which features a giant magnet) and destroy it with his braces (which are still magnetized even after [[BroughtDownToNormal its upgrades are destroyed]]).
261-->'''Jackson''': Have you ever tossed a football?\
262'''Flinch''': Once. My older brother tried to show me.\
263'''Jackson''': Imagine I'm a football.
264* In Creator/MattStover's ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' novel ''Literature/{{Shatterpoint}}'', during the [[spoiler: Battle or Lorshan Pass,]] Mace Windu is launched into the air by holding onto the whipping tail of an [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Ankkox Ankkox]] [[spoiler:in order to capture an enemy gunship high in the air]].
265* In ''Literature/VoidCity'', when fighting the demon J'iliol'lth, Eric tries throwing Talbot at him. Twice. It doesn't work either time, and Talbot refuses to let Eric make a third attempt.
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269* In ''Series/{{Alphas}}'' Bill throws Kat over some villains so they can attack from two directions.
270* In ''Series/TheAquabatsSuperShow'' episode "Showtime!", a super sized Crash [=McLarson=] throws the MC Bat Commander and Jimmy the Robot at Space Monster M. While the Bat Commander distracts M, Jimmy [[spoiler:removes [=SuperMagic PowerMan=]'s magic headband from M's head]].
271* In ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'', Kamen Rider Scissor's Final Vent involves his Advent Beast launching him into the air for a spinning tackle attack. Ryuki, Ohja, and Ryuga's Final Vents also launch them for flying kicks, though with fire, venom, and nega-fire respectively.
272** ''Series/KamenRiderOOO's'' [[TheMovie Movie]] has ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'' (during his EarlyBirdCameo) doing this to OOO...without warning him first. Though it's still effective in damaging the BigBad.
273--->'''Eiji[=/=]OOO:''' What are you doing?!\
274'''Gentaro[=/=]Fourze:''' ''(swinging OOO around with his Magic Hand)'' Don't worry, astronauts handle these kinds of [=Gs=] all the time!\
275'''Eiji[=/=]OOO:''' ''I'm not an astronaut!!''
276** ''Series/KamenRiderGhost'' had an unusual example in Episode 25: In order to deal with a flying MonsterOfTheWeek, Ghost had the Heroic Spirit of Benkei launch him skyward with his hammer. When that wasn't enough to do the job, he summoned Tutankhamen and then Musashi in mid-air in order to get even higher.
277* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'':
278** In ''Series/PowerRangersZeo'' the Warrior Wheel was a special Zord designed especially for this maneuver. It would fold up into a puck-shaped projectile and the larger Zeo Megazord would hurl it like a bowling ball at the enemy as a finishing move.
279** In ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'', Danny (the Black Bison Ranger) would regularly toss Max (the Blue Shark Ranger) at the enemy. Max had bladed weapons as part of the shark motif. This is actually Danny's super move in the GBA game if you select him as one of your backups.
280** In ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'' and its counterpart ''Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger'', the Yellow Ranger/[=AbareYellow=] is occasionally thrown in this manner.
281** ''Series/RescueSentaiGoGoFive'' and its adaptation ''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'' likewise have a move like this, though it involves one Ranger being thrown by all the others, and starts off in a crowdsurfing-like position. And their HumongousMecha also has one, featuring the Grand Liner/Supertrain Megazord, throwing the Liner Boy/Max Solarzord to the Monster of the Week.
282** In ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'', Xander in [[SuperStrength Mystic Muscles mode]] can throw ALL FOUR OTHER RANGERS at a monster.
283** Taken [[ExaggeratedTrope Up to Eleven]] in episode 22 of ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''. Wanna stop a giant asteroid from destroying the Earth? Why not ''throw the nearest giant robot with a drill at it?''
284** One of the earliest examples came with the Thunderzords and the Mega Tigerzord, whose finisher consisted of launching the Firebird Thunderzord through the enemy. The Thunder Ultrazord's finisher could also be considered this: it took to the skies, killed the engines, and ''squashed'' the enemy under its colossal girth.
285** In ''Series/ShurikenSentaiNinninger'', Gekiatsu Daioh's finisher involves launching all six Ninningers at the [[MakeMyMonsterGrow giant monster]] out of its revolver-like chestpiece.
286* In ''Series/SpartacusBloodAndSand'', Crixus uses his shield to launch Spartacus twice.
287* In ''Series/{{Stargirl|2020}}'', Sportsmaster and Tigress open their first fight with the new JSA this way. Even though they're both [[BadassNormal regular humans]], he's still strong enough to throw her at the young heroes.
288* ''Series/{{Wonder Woman|1975}}'': In "The Man Who Could Not Die", Characters/{{Wonder Woman|TheCharacter}} throws Bryce Candle, the Man Who Could Not Die, from the outside grounds through the third story window to face off against Joseph Reichman.
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292* Invoked in Creator/SegaPinball's ''Pinball/MaryShelleysFrankenstein,'' when the Creature on the playfield grabs pinballs and throw them at the player.
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296* Commonly called the Rocket Launcher. (Among other things, it was a major issue of the feud between Wrestling/TheMidnightExpress and the Fantastics.) A variant of this maneuver was famously performed by The [[Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith British]] [[Wrestling/DynamiteKid Bulldogs]] has Smith Gorilla pressing and dropping Billington into his famous Diving headbutt against a fallen opponent.
297* In a 6-man tag match on the 4/19/10 episode of ''Raw'', Wrestling/TripleH and Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}'s Fastball Special upped the match's JustForFun/HolyShitQuotient like whoa.
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301* ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' has optional rules for larger Mechs to pick up and throw smaller ones at targets. [[note]]This was done so that players could execute one particular maneuver in fluff that wasn't up till then possible in game, an iconic scene of an ''[[MightyGlacier Atlas]]'' picking up and throwing a smaller 'mech[[/note]] The rules do admit that no conscious and sane pilot would willingly allow themselves to be thrown at velocity to their death or serious injury and so impose a to-hit penalty to the attempt if the [=MechWarrior=] is not knocked out already.
302* ''TabletopGame/{{Champions}}'': The 5th edition book has a section specifically on the Fastball Special. For fans of game rules: the throwing character aims the "fastball" at the target character's hex. If he hits the hex, the "fastball" rolls for a Move Through on the target.
303* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragonsThirdEdition Edition 3.5]] has a feat that allows players to do this, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin appropriately named]] [[https://web.archive.org/web/20070819221417/http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/ros_gallery/83327.jpg "Fling Ally"]]. This gets amusing if you combine it with the CharmPerson spell and the Distant Shot feat. To quote one post on the Internet, "[[ATwinkleInTheSky The Andromeda galaxy is within my line of sight, right]]?"
304* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' has a martial arts technique dubbed the Crashing Wave Throw. While it's intended to be used on an enemy (you need to make a grapple attack to be able to use it), it specifically fails to mention any weight limit the throwee has to fall under. Add in a willing ally who uses certain Sorcery powers to turn his body to solid bronze...
305%%* ''TabletopGame/MutantsAndMasterminds'': ''Power Profiles'' has rules for doing this.
306* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'':
307** ''Telekinetic charge'' tosses a character at the target, and gives the tossee an automatic attack when they get there.
308** In the 2nd Edition, barbarians get a feat called Friendly Toss that lets them pick up an ally and throw them to a nearby unoccupied space. If they land near a foe, they can use a reaction to strike them.
309* ''Franchise/{{Warhammer}}'':
310** The daemon Ku'gath Plaguefather can scoop up handfuls of the plague-ridden nurglings that spill from his viscera and hurl them as catapult-like projectiles.
311** ''TabletopGame/BloodBowl'': A pair of abilities allows some players to undertake this tactic, ''Throw Team-Mate'' for the thrower and ''Right Stuff'' for the throwee (usually a goblin or halfling). There is a type of goblin player, the Doom Diver, who specializes in being thrown and wear a pair of artificial wings so that they can land (relatively) accurately. Unfortunately, all creatures capable of doing the throw tend to suffer from drawbacks, such as [[DumbMuscle rank stupidity]] and/or [[BigEater insatiable hunger]], and are liable to instead decide to take root, stand around looking glassy-eyed, or in some extreme cases eating the throwee.
312** ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' If the Orks' Shokk Attack Gun malfunctions in just the right way, instead of firing the crazed [[MiniMook Snotling]] like it is supposed to, it will fire the Big Mek using it.%%And, being an Ork and a big 'un at that, he isn't too shabby in that field. %%Meaning what?
313* ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse'': One book has a list of pack tactics; one, Forward Pass (pioneered by a Fianna rugby player, no less), involves picking up a packmate in wolf form and hurling them at the enemy, with the understanding that they'll shift into war form in mid-air.
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317* In Creator/CirqueDuSoleil's ''Theatre/{{Volta}}'', during the hexagonal hoop diving scene, one of the Freespirits gets a boost through the last and highest hoop this way.
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321* ''Toys/LegoPowerMiners'': Advertisements with the [[GiantMook large]] Tremorox RockMonster depict it throwing a much smaller Glaciator rock monster (much to the latter's terror) [[SecondPersonAttack at the camera]] in order to show off the toy's throwing function.
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325* In ''VideoGame/ARKSurvivalEvolved'', this move can be performed if the player has tamed a [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Gigantopithecus]], who has the ability to [[WrestlerInAllOfUs overhead-toss]] your character. The lighter you are/the stronger the ape is, the further s/he will throw you.
326* In ''VideoGame/AzureDreams'', a Platform/PlayStation RPG, the player character can pick up and hurl his tamed monsters at foes, giving them an immediate attack on the enemy if they strike.
327* ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'': If you pass the necessary strength check, you can toss a party member like this to a more advantagious position. You can also commit a DestinationDefenestration.
328* ''VideoGame/BoogieWings'' allows you to do this on two-player mode, thanks to GameplayAllyImmortality. Feel free to use your skyhook to snatch your partner's tank, and drop it on enemies; you'll only damage your onscreen foes while leaving your ally unharmed.
329* [[HugeGuyTinyGirl Eddie and Ophelia]]'s CombinationAttack in ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'' involves him tossing her at the enemies, daggers {{spin|Attack}}ning.
330* ''VideoGame/BubbleAndSqueak'': [[PlayerCharacter Bubble]] can have Squeak pick him up and throw him upward, allowing him to reach high up platforms.
331* ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' have a few examples:
332** Alucard's first boss battle against [[DualBoss Slogra and Gaibon]]. Much of the battle consists of Gaibon (a flying gargoyle monster) picking up Slogra (a skeltal mutant armed with a spear) and attempting to drop Slogra on Alucard. Getting hit by this combo attack naturally deals the most amount of damage.
333** Later in the game, Alucard have to fight ''another'' dual boss, the Minotaur and the Werewolf. Every now and then, the Werewolf will unleash a RollingAttack, where the Minotaur will use it's axe to swat the Werewolf across the arena towards Alucard.
334* During co-op mode in ''VideoGame/ChipNDaleRescueRangers 2'', one player may pick up another and perform a charged throw, launching them at enemies like a chipmunk missile.
335* Several Double Techs in ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', mostly courtesy of [[NubileSavage Ayla]], who is the [[CuteBruiser physically strongest]] member of the TrueCompanions. "Falcon Strike" is the most obvious about it. There's also a non-Ayla version, "Blade Strike", where RobotBuddy Robo throws Frog, sword-first.
336* In ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3'', the Soviets have the "Bullfrog" unit which launches infantry with its human cannonball launchers. (They are given parachutes for soft landings)
337* In ''VideoGame/ConquestOfTheCrystalPalace'', you can do this with your dog, Zap, once you buy the Dog Whistle from the shop.
338* In ''VideoGame/CthulhuSavesTheWorld'' by Creator/ZeboydGames, the Unite technique with [[WhiteMagicianGirl Umi]] and [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Ember]], aptly named "Launch", allows the latter to use the former as a projectile weapon.
339* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar: Soulstorm'' if the Orks beat the Dark Eldar, they have a throwing contest on the low-gravity moon their base was on, using caged Dark Eldar as projectiles.
340* ''VideoGame/DensetsuNoStafy3'': Upon catching up to Kyorozou each time in stage 8-4, VideoGame/{{Wario}} hurls Starfy at him to make him drop one of the jewels he's carrying.
341* The very premise of ''VideoGame/DeliveringHope'' (the TagLine being "One yeet at a time") is for [=IRyS=] in [[SuperDeformed chibi form]] to be subject to this trope as much as possible by the other WebAnimation/{{Hololive}} members [[EndlessGame to fly as far as she can until forcibly stopped.]]
342* ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'':
343** The boss K. Round, a giant checkerboard piece with a crown on its head, is basically impervious to weapons and can only be defeated by ''bowing'', at which the crown (eventually) falls off and it shrinks to a smaller size and rolls away. When the recalcitrant Susie rejoins the group she decides to solve the return of K. Round by just throwing someone at it (namely ''Ralsei'') to knock the crown off. Humorously, the first time it's used, Susie only vaguely explained beforehand and the option on the menu is just called "Susie's idea".
344** Susie's maneuver makes a comeback in Chapter 2 when trying to loosen [[MindControlDevice the mind-controlling wires]] of Werewires and [[spoiler:Berdly]], but this time she throws Kris instead.
345* Characters in the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' series can lift and toss each other around the battlefield. Prinnies [[MadeOfExplodium explode when thrown]], damaging characters on surrounding squares. (Prinnies are also perennial {{Butt Monkey}}s, so using them as living grenades just fits right in.) While this kills the Prinny, they're monsters and thus only cost one Hl to resurrect, making it cheap to do as well (also, this doesn't count as a team kill). There are stages designed so that doing this will make it far easier. The baseball stage might even be a ShoutOut to the {{trope namer|s}}.
346* ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' has this done by [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Tidus]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Zidane]] in the game's intro, with Zidane wrapping his tail around Tidus' leg and Tidus slingshotting him to [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Exdeath]].
347* If you have both characters in play in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'' and ''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble Dixie Kong's Double Trouble]]'', you can use one to grab the other and throw them to reach high ledges.
348* Tiny of ''VideoGame/Dota2'' has Toss as his second ability. It grabs a random unit close to him and throws it at the target enemy. It can be used as a textbook Fastball Special, grabbing an ally to throw in middle of the enemy team so that the ally can wreak havoc, or it can be used [[GrievousHarmWithABody more directly]] - a grabbed enemy takes even more damage mid-flight in addition to the impact damage, leading to Tiny being one of the best heroes at killing enemies really quickly. Thrown allies [[FriendlyFireProof take no damage from the trip or the landing.]] If said hero thrown turns out to be Centaur, Slardar, Sven, Pudge, Puck or if you're ''really'' unlucky, Magnus, Enigma, or Earthshaker, whoever it's thrown on and everyone else in the vicinity will not enjoy it.
349* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'', [[TheBigGuy Iron Bull]] tries to talk [[TheLadette Sera]] into doing this, reasoning that, as the lightest and second shortest team member, he can throw her over the enemy's heads, allowing her to attack from behind and [[MemeticMutation mayhem to ensue]]. Sera is not enthused by the idea. The possibility of using [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame Varric]] instead [[ShoutOut is brought up]], but he's too dense for it.
350* Hookheads and Grabbies in ''VideoGame/{{Dubloon}}'' can attack your party by throwing other enemies on the field. Naturally, this doesn't work when there's only one enemy left.
351* In ''VideoGame/DungeonCrawl'', the unique monsters Robin the hobgoblin and Polyphemus the cyclops hurl their smaller allies at you.
352* A mechanic for 'dwarf chucking' exists in ''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper 2'', allowing giants and bile demons to use dwarves and imps as projectiles.
353* ''VideoGame/EternalSenia'': From multiple characters, with multiple characters:
354** In ''VideoGame/EternalSenia1'', the title character decides to throw her FairyCompanion at a faraway switch due to her lack of ranged abilities at the moment. Sadly for the fairy, this gets turned into a permanent skill for the rest of the game.
355** ''VideoGame/EternalSeniaHydrangeaAfterTheRain'': Sophie attacks by throwing her doll, Alpaca, at the enemy, after which he grows real big, to squish them.
356* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' eventually reveals the reason for Berserker Heracles' skill at throwing people: he tends to throw Jason at their enemies.
357* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
358** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears'', there’s a [[CombinationAttack Band ability]] "Makeshift Cannon", which is ''double'' Fastball Special that requires 5 people. WhiteMagicianGirl Porom and [[BlackMagicianGirl Black Magician Boy]] Palom cast a superpowered Berserk on the CuteBruiser Luca, who then proceeds to throw the TheHero Ceodore and WaifFu-practicing RebelliousPrincess Ursula through the enemy party.
359** This is Umaro's best attack in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. Which party member he grabs and throws is mostly random, though he tends to prioritize sleeping or confused allies, who will have the status cleared from them.
360** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' features a Fastball with the GF summons "Brothers". After Sacred (the big Brother) launches the enemy--and the rock it was standing on--into the sky, he and Minotaur (the little Brother) play RockPaperScissors, which Minotaur always wins. Minotaur then boosts Sacred into the sky to crash into the enemy, sending it spiraling back to Earth.
361*** Granaldo boss is fond of attacking with this trope. Also Rinoa launches her dog Angelo (via her Blaster Edge) towards enemies when it's LimitBreak time.
362** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' Via link strikes, Gladiolus can launch Noctis, or Noctic can boost Ignis and Gladio. Iris also has Gladio assist her during her Eclipse technique.
363* In ''[[VideoGame/GundamVsSeries Gundam Extreme Vs]]'', Blue Destiny 1 and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Deathscythe Hell]] have attacks where they throw an unwilling mecha (a [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam GM]] and a Taurus respectively) at their enemies.
364* In ''VideoGame/GunstarHeroes'', 2-player mode, both players can throw the other like this. Hitting the {{Mooks}} with this is quite painful for them. It is also possible to Fastball Special the {{Mooks}} themselves.
365* ''VideoGame/GwentTheWitcherCardGame'': [[ImpliedTrope Implied]] by the Cyclops, who destroys a friendly unit and then damages an enemy by an amount equal to the strength of the ally he destroyed.
366* Garrosh in ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm'' has the abilities: Wrecking Ball and Into the Fray, which have him throw enemies and allies respectively at the target location, damaging the thrown unit (if an enemy) as well as other enemies nearby.
367* In ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic V: Tribes of the East'', cyclopes have the ability to pick up goblins and hurl them at the enemy.
368* ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven''':
369** "The Icarus" technique. Performed by swinging a partner into the sky. [[PowerGivesYouWings The partner grows wings]] and creates [[BlindedByTheLight a flash that blinds an opponent.]]
370** Shourin (and not only) has the "Shooting Star" technique. His partner throws him high in the air and he lands with a powerful kick to steal the ball from the opponent.
371* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
372** In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', a boss fight features Ventus smacking [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Stitch]] at the boss using the keyblade like it was a baseball bat. Another fight has Hercules flinging Ven.
373** The Swing Fling link attack in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'' has the participating dream eater swing Sora in circles by the legs before eventually tossing him at the target.
374** In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'', one of Sora's team-up attacks in Monstropolis has him throwing Mike Wazowski like a bowling ball (or perhaps one might say [[MythologyGag a dodgeball]]) at enemies.
375* ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'':
376** The Turtle Tamer skill "Toss" allows adventurers to do this with their familiar as the thrown character... or a random turtle if no familiar is available. However, familiars do more damage.
377** During the Valhalla Invasion special event, players assaulting the Bonewall with a sufficiently high HP bonus could get their flying yeti mounts to throw them at the Bonewall, taking out dozens of skeletons at once.
378* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'':
379** Before the last battle in ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure'' (and its GBA remake), Nightmare escapes into the sky as Kirby and King Dedede dance around in panic. Dedede then sucks up Kirby and spits him in the direction of Nightmare, before tossing the Star Rod to him so he can chase Nightmare.
380** In ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'', Dedede once again tosses Kirby to chase away the Squeaks. ''As if he were a bowling ball''.
381** In ''VideoGame/KirbysEpicYarn'', Kirby and Prince Fluff can throw each other as weapons or to reach distant platforms; the partner being tossed even takes the shape of a baseball when this happens.
382* In ''VideoGame/TheLastRemnant'', this is an attack used by Castanea (a giant with heavy armour and a huge hammer) and Roeas (a [[ChainmailBikini scantily clad]] girl with [[DualWielding twin swords]]). Roeas jumps onto Castanea's hammer, who swings it at the enemy, launching Roeas right at them.
383* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' has a variant of this with Kalista's ultimate ability, "Fate's Call". For context, Kalista requires starting games by binding an ally with the [[MagicallyBindingContract Black Spear]], [[DealWithTheDevil pledging their soul to Kalista in exchange for her services]]. Upon activating "Fate's Call", Kalista instantly draws the bound ally to her side as an intangible spectre, and said ally can then reactivate to launch themselves in any particular direction, with throwing themselves into the enemy dealing major damage and crowd control.
384* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
385** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', if [[{{Mooks}} Bokoblins]] can't get to you with melee weapons, and they don't have a bow, they'll throw rocks at you. If [[GiantMook Moblins]] can't get to you with melee weapons, and they don't have a bow, they'll throw Bokoblins. The Bokoblin victim is visibly dismayed when this happens.
386** A particulary amusing example from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', where in Jabu-Jabu's Belly, the player is forced to carry Princess Ruto through much of the dungeon. However, the player can throw her at enemies to defeat them! This is useful since most enemies are electrified and cannot be harmed until you acquire the boomerang halfway through, and can even be used to defeat those annoying stingray enemies while they're hiding beneath the floor by tossing her from just the right distance.
387* In ''VideoGame/LEGOTheLordOfTheRings'' you often have to toss Gimli at stones above you or across a gap so that his axe can break them. So much for "Nobody tosses a dwarf."
388* One of the combination moves in ''VideoGame/MajinAndTheForsakenKingdom'', where the titular majin throws PlayerCharacter Tepeu.
389* In ''VideoGame/MarvelPuzzleQuest'', the 3-star Colossus has the Fastball Special as one of his special moves. You choose one of his teammates and throws them, rendering them temporarily invincible from damage for a few turns. On the final turn, they'll come back down and not only damage them for a set amount of damage, but also fire off one of the thrown's abilities at no cost. Of course, this is a very risky move - the attack delivers minor damage to the thrown character and the character's ability is chosen at random, which can only be Team-Up-aquireable abilities. For example, a player could throw the 3-star Black Panther and could either fire off the painfully damaging Rage of the Panther (which heavily damages all opponents), Defense Grid (which triggers a countdown block which spawns a defense block every time the countdown finishes and resets) or Battleplan (which just creates attack-increasing Yellow Strike Tiles)
390* Used in ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'', when you get one of {{The Big Guy}}s next to a smaller character and press the grab button. The same character pairing examples under the Comics header above apply here, among others (you can get the Hulk -- [[DownloadableContent if you have him]] -- to throw Wolverine, for example).
391* ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' features the [=GutsShoot=] Program Advance, where [=GutsMan=] teleports in, picks up [=MegaMan=], and throws him down the row ([=MegaMan=] puts up a shield in his face to avoid taking damage from the collision). The move was introduced in the first game as being incredibly powerful (if lacking in area range), but was toned down in each 2 and 3 before it was dropped altogether with the latter games reworking the formula.
392* In ''VideoGame/MercenaryKings'', the dog pilot of the Munsterlander boss will occasionally launch itself at you before coming back.
393* ''VideoGame/{{Mewgenics}}'': [[StoneWall Tank cats]] have access to the Toss skill, which does [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly what you think it does.]] It gets interesting when cats with Thorns or other similar statuses get [[{{Pun}} thrown]] into the mix, letting you make a cat that's the perfect living projectile.
394* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'':
395** Since Hunters are FriendlyFireProof, but not immune to ''knockback'' from allies' attacks, players can do this to [[CoOpMultiplayer other players online]] if they use an upswinging attack with a [[{{BFS}} Great Sword]], Switch Axe or [[CarryABigStick Hammer.]]
396** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter4'':
397*** The game introduces [[NonHumanSidekick palicoes]] who specialize in launching the player. This was implemented to showcase the verticality of fourth generation by letting players take advantage of the new mounting mechanics for jumping onto monsters even when there's no handy jumping points on the map.
398*** Users of the Insect Glaive, also introduced in the fourth generation, can launch their Kinsect to collect extracts from the monster. ''Generations'' introduces a Hunting Art that throws the Kinsect even ''faster'', instantly slurping out all three kinds of extracts if it connects.
399*** The Desert Seltas Queen in ''4 Ultimate'' can fire the Desert Seltas serving as her thrall at you with a burst of water. This shatters the poor male into pieces, and the Desert Seltas Queen [[BadBoss knows this;]] [[WeHaveReserves she just yanks another Desert Seltas out of the ground]] when this happens.
400** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld'': The Deviljho combines this with GrievousHarmWithABody when it picks up a smaller monster such as the Great Jagras or a Kulu-ya-Ku; it chews on the monster for a bit, slinging it around in its jaws like a rag doll, then hucks the monster at you with incredible speed, which hurts both unfortunate parties a ''lot.''
401* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'':
402** [[TheDividual Ferra/Torr]] have this in all of their stances except Lackey. Torr, the giant brute, can throw Ferra, the small girl, to attack. They even get a FinishingMove version, where Torr throws Ferra into their opponent's abdomen for Ferra to get lodged halfway in. Torr pulls her out and the opponent falls down into two pieces.
403** Two stages allow any character to do this: the Outworld Marketplace lets you throw an old lady, and the Sky Temple allows you to throw a monk.
404* In ''VideoGame/{{MUGEN}}'', one of Colossus' special moves is throwing Wolverine at his opponent.
405* While not particularly useful in the game, the hero of ''VideoGame/NoahsArk'', who is responsible for picking up animals and food and filling the Ark with them, can throw the animals and food at will. The only real use for this is [[spoiler: throwing bales of hay and coconuts at some of the more annoying animals to knock them out, making them easier/less dangerous to pick up and carry to the Ark. This is the only way to even pick up a monkey without it jumping off your head]].
406* Amaterasu in ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'' can throw her pint-sized ExpositionFairy, Issun, at enemies if she buys a certain artifact. The damage is minimal at first but increases with use. Issun can also steal items while he's at it.
407* ''VideoGame/OrientalLegend'' allows you to do this on two-player mode, if one of the players is significantly larger than the others (e.g. Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing). The larger player will grab the smaller one and use him / her as an impromptu flail to smash up enemies, an attack that covers a massive area dealing plenty of damage but doesn't hurt either player in the process.
408* During the part of the final boss fight in ''VideoGame/PizzaTower'', Gustavo appears on the screen. He can be grabbed by Peppino to be thrown at bosses to stun them, opening them up for an attack.
409* ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies'': The Gargantuar will throw an Imp into your defenses [[TurnsRed when its health is half-depleted.]]
410* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
411** Rhyperior's Pokédex entries in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Pokémon Diamond, Pearl,]] [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver HeartGold, and SoulSilver]]'' say that it sometimes shoots Geodude at its opponents in this manner.
412** Dragapult uses its Dreepy WeaponizedOffspring as ''heat-seeking missiles'' in this manner, in-game and in the Pokédex alike; the latter states the Dreepys love this and actively look forwards to becoming projectiles.
413** ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' has a [[LimitBreak Z-Move]] for Pikachu where the trainer throws it at the opposing Pokémon.
414* ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2008'': Several combo setups involve the Prince grabbing Elika by the wrist and throwing her at their opponent. She has the opportunity to use her magic to bounce off the opponent and the Prince can repeat the process in the same combo string.
415* In ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone 2: Brave New World'', this is what Advertising/SegataSanshiro does to both [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Yuri Lowell and Flynn Scifo]] in order to reach Estelle.
416* Creator/{{Tecmo}}'s ''VideoGame/QuantumTheory'' introduces this mechanic to a '' [[TakeCover cover-based shooter]]'': You have a button dedicated to picking up and throwing your female partner at the enemy, who slices them up.
417* ''VideoGame/RivalSchools'':
418** In ''United by Fate'', the hulking principal Raizo does this as his assist move.
419** And in ''Project Justice'', the Gedo High School Team's Party Up attack is a variation, which involves the player's two teammates hurling the player's character and his/her opponent ''at each other''.
420* In ''VideoGame/SandsOfDestruction'', Taupy (the little bear with an eyepatch) uses one of these as a finishing move, as a giant pink bear ([[TinyGuyHugeGirl his sweetiepie, Muffy]]) picks him up and hurls him toward the enemy at full force.
421* In ''VideoGame/TheSimpsons'' arcade game, the CombinationAttack between Marge and either Bart or Lisa has Marge picking the kid up and then tossing them to the mooks, with them [[RubberMan bouncing in the air quite a bit.]]
422* ''VideoGame/SmackdownVsRaw 2010'' has a couple of tag team moves that invoke this trope, on top of the standard whip moves.
423* ''VideoGame/{{Skully}}'' allows you to ''fastball yourself''. For a clearer picture, you are an andromorphic, sentient skull (just go with it) and can create {{golem}}s by submerging yourself into clay pools. In areas too high to jump or facing chasms you can't access, you can control your golem to spit yourself out and hurl yourself for long distances. In fact, this is the only method of attacking Brent, an air elemental boss who keeps floating out of reach.
424* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
425** ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'':
426*** The game allows your Flight and Power characters to throw their teammates at enemies when in their formations.
427*** In the same game, Team Sonic's [[LimitBreak Team]] [[CombinationAttack Blast]], Sonic Overdrive, with [[TheBigGuy Knuckles]] doing a hammer throw with [[TheSmartGuy Tails]] and [[TheLeader Sonic]], before Tails boosts Sonic to attack all enemies in the area.
428%% ** ''[[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Sonic Advance 3]]'' has Super Sonic performing Fastball Specials on the final boss with [[spoiler:Eggman]].
429** {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in ''VideoGame/SonicChronicles'', where Sonic and Amy have a CombinationAttack literally called the "Fastball Special", where Sonic curls in to his trademark Spin-Dash, and Amy hits him at the enemy with her [[CarryABigStick Piko-Piko Hammer]].
430** In one of the side levels in ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'', the player (as Sonic) can have Amy use her hammer to launch him into the air.
431** In ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'', one of these happens [[spoiler:At the end of the final battle against The End. Controlling the last titan, Supreme, Sage hurls Super Sonic towards The End.]]
432* In ''VideoGame/{{Spelunky}}'', if you find a Damsel and carry her to the exit with you, you can chuck her at creatures blocking your path (happily without her dying in the process... [[EverythingTryingToKillYou usually]]).
433* In ''VideoGame/StarCraftI,'' Mutalisks fire a shuriken-like parasite at enemies, which acts as a PinballProjectile and hits another two targets. In ''VideoGame/StarCraftII,'' Brood Lords launch a pair of Broodlings at enemies. The broodlings not only strike forcibly, but survive unharmed and begin nibbling on the enemy's ankles.
434* Can be quite useful in ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'' where one player can throw his ally into a crowd of {{Mooks}}.
435* In ''VideoGame/SuikodenIV'' Gau, who was RaisedByWolves, picks up and tosses the [[BoisterousBruiser shorter brawler]], Dario, in the Beserker Attack.
436* In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'', Bowser's Hurly Gloves weapon, described as "A classic Mario-toss attack," is just that: Bowser tossing Mario comedically at enemies. When Mario is unable to be thrown, (due to death, absence from the battlefield, suffering some kind of status ailment, etc.) Bowser has to settle for tossing a Mario doll at the enemy (for a reduced amount of damage).
437** The Bros. Attacks in the ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga Mario & Luigi]]'' games, which sometimes involve using your allies as weapons.
438** In ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'', Luigi mentions that he used this tactic to defeat a boss in the adventure he's having at the same time as Mario's. His partner clarifies that Luigi in fact ''missed'' his throw, and sent the partner flying into lava.
439** In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'', Piantas in some places will offer to throw you in exchange for a coin, enabling you to reach high places without the Rocket or Hover Nozzles for FLUDD. This returns in one galaxy in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2'', but they do it for free instead.
440* You can damage and even KO opponents in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' by throwing another opponent into them like a cannonball, though with how frantic battles can be with more than one opponent, it can be hard to pull off on purpose.
441* ''VideoGame/SupremeCommander2'' has a combination of this, ItsRainingMen, and RidiculouslyFastConstruction. The UEF can build a "Noah Unit Cannon" that constructs land units rapidly and launches them across the map, whereupon they deploy on impact. That's right, you are shooting units at the enemy ''even as they are created.''
442* ''VideoGame/Titanfall2'' has BT, Jack's [[HumongousMecha Titan]], pick him up and throw him great distances at several points in the campaign. Pilot Jump Kits have the necessary equipment to allow a Pilot to survive such throws, and BT proves to have ''excellent'' aim. Later in the game it's suggested that this has become a common maneuver among Titan Pilots, with other characters referring to it as "a fastball". But it gets brutally deconstructed if the player chooses to ask BT about the risks, in which case, BT will describe them to Jack with painfully elaborate details.
443* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' series:
444** Yukari Yakumo throws not only her own shikigami, but her ''shikigami's shikigami''. This is usually done to strike an unsuspecting character upside the head (or hitbox, depending on whether we're talking about the danmaku or the fighting), and the shikigami further assists by spinning and sending danmaku in all directions. Of course, this doesn't mean Yukari herself isn't going to attack you herself, as well.
445** Her shikigami, Ran Yakumo, does the same thing with ''her'' shikigami, Chen[[note]]No, nobody knows why she isn't "Chen Yakumo"[[/note]]. Yukari's attack is basically a souped-up version of Ran's, using Ran herself as the projectile. However, Yukari is also capable of using the Chen version of the attack, but only in the fighting games.
446** Yukari's so reliant on having Ran assist that this is included in her shottype in ''Imperishable Night'' (Ran moves to the enemy she's "locked on." she'd have to do it to keep it balanced between the human half (Reimu with homing amulets, as to be expected) and youkai half.
447* ''The Manga/ViolinistOfHameln'' game allows Hamel to throw Flute at his enemies if desired, so long as she's not wearing a costume.
448* About halfway through ''VideoGame/XenoGears'' a Gear that uses its own cockpit as a lethal projectile becomes a plot point. [[spoiler:Thankfully its pilot escapes in time before being launched into the enemy at colossal speed.]]
449* In ''VideoGame/XMenLegends'', if you were controlling a character with SuperStrength like Colossus or Rogue and stood next to Wolverine, pressing the grab button would result in your character hurling Wolvie in whatever direction they were facing at the time. If you hit an enemy, it counted as a combo for the purposes of characters who had powers that affected them. This was the easiest way to complete the Combo Training mission, since it required no mutant power to perform and you didn't have to worry about one character's power killing the target before the second character's power hit, which was how other combos worked.
450* ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon'':
451** [[BashBrothers Majima and Saejima]] use a [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_UfFS2HyghI&t=732s wide-ranging variation]] where Saejima swings Majima around so he slashes away at surrounding enemies, then throws him at the primary target as a feint to double-team with a brutal punch/knee combo.
452* Although player characters in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' can be 8 feet tall and up to a quarter of a ton in weight, this trope happens surprisingly often. Mainly because said characters share a world with castle-sized dragons and similarly colossal titan constructs (to name a few of the very large and very scary things you'll encounter). Sometimes they ask first. Other things can also throw your character distances sufficient to take falling damage: such as magical barriers, and various machines. To be fair, player characters can also occasionally indulge in this trope. A relatively common tactic for dealing with overpowered {{N|onPlayerCharacter}}PCs is to stun or distract them by throwing some dangerous animal at them (usually spiders or something with lots of teeth). Some [=NPC=]s may also ask the player to do this to them: particularly goblins and gnomes due to their small stature. There are also bosses who will throw their minions at you, quite literally. These tend to be ogres, for whom this is likely their most advanced tactic (the average ogre is not terribly bright) but is also occasionally used by magic-wielding bosses who do it with telekinesis.
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456* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Amber, who has powers over space, can throw a comet like one.
457* Parodied in ''WebAnimation/PressStart'' episode 30 where Zack asks Lin-Ku to pull this off on him by name. Lin-Ku interprets this literally and knocks Zack out with a baseball before wondering it was supposed to do.
458* Used by the protagonists of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwOys7qEhGU&feature=channel_page Ronin Dojo Community College DX,]] who don't quite understand that imitating what you see on TV has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcvQjjuP5Rw&feature=channel_page repercussions]] in real life.
459* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
460** In Volume 1 Chapter 8, Nora is tossed up via Pyrrha's shield, with a little help from her own rocket hammer. In the same scene Ruby gets [[GravityMaster Weiss]] to launch her out of a giant slingshot.
461** In Chapter 11 of Volume 2, Doctor Oobleck and Zwei pull one off, with Oobleck using his weapon, a [[PlayingWithFire flamethrowing staff]], to turn Zwei into a flying canine fireball, hitting a suit of mechanized armor with enough force to topple it.
462** In Volume 3 Chapter 5, Flynt Coal and Neon Katt begin their tournament battle against Yang and Weiss with this technique. Using his [[InstrumentOfMurder sonic blast producing trumpet,]] Flynt can push Neon on her rollerblades to her top speed in an instant.
463** In Volume 4 Character Short, the Beringel is a gorilla-like Grimm that is smart enough to hurl Beowolves as projectiles to catch Ruby off guard.
464* Used in multiple variants in ''WebAnimation/SuperMarioBrosZ''. Sonic's in it, and two protagonists have hammers. It was bound to happen.
465* WebVideo/PeaTea64's "Kirby in a Nutshell" videos have Dedede's "Super Lame Kirby Attack", which involves him throwing Kirby at an enemy.
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469%%* Considered, [[http://www.venisproductions.com/angelmoxie/archives/5/8/581.html but denied]], in ''Webcomic/AngelMoxie.''
470* In ''Webcomic/{{Applegeeks}}'' Hawk asks Eve, a robot, to [[http://www.applegeeks.com/comics/viewcomic.php?issue=486 toss him up on the roof.]]
471* One ''Webcomic/CollegeRoomiesFromHell'' strip had (werecoyote'd) Roger do this with Margaret.
472* ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan'' [[https://www.dominic-deegan.com/comic/2284-20091021/ here]].
473* Done, oddly enough, by the two weakest characters in ''Webcomic/DubiousCompany''. Tiren and Sal are cornered by [[QuirkyMiniBossSquad Mary and Sue]]. Walter, a wimpy birdman, hurls Elly, an even wimpier elf, onto Mary. It helps that they were flying a good ways above them.
474* Black Mage and Fighter occasionally do this as a combo attack ("Fighter-doken") in ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', when they have a sudden burst of competence. After upgrading to Ninja class, Thief can do this with the "Throw" ability. While it's much more often used to hurt someone, he has used it for transportation or using his allies as human projectiles (never with their permission, of course).
475* ''Webcomic/ExterminatusNow'': While being threatened by a spider demon queen, [[http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2015-06-29/comic/tangled-web/it-tolls-for-thee/ Eastwood calls out to Lothar and Wildfire]] for one of these [[LampshadeHanging by name]].
476* In ''Webcomic/FakeNewsRumble'', [[Series/TheRachelMaddowShow Rachel Maddow]] is positively gleeful about being able to [[https://web.archive.org/web/20111202175616/http://www.star-crossedcomic.com/fnr/fnr_12_1.html try it.]]
477* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' Oggie wordlessly launches Dimo and Maxim into a group of attacking Giesterdamen using his long handled battle axe which they jump onto from the shadows behind him.
478* In the ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''-based comic ''Webcomic/FlintlockesGuideToAzeroth'', dwarven fighter Flintlocke uses a musket and a plunger to allow the gnomish rogue Lowping to perform the [[http://flintlocke.thecomicseries.com/comics/114/ "remote backstab."]] The results are... messy.
479* ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' does a [[https://bobadventures.thecomicseries.com/comics/171/ deliberate panel-by-panel homage]] to the Fastball Special scene in ''Astonishing X-Men'' #6 (currently the page image for this trope).
480* Namedropped, and then performed to spectacular effect by superheroes Avalon and Khatie in ''Webcomic/HeroineChic''. Avalon uses her super-strength to launch kinetic-energy-storing Khatie into a super-powerful bounce attack.
481* [[http://www.kevinandkell.com/2008/kk1003.html This]] ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell'' strip, with Bruno using Rudy to target a passing bird to win the hunting competition for their team.
482* In Kirby's Dream Adventure, Kexas throws Karby once to attack. She does this also in the spin-off Channel DDD with Karby's Waddle Dee counterpart Silent Dee.
483* This shows up more than once in ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup'', but probably the most impressive is [[http://www.lfgcomic.com/page/52 this one,]] considering it's performed while Richard is ''[[IncendiaryExponent on fire]]''.
484* ''Webcomic/MeatShield''. Dhur is big and strong, Ch'p is small... it was bound to happen: [[http://www.meatshield.net/archive/one-fastball-special-comin-up/ "One Fastball Special Comin' Up"]]
485* In this ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'' strip, [[https://www.oglaf.com/frog-3/ payback is a froggy fastball lobbed at two pranksters.]]
486* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
487** The heroes at one point pull off a [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0166.html Tetherball Special.]]
488** And at another point, it happens when Hinjo sits on Durkon's head as he casts Thor's Might.
489** When Belkar [[HesBack is finally cured from his curse]], he soon finds himself in a battle with a bunch of mooks and a SquishyWizard; he throws his cat at the latter to deadly effect, showing how dangerous a cat with animal companion levels can be.
490--->'''Belkar:''' Mr. Scruffy, get the caster!
491** Later, Belkar throws Bloodfeast the Extreme-inator at a red dragon inside an AntiMagic field. [[spoiler:Bloodfeast, for those who don't know, is an ''Allosaurus'' who has been under the effects of a [[ForcedTransformation Baleful Polymorph spell]] for the past few hundred pages. Upon entering the anti-magic effect, the polypmorph wears off and Bloodfeast gets to sink his fangs into the dragon's neck.]]
492* [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2004-08-24 This strip]] from ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' [[ShownTheirWork fairly adequately explains]] the tactics and physics behind using the Fastball Special to accelerate something to upwards of 99% of the speed of light. There's also an inversion [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2007-02-07 here,]] where instead of being thrown ''into'' battle, [[MadScientist Kevyn]] gets thrown ''out'' of it. Well, if you count [[StuffBlowingUp an antimatter grenade blast]] [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill as a battle]]. Don't worry, the thrower had PoweredArmor.
493* At one point in ''Webcomic/{{Skullkickers}}'', Baldy throws Shorty ''up a tower'' to catch a sniper.
494* Zoe throws Bun-Bun right into the eye of an EldritchAbomination in [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=030601 this]] ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' strip. An unusual case, since Zoe is just an ordinary person, while ''Bun-Bun'' is the one with SuperStrength. It works anyway since Bun-Bun also happens to be a [[KillerRabbit small rabbit]].
495* ''Webcomic/StDyphnaAcademy''. "Go get 'em, kid!" The tosser is a mage using a wind spell, the toss-ee is a little kid.
496* The cowardly and innocent but almost indestructible rock-crabs in ''Webcomic/{{Vexxarr}}'' are used as ammo in ship-to-ship combat. Which doesn't bother them in the slightest.
497-->'''Rock crab:''' "Excuse me, may I have directions to your airlock? I need to get back for the second salvo."
498* Mike of the ''Webcomic/{{Walkyverse}}'' does this often, leading fans to speculate that this is his particular superpower.
499* [[http://www.weregeek.com/comic/comic-168/ These]] [[http://www.weregeek.com/comic/comic-169/ few]] [[http://www.weregeek.com/comic/comic-170/ strips]] of ''Webcomic/{{Weregeek}}''.
500* ''Webcomic/TheWhiteboard'': Being a polar bear, Doc is well equipped for this.
501** [[http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autowb155.html Tossing Jinx into the air as a scout.]]
502** [[http://the-whiteboard.com/autowb942.html Throwing a fellow team member with the flag to the team's station when surrounded by the opposing team.]]
503** At her request, he [[http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autotwb1351.html launches Kasi at Jinx.]]
504** Roger's wife gets Doc to [[http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autotwb3576.html launch her into the pool]], from a considerable distance. She makes a very nice diving entrance to the water, too. Later in the pool party arc, several other guests request such service as well.
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508* One of ''Website/{{Cracked}}'''s [[http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_586_31-life-lessons-you-can-only-learn-from-video-games/ 31 Life Lessons You Can Only Learn From Video Games]] is that "your unborn children make awesome weapons." The example given is from ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland''.
509* Creator/SamAndMickey's "Return to Horseback Mountain" has Barbie recall that when filming the first ''JustForFun/HorsebackMountain'' movie, she improvised the scene ([[NoodleIncident not shown to Sam & Mickey's viewers]]) in which she threw Lucky the Magical Horse at a monster.
510* In ''WebVideo/SuburbanKnights'', [[WebVideo/TheGameHeroes Handsome Tom tries to do this with 8-Bit Mickey]]. For the record, it works... he just misses and so Mickey ends up slamming face first into the ground.
511* Early in the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'', strongman Lancer did this with SquishyWizard Fey, who then used her magic at the other end. Since then, Lancer has suggested throwing Phase like this (and Fey has warned Phase about where Lancer puts his hands).
512* In ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'', Leann Hart does this with Sarah Sultan, president of Night Vale Community College, to take out some [[EvilInc Strex]] workers. It works because Sarah is a smooth, fist-sized river rock.
513* The specialty move of Randyjohnson from the [[VideoGame/DragonsDogma Dragon's Dogma]] episode of ''WebVideo/MonsterFactory'', where she picks up and throws her pawns (including her son Panpan, and even some characters that aren't pawns) at nearly every problem. [[spoiler:Ironically, in the episode of Monster Factory Wrestling Federation special featuring Randyjohnson and Panpan, ''Panpan'' executes a Fastball Special using Randyjohnson.]]
514* ''WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'': WALUIGI LAUNCHER!!![[note]]it's taken to a new level in which the person, which in this case is [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Waluigi]], is being fired as a projectile missile launcher[[/note]]
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518* An inverse of this trick shows up in a couple episodes of ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers''. Zozo may be a small fellow (about four feet high), but he borders on CuteBruiser in an unarmed brawl. His fellow Ambassador Waldo is much taller (at least 6' 5"), but not as inclined for an up-close brawl. Zozo's got a trick where he drops, uses a leg-throw maneuver, and pitches an enemy into Waldo's forcefield for a nasty jolt.
519* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'':
520** In episode 26, Giant-Man throws the Hulk at a frost giant. Surely, a deadly combination.
521** There is a variant in an earlier episode with a tiny Ant-Man riding an arrow fired by ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}. Ant-Man then changes back to normal size to punch the guy in the face. This also appears as one of Hawkeye's Hyper Combos in [=MvC3=].
522** And of course in the episode "The New Avengers" they pay tribute to the Fastball Special when The Thing Hurls good ol' Wolverine at Kang!
523* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'':
524** ComicBook/{{Etrigan}} does this to Batman in the Sherlock Holmes episode.
525** [[ComicBook/FreedomFightersDCComics Uncle Sam]] does it Doll-Man in "Cry Freedom Fighters!".
526** ComicBook/GreenArrow uses ComicBook/PlasticMan as a Bow to do this to [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Guy Gardner]] in "Death Race To Oblivion"
527* In the ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' episode "Call of the Wild", Rattrap is riding on top of Rhinox (in his beast form). Rhinox transforms to robot mode, reaches back, grabs Rattrap's hand and flings him into Terrorsaur, as Rattrap transforms into rat mode to roll under his legs, before transforming back up and shooting him from behind.
528* Happens twice in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10GeneratorRexHeroesUnited''. The first time [[MultiArmedAndDangerous Four Arms]] throws Rex, who uses his [[PowerFist Smack Hands]] to attack Alpha. The second time, Rex uses Ben as living ammo for his [[ArmCannon Slam Cannon]], with Ben transforming into [[RollingAttack Cannonbolt]] immediately after launch, effectively turning him into a cannon''ball'' with an impact force far exceeding what Cannonbolt could manage alone.
529* Horse and Rider in ''WesternAnimation/CentaurWorld'' have a variation where Horse will buck forwards, propelling Rider at one or more foes.
530* A three person variant shows up in ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons1983'', when Diana the Acrobat propels Bobby the Barbarian into the air, his club outstretched. Then Eric the Cavalier accelerates Bobby using the forcefield magic of his shield like a baseball bat.
531* The unwilling throwee variant, in the ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' episode "Ed, Ed, and Away". The Eds are trying to capture a balloon that has floated too high. Ed's idea:
532-->'''Ed:''' Fly, Double-D, fly!\
533'''Edd:''' Yaaahh!
534** He then tries this again with ''[[ButtMonkey Nazz]]'', who just happened to be walking by.
535--->'''Ed:''' Fly, Nazz, fly!\
536'''Eddy:''' She didn't even make a grab for it!
537** Also, in ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddysBigPictureShow'',when Edd is stuck to a rock near a waterfall, Ed throws Eddy at Edd, causing the both of them to fall into the lake.
538* ''WesternAnimation/TheHerculoids''. Gloop did this a couple of times with Igoo by turning himself into a giant slingshot, for example in the episodes "Temple of Trax" and "Attack of the Faceless People". Gloop also did it in "Revenge of the Pirates" by throwing Gleep to block an escape rocket's ejection tube.
539* ''WesternAnimation/HitMonkey'': A favorite method of Fat Cobra’s, he launches Monkey out of the pit towards The Accountant [[spoiler:after Monkey earns his respect by sparing his life]] and again towards the finale when Monkey needs to reach the top of the building where [[spoiler:the true villain of the series Shinji Yokohama is waiting after winning the election.]] The method backfires the second time.
540* ''WesternAnimation/TheHollow'': The Last Ironwood Tree tosses Adam and Mira over to the Ice World, [[spoiler: where Kai and the Ishibo can be found]].
541* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/HulkAndTheAgentsOfSMASH'', Hulk orders Red Hulk to hurl A-Bomb at [[OurGiantsAreBigger Ymir]], referring to it as the Smashball Special.
542* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'':
543** Ron throws Rufus at Dementor's control panel in "Ill Suited". Rufus is also a functional shuriken if the need arises.
544** Also used by Kim and Shego in "Go Team Go" when Kim temporarily had Hego's SuperStrength.
545* Used in an EnemyMine episode of the ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'', specifically 111. Gantu throws Stitch at a rapidly-climbing experiment, even going as far as commenting "That's crazy! [[CrazyEnoughToWork So crazy it just might work]]..."
546* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Shining Armor throws his wife, Princess Cadance, like a javelin towards Spike and [[spoiler:the Crystal Heart]] in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E2TheCrystalEmpirePart2 the season 3 premiere]]. People watching that scene closely noticed that Princess Cadance did not show any sign of surprise at being picked up and thrown by her newly-wed husband. Some people quip that [[http://41.media.tumblr.com/b3e8bbfae4f2225d4b898253f36605e7/tumblr_ns4na1QPxz1r7jepho1_1280.png "wife tossing"]] is something they must have practiced together.[[note]]Cadance is an alicorn...she does have wings and is most definitely capable of flying, so this isn't as unexpected as it might sound.[[/note]]
547* This happens- and is referred to by name- in the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/PhantomInvestigators.''
548* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'':
549** "Stuck Up, Up, and Away": Used (and referenced by name) in the MundaneMadeAwesome rescue of a scared classroom pet. Notable in that the eponymous girls can fly unaided.
550** "Power Lunch": While Blossom coats a street with ice to turn it into a makeshift bowling lane, Buttercup throws Bubbles at the Ganggreen Gang like a bowling ball.
551** "Film Flam": Used again, and by name, to catch escaping bank robbers.
552* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'' has the "Alley-Oop" play, where Bullwinkle throws Rocky up in the air to give the flying squirrel an added boost of speed.
553* ''WesternAnimation/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'': Sam and Max used this against Lactose the Intolerant in "The Second Show Ever".
554* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' has Jack facing a group of robotic opponents in a gladiatorial arena. After Jack had destroyed most of his opponents, two of them - one which resembles a robotic harpy - decides to tag-team on Jack, with the harpy lifting her partner and dropping him on Jack. Jack simply sliced the robot into half in mid-air.
555* Rhino, of all people, uses this with Spider-Man during ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' when the two briefly team up to destroy information on how to build Super Rhinos (Rhino wants to be unique, Spider-Man doesn't want more Rhinos running around).
556* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'':
557** In [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS7E3OnTheWingsOfKeeradaks "On the Wings of Keeradaks"]], [[SuperStrength super-strong]] Bad Batch member Wrecker decides to combat an [[TripodTerror Octuptarra droid]] by throwing Rex and Hunter onto it so they can GoForTheEye. Rex is... [[OhNoNotAgain less than thrilled]].
558** Obi-Wan used the Force to hurl Anakin at Count Dooku. Kanan and Ezra would later do the same while fighting the Inquisitors in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels''.
559* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'':
560** The show's VanityPlate has the Crystal Gems playing with Steven by throwing him around like a football, to his delight.
561** [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E2LaserLightCannon "Laser Light Cannon"]]: Garnet attempts to get rid of the Red Eye by hurling Amethyst at it. Twice. [[NoSell It doesn't work.]]
562** [[Recap/StevenUniverseS5E23Reunited "Reunited"]] has this twice in quick succession:
563*** First, [[spoiler:Bismuth]] tosses [[spoiler:Peridot]] into [[spoiler:Blue Diamond's]] face to distract her.
564*** Then, while [[spoiler:Peridot]] is still in [[spoiler:Blue's]] face, [[spoiler:Lapis Lazuli]] uses her [[spoiler:[[MakingASplash hydrokinesis]]]] to toss ''everyone'' at [[spoiler:Blue]] while she's distracted, complete with wind-up pitch.
565* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow'': One such occurrence is handled subtly in "Night at the Sanctorum", right after Dormammu shows up in the mortal world: without any warning, Hulk picks up Wolverine and throws him at the villain - only for Wolvie to slam against a forcefield right before Dormammu.
566* ''WesternAnimation/ThreeBelow'': Varvatos throws Luug at a rather unfortunate government alien hunter, who learns the hard way how to become a chewtoy.
567* ''WesternAnimation/{{Teen Titans|2003}}'':
568** One of [[Characters/TeenTitansNewTeenTitans Cyborg and Beast Boy]]'s many tag-team moves was the "Beast Boy Blitz", in which Beast Boy morphed into an armadillo, rolled into an actual ball, and was picked up and thrown by Cyborg. For added pain, BB would transform into a rhino while in mid-flight.
569** The flightless ComicBook/{{Robin}} and the super-strong [[Characters/TeenTitansStarfire Starfire]] regularly performed this move. Starfire has also thrown Cyborg into battle the same way.
570** In the episode "For Real", Control Freak sets up tests to see if the Titans East can prove they're "real" titans. In the task Más y Menos have, they must race across town and press two buttons at the same time. As they can only move fast [[WonderTwinPowers while touching each other]], they solve this by [[spoiler: going to the top of the tower in the center, clasping hands, spinning really fast, and letting go, sending each other flying to the buttons in a sort of mutual Fastball Special]].
571* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'': In "A Plague of Insecticons", Optimus Prime does this with [[PintSizedPowerhouse Brawn]] upon the latter's request so he could take on the high flying Insecticons.
572* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'':
573** Bulkhead and Prowl pull this off against Blitzwing.
574** Also used with Bulkhead and Bumblebee on Starscream.
575** A two-stage version had the Autobots needing to [[BombDisposal dispose of a bomb]] capable of destroying half of Detroit. Prowl held Bumblebee standing on Bulkhead's wrecking-ball launcher. Prowl had limited flight capabilities and Bumblebee had rocket jets for that episode, so Bulkhead made the initial launch, Prowl lifted him higher and Bumblebee got even further, throwing the bomb into the lower stratosphere.
576* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider|Man2012}}-Man'' episode "The Sinister Six", Power Man throws Iron Fist. Spider-Man even calls it a Fastball Special.
577* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'':
578** Ruel propels Yugo toward the MonsterOfTheWeek at [[CouchGag the end of every]] season 1 TitleSequence (save a few with Sadlygrove).
579** In season 2, major demons Rushu and Anathar plain and simply use minor Shushus as projectiles -- while keeping count of their scores.
580* Because it's basically mandated by franchise law, ''WesternAnimation/{{Wolverine and the X|Men2009}}-Men'' features one. This time with [[EnemyMine Blob]] throwing Wolvie:
581-->'''Blob:''' Nice knowin' ya!
582* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'', Wolverine performs a variation of the maneuver with Beast, as Colossus was not a team member on the show. Additionally, rather than a pitch, it was more [=McCoy=] propelling Logan into the air with both hands.
583* The ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' episode "The Stuff of Heroes" features a more realistic variant: Rogue needs Kitty's help to climb up on the shoulders of a rampaging Juggernaut so she can knock him out with her powers (his head being the only part of him not currently covered in armor). Kitty, being an average-sized teenage girl who does not have SuperStrength, simply boosts Rogue up in the air like a cheerleader doing a basket toss.
584* Performed in several episodes of ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice|2010}}'', usually with Superboy involved. Bonus points for [[ShoutOut referring to it as "Maneuver Seven"]], which is what Wolverine and Colossus originally called the move in its first several appearances.
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