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3	[[quoteright:350:[[Film/RobinHoodMenInTights https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/robinhoodmultishot_5559.jpg]]]]
4	[[caption-width-right:350:[[OnceOriginalNowCommon Former comedy gold]] turned [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality Acceptable Break from Reality]] of the ActionRPG genre.]]
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6	->'''Red Mage:''' [The Green Arrow] can shoot several arrows at once with the utmost precision.\
7	'''Black Mage:''' Even in the context of this conversation, that's patently absur--\
8	'''Ranger's arrows:''' ''FWIT! FWIT! FWIT! FWIT!''\
9	'''Black Mage:''' Oh.
10	-->-- ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater''
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12	How do you show a MasterArcher to have ImprobableAimingSkills? Have him loose ''multiple'' arrows at once from the same bow! Who needs AutomaticCrossbows when your archer can kill five people at the same time?
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14	While technically possible in RealLife, it is very difficult to aim and loosing two arrows at once would cut the force behind each arrow in half, [[AwesomeButImpractical ruining the range and impact]]. Shooting more than one arrow only appears in fiction, as loosing ''n'' arrows means a force of 1/''n'', quickly putting you in AnnoyingArrows territory.
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16	Subtrope of BowsAndErrors. Compare with the AutomaticCrossbow. One of the variants of the SpreadShot.
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18	!!Examples:
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23	* Irvine from ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'', a masterful demonic archer, does this whenever he shows up.
24	* An interesting case with Uryuu Ishida in ''{{Manga/Bleach}}''. His bow doesn't actually shoot regular arrows, but projectiles made of spiritual particles that he produces himself. As a result, he can liberate an absurd amount of arrows in a matter of ''seconds''. During the Hueco Mundo arc he was able loose ''1,200'' arrows at a time, and after the TimeSkip he can probably do even more.
25	* ''Manga/HolyCorpseRising'': While hunting, Amala casually kills two rabbits who were running away by firing two arrows at the same time.
26	* Tigre, the main character of ''Literature/LordMarksmanAndVanadis'', can do this when trying to kill multiple enemies and without losing much force behind each arrow.
27	* ''Manga/NagasareteAirantou'': With Michiru's half snow fairy powers she can control her arrows' flight. So she sometimes sends [[{{Arrowgram}} notices to the village]] multiple arrows at a time. And one time in battle with a youkai, her arrows kept getting blocked. So while Ayane distracts it, [[https://i.imgur.com/jAIfwZ1.png she prepares]] about a hundred arrows in one shot.
28	* Usopp of ''Manga/OnePiece'', although not an archer, does this from time to time with his slingshot. The move that comes to mind is his Triple Gunpowder Star, which, considering their explosive capabilities, is well-worth the loss in accuracy.
29	* ''Anime/PrettyCure'':
30	** In ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5GoGo'', Cure Aqua gains the move Sapphire Arrow, where she can fire multiple water arrows at once with her water bow.
31	** This is a form of attack is used frequently by Cure Selene in ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure'' whenever she uses her Selene Arrow.
32	* When she is a magical girl, ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'''s titular character is capable of doing this with her EnergyBow.
33	* Basara from ''Manga/SamuraiDeeperKyo'' has the power to shoot a whole storm of arrows in the air with such timing they land on whoever tries to attack him right when need'em, so it's no surprise he can shoot as many arrows as necessary against his opponents. In the anime, shooting a stream of organic arrows from his very arm is the power granted to him by the OneWingedAngel form he obtained.
34	* One character from ''Literature/VampireHunterD'' does this; loading half a quiver into his [[ArmCannon forearm-mounted crossbow]] at a time. Usually results in a RainOfArrows, although on rare occasions, he loads one.
35	* In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure2020'', [=DarkKnightmon=] does one of these with an EnergyBow to nail [=WereGarurumon=] to a pillar in what might be the most brutal moment of the series up to that point despite the HeroicSecondWind that follows.
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39	* ''ComicBook/ElfQuest'': Strongbow does this a couple of times after acquiring ImprobableAimingSkills from proximity to the Palace.
40	* ''ComicBook/GreenArrow'': This shows up regularly, and it's often done by Green Arrow's apprentice, Speedy, as well as other associated characters.
41	* ''ComicBook/GrimmFairyTales'': In ''Grimm Fairy Tales: Genesis'', ComicBook/RobynHood battles a swordswoman who keeps [[ParryingBullets cutting her arrows out of the air]]. As she has two swords, she is able to cut down two arrows at once. Robyn finally defeats her by loosing three arrows at her at the same time.
42	* ''ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}'': This is also a favorite trick of both Hawkeyes, [[Characters/MarvelComicsClintBarton Clint Barton]] and [[Characters/MarvelComicsKateBishop Kate Bishop]].
43	** In ''ComicBook/Hawkeye2012'' #2, Clint notches three arrows, pulls back the string, takes aim at a target, and hits the target in the head, stomach, and groin in the time it took Kate to say "That's so cool".
44	** In ''ComicBook/Hawkeye2012'' #3, Kate [[SurpassedTheTeacher shoots five arrows at once]].
45	* ComicBook/{{Thorgal}}'': The titular character can do this. The most triumphant example is when he's up against a crossbowman and looses two arrows simultaneously: one to ''deflect the crossbow bolt'' and the other to mortally wound the man who shot it.
46	* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 Vol. 2]]: Io teaches Lyta how to loose two arrows at a time, while running.
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50	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames'' has an archery contest involving a moving target. Sour Sweet looses three arrows at once. All three hit the target and one hits the bullseye.
51	* Done by Ashitaka in ''Anime/PrincessMononoke''.
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55	* ''Film/BattalGazi'': The titular protagonist have this ability which he displays constantly in his movies, such as firing four arrows into 4 apples, hitting all at once (keep in mind they are spaced roughly two meters apart from each) and taking down half a dozen enemy soldiers with a bow loaded with half a dozen arrows. In the second movie, he uses this technique to skewer the villainous archer Oba to a tree with four arrows launched at the same time.
56	* During the robbery of the tax wagon in ''Film/BeyondSherwoodForest'', Robin Hood shoots two arrows at once to simultaneously knock the crossbows out of the hands of two guards.
57	* Legolas is sometimes seen shooting two or three arrows at once in Peter Jackson's ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings''. At ''very'' short range, though. Hard to miss a mûmak head from 3 feet away...
58	* Myth/RobinHood does this in ''Film/RobinHoodMenInTights''. With his ImprobableAimingSkills, he uses the arrows to pin a soldier to a tree without injuring him. This is the image on the posters and DVD. (And this page).
59	* The ''Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' example parodies (of course) ''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves'', where Kevin Costner's [[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent American]] Robin Hood shoots two at once in one scene near the end. However, the film makes [[LampshadeHanging a small nod to the trope]]. Right before nocking, Robin bites one of the arrow's feathers off to, supposedly, improve their shared accuracy.
60	* ''Film/TheLegend'': Fong Sai-yuk (Creator/JetLi) fires a ''dozen'' arrows from an extremely long bow, all at once... and neatly takes down a row of enemy rifleman standing in a straight line. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fong_Sai-yuk_(film) It's even on the film's poster]].
61	* In ''Film/{{Wonder Woman\|2017}}'', Antiope takes out three German soldiers by jumping over them and releasing three arrows simultaneously.
62	* In ''Film/KaamelottPremierVolet'', Alzagar the BountyHunter has a crossbow that can shoot three bolts at once.
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66	* OlderThanFeudalism: In the ''Literature/{{Ramayana}}'', Rama does this all the time. So do some of the rakshasas he fights. During one early battle, Rama and Maricha are both shooting a thousand arrows in a single draw, and reloading so fast that there is no space between the shafts. At the beginning of the story, he launches a ''shield'' of arrows to repel a rain of stones that a demon throws at him. Seriously. That's the point where the MST3KMantra comes in handy.
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70	* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. In "Unfinished Business", Oliver Queen has been drugged by the VillainOfTheWeek, who taunts him by saying [[SingleMaltVision he can't aim a single arrow]]. So Oliver fires three arrows at once. Only one hits the target, but it's enough. The shot was also taken from barely 10 feet away from the target, sidestepping the "reduced power" issue.
71	* Upon acquiring his [[SuperMode Rising forms]], ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'' gains the ability to shoot three arrows from his bow-gun.
72	* ''Series/MyCountryTheNewAge'': Hwi shoots two men at once.
73	* In ''Series/PrincessAgents'' Yan Xun kills two wolves by firing two arrows at once.
74	* Like ''Film/RobinHoodMenInTights'' (and also from Mel Brooks), Robin in ''Series/WhenThingsWereRotten'' asks for ''all'' the arrows and shoots what looks like a round brace of arrows that somehow do exactly what he wants.
75	* [[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Xena]] does this with a ''[[InstrumentOfMurder harp]]''.
76	* In ''Series/TheUntamed'', [[TheAce Wei Wuxian]] cuts an archery competition short by firing five arrows from his bow at once and hitting all five bullseyes ''while blindfolded'', instantly upstaging the sole competitor who shot before him. Knowing there was no way anyone else was going to beat that display, the organizers quickly shuffle everyone to the main event so they don't have to dwell on that moment.
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80	* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
81	** The Manyshot feat from 3rd edition lets an archer do just this, though the -4 penalty for loosing two arrows at once and an additional -2 per extra arrow makes the feat's usefulness debatable. Especially since additional precision damage (like from a [[BackStab sneak attack]], only works with the first arrow.
82	** Several powers in the fourth edition allow the Seeker and Ranger to do this. Like the aptly titled "Hail of Arrows".
83	** ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' also has the Manyshot feat, but with no downside other than being limited to two arrows once per round.
84	* This is how archers use the Both Guns Blazing gun schtick from ''TabletopGame/FengShui'', since one cannot very well use two bows at once (since bows require both hands to use).
85	* Multishot from ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}: Imbuments'' does this pseudo-mystically: You can attempt to loose ''any'' number of arrows at once, but it is very hard to go above five.
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89	* Longbowmen in ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresCastleSiege'' shoot multiple arrows from their longbows, as it can be seen when there is one survivor of a squad of those. Presumably this is what causes the range of action damage.
90	* This is [[OurCentaursAreDifferent Chiron's]] special attack in ''VideoGame/AgeOfMythology''.
91	* Some Ranger skills in ''VideoGame/{{Aion}}'' are this, notably Arrow Deluge. Arrow Storm combines this trope with RainOfArrows - several spectral rangers appear next to your own, and they all shoot multiple arrows at once.
92	* In ''VideoGame/AraFell'', Lita Le Cotta attacks all enemies in the encounter at once through this.
93	* Kimura from ''VideoGame/{{Arcuz}} 2'' has Scatter Shot I and II, which lets him fire 3 and 5 arrows at one go. He also has Exploding Arrow II, which fires 5 arrows that explode for huge fire damage on hit.
94	* In ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOrigins'', Bayek has a bow that can shoot up to five arrows at once. While the trailer showed him taking out five enemies [[RuleOfCool simultaneously]] at long distance, in-game it works a bit more realistically as a very short-range bow for when aiming or force is not as necessary as the ability to stick a lot of arrows in someone.
95	* Bow-wielding characters in ''VideoGame/AtlanticaOnline'' can do this. However, it's not too special, since their firearm and magic-wielding counterparts have equally-functioning versions of the same attack.
96	* The Arcane Archer has this in ''VideoGame/BaldursGateDarkAlliance''. The arrows fly in a semi-circle. If loosed point-blank, all the arrows will hit the same guy for massive damage.
97	* ''VideoGame/BountyOfOne'': The "Three is the Magic Number" item shows a crossbow loaded with three bolts. The effect is more of a SpreadShot, however -- while it gives crossbow-wielder Serra a triple shot, other characters who don't use bows or crossbows are also capable of getting this.
98	* The Archery power set in ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/CityOfVillains'' has two multi-arrow attacks. "Fistful of Arrows" can affect up to 10 targets in a cone radius, and "Rain of Arrows" can up to 16 in a long-ranged circular radius.
99	* In ''VideoGame/{{Clonk}}'''s Keepers scenario, this is a passive skill for the bow-wielding agility path.
100	* In ''VideoGame/Commando2'', one of the weapons you get releases three ''exploding'' arrows.
101	* In ''VideoGame/ConquerorsBlade'', the Longbow and Shortbow hero weapons both have skills that let you shoot multiple arrows at once (Rain of Arrows for Longbow, Angry Hornets for Shortbow). Bonus: Shortbow's multi-shot arrows are poisoned.
102	* This is one of Kaeli's advanced skills in ''VideoGame/CrystalStory''. At higher levels it can one-shot a whole encounter of four enemies.
103	* This is literally the name of a skill you can buy from the archer Nymeria in ''VideoGame/DeathsGambit'', after you free her from the Amarogs' cage.
104	* ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' series:
105	** The Multishot and Strafe skills for the Amazon in ''VideoGame/DiabloII'' achieve this, in addition to her already improbable shooting rate.
106	*** Both avert the obstacle posed by physics: Multishot magically [[RecursiveAmmo splits one arrow into many after release]], while a Strafing Amazon is actually loosing multiple single shots in rapid succession.
107	** ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'''s Demon Hunter has a skill that's actually ''called'' Multishot. It shoots a large burst of multiple arrows in a conical spray in front of them, damaging any enemies in it.
108	** ''VideoGame/DiabloIV'': The Rogue is able to use Barrage, which launches a volley of {{Pinball Projectile}}s from their bow.
109	* Splitting Arrow in ''VideoGame/DivinityIITheDragonKnightSaga'' mimics the effect by having one arrow divide itself into multiple arrows mid-flight.
110	* ''Franchise/DragonAge'':
111	** Strangely enough, ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' does not have such a skill for archer. However, the top-level Archer ability called Scattershot does something similar: if the arrow hits the target, it then splits into 10 and hits the 10 nearest enemies. That is some vicious splintering.
112	** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' the Hail of Arrows ability is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. The archer looses a bundle of arrows into the air for an area of effect attack that makes the page images look downright realistic.
113	* The Elf of ''VideoGame/DragonsCrown'' has two skills that let her do this. Rapid Fire allows her to loose several arrows in quick succession, while Clone Strike allows her to loose several arrows at once.
114	* Comes in a variety of flavors of all bow-wielding classes in ''VideoGame/DragonsDogma''. Best exemplified in the Ranger, from Endecad Shot 11 arrows in a wide arc to Tenfold Flurry 10 at a direct target. Even Striders can loose 6 arrows into the sky with Cloudburst Volley in a sort of makeshift artillery strike.
115	%%* ''VideoGame/DragonNest'': The Archer loves doing this.
116	* Some bow-wielding characters, such as Ina, in the [[VideoGame/DynastyWarriors various]] ''[[VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors Warriors]]'' [[VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi games]] by Koei can use this as attacks, combos, and Musou attacks. The action's so fast though that it's hard to notice. Starting with ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors 4'', archer characters Xiahou Yuan and Huang Zhong (and later [[GameBreaker Sun Shang Xiang]]) shot a perfect horizontal line of arrows as part of some of their charged attacks, and in ''VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi'' some of their special attacks border on arrow apam--Xiahou Yuan is notable in particular for releasing a left-to-right fan of five-arrow spreads in rapid succession as his special attack, understandably a spectacular crowd-clearing attack.
117	* The Skeleton Knight boss from ''VideoGame/EasternExorcist'' can fire three to five flaming arrows in a single shot everyt time it attacks.
118	* ''VideoGame/EtrianOdysseyI'': The Survivalist class has the Double Shot/Multihit ability. Upgraded to its maximum level, this ability lets go of 3 arrows at once, all of which deal noticeably more damage than a regular shot, making rangers better damage dealers than any of the attack specialist classes. The ability got [[{{Nerf}} nerfed]] beyond recognition in the second game, along with a major upgrade for the typical attackers.
119	* ''VideoGame/{{Fable}}''. Multishot {{Roboteching}} arrows, no less.
120	* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
121	** The Archer class in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' has an ability called "X-Fight" that presumably is this for them, but can be used by other classes as well.
122	** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyCrystalChroniclesRingOfFates'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyCrystalChroniclesEchoesOfTime'', Selkies can gain the ability to shoot up to five arrows at once.
123	* The Barrage ability in ''VideoGame/GuildWars''. The [[VideoGame/GuildWars2 sequel]] keeps that, and also gives us a few abilities that loose a conical spread of 3-7 ingnited/icy/poisoned arrows, as well as the Warrior's Longbow auto-attack, shooting two arrows at the same target for no real reason.
124	%* ''VideoGame/{{Hammerwatch}}'': This skill is used by the more powerful skeletal archers in the Armory area.%%What is?
125	* ''VideoGame/{{Heretic}}'': The Tome of Power makes the Ethereal Bow shoot two additional arrows at a time.
126	* ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn'': Aloy can learn skills that let her load two or three arrows into her bow. It's generally better when used with Fire, Freeze, Shock, or Corruption arrows to rapidly inflict a status effect on an unwary machine, but with the [[InfinityPlusOneSword Banuk bows]] it can be used to inflict massive damage to an enemy's weakpoint and potentially destroy it in one attack.
127	** Aloy retains this ability in ''VideoGame/HorizonForbiddenWest'' although in a slightly weaker form. It can only be used with Hunter Bows instead of all bow types and the inclusion of Weapon Stamina as a limit on special abilities gives a limit on how often she can use it. Additionally while more bows have the overdraw mechanic that made it so effective with the Banuk bows the damage bonus this grants is generally smaller than it was for the Banuk bows.
128	* ''VideoGame/{{Indivisible}}'''s Zebei can launch whole salvos of arrows in a single draw as his Up and Down attacks. The only difference is where he's shooting from.
129	* ''VideoGame/{{Inkulinati}}'': "Hail of Arrows", the archer foxes' special attack, has them fire three arrows at once to hit up to three adjacent targets.
130	* ''VideoGame/KingdomsOfAmalurReckoning'': Scattershot is a tier 5 finesse ability which allows you to shoot up to 7 charged arrows at once at the cost of one arrow. Combined with certain passive abilities and wearing critical boosting armor this is [[GameBreaker ridiculously overpowered]].
131	* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
132	** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures'': One of the weapons available to the Links is a slingshot that shoots seeds in three directions. This weapon originated in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleOfSeasons''.
133	** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'': The standard slingshot can be upgraded to the Scattershot, which releases nine seeds in a matrix formation (which seems more than slightly implausible).
134	** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds'': The bow can be upgraded to loose three arrows at once.
135	** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'': Certain bows can loose multiple arrows, anywhere from two to five, while still only consuming only one from Link's stock.
136	* This is Melva' special skill in ''VideoGame/MountAndBlade Warband'' mod ''VideoGame/LightAndDarknessHeroesOfCalradia''. She can teach this to the player character if their relationship is high enough.
137	* Henry can do this with his bow in ''VideoGame/LittleFighter2''. Rudolf has an equivalent attack with his shurikens.
138	* This is Robin Hood's weapon skill in ''VideoGame/LostSaga''.
139	* All archer classes in ''VideoGame/MapleStory'' love this trope. All archers in the game can (and should) be shooting two arrows minimum from the time they can wield a bow/crossbow/dual bowgun. By the time they hit endgame status, they loose either 8-16 arrows per second or a volley of 8-10.
140	* Buckfire (and subsequently, the A-Trans you get) from ''VideoGame/MegaManZX Advent'' shoots out flaming arrows in a SpreadShot of three.
141	* In ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic VI'' to ''IX'' the Master rank of the Bow skill (which also covers crossbows) makes you loose two arrows on every attack. In ''VI'' this was the top rank, while in ''IX'' the Grandmaster rank makes you loose ''three'' arrows on every attack (in ''VII'' and ''VIII'' the Grandmaster rank made the skill add directly to damage -- considerably more powerful, but not as cool-looking).
142	* In ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'', one of the enchantments a crossbow can have is called Multishot. It allows the wielder to fire a SpreadShot of three shots for the price of one.
143	* ''VideoGame/NinjaCommando'' has the sole female character of the trio, Rayar, armed with a bow instead of throwing shurikens or projectiles. She fires four arrows per shot by default, and collecting power upgrades allows her to release a dozen arrows at a time (even ArrowsOnFire for good measure!) effectively allowing Rayar to perform a MacrossMissileMassacre with ''arrows''.
144	* Talina in ''VideoGame/NeoQuest II'' can do this, with up to four arrows.
145	* In ''VideoGame/RagnarokOnline'' Archers can use the skill Double Strafe which shoots two arrows for additional damage - ''each'' of those two deals almost double damage, resulting in QuadDamage.
146	** One of their advanced classes, the Clown/Gypsy can fling [[RainOfArrows tens of arrows]] using either the strings of their instruments or their whips, easily leading to a OneHitKill against average characters.
147	* In ''VideoGame/RealmOfTheMadGod'', most higher-tier bows fire three arrows at a rapid rate. The Annoying Firecracker Katana fires three shots at a similar angle, and the Staff of Extreme Prejudice fires eight.
148	* Lina's pre-battle pose in ''VideoGame/RivieraThePromisedLand'' holds three arrows at once.
149	* Mina Makijina of ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'' fame does this in a few variations, including her super move, where she lobs practically the entire contents of her quiver into the air and then catches and shoots each arrow as they come down, at a speed that seems more in tune with a machine gun.
150	* The Tsunami bow from ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' allows the player to loose ''five'' powerful shots parallel to one another for the cost of one arrow. The Phantasm on the other hand shoots out four arrows for the cost of one, but when any of them hit a target, it follows up with a rapid stream of phantasmal arrows at the target. Needless to say, both are [[InfinityPlusOneSword end-game weapons]] for bow rangers.
151	* In ''VideoGame/{{Trine}}'', Zoya's basic attack becomes this when upgraded.
152	* Some ''VideoGame/{{Ultima}}'' games have the [[AutomaticCrossbow Triple Crossbow]], which releases a spread of three quarrels. Might not be a perfect fit as this is a device ''designed'' for the purpose, not a fancy shooting trick.
153	* Gaston, Heir of Ambition in ''VideoGame/{{Unworthy}}'' is a god-tier archer, and one of his mid-battle moves is firing five arrows all at once. Interestingly, he doesn't fire them straight at your character, but at angle well above them, so that they would then boomerang back down, and hit you in the back if you are not careful. Once you kill him, you are also able to fire three arrows at once from his Bow of Deceit.
154	** His most preposterous attack, though, is a move where he fires a dozen or two arrows one with a machine-gun-level rate of fire. He ''technically'' shoots them one after the other, but the speed is so high, it's difficult to tell what exactly he does. He does collapse on the ground from exhaustion for several seconds after doing this move, though.
155	* ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'' has the Barrage ability, which allows a siege engine to fire up to three rockets simultaneously at different air units.
156	** Hunters in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' learn an ability of that name which shoots three projectiles for the cost of one as far as ammunition goes, and works no matter whether you use a gun, a bow or a crossbow. This was changed for the ''Cataclysm'' expansion, allowing the ability to loose an arrow at every enemy within a certain range of your target. Releasing a few dozen arrows at once is entirely possible during some encounters.
157	*** This used to [[AWizardDidIt cost mana]], implying it involved magic. Now that hunters use "focus" as a resource, it's purely that they're just that good.
158	* ''Videogame/{{Warframe}}'' lets every bow (and really every non-melee weapon) do this with [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin multishot]] mods, but two examples stand out by virtue of being able to do this innately. First up, there's the weapon summoned by Ivara's ultimate ability, Artemis Bow, which releases seven arrows at once at max rank; the angle of the spread changes as a shot is charged, starting vertical and ending horizontal. For more traditional weapons, there's the Cernos [[BlingBlingBang Prime]], which shoots a horizontal spread of three arrows by default. Both can increase the number of arrows per shot even further with multishot mods, although the Artemis Bow needs to inherit them from the player's equipped non-shotgun primary weapon.
159	** An update changed Ivara's Artemis Bow to allow it to equip its own mods rather then inheriting them from your primary weapon. You can get up to 150% multishot chance, and since that chance is applied to each arrow separately and can round up you are guaranteed 14 arrows with a chance of up to ''21''. Its every bit as ridiculous/awesome as it sounds.
160	* This is [[AdaptationalBadass one of Paris' skills]] in ''VideoGame/WarriorsLegendsOfTroy''.
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164	* ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'' parodies this when Ranger first nocks three arrows on the same bow, then dual-wields his bows, then dual-wields his dual-wield to make it '''12''' arrows loaded on four bows. [[spoiler:He misses, as he is attacking an all powerful RealityWarper wizard. Who takes all those arrows, sticks them in a box, and delivers them to Ranger's wife. While the arrows are still in mid-flight. Cue Ranger's wife opening a box full of RainOfArrows. But the implication, then, is that his tactics WOULD HAVE WORKED on a weaker target.]]
165	* ''Webcomic/MagickChicks'': Callista is the captain of [[AllGirlSchool Artemis Academy's]] Archery Club, so naturally, she's the best shot at the school. Which she proves in her first appearance, [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/black_cat by releasing three arrows at once]] (from the rafters) and striking all three of the Hellrunes' belt buckles [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/deadeye with prefect precision.]]
166	* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
167	** Haley has this feat, but uses it sparingly since it lowers her accuracy. The main time it comes in handy is in "[[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0062.html Heavy Metals]]" against Sabine where, unsure of whether Sabine is a demon (weak to ColdIron) or a devil (weak to [[SilverHasMysticPowers silver]]), she looses one arrow of each type.
168	-->'''Haley''': Eat obscure alchemical metal, fiend-skank!
169	-->'''Sabine''': YEEEAAAGHHH!
170	** It is crucial to a later moment. The arc villain, [[spoiler:Tarquin]], is hanging on to the side of an airship. One of Haley's arms was broken moments before, so she braces the bow ''with her foot'' to shoot two arrow at once, forcing her target to [[ArrowCatch catch both of them]], thus letting go of the airship.
171	** Earlier in the comic, during a fight with a BanditClan, one of the bandits attempted to use the manyshot feat against Roy, but misses both of his shots because of the lowered accuracy. Roy sarcastically congratulates him on managing to be completely ineffective twice in one turn.
172	** A minor character did this during the Battle of Azure City, and managed to hit several targets at once.
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176	* A [[EliteMooks Yu-Yan Archer]] in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is shown simultaneously hitting bullseyes on four separate targets.
177	* In ''Disney's WesternAnimation/HerculesTheAnimatedSeries'', when Hercules meets Orion, Orion shows Hercules his signature hunting move: the Orion Cluster. Orion takes as many arrows as he can grab from his quiver and shoots them all in one tight blast. He uses this to hunt ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill small woodland creatures]]''.
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180	[[folder:Real Life]]
181	* While it is incredibly dangerous to do so, it is actually possible to loose more than one arrow from a bow in RealLife. The problem is that with every additional arrow, less and less force is imparted to each projectile, making them fly with less force.[[note]]Three arrows shot at once, for example, will each fly with about one-third of the force of one arrow.[[/note]] Also, each arrow beyond the first is placed at a less than ideal location on the string in terms of creating a smooth (and predictable) trajectory and also run the risk of interfering with one another.
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