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17SpikesOfDoom are always painful, especially if mobile. If one were able to use those spikes as weapons, they would be extremely deadly.
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19This is the Spike Shooter, someone capable of having spikes come out of his body, and sometimes able to fire them. The character also needs to have some RequiredSecondaryPowers, one of them being the spikes not tearing his skin in the process. Or a HealingFactor to fix up the damage, alternately.
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21AnIcePerson or someone who is DishingOutDirt can mimic this ability, with icicles or stalagmites.
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23This includes other small body parts that can be fired at opponents to do damage, such as spines, quills, needles, stingers, thorns and so on. The CactusPerson will often have the ability to launch its thorns in this manner. Porcupines may also be depicted as shooting out their quills, despite the fact that porcupines cannot actually do this in real life.
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25If the spikes in question are nails, that's NailEm. FeatherFlechettes and FlechetteStorm are closely related tropes. Not to be confused with the PileBunker, in which the spike is shot out but as a piston instead of a projectile.
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32* ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'':
33** Dauf can shoot huge metallic rods from his mouth and fingers with enough force to impale targets.
34** The Destroyer ([[spoiler:Raphaela/Luciela merged being]]) shoots spikes in all directions that turn into mindless monsters, which shoot ''even more'' spikes to infect anyone they hit and turn ''them'' into monsters as well.
35* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'': Many Digimon have this ability, cactus-themed Togemon being the most notable.
36* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': Zampano, a porcupine-human Chimera, has this ability.
37* ''Manga/{{Kekkaishi}}'': Kaguro can shoot blades out of his body. He usually just wields them as normal swords, but once impaled another character by grabbing hold of them and shooting blades out of his chest.
38* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': Kimimaro can fire the bone tips of his fingers as bullets as well as projecting spikes or using his spine as a sword since he can instantly regrow any bone in his body.
39* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': In the anime, attacks like "Poison Sting" and "Pin Missile" are often represented as a shower of white or luminous barbs that fire from the attacking Pokemon's mouth or some other part of their body.
40* ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'': Fish people can shoot spines, or at least Noonsa does it.
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44* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'': The MonsterOfTheWeek in Season 6 episode 21 not only has a bunch of spikes on his back, but can shoot them as projectiles.
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48* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'':
49** The [[https://scryfall.com/card/lgn/133/needleshot-gourna Needleshot Gourna]] is a beast that launches spikes from its arms to bring down flying creatures.
50** Manticores are generally depicted as being able to launch volleys of quills from their tails.
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54* ''ComicBook/BuckGodotZapGunForHire'': The Sclufoniuns are capable of launching venomous "[[http://www.airshipentertainment.com/buckcomic.php?date=20080329 needle teeth]]" from their bodies.
55* ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'' villain the Porcupine wears a battlesuit with fake, launchable quills.
56* ''ComicBook/{{Carnage}}'': The Carnage symbiote can fire projectiles made up of its biomass.
57* ''Comicbook/FantasticFour'': Thorn, a member of the Salem Seven, was able to do this, with the added benefit that his spines were MadeOfExplodium.
58* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'': Perrin Crocker was an evolved human capable of producing bone spikes from his body.
59* ''ComicBook/IronMan'': The various versions of Blizzard are all normal men with [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman super-suits that give them cold-based powers]], including the ability to shoot salvos of ice spikes from their fingertips.
60* ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'':
61** Porcupine Pete from the Legion of Substitute Superheroes. The flaw that caused the Legion proper to turn him away? He launches all of his spikes every time, making him equally dangerous to friend and foe.
62** Dartalg from the ComicBook/{{Wanderers}}, a hero team the Legion occasionally teams up with but normally doesn't get along with, is a fur covered extraterrestrial who can shoot out quickly regrowing "darts".
63* ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'': In ''Tales of the Teen Titans'' #4, Changeling, needing to break a glass barrier that he cannot touch, transforms into a porcupine and fires his quill at the glass: [[SomewhereAMammalogistIsCrying despite this being something porcupines cannot actually do]].
64* The Spike from the version of ''ComicBook/XForce'' that would become ''ComicBook/XStatix'' could generate razor-sharp spikes from his body, which he could fire outward with deadly accuracy.
65* ''ComicBook/XMen'':
66** Marrow's body generates bony protrusions which she can remove, though not without pain, and wield as weapons. Even acting as a form of protective shielding or armor by covering herself with it. She can utilize this power in many ways, including the creation of knuckle guards, spears, blades, rigid tendrils, bone claws, both fingernail & knuckle protrusions, and even projectile spikes.
67** Quill is a mutant whose entire body is covered in sharp porcupine-like quills that can be expelled at high velocities.
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71* ''Fanfic/StarWarsParanormalitiesTrilogy'': [[TheHeavy Maesterus]] isa Force user that can fire bone-like spikes from his palms in addition to just stabbing people with them. [[spoiler:He's actually a human mutated by a Forceless symbiote.]]
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75* ''WesternAnimation/{{How to Train Your Dragon|2010}}'': The Deadly Nadder can shoot sharp spikes from its tail. It's also carried into [[WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk its TV show spin-off]].
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79* ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017'': Maestro Cadenza (the piano) fires off his keys when Gaston's mob attacks the castle.
80* ''Film/{{Critters}}'': The Crites shoot spikes from their backs to render their victims unconscious to make them easier to eat.
81* ''Film/MenInBlack3'': Boris the Animal, alien BigBad, has a spider-like pet named the Weasel. He resides inside Boris’s hollow right hand, providing deadly spikes to him as weapons.
82* ''Film/Venom2018'': The [[BigBad Riot symbiote]] can launch these [[ShapeshifterWeapon from the substance of its body]], either as heavy blades or {{Flechette Storm}}s. It's one of the abilities that shows he's fighting in a higher weight category than Venom.
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86%%* ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'': One of Visser Three's morphs can do this.
87* ''Literature/GhostStory'': One of the defenses set up by Evil Bob to defend Corpsetaker's lair from the Nevernever are huge spine-covered creatures that can fire spikes from their body surface. The spikes are also anchored to them by long tendrils, allowing them to whip them around at enemies that aren't impaled in the initial attack.
88* ''Literature/{{Hothouse}}'': Certain species of cactus in the coastal nomansland have developed the ability to launch volleys of their spikes.
89* ''Literature/HumanxCommonwealth'': One of the many, many, ''many'' deceptively deadly creatures on Mid-World is a type of tiny lemur-like animals that can fire darts from their snouts. They'd be as harmless as they look if the darts didn't carry a poison which renders its target, first euphoric, then unconscious, and finally ''dissolved alive''.
90* ''Literature/TogetherlyLong'': As an unidentified magical creature, Chiisai is capable of throwing her porcupine-like quills with ease, and it's made even more dangerous by her fire magic, which can cause streaks of flame to persist in the air for a few seconds following the path her quills took, and even after they've been thrown and landed, they can still shoot flame at anyone who comes near them, meaning she could quickly fill the battleground with dangerous traps.
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94* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E11BoomTown Boom Town]]" when the Doctor takes Blon for her last meal, she reveals that Raxacoricofallapatorians can shoot a poisonous barb from their fingers when their life is being threatened. The Doctor, being aware of the trick, simply catches it without even looking up for the menu he was reading.
95* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
96** ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "The Apple". While an Enterprise landing party is exploring the planet Gamma Trianguli VI, they encounter a plant that can fire thorns covered with a deadly poison.
97** In ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', there's a species of sentient technology-dependent hadrosaur [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology descendants]] that shoot sedative-laced barbs from their fingers.
98** In ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'', [[spoiler:after their ganglia fall off during ''vahar'ai'', Kelpiens grow spike shooting organs that come out of the same slits where the ganglia were located. They appear like a crown and fire deadly spikes directly forward. Apparently, this - as well as a much more aggressive attitude - is the natural state for a fully-mature Kelpien, which is why the Ba'ul have been culling them before they ever reached that point]].
99* ''Franchise/UltraSeries'': If the MonsterOfTheWeek have its body visibly covered in spikes, chances are it is capable of launching those spikes as projectile weapons.
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103* The [[OurManticoresAreSpinier Manticore]] is often described as having a tail that ends in a cluster of spines it is able to fire at prey with deadly accuracy. Curiously, ancient texts claimed that only elephants were immune to said attack.
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107* ''TabletopGame/{{Arduin}}'':
108** The Spinthaak is a giant land version of the sea urchin. It can fire 1-20 of its spines at a time, and has a total of 120 spines available.
109** The Teleport Rose can fire 1-20 of its thorns up to 20 feet away, doing 1-7 HitPoints of damage per hit.
110* ''Creator/{{Chaosium}}'': The supplement ''All the Worlds' Monsters III'' describes the Harpooner, a carnivorous plant that grows up to 12 feet tall. It can fire a dart from the center of its flowers that does 1-6 HitPoints of impact damage and injects a poison that does 1-4 HitPoints of damage and forces the target to make as saving throw vs. poison or be paralyzed.
111* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
112** Manticores can fire tail spikes at opponents.
113** Giant porcupines can attack other creatures by throwing their quills at them.
114** A variety of giant sea urchins, include marine, terrestrial and spaceborne kinds, can fire their spines at opponents.
115** Spiked felldrakes can shoot volleys of their tail spikes at enemies.
116** The tails of formian winged warriors bristle with spikes that they can launch at a distance of ninety feet with quick tail snap. They prefer to use this to harass ground-bound foes while they remain safe in the air.
117** ''Fiend Folio'' (1981): The needleman, a human-shaped plant creature, can fire small needles from its body.
118** ''Basic D&D'': The archer bush slings its thorns at creatures that approach too close.
119** ''TabletopGame/DarkSun'': The ''Monstrous Compendium Appendix: Terrors of the Desert'' describes a few Athasian natives capable of doing this.
120*** The flowers of the blossomkiller plant can fire quills tipped with paralysis poison.
121*** The spider cactus can fire barbed needles at its victims. The needles are attached to the cactus by a strand, which the cactus uses to drag the victim close to it.
122** ''Elder Evils'': The male Hulk of Zoretha can fire four poisonous spikes from his forearms every turn.
123** ''TabletopGame/{{Spelljammer}}'': The Monstrous Compendium Appendix II''. The zurchin is a sea urchin that lives in space. It can fire its poison-filled spines at opponents using internal gas pressure.
124* ''TabletopGame/GammaWorld''. The mutations "Quills or Spines" and "Thorn Thrower" allow creatures to throw quills, spines or thorns at opponents and damage them.
125* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'':
126** Among dragons, peludas can lunch volleys of their poisonous quills by violently shaking themselves. Spine dragons can instead launch the large spines along their backs as individual projectiles.
127** Manticores can launch the spikes on their tails like projectile weapons.
128** Gigas clams roll collected sediment and calcifications into needle-like darts they can eject through their siphons.
129** ''Pathfinder''[='=]s version of the Tarrasque can fire spikes from its tail, which the designers added because previous versions of the monster could be easily cheesed by parties capable of flying out of its reach.
130** Numerous plant creatures possess abilities of this sort.
131*** Cactus leshys can launch their own prickles at several feet of distance, although they need a few turns to recharge this ability.
132*** Sards can launch volleys of envenomed, electrically charged foot-long thorns.
133*** Thornies, vaguely doglike quadrupedal masses of fungal tissues, grow thorns laced with narcotic venom that they can launch up to thirty feet away.
134*** Saguaroi can fire bursts of their needles as a ranged attack three times per day.
135* ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'': The volleying porcupine can fire its quills at opponents.
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137* ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'' supplement ''Spacefarer's Guide to Alien Monsters''
138** The nailer is a porcupine-like alien creature that can fire its quills up to eight meters away.
139** The spinechucker is a four meter tall cactus-like plant which can shoot its spines up to 1 meter away.
140* ''TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem'': The Norvegi [[PrestigeClass bloodline]] don't have fangs as their big flaw. To make up for this, they get the Bloodworking Discipline, which allows them to turn their bones into weapons and use them to feed from those they stab. At its highest level, the Discipline turns them into an exploding pincushion.
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144* ''Toys/SuperThings'': Kactor, a CactusPerson, has the ability to fire out his spines.
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148* The Quadrupedal Xenomorph enemies from ''VideoGame/AliensArmageddon'' are a special breed of aliens who can launch their dorsal spines as ranged projectiles on the players.
149* ''VideoGame/{{Amorphous}}'':
150** The [[BossInMookClothing Horror]] can shoot its "teeth" in a burst. If those hit another gloople, that gloople turns into a [[GoddamnedBats Biter]] (two of which have a slim chance of combining into a Horror). If those hit [[OneHitPointWonder you]], you die unless you have Reactive Armour.
151** The [[spoiler: [[TrueFinalBoss Razor Queen]]]] shoots out spikeballs that explode into a burst of spikes.
152* ''VideoGame/BloodyZombies'' have spiked zombies, who can expel the spikes protruding all over their bodies as a ranged projectile on the players.
153* ''VideoGame/BroodStar'': Wasps and Yellow Jackets can launch their own stingers at the player.
154* ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' has this with the Spines powerset, where a bunch of [[BuffySpeak sharp pointy things]] sprout out of your body. You can throw the spines as an attack, or let them passively explode out of you.
155* ''VideoGame/CreaVures'': Pokey, a porcupine-like creature, can shoot spines out of his back to frighten off animals, with no ill effect. Strangly, he can also jab individual spines into certain surfaces to make a impromptu ladder of sorts.
156* In ''{{VideoGame/Dauntless}}'', two Behemoths, the Quillshot and the Nayzaga, have evolved to be able to bombard Slayers with a volley of the porcupine-like quills that sprout (and constantly regrow) from their back. Besides serving as armor and artillery, the latter Behemoth always fires them in pairs, which become a conductive organic sentry turret that hurls ball lightning at unsuspecting victims unless it is smashed. Said ball lightning can be [[TennisBoss deflected]], either at the turret to destroy it, or at the [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Nayzaga itself]], electrocuting it and leaving it open to heavy damage.
157* In ''VideoGame/DiabloII'', there are Quill Rats, [[PaletteSwap Spike Fiends, Thorn Beasts, and Razor Spines]].
158* In ''VideoGame/ElementalMaster'', the boss of the Earth zone is a giant hedgehog or porcupine that shoots quills in eight directions at once.
159* ''VideoGame/Fallout2'': Spore Plants can spit spikes as a ranged attack. They're incredibly weak and inaccurate, once you get any moderately good armor you're effectively immune to damage from them even if they manage to actually hit you.
160* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': Cactuars are covered in needles, and fire them by the thousand as their signature move.
161* ''VideoGame/FlippinKaktus'': The titular [[PlayerCharacter kaktus]] has the power to shoot his needles. He has the power in the first level, but only as a preview, as he doesn't collect it until later.
162* One of the later weapons in ''VideoGame/IllWill2023'' is a gun that fires spikes loaded with ''petrifying'' poison. Enemies hit by said weapon will move around with the spikes visible on them until [[TakenForGranite they suddenly turn grey and solidify]].
163* ''VideoGame/{{Glider}} PRO'': The "[=SeaCaves=]" GameMod replaced the water droplets of the normal game with sea urchins continually releasing their spines.
164* ''VideoGame/GuildWars'': Giant scorpions with ranger profession shoot spines at players with their tail. The other types of scorpions fight at melee range.
165* ''VideoGame/HalfLifeOpposingForce'': The Race X "Pit Drones" have a head full of spikes which they can fire off as a ranged attack.
166* ''VideoGame/HallowedLegends: Ship of Bones'': Garm the ice dog can launch the many icicles on his back in a burst.
167* ''VideoGame/Halo3'':
168** The Flood pure forms are capable of anchoring themselves down to a surface and launching sharpened metallic spikes at opponents. These spikes are not generated by the pure form, rather they are metal that they have scavenged from the environment, ground into spikes, and incorporated into their bodies.
169** The Type-25 Carbine, better known as the "Spiker" or the "Spike Rifle", is this, combined with MagneticWeapons. This is because their rounds are theorized to be spherical in shape, and then extruded and fired out of the barrel as a superheated spike.
170* ''VideoGame/TheJungleBook'': The enemy porcupines in some levels shoot quills at Mowgli.
171* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' has the Needle ability. Recent games have given it the ability to fire the spikes.
172* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'': Cho'gath has the passive "Vorpal Spikes", which augments his basic melee attacks with a large curtain of short-range spikes.
173* ''VideoGame/LunarEternalBlue'': Plantella's Thorn Shower attack.
174* ''VideoGame/MegaMan3'': Needle Man and his many Hari Harry (read: robot porcupines) minions. Mega Man himself gets in on the act after defeating [[PowerCopying Needle Man and taking his weapon]]. This also extends to Needle Man's [[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork alternate universe counterpart]] [=NeedleMan.EXE=]. And, of course, [=MegaMan.EXE=] too, thanks to several [[PowersAsPrograms needle/spike-themed battle chips.]]
175* ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}'': Kraid in both the original game and ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid''. ''Super Metroid'' also has cactus-like enemies that fire spikes, rather than spines.
176* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'':
177** ''[[VideoGame/MonsterHunterFreedom2 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite]]'': Nargacuga is able to fling spikes from its tail. Lucent Nargacuga in ''[[VideoGame/MonsterHunter3Tri 3 Ultimate]]'' takes it even further, as not only can it launch spikes from any of its tail attacks after it unfurls its spikes, but said spikes are also ''poisonous''.
178** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld'':
179*** The Radobaan is a brute wyvern that can attack by flinging [[BallisticBone the bony spikes stuck to its body]].
180*** Nergigante is a powerful elder dragon that can fling spikes from its body as one of its attacks. What's worse, these spikes grow back bigger and harder in mere minutes, boosting its attack and defense, so hunters need to attack Nergigante as aggressively as possible to keep from being overwhelmed.
181* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'': One of Baraka's Equip Abilities is "Spine Burst" which allows him to shoot spikes from his back.
182* ''VideoGame/OrientalLegend'' has a giant [[SeaHurtchin sea urchin]] monster (taking up much of the screen, who will spend the whole game spamming spikes all over the place besides summoning smaller urchins to stab the players.
183* In ''VideoGame/{{Paladins}}'', Yagorath's alt fire (in Planted Form) fires exploding spikes. They have a cooldown, but Yagorath can have several charges of the ability at once. The spikes do more damage if Yagorath tenderizes the enemies with the acid from her primary fire first.
184* ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies'': Cacti and Cattails both shoot spikes, which are useful for popping Balloon Zombies out of the sky. The Cactus appearing in ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombiesGardenWarfare'' shoots her spikes at [[LongRangeFighter long ranges]] with pinpoint accuracy, turning the character into a spike-shooting sniper.
185* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Some creatures have the moves Spikes, Toxic Spikes, Spike Cannon and/or Pin Missile. There are also Icicle Spear and Icicle Crash for the Ice-types.
186* Nail Shooters are a fairly common type of hazard in ''VideoGame/QuakeI'' and they come in varied forms, with different directions and fire rates (and even a laser equivalent for base levels). The player gets Spike Shooters of their own to shoot enemies with, with the Nailgun and Super Nailgun.
187* ''VideoGame/QuestForTheShavenYakStarringRenHoekAndStimpy'' has two examples of enemies that shoot spiked projectiles at Ren or Stimpy. The first is the porcupines in [[TheLostWoods The Blacker Than Black Forest]], who shoot quills. The second is the cacti in [[ShiftingSandLand The Stinking Dry Desert]], which shoot prickles.
188* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'' gives us Iron Maidens, upgraded versions of Regeneradors that can impale you on their extendable body spikes, hence their name.
189* ''VideoGame/SporeHero'': Some body parts allow creatures to do this.
190* ''VideoGame/{{Starcraft}}'': Drones and Hydralisks spit spines at their enemies.
191* In ''VideoGame/{{Subnautica}}'', Tiger Plants shoot their spikes at you continuously if you're within a certain distance, forcing you to either dodge near-constantly or use the reinforced dive suit to avoid damage.
192* In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'', a winged [[TheSpiny Spiny]] can do this in four directions at once.
193* ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'' has quillboars, a race of {{Pig M|an}}en who can throw their quills at enemies. The quilbeast, a warthog-like creature summoned by the Beastmaster, does the same.
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197* ''Webcomic/TheOverture'' has Sophie. A Porcupine Demi who can throw her barbed hair like knives. While not that painful on entry, the quills are absolute agony to pull out.
198* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'': Riff's anti-vampire gun shoots 100 stakes in a second. Unfortunately, [[AwesomeButImpractical it takes two days to reload]].
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202* ''Website/SCPFoundation'', [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2206 SCP-2206 ("Maximum League Baseball")]]. In the SCP-2006 radio broadcasts, the Baltimore Terrapins' team mascot is a three-ton, [[SuperSpit acid-spitting]] lizard that weighs 3 tons and is able to fire poisonous spines that grow from its back.
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206* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTRex'' had a pair of recurring bad guys, Sherman and Bradley, who could shoot the horns on their heads as projectiles.
207* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' has [[http://ben10.wikia.com/wiki/Argit Argit]], a porcupine-type alien who can literally shoot his quills, with enough force to pierce stone and with InstantSedation venom. At least until Ben glues them down.
208* ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017'': One of the demons that attack the Lindensfeld priory in "[[Recap/Castlevania2017S3E10AbandonAllHope Abandon All Hope]]", a lion-like archer, grows the spikes it fires like arrows directly from its hand. This allows it to have an essentially bottomless supply of arrows and to deploy them very rapidly. It can even grow multiple ones at the same time.
209* ''WesternAnimation/{{Dinotrux}}'' features the Segarbasaurs, mechanical Stegosaurus/Garbage truck hybrids that are capable of firing their back plates at enemies. They don't seem to be particular sharp though, and only seem to annoy at best.
210* ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk'': The Whispering Death possess the ability to shoot bladed spikes from its tail as a side weapon. Other dragons like the Razorwhip, the Screaming Death (a mutated Whispering Death), and the Buffalord.
211* ''WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries'' had an episode about giant bees that could shoot their poison stinger.
212* One sea urchin-like creature from ''WesternAnimation/MarsAndBeyond'', a {{Zeerust}}y 1957 Disney documentary about the potential for life elsewhere in the solar system, is shown firing one of its needle-thin quills at a smaller LivingGasbag animal, then reeling its pierced prey in on the projectile's natural harpoon-line.
213* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': When angered, the pukwudgies can launch volleys of their quill-like hairs with enough force to bury them in solid wood.
214* ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' has Spyke, a gender-flipped Marrow ([[spoiler: eventually down to the part where the bone armor never goes away]]). He can create and fire bone projections of all sizes with a great deal of force, as well as create WolverineClaws. Eventually, his powers grow to the point that his spikes form armor around his body and he's able to launch them as [[IncendiaryExponent superheated explosives.]]
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218* Cone snails shoot modified radular teeth to inject venom in their prey. Then a cone pulls on the ejected tooth via a ligament to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB9OIUQMGd4 reel in the paralyzed prey]].
219* Averted with the porcupine. It was believed that it could project its quills, but is incapable of doing so. It is, however, capable of lashing out with its tail and leaving quills embedded in an enemy's skin, which makes it ''look'' like it is doing this at close-range.
220* When threatened, tarantulas rub their hind legs over their abdomen, sending up a cloud of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urticating_hair urticating hairs]] covered in microscopic barbs that irritate predators' skin and respiratory tracts; they regenerate such shed hair (along with any sustained external injuries) the next time they moult. Elderly tarantulas often have bald abdomens because they've used up their hairs in this way, and old age causes their moulting process to be increasingly infrequent.
221* To other humans unfamiliar with the technology, the very first Stone Age people to make use of javelins, bows, or blowguns for hunting probably ''seemed'' like this trope.
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