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->''"When Captain America throws his mighty shield\\
All those who chose to oppose his shield must yield!"''
-->-- '''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica''' theme song, ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelSuperHeroes''

A SubTrope of ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks and ImprobableUseOfAWeapon, a [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe shield]] is thrown at a target. Varies from just hitting to slicing. Almost always expect shields used this way to be circular or disc-like shields, essentially turning them into giant metal frisbees.

In [[AwesomeButImpractical truth]], normal shields are often far too large, heavy, and aerodynamically inept to be thrown effectively, and most of the time don't [[BoomerangComeback return to the user]], so your major defensive tool is now halfway across the room. In fiction, AppliedPhlebotinum, AcceptableBreaksFromReality, and RuleOfCool can be thanked for this actually working.

See also ShieldBash and DeadlyDisc.
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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
* ''Manga/InuYasha'': While it's not a shield per se but rather a giant magical BattleBoomerang by technicality, the Hirokaitsu used by Sango is so large she also uses it as a literal shield when the need arises. It even has a strap that can be used to carry it on one's back and a handle which is needed to throw it because of its sheer size and weight thus literally simulating a kite or tower shield when Sango uses it in a defensive manner. Primarily used as an offensive weapon, she can even use other functions associated with shields using the Hirokaitsu such as ShieldBash.
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'':
** Athrun kills [[spoiler:Tolle]] by throwing his mech's enormous shield through his aircraft's cockpit, decapitating him in the process. ''[[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath Ouch]]''.
** Then in ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Gundam SEED Destiny]]'', Shinn one-ups him in by throwing his shield at the Freedom and firing at the shield. Since the shield has anti-beam coating, the shot ''ricochets off the shield and hits the Freedom''. Needless to say, Kira ''really'' didn't expect that.
* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', the Shenlong Gundam throws its shield at a few enemies in space, whilst the Deathscythe's ([[RocketPoweredWeapon rocket-powered]], LaserBlade-tipped) shield is actually its ''primary ranged weapon''.
** Shenlong's shield (either the TV or ''Endless Waltz'' version) can likewise be thrown in ''Gundam Breaker 2'', where it has the added benefit of causing stun on hit.
* The ''Anime/PrettyCure'' franchise:
** [[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 Cure Mint]]'s Emerald Saucer is primarily used as a thrown shield.
** [[Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure Cure Rosetta]]'s Rosetta Reflection can also be thrown, but it's primarily used as... a shield. [[spoiler:Though, she can fire a KamehameHadouken with it, too.]]
** [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Cure Moonlight]] subverts this trope. Her Moonlight Reflection allows her to summon two shields and she shoots one of them to the enemy. Though, she does not aim the enemy, rather she reflects the enemy attack with her other shield, and if the enemy dodges, the first shield reflects it back and hits the enemy from behind.
* In ''Manga/SaintSeiya'', the "weighing pans" of the Gold Cloth of Libra become huge dual shields when assembled as armor. The chains from which they hang in its "balanced scales" form [[VariableLengthChain spool into the shields themselves]]. When using one as a weapon, the wielder [[EpicFlail holds onto the chain and flings the shield at its target]], edge-first, and then he reels it back with the chain (taking care not to be plowed over by it on its return trip). Aside from their unsurpassed defensive power, the Shields (like all Libra weapons) are impossibly destructive regardless of the user's personal strength, capable of shattering the legendary Pillars that hold up the Seven Seas... but not the Main Breadwinner, the principal support at the center of Poseidon's Shrine.
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': Crust, one of the Top 10 heroes, is a BarrierWarrior who does this move a lot, bordering on WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer degrees. Its useful for a surprisingly large amount of situations; amongst other things, we see him use it to bring down [[EliteMooks High-End Nomus]], protect his allies from attacks, and [[spoiler:launch Aizawa into air to save him from Shigaraki's "[[ReducedToDust Decay]]" attack ([[HeroicSacrifice at the cost of his own life]]).]]
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, the ''patron saint'' of this trope, does this with the addition of his shield being a PrecisionGuidedBoomerang. Justified by the shield's round frisbee-like shape and unique metallurgical properties, but stories have occasionally shown Cap throwing his original "heater" style shield with almost as much effectiveness.
** Some stories made clear it's more a case of the wielder's skill: it only always works ''with Steve Rogers'' or similarly skilled wielders. Steve's temporary replacement John Walker only got it to fly in a straight line (even with ComicBook/{{Taskmaster}}'s training, though he eventually got a little better with his own shield as US Agent). After Cap's temporary death, Iron Man looked for somebody else to take up the shield. Everybody who tried to throw the thing accomplished little more than making themselves look like idiots. Hawkeye [[ImprobableAimingSkills was skilled enough]], but refused the role. Then Comicbook/BuckyBarnes, whose cyborg enhancements amplified his skills, became the new Captain America.
** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the ''DC vs. Marvel'' crossover when Cap does battle with ComicBook/{{Bane}}.
--->'''Captain America:''' Don't force me to have to '''hurt''' you, Bane!\\
'''Bane:''' The warnings of the shield-slinger are '''much''' appreciated...\\
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'''Bane:''' ...'''Almost''' as much as his abysmal '''aim.'''\\
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'''Bane:''' You have thrown away what '''slight''' advantage your weapon might have provided, exposing yourself to a back-breaking attack that will leave you '''crippled''' and '''useless.''' I wonder, stranger, what sort of pathetic strategy you call '''that.'''\\
''[[PrecisionGuidedBoomerang ]]''\\
'''Captain America:''' The kind that '''[[ExactlyWhatIAimedAt works]]'''. Now… no more '''back talk''' from you.
* ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'': Among many other nice features, Paperinik's Extransformer shield can be launched and then transformed into a boomerang to return to the sender. {{Justified|Trope}} by the advanced technology involved.
* Captain America's take on this is parodied twice in ''ComicBook/RatMan1989'':
** In a fanzine-era story, the actual Cap (transformed in a LawyerFriendlyCameo in later reprints) shows up to teach Rat-Man, and when he does it the shield does a lot of things among bounces, including ''cleaning with the vacuum''. But he wasn't always that good, [[EyeScream as Nick Fury's missing eye can testify]].
*** Rat-Man is obviously a disaster with it, and nearly hits Fury's remaining eye during training. Then, when he's the last hope against Hydra's take over of the world, he has an ImagineSpot in which he finally succeeds (and also hits a cat. He hates cats), then he actually launches... And then cut to old Rat-Man, who once again didn't end the story of his adventure with Cap and the blind colonel, [[TheBadGuysWin and then salutes them with "Heil Hydra"]].
** In a later story, [[HeroKiller Valker]] muses on the many superheroes he killed, all of which either believed themselves bulletproof or believed he wouldn't shoot and of which he has gloves or masks with a hole in them as trophies. Then he remembers the one who carried a shield... And wonders why the hell he threw it (Valker shot him, and then took the Captain America-like shield as a trophy).
* Laura Kinney / Wolverine II pulls this off in an issue of ''ComicBook/AllNewWolverine'', to her sidekick Gabby's utter delight.
-->"You [[PersonAsVerb Captain America'd!]]"
* In ''ComicBook/BigBangComics'', the Badge--who is an CaptainErsatz of the ComicBook/{{Guardian}} with elements of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica (both creations of Joe Simon and Creator/JackKirby)--sometimes throws his shield (although it does not generally return).
* Explicitly [[DefiedTrope defied]] with ''The Fighting American.'' Due to a lawsuit from Marvel, the character is LEGALLY BARRED from throwing his shield.
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[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* Judges Guild's ''The Dungeoneer'' magazine #9, strip "The Valley of Black Death". When a warrior is threatened by a female warlock he throws his shield at her. It breaks the pendant around her neck (the source of her power) and then chops right into her, killing her. She suffers RapidAging and is reduced to a skeleton and dust within seconds.
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[[folder:Fan Fiction]]
* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has Captain America, naturally, while Carol Danvers learns to do this in the sequel with her own shield - the first time she tries, with a classic knightly shield, it more or less hits the mark, before very pointedly ''not'' coming back to her hand. Her later shield justifies the trope as it's made of Uru (the same stuff as Mjolnir) and shaped the same way as Steve's shield, as well as being enchanted to come back to her hand with a thought - plus, she's [[spoiler: Steve's great-granddaughter and a SuperSoldier]]. And even ''then'', she needs several months of training before she's any good at it.
* ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' features a Chesnaught that can use Spiky Shield this way to attack. Notable since in ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' canon, Spiky Shield is a CounterAttack move that only damages opponents when they use a physical attack.

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[[folder:Film]]
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
** Captain America does this constantly once he gets the iconic round shield. [[TheWorfEffect If ever the film series needs to stress just how dangerous/badass his opponent is]], expect it ''not'' to work. [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Loki]] managed to stop the shield mid-flight, on account of being even more superhuman than Cap, and the [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier Winter Soldier]] ''caught it'' when Cap tried to throw it at him, thanks to his robotic arm and being superhuman himself. The trope's unrealistic nature is {{lampshade|Hanging}}d by [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar Spider-Man]], who observes that ''"that thing does not obey the laws of physics at all!".''
** Subverted and PlayedForLaughs in ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'', where Happy Hogan tries to throw a medieval shield he picked up in a museum. It doesn't work anywhere near as well for an ordinary middle-aged man[[note]]let alone with a shield made of heavier iron metal[[/note]] as it does for a trained SuperSoldier.
** In ''Film/BlackWidow2021'', Taskmaster copied Captain America's skills and is able to throw a shield just as well. Later, Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, a SuperSoldier himself, steals the shield and hurls it to take out a mook. However, unlike Captain America, the shield never returns to their hands after being thrown.
* ''Film/ThreeHundred'': The [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Spartan captain]] pulls a ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'' with his shield to take out one of the Immortals just before he's [[spoiler: [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impaled by multiple swords and spears]] during the last fight.]]
* ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'':
** In ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Aragorn is at one point pinned to a tree by an Uruk-hai shield that just barely misses decapitating him.
** In ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers The Two Towers]]'', Legolas sends a similar shield flying through the air and impaling an Uruk-hai after [[ShieldSurf surfing down]] a flight of stairs.
** The elves' leaf-shaped shields taper down to a sharpened point, presumably to make this sort of thing easier.
* Happens in ''Film/{{Magadheera}}'' during the iconic 100-vs-1 fight. While Bhairava is busy fighting a dozen enemy swordsmen and spearmen, an archer looses arrows from a distance and hits Bhairava. After a moment of incapacitation, Bhairava grabs a dropped shield, flings it, and [[OneHitPolykill kills said archer alongside two mooks]] with one throw.
* Done with an ''improvised'' shield in ''Film/DarkmanIITheReturnOfDurant'', when Darkman uses a manhole cover to shield himself from gunfire, then chucks it at the shooter.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* Used by Derfel in ''Literature/TheWarlordChronicles'' during a pre-battle single combat. He spots that the Saxon champion he's about to fight is going to charge and overwhelm him with speed and brute force, and counters by throwing his shield into the other man's face and then gutting him while he's knocking it aside.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/KamenRiderX'' antagonist Apollo Geist has his Geist Cutter shield, whose edge is serrated like a rotary sawblade; when he returns years later in ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'', it's still his favorite trick.
* ''Series/LeverageRedemption'': In "[[Recap/LeverageRedemptionS1E6TheCardGameJob The Card Game Job]]", Eliot throws his shield at a {{Mook}}, [[JustifiedTrope but as a distraction rather than an attack.]] It breaks the guy's guard long enough for him to get some good hits in.
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' includes an archetype for the Brawler class called the Shield Champion that lets you use your shield as a {{Pinball Projectile}}. It's very clearly inspired by Captain America. The defense-focused Iron Tortoise discipline from the ''Path of War'' supplement also includes some shield-hurling moves.
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[[folder:Toys]]
* ''Toys/{{BIONICLE}}'':
** A normal Skrall throws its [[ChainsawGood Saw Blade Shield]] at Gresh during an Arena Match.
** Inverted in the ''Mata Nui Online Game'', where a [[DeadlyDisc Disk]], a projectile weapon, is used to shield the holder against Rahi attacks.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* Possible in ''VideoGame/AncientDomainsOfMystery'' and ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' alike. Both games allow throwing of nearly any item, with shields not being excluded. ADOM even has a single Shield skill, which matters and is trained by both blocking attacks with a shield and throwing one from the missile slot. Due to shields' high mass, severally times higher than an arrow's, and lack of reusability, it generally [[AwesomeButImpractical isn't worth]] the weight.
* One of [[{{Valkyries}} Brynn's]] moves in ''VideoGame/AtlasReactor'', complete with bouncing off walls and returning to her hand afterwards.
* In the ''VideoGame/BattleClash''/''Metal Combat'' duology, Carlos is able to do this with both his mechs, the ST Baron and later the ST Viscount.
* In ''Videogame/BorderlandsThePreSequel'', Athena can toss her Kinetic Aspis when she has it out. It can eventually be upgraded to pinball between targets. Lampshaded in one of the trailers, where Handsome Jack notes that she's just like someone whose name rhymes with "Schmaptain Schmamerica".
* The Shortsword-and-Shield hero class in ''VideoGame/ConquerorsBlade'' (whose shield is always disc-shaped) has a Throw Shield skill. And it works just about how you'd expect it to work.
* In ''VideoGame/TheDarkness II'', it works darn well because the eponymous creature's CombatTentacles throw shields, car doors, steel plates, and the like with enough force to slice opponents in half.
* In ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'', you can have a shield as a melee weapon if you have access to ''The Last Laugh'' [[DownloadableContent DLC]]. Throwing it is your character's default block breaker attack.
* Some of the Finis enemies in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry2'' fight with razor-lined shields that they throw at you.
* In ''VideoGame/Destiny2'', the Titan Subclass "Sentinel" has an attack which involves throwing its shield during its super.
* ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'':
** The [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Warrior of Light]] starts off half of his combos by [[ImprobableUseOfAWeapon throwing his shield at the enemy]], pulling them in with it, and then following up with magic or a sword slash sequence.
** And, in ''Duodecim'', he gets an HP attack that uses '''''only''''' his shield.
* ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'' has the skill "Bouncing Shield" under the Warfare skill. It's a little unusual in that it just deals damage without the ability to inflict a status effect. However, the damage it deals is based on the defensive properties of the character's shield instead of their weapon, meaning there are many stages of the game where it deals more than double the damage of other attacks.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' [[GameMod mod]] ''VideoGame/{{GMOTA}}'', there is the Warding Shield subweapon, and you can throw it to enemies like a boomerang.
* The ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' franchise has several examples.
** In the main series, Xingcai wields the standard sword and shield moveset. One of her moves involves throwing her shield forward and having it fly back to her, damaging any enemies in its path. Lu Lingqi will also receive this move in the 9th main iteration, where she also wields a sword and shield.
** In ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors'', Muneshige Tachibana has this as one of his Hyper Attack finishers, starting from the 4th main iteration.
** In ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriorsGundam'', Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog can throw its shield as a boomerang.
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', one of the Gladiator's/Paladin's signatures moves is the Shield Lob, their only ranged attack which has a trait of granting extra enmity, enduring the enemy focuses on the tanking character. Used as an opening move usually.
* The ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins'' video game had a shield... it was ''intended'' to be a short-range throwing weapon.
* The Gladiatorial SRPG ''VideoGame/{{Gladius}}'' features this with the shield focused Myrmidon class as one of its more powerful set of skills.
* ''VideoGame/GrimDawn'': The Oathkeeper's Aegis of Menhir skill throws their equipped shield to damage and stun an enemy, sometimes hitting additional foes before boomeranging back; it's a skill explicitly granted by the earth god Menhir, whose blessings normally veer towards making their faithful damn near unkillable. The [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Avenging Shield]] passive causes the Aegis to chain to more enemies and gives it a blast radius.
* ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'': This is the special attack of Aegis, with this trope functioning story-wise due to it explicitly being a divine artefact. When used, the shield will fly off to strike the closest foe and return to Zagreus no matter where he is, and can be upgraded to [[PinballProjectile strike multiple enemies in a row]]. Gameplay-wise this option is generally little more than a RangedEmergencyWeapon unless upgraded, being one of the least damaging attacks in the game in terms of DPS.
* An ability of Nariko in ''VideoGame/HeavenlySword'' when she comes across any applicable shields, which she retains in ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale''. She can throw them to solve puzzles, and is able to make them [[PinballProjectile ricochet off surfaces]].
* Some of Goofy's attacks in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series have him throwing his shield.
* In the computer game ''VideoGame/LandsOfLore: The Throne of Chaos'', chucking shields at a certain boss kills it faster than either throwing actual weapons ''or'' [[FacePalm using the weapon you're supposed to kill it with]].
* [[BadassAdorable Poppy, the Keeper of the Hammer]] in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' uses this occasionally as part of her reworked kit. Every few seconds, rather than attacking with her [[CarryABigStick gigantic warhammer,]] she will instead throw her buckler at her target at significantly further range, doing bonus damage. It then lands on the ground nearby for her to pick up to gain a shield. If it kills the target, it [[BizarreAndImprobableBallistics returns to her hand,]] automatically granting the shield.
* ''VideoGame/LEGOLegendsOfChimaOnline'': Some obstacles can be taken down by throwing Laval's Shield at targets in a specific order.
* Early on in ''VideoGame/MaximoGhostsToGlory'', Maximo learns a shield-tossing skill that allows him to hit distant enemies. A successful hit chips away at the shield's durability, and if used too often, it will break.
* ''Franchise/MegaMan'':
** Many of the [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic classic Mega Man games]] have one of the weapons being some kind of shield that can protect the player, and some of them can be thrown like a projectile at enemies. And like all weapons, [[RockPaperScissors one of the Robot Masters will be weak to it]].
** In all ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' games except the fourth, the Shield Boomerang. In ''Zero 3'', two of the [[PowerCopying EX Skills]] involve the use of the SB: rolling it across the ground, or a ChargedAttack where the Shield will orbit Zero.
** Sigma in ''VideoGame/MegaManX3'' throws his shield like a boomerang once his health gets low enough.
* ''VideoGame/PathOfExile'': The Skill Gem Spectral Shield Throw allows a character to throw a ghostly copy of their shield that on impact, deals physical damage to the enemy and releases shards that deals damage to nearby enemies. Unlike most attack skills, Spectral Shield Throw uses your shield's stats to calculate damage.
* Kanji Tatsumi's CriticalHit animation in ''VideoGame/Persona4'' starts with him tossing his weapon (usually a shield of some sort) edge-first at the enemy, kicking it while it's stunned and then decking it with a right cross.
* The skill Shield Boomerang in ''VideoGame/RagnarokOnline'', which is exclusive to the Crusader class.
* Azai Nagamasa from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara''.
* ''VideoGame/ShieldmaidenRemix'', an indie platformer action-game, is ''made'' of this trope. Your titular cyber-warrior wields a shield made of energy, and runs around throwing it at incoming enemies as well as bosses, and the shield is digitally programmed to return to you instantly after each throw.
* Both Sophitia and Cassandra of ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soul Calibur]]'' have throws that involve shoving their opponent away and hurling their shield at them. Cassandra -- who uses these attacks much more heavily -- will {{Lampshade|Hanging}} it in ''VideoGame/SoulCaliburVI'', asking herself if she's even using her weapons correctly as her BondOneLiner after defeating an opponent with her [[LimitBreak Critical Edge]], which involves not only throwing her shield at the opponent but repeatedly bouncing it at them.
* ''VideoGame/{{Rygar}}'''s Diskarmor, a shield with a chain attached to it to use as a [[KillerYoYo yo-yo attack]], is the video game grandpappy of this trope.
* The Buckler shield in ''VideoGame/{{Tribes}}: Vengeance'' can be thrown (and guided with the mouse) at enemies. It's ''very'' useful for killing enemies in midair.
* ''VideoGame/TheWayOfCinnamon'': Cinnamon can throw his shield at enemies to defeat them. It also acts as a temporary mid-air platform for him.
* [[StoneWall Protection-specced]] Paladins in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' can do this with their [[http://www.wowwiki.com/Avenger%27s_Shield Avenger's Shield]] talent, in a clear ShoutOut to ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, leading member of the Avengers. Warriors prefer the use of [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks the other trope]] [[http://www.wowwiki.com/Heroic_Throw instead]].
* ''VideoGame/ZeroK'', The Felon unit shoots its own shield and its allies' shields with its shield gun.
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[[folder:Web Animation]]
* This shows up in many of Creator/MontyOum's works:
** ''WebAnimation/{{Haloid}}'': During the battle between the Covenant and MC/Samus Aran, MC throws a Covenant shield at a Covenant Elite and cuts its off.
** In ''WebAnimation/DeadFantasy II'', Rinoa throws her shield/boomerang/buzzsaw Silenced Tear at an opponent.
** In ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', Pyrrha Nikos's shield can be thrown and returns like a boomerang. {{Justified|Trope}} in that she has control over magnetism, and can remotely control the flight path of her shield to some degree.
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'': [[TemptingFate Ha ha, looks like your useless, crappy shield isn't good for anything!]] [[http://www.goblinscomic.com/11272005 Konk.]]
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[[folder:Web Video]]
* ''WebVideo/HeroHouse'' features a stop-motion example in episode four, from the TropePicture himself.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* In the ''The Three Musketeers'' (part of ''WesternAnimation/TheBananaSplits'' show) episode "The Haunted Castle", d'Artagnan throws a shield at a {{mook|s}}.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheHerculoids'', Zandor often used his shield as a weapon.
* As a ShoutOut to the character that inspired him, ComicBook/CaptainAmerica {{Expy}} Commander Steel does this in the GrandFinale of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited''.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' season 2 episode "[[Recap/SamuraiJackS2E12JackAndTheSpartans Jack and The Spartans]]". One of the Spartan soldiers throws their shields to cut through swathes of robot minotaurs. Curiously the Spartan's shields are futuristic, as they are able to turn into {{deadly disc}}s, as parts of it extend and spin, essentially turning them into buzzsaws, making it slightly more plausible why it could fly through the air easily and slice through robots.
* Enoch from ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'' can throw his shield that acts as boomerang.
* The titular character of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' can generate a magic shield, which turned out to be throwable. It doesn't do much damage, but, being an ActualPacifist, he's perfectly fine with that. And since it's made of HardLight and summoned from his gem, he can always make it disappear and come back.
* ''WesternAnimation/PJMasks'': the shields that Gekko gains due to his MidSeasonUpgrade can double as throwing weapons.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' episode "Cry Freedom Fighters!", Batman does this with a round Qwardian shield. While posessing the powers (and therefore the [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead colour scheme]]) of the ComicBook/{{Freedom Fighters|DCComics}}' Uncle Sam.
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