Quotes / Throwing Your Sword Always Works

"Since when are you just supposed to throw a sword, anyway? I mean swinging it at your enemy would have worked nicely, but no! He [Prince Myer] throws it. And where the hell does he get all these swords?"

— The Angry Video Game Nerd, in his review of Deadly Towers

"Only Porthos could invent a new way of disarming himself."

— Aramis, The Three Musketeers (1973)

Steven: Aww. Can you show me something cool? Like the Boomerang blade!
Pearl: Steven, you know that's not a real sword technique.
Steven: Boomerang blade, boomerang blade, boomerang blade!
Pearl: Steven, these are real sword techniques! Not those silly things from your movies!

— Steven Universe, "Steven the Sword Fighter"

"Ever try just throwing something at a guy with a hostage? Of course not, who the hell does that? But that is exactly why it works every time."

— Kamina, DOUBLE K

"Huh, I guess arrows are for sissies, real men throw swords."

— Graham, Unskippable

[Rincewind] drew his sword and, in a smooth overarm throw, completely failed to hit the troll.

— The Colour of Magic

"That's how we throw our swords away in Ware."

— Bane, The Carpet People

Kyle: SWORD, USE SLASH ATTACK!

The Director: ...What?"

—Hearts of Dorkness

"It's a gun, Frank. A gun that shoots swords."

—Stuart Clarke, Punisher War Journal #13

Captain Jack: That is a wonderful trick. Except once again, you are between me and my way out - and now, you have no weapon.
Will: (yanks red-hot sword out of the furnace)
Jack: (runs)

—Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

"Now, Sword of Truth, fly swift and sure, that evil die and good endure!"

—Flora, Sleeping Beauty

Attendant: Dual Wielding, or just carrying a backup?
Cor Leonis: One for close range, and one to be thrown.
Attendant: I guess that would work when it comes back to your hands.

—Disarmament, a Final Fantasy fanfic (Final Fantasy XV chapter)

When fighting evil, one must throw with precision and timing, and do not forget your shoulder exercises!

— Arthur to Hsien-Ko, as one practitioner to another, Marvel vs. Capcom 3

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