History Main / ThirdPartyStopsAttack

This trope is about an action, in which someone interrupts someone else's attack meant for a third party. The attacker, the attacked and the interrupter can be a bad guy, good guy or neutral, and they may or may not have relation to each other.

* In Marvel Comics' ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel GI Joe]]'' issue #15 "Red-Eye To Miami" Snake Eyes, Doctor Venom and Kwinn escape from crazed mercenaries in Sierra Gordo aboard an old but functional Lancaster bomber. During the flight, Dr Venom tries to drop Snake Eyes out the bomb bay doors, but fails. An angry Kwinn then lifts Dr Venom over his head and is about to throw him to his doom. Snake Eyes puts a hand on Kwinn's elbow, belaying the execution, because Venom is the only one who can land the damaged aircraft safely. Fridge Brilliance because as a mute, Snake Eyes can only communicate through gestures.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersCyberverse'': Shadowstriker is pummelling Bumblebee hard and as she raises her right arm for another punch, Grimlock bites her arm, then tosses her aside.

* In ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'", the [[SufficientlyAdvancedAliens Organians]] stop an entire war between TheFederation and the [[TheEmpire Klingon Empire]].

* In Marvel Comics' GI Joe issue #15 "Red-Eye To Miami" Snake Eyes, Doctor Venom and Kwinn escape from crazed mercenaries in Sierra Gordo aboard an old but functional Lancaster bomber. During the flight, Dr Venom tries to drop Snake Eyes out the bomb bay doors, but fails. An angry Kwinn then lifts Dr Venom over his head and is about to throw him to his doom. Snake Eyes puts a hand on Kwinn's elbow, belaying the execution, because Venom is the only one who can land the damaged aircraft safely. Fridge Brilliance because as a mute, Snake Eyes can only communicate through gestures.

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* In ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies'', Thranduil's and Ironfoot's armies wave their weapons and beat their chests until they're [[EnemyMine interrupted by Azog's arrival]]. In the Extended Cut, they actually ''come to blows'' and viciously tear each other's lines. In an ironic twist, the dwarves overwhelm the elves using ranged weapons, and elven spears cut down a dwarven cavalry charge. When Azog the Defiler arrives, however, they immediately put all differences aside and launch a joint, if poorly coordinated, effort to defeat the orcs.

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* In ''Manga/OnePiece'':

** In Marineford arc, Shanks stops [[GeneralRipper Sakazuki]]'s attempt to kill [[WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife Coby]] by a sword.

* During the Dressrosa arc in ''Manga/OnePiece'' Luffy stops Doflamingo from delivering a FinishingStomp to Law by holding out his leg and stopping the attack cold.

* ''Series/MechX4'': The dinoscorpion monster tries to crush a soldier rescuing a civilian when MechX4 catches the descending limb and pushes the monster away.

* WesternAnimation/TheTransformers: Ravage leaps to attack the humans near the unconscious Skyfire and finds his jump interrupted as Skyfire awakens just in time to catch him one handed and then tosses him aside. Considering that Skyfire is big enough to hold him inside his closed fist, Ravage decides a prompt exit is the best course of action.
* ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsInDisguise2015 Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'': A turbocharged Overbite defeats three Autobots and Grimlock, then taunts them by slowly crushing the truck with their human ally inside. [[spoiler: Then a hand lands on his shoulder and he turns around to see the one Autobot no Decepticon ever wants to meet alone: Optimus Prime! Who then tosses him into the nearby quarry one handed, knocking Overbite out (he gets to say "Ow" before passing out) and catches the truck with his other hand.]]

* "VideoGame/SuperSmashBros": Just before Sheik and Fox fight on the Halberd in the Subspace Emissary, Peach stops them... for tea time.

* ''VideoGame/KingOfFighters'': In the K-Team ending, K' is surrounded by enemy soldiers aiming their guns at him, only to have Maxima block the bullet with his hand and cover K's retreat.

* ''Series/DarkMatter'': Misaki raises her poisoned dagger to stab Ryo when Two appears behind her and grabs her wrist. Followed by a bone-crunching sound as her shoulder is broken for extra pacification. [[spoiler:Then gets a KharmicDeath with the dagger because she used it to kill a member of the crew in a previous episode.]]

Compare DivingSave, when the third party instead moves the would-be victim out of harm's way.

This trope is about an action, in which someone interrupt someone else's attack meant for a third party. The attacker, the attacked and the interrupter can be a bad guy, good guy or neutral, and they may or may not have relation to each other.

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* WesternAnimation/TheTransformers: Ravage leaps to attack the humans near the unconscious Skyfire and finds his jump interrupted as Skyfire catches him one handed, then tosses him aside. Considering that Skyfire is big enough to hold him inside his closed fist, Ravages decides a prompt exit is the best course of action.

* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': Tricked by the BigBad into killing Angel before he could be converted back to good, Connor raises the stake and finds out the hard way that Slayers are much stronger then he is when Faith seizes his arm, followed by tossing him across the room.

* In TheBattleOfFiveArmies, Thranduil's and Ironfoot's armies wave their weapons and beat their chests until they're [[EnemyMine interrupted by Azog's arrival]]. In the Extended Cut, they actually ''come to blows'' and viciously tear each other's lines. In an ironic twist, the dwarves overwhelm the elves using ranged weapons, and elven spears cut down a dwarven cavalry charge. When Azog the Defiler arrives, however, they immediately put all differences aside and launch a joint, if poorly coordinated, effort to defeat the orcs.

** During Ulquiorra and Yammy's reconnaissance mission to the World of the Living, Yammy tries to kill Orihime who is protecting Tatsuki and Sado from him. As he tries to kill Orihime, Ichigo appears from nowhere to block Yammy's attack with his sword. When Ichigo finds that's the limit of what he can do against Yammy, Urahara appears from nowhere to save Ichigo's life by blocking Yammy's killing blow with an energy shield created by his sword.

** During Rukia's execution, the firebird-form of the the Sokyoku flies towards Rukia to kill her with its practice swing. The weapon is stopped in its tracks by Ichigo blocking it with his sword. When the firebird swings again for a proper strike that even Ichigo won't be able to block, it's stopped in its tracks again, this time by Ukitake activating a special seal that destroys it.

** Anime episode #54, during the execution of Rukia Kuchiki. As the Sokyoku (in phoenix form) flies toward Rukia to kill her, it's stopped in its tracks as Ichigo appears and blocks it with his zanpakuto.
** Anime episodes #113-114. Happens twice during Ulquiorra and Yammie's reconnaissance mission to the World of the Living.
*** When Yammie is about to kill Orihime with a punch, Ichigo appears between them and blocks Yammie's blow with the point of his zanpakuto.
*** When Yammie tries to finish off a helpless Ichigo, Kisuke Urahara appears between them and blocks Yammie's attack with an energy shield from his zanpakuto.
** Anime episode #195, during the fight between Ichigo and the arrancar Tesla. As Ichigo is about to be punched to death Kenpachi Zaraki appears and uses his zanpakuto to block Tesla's fist from striking him.

* ''Main/KingOfFighters'': In the K-Team ending, K' is surrounded by enemy soldiers aiming their guns at him, only to have Maxima block the bullet with his hand and cover K's retreat.

* ''VideoGame/KingOfFighters'': In the K-Team ending, K' is surrounded by enemy soldiers aiming their guns at him, only to have Maxima block the bullet with his hand and cover K's retreat.