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Human Shield

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Human Shield	comment	A shield is a protective device, meant to intercept attacks. Attacks are usually accomplished with things such as bullets and swords, both of which are designed to penetrate flesh. So using a shield made out of flesh would seem like a fairly silly idea. However, make sure that the flesh belongs to someone important to your attacker, and all of a sudden, they become strangely reluctant to attack you. If your attacker is heroic enough, then any old Innocent Bystander will do; their contract states that no matter how evil you might be, they can't even hurt the poor victim in order to get to you. For less idealistic opponents, you might need to go one better and capture their Sidekick, partner, friends or family. If you want to make really sure, make it their Love Interest. If you've chosen wisely, then The Hero will now be unable to attack you without risking harm to your hostage. Hold a knife to their throat, and they can't even risk looking like they're going to attack. You now have the power to demand the hero disarms themselves, hands over anything you demand or even to die to save the hostage. And all you had to do was use some good old Cower Power. Hey, whatever works. Don't let the power go to your head though. The Anti-Hero might just be tempted to shoot you anyway, even if it means a little collateral damage. And if The Hero is skilled enough or a good enough shot, they might just be able to take you out without harming your hostage. Also, actually following through with your "stop or I'll shoot" threat is seldom a good strategy, as this might lead to unfortunate repercussions; not only have you enraged the hero even more, but now you've literally wasted the one thing keeping him at bay (though for some reason the hero will almost never call your bluff on this one). And last, but not least, keep in mind that your "shield" is actually a living and usually hostile being, eager to bite you in the back of the hand or kick you in the groin the moment you lower your guard. Indeed, a knowledgeable hostage can feign fainting, and force you to not only control your weapon but a heavy chunk of deadweight; this is very effective but very rare, both in fiction and, alas, in Real Life. Villains aren't the only ones who make use of Human Shields â€” Antiheroes are prone to using Mooks this way, especially as cover during the heat of a shootout, and the most vicious of them will use their enemy's loved ones to stay their hand long enough to get a shot in. A hero who tries this is apt to use it to try to defuse a villain's use of this by taking one of the villain's associates hostage, but as villains are a callous and vicious lot, expect the villain to put a bullet through the skull of the hero's hostage, just to illustrate just how evil he or she is. A Sister Trope is Bulletproof Human Shield, where your attacker(s) callously open fire anyway â€” only to have their shots blocked by the victim you're holding. The distinction is psychological protection ("You wouldn't dare hurt this innocent victim!") versus physical protection. See also Safety in Muggles, where the mere presence of non-Masquerade persons stops a confrontation cold. You don't have to be directly hiding behind someone for them to be a human shield. For example, filling your Supervillain Lair with kidnapped orphans is a good way of stopping the good guys from bombing it, so long as you remember to tell them about it. And if you want to pull a Wounded Gazelle Gambit against The Hero to turn the forces of good against him, you might use your own civilians as shields for something the hero cannot afford to let stand. If someone suddenly volunteers to be a human shield by flinging themselves between what's shooting and what's being shot at, it's Go Through Me. If the human shield is ordered to stand there by a commander, that's Ordered to Die. This trope is the less deliberate cousin to Hostage Situation. Contrast Draw Aggro (characters using themselves to get others out of danger).
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Human Shield / int_109f965c	comment	In Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie, Lasombra comes across the same traps Arnold, Helga, and Gerald got through while trying to hunt them down. He gets through the arrow trap by using one of his lackeys to shield himself from the poison arrows so that he dies instead of Lasombra.
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Human Shield / int_1360882c	comment	In the climax of Gone, Caine realizes he is losing the fight, so he uses his telekinetic powers to move Astrid between himself and Sam. He tells Sam to kill him, but he'll have to kill Astrid, too, because she is in the line of fire. Literally, the line of fire, considering his powers.
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Human Shield / int_1449a8e8	comment	Dirty Harry: At the end of the first film, the Ax-Crazy Scorpio Killer uses a boy as a human shield. Detective Callahan simply shoots him in the shoulder (given the range and the fact that the boy was too small to provide a lot of protection, Callahan could've put a bullet in Scorpio's chest or his head). Callahan then proceeds to give Scorpio one last chance to surrender and then puts a bullet through him. In The Enforcer, the terrorist leader tries using the Mayor as a human shield, dragging him up a guard tower on Alcatraz. Fortunately the Mayor refuses to go all the way up the ladder, enabling Dirty Harry to blow the terrorist up with a LAWS rocket.
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Human Shield / int_187d570a	comment	Devil May Cry 4: In what's more like a "monster shield" variant, Nero can use a demon as a shield after unlocking the "Hold" ability for his Devil Bringer. Although since demon mooks are mindless, they don't care about the "hostage" being from their own kin and still attempt to attack him. The demon shield takes the damage instead. This ability returns in the endgame and New Game Plus playthroughs of Devil May Cry 5 when Nero acquires his physical Devil Trigger transformation and regrows his arm, along with many of his old Devil Bringer abilities.
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Human Shield / int_1ac6ad40	comment	Hitman: Blood Money lets you use anyone, including Innocent Bystanders, as human shields. However, the ability to take a human shield is far more useful to the stealthy player as a way to knock someone out when you want to take their clothes without taking their life. That is, it's not very common to use your shield to, you know, actually shield you.
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Human Shield / int_1bdeba5a	comment	X-Men: Morbius the Living Vampire does this once when he faces off with the X-Men. He snatches Jean Grey and threatens to snap her neck unless Cyclops backs off. Scott just adjusts his glasses a bit and fires behind Morbius, striking a mirror and causing his eye-beams to re-direct into the vampire's back. The situation is reversed in Ultimate X Men when Cyclops is taken as the Human Shield. This time, he bounces the beam off of Colossus' face. Another baddie tries to use Cyclops' brother, Havok, as a hostage which results in Cyclops blasting both of them without hesitation. The brothers are immune to each other's powers.
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Human Shield / int_1be2f653	comment	Played for laughs in Sleepy Hollow (1999), in which Ichabod Crane — who is something of a Lovable Coward — has a tendency to subtly position himself behind other people or gently manoeuvre them in front of him in times of crisis. This includes women and children. And did we mention that Ichabod is the hero?
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Human Shield / int_1e015a5d	comment	The Empire Strikes Back: Lieutenant Sheckil uses Princess Leia as a shield during a scene, while she screams, "Luke, don't, it's a trap!"
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Human Shield / int_1e5d4d46	comment	Vigilante Diaries: When Andreas gets away from him at the opera house, the Vigilante grabs Red and uses her as a human shield: both to stop Andreas from shooting him and as a bargaining chip. Andreas proves that he doesn't care and shoots her.
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Human Shield / int_20020e74	comment	Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking: When Holmes confronts Charles in his lair and pulls a gun on him, Charles grabs the unconscious Roberta and uses her as a shield as he attempts to escape.
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Human Shield / int_202462bc	comment	In the pilot episode of Alphas, the Ghost uses Rachel as a human shield to prevent Hicks from shooting him. Unfortunately for him, Hicks' superpower gives him Improbable Aiming Skills, allowing him to shoot a metal sign behind the Ghost, the ricochet hitting the villain In the Back and killing him.
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Human Shield / int_20409a0a	comment	The Defenders (2017): Danny Rand confronts the executive board of Midland Circle Financial only to find they are all Hand operatives out to capture him. When a woman puts a silenced pistol to his head, Danny disarms her and holds her as a shield against the others. Alexandra informs him that it won't do any good as the others will "cut right through her to get to you." So Danny throws her at the other mooks so his hands will be free for fighting. Shortly after this Luke Cage turns up to rescue Danny, and as he's a literal Bulletproof Human Shield Danny ducks behind him when a couple of mooks open up with automatic weapons.
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Human Shield / int_22119589	comment	Done in an episode of Alias in Mexico, where a criminal grabbed a daughter away from a mother and threatened to shoot her if Sydney didn't comply. Luckily the CIA was able to hack into the guy's earpiece to make it shriek in order to daze him giving her the chance to shoot the other guys and rescue the girl.
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Human Shield / int_2212773a	comment	Angel: In "Offspring", a vampire cult wants to worship Darla's baby, and intend to sacrifice everyone in the room to it, including Darla. Fred holds a knife to Darla's stomach and threatens to kill the child even though it's protected by a spell that prevents harm, as Fred whispers in Darla's ear. She retorts that he just revealed the scheme to the vampires as they have great hearing.
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Human Shield / int_2221ecbd	comment	CSI: NY: In "Down the Rabbit Hole," a perp known only as Suspect X grabs a guy and holds him between herself and Mac in order to prevent him from shooting her. She then shoots the man in his side and runs away, correctly surmising that Mac would tend to him rather than giving chase. In an early one of Shane Casey's episodes, he grabs a young woman on a busy street and holds her at gunpoint so Mac & Stella won't shoot at him. As he crosses to the other side, a bus passes between them. When it's gone, the woman is standing with her hands in the air and Casey is nowhere to be seen. In the season six finale/season seven opening, Serial Killer Shane Casey does this when he breaks into Danny's and Lindsay's apartment, holding their infant daughter Lucy between himself and them. Unfortunately for Casey, Lindsay is a good shot, able to shoot him dead while not harming her daughter at all.
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Human Shield / int_222c2051	comment	Chuck: A somewhat comedic example occurs in "Chuck Vs The Suitcase". Chuck and Sarah infiltrate Sofia's apartment while she's showering to steal the episode's MacGuffin. Sarah leaves to deal with the bodyguard and while Chuck is trying to open the safe, Sofia suddenly appears behind him holding a gun and nothing else. When Sarah comes back, Sofia takes Chuck as her Human Shield (doubling as Hand-or-Object Underwear and with a shot of her bare back to show she's indeed nude) and Sarah seems actually more pissed off that Chuck is wrapped up against a naked woman than worried over his safety. The situation is resolved when Sarah shoots the shower door behind Sophia and Chuck manages to free himself from her grip and they both escape, but not before Sarah quips that Sofia should "Put Some Clothes On".
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Human Shield / int_2250e67e	comment	Star Trek: Enterprise: In "North Star", the hostage situation ends when the hero shoots the hostage, distracting the baddie long enough to then shoot him too. This only works because of the setup; the heroes use phasers on stun, while the baddies use projectile weaponry and have never considered weapons that don't actually harm people. The cowboy is also shocked that Reed would shoot one of his own.
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Human Shield / int_225c51e0	comment	Played with in The Naked Gun movies. In one scene, the villain grabs the hero's girlfriend and places a gun to her head prompting Leslie Nielsen (the hero) to grab a random woman and place a gun to her head, as if such an act would stop the villain. In another scene, the heroes interrupt a formal banquet and announce their intention to capture the villain. This prompts about half a dozen suited men in the audience to stand up and grab the women closest to them to use as human shields. When the suited men finally realize the heroes aren't talking about them they release the women and sheepishly sit back down.
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Human Shield / int_226e5fdf	comment	Another heroic example shows itself in Dance Of The Butterfly as the vigilante often uses this tactic, employing a held or semi-conscious enemy as obstacle or distraction against other targets.
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Human Shield / int_227742e2	comment	Ayano uses Ren as a human shield against Kazuma in episode 7 of Kaze no Stigma. However, the scene is largely played for laughs, and neither Ren nor Kazuma take her seriously.
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Human Shield / int_22e860f4	comment	One episode of Psych has a group of prisoners on work release stage an escape on a ferry, taking all the passengers hostage in the process. When the police refuse to call off their snipers, the prisoners force all the hostages to form a ring around the prisoners.
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Human Shield / int_232e34a7	comment	In The Enforcer, the terrorist leader tries using the Mayor as a human shield, dragging him up a guard tower on Alcatraz. Fortunately the Mayor refuses to go all the way up the ladder, enabling Dirty Harry to blow the terrorist up with a LAWS rocket.
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Human Shield / int_26674ed5	comment	In Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, as Ocelot and Colonel Gurlukovich are infiltrating the cargo hold of the Marine tanker, the latter uses Commander Dolph as a shield against his men, only for Ocelot to double-cross him and shoot both him and Dolph.
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Human Shield / int_279cd0b8	comment	Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures: In a case of a hero doing this, Jonny once grabbed Jeremiah Surd (who while evil is wheelchair-bound) and used him as a shield to stop Lorenzo from shooting him. Lorenzo backed down rather than risk hitting Surd.
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Human Shield / int_27b84429	comment	In The Last of Us Joel can grab hostile survivors and use them as shields, keep in mind though you have to rotate the right analogue stick accordingly to keep them in line otherwise they'll break free and attack you. When Joel grabs someone he can shoot them, shoot other enemies while holding them, or do an instant finishing move when the other enemies are alerted, or silently strangle them, or slit their throat with a shiv when not alerted.
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Human Shield / int_2a787959	comment	In Dennis the Menace, this is Switchblade Sam's motive for kidnapping the titular character.
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Human Shield / int_2b550793	comment	Someone Else's War: The LRA uses Child Soldiers to do the bulk of their fighting because they know that most people will hesitate to hurt a child. Sad case of Truth in Television.
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Human Shield / int_2c9df9c5	comment	In Transformers: The Movie, Megatron does this with Hot Rod when he foolishly tackles the bigger and stronger Decepticon leader to prevent him from pulling a concealed weapon on Optimus Prime. This causes Optimus to hesitate and allows Megatron to fatally wound him.
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Human Shield / int_2e3d1644	comment	In Alloy of Law, multiple baddies do pull this on Waxillium, with various women. A serial killer in the beginning pulls this on his wife, Lessie. Wax takes the shot, and the killer twists Lessie in the way, killing her and traumatizing Wax. He then shoots the killer in the head. Marasi also gets a gun to her head multiple times. It never really stops Wax from taking action. Especially the second time, when Wax just ricochets a bullet off another bullet to kill the man holding her.
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Human Shield / int_2ea6ae26	comment	Star Trek: Picard: More like Romulan Shield in "Nepenthe"; Elnor places one of Narissa's underlings in front of him to discourage her from firing her disruptor pistol. The strategy works because she lowers her handgun and returns it to its holster.
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Human Shield / int_2ee19785	comment	In Aeon Entelechy Evangelion the soldiers are trained to ignore human hostages.
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Human Shield / int_2feff3ce	comment	Hilariously done in Grey's Anatomy once. "Love is never using your girlfriend as a human shield!"
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Human Shield / int_30940081	comment	In Grand Theft Auto V, a Merryweather soldier does this to Michael's daughter Tracey during the mission "Meltdown", which requires him to shoot the soldier in the head to free her.
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Human Shield / int_30a5ebfd	comment	Naruto: In a desperate move, and after he runs out of Sharingan to spam Izanagi, Danzo takes Karin hostage and hides behind her to prevent Sasuke from attacking him. Sasuke simply stabs through them both without a care.
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Human Shield / int_32c541e6	comment	Subverted in Fullmetal Alchemist, where a weakened Envy tries to take over Yoki's body but finds that everyone else simply does not care about his fate, with even the cheerful Al and May Chang cheering his "heroic sacrifice". Also used twice in later chapters as a subterfuge, with Scar pretending to run off with Winry and Edward's 'bodyguards' taking him hostage in front of soldiers who couldn't recognize him. ("How could you involve such a small child!")
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Human Shield / int_32fe6c12	comment	In chapter 15 of Blind Courage, a lizalfos grabs Baby to use as a shield against Ganondorf. When Baby bites him, he drops her.
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Human Shield / int_331e009	comment	Parodied in Borderlands 2. A Nomad variant called the Torturer wields a riot shield with a hole in the center, which their idea of repairing involves tying a midget to the front. It's totally unnecessary-bandits are capable of metalwork-they just have it in for midgets. If you manage to shoot off the chains holding down the midget, they will immediately go after the Nomad, leaving him vulnerable as he's distracted by the angry midgets.
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Human Shield / int_343830b9	comment	The Night Unfurls: During the orc ambush in Chapter 2 of the remastered version, Kyril grabs an orc's wrist, then swings it around, right into the path of an axe of another mook. After killing an orc in Chapter 5 of the remastered version, Kyril shoves the body forward to block the incoming spear points.
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Human Shield / int_35e05f2a	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_35e05f2a	comment	In the RWBY fanfic Black Rose Admirer the title team arrives at a bank robbery and proceeds to beat the thieves. One is left standing and takes one of the hostages as a shield. Ruby uses her semblance to neutralize the criminal. Unfortunately for her this has a downside.
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Human Shield / int_35e675e2	comment	In Vikings, Ragnar uses himself as one of these to protect Athelstan from Horik's hidden archer in "The Choice". He knows that Horik will attempt to kill the priest as soon as he's out of sight, so Ragnar offers to escort Athelstan back to King Ecbert's territory and physically shields him from any kind of attack.
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Human Shield / int_3638bab7	comment	A minor criminal tries this at the start of The Shadow. He even points out that the guards aren't good enough shots to hit only him. Ying Ko's response is to complement the human shield on his years of service, then says "shoot through him".
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Human Shield / int_3729373e	comment	Detroit: Become Human presents a variation on this in the opening chapter, where Connor is sent to negotiate with a deviant android who is holding a little girl hostage on the edge of a balcony. The SWAT officers at the scene could easily shoot the android without harming the girl, but he would most likely fall from the balcony and take her with him as a result, hence why Connor needs to go in and talk him down. Connor himself can use a dead body as a shield later on when infiltrating CyberLife Tower, in order to deter a group of security guards from shooting him.
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Human Shield / int_3805309f	comment	In the Pilgrennon's Children novel Pilgrennon's Beacon, Jananin aims a rocket launcher at a helicopter that contains Pilgrennon and Dana. Pilgrennon grabs Dana and leans out of the helicopter, holding her in front of him, to show Jananin that there are children on board. Jananin fires anyway because her desire for revenge is stronger than her concern for human life.
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Human Shield / int_383c39a5	comment	With This Ring: Sabbac Three uses a human, transformed by Devil Jizz into a giant centipede, as a shield against Paul (who doesn't want to kill bystanders, even if they've been stupid enough to use Devil Jizz). Sabbac's own disregard for his shield is clear when he pulls out handfuls of its corrosive internal fluids to throw at Paul, and Paul actually has to shield the centipede to stop him. However, the transformation also means that the centipede can survive being shot, provided it receives prompt medical attention, so Paul doesn't have much trouble shooting Sabbac anyway.
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Human Shield / int_38eb7e99	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_38eb7e99	comment	Morbius the Living Vampire does this once when he faces off with the X-Men. He snatches Jean Grey and threatens to snap her neck unless Cyclops backs off. Scott just adjusts his glasses a bit and fires behind Morbius, striking a mirror and causing his eye-beams to re-direct into the vampire's back.
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Human Shield / int_3ab71c22	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_3ab71c22	comment	Dungeon Keeper Ami: In Ambush, when the party is being ambushed by goblins:
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Human Shield / int_3aeb1c75	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_3aeb1c75	comment	Dragon Ball: In the Red Ribbon Army Saga, Goku once went to rescue the leader of Jingle Village. At some point, General White used the leader as a human shield. Said leader then delivered a "Don't mind me" speech but changed his mind upon seeing Goku's reaction. At the climax of the Great Demon King Piccolo Saga, Piccolo used Tenshinhan as a meat shield and threatened to crush the latter's skull if Goku attacked him. While Tenshinhan also delivered a "Don't mind me" speech, Goku considered attacking Piccolo on the basis that Shenlong could revive Tenshinhan. Unfortunately, Great Demon King Piccolo told Goku that he already killed Shenlong, thus preventing him from attacking him. While all of that was happening, Piccolo blew rocks at Goku to injure two of his limbs and making them unusable for the remainder of the fight. Done in the Dragon Ball Super manga by Zamasu during the final showdown with Goku. As the former is slowly being disintegrated by an imitation of a God of Destruction's Hakai technique, he takes Future Mai and places her in front of him, forcing Goku to cancel the attack and back away.
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Human Shield / int_4150349a	comment	An interesting variant in Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter, in which Kronos finds himself in a swordfight with a vampire while his opponent's mesmerised daughter is standing motionless nearby. After losing his sword, Kronos dodges behind the daughter and uses her as cover.
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Human Shield / int_432dcf2f	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_432dcf2f	comment	Used by Basilisx in Super Mario Bros. Z Episode 8; he uses Luigi, whom he turned to stone earlier, to stop Hammer Bros. Mario from striking him.
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Human Shield / int_4522fd1	comment	Completely subverted in "Boston Brawl 2" in the Whateley Universe. The heroes (a bunch of teenagers from the Super Hero School Whateley Academy) are fighting a Big Bad, his hardened super-criminals, and some mercenaries the Big Bad brought along too. One mercenary with flying power armor grabs the weakest-looking heroine (Generator is 14, but looks like a short 11-year-old girl) and threatens her with a knife. Generator's powers are a phenomenal healing rate and the ability to cast a psychokinetic copy of herself into objects. She embeds herself on the knife and casts a copy of herself into Ironhawk's armor, taking it over and using it as a weapon against the other bad guys.
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Human Shield / int_45599333	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_45599333	comment	In Tower of God, the finale of the Workshop Battle, Reflejo holds Hwaryun hostage to get the heroes to come to him, and then uses her as a shield. Khun sees that the situation is hopeless and stabs her... with a magic knife that harmlessly traps inside it anyone it stabs.
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Human Shield / int_47dfc6f	comment	Total Drama: Owen volunteers as a human shield to keep his team safe from a barrage of golf balls during the obstacle course in "Masters of Disasters". In "African Lying Safari", Sierra carries a drugged-up Cody around in a backpack. During the first challenge where she has to avoid soccer balls being shot at her, she is unaware Cody takes hit after hit. However, when Duncan is up next and kicks the ball she shoots at him right back to her, she turns around, this time being aware that Cody gets hit due to her actions. As snowballs, some normal and some containing surprises, are flung around, Brick and Zoey use Anne-Maria's hairspray-hardened hair to cross the no man's land between their team's and the enemy team's fortresses in "Ice Ice Baby". Courtney holds up a sleep-deprived and injured Sam as a human shield against a barrage of leeches shot at her in "Saving Private Leechball". For the vileness of this act, she's switched over from the Heroic Hamsters to the Villainous Vultures. Amy uses Samey to shield herself from a barrage of tennis balls in "So, Uh This Is My Team?". She additionally has the nerve to berate Samey for screaming in pain. In "I Love You, Grease Pig!", Amy holds Samey in front of her when the pig of the PimÃ¢potew Kinosewak, made evil by Max's helmet, slings grease at them. Happens to Priya in "Numbskull Island", courtesy of Ripper, so he could get the Frogs of Death's skull.
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Human Shield / int_49340431	comment	Brooklyn Nine-Nine: In "Windbreaker City", Jake becomes a human shield by an ATF officer in a game of paintball. The team would've lost the game if not for Terry joining in last-minute and shooting the officer in the back.
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Human Shield / int_49ad83ee	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_49ad83ee	comment	A quest in World of Warcraft sends you off to rescue some webbed-up friendly soldiers being used as "living shields". Laterthe webbing they're trapped in is opaque and disguises silhouettes, and many of the "shields" are fakes, i.e., genuine hostiles. The only way to discover this is to open one up...
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Human Shield / int_49ff762	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_49ff762	comment	Torchwood: In "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang", a Blowfish tries to escape the Torchwood Three by fleeing into a house, where he shoots a resident and holds another hostage. Torchwood hesitates to act against the Blowfish until Jack Harkness enters the scene and shoots the Blowfish dead without harming the hostage.
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Human Shield / int_4b40ff6e	comment	In Metal Gear Solid V, enemy soldiers will always hesitate to shoot at you while you're using a human shield regardless of who it is, so long as you don't give them a clear shot at you. They can call you out on your cowardice for doing this, though, and like in Portable Ops Plus they may try to run up and slash you to free their ally.
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Human Shield / int_4b790c79	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_4b790c79	comment	Subverted in Iron Man; when Tony starts laying into the terrorists attacking Gulmira, a bunch of them grab some nearby unarmed women and children and hold them at gunpoint. Unfortunately for them, Tony designed his armor with such a situation in mind and promptly uses his targeting system to shoot them all without touching the hostages at all.
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Human Shield / int_4ba60b26	comment	The boss of the Jungle level in Operation Wolf uses a female villager as a human shield. Accidentally shooting her (in the NES version, at least) will cause a lot of damage to the player. Kill him without hitting her, though, and she will wave at you happily as the level ends.
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Human Shield / int_4bedcedf	comment	Twice in Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold Yellow Hair and Pecos use Colonel Torres as a human shield to prevent his troops from firing on them: first when they are escaping after busting Pecos out of prison, and again at the end when they are surrounded in the Mexican village.
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Human Shield / int_4c363bcc	comment	Sentinels of the Multiverse plays with this for resident evil alien overlord Grand Warlord Voss. For each Minion he controls, Voss takes 2 less damage on his front side (Conquering Alien Warlord) and 1 less on his back side (Super-Thoranian Warrior). However, Voss's minions are capable of attacking the heroes so it's less like Voss is using them as a shield and more like Voss simply standing behind them while still allowing them to soak the hits for him like meat shields until they die and Voss has to fight on his own.
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Human Shield / int_4cc06582	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_4cc06582	comment	Hot Fuzz: Simon Skinner tries this by grabbing a random child and pointing a gun at his head. The kid promptly bites him on the hand, whereupon Angel jumps him. Angel tries taking Danny hostage when the truth about the NWA is revealed, but Danny's father the Chief Inspector calls his bluff. After his Faceâ€“Heel Turn the Inspector does the same thing to his son. Angel also doesn't think he'll do it; instead CI Butterman tries to shoot Angel, giving Danny a chance to disarm him.
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Human Shield / int_4ccb5958	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_4ccb5958	comment	FBI: Most Wanted: When the FBI catch Cleo in the middle of her attempted heist in "Caesar", she grabs Sandra and puts a gun to her head.
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Human Shield / int_4f49ab8e	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_4f49ab8e	comment	While not exactly a Human Shield, in 48 Hrs., Ganz gets Jack to drop his gun by threatening a wounded cop. Since Ganz kills the cop anyway, when he uses Reggie as a true Human Shield at the end of the movie, Jack just kills him. Another 48 Hours: Jack shoots the bad guy through Reggie.
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Human Shield / int_4f63edbd	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_4f63edbd	comment	Soul Nomad & the World Eaters: Thuris attempts this in both the Normal Path and the alternate Demon Path. Both fail spectacularly, the former being ruined by an Applied Phlebotinum and in the latter, the protagonist couldn't give two shits about the hostage.
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Human Shield / int_4fccd01a	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_4fccd01a	comment	Disturbing the Peace opens with a flashback to when Dillon was a Texas Ranger and his partner was captured by a perp who used him as a human shield. Dillon's attempt to Shoot the Hostage Taker tragically results in his partner being paralyzed from the neck down.
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Human Shield / int_50bcf7a6	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_50bcf7a6	comment	In Homestuck, Dave uses Jade for this purpose at one point, since Bec Noir is psychologically incapable of hurting her directly. AUTO-HARLEY!
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Human Shield / int_513c73f3	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_513c73f3	comment	In Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, Hawk attacks Emil and just as it appears Brute is going to use the opening to kill Emil, Emil actually throws Hawk at Brute's sword. The result is that Brute has just killed Hawk and there is an opening for the heroes to escape.
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Human Shield / int_5178149f	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_5178149f	comment	Batman: The Brave and the Bold: In "The Last Patrol", the Doom Patrol broke up after the supervillain General Zahl took a woman hostage and threatened to shoot her if the Patrol didn't let him go. The Patrol refused to let him go, and he followed through. The Patrol felt so guilty about letting an innocent person die that they went their separate ways and resigned themselves to languish in obscurity.
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Human Shield / int_537fae8b	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_537fae8b	comment	In Street Fighter X Tekken Ibuki and Rolento are both partners but when she defeats him in battle she emphasizes she is not a human shield. Though this isn't shown in-game and when one compares the size difference between them the tactic might not be too effective anyway.
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Human Shield / int_53a73ca0	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_53a73ca0	comment	Star Wars: The Clone Wars: "Cloak of Darkness": The traitor Argyus uses Nute Gunray as a shield during his fight with Commander Gree, knowing that the clone trooper won't dare shoot such an important prisoner. Gree takes a different option. "Innocents of Ryloth" and "Liberty on Ryloth" have Separatists using captive Twi'lek civilians to prevent Republic forces from taking them out by forcing the civilians between the Separatists and the line of fire of any attacking forces.
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Human Shield / int_5425ce75	comment	Grand Theft Auto: During the mission "Hostile Negotiation" in Grand Theft Auto IV, Niko has to rescue his cousin Roman from a group of kidnappers, the last of whom will use Roman as a shield. If Niko doesn't land a headshot on the kidnapper after several tries, he'll execute Roman. In Grand Theft Auto V, a Merryweather soldier does this to Michael's daughter Tracey during the mission "Meltdown", which requires him to shoot the soldier in the head to free her.
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Human Shield / int_552c2189	comment	Metompsychosis Union: Tilo grabs Larry and yanks him in front of him after Killit breaks out and is advancing towards him. Larry is unimpressed and would not have made a very effective shield if Killit had not decided they were friends for breaching the security of his containment pod.
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Human Shield / int_5755b96a	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_5755b96a	comment	The Order of the Stick: During the Order's fight against Hel's vampires, after dominating her, the master vampire orders Hilgya to give him her baby son Kudzu to dissuade Roy from throwing his sword again. Coupled with an Anti-Life Shell, the heroes are left with no safe way of hurting the master vampire.
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Human Shield / int_57b6a595	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_57b6a595	comment	In Copperhead Clay takes his interviewer Martineau hostage and menaces her to get past the guards and escape. It's made all the more frustrating because she specifically signed away her right to protection so exactly this wouldn't happen.
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Human Shield / int_58a0656c	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_58a0656c	comment	PAYDAY 3 allows civilians to be taken as human shields, giving you plenty of control where they go and forcing cops to swap to their weaker weapons or try to melee you to get you to drop the hostage. Guards and cops can also be taken as human shields after they've been stunned or intimidated.
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Human Shield / int_59151283	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_59151283	comment	Metal Gear use both the psychological human shield and Bulletproof Human Shield, depending on who you capture. In Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Portable Ops, attempting to shield yourself with a higher-ranking officer gives you a better chance of success, as the enemy will hesitate for a lot longer, while shielding yourself with a scientist does nothing and they'll still shoot you freely. However, in Portable Ops Plus, they pull out a knife and slash you, freeing their comrade and knocking you down. Interestingly, you can interrogate your hostage while you're staring down other goons. And, in some cases, you can gun down the other mooks without retaliation if your hostage is of a high enough rank! In Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, as Ocelot and Colonel Gurlukovich are infiltrating the cargo hold of the Marine tanker, the latter uses Commander Dolph as a shield against his men, only for Ocelot to double-cross him and shoot both him and Dolph. One cutscene in the prologue of Snake Eater has Naked Snake briefly grab hold of an Ocelot Unit soldier to discourage his allies from attacking him. In a cutscene midway through Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Snake pulls off a decidedly elaborate variation. He chicken-wings a mook by threading a rifle through the guy's arm. Not only that, but he has a knife to the mook's throat using his other hand. He's thus able to compromise his balance and advance on the other mooks, remaining a deadly threat to everyone concerned. In Metal Gear Solid V, enemy soldiers will always hesitate to shoot at you while you're using a human shield regardless of who it is, so long as you don't give them a clear shot at you. They can call you out on your cowardice for doing this, though, and like in Portable Ops Plus they may try to run up and slash you to free their ally.
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Human Shield / int_59303db8	comment	A favorite tactic against Mikoto in A Certain Scientific Railgun, who is sufficiently idealistic that people have successfully used their own Mooks
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Human Shield / int_5af9ce93	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_5af9ce93	comment	Reservoir Dogs: You can take human shields and hit or threaten them to disarm cops. An even more notable example is when you are confronted by multiple cops and your adrenaline meter is full you can perform a special torture (offscreen of course) called a "Signature Move" (which range from Pistol-Whipping the hostage to cutting off the hostage's ear) that is so brutal that it will cause every cop in the area to drop their weapons and surrender.
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Human Shield / int_5b31bf	comment	In Star Wars: Allegiance, the corrupt administrator being confronted by five stormtroopers tries to pull this with one of his subordinates. Grave, the sniper, just shoots past the hostage's ear.
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Human Shield / int_5c897f4a	comment	Schlock Mercenary: Variant. A crazy AI has guns that can fire from anywhere in the galaxy to anywhere in the galaxy, but accurate targeting data is still needed. She puts her targeting drones on unsuspecting civilian ships so that Petey, the local god AI, won't just blow them up. He has to convince the targets to evacuate instead.
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Human Shield / int_5f76d763	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_5f76d763	comment	Nexus's beam power has a special property to deal with a human shield: the beam can literally steer around any obstacle to hit its target.
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Human Shield / int_5fea5dfc	comment	Subverted at the beginning of Beet the Vandel Buster Beltorze grabs Beet during a battle with the Zenon Knights. They think he's trying to use Beet as a hostage. Beltorze dismisses that notion rather quickly when he mortally wounds Beet right off the bat and uses the distraction to launch a powerful attack against the Knights.
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Human Shield / int_60878253	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_60878253	comment	Subverted in The Last Days of FOXHOUND. Liquid Snake is taken hostage by a random Mook, in the hope that it will stop Revolver Ocelot. Ocelot, being the Magnificent Bastard he is, simply shoots through Liquid without actually hitting him! Liquid is of course perplexed by the ballistics of this.
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Human Shield / int_6089983e	comment	The Mountie opens In Medias Res with Pachek using Cleora as a human shield and demanding that Corporal Grayling reveal himself.
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Human Shield / int_61028f2	comment	Johnny Mnemonic: Unlike most examples of this trope, where a villain resorting to this would typically appear to be already beaten, at a point during the movie's action climax when Shinji already has the upper hand and an unarmed Johnny at bay, one of his Mooks carries out Jane, now a hostage, held at gunpoint. Humorously, this situation ends with Jane elbowing her captor in the abdomen, who folds up like an umbrella—without also reflexively tensing up his trigger finger and subsequently blowing Jane's head off and despite wearing a full upper body bullet-proof vest, which is designed, after all, to absorb and redistribute kinetic energy.
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Human Shield / int_62cafa4	comment	Both heroes and villains use this tactic in Mad Max: Fury Road. The most notable occasion is when Splendid Angharad opens the War Rig's door and displays her pregnant body, knowing Immortan Joe won't risk shooting his unborn child. Furiosa uses the opportunity to shoot Joe instead, only for one of his fanatical followers to throw himself in front of the bullets. Another notable occasion is in the Final Battle, where Max uses the People Eater as his human shield when Joe shoots at him.
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Human Shield / int_631805af	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_631805af	comment	In a cutscene midway through Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Snake pulls off a decidedly elaborate variation. He chicken-wings a mook by threading a rifle through the guy's arm. Not only that, but he has a knife to the mook's throat using his other hand. He's thus able to compromise his balance and advance on the other mooks, remaining a deadly threat to everyone concerned.
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Human Shield / int_6536962d	comment	In A Way Out: Whichever player approaches Harvey in the big final confrontation with him will get used as a shield by him against the other; they will then have to figure out how to create an opening for their partner to shoot Harvey. Leo uses a cop as a shield against his squadmates during the hospital escape sequence. He also takes Vincent hostage in the final chapter to gain passage to a nearby police car and make an escape.
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Human Shield / int_65d2969f	comment	Last Train from Gun Hill: When Belden's men try shooting at Morgan through the hotel window, Morgan pushes the bed that he has handcuffed Belden's son Rick to in front of the window to get them to stop.
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Human Shield / int_69977d0c	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_69977d0c	comment	Many of the levels in the Silent Scope games require you to take out Bosses who have taken Human shields with a single headshot.
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Human Shield / int_69f5f841	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_69f5f841	comment	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has the last terrorist grab the anonymous VIP as a shield at the end of Mile High Club. The player has a few seconds to shoot one of his exposed body parts as he jerks around, and if you're playing on the hardest difficulty, you have to go for the headshot.
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Human Shield / int_6a550211	comment	Blind Fury: Nick grabs Lyle Pike and holds him in front of him when Lyle's brother Tector is trying to shoot him. Tector ends up shooting Lyle by mistake. Cobb shoves another Mook in front of him to try and keep Nick from stabbing him in the climax. It only delays the inevitable.
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Human Shield / int_6ac55ec7	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_6ac55ec7	comment	The Dread Emperor in Dungeons & Dragons hauls around children chained by the neck to his armor, draining their health when he's injured to cast spells. He never appears with the same children twice.
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Human Shield / int_6c1234ed	comment	A few players have had this happen in Dwarf Fortress. One story goes that one of their best soldiers GAVE BIRTH, quite literally whilst still fighting, they then promptly held up the child and used it to block an incoming arrow.
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Human Shield / int_6cd3b44f	comment	The first episode of Black Lagoon has Revy using one of the Extra Order mercs as a shield during the shootout at the Yellow Flag, then killing him as they made their escape. Judging by the fact he was apparently uninjured until that point, the slightly-more-bad guys were probably reluctant to shoot him or had poor aim.
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Human Shield / int_6dd8677c	comment	Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun: In the final GDI cinematic Kane holds Umagon hostage when Michael McNeil storms his HQ to rescue her. She manages to break free after an outside explosion shocks the building.
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Human Shield / int_6f06e8fc	comment	Similarly subverted in Errant Story, when Jon takes Meji hostage to try to stop a bunch of Red Shirt Veracian militia. This starts to go badly when the red shirts decide to shoot him through Meji — although they apologize to her first. But then comes the big Oh, Crap!, when Meji remembers she's incredibly good with destructive, violent magic...
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Human Shield / int_6f1bcb62	comment	Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance in Ch. 22 (Solo), the enemy pulls this off by using priests as these.
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Human Shield / int_6fa2c385	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_6fa2c385	comment	In the first chapter of Max Payne 3, one of the kidnappers handling Fabiana ends up cornered on a balcony and uses her as a shield against the security guards pursuing him. Cue Max sliding down a nearby roof to get the angle for a clean headshot on him.
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Human Shield / int_701f0ece	comment	In the manga of Berserk Guts has used kids as a shield and/or hostage on at least two separate occasions. Puck objects quite strongly to both instances, though they do come out unscathe. In the "Guardians of Desire", he used the Count's daughter Theresia to ward off an attack by her monstered-out father. In the "Lost Children" arc, he used a kid to lure a bunch of child-abducting Apostle-spawn away from a village so he could kill them. The kids ends up wetting himself by the time it's over.
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Human Shield / int_70a44e8	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_70a44e8	comment	The Glamorous Imperial Concubine: A rare heroic version. When she's cornered Fu Ya pretends she's going to kill Lian Cheng unless the soldiers let her go. Since he's a foreign royal and letting him be harmed would cause chaos, the soldiers stand back and let both of them escape.
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Human Shield / int_7289dd03	comment	Code Name: Gravedigger: In Men of War #16, Von King ties Gravedigger to main gun of a panzer as a human shield: forcing his allies to either kill him by firing at the tank or risk their own lives by holding off.
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Human Shield / int_736e2455	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_736e2455	comment	To capture Noriko and the Gunbuster in Third Super Robot Wars Z: Tengoku-hen, Barbiel used human shields to force a surrender from Noriko. As a result, Noriko (like the rest of Z-BLUE) has a grudge against Barbiel.
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Human Shield / int_7460586f	comment	Archer: Similar to The Naked Gun example, Archer responds to the villain of the pilot episode taking his mother hostage by doing the same to Lana.
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Human Shield / int_7668653a	comment	Mass Effect 2 in Lair of the Shadow Broker, Shepard has to deal with a hostage situation against Tela Vasir, another Spectre agent. You can do what she says(drop your thermal clips and power cells), harm the hostage and Tela, gloat about your accomplishments and ask if her plan involves hesitating to shoot a hostage, or to use faux racism against her. By the way, this is the paragon speech you can use against her hostage. The hostage does live. And done again in Mass Effect 3, with Miranda's father holding her sister to stop both Miranda and Shepard shooting him. You can talk him down, shoot Oriana in the leg, or Oriana will turn the tables, and throw her father and herself out the window, killing them both.note The last outcome will only occur if Miranda is dead by this point.
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Human Shield / int_7668653b	comment	And done again in Mass Effect 3, with Miranda's father holding her sister to stop both Miranda and Shepard shooting him. You can talk him down, shoot Oriana in the leg, or Oriana will turn the tables, and throw her father and herself out the window, killing them both.note The last outcome will only occur if Miranda is dead by this point.
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Human Shield / int_769da46e	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_769da46e	comment	A captured enemy officer tries to pull this one on Sergeant Jackrum in Monstrous Regiment after he tricks Blouse into making Polly untie him. Using Blouse as his human shield, he tries to force them to let him go ... However, he underestimates Jackrum, and the sergeant puts an arrow into him—barely even wounding Blouse in the process.
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Human Shield / int_774aac31	comment	In District 9, Wikus grabs a scientist who was about to eviscerate him around the neck and keeps him there under the threat of cutting out his eyes with a scalpel. The guns that are trained on him are put down.
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Human Shield / int_77d931ea	comment	Spelling Jungle: Bribing an animal (or in some cases, just walking beside them) and putting them between Wali and another animal or a Trickster protects Wali from harm, as the Tricksters will not fire on them.
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Human Shield / int_77f5af7f	comment	In Juathuur, Rowasu does this with Juinn. He still insists he's not a hostage.
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Human Shield / int_79ae65c0	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_79ae65c0	comment	In Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, one of Mr. Baek's assassins uses Jenny as a human shield to hold Geum-ja at bay. He soon regrets this. Briefly.
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Human Shield / int_7ac38ec4	comment	Rebuild World: In an incident when Sheryl's base is being robbed, this is used twice. Akira kicks a robber in a Ceiling Smash and then uses his unconscious body as this before attacking the other three in the first fire team. When Akira ambushes the other four robbers stacked up to breach a door, the leader Zelmo uses the other three as human shields who get turned to Ludicrous Gibs or Blown Across the Room despite their Powered Armor. Zelmo criticizes Akira for the cruelty of using Anti-Armor rounds on them like that, to which Akira calls him out for being a Hypocrite since he just used his own men as shields. Tiol ends up using Yumina as one of these and The Bait to lure Katsuya, but Akira manages to shoot around her and free her.
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Human Shield / int_7b429ebd	comment	Saints Row 2 allows you to use just about anyone as cover. Taking a civilian (or a cop) hostage generally means the cops will look for a way around you. Gang members treat the hostage as a Bulletproof Human Shield instead. Veteran Child, a Sons of Samedi lieutenant, also uses Shaundi as a human shield during his boss fight; you'll have to use flashbangs to separate them so you can get hits in.
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Human Shield / int_7e0fd062	comment	Discussed and applied in Con Air by Cyrus during the shootout between him and the DEA agent on board.
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Human Shield / int_7e1563ba	comment	In South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, the General of the American forces reveals that he's planning to use all colored soldiers as human shields to protect the white soldiers from the Canadian forces. He goes so far as to call it "Operation: Human Shield" and "Operation: Get Behind the Darkies" respectively. Chef obviously takes offense at that and commands his men to duck.
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Human Shield / int_7e32307e	comment	At the climax of The Powerpuff Girls Movie, Mojo Jojo drags Professor Utonium back to his lair in order to use him for this purpose after realizing that the girls are quickly discovering the full, butt-kicking potential of their powers and there's no way he'll stand a chance against them in his current state. He even refers to the man out loud as a "good Powerproof vest." It ends up working, as the girls are scared enough to not attack, and Mojo buys himself enough time to inject himself with a ton of additional Chemical X, becoming a gigantic, all-powerful beast that's more than strong enough to fight them.
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Human Shield / int_8125b468	comment	In the Batman story arc Lovers and Madmen, Jack, a new and upcoming criminal, and his gang are robbing a fundraiser when Batman arrives. Jack rushes to find a human shield, taking care to choose. By complete coincidence, the person he finally chooses is Bruce Wayne's current Love Interest. Batman backs off, but Jack stabs her anyway, then flees. Batman doesn't give chase, instead rushing to the injured woman's side, but, in a fit of rage, he uses a Batarang to give Jack a large Glasgow Smile. Guess which well-known villain Jack soon becomes?
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Human Shield / int_84809b33	comment	In L.A. Noire criminals will do this to hostages sometimes in which Cole Phelps will have to shoot them at his current distance in the head when they peek themselves out.
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Human Shield / int_8722cd	comment	In Outbound Flight, Commander Thrawn is coldly angry to see that his newest enemy likes to station captives in clear bubbles on the outsides of their ships; despite the pleas of the Wide-Eyed Idealist who likes him, he fires anyway.
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Human Shield / int_880cfa15	comment	Hogan's Heroes frequently uses the "If it's close to a prison camp the Allies won't bomb it" reasoning to justify putting the target of the week in Hogan's reach, sometimes even inside the camp.
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Human Shield / int_8818f0d6	comment	In The Kingdom and the Crown when the bandit Moeshe Ya'abin's raid on a traveling camp is interrupted by an arrow announcing the presence of Zealots, he holds the girl he was dragging to a tent in front of him.
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Human Shield / int_89b7cf47	comment	Rizzoli & Isles at the end of Season 1 an unarmed Rizzoli was grabbed by the bad guy and used to protect him from several dozen cops, including many of her close friends. She is screaming at them to "Shoot him!", apparently believing that if both she and the bad guy were shot, the EMTs in the group would save her. She and the bad guy were shot, and the audience had to wait for the Season 2 opener to find out what happens.
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Human Shield / int_8ce9b2ba	comment	Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow: Sam has to sneak into a TV studio and capture the terrorist leader while he's recording a speech in front of his own goons. This audacious act causes all the goons to point their guns, but not fire... unless Sam makes the mistake of turning his back on them to see where he's going.
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Human Shield / int_8d4db1f8	comment	Cheating Death: Those That Lived: While fleeing from the Capitol during the Rebellion, Ron ties loyalist victor Anchor to his back as a human shield, with Anchor being hit by dozens of shots that were meant for Ron.
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Human Shield / int_8db36f7	comment	In RoboCop, the eponymous hero has a great targeting system to deal with this kind of situation. For instance, in the first film when a male assailant is using a woman as a human shield, Robocop carefully shoots the crook between the hostages' legs in a successful gamble to hit his groin with just enough clearance with female human anatomy to miss her. Later, Leon uses Joe as a shield. The second film has him dealing with the similar situation by arranging a ricochet shot to hit the assailant from behind.
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Human Shield / int_8de8a563	comment	Monsuno: Early in the series, Bren hides behind Jinja, who stated she always wanted to be a human shield.
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Human Shield / int_8e00d6e6	comment	Swashbuckler: Lord Durant grabs Jane and uses her as a human shield when he attempts to escape during the final battle. Too bad for him Lynch chooses to Shoot the Hostage Taker.
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Human Shield / int_8f422dc7	comment	Played for laughs in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo: Bobobo usually uses his own allies as the human shields, and the villains, more often than not, aim directly for their faces or completely ignore them and punch Bobobo (Usually the former, since the two he uses are the butt monkeys).
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Human Shield / int_905cf99c	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_905cf99c	comment	The Fifth Element: Cornelius ends up being one of these. He was saved by Korben's Improbable Aiming Skills.
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Human Shield / int_907fcc80	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_907fcc80	comment	Nikita. After waking up Not Quite Dead, Nikita beats up her captor, grabs his pistol and forces him at gunpoint to take her to the entrance, a locked steel door.
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Human Shield / int_909b004d	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_909b004d	comment	In the IDW Transformers graphic novel Autocracy, an almost exact duplicate of the scene from the movie occurs. However, in this continuity, Hot Rod has Super-Speed, and ducks out of Megatron's grasp after sticking about a dozen grenades to him. (The author also worked on the movie and felt bad that he'd made Hot Rod look like an idiot.)
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Human Shield / int_90b916ba	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_90b916ba	comment	Happens in World's Finest, the Batman / Superman crossover film. After being knocked out by Harley Quinn, Mercy Graves is briefly shown tied up with her mouth taped shut, and taped to some strange object. During the movie's climax, we discover that she has been strategically taped to a killer android so that Superman cannot destroy the machine without killing Mercy as well.
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Human Shield / int_90e2f673	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_90e2f673	comment	In their final fight against the mercenary unit Avanti's Angels in the BattleTech novel Double Blind, the antagonists' leader and two of his underlings chain captive members of said unit to the outsides of their BattleMechs, gambling that the mercenaries won't fire on them for fear of killing their comrades. The tactic works painfully well, too, until the mercs' native allies show up and manage to swarm and climb the 'Mechs (at considerable cost to themselves, but that's a price they're already used to paying for a shot at capturing new war machines for their own tribes) and free the hostages.
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Human Shield / int_915ce702	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_915ce702	comment	Star Wars Resistance: In the short "Dart and Cover", Neeku moves to stand behind Torra the instant he sees that Bucket is taking the next turn at darts. It ends up that the only person struck by a dart is Kaz, who was standing nowhere near them.
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Human Shield / int_9241a8c8	comment	Soldier: Someone tries to use a woman as a shield, but the titular, emotionless soldier empties his machine gun into both of them, then moves on.
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Human Shield / int_928f959d	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_928f959d	comment	Done in the Dragon Ball Super manga by Zamasu during the final showdown with Goku. As the former is slowly being disintegrated by an imitation of a God of Destruction's Hakai technique, he takes Future Mai and places her in front of him, forcing Goku to cancel the attack and back away.
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Human Shield / int_960062b7	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_960062b7	comment	My Hero Academia: Overhaul uses a little girl as a shield against Mirio. But since Mirio has Intangibility, he just punches through the girl, leaving her completely unharmed.
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Human Shield / int_9640d3d6	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_9640d3d6	comment	The Six Shooter: In "Red Lawson's Revenge", Red kidnaps Dan and Mary's infant son and keeps them and Britt at bay but holding a gun to the baby's head.
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Human Shield / int_97931756	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_97931756	comment	Towards the end of Rush Hour, Sang threatens that if Carter doesn't let him go, he'd shoot an FBI agent hostage. Of course, this fails, as the same agent had spent the entire film underestimating and antagonizing Carter, and being a racist asshole to Carter's Fire-Forged Friend Lee. So, Carter simply says "Go ahead, I don't even like him. Go ahead!", while smiling the entire time. Sang immediately tries a different escape plan.
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Human Shield / int_99c003af	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_99c003af	comment	During The Boondocks Christmas special "A Huey Freeman Christmas", a mall Santa uses a little girl as a human shield against Riley, who went on a rampage firing airsoft guns at Santa, in retaliation for years of Riley not getting what he wanted for Christmas.
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Human Shield / int_9d7264f	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_9d7264f	comment	Once in a while on CSI: Miami the episode's villain or one of their mooks will take a hostage. Unfortunately for them, if it's Horatio Caine the villain/mook is up against, he's a sharpshooter who often shoots the hostage-taker, without the hostage being harmed, before they can even finish threatening him.
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Human Shield / int_9dab421d	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_9dab421d	comment	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: Jack takes Elizabeth hostage to use her as this. Played with when Will Turner takes himself hostage. Since his blood is needed to break the Aztec curse, if he dies, the curse will be permanent.
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Human Shield / int_9e2f90f4	comment	Luffy from One Piece is a rare example of a protagonist who has done this on occasion. But then again, he IS a pirate. Even one of his attacks is called Gomu Gomu no Human Shield, where he grabs someone by random to block an attack. When Luffy uses his Gomu Gomu no Baloon to bounce one of Buggy's town-destroying cannonballs back, Buggy and Cabaji use their own men as shields to take the brunt of the explosion. Not quite "human", but Nami uses Chopper as a shield when she thinks Zoro is about to attack her in the Punk Hazard arc. To show just what kind of people the Vinsmokes are, they have a technique called "Shield", where one of their men will automatically leap in front of them to take whatever blow is coming their way. It's later revealed that the Vinsmoke children are genetically enhanced fighters with incredibly tough skin that's Immune to Bullets, which makes this technique outright petty.
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Human Shield / int_a0543458	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_a0543458	comment	The second and third stage of Xena: Warrior Princess have Xena fighting a group of pirates who's pulling a Rape, Pillage, and Burn on the fishing village of Oaebalus. Enemy pirates will regularly grab civilians and hold swords on their throats while using them as shields, and the only way to save them is by using Xena's trusty Chakram to hit the pirates from a distance without hurting civilians.
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Human Shield / int_a1434e74	comment	In Night of the Comet, two Valley girls help themselves to some merch in a department store, not knowing that the former stockboys, now "owners of the store," can see them. When one of the girls is taken hostage, the other takes one of the stockboys hostage, using him as a shield. When their leader mentions "I can't have you holding one of my men hostage," he proceeds to kill the guy.
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Human Shield / int_a183d57f	comment	In Futurama, Zapp does this with Kif when some aliens hold them at gunpoint. Kif is so lightweight that Zapp easily picks him up and holds him in the air.
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Human Shield / int_a33d74a4	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_a33d74a4	comment	In Naked Empire, the eighth book of the Sword of Truth series, the Hero has a problem. He has to get a MacGuffin from a fortress that the Bad Guys are occupying, but it's surrounded by unarmed "peace protesters" from a society of Straw Pacifists that the Bad Guys have persuaded to act as human shields. After all, a hero wouldn't kill unarmed civilians, right? Wrong! The hero decides to take the small group of soldiers he has with him and mount a surprise attack on the fortress, killing any of the "peace protesters" who don't get out of the way in time. Which, as it happens, turns out to be nearly all of them. The resulting slaughter is portrayed not as a tragedy, but as the morally correct outcome: they chose to side with the Bad Guys, so they deserved to die along with them.
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Human Shield / int_a346e791	comment	Happens on NUMB3RS at least twice, both times to Colby Granger. Both times he tells a fellow agent to shoot, but neither does.
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Human Shield / int_a3ef164b	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_a3ef164b	comment	The situation is reversed in Ultimate X Men when Cyclops is taken as the Human Shield. This time, he bounces the beam off of Colossus' face.
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Human Shield / int_a49a890c	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_a49a890c	comment	Subverted in the back story of the Saint of Killers from Garth Ennis's Preacher. When the Saint (not yet known as such) tracks down the gang leader indirectly responsible for the death of his family, the gang leader shields himself with an Innocent Bystander. However, by this time the Saint has become so completely consumed with hate that he shoots the bystander anyway. Doubly subverted when it turns out that was his last bullet, and the gang leader shoots him dead, sending him to Hell to become the Saint. When he comes back as the Saint he butchers the entire town. One guy even shoves his own daughter in front of him, begging the Saint to take her and let him live. Doesn't save any of them.
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Human Shield / int_a695c23a	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_a695c23a	comment	In the final battle in Mission: Impossible â€“ Rogue Nation, Ethan knows Lane wants him alive so Ethan makes himself the shield between Lane's men and Ilsa, shielding her while she stands behind him picking them off until they get the room to make a break for it.
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Human Shield / int_a69ea70d	comment	Victor Ray from 100 Bullets uses the dying body of one of his criminal partners as a human shield while fighting off numerous armed thugs.
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Human Shield / int_a8729c90	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_a8729c90	comment	The Fairly OddParents!: Chester uses AJ as a shield against a barrage of spitballs.
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Human Shield / int_a94fc74e	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_a94fc74e	comment	Subverted in Lethal Weapon when Riggs is taken hostage during a drug bust by one of the dealers. Riggs immediately starts shouting at the officers to just shoot him, which caused the situation to get chaotic enough to distract the dealer enough for Riggs to take him down. (Of course, it bears mentioning that Riggs is suicidal...)
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Human Shield / int_a9570fac	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_a9570fac	comment	Rare heroic example in Victoria where hostages and human shields are used in abundance to prevent the US Government from invading Maine and deter a bombing campaign.
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Human Shield / int_a96c5209	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_a96c5209	comment	Very much subverted in 3:10 to Yuma (2007), where a Pinkerton Detective Faking the Dead attempts to use a member of Magnificent Bastard Ben Wade's gang as a human shield. Since Wade figures that the mook should have checked to be sure the Pinkerton was dead before he started looting and made himself vulnerable, he calmly shoots them both.
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Human Shield / int_ad97c383	comment	Cattleya of Queen's Blade often uses a small boy as her shield. Said small boy is her son Rana. The weird part is that Rana agrees to this tactic.
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Human Shield / int_ae454c45	comment	Beverly Hills Cop. Axel Foley finds the Big Bad Victor Maitland holding Axel's friend Jenny Summers in front of him.
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Human Shield / int_af306819	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_af306819	comment	In Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Drake decides to take a Mook as a human shield when cornered by Lazarevic. It doesn't work.
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Human Shield / int_b18d447c	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_b18d447c	comment	To Love Ru Darkness: Azenda the Tyrant telekinetically interposes an unconscious Mikan between herself and Yami whenever the latter tries to attack her. Since Mikan is Yami's best friend and Yami could kill her with a single hit, this forces Yami to fight defensively in a losing battle.
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Human Shield / int_b28f43ff	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_b28f43ff	comment	In Woken Furies, when the villain Anton comes under fire, his first reaction is to grab one of his own allies and use her as a human shield.
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Human Shield / int_b36a4699	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_b36a4699	comment	An interesting variation in Exam with the security guard, who is more of a Living Prop whom White drags around with him so he can manipulate the guard's weapon.
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Human Shield / int_b36b5c6a	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_b36b5c6a	comment	In Heat, Michael Cheritto attempts this as a means of last resort during a chase. Lt. Hanna shoots him anyway.
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Human Shield / int_b36cacc1	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_b36cacc1	comment	Played tactically in Kate near the end, when she grabs a mook who gets too close, uses him to block shots while she fires on distant enemies, then kicks him back for his own kill shot.
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Human Shield / int_b36fe83b	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_b36fe83b	comment	In Red 2, after Jack Horton and his men storm the facility where Frank is being interrogated to do his own interrogation, Frank is able to take one of his men hostage to avoid being shot...at first. Jack quickly points out that Frank is outnumbered, still handcuffed, and doesn't have a weapon, so he elects to just Shoot the Hostage and then try to kill Frank.
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Human Shield / int_b3706db2	comment	Sisu takes this to ridiculous levels, where our hero uses a body to block 20mm anti-tank rounds.
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Human Shield / int_b54fb1e6	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_b54fb1e6	comment	The Getaway: Mark Hammond can grab anyone as a hostage if he is close enough, and if you grab a gang member or PC their faction will cease fire and plead for you not to shoot - until you start picking them off like a coward. Once the hostage has outlived their usefulness you can choose to shoot them, snap their neck, or let them go. This is also carried over in The Getaway: Black Monday.
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Human Shield / int_b7b5e290	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_b7b5e290	comment	From the Deryni works by Katherine Kurtz: Deryni Checkmate: While fighting his way out of St. Torin's shrine to rescue Morgan, Duncam grabs Gorony, holds him at swordpoint, and demands Warin unlock the door. Warin refuses, so Duncan uses his Deryni powers on the lock, and he and Morgan take Gorony with them, leaving Warin and his remaining men locked inside. The Bishop's Heir: Dhugal MacArdry leads a band of men to investigate another band of armed trespassers on Transha land. The two groups get into a skirmish and the leader of the other group, Brice of Trurill, grabs an injured Dhugal and holds him as a shield with a sword to Dhugal's throat to end the skirmish and allow him to escape with his men. Brice brings Dhugal all the way to Ratharkin, where he's held captive by Loris and the Mearan Pretender. Also in The Bishop's Heir: Dhugal uses Sidana as a shield, taking her before him on horseback as he's fleeing the city of Ratharkin after Judhael's consecration as bishop. Her father and brothers lead some of their troops in pursuit until they unexpectedly encounter Kelson and his forces.
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Human Shield / int_b8eda6d4	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_b8eda6d4	comment	In The Green Mile, psychopathic prisoner William Wharton plays drugged during an interprison transfer until his new guards fail to pay attention. At which point he jumps up and starts beating the crap out of them. The guard captain draws his service pistol, so Wharton uses a guard as a human shield while continuing to wreak havoc. The stalemate is broken when an additional guard appears on the scene and ambushes Wharton from behind with a baton to the head. Extra balls points to Brutal Howell for advancing into his boss's gun.
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Human Shield / int_ba3d2748	comment	The Incredibles: An inverted example: Mr. Incredible takes Syndrome's right-hand woman Mirage hostage in retribution for the "death" of his family. Syndrome, being a narcissistic and sociopathic villain showed his true colours and called his bluff, saying she meant nothing to him. Of course being a hero, Mr. Incredible didn't kill her, and she went on to betray Syndrome for total lack of caring by helping Mr. Incredible and his family escape. When she calls Syndrome out on this, his response is basically to shrug and say that he knew Mr. Incredible wouldn't really hurt her, but his callous attitude cements her later decision to betray him. Helen stretches herself over Violet and Dash to protect them when her plane explodes. At the end of the movie, Syndrome's plane comes crashing down on The Incredibles. Although Violet was able to put up a force field in the nick of time, when the smoke clears, you can see that Bob has thrown himself around his entire family, cradling them and fully expecting to take the brunt of the impact.
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Human Shield / int_ba666650	comment	In Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Portable Ops, attempting to shield yourself with a higher-ranking officer gives you a better chance of success, as the enemy will hesitate for a lot longer, while shielding yourself with a scientist does nothing and they'll still shoot you freely. However, in Portable Ops Plus, they pull out a knife and slash you, freeing their comrade and knocking you down.
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Human Shield / int_baa0410d	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_baa0410d	comment	Speed: When Jack is asked what he would do in a Human Shield situation, he replies, "Shoot the Hostage, take her out of the equation." He faces the human shield situation twice in the movie, and one of those times he actually does shoot the hostage, but only in the leg, which surprises the villain enough to get the drop on him. It's worth noting that by the second human shield scenario, the villain has put explosives on the hostage and is carrying a dead man's switch to stop him from doing this.
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Human Shield / int_baa79d8d	comment	At the end of Taken, Mills's daughter Kimmy is being held hostage by an evil old rich dude who had her purchased from the Human Traffickers; Mills has a handgun aimed. The old man tries to say "We can negotiate," but Mills puts a slug in his head mid-sentence.
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Human Shield / int_bb5f7a3f	comment	Black Fleet Crisis: The Yevetha hold hostages from the colonists they attacked and have them broadcast to the New Republic ships, pleading for their lives because if the Yevethan ships were fired on they'll die too. It works, as enough New Republic ships hesitate or don't fire to give the Yevethan fleet an advantage.
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Human Shield / int_bc1dc95a	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_bc1dc95a	comment	Pirates of the Caribbean: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: Jack takes Elizabeth hostage to use her as this. Played with when Will Turner takes himself hostage. Since his blood is needed to break the Aztec curse, if he dies, the curse will be permanent. Played with in the beginning of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Sao Feng grabs a spy and threatens to kill him if Barbossa and crew don't stand down. Barbossa's response: "Kill him, he's not our man." Which leads to Will realizing "If he's not with you and he's not with us, who's he with?"
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Human Shield / int_bc3e398b	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_bc3e398b	comment	Used in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles where a hero and a villain stand off, holding hostages they think is the other's child.
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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	hasFeature	Human Shield / int_bc3e398b
Human Shield / int_bd54ba07	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_bd54ba07	comment	A Blazing Saddles subversion in the audio drama The Devil You Know. Cain is dueling a Dark Eldar who's freely admitted she intends to capture Cain for torture. Cain points his laspistol at his head and pulls the trigger. The Eldar note who has much better reflexes than any human, for the record lunges forward to deflect the lasbolt, and leaves herself wide open for a chainsword through the chest. (From Cain's viewpoint, he won either way — he'd been a captive of the Dark Eldar before; either she dropped her guard to prevent his suicide and he killed her, or she didn't and he got a clean and painless death.)
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Human Shield / int_be333fd	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_be333fd	comment	Valdez is Coming: After breaking into Tanner's compound, Valdez grabs Gay Erin and uses her as a human shield to make his escape: knowing that Tanner's hired guns won't dare shoot at them for fear of hitting Tanner's woman.
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Human Shield / int_be51d128	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_be51d128	comment	In The Raid (1954), Major Benton and his raiders force the citizens of St. Albans into the middle of the main street to form a 'human blockade' to make the approaching Union cavalry troops to break their charge.
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Human Shield / int_bee7440	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_bee7440	comment	In Drakengard 2, during one scene, The Hero, Nowe, is about to stab the Big Bad, when he pulls Eris, The Hero's Unlucky Childhood Friend, directly into the path of The Hero's attack, causing him to kill her instead.
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Human Shield / int_bf8bdfd4	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_bf8bdfd4	comment	Horribly subverted in H.I.V.E. Series book eight with Tom and Nigel. Tom takes Nigel hostage and threatens to kill him unless he is let out of the Glasshouse. Unfortunately, he overestimates his own value to Anastasia Furan, who just shoots Tom in the chest.
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Human Shield / int_bfd7c6e0	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_bfd7c6e0	comment	Ariel in Drowtales winds up using Ydna, the "pet" of the Ax-Crazy Kalki who is also her half-sister this way against a tainted mana attack. For bonus points normally tainted mana can't be blocked at all, even by solid walls, yet Ariel manages to improvise a perfect defense on the spot. Earlier she was holding Ydna By the Hair away from her body in an attempt to use her as a hostage instead of a shield.
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Human Shield / int_c03c2b44	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_c03c2b44	comment	Played with in the beginning of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Sao Feng grabs a spy and threatens to kill him if Barbossa and crew don't stand down. Barbossa's response: "Kill him, he's not our man." Which leads to Will realizing "If he's not with you and he's not with us, who's he with?"
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Human Shield / int_c15f00ad	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_c15f00ad	comment	In The Peacemaker a little girl sitting on her father's shoulders unknowingly acts like this to the villain as an FBI sniper who has him in his sights is unable to take the shot because he would be forced to shoot through her to hit him.
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Human Shield / int_c1dd4c20	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_c1dd4c20	comment	Strike Back generally has terrorists employ this from time to time, as a means of gaining an advantage over Section 20. That said, Scott has absolutely zero problems with using a terrorist leader as a human shield.
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Human Shield / int_c2297a9c	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_c2297a9c	comment	In Judge Dredd, the Judges' standard sidearm has a special ammunition for this situation, Ricochet, which is specifically designed to do special trick shots to hit a hostage-taker by bouncing the rounds off a back wall to hit the assailant. Depending on the writer, they might not even care. Taking down a perp is more important than not hurting a bystander (most judges consider non-judge citizens "potential perps" anyway). And, of course, its usefulness depends on the judge. While Dredd is able to get this trick to work every time he tries it, to a point where it's considered a trademark shot of his in the department, other judges are not guaranteed to pull this off. Judge Heller, for example, totally messes this up and hits a seemingly random bystander, who turns out to be the perp's accomplice by sheer luck. Judge Anderson is so concerned about protecting innocents that she didn't dare it when Judge Death (who requires some extraordinary firepower to take down to begin with, being undead) used a mother and her baby as a meat shield, which ended quite badly. Dredd himself is one of the rare cases to call the bluff, as mentioned above: if the hostage dies, the hostage-taker has no protection and another murder rap.
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Human Shield / int_c2374a54	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_c2374a54	comment	Red Sonja often fights outnumbered. She uses this trope tactically, keeping a melee-fighting enemy between herself and archers in the back row. She will sometimes hold an enemy body to block such fire, but usually after she's killed it herself.
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Human Shield / int_c2eb8e19	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_c2eb8e19	comment	Escape to Athena (1979). During the uprising in the village, the SS officer seizes a young Greek boy as cover, only to have him saved by the German officer played by Roger Moore, who's so outraged he knocks out the SS officer and herds the boy to safety.
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Escape to Athena	hasFeature	Human Shield / int_c2eb8e19
Human Shield / int_c38baa19	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_c38baa19	comment	Fallen Kingdom: At one point in "Rising Kingdom", the King impales a zombie on his sword and uses it as a shield against a Creeper explosion.
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Fallen Kingdom (Web Animation)	hasFeature	Human Shield / int_c38baa19
Human Shield / int_c4076b9e	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_c4076b9e	comment	Gunslinger Girl: Marco finds himself facing a Padania terrorist holding his ex-girlfriend, knowing that Marco's eye damage will prevent him risking a shot. Angelica blinds the terrorist with a torch attached to her handgun, providing a distraction so the hostage can break free. When Dante uses Jean as a shield, Jean orders Rico to kill him so she can get her shot at killing the most wanted man in Italy as well in the process.
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Human Shield / int_c4282b71	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_c4282b71	comment	My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: Prince Blueblood uses Rarity to shield himself from a falling layer cake. Rarity, her last nerve snapped, chews him out for it and then shakes herself at him so he ends up Covered in Gunge anyway.
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My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic	hasFeature	Human Shield / int_c4282b71
Human Shield / int_c43df4d8	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_c43df4d8	comment	Doctor Who: Done by the Doctor of all people in "The Face of Evil". When confronted by the savage Sevateem tribe, the Doctor threatens to kill one of them "with this deadly jelly baby" if they don't back off. The Sevateem surprise the Doctor by responding, "Kill him, then." Determined not to be upstaged, the Doctor simply eats the jelly baby instead. "I don't take orders from anyone. Take Me to Your Leader." In "The Caves of Androzani", the Mecha-Mooks are programmed not to fire on anyone wearing a belt transmitter, so Peri (who is wearing one of the belts) is used as a shield by someone firing at an android soldier.
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Doctor Who	hasFeature	Human Shield / int_c43df4d8
Human Shield / int_c46cf0c1	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_c46cf0c1	comment	The Green Mile features Tom Hanks as the guard captain (who also receives a Groin Attack to ensure his aim is spoiled) and David Morse as "Brutal" Howell.
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Human Shield / int_c487221e	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_c487221e	comment	Men in Black. In the morgue, the Bug grabs Laurel (the medical examiner) and uses her as a shield to prevent being shot by Agents J and K.
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Men in Black	hasFeature	Human Shield / int_c487221e
Human Shield / int_c4a1d59e	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_c4a1d59e	comment	Call of Duty: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has the last terrorist grab the anonymous VIP as a shield at the end of Mile High Club. The player has a few seconds to shoot one of his exposed body parts as he jerks around, and if you're playing on the hardest difficulty, you have to go for the headshot. The opening mission of Call of Duty: Black Ops sees Mason and his team being sent to assassinate Fidel Castro, who promptly grabs his mistress and shields himself with her as soon as he and Woods enter his room. The mistress, in a show of fanatical devotion to Castro, grabs a nearby shotgun after he's killed and gets herself shot by Woods, much to his chagrin.
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Human Shield / int_c5c42b98	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_c5c42b98	comment	In ClaDun, party members serve as human shields for your Player Character, providing an extra layer (or two, depending on the layout of the Magic Circle) of HP protection. Once they're all defeated, the player takes direct damage and will lose if he/she is incapacitated.
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ClaDun (Video Game)	hasFeature	Human Shield / int_c5c42b98
Human Shield / int_c72c2d06	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_c72c2d06	comment	Star Wars Rebels: Presumably why Imperial troop transports have prisoner-holding cells mounted on the outside. "Spark of Rebellion": Agent Kallus holds a captive Ezra between himself and the rebels, preventing Zeb from Shooting the Hostage Taker.
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Human Shield / int_c7cca04f	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_c7cca04f	comment	Pushing Daisies: In one episode, the Killer of the Week tries to use Olive Snook as a shield after his crimes are exposed. Since Olive is played by the 4'11" Kristin Chenoweth, and the killer is considerably taller, she isn't much of a shield as Emerson Cod quickly lampshades.
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Human Shield / int_c832776	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_c832776	comment	Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny had the unusual twist of Shinn Asuka using himself as a Human Shield during his attempt to defeat Kira Yamato. Shinn's friend and teammate Rey, after studying data from past battles, realized that Kira has a no-kill policy, instead trying to disable enemy mecha. Shinn takes advantage of this by deliberately positioning his Gundam so that Kira's attacks would become deathblows if they connected, which forced Kira to constantly second-guess his actions and contributed to his defeat.
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Human Shield / int_c8bcec01	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_c8bcec01	comment	In Waterworld: A Live Sea War Spectacular at Universal Studios, when the Deacon begins firing at the Mariner with a bazooka, the latter attempts to use one of the Smokers (named Chuck) as a shield. The Deacon simply remarks that he never liked Chuck anyway and shoots the both of them.
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Human Shield / int_ca92edf1	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_ca92edf1	comment	The opening mission of Call of Duty: Black Ops sees Mason and his team being sent to assassinate Fidel Castro, who promptly grabs his mistress and shields himself with her as soon as he and Woods enter his room. The mistress, in a show of fanatical devotion to Castro, grabs a nearby shotgun after he's killed and gets herself shot by Woods, much to his chagrin.
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Human Shield / int_cac20f89	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_cac20f89	comment	JAG: In "War Cries", one of the Marines throws himself over the Ambassador in the car to shield her during the ambush while they make their escape.
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Human Shield / int_cba3559b	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_cba3559b	comment	Occurs early on in Survival of the Fittest v4, where Gracie Wainright attempts to rob Anna Chase (who is not wearing her glasses) and Kitty Gittschall, and after being threatened by Kitty and hit by Kyle Portman, Gracie is just distracted enough for Anna to attempt to run away. However, she is quickly caught and held by the hair by Gracie, as an attempt to get Kitty and Kyle to stop attacking her and to rob Anna in peace.
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Human Shield / int_cbad9b62	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_cbad9b62	comment	In Legend of the Galactic Heroes the Imperial flagships Ostmark and Berlin and the battleship Augsburb (serving as a flagship), all belonging to less-than-sympathetic admirals of noble origins, are flanked by pairs of shield ships, vessels whose only purpose is to sacrifice themselves in case the enemy manages to flank the fleet and give them the time to turn and bring the heavier main guns to bear.
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Human Shield / int_cc503e93	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_cc503e93	comment	In BattleTech, Omniechs can carry friendly BattleArmor into battle, at the cost of being unable to fire their torso-mounted weapons, and the battle armor were vulnerable to being hit if attacks struck the mech's torso. Players quickly realized that you could pile battlearmor onto your mech and use them as free torso armor because the mech's torso would take not damage until all the battlearmor were shot off. Rectified in an Obvious Rule Patch, which changed it to a dice roll to see whether the mech or the carried battle armor would take the hit, and in the event that they started taking damage battle armor had to make a roll or dismount automatically.
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Human Shield / int_cd536e7f	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_cd536e7f	comment	One of the superheroes trying out for the team in Wildguard: Casting Call is called Human Shield, an invulnerable man who can create powerful forcefields.
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Wildguard (Comic Book)	hasFeature	Human Shield / int_cd536e7f
Human Shield / int_cdae0b41	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_cdae0b41	comment	Forever: At the end of "Look Before You Leap" the killer takes Henry hostage with a scalpel blade over his carotid artery. Jo and Hanson pin him down and it's Henry who suggests they Shoot the Hostage (in the shoulder, at a range where the bullet would likely pass through into the hostage-taker as well).
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Human Shield / int_cf6f9a97	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_cf6f9a97	comment	An interesting twist in City Hunter. Ryo Saeba gets the drop on a bad guy in a restaurant with his .357 Magnum. The Mook opens the curtains behind him, pointing out the crowded Tokyo street, and taunts Saeba with the fact that if he opens fire, the bullet will cut through the mook and undoubtedly hit a passer-by. Ryo proves how badass he is by shooting THROUGH his own hand, slowing the bullet down just enough to kill the bad guy and still not hurt any bystanders.
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City Hunter (Manga)	hasFeature	Human Shield / int_cf6f9a97
Human Shield / int_d00b4c93	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_d00b4c93	comment	The Rise of Phoenixes: The Crown Prince uses Shao Ning and Zhi Wei as human shields when Ning Yi comes to kill him. Ning Yi shoots Zhi Wei in the leg, then orders his men to shoot the Crown Prince after she collapses.
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Human Shield / int_d109f322	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_d109f322	comment	Andromeda: The heir to a planet's throne ends up aboard the titular ship and arrives to his planet, which is currently in the hands of the corrupt aristocrats (who have orchestrated his father's death). Since the planet's Space Navy is horribly primitive compared to the Andromeda, he threatens the aristocrat, prompting the aristocrat to order that civilian observers be posted on all of his ships and on all military bases from now on, knowing that Dylan would never fire on innocent civilians. Tyr praises the aristocrat for his choice of tactics.
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Human Shield / int_d194b2db	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_d194b2db	comment	The extended flashback sequence at the end of Death Stranding reveals that Cliff, when trying to escape the Bridges medical facility with his BB, used both the BB and then-security chief Die-Hardman/John McClane in this way.
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Human Shield / int_d30f13f0	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_d30f13f0	comment	Used twice in Deadman Wonderland: Shiro is Ganta's human shield during the Dog Race (he doesn't realize it and is shocked when he sees how much damage she took for him); Minatsuki uses her own brother as a human shield during her Carnival Corpse match against Ganta.
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Deadman Wonderland (Manga)	hasFeature	Human Shield / int_d30f13f0
Human Shield / int_d31cdea	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_d31cdea	comment	In Mockingjay, President Snow puts a shield made of Capitol children around his mansion to deter attack. It didn't work out too well...
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The Hunger Games	hasFeature	Human Shield / int_d31cdea
Human Shield / int_d362c814	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_d362c814	comment	In the 1922 Robin Hood, Robin is choking out one of Prince John's mooks when another mook appears on the wall with a bow and arrow. Robin whips the mook around just in time for the mook to take the arrow in the back.
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Human Shield / int_d36b8ea7	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_d36b8ea7	comment	Din gets used as one during the final battle of The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons. Attacking her shocks you, so you have to use the Rod of Seasons to knock her away. Or you could just transfer a Green Holy Ring (which grants immunity to electricity) over from Oracle of Ages and ignore her completely.
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Human Shield / int_d54b59cc	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_d54b59cc	comment	Played with by Phoenix in Demolition Man. Rather than let the militaristic LAPD of the time just blow up his absurdly conspicuous mansion hideout, he takes a Bus Full of Innocents hostage. He uses this to stay Spartan's hand when they encounter one another. When Phoenix blows the building, Spartan gets the blame for killing the civilians. Turns out the hostages were already dead. But given that it just results in Spartan being available to release and fight him in the future it didn't go so well for Phoenix.
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Demolition Man	hasFeature	Human Shield / int_d54b59cc
Human Shield / int_d6db8495	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_d6db8495	comment	The Speed of Sound: In The Sound of Echoes, Skylar's kidnapper hides behind her when McHenry comes to her rescue. McHenry responds by throwing a flashbang grenade into the room, causing the kidnapper to fall to the ground.
Human Shield / int_d6db8495	featureApplicability	1.0
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The Speed of Sound	hasFeature	Human Shield / int_d6db8495
Human Shield / int_d82fe290	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_d82fe290	comment	The Han Solo Trilogy: When the bank manager on Coruscant tells Han his account's been frozen, then also attempts to keep him there until he's arrested, Han takes him hostage instead and uses the guy this way. It ends up with the guy dead as stormtroopers shoot at them while Han is making his escape.
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The Han Solo Trilogy	hasFeature	Human Shield / int_d82fe290
Human Shield / int_d86adcc6	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_d86adcc6	comment	A Man Called Sledge: When he and gang are caught scouting out the town of Rockville, Sledge grabs Sheriff Ripley and uses him as a human shield to force his way out of town; knowing that the deputies won't dare shoot at him while he is holding the sheriff.
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A Man Called Sledge	hasFeature	Human Shield / int_d86adcc6
Human Shield / int_da141042	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_da141042	comment	Used in the Insecticomics when Thrust protects Dreadmoon from the brunt of the Fallen's blast.
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Human Shield / int_da87cf27	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_da87cf27	comment	In the final showdown in Forty Guns, Brockie uses Jessica as a human shield: mockingly telling Griff that he wants to see him shoot through her to get to him. To Brockie's surprise, Griff does just that: wounding Jessica in such a way that Brockie cannot hold her up. This forces him to drop her and leave himself exposed.
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Human Shield / int_dab32e3	comment	Justified in the Day of Sigma OVA in the remake of the first Mega Man X game, Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X. Although more like "robot shield", Big Bad Sigma used Zero as a shield and even taunted The Hero X about it. The Big Bad took advantage of X's tendency to hesitate in attacking due to circumstances that can destroy an ally/innocent one if he does so. It's also some sort of test that proves that he really is a special reploid, capable of worrying and portraying other various emotions that a common reploid can't.
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Human Shield / int_dac2531c	comment	Addressed in an episode of Baywatch, when Mitch reveals that when faced with a situation like this, he couldn't bring himself to let the victim take the hit. Sure enough, he was knocked out, nearly drowned himself, and the victim died. Years later, he still had trouble dealing with it and Fridge Brilliance kicks in as the viewer realizes just why he was so stern a few episodes earlier when lecturing a rookie lifeguard about this, obviously not wanting him to repeat his mistake.
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Human Shield / int_dbbabee0	comment	In Ratchet & Clank (2010) Artemis Zogg threatens to shoot Talwyn Apogee, (in front of the galactic authorities and Ratchet) whom he just escaped with along with Vorn Garblak, in an escape pod which crashed in her space station moments before the ship it came from got blown up by missiles.
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Human Shield / int_dc656a9a	comment	In the first Sandokan novel, the captain of whatever ship of his fleet Sandokan is using has the standing order to put himself between him and anyone trying to shoot him, as Sandokan knows that all the sword-fighting skills in the world are worthless against being gunned down. This doesn't appear again in the following novels.
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Human Shield / int_ddad77ae	comment	Played straight and subverted in the Astro City "Confessor" story arc. Kevin, the protagonist, is working as a busboy when a C-rate villain attacks and grabs him as a Human Shield. The patrons (who are all superheroes in civilian guise) hesitate to attack, but Kevin breaks free and knocks out the crook with a roundhouse kick.
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Human Shield / int_dddc4aa0	comment	In Kirby Star Allies, Hyness will summon his three defeated and unconscious minions to use them as weapons/shields after he gets roughed up, though after placing some manner of protective enchantment on them that makes Kirby's attacks glance off them harmlessly. They mostly block things indirectly while Hyness throws and swings them around, but if the fight drags on long enough, he'll eventually have them form a wall and start hiding behind them, occasionally popping out to lob projectiles. However, applying enough abuse will break the formation and expose the cowardly mage to attacks.
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Human Shield / int_de386b52	comment	In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), the Shredder holds a spearpoint to Leonardo's throat and forces the other turtles to throw aside their weapons. After they do so, he says, "Fools! The three of you might have overpowered me with the loss of but one. Now your fate... shall be HIS!"
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Human Shield / int_de8a1bc1	comment	The Funhouse Massacre: When Morgan and Gerardo confront Jeffrey "Animal The Cannibal" Rameses, Morgan immediately hides behind Gerardo, who asks why he's using him as this.
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Human Shield / int_e0b5df8d	comment	Against All Flags: As Roc attempts to sail out of Diego Suarez under the British guns, he has the Princess Patma tied to the rails of his ship so that the British dare not fire.
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Human Shield / int_e1ec0e62	comment	During the mission "Hostile Negotiation" in Grand Theft Auto IV, Niko has to rescue his cousin Roman from a group of kidnappers, the last of whom will use Roman as a shield. If Niko doesn't land a headshot on the kidnapper after several tries, he'll execute Roman.
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Human Shield / int_e3d8f42e	comment	The Bourne Conspiracy allows you to more subtly use a human shield when engaged in melee - enemies with fire discipline will cease fire if you put a friendly between you and them. Enemies without fire discipline use the Bulletproof Human Shield trope instead.
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Human Shield / int_e4732abc	comment	Stargate Atlantis has one of the Genii use Dr. Weir, commander of the Atlantis expedition, as a human shield so he can get safely to the gate and escape. Shepherd, being a good marksman, puts a bullet into his shoulder, allowing Weir to get clear. And it turns out he survives in a later episode.
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Human Shield / int_e5c93c13	comment	Laid-back Miis in Miitopia tend to hide behind their own teammates so they receive the blows meant to themselves. Needless to say, it is less than appreciated.
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Human Shield / int_e5d6d1f4	comment	Fuse Dalton Brooks former mentor Meilin Mao does this to a target his team is supposed to rescue.
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Human Shield / int_e601279b	comment	Guys Being Dudes: When Rhi jokingly, without anyone knowing it's a joke, threatens Arlo with their plasma cannons, he ducks behind Spark as a meat shield.
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Human Shield / int_e6267766	comment	Star Wars Legends: In Outbound Flight, Commander Thrawn is coldly angry to see that his newest enemy likes to station captives in clear bubbles on the outsides of their ships; despite the pleas of the Wide-Eyed Idealist who likes him, he fires anyway. Notably, he despises having to go through with it—so in his rematch with the Vagaari, he arranges for an entire swarm of Trade Federation droid starfighters to close to point-blank range and shoot between the cells. In Star Wars: Allegiance, the corrupt administrator being confronted by five stormtroopers tries to pull this with one of his subordinates. Grave, the sniper, just shoots past the hostage's ear. The Han Solo Trilogy: When the bank manager on Coruscant tells Han his account's been frozen, then also attempts to keep him there until he's arrested, Han takes him hostage instead and uses the guy this way. It ends up with the guy dead as stormtroopers shoot at them while Han is making his escape. Black Fleet Crisis: The Yevetha hold hostages from the colonists they attacked and have them broadcast to the New Republic ships, pleading for their lives because if the Yevethan ships were fired on they'll die too. It works, as enough New Republic ships hesitate or don't fire to give the Yevethan fleet an advantage.
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Human Shield / int_e6405649	comment	In The Dinosaur Lords, once The Mole in Garden's ranks is outed, he takes the nearest Gardener hostage. Unfortunately for him, one of the men present has Improbable Aiming Skills.
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Human Shield / int_e64b0d38	comment	In the manga of Elfen Lied, Lucy uses the Cute Clumsy Girl secretary Kisaragi in this fashion just before decapitating her. In the anime, it's reversed: she kills poor Kisaragi, then uses her corpse as a shield. Of course, in both cases this is merely an act of cruelty, as her vectors protected her from gunfire.
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Human Shield / int_e67a7d6c	comment	During the Kyoto Arc of Negima! Magister Negi Magi, Chigusa tries to use a kidnapped Konoka as a human shield. Unfortunately for her, it backfired in a rather spectacular fashion, as Setsuna takes threatening Konoka really personal. It happens again much later in the manga when Tsukiyomi Attacks the crew on Haru's airship, but is stopped by Negi, fresh from his training to complete Magia Erebia. She escapes Negi's grip by trying to cut his arm off, which he dodges by turning into lightning. She then tries to use Nodoka as a Human Shield, but before the can follow through is punched in the gut by the arm she just tried to sever.
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Human Shield / int_e694aadb	comment	Ciaphas Cain subverts this twice: In Cain's Last Stand, once he realizes Varan is a psyker with the ability to make anyone serve him loyally, he sets up the final confrontation so no one but Jurgen will be around. Having extra bodies to hide behind, his favored tactic for decades, would backfire the moment Varan told them to arrest/kill Cain. A Blazing Saddles subversion in the audio drama The Devil You Know. Cain is dueling a Dark Eldar who's freely admitted she intends to capture Cain for torture. Cain points his laspistol at his head and pulls the trigger. The Eldar note who has much better reflexes than any human, for the record lunges forward to deflect the lasbolt, and leaves herself wide open for a chainsword through the chest. (From Cain's viewpoint, he won either way — he'd been a captive of the Dark Eldar before; either she dropped her guard to prevent his suicide and he killed her, or she didn't and he got a clean and painless death.)
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Human Shield / int_e7e37776	comment	The Fed at the end of the Firefly pilot episode "Serenity" tries this, taking River hostage with one gun, holding his other out, and yelling at the crew on the ship that if anyone moves... well, he doesn't get to finish his sentence, because right at that moment, Mal comes aboard, pulls out his heavily-used revolver, and puts a round in the Fed's head without a word. Or breaking stride.
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Human Shield / int_e82c9823	type	Human Shield
Human Shield / int_e82c9823	comment	Subverted in the manga Black Cat. Eve (a nanomachine bioweapon who also happens to be a 7-year-old girl) convinces a criminal to let go of an infant and take her hostage instead, quickly saving the day.
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Human Shield / int_e944602	comment	Goblin Slayer: When the goblin horde are about to invade Cow Girl's village, the goblins use shields with their naked, raped, and tortured prisoners attached to them. However, Goblin Slayer already anticipated their strategy and with the help of the guild adventurers, they used sleep magic to make the frontline goblins fall asleep and bring the girls to safety (while they are still attached to the shields) before the battle can begin. This strategy seems to be very common among the goblins, considering that the Goblin Lord's entire plan was completely predicted by Goblin Slayer who has fought so many of them that he knows exactly what they are going to do, even without confirming beforehand that they would use meat shields. Hobgoblins have resorted to this trope more than once, but since they are not used to wielding shields at all, they are susceptible to Groin Attacks, which is pretty fatal for goblins.
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Human Shield / int_ea4f62db	comment	Family Guy: In "Love Thy Trophy", Peter tries to use Stewie as a shield when his new foster parents point a gun at him.
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Human Shield / int_eaecbace	comment	At the end of The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery, Egan forces his way out of the bank, using a teller as a human shield, but is shot down by the police.
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Human Shield / int_eafa9816	comment	The Walking Dead (Telltale): Brenda St.John did this to Katja in which Lee would have to slowly walk up to her and talk each time, until she finally got too close to Mark who is now a walker, from having his legs cut off and eaten who then proceeds to bite her and turn her into a walker. Kenny did this to Arvo in season 2 episode 4 to try and get the Russians to back off.
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Human Shield / int_edaa765e	comment	In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indy's love interest (Dr Elsa Schneider) is used as a human shield by one of the Nazis, prompting Indy to drop his gun and surrender. She is immediately revealed to be a 'Nazi Stooge'.
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Human Shield / int_ee384546	comment	In Cyberpunk 2077, Mitch get used as a shield by the pilot of the downed Kang Tao AV in "Life During Wartime". He manages to elbow the pilot and break free, giving Panam an opening to shoot him in the head.
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Human Shield / int_f163bd9f	comment	In ElfQuest, Big Bad Winnowill uses the main character's child this way. Amusingly, she goes on insisting her elfin shield is foolproof even after series badass Strongbow has proven otherwise in a fairly significant manner.
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Human Shield / int_f31d7d98	comment	Used in Drawn Together by Captain Hero, after shouting "Activate Hero Shield!" He probably could have survived the gunfire anyway.
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Human Shield / int_f3657100	comment	The boss of the 2nd Mission of the arcade game Ghost Squad (2004) requires you to take him out with a single headshot while he's holding the President of the USA as a human shield.
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Human Shield / int_f4a728d6	comment	One of the key combat moves of Afro Samurai is to grab one enemy, throw him into oncoming attacks, and then charge the now-distracted attacker. In the manga, lacking enemies at hand, he uses a random boy and, later, his disabled sister.
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Human Shield / int_f4e799ee	comment	Burn Notice: Done once or twice, and Michael gives a tip on what to do if taken hostage in this manner: go limp — it's hard to both lift and carry a body. Also happens in a cliffhanger season finale, with a bad guy holding Michael hostage. How does Jesse save him? By shooting Michael in the shoulder with a high-powered sniper rifle, so that the bullet would pass through the shoulder and kill the bad guy.
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Human Shield / int_f655ed11	comment	Bulldog, in an episode of Frasier, used Roz (who was pregnant at the time) as a shield when someone pulls out a gun. It ends up looking like he tried to push her out of the way and is hailed as a hero. Only Frasier knows the truth but is unable to get him to confess. It all comes to a head at the ceremony in Bulldog's honor. Martin, who was just tired of listening to Frasier complain about it, randomly shouts, "HE'S GOT A GUN!" Sure enough, Bulldog does it again, this time using his own mother as a shield.
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Human Shield / int_f8705c18	comment	Subverted in Hellsing. The first baddie we're introduced to takes future co-star, Seras Victoria hostage as a human shield... only to have Badass Longcoat Alucard blast a gaping hole through her chest to kill him, and then turn her into a vampire afterwards. Granted, he did have to confirm that she was a virgin first. If she wasn't, she would've become a ghoul instead.
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Human Shield / int_f9368d52	comment	In Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Marluxia teleports Namine into his arms to try to ward off Axel from attacking him, but Axel laughs and says he doesn't care. At that moment, Sora, Donald, and Goofy show up to stop Axel.
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Human Shield / int_fa72ae2c	comment	The Legend of Xiao Chuo: YelÃ¼ Jing uses a maid as a shield when he's attacked by assassins.
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Human Shield / int_fadb491e	comment	Hougen does this in Ginga Densetsu Weed by using another dog from his pack as a shield to stop Weed's Battouga. Hougen survives the attack. His packmate, however...doesn't.
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Human Shield / int_fb1f271c	comment	In Lilo & Stitch, to prevent from being captured by Jumba, Stitch disguises himself as a dog and gets himself adopted by Lilo, knowing that Pleakley wouldn't let Jumba use his Plasma Cannon while he was with a human.
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Human Shield / int_fcfec4b6	comment	In Noir Kirika grabs a Soldat mook for this while dispatching his comrades, and then once they're all dead offs him with a bullet to the head without missing a beat or even bothering to glance at him. Given Kirika is in "True Noir" mode while this happens it clearly communicates that she's not fucking around.
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Human Shield / int_fd49dcff	comment	In Die Another Day, James Bond is using a virtual reality training simulation in which a terrorist uses M as a Human Shield. His solution is to shoot M in the arm, causing her to jerk out of the way enough for him to get a clean shot at the terrorist.
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Human Shield / int_fe08cb30	comment	The Punisher (2017): In "The Whirlwind", worried that Frank Castle has only a pistol against the More Dakka she can hear Pilgrim is using, Amy goes to help with her shotgun only to be grabbed as a hostage by Pilgrim. There follows a hallway scene where Frank is trying to Shoot the Hostage Taker while Pilgrim is maneuvering to keep her between them until Pilgrim is able to duck into an elevator with his hostage. Ironically, we later learn that Pilgrim's gun was empty by that point.
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Human Shield / int_fe83990a	comment	Saint Seiya: During the Poseidon arc (at least in the anime), every time Seiya tried to hit Poseidon with an arrow, the arrow came back at him. At some time, Shaina volunteered herself as a shield but he switched positions so he'd be her shield. Shiryu then served as a shield for both while complimenting Seiya for refusing to use a woman as a human shield.
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Human Shield / int_fe85bfc8	comment	Super Smash Bros.: Toad serves as one (apparently unwillingly) for Princess Peach in earlier installments of the series. In Ultimate, Toad instead willingly takes the bullet for her; the same applies for Blue Toad, who is protecting Daisy.
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Human Shield / int_febc4d2c	comment	The Fugitive. While the U.S. Marshals are searching a house for one of the fugitive prisoners, the prisoner grabs one of them and uses him to prevent Gerard from shooting him. Gerard uses basic tactical skills to flank the hostage-taker and shoot him from the side not covered by the hostage.
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Human Shield	processingCategory2	Evil Tropes
Human Shield	processingCategory2	Guns and Gunplay Tropes
Human Shield	processingCategory2	I Have Your Index
Human Shield	processingCategory2	Narrative Devices
Human Shield	processingCategory2	This Index Is Expendable
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Lupin III: Blood Seal ~Eternal Mermaid~ / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Space☆Dandy / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Sword of the Stranger / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Capsule Monsters / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Things Mr. Welch Is No Longer Allowed to Do in an RPG (Blog) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Comic Book) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Halo: Escalation (Comic Book) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Human Target (Comic Book) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Marvel's Voices (Comic Book) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Okko (Comic Book) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
100 Bullets (Comic Book) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Project Superpowers (Comic Book) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Red Sonja (Comic Book) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
X-Factor (2006) (Comic Book) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Star Fox / Comicbook	seeAlso	Human Shield
Aeon Entelechy Evangelion / Fan Fic / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Dungeon Keeper Ami (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
I Will Not Bow / Fan Fic / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
It's For a Good Cause, I Swear! (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
No Chance For Fate / Fan Fic / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Service with a Smile / Fan Fic / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Shinra High SOLDIER / Fan Fic / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Total Drama Letterz / Fan Fic / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Total Shuffled Island Series / Fan Fic / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
A Man of Iron (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
A Monster and a Saint (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
A Sword to Pass (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
All For Luz (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Amalgamate (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Battle of the Sheps (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
CONSEQUENCES (Miraculous Ladybug) (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Enemy of My Enemy (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Freedom's Ring (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Freefall (FarrenMaddox) (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Guys Being Dudes (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
J-WITCH Season 1 (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
J-WITCH Series (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Kaleidoscopic Grangers (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
More Than Human (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
(Not) Supernatural (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Now You Feel Like Number None (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Oni Ga Shiku Series (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
PokÃ©mon: Harmony and Chaos (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Relic of the Future (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Rising Sun (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Son of the Seven Kingdoms (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Fourth Light (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Gray Jedi Series (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Lucidity of the Descent (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
What If Krillin Became a Saiyan? (Fanfic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
A Low Down Dirty Shame / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
A Man Called Sledge / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Against All Flags / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Antigang / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Babylon A.D. / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Ballistic Kiss / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Beauty and the Beast (2017) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Best Seller / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Beverly Hills Cop / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Bitch Slap / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Bitter Rice / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Black Dynamite / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Black Mask / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Blazing Saddles / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Blind Fury / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
City Cops / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Colors / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Con Air / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Die Another Day / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Dirty Harry / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
District 9 / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Disturbing the Peace / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Doctor Strange (2016) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Dollman / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Dredd / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Ender's Game / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Escape to Athena / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Exam / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Flaming Brothers / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Fortress of War / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
48 Hrs. / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Gladiator / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
GoldenEye / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Halloween (2007) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Harakiri / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Hard Rain / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Hardcore Henry / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Heat / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Hit Team / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Hot Fuzz / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Iron Butterfly (1989) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Iron Monkey / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Johnny Mnemonic / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Kate / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
King Eagle / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Last Train from Gun Hill / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Lethal Weapon (1987) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Lightning Jack / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
MacGruber / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Mad Max: Fury Road / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Men in Black / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Mission: Impossible â€“ Rogue Nation / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
My Heart is That Eternal Rose / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
No Time to Die / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Oblivion (2013) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
On Guard / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Patriot Games / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Paul Blart: Mall Cop / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Postal (2007) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Princess Madam / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Quick Change / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Ran / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Reservoir Dogs / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Runaway / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Saw VI / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Shoot 'Em Up / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Soldier / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Speed / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Swashbuckler / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Beekeeper / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Big Sleep / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Cabin in the Woods / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Dark Knight Rises / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Empire Strikes Back / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Fifth Element / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Funhouse Massacre / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Game (1997) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Infernal Affairs Trilogy / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Mysterious Mr. M / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Negotiator / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Raid (1954) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Raid 2: Berandal / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Train / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Transporter / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Three Kings / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Tiger on Beat / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Top Kids / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Training Day / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Treasure Hunt / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Underworld (2003) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Vader (Fan Film) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Windtalkers / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
X-Men: First Class / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Young Guns II / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Destroy All Humans! (Franchise) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Goblin Slayer / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Gonna Be the Twin-Tail!! / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Heavy Object / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Shakugan no Shana / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Ciaphas Cain / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Cop Craft / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Deryni / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Destroyermen / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Dirk Pitt Adventures / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Gaunt's Ghosts / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Ghostlight / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Goblin Slayer / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Gonna Be the Twin-Tail!! / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Heavy Object / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Kaze no Stigma / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Loki: Where Mischief Lies / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Mockingjay / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Of Cinder and Bone / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Patriot Games / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Problem Children are Coming from Another World, aren't they? / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Rising Ã— Rydeen / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Shakugan no Shana / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Star Trek: The Lost Era / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Star Wars: Allegiance / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Star Wars: Cataclysm / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Takeshi Kovacs / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Arts of Dark and Light / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Black Fleet Crisis / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Dinosaur Lords / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Faerie Queene / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Genesis Fleet / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Gunslinger / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Han Solo Trilogy / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Lunar Chronicles / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Tripods / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Vampire Academy / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Victoria: A Novel of 4th Generation War / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Worm / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
AdditionalEvilOverlordListCellblockC	seeAlso	Human Shield
BulletProofHumanShield	seeAlso	Human Shield
CthulhusTux	seeAlso	Human Shield
PokeWars	seeAlso	Human Shield
Ptitled6eq0df9	seeAlso	Human Shield
TropesExaminedByTheMythBusters	seeAlso	Human Shield
Akumetsu (Manga) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Beet the Vandel Buster (Manga) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Deadman Wonderland (Manga) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Fabricant 100 (Manga) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Fairy Tail Gaiden (Manga) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Hyper Police (Manga) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Inuyasha (Manga) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Isuca (Manga) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Manyu Hikencho (Manga) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt (Manga) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Sabagebu! (Manga) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Seraph of the End (Manga) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Shamo (Manga) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Snow White and Seven Dwarfs (Manga) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Suicide Island (Manga) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (Manga) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Upotte!! (Manga) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Stories (Manga) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Cavalier of the Abyss (Manhwa) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
A World Beyond (Roleplay) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Persona Millenium (Roleplay)	seeAlso	Human Shield
The Gamer's Alliance (Roleplay) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
We Are Our Avatars Escapist (Roleplay) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
D. I. Ray / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Deadliest Warrior / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Fargo: Season One / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Firefly / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Flashpoint / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Forever (2014) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Happy! / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Horrible Histories / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
JAG / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Kidnapped / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Lost in Space / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Mahou Sentai Magiranger / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Mr. Sunshine (2018) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
NCIS: Sydney / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
9-1-1: Lone Star / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Power Rangers Wild Force / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Pushing Daisies / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Rizzoli & Isles / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
S.W.A.T. (1975) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Sharpe / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Magnificent Seven (1998) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Tiger Cubs / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
V.I.P. / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Vikings / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Voltes V: Legacy / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Waterworld: A Live Sea War Spectacular (Theatre) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Brutal Doom (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Call of Duty: Black Ops (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
ClaDun (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Destroy All Humans! (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Devil May Cry 4 (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Devil May Cry 5 (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Die Hard: Vendetta (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Dishonored (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Dreadful Tales (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Dungeon Crawl (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Dynamite Headdy (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Enemy Front (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Fading Afternoon (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Final Fantasy Dimensions (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Final Fantasy VIII (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Gunblade N.Y./L.A. Machineguns (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Hard Corps: Uprising (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Hatred (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Heroes of Might and Magic (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Hitman: Blood Money (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Hunt: Showdown (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Legend of the Ghost Lion (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Liberal Crime Squad (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Mad Dog McCree (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Marathon (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Mercenary Kings (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Metal Gear (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Night Creatures (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Operation Wolf (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
PAYDAY 3 (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Rainbow Six Siege (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Reservoir Dogs (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Saints Row: The Third (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Samurai Western (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Sea of Thieves (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Sengoku Basara (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Silent Hill: Downpour (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Soul Nomad & the World Eaters (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Splinter Cell (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Star Ocean: The Second Story (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Strike Commander (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Super Cosplay War Ultra (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Super Gem Fighter (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Tales of Crestoria (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Last of Us Part II (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle Games (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Transformers: Prime â€“ The Game (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (Video Game) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Piofiore: Fated Memories (Visual Novel) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Policenauts (Visual Novel) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Snatcher (Visual Novel) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Bad Days (Web Animation) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Camp Camp (Web Animation) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Extra Credits (Web Animation) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Friendship (Web Animation) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Kombat Kids (Web Animation) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Super Mario Bros. Z (Web Animation) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
TheOdd1sOut (Web Animation) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Final Fantasy In A Nutshell (Web Video) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
I'm a Marvel... And I'm a DC (Web Video) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Italian Spiderman (Web Video) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
MLAnderson0 (Web Video) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Mega Man (Eddie Lebron) (Web Video) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Seattle By Night (Web Video) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Archipelago (Webcomic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Eerie Cuties (Webcomic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Juathuur (Webcomic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Naru-Hina Chronicles (Webcomic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Shotgun Boy (Webcomic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki (Webcomic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Tales of Elysium (Webcomic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Avengers Assemble / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Blue Eye Samurai / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Bob's Burgers / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Castlevania (2017) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
DC League of Super-Pets / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Fanboy and Chum Chum / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Lilo & Stitch / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Metalocalypse / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Monsters vs. Aliens (2013) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Superman vs. the Elite / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Crumpets / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Incredibles / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Incredibles / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Powerpuff Girls Movie / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
The Transformers: The Movie / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Bob Sapp (Wrestling) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
CM Punk (Wrestling) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Roderick Strong (Wrestling) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Triple H (Wrestling) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
William Regal (Wrestling) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Robot Girls Z / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield
Errant Story (Webcomic) / int_132d93f1	type	Human Shield

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