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So the heroes have finally defeated the villain and stripped him of the source of his power. All that is left is to make sure its power can never again be used for evil purposes. So obviously, at least to the heroes, the most effective means to accomplish this is by chucking the object off into the distance. ...Instead of just, ya'know, destroying it right then and there, keeping it with them or, if either proves hazardous, hiding it somewhere only the heroes could find it.
In many cases, especially within children's cartoons, the villain himself is disposed of this way. By doing this, the heroes ignore the glaring fact that the [[Made of Iron]] villain can and inevitably will just land somewhere, dust himself off, and [[Determinator|try yet again]] another day. Might as well though, because if the show takes place in North America, the probably [[Kid Hero|underage heroes]] aren't even allowed to kill their enemies, and if they somehow do, the foe will no doubt find some way to [[Back
All in all, the action deliberately leaves a wide open window for the villain to [[We Will Meet Again|return]], and thus, the [[Status Quo Is God|status quo]] is maintained.
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* Luffy disposes of a number of villains this way in ''[[One Piece]]'' (especially in anime-only storylines). Subverted in that One Piece villains generally don't come back for revenge.
** Justified with Kuma, a Shinchibukai who, among the many other applications of his powers, can send people flying to any location of Earth for three days. With just a touch of his hand. They are "out of sight", but he knows ''damn well'' where he's sending them, and is only doing so to further someone's interests.
* In ''[[Ranma
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== Film ==
* Subverted at the end of Disney's ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', where it (briefly) ''looks'' like the Genie is just throwing the [[Sealed Evil in a Can]] out into the
** Played with in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' manga, where Genie winds up as if to throw the lamp, but instead buries it.
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* Villains, especially Dr. Drakken, in ''[[Kim Possible]]'' occasionally are defeated this way.
* Almost as the icing on top of a [[Cliché Storm]] cake, the climax of the [[Made for TV Movie]] ''[[Ben 10]]: Secret of the Ominitrix'' has Ben using his newly acquired colossal alien form to callously toss Vilgax out into space pitcher-style.
* In ''[[Hercules (
* Jenny of ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'', used the move just as frequently, on both giant robot and organic monsters alike. Usually had them back for more by the later half of the episode.
* Common episodes of ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' were resolved with Danny sucking the plot-relevant ghost into a thermos to be later sent through the Fenton Portal back into the Ghost Zone. All with the full knowledge that the portal did absolutely nothing to prevent the ghosts from returning. With this, Danny was easily able to work up a [[Rogues Gallery]] in no time.
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