Rain of Arrows: Difference between revisions

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* During the Battle of Ostagar in ''[[Dragon Age Origins]]'', the darkspawn charge is met with a rain of arrows that are also [[Arrows on Fire|on fire]].

** The Awakening expansion introduces an archer talent called Rain of Arrows that mimics this trope. Scattershot does it less spectacularly but more effectively.

** Archers in ''[[Dragon Age 2]]'' have a talent called ''Hail of Arrows'' where they fire a bundle of arrows into the air and it comes down in a veritable storm of pointy shafts.

* One of the many hazards in [[Happy Wheels]] is a crossbow that can be attached to different surfaces (much like the harpoons). It is rather odd how a middle aged cyclist can survive twenty arrows to the ass and eyes though.

* A [[Booby Trap|BoobyTrapped]] cake dispenser in [[Minecraft]] as seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewFrgDPCgGA here].

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* ''[[Order of the Stick]]'' [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0425.html does this], complete with a parody of the page quote.

** This also happens earlier when the group is attacked by a incredibly large bandit force.

* Brian Clevinger of ''[[8-Bit Theater ~~(Webcomic)~~|Eight Bit Theater]]'' fame had a mini comic on his site called Dynasty Memories, but it seems to have been taken down. It featured a strip in which the hero evaded an attack from a single arrow and declares that they have nothing to worry about, then the next panel is filled entirely with arrows. Although the main character, [[Punny Name|Lao Zhe]], says "Those mofos got like a million archers!" but [[One-Man Army|it's actually only one archer firing VERY fast]].

* Brian Clevinger of ''[[8-Bit Theater|Eight Bit Theater]]'' fame had a mini comic on his site called Dynasty Memories, but it seems to have been taken down. It featured a strip in which the hero evaded an attack from a single arrow and declares that they have nothing to worry about, then the next panel is filled entirely with arrows. Although the main character, [[Punny Name|Lao Zhe]], says "Those mofos got like a million archers!" but [[One-Man Army|it's actually only one archer firing VERY fast]].

== Western Animation ==

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* ''[[Samurai Jack]]'', in the episode with the well and three jackal archers. Though only three, each was capable of rapid firing dozens of arrows per second. The three were able to annihilate an entire army in mere minutes. Furthermore, they were all blind, and tracking their opponents on sound alone. [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|Ownage commenced on that mechanical army.]]

* In ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', Speedy seemed to be a one-man [[Rain of Arrows]] during most of his guest appearances. Where he pulls all the arrows from [[Bottomless Magazines|remains a mystery]]...

* ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'':

** Both featured and subverted; Chorh-Gom prison has hundreds of ballistae lining the ledges and battlements, each capable of firing ''frickin' enormous, spear-like arrows''...but [[Badass|Tai Lung]] not only uses these to break open his manacles, he's able to toss them right back at the guards, then kick a volley to stab into the rocky walls, providing him with a way to ascend out of the pit.<br /><br />So the [[Rain of Arrows]] starts off as a cool motif for the good guys, only to be snatched away and showing off the bad guy's [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] instead.

** Similarly, the rhinos also send down an eye-popping hail of [[Arrows on Fire]], only to have Tai Lung avoid these too by dodging underneath the only protection available, the wooden elevator.