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A bullet is fired and you don't want it to reach its target, so what can you do? You could [[Taking the Bullet|Take The Bullet]] yourself, of course, but if you are [[The Gunslinger]], there's no better way to show off your [[Improbable Aiming Skills]] than to ''[[Shoot ~~the Bullet|Shoot]]~~'' ~~[[Shoot the Bullet|~~That Bullet]] instead. The [[Rule of Cool]] will make that happen, rest assured.

A bullet is fired and you don't want it to reach its target, so what can you do? You could [[Taking the Bullet|Take The Bullet]] yourself, of course, but if you are [[The Gunslinger]], there's no better way to show off your [[Improbable Aiming Skills]] than to '''''Shoot''''' '''That Bullet''' instead. The [[Rule of Cool]] will make that happen, rest assured.

Examples of bullets fused by (accidental) head-on collision have been found on [[American Civil War]] battlefields, so the idea in general is not impossible, just so improbable it requires two armies' worth of fired ammunition to result in a few collisions. The idea of [[Destructible Projectiles|destroying projectiles]], however, is regularly used on a [[The Same but More|much bigger scale]]: [[Missile Command|anti-ballistic missiles]] and [[wikipedia:YAL-1|lasers]] have been put into service for the purpose of destroying incoming nuclear missiles before they could detonate, and smaller variants exist for shooting down smaller projectiles like tactical missiles and artillery shells. [[Types of Naval Ships|Naval vessels]] now commonly make use of [[Gatling Good|gatling-type]] [[Naval Weapons|or other types of Close In Weapons Systems]] to defend themselves against low-flying aircraft and missiles, and are definitely not [[Point Defenseless]]. Tank-based systems are also being developed, as a counter to RPGs and anti-tank missiles.

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* Happens in ''[[Space Invaders]]''. Very annoying when you wanted your bullet to go on and into the enemy.

** In ''[[Space Invaders]] Extreme'', shooting a bullet or laser won't add to your combo, but it will reset the combo timer.

* Not quite bullets, but in many fighting games projectiles will cancel each other ~~out--your~~ Hadouken can knock down your enemy's Sonic Boom in ''[[Street Fighter]] II'', while flaming paper fans in ''[[Samurai Shodown]] 2'' will knock away a summonned demon.

* Not quite bullets, but in many fighting games projectiles will cancel each other out—your Hadouken can knock down your enemy's Sonic Boom in ''[[Street Fighter]] II'', while flaming paper fans in ''[[Samurai Shodown]] 2'' will knock away a summonned demon.

** In ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', [[Deadpool]] and [[Devil May Cry|Dante]] do this in the first opening. In gameplay, if two Dante players pull off Million Dollars at the same time, ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUCNH_ygkZs they get to shoot each others bullets]'' averting [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]].

** Sonic Hurricane's [http://sonichurricane.com/?p=3511 sh/f Super Fireball Battle] provides dozens of examples of fighting game projectile attacks harmlessly cancelling each other out

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* Intercepting and shooting down anti-warship torpedoes is an essential skill in the ''[[Free Space]]'' series and is vital to successfully completing an [[Escort Mission]]. Fortunately torpedoes are fairly large and slower than most fighters.

* In the ''[[Touhou]]'' games ''Shoot the Bullet'' (appropriately enough) and ''Double Spoiler'', you can knock bullets out of the air by taking pictures of them with a '''''camera'''''.

** Using spellcards (read: [[Smart Bomb~~|Smart Bombs~~]]) also cancels bullets that come in contact with it.

** Using spellcards (read: [[Smart Bomb]]s) also cancels bullets that come in contact with it.

* The NES port of ''[[1942|1943: The Battle of Midway]]'' has a spread-shooting special weapon, which in its upgraded form can blunt enemy bullets.

* ''[[Heavy Weapon]]'' has your tank able to shoot down incoming enemy missiles. '''Required''' against [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Atomic Bombers]], because if their bomb manages to hit you or the ground, [[One-Hit Kill|you're toast no matter how many shields you have]]!