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* Lina Inverse of ''[[Slayers]]'' doesn't just shoot the hostage, she launches a Dragon Slave at the both of them.
* Lina Inverse of ''[[Slayers]]'' doesn't just shoot the hostage, she launches a Dragon Slave at the both of them.
* In ''[[Akumetsu]]'', when Perfect One fires into the researcher to kill Jinguuji but his aim is so perfect that the bullet does not pierce any of her vital organs, leaving her alive and still kicking while Jinguuji bites the big one.
* In ''[[Akumetsu]]'', when Perfect One fires into the researcher to kill Jinguuji but his aim is so perfect that the bullet does not pierce any of her vital organs, leaving her alive and still kicking while Jinguuji bites the big one.
* Early in the ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]'' story "Diamond is Unbreakable", a man possessed by Angelo's Stand holds a woman at knifepoint and threatens to kill her if anyone tries to attack him. Josuke solves this by ''punching a hole through the woman'' to get to the crook. It helps that Josuke's Crazy Diamond Stand [[Good Thing You Can Heal|can instantly restore anything to its original state]], so the woman is unharmed. He uses the same tactic later to remove the Stand from his mother's body.
* Early in the ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' story "Diamond is Unbreakable", a man possessed by Angelo's Stand holds a woman at knifepoint and threatens to kill her if anyone tries to attack him. Josuke solves this by ''punching a hole through the woman'' to get to the crook. It helps that Josuke's Crazy Diamond Stand [[Good Thing You Can Heal|can instantly restore anything to its original state]], so the woman is unharmed. He uses the same tactic later to remove the Stand from his mother's body.
* In [[Naruto]], {{spoiler|"revenge fueled bender" version which cements Sasuke as an [[Anti-Villain]]. When Danzo takes Karin hostage, Sasuke shoots a Chidori blade through both of them, hitting Danzo in the heart. Sasuke then [[Kick the Dog|tells her if she's getting taken hostage, that makes her nothing but a burden]]}}.
* In [[Naruto]], {{spoiler|"revenge fueled bender" version which cements Sasuke as an [[Anti-Villain]]. When Danzo takes Karin hostage, Sasuke shoots a Chidori blade through both of them, hitting Danzo in the heart. Sasuke then [[Kick the Dog|tells her if she's getting taken hostage, that makes her nothing but a burden]]}}.
* In ''[[Sword of the Stranger]]'', when the Chinese learn that the daimyo has kidnapped one of their own to find out what they're up to, they kidnap the daimyo. When the daimyo's general and his samurai attack, the Chinese use the daimyo as a hostage, thinking this will dissuade the samurai army. However, the daimyo's general is a [[Dragon Ascendant]], who surprises the Chinese by ordering an archer to shoot the daimyo before opening battle.
* In ''[[Sword of the Stranger]]'', when the Chinese learn that the daimyo has kidnapped one of their own to find out what they're up to, they kidnap the daimyo. When the daimyo's general and his samurai attack, the Chinese use the daimyo as a hostage, thinking this will dissuade the samurai army. However, the daimyo's general is a [[Dragon Ascendant]], who surprises the Chinese by ordering an archer to shoot the daimyo before opening battle.
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