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[[File:throwing-your-shield-always-works_7746.jpg|link=Captain America (comics)|frame|And you thought [[Shield-Bash|KLONG!]] was bad.]]
{{quote|''When Captain America throws his mighty shield
All those who chose to oppose his shield must yield!''|'''[[Captain America (comics)]]''' theme song, ''[[The Marvel Superheroes]]''}}
A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works]] and [[Improbable Use of a Weapon]], a [[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me|shield]] is thrown at a target. Varies from just hitting to slicing.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [[Captain America (comics)]], the ''patron saint'' of this trope, does this with the addition of his shield being a [[Precision-Guided Boomerang]] (and what little we see of his older classic-shape shield proves it was just as effective a projectile).
== [[Film]] ==
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* The Buckler shield in ''[[Tribes: Vengeance]]'' can be thrown (and guided with the mouse) at enemies. It's ''very'' useful for killing enemies in midair.
* The ''[[Ragnarok Online]]'' ability Shield Boomerang
* [[Stone Wall|Protection-specced]] Paladins in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' can do this with their [http://www.wowwiki.com/Avenger%27s_Shield Avenger's Shield] talent, in a clear [[Shout-Out]] to [[Captain America (comics)]], leading member of the Avengers. Warriors prefer the use of [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works|the other trope]] [http://www.wowwiki.com/Heroic_Throw instead].
* The ''[[Ghosts 'n Goblins (series)|Ghosts N Goblins]]'' video game had a shield... it was ''intended'' to be a short-range throwing weapon.
* In the computer game ''[[Lands of Lore]]: The Throne of Chaos'', chucking shields at a certain boss kills it faster than either throwing actual weapons ''or'' [[Face Palm|using the weapon you're supposed to kill it with]].
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