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Unlike [[It Was a Gift]], this is temporary, especially for the [[Cool Sword]] and other weapons not easily replaced. Expect the character to return the weapon after the fight, with thanks. If he is then told to keep the weapon, it transformed into [[It Was a Gift]] as well; it is a particularly strong tribute, particularly with the [[Cool Sword]] or other unusual weapons.
 
Will certainly occur if needed for [[Combat Byby Champion]]. May occur for [[Duel to Thethe Death]], though other character may defuse that one.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Mazinger Z (Anime)|Mazinger Z]]'': In ''Mazinger-Z vs Great General of Darkness'' -the movie retold the last chapter of ''[[Mazinger Z]]'' in a severely improved way, closing off the original series and kicking off the sequel, ''[[Great Mazinger (Anime)|Great Mazinger]]''-, Kouji has been defeated by the Mykene War Beasts, his [[Humongous Mecha]] is utterly trashed, it barely functions, and its weapons are useless. [[Big Damn Heroes|Then Tetsuya shows up piloting Great Mazinger]], and as he begins to deliver a sound beating, he throws one of his swords at Mazinger-Z saying "You can use this" ([[Throwing Your Sword Always Works|and conveniently and intentionally impaling a Warbeast]]). Kouji catches the sword, and even though his [[Humongous Mecha]] is barely capable to move, he still manage to destroy one of the Mykene War Beasts, and he impales the Mykene commander was leading the squad. The swrod was returned to Great Mazinger afterwards, along a heartfelt "Thank you".
* In ''[[Zero no Tsukaima (Light Novel)|Zero no Tsukaima]]'', Saito's first combat experience is a duel with a student mage (and noble) who forges him a sword on the spot. ''After'' beating Saito to a pulp.
* In the ''[[One Piece]]'' Arlong park arc, Zoro is two swords short of his usual three, and therefore unable to fight effectively. The gaping hole in his chest doesn't help either, but the POINT is, that when faced with Hachi's six sword style, he says screw it, and asks for his old friends Johnny and Yosaku's swords. They throw them without hesitation, then freak out when Zoro doesn't seem to be looking at the SPINNING SWORDS OF DOOM heading toward him. But that's only cause he's being extra badass, and catches the sword without looking, and swings immediately into an attack that dodges all six swords and slashes the octo-man's chest.
* In ''[[Berserk]]'', Guts's sword is broken while fighting General Vascogne. Zodd appears and throws his own giant sword into the middle of the duel, which Guts them picks up and uses to win the fight.
* Inverted in ''[[Corsair (Light Novel)|Corsair]]'', when Shirokko challenges Canale to a duel, something which Canale has refused many times before. This time his lover Ayace throws his own sword at him and tells him he has to fight.
 
== Film ==
 
* In ''[[Gladiator (Filmfilm)|Gladiator]]'', Maximus disarms Commodus in the arena, and Commodus immediately starts demanding one of the surrounding [[Praetorian Guard]] to give him a sword. If he hadn't recently and publicly dishonored his own royal guards, they might have given him one. In contrast, Juba had previously thrown Maximus a sword when he didn't ask for one.
* ''[[The Golden Voyage of Sinbad]]''. Occurs twice at the beginning of the fight with the statue of the Hindu goddess Kali. First Sinbad throws Prince Koura a sword so Sinbad can duel him, then Koura throws the sword to Kali. After Kali snatches it out of the air she "grows" another sword in each of her other five hands.
* In Baz Luhrmann's ''[[William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet]]'', a [[Setting Update]] that uses the original dialogue, Capulet's "Fetch me my longsword!" moment involves a Longsword-brand shotgun. Opinions differ on how effective this is.
* ''[[The FourThree Musketeers (Film1973 film)|The Four Musketeers]]'', during the duel in the flaming side-building of the convent from which the heroes are attempting to rescue Constance. Porthos just yells "Sword! Sword!", but Aramis does comply.
* During the arena scene in [[Attack of the Clones]], two other Jedi give Anakin and Obi-Wan lightsabers.
* In ''[[Ace Ventura]] : When Nature Calls'' Ace gets a spear thrown into his leg while fighting a tribal native. He shouts for his sidekick to throw him a spear, which he does... [[Hilarity Ensues|stabbing him in the other leg]].
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* In ''The Vikings'', Ernest Borgnine is thrown into a pit of wolves. If he doesn't die with a sword in his hand, he won't go to Valhalla. Tony Curtis defies the villain by throwing him one, and has his hand cut off as punishment.
* Happens repeatedly in one battle in ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]: Dead Man's Chest''. Elizabeth, Pintel, and Regetti have, between them, two swords and the eponymous chest and they're being chased by Davy Jones's men. In the running melee, they keep tossing each other the swords and taking turns running with the chest.
* In ''[[Lethal Weapon (Film)|Lethal Weapon]]'', during Riggs' fight with [[The Dragon|Mr. Joshua]], Mr. Joshua grabs a metal pole and begins swinging at Riggs. Murtaugh then tosses Riggs a nightstick so that he has a fighting chance again.
* Subverted in ''[[Wyatt Earp]]''. A prisoner, faced with a lynch mob, screams at his jailer to give him a gun so he could defend himself. The jailer, Wyatt Earp, tells him that if he doesn't shut up he will give him over. Then he walks out and talks the mob down.
* In the original [[Clash of the Titans]], one of Perseus' friends tosses him his sword so he can fight off a giant scorpion.
* In ''[[Night Atat the Museum]]: Battle for the Smithsonian'', Octavius throws Jedediah his sword, with the traditional (though more literal than usual) "You have my sword". [[Give Me a Sword/Playing With|Then calls out "Sword!" and is tossed one of his underlings' swords]].
* In ''[[The Thief of Bagdad (Film)|The Thief of Bagdad]]'', Ahmad ''says'' "Give me a sword!" in Basra so that he can fight [[Grand Vizier]] Jaffar who has usurped him, but not only does nobody give him a sword, he's blinded by a magic spell and his friend Abu the Thief is turned into a dog.
* Two examples from [[John Wayne]] films:
** In ''[[Rio Bravo]]'', there is an exciting moment when the bad guys have John T. Chance (Wayne) where they want him in front of a saloon, but then suddenly Feathers (Angie Dickinson) throws a plant pot through the window and simultaneously Colorado (Ricky Nelson) throws a rifle to him.
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* In ''In Bruges'', Ken, in a tower, arms his friend Ray, at street level, with a pistol {{spoiler|by throwing himself out the window}}. Of course, {{spoiler|after impact the pistol is a pile of rubbish. Ken's near-last words: "Okay I think you're gonna die now."}}
* In ''[[Three Amigos]]'', Ned Nederlander (played by [[Martin Short]]) is forced to demonstrate his movie-star gunfighting for real by dueling a German pilot. One of the banditos gives him a (very heavy) gun to do it with - and despite the added weight, Ned wins.
* In ''[[The Quick and Thethe Dead]]'', Cort has to call desperately for a bullet after his first shot fails to kill Spotted Horse. (He was only allowed one bullet per duel so he wouldn't be tempted to try to shoot his way out.)
 
== Literature ==
 
* In ''The King Must Die'', when Theseus is fighting a duel, his spear breaks, and his men throw their spears about him so he can pick one from the ground. His foe did not get such treatment when his weapon broke.
* In [[Piers Anthony]]'s ''[[Xanth (Literature)|Centaur Aisle]]'', the king demands a sword to fight his [[Evil Uncle]]; this is shot down because on one hand, the sword is magical giving him an unfair advantage, and on the other hand, if the magic is not used, the king is wounded and so his uncle has an unfair advantage.
* In [[James Swallow]]'s [[Warhammer 40000]] [[Blood Angels (Literature)|Blood Angels]] novel ''Deus Sanguinius'', when Mephiston let Rafen act as [[Combat Byby Champion|the Blood Angels' champion]], he ordered a sergeant to give Rafen his sword. Later, he orders that Rafen be given a jump pack so he can pursue his foe.
** In ''Red Fury'', when Rafen has his back to the Tomb of Sanguinius, and has pierced one heart of the Blood Fiend [[Due to Thethe Dead|trying to desecrate it]], Mephiston throws him his [[Cool Sword]] so that Rafen can get its other heart.
* Happens with Cohen the Barbarian and Twoflower the tourist at the end of [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Discworld|Interesting Times]]''. Twoflower has no chance to win against the [[Big Bad]] of the story either way of course, but Cohen gives him a sword anyway as a sign that he takes his wish to fight him seriously.
* In [[Dan Abnett]]'s [[Warhammer 40000]] [[GauntsGaunt's Ghosts]] novel ''Blood Pact'', Wes Maggs asks this, repeatedly. Unfortunately, while delirious he had attacked [[Escort Mission|the prisoner they were protecting]] and Gaunt's not sure he can trust him. He ends up taking a gun from a downed foe, and Gaunt does not object.
* In ''[[Dune]]'', when Paul challenges Feyd Harkonnen, the emperor offers his own sword to the latter, who readily accepts.
* In [[Andre Norton]]'s ''The Prince Commands'', Michael loses his horse in battle and asks for another; an officer immediately orders for a horse for His Highness.
* ''[[The Lies of Locke Lamora]]'': After Locke convinces the Spider to let him go so he can fight the Grey King, the Spider's lieutenant hands him a sword and says, "Get it wet. With my compliments."
* An interesting variant occurs in the ''[[Nibelungenlied (Literature)|Nibelungenlied]]''. Hagen von Tronje, a heroic/villainous knight trapped in a building with his fellow nobles and warriors, faces the hero Rüdiger von Bechlarn, whom he has previously sworn friendship to (they are forced to fight by a code of honor and oaths). Hagen requests a shield, as his is broken, and Rüdiger offers his.
** This enables Rüdiger to fulfil his duties as Etzel's vassal (his liege has ordered him to attack Hagen and co.) without completely breaking his oath of friendship to the Nibelungs -- he is giving one of them material aid. And so it is significant that Hagen asks Rüdiger for a shield rather than just picking up one of the dozens lying on the ground.
* ''[[Inheritance Cycle (Literature)|Eragon]]''. After losing his somewhat [[It Was a Gift|evil sword]], he has to create his own sword. As an added bonus, it's essentially indestructible and has a tendency to [[Flaming Sword|ignite itself]] with minimal provocation.
** Not really fitting, as he spends quite a long time making do with falchions, staves and magic before finally discovering how to forge his new blade.
* ''[[The Nutcracker (Literaturenovel)|The Nutcracker]]''
* In [[Discworld (Literature)/Mort|Mort]], [[Grim Reaper|Death's]] servant Albert goes back to the Unseen Univerity, and starts acting like a [[Bad Boss]]. When Death comes to take him back he hisses to the cowardly Rincewind for his staff, but Rincewind doesn't give it. The other wizards praise him afterwards, untill Rincewind admits he couldn't ''find'' the staff. The Librarian makes it clear he took it, with an 'ook'.
* In ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' Jaime recalls how [[Knight in Shining Armor|Ser Arthur Dayne]] hacked the Smiling Knight's sword to pieces with his own [[Thunderbolt Iron]] blade. Ever chivalrous, Dayne paused and allowed the bandit to retrieve another sword, then killed him.
* In Night Club from Jiří Kulhánek, one of characters kick sword in midle of fight towards unarmed companion. His comment goes along the line of "Its a wonder I dont have it sticked in belly"
* Near the end of Megan Whalen Turner's ''[[The QueensQueen's Thief|The Thief]]'', when Gen parts ways with the magus' party, pursued on its way back to Sounis by Attolian soldiers, and the magus is hurt by his distrust and shouts at him, Gen (the only one not armed, who hid from the last fight up a tree) sighs and tells him, "Leave me a sword, and I'll do my best to slow them down." He regrets it right away, and the magus doesn't take him seriously, since everyone knows he's a [[Street Urchin]]. Sophos leaves him his, though, since it's not use to him really. Gen lies in wait on top of a large rock and comes very close to wrecking a whole cavalry unit on his own and getting away with it. We learn later that Gen takes the sword by the blunt part the top of the blade because he swore an oath never to hold a sword by the hilt again unless his life was in danger.
* In Orson Scott Card's ''Shadow Giants''. At the climax of the novel, {{spoiler|Achilles orders Suriyawong to shoot Bean, but Suriyawong merely slides his knife over to Achilles, echoing an earlier scene in the novel when they first met. }}
 
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* In ''[[Firefly]]'', Malcolm Reynolds accidentally challenges a nobleman to a duel and has to be provided with a sword... and a crash course in using it.
{{quote| Use of a sw- what?}}
* ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (TV)|Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger]]'' lend each other weapons all the time, but episode 4 takes this up to a whole other level. When Ahim finally comes to understand Joe's desire to take out the [[Monster of the Week]] by himself, she shows it by lending him her cutlass so he can use the two sword style he's been practicing. When this turns out to be insufficient, the other three rangers throw him ''their'' swords as well.
* ''[[Highlander the Series]]'': In "The Messenger" Richie has been listening to an immortal impersonating Methos, who's telling other immortals to live in peace and put their swords down. He's left his sword behind, and gone to talk to the guy, only to find he's been killed already by the bad guy of the week, Culbraith. Duncan ends up throwing Richie his sword so he can fight Culbraith.
* [[Nikita]] throws a gun to Owen in ''Dark Matter'', when he runs out of bullets.
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* In some versions of the [[King Arthur|Arthurian legend]], the reason Arthur pulls the sword out of the Stone is that Kay had forgotten his and had sent him to fetch one.
* [[Older Than Feudalism]]: There is Hephaestus forging a whole new arsenal for [[Greek Mythology|Achilles]] in ''[[The Iliad (Literature)|The Iliad]]''.
 
== Theater ==
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** He waits a decent amount of time, considering that the battle takes place on a ''falling airship''. If he waited forever, it'd be suicide.
** Also happens in [[Kirby and The Amazing Mirror]]: after killing the dark mirror version on Meta Knight, a portal appears and sucks in all four Kirbys. The moment this happens, Meta Knight chucks his sword into the portal, giving you a rather potent weapon to use against the final boss.
* In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'', Ganon knocks the Master Sword out of Link's hand and Zelda uses magic to hold Ganon back so that Link can retrieve the Master Sword.
** Can be a potential subversion if you did the traders miniquest and obtained the biggeron sword. As Ganon knocks the MASTER sword out of links hand, but theres nothing stopping him from whipping that out right after.
*** You can also use the Megaton Hammer during this part. However, while the Hammer/Biggoron's Sword will do damage to the boss, only the Master Sword can kill him, leading to a great many to whack on Ganon for a ridiculously long time with the Biggoron's sword, wondering why the hell he wouldn't die, only to fall over dead directly after looking at the Master Sword.
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{{quote| {{spoiler|1='''Capt. MacTavish:''' This belongs to you, sir.}}}}
* In either [[Super Robot Wars Alpha|Alpha]] or [[Super Robot Wars Original Generation|Original Generation]] continuities of ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'', [[Samurai|Sanger]] [[Badass|Zonvolt]] flat-out requests the [[Humongous Mecha]]-sized [[BFS|Type-3 Colossal Blade]] be given to him when his [[Mid-Season Upgrade]] [[Super Robot]] Dygenguard's primary weapons malfunctions.
* Partially, at the final boss of [[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]]. Riku, disabled, passes his keyblade to Sora so that he can deliver a [[Dual-Wielding]] finishing barrage.
** And in 358/2 Days, Xion tosses Riku a Keyblade, too. Particularly impressive, as she's technically {{spoiler|dead at the time}}.
* In ''[[Blaze Union]]'', Garlot and Leon reconcile after an intense stint of volatile rivalry when post-battle, Leon demands a horse so that he can rescue his little sister Elena from the clutches of his unsavory former partner Pandra. It marks the beginning of Leon [[Fire-Forged Friends|finally being able to acknowledge Garlot]] and accept that there's [[Always Someone Better]], and Leon joins the party shortly after this incident.
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== Webcomics ==
 
* In [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20080606 this page] of ''[[Girl Genius (Webcomic)|Girl Genius]]'', the Jägers are having their regularly scheduled evening bar fight, with no weapons allowed.
{{quote| '''Zeetha:''' Well then! Give me a ''chair!''}}
** Later in a fight with Zola, [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20101008 Zeetha throws her sword to Agatha].
* ''[[The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|Order of the Stick]]''
** At one point, Nale "[[Charm Person|asks]]" a prison guard for a katana. A hobgoblin promptly kills the weaponless guard with a longsword. Nale then kills the hobgoblin and takes ''his'' sword, because he prefers longswords.
** When a random evil adventuring party appears {{spoiler|in the [[Lawful Good]] afterlife}} to [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0497.html attack Roy's family], Roy's grandfather kills the evil cleric with the family's ancestral sword, and then tosses it to Roy to take out the fighter.
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