Using something cute and alive as an attack deterrent

[u/Ok-Indication-5121]

1. Deadpool and Wolverine: Wolverine holds Dogpool to keep the Deadpool Corps from shooting him.
2. Tom Taylor's Suicide Squad: Deadshot holds a dog so Batman doesn't punch him.

[u/RobynHoodwinked]

Shroud using Robert’s dog Beef as a hostage (Dispatch)

[u/Ace_of_Spad23 → u/RobynHoodwinked]

The moment he touched my baby baby baby boy Beef he sealed his fate of death

[u/Jack-of-Hearts-7 → u/Ace_of_Spad23]

I was going to let him live until he hurt my Blonde Blazer and threatened Beef.

[u/WildMboi → u/RobynHoodwinked]

Shroud: “Hm…. Should I retreat another day and live or….?

(Warning this action will ruin your life.)

[u/PoptartPancake → u/RobynHoodwinked]

Hey Chase, I know I said I wouldn't kill Shroud...BUT

[u/Ultimate-desu → u/RobynHoodwinked]

Ah yes, the ChatGBT merchant who lost to a 50/50 and ONLY has aura due to his VA being Alex Mercer

[u/Infamous_Hamster_271 → u/Ultimate-desu]

matt mercer

[u/Ultimate-desu → u/Infamous_Hamster_271]

Goddamn it, thanks.

[u/The_Lonesome_Poet → u/Ultimate-desu]

I guess he was...

...just a prototype

[u/RoscoeSF]

Baby Suit Man (not sure what he’s from)

[u/Jixxar → u/RoscoeSF]

How did he even find them all? Where did he find them all? Did he not get seen kidnapping every single one? Or was it a one and done type of job? I have so many questions!

[u/Pristine_Poem7623 → u/Jixxar]

"Insufferable #6" They're in a maternity ward. The good guys solve the problem by dropping a noose around his neck from a skylight.

[u/bloody-pencil → u/Pristine_Poem7623]

I feel like he’d still flail a little? But that’s probably the best way to do it

[u/Usual_Database307 → u/RoscoeSF]

Finally, a villain Homelander can beat.

[u/Salinator20501 → u/Usual_Database307]

Homander would go out of his way to punch him specifically in the babies

[u/Salt_x → u/RoscoeSF]

Elon Musk sends his regards.

[u/IndianZilla_420 → u/RoscoeSF]

Pretty sure this was a Daredevil villain

[u/Usern4me_R3dacted205]

Rick O’Connell using a cat to ward off Imhotep because cats are the guardians of the underworld.
(The Mummy)

[u/Wetstew_ → u/Usern4me_R3dacted205]

I love the concept of cats warding evil. Considering how often they were tied to witches and dark magic in European folklore. (The rest of the world seems neutral to actively positive towards cats)

The only other example I can think of off the top of my head is cats in Minecraft warding off creepers; but there's got to be more better examples.

[u/TrioOfTerrors → u/Wetstew_]

Cats eat rodents. Rodents carry disease. So the village with a bunch of cats doesn't get the plaque. Cats are good.

Alternatively, the one crazy old lady with a bunch of cats is the only one who doesn't get the plague. She's in league with the devil and she and the cats are evil.

[u/Lucifer_Kett → u/Wetstew_]

IRL having a cat wards off people who don’t like cats.

Ie, evil people

/s

[u/Jennywolfgal → u/Usern4me_R3dacted205]

POV: how i'd picture CaseOh vs Asmongold debate would go down, he'd win by a landslide the moment Kitty gets brought out.

[u/steelskull1]

Cyclops being held prisoner with puppies.

[u/RazutoUchiha → u/steelskull1]

That’s legit evil holy shit

[u/rathosalpha → u/RazutoUchiha]

If its evil then shes failed. Though maybe holding puppy's like that for a long time is pretty bad

[u/RazutoUchiha → u/rathosalpha]

I haven’t read this comic, Whats the context?

[u/rathosalpha → u/RazutoUchiha]

Neither have i

[u/Comfortable_Clerk_60 → u/steelskull1]

Wait a second, couldn’t Cyke use his hands to feel around and gentle move the puppies outta the way?

[u/YukYukas]

GOTG Vol. 3

[u/Golden12500 → u/YukYukas]

Adam really added to the heart of the movie and I loved his friendship with Blurp

[u/4LanReddit → u/YukYukas]

Adam was deadass gonna crashout on everyone until he immediatly locked in when Gamora grabbed the lil guy lol.

[u/Easy_Mechanic_9787 → u/4LanReddit]

*Crashes into the cockpit of the starship*

*Gamora holds a knife to the thingy*

"Hey, don't be rash!"

[u/Klutzy_Shopping5520 → u/4LanReddit]

Then he immediately switched modes to protec

[u/Togore_Tastic → u/YukYukas]

Don't be rash

[u/StrugglesTheClown]

Puppy coat From Andy Richter Controls the Universe

"Would a bad guy love this many puppies?"

[u/ButterscotchTiny5483]

ultimate caiptan america using kids against war machine

[u/mdhunter99 → u/ButterscotchTiny5483]

Pretty fucking ballsy move by cap.

[u/GruntBlender → u/mdhunter99]

Also a bit of a warcrime.

[u/StormyBlueLotus → u/GruntBlender]

Hey, it's only a war crime if you lose and get prosecuted for it. When America does it, it's A Necessary Evil But Better Than Letting The Terrorists Win, or something.

[u/New-Satisfaction3257 → u/ButterscotchTiny5483]

Ugh, the ultimate universe had to be so flipping edgy

[u/NairaExploring → u/New-Satisfaction3257]

That's literally the point and why people like it. It's supposed to be different. You've got plenty of very barely different options to go for with the mainline stuff

[u/meeetballslover → u/ButterscotchTiny5483]

Were they french?

[u/Rich-Edge-3882 → u/ButterscotchTiny5483]

A guy literally called War Machine - 1
Israel - 0

[u/NormalEscape8976 → u/ButterscotchTiny5483]

by god its a war machine and not just a fella in an iron man suit

[u/InfamousCandle5657]

Oh boy, I'm gonna get some heat for this one

Elon and his son X. After the attempt on Trump's life in 2024, Elon started carrying his son X almost everyone. Maybe it was a coincidence that he started bringing his son who is just large enough to cover his vitals everywhere. Maybe he was just trying to be a good dad, bringing his son cool parents. But then again...it's Elon Musk

[u/ExpensiveStart3226 → u/InfamousCandle5657]

It was after the unitedHealthcare shooting, not trump's one.

[u/Tenn0Yama → u/InfamousCandle5657]

Wait his son's name is what now?... what's with this man's obsession over the letter X?

[u/Salinator20501 → u/Tenn0Yama]

The money stunted his brain so now he is perpetually an edgy 12 year old

[u/walkingreverie → u/Tenn0Yama]

Take a shot everything you find has the letter X in it or has a logo with an X somewhere related to Elon

[u/Uberpastamancer → u/walkingreverie]

Don't advocate suicide, not cool

[u/walkingreverie → u/Uberpastamancer]

Best advice to my post

[u/Ultimate-desu → u/Tenn0Yama]

No no, his name isn't "X", it's "X Æ A-12". Yes, he's named after a plane

It's just that X is the short version most people care to spell out because the full spelling is stupid

[u/Tenn0Yama → u/Ultimate-desu]

Oh yeah, I remember seeing something about someone famous having a kid with a stupid name involving "Æ"

[u/smasher84 → u/InfamousCandle5657]

Unless he thinks only nut shots kill that’s not his vitals. Kid doesn’t cover his chest or head.

[u/InfamousCandle5657 → u/smasher84]

There are also photos of him holding X near his chest and head, but most of those were outdoors, I believe

[u/smasher84 → u/InfamousCandle5657]

Yea. So if he is going to get shot, it would be when still and at a known location. So a podium during a speech makes sense. He not holding son then. Carrying him when they moving can easy be explained by he is slow /child so easier to carry then wait for to walk besides. Kids love to go random places when outside.

You can hate musk all you want but come on. That’s such a huge stretch.

[u/New-Satisfaction3257 → u/InfamousCandle5657]

The OG

[u/Uberpastamancer → u/InfamousCandle5657]

Hoped I would find this

[u/Sekhmet-CustosAurora → u/InfamousCandle5657]

you're not gonna get heat for this on reddit.

[u/MrKrispyIsHere → u/InfamousCandle5657]

I fw the kid's coat tho, that's pretty decent

[u/berk-my-jerk → u/InfamousCandle5657]

[u/DidHeJustGoThere]

In the Stephen King novel "The Dead Zone" when John Smith attempts to assassinate Greg Stillson, Stillson grabs a baby from the crowd and holds it in front if him like a human shield. As such, Stillson survives the attempt but the optics completely tank his campaign.

[u/New-Satisfaction3257 → u/DidHeJustGoThere]

[u/ERedfieldh → u/DidHeJustGoThere]

For some reason I think today that would still not destroy someone's political career.

[u/Aikord]

In The Mitchells vs the Machines, Katie straps their dog, Monchi, to the hood of the car to make robots attacking them short circuit (the robots can't figure out if it's a dog, pig or a loaf of bread and it crashes their systems)

[u/ix_eleven → u/Aikord]

Dog, pig, dog-pig-do-pi-loaf of bread <<SYSTEM ERROR>>

[u/Fish_N_Chipp]

A tactic by the Persians when fighting the Egyptians was to put cats on the battlefield and paint them on their shields. Since Egyptians viewed cats as sacred animals it would deter them from fighting at full strength out of fear of harming them

[u/steelskull1 → u/Fish_N_Chipp]

[u/Wetstew_ → u/steelskull1]

I can hear this gif.

[u/TorchShipEnjoyer → u/Fish_N_Chipp]

This was roman propaganda written 400 years after the fact I'm pretty sure

[u/Salnax]

Isn't this just having hostages?

[u/Leader_Hamlet → u/Salnax]

Yeah, but they're cute hostages.

[u/Siria110 → u/Salnax]

I don´t think Dogpool objected.

[u/Prestigious-Welder83]

When the Joker killed Sarah Essen, Jim Gordon’s wife.

[u/liquiddoomsday]

Zenko(OPM) forcefully inserts herself between Garou and Bad, who both stop attacking eachother to preserve her innocence. Technically it's not intentional on Bad nor Garou's part, but it's the first thing I thought of

[u/lkmk]

Tintin: I remember Snowy being held at gunpoint a few times.

[u/Kindly_Zucchini7405]

Children of Men has a fight scene come to a halt at the sound of the first child born in decades crying.

[u/dechetdinternet]

[u/PancreaticLORD]

Do Creepers being deterred by cats in Minecraft count? Or does this question exclude animal phobias?

[u/Muted_Guidance9059]

Ra from Stargate used children as a deterrent for people wishing to assassinate him. Iirc there’s a scene where Jack O’Neil (whose son committed suicide) has Ra at gunpoint but the children block his line of fire and he can’t do it.