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{{trope}}
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{{quote|'''Gloval:''' It was so ''obvious!'' We should have known! A Boobytrap of course!
'''Lisa/Claudia:''' Boobytrap, sir?
'''Gloval:''' Yes, one of the oldest tricks in military history. A retreating enemy leaves behind hidden explosives and such. The aliens who designed the ship left it with an automatic defense system designed to detect and destroy their enemies. The activation of the guns means that unfriendly forces have approached close enough to be a threat to us.
|'''[[Robotech]]''' Episode 1: "Boobytrap"}}
A version of the [[Death Trap]], except instead of the good guys being put into it, they have to somehow get past it to achieve their objective. Such devices will usually gruesomely kill the first [[Red Shirt]] sent into it before the hero correctly figures out how to get past.
Otherwise, most such traps act in exactly the same way as [[Death Trap
If you're looking for that ''other'' kind of
Also, please note that while [[Genre Savvy|some good guys]] and [[Seen It a Million Times|definitely the audience]] knows when and where the booby trap is, [[Genre Blindness|most characters just don't have these privileges]]. [[Contractual Genre Blindness|Unless they feel compelled to do things the "right" way]].
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{{examples}}
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==▼
* When visiting a haunted hospital in ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]: Fumoffu'', Sousuke suspects that a telephone that suddenly starts to ring is a
▲== [[Anime]] ==
▲* When visiting a haunted hospital in ''[[Full Metal Panic]]: Fumoffu'', Sousuke suspects that a telephone that suddenly starts to ring is a [[Booby Trap]] (when in fact, it was "just" set up to scare him and Chidori), commenting that one of his friends was killed with such a device before.
** Later, in ''Burning One Man Force'', {{spoiler|Kurama sets up a booby trap for Sousuke in the arena, which succeeds in dislocating Sousuke's left arm, and giving Kurama the time to deliver an almost lethal shot.}}
* As mentioned in the page quote, "Booby Trap" is the title of the first episode of ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'' (and ''[[Robotech]]''). It refers to the SDF-1/''Macross'' having been set up to automatically fire at any Zentradi ships when they approached it.
* In an early episode of ''[[Sgt Frog]]'', Giroro rigs the Hinata household with these to ensure no one gets in the way. This requires a quick definition which the [[Gag Dub]] makes the obvious joke on.
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== [[Fan
* The ladies of the Replica elite from ''[[
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Star Trek III:
* ''[[Blazing Saddles]]''. The citizens of the town of Rock Ridge create a fake Rock Ridge filled with explosives as a giant trap for Hedy
** [[Running Gag|That's
* ''[[
* ''[[The Beast of War]]'' (1988). The Soviet tank crew leaves one of their own comrades tied to a rock with a grenade under his head. ("If you want anything, just nod.")
* In ''[[
* ''[[Blown Away]]'' centers on
* [[Indiana Jones]] deals with these on any given day.
* A rare heroic example - Marv sets up a few of these for Kevin in [[Sin City]].
* In ''[[The Road Warrior]]'', Max's gas tank is set to explode if anyone tries to steal from it.
* Part of the appeal of the ''[[Home Alone]]'' series is during the final segments of the movies, watching Kevin set up some ingeniously nasty traps for Harry and Marv to stumble into. A good number of these traps, particularly in the second movie, would probably kill those who stumbled into them, but Harry and Marv are [[Iron Butt Monkey
* In ''[[
== [[Literature]] ==
* In [[Dan Abnett]]'s [[Warhammer
* ''[[The English Patient]]'' is set in areas of [[World War Two]] Italy that have been thoroughly boobytrapped by the retreating Axis. One of the main characters, Kip, is a sapper with the British army; the presence of unexploded bombs and mines is what brings him to the villa where the other protagonists live.
* ''[[X Wing Series|Rogue Squadron]]'', when the world they were hiding on was discovered, left a lot of explosive traps for the Imperials. Said Imperials did work their way through all of them, but exactly what they were trying to achieve is up in the air. They didn't need anything that had been left on that world and they knew the Rogues had already left.
* In ''Kiss Me, Deadly'' [[The Mafia]] leaves a brand new Ford for [[Private Detective]] [[Mike Hammer]] as a bribe, with several sticks of dynamite attached to the ignition. Figuring he's smart enough to figure that out, they have a second bomb hidden underneath wired to the odometer. Fortunately Mike has a mechanic check out the car thoroughly. Later when two hitmen take him for a ride, Hammer lets them think he's missed the second bomb; the hitman driving instinctively slams on the brakes, giving Hammer a chance to overpower them both.
* Levers and treadles rigged to deliver electric shock in ''[[Who Cut the Cheese?]]'' by Mason Brown.
== [[Newspaper Cartoons]] ==
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== [[Live Action Television]] ==
* Naturally only [[Star Trek: The Original Series|Captain Kirk]] can get away with a fake booby trap to win the day.{{context}}
* At least one episode of ''[[
== [[Card Games]] ==
* Hunter heroes in ''[[Shadow Era]]'' can cast some trap cards, such as "Spike Trap" that either harm or kill any monster summoned after it is cast.▼
▲* Hunter heroes in [[Shadow Era]] can cast some trap cards, such as "Spike Trap" that either harm or kill any monster summoned after it is cast.
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* A staple of pretty much any old-school [[Dungeon Crawl]] in ''[[Dungeons
== [[Video Games]] ==
* [[Cloudcuckoolander|Arcueid]] apparently booby traps her underwear drawer, if that's as accurate a detail of Shiki's life as a lot of other things were in [[Tsukihime
* ''[[
** Get hit by a swinging cow chained to a ceiling.
** Try to use a computer, only to have it explode in your face.
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** and all sorts of other booby fun!
*** You even get a perk which makes you invulnerable to tripwires, mines etc by allowing you to walk over them without triggering them (hard luck if an enemy or ally gets too close though).
*** Don't forget the exploding baby carriages.
* ''[[Fallout]]'' New Vegas has all of the above. Also concealed mines which don't glow.
* In ''[[
** And in ''Warcraft'' III, any side can buy landmines from the goblins and lay them around the place. They turn invisible, so most units won't see them.
* In ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]'', many dungeons have booby traps in them. It is [[Artificial Stupidity|pathetically easy to kill the people who set them up with them.]]
** Well, it *would* be, if the booby traps weren't so slow moving and badly designed...
** One dungeon in ''[[Skyrim]]'' has what can only be [http://steamcommunity.com/id/StarSword_C/screenshot/452848054054451402 the most obvious booby trap ever]. By contrast, there are some booby traps in Dwemer ruins that can be really deadly. One type can only be described as a helicopter rotor in a trench; it can take out a [[Giant Mook|steam centurion]] in two hits.
* In the [[Stronghold]] series, players can set up all sorts of traps for their enemies, such as sand-covered pits or cages full of starved wolves that open up when enemies get too close.
* Pills and armor shards often trigger ambushes in ''[[
* ''[[Duke Nukem 3D]]'' has Laser Tripbombs, both as an usable weapon and already set on the levels. Which is why it's advisable to look before jumping down every time in multiplayer… and perhaps avoid teleporters if possible.
* ''[[Half-Life (
* The ''[[Time Splitters]]'' series has both remote and automated land mines as weapons.
* ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'' has traps as a part of defenses more often than not. Ah, the horrible, horrible things you can do
** As the DF wiki [http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/Trap_design#Dodge_Me_Trap summarizes]:
* These are half the "fun" of ''[[Theresia]]'', and an excellent reason not to [[Try Everything]]. Just after the title sequence, attempting to move a stretcher and see what's behind it makes it ''fire arrows at you''--and it only gets worse from there.▼
{{quote|Anything that can be weaponized can be turned into a trap. And anything can be weaponized.}}
▲* These are half the "fun" of ''[[Theresia]]'', and an excellent reason not to [[Try Everything]]. Just after the title sequence, attempting to move a stretcher and see what's behind it makes it ''fire arrows at you''
* The ''[[Prince of Persia]]'' series has ''lots'' of traps. [[Spikes of Doom]]? Yup. Wall-mounted buzzsaws? Yup. [[Smashing Hallway Traps of Doom]]? Yup. Bladed pendulums? Yup. Spinning poles covered in spikes? Yup. The list goes on and on. Frequently combined with [[Death Course]] for extra fun.
* It simply wasn't ''[[Tomb Raider]]'' without these. Huge rolling boulders, trap doors that gave way, spikes, lava pits...the list goes on and on.
* ''[[Resident Evil]]'' had several of these peppered inside the mansion; one room would fill with poison gas if you didn't seal the vents before pressing a button and another room would have the ceiling come down on you if you take the shotgun from the room next door. The underground leading to the laboratory had huge boulders that would start rolling down your path, crushing you instantly if you didn't find a place to duck into. The remake adds a few more traps.
* ''[[Project Reality]]'' has accurate depictions of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED's) which are often used this way, ranging in size and sophistication from a hand grenade in a tin can with a tripwire across a doorway to pipe bombs & artillery shells with a cell phone acting as a remote detonator.
* ''[[
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* It's possible In ''[[Batman: Arkham Asylum]]'' to use the Explosive Gel as a booby trap with the right upgrades, it's especially effective when planted at the top of a ladder which results in a flying mook and an instant KO.
* Plentiful in ''[[
* Pyramids in ''[[Minecraft]]'' have TNT traps hidden from view. When you enter a pyramid and destroy the blue wool block, you can see 4 chests below and a pressure plate. Stepping on the plate triggers the TNT and will most likely kill you, but it will definitely destroy the chests and their contents.
** In a similar fashion, jungle temples have tripwires that, when tripped or destroyed without using shears, will activate a nearby dispenser that will fire arrows at you.
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== Webcomics ==
* ''[[The Order of the Stick
* [[Karate Bears]] have the ability to actually [http://www.karatebears.com/2011/12/wait-i-sense-something.html detect such traps.] Like in Dungeons and Dragons.
== Western Animation ==
* Here's one for the literal Booby Trappers-In the [[Woody Woodpecker]] short ''Drooler's Delight'', a crossdressing Woody [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?|allows Buzz Buzzard to reach into the top of the dress...]] only to have a bear trap clamp down on his hand.
** [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?|Jessica Rabbit]] would repeat this feat many decades later.
* As [[
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== Real Life ==
* [
* Rigging boobytraps is the bread and water for [[Combat Pragmatist|Military Engineer]] troops.
* During the Winter War the Finns evacuated civilians ahead of the Red Army and booby trapped local buildings to make sure the enemy had no where to billet and would have to [[Kill It with Ice|bivouac outside uncomfortably.]]
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[[Category:Military and Warfare Tropes]]
[[Category:Death Trap Tropes]]
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