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{{quote|'''Cat:''' Forget Red — let's go all the way up to Brown Alert!

'''Kryten:''' There's no such thing as a Brown Alert, sir.

 

[[Oh Crap]]--[[Literal Metaphor|literally]].

 

May or may not be related to [[Oh Crap]]. May result from a [[Brown Note]].

 

* The Baby in ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'', constituting a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] for Nina.

* ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' - Kihei wets himself and passes out after being confronted by the ''real'' Battousai in the first volume.

* ''[[Read or Die]]'' - Presidents of the United States have a very low bladder capacity in this universe. They pretty much exist solely to wet themselves at whatever [[Big Bad]] is currently Badding it up.

* ''[[Kinnikuman]]'' - The title character and [[Ultimate Muscle|Kinniku Mantaro]] have a tendency to do this. Most notably in Kinnikuman's case is when soiling himself in fright saves his life when his opponent, Ramenman, is so disgusted by the act that he releases Kinnikuman from his deadly Camel Clutch hold (which he had used in a previous fight to ''rip his opponent in half'') to let him change his pants.

* In the dub of ''[[Great Teacher Onizuka]]'', the titular character finds out that a guy on a subway that he hit for harassing some woman is who will be interviewing him for a job and he says to himself that he might have just shit himself.

* In ''Maris The Chojo'', Maris is fighting a criminal gang in the opening scene. The gang's leader comes out in his armored suit, laughing nervously. That wasn't hydraulic fluid running down his leg. Maris is disgusted enough to throw him out into space.

* In ''[[Claymore]]'', [[Eldritch Abomination|Riful]] wraps Audrey in [[Combat Tentacles|her tentacles]] and announces that she will start torturing her. Audrey wets herself in fear all over Riful.

* ''[[Battle Angel Alita]]'': {{spoiler|Alita's team has finally (''finally!'') won the [[Tournament Arc]] but [[Big Bad]] Mbadi wants to incinerate them with his [[Kill Sat]]. What Mbadi doesn't know is that the rebellion-suppressing software implanted in his people has been hacked, so he's shocked that his prime minister doesn't want to do it. The man wets his pants in front of his superior but sticks with his feelings and is rewarded with a prompt neck snapping. Fortunately the hacker also hacked the cameras...}}

 

* In [[Alan Moore]]'s 80s run on ''Captain Britain Weekly'', Captain UK, an alternate-reality version of Captain Britain, wets herself at the sight of the Fury, the cyborg monster responsible for killing all the superheroes of her home reality, after it has wreaked havoc on Captain Britain and his compatriots.

* In ''[[Empowered]]'', a fat, ugly geek steals Emp's suit and puts it on, thinking it will grant him superpowers. He ends up grievously injured, wetting himself in the process. Also, Major Havok soiled himself when fighting The Caged Demonwolf.

* ''[[New 52]]'': In [[Superman]] #6, [[Supergirl]] saves an obnoxious reporter from falling out of the sky. When she brings him to the ground, [[Jimmy Olsen]] and the other reporters complain and order in a change of pants for him.

 

* ''[[Fairly English Story]]'': Invoked by name during the Priestess Full Moon.

* Happens to {{spoiler|Yamane Jun}} in ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', when {{spoiler|Kyon dangles him off the same window he tried to push Tsuruya off.}}

* [[Ace Attorney|Phoenix]] asks for one of these in ''[[Turnabout Storm]]'' after [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Rarity]] finishes her little... err... [[Drama Queen|rant]] about the post office and its [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?|lack of pens]].

 

* Porky Pig wets himself in ''[[Space Jam]]''.

* President Hathaway in ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]'': "Boys, set the terror alert to brown, because I need to change my pants." Also, "Don't scare Insectosaurus! He'll pee himself, and we'll ''all'' be in trouble!"

* There is a running gag to this effect in ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (animation)|How to Train Your Dragon]]''. When he assumes he's going on a expedition to find the dragons' nest, Gobber remarks that he'll pack extra undies. Later, while preparing to fight at the dragons' nest, he remarks that it's a "good thing I brought my undies."

* ''[[Mars Needs Moms]]'': "When you're going to shoot a laser at someone, you should bring them a change of underwear!"

* Partially comedic example in ''[[Soldier]]''. The commanding officer who has been setup as an [[Acceptable Target]] the entire movie is dragged down to face the soldier he had ordered dumped out of the ship like garbage at the start of the movie. As he begs for his life, a puddle forms at his feet.

* One of the fresh arena fighters in ''[[Gladiator (film)|Gladiator]]''.

* ''[[Cool Runnings]]'': "Sanka...ya dead?" "Yeah, mon." "Well...you can pee now." "Ohh...too late."

* In ''[[The Grudge|The Grudge 2]]'', [[Alpha Bitch|Vanessa]] is alone in the locker room and sees a ghost, and she reacts by peeing on her legs. Serves her right, she's the one who brought the girl to the house and restarted the whole curse...

* A subtle example occurs in ''[[Teen Wolf (film)|Teen Wolf]]'', when Harold Howard [[Papa Wolf|tells his son's principal to step off]], a nice little speech punctuated at the end by a low, bestial growl (the principal knows about the family legacy of lycanthropy). After a beat, both men glance down, and Harold, back to friendly, remarks, "I knew I could count on you." It is strongly implied that the principal has wet himself. This is made even funnier by the fact that Harold is at least a foot shorter than the principal.

* Simon the poser in ''[[True Lies]]''. Twice.

* ''[[Ace Ventura]]'' "I'm looking for Ray Finkle." (Ray's father points a shotgun at Ace) "And a clean pair of shorts."

* Non-comedic example: In ''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday the 13th Part 2]]'', one girl is hiding from Jason Voorhees beneath a bed. A rat runs by her face, and Jason learns of her whereabouts when a rivulet emerges from beneath the bed.

* The guinea pig in the [[Eddie Murphy]] ''[[Doctor Dolittle]]'':

{{quote|"You scared the crap out of me! See? There it is."}}

* A slasher piece titled ''Pieces'' has a scene with a college student cornered by a chainsaw-wielding killer. She pees her pants, which was added to the script because the actress really wet herself during a rehearsal take from being so close to a real chainsaw.

** Or so says the apparent nephew of a conveniently deceased filmmaker who might not even exist.

'''Vincent''': I must have fruit! }}

 

* ''[[Discworld]]'' Examples:

** Heck, this is so common in Discworld that it nearly hits [[Running Gag]] status. Nearly every instance of extreme fright will be followed by a mention of dampness or the need to do laundry.

* There was mention of "panic shit" in ''[[Raptor Red]]'', when an animal was attacked.

* An American officer in WWII does this in ''[[Cryptonomicon]]'', where his incontinence is contrasted to General MacArthur's coolness.

* This happens to the eponymous character in the novel ''[[Crabbe]]'' when he's attacked by a bear.

* ''The Bloody Road to Death'' by [[Sven Hassel]]. A [[Dirty Coward]] of a Nazi officer is caught by shelling on his way back to headquarters and soils himself, quickly getting rid of the evidence. Porta chooses that moment to come along and naturally draws attention to the event as loudly as possible.

{{quote|"Are you injured, sir, seeing as you just had to dispose of your pants, sir?! A shot in the arse, sir, is a very dangerous thing, sir! Shall I call an orderly to dress it, sir?!"}}

{{quote|"It would be wonderful if I could say that I looked at the dragon calmly and fearlessly. But I didn't. Instead, I wet myself."}}

 

* Merton Dingle from ''[[Big Wolf on Campus]]'' has wet himself when facing various [[Monster of the Week|forces of evil]]. At one point, he even recites a haiku in which he mentions that he soiled himself and feels shame for doing so.

* In the BBC drama ''[[Threads]]'', the city of Sheffield comes under nuclear attack. One particularly memorable shot is simply a woman's leg, wearing heeled shoes and trousers. A stream of yellow liquid is coming out of the trouser leg. It's insanely horrible.

'''Hawkeye''': I think I did. }}

* Woolsey is implied to have pissed himself in the ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' episode "The Shroud" after {{spoiler|he's pinned to the wall by an annoyed Daniel, who is currently a Prior of the Ori}}. After being beamed down to the SGC, he starts to look down at himself before being distracted by [[Vertical Kidnapping|Jack O'Neill being beamed away]]. According to Michael Shanks, they were going to include a shot of the actual act, but it was cut for being unnecessary and crude.

{{quote|'''Rob''': Fresh underwear for Mr Savage.}}

** Another one, in "Inverted Underwater Car":

'''Interviewer:''' Actually, that was me. }}

 

* [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]] in the song ''Gimmie Three Steps'':

{{quote|Well the crowd cleared away, and I began to pray, as the water fell on the floor; I'm telling you son, it ain't no fun, staring straight down a forty-four.}}

 

* One account is given in [[Norse Mythology]], cited in the Prose Edda (Brodeur's Translation). The story concerns a giant, Hrungnir, about to duel with Thor:

{{quote|"...he was sore afraid, and it is said that he wet himself when he saw Thor."}}

 

* [[Stone Cold Steve Austin|Austin]] pulling a {{spoiler|[["BANG!" Flag Gun|"BANG!" flag]]}} gun on [[Vince McMahon|Vince]]:

{{quote|'''Austin''': "[[Memetic Mutation|McMahon 3:16]] says 'I just pissed my pants!'"}}

* In the 2011 revival of ''[[Tough Enough]]'', [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] admitted that very early in his career, he shat himself in the middle of a match, but simply continued.

 

 

* In ''[[A Very Potter Musical|A Very Potter Sequel]]'', right before they travel back in time, says something along the lines of, "I hope you're all wearing your diapers." After the time travel, Ron asked, "Why did I just shit my pants?"

* Happens regularly in [[Aristophanes]]' plays, an example from ''The Frogs'' (Dionysos' slave Xanthias has just described to him a horrible monster that may or may not have existed) :

'''Xanthias''': (points at Dionysos' robe) And this, out of fright, went brown for you. }}

 

* Happens multiple times in the ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' series.

** The first ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' has Otacon peeing his pants when confronted with an insane [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|cyborg ninja]]. This gets mentioned in the Tanker chapter of Metal Gear Solid 2, where if you hide in a locker, Otacon will note that this is like when he and Snake first met, only reversed. Snake will than add, "Not unless I wet my pants."

* In ''[[Medal of Honor]]: Allied Assault'' at the end of the Norway campaign, "Scuttling the U-529", one of the escort ally soldiers quote, "I think I wet myself.

* In ''[[Medal of Honor]]: Pacific Assault'', during the course of the "Flyboys" mission, you teammate Frank Minoso will mention he's "low on ammo, and needs to change his shorts".

** If you run into a dragon, Zevran may say "Uh, I may have just browned my pants."

* Since ''[[Stacking]]'' takes place in a world populated by Russian matroyshka dolls, scared people leave behind sawdust.

* Case 3 of ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]: Trials and Tribulations'', when Phoenix had to confront {{spoiler|[[Brooklyn Rage|Furio]] [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Tigre]]}} in court.

{{quote|'''Phoenix Wright:''' *gulp* Maybe I should have brought a diaper with me today.}}

 

* Happens in [[Stage Select]] when ''[[This Banana Is Armed]]'' makes itself known.

* Regina Darkblood in ''[[Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures]]'' had [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_973.php this kind of reaction], when she discovered that Dan had awakened as an Incubus since she last fought him.

* ''[http://www.superstupor.com/sust12272007.shtml Super Stupor]'': "I don't wanna be a villain anymore! I just wanna go home! And maybe wear pants without feces in them!"

* ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]''

{{quote|''"I can't stop peeing my pants. I'm out of urine, but I'm peeing my pants with blood now because of my body's biological need to pee my pants from the terror I'm experiencing"''}}

** And again in [http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/17p33 this strip].

** Again [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20090524.html here!]

** They used a version a long time ago that proves [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20010429.html even AIs can soil themselves.]

* Stew from ''[[Fur Will Fly]]'' reacts poorly to Brad's arrival in [http://www.jadephoenix.org/fwf/comics/index.php?date=fur_fly3.jpg this] strip.

* Riley from ''[[Angel Moxie]]'' wets herself when a giant monster grabs her, prompting the monster to hope that it's sweat. It's confirmed otherwise when Alex teases Riley about it.

* Gabe from ''[[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'' [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/10/26/ wets himself] when Tycho sneaks up on him while he's playing [[First Encounter Assault Recon|F.E.A.R.]]. Gabe tries to pass it off as a spilled drink.

* In ''[[Questionable Content]]'' [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=696 it's mentioned] (though not shown) to have happened to Marten, though to be fair, "'''''You''''' try being used as a human shield by a scimitar-wielding monk and see how well your bladder holds up!"

** [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2089 Randy] makes Yelling Bird shit himself with fear.

* ''[[Sonic and Pals]]''. Used so much that it's become a [[Running Gag]].

* Hunter of ''[[Suicide for Hire]]'' once cornered a [[Depraved Homosexual]] [[Stalker with a Crush]] and managed to frighten him into both soiling himself and deciding it was in his better interests to leave Hunter alone.

* Eastwood of ''[[Exterminatus Now]]'' wets himself when the gang is stuck in the [[Collapsing Lair]] of his [[Arch Nemesis]] Morth. It mostly seems to have been used to lighten the mood of what would otherwise be a genuinely serious, sombre scene.

* Happens [http://wapsisquare.com/comic/02242005/ here] in ''[[Wapsi Square]]'' due to a case of [[Mugging the Monster]].

'''Yeagar:''' If "ominous" means "something that makes you need to change your shorts", then I've learned a new word today. }}

 

* ''[[Homestar Runner]]''

{{quote|[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail150.html "I don't know what's going on,] [[Homestar Runner|Homestar,]] [[Twin Peaks|but I'm not at liberty to discuss what I just did in my pants!"]]}}

* Happens to two out of three bad guys in "Ayla and the Great Shoulder Angel Conspiracy" in the [[Whateley Universe]].

* ''[[Riff Trax]]'':

{{quote|'''Harry:''' Expecto! Expcecto!

'''Bill Corbett:''' Expecto need a change-a pants after this! }}

* The Literal Video version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" features the line "Get out of my way, I've gotta pee!" After one of the possessed kids leaps at her, she sings "Never mind, I just went on the floor! Now I need to find a mop!"

* Lupis from the rebooted ''[[[Darwin's Soldiers]]]'' Furtopia RP wets himself out of fear several times. Luckily, he spends a fair portion of the RP in diapers. [[Justified Trope|Justified]] by the fact that he is four years old and not fully toilet trained.

* The very first thing that Jimmy Brennan of ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'' v4 does once he wakes up on the island is... wet himself. Then he starts crying and running around screaming throughout the forest, eventually shouting out that "Craig Hoyle will rape you and wear your skin as a coat!"

** Tabi Gweneth similarly wets herself (and passes out) soon after waking up on the island...notably, she still doesn't realize that she is in fact on Survival of the Fittest. Possibly a natural reaction to being threatened with an umbrella, but it still makes you wonder about her every-day life.

* ''[[Theatrica]]'' features someone urinating themselves just before standing trial. To be fair, the trial procedure is severe, and the punishment system rather brutal.

* ''[[Zero Punctuation]]'' - Yahtzee refers to the game ''[[Amnesia: The Dark Descent]]'' as being "almost unmatched as a constipation aid." He also praises ''[[Thief]]'' as providing the sort of immersion that launched an unexpected cat right back off his lap with a reflexive jet of pee.

{{quote|'''[[Todd in the Shadows]]''': Wet yourselves and ''run''!}}

* In ''[[Red vs. Blue]]: Revelation'' episode 19, after {{spoiler|the Reds and Blues crash-land a Pelican in Avalanche}}:

{{quote|'''Church''': Heeyy. Is it possible for {{spoiler|a memory fragment out of an artificial inteligence program enclosed inside a robotic body}} to piss its pants? [[Beyond the Impossible|Because I'm pretty sure I just did that.]]}}

 

* Done lots of times in ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''.

** During a mini-episode collection where the Simpsons sleep through church and wake up to find that the Armageddon has begun:

** Frank swallows a device armed to create a black hole. The agents get it out of him by scaring it out- threatening him with <s>a painful surgical procedure</s> ''an axe''.

** In another episode a bomb is discovered in MIB headquarters. Someone suggests evacuating the building and Jay remarks "I'm evacuating as we speak".

** In another episode (forgot the name) Billy hops into Grim's arms, prompting him to remark, "That better be sweat drippin' down your leg."

* In the ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "War is The H Word", Fry and Bender join the army to take advantage of a military service discount at a 7/11 to get cheap gum. However, war is declared, and they are forced to fight an intergalactic battle against a bunch of bouncing balls. At one point, Fry is charged with providing covering fire for his unit when the balls mount a huge offensive. Fry chickens out and blasts a hole in the ground to hide in. Later, Zapp berates him saying "While other soldiers were fighting and dying pointlessly, he was hiding in a hole in a pool of his own cowardice." Fry's response? "That wasn't cowardice!"

* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' episode "Home Insecurity" has Dean peeing himself after an encounter with a security bot with a screen depicting his dad's face.

* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'': Buford and Baljeet are the usual victims of this.

'''Baljeet:''' (about to perform) I'm about to let my feelings out through these pleather pants! }}

** Also:

{{quote|'''Knock Out:''' I think I leaked a little transmission fluid.}}

 

* The book ''Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers'' notes that this is a natural reaction to extreme stress, and has little to do with cowardice. This biological response exists as a response to help you escape from danger (lightening your load, reducing the risk of getting waste in any vital systems should you be injured, creating something that masks your scent, etc). Ever heard the phrase "Piss like a race-horse"? Makes the animal (or person) lighter and therefore faster for the Fight/Flight response.

** This is similar to the explanation for why turkey vultures will sometimes vomit on the approach of predators—they're shedding weight so they can fly away.

 

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