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{{quote|''"I varn you, if you don't lie on the floor... I vill have to stun you."''|'''Commander Pavel Chekov''', ''[[Star Trek IV |
{{quote|''"I varn you, if you don't lie on the floor... I vill have to stun you."''|'''Commander Pavel Chekov''', ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]''}} |
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The [[Ray Gun|phaser]] carried by Ensign Pavel Chekov in ''[[Star Trek |
The [[Ray Gun|phaser]] carried by Ensign Pavel Chekov in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''. Completely unremarkable, and of no significance whatsoever, unlike '''[[Chekhov's Gun]]'''. |
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See also ''[[Gray's Anatomy]]''. |
See also ''[[Gray's Anatomy]]''. |
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== [[Live Action TV]] == |
== [[Live Action TV]] == |
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* ''[[Star Trek |
* ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' has one noteworthy example of [[Chekov's Gun]], carried by Ensign Pavel Chekov for the majority of episodes in which he appeared. It rarely had any effect on the surrounding plot. |
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** His gun reappears in ''[[Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]''' "Trials and Tribble-ations", which used archive footage of a TOS episode. |
** His gun reappears in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''' "Trials and Tribble-ations", which used archive footage of a TOS episode. |
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** Subverted in ''[[Star Trek |
** Subverted in ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]''; since the rest of the regular cast from the original series appears in animated form, one might expect Chekov and his phaser to appear as well, but they do not. |
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** Averted in ''[[Star Trek |
** Averted in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', where there are phaser guns, but none of them are owned by Chekov. |
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** Played with in "Spectre Of The Gun," wherein Chekov carries a revolver, rather than a phaser. |
** Played with in "Spectre Of The Gun," wherein Chekov carries a revolver, rather than a phaser. |
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* Averted in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. |
* Averted in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. |
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* [[Not a Subversion|Subverted]] in ''[[Babylon |
* [[Not a Subversion|Subverted]] in ''[[Babylon 5]]'', where it is actually ''Alfred Bester's'' Gun, and was a PPG (Phased Plasma Gun) rather than a phaser. |
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* Implied in ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' where Colonel Chekov obviously used a gun in the backstory, but did not actually use one in the actual series. |
* Implied in ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' where Colonel Chekov obviously used a gun in the backstory, but did not actually use one in the actual series. |
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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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* In ''[[Star Trek II |
* In ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'', Chekov points his gun at Kirk, but resists the orders of Khan. He screams, clutches his ear and collapses. |
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* In ''[[Star Trek IV |
* In ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'', Chekov attempted to escape from captivity by threatening to use his gun (see pagequote). However, it misfired and he was forced to flee after [[Throw-Away Guns|throwing the useless gun]] at one of his captors. |
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* Averted in [[Star Trek ( |
* Averted in [[Star Trek (film)|the latest film]]. |
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* Played with in ''[[Terminator]] Salvation'', where Anton Yelchin has a gun. |
* Played with in ''[[Terminator]] Salvation'', where Anton Yelchin has a gun. |
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* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' [[Deconstruction|Deconstructs]] this. [[Not a Subversion|Not]]. This trope was deconstructed when thousands of Chekovs worldwide turned into tang, but their guns did not. |
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' [[Deconstruction|Deconstructs]] this. [[Not a Subversion|Not]]. This trope was deconstructed when thousands of Chekovs worldwide turned into tang, but their guns did not. |
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* In volume 2 of ''Star Trek: The Manga'', Chekov appears and fires the ''Enterprise'''s [[Wave Motion Gun|orbital phaser]] multiple times. |
* In volume 2 of ''Star Trek: The Manga'', Chekov appears and fires the ''Enterprise'''s [[Wave Motion Gun|orbital phaser]] multiple times. |
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* Subverted in ''[[ |
* Subverted in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]''. There's a gun, but it clearly belongs to Mana. |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
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* Narrowly averted by ''[[ |
* Narrowly averted by ''[[Warhammer 40000]]''. Captain Che'''n'''kov's gun is just an [[BFG|ordinary bolt pistol]]. |
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== [[TV Tropes]] == |
== [[TV Tropes]] == |