Forbidden Chekhov's Gun: Difference between revisions

== Anime ==

 

* ''[[Slayers]]'' offers another example with the Giga Slave. In order to keep it from being Lina's answer to every problem, a [[Godzilla Threshold]] aspect was introduced. Lina learns that the spell could cause the world to turn to chaos, and vows to never use it again; naturally, she's forced to do so at the end of Slayers Next.

** Interesting to note, however, is that it's not always used when there's a climax. The end of the first season, like the end of NEXT, is one big attempt to get her to perform the spell. She doesn't. Almost the entirety of Try, once the characters learn who the [[Big Bad]] is, is about finding a way NOT to use it. They succeed, but Lina always accepted that she may have to use the Giga Slave if their plan didn't work.

* Agent J in ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]'' is told by Agent K to never, ever touch the red button inside their car. When the two need to get across the city in a hurry and the tunnel is jammed, he is told to at last push the button -- transforming the car into a high-speed rocket that drives along the ceiling of the tunnel.

** In the second movie Jay uses "Pressed the Red Button" as a type of code, indicating that it is reserved only for the [[Godzilla Threshold|biggest emergencies]]. They seem to prefer to not even use the neuralyzer if they don't have to, so going for a rocket car ride would likely be a last ditch number on their list of priorities.

* The [[Super Prototype|Gunstar's]] [[Spin Attack|Death Blossom]] attack in ''[[The Last Starfighter]]''; not so much that's it's insanely overpowered (although it is) as that it leaves the ship vulnerable just before and after it's engaged.

* ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]] 2'', kind of. When Iron Man and Rhodey fight in Tony's villa, they both fire their handcannons at each other at the same time and basically cause a huge explosion, a dangerous side-effect they hadn't predicted. So a [[Show, Don't Tell]] version of the warning. This is then used later on to take out the [[Big Bad]] when he has the upper hand.

== Radio ==

* In [[Hitch Hikers Guide to The Galaxy]], it's generally a really bad idea to activate the starship [[Cool Ship|''Heart of Gold'']]'s Infinite Improbability Drive without proper programming, as literally '''anything''' could happen as a result. However, when confronted with imminent destruction by a pair of nuclear missiles, [[Unfazed Everyman|Arthur Dent]] goes ahead and does it anyway, since almost anything else would be an improvement. Luckily, the only thing that happens this time is a redecorating of the ship's bridge, and the two nuclear missiles being replaced by a live sperm whale and a bowl of petunias. (Also occurs in the book, TV series and movie adaptations.)

 

 

== Webcomics ==

 

* ''[[Bob and George]]'''s ultimate team-up attack is named as such, and is described by Bob that [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/index.php?date=011217 it'll definitely kill Mind, but might kill him, George and Dr. Light in the process.] [[Million-to-One Chance|They decide to attack anyway.]] Bob and George first shoot streams of fire and lightning energy at Mynd, then [http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/index.php?date=011219 Bob channels his fire into George], the end result being exponentially more powerful than the two alone.