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The heroes of a story are suddenly ambushed but are shot with Tranquilizer Darts, or something with a similar effect, and not lethal weapons, because the ambushers want them alive.
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* In ''[[Star Wars]]'', the Jawas ambush R2-D2 and C-3PO with ionization blasters designed specifically to disable droids.
* In ''[[Hannibal]]'', Hannibal is ambushed and captured by mooks wielding some sort of stun gun.
* In the ''[[Stargate (
* In ''[[
* In ''[[The Incredibles]]'', Mr. Incredible is taken down by cannons shooting expanding globs of a mysterious substance that eventually immobilize him.
* ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]'': "Is he talking about [[Area 51|Area fifty...]]" *zip!* *thud!*
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Happened to [[The Captain|Sheridan]] on Mars in an episode of ''[[
* Frequently used in ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' when taking down superhumans.
* Happened on ''[[Lost]]'' when Michael leads Sawyer, Kate, Jack, and Hurley to the Others' camp. The Others ambush them from the trees using tranq darts, then gag them and put bags over their heads.
* In ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'', after Darnell is identified as a former secret agent, Earl and Randy keep being shot at with tranquilizer darts as a [[Running Gag]].
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