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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 (Filmfilm)|Stargate]]'' movie, soldiers are knocked out by the blunt ends of staff weapons one by one.
* In ''[[SurfsSurf's Up]]'', the Pen-Guans take out Chicken Joe ([[Camera Abuse|and the cameraman]]) with blowdarts, right after Joe says that "[[Tempting Fate|the jungle is the most peaceful place on the planet]]."
* 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 ''[[Babylon Five|Babylon 5]]''. [[Subverted]] in that rather than just go down for the count, Sheridan is able to fight his attackers for a short time before succumbing to the tranquilizer patch that had been slapped on him by {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn|Garibaldi]]}}.
* 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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