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* [[MAGISA]] -- The demon gets an [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119601 OH CRAP moment] after realizing that he'll soon get his ass kicked after being driven out from the boy.
== ''[[Girl Genius]]'' ==
* ''[[The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|The Order of the Stick]]''
* These Wulfenbach soldiers, when it [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070702 turns out] the locals fully support Agatha.
** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0020.html Evan's Spiked Tentacles of Forced Intrusion!]
* Also the Wulfenbach soldiers in [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/ggmain/doublespreads/ggcoll06_122_123.html this strip].
*** Wait, what?
* And Agatha's dingbots in [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060609 this one].
*** [[That's Gotta Hurt|Ooh, that's gotta be]] uncomfortable...
* Amusingly invoked [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100602 here]. Sometimes the Princess isn't the one in 'danger'.
** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0105.html "That... is considerably more resistance than I was expecting." "Ayup."]
* And [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20071107 here]:
** When Roy and Xykon battle for the first time, Xykon gives Roy an Oh Crap [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0112.html moment] that triggers a brief [[Heroic BSOD]]. When the [[Heroic BSOD]] ends, it's [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0114.html Xykon's turn].
{{quote|
** For a '''heroes''' example, check this [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0267.html bottom-right panel].
'''Oggie''': Jenka, vy for is Füst runnik avay?
** Roy has a literal one in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0332.html strip #332], when he realizes that he screwed up his question to the Oracle.
'''Jenka''': He ''vot?''
** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0357.html This kobold], facing the swarm of adventurers coming from the tavern.
(a [[Spider Tank|"war stomper"]] crushes their tower.) }}
** Another [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0408.html quite literal instance] from Belkar, as he stands defenseless before Miko.
* The assassin #2 on the train, who unfortunately for himself didn't walk in via the door and thus could not be simply duped into leaving before he sees anything unusual. "[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20140604 Uh.. ''Uh'' oh...]"
** Even within the limits of being a skeleton drawn with stick-figure art, Xykon's [[Wide Eyes and Shrunken Irises|expression]] when he's confronted by {{spoiler|the ghost-martyrs of the Sapphire Guard, led by Lord Soon himself}} in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0449.html this strip] conveys this reaction loud and clear. Later in the same battle, [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0462.html it happens again], after {{spoiler|Soon reveals that he knows exactly how to ''permanently'' kill a lich. And then ''Soon'' has one when he realizes Miko's about to destroy the crystal}}.

** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0512.html "OK, so I've got bad news, and I've got bad news."]
== ''[[Life of Maid]]'' ==
** Belkar Bitterleaf, though a hero ([[Heroic Comedic Sociopath|arguably]]), suffers one in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0568.html #568]. {{spoiler|After finally getting fed up with an annoying oracle, Belkar kills him. Unfortunately, he also has a Mark of Justice on his head, set to go off when he kills a person within the sphere of influence of a town. And guess what popped up around the oracle's home last week? The name of the town manages to make it even more hilarious}}.
Some of these are [[Running Gag]]s as well:
** Elan, Therkla, and Qarr share one in the second-to-last panel of [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0583.html this strip].
* [https://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/429547?q=pool%3A678 Letting Meiling drive was a terrible idea.]
{{quote| '''Therkla:''' Did that tree...<br />
* [https://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/433609?q=pool%3A678 Flandre is definitely in big trouble] [[A-Cup Angst|for popping Sakuya's pad]].
* [https://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/520247?q=pool%3A678 Every time Keine uses her portable Moon] is one for every rowdy child in the vicinity.
* Yuyuko's [[Big Eater|ravenous appetite]] garnered a fearsome reputation, mostly among [https://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/799889?q=pool%3A678 eatery owners] and [https://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/3454408?q=pool%3ATouhou_-_Life_of_Maid_%28Colonel_Aki%29+ringo_%28touhou%29+ youkai animals]. [https://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/4010607?q=pool%3A678 Even her closest friends fear being next on her menu if she cannot find anything else to eat.]
* [https://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/816171?q=pool%3A678 Looks like Rinnosuke didn't think things through when he ditched the Santa outfit to escape Marisa.]
* [https://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/1012387?q=pool%3A678 Nitori's little scheme has failed and she's about to have a bad time.]
* [https://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/1148294?q=pool%3A678 Meiling and Flandre taking care of medical matters (and everything else in the Scarlet Devil Mansion) is definitely not good.] [[It Gets Worse]] from there.
* [https://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/1695837?q=pool%3A678 Meiling and Shou blew all their shopping money on arcade machines and their bosses are back to check on them.] [[This Is Gonna Suck|This won't end well]].

== ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' ==
* [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0020.html Evan's Spiked Tentacles of Forced Intrusion!]
** Wait, what?
** [[That's Gotta Hurt|Ooh, that's gotta be]] uncomfortable...
* [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0105.html "That... is considerably more resistance than I was expecting." "Ayup."]
* When Roy and Xykon battle for the first time, Xykon gives Roy an Oh Crap [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0112.html moment] that triggers a brief [[Heroic BSOD]]. When the [[Heroic BSOD]] ends, it's [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0114.html Xykon's turn].
* For a '''heroes''' example, check this [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0267.html bottom-right panel].
* Roy has a literal one in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0332.html strip #332], when he realizes that he screwed up his question to the Oracle.
* [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0357.html This kobold], facing the swarm of adventurers coming from the tavern.
* Another [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0408.html quite literal instance] from Belkar, as he stands defenseless before Miko.
* Even within the limits of being a skeleton drawn with stick-figure art, Xykon's [[Wide Eyes and Shrunken Irises|expression]] when he's confronted by {{spoiler|the ghost-martyrs of the Sapphire Guard, led by Lord Soon himself}} in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0449.html this strip] conveys this reaction loud and clear. Later in the same battle, [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0462.html it happens again], after {{spoiler|Soon reveals that he knows exactly how to ''permanently'' kill a lich. And then ''Soon'' has one when he realizes Miko's about to destroy the crystal}}.
* [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0512.html "OK, so I've got bad news, and I've got bad news."]
* Belkar Bitterleaf, though a hero ([[Heroic Comedic Sociopath|arguably]]), suffers one in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0568.html #568]. {{spoiler|After finally getting fed up with an annoying oracle, Belkar kills him. Unfortunately, he also has a Mark of Justice on his head, set to go off when he kills a person within the sphere of influence of a town. And guess what popped up around the oracle's home last week? The name of the town manages to make it even more hilarious}}.
* Elan, Therkla, and Qarr share one in the second-to-last panel of [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0583.html this strip].
{{quote|'''Therkla:''' Did that tree...
'''Qarr:''' ... just say "Oww"? }}
'''Qarr:''' ... just say "Oww"? }}
** Vaarsuvius is [[Drool Hello|like this]] [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0626.html here], which begins a series of escalating Oh Crap moments on [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0627.html the] [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0628.html following] [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0629.html pages], until...
* Vaarsuvius is [[Drool Hello|like this]] [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0626.html here], which begins a series of escalating Oh Crap moments on [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0627.html the] [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0628.html following] [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0629.html pages], until...
*** ... three words: [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0636.html "Disjunction. Quickened Disintegrate."]
** ... three words: [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0636.html "Disjunction. Quickened Disintegrate."]
** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0652.html Maximised Energy Drain]. That is all.
* [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0652.html Maximised Energy Drain]. That is all.
** Redcloak [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0655.html facing the wrath] of a true [[The Determinator|Determinator.]]
* Redcloak [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0655.html facing the wrath] of a true [[The Determinator|Determinator.]]
** Xykon again when {{spoiler|his phylactery is about to fall into the Snarl's prison.}} He has a brief moment of relief when it doesn't, only to get the look ''again'' when {{spoiler|it instead falls into a sewer with pipes leading to a sewage plant, a labyrinth, and the ocean}}.
* Xykon again when {{spoiler|his phylactery is about to fall into the Snarl's prison.}} He has a brief moment of relief when it doesn't, only to get the look ''again'' when {{spoiler|it instead falls into a sewer with pipes leading to a sewage plant, a labyrinth, and the ocean}}.
** Admit it. You were thinking it about halfway through [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0694.html this page.]
* Admit it. You were thinking it about halfway through [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0694.html this page.]
** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0759.html Elan finally realizes his Dad is evil.]
* [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0759.html Elan finally realizes his Dad is evil.]
** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0819.html It seems Nale's in a bit of a pickle.]
* [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0819.html It seems Nale's in a bit of a pickle.]
** V's expression in the penultimate panel of [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0842.html this comic] speaks volumes.
* V's expression in the penultimate panel of [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0842.html this comic] speaks volumes.

* In ''[[Gonewith the Blastwave]]'', the [[Straight Man|Sniper Guy]] and the [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|Flamethrower Guy]] have finally made it back to a camp of the [[Colour-Coded for Your Convenience|Red Army]] and are taken to the commander for debriefing, together with the squad that found them.
== ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' ==
{{quote| '''Sniper:''' ''So why didn't you become a group leader?''<br />
You could make a drinking game for all these moments in ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]''.
'''West:''' ''Don't know. They basically just asked my kill count.''<br />
* Ably demonstrated in the fourth panel of [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-01-11 this] strip.
'''Sniper:''' ''Your kill count?'' *[[Beat]]* ''[http://www.blastwave-comic.com/index.php?p=comic&nro=33 Oh. My. God!]'' }}
* Not even being [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-05-14 harm incarnate] is defense against [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-07-28 an Oh Crap moment].
* In ''[http://www.planet-bob.org/heritage/?strip_id=0 Heritage]'', the mysterious [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|Jack]] is understandably surprised when the otherwise ordinary hero Frate suddenly gains super angel powers in the middle of a fight.
* "[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-09-06 Heh. It looks like all you did was take a hullcutter to the barrels.]" (The barrels being in large part, the heavily computerized weapon's circuitboard.)
{{quote| '''Jack:''' I was going to report back if you turned out to be more than meets the eye, but n-- '''UURGH! HOLY S#* @, YOU GOT FAST ALL OF A SUDDEN!'''}}
* And used with the appropriate sentence [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-05-04 here].
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'': These Wulfenbach soldiers, when it [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070702 turns out] the locals fully support Agatha.
* [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-11-13 One from Tagon].
** Also the Wulfenbach soldiers in [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/ggmain/doublespreads/ggcoll06_122_123.html this strip].
* Although the tension is deflated a moment later, Kevyn suffers this in Book 6, Part IV, after [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2005-03-25 Ennesby gives a damage report.]
** And Agatha's dingbots in [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060609 this one].
{{quote|'''Ennesby''': Low-yield kinetic strike to the fore dorsal turret ... Hull-breach above the wardroom!
** Amusingly invoked [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100602 here]. Sometimes the Princess isn't the one in 'danger'.
** And [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20071107 here]:
{{quote| '''Oggie''': "Jenka, vy for is Füst runnik avay?"<br />
'''Jenka''': "He ''vot?''"<br />
''A [[Humongous Mecha|battle clank]] obliterates their tower.'' }}
* You could make a drinking game for all these moments in ''[[Schlock Mercenary (Webcomic)|Schlock Mercenary]]''.
** Ably demonstrated in the fourth panel of [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-01-11 this] strip.
** Not even being [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-05-14 harm incarnate] is defense against [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-07-28 an Oh Crap moment].
** "[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2002-09-06 Heh. It looks like all you did was take a hullcutter to the barrels.]" (The barrels being in large part, the heavily computerized weapon's circuitboard.)
** And used with the appropriate sentence [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-05-04 here].
** [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-11-13 One from Tagon].
** Although the tension is deflated a moment later, Kevyn suffers this in Book 6, Part IV, after [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2005-03-25 Ennesby gives a damage report.]
{{quote| '''Ennesby''': Low-yield kinetic strike to the fore dorsal turret ... Hull-breach above the wardroom!<br />
'''Kevyn''': Wait, dorsal turret access is right up ''there.'' We're ''in'' the wardroom. }}
'''Kevyn''': Wait, dorsal turret access is right up ''there.'' We're ''in'' the wardroom. }}
** One from "[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2006-05-02 San Asimov's Finest]"
* Kevyn [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2005-05-31 here], on account of an incoming tank.
* One from "[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2006-05-02 San Asimov's Finest]"
** And in [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2007-08-18 this one.] <ref>For those unfamiliar with the comic, Schlock there is talking to some rogue nanites that have infiltrated his eyes and hijacked them in order to create a simulated space to speak with him. Combat between members of his species half consists of using their extremely potent and adaptable immune systems to counteract the various chemical cocktails their opponents synthesize in an attempt to melt and absorb them. And he's just revealed that the plasma cannon he's been "impotently" waving at the nanites was actually just a familiar visual metaphor for his immune system. They have ''very'' good reason to look so worried in that third panel.</ref>
* And in [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2007-08-18 this one.] <ref>For those unfamiliar with the comic, Schlock there is talking to some rogue nanites that have infiltrated his eyes and hijacked them in order to create a simulated space to speak with him. Combat between members of his species half consists of using their extremely potent and adaptable immune systems to counteract the various chemical cocktails their opponents synthesize in an attempt to melt and absorb them. He literally [[Extreme Omnivore|can digest almost anything that won't eat him first]]. And he's just revealed that the plasma cannon he's been "impotently" waving at the nanites was actually just a familiar visual metaphor for his immune system. They have ''very'' good reason to look so worried in that third panel.</ref>
** [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-11-01 Rule 3]: An ordnance technician at a dead run outranks ''everybody''.
** A twofer in the last row of [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2011-10-16 this] comic. Even if it's just a still picture, the last target's eye view of an oncoming missile is never happy.
* [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-11-01 Maxim 3]: An ordnance technician [[Don't Ask, Just Run|at a dead run]] outranks ''everybody''.
* A twofer in the last row of [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2011-10-16 this] comic. Even if it's just a still picture, the target's last view of an oncoming missile is never happy.
* [http://www.drowtales.com/longestwait.php?order=date&id=18 Diva'ratrika's face] in the last panel of this strip of ''[[Drow Tales]]''. And then [http://www.drowtales.com/longestwait.php?order=date&id=22 a couple pages later] when she realizes just how deep the treachery extends into her own family.
* Malott [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2012-06-03 here].
** Rikashar also has a [[Freak-Out]] after {{spoiler|Ariel beats the crap out of him}} when he tries to abduct her and make her his wife]] with his reaction following [http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=1115&overview=1&chibi=1&cover=1&extra=1=1&check=1 here], and the last panel of the same page is more of an "Aw, shit" after he sees who's caught up with him.
* After Schlock delivered a message to Breya, she [[Beat Panel|thinks]] about what this may mean... and then [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2014-08-07 makes a face]. Which she didn't after finding out that an explosion reduced a police officer to spray paint and scattered Schlock's pieces around, though repeated upon being informed that {{spoiler|she was among the intended targets}}.
*** Yet another from the same comic happens in the seventh panel of [http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?check=1&order=chapters&overview=1&chibi=1&cover=1&page=1&extra=1&id=1140 this] chibi-page, which parodies events from that same chapter.
{{quote|'''Schlock''': (worrying) I remember that face. That's your "minimum safe distance" face. }}
* ''[[Last Resort]]'''s Slick invokes it upon finding out that apparently his team is so far behind the others, Cypress has [[Tonight Someone Dies|already written them off]].
* Sorlie [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2015-02-05 here], courtesy of a more experienced field commander. Of course, when they find the answer they get more opportunities to make faces.
* Invoked [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2016-10-14 by Petey] at a [[Rhetorical Question Blunder|request]] of Admiral Devereaux.
* Petey brings Admiral Devereaux [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2019-05-11 ''really bad'' news].

== ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' ==
* The [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of the year 2003, when facing [[Killer Rabbit|Bun-bun]] [[Badass Abnormal|with]] the combined powers of the embodiments of nearly all holidays.
{{quote|'''Father Time:''' {{smallcaps|[[Evil Overlord|Overlord]] Bun-bun has arrived on the wings of the Groundhog's Shadow, and now faces the one who stole the Deus Egg. The Year ''2003'' himself!}}
'''2003:''' "I have done everything I can to thwart you peacefully, Bun-bun, but I've trained half my life for this fight. You came for the egg, I'll leave with your head!"
'''Bun-bun's multi-part switchblade scythe [[Doomy Dooms of Doom|of doom]]:''' ''KA-CLIKITY CLICK KLAK''
'''Father Time:''' {{smallcaps|2003 is even now soiling himself...}}
'''2003:''' ''"Would you quit narrating this?"'' }}
* Earlier in the same story we have a scene where [[It Makes Sense in Context|a Thanksgiving turkey medic finds out that what appeared to be another turkey is in fact a monster that steals other people's face and hands (in this case wings), being ridden by Bun-bun.]] She's so shocked she lays an egg while still staring at them.
* Isp and Osp, when they think the third party of the composite entity they belong to has killed their [[Demon Lords and Archdevils|Demon Lord]] - and even more so when they find out she failed. "Holy demon-crap!"
* Jane, an intelligent zombie who's giving Gwynn a [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] while preparing to eat her brain and mocking her claims of a [[Tome of Eldritch Lore]] that gives her magical powers - when she pushes her [[Berserk Button]] and finds out that that's what activates said powers, and they're way out of her league. Her face is not shown at the Oh Crap moment; it's instead indicated effectively by her surgical saw winding down.
* On one occasion, an ordinary, non-[[Talking Animal|talking]] frog (usual line: "'''CROAK.'''") is caught in a building after a somewhat literal-minded [[One-Man Army]] has been ordered to kill everyone in it.
{{quote|"'''CRapK.'''"}}
* [http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/040823 oooo-This is gonna hurt].

== Other works ==
* [[MAG-ISA]] -- The demon gets an [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119601 OH CRAP moment] after realizing that he'll soon get his ass kicked after being driven out from the boy.
* In ''[[Gone With the Blastwave]]'', the [[Straight Man|Sniper Guy]] and the [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|Flamethrower Guy]] have finally made it back to a camp of the [[Color-Coded for Your Convenience|Red Army]] and are taken to the commander for debriefing, together with the squad that found them.
{{quote|'''Sniper:''' ''So why didn't you become a group leader?''
'''West:''' ''Don't know. They basically just asked my kill count.''
'''Sniper:''' ''Your kill count?'' *[[Beat]]* ''[http://www.blastwave-comic.com/index.php?p{{=}}comic&nro{{=}}33 Oh. My. God!]'' }}
* In ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20110826121139/http://www.planet-bob.org/heritage/?strip_id=0 Heritage]'', the mysterious [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|Jack]] is understandably surprised when the otherwise ordinary hero Frate suddenly gains super angel powers in the middle of a fight.
{{quote|'''Jack:''' I was going to report back if you turned out to be more than meets the eye, but n-- '''UURGH! HOLY S#* @, YOU GOT FAST ALL OF A SUDDEN!'''}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110831190621/http://www.drowtales.com/longestwait.php?order=date&id=18 Diva'ratrika's face] in the last panel of this strip of ''[[Drowtales]]''. And then [https://web.archive.org/web/20110831024700/http://www.drowtales.com/longestwait.php?order=date&id=22 a couple pages later] when she realizes just how deep the treachery extends into her own family.
** Rikashar also has a [[Freak-Out]] after {{spoiler|Ariel beats the crap out of him}} when he tries to abduct her and make her his wife]] with his reaction following [https://web.archive.org/web/20110826170443/http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=1115&overview=1&chibi=1&cover=1&extra=1=1&check=1 here], and the last panel of the same page is more of an "Aw, shit" after he sees who's caught up with him.
*** Yet another from the same comic happens in the seventh panel of [https://web.archive.org/web/20110831190628/http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?check=1&order=chapters&overview=1&chibi=1&cover=1&page=1&extra=1&id=1140 this] chibi-page, which parodies events from that same chapter.
* ''[[Last Res0rt]]'''s Slick invokes it upon finding out that apparently his team is so far behind the others, Cypress has [[Tonight Someone Dies|already written them off]].
* ''[[Goblins]]'': CLOSE THE WEST GATE!
* ''[[Goblins]]'': CLOSE THE WEST GATE!
** Later, {{spoiler|Thaco}} gets one when {{spoiler|Goblinslayer illuminates the darkened sewer, negating Thaco's single advantage, (his ability to see in the dark) resulting in a straight up fight between the two adversaries that Thaco cannot possibly win.}}
** Later, {{spoiler|Thaco}} gets one when {{spoiler|Goblinslayer illuminates the darkened sewer, negating Thaco's single advantage, (his ability to see in the dark) resulting in a straight up fight between the two adversaries that Thaco cannot possibly win.}}
*** In the same fight, {{spoiler|Goblinslayer}} also gets this, when {{spoiler|Thaco remembers he is a Monk and can snatch arrows, making Goblinslayer's ranged attacks useless.}}
*** In the same fight, {{spoiler|Goblinslayer}} also gets this, when {{spoiler|Thaco remembers he is a Monk and can snatch arrows, making Goblinslayer's ranged attacks useless.}}
** Saves a Fox's entire self-image was that people [[Screw Destiny|are not bound by their destiny]]. When the fated day came when a fox got stuck in her home village's food supply, she snapped its neck in order to spite her fate, and saved the tail as a memento. That's not the [[Prophecy Twist]] resulting in her [[Oh Crap]] moment... {{spoiler|Dies Horribly informs her that the symptoms she described the fox having was that of Sunset fever, something that causes animals to become delirious before dying a horrible, painful, and silent death. Saves A Fox gave it a [[Mercy Kill]] before it could suffer the worst effects of it. The look on her face that not only is her entire self-image a lie, but her friend whose name reflecting his destiny is "Dies Horribly" is not able to escape his fate either tells us she's heading right into [[Heroic BSOD]] territory.}}
** Saves a Fox's entire self-image was that people [[Screw Destiny|are not bound by their destiny]]. When the fated day came when a fox got stuck in her home village's food supply, she snapped its neck in order to spite her fate, and saved the tail as a memento. That's not the [[Prophecy Twist]] resulting in her [[Oh Crap]] moment... {{spoiler|Dies Horribly informs her that the symptoms she described the fox having was that of Sunset fever, something that causes animals to become delirious before dying a horrible, painful, and silent death. Saves A Fox gave it a [[Mercy Kill]] before it could suffer the worst effects of it. The look on her face that not only is her entire self-image a lie, but her friend whose name reflecting his destiny is "Dies Horribly" is not able to escape his fate either tells us she's heading right into [[Heroic BSOD]] territory.}}
* In the webcomic ''[[Narbonic]]'', this becomes Dave's normal state of being becomes one big Oh Crap moment.
* In ''[[Narbonic]]'', this becomes Dave's normal state of being becomes one big Oh Crap moment.
* ''[[Dan and Mabs Furry Adventures]]'' has its share of Oh Crap moments, particularly in the latest arc. One of the better ones has to be Regina's, starting on page [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_973.php 973]. Of course, this being DMFA, it's the page's ''punchline''.
* ''[[Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures]]'' has its share of Oh Crap moments, particularly in the latest arc. One of the better ones has to be Regina's, starting on page [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_973.php 973]. Of course, this being DMFA, it's the page's ''punchline''.
{{quote| '''Regina:''' ''(thinking)'' Should be easy. I nearly pulped him last time we fought. I mean, it's been what, six years? What could he have learned in that time?<br />
{{quote|'''Regina:''' ''(thinking)'' Should be easy. I nearly pulped him last time we fought. I mean, it's been what, six years? What could he have learned in that time?
''* K-shnk! K-shnk!* ''<br />
''* K-shnk! K-shnk!* ''
'''Dan:''' I learned to hear thoughts. Among other things.<br />
'''Dan:''' I learned to hear thoughts. Among other things.
'''Regina:''' ''(thinking)'' OK. New plan. Piddle self. Run. }}
'''Regina:''' ''(thinking)'' OK. New plan. Piddle self. Run. }}
** And like many such moments, it doubles as a [[Crowning Moment of Funny]]
** And like many such moments, it doubles as a [[Crowning Moment of Funny]]
* ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja (Webcomic)|The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'':
* ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'':
** [http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=38&issue=15 King Radical], when he hears about Dr. McNinja's new motorcycle.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20090903033608/http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=38&issue=15 King Radical], when he hears about Dr. McNinja's new motorcycle.
** It's ''very'' subtle, but the last panel of [http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=33&issue=15 this page] is an excellent example.
** It's ''very'' subtle, but the last panel of [https://web.archive.org/web/20090831063310/http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=33&issue=15 this page] is an excellent example.
** [http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/23p09/ Gordito] gets a big one in the second-to-last panel when he realizes his [[Badass Mustache]] is useless against the principal... and he's going to have to shave it.
** [http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/23p09/ Gordito] gets a big one in the second-to-last panel when he realizes his [[Badass Mustache]] is useless against the principal... and he's going to have to shave it.
* In ''[[Earthsong]]'', Willow has one when she's walking through the woods at night ... something tugs on her cloak ... and she looks up, right into the teeth of a hungry vampire.
* In ''[[Earthsong]]'', Willow has one when she's walking through the woods at night ... something tugs on her cloak ... and she looks up, right into the teeth of a hungry vampire.
* ''[[Hanna Is Not a Boys Name]]'' has its share of these moments, as Conrad [http://hanna.aftertorque.com/?p=194 demonstrates].
* ''[[Hanna Is Not a Boy's Name]]'' has its share of these moments, as Conrad [http://hanna.aftertorque.com/?p=194 demonstrates].
* In ''[[Starslip]]'', Vanderbeam, understandably, has this on his face for four panels in a row after the Anthelerix {{spoiler|relocate ''every known celestial body and planet'' to another part of the Milky Way.}}
* In ''[[Starslip]]'', Vanderbeam, understandably, has this on his face for four panels in a row after the Anthelerix {{spoiler|relocate ''every known celestial body and planet'' to another part of the Milky Way.}}
* [[Dominic Deegan|Jacob Deegan]] gets [http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2009-08-28 this] little moment. Also an occurance of [[Precision F-Strike]].
* ''[[Dominic Deegan]]'': Jacob Deegan gets [https://web.archive.org/web/20120817050013/http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2009-08-28 this] little moment. Also an occurance of [[Precision F-Strike]].
** Also, Dominic himself, when [http://dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2011-02-11 facing down the Beast.]
** Also, Dominic himself, when [https://web.archive.org/web/20121023154206/http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2011-02-11 facing down the Beast.]
* ''[[Captain SNES]]'' has a nice one from [[Lufia|Gades]] when the protagonist, Alex, launches his side of a very, very short [[Beam-O-War]] match, which didn't last very long (and neither did Gades). [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|Alex's beam was much bigger]].
* ''[[Captain SNES]]'' has a nice one from [[Lufia|Gades]] when the protagonist, Alex, launches his side of a very, very short [[Beam-O-War]] match, which didn't last very long (and neither did Gades). [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|Alex's beam was much bigger]].
* If Ed had had a face in [http://megatokyo.com/strip/378 this strip] of ''[[Megatokyo]]'', it would have had this expression.
* If Ed had had a face in [http://megatokyo.com/strip/378 this strip] of ''[[Megatokyo]]'', it would have had this expression.
* [[Erfworld|Charlie]] has the distinction of getting one [[He Who Must Not Be Seen|offscreen]] during this exchange with Parson over the Eyebooks, after just getting Parson to use one of the calculations he owed Charlie to assess whether it was worth giving up the rest of the calculations in exchange for information from Parson.
* ''[[Erfworld]]'': Charlie has the distinction of getting one [[He Who Must Not Be Seen|offscreen]] during this exchange with Parson over the Eyebooks, after just getting Parson to use one of the calculations he owed Charlie to assess whether it was worth giving up the rest of the calculations in exchange for information from Parson.
{{quote| '''Charlie:''' That was clever though, right?<br />
{{quote|'''Charlie:''' That was clever though, right?
'''Parson:''' Sure. Determining the decision not to spend all the calculations. Cost: one calculation.<br />
'''Parson:''' Sure. Determining the decision not to spend all the calculations. Cost: one calculation.
'''Charlie:''' [[Smug Snake|:)]]<br />
'''Charlie:''' [[Smug Snake|:)]]
'''Parson:''' Teaching me that my bracer can make sophisticated predictions about the future? Priceless.<br />
'''Parson:''' Teaching me that my bracer can make sophisticated predictions about the future? Priceless.
'''Charlie:''' [[Visible Silence|...]] [[Oh Crap|:(]] }}
'''Charlie:''' [[Visible Silence|...]] [[Oh Crap|:(]] }}
** Later on, pretty much all of Gobwin Knob (especially Stanley and Wanda, [[The Stoic|who had been unshakable beforehand]]) get this when {{spoiler|Faq's Turnamancer linked with Charlie manage to force them to end their turn}}.
** Later on, pretty much all of Gobwin Knob (especially Stanley and Wanda, [[The Stoic|who had been unshakable beforehand]]) get this when {{spoiler|Faq's Turnamancer linked with Charlie manage to force them to end their turn}}.
* In ''[[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|8-Bit Theater]]''... well they happen a ''lot''. But the best may come [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/10/01/episode-1179-everything-will-be-fine/ here], when the ultimate [[Jerkass]] discovers he's finally bitten off [[Phlebotinum Overload|more than he can chew]].
* In ''[[8-Bit Theater]]''... well they happen a ''lot''. But the best may come [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/10/01/episode-1179-everything-will-be-fine/ here], when the ultimate [[Jerkass]] discovers he's finally bitten off [[Phlebotinum Overload|more than he can chew]].
** This classic, when Black Mage sees Muffin:
** This classic, when Black Mage sees Muffin:
{{quote| '''Black Mage:''' Teeth... like daggers... eyes... also like daggers...<br />
{{quote|'''Black Mage:''' Teeth... like daggers... eyes... also like daggers...
'''Fighter:''' How does that work?<br />
'''Fighter:''' How does that work?
'''Thief:''' [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Piercing gaze?]]<br />
'''Thief:''' [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Piercing gaze?]]
'''Fighter:''' You're on fire today!<br />
'''Fighter:''' You're on fire today!
'''Black Mage:''' Scales noticeably dagger-like... }}
'''Black Mage:''' Scales noticeably dagger-like... }}
** Each character gets at least one, but Black Mage, as the resident [[Chew Toy]] gets the most of them. It doesn't help him that his face is EASILY the best suited for these expressions.
** Each character gets at least one, but Black Mage, as the resident [[Chew Toy]] gets the most of them. It doesn't help him that his face is EASILY the best suited for these expressions.
* [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2007-03-20 A minor one] in ''[[El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|El Goonish Shive]]'': Nanase uses her fairy doll to contact Ellen, and tries to wake her up by tickling her nose with her tail. Her reaction when she realises she's about to get messily sneezed on is hilarious.
* [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2007-03-20 A minor one] in ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'': Nanase uses her fairy doll to contact Ellen, and tries to wake her up by tickling her nose with her tail. Her reaction when she realises she's about to get messily sneezed on is hilarious.
** There's a slightly more major one [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-01-06 here]. More of an awkward "oh crap" than a dangerous one, but just as expressive...
** There's a slightly more major one [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-01-06 here]. More of an awkward "oh crap" than a dangerous one, but just as expressive...
** [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-03-31 Another awkward example] is Elliot's reaction to Noah bringing up his parents' death.
** [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-03-31 Another awkward example] is Elliot's reaction to Noah bringing up his parents' death.
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* In ''[[Slightly Damned]]'', the latest villain to cross the heroes' path gets a short one when Kieri slices his bow in half.
* In ''[[Slightly Damned]]'', the latest villain to cross the heroes' path gets a short one when Kieri slices his bow in half.
* In ''[[VG Cats]]'', Aeris finds out the hard way that Coach [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=289 is controlled by a completely different type of bot...]
* In ''[[VG Cats]]'', Aeris finds out the hard way that Coach [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=289 is controlled by a completely different type of bot...]
* ''[[Ctrl Alt Del]]''. The look on 1's face [http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20100308 here] just says it all.
* ''[[Ctrl+Alt+Del]]''. The look on 1's face [http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20100308 here] just says it all.
* The girls in ''[[Questionable Content]]'' have this moment when {{spoiler|the Vesp Avenger's scooter turns into an attack robot}}.
* The girls in ''[[Questionable Content]]'' have this moment when {{spoiler|the Vesp Avenger's scooter turns into an attack robot}}.
{{quote| '''Faye:''' All right! We're well and truly fucked.<br />
{{quote|'''Faye:''' All right! We're well and truly fucked.
'''Martin:''' And not the fun, slightly sticky kind of fucked!<br />
'''Martin:''' And not the fun, slightly sticky kind of fucked!
'''Faye:''' [[Incredibly Lame Pun|That was TERRIBLE.]]<br />
'''Faye:''' [[Incredibly Lame Pun|That was TERRIBLE.]]
'''Martin:''' YOU try being funny when your life is flashing before your eyes! }}
'''Martin:''' YOU try being funny when your life is flashing before your eyes! }}
** More recently, in strip [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1689 1689], Faye's expression in the last panel. {{spoiler|She realized that Marigold knew about her and Angus being interested in each other.}}
** More recently, in strip [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1689 1689], Faye's expression in the last panel. {{spoiler|She realized that Marigold knew about her and Angus being interested in each other.}}
** Mieville the cat's [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1585 reaction] to Hannalore's [[Technically a Smile|attempt at a smile]]. Odds are that most people would react the same way the cat did.
** Mieville the cat's [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1585 reaction] to Hannalore's [[Technically a Smile|attempt at a smile]]. Odds are that most people would react the same way the cat did.
* In ''[[Fake News Rumble]]'', Jon gets one in his fight with {{spoiler|a possesed Colbert.}} Seen [http://www.star-crossedcomic.com/fnr/fnr_7_7.html here].
* In ''[[Fake News Rumble]]'', Jon gets one in his fight with {{spoiler|a possessed Colbert.}} Seen [https://web.archive.org/web/20110715180428/http://www.star-crossedcomic.com/fnr/fnr_7_7.html here].
* From ''[[Casey and Andy]]'': [http://galactanet.com/comic/view.php?strip=50 "This has 'bad day' written all over it."]
* From ''[[Casey and Andy]]'': [https://galactanet.com/comic/view.php?strip=50 "This has 'bad day' written all over it."]
* ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'':
** The [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of the year 2003, when facing [[Killer Rabbit|Bun-bun]] [[Badass Abnormal|with]] the combined powers of the embodiments of nearly all holidays.
{{quote| '''Father Time:''' {{smallcaps|[[Evil Overlord|Overlord]] Bun-bun has arrived on the wings of the Groundhog's Shadow, and now faces the one who stole the Deus Egg. The Year ''2003'' himself!}}<br />
'''2003:''' "I have done everything I can to thwart you peacefully, Bun-bun, but I've trained half my life for this fight. You came for the egg, I'll leave with your head!"<br />
'''Bun-bun's multi-part switchblade scythe [[Doomy Dooms of Doom|of doom]]:''' ''KA-CLIKITY CLICK KLAK''<br />
'''Father Time:''' {{smallcaps|2003 is even now soiling himself...}}<br />
'''2003:''' ''"Would you quit narrating this?"'' }}
** Earlier in the same story we have a scene where [[It Makes Sense in Context|a Thanksgiving turkey medic finds out that what appeared to be another turkey is in fact a monster that steals other people's face and hands (in this case wings), being ridden by Bun-bun.]] She's so shocked she lays an egg while still staring at them.
** Isp and Osp, when they think the third party of the composite entity they belong to has killed their [[Demon Lords and Archdevils|Demon Lord]] - and even more so when they find out she failed. "Holy demon-crap!"
** Jane, an intelligent zombie who's giving Gwynn a [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] while preparing to eat her brain and mocking her claims of a [[Tome of Eldritch Lore]] that gives her magical powers - when she pushes her [[Berserk Button]] and finds out that that's what activates said powers, and they're way out of her league. Her face is not shown at the Oh Crap moment; it's instead indicated effectively by her surgical saw winding down.
** On one occasion, an ordinary, non-[[Talking Animal|talking]] frog (usual line: "'''CROAK.'''") is caught in a building after a somewhat literal-minded [[One-Man Army]] has been ordered to kill everyone in it.
{{quote| "'''CRapK.'''"}}
** [http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/040823 oooo-This is gonna hurt].
* Returns various times in ''[[Ménage à 3]]'':
* Returns various times in ''[[Ménage à 3]]'':
** [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20080823.html Gary realizes] how Matt and Dillon have tested his new drawing table's strength.
** [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20080823.html Gary realizes] how Matt and Dillon have tested his new drawing table's strength.
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** Zii has a great one in [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20110106.html this strip].
** Zii has a great one in [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20110106.html this strip].
* When Paulus, a wealthy Roman citizen, decides that he's tired of being a bachelor, he has one of his servants put up a personal ad in the Forum. [http://comics.shipsinker.com/?id=139 It gets rather more of a response than he expected.]
* When Paulus, a wealthy Roman citizen, decides that he's tired of being a bachelor, he has one of his servants put up a personal ad in the Forum. [http://comics.shipsinker.com/?id=139 It gets rather more of a response than he expected.]
* ''[[Digger (Webcomic)|Digger]]'': [http://www.diggercomic.com/?p=504 "Meep."]
* ''[[Digger]]'': [http://www.diggercomic.com/?p=504 "Meep."]
* In ''[[Exterminatus Now (Webcomic)|Exterminatus Now]]'', a random paranoid tries to temporarily ingratiate himself in the protagonists so he can hide from "government spooks". The main characters proceed to inform him that those people are likely just foreign businessmen, while revealing enough information to make the guy realize ''they'' are government spooks.
* In ''[[Exterminatus Now]]'', a random paranoid tries to temporarily ingratiate himself in the protagonists so he can hide from "government spooks". The main characters proceed to inform him that those people are likely just foreign businessmen, while revealing enough information to make the guy realize ''they'' are government spooks.
** And [http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2011-07-31/comic/the-cesspool/ultimatum/ here's] the reaction of the original team members when Rogue horribly insults Lothar.
** And [http://exterminatusnow.co.uk/2011-07-31/comic/the-cesspool/ultimatum/ here's] the reaction of the original team members when Rogue horribly insults Lothar.
* In ''[[Two Evil Scientists]]'', {{spoiler|a robotic clone of}} Dr. Wily uses {{spoiler|[[Toxic Phlebotinum|Evil Energy]] to revive Bass at the insistence of his daughter Cream.}} It works, and he has a few moments to enjoy his success until he realizes {{spoiler|he brought ''[[The Sociopath|Bass]]'' back to life, and he [[Came Back Wrong]].}}
* In ''[[Two Evil Scientists]]'', {{spoiler|a robotic clone of}} Dr. Wily uses {{spoiler|[[Toxic Phlebotinum|Evil Energy]] to revive Bass at the insistence of his daughter Cream.}} It works, and he has a few moments to enjoy his success until he realizes {{spoiler|he brought ''[[The Sociopath|Bass]]'' back to life, and he [[Came Back Wrong]].}}
* In ''[[Homestuck (Webcomic)|Homestuck]]'', {{spoiler|Eridan's}} [http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005433 reaction] to {{spoiler|his victim Kanaya coming back as a glowing super powerful Rainbow Drinker (the Troll version of a ''vampire'') that just ''snapped his wand'' leaving him unarmed while she ''revs up her chainsaw''}} is [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|priceless]].
* In ''[[Homestuck]]'', {{spoiler|Eridan's}} [http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=005433 reaction] to {{spoiler|his victim Kanaya coming back as a glowing super powerful Rainbow Drinker (the Troll version of a ''vampire'') that just ''snapped his wand'' leaving him unarmed while she ''revs up her chainsaw''}} is [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|priceless]].
** Even better and even more cathartic? {{spoiler|Bec Noir's reaction to seeing PM arrive in the troll's session, wearing the White Queen's ring and looking ''pissed. Off.''}}
** Even better and even more cathartic? {{spoiler|Bec Noir's reaction to seeing PM arrive in the troll's session, wearing the White Queen's ring and looking ''pissed. Off.''}}
** Two from two different characters, one after another. The first is when Rose realizes that it's not a memory when Diamonds Droog is in Dave's room with her. The next is when Dave remembers that he's not in his room. [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/scratch.php?s=6&p=005839 He's still asleep on Derse.]
** Two from two different characters, one after another. The first is when Rose realizes that it's not a memory when Diamonds Droog is in Dave's room with her. The next is when Dave remembers that he's not in his room. [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/scratch.php?s=6&p=005839 He's still asleep on Derse.]
* In ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court (Webcomic)|Gunnerkrigg Court]]'', Kat and Annie get a pretty good one when faced with a giant crab at the start of third year.
* In ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'', Kat and Annie get a pretty good one when faced with a giant crab at the start of third year.
* This exchange from ''[[Drive (Webcomic)|Drive]]'';
* This exchange from ''[[Drive (webcomic)|Drive]]'';
{{quote| '''Fernando:''' Captain, no! An asteroid field is certain death! Open space is bad enough...we can't intentionally fly into debris!<br />
{{quote|'''Fernando:''' Captain, no! An asteroid field is certain death! Open space is bad enough...we can't intentionally fly into debris!
'''Skitter:''' Wait—why not? Just turn on your doo-dads or shields or whatever.<br />
'''Skitter:''' Wait—why not? Just turn on your doo-dads or shields or whatever.
'''Nosh:''' What shields?<br />
'''Nosh:''' What shields?
'''Skitter:''' Don't you have some kinda...energy bubble that can...I dunno...push aside material or somethin'?...Like a snow-plow?<br />
'''Skitter:''' Don't you have some kinda...energy bubble that can...I dunno...push aside material or somethin'?...Like a snow-plow?
[beat]<br />
[beat]
'''Skitter:''' Or some kinda...reinforced hull thingy...that can survive impacts at speeds of...?<br />
'''Skitter:''' Or some kinda...reinforced hull thingy...that can survive impacts at speeds of...?
[beat]<br />
[beat]
'''Skitter:''' I'ma skip a step and launch my escape pod now }}
'''Skitter:''' I'ma skip a step and launch my escape pod now }}
* [[Hiimdaisy|Let's Destroy]] [[Metal Gear Solid 3|The Shagohod!]]
* [[Hiimdaisy|Let's Destroy]] [[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater|The Shagohod!]]
{{quote| '''Big Boss:''' OK, whatever! Time for...<br />
{{quote|'''Big Boss:''' OK, whatever! Time for...
'''Volgin:''' VOLGIN TIME!<br />
'''Volgin:''' VOLGIN TIME!
'''Big Boss:''' [[Oh Crap]] [[Oh Crap]] [[Oh Crap]] [[Oh Crap]] }}
'''Big Boss:''' [[Oh Crap]] [[Oh Crap]] [[Oh Crap]] [[Oh Crap]] }}
** Only partial, but still same effect, previously on the same comic:
** Only partial, but still same effect, previously on the same comic:
{{quote| '''Big Boss:''' Time to head to Grozny Grad?<br />
{{quote|'''Big Boss:''' Time to head to Grozny Grad?
'''The End:''' Yeah, how about 'no'.<br />
'''The End:''' Yeah, how about 'no'.
'''Big Boss:''' Crap! }}
'''Big Boss:''' Crap! }}
* Sees a unique use in [http://www.smbc-comics.com/?db=comics&id=906#comic this] ''[[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]]''. (Check the red button; this wouldn't quite count without it.)
* Sees a unique use in [http://www.smbc-comics.com/?db=comics&id=906#comic this] ''[[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]]''. (Check the red button; this wouldn't quite count without it.)
* ''[[Housepets (Webcomic)|Housepets]]'': Although somewhat more subtle than many [[Oh Crap]] faces, Sgt Ralph and Kevin [http://www.housepetscomic.com/2011/06/29/the-bigger-one/ get them when they see a stupendously large water balloon falling towards them] in a water balloon war with the neighborhood cats.
* ''[[Housepets]]'': Although somewhat more subtle than many [[Oh Crap]] faces, Sgt Ralph and Kevin [http://www.housepetscomic.com/2011/06/29/the-bigger-one/ get them when they see a stupendously large water balloon falling towards them] in a water balloon war with the neighborhood cats.
* In ''[[Quentyn Quinn Space Ranger]]'', the Rangers are [http://www.rhjunior.com/QQSR/00047.html Oops Boys] -- because that's the final words on many a black box.
* In ''[[Quentyn Quinn, Space Ranger]]'', the Rangers are [https://web.archive.org/web/20120619085854/http://www.rhjunior.com/QQSR/00047.html Oops Boys] -- because that's the final words on many a black box.
* In [[Dubious Company]], Sakura gets a nice one when she realizes she's in a Type 3 [[Triang Relations|love triangle]] and interrupted [[Lightning Bruiser|Tiren]]'s [[Anguished Declaration of Love]] by giving Walter Valentine's Day chocolate.
* In [[Dubious Company]], Sakura gets a nice one when she realizes she's in a Type 3 [[Triang Relations|love triangle]] and interrupted [[Lightning Bruiser|Tiren]]'s [[Anguished Declaration of Love]] by giving Walter Valentine's Day chocolate.
* ''[[Freefall (Webcomic)|Freefall]]'': "[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1800/fc01780.htm I hate you, Sam. I hate you more than any woman's ever hated a cephalopod.]"
* ''[[Freefall]]'': "[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1800/fc01780.htm I hate you, Sam. I hate you more than any woman's ever hated a cephalopod.]"
** [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff300/fv00235.htm The cooks] from Golden Trough.
* In ''[[Romantically Apocalyptic (Webcomic)|Romantically Apocalyptic]]'', even an alien-controlled skeleton [http://romanticallyapocalyptic.com/45 manages a decent "oh crap" face] when he realizes that Mr. Snippy {{spoiler|[[Exactly What I Aimed At|wasn't aiming for him]]}}. Then, [http://romanticallyapocalyptic.com/46 in the very next strip], Mr. Snippy [[Expressive Mask|gets one of his own]] when, minutes later, {{spoiler|the [[Eldritch Abomination|alien]] [[Not Quite Dead|bursts out of the building]]}}.
** [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1400/fc01313.htm unlike "Eureka!", an "Oh poop!" flash of insight doesn't sound good for the home team.]
* In ''[[Romantically Apocalyptic]]'', even an alien-controlled skeleton [https://web.archive.org/web/20130617151119/http://romanticallyapocalyptic.com/45 manages a decent "oh crap" face] when he realizes that Mr. Snippy {{spoiler|[[Exactly What I Aimed At|wasn't aiming for him]]}}. Then, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130617185431/http://romanticallyapocalyptic.com/46 in the very next strip], Mr. Snippy [[Expressive Mask|gets one of his own]] when, minutes later, {{spoiler|the [[Eldritch Abomination|alien]] [[Not Quite Dead|bursts out of the building]]}}.
* Andy from ''So...You're a Cartoonist?'' has one [http://syacartoonist.com/portfolio-day-04-hu5a1210 here] when he realizes Curmudgeonly Carl will be reviewing his portfolio.
* Andy from ''So...You're a Cartoonist?'' has one [http://syacartoonist.com/portfolio-day-04-hu5a1210 here] when he realizes Curmudgeonly Carl will be reviewing his portfolio.
* Brooke "Aphrodite" Lennox in ''[[Rival Angels]]'' decides that it would be a good idea to [http://www.rivalangels.com/2009/06/26/rival-angels-page-234-open-challenge/ issue an open challenge to anybody brave enough to take her on]. As you can see, she ''so'' wishes she could take it back a few panels later.
* Brooke "Aphrodite" Lennox in ''[[Rival Angels]]'' decides that it would be a good idea to [https://web.archive.org/web/20120501111758/http://www.rivalangels.com/2009/06/26/rival-angels-page-234-open-challenge/ issue an open challenge to anybody brave enough to take her on]. As you can see, she ''so'' wishes she could take it back a few panels later.
* {{spoiler|Prescilla}}'s [http://sfc.smackjeeves.com/comics/1453996/sfc9-day-39-ftc-openings/ face] (last panel - spoilers ahoy!) when she realizes that [[Open Mouth Insert Foot|she should have kept her big fat mouth shut]] on Season 9 of ''[[Survivor Fan Characters (Webcomic)|Survivor Fan Characters]]''.
* In ''[[Survivor Fan Characters]]'' {{spoiler|Prescilla}}'s [https://web.archive.org/web/20120601043657/http://sfc.smackjeeves.com/comics/1453996/sfc9-day-39-ftc-openings/ face] (last panel - spoilers ahoy!) when she realizes that [[Open Mouth, Insert Foot|she should have kept her big fat mouth shut]] on Season 9.


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Girl Genius

  • These Wulfenbach soldiers, when it turns out the locals fully support Agatha.
  • Also the Wulfenbach soldiers in this strip.
  • And Agatha's dingbots in this one.
  • Amusingly invoked here. Sometimes the Princess isn't the one in 'danger'.
  • And here:

Oggie: Jenka, vy for is Füst runnik avay?
Jenka: He vot?
(a "war stomper" crushes their tower.)

  • The assassin #2 on the train, who unfortunately for himself didn't walk in via the door and thus could not be simply duped into leaving before he sees anything unusual. "Uh.. Uh oh..."

Life of Maid

Some of these are Running Gags as well:

The Order of the Stick

Therkla: Did that tree...
Qarr: ... just say "Oww"?

Schlock Mercenary

You could make a drinking game for all these moments in Schlock Mercenary.

Ennesby: Low-yield kinetic strike to the fore dorsal turret ... Hull-breach above the wardroom!
Kevyn: Wait, dorsal turret access is right up there. We're in the wardroom.

  • Kevyn here, on account of an incoming tank.
  • One from "San Asimov's Finest"
  • And in this one. [1]
  • Maxim 3: An ordnance technician at a dead run outranks everybody.
  • A twofer in the last row of this comic. Even if it's just a still picture, the target's last view of an oncoming missile is never happy.
  • Malott here.
  • After Schlock delivered a message to Breya, she thinks about what this may mean... and then makes a face. Which she didn't after finding out that an explosion reduced a police officer to spray paint and scattered Schlock's pieces around, though repeated upon being informed that she was among the intended targets.

Schlock: (worrying) I remember that face. That's your "minimum safe distance" face.

  • Sorlie here, courtesy of a more experienced field commander. Of course, when they find the answer they get more opportunities to make faces.
  • Invoked by Petey at a request of Admiral Devereaux.
  • Petey brings Admiral Devereaux really bad news.

Sluggy Freelance

Father Time: Overlord Bun-bun has arrived on the wings of the Groundhog's Shadow, and now faces the one who stole the Deus Egg. The Year 2003 himself!
2003: "I have done everything I can to thwart you peacefully, Bun-bun, but I've trained half my life for this fight. You came for the egg, I'll leave with your head!"
Bun-bun's multi-part switchblade scythe of doom: KA-CLIKITY CLICK KLAK
Father Time: 2003 is even now soiling himself...
2003: "Would you quit narrating this?"

"CRapK."

Other works

Sniper: So why didn't you become a group leader?
West: Don't know. They basically just asked my kill count.
Sniper: Your kill count? *Beat* Oh. My. God!

  • In Heritage, the mysterious Jack is understandably surprised when the otherwise ordinary hero Frate suddenly gains super angel powers in the middle of a fight.

Jack: I was going to report back if you turned out to be more than meets the eye, but n-- UURGH! HOLY S#* @, YOU GOT FAST ALL OF A SUDDEN!

  • Diva'ratrika's face in the last panel of this strip of Drowtales. And then a couple pages later when she realizes just how deep the treachery extends into her own family.
    • Rikashar also has a Freak-Out after Ariel beats the crap out of him when he tries to abduct her and make her his wife]] with his reaction following here, and the last panel of the same page is more of an "Aw, shit" after he sees who's caught up with him.
      • Yet another from the same comic happens in the seventh panel of this chibi-page, which parodies events from that same chapter.
  • Last Res0rt's Slick invokes it upon finding out that apparently his team is so far behind the others, Cypress has already written them off.
  • Goblins: CLOSE THE WEST GATE!
    • Later, Thaco gets one when Goblinslayer illuminates the darkened sewer, negating Thaco's single advantage, (his ability to see in the dark) resulting in a straight up fight between the two adversaries that Thaco cannot possibly win.
      • In the same fight, Goblinslayer also gets this, when Thaco remembers he is a Monk and can snatch arrows, making Goblinslayer's ranged attacks useless.
    • Saves a Fox's entire self-image was that people are not bound by their destiny. When the fated day came when a fox got stuck in her home village's food supply, she snapped its neck in order to spite her fate, and saved the tail as a memento. That's not the Prophecy Twist resulting in her Oh Crap moment... Dies Horribly informs her that the symptoms she described the fox having was that of Sunset fever, something that causes animals to become delirious before dying a horrible, painful, and silent death. Saves A Fox gave it a Mercy Kill before it could suffer the worst effects of it. The look on her face that not only is her entire self-image a lie, but her friend whose name reflecting his destiny is "Dies Horribly" is not able to escape his fate either tells us she's heading right into Heroic BSOD territory.
  • In Narbonic, this becomes Dave's normal state of being becomes one big Oh Crap moment.
  • Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures has its share of Oh Crap moments, particularly in the latest arc. One of the better ones has to be Regina's, starting on page 973. Of course, this being DMFA, it's the page's punchline.

Regina: (thinking) Should be easy. I nearly pulped him last time we fought. I mean, it's been what, six years? What could he have learned in that time?
* K-shnk! K-shnk!*
Dan: I learned to hear thoughts. Among other things.
Regina: (thinking) OK. New plan. Piddle self. Run.

  • The Adventures of Dr. McNinja:
    • King Radical, when he hears about Dr. McNinja's new motorcycle.
    • It's very subtle, but the last panel of this page is an excellent example.
    • Gordito gets a big one in the second-to-last panel when he realizes his Badass Mustache is useless against the principal... and he's going to have to shave it.
  • In Earthsong, Willow has one when she's walking through the woods at night ... something tugs on her cloak ... and she looks up, right into the teeth of a hungry vampire.
  • Hanna Is Not a Boy's Name has its share of these moments, as Conrad demonstrates.
  • In Starslip, Vanderbeam, understandably, has this on his face for four panels in a row after the Anthelerix relocate every known celestial body and planet to another part of the Milky Way.
  • Dominic Deegan: Jacob Deegan gets this little moment. Also an occurance of Precision F-Strike.
  • Captain SNES has a nice one from Gades when the protagonist, Alex, launches his side of a very, very short Beam-O-War match, which didn't last very long (and neither did Gades). Alex's beam was much bigger.
  • If Ed had had a face in this strip of Megatokyo, it would have had this expression.
  • Erfworld: Charlie has the distinction of getting one offscreen during this exchange with Parson over the Eyebooks, after just getting Parson to use one of the calculations he owed Charlie to assess whether it was worth giving up the rest of the calculations in exchange for information from Parson.

Charlie: That was clever though, right?
Parson: Sure. Determining the decision not to spend all the calculations. Cost: one calculation.
Charlie: :)
Parson: Teaching me that my bracer can make sophisticated predictions about the future? Priceless.
Charlie: ... :(

    • Later on, pretty much all of Gobwin Knob (especially Stanley and Wanda, who had been unshakable beforehand) get this when Faq's Turnamancer linked with Charlie manage to force them to end their turn.
  • In 8-Bit Theater... well they happen a lot. But the best may come here, when the ultimate Jerkass discovers he's finally bitten off more than he can chew.
    • This classic, when Black Mage sees Muffin:

Black Mage: Teeth... like daggers... eyes... also like daggers...
Fighter: How does that work?
Thief: Piercing gaze?
Fighter: You're on fire today!
Black Mage: Scales noticeably dagger-like...

    • Each character gets at least one, but Black Mage, as the resident Chew Toy gets the most of them. It doesn't help him that his face is EASILY the best suited for these expressions.
  • A minor one in El Goonish Shive: Nanase uses her fairy doll to contact Ellen, and tries to wake her up by tickling her nose with her tail. Her reaction when she realises she's about to get messily sneezed on is hilarious.
    • There's a slightly more major one here. More of an awkward "oh crap" than a dangerous one, but just as expressive...
    • Another awkward example is Elliot's reaction to Noah bringing up his parents' death.
    • Justin here, when George reveals that he knows that Elliot is Cheerleadra, if he's wrong on a few minor details.
    • And the two-panel realization which used this trope to the letter.
  • In Slightly Damned, the latest villain to cross the heroes' path gets a short one when Kieri slices his bow in half.
  • In VG Cats, Aeris finds out the hard way that Coach is controlled by a completely different type of bot...
  • Ctrl+Alt+Del. The look on 1's face here just says it all.
  • The girls in Questionable Content have this moment when the Vesp Avenger's scooter turns into an attack robot.

Faye: All right! We're well and truly fucked.
Martin: And not the fun, slightly sticky kind of fucked!
Faye: That was TERRIBLE.
Martin: YOU try being funny when your life is flashing before your eyes!

    • More recently, in strip 1689, Faye's expression in the last panel. She realized that Marigold knew about her and Angus being interested in each other.
    • Mieville the cat's reaction to Hannalore's attempt at a smile. Odds are that most people would react the same way the cat did.
  • In Fake News Rumble, Jon gets one in his fight with a possessed Colbert. Seen here.
  • From Casey and Andy: "This has 'bad day' written all over it."
  • Returns various times in Ménage à 3:
  • When Paulus, a wealthy Roman citizen, decides that he's tired of being a bachelor, he has one of his servants put up a personal ad in the Forum. It gets rather more of a response than he expected.
  • Digger: "Meep."
  • In Exterminatus Now, a random paranoid tries to temporarily ingratiate himself in the protagonists so he can hide from "government spooks". The main characters proceed to inform him that those people are likely just foreign businessmen, while revealing enough information to make the guy realize they are government spooks.
    • And here's the reaction of the original team members when Rogue horribly insults Lothar.
  • In Two Evil Scientists, a robotic clone of Dr. Wily uses Evil Energy to revive Bass at the insistence of his daughter Cream. It works, and he has a few moments to enjoy his success until he realizes he brought Bass back to life, and he Came Back Wrong.
  • In Homestuck, Eridan's reaction to his victim Kanaya coming back as a glowing super powerful Rainbow Drinker (the Troll version of a vampire) that just snapped his wand leaving him unarmed while she revs up her chainsaw is priceless.
    • Even better and even more cathartic? Bec Noir's reaction to seeing PM arrive in the troll's session, wearing the White Queen's ring and looking pissed. Off.
    • Two from two different characters, one after another. The first is when Rose realizes that it's not a memory when Diamonds Droog is in Dave's room with her. The next is when Dave remembers that he's not in his room. He's still asleep on Derse.
  • In Gunnerkrigg Court, Kat and Annie get a pretty good one when faced with a giant crab at the start of third year.
  • This exchange from Drive;

Fernando: Captain, no! An asteroid field is certain death! Open space is bad enough...we can't intentionally fly into debris!
Skitter: Wait—why not? Just turn on your doo-dads or shields or whatever.
Nosh: What shields?
Skitter: Don't you have some kinda...energy bubble that can...I dunno...push aside material or somethin'?...Like a snow-plow?
[beat]
Skitter: Or some kinda...reinforced hull thingy...that can survive impacts at speeds of...?
[beat]
Skitter: I'ma skip a step and launch my escape pod now

Big Boss: OK, whatever! Time for...
Volgin: VOLGIN TIME!
Big Boss: Oh Crap Oh Crap Oh Crap Oh Crap

    • Only partial, but still same effect, previously on the same comic:

Big Boss: Time to head to Grozny Grad?
The End: Yeah, how about 'no'.
Big Boss: Crap!

  1. For those unfamiliar with the comic, Schlock there is talking to some rogue nanites that have infiltrated his eyes and hijacked them in order to create a simulated space to speak with him. Combat between members of his species half consists of using their extremely potent and adaptable immune systems to counteract the various chemical cocktails their opponents synthesize in an attempt to melt and absorb them. He literally can digest almost anything that won't eat him first. And he's just revealed that the plasma cannon he's been "impotently" waving at the nanites was actually just a familiar visual metaphor for his immune system. They have very good reason to look so worried in that third panel.