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When the heroes cannot directly challenge the villain or his mooks they disguise themselves as monsters or build something that's basically a tank with a threatening exterior. Usually relies on intimidation more than any actual weapons. When villains resort to this tactic, it's a [[Scooby-Doo Hoax]].
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In ''[[Scooby Doo]]'', though it's often [[Scooby-Doo Hoax|the villain who does this]] to scare away the [[
** Gabe/Toxic Terror from ''[[What's New, Scooby
** Velma Dinkley, the brains of Mystery Inc. itself, did this in "Scooby-Doo: Where's My Mummy?"
** Amy Cavenaugh/Amy The Siren from ''[[Scooby Doo Mystery Inc]]'' is another good
* The ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' episode "The Painted Lady"
* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' episode "Escape To The House of Mummies Part II". Dr. Venture, sitting on Brock's shoulders and dressed in a green blanket waves a flashlight at cultists to save Hank and Dean. It doesn't work:
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