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{{quote|''"December 1, 1903: Edwin Porter's ''The Great Train Robbery'' debuts. The plot: a wisecracking former cop fights train-jackers at 15 mph. Thrilling audiences with its pioneering realism and papier-mache trains, the final scene -- in which the villain turns and fires his gun directly into the camera -- was said to have so terrified the audience that they would often shriek in terror, screaming out ''[[
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When a character points a weapon at the camera so it looks like he is about to attack the audience with it. [[Sean Connery]] is not actually required, [[Rule of Sean Connery|but doesn't hurt at all]].
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The more aggressive [[Sister Trope]] of [[Pistol Pose]], this trope is frequently used on movie posters, DVD/VHS cases, and book covers. The star of the work is pointing a gun directly at the audience. It's that simple.
Note that while this usually involves guns, other weapons and even fists can also be used. The "[[Superman]] Is About To Punch You!" variant, in particular, is quite common on comic book covers. And [https://web.archive.org/web/20120710135028/http://www.fotos.org/galeria/data/576/Movie-Poster-Superman.jpg certain movies].
This trope is often used in movies themselves as well, although the [[Moral Guardians|MPAA]] prohibits its usage in green-band (all ages) trailers. If the character actually attacks the audience, it's [[The Fourth Wall Will Not Protect You]].
See also [[Pistol Pose]], [[Stab the Sky]]. Often overlaps with [[Floating Head Syndrome]]. [[Sword Pointing]] is a variation.
For the inverse situation - when [[You Are About to Shoot Sean Connery]] - see [[Bond Gun Barrel]].
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{{examples}}
== Cover/poster examples ==
=== [[Anime]]
* Not a cover or a poster, but pretty much par for the course for this series's promotional art: ''[[Noir]]'' - [http://lesbicanarias.es/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/noir-kirika-mireille.gif Kirika and Mireille] Are About To Shoot...Well, [[Person of Mass Destruction|Everybody]]!
* ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'': [http://anime.mikomi.org/images/sized/400/600/469.jpg Spike Spiegel]{{dead link}} is about to shoot you. He does this a
** Looks more like he's aiming for the guy immediately to your ''left''.
* ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'': [http://img.animecentral.ge/acdb/images/Monster.jpg Johan Is About To Shoot You!]{{Dead link}}
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* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]] A's Portable: The Battle of Aces'': [http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-01-49-en-70-3iiv.html Nanoha Takamachi is about to befriend you!] And Vita will stab you with the pointy thing on top of Graf Eisen!
* A volume cover of the [[Pokémon Special]] manga has [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910201229/http://jb2448.info/Pokemon_Adventures_28/000frontcover Emerald about to shoot you.]
* Pretty much most of [[Hidan no Aria|Aria H. Kanzaki]] promotional images, [http://www.theanimegallery.com/data/media/4/reduced/theAnimeGallery.com_124742_1600x1200.jpg but this one needs a special mention]{{Dead link}}. Yep, the [[Tsundere]] [[Token
* Both theatrical ''[[Kochikame]]'' movies. Ryotsu is pointing his gun towards you in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20131224235956/http://jmshop.net/img/kochikame.jpg first] and pointing towards the side in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120617065129/http://media.otakuzone.com/store/anime/9/3179/T125350839097e6ba70fc093b4ce912d769ede1ceeba8.jpg second].
* ''[[Franken Fran]]'': [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/franken_fran/v07/c054/1.html Fran Madaraki is about to shoot you!]
* ''[[Black★Rock Shooter (anime)|Black Rock Shooter]]'' [http://www.hobbystock.jp/item/view/goods_img/HBY-AVD-00000662.0.jpg is about to shoot you with that huge cannon of hers.]{{Dead link}}
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140910210557/http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=28&Itemid=45&limitstart=113 Superman]{{context}}<!-- No Superman image on that page. --> is about to punch you. For real (well, certain values of "real") this time; he's not just flying. [[Superdickery.com|Superman's a dick]].
** Superman is about to [http://images.wikia.com/superman/images/4/4f/Superman_Heat_Vision.jpg burn you down].
* [[I Mockery|Protoclown's]] [http://www.i-mockery.com/comics/longbox3/ Tales from the Longbox article "Comic Cover Clichés"] features examples of this trope, calling it "the Bum-Rush".
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* The Green Arrow [https://web.archive.org/web/20130701000925/http://i-beta.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/article/7/2/2/26722.jpg?v=1 is about to shoot you.] [[Captain Obvious|With an arrow.]]
=== [[Film]] ===▼
* The first example ever is from
▲=== Film ===
▲* The first example ever is from [[The Great Train Robbery]], which terrified audiences way back at the beginning of film in 1903.
* ''[[The Rock]]'': [[Sean Connery]] [[Trope Namer|Is About To...well, you know]].<ref>The mock-up poster was used in a [[Something Awful]] Photoshop Phriday feature</ref>
* ''[[Jackie Brown]]'': [http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/jackiebrownadvnm.jpg Pam Grier] Is About To Shoot You!
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* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130505015139/http://www.horroria.com/i/nposters/00/10/1021-W3.jpg The Bad Lieutenant]'': Harvey Keitel Is About To Shoot You!
* ''[http://sobnation.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/boiling_point_jpg.jpg Boiling Point]'': Wesley Snipes Is About To Shoot The Person Standing Next To You!
* ''[[Star Wars]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20131216171241/http://www.starstore.com/acatalog/Star_Wars-return_L-01.jpg Return Of The Jedi]'' -- [[Harrison Ford]] [[The Dog Shot First|Is Shooting You First]]!
** ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20110501195749/http://kspark.kaist.ac.kr/Star%20Wars/Star%20Wars.files/StarWars%20poster.jpg Star Wars]'': [[Mark Hamill]] Is About To Shoot You!
** ''[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c6/Star_Wars_Saga_Edition_Cover.JPG Star Wars: Saga Edition]'': Darth Vader Is <s>About To Choke You</s> Force-Choking You!
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* ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20110107134353/http://www.postergeek.com/albums/userpics/poster_chronicles-narnia-prince-caspian_1.jpg Prince Caspian]'': Ben Barnes Is About To Impale You On Three Feet of Tempered Steel!
* ''[[Rambo]]'' ([http://www.siegelproductions.ca/filmfanatics/images/rambo-poster-1.jpg fourth movie]): [[Sylvester Stallone]] Is About To Shoot You <small>WITH A BOW-AND-ARROW</small>!
* ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]: [http://capezza.net/dvd_list/images/2345f.jpg Prince Of Thieves]'':{{Dead link}}
* ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]'' (2010 film):
* ''[[Robin Hood:
* ''[[Hot Shots]] [http://www.imdb.com/media/rm507681792/tt0107144 Part Deux]'': [[Charlie Sheen]] Is About To Shoot You With ''[[Everything's Better with Chickens|A Chicken]]''!
* ''[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm398826752/tt0105477 Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot]'': [[Never Mess with Granny|Estelle Getty]] Is About To Shoot You!
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* ''[[Pearl Harbor]]'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20120527201000/http://www.filmposters.it/imgposter/grandi/pearlharbor.jpg A Japanese Warplane] Is About To Drop A Torpedo On You(r Ship)!
* ''[http://www.moviesonline.ca/movie-gallery/albums/userpics/poster_iron_man.jpg Iron Man]'': [[Iron Man (film)|Tony Stark]] Is About To Blast/Punch You [[Memetic Mutation|IN A CAVE! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!!!]]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232353/http://caffeine-headache.net/blog3/CCIronManPoster.jpg AGAIN!!!]
* [[The Dark Knight Saga|Batman]] is going to [http://doctorheadly.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/the-dark-knight-2-1280.jpg land a Batpod on you!]
* ''[http://www.firstshowing.net/img/zohan-poster2-med.jpg You Don't Mess With The Zohan]'': [[Adam Sandler]] Is About To... Dry Your Hair [[Between My Legs|Between His Legs]]!
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** ''[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm282560512/tt0417741 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]'': Daniel Radcliffe is about to curse you while Micheal Gambon, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson glare in your general direction.
* ''[[Dirty Harry]]'', both the [http://100grana.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/dirtyharry.gif original] and [http://impawards.com/1973/posters/magnum_force_ver1.jpg its sequel] ''[[Magnum Force]]'': [[Clint Eastwood]] Is About To Shoot You With [[Hand Cannon|The Most Powerful Handgun In The World]].
* [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] [http://rentmovie.com/movie-posters/for-your-eyes-only.jpg does] [https://web.archive.org/web/20061009134002/http://koxtawarez.no.sapo.pt/images/007/TheLivingDaylights.jpg it] [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205175155/http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/images/posters_ltk_us1.jpg often] ([http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/jamesbond/images/thumb/9/96/James_Bond-_GoldenEye_Teaser_Poster.JPG/250px-James_Bond-_GoldenEye_Teaser_Poster.JPG Twice]{{dead link}} [
** ''[[Die Another Day]]'': [http://www.originalprop.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/die-another-day-x425.jpg Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry] Are About To Shoot The Guy To Your Left.
*** And of course, every single opening of every one of the official movies.
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*** The 1974 French knock-off "From Hong Kong With Love" opens with Bond attempting to shoot you... but his gun is empty. The camera shoots back, and kills him!
* [https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/49530/hulk2003.jpg The 2003]{{Dead link}} ''[[Incredible Hulk|Hulk]]'': Hulk Smash You!
* ''[[Spider-Man (film)|Spider-Man]]'' ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140602061533/http://moviechopshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Spiderman-Poster-USA.jpg first] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130624232515/http://www.starstore.com/acatalog/Spiderman_2_destiny_L.jpg second]): Spider-Man Is About To [[How Do I Shot Web?|Shoot Web]] At You!
* ''[[Doom]]'' movie: [[Inverted Trope]] -- [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/58/Doom_movie_poster.jpg YOU are shooting at an Imp!]
* ''[[City of God]]'': [http://nohaybanda.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/cidade.jpg Many] [[media:city-of-god.jpg|Drugdealers]] Are About To Shoot You!
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* ''[[My Bloody Valentine (film)|My Bloody Valentine]] 3D'': [[Team Fortress 2|The Pyro]] is about to pick-axe you to death.
* ''[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm422613504/tt0425210 Lucky Number Slevin]'': Josh Hartnett and [[Bruce Willis]] are about to shoot the people standing on either side of you!
* ''[[The Brave One]]'': [[Jodie Foster]] is about to..[https://web.archive.org/web/20120603180849/http://www.dethorchid.com/dvdcollection/images/brave_one.jpg .. prove that looks can kill?]
* ''[[Patriot Games]]'': [[Oh Crap]]! [[Harrison Ford]] is about to [http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518CFC9BZHL._SS500_.jpg shoot you again]!
* ''[[Beowulf (film)|Beowulf]]'' (2007): [[Ray Winstone]] [http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/beowulf-poster.jpg is about to slit your throat!]
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* ''[[The Hobbit (film)|The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies]]:'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20141224111324/http://cdn.screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/hobbit-battle-five-armies-bilbo-poster.jpg Bilbo Baggins is about to stab you in the face.]
=== [[Literature]] ===
* ''[[Fate of the Jedi]]: [http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/3/32/Vortex_cover.jpg Vortex]'': Han Solo is About to Shoot You!
▲=== Live Action TV ===
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'': [http://www.lovefilm.com/lovefilm/images/products/5/89625-large.jpg Joe Flanigan Is About To Shoot You (But Really Should Look Behind Him)!]{{Dead link}}
* ''[[House (TV series)|House]]
** [[Doctor Jerk|Or spill hot coffee on you]].
* ''[[Scrubs]]'': [http://www.exo.net/~ronh/DVD/images/large/B00005JNEQ.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg J.D. is about to force-feed you some really awful-looking medicine!] Also, they're all about to give you a shot, among other things!
* ''[[The Thick of It]]'': [http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Tv6B5b99L._SS500_.jpg Malcolm Tucker is about to bollock you, and he has backup!]
* ''[[MythBusters]]'': [http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a389/omg_dragonfly/mythbusters.jpg Adam] is about to shoot you with a [[Bamboo Technology|crossbow made out of newspaper]]!
* ''[[Glee]]'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20200122161946/http://igossip.com/photos_2/august_2010/Celebrity_glee_slushies_2200.jpg The entire cast] is about to [[Covered in Gunge|slushie you]]!
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': [http://ghostradio.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/a2df6f7801e6848f62f67a2e88cff.jpg The Doctor is about to sonic your face!]
** Sylvester McCoy [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/55/Sky_Pirates.jpg is about to whack you with a question-mark umbrella while grinning like a nutcase!]
=== [[Professional Wrestling]] ===▼
* ''[[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] Armageddon 2008'': [[Chris Jericho]] [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ae/29777_Arm08_300x450.jpg Is About To Nuke You!]▼
▲=== Professional Wrestling ===
▲* ''[[WWE]] Armageddon 2008'': [[Chris Jericho]] [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ae/29777_Arm08_300x450.jpg Is About To Nuke You!]
* [[The Undertaker]] [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3f/1998JudgmentDay.jpg Is About To Grab You!]
▲=== Tabletop Games ===
* A ''[[Deathwatch (game)|Deathwatch]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20130916062026/http://fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite_sec.asp?eidm=108&esem=2 Space Marine has just shot you]. [[BFG|And depending on who you are and what armor you're wearing/what vehicle you're in, possibly also the battle tank behind you. And the person behind that battle tank.]] [[Overly Long Gag|And the wall behind that person.]]
** ...And that person behind that person... it's a really big gun, okay. He's a [[Space Marine]].
** The [[Rogue Trader]] sourcebook, ''Hostile Acquisitions'' does this with
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* ''[[Pokémon]] [http://pokefan2000.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/pokemon-platinum-english-game-cover-box-art.jpg Platinum Version]'': Giratina Origin Forme Is About To [[Nightmare Fuel|Get You!!]]
* ''[[Pokémon]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120603181034/http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/0/446340_43971_front.jpg Silver Version]'': Lugia is about to eat you!
* ''[[Dragonball Z]]: Budokai Tenkaichi'':[https://web.archive.org/web/20120519035636/http://ps2.guias-trucos-juegos.com/wp-images/Dragon-ball-z-budokai-tenkaichi.jpg Goku, Piccolo, Vegeta and the main villains] are ''all'' about to fire ki blasts at you!
** ''[[Dragonball Z]]: Budokai Tenkaichi 2'':Goku and Vegeta are about to fire ki blasts at you again! And theother Z-Fighters are going to attack everyone around you!
** ''[[Dragonball Z]]:Budokai Tenkaichi 3'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20120622042903/http://jogaste.com.br/web/caixa/dragon-ball-z-budokai-tenkaichi-3-ps2.jpg Goku and Vegeta] are about to blat you again! And thers are about to attack everyone around you a second time!
* ''[[Star Fox (series)|Star Fox]] [http://www.file-extensions.org/imgs/app-picture/3952/star-fox-assault.jpg Assault]'': Fox McCloud Is About To Shoot You!
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20130315041643/http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/2/914282_front.jpg Orphen: Scion of Sorcery]'': Orphen Is About To Zap You!
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* ''[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/63/Redneckrampage.jpg Redneck Rampage]'': A Dirty, Ugly Redneck Is About To Shoot You!
* ''[[Call of Duty]] 4: [[Modern Warfare]]'': [http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/9069/93921286928front.jpg Sgt. Jackson is about to shoot you!]
** ''Call of Duty: World at War'': [
* In [http://www.deltaattack.com/2011/09/07/three-consoles-shoot-stuff/ this] picture used as a [[Game Pro]] Magazine cover: [[Halo|Master Chief]] is about to shoot you while [[Metroid|Samus]] and a [[Killzone|Helgast Soldier]] watch.
* The cover of ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'': Miranda and Thane are about to shoot you and the person next to you, while Shepard glares you both to death.
* ''[[Deus Ex: Invisible War|Deus Ex Invisible War]]'': [http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a172/Starwave27/selltrade/dwiw.jpg Alex Denton] is about to shoot you! In the chest!
* ''[[Dirge of Cerberus]]: -[[Final Fantasy VII]]-'': [http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/2/2b/VinDirgeLoop.jpg Vincent Valentine is about to shoot you, the guy beside you and the guy behind you!]
* ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'': [
* ''[[Outcast]]'': [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e3/Outcastbox.jpg/250px-Outcastbox.jpg Cutter Slade] is about to shoot you!
* ''[[Castlevania]]'': Inverted: [http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/File:Castlevania_NES_box_art.jpg Simon Belmont is about to storm Dracula's castle while the vampire count himself leers down at you!]
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** ''[[Castlevania: Lament of Innocence]]'' European cover: [http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/File:Castlevania_Lament_of_Innocence_Europe_cover.jpg Leon Belmont is about to whip you] [[Narm|AND THE NIGHT!]]
* The NATO soldier from ''[[Operation Flashpoint]]'' [http://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/large/1021493838-00.jpg is menacingly aiming at you from point-blank range... and about to shoot you with an M16 !]
* ''[[BlazBlue]]'' European cover: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130618024344/http://www.gamesetwatch.com/100112-blazblue-2.jpg Noel Vermillion is about to shoot you!]
* ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'' US cover: Mega Man ''would'' be about to [https://web.archive.org/web/20100722071905/http://media.heavy.com/media/2010/04/mega-man.jpg shoot you] -- [[Off-Model|if his arthritis weren't flaring up so bad he can't move his wrist, and his cataracts weren't keeping him from seeing you in the first place]].
* ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'': [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a7/Red_Dead_Redemption.jpg John Marston is about to blow your hand off.]
* ''[[Ghostbusters
* ''[[X-COM]] Apocalypse'': [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L1znXUxJaOw/R4yHlhwoHII/AAAAAAAAB6Q/xBDftdyRCIE/s320/X-Com%2B-%2BApocalypse_2.png An X-Com Agent] [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy|is about to shoot another X-Com agent who isn't standing anywhere near you!]]
* ''[[Silent Hill 3]]'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20120617064843/http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080201045649/silent/images/9/90/SH3_qualite_3.jpg Heather Mason] is about to shoot you! [https://web.archive.org/web/20120617065117/http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080201045739/silent/images/4/48/SH3_qualite_4.jpg And hit you with a pipe!] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120617065653/http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080201045831/silent/images/d/dd/SH3_qualite_5.jpg And shine a flashlight in your eye!]
* This may be a stretch, but whatever. ''[[SF 20]]: The Art of Street Fighter'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20120617025804/http://www.udonentertainment.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/sf20_cover.jpg Ryu is about to counterpunch you!]
* Japanese cover for the [[PlayStation]] cover of ''[[The King of Fighters]] '96'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305042020/http://castleofcollectibles.com/torture/sony/ps/pskof96best.jpg Iori Yagami is about to burn you!]
* ''[[True Crime: Streets of LA]]'' and ''[[True Crime: New York City]]'': [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/62/True_Crime_-_Streets_of_LA_coverart.jpg Nick Kang] and [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5f/True_Crime_-_New_York_City_Coverart.jpg Marcus Reed] are about to shoot you.
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* Lara Croft has ''[http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a309/justgrec/Tomb%20Raider/BoxArt-TombRaider3.jpg already shot you]'' in ''[[Tomb Raider]] III''.
* [[Asura's Wrath|Asura]] is about [https://web.archive.org/web/20130627114843/http://www.framestatic.com/wp-content/uploads/wppa/1118.jpg T punch your face inside out.] And or [http://gamingeverything.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/asuras_wrath_boxart_japan.jpg Scream at you.]{{Dead link}}
== In-story examples ==
=== [[Anime]]
* Alucard from ''[[Hellsing]]'' constantly makes it appear that he is aiming for the viewer's eyes.
* [[Manga]] example (spoilers!): [[Chrono Crusade|Joshua Christopher]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20090313063042/http://www.onemanga.com/Chrno_Crusade/29/23-24/ Is About To Shoot You!]
** Actually, there's three separate panels in ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' that show Joshua pointing a gun out of the frame and towards the reader. [[Rule of Cool|And it looks badass every time]].
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* Death The Kid from ''[[Soul Eater]]'' has a few [[Incredibly Lame Pun|shots]] in the show or the merchandise in which he is pointing [[Morph Weapon|Liz and Patti]] at the camera; a particularly famous shot is [http://littledailyprophet.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/soul-eater-03_death-the-kidavi_001167042.jpg one from his debut episode]; he was actually supposed to be pointing at a very asymmetrical pharaoh.
* Credits of ''[[Gun X Sword]]'' - Wendy Garret is about to shoot you with [[One Bullet Left|her single remaining bullet]].
* In the
* In ''[[Macross Frontier]]'', Sheryl Nome is about to shoot you. Sheryl uses this trope in her war propaganda commercial "Galactic Fairy takes up arms for her homeland!"
* Spoileriffic example from ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'', episode 10: {{spoiler|[http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/5981/mamiisabouttoshootyou.jpg Mami Tomoe is about to shoot you while crying.]}}
=== [[Film]] ===▼
▲=== Film ===
* Shows up frequently in [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] openings, in the famous [[Bond Gun Barrel]] sequence (which before ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'' has been in all pre-credits/teaser sequences).
* ''[[The Great Train Robbery]]'', the [[Trope Maker]] and ''very'' likely the [[Ur Example]] (this was one of the first true movies, ''period'').
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* The trailer for the ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'' [[Watchmen (film)|movie]] originally had an assassin pointing a gun at the camera in one scene. After being told by the MPAA that it would need to be removed in order to get a green band, director Zack Snyder [[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|digitally altered it into a walkie-talkie]].
* ''[[The Proposition]]'': Danny Huston, Guy Pearce, and [[Ray Winstone]] are all going to shoot you. Or maybe someone just behind you and to your left.
* The movie version of ''[[Patriot Games]]'' does this during the scene where [[Psycho for Hire|Sean Miller]] ([[Sean Bean]]) executes Dennis Cooley.
* ''[[Zardoz]]'' has [[Sean Connery]] shooting at the camera, in a red nappy.
* [[John Woo]]'s ''The Killer'' does this a lot, most famously the scene where Chow Yun-Fat takes out his target at the restaurant during the first major shootout of the movie.
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* [[The Three Stooges]] even got in on the act during two shorts that were attempts at 3-d, 'Spooks!' and 'Pardon My Backfire'. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/25/Sppooks.jpg Moe Howard Is About To Poke Your Eyes!]{{Dead link}}
* Happens in-character in ''[[Back to The Future Part II]]'', when Marty encounters a holographic The Shark Is About To Eat You! advert for ''Jaws [[Ridiculous Future Sequelization|19]]''.
* Near the end of ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'' {{spoiler|Loki finds himself confronted by the Avengers}}, leading to a [[Team Shot]] combined with Hawkeye Is About To Shoot You With A Bow And Arrow.
* An example from ''[[Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]'', as shown [[:File:Laputa Castle in the Sky - Early Teen Hero.png|here]]: Pazu is about to shoot you.
=== [[Literature]] ===▼
▲=== Literature ===
* ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'':
{{quote|A new poster had suddenly appeared all over London. It had no caption, and represented simply the monstrous figure of a Eurasian soldier, three or four meters high, striding forward with expressionless Mongolian face and enormous boots, a submachine gun pointed from the hip. From whatever angle you looked at the poster, the muzzle of the gun, magnified by the foreshortening, seemed to be pointed straight at you.}}
* Chris Elliott is about to shoot you in his domestic sitcom/cop drama mashup ''[[Action Family]]'' where he guns down his teenage daughter's scuzzy boyfriend - not that he's guilty of Chris's partner's death, he's just conveniently there for the wrap-up/happy ending.▼
▲=== Live Action TV ===
▲* Chris Elliott is about to shoot you in his domestic sitcom/cop drama mashup ''Action Family'' where he guns down his teenage daughter's scuzzy boyfriend - not that he's guilty of Chris's partner's death, he's just conveniently there for the wrap-up/happy ending.
* In the ''[[Firefly]]'' episode "Heart of Gold," Mal levels his pistol dramatically at the camera, and then gets startled by Inara and lets out a very undramatic "Bwa!" of surprise.
* The opening of ''[[Sledge Hammer!]]'' ends with Sledge saying "[[Catch Phrase|Trust me]], [[Blatant Lies|I know what I'm doing]]" and shooting the screen.
* When thugs interrupt [[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'s [[Outdoor Bath Peeping|bathing]], you get a point-of-view shot of her punching you in the face.
▲=== Theater ===
* In the finale of ''Assassins'', the assassins all draw their guns, walk to the foot of the stage, and fire on the audience.
=== [[Video Games]] ===▼
▲=== Video Games ===
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'' has Solidus Snake pointing his P90 directly at the camera.
* [[Ninja Gaiden|Ryu Hayabusa is about to hack you into bits]].
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** Also the intro of ''8''.
** In [[Mega Man (animation)|the cartoon]], Mega Man [[Mega Manning|now has your power]], and is about to blast you with it!
* In the ending of ''Super [[Metroid]]'', Samus will shoot the screen
* ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20160407224047/http://www.teamfortress.com/sniper.htm Meet the Sniper]: The Sniper has a plan to kill you.
* ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'': The first thing your character actually sees in the game? Benny is about to shoot you. Justified, because that's the very next thing that happens.
* The intro movie of ''[[Parasite Eve II|Parasite Eve 2]]'' ends with the main character Aya Brea doing a quick-draw and pointing her gun at the player/watcher. {{spoiler|In the context of the actual game itself, she's pointing it at an army of [[Elite Mooks]].}}
* In ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'', Nobunaga's [[Victory Pose]] has him shooting the camera with his [[Sawed-Off Shotgun]].
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120306002846/http://warofangels.gamigo.com/ War of Angels] (character selection): Your own friggin' fighter is about to [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/wontolla/stabyou.jpg stab you!]
* ''[[X-COM]]: Terror From the Deep'': The illustration for the Gillman entry in the UFOPaedia shows a Gillman pointing what looks like a Sonic-Blasta Rifle at the screen.
* The Spear Pillar scene of ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|Pokemon Platinum]]'' has Giratina lunge at the screen as it attacks Cyrus for denouncing it. Many a player jumped. Giratina also menaces you in the intro video.
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* ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]'': You get to watch as Kratos [[Eye Scream|gouges your eyes out.]] (You're really watching from Posideon's point of view as he gets the shit beat out of him, but the effect is there.)
=== [[Western Animation]] ===▼
▲=== Western Animation ===
* In ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'', Mr. Freeze fires his freeze gun directly at you. In the commentary, the directors are surprised they got away with it - they wouldn't have been able to with a regular gun, in case some kid decided to try it.
* One ''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'' storyline has a [[The Deep South|Southern Gentleman]] from the "[[The American Civil War|League of Confederate Correctors]]" who couldn't stand anyone even mentioning the word "Civil". During a football game that somehow mutated into a re-enactment of a battle from the War Between The States, the narrator describes Bullwinkle "swivel-hipping his way to the goal --"
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== Other examples ==
=== [[Advertising]] ===
* The kids in the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hpzX_Jo2ig Storm Water Guns commercial] are about to leave you soaking wet!
* Wartime propaganda:
** [[Uncle Sam Wants You|Uncle Sam]] is '''[http://www.sonofthesouth.net/uncle-sam/images/uncle-sam.jpg about to stick his finger in your eye!]'''▼
** Lord Kitchener needs [http://www.sterlingtimes.org/kitchener.jpg YOU] to get a poke in the eye!▼
=== [[Music]] ===
* Eazy-E [http://planetill.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/straight-outta-compton.jpg is about to shoot you]. Or maybe he just did. Or maybe he's not finished yet. To add insult to injury, from the perspective it's clear that Dr. Dre is standing on your crotch.
* Irish politician (at the time of the photo, Minister for Defense), [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1lP85RYcbBU/SPrI_OpS3xI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/fAQCSHlvxjc/s400/Willie+O%27Dea+%2B+gun+L.jpg Willie O'Dea] is about to shoot you!▼
=== [[New Media]] ===
* All The Tropes:
▲* [[Uncle Sam Wants You]] is '''[http://www.sonofthesouth.net/uncle-sam/images/uncle-sam.jpg about to stick his finger in your eye!]'''
** Linkara is about to shoot you on the page for ''[[Atop the Fourth Wall]]''.
▲* Lord Kitchener needs [http://www.sterlingtimes.org/kitchener.jpg YOU] to get a poke in the eye!
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* Used for humorous
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* ''[[Pokémon
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* In ''[[Beast Wars]]'', Dinobot and Rattrap punch the camera (which is looking through Tarantulus' POV). Complete with seeing double and falling over after it's done.
* ''[[Happy Tree Friends
▲* [[Pokémon|Blastoise]] [http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/42/009Blastoise_RG.png is about to] [[Making a Splash|drown you]]!
* Real life example: occasionally in pro sports, an athlete or a ball will collide with a camera or cameraman. There is some pretty crazy footage from Major League Baseball of foul balls that have shattered the camera lens.▼
=== [[Real Life]] ===
▲* [[Happy Tree Friends|Flippy]] is [https://web.archive.org/web/20130718190324/http://www.zerochan.net/651141 about to shoot you]... assuming you haven't [[Kill It with Fire|burned to death]] already.
▲* Irish politician (at the time of the photo, Minister for Defense), [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1lP85RYcbBU/SPrI_OpS3xI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/fAQCSHlvxjc/s400/Willie+O%27Dea+%2B+gun+L.jpg Willie O'Dea] is about to shoot you!
▲* Used for humorous eefect on the cosplay/talk show/thing Demyx Time, where Vexen is using his mind-ray to make everyone forget about the body-switching incident - [[It Makes Sense in Context]]. The episode ends with him repeating 'NOBODY MUST REMEMBER!' and shooting it into the camera.
▲*
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