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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 ''[[Yippee Ki-Yay!|'Yippie ky yay, motherfucker!']]'' as one.''"
 
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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 ''[[Die Hard (Film)|'Yippie ky yay, motherfucker!']]'' as one.''"|''[[More Information Than You Require]]''}}
 
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.
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=== Cover/poster examples: ===
 
For the inverse situation - when [[You Are About to Shoot Sean Connery]] - see [[Bond Gun Barrel]].
== Anime & Manga ==
 
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{{examples}}
== Cover/poster examples ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* 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 LOT''lot'' more in the [http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj63/Onlyseashells/snapshotcowboybebop.jpg movie], and series. And [httphttps://wwwweb.gamespotarchive.comorg/ps2web/action20200122161936/cowboybebophttps:/images/0www.gamespot.com/8cowboy-bebop/images/ game].
** Looks more like he's aiming for the guy immediately to your ''left''.
* ''[[Monster (Animemanga)|Monster]]'': [http://img.animecentral.ge/acdb/images/Monster.jpg Johan Is About To Shoot You!]{{Dead link}}
* ''[[Hyakujitsu no Bara]]'': [[media:klausvonwolfstadtisabouttoshootyourfoot.jpg|Klaus von Wolfstadt is about to shoot your foot.]]
* A [https://web.archive.org/web/20100202212529/http://kingkoy.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/lupin-iii.jpg promotional image] for ''[[Lupin III]]: Dead or Alive'' features Lupin about to shoot you.
* ''[[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 Mini MoeLoli|loli]] is about to shoot you!
* Both theatrical ''[[Kochikame]]'' movies. Ryotsu is pointing his gun towards you in the [httphttps://wwwweb.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 RockBlack★Rock Shooter (Animeanime)|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]].
== Comic Books ==
* [http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=28&Itemid=45&limitstart=113 Superman] is about to punch you. For real (well, certain values of "real") this time; he's not just flying. [[Superdickery (Website)|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".
* [[Zatanna|Annataz]] [[Sdrawkcab Name|si tuoba]] [[Memory -Wiping Crew|ot epiw ruoy dnim!]] [http://www.backtothepast.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Jla_tegrof.jpg TEGROF!]{{Dead link}}
* The [[Birds of Prey]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20141220082640/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/Birdsofpreybloodandcircuits.jpg are ready to attack you.] That is what [[Black Canary]] [[Make Me Wanna Shout|has to say]].
* 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 [''[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!
* ''[[Man Bites Dog]]'': [http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CK0TMRJML._SL500_AA280_.jpg Benoit Poelvoorde] is About To Shoot You! (The [https://web.archive.org/web/20071119003132/http://mooviemart.ie/Catalogue/Image_Files/ManBitesDog.jpg original poster] ''looks'' like an example of this trope at first glance, but turns out to be a bit [[Dead Baby Comedy|more]] [[Bloody Hilarious|gruesome]].)
* ''[[Shoot 'Em Up (Filmfilm)|Shoot Em Up]]'': [http://www.collider.com/uploads/imageGallery/Shoot_em_Up/shoot_em_up_movie_poster_onesheet.jpg Clive Owen Is About To Shoot (Over) You!]
* ''[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!
*** Also an ''[[Revenge of the Sith|Episode III]]'' [http://www.myfreewallpapers.net/starwars/pages/episode-iii-rise-lord-vader.shtml poster.]
* ''[[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}} [[Kevin Costner]] Is About To Shoot You With a FLAMING Arrow!
* ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]'': (2010 film): [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8e/Robin_Hood_2010_poster.jpg 2010 film]): [[Russell Crowe]] Is About To Shoot You] With a REGULAR Arrow!
* ''[[Robin Hood Men in Tights (Film)|Robin Hood: Men in Tights]]'': [http[media://blogs.venturacountystar.com/dennert/archives/robin_hood_men_in_tightsRobinhoodmenintights.jpg |Cary Elwes] Is About To Shoot The Person Standing Next To You]] With ''[[Multishot|Six Arrows!]]''
* ''[[Hot Shots]] [http://www.imdb.com/media/rm507681792/tt0107144 Part Deux]'': [[Charlie Sheen]] Is About To Shoot You With ''[[EverythingsEverything's Better Withwith Chickens|A Chicken]]''!
* ''[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm398826752/tt0105477 Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot]'': [[Never Mess Withwith Granny|Estelle Getty]] Is About To Shoot You!
* ''[[Bad Boys]]'': [http://www.miamibeach411.com/ee/images/uploads/bad-boys-movie-poster.jpg Will Smith Is About To Shoot You (Martin Lawrence Is Thinking About It)!]
* ''[[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 (Filmfilm)|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]]!
* ''[[Harry Potter (Filmfilm)|Harry Potter]] [http://www.impawards.com/2007/harry_potter_and_the_order_of_the_phoenix_ver10.html and the Order of the Phoenix]'': [[Daniel Radcliffe]], [[Emma Watson]] And [[Rupert Grint]] (and Matthew Lewis in the background) Are About To Turn You Into A Toad!
** [http://www.impawards.com/2007/harry_potter_and_the_order_of_the_phoenix_xlg.html Ralph Fiennes (Believe It Or Not)] Is About To Crush Your Head In His Hand!
** ''[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 (Film)|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 (Filmfilm)|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}} [httphttps://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20131220235922/http://bondmovies.net/images/goldeneye-poster1.jpg in] ''[[GoldeneyeGoldenEye (Filmfilm)|GoldeneyeGoldenEye]]''!).
** ''[[Die Another Day (Film)|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.
*** Originally, ''[[Never Say Never Again (Film)|Never Say Never Again]]'' and ''[[Casino Royale 1967]]'' were meant to open with gunbarrels - the latter featuring a pop-gun wielding David Niven. These were removed before release.
*** 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 (Comic Book)|Hulk]]'': Hulk Smash You!
* ''[[Spider-Man (Filmfilm)|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!
* ''[[Pitch Black]]'': [[Vin Diesel]] [http://www.impawards.com/2000/pitch_black_ver4.html Is About To Shoot The Person To Your Right!]
* ''[[My Bloody Valentine (Filmfilm)|My Bloody Valentine]] 3D'': [[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|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 (Filmfilm)|Beowulf]]'' (2007): [[Ray Winstone]] [http://www.davidbordwell.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/beowulf-poster.jpg is about to slit your throat!]
* ''Ultimate Force'': UFC Fighter [[media:[[Cro Cop UF]]CroCopUF.jpg|Mirko Cro-Cop]] is about to shoot you!
* ''Parole Violators'': [[media:paroleviolatorsposter.jpg|Sean Donahue]] is about to shoot you, and he has a rifle just in case!
* ''Black Friday'': [[media:blackfridayvhs.jpg|Gary Daniels is about to chop your head like a watermelon!]]
* ''Assault with a Deadly Weapon'' (1976): ''[[media:[[Assault WA Deadly Weapon]]AssaultWADeadlyWeapon.jpg|PC Skullface]]'' is about to shoot you!
* ''Deadly Outbreak'': [http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71Y0GD48RGL._SS500_.gif Jeff Speakman] is about to shoot you!
* ''No Way Back'': [[Russell Crowe]] is about to [[media:Nowayback_5099Nowayback 5099.jpg|shoot you!]] -- [[Gangsta Style]]!
* ''[[Resident Evil Afterlife (Film)|Resident Evil: Afterlife]]'': [[Milla Jovovich]] isn't wasting any time; [[media:resident-evil-afterlife-poster-milla-jovovich-01-405x600_419405x600 419.jpg|she's already shooting you!]]
* ''Spellbound'': Dr. Murchison is About to Shoot You!
* ''Dead Man'': [http://www.impawards.com/1996/posters/dead_man_ver2.jpg Johnny Depp is about to shoot you!]
* ''[[The Untouchables]]'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20120713090347/http://img.listal.com/image/149170/600full-the-untouchables-poster.jpg Kevin Costner is about to shoot you while Sean Connery watches!]
* ''[[The Expendables (Film)|The Expendables]]'': The logo is about to shoot/stab absolutely everything beneath, to the left, and to the right of itself.
* ''[[The Punisher (Filmfilm)|The Punisher]]'' [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cf/Punisherwarzoneteaser.jpg is in a war zone and about to shoot you].
* In one commercial for ''[[Men in Black (Filmfilm)|Men in Black]] 2'', J and K ''really do'' [[Easy Amnesia|neuralize the audience]] so viewers will forget they've already seen the film, then [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|urge them to go see it]].
* ''[[The Boondock Saints]]'': [[media:boondock_saintsboondock saints.jpg|Sean Patrick Flannery and Norman Reedus are about to shoot you in the balls!]]
* [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] Is Going To...
** ...[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E9hlArHVxdE/TVfsRnA_AiI/AAAAAAAAAO0/Zn38F36m1xs/s1600/the-terminator-1984-poster.jpg shoot you with a .45 Longslide.]
** ...[https://web.archive.org/web/20120508180812/http://www.lovingmystuff.co.uk/UploadedImages/499c.jpg shoot you with a Winchester shotgun while on a motorcycle.]
** ...[http://www.movieposterdb.com/posters/08_10/1984/87078/l_87078_f8c0a492.jpg hack you to pieces with his sword].
** ...[http://media.theiapolis.com/aA/cDCDCDC/d4/e4/h1KW/i1PF0/r1/s1/t4/wHX/z5K/conan-the-barbarian-poster.jpg hold his sword over his head while Valeria crouches in the foreground.]{{Dead link}}
* ''[[Indiana Jones and Thethe Last Crusade]]'': [[Harrison Ford]], that is, [[Acting for Two|the one riding a horse]], is about to shoot you!
* ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]:'' [[Harrison Ford]] is about to [https://web.archive.org/web/20140604173707/http://ultimatereviews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IndianaJones.jpg smack you with his bullwhip!]
* ''[[Ip Man|Ip Man:]]:'' Donnie Yen [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_wO33-aOOTc/TddJVLUkbVI/AAAAAAAAAAQ/WinFPUG_k2I/s1600/2008_ipman_poster_cn.jpg is going] [http://media.seattleweekly.com/5872236.79.jpg to kick your ass.]{{Dead link}}
* ''[[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!
 
=== Literature[[Live-Action TV]] ===
* ''[[FateoftheStargate JediAtlantis]]'': [http://imageswww.wikialovefilm.com/starwarslovefilm/images/3products/325/Vortex_cover89625-large.jpg Vortex]'':Joe HanFlanigan Solo isIs About toTo Shoot You (But Really Should Look Behind Him)!]{{Dead link}}
* ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20131221224759/http://orbis-web.com/ebay/house-23_large.jpg The entire cast is about to defibrillate 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)!]
* ''[[House (TV)|House]] M.D.'': [http://orbis-web.com/ebay/house-23_large.jpg The entire cast is about to defibrillate you.]
** [[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!]
* ''[[Myth BustersMythBusters]]'': [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 (TV)|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.]]
== Tabletop Games ==
* A ''[[Deathwatch (Tabletop Game)|Deathwatch]]'' [http://www.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 it'sits cover-art using the Iconic Rogue Trader, Sarvus Trask.
 
 
=== [[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 (Video Gameseries)|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!
* ''[[Mario Party|Mario Party 2]]'': Cowboy Mario is about to shoot you [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: theThe Abridged Series|with his invisible gun]]!
* ''[[Metroid Prime]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130410061240/http://nintendods.gaming-universe.de/screens/boxart_us_metroid-prime-hunters.jpg Hunters]'': Samus Aran Is About To Shoot You!
** Taken to the extreme in ''[[Metroid Prime]] Trilogy'': [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKMKLH5pX7Y Your face is jammed up Samus Aran's arm cannon!] Also in the boxart: The logo is what's keeping Samus from shooting you. And also, when you start up one of the games: Samus Aran is about to shoot you, but instead decides to shoot over to her left!
* ''[[Naruto]]'': [http://images.saiyanisland.com/images/1/1_Naruto_Clash_of_Ninja_Revolution_2_Box_Art.jpg Clash of Ninja Revolution 2]{{Dead link}}: Naruto Uzumaki is about to punch you.
** [http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61LjAoDlfqL._SL500_AA280_.jpg Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3]: Naruto Uzumaki is about to punch you again.
* ''[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'': [httphttps://wwwweb.imfdbarchive.org/wweb/images20200122161941/2http:/20/CallofDutyWorldatWarJacketwww.jpgimfdb.org/wiki/Main_Page Pvt. Miller is shooting at you!]
* 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 (Video Game)|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 (Video Game)|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 (Video Game)|Final Fantasy XII]]'': [httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20200122161949/https://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w252user/carlemb/library?action=viewÂview%C3%82¤t=BalthierAsheandFran.jpg&newest=1 Balthier Is About To Shoot You!] (While riding on a sky motorcycle with two beautiful women no less)
* ''[[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!]
** ''[[Castlevania II: SimonsSimon's Quest]]'': [http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/File:Castlevania_II_-_Simon%27s_Quest_(gamebox).jpg Simon Belmont is about to whip you!]
** ''[[Castlevania III: DraculasDracula's Curse]]'' japanese cover: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130701074925/http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/File:Cv3_jp_box.jpg Trevor Belmont is about to whip you!]
** ''[[Super Castlevania IV]]'' japanese cover: [http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/File:Supercastlevaniaiv_japanbox.jpg Simon Belmont is about to whip you again!]
** ''[[Castlevania II: BelmontsBelmont's Revenge]]'' Japanese cover: [http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/File:Castlevania_II_-_Belmnts_Revenge_(japan_cover).jpg Christopher Belmont is about to whip you!]{{Dead link}}
** ''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]]'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20130621112545/http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/File:Cotm-na.jpg Nathan Graves is about to whip you!]
** ''[[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 !]
* ''[[Blaz BlueBlazBlue]]'' 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 (Videovideo Gamegame)|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]]|Ghostbusters: The Video Game]]''. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/Ghostbusters_videogame_front2.jpg Peter Venkman is about to trap you while Egon and Winston shoot people floating in the air next to you!]
* ''[[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 [[Play StationPlayStation]] cover of ''[[The King of Fighters (Video Game)|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.
* ''[[Blood]] II: The Chosen'': [http://img1.picload.org/image/laidar/art_promo-b2.jpg Caleb] [[Gorn|has already shot you!]]
* ''Ultimate [[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'': [http://x.annihil.us/u/prod/marvel/i/mg/6/50/4e25fe443341f/detail.jpg Hawkeye is about to arrow you.]
* Many of the campaign posters in ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' use this trope. [http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20081114202209/left4dead/images/0/03/Blood_Harvest.jpg Bill, Louis, Zoey, and Francis are about to shoot the zombies behind you.] [http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091013013307/left4dead/images/c/cd/HardRain.jpg Nick is about to do the same.]
* 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]] and [[Manga]] ===
 
* Alucard from ''[[Hellsing]]'' constantly makes it appear that he is aiming for the viewer's eyes.
=== In-story examples: ===
* [[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!]
 
== Anime & Manga ==
* Alucard from Hellsing constantly makes it appear that he is aiming for the viewer's eyes.
* [[Manga]] example (spoilers!): [[Chrono Crusade|Joshua Christopher]] [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]].
* [[Mega Man NT Warrior (Anime)|Rockman.EXE]] shoots his [[Arm Cannon|Rockbuster]] at the camera in the Japanese version opening, and several times in the show.
* The Episode 12 [[Eyecatch]] of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]] A's'', which was a "Nanoha And Fate Are About To Shoot And Impale You" shot.
* [http://www.mangareader.net/190-12616-17/elfen-lied/chapter-5.html Chapter 5]/Episode 2 of ''[[Elfen Lied]]'' has Lucy, who is wielding an automatic machine gun from a man she just killed. [[Comically Missing the Point|No, you should have been very afraid]] ''[[Nightmare Fuel|WAY BEFORE THAT.]]''
* 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 3rdthird episode of ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'', the rambo bunny with two gatling guns for hands (Gargomon) isn't about to shoot you... in the dub. In the original, he almost did.
* 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]] ===
 
* 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).
== Film ==
* ''[[The Great Train Robbery]]'', the [[Trope Maker]] and ''very'' likely the [[Ur Example]] (this was one of the first true movies, ''period'').
* Shows up frequently in [[James Bond (Film)|James Bond]] openings, in the famous [[Bond Gun Barrel]] sequence (which before ''[[Quantum of Solace (Film)|Quantum of Solace]]'' has been in all pre-credits/teaser sequences).
* ''[[The Great Train Robbery (Film)|The Great Train Robbery]]'', the [[Trope Maker]] and ''very'' likely the [[Ur Example]] (this was one of the first true movies, ''period'').
* ''[[Goodfellas]]'' ended with Joe Pesci shooting at the audience in an homage to ''The Great Train Robbery''.
* ''[[City of God]]'' makes [https://web.archive.org/web/20140531194136/http://filmjournal.net/danielstephens/files/2007/03/city-of-god2jpg.jpg very memorable usage] of this trope.
* The trailer for the ''[[Watchmen (Comic Bookcomics)|Watchmen]]'' [[Watchmen (Filmfilm)|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 [[ETE.T. the Extraterrestrial (Film)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.
** Not to mention the vision that Jenny has of Ah Jong firing directly at the camera, with a sea of blood behind him.
* In ''[[Serenity (Film)|Serenity]]'', both Mal and River point their guns at the camera at different times, and at the end of the movie, River is glaring directly at the camera after {{spoiler|slaughtering an entire army of Reavers}}, looking for all the world like she's about to take those bloodstained blades in her hands to the audience next.
* ''[[The Big Lebowski]]'': John Goodman is going to shoot you [http://letsbeard.com/z.jpg unless you mark it zero!]
* When performing the theme song to ''[[The Three Caballeros (Disney)|The Three Caballeros]]'', Panchito points one of his guns at the camera and it sings the lyric "and we'll stay so".
* The second shootout (the one not dictated by Steve Buscemi) of ''[[Desperado]]'' features [[Antonio Banderas]] firing two full clips into the camera, and in the extras [[Robert Rodriguez]] points out that the force of the blanks and the closeness of the pistols knocked off the flash dampener.
* In ''[[House of 1000 Corpses (Film)|House of 1000 Corpses]]'' Bill Moseley is going to shoot you! (Pause for about thirty seconds.)
* ''[[Once Upon a Time Inin Thethe West]]'': Frank's first [[Kick the Dog]] moment, which abruptly cuts to a train's whistle.
* [[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 [[Sean Connery Is About to Shoot You|The Shark Is About To Eat You!]] advert for ''Jaws [[Ridiculous Future Sequelization|19]]''.
* Near the end of ''[[The Avengers (Film2012 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]] ===
* ''[[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.}}
 
=== Literature[[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.
* ''[[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.}}
 
 
== 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.
 
=== [[Theatre]] ===
 
== 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]] ===
 
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'' has Solidus Snake pointing his P90 directly at the camera.
== 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]].
** In the arcade game, [http://images.wikia.com/ninjagaiden/images/b/b7/Ryu_jump.jpg he destroys the screen.]
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** ''Super Street Fighter II'' - Ryu is about to Hadouken you.
*** He does this in ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo'' as well.
** ''[[Street Fighter Alpha (Video Game)|Street Fighter Alpha]] 2'' - Ryu and Ken is about to Hadouken you.
** In the Japanese commercials for the SFC port of ''Street Fighter II Turbo'':
*** Guile is about to Sonic Boom you.
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** And an early trailer for ''[[Devil May Cry]] 4'' consists of nothing but him unleashing a complete unholy beatdown on the camera.
* One character's ending in ''[[Tekken|Tekken Tag Tournament]]'' shows him delivering a beating to the camera. {{spoiler|At the end, the camera arcs around to reveal he's beaten Heihachi and Kazuya Mishama senseless.}}
* The cover for ''[[Mega Man Battle Network (Video Game)|Mega Man Battle Network]] 5'' Double Team DS does this with both Rockman.EXE and Protoman.EXE, not sure about Colonel.EXE
** ''[[Mega Man (Videovideo Gamegame)|Mega Man]] and Bass'' opens up with the titular characters shooting [[Big Bad|King's]] Emblem. Then they emerge from the bottom of the screen, [[Arm Cannon|arm cannons]] smoking hot, and Bass is about to shoot you! Mega Man is waiting his turn.
** Before all of these, ''IV'' for the [[Game Boy]] had its intro finish with Mega Man demonstrating his charged shot, straight towards the camera.
** Also the intro of ''8''.
** In [[Mega Man (TVanimation)|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 (and then, depending on how fast you competed the game, just give you a thumbs up, flip open her helmet, or show off what she looks like under her suit.
* ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|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 2 (Video Game)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 (Video Game)|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.
* [[Resident Evil]]:
** [[Resident Evil 5|Lost In Nightmares:]] [http://dualshockers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/resident-evil-5-alternative-edition-dlc.jpg Chris and Jill are about to fuck your shit up.]
** [[Resident Evil 5|Desperate Escape:]] [http://elder-geek.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/de1.jpg Jill and Josh are shooting the guys to your right.]
* ''[[God of War (Video Gameseries)|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]] ===
 
* 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.
== Western Animation ==
* In [[Batman the Animated Series|BTAS]], 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 --"
{{quote| '''Gentleman:''' Dagnabbit, you said "civil!" (Bang!)<br />
'''Narrator:''' Excuse me, "[[Incredibly Lame Pun|war-between-the-states]]"-hipping his way to the goal! }}
 
== Other examples ==
 
=== 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.
 
=== [[New Media]] ===
* All The Tropes:
** Linkara is about to shoot you on the page for ''[[Atop the Fourth Wall]]''.
*** Ditto [[Samuel L. Jackson]] on ''his'' trope page.
* Used for humorous effect 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.
 
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* ''[[Pokémon]]'': Blastoise [http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/4/42/009Blastoise_RG.png is about to] [[Making a Splash|drown you]]!
 
=== [[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]]'': 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.
 
=== [[Real Life]] ===
* 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!
* 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.
* [[User:The Advertisement Server]] [http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y287/Ronkaperplexous/AboutToShootYou.png is about to shoot you!]
 
* [[Uncle Sam Wants You]] 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!
* Linkara is about to shoot you on the trope page for ''[[Atop the Fourth Wall (Web Video)|Atop the Fourth Wall]]''.
** Ditto [[Samuel L Jackson]] on ''his'' trope page.
* In ''[[Beast Wars (Animation)|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.
* [[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.
* [[Happy Tree Friends|Flippy]] is [http://www.zerochan.net/651141 about to shoot you]... assuming you haven't [[Kill It With Fire|burned to death]] already.
* 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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