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'''Ready!'''<br />'''Aim!'''<br />'''Fire!'''<br /><br />Death by firing squad has been a classic way of execution since firearms became widely used in war. |
'''Ready!'''<br />'''Aim!'''<br />'''Fire!'''<br /><br />Death by firing squad has been a classic way of execution since firearms became widely used in war. |
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A classic scenario for a [[Just in Time]] rescue, a [[Facing the Bullets One |
A classic scenario for a [[Just in Time]] rescue, a [[Facing the Bullets One-Liner]], or a combination thereof. Expect a hero to refuse a blindfold. Contrast [[You Always Hear the Bullet]]. |
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Most of the examples are set in [[World War One]] or in the [[Banana Republic]], but they can occur at other times too. |
Most of the examples are set in [[World War One]] or in the [[Banana Republic]], but they can occur at other times too. |
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== Anime == |
== Anime == |
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* Happens to at least one character in [[Ninja High School]]. |
* Happens to at least one character in [[Ninja High School]]. |
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* [[Tintin]] faces this in ''Cigars of the pharaoh'', as do the Thompson twins in ''Tintin and the Picaros''. |
* [[Tintin (Comic Book)]] faces this in ''Cigars of the pharaoh'', as do the Thompson twins in ''Tintin and the Picaros''. |
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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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** This also happens in the Fifth Doctor story "The Caves Of Androzani". The Doctor and Peri are captured and sentenced to death. Unusually, neither one refuses a blindfold (or, in this case, a red hood) but that's because {{spoiler|they're android duplicates.}} |
** This also happens in the Fifth Doctor story "The Caves Of Androzani". The Doctor and Peri are captured and sentenced to death. Unusually, neither one refuses a blindfold (or, in this case, a red hood) but that's because {{spoiler|they're android duplicates.}} |
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* {{spoiler|Tom Zarek}} and {{spoiler|Felix Gaeta}} on ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined]]''. |
* {{spoiler|Tom Zarek}} and {{spoiler|Felix Gaeta}} on ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined]]''. |
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* One episode of [[Monty Python's Flying Circus]] features the Soviets trying to execute a guy via the firing squad. [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy|The firing squad misses]]. [[What an Idiot|Repeatedly]]. |
* One episode of [[Monty Python's Flying Circus]] features the Soviets trying to execute a guy via the firing squad. [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy|The firing squad misses]]. [[What an Idiot!|Repeatedly]]. |
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* A common sketch on ''[[You Can't Do That On Television (TV)|You Can't Do That On Television]]'' has one of the kids apparently in front of a firing squad in some [[Banana Republic]]. Many sketches end with the commander getting shot instead. |
* A common sketch on ''[[You Can't Do That On Television (TV)|You Can't Do That On Television]]'' has one of the kids apparently in front of a firing squad in some [[Banana Republic]]. Many sketches end with the commander getting shot instead. |
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