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A character from one side is pointing a pistol at another. They exchange the usual insults and witticisms.

** Shouldn't that be more of a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Snikt Hello?]]

* [[The Punisher]] uses this quite a bit. A particularly extreme example from [[Punisher Max]] #10:

 

 

* Done quite well in the movie ''[[The Matrix]]'' by Trinity. ("[[Verb This|Dodge this]].")

* Used twice in one scene in in ''[[Goldeneye]]'', when [[James Bond]] goes to meet Valentin to negotiate a meeting with Janus. Bond introduces himself by approaching Valentin from behind and cocking a gun to his head with an audible click (doubles as [[Casual Danger Dialogue]], all things considered):

'''Valentin:''' I think not. }}

** Bond does it again to Valentin in ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]'', ambushing him in his own office.

* Near the end of ''[[Battle Royale]]'', Shogo Kawada sneaks behind Kazuo Kiriyama and pumps the shotgun to alert Kiriyama of his presence. {{spoiler|Subverted somewhat in that Kiriyama promptly fires at Kawada, giving him injuries which eventually prove fatal}}.

* In the climax of ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]'', Jame Gumb -- behind Clarice Starling, wearing night-vision goggles in the dark -- cocks his gun... and Starling, who was smart enough to have her gun ready to fire, turns around and blows him away. Extra stupid on Gumb's part because his revolver was a double-action model; all he needed to do was pull the trigger.

* In the Chuck Norris film ''Code of Silence'', two street thugs attempt to rob a bar where Cusak and his fellow cops hang out, resulting in everyone but the bartender drawing down on the two thugs.

* In the cult classic ''[[Highlander]]'' Juan Ramierez does this to Connor Macleod with a *Katana(!)* to the back of Macleod's neck.

* In ''The Outlaw Josey Wales'', this is done twice. First, when Clint Eastwood pulls a "click hello" on Chief Dan George; and later, when Dan George returns the favor, an Indian girl Eastwood freed pulls her own "click hello" on Chief Dan George (again):

[''Lone Watie hears a gun cock behind him; turns and sees Moonlight''] }}

* In ''[[Die Hard]]'', John McClane runs into the [[Big Bad]] Hans Gruber. Hans fakes an American accent to fool John McClane into thinking he is a hostage hiding from the terrorists. McClane gives Hans his pistol to help defend himself. Hans promptly pulls a Click Hello on McClane when he turns his back.

* Done by none other than [[Samuel L. Jackson|Samuel. L. Motherfucking. Jackson.]] in ''[[The Long Kiss Goodnight]]''. Of course, the heroine is quick to point out that she didn't need his help and he had probably scared off the other headhunters and ruined her plans.

** Also done ''to'' him in the same film, with an appropriately cool one-liner.

* Taken to the absurd extreme in "[[The Blues Brothers]]". After finally getting the money needed to save the orphanage to the Clerk and Recorder's office, Jake and Elwood both reach out to take the receipt. In a flash, their wrists are locked together in handcuffs, upon which they turn... and discover probably EVERY Police officer, SWAT Member, and Army Soldier in the greater Chicago area pointing a weapon at them.

* At the start of ''[[My Name Is Nobody]]'', an outlaw posing as a barber prepares to kill [[The Hero|Jack Beauregard]] when he hears a click...and notices Beauregard has [[Groin Attack|his gun held against his crotch]]. He dutifully finishes the shave job.

** In "The Message", Jayne uses this as a distraction. Which is a subversion in itself, when you think about it. He had a pistol already out, cocked and ready to fire in his right hand, and with his left he did a [[Dramatic Gun Cock]] with a second gun, with the sole purpose of drawing the other character's attention.

** Jayne also averts this trope throughout the show, and in [[Serenity|the movie]] when the guy in the vault asks for an ID, instead of a Click Hello Jayne sends him a [[Crowning Moment of Funny|"Quick Burst of Bullets Hello"]].

'''Guard's voice from the vault:''' ...okay! }}

* One episode of ''[[Get Smart]]'' had several people (previously disguised as statues) reveal themselves one after another in this way.

* ''[[Deep Space Nine]]'' has a pretty good Decloak-Hello with Worf's appearance with the cavalry at the First Battle of Deep Space 9.

* More like a Bzzzt Hello: In a fifth-season episode of ''[[Babylon 5]]'', Lyta has mind-controlled a roomful of people:

'''Sheridan:''' You're not the only one that's been touched by the Vorlons. }}

* ''[[CSI: Miami]]'': Lt. Caine has this down to a fine art. If someone's pointing a gun at someone else in the last five minutes of an episode, chances are this'll happen.

* ''[[Criminal Minds]]''

** Hotch and Morgan are facing down an angry mob trying to kill their UnSub.

'''Rossi''': *click* That would be us. }}

** In the season seven finale, this is how JJ greets the UnSub who [[Mama Bear|threatened her son]]. Long story short, [[Beware the Nice Ones|it didn't]] [[Berserk Button|end well]] [[Unstoppable Rage|for the UnSub]].

* {{spoiler|Detective Badd}} pulls one of these in ''[[Ace Attorney Investigations]]'' against {{spoiler|Shih-na/Callisto Yew}}, who is holding {{spoiler|Kay Faraday}} at gunpoint.

* Happens in a cutscene of ''[[Star Wars]]: [[Star Wars: Dark Forces|Dark Forces 2]]''. 8T-88 sics some assassins on Kyle, and at the end of the level, as he's boarding his shuttle, Kyle runs up behind him with his gun drawn.

* In ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'', if Thane survived the suicide mission in [[Mass Effect 2|the previous game]], he pulls this during {{spoiler|Kai Leng's attempt to assassinate the Salarian Councilor during Cerberus' attack on the Citadel}}.