We Come in Peace, Shoot to Kill: Difference between revisions

** ''[[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S2 E12 Army of Ghosts|Army of Ghosts]]'' demonstrates a variation whereby the visitors are not aliens but {{spoiler|[[Killer Robot|Killer Robots]] called Cybermen}} from a [[Parallel Universe]], being deliberately brought to ours by the Torchwood institute. (In the first act of the episode, the {{spoiler|Cybermen}} take on a "ghostly" appearance and do not speak). During the period where the visitors are assumed to be friendly, humans call them "[[Our Ghosts Are Different|ghosts]]", and many even think they really are the silent spirits of their deceased loved ones. The Doctor says "No one's running, screaming, freaking out", to which Jackie responds "Why should we?" Correct answer, for the [[Genre Savvy]]: ''Because you aren't, which means they're probably dangerous''.

*** There was a great line at the end of that episode.

'''The Doctor:''' It's not an invasion, it's too late for that. It's a victory. }}

* Both variations are common in ''[[The Outer Limits]]'', ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' and similar anthology shows.

* In the ''[[Superfriends]]'' episode, "Volcano," an alien ship crashes lands into an active volcano. Superman and Samurai come to render assistance, but the aliens are so paranoid that they are more determined to keep the superheroes away even while their ship is sinking into the magma. Meanwhile, the heroes rack their brains for a way to save the aliens before it's too late.

* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "The Springfield Files", the trope is parodied when an alien (which later turns out to be Mr. Burns, made to look like an alien [[It Make Sense In Context|through various circumstances]]) greets the people of Springfield:

'''Carl:''' Break its legs! }}

* REGIS in ''[[Megas XLR]]'' gives us this gem:

* [[Inverted Trope|Inverted]] in one old Gumby short. Long story short, Pokey needed to be rescued from a group of Native Americans, so Gumby and some pilgrims storm their camp and send the natives running with gunfire. Immediately thereafter, they claim that they "come in peace."