History JustForFun / ChekovsGun

* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' {{deconstruct|ion}}s this. [[Administrivia/NotASubversion Not]]. This trope was deconstructed when thousands of Chekovs worldwide turned into tang, but their guns did not.

See also ''Literature/GreysAnatomy''.

See also ''Literature/GraysAnatomy''.

* Subverted in ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima''. There's a gun, but it clearly belongs to Mana.

* [[TheZerothLawOfTropeExamples Done first]] by Creator/WilliamShakespeare.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' has one noteworthy example of ChekovsGun, carried by Ensign Pavel Chekov for the majority of episodes in which he appeared. It rarely had any effect on the surrounding plot.

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->''"I varn you, if you don't lie on the floor... I vill have to stun you."''
-->'''Commander Pavel Chekov''', ''Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome''

The [[RayGun phaser]] carried by Ensign Pavel Chekov in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''. Completely unremarkable, and of no significance whatsoever, unlike '''ChekhovsGun'''.

See also ''Literature/GraysAnatomy''.

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[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
* Subverted in ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima''. There's a gun, but it clearly belongs to Mana.
* ''Anime/MetalArmorDragonar'' has two episodes focused on one [[DrillSergeantNasty Lt.]] [[PunchClockVillain Chekov]], and he has a rather large gun always on him.
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' {{deconstruct|ion}}s this. [[Administrivia/NotASubversion Not]]. This trope was deconstructed when thousands of Chekovs worldwide turned into tang, but their guns did not.
* In volume 2 of ''Manga/StarTrekTheManga'', Chekov appears and fires the ''Enterprise'''s [[WaveMotionGun orbital phaser]] multiple times.

[[AC:{{Fanfiction}}]]
* In the second chapter of ''Fanfic/PavelChekov'' (to be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7991127/1/Pavel-Chekov here]]), the gun is described. It is then almost used, but Chekov is told to hold his fire by the captain.

[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* ''Franchise/StarTrek'' itself:
** In ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'', Chekov points his gun at Kirk, but resists the orders of Khan. He screams, clutches his ear and collapses.
** In ''Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome'', Chekov attempted to escape from captivity by threatening to use his gun (see pagequote). However, it misfired and he was forced to flee after [[ThrowAwayGuns throwing the useless gun]] at one of his captors.
** Averted in [[Film/StarTrek the reboot film]].
* Played with in ''Film/TerminatorSalvation'', where Anton Yelchin has a gun.

[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* Parodied and subverted in the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' series. We think. In fact, it's so subverted that one would think it wasn't there at all. [[TheStinger But we know better, don't we?]]
* Subverted in the ''Star Trek'' novel "Literature/TraitorWinds," as Chekov's gun is revealed to be a non-functioning phaser used for practice. However, it also serves as a ChekhovsGun for the climax of the story.
* [[TheZerothLawOfTropeExamples Done first]] by Creator/WilliamShakespeare.

[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
* [[Administrivia/NotASubversion Subverted]] in ''Series/BabylonFive'', where it is actually ''Alfred Bester's'' Gun, and was a PPG (Phased Plasma Gun) rather than a phaser.
* Averted in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''.
* Implied in ''Series/StargateSG1'' where Colonel Chekov obviously used a gun in the backstory, but did not actually use one in the actual series.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' has one noteworthy example of Chekovs Gun, carried by Ensign Pavel Chekov for the majority of episodes in which he appeared. It rarely had any effect on the surrounding plot.
** His gun reappears in ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'''s "Trials and Tribble-ations", which used archive footage of a TOS episode.
** Subverted in ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries''; since the rest of the regular cast from the original series appears in animated form, one might expect Chekov and his phaser to appear as well, but they do not.
** Averted in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', where there are phaser guns, but none of them are owned by Chekov.
** Played with in "Spectre Of The Gun," wherein Chekov carries a revolver, rather than a phaser.

[[AC:TabletopGames]]
* Narrowly averted by ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''. Captain Che'''n'''kov's gun is just an [[HandCannon ordinary bolt pistol]].

[[AC:Wiki/TVTropes]]
* Subverted with the trope ChekhovsGun.

[[AC:VideoGames]]
* Chekov's gun makes a cameo appearance in a ''VideoGame/StarTrekStarfleetAcademy'' {{cutscene}}.

[[AC:Webcomics]]
* Referenced in [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/planetofhats/episodes/0038.html this]] strip of ''Webcomic/PlanetOfHats'' - and completely ignored by the other characters.

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* Averted in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' featured Chekov (well, the actor playing him) and his gun in "Where No Fan Has Gone Before".

[[AC:RealLife]]
* Inverted (albeit with incorrect spelling on both halves) by Swedish Actress [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunn_Wållgren Gunn Wållgren]]. Gunn's Chekhov character interpretations are considered to be unbeaten.

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* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' has one noteworthy example of ChekovsGun, carried by Ensign Pavel Chekov for the majority of episodes in which he appeared. It rarely had any effect on the surrounding plot.