History Main / CantBatheWithoutAWeapon

When a character is bathing and someone of the opposite sex comes in, or something is going to attack the bather, they suddenly pull out a gun while still in the tub and try to shoot the intruder. Or draw a blade and try stabbing him, if firearms aren't an option. Sibling trope to the PillowPistol.

* In ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'', [[LadyOfWar Shigure]] and Kenichi are bathing together in a mixed-sex hot spring when they are attacked by assassins after Shigure's head. She then reveals that she is a) skillful enough to use her [[ClothFu wet hair ribbon as a whip]] against three armed men, and b) ProperlyParanoid enough that she had stashed her sword in the branches of a nearby tree, nearby enough that she could use the ribbon to pick it up.

* Natasha does this in the 19th episode of ''MobileFighterGGundam''.
* In the second episode of ''SoulEater'', Tsubaki throws a shuriken at Black Star for peeping at her while she is bathing in a lake.
* ''{{Grenadier}}''

* In the ''RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' film, ''Adolescence of Utena'', Kozue threatens her brother with a razor blade while she is in the tub. She was trimming his eyebrows, incidentally.
* Done in the second episode of ''MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam''.
* ''MahouSenseiNegima''

* In ''HistorysStrongestDiscipleKenichi'', [[LadyOfWar Shigure]] and Kenichi are bathing together in a mixed-sex hot spring when they are attacked by assassins after Shigure's head. She then reveals that she is a) skillful enough to use her [[ClothFu wet hair ribbon as a whip]] against three armed men, and b) ProperlyParanoid enough that she had stashed her sword in the branches of a nearby tree, nearby enough that she could use the ribbon to pick it up.
* ''CodeGeass'' has Kallen. [[MsFanservice She seems to get to show it off with startling frequency.]]
* In one episode of ''{{Tokko}}'', Kureha is attacked by phantoms while taking a shower and quickly grabs her twin daggers, which were within arms reach and slices up her attackers.
* In the HotSpringsEpisode of ''OutlawStar'', Suzuka hits Gene with her sheathed sword when he landed in the Hot Spring her and Melfina were bathing in.
* In ''NinjaScroll'', Jubei has his sword within arm's reach when he's bathing at the hot springs. It quickly comes in handy.
* In ''PrincessLover'', [[HotChickWithASword Sylvie Van Housen]] tries to bring her rapier into the hot springs, much to the surprise of the other girls.
* Promo / {{Fanservice}} art of ''{{Noir}}'' shows that, yes, the assassin duo take showers with their guns within reach. [[http://i-d.animepaper.net/thumbnails/box/medium/7169/%5Banimepaper.net%5Dart-box-medium-7169.jpg Here]] is a worksafe cut of the picture, the full picture is definitely {{NSFW}}.

* In ''BlackMoonChronicles'', Feydreiva the [[HotChickWithASword elven female warrior]] is spotted by Wismerhill while [[OutdoorBathPeeping bathing in a river]] -- the first woman he'd ever seen naked. She respond by [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks throwing]] a ''bastard sword'' in a tree next to his head.

* In ''GhostRock'', Jenya Lano does this in her bathtub with two pistols. She then gets out and walks all over the saloon naked, shooting all the intruders.

* ''TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'': A vengeful man, whom Tuco had previously shot in the hand and permanently disabled, catches the "Ugly" naked in a bathtub. He delivers a long speech about how he tracked Tuco down, and how he had lots of time to learn to shoot with his left hand... which is [[TalkToTheFist cut off when Tuco shoots him]] with a gun hidden under the bathtub bubbles.

* In ''TheManWithTheGoldenGun'', Andrea Anders pulls a gun on JamesBond when he walks in on her showering.

** Bond himself pulls a similar trick in ''{{Goldeneye}}'', when Xenia attacks him while while he's having a leisurely swim at his hotel. He retrieves his gun from alongside his towel once out of the pool, and sets it down when Xenia begins to kiss him. Conveniently, it disappears when Onatopp starts crushing him to death, presumably as not to ruin the tension and provide a too-easy ending to the fight.

* In the ''{{Dragonlance}} Chronicles'', when [[InnocentFanserviceGirl Silvara]] hears Gilthanas watching her, she runs over to her clothes. He expects her to cover herself, but she just pulls out her knife.
* Not a literal example, but in ''[[XWingSeries Iron Fist]]'', two of the Wraiths on a mission are surprised to find that another Wraith brought his sniper rifle, even though the mission wasn't one that should have called for any sort of sniping. He offhandedly tells them that he takes it everywhere -- sleeps with it, bathes with it, goes to the [[UnusualEuphemism fresher]] with it...
** He's ''probably'' just messing with them, of course; even in [[RagTagBunchOfMisfits Wraith Squadron]], someone carrying a metre-long laser rifle on his person at all times would have earned him some weird looks.

* In the first ''{{Doom}}'' novel, Flynn Taggart decides to risk taking a shower in the Phobos Lab infirmary. He takes the trouble to lock the doors and turn off the lights except for the one in the shower stall and keeps his trusty shotgun within arm's reach. Makes sense since the base is currently in the middle of an AlienInvasion ''and'' a ZombieApocalypse. Luckily for Flynn, he doesn't get attacked while he's showering. [[spoiler:He gets attacked ''immediately'' after leaving the infirmary though.]]

* One illustration in ''{{Scion}}: Demigod'' shows Horace Farrow lifting a pistol out of his bath and shooting an intruder. Appropriately enough, it's next to the description of the "Eternal Vigilance" Knack. It's also a reference to ''TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'' (see above).
* The ''ForgottenRealms'' spell "Laeral's Gesture" is the result of Laeral being tired of being attacked while bathing, and thus not having her spell components on hand (it quickly fires any currently available low-level spell, skipping its material or verbal components).

* ''NoMoreHeroes''

* Not a gun, but in ''TheGrandstreamSaga'', the hero sneaks onto a flying vessel in a treasure box. Said treasure box is delivered to the female leader's personal quarters. The hero sneaks out of the box at just the right time (said leader is taking a shower in the same room), said female leader notices and throws a ''battle axe'' across the room, barely missing his head and comes out of the shower with a towel holding a massive ''morning star''.

* In a scene cut from the US release of ''BreathOfFire IV'', Ryu sneaks in upon Nina and Ursula conversing while enjoying a hot spring (after Nina told him not to, no less) in an island the group is currently stranded on. The moment his curiosity get the better of him and he tries to take a peek, he finds out that Ursula apparently prefers to soak with her firearm close by. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZVZXLC7xeQ See for yourself.]]
** In fact, given that there was literally ''zero'' reaction time between him starting to peek and the rock he was hiding behind getting shot, she probably heard him and knew he was there the whole time, just waiting for him to try his luck.

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** Bond himself pulls a similar trick in ''{{Goldeneye}}'', when Xenia attacks him while while he's having a leisurely swim at his hotel. He pulls a gun out of his rather short trunks, from what can only be the most uncomfortable holster ever.

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* Averted at the end of the ''{{Maverick}}'' movie. ''Twice''.

** Bond himself pulls a similar trick in ''{{Goldeneye}}'', when Xenia attacks him while while he's having a leisurely swim in his hotel. He pulls a gun out of his trunks, from what can only be the most uncomfortable holster ever.

* In ''HistorysStrongestDiscipleKenichi'', [[LadyOfWar Shigure]] and Kenichi are bathing together in a mixed-sex hot spring when they are attacked by assassins after Shigure's head. She then reveals that she is a) skillful enough to use her [[WhipItGood wet hair ribbon as a whip]] against three armed men, and b) ProperlyParanoid enough that she had stashed her sword in the branches of a nearby tree, nearby enough that she could use the ribbon to pick it up.

** In fact, given that there was literally ''zero'' reaction time between him starting to peek and the rock he was hiding behind getting shot, she probably heard him and knew he was there the whole time, just waiting for him to try his luck.

* The ''ForgottenRealms'' spell "Laeral's Gesture" is the result of Laeral being tired of being attacked while bathing, and thus not having his spell components on hand (it quickly fires any currently available low-level spell, skipping its material or verbal components).

** In a scene cut from the US release of ''BreathOfFire IV'', Ryu sneaks in upon Nina and Ursula conversing while enjoying a hot spring (after Nina told him not to, no less) in an island the group is currently stranded on. The moment his curiosity get the better of him and he tries to take a peek, he finds out that Ursula apparently prefers to soak with her firearm close by. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZVZXLC7xeQ See for yourself.]]

** The weapon risking to rust wasn't the problem: proper weapon treatment would involve rubbing oil on the blade, not only to prevent rust from exposure to the air (Remember, Japan is an ISLAND nation) but also to keep blood from sticking to it. But this wouldn't matter to Musashi, as much of his fame is derived from preferring to use a [[WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter WOODEN KATANA]]. "Fear the man, not the blade."
** Miyamoto Musashi once killed a challenger with a sword he carved from an oar on the way to the duel. It's just the water and excess of people trying to be "clever".

* JohnWayne has done this in at least one Western, ''BigJake''. There's a shower scene, and he knows someone's after him, so he keeps a shotgun in the shower. Said guy comes in to kill him, and is not aware that Wayne's character actually has a shotgun in his hands, which he promptly uses to shoot the guy through the thin wooden door of the shower stall.

** That was in the civil war when paper cartridges were still used. As in [[HollywoodTactics getting the propellant soaked in water]]. Though he has a string around the revolver grip so he can carry it around his neck. It's possible he kept it only in the bubbles but not in the actual water.
*** Tuco's revolver had expensive drawn brass cartridges; he stole the very best the gun store had to offer, so more of a case of RareGuns.

* ''ForgottenRealms'' spell "Laeral's Gesture" is the result of Laeral being tired of attacks while bathing and thus have to part with spell components (it quickly fires any currently available low-level spell, skipping its material or verbal components).

* Promo / {{Fanservice}} art of ''{{Noir}}'' shows that, yes, the assassin duo take showers with their guns within reach.

* Promo / {{Fanservice}} art of ''{{Noir}}'' shows that, yes, the assassin duo take shows with their guns within reach.

* Promo/{{Fanservice}} art of ''{{Noir}}'' shows that, yes, the assassin duo take shows with their guns within reach.

** In a scene cut from the US release of ''[[BreathOfFire]] IV'', Ryu sneaks in upon Nina and Ursula conversing while enjoying a hot spring (after Nina told him not to, no less) in an island the group is currently stranded on. The moment his curiosity get the better of him and he tries to take a peak, he finds out that Ursula apparently prefers to soak with her firearm close by. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZVZXLC7xeQ See for yourself.]]
** In fact, given that there was literally ''zero'' reaction time between him starting to peak and the rock he was hiding behind getting shot, she probably heard him and knew he was there the whole time, just waiting for him to try his luck.

*** Tuco's revolver had expensive drawn brass cartridges; he stole the very best the gun store had to offer, so more of a case of Rareguns.

* Not a literal example, but in ''[[XWingSeries Iron Fist]]'', two of the Wraiths on a mission are surprised to find that another Wraith brought his sniper rifle, even though the mission wasn't one that should have called for any sort of sniping. He offhandedly tells them that he takes it everywhere -- sleeps with it, bathes with it, goes to the [[UnusualEuphemism fresher]] with it...

* JohnWayne has done this in at least one Western, ''Big Jake''. There's a shower scene, and he knows someone's after him, so he keeps a shotgun in the shower. Said guy comes in to kill him, and is not aware that Wayne's character actually has a shotgun in his hands, which he promptly uses to shoot the guy through the thin wooden door of the shower stall.

* Not a literal example, but in ''[[XWingSeries Iron Fist]]'', two of the Wraiths on a mission are surprised to find that another Wraith brought his sniper rifle, even though the mission wasn't one that should have called for any sort of sniping. He offhandedly tells them that he takes it everywhere -- sleeps with it, bathes with it, goes to the [[UnusualEuphemis fresher]] with it...

* Not a literal example, but in ''[[XWingSeries Iron Fist]]'', two of the Wraiths on a mission are surprised to find that another Wraith brought his sniper rifle, even though the mission wasn't one that should have called for any sort of sniping. He offhandedly told them that he brought it everywhere -- slept with it, bathed with it....

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