History Main / LockAndLoadMontage

* ''Film/ShortCircuit 2'' had robot Johnny 5 "suit" up for revenge in a Radio Shack after getting essentially pounded into scrap by a pair of crooks and having to rebuild himself. With random electronic components. To turn himself into a Punk Rock Android. ''Complete with'' '''''Mohawk.'''''

** ''Film/RamboLastBlood'' has one of these at the start of the second half, when Rambo booby traps his ranch to prepare for a final showdown with [[BigBad Hugo Martinez]] and his men.

* ''FilmConanTheBarbarian1982'' has two examples:

Similar to the TrainingMontage, it consists of the hero (and his optional team) gearing up for the big fight, preparing a multitude of weapons in anticipation of the need for MoreDakka, usually taken from a WallOfWeapons. Usually features close-up shots of guns being loaded, knives being sheathed, headbands being tied, etc. If it's a PeriodPiece, the heroes will strap on swords, daggers, and a few hidden "backup" blades. If it's from the modern era, the heroes put on holsters with pistols, pouches with extra magazines, and maybe a hidden backup gun on an ankle. ''Never'' complete without a [[NoisyGuns veritable symphony of metallic clicking noises.]]

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* ''Film/{{Tank}}'' features a "lock and load montage" as the protagonist fires up his Sherman tank to rescue his son.

* ''Series/TheDefenders2017'': The fifth episode, "[Recap/TheDefenders2017S1E5TakeShelter Take Shelter]]", opens with such a montage as the Hand leaders Madame Gao, Murakami and Sowande plus their henchmen gear up to assault the heroes at the Royal Dragon Restaurant, accompanied by orchestral music. Much of the lock-and-load element of the montage is of Sowande and his men riding in the back of a van, with the men on the passenger's side sharpening knives while the men seated on the driver's side load bullets into assault rifles.

* Parodied in ''Series/{{Spaced}}'' -- Mike pulls a ''Film/{{Commando}}''-style montage (with knife/grenades) getting kitted up for ''{{paintball|Episode}}ing'' before dropping in [[Franchise/EvilDead]] Ash's 'Groovy'.

* The 2004 ''[[Film/ThePunisher2004 Punisher]]'' movie has a great one as Frank gets ready to [[StormingTheCastle storm the castle]], complete with Thomas Jane's broody narration.

* The ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "Valiant" features one before the [[spoiler: ill-fated]] battle.
** The station itself gets one in "The Way of The Warrior" after revealing that Deep Space Nine now sports a complement of ''5000 photon torpedos'', there's a sequence of the photon launchers deploying from various parts of the station.
* Captain Janeway, in the ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' episode "Macrocosm," got to do her own Ripley impression as she girded for battle with giant flying one-celled organisms.
** Another one occurs in "Scorpion, Part I" as ''Voyager'' approaches Borg space (specifically, a Borg-free corridor running through the region) and the crew prepares for a possible confrontation.
* ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' features one in "Countdown" before the battle to rescue [[DamselInDistress Hoshi Sato]] and destroy [[EarthShatteringKaboom the superweapon]].
* A mild spoof in ''Series/{{Chuck}}'': as Chuck and Sarah prepare for their first date, we see a montage of Sarah strapping on body armor, prepping poisoned darts, checking throwing knives, and loading her gun, intercut with Chuck combing his hair, choosing a shirt, tying his shoes, etc.

* One ''Series/BabylonFive'' episode, "No Surrender, No Retreat", combined this with the CaptainsLog; the log is read over shots of fighters launching, White Stars flying in formation, etc.

* The ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' episode "War Stories" featured one of these.
** Subverted in "Objects in Space" when Jayne hears something moving around upstairs, pulls a blanket off the wall to reveal a rack full of weapons... wraps the blanket around himself, and rolls over in bed.
* Appears in ''Series/KamenRiderAgito'', while Agito, Gills, and Another Agito get the usual TransformationSequence, G3/G3-X has to manually don his armor and weapons in a dramatic fashion.
* Spoofed in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode ''Dalek'' when the Doctor goes through van Statten's collection of alien weaponry tossing them aside with comments like "broken - broken - hairdryer". When he finds one that he thinks is suitable, he says "Lock and load!" just in case we missed the point.
* Parodied in ''Series/{{Spaced}}'' - Mike pulls a ''Film/{{Commando}}''-style montage (with knife/grenades) getting kitted up for ''{{paintball|Episode}}ing'' before dropping in [[Franchise/EvilDead Ash's]] 'Groovy'.
* ''Series/TeenWolf'' has Chris Argent and his associates preparing to hunt down Derek, Scott, and the Season 1 Alpha.

* ''Series/TheAquabatsSuperShow'' episode "Showtime!" has a musical number appropriately titled "Showtime!" in which the band gears up to stop a downtown menace.

* ''Series/TheDefenders2017'': The fifth episode "Take Shelter" opens with such a montage as the Hand leaders Madame Gao, Murakami and Sowande plus their henchmen gear up to assault the heroes at the Royal Dragon Restaurant, accompanied by orchestral music. Much of the lock-and-load element of the montage is of Sowande and his men riding in the back of a van, with the men on the passenger's side sharpening knives while the men seated on the driver's side load bullets into assault rifles.
* Series/{{Arrowverse}} has a suit-up trailer that features many of the heroes from [[Series/{{Arrow}} its]] [[Series/TheFlash2014 four]] [[Series/LegendsOfTomorrow live-action]] [[Series/Supergirl2015 series]] (with Series/BlackLightning2018 making a cameo despite not currently being a part of the Arrowverse). There are some humorous moments, such as almost everyone being ready when Barry walks in, clearly unprepared (not even shaven) and munching on a Big Belly Burger. Then again, it takes him only a second to get ready and speed out the door, once again annoying Oliver, who likes the more deliberate approach. He turns to Kara and sees that she also managed to change in her costume in only a second.

''WebVideo/RedactedSmp'': Povertybag gives Debunky a training montage at one point, which is filled with useful [[VideoGame/MineCraft Minecraft]] pvp tips, such as running just to the left or right of your enemy, jumping then turning and hitting them in the air or using crossbows and shields.

* The 2004 ''[[Film/ThePunisher2004 Punisher]]'' movie has a great one as Frank gets ready to [[StormingTheCastle storm the]] [[JustForPun castle]], complete with Thomas Jane's broody narration.

* ''Film/PhantasmIVOblivion'', when Reggie loads his guns and straightens his bow tie before going off to guard the hearse.

** In ''Film/{{Predator 2}}'', Harrigan strapping on and preparing his weapons before confronting the Predator in the slaughterhouse.

* ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'' had a good one in Act 3 when the ''Enterprise'' makes its run for the Mutara Nebula and the big showdown with the starship Reliant. As James Horner's navy music plays, we see repair teams deploying to all sensitive areas of the ship, activity in engineering, and the now-famous shot of actual torpedoes being loaded. Considering the crew is primarily made up of cadets, they have passed their trial by fire and perform with the efficiency you'd expect students of Starfleet Academy to achieve.
** A callback to this scene appears in ''Film/StarTrek2009'' after Captain Pike gives the order to "prepare to fire all weapons" with crew members scrambling for their places and two six-round quick-loads of torpedoes being slammed shut.

* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
** Tony Stark suiting up before he takes the fight to the Afghan warlords in ''Film/IronMan1'' is TechnologyPorn, a Lock and Load Montage, and a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome mixed into one.

** In ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'', before taking on the Big Bad. The montage exhibits the style of each character: [[HiddenWeapons knife in the boot for Gamora]], no vest for Drax The Destroyer, and Rocket Racoon's {{BFG}}.

A SisterTrope to FighterLaunchingSequence, LipstickAndLoadMontage (the DistaffCounterpart).