History Main / PointThatSomewhereElse

** In the novel ''Literature/MenAtArms'', Sgt. Detritus (a troll) takes a siege bow (i.e. it basically fires telephone poles with blunt points on them to smash castle walls) and points it at the quartermaster in charge of the Ankh-Morpork armory. Corporal Carrot gently points the huge weapon towards the floor while persuading the man to let the Watch borrow some weapons. Naturally, the quartermaster gladly agrees, although he has a hard time getting the words out -- the first word he thinks is "FIRE!"

* ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'': They won't push it away, but NPCs will either scold you and/or flat out refuse to talk to you if you try to speak to them with a weapon out.

* ''[[VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution]]'': They won't push it away, but NPCs will either scold you and/or flat out refuse to talk to you if you try to speak to them with a weapon out.

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** In one encounter with Yosemite Sam, Bugs turns Sam's pistols around completely mid-argument so that Sam is pointing them at himself. It takes Sam a moment to realize when happened and turn them back around.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood'', the Sheriff of Nottingham asks his henchman, Trigger, not to point his crossbow at him. Trigger assures him that the safety is on. Of course, right as he says that, he pats the crossbow, accidentally setting it off.

Alternately, this could be done ''to'' the hero, if he's confronting a potential ally who he doesn't trust. This trope also covers use of the line as a StockPhrase.

* ''ComicBook/DeCapeEtDeCrocs'': Herr Bombastus, overjoyed at finding a pair of Christians on his island, effusively hugs Armand and Don Lope. Unfortunately, this means he's holding his blunderbuss in Don Lope's face as he thought they were thieves at first, leading to Lope asking him to watch the gun (in Spanish).

May be related to BarehandedBladeBlock. Better than a FingerInABarrel. Compare RemonstratingWithAGun. Not to be confused with ArtisticLicenseGunSafety or IJustShotMarvinInTheFace, although the people listed under those tropes ''should'' Point That Somewhere Else.

* In an early strip of ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' strip, Bob is arguing with Jerry, who has him at gunpoint. Bob gets so frustrated he just unthinkingly [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20061017.html grabs Jerry's gun out of his hand.]] An instant afterward, even he's amazed that he did it.

* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': During their big fight, [[KungFuWizard Negi]] has Setsuna's magic daggers hovering at [[CrazyAwesome Jack]] [[WorldsStrongestMan Rakan]]'s throat. He decides to bite down on a couple, and the others [[SweatDrop get nervous]].

* Done in the ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' episode "Urban Jungle" after the title character accidentally skewers some Far Frozeners with ice spikes, they run away when he waves goodbye to them.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'': During their big fight, [[KungFuWizard Negi]] has Setsuna's magic daggers hovering at [[CrazyAwesome Jack]] [[WorldsStrongestMan Rakan]]'s throat. He decides to bite down on a couple, and the others [[SweatDrop get nervous]].

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* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': When Mala ends up washed ashore in New York City after a plane crash she easily blocks some bullets thinking her attackers are playing "bullets and bracelets" and then forces them to point their guns downwards when she's talking with them since those things could be dangerous if there are children around. This helps highlight how naive most Amazons are compared to Diana who hit the ground running when she first left Paradise Island.

* In ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'' #237, the Felidae Emissary does this when threatened with a spear.

Maybe the hero was caught completely off-guard, or he's being menaced by someone he can't simply strike back against, and is now backed against the wall, with something very sharp in his face. So he'll place one finger on the tip of the weapon and nonchalantly guide it out of his face. If it's really sharp and he doesn't want to risk poking himself, grasping the flat part between finger and thumb is also an acceptable method. It works equally well with a gun, perhaps better because of the lack of cutting parts.