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* ''WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner'': Played with in ''Fast and Furry-ous." The Coyote got Acme Fleet-Foot Jet-Propelled Tennis Shoes. and test-''ran'' them before the Road Runner arrived. First, the Road Runner made his "BEEP BEEP" and started his run with a dust cloud the coyote in fast pursuit, only for the Road Runner to hold position. When the Coyote realized the mistake and returned, the Road Runner did the same trick again, and the coyote waited for the dust cloud to clear, only for the runner to escape. Cue the pursuit.

* Played with in a ''WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner'' episode. The Coyote got rocket shoes and played with them before the Road Runner arrived. First, the Road Runner made his "BEEP BEEP" and started his run with a dust cloud the coyote in fast pursuit, only for the Road Runner to hold position. When the Coyote realized the mistake and returned, the Road Runner did the same trick again, and the coyote waited for the dust cloud to clear, only for the runner to escape.

* The 2000s ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' cartoon has the Shredder's elite guard use this as a cover for OffscreenTeleportation, able to appear behind an opponent they've just vanished from in front of, all without being seen or heard by characters or viewers ''or'' having had time to go around and get into position.
** Played hilariously straight in [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the Nickeleon show]] when Donatello creates smoke bombs for the first time; Michelangelo starts abusing of them despite Don warning they are hard to make, and the trope is so exagerated that it seems to give Michelangelo ''onscreen'' teleportation. At one point, he says he'll bring Splinter, throw a smokebomb... and when the smoke dissipates, not only does have disappeared, but Splinter is now standing instead of him, asking calmy why they asked for him.

* Morgana in the ''[[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Little Mermaid II]]'' takes this to a ridiculous extreme. She pulls an "Ink Out" in the middle of open ocean, ''while surrounded by merpeople on all sides''. Of course, [[AWizardDidIt she]] ''[[AWizardDidIt is]]'' [[AWizardDidIt a sorceress]].

* In the {{Filmation}} ''{{Superboy}}'' episode "A Devil of a Time", Superboy does both Smoke Outs and Smoke Ins (with magnesium pellets) while masquerading as the Devil.

* ''Webcomic/{{Bug}}'' shows us that this is [[http://www.bugcomic.com/comics/breaking-up/ one way to end a relationship.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaIsland'' has one episode where [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Izzy]] used this technique to vanish. Inverted a couple of episodes later, when Chris used the same technique to make an entrance.

** Played hilariously straight in [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the Nickeleon show]] when Donatello creates smoke bombs for the first time; Michelangelo starts abusing of them despite Don warning they are hard to make, and the trope is so exagerated that it seems to give Michelangelo ''onscreen'' teleportation. At one point, he says he'll bring Splinter, throw a smokebomb... and when the smoke dissipates, not only does have disappeared, bu Splinter is now standing instead of him, asking calmy why they asked for him.

* A few items in ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' let you from a fight in a smoke cloud, with varying effectiveness. One is sometimes a dud and doesn't do anything, another produces "cheap" smoke and uses up a turn.

** The Michael Keaton Film/{{Batman}} does it after Jack[=/=]Joker falls into the vat. He combines it with the batline to make it look like he's flying away.

* Ben10Omniverse: [[EgomaniacHunter Khyber]]'s pet has one of his predator forms, Buglizard, who possess the ability to produce smokes in order to confuse its enemies and escape or attack, much the same way than Squids and Octopi would. It's played more or less realistically, in that the smoke usually cover enough area so Buglizard's disappearance would be credible, and he is actually shown escaping to the viewer in some scene. Also subverted in a flashback, where Khyber, when confronted to the actual Buglizard he got the sample from, merely used a gaz mask with infavision to counter the smoke.

* In the DS game ''Lego Battles'', a group of ninjas uses variation 1 from the trope description. After the smoke clears, one of the ninjas is still standing in place, looking sheepish. Then he sidles quickly away.

A fairly standard disappearing trick, favored by {{ninja}}, {{stage magician}}s, and {{Batman}}. Drop a clever little smoke bomb that puffs up and dissipates quickly, slip away during the distraction. A smoke cover apparently qualifies as being "offscreen" enough for OffscreenTeleportation, allowing a user to escape even if he or she was standing in a clear area where his/her exit would be seen at least by the viewer if not an opponent.

** The Michael Keaton Batman does it after Jack[=/=]Joker falls into the vat. He combines it with the batline to make it look like he's flying away.

* In ''AstroCity'', the Confessor is fond of this, [[spoiler:or so it seems; he's actually a vampire and isn't just smoking out, but ''dissolving into mist''.]]