History Main / StompyMooks

* ''WebVideo/TheBuggerAnthology'': The Cybermen's proclivity for loud marching is {{lampshaded}} by a caption subtitling their walking as "*stompy stompy clompy stomp*".

* ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'''s iconic Cyberdemon moves around with its signature [[HellIsThatNoise ominous]] hoof-pounding rhythm. What's worse is when the sound ''stops''; that's when he's about to open fire on you with [[StuffBlowingUp rockets]].

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* ''WebVideo/TheBuggerAnthology'': The Cybermen's proclivity for loud marching is {{lampshaded}} by a caption subtitling their walking as "*stompy stompy clompy stomp*".

* ''Series/XMenTheAnimatedSeries:'' The Sentinels stomp loudly wherever they go, being as they are twenty foot tall robots.

What our hero has encountered is a group of Stompy Mooks. Stompy Mooks are basically mooks who simply cannot be quiet when they move around, even if they tried. These can include anything from [[Series/DoctorWho Robot Soldiers]], [[HeavilyArmoredMook heavily armored soldiers]], or just normal, everyday soldiers with noisy boots. This is usually played straight to make the viewer understand exactly what's going on and why the hero just ducked down a hallway.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'''s iconic Cyberdemon moves around with its signature [[HellIsThatNoise ominous]] hoof-pounding rhythm. What's worse is when the sound ''stops''; that's when he's about to open fire on you.

Of course, when the plot requires it, StompyMooks can be as quiet as church-mice.

* Soldiers marching in formation often count as StompyMooks. Somewhat [[DefiedTrope defied]] when crossing a bridge; they break step to avoid shaking it.

What our hero has encountered is a group of StompyMooks. StompyMooks are basically mooks who simply cannot be quiet when they move around, even if they tried. These can include anything from [[Series/DoctorWho Robot Soldiers]], [[HeavilyArmoredMook heavily armored soldiers]], or just normal, everyday soldiers with noisy boots. This is usually played straight to make the viewer understand exactly what's going on and why the hero just ducked down a hallway.

* The Cybermen from the ''Series/DoctorWho'' new series are a great example of this trope. It's even [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the episode "The Next Doctor", as seen in the page quote.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E12NightmareInSilver "Nightmare In Silver" ]]: The new models are a little more streamlined, but still pull off the ominous march.
** Even the original ones are prone to this in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E12TheDoctorFalls The Doctor Falls]]".

* Jaffa, from the ''Franchise/StargateVerse'', are so notorious for this that you can be assured that in every hallway scene on a Goa'uld ship there ''will'' be some form of clanking. The Ori Crusaders do this too, but to a much lesser extent. As a funny note, the Jaffa actually cease clanking once they are freed from the Goa'uld.

* Inverted in the ''Franchise/MetalGear'' series. Walking too fast behind a guard makes him turn around and notice you, turning ''you'' into the Stompy Mook. Most mooks themselves walk about normally, so unless they're walking on something noisy, making a status report, or [[MythologyGag wearing headphones]], you won't hear them walking until you get fairly close.

* Jaffa, from the ''[[StargateVerse Stargate universe]]'', are so notorious for this that you can be assured that in every hallway scene on a Goa'uld ship there ''will'' be some form of clanking. The Ori Crusaders do this too, but to a much lesser extent. As a funny note, the Jaffa actually cease clanking once they are freed from the Goa'uld.

->''"Oh, that's cheating; sneaking up! Do you have your legs on silent?"''

** Even the original ones are prone to this in "World Enough and Time".

** Likewise the Judoon, humanoid SpacePolice rhinos with big boots perfect for stomping, as lampshaded by various close-up shots.