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* Animals that hunt by stealth will instinctively start to practice at a young age. In captivity, where this is most easily observed, they are very conspicuous about this because they don't realize they aren't camouflaged. At times they "hunt" their parents who play along by ignoring them.

* In ''Film/TheNightOfAThousandCats'', Hugo's method of picking his victims by ''helicopter'' isn't exactly stealthy, what with the copious amount of noise and wind from the blades.

* Agent "Daybreak" in ''Manga/SpyXFamily'' is this, being unnecessarily suspicious when infiltrating Eden College. [[BornLucky Somehow]], he doesn't get caught.[[note]]It helps that [[TheAce Twilight]] decided it was more convenient for ''his'' mission if Daybreak completed his own mission and got the hell out of his way as fast as possible.[[/note]]

* ''WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}}'': During Vinny's streams of ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain]]'', one of the tracks on his helicopter just has the [[MemeticMutation infamous]] sounds of [[TheImmodestOrgasm Loud]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4jH0WeV67I Nigra]], leading to the glorious sight of a screaming helicopter trying to be stealthy.

* ''TabletopGame/NinjaBurger'' gives players a bonus to attacks if they're willing to shout a sufficiently impressive BattleCry during combat... the instruction manual notes that this is entirely antithetic to Ninjutsu, and even the game itself (where just being seen at all requires the player character to ''cut off a finger in dishonor''), but it's what the Ninja do in movies, so that's what the game runs with.

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' gives us Benfred Tallhart and his band, the Wild Hares. Put it this way, when investigating possible [[WoodenShipsAndIronMen Ironborn]] incursion near a strategically important, if ruined, fort, the usual thing to do would be to deploy scouts and spread out, keeping low like poachers on somebody else's property as you get a feel for what you might be up against. But, not [[WhatAnIdiot these guys]]: they openly march bunched together along a major road... ''singing''. Loudly. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Guess what happens next?]]

*** its gotten to the point where entire plans are made that hinge on luffy going LeeroyJenkins while the rest do the stuff that actually requires some stealth

*** Orks will also sometimes give themselves a layer of purple bodypaint to make themselves sneaky, because, really, who ever saw a purple ork?

* Periodically, plans are made to assassinate someone by using [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill multiple missiles to blow up their house.]]

* A burglar in Russia who broke into an apartment while its owners were on holiday was arrested after getting drunk and playing the piano loud enough to wake the neighbours.

** The narrator invokes it when Jamie tries to move silently through an airduct using magnets. Magnets that were clanging with the air ducts:
--->'''Rob Lee:''' ''[US Narrator]'' Here's some key phrases from the surreptitious entry heist manual: Be the breeze [CLANG]. As light as a feather [CLANG]. The footfall of a kitten [CLANG].\\

* In the dubbed version of ''Anime/DigimonTheMovie'', Agumon and Tentomon enter the website where [[FromNobodyToNightmare Keramon]] is feeding on computer data without him knowing. Agumon then suggests they sneak up on him quietly, only for Tentomon to shout "SUPER SHOCKER!" and fire his attack at the virus digimon, to which Agumon asks "''That's'' quietly?".

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' gives us Benfred Tallhart and his band, the Wild Hares. Put it this way, when investigating possible [[WoodenShipsAndIronMen Ironborn]] incursion near a strategically important, if ruined, fort, the usual thing to do would be to deploy scouts and spread out, keeping low like poachers on somebody else's property as you get a feel for what you might be up against. But, not [[WhatAnIdiot these guys]]: they openly march bunched together along a major road... ''singing''. Loudly. [[RealityEnsues Guess what happens next?]]

** It's well known that Blood Axe Clan Orks know that camouflage is good, but not what makes good camouflage. Therefore they like to slap it on everything and use strong, contrasting colours so you can see it better.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'', Kronk sneaks out the palace with the unconscious Kuzco in a sack, humming his own dramatic theme music as he goes. At one point he hides against a wall, holding the current note while a couple of peasants wander past. Of course, the fact that the wall is covered with [[{{Mayincatec}} enormous stone figures]] all pointing at him doesn't help his cause. Surprisingly, not long after recording this, Creator/PatrickWarburton was swarmed by Disney lawyers, ordering him to sign over the rights to this "improvised song".

* In ''Manga/FairyTail'', "subtle" is not in Natsu's vocabulary. When trying to sneak through Edolas, he keeps breaking cover and confronting people [[TooDumbToLive even though his powers don't work]].

* At some point during ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' storyline ''ComicBook/KryptoniteNevermore'', ComicBook/LoisLane and a pilot are captured by bandits. Later, the bandits have turned their backs on their hostages, and the pilot takes advantage of their distraction by lunging at the ringleader... after screaming "Smelly goat! I shall vanquish you!"
* In ''[[Franchise/{{Tintin}} Flight 714]]'', Spalding has all the passengers of the hijacked flight at gunpoint except Tintin, who is sneaking up behind him. Carreidas takes notice of this, and calls on Tintin to surprise Spalding and take his gun, causing Spalding to turn around just in time to prevent this from happening.

* In ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/TheMoreThingsChange'', Kuno's penchant for ruining his surprise attacks with a war cry is lampshaded:
-->'''Narator:''' "Many observers of Tatewaki Kunou wonder why on earth Kunou totally _ruins_ the element of surprise almost every single time whenever he charges at his foe with the ridiculous battle cry of "[insert name here] PREPARE TO DIE!". Many feel that it's the rough equivalent of yelling "here I come, beat me up!" Why does he constantly ruin his advantage time after time?\\
It's still a mystery.

** The {{Trope Namer|s}} is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4Wj2yMuTIU eponymous parodic song]] from Creator/GilbertAndSullivan's play. In it, the title pirates are sneaking up on [[ModernMajorGeneral Major-General Stanley's]] house, while singing '''at the top of their lungs''' (it's marked ''fortississimo'' in the score and has trumpets and crashing cymbals) about how quiet and sneaky they are being, with the occasional "shush! quiet!" for good measure.

* One of the few funny gags in ''The Christmas Season Massacre'' has the killer attempt to sneak up on someone with a running chainsaw. He somehow manages it... until he steps on a twig.

* In ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', the thieves manage to get past the various anti-theft devices protecting a priceless jewel... until one of them lets out a gut-busting fart and triggers a noise-alarm.

* ''WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}}'': During Vinny's streams of ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain]]'', one of the tracks on his helicopter just has the sounds of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4jH0WeV67I Loud Nigra]], leading to the glorious sight of a screaming helicopter trying to be stealthy.

* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' has a sneak attack from behind by a suit that can turn invisible. And then the pilot not only yells, but more importantly turns off its stealth and (accidentally) jumps onto its target's sword[[note]]this last part only applies to the HD remaster, which [[AdaptationalSelfDefense changed his death from an outright kill to apparently accidental]][[/note]]. Poor [[spoiler:Nicol]] not only dies, but crosses into TooDumbToLive territory with this stunt.

** Hero Monkey D Luffy is the epitome of this trope. "Subtle" is not in his vocabulary so when his crew suggests something like sneaking around, Luffy's go-to action is "Scream at the top of your lungs and punch the shit out of anyone standing in your way". During Ace's cover story, when trying to infiltrate The Marine G2 base, he winds up blowing his cover by punching out a Marine who talked smack about Whitebeard.

** Perhaps the earliest example is Luffy and Usopp eavesdropping on Kuro and Jango plotting to kill Kaya. Luffy's first reaction is to jump up into plain sight and yell '''"HEY YOU JERKS, DON'T KILL KAYA!"'''