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One character is on the run from another, generally the good guy from the bad guy. The pursuer, usually an ImplacableMan, has some sort of clairvoyance, super-powers or near-omnipresent surveillance capabilities; this (or a near-identical phrase) is said to the quarry as some kind of intimidation. Of course, the bad guy could ''lack'' such super-detecting powers, and merely using this phrase [[ComeOutComeOutWhereverYouAre to try to scare his prey out into the open]]. (The fact that this so often ''works'' is either a sad testament to the supremacy of fear over logic, or else evidence of who is carrying the IdiotBall today.)

* In ''Series/Kamen Rider Dragon Knight'', [[TheDragon Kamen Rider Strike]] says this when he corners [[TheStarscream Kamen Rider Torque]] at the end of episode 13, ''[[MeaningfulName Thrill Of The Hunt]]''.

* Used now and then in ''SurvivalOfTheFittest'', often explicitely. For example, Paris Persphone (sic), being haunted by hallucinations of his victims, hears one of the ghosts call this after him. Another statement with the same intent:

One character is on the run from another, generally the good guy from the bad guy. The pursuer has some sort of clairvoyance, super-powers or near-omnipresent surveillance capabilities; this (or a near-identical phrase) is said to the quarry as some kind of intimidation. Of course, the bad guy could ''lack'' such super-detecting powers, and merely using this phrase [[ComeOutComeOutWhereverYouAre to try to scare his prey out into the open]]. (The fact that this so often ''works'' is either a sad testament to the supremacy of fear over logic, or else evidence of who is carrying the IdiotBall today.)

* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'': "Hiding will not save you", or "You think you can hide from me?"

* WesternAnimation/InvaderZim: "You can hide, Zim, but you can't... hide!"
* WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons - Homer went for the pun in an ImagineSpot.

* The FlavorText for the Boots of Speed in BaldursGate uses the inversion: apparently the boots were originally owned by an assassin, who was rather fond of spouting the line as he ran down his quarry before they could actually get to the hiding part.

* ''TransformersCybertron'': Jetfire says this while chasing Thundercracker, then adds "Actually, you can't even run!" Cue [[ButtMonkey Thundercracker]] getting his afterburners kicked for the umpteenth time. AmusingInjuries ensue.

* ''{{Voltron}}'': "You can hide, but I'll find ya!"

* {{Captain Planet And The Planeteers}} "You can run, but you can't hide...not from Captain Pollution!"

* ''{{Series/Supernatural}}''. Sam and Dean are trying to evade Zachariah in Heaven, which he finds quite amusing. "You can run but you can't...run".

* Wez delivers one of the best examples on film in ''Mad Max 2'' AKA''TheRoadWarrior''

* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': The main characters are running from Scary Terry, a [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] parody, who uses this threat on them. Rick decides to try hiding any way, pointing out that Scary Terry is the antagonist, and therefore probably wouldn't give them advice that would actually help them. The normally dumb as a brick Morty agrees with the soundness of his logic, and they point out that if hiding does fail, they can always just fall back on "running" again. They manage to successfully hide from Terry for six dream hours before he gives up and goes home in frustation.

* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': The main characters are running from Scary Terry, a [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] parody, who uses this threat on them. Rick decides to try hiding any way, pointing out that Scary Terry is the antagonist, and therefore probably wouldn't give them advice that would actually help them. They manage to successfully hide from Terry for six dream hours before he gives up and goes home in frustation.

* ''{{Halo}}'': "Hiding will not save you", or "You think you can hide from me?"

* Used by Ivan Ooze around the climax of ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''.

* ''{{Supernatural}}''. Sam and Dean are trying to evade Zachariah in Heaven, which he finds quite amusing. "You can run but you can't...run".

* In ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'', while the main characters running from a [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] parody who uses this threat on them, Rick decides to try hiding since why should they be taking Scary Terry's advice. They manage to successfully hide from him for six dream hours before he gives up and goes home.

* Used in the trailer of ''ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad'', by the BigBad Diesel 10.

* The SCPFoundation: once you see the face of [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-096 SCP-096]] it ''knows'' where you are, and [[TheJuggernaut nothing on Earth will stop it from getting to you]].

-->--Zealot of the Lady in ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite''

* ''VideoGame/{{BioShock}}'': The "Wader" Splicer occasionally threatens the player with this, as well as a variant - he informs them that they can't hide from ''God''.

-->--Zealot of the Lady in ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite''.

* ''VideoGame/{{Bioshock}}'': The "Wader" Splicer occasionally threatens the player with this, as well as a variant - he informs them that they can't hide from ''God''.