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* In ''Webcomic/YetAnotherFantasyGamerComic'' the Drow Queen [[http://yafgc.net/comic/0070-a-quick-promotion/ poisoned a Grey Elf representative]] on a meeting and chose to [[SurprisinglyEliteCannonFodder send Arachne instead of herself]] to the next one. Knowing this, Arachne decides to [[http://yafgc.net/comic/0075-dressing-down/ give some wine]] as a "peace offering" from her Queen to the replacement Grey Elf rep. One strip later, HilarityEnsues.
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* In ''Webcomic/YetAnotherFantasyGamerComic'' the Drow Queen [[http://yafgc.net/comic/0070-a-quick-promotion/ poisoned a Grey Elf representative]] on a meeting and chose to [[SurprisinglyEliteCannonFodder send Arachne instead of herself]] to the next one. Knowing this, Arachne decides to [[http://yafgc.net/comic/0075-dressing-down/ give some wine]] as a "peace offering" from her Queen to the replacement Grey Elf rep. One strip later, HilarityEnsues.
HilarityEnsues, especially since she also has Charlotte drink some first to show it isn't poisoned, then pretend to die of poisoning after the representative takes a sip.
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* ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' [[http://xkcd.com/524/ does this]] with JustForFun/{{Rickroll}}ing.
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* ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' has Black Hat hire Music/RickAstley to [[http://xkcd.com/524/ does this]] with JustForFun/{{Rickroll}}ing.show up at his girlfriend's party but not to sing]], driving her insane out of anticipation for the JustForFun/{{Rickroll}}ing that never comes.
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* In ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'', Ash's [[http://www.misfile.com/?date=2013-06-06 plan]] for Heather to beat a rival driver is to act like s/he just gave her a plan.
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* In ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'', Ash's [[http://www.[[https://www.misfile.com/?date=2013-06-06 com/misfile/2013-06-06 plan]] for Heather to beat a rival driver is to act like s/he just gave her a plan.
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* Doubly subverted in the series beginning from [[http://www.absurdnotions.org/page44.html this]] ''AbsurdNotions'' strip.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Enjuhneer}}'', Kali [[http://www.enjuhneer.com/archives/492-lazy-sunday pulls one of these]] on Myra, quipping "Laziest April Fools' ever."
* In ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'', Sam Starfall's reputation for pulling these off is so well-known that it works even when he doesn't actually have a plan.
-->'''Helix:''' What sort of devious master plan do you have, Sam?\\
'''Sam:''' None at all. But don't worry, Helix, they'll think of something.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' one of the stages of the Condesce's plan to take over the Earth involved pulling one on the entire planet. She announced herself as an alien who will conquer the world and let the nations of Earth start preparing for an invasion that never came. This not only created mass hysteria, ideal for fracturing a society and preventing it from maintaining or defending itself, but also allowed her pick of the weapons built to confront her.
* In ''[[Webcomic/TheLastDaysOfFoxhound The Last Days of FOXHOUND]]'', Psycho Mantis and Revolver Ocelot tend to pull this ploy on each other with various degrees of success. Perhaps the best example is a case where Ocelot implies that he has tampered with [[MustHaveCaffeine Mantis' coffee]], (Mantis has a coffee obsession that is ''extremely'' SeriousBusiness, as he has his personal supply of coffee that is custom-made and is so expensive he has to [[CrackIsCheaper rob banks to help finance it]]) and while it's implied that Ocelot hasn't actually done anything to the coffee, his recently acquired [[PowerNullifier telepathy blocking technology]] keeps Mantis from being able to tell for sure. In the end, Mantis becomes too paranoid to drink his beloved coffee.
-->'''Ocelot:''' You know, back when I was with the KGB, my area of specialty wasn't assassination, it was torture. ... Sure, I was pissed off yesterday, but then it hit me. Even if I can't kill you, I can still make your life miserable. Take that cup of coffee, for instance. Maybe this morning when you weren't looking, I poured in a jar of my own urine while it was brewing. Or maybe I didn't. Anyone else, [[{{Telepathy}} you could read their mind and find out]], but with me you'll never really know. So I think I'll have a very nice day, in fact. Enjoy your coffee.\\
'''Mantis:''' ''(after several {{beat panel}}s of staring at his coffee)'' Goddamnit.
* ''Webcomic/ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings'': In the MildlyMilitary future, the Commander is [[https://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/comic/in-the-home-stretch-now awarded one free pass]] to sucker-punch his Admiral in retribution for the Admiral's misconduct. He decides to sit on the privilege indefinitely and leave the Admiral to stew.
-->'''Commander:''' It ain't about me hittin' him, it's about him knowin' they're gonna let me.
* Miho does this to Largo in ''Webcomic/{{Megatokyo}}'', just to mess with him. She tells him she left a present for him in his apartment, which he naturally assumes could be anything up to and including a bomb. She later admits to Piro that she didn't really get a present for Largo, but she hopes he enjoyed it nevertheless.
** Interestingly, Miho may have done him a favor, since Largo's heightened paranoia allowed him to intercept one of Erika's crazier fanboys before he could reach her. Whether [[MagnificentBastard Miho]] planned this or even realized it after the fact is never explained.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'', Ash's [[http://www.misfile.com/?date=2013-06-06 plan]] for Heather to beat a rival driver is to act like s/he just gave her a plan.
* Dr. Helen Narbon (senior) is a ''master'' of this technique in ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}''. Roughly 90% of her evil schemes consist of simply saying "Heh heh heh" in answer to any question.
-->'''Dr. Narbon:''' Heh heh heh.\\
'''Helen:''' This is how she used to get me to eat cream corn.
* Pintsize ''tries'' to do this once in ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'', but the rest of the cast don't fall for it.
* In ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'', Dirk, playing "Gnomish Rules Baseball" (a surprisingly violent sport that combines aspects of a number of other sports), has been getting through with tricks, smoke bombs, and misdirection. With Gelatinous Cube in a position to score, Dirk manages to distract the goalie by asking him where Kris is hiding, suggesting that Kris is about to join in another trick. That, itself, was the trick: Kris isn't even on the field, but the goalie goes nuts looking for him, leaving the goal wide open.
* ''Webcomic/SequentialArt'': [[HiveMind Scarlet and her sisters in the "Think Tank"]] [[http://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.php?s=563 used it when playing a wargame]] to beat Pip in an embarrassingly [[BoringButPractical simple]] way.
* In ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' Bun-Bun [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=090621 pulls one of these on Riff]], though he later gets revenge in a [[http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=090623 more direct way]].
* In ''WebComic/StandStillStaySilent'', Tuuri pulls a minor one on her employer's three children: after one of them pushes the wrong button by [[WeightWoe calling her fat]], she tells them that she heard their parents say one of them was adopted and that they loved that child less than the other two.
* In [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page508.html this]] ''Webcomic/{{Subnormality}}'' strip, a harassed and undertipped waitress psyches two businessmen into thinking she messed with their free coffee.
* ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' [[http://xkcd.com/524/ does this]] with JustForFun/{{Rickroll}}ing.
* In ''Webcomic/YetAnotherFantasyGamerComic'' the Drow Queen [[http://yafgc.net/comic/0070-a-quick-promotion/ poisoned a Grey Elf representative]] on a meeting and chose to [[SurprisinglyEliteCannonFodder send Arachne instead of herself]] to the next one. Knowing this, Arachne decides to [[http://yafgc.net/comic/0075-dressing-down/ give some wine]] as a "peace offering" from her Queen to the replacement Grey Elf rep. One strip later, HilarityEnsues.
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{{Paranoia Gambit}}s in {{Webcomics}}.
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* Doubly subverted in the series beginning from [[http://www.absurdnotions.org/page44.html this]] ''AbsurdNotions'' strip.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Enjuhneer}}'', Kali [[http://www.enjuhneer.com/archives/492-lazy-sunday pulls one of these]] on Myra, quipping "Laziest April Fools' ever."
* In ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'', Sam Starfall's reputation for pulling these off is so well-known that it works even when he doesn't actually have a plan.
-->'''Helix:''' What sort of devious master plan do you have, Sam?\\
'''Sam:''' None at all. But don't worry, Helix, they'll think of something.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' one of the stages of the Condesce's plan to take over the Earth involved pulling one on the entire planet. She announced herself as an alien who will conquer the world and let the nations of Earth start preparing for an invasion that never came. This not only created mass hysteria, ideal for fracturing a society and preventing it from maintaining or defending itself, but also allowed her pick of the weapons built to confront her.
* In ''[[Webcomic/TheLastDaysOfFoxhound The Last Days of FOXHOUND]]'', Psycho Mantis and Revolver Ocelot tend to pull this ploy on each other with various degrees of success. Perhaps the best example is a case where Ocelot implies that he has tampered with [[MustHaveCaffeine Mantis' coffee]], (Mantis has a coffee obsession that is ''extremely'' SeriousBusiness, as he has his personal supply of coffee that is custom-made and is so expensive he has to [[CrackIsCheaper rob banks to help finance it]]) and while it's implied that Ocelot hasn't actually done anything to the coffee, his recently acquired [[PowerNullifier telepathy blocking technology]] keeps Mantis from being able to tell for sure. In the end, Mantis becomes too paranoid to drink his beloved coffee.
-->'''Ocelot:''' You know, back when I was with the KGB, my area of specialty wasn't assassination, it was torture. ... Sure, I was pissed off yesterday, but then it hit me. Even if I can't kill you, I can still make your life miserable. Take that cup of coffee, for instance. Maybe this morning when you weren't looking, I poured in a jar of my own urine while it was brewing. Or maybe I didn't. Anyone else, [[{{Telepathy}} you could read their mind and find out]], but with me you'll never really know. So I think I'll have a very nice day, in fact. Enjoy your coffee.\\
'''Mantis:''' ''(after several {{beat panel}}s of staring at his coffee)'' Goddamnit.
* ''Webcomic/ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings'': In the MildlyMilitary future, the Commander is [[https://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/comic/in-the-home-stretch-now awarded one free pass]] to sucker-punch his Admiral in retribution for the Admiral's misconduct. He decides to sit on the privilege indefinitely and leave the Admiral to stew.
-->'''Commander:''' It ain't about me hittin' him, it's about him knowin' they're gonna let me.
* Miho does this to Largo in ''Webcomic/{{Megatokyo}}'', just to mess with him. She tells him she left a present for him in his apartment, which he naturally assumes could be anything up to and including a bomb. She later admits to Piro that she didn't really get a present for Largo, but she hopes he enjoyed it nevertheless.
** Interestingly, Miho may have done him a favor, since Largo's heightened paranoia allowed him to intercept one of Erika's crazier fanboys before he could reach her. Whether [[MagnificentBastard Miho]] planned this or even realized it after the fact is never explained.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'', Ash's [[http://www.misfile.com/?date=2013-06-06 plan]] for Heather to beat a rival driver is to act like s/he just gave her a plan.
* Dr. Helen Narbon (senior) is a ''master'' of this technique in ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}''. Roughly 90% of her evil schemes consist of simply saying "Heh heh heh" in answer to any question.
-->'''Dr. Narbon:''' Heh heh heh.\\
'''Helen:''' This is how she used to get me to eat cream corn.
* Pintsize ''tries'' to do this once in ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'', but the rest of the cast don't fall for it.
* In ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'', Dirk, playing "Gnomish Rules Baseball" (a surprisingly violent sport that combines aspects of a number of other sports), has been getting through with tricks, smoke bombs, and misdirection. With Gelatinous Cube in a position to score, Dirk manages to distract the goalie by asking him where Kris is hiding, suggesting that Kris is about to join in another trick. That, itself, was the trick: Kris isn't even on the field, but the goalie goes nuts looking for him, leaving the goal wide open.
* ''Webcomic/SequentialArt'': [[HiveMind Scarlet and her sisters in the "Think Tank"]] [[http://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.php?s=563 used it when playing a wargame]] to beat Pip in an embarrassingly [[BoringButPractical simple]] way.
* In ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' Bun-Bun [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=090621 pulls one of these on Riff]], though he later gets revenge in a [[http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=090623 more direct way]].
* In ''WebComic/StandStillStaySilent'', Tuuri pulls a minor one on her employer's three children: after one of them pushes the wrong button by [[WeightWoe calling her fat]], she tells them that she heard their parents say one of them was adopted and that they loved that child less than the other two.
* In [[http://www.viruscomix.com/page508.html this]] ''Webcomic/{{Subnormality}}'' strip, a harassed and undertipped waitress psyches two businessmen into thinking she messed with their free coffee.
* ''Webcomic/{{xkcd}}'' [[http://xkcd.com/524/ does this]] with JustForFun/{{Rickroll}}ing.
* In ''Webcomic/YetAnotherFantasyGamerComic'' the Drow Queen [[http://yafgc.net/comic/0070-a-quick-promotion/ poisoned a Grey Elf representative]] on a meeting and chose to [[SurprisinglyEliteCannonFodder send Arachne instead of herself]] to the next one. Knowing this, Arachne decides to [[http://yafgc.net/comic/0075-dressing-down/ give some wine]] as a "peace offering" from her Queen to the replacement Grey Elf rep. One strip later, HilarityEnsues.
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