History ChekhovsGun / WebComics

** Also, in [[http://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003807 this update]], Karkat snarks that Superman is the humans subconsciously admitting to the troll's superiority. Four months later, [[spoiler:we discover that every completed session of Sburb creates a new universe. Guess who's responsible for ours]].

** In 1105, [[spoiler:Hilgya comes back... with Durkon's child. The last time we saw her was in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0084.html 84]], back in 2004.]] This might be the longest setup in webcomic history..
** Played for laughs in [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1268.html strip #1268]], where Roy asks for his teammates to bring up any skill or ability they might possess, just to get everything on the table. He gets a slew of seemingly completely useless stuff, and becomes pre-emptively annoyed just ''[[GenreSavvy knowing]]'' one of them is bound to save the day anyway.

** SWORD-CHUCKS, YO!
** Perhaps the ultimate example of ChekhovsGun in the series: [[spoiler:In episode 7, Black Mage, reading a Nintendo Power strategy guide, says "Four White Mages? It'll never work!" One thousand, two hundred and fourteen episodes later, Chaos, the ultimate god of evil and stuff is defeated by - you guessed it - four White Mages. In the words of Black Mage when he takes out the Nintendo Power again: "Oh, goddammit."]] The episode in question is entitled 'Longest Set Up In Webcomic History'.

** Dan [=McNinja=] can [[spoiler:shoot poison out of his eyes]].
** Doc [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/10p52 sings the Ghostbusters theme]] while [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/20p67 dispatching]] [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/20p68 ghosts.]]

* In ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'', [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/000427c he looked for something that would indicate indifference, and settled on eating ice cream. Turns out ice cream was going to be a major factor throughout the comic.]]
* In ''Webcomic/CaptainSNES'', the author notes that [[http://www.captainsnes.com/2011/04/13/660-boxed-out/ it took him eight years]] to [[http://www.captainsnes.com/2003/09/30/394-delayed-reaction/ fire one of these off]]. Thing is, it actually goes back [[http://www.captainsnes.com/2002/06/18/146-kappa-gets-capped/ one year further than that]]!
* If something gets launched into space in ''Webcomic/CommanderKitty'', you can bet it's going to be important later.
* Lampshaded in [[http://www.hlcomic.com/index.php?date=2006-03-24 this]] ''Webcomic/{{Concerned}}'' strip.

* The regular ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness'' comics don't have these due to short-form constraints. Their [[http://www.explosm.net/movies/ movies]], however, are a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRPJh-LJq1o delightful exception]].
* ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'' practically [[http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1174.php invokes this trope]] by name.

* ''Webcomic/{{Digger}}'' has had at least two so far;
** The Vampire Squash.
** Descending Helix of Fernfossil Clan.
* ''Webcomic/DinosaurComics'' refers to this trope in their "Literary Technique Comics" series [[http://www.qwantz.com//archive/001018.html here.]]

* Frequently used in ''Webcomic/GirlsInSpace''. Examples include: [[http://www.girlsinspace.co.uk/comic/push-the-button-page-10/ The Big Red Button on the Bus]], [[http://www.girlsinspace.co.uk/comic/the-pickled-past-page-03/ the sink plunger Faye carries in the Pickled Past]] and [[http://www.girlsinspace.co.uk/comic/around-the-universe-in-a-bath-towel-page-07/ Red's bath towel in Around the Universe in a Bath Towel]].

** More recently, Thunt waited [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/07032005/ Nine Years]] to [[http://www.goblinscomic.org/07062013-2/ bring one into play.]]

* ''Webcomic/{{Megatokyo}}'' invokes this several times, with perhaps the greatest example in [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/113 these]] [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1231 strips]]. Over 8 years apart in writing.

* Subverted in [[http://mountaincomics.com/2009/07/20/lisa-banes/ this]] ''Webcomic/MountainTime'' comic, and lampshaded for good measure.

** [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0092.html Explosive]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0173.html Runes]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0220.html were]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0221.html used]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0317.html before]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0317.html a]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0323.html sudden]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0659.html 336-episode hiatus]]

* In ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'', the Checkov's Badger Launcher.

* ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'':
** Criminy [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2010-09-21 gets glitter points]], and then [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2010-09-24 keeps]] [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2010-09-25 the]] BishieSparkles. LampshadeHanging on his appearance? [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2010-09-26 Nope.]]
** Yet another one got fired in the Hell Fishing series. Seems the "Reality Zone" is toxic to demons.
* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' does this constantly, on a scale comparative to ''Literature/HarryPotter'', and during a longer run of stories. Pete Abrams is also very, very good at disguising the Guns, to the point that in June 2009 he was able to reveal that [[spoiler:a character has had the often-used ability to create huge fireballs with her mind]] all along for about a decade, which ''no reader had noticed even though it had been shown several times''.

* ''WebComic/StandStillStaySilent'':

* In ''Webcomic/TropeOverdosedTheWebcomic'', [[http://tropeoverdosed.pcriot.com/?p=46 an arrow shot a few strips earlier kills a spy/soldier]].

* In ''WebComic/YokokasQuest'', the ribbons that Vivi gave to Yokoka and Yfa [[spoiler:and Mao are used by Vivi to magically [[TrackingDevice keep track of them]] outside of Betel's Forest]], which is only revealed 7 chapters later.

** Belkar's Ring of Jumping + 20
** Elan's Boots of Elvenkind
** Roy's Bag of Tricks

* In the first mini-arc of ''Webcomic/PennyAndAggie'', Penny, looking for a way under Aggie's skin, learns she's sensitive about her late mother, something she imagines using against her until having an attack of conscience. She finally gives in to temptation seven (real-time) years later, or about two in-comic, the two having been close friends several (in-comic) months, when Aggie's admission, to an FBI agent pressuring her to divulge more and more information, that she witnessed Brandi commit a violent act, gets Brandi detained for further questioning in an unrelated case.

* In the first story of ''Webcomic/Spy6teen'', our heroine has to do a boring paper on Schrodinger's Cat for the annoying science teacher, which then lets her meet one of the supervillains in a way that doesn't tip him off. Years later (real world time), the heroine defeats a multidimensional supervillain because she remembers that paper. Even better, the supervillain gets a karmic death because he ''is'' the science teacher who assigned her that paper.

** As he's been established to use [[ImprovisedWeapon anything on hand as a weapon]], the soda can gifted to Gray by Rowan was inevitably going to see use. Sure enough, one chapter later, he pulls it out of his bag and wraps it up in cloth to use as a bludgeon.

** In 1105, [[spoiler:Hilgya comes back... with Durkon's child. The last time we saw her was in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0084.html 84]], back in 2004.]] This might be the longest setup in webcomic history, beating even the 8-bit Theater example below by 4 years.

** Vaarsuvius' Potions of Heroism in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0421.html comic 421]] which [[AmbiguousGender she/he/it]] previously bought in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0135.html comic 135]].

** A humorous one when Dan is training Gordito and Dark Smoke Puncher to defend against all the attacks a ghost wizard might use. Last of all, he comes up with "knife eye attack," but it's pretty clear it's a joke. He certainly seems to think so. Only, guess what the wizard does when they actually fight him?

* Orestes' Remains from ''ComicBook/{{Democracy}}'', a Sacred Necklace, whose owner receives supremacy over Greece. It appears as something that Lady Sappho has asked Bri to get her. Then, we learn about its power and that it has lead to a war between Tegea and Sparta.

** And then there was the time when he became very excited about the particular model of plane he was riding based on its toilet facilities. He was just in it for a cheap shot at pirates, but you guessed it, it becomes important.

* In the first story of ''Spy6teen'', our heroine has to do a boring paper on Schrodinger's Cat for the annoying science teacher, which then lets her meet one of the supervillains in a way that doesn't tip him off. Years later (real world time), the heroine defeats a multidimensional supervillain because she remembers that paper. Even better, the supervillain gets a karmic death because he ''is'' the science teacher who assigned her that paper.

* One ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'' strip has a shot of Mike's closet, in which a [[spoiler:[=McAwesome's=] uniform]] is slightly visible (it doesn't take a keen eye to see it, but it's not out in the open) about a year before the plot involving it.
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' is somewhat notorious for its use of Chekhov's Guns, many of which have yet to go off. Perhaps the most infamous Chekhov's Gun is Lord Tedd, who was first mentioned way back in the Sister Arc (and who's effects have been around since the Goo Arc, the first official arc of the series) but who's never been officially confronted.

* ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'':
** Iris describes her fragile valuables and wonders why. Dave explains that he causes foreshadowing.
** One of the many bits of mad science is the Tinasky Case. We see Helen B. Narbon invited to the Mad Science Symposium to lecture on it. We see Dr. Lupin Madblood getting upset about it. It isn't until the last couple arcs that we realize it is '''the''' Chekhov's Gun of the entire seven years of the comic... and why.
* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' has a few examples:
** The Belt of Gender-Changing
*** This one is debatable, though, as the author himself stated in the books commentary that he decided to use it after "remembering he has introduced it". Therefore, it wasn't ''meant'' to be a Chekhov's Gun, although it could still be said that it became one.
** Vaarsuvius' Potions of Heroism in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0421.html comic 421]] which [[AmbiguousGender she/he/it]] previously bought in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0135.html comic 135]].
** Belkar's Ring of Jumping + 20
** Elan's Boots of Elvenkind
** Roy's Bag of Tricks
** In fact, almost all of the items the party looted from Xykon's dungeon apply. Haley's gotten ''plenty'' of use out of that Bag of Holding, and Vaarsuvius's Ring of Wizardry was mentioned in passing. The only exception is Durkon's Amulet of Natural Armor, though to be fair, the item has a passive, "always on" type of ability.
** Subverted in at least one instance: the comic's forums were [[EpilepticTree wildly speculating]] about [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse what had happened]] to a [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0435.html poisoned arrow]] that was misfired. The next comic featured the arrow, in a highly unlikely trajectory, narrowly missing all the most popular potential targets only to bounce off V's protection from arrows... but [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0422.html said spell]] is a Chekhov's Gun itself.
** Even the ''cast page'' has one: Haley's panel used to contain a giant diamond. The cast needed 5000gp worth of diamonds to [[spoiler:resurrect Roy]], so Haley just took the diamond and replaced it with "IO Me: one big-ass diamond."
** [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0092.html Explosive]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0173.html Runes]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0220.html were]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0221.html used]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0317.html before]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0317.html a]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0323.html sudden]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0659.html 336-episode hiatus]]
** The silver dragon shown dead in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0195.html this]] strip is likely the one he reanimated and rode into the battle at Azure City.
** In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0131.html Comic 131]] we learn that Haley's father has been imprisoned for ransom. More than six real-life years and [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0758.html 627 strips later]] it is revealed that [[spoiler: Elan's father's adventuring party is behind it.]]
** Celia mentioned that Dorukan left a gap in the cloister for summoning spells. [[spoiler: Redcloak uses it to wipe out the resistance.]]
** The spell Tsukiko is working on in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0700.html these]] [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0709.html strips]], is eventually [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0829.html confirmed]] to be part of the Snarl-controlling ritual. More to the point, her studying of it allows her to realize that [[spoiler: it doesn't do what Redcloak's been saying it does]].
*** Which is followed shortly by the reveal that the spell Redcloak is casting [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0828.html here]] is [[spoiler: [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0830.html Command Undead]].]]
** In comic 842, [[spoiler: it is revealed that when V cast Familicide on the black dragon, it concerned the Draketooth clan, protecting one of the gates.]]
** Comic 930, [[spoiler:Julio Scoundrel appears out of nowhere in a BigDamnHeroes moment.]] AssPull? Nope, turns out this was [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0836.html Elan's "Super Top-Secret Plan" from nearly a hundred strips previous]], which most of the readers had probably forgotten about.
** In 1105, [[spoiler:Hilgya comes back... with Durkon's child. The last time we saw her was in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0084.html 84]], back in 2004.]] This might be the longest setup in webcomic history, beating even the 8-bit Theater example below by 4 years.
* In ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', while the titular Doctor is visiting Count Dracula's moon base, he learns that Bruce Lee didn't die; he simply completed his career as the greatest martial artist ever by jumping to the moon. Later, when the Doctor must fight Dracula without any weapons suited for killing vampires, he slips off and gives Bruce a visit, and [[http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=43&issue=11 uses his knowledge well]].
** And then there was the time when he became very excited about the particular model of plane he was riding based on its toilet facilities. He was just in it for a cheap shot at pirates, but you guessed it, it becomes important.
** Dan [=McNinja=] can [[spoiler:shoot poison out of his eyes]].
** Doc [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/10p52 sings the Ghostbusters theme]] while [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/20p67 dispatching]] [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/20p68 ghosts.]]
* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' fans speculate wildly on every background object and character in the comic because of the number of Chekhov's Guns that have already popped up.

* Early on in ''Webcomic/AnsemRetort'', Zexion puts a fire cracker ''inside'' Riku. A few episodes later, Riku tries to use a fire elemental attack which backfires and causes said firecracker to ignite which ''splits Riku in half''.
** In Season 6, Axel is seen fighting a shark. The shark appears for only one panel and its only purpose at the time was to show that the characters actually know that they're world is made of pure insanity. Later on, it's revealed that sharks are the only natural predators against werepires (were-wolf vampires...yeah). Lampshaded in that the shark is actually named Checkhov.
** And if you thought that Jesus' miracle hang-over cure was just a stand alone joke, well guess who the team decides to call when time-travelling using alcohol consumption.
* In ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', Thief is stated to have Ninja Lawyers. They inevitably prove useless however, since when he finally calls them, they turn out to have been dead for a long time.
** Also, [[spoiler:Black Mage's ability to absorb ambient evil, introduced at Ordeal Castle, turns out to be a vital part of the endgame, as he uses it against everyone, apparently gaining god-like powers]].
*** The Datasphere, in conjunction with that, proves to be crucial in [[spoiler:defeating Sarda]] and [[spoiler:bringing about Chaos]].
** The Onion Kid, having been continually abused in the strip, is revealed to [[spoiler:become Sarda in a ridiculously complex StableTimeLoop.]]
** SWORD-CHUCKS, YO!
** Perhaps the ultimate example of ChekhovsGun in the series: [[spoiler:In episode 7, Black Mage, reading a Nintendo Power strategy guide, says "Four White Mages? It'll never work!" One thousand, two hundred and fourteen episodes later, Chaos, the ultimate god of evil and stuff is defeated by - you guessed it - four White Mages. In the words of Black Mage when he takes out the Nintendo Power again: "Oh, goddammit."]]
*** The episode in question is entitled 'Longest Set Up In Webcomic History'.
* Lampshaded in [[http://www.hlcomic.com/index.php?date=2006-03-24 this]] ''Webcomic/{{Concerned}}'' strip.
* In ''Webcomic/IrregularWebcomic'', James Stud was given a literal Chekhov's Gun from Ü. Consider that in every ''Film/JamesBond'' film, every gadgets ends up being useful in some way, this probably is the most useful thing ''ever''. And yes, there's a link to this page (and RedHerring, which the strip also talks about).
** From the same author, in ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids'' [[http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0240.html episode 240]], Morgan-Mar mentions that the would-be assassin of Padme Amidala in Episode 2 possesses shapechanging, and while it is introduced, it is never developed afterwards (in an averted ChekhovsGun).
** For a straighter ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids'' example, see [[http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0023.html this strip]] where Qui-Gon checks his equipment list. [[http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0035.html Sometime later]]...
* [[http://www.rockpapercynic.com/index.php?date=2008-11-26 This]] ''Rock, Paper, Cynic'' comic subverts the concept with a play about pacifists in a gun shop entitled "Chekhov Was a Filthy Liar".
* In ''[[http://www.talesfromthevault.com/thunderstruck Thunderstruck]]'', there are several [[ChekhovsSkill Chekhov's Skills]] and other elements that are introduced early on and then used later. In a mild variation, there's usually a link below the comic sending readers back to the previous use of the Chekhov's Gun.
* In an early chapter of ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', Gil shows Agatha a real Heterodyne device that he's trying to figure out what it does. Shortly thereafter, they have to use it to fight a swarm when a Hive is activated. During the battle, other people notice a weird effect going on. ''Years'' later, Gil pulls it out and uses the 'weird effect' brilliantly.

* ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'' had glimpses of the Monster XR in Books [[http://www.misfile.com/?date=2004-04-02 1]] and [[http://www.misfile.com/?date=2005-04-18 2]] before it was fully revealed in Book 3. The liner notes for Book 3 show that invoking ChekhovsGun was intentional.
* ''Webcomic/{{Digger}}'' has had at least two so far;
** The Vampire Squash.
** Descending Helix of Fernfossil Clan.
* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' does this constantly, on a scale comparative to ''Literature/HarryPotter'', and during a longer run of stories. Pete Abrams is also very, very good at disguising the Guns, to the point that in June 2009 he was able to reveal that [[spoiler:a character has had the often-used ability to create huge fireballs with her mind]] all along for about a decade, which ''no reader had noticed even though it had been shown several times''.
* The regular ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness'' comics don't have these due to short-form constraints. Their [[http://www.explosm.net/movies/ movies]], however, are a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRPJh-LJq1o delightful exception]].
* Subverted in [[http://mountaincomics.com/2009/07/20/lisa-banes/ this]] ''Webcomic/MountainTime'' comic, and lampshaded for good measure.
* The ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'', series ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'' has both candy corn and 'Sepulchritude', which are introduced early in the comic. The main character has to abstain from their use several times [[spoiler:before using them to kill the final boss]].
* ''Webcomic/{{Megatokyo}}'' invokes this several times, with perhaps the greatest example in [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/113 these]] [[http://megatokyo.com/strip/1231 strips]]. Over 8 years apart in writing.
* Forgath's Anymug (magically able to fill itself with any liquid) just became one of these on Goblins. Turns out there's a highly-flammable liquid Forgath is familiar with, and a cup full of that is very handy when fighting a higher-level enemy with a wooden body.

* ''Webcomic/AMagicalRoommate'' is peppered with very subtle plot points, which often don't come into play until hundreds of strips have passed. Even the RunningGag of Aylia transforming her sister became a gun when Alassa decided to make transformation her focus... [[spoiler:and later tried to kill a boy by turning him into a rat.]]
* In ''Webcomic/AMiracleOfScience'', [[spoiler:Benjamin Prester]]'s therapy is [[http://project-apollo.net/mos/mos270.html reported to be robust against anything less than a major psychological disturbance]].
-->[[TheRant Jon Kilgannon]]: [[LampshadeHanging This page is guaranteed to be 100% free of foreshadowing.]] [[BlatantLies I swear.]]
* ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'': Criminy [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2010-09-21 gets glitter points]], and then [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2010-09-24 keeps]] [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2010-09-25 the]] BishieSparkles. LampshadeHanging on his appearance? [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2010-09-26 Nope.]]
** Yet another one got fired in the Hell Fishing series. Seems the "Reality Zone" is toxic to demons.
* In the first mini-arc of ''Webcomic/PennyAndAggie'', Penny, looking for a way under Aggie's skin, learns she's sensitive about her late mother, something she imagines using against her until having an attack of conscience. She finally gives in to temptation seven (real-time) years later, or about two in-comic, the two having been close friends several (in-comic) months, when Aggie's admission, to an FBI agent pressuring her to divulge more and more information, that she witnessed Brandi commit a violent act, gets Brandi detained for further questioning in an unrelated case.
* In ''Webcomic/TropeOverdosedTheWebcomic'', [[http://tropeoverdosed.pcriot.com/?p=46 an arrow shot a few strips earlier kills a spy/soldier]].

* In ''Webcomic/CaptainSNES'', the author notes that [[http://www.captainsnes.com/2011/04/13/660-boxed-out/ it took him eight years]] to [[http://www.captainsnes.com/2003/09/30/394-delayed-reaction/ fire one of these off]]. Thing is, it actually goes back [[http://www.captainsnes.com/2002/06/18/146-kappa-gets-capped/ one year further than that]]!
* Chapter 13 of ''Webcomic/TheDragonDoctors'' fires one introduced in the B plot of chapter 4 - the egg received in payment from the gorgon-turned-human [[spoiler:is a phoenix egg, and is crucial in saving Tanica's life after she sacrifices her lifeforce to save Goro.]]
* [[http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1174.php Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures]] practically invokes this trope by name.
* Commonly referenced in ''Webcomic/FullFrontalNerdity'', along the lines of "If the DM describes it, it must be stolen, because it is important".
* In ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'', the Checkov's Badger Launcher.
* In the first story of ''Spy6teen'', our heroine has to do a boring paper on Schrodinger's Cat for the annoying science teacher, which then lets her meet one of the supervillains in a way that doesn't tip him off. Years later (real world time), the heroine defeats a multidimensional supervillain because she remembers that paper. Even better, the supervillain gets a karmic death because he ''is'' the science teacher who assigned her that paper.
* In ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'', [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/000427c he looked for something that would indicate indifference, and settled on eating ice cream. Turns out ice cream was going to be a major factor throughout the comic.]]
* If something gets launched into space in ''Webcomic/CommanderKitty'', you can bet it's going to be important later.
* The author of newly launched webcomic ''Webcomic/EraOfErrors'' has said that many plot elements will be foreshadowed, yet not fully revealed for well over 6+ years.
* Frequently used in ''Webcomic/GirlsInSpace''. Examples include: [[http://www.girlsinspace.co.uk/comic/push-the-button-page-10/ The Big Red Button on the Bus]], [[http://www.girlsinspace.co.uk/comic/the-pickled-past-page-03/ the sink plunger Faye carries in the Pickled Past]] and [[http://www.girlsinspace.co.uk/comic/around-the-universe-in-a-bath-towel-page-07/ Red's bath towel in Around the Universe in a Bath Towel]].
* Early in ''Webcomic/EvilPlan'', Kinesis mentions "Digital Personality Profiles" in a list of previous inventions. When Computer's identity is finally revealed, we see that that technology was actually used, with unsettling results.

* Roughly halfway through the final battle of ''Webcomic/ErrantStory'', [[TheGunslinger Jon]] loses one of his pistols. [[spoiler:The climax of the battle has [[PhysicalGod Meji]] turn off the magic during her fight with [[BigBad Ian]], at which point the fact that he's bigger and stronger than her rears its head. She grabs the gun off the ground and [[CombatPragmatist shoots him]].]]
* ''Webcomic/OneOverZero'': The greasy stuff from the grass didn't exactly turn out to be a plot point, but it was used [[spoiler:to blow bubbles shortly before the world ended]].
* ''WebComic/StandStillStaySilent'':
** Tuuri's family portrait. On his first morning with the crew, Reynir gets a good look at it before getting sent back to bed by Mikkel, who suspects he didn't sleep much during the night. While dreaming, Reynir walks into Lalli's protected mage area, gets thrown out of it, and gets lost trying to get back to his own area, accidentally walking into the area of a third mage in the process. Having seen the portrait is what makes Reynir realize that the third mage in question is Tuuri's older brother.
** Reynir's paper-drawn anti-ghost runes. He gives them to everyone right before the visit to the shop in Chapter 11. It's not until Chapter 12 that anyone gets close enough to a ghost to see if they actually work.

* Lampshaded with a stealth [[{{Pun}} Pun]] in ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary''. When Tagon's new ship, the ''Cynthetic Certainty'', is under fire at Urtheep Industries, Tagon orders the ship to fire her as-yet-untested main gun. He suggests it can be something on her bucket list she can "check off"; [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2017-07-23 the next frame]] shows the huge letters "CHEKHOV!" behind the gun's firing.
* The rabbit statue depicted on page 3 of ''[[Webcomic/FifteenMinds Blue Moon Blossom]]'' hints towards many things later in the story. Since the comic is mainly just pretty art of pretty, unspoiled landscapes before and a good while after this, the simple depiction of a man-made (rabbit-made?) object against yet more pretty landscapes is subtle enough that a first-time reader might not think anything of it, let alone realize it's a ChekhovsGun except in hindsight. [[spoiler:It turns out to be a depiction of the dino's true form, unseen by everyone but the reader.]]

* In ''WebComic/YokokasQuest'', the ribbons that Vivi gave to Yokoka and Yfa [[spoiler:and Mao are used by Vivi to magically [[TrackingDevice keep track of them]] outside of Betel's Forest]], which is only revealed 7 chapters later.

* ''Webcomic/{{Dregs}}'': [[spoiler:The missing Blastol from the store]] becomes relevant later.

** Tuuri's family portrait. On his first morning with the crew, Reynir gets a good look at it before getting sent back to bed by Mikkel, who suspects he did'nt sleep much during the night. While dreaming, Reynir walks into Lalli's protected mage area, gets thrown out of it, and gets lost trying to get back to his own area, accidentally walking into the area of a third mage in the process. Having seen the portrait is what makes Reynir realize that the third mage in question is Tuuri's older brother.

* Dank from ''Webcomic/SneakyGoblins'' [[http://www.tolcraft.com/comic/page-55/ discovers]] that the pack Grimwold [[http://www.tolcraft.com/comic/page-19/ gave him near the beginning of the adventure]] is in fact a glider. [[JustInTime That was fortunate.]]