History Main / BombDisposal

* HilarityEnsues in ''Film/BatmanTheMovie'' (1966) when Creator/AdamWest tries to get rid of a bomb, wherever he's about to throw it, there's an innocent person.

Bombs, mines, and other explosives are a pain to deal with, especially if they're blocking your way, hidden, or need to be immediately removed. In fiction, either you can set them off, disarm them before continuing on, throwing them far far away, [[EatTheBomb eating them]], etc.

* The ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' games had this as a skill. If your skill level wasn't high enough, the mine would go off.

* ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'' has one mission where you throw The Joker's bombs off the nearby docks do defuse them.

* ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'' has a bomb that can be defused by find out the code, hacking into it or [[spoiler:[[CuttingTheKnot shooting a hole in it]]]].

* In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'', bombs can be disarmed with a coolant spray that freezes them. Notably, the bomb disposal expert who gives the player the coolant spray stresses that they will ''not'' be actually permanently disassembling the bombs here, as that is no task for amateurs. However, the coolant spray will keep the detonators frozen, preventing them from going off long enough to bring in a formal bomb squad to more thoroughly deal with them later.

* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'': [[PunnyName/Ted Tonate]] states his job as Bomb Disposal Specialist, and we see him disassemble and reassemble his model bomb so quickly, his arms turn into an invisible blur. [[spoiler:He is also somewhat responsible for bombing Courtroom #4. In truth, he only reactivated the bomb but did not set it off himself. The real bomber is The Phantom.]]

* In a two-part episode, the Joker has planted multiple bombs around Las Vegas. Batman instructs the rest of the league on their disarming, even chastising Flash at one point for getting ahead of the instructions. But when one bomb starts to detonate, Flash picks it up, carrying it far out into the empty desert '''as it's exploding in his hands'''.

* ''Anime/ExcelSaga'': one of Ropponmatsu I's skills.

Running into bombs, mines, and other explosives are a pain to deal with, especially if they're blocking your way, hidden, or need to be immediately removed. In fiction, either you can set them off, disarm them before continuing on, throwing them far far away, [[EatTheBomb eating them]], etc.

* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'': Ted Tonate's job is Bomb Disposal Expert and he's able to disassemble and reassemble model bombs incredibly fast. [[spoiler:He is also somewhat responsible for bombing Courtroom #4. In truth, he only reactivated the bomb but did not set it off. The real bomber is The Phantom.]]

* The obscure thriller ''Ten Seconds To Hell'' is about former German soldiers disarming unexploded bombs in Post World War 2 Germany and actually uses very realistic bomb disposal equipment and tactics.

* EatTheBomb

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', the Orks use Gretchin as primitive demining tools: throw one into the suspected minefield, let it walk around until it blows up, and throw another one in, repeat until completely cleared or bored, initiate WAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! charge.
** Not that Orks mind if other Orks get blown up, it's just [[AmusingInjuries funnier with gretchin]].
** This is how General Chenkov of the Imperial Guard uses his men (other uses include bogging the enemy down and calling in artillery, or attacking fortresses without waiting for tanks). His losses are almost always near 100%, but he manages to win.

* While they don't actually deal with explosives, the Trap Disposal Squad of the talking rats from ''Discworld/TheAmazingMauriceAndHisEducatedRodents'' are the closest ratty equivalent of a bomb-disposal unit. Their leader Darktan cultivates a similar mindset of cautious expertise within the Squad, their team's internal culture is just as paramilitary, and the Squad even operates its own trap-springer robots: the "Mr. Clicky" wind-up toys.

* ''Film/{{DEBS}}'': the title characters are trying to defuse a bomb. It activates - and turns out to be a love note from Lucy to Amy.

* The Joes in ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeRenegades'' intercept a package from one of Cobra's supermarkerts in the episode, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "The Package"]] that's being sent to an anti-Cobra activist that used to work for the MegaCorp and, as you can probably guess, it doesn't contain Cobra's famous "better than homemade" apple pie. Luckily, Duke has had explosive training and is able to disable the device using Roadblock's chewing gum. [[spoiler: Later, said activist rigs the bomb up again to cover their escape while also unintentionally starting Major Bludd's RunningGag of losing body parts]].

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox'': Each of ComicBook/TheFlash's [[RoguesGallery Rogues]] that were present in the Flash Museum when Thawne first appeared got affixed with a bomb that, by Thawne's word, couldn't be deactivated. When the rest of Justice League arrived, each took one of the Rogues to isolated locations to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STs73i4Uij0 manage the detonations in their own way.]]

* ''VideoGame/GHOSTSquad''[='=]s third mission has a segment where you have to defuse mines by aiming at them and then mashing the [[ContextSensitiveButton Action Button]]. If the timer on a mine runs out, the mine will explode in your face for damage. Shooting a mine will also blow it up, even if you've defused it already.

* ''VideoGame/GHOSTSquad'':
** In Mission 1, you have to cut a time bomb by cutting the three wires in the correct order within the time limit. At Level 1 difficulty you have 15 seconds, but at the maximum Level of 16 you have only ''three seconds''.
** In Mission 3, you have to make your way through a field of claymore mines. You defuse them by [[ButtonMashing mashing]] the [[ContextSensitiveButton action button]] until the gauge is full. The mines will explode and damage you if their fuses run out, or if you shoot them (even if you've already defused them!).