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* It's played straight near the beginning of the fight between Cloud and Sephiroth in ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'', where he points it in Cloud's face while he's laid out.

* Companions in FalloutNewVegas have amusing, character-specific reactions to having a weapon aimed at them. ColdSniper Boone asks how the player character would like it if he stuck his rifle in their face, no-nonsense ActionGirl Cass will warn the player to knock it off and CuteBruiser Veronica will ask "Why do we always hurt the ones we love?".

* ''{{Series/Stargate SG-1}}'': In the two-parter opening of season 7, SG-1 is captured by Anubis' First Prime, Herak, who announces they'll be publicly executed. When O'Neill ponders if it's a necessity for this to be in public, Herak puts the tip of his staff weapon under his nose, and asks if he'd rather be killed right there. To which O'Neill answers that he's fine with a public execution, while gently pushing away the weapon head -- and then he rubs his fingers, since touching the tip of an activated [[BoomStick serpent staff]] barehanded is unadvised.

* ''{{Series/Stargate SG-1}}': In the two-parter opening of season 7, SG-1 is captured by Anubis' First Prime, Herak, who announces they'll be publicly executed. When O'Neill ponders if it's a necessity for this to be in public, Herak puts the tip of his staff weapon under his nose, and asks if he'd rather be killed right there. To which O'Neill answers that he's fine with a public execution, while gently pushing away the weapon head -- and then he rubs his fingers, since touching the tip of an activated [[BoomStick serpent staff]] barehanded is unadvised.

* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0722.html strip #722]]. During Elan's first encounter with General Tarquin, the latter bends Elan's [[RoyalRapier silver rapier]] away from his face with the tip of a finger.

* It's played straight near the beginning of the fight between Cloud and Sephiroth in ''FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'', where he points it in Cloud's face while he's laid out.

* TropeNamer: In ''ReturnOfTheJedi'', Han Solo says this to a spear-wielding Ewok.

* During [[FinalFantasyVII Cloud and Sephiroth's]] second battle in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'', Cloud points the [[BigFuckingSword Buster Blade]] at Sephiroth when he becomes angry at him [[EvillyAffable for]] [[HannibalLecture something he said.]] Sephiroth just smirks and calmly moves it aside.

* ''Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick'', [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0722.html strip #722]]. During Elan's first encounter with General Tarquin, the latter bends Elan's [[RoyalRapier silver rapier]] away from his face with the tip of a finger.

Sometimes the hero is facing a despicable villain whom he must outwit and defeat soundly. Sometimes he's facing a feral beast and must overcome it in pitched combat.

Sometimes, though, he's just facing someone really unreasonable.

Either the hero was caught completely off-guard, or he's being menaced by someone he can't simply strike back against. In this case it will take no time at all for him to be backed against the wall, with something very sharp in his face. His reaction in this case is both natural and logical. Place one finger on the tip of the weapon and nonchalantly guide it out of his face. If it's really sharp and he doesn't want to risk poking himself, grasping the flat part between finger and thumb is also an acceptable method. It works equally well with a gun, perhaps better because of the distinct lack of cutting parts.

May be related to BarehandedBladeBlock. Not to be confused with ArtisticLicenseGunsafety or IJustShotMarvinInTheFace, although people listed under those tropes ''should'' PointThatSomewhereElse.

May be related to BarehandedBladeBlock. Not to be confused with YouFailGunSafetyForever or IJustShotMarvinInTheFace, although people listed under those tropes ''should'' PointThatSomewhereElse.

* This is actually averted in ''AdventChildren'', because when Cloud is hurt so badly that he is slumped against a wall, Sephiroth doesn't point his 6 foot long sword at his face, ''he stabs it through his shoulder and into the wall''. This is taken up to 11 in the remake when he stabs him, throws him into the air, ''[[OneWingedAngel grows a fucking wing]]'', [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill then flies up and begins to stab him over and over.]]. It's also played straight near the beginning of the fight, where he points it in Cloud's face while he's laid out.

!!'''Examples'''

* In the less common villainous usage of this, Chauvelin to Sir Percy Blakeney in the 1934 film, ''Film/TheScarletPimpernel'':
-->'''Blakeney:''' The password -- do we have to use force?
-->'''Chauvelin [waving aside Blakeney's accomplice's pistol]:''' Not at all, Sir Percy. The password is "The Channel is free."
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQXtf8r549c Things turn a bit ugly for Sir Percy after that.]]
* Happens in ''Anime/{{Monster}}'', by [[InspectorJavert Inspector Lunge]] on a random mook with a gun. He simply walks up to him and pushes the gun down, and demands to speak to his boss.
* ''MahouSenseiNegima'': During their big fight, [[KungFuWizard Negi]] has [[ImplausibleFencingPowers Setsuna]]'s magic daggers hovering at [[CrazyAwesome Jack]] [[WorldsStrongestMan Rakan]]'s throat. He decides to bit down on a couple, and the others [[SweatDrop get nervous]].
* Characters/BugsBunny often does this in his encounters with Elmer Fudd. In "RabbitFire", he and DaffyDuck move the rifle back and forth between the two during the RabbitSeasonDuckSeason routine.
* Doesn't work in ''PansLabyrinth''. Captain Vidal aims his pistol at a wounded revolutionary, who weakly pushes it away once, twice, then rests his hand over the barrel. Vidal shoots him in the head, through his hand.
* During [[FinalFantasyVII Cloud and Sephiroth's]] second battle in ''DissidiaFinalFantasy'', Cloud points the [[BigFuckingSword Buster Blade]] at Sephiroth when he becomes angry at him [[EvillyAffable for]] [[HannibalLecture something he said.]] Sephiroth just smirks and calmly moves it aside.
* This is actually averted in ''AdventChildren'', because when Cloud is hurt so badly that he is slumped against a wall, Sephiroth doesn't point his 6 foot long sword at his face, ''he stabs it through his shoulder and into the wall''. This is taken up to 11 in the remake when he stabs him, throws him into the air, ''[[OneWingedAngel grows a fucking wing]]'', [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill then flies up and begins to stab him over and over.]]. It's also played straight near the beginning of the fight, where he points it in Cloud's face while he's laid out.
* An audio taunt in AgeOfEmpires 2 is "Don't point that thing at me!" Emphasis is on the word "thing" not the word "me," though, so it sounds kind of strange.

* ''MahouSenseiNegima'': During their big fight, N[[CuteShotaroBoy e]][[PintSizedPowerhouse g]][[KungFuWizard i]] has [[SchoolgirlLesbians S]][[FullContactMagic e]][[ImplausibleFencingPowers t]][[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette s]][[BodyGuardCrush u]][[HalfHumanHybrid n]][[{{Onmyodo}} a]]'s magic daggers hovering at [[CrazyAwesome Jack]] [[WorldsStrongestMan Rakan]]'s throat. He decides to bit down on a couple, and the others [[SweatDrop get nervous]].

* This is actually averted in ''AdventChildren'', because when Cloud is hurt so badly that he is slumped against a wall, Sephiroth doesn't point his 6 foot long sword at his face, ''he stabs it through his shoulder and into the wall''. This is taken up to 11 in the remake when he stabs him, throws him into the air, ''[[OneWingedAngel grows a fucking wing]]'', [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill then flies up and begins to stab him over and over.]]. It's also played straight near the beginning of the fight, where he points it in Cloud's face while he's laid out.

* Another villainous example, during [[FinalFantasyVII Cloud and Sephiroth's]] second battle in DissidiaFinalFantasy, Cloud points the [[BigFuckingSword Buster Blade]] at Sephiroth when he becomes angry at him [[EvillyAffable for]] [[HannibalLecture something he said.]] Sephiroth just smirks and calmly moves it aside.
** This is actually averted in Advent Children, because when Cloud is hurt so badly that he is slumped against a wall, Sephiroth doesn't point his 6 foot long sword at his face, ''he stabs it through his shoulder and into the wall''.
** Taken up to 11 in the remake when he stabs him, throws him into the air, ''[[OneWingedAngel grows a fucking wing]]'', [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill then flies up and begins to stab him over and over.]]
*** Played straight near the beginning of the fight, where he points it in Cloud's face while he's laid out.

* Doesn't work in ''PansLabyrinth''. Captain Vidal aims his pistol at a wounded revolutionary, who weakly pushes it away once, twice, then rests his hand over the barrel. Vidal shoots him in the head, through his hand.

* TropeNamer: [[StarWars Han Solo]] to a spear-wielding Ewok.

* Happens in Anime/{{Monster}}, by [[InspectorJavert Inspector Lunge]] on a random mook with a gun. He simply walks up to him and pushes the gun down, and demands to speak to his boss.
* During their big fight [[{{Negima}} N]][[CuteShotaroBoy e]][[PintSizedPowerhouse g]][[KungFuWizard i]] has [[SchoolgirlLesbians S]][[FullContactMagic e]][[ImplausibleFencingPowers t]][[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette s]][[BodyGuardCrush u]][[HalfHumanHybrid n]][[{{Onmyodo}} a]]'s magic daggers hovering at [[CrazyAwesome Jack]] [[WorldsStrongestMan Rakan]]'s throat. He decides to bit down on a couple, and the others [[SweatDrop get nervous]].

* Characters/BugsBunny often does this in his encounters with Elmer Fudd. In "RabbitFire", he and DaffyDuck move the rifle back and forth between the two during the RabbitSeasonDuckSeason routine.

* Happens in {{Monster}}, by [[InspectorJavert Inspector Lunge]] on a random mook with a gun. He simply walks up to him and pushes the gun down, and demands to speak to his boss.

* During their big fight [[{{Negima}} N]][[CuteShotaroBoy e]][[PintSizedPowerhouse g]][[KungFuWizard i]] has [[SchoolgirlLesbians S]][[FullContactMagic e]][[ImplausibleFencingPowers t]][[PaleSkinnedBrunette s]][[BodyGuardCrush u]][[HalfHumanHybrid n]][[{{Onmyodo}} a]]'s magic daggers hovering at [[CrazyAwesome Jack]] [[WorldsStrongestMan Rakan]]'s throat. He decides to bit down on a couple, and the others [[SweatDrop get nervous]].

Either the hero was caught completely off-guard, or he's being menaced by someone he can't simply strike back against. In this case it will take no time at all for him to be backed against the wall, with something very sharp in his face. His reaction in this case is both natural and logical. Place one finger on the tip of the weapon and nonchalantly guide it out of your face. If it's really sharp and he doesn't want to risk poking himself, grasping the flat part between finger and thumb is also an acceptable method. It works equally well with a gun, perhaps better because of the distinct lack of cutting parts.

May be related to BarehandedBladeBlock. Not to be confused with YouFailGunSafetyForever or IJustshotMarvinInTheFace, although people listed under those tropes ''should'' PointThatSomewhereElse.

May be related to BarehandedBladeBlock.

Alternately, this could be done ''to'' the hero, if he's confronting a potential ally who he doesn't trust.

* In the less common villainous usage of this, Chauvelin to Sir Percy Blakeney in the 1934 film, ''Film/The Scarlet Pimpernel'':

* In the less common villainous usage of this, Chauvelin to Sir Percy Blakeney in the 1934 film, The Scarlet Pimpernel:

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