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* The Joker in the ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' carries a surprising quantity of knives, blades, daggers and... vegetable peelers. A policeman is seen rooting through the pocket of the Joker's jacket removing all of them, seemingly unable to classify some of the more [[CowTools esoteric]] [[NoodleImplements ones]].

* Creator/TamoraPierce likes to do this with her many knife-wielding characters. The ''Literature/BekaCooper'' books [[UpToEleven go one better]] with a protagonist who, after one glance and without looking back, can reel off a complete list of places on his body a new character has knives hidden, even remembering to add that there might be one in his belt buckle if it's a design she doesn't know.

* Parodied on ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' when Leonard forces Sheldon to hand over all of the portable gaming devices that he has concealed on his person to keep him from getting bored while watching Penny perform in a play. It starts innocently enough with a Nintendo DS and a PSP in his jacket... and then a Game Boy... and then [[TrouserSpace a Rubix Cube in his crotch]]... and ''then'' [[UpToEleven an Etch-a-Sketch in the back of his pants]].

* In ''VideoGame/WolfensteinTheOldBlood'', B.J. Blazkowicz has to unload his weapons so that he can go undercover as a waiter. [[OverlyLongGag This takes twenty seconds]], and it only shows him unloading roughly [[HyperspaceArsenal half of his weapons]] because you can [[GunsAkimbo dual wield]] [[UpToEleven every single gun in the game if you choose]].

* On an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Squidbillies}}'', Early is being disarmed by the sheriff and produces a pile of weapons the size of his house. This from a creature no more than a foot tall. Among the arsenal are roughly 30 sawn off shotguns, several hunting knives, a razor brimmed hat, and a slingshot-style grenade launcher ''[[UpToEleven made of shotguns]]'' (yes, you read that right).

[[KnifeNut Ril]] puts them on the table. Doorkeeper just stares. Ril puts another knife on the table. Doorkeeper keeps staring.\\

%% * In ''Webcomic/{{Runners}}'', [[http://runnersuniverse.com/2009/10/snow-job-ch-01-pg-17/ Ril]], the TriggerHappy knife nut of the crew.

* ''Fanfic/AThingOfVikings'' plays this reasonably realistically with trained spy and KnifeNut Heather nic Oswald. Upon being asked to come on a diplomatic mission--officially as a maid, unofficially as a spy and backup--she demonstrates that she not only carries at least half-a-dozen knives on her person (with the last one concealed someplace that only her boyfriend normally sees it), she can throw them with enough strength and skill that they all stick out of one of the roof pillars in a space smaller across than the palm of her hand.

* ''WesternAnimation/SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas.'' Jed, the KnifeNut member of the motley crew, is stopped at the entrance to the party and told to disarm. Said disarming sequence takes so long his shipmates return before he's done, saying that they're leaving now. Jed can only express some grumbling disappointment before gathering his weapons in his arms and bringing up the rear.

* Creator/TamoraPierce likes to do this with her KnifeNut characters, of whom there are many. The ''Literature/BekaCooper'' books [[UpToEleven go one better]] with a protagonist who, after one glance and without looking back, can reel off a complete list of places on his body a new character has knives hidden, even remembering to add that there might be one in his belt buckle if it's a design she doesn't know.
* In the ''Literature/PrinceRoger'' series, when Pedi Karuse goes to negotiate with a gangster she takes quite a while to remove the various weapons she's carrying, both actual weapons (mostly blades of various lengths) and [[ImprovisedWeapon improvised weapons]] (such as a 20-cm long nail file for her horns). While Pedi is [[KnifeNut fond of her blades]] the implication is that she's doing it at least partly to stop the guards from realizing that she doesn't actually need [[HeroesFightBarehanded weapons to beat them up]].

* In ''Webcomic/{{Runners}}'', [[http://runnersuniverse.com/2009/10/snow-job-ch-01-pg-17/ Ril]], the TriggerHappy KnifeNut of the crew.

* Related; the Three Barons Renaissance Faire in Anchorage, Alaska (which could probably match any one episode of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' for [[JustForFun/TropeOverdosed being in sore need of trope rehab]]) has this as a RunningGag, with Mistress Innocence Widowmaker of the [[OverlyLongGag Merry Fellowship of Fools, Troubadours, and Storytellers, in Association with the Assassin's Right Ruthless Guild Hall, It's a Corporate Thing, You Don't Wanna Hear It]]. She's a KnifeNut, and carries even more knives each year -- including one underneath a ''massive'' dragonfly-print dress. Every year, she's told to disarm for whatever game the peasants use to attract people to the fight show, and every year, she pulls knives off her belt, sleeves, ''hair'', and other areas -- before inevitably being called out by her guild master, who "has good information she's got one more". She starts rolling her dress up... [[AvertedTrope And the Magistrate tells her to just keep that one so the show stays within a PG rating]].

A character is told to drop all his weapons, or is frisked. He lays down the [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotgun]], takes the [[{{Handguns}} pistol]] or pistols out of their holsters, and drops them onto the ground. Then the gun from the shoulder holster... the smaller concealed pistol in the ankle holster... the extra magazines... [[KnifeNut the hunting knife from his belt]]... [[KnifeNut the combat knife strapped to his leg]]... [[RuleOfThree the switchblade]]... the tear gas... the butterfly knife... the grenades... the shuriken... the ''[[BladeOnAStick poleaxe]]''... the ''[[StuffBlowingUp bazooka]]''...

If it's a relatively serious show, this is often used to boost a character's badass quotient. If it's a comedy, it's often used to highlight someone's HyperspaceArsenal. Though usually restricted to comedy or comic scenes, a character whose ExtendedDisarming reveals that they are a KnifeNut with a vast array of small, realistically-concealed weapons can make for a moment of squirming unease; particularly when they inevitably recover their former arsenal.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'': In ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'' episode "[[Recap/TheBookOfBobaFettS1E5ReturnOfTheMandalorian Return of the Mandalorian]]", Din Djarin must take commercial space transport. The porter droid forces him to check his weapons before he is allowed to board and he proceeds to fill an entire case with his rather extensive arsenal. In an interesting inversion, as soon as Din arrives on Tattooine, he sighs because now he has to put all of his weapons back on.

* ''Film/TheMatrix'': Played with in the iconic scene when Neo and Trinity walk into the offices of whatever vaguely-defined yet menacing government department the Agents work for and Neo sets off the metal detector. A bored security guard holding a handheld scanner starts the usual spiel asking him to "Please remove any metallic objects [he is] carrying; keys, loose change, belt buckle..." but instead Neo just lets his coat hang open to display [[TrenchcoatWarfare a truly absurd amount of automatic weapons]], which gets much the same point across.

* A variation in the first ''Film/TheMatrix'': Neo, wearing his trademark black BadassLongcoat, enters the lobby of the government building with his partner Trinity and sets off a metal detector. The security guard starts the usual request to remove any metal objects he has on his person, keys, loose change... then Neo casually opens his coat to show the myriad of different guns he has strapped on him. The guard can only respond with "... Holy shit!" before getting flattened with a palm strike.

A character is told to drop all his weapons, or is frisked. He lays down the [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter shotgun]], takes the [[{{Handguns}} pistol]] or pistols out of their holsters, and drops them onto the ground. Then the gun from the shoulder holster... the smaller concealed pistol in the ankle holster... the extra magazines... [[KnifeNut the hunting knife from his belt]]... [[KnifeNut the combat knife strapped to his leg]]... [[RuleOfThree the switchblade]]... the tear gas... [[ButterflyKnife the butterfly knife]]... the grenades... the shuriken... the ''[[BladeOnAStick poleaxe]]''... the ''[[StuffBlowingUp bazooka]]''...

* ''Franchise/StarWars'': In ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'' episode "[[Recap/TheBookOfBobaFettS1E5ReturnOfTheMandalorian Return of the Mandalorian]]", Din Djarin must take commercial space transport. The porter droids force him to check his weapons before he is allowed to board and he proceeds to fill an entire case with his rather extensive arsenal. In an interesting inversion, as soon as Din arrives on Tattooine, he sighs because now he has to put all of his weapons back on.

* ''Series/TheProfessionals''. A variation in "Look After Annie". Bodie catches a gang of thugs about to kill Doyle, shoots a couple to discourage the others and says, "Right, drop everything." After an assortment of weaponry hits the ground, Bodie snarls, "I said everything!" and forces them to drop their pants as well.

* On ''Series/GetSmart'', when Max and Siegfried meet each other to negotiate, they each agree to lay out their weapons. For every gun Max produces, Siegfried matches it. When Max pulls his switchblade knife, Siegfried says he doesn't have one, so Max pulls a ''second'' switchblade for him to toss in. This scene is repeated in one of the movies.
** Max produces a suicide pill, and invites Siegfried to try it. Siegfried indicates a "Suicide Ring", and when Max asks him to take it off, Siegfried responds, "I can't. If I do, my wife will kill me."

* A similar scene occurs in ''Film/TheHobbitTheDesolationOfSmaug'' when the dwarves are briefly locked up by the elves. Amongst other things, Fili carries a ''lot'' of knives. To the point where the guards are about to shove him in a cell and ''still'' find another one. Then when they make their escape, Fili produces a weapon they've missed.
** Inverted for laughs with his brother Kili:
--->'''Kili''' ''(to Tauriel)'' Aren't you going to search me? [[DoubleEntendre I could have anything down my trousers.]]
--->'''Tauriel''': [[DeadpanSnarker Or nothing.]]

* In ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'', episode [[Recap/TheBookOfBobaFettS1E5ReturnOfTheMandalorian ''Return of the Mandalorian'']], Din Djarin must take commercial space transport. The porter droids force him to check his weapons before he is allowed to board and he proceeds to fill an entire case with his rather extensive arsenal. In an interesting inversion, as soon as Din arrives on Tattooine, he sighs because now he has to put all of his weapons back on.

* ''Series/TheProfessionals''
** A variation in "Look After Annie". Bodie catches a gang of thugs about to kill Doyle, shoots a couple to discourage the others and says, "Right, drop everything." After an assortment of weaponry hits the ground, Bodie snarls, "I said everything!" and forces them to drop their pants as well.
** Downplayed in "Rogue" when the eponymous RogueAgent realises he has an intruder in his apartment. He looks to where he has a gun taped behind a wall painting but it's missing, so he dives behind a table and grabs a Beretta .32 taped underneath it.
--->"I'll give you a tip. When you find a gun easily, assume you're supposed to look for another one."

* ''Series/TheProfessionals'' has a variation in "Look After Annie". Bodie catches a gang of thugs about to kill Doyle, shoots a couple to discourage the others and says, "Right, drop everything." After an assortment of weaponry hits the ground, Bodie snarls, "I said everything!" and forces them to drop their pants as well.

* ''Film/{{Ultraviolet}}'': The heroine's {{Hammerspace}} arsenal is scanned by a security system, which begins to show two ''very'' long rows of guns. It tries to give a count before finally giving up and saying: "... Many." Notable in that these guns were not actually ''removed'', so she quickly begins to put them to use.

* 21st century airport security checks are often like this - before passing, a traveller takes out their laptop, e-book, tablet, phone; then removes from their pockets keys, coins, wallet, passport, e-cigarette; then takes off their coat, jumper, shoes, jewelry, and yet still somehow sets off the scanner.

* In many LARP systems, characters can potentially be armed with as many weapons as the player can physically carry. Under the right circumstances, this can include six swords (two at each hip and two crossed across the back), five knives (one tucked into the front of a belt, two in the boots/greaves, one on the back of each vambrace), any number of thrown knives in multiple bandoliers, a tower shield in one hand, a spear or polearm in the other and clawed gloves over the fingers. Not including potions, poisons, scrolls, magic tokens/cards and anything else that can be fit into a pocket or satchel.... All of which need to be removed at Time Out (or, quite often, when the player would like to sit down or bend over to tie their shoelaces....!)
* 21st century airport security checks are often like this - before passing, a traveller takes out their laptop, e-book, tablet, phone ... then removes from their pockets keys, coins, wallet, passport, e-cigarette ... then takes off their coat, jumper, shoes, jewelry ... And yet still somehow sets off the scanner!

* ''SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}}: Bounty Hunting for Fun and Profit''. "I always carry a big gun, a backup gun, a backup backup gun, some frag grenades, a big knife ''(the size of a cleaver)'', an' some smaller knives, a selection of garrotes an' knuckledusters, some more frag grenades, a hook an' chain... oh, and an exploding see-gar." ''(he takes his cigar out of his mouth just before it explodes)''

* ''Fanfic/ABoyAGirlAndADogTheLeithianScript'': Before entering [[HiddenElfVillage Nargothrond]] the guards request Beren leaves his weapons to them. Hilarity ensues when he starts to hand over weapon after weapon:
-->''Outside the Gates of Nargothrond. Enter Beren, escorted by the Rangers, but unbound.''\\

'''Captain:''' (''relieved'') Thank you for being so understanding about this. Now if you'll just come this way --\\

(''taking assorted dirks from vambraces, leggings, belts and backpack'')\\
'''Captain:''' (''staring at the mounting pile'') Oh... Is there more?\\
'''Beren:''' (''working poniards out of cloak hem and hand-guards'') Yup.\\

'''Beren:''' (''muffled, struggling out of his armor'') No, there are still the backups, but you'll have to wait a bit.\\
(''takes another several pounds of metal from undertunic, sleeves, waistband'')\\

* [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie LEGO Batman]] is required to turn in all weapons to enter Arkham Asylum, so as expected his utility belt and batarangs are submitted, but then adds a pile of medieval type weapons, rescue equipment, and one live dolphin. (The last one actually does makes sense [[Film/BatmanTheMovie in context]]).

** A different take on this trope appears in ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'', when Max removes the many weapons ActionGirl Furiosa has hidden in the cab of her War Rig. [[spoiler: As in ''Thunderdome'', one gets missed -- a dagger hidden in the gearstick.]]

* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' has a more realistic example in one of Ziva's first episodes.

'''Gibbs:''' And the knife concealed at your waist. ''[Ziva hands knife to Gibbs, who hands it back]'' You can keep this. [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow I just wanted you to know that I know]]. [[note]]This is a good thing, because she uses this knife to save their lives a while later. [[FridgeBrilliance Gibbs Rule #9: Never go anywhere without a knife]][[/note]].

* In the ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' episode "The Hive", Ronon Dex removes a succession of knives from about his person while the team is attempting to escape from a cell - prompting the question from his surprised team leader about how many knives he has on him. His answer: "How many do you need?" Minutes later, as the camera shows a proliferation of knives embedded into wall opposite their cell and Ronon pulling yet another out of his hair, Sheppard remarks, "You must have a hell of a time going through airports."

** Even if you don't abuse the encumbrance rules, there are plenty of ways to hide obscene amounts of weaponry. A ''[[HammerSpace portable hole]]'', for example, is a ten foot deep, six foot wide hole that can be folded up into the size of a handkerchief. (Aside from storage, it can also be used to make temporary holes in walls.) Then there's the ''BagOfHolding'', the largest version of which is equivalent to a 10x10x10 foot room inside but will fit on your belt. Take how much shit the average college student has lying around in his dorm room, then take out anything that's there for his comfort (since there's no air in the bag) and allow him to fill that up too, and you have a good idea of exactly how useful those things can be.

** Unsurprisingly, there's a build in 3rd edition that optimises this trope. Quick Draw lets you draw a weapon as a free action, Iaijutsu Focus lets you deal extra damage with the first attack you make as you draw a weapon, and Fleshgrinding weapons stick in the target and keep doing damage. Combine the three, and you can get a character who draws a weapon, embeds it in someone, draws another weapon, stabs them again... a total of 15 times in 6 seconds.

* Franchise/TheWorldOfDarkness generally has a number of versions of this per splat, but the cake pretty much goes to mages and vampires:

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-->'''Camille''': I understand everything else, but why the rubber chicken?\\
'''Darkwing''': Eh, it gets a laugh at parties.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': Inverted/parodied in "Placebo Effect". Archer starts a bare-chested LockAndLoadMontage of putting on four guns, three knives, and a grenade--only for the perspective to pull back and show he was doing ''it in front of'' a guy he was trying to intimidate, having apparently taken off all his gear and his ''clothes'' first.

* ''WesternAnimation/DefendersOfTheEarth'' has an episode in which the heroes (Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, Mandrake's bodyguard Lothar, and the Phantom)have to disarm when passing a robotic security checkpoint. Lothar disgorges a surprising number of weapons, goes to pass the checkpoint, and is stopped by the robot sentry. Lothar, looking aggreived, surrenders some throwing knives he had hidden in his vest.