History Main / MetalDetectorCheckpoint

* The Intensive Treatment Unit in [[BatmanArkhamAsylum]] uses some sort of high-tech x-ray chamber but the Arkham Mansion has a Metal Detector Checkpoint on one side of a corridor intersection. Aside from alerting some gun-toting [[mooks]] that you're here it serves no purpose at all.

* ''PhineasAndFerb'': implied when Major Monogram mentions having a lot of metals in him metaphorically by Dr Doofenshmirtz.

* ''Left4Dead'': the Dead Air level has these. Given the human characters are carrying guns, you best avoid these.

* In ''Penn And Teller Get Killed'', {{Penn and Teller}} play tricks on each other throughout the film. At an airport Teller does stuff to make Penn look guilty at the metal detector. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt9IdPttScQ Link]].

* In ''Penn And Teller Get Killed'', Penn and Teller play tricks on each other throughout the film. At an airport Teller does stuff to make Penn look guilty at the metal detector. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt9IdPttScQ Link]].

** Later in the same issue, Shatterstar tries to take his swords through airport security. The TSA was strict even back then.

* Another variety is when two people walk through a metal detector in quick succession, and the obviously wrong one gets hassled by security. Say, a cartoonish shady character in sunglasses with lots of suspicious weapon-shaped lumps visible under their long-coat and a ticking suit-case walks through, followed closely by a kind-looking little old lady with grey hair. The security personnel ignore the former, and throw the latter to the ground in a panic, possibly while screaming for backup. HilarityEnsues.

* In issue 22 v.1 of his first series, {{Cable}} goes through metal detectors at the airport and gets stopped by security, only for him to explain it's his keys. This coming from a man known to pack heat and has a metal arm. Domino points this out and Cable replies that he'd never "bring a gun through airport security. At least not a metal one..."

* In issue 22 v.1 of his first series, [[Cable]] goes through metal detectors at the airport and gets stopped by security, only for him to explain it's his keys. This coming from a man known to pack heat and has a metal arm. Domino points this out and Cable replies that he'd never "bring a gun through airport security. At least not a metal one..."

* In issue 22 v.1 of his first series, ''comicbook/Cable'' goes through metal detectors at the airport and gets stopped by security, only for him to explain it's his keys. This coming from a man known to pack heat and has a metal arm. Domino points this out and Cable replies that he'd never "bring a gun through airport security. At least not a metal one..."

* In issue 22 v.1 of his first series, ''Cable'' goes through metal detectors at the airport and gets stopped by security, only for him to explain it's his keys. This coming from a man known to pack heat and has a metal arm. Domino points this out and Cable replies that he'd never "bring a gun through airport security. At least not a metal one..."

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* At one point in ''DeathNote'', part of the Kira Investigation Squad ends up having to take his pants off to get through a metal detector.

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* In [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6202160/1/Check_Point Check Point]] [[IronMan Tony]] and Pepper went to fly on a public airplane so that Tony can get closer to the common people. Unfortunately, Tony forgot that his arc reactor can set off metal detectors.

** Hotel in ''{{Hitman}}: Contracts'' has a few, including the door. So much for being given a cool sniper rifle. Though it's possible to smuggle it in, and it's possible to smuggle the bomb out (it's a mission objective). A security uniform helps (they are ''supposed to'' be armed, of course).

* In Police Academy 5, the team is traveling via commercial airline-including the insufferable Capt. Harris and his lackey, Proctor. Ventriloquist trickster Larvelle Jones (MichaelWinslow) throws his voice to imitate a metal detector alarm every time Harris passes through it. Harris obligingly surrenders metal from his body, including keys, wallet, watch, swagger stick, belt buckle (this last with a bit of overenthusiastic help from Proctor), (although comspicuously forgetting badge, coat buttons, and officer's hat-did I mention he was traveling in uniform...well, RuleOfFunny) but the alarm continues to "go off". Then a distraction causes him to forget to use his hands to hold up his now beltless pants...

* ''{{Vexxarr}}'' has fun with a standard airport security guy [[http://www.vexxarr.com/archive.php?seldate=020905 checking]] an ''armored robot'' for random metal objects.

* Happens twice in ''Léon'' a/k/a ''TheProfessional'':

* Another variety is when two people walk through a metal detector in quick succession, and the obviously wrong one gets hassled by security. Say, a cartoonish shady character in sunglasses with lots of suspicious weapon-shaped lumps visible under their long-coat and a ticking suit-case walks through, followed closely by a kind-looking little old lady with grey hair. The security personnel ignore the former, and throw the latter to the ground in a panic, possibly while screaming for backup. Hilarity Ensues.

* In ''PoliceQuest II'', just make sure to show your police id when going through the airport metal detector.