History Main / NothingUpMySleeve

* * Performance artiste Ursula Martinez does a set-piece in her [[{{Burlesque}} stage act]] that sends up the conventions of both stage magic and striptease, where she is bothered by a red handkerchief that keeps disappearing and reappearing from [[VictoriasSecretCompartment ever more improbable places]]. As she strips off completely while searching for the pesky red hanky, its final appearance is apparently from [[CountryMatters the oddest place of all]]. This is literally a case of a stage magician demonstrating that there is nothing up her sleeve - as there's no sleeve there at all. [[note]]: while a [=SFW=] edited version exists on [=YouTube=] and other places, the full version of the act - while wildly funny - is very definitely NotSafeForWork. (hence there is no link given here). [[/note]]

* * Performance artiste Ursula Martinez does a set-piece in her [[{{Burlesque}} stage act]] that sends up the conventions of both stage magic and striptease, where she is bothered by a red handkerchief that keeps disappearing and reappearing from [[VictoriasSecretCompartment ever more improbable places]]. As she strips off completely while searching for the pesky red hanky, its final appearance is apparently from [[CountryMatters the oddest place of all]]. This is literally a case of a stage magician demonstrating that there is nothing up her sleeve - as there's no sleeve there at all. [[note]]: while a [=SFW=] edited version exists on YouTube and other places, the full version of the act - while wildly funny - is very definitely NotSafeForWork. (hence there is no link given here). [[/note]]

* In "Tomorrow I Die", a ''Fallen Angels'' episode adapted from a short story by Creator/MickeySpillane, the protagonist is taken hostage by a gang of armed robbers. It turns out to be a case of MuggingTheMonster when he produces [[GunsAkimbo two spring-loaded derringers]] and guns down the criminals. [[spoiler:And then the remaining hostages so he can take the loot for himself.]] A criminal had given him a perfunctory pat-down earlier but missed the sleeves [[BatmanGambit because the protagonist had his arms raised in surrender]].

* ''/Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': Mara Jade, a trained undercover operative, typically carries a tiny blaster pistol hidden in her sleeve.

* From ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', we have Baiken, who uses a whole assortment of gizmos hidden in her sleeve along with her katana.
** Justified in that [[HandicappedBadass there's no arm in the sleeve]], leaving more room for concealed weapons.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'', Ganondorf hides swords in his oversized kimono sleeves.

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* When the Jedi confront Palpatine in his office in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', Palpatine drops his lightsaber out of his right sleeve into his hand before leaping toward the Jedi to attack them.

* Darth Sidious in ''Franchise/StarWars: Episode [=III=]'' had his lightsaber hidden in his sleeve (that, or he used the Force to pull the lightsaber to him).

* In the ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' novel ''Field of Dishonor'' Andrew [=LaFollet=] is shown to carry a small "holdout" pulser in a holster on his left wrist.

* Mara Jade in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' novels. One of her signature weapons is a tiny blaster pistol hidden in her sleeve.

* In one sequence during ''Film/{{Saw}}'', Jigsaw deploys a hidden blade from a spring-loaded contraption in his sleeve when confronted by police.

* ''Series/ThePunisher2017'': Billy Russo sports a spring-loaded knife up his right sleeve. The first time he uses it is in episode 7 to kill Colonel Bennett after Bennett is rendered a liability, with the scene staged to look like death by BDSM gone bad. The second time he uses it is to kill Sam Stein, taking advantage of Sam's shock at seeing his face upon unmasking him. In the climatic fight with Frank at the end of Season 1, he grapples with Frank and springs it fully through Frank's forearm. Then he puts it through Frank's shoulder as well. [[Spoiler: It doesn't save him.]]

* ''Series/ThePunisher2017'': Billy Russo sports a spring-loaded knife up his right sleeve. The first time he uses it is in episode 7 to kill Colonel Bennett after Bennett is rendered a liability, with the scene staged to look like death by BDSM gone bad. The second time he uses it is to kill Sam Stein, taking advantage of Sam's shock at seeing his face upon unmasking him.

** Angel had spring-loaded [[WoodenStake stakes]] in [[DualWielding both sleeves]]. They appeared fairly frequently in Season 1, before fading out in later seasons. They would return in the GrandFinale, this time wielded by Gunn.