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Very prevalent in {{Anime}}, whenever a person's opponent gets behind them, instead of [[IdiotBall turning around]], their eyes will snap sideways. As anyone with any common sense will tell you, it doesn't work. However, it just [[RuleOfCool looks so much cooler]] this way.

** It happens multiple times in Gaaras fight with Rock Lee, after Lee removes his [[spoiler:[[IAmNotLeftHanded training weights]]]].

** If a fight scene with [[LightningBruiser Ichigo]] goes by without one of these, then something is seriously wrong.
*** Well, either that, or Ichigo is in for a CurbStompBattle.

*** Not so much "lives off of", but same as ''Bleach'', it's use is fairly common because of the TeleportSpam.
*** Any show with lots of [[TeleportSpam teleport spamming]] is pretty much guaranteed to have this.

-->-- '''ChipCheezum''', ''{{Xin}}, Session #7''

* {{Naruto}} is fairly fond of this.

** Hell, DragonBallZ ''lives'' off of this trope.

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* ''{{Bleach}}'' uses this fairly often as well, often during a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMOA.]]

* In ShinMegamiTenseiNocturne; The Demifiend does this when [[spoiler: He fights Dante in the Labyrinth of Amala]]

* {{Bleach}} uses this fairly often as well, often during a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMOA.]]

*** Not so much "lives off of", but same as bleach, it's use is fairly common because of the TeleportSpam.

* On the cover of ''VideoGame/{{Half-Life 2}}: Episode 2'', there is a pair of Hunters sneaking up on Gordon and Alyx. They seem to be aware of their presence, but are looking to the side instead of behind them.

*** Any show with lots of [[TeleportSpam teleport spamming]] is pretty much guarunteed to have this.

Very prevalent in {{Anime}}, whenever a person's opponent gets behind them, instead of [[IdiotBall turning around]], instead their eyes will snap sideways. As anyone with any common sense will tell you, it doesn't work. However, it just [[RuleOfCool looks so much cooler]] this way.

Very prevalent in {{Anime}}, whenever a persons opponent gets behind them, instead of [[IdiotBall turning around]], instead their eyes will snap sideways. As anyone with any common sense will tell you, it doesn't work. However, it just [[RuleOfCool looks so much cooler]] this way.

* On the cover of HalfLife2: Episode 2, there is a pair of Hunters sneaking up on Gordon and Alyx. They seem to be aware of their presence, but are looking to the side instead of behind them.

This is often accompanied by a close up of the persons face, or even the outside eye. There is also a calmer version used to demonstrate the fact that the observant character is well aware that the spy or stowaway is there. Yet ''another'' variation is used when the character is talking to someone with his/her back turned to them. If this happens, [[NoticeThis pay attention]] to what was just said, because [[CaptainObvious it's probably important.]] [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Not that you can tell from behind.]]

This is often accompanied by a close up of the persons face, or even the outside eye. There is also a calmer version used to demonstrate the fact that the obvservant charecter is well aware that the spy or stowaway is there. Yet ''another'' variation is used when the character is talking to someone with his/her back turned to them. If this happens, [[NoticeThis pay attention]] to what was just said, because [[CaptainObvious it's probably important.]] [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Not that you can tell from behind.]]

* Naruto is fairly fond of this.
** It happens multiple times in Gaaras fight with Rock Lee, after Lee removes his [[spoiler:training wieghts]].
* Bleach uses this fairly often as well, often during a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMOA.]]

** Hell, DragonballZ ''lives'' off of this trope.

* On the cover of Half Life 2: Episode 2, there is a pair of Hunters sneaking up on Gordon and Alyx. They seem to be aware of their presence, but are looking to the side instead of behind them.

This is often accompanied by a close up of the persons face, or even the outside eye. There is also a calmer version used to demonstrate the fact that the obvservant charecter is well aware that the spy or stowaway is there. Yet ''another'' variation is used when the character is talking to someone with his/her back turned to them. If this happens, pay attention to what was just said, because [[CaptainObvious it's probably important.]] [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Not that you can tell from behind.]]

This is often accompanied by a close up of the persons face, or even the outside eye. There is also a calmer version used to demonstrate the fact that the obvservant charecter is well aware that the spy or stowaway is there. Yet ''another'' variation is used when the character is talking to someone with his/her back turned to them. If this happens, [[CaptainObvious pay attention to what was just said, because it's probably important.]]

* On the cover of [[Half Life]] 2: Episode 2, there is a pair of Hunters sneaking up on Gordon and Alyx. They seem to be aware of their presence, but are looking to the side instead of behind them.

*** Well, either that, or Ichigo is in for a CurbStompBattle.

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This trope is almost never played for comedy. If it's the AsideGlance, then it's not this. Compare LookBehindYou.

This trope is almost never PlayedForComedy. If it's the AsideGlance, then it's not this. Compare LookBehindYou.