History Main / TwangHello

%%** Done by a bow-wielding villain to announce his presence to Purdey in "Faces".

* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': In "Blood Wedding" one of the suspects puts a longbow arrow into a tree next to Barnaby's head. He claims it was an accident, but there is every indication it was intended as a warning.

* ''FilmGodsGun'': When Johnny tries to run from the saloon to fetch the sheriff, Jess Clayton throws a knife into the door beside his head; stopping him in his tracks.

[[caption-width-right:350:The locals have made a strong [[IncrediblyLamePun point]] about trespassing.]]

%%** Arya Stark is introduced this way to the Archer of the Brotherhood Without Banners -- a RobinHood-homaging merry band of anarcho-communist guerrilla fighters. %%"This way" doesn't say anything on its own.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThehunchbackOfNotreDameDisney'': After the ferryman has smuggled the gypsies into Paris, Frollo's guards make their presence known by shooting an arrow into the pole he is holding.

See BlastingItOutOfTheirHands for a subtrope which helpfully disarms the opponent, and KnifeOutline if it [[ClothingDamage pins their shirt to the wall]]. Compare ClickHello, the gun version of this trope, though there's obviously some overlap; there's nothing to stop a character achieving this trope with a warning shot from a firearm, or performing a [[DramaticGunCock Dramatic Crossbow Cock]] to save on bolts.

* From a recent Priceline Negotiator ad: a group of martial artists were sitting at a desk looking for a good vacation deal online and William Shatner entered the scene by throwing a shuriken at their desk, with the martial artists doing that obligatory look-up that accompanies this trope.

* Osaka does this with a pinwheel of all things in one ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' episode.
* Guy from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' usually makes his DynamicEntry by throwing a kunai (before the kick to the face. Ouch.)
** Naruto himself does this at one point when Orochimaru (the current BigBad) is about to attack one of his teammates, only to stop short as a hail of knives come down right where he was about to [[strike:step]] slither.
** Another example is right when Kisame [[spoiler: is about to cut the eight-tail host's legs off to prevent him from escaping. One of the host's students takes a throwing star, enhances it with lightning chakra, and slashes most of the blade off of the sword Kisame was holding. "Sorry we're late, Bee."]]
* Condor Joe from ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' also uses feather-shaped projectile weapons in this way. His usually land in someone's neck.
* Tuxedo Kamen/Mask in ''Anime/SailorMoon'' would always make his entrance by throwing a rose in the midst of a battle or conversation.
** He even does this to some kind of [[IndyEscape rolling boulder]] monster. Rose thrown, guitar chord, begins his rant... and is interrupted when the monster rolls over the rose and keeps rolling. The look on his face is priceless.
* Ikki from ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' does this all the time with the "feathers" from his armor. Notable in that he often ''hits'' people with these razor-sharp feathers, mostly because they were in the middle of attacking his younger brother.

* Mako from ''Anime/YuGiOh''. Parodied in ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'':
-->"[If you want to get my attention] just ask! Just say, 'Hey, Yugi, could you stay a little longer?' Don't lob a freakin' ''harpoon'' at me! Seriously, that's, like, the rudest thing ever!"

* Franchise/{{Batman}} has his Batarangs, although he's just as likely to use the HeyYouHaymaker. Really, any comics character who uses throwing weapons has probably done this at some point.

* ComicBook/GreenArrow's normal method of announcing his presence to evildoers.
* ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} takes this up a notch. It doesn't matter if he actually ''hits'' the guy because [[StuffBlowingUp his arrows explode]]
* Like most comic-book archers, ComicBook/RobynHood has a fondness for this.

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* In ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached'', Eric o' the Green and his men greet the four and the Hunter this way in the Forest of Screams, which has the unintentional effect of triggering Ringo's “escape clause” teleport and sending him over a hundred miles away, which is mighty inconvenient.
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* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':
** Arya Stark is introduced this way to the Archer of the Brotherhood Without Banners -- a RobinHood-homaging merry band of anarcho-communist guerrilla fighters.
** Theon Greyjoy did this to save Bran from bandits and was very annoyed about getting yelled at for it, because the guy might have been wearing armor, or lived long enough to kill Bran.

* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. This is Oliver Queen's preferred way of entering a fight scene. In the first season, The Hood would announce his presence by shooting out all the lights. Over time, Oliver has amassed quite a few trick arrows that explode or emit knockout gas following the initial one.
** Yao Fei, the man who first taught Oliver how to survive on the island he was marooned on. He introduces himself by ''shooting'' Oliver with an arrow. It does however [[SinkOrSwimMentor quickly get across the point]] that the island is a dangerous place where there are people who will kill him.
* Happens several times on ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', when a vampire would suddenly get dusted, to reveal the Slayer standing in his place holding a stake. There were also examples with actual arrows in "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E8Pangs}} Pangs]]" and "[[{{Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS5E20Spiral}} Spiral]]", when Buffy is up against AnachronismStew villains.

* This is how Robin Hood makes his entrance in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E3RobotOfSherwood Robot of Sherwood]]". [[TemptingFate Right after the Doctor says there's no such person as Robin Hood.]]

** Done by a bow-wielding villain to announce his presence to Purdey in "Faces".

* ''Series/RobinHood'' loves to do this. Common in many Robin Hood series, including ''Series/RobinOfSherwood'' such as the pre-credit sequence of "The Power of Albion".

** Like his comic book incarnation, Green Arrow does this a lot, as well.

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* Used by the Pig Natives in ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland'' with spears, in a failed BigDamnHeroes move.
-->'''Chief:''' Ah, we see you have Boom-boom sticks... Bye-bye. ''[all scarper]''

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* In ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'', the duel between Jacob Starr and David Jackson starts with Jacob throwing his knife at David, only for it to miss and hit the tree David was standing in front of.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Opens [[spoiler:Mai's]] BigDamnHeroes moment in "The Boiling Rock".
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