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* In both the Marvel-616 and Ultimate Universes, {{Captain America}} goes on the offensive as soon as he's defrosted from the block of ice where he was discovered.
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* [[TortallUniverse Aly]] tends to leap up with knives in hand when woken up unexpectedly.
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* According to ''TheUnfinishedSpellingErrorsOfBolkien'', this is so common in Rohan, the morning buglers have learned to just run away after playing a single note, lest they get hacked to bits by the troops they just woke up.
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* If the player chose the High Chaos path from the OldSaveBonus in ''VideoGame/Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches'', a scene which has Daud grabbing one his underlings by the throat as he is waken up is shown.

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* If the player chose the High Chaos path from the OldSaveBonus in ''VideoGame/Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches'', a scene which has Daud grabbing one his underlings by the throat as he is waken up is shown.
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Compare RingRingCRUNCH, InstantWakingSkills. For a similar reaction from someone who is awake, but taken by surprise, see DontSneakUpOnMeLikeThat

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Compare RingRingCRUNCH, InstantWakingSkills. For a similar reaction from someone who is awake, but taken by surprise, see DontSneakUpOnMeLikeThatDontSneakUpOnMeLikeThat.



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* From ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
--> '''Sokka:''' *wakes up wielding weapons* Huh? Did we get captured again?



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* [[http://xkcd.com/225/ Richard Stallman]] in ''{{Webcomic/xkcd}}'' takes a pair of katanas from under his bed and fights off Microsoft's agents who try to kill him. After this comic came out, [[{{Defictionalization}} some fans bought him a Katana]].
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* Kyle Reese in ''TheTerminator'' wakes up from a nightmare and reflexively grabs for his rifle.
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* In Alex Garland's novel ''TheBeach'', one character talks in a very pissed off manner about a time when another character was nodding off to sleep. There came a slight noise in the bushes, and he leapt up with his knife.

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* In Alex Garland's novel ''TheBeach'', ''Literature/TheBeach'', one character talks in a very pissed off manner about a time when another character was nodding off to sleep. There came a slight noise in the bushes, and he leapt up with his knife.



* In ''HarryPotter'', Harry warns Ron against visiting Moody first thing in the morning, for fear that Moody will respond this way.

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* In ''HarryPotter'', ''Literature/HarryPotter'', Harry warns Ron against visiting Moody first thing in the morning, for fear that Moody will respond this way.

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* In ''TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', {{sidekick}} Gordito is afraid of waking up Dr. [=McNinja=] for this very reason.
** Gordito himself is often subjected to literal rude awakenings; the Doc only seems to drop him off at his parents' house when he's asleep, leaving him to wake up startled in strange and often dangerous conditions.
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* In ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', {{sidekick}} Gordito is afraid of waking up Dr. [=McNinja=] for this very reason.
** Gordito himself is often subjected to literal rude awakenings; the Doc only seems to drop him off at his parents' house when he's asleep, leaving him to wake up startled in strange and often dangerous conditions.
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* In WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros, both Brock Samson and Molotov Cocktease do this, to Hank and Dr Venture respectively

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* In TheVentureBros, both Brock Samson and Molotov Cocktease do this, to Hank and Dr Venture respectively

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* In ''Webcomic/CommanderKitty'', the first thing that Nin Wah[[spoiler:'s android clone]] does upon waking is [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2011/07/31/is-this-the-dream/ punch CK in the face.]]
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* In [[SamuraiX Trust & Betrayal]] Tomoe drapes a sleeping Kenshin in a blanket. She gets a katana drawn and placed inches from her neck for her trouble.

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* In [[SamuraiX ''[[SamuraiX Trust & Betrayal]] Betrayal]]'' Tomoe drapes a sleeping Kenshin in a blanket. She gets a katana drawn and placed inches from her neck for her trouble.
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Compare RingRingCRUNCH, InstantWakingSkills. For a similar reaction from someone who is awake, but taken by surprise, see DontSneakUpOnMeLikeThat.

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Compare RingRingCRUNCH, InstantWakingSkills. For a similar reaction from someone who is awake, but taken by surprise, see DontSneakUpOnMeLikeThat.DontSneakUpOnMeLikeThat

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* Parodied in ''30 Rock.'' Tracy warns Liz that he has BadDreams, but not to wake him or he will attack her.
* When alarmer, ''{{NCIS}}'''s Tony, Ziva, and Gibbs have all been shown to leap for a weapon/punch.

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* Parodied in ''30 Rock.''Series/ThirtyRock.'' Tracy warns Liz that he has BadDreams, but not to wake him or he will attack her.
** In another episode, the writers get [[ButtMonkey Kenneth]] to prank a sleeping Lutz by waking him up while wearing a gorilla mask. They underestimate the violence of his reaction -- his first reaction is to punch Ken hard in the face, and his second is to grab [[GolfClubbing a nearby golf club]] -- and by the time they (eventually) break them up, Lutz is throttling Kenneth with the shaft of the club.
* When alarmer, alarmed, ''{{NCIS}}'''s Tony, Ziva, and Gibbs have all been shown to leap for a weapon/punch.



* Happened to Duncan once in ''{{Series/Highlander}}'' 'Forgive Us Our Tresspasses''. Duncan was having problems with an old enemy who saw him as a mass killer for things that happened during the Scottish rebellions in the 18th century. Duncan had nightmares and woke up struggling and punching until Amanda calmed him down.

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* Happened to Duncan once in ''{{Series/Highlander}}'' 'Forgive Us Our Tresspasses''.Trespasses''. Duncan was having problems with an old enemy who saw him as a mass killer for things that happened during the Scottish rebellions in the 18th century. Duncan had nightmares and woke up struggling and punching until Amanda calmed him down.
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* When Cook wakes up Jason after the night when he is accepted into the Sawyer household, and he instictually grabs him by throat.

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* When Cook wakes up Jason in ''Comicbook/JasonVsLeatherface'' after the night when he is accepted into the Sawyer household, and he instictually grabs him by throat.
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* In ''TheHungerGames'', Haymitch often sleeps with a knife in his hand, due to his experiences in the Games.

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* Happens in the closing scene of ''Film/DressedToKill''.
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* Happened to Duncan once in ''{{Series/Highlander}}'' 'Forgive Us Our Tresspasses''. Duncan was having problems with an old enemy who saw him as a mass killer for things that happened during the Scottish rebellions in the 18th century. Duncan had nightmares and woke up struggling and punching until Amanda calmed him down.

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* In ''[=~The Adventures of Dr. McNinja~=]'', {{sidekick}} Gordito is afraid of waking up Dr. [=McNinja=] for this very reason.

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* Wolverine does this to Rogue in the first ''{{Film/X-Men}}'' movie, however goes too far and instinctively stabs her in the chest.
* Overlapping with CatapultNightmare, Aragorn in the movie version of ''LordOfTheRings''.

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* In ''TheHungerGames'', Haymitch often sleeps with a knife in his hand, due to his experiences in the Games.

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* Parodied in ''30 Rock.'' Tracy warns Liz that he has BadDreams, but not to wake him or he will attack her.
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Compare RingRingCRUNCH, InstantWakingSkills.

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Compare RingRingCRUNCH, InstantWakingSkills. For a similar reaction from someone who is awake, but taken by surprise, see DontSneakUpOnMeLikeThat.
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* When alarmer, ''{{NCIS}}'''s Tony, Ziva, and Gibbs have all been shown to leap for a weapon/punch.

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