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Zoro: Are you seriously about to walk into a trap that is so damn obvious? One even a headless zombie would have the sense to run away from?
Luffy: Pretty much, yeah.
Comic Books
"Being a hero isn't just about punching the bad guys. Even if that's what we spend a lot of our time doing. It doesn't mean you only help the people you completely trust or act only when it's safe. Heck, sometimes it means you walk into a trap '''knowing''' it's a trap. Because there could be lives at stake. Great power, great responsibility. I know you've heard it a million times. But it's about more than just choosing to take action. It's about choosing to take on the risk. Sometimes you'll be wrong. Sometimes you'll swing straight into danger for no good reason at all. But you'll do it anyway, because there's the smallest chance that someone needs your help. And that's the responsibility you accepted when you put on that mask."
— Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, Issue #15, written by Jody Houser.
Supergirl: There is a girl there. A prisoner. Test subject. She needs our help.
Batgirl: And how'd you find out about her?
Supergirl: Long-distance telepathic transmission. Only I can hear her.
Batgirl: Ah, the old incarcerated psychic trick. If I had a nickel for every time—
Supergirl describes Gayle's psychic message.
Batgirl: Gayle? Doesn't sound like a Kryptonian name.
Supergirl: I know there are inconsistencies, but I cannot risk leaving one of my people in danger.
Batgirl: And how'd you find out about her?
Supergirl: Long-distance telepathic transmission. Only I can hear her.
Batgirl: Ah, the old incarcerated psychic trick. If I had a nickel for every time—
Supergirl describes Gayle's psychic message.
Batgirl: Gayle? Doesn't sound like a Kryptonian name.
Supergirl: I know there are inconsistencies, but I cannot risk leaving one of my people in danger.
Superman: Amalak?! Aboard the Satellite— Speaking over the intra-vessel hailing frequency?!
Amalak: Correct!
Superman: Obviously, you've prepared a trap for me— And I can't be sure you'll keep your word!
Amalak: Obviously— Correct again! But then— you have no way of knowing I will not keep it, either!
Superman: All right, All right! I get the idea— So I'm here!
Amalak: Correct!
Superman: Obviously, you've prepared a trap for me— And I can't be sure you'll keep your word!
Amalak: Obviously— Correct again! But then— you have no way of knowing I will not keep it, either!
Superman: All right, All right! I get the idea— So I'm here!
There's an event horizon inside. A private universe. Luthor was betting on me following them, trapping myself in there. So I have to make a leap of faith. To simply gamble that I'll discover something Luthor doesn't know. I'll take that bet!
Then it's true— Luthor has stripped away my super-powers!— But why? And what about his coy "invitation" to me— to escape? Obviously, he wants me to make an attempt... so I'll waltz right into traps he's set for me! Then it's a question of whether I can outwit him...
Film — Live-Action
Thor: You know it's a trap, right?
Tony: Yeah...I don't much care.
Thor: Good. Just as long as we're all in agreement.
Tony: Yeah...I don't much care.
Thor: Good. Just as long as we're all in agreement.
Gamora: It's almost certainly a trap!
Peter Quill: A trap isn't a trap if you know the trap is trying to trap you. It's a face-off.
Peter Quill: A trap isn't a trap if you know the trap is trying to trap you. It's a face-off.
Anakin: I sense Count Dooku.
Obi-Wan: I sense a trap.
Anakin: Next move?
Obi-Wan: Spring the trap.
Obi-Wan: I sense a trap.
Anakin: Next move?
Obi-Wan: Spring the trap.
Blofeld: Kronsteen, you're sure this plan is foolproof?
Kronsteen: Yes, because I have anticipated every possible variation of countermove.
Klebb: But what makes you think that M will oblige you by falling in with your plan?
Kronsteen: For the simple reason that this is so obviously a trap. My reading of the British mentality is that they always treat a trap as a challenge.
Kronsteen: Yes, because I have anticipated every possible variation of countermove.
Klebb: But what makes you think that M will oblige you by falling in with your plan?
Kronsteen: For the simple reason that this is so obviously a trap. My reading of the British mentality is that they always treat a trap as a challenge.
Video Games
Comissioner Gordon: You know it's a trap.
Batman: Of course it is.
Batman: Of course it is.
— Batman: Arkham Asylum, right before walking through a corridor the Joker opened for him.
"Certain mutual friends of ours are quite upset that some of their plans have been discovered, so they've decided to set a trap. However, I know that it's a trap, and I must assume that they know I know it's a trap. So really, it's more of an invitation. An invitation to an ambush. Shall I send your RSVP?"
— Indigo, City of Heroes
Johnny: I don't know, Jackie. This whole thing... It smells like a trap.
Jackie: That's cause it is a trap, dummy! But I don't have a choice. I can't let them keep hurting Jenny!
Jackie: That's cause it is a trap, dummy! But I don't have a choice. I can't let them keep hurting Jenny!
—The Darkness II
"I fear that if this is a trap, we are already caught in it."
— Arl Eamon Guerrin, Dragon Age: Origins
"I believe you should set in all traps set for you thereby disarming them!"
— Yuja, Half-Minute Hero: The Second Coming, trying unsuccessfully to hide the fact that he just fell for a very obvious trap
Master Chief: This could be a trap.
Cortana: You say that like there's a second possibility?
— Halo 4
Patricia Dahl: I'm stuck again... There's nothing in the room except for a bookcase trap.
Painting Lady/Dahlia: A bookcase trap?
Patricia: A book is sticking out and I just know if I pull it something bad is going to happen. Like maybe spikes or a trap door.
Dahlia: ...
Patricia: I have to pull it. Don't I?
Dahlia: ...
Patricia: I was afraid of that...
Painting Lady/Dahlia: A bookcase trap?
Patricia: A book is sticking out and I just know if I pull it something bad is going to happen. Like maybe spikes or a trap door.
Dahlia: ...
Patricia: I have to pull it. Don't I?
Dahlia: ...
Patricia: I was afraid of that...
Okay, yes, it's a trap. But it's our only way through. Let's just do it.
— GLaDOS, Portal 2
Cap'n Cuttlefish: Stay back, Agent 3! It's a trap!
Agent 1: Figures...
Agent 2: But we don't have a choice!
Agent 1: Figures...
Agent 2: But we don't have a choice!
— Splatoon
Webcomics
"If it's a trap then it's a plot point and we have to follow the plot."
— Karn, Adventurers! comic #114
Kaff Tagon: This could be a trap.
Karl Tagon: I'm curious, son: When has "this could be a trap" ever stopped you?
Kaff: Stopped me? Never. Slowed me down while I load the guns? Every time.
Karl Tagon: I'm curious, son: When has "this could be a trap" ever stopped you?
Kaff: Stopped me? Never. Slowed me down while I load the guns? Every time.
Western Animation
Terry: How did you know Robin would get there in time to save you?
Bruce: I didn't.
Terry: Then for all you knew, you were walking into a trap with no way out.
Bruce: Sometimes you have to.
Bruce: I didn't.
Terry: Then for all you knew, you were walking into a trap with no way out.
Bruce: Sometimes you have to.
"This couldn't be a more obvious trap if there was a sign that said 'Free Cookies'!"
— Kevin, Ben 10: Alien Force
Robin: Holy broken beaks! He must be kidding if he thinks we're gonna fall for that!
Batman: It's an obvious trap all right, Robin. But we have to take the bait and see what the Penguin's up to.
Batman: It's an obvious trap all right, Robin. But we have to take the bait and see what the Penguin's up to.
Spider-Man: So, Gobby offered you the secret toy surprise, too. Trap?
Tombstone: Trap.
Spider-Man: Yeah, I figured. Race you inside!
Tombstone: Trap.
Spider-Man: Yeah, I figured. Race you inside!
