r/TopCharacterTropes • • Jul 08 '26

Powers (Hilarious Trope) That's not how this gun works!

EDIT: Just so you know, I might have been wrong about the 3rd example!

  1. The Simpsons (Season 30, Episode 9) - The character is holding a revolver (which is normally charged by putting the bullets inside the cylinder) and charging it by putting a magazine in the grip like a Glock. Please note that this was done intentionally to make fun of how guns are portrayed unrealistically in movies;
  2. Shadow the Hedgehog video game - In one of the trailers, Shadow is holding what I think was an M4A1 and, in this shot, he is arming it by pulling the handguard like a shotgun. The handguard is only for protecting the shooter from the heat generated by the barrel.
  3. Stranger Things (Season 5, Episode 8) - During the fight with the Mindflayer, Nancy is loading an M4A1-5, and, after she inserts a magazine, she is pushing the carrying handle to arm it like a shotgun. That's not what a carrying handle is for, obviously.

I want to mention that I know there's another popular example with a silencer for a shotgun or something, but I am not familiar with it. Also, I tried my best to identify each gun, so please correct me if I was wrong about any of them.

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u/Loose_Translator8981 Jul 08 '26

Scary Movie 3. It is, without exaggeration, the funniest part of the movie, and you get the whole gag just looking at a GIF.

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u/hewkii2 Jul 08 '26

The follow up is pretty good too.

Without their heads, they’re powerless!

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u/Skellos Jul 08 '26

There is also the cop whose hat gets progressively larger with every cut.

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u/imabrickshithouse Jul 08 '26

That movie had some great gags. The sheriff's hat, the kid getting lifted into the ceiling fan, the 8-mile rap battle...

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u/Informal_Method_9657 Jul 11 '26

Nah homie Scary Movie 3 is 9/10