A small-scale exchange of fire has just taken place. The bad guys see one of the heroes lying on the ground, apparently dead, with a sword or whatever sticking out of him or her. They approach the apparent corpse, or corpse is brought to them via The Body Bag Trick. As they stand over them, the "corpse" opens their eyes. And beats them up. See also I Surrender, Suckers. Compare Defensive Feint Trap. Contrast Finger-Twitching Revival. Examples of Playing Possum include: