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The Bond series has subverted Chekov's gun multiple times. For Your Eyes Only stressed the capabilities of the Lotus, then blew it up in the next scene to show that this Bond film would be one where he relied on his wits rather than his gadgets.

I mean, ultimately, you do have to use that inflation gun to kill somebody. But it made the shark tank pointless unless they wanted to have Whisper get knocked into the tank and eaten instead.