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A 2006 CGI short film from Blur Studios, '''''A Gentleman's Duel''''' is about two gentleman (the Englishman Weatherby and the French Dubois), rivals for the love of a beautiful and wealthy woman, find that the only way to settle their grievances is with a duel. [[Refuge in Cool|With giant steam-powered robots.]]

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* [[Abnormal Ammo]]: Fifi
* [[All There in the Script]]: We never actually hear the names "Dubois" and "Weatherby"-- they only insult each other (Weatherby calls Dubois "the Marquis du Manstrumpet" and Dubois calls Weatherby "Sir Dingleberry").
* [[Badass Mustache]]: Both men have pretty good mustaches, though Dubois' is especially fancy (and he loses his temper when it's disarrayed by a [[Glove Slap]]).
* [[Bring My Brown Pants]]: Used as an insult by Dubois.
{{quote|"Fifi says she can smell the fear ''(Fifi yaps)''-- in '''''your pants!'''''"}}
* [[But Liquor Is Quicker]]: Used as an (weak) insult by Weatherby when Dubois offers the lady champagne:
{{quote|"Oh, of course, alcohol-- the French recipe for romance!"}}
* [[Did Not Get the Girl]]:  {{spoiler|Both men sheepishly run off when they think they've killed the lady.}}
* [[Distant Reaction Shot]]: When the two mechs slam into each other and explode.
* [[French Jerk]]: Dubois, in spades.
* [[Freudian Slip]]: Weatherby, [[Distracted by the Sexy]]:
{{quote|"Your grace is only matched by your boobies-- I mean your ''beauty!''"}}
* [[Gainaxing]]: Used to parody the [[Bad Vibrations]] moment in ''[[Jurassic Park]]''.
* [[Glove Slap]]
* [[Good Old Fisticuffs]]: Before the judo, wrestling, and missile attacks are broken out.
* [[Groin Attack]]: Both on the mechs and on Weatherby himself (when his mech breaks he ends up with an electric eel in a very bad place).
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: ''Duh.''
* [[Impossibly Low Neckline]]: The lady's dresses.
* [[The Jeeves]]: The lady's butler is very good at protecting her from collateral damage.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: The butler throws a shoe at Fifi {{spoiler|for interrupting his vigorous bout of [[Rescue Sex]] with the lady}}. [[Asshole Victim|Not like she didn't deserve it.]]
* [[Knockback Slide]]
* [[Marshmallow Hell]]: For the butler, when the lady panics.
* [[Mid-Battle Tea Break]]
* [[Mister Muffykins]]: Dubois' poodle Fifi.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Nice Job Breaking It, Heroes]]: Over the course of the short film the gentlemen manage to sock the lady in the face repeatedly, destroy much of her estate and part of her mansion {{spoiler|, and apparently kill her}}.
* [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]]: Both men get pretty ridiculous ones.
* [[Psycho Electric Eel]]: Weatherby's mech uses some kind of electrogenic fish to power a [[Shock and Awe]] attack.
* [[Rocket Punch]]: Dubois' mech.
* [[Steampunk]]: Again, ''[[Captain Obvious|duh.]]''
* [[This Means War]]: Uttered by Dubois.
* [[Tom Kenny]]: Voices Weatherby.
* [[Troperrific]]: Look at this list, and consider that the film runs roughly seven minutes.
* [[Urine Trouble]]: Fifi adds insult to injury after being fired at Weatherby.
* [[Viewer Gender Confusion]]: Fifi piddles (and humps shoes) like a male dog. Undoubtedly due to [[Rule of Funny]].
* [[Volleying Insults]]: "Knicker nibbler!" "Poodle piddler!" "Monkey spanker!" "Cheese pirate!"
* [[X-Ray Sparks]]: When Dubois is hit by Weatherby's eel-powered attack.
* [[You Can Barely Stand]]: After their mechs blow, both men crawl towards each other to fight to the end {{spoiler|-- until they realize they might just have killed the woman they fought over, and then find the strength to run off}}.
* [[Your Mother]]:
{{quote|'''Dubois:''' What would ''you'' know of love?
'''Weatherby:''' Your mother can answer that, Monsieur le Poopypants! }}

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