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== [[Anime and Manga]] ==
* In ''[[
* Issei in ''[[High School
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* In ''[[Gangs of New York]]'' when the Navy starts firing on the gangs. This time the distraction pretty much ends the conflict.
* In ''[[Children of Men]]'', the climactic battle grinds to a halt {{spoiler|when the combatants hear the cry of the first child born in two decades. As soon as the child is safely away,}} the fighting starts again.
* In ''[[
** In the [[The Naked Gun
* ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]: Dead Man's Chest'' had it with the pirates pausing battle to watch the mill wheel go by with Jack chasing after it.
* ''[[Undercover Brother]]''. While the title character is fighting a couple of [[Mook|mooks]], Sista Girl and White She Devil start ripping each others' clothes off and end up showering together. UB and the mooks stop fighting, sit down together and enjoy the show.
* In the [[Justified Extra Lives|first]] climax of ''[[
* In the film adaptation of ''[[Indian in The Cupboard]]'', Patrick uses the cupboard to animate several iconic pop-culture plastic figures, including a ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' T-rex and [[Star Wars|Darth Vader]], before Omri can stop him. When the cupboard is opened, we see the characters engaged in combat... until they notice the comparatively giant-sized boys standing there, stop fighting, and stare. Omri quickly changes them back before anything happens.
* In ''[[Hot Shots Part Deux]]'', Topper is having a shootout with a [[Mook]] when they both pause and look over as the [[Energizer Bunny]] enters the battlefield. After a moment, they open fire on the Bunny, celebrate for a moment, then Topper kills the Mook,
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* In ''[[Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix]]'' this happens {{spoiler|near the end when Ron, who is befuddled by a spell, picks up a floating brain from a tank and everyone turns to watch in horror}}.
* In the scene "What A Game" of ''[[Ragtime]]'' the Braves and Giants fans suddenly stop their confrontation when something exciting happens on the baseball field. The confrontation is not yet physical, but it is implied that it is approaching physicality.
* In ''Blood Rites'' of ''[[
* This happens during the rock fight in [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[IT]]'': all of the kids ([[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] and [[Jerk Jock]]s alike) stop fighting and turn to watch Victor Criss and [[The Hero|Bill Denbrough]] start a dual rock-throwing [[Unflinching Walk]] towards one another. Even ''[[Ax Crazy|Henry]]'' pauses to watch.
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* In the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''Battlefield'', the [[King Arthur]] one, there's a moment in Mordred and Ancelyn's final duel where they break apart for a moment -- and the Doctor walks right between them, casually tipping his hat as he passes, on his way to his own final confrontation with Morgaine. Mordred and Ancelyn stare after him for a moment before remembering that they were in the middle of fighting to the death.
* In the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' episode "Anne", Buffy's fight with the demons is interrupted by the head demon holding a knife to Lilly. He announces that their fight is lost and he'll kill Lilly to make an example. Lilly kills him instead. A beat later, the main fight resumes.
* In ''[[Band of Brothers (TV series)|Band of Brothers]]'', when Spiers makes a suicidal run through Foy to make contact with I Company, both sides stop firing for a brief moment simply because [[Refuge in Audacity|they couldn't believe what they were seeing.]]
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', if you finish the final level on Legendary you are treated to a marine sergeant and an elite grappling over a rifle... till the Pillar of Autumns [[Nuke'Em|generators go up.]] The two fighters simply break apart and stare, before hugging each other.
{{quote| '''Johnson:''' "This is it, brother. Hold me."}}
* The various mutant gangs of ''[[
* Happens to a combating Orc and Human in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f96hKqkY_Y this] ''[[
* Happens in the opening FMV of ''[[Pac
== Webcomics ==
* ''[[
* An early ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' arc is titled "Game Called On Account Of Naked Chick," which starts when a fight between Torg and Bun Bun comes to an abrupt end when they stumble into a lake where Oasis is bathing.
== [[Web Original]] ==
* In the ''[[That Guy With
* In ''[[
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In an episode of ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', a fight between fantasy and sci-fi enthusiasts at a [[Fan Convention]] gets momentarily derailed as they all stop and stare at Candace, who is wearing a full body [[Ridiculously Cute Critter|Ducky]] [[Tastes Like Diabetes|Momo]] costume, as she awkwardly waddles and quacks her way through the middle of the melee.
* In the "Return to New York" arc of ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003
{{quote| '''Leonardo:''' "What do we have to do to stop this guy?"<br />
'''Shredder:''' "I have asked myself that question many times..." }}
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