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== Anime & Manga ==
* In ''[[
** {{spoiler|And then [[Power Incontinence|unintentionally with Euphemia]].}}
* In ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]!'', Negi and Fate almost invoke this, over [[Serious Business|whether or not tea or coffee is better.]] {{spoiler|This happens later anyways.}}
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== Comics ==
* The title characters in the ''[[Knights of the Dinner Table]]'' have had their [[PC|PCs]] do this at least once, while parleying with some orcs. Both Sara and B.A. Felton were ''not'' pleased by this.
* In ''[[
* In the ''[[Sinister Dexter]]'' story "The Why-Shaped Cut", leaders of the global criminal syndicates meet in [[Truce Zone|The Reef]] to discuss how to divide up [[Mega City|Downlode]] after the war between Senor Apellido and The Mover ends. When John Crash discovers that Carrie Hosanna is planning on betraying the rest of them and seizing Downloder for the Mangapore [[Yakuza]], he starts firing, and all Hell breaks loose.
* ''[[Hagar the Horrible]]''. "Where are you going?", "To make peace with the English." "If you are making peace why do you need all the weapons" "Well we have to negotiate first."
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== Films -- Live Action ==
* In ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean|At World's End]]'', this is played with. One pirate shoots another for questioning the pirate code. However, nothing really major happens -- the dead pirate was a nobody, and none of the assembled pirates really want a fight to break out at their meeting. A fight breaks out ''anyway''. As Captain Jack Sparrow explains, "This is politics."
* In the movie ''[[
{{quote| '''Messenger:''' This is blasphemy! This is madness!<br />
'''Leonidas:''' Madness? ''[[Punctuated for Emphasis|This! Is! Sparta!]]'' *punts messenger into pit* }}
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** The [[Trope Namer]] is from ''Attack Of The Clones'', as mentioned above. Incidentally, this scene was improvised by Hayden Christensen and [[Natalie Portman]], which explains why the dialogue is less stilted than in the other love scenes. The [[Call Back]] to the scene during the arena battle ("You call this a diplomatic solution?", "No, I call it aggressive negotiations.") was written afterwards.
* ''[[Braveheart]]'': William Wallace kind of does this when he angers the English generals when they are parleying to start the first battle.
** [[Hoist
* ''[[Men in Black (
** Do they skip step 2 if your planet lacks an ice cap?
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* In ''[[Halo|Contact Harvest]]'', a nervous Grunt attacks a marine during a diplomatic meeting and {{spoiler|starts the entire Human-Covenant war.}} The "negotiations" involved the Brutes demanding the humans hand over the planet with everything on it. There was not way this was going to end well.
* In one of the ''[[Myth Adventures]]'' books, Skeeve is parleying with the head of the opposing army when suddenly he realises the opposing army has been moving into position to attack him while he's distracted by the peace talk. He complains that this is a breach of protocol, and is informed that yes, it is, but it also works extremely well.
* In ''Mission of Honor'', [[
* There are actually a few examples in the ''[[Bridge Trilogy]]'' by [[
* Obligatory [[
** Parodied in [[Discworld
* The main character of ''[[
** This is also a trait of the Order of the Blackened Denarius, to the point where Dresden only agrees to a meeting with them because he knows it isn't in their best interest to attack him just yet. He arranges to have backup nearby in case he's wrong.
* Invoked but ultimately subverted in ''[[
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* This also happened in the beginning of the original (1970's) ''[[Battlestar Galactica Classic|Battlestar Galactica]]''. Count Baltar arranged a peace treaty between the 12 Colonies and the Cylons. The Colonies sent all 12 Battlestars to the conference, leaving the Colonies completely undefended. The Cylons carried out a massive attack on both the Battlestars and the colonies, almost completely wiping out both.
** The battlestars would have had a chance, if Baltar hadn't sabotaged most of the ships and insisted on keeping the Vipers in the hangar bays.
* In one episode of ''[[Star Trek:
* One episode of ''[[MacGyver]]'' features the very careful aversion of this trope: Mac acts as a go-between for two groups who recognize the need for peace, but can't be together for more than a few minutes without hurling insults, at the very least. He keeps them apart by putting them in comfortable suites at opposite ends of a skytram, and relays only written materials.
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== Video Games ==
* ''[[
* The Renegade-unlock sidequest in ''[[Mass Effect]]'' has Shepard sent to negotiate with a self-styled warlord. Said warlord's negotiation style is to start by insulting Shepard, and then make several increasingly unreasonable demands, and becoming hostile if Shepard even questions the demands. At any point during the "negotiation," Shepard has the option of getting fed up and attacking the warlord{{spoiler|, which was Admiral Hackett's idea in the first place}}.
** Almost all ways of solving problems nonviolently using renegade options, especially in ''[[Mass Effect]] 2'', such as getting past a guard, or having someone reveal information. Sometimes it crosses into [[Badass Boast]] territory.
* Evoked for laughs in ''[[The Adventures of Sam
* [[
* ''[[Suikoden III]]'' opens with uneasy peace negotiations between the Grassland clans and the Zexen Confederacy, with [[The Chief's Daughter|Hugo]] delivering a message to the capital, only to get jerked around, ignored, and ultimately attacked when the [[Jerkass]] Zexen Council decides he'd make a good hostage. Escaping that, he makes it home just in time to see his home {{spoiler|[[Doomed Hometown|being burned to the ground]]}}.
* ''[[Ratchet and Clank]]'' weapons sometimes imply this trope as a pun - notably, ''The Negotiator'' rocket launcher, and it's upgraded form, ''The Arbiter''. Said to quickly conclude legal disputes across the galaxy!
* ''[[Mech Commander]]'' has an "honor guard" scene similar to the ''Mercenaries'' example above. Blindingly obvious, since your tactical officer says that [[Tempting Fate|they don't expect any trouble]].
* In the ''[[
* In the the backstory of ''[[Star
* In ''[[Sacrifice]]'', playing Persephone's campaign leads to this as all of her 'homeland assaults' on the other gods start out as diplomacy missions that go sour when the other party tries to kill you. So you have to kill them instead to leave.
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'''Legolas:''' He's right, too. I was just about to announce my attack. }}
* ''[[Darths and Droids]]'': Naturally, Jim is fond of this trope. Although he claims to need a laser blaster to properly negotiate, because the lightsaber's reach isn't good enough.
* ''[[
* In the backstory of ''[[
* In ''[[
== Western Animation ==
* [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in ''[[
{{quote| '''Optimus:''' "When Predacons talk peace, it just means they need time to reload their weapons."<br />
'''Megatron:''' "Under normal circumstances, yes." }}
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