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[[File:tumblr l94fagAl8B1qa4w2fo1 500 1025Aladdin_Big_Entrance_1025.jpg|link=Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|frame|White Persian Monkeys, Purple Peacocks, Golden Camels, an elephant, and a magic carpet. Subtle, Aladdin.]]
 
A '''Big Entrance''' is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]].: An entrance so over-the-top and so cool, ensuring that every character's eyes are on that entrance, that the entrance itself merits its own entry on the [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] page.
 
The absolute most important things in the entrance are that the entrance itself has to be loud, it has to be overly dramatic, it has to catch the attention of all characters present and it has to be ''cool''. There are many other tropes that can help achieve this. Such as...:
A '''Big Entrance''' is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]. An entrance so over-the-top and so cool, ensuring that every character's eyes are on that entrance, that the entrance itself merits its own entry on the [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] page.
 
The absolute most important things in the entrance are that the entrance itself has to be loud, it has to be overly dramatic, it has to catch the attention of all characters present and it has to be ''cool''. There are many other tropes that can help achieve this. Such as...
 
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Because if someone is going to save everyone from the [[Monster of the Week]], they're going to have a dramatic entrance.
* [[Super Window Jump]]: With the loud crash and broken glass falling like rain, it's literally impossible to make this kind of entrance without being noticed.
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May become an [[Establishing Character Moment]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* In ''[[Maiden Rose]]'', Hasebe is about to kill Klaus when suddenly his sword is shattered. Following this is a two page spread of an ill Taki standing in the doorway, sporting a [[Death Glare]], [[Katanas Are Just Better|katana]] drawn, wearing a [[Badass Longcoat]] as a [[Coat Cape]] blowing in the [[Dramatic Wind]] against a stream of white light, with some flower petals floating around for good measure. The shocked looks from the others are pretty well warranted at that point.
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{{quote|"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING YOU MOTHERFUKERS!" It was....... Dumbledore! }}
 
== Film - Animated ==
* In ''[[Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas]]'', Eris shows up after {{spoiler|Sinbad's execution and [[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}. Said entrance involved the clouds spiraling into a tornado, creating a water sprout, and Eris emerging from the mist in a [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|fifty-foot version of herself]]. And the spectators were [[Oh Crap|scared shitless.]]
* In the Disney ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', Aladdin gets an ''extended'' Big Entrance with the "Prince Ali" music number. Elephants, dancers, the Genie's magic, and practically kicking the 200-foot door down (and into Jafar's face for [[Bonus Points]]). The whole thing was mainly meant to impress the Sultan and woo Jasmine, but an entrance doesn't get much bigger than having the entire city focused on you during a musical number.
* Maleficent of ''[[Sleeping Beauty (Disney film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'' gets a really [[Evil Is Cool|cool one]], by blowing the doors open, filling the palace with [[Dramatic Wind]] and lightning, and slowly coalescing out of green flame. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl8RY7Bm-Ew Seen here.] It's subtle, understated, and threatening as all hell.
* In ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man 2]]'', Tony [[Three-Point Landing|lands stylishly]] at the site of his Stark Expo in his [[Iron Man]] [[Powered Armor|suit]] to the cheers of many admirers after skydiving out of his personal carrier. For added effect, he's surrounded by a group of [[wikipedia:The Rockettes|The Rockettes]]-esque [[Fanservice Extra|women]] in garb meant to resemble his armorarmorz, who are performing the Can-Can.
 
** Also Ivan Vanko/ Whiplash as he [[Unflinching Walk|calmly walks down the track]], casually slashing cars in half as his equipment burns his shirt off. [[Mass "Oh Crap"|MassOhCraping]]ing ensues.
== Film - Live Action ==
* Loki's first appearance in ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'': a portal to the other side of the universe opens up in a crackle of blue lightning, and suddenly Loki is standing there in front of several stunned SHIELD agents. Whom he promptly starts attacking.
* In ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man 2]]'', Tony [[Three-Point Landing|lands stylishly]] at the site of his Stark Expo in his [[Iron Man]] [[Powered Armor|suit]] to the cheers of many admirers after skydiving out of his personal carrier. For added effect, he's surrounded by a group of [[wikipedia:The Rockettes|The Rockettes]]-esque [[Fanservice Extra|women]] in garb meant to resemble his armor who are performing the Can-Can.
** Also Ivan Vanko/ Whiplash as he [[Unflinching Walk|calmly walks down the track]], casually slashing cars in half as his equipment burns his shirt off. [[Mass "Oh Crap"|MassOhCraping]] ensues.
* Loki's first appearance in ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]'': a portal to the other side of the universe opens up in a crackle of blue lightning, and suddenly Loki is standing there in front of several stunned SHIELD agents. Whom he promptly starts attacking.
* ''[[Batman]]'', whenever he wants/needs the attention, and isn't using his [[Stealth Hi Bye]] shtick. Lampshaded by the Riddler in ''[[Batman Forever]]'' after Batman bursts through the skylight.
{{quote|'''[[Jim Carrey|The Riddler]]''': (To Two-Face) Your entrance was good. His was better.}}
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** Harry himself gets in on this in ''White Night''. Afer hearing the [[Our Vampires Are Different|White Court]] convene, one vamp states "Who is going to call us to task [for our crimes]?" Harry takes this as his cue to blast the door, send in a rolling red carpet of flames, and challenge the vamp to a duel right then and there to the death. Quoth Harry, "Damn, there's nothing like a good entrance."
** Speaking of the White Court, Lara's entrance with her sisters in ''Turn Coat'' qualify. They show up in a helicopter, which is no big deal. But they simply jump out without zip-lines, and [[Unflinching Walk|casually walk]] up to the assembled White Council forces. ''In heels''. Harry laments that if there were any justice in the world, it would have gone in slow-motion so he could have had a subjective eternity to watch.
 
** Arguably, Harry's entrance to the cllimactic battle of ''Dead Beat'', as seen by the Wardens and the Kemmlerites. It's not too much to brag about, it's just, you know... [[Memetic Badass|the dinosaur.]]
** Harry does this in ''Storm Front'' to Marcone, blowing down the door. Marcone has remembered this and now puts flimsy doors at all dramatic entry points. All ''strategic'' entrance points have doors of solid steel.
* Kelson and Dhugal in ''[[Deryni|The Quest for Saint Camber]]'' were thought to be dead after a mountain trail washed out beneath them. When they return to Gwynedd's capital Rhemuth, they arrive with their entourage via Transfer Portal (which permits instantaneous travel) in the sacristy of the cathedral ''on Easter Sunday morning'' no less.
* In ''[[Harry Potter and Thethe Order of Thethe Phoenix (novel)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Dumbledore makes one of these after professor Trelawney has been sacked, by opening the castle's huge double doors by himself and striding through them. Harry notes how impressive he can make the simple act of walking through a door.
 
== Live -Action TV ==
* In ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'', Castiel's first scene. All the lights start flickering and bursting, the roof starts rattling, and the barn door breaks open, and Castiel [[Unflinching Walk|casually strolls in]] amidst the howling wind and sparks.
{{quote|'''Dean''': (Panicked) Who are you?
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** Some of the classic villains got some decent entrances too. [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|Lord Zedd]], Master Vile, and [[Power Rangers Zeo|King Mondo]] come to mind. Mondo notably made his entrance with Quadrafighters attacking Rita and Zedd's palace, sending them running to another galaxy.
 
== Real LifeOpera ==
* In [[Tosca]], Baron Scarpia makes one of grand opera's baddest of bad-ass entrances. He and his secret police crash an enormous chorus number in mid-note, which swerves like a skipped record needle into the bad guy's signature theme.
* Mere months after being shot in the head, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords returned to the floor of the US House of Representatives to vote on a debt ceiling measure. She was greeted with a round of applause.
** A chorus of ''happy children'', to be precise. Really putting ''bad'' in bad-ass.
 
== Video Games ==
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** In "Omens Part One" [[Catfolk]] General Grune arrives in a [[Captain Morgan Pose]] atop a [[Treasure Is Bigger in Fiction|gigantic]] geode hauled by a [[Working on the Chain Gang|chain gang]] of four-dozen [[Lizard Folk]] [[Made a Slave|slaves]] because he's [[Too Important to Walk]].
** In "Omens Part Two" [[Sorcerous Overlord]] Mumm-Ra is revealed [[Wreathed in Flames]] while a vortex with swirling [[Red Sky, Take Warning|red clouds]] opens in the sky above his head, [[Dramatic Thunder]] booms and a [[Dramatic Wind]] blows, all backed by his personal [[Leitmotif]] featuring [[Con Lang]] [[Ominous Chanting]].
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'': Princess Luna's entrance in "Luna Eclipsed". {{spoiler|She comes in on a Batmobile-looking chariot drawn by pegasi with wing armor and helmet crests that look like bat wings, wearing a [[Black Cloak]] and accompanied by [[Dramatic Thunder]]. She does an awesome drop from the chariot and dramatically flips the hood off her head. Finally, her cloak dissolves into bats.}} Because of this, many Bronies now refer to her as "Princess Luna, ''' ''Princess of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsEwY7L9GHg F-ING METAL!!!]''' ''"
* In the penultimate episode of ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', [[Darkseid]] has been resurrected by Lex Luthor (it was an accident). Since his death, a civil war has been raging on Apokalips as to who would take his place. Just as the final battle is about to take place, Darkseid immediately puts a stop to the war by making a literal explosive entrance of epic proportions. Without him even saying a word, everyone from both sides immediately redeclares allegiance to him without a single protest. [[Evil Overlord|Darkseid Is indeed.]]
* This has been [[Lampshaded]] on [[The Simpsons]], when [[The Scrooge|Mr. Burns]] makes his first appearance before his new Indian employees at the outsourced power plant. He comes out of a basket to dancing like a charmed snake, with appropriate [[Buffy-Speak|snake-charmy]] music. Smithers asks him why he wanted to make an entrance like that, to which he replies, "[[Large Ham|I'm a showman!]]"
* Played with on an episode of ''[[The Venture Bros]].'' The Monarch and his henchman execute a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz4PdpfI7zY badass, minty-fresh entrance ] on what he thought was the Venture compound, turns out it was just his accountant's office.
 
 
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== Real Life ==
* In [[Tosca]], Baron Scarpia makes one of grand opera's baddest of bad-ass entrances. He and his secret police crash an enormous chorus number in mid-note, which swerves like a skipped record needle into the bad guy's signature theme.
* Mere months after being shot in the head, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords returned to the floor of the US House of Representatives to vote on a debt ceiling measure. She was greeted with a round of applause.
** A chorus of ''happy children'', to be precise. Really putting ''bad'' in bad-ass.
 
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