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== [[Anime]] & [[Manga]] ==

* The famous first clash between Spike and Vicious in episode 5 of ''[[Cowboy Bebop (Anime)|Cowboy Bebop]]'', "Ballad of Fallen Angels," is likely a [[Shout Out]] to both ''[[The Killer]]'' and ''[[The Crow]]''. Or so [[Wikipedia (Wiki)|The Other Wik]]i says.

* The famous first clash between Spike and Vicious in episode 5 of ''[[Cowboy Bebop (Anime)|Cowboy Bebop]]'', "Ballad of Fallen Angels," is likely a [[Shout-Out]] to both ''[[The Killer]]'' and ''[[The Crow]]''. Or so [[Wikipedia (Wiki)|The Other Wik]]i says.

* The final shootout in ''[[Madlax (Anime)|Madlax]]'' takes place in a chapel.

* Of course, this happens more than once in ''[[Noir (Anime)|Noir]]'', starting with normal churches in the beginning to the big weird Soldats Cathedral Mansion complete with Nuns with Guns in the end.

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** Woo knows exactly how [[Rule of Cool|utterly cool]] this is when done well. In ''[[Face Off]]'' he had the [[Big Bad]] march onto the scene with arms outstretched and his head bowed providing a bit of [[Ominous Latin Chanting]].

* ''[[The Three Musketeers 1973 (Film)|The Four Musketeers]]'' did it fifteen years earlier, with D'Artagnan dueling (and killing) Rochefort inside a church.

* ''[[Equilibrium]]'' subverts it by having only one shot fired inside a church, but seeing how there were only two extremely [[Badass]] guys involved, a [[Single Stroke Battle]] wasn't much surprise, which might make this a straight use instead. Furthermore, keep in mind that the character in question {{spoiler|was shot ''by his best friend, through a book of poetry''}}, raising the symbolism to nigh-unbearable levels. And don't forget that both are formally known as Clerics.

* ''[[Equilibrium]]'' subverts it by having only one shot fired inside a church, but seeing how there were only two extremely [[Badass]] guys involved, a [[Single-Stroke Battle]] wasn't much surprise, which might make this a straight use instead. Furthermore, keep in mind that the character in question {{spoiler|was shot ''by his best friend, through a book of poetry''}}, raising the symbolism to nigh-unbearable levels. And don't forget that both are formally known as Clerics.

* The first major shootout in the present day from ''[[Once Upon a Time In Mexico]]'', which has Mariachi blasting up Marquez's men at a church, which starts with the bad guys ventilating the confessional he was in.

* Averted in ''[[Highlander (Franchise)|Highlander]]'', as Immortals are forbidden to fight on holy ground.

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* ''[[Kill Bill (Film)|Kill Bill]]'' had this, too, in the chapel where the Bride was supposed to be married.

* After a shootout inside, the final fight in ''[[The Crow]]'' took place on the roof of a neo-Gothic church, in a rainy night, overlooking the graveyard.

* Somewhat avoided in ''[[~~Twenty Eight~~ Days Later (Film)|Twenty Eight Days Later]]''- Though Jim first encounters infected in a church, large crosses are prominent and the first Infected he meets is actually a priest fully dressed for services, the closest thing to a fight scene that takes place there is Jim running away while infected chase after him. Waste of a good scene, I'd say, but the actual fight afterward involves [[Incendiary Exponent|flaming zombies]] so I'll shut up.

* Somewhat avoided in ''[[28 Days Later (Film)|Twenty Eight Days Later]]''- Though Jim first encounters infected in a church, large crosses are prominent and the first Infected he meets is actually a priest fully dressed for services, the closest thing to a fight scene that takes place there is Jim running away while infected chase after him. Waste of a good scene, I'd say, but the actual fight afterward involves [[Incendiary Exponent|flaming zombies]] so I'll shut up.

* In all versions of ''[[Prince Caspian]],'' Aslan's How is a sacred underground site built over the Stone Table (on which Aslan was killed). In all versions, it's the battle headquarters for the good guys. In the most recent film version, {{spoiler|the battle plan for the battle after Peter's duel involves ''destroying Aslan's How!'' (It really, um, unlevels the battlefield when that happens...}}

** Er, {{spoiler|The structure over the table, and the table itself are pretty much untouched. Only the handy battlefield outside is undermined.}}

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