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Often involves Version A of [[Bait and Switch Gunshot]], or in some cases [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]. A variation on [[Big Damn Heroes]].
compare [[The Cavalry]]
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In one of the few real fight scenes in ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'' Kai which isn't just a [[Curb Stomp Battle]], one of the girls is cornered by a bad guy, and then Keiichi hits him from behind. Of course, {{spoiler|that was just part of act one of the fight, and in act two they all die, [[Groundhog Day Loop|''again''.]]}}
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* There were a ''lot'' of times early in ''[[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]]'' when some villain had three members of the group at gunpoint or otherwise at his mercy, but got attacked from behind by the Invisible Woman before he could fire.
== [[
* In ''[[The Tainted Grimoire]]'', during the climax of the St. Galleria arc, Auggie is saved from three members of the {{spoiler|Archbishop Guard}} like this.
== [[Film]] ==
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** ''[[The Return of the King]]'' features a scene where it seems Frodo (captured, naked, bound, weaponless, and Ringless) is about to be killed by an Orc:
{{quote|'''Orc:''' I'm gonna bleed you like a stuck pig!
[Orc [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice|gets run through]] with [[Cool Sword|Sting]], wielded by Sam]
'''Sam:''' [[Dodge This|Not if I stick you first.]] }}
* Trinity, in ''[[The Matrix]]:'' - "[[Dodge This]]."
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* Done in ''[[Blade Runner]]'' when Deckard has lost his [[Hand Cannon]], Leon picks him up and says, "Time to die..." ...only to get shot by Rachel, who has picked up the gun.
* ''[[Thunderball]]''. As Largo is about to shoot [[James Bond]], Domino shoots him from behind with a speargun.
* In ''[[
* The 2010 remake of ''[[The Crazies]]'' has this happen. Again and again.
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* In the final season of ''[[Lost]]'', Jin is about to be attacked by some guys when {{spoiler|the long-lost Claire}} shows up out of the jungle and shoots them.
** In the series finale, {{spoiler|Kate shoots and fatally wounds the Man in Black in the back right before he can push his knife into Jack's neck. Of course, it only worked because Jack's plan with Desmond succeeded and rendered the Man in Black vulnerable.}}
* Happens in the new ''[[Battlestar Galactica
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saEzQcayEPM #Mmmm whatcha say?#]
== [[Literature]] ==
* Happens more than once in ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'', ending the following fights: Rand vs Be'lal, Rand vs Lanfear, Rand vs Rahvin, Nynaeve vs Moghedien (twice), Perrin vs Aram.
* This happens about [[Once an Episode|once a book]] in ''[[The Pendragon Adventure]]''.
== [[Video Games]] ==
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