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** In fact, for a guy that spends half of the time banging on about his noble blood, and the importance of pride and honour in battle, Vegeta sure does like to fight dirty.
** In fact, for a guy that spends half of the time banging on about his noble blood, and the importance of pride and honour in battle, Vegeta sure does like to fight dirty.
* The Council likes to do this to the heros in ''[[Fairy Tail]]''. They make a point of showing up ''right after'' the villain has been defeated, ''twice''. One time just to question the guild, another to issue a life sentence to two people who just helped save the day.
* The Council likes to do this to the heros in ''[[Fairy Tail]]''. They make a point of showing up ''right after'' the villain has been defeated, ''twice''. One time just to question the guild, another to issue a life sentence to two people who just helped save the day.
* In ''[[Baccano]]'', when the anachronic storyline finally gets around to showing us some context on [[Awesome McCoolname|Jacuzzi Splot]] it's to see him in an alley, reasonably enough but a little overeffusively cowering and weeping in front of three guys with guns, begging them to put the guns down. They're rather puzzled because they were expecting a [[Badass]]. Then it gets weird.
* In ''[[Baccano!]]'', when the anachronic storyline finally gets around to showing us some context on [[Awesome McCoolname|Jacuzzi Splot]] it's to see him in an alley, reasonably enough but a little overeffusively cowering and weeping in front of three guys with guns, begging them to put the guns down. They're rather puzzled because they were expecting a [[Badass]]. Then it gets weird.
{{quote|'''Jacuzzi:''' Please, ''I don't want to kill you!''
{{quote|'''Jacuzzi:''' Please, ''I don't want to kill you!''
'''Mook:''' Huh? Isn't it, you don't want to be killed by us?
'''Mook:''' Huh? Isn't it, you don't want to be killed by us?
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== [[Film]] ==
== [[Film]] ==
* During the fight on top of the [[Recycled in Space|space drill]] in ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'', Kirk is hanging off the edge with a Romulan standing over him, trying to stomp on Kirk's fingers. Sulu comes to the rescue by running the Romulan through with his sword.
* During the fight on top of the [[Recycled in Space|space drill]] in ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'', Kirk is hanging off the edge with a Romulan standing over him, trying to stomp on Kirk's fingers. Sulu comes to the rescue by running the Romulan through with his sword.
* An extreme example occurs in the ''[[Judge Dredd]]'' movie, where this trope occurs not once, but twice ''in the same scene.'' During the confrontation with the desert cannibals. Toward the end of the fight, Dredd is about to be speared by the patriarch of the cannibal clan, when the bad guy is [[Conveniently-Timed Attack From Behind|killed by a shot from]] the "cleanup team" sent to make sure that Dredd didn't survive. After the ensuing shoot-out, Dredd is again cornered only to have his attacker shotgunned by Judge Fargo, Dredd's mentor. Fargo is then literally skewered seconds later after saying hello by the cyborg cannibal.
* An extreme example occurs in the ''[[Judge Dredd]]'' movie, where this trope occurs not once, but twice ''in the same scene.'' During the confrontation with the desert cannibals. Toward the end of the fight, Dredd is about to be speared by the patriarch of the cannibal clan, when the bad guy is [[Conveniently-Timed Attack From Behind|killed by a shot from]] the "cleanup team" sent to make sure that Dredd didn't survive. After the ensuing shoot-out, Dredd is again cornered only to have his attacker shotgunned by Judge Fargo, Dredd's mentor. Fargo is then literally skewered seconds later after saying hello by the cyborg cannibal.
** And at the climax of that same movie, Dredd is hanging by his fingertips, with the recently-deceased [[Big Bad]]'s mad scientist henchman standing over him with a gun, gloating about shooting him. Cue the [[Bait and Switch Gunshot]] as Judge Hershey, Dredd's partner, shoots the scientist from behind, saving his life. Using this trope three times in one movie may well qualify for some sort of record.
** And at the climax of that same movie, Dredd is hanging by his fingertips, with the recently-deceased [[Big Bad]]'s mad scientist henchman standing over him with a gun, gloating about shooting him. Cue the [[Bait and Switch Gunshot]] as Judge Hershey, Dredd's partner, shoots the scientist from behind, saving his life. Using this trope three times in one movie may well qualify for some sort of record.
* Happens at the end of ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]''. After they think that Edgar is dead and are relaxing for a moment, he lurks in the background and then leaps up to kill them. Before anyone can react, L shoots him.
* Happens at the end of ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]''. After they think that Edgar is dead and are relaxing for a moment, he lurks in the background and then leaps up to kill them. Before anyone can react, L shoots him.
* Marion Ravenwood knocks out a mook from behind with a burning log during the barfight near the beginning of ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' just as he's about to shoot Indiana Jones.
* Marion Ravenwood knocks out a mook from behind with a burning log during the barfight near the beginning of ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' just as he's about to shoot Indiana Jones.
** She does this sort of thing again later during the fight on and around the Nazi plane. A German pilot is about to shoot Indy when he's hit over the back of the head, and we see Marion Ravenwood lifting some airplane wheel chocks triumphantly.
** She does this sort of thing again later during the fight on and around the Nazi plane. A German pilot is about to shoot Indy when he's hit over the back of the head, and we see Marion Ravenwood lifting some airplane wheel chocks triumphantly.
* From ''[[Star Wars]]'':
* From ''[[Star Wars]]'':
{{quote|'''Darth Vader:''' I have you now.
{{quote|'''Darth Vader:''' I have you now.
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