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{{trope}}
[[File:300px-Endor1.jpg|link=Star Wars|frame|[[A New Hope|The first time, the Rebels won.]] [[The Empire Strikes Back|Then the Empire won.]] [[Return of the Jedi|This time, there won't be a next time.]]<ref>Until [[StarThe WarsForce Expanded UniverseAwakens|Probably.Episode VII]], that is.</ref>]]
 
{{quote|''Archers in your arches''
''Raise your fingers for one last salute''
''And bleed this skyline dry.''
''[[Fire-Forged Friends|Your history is mine]]''.|'''[[Funeral for a Friend]]''', "History" }}
|'''[[Funeral for a Friend]]''', "History" }}
 
The [[Fight Scene]] [[This Is Your Premise on Drugs|on steroids]], and the perfect climax to the [[Action Adventure Tropes|Action Story]]: The forces of Good and the forces of Evil lock swords one last time. Everything the heroes have fought for hangs on the outcome of this fight. Consequently, the heroes (and [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|sometimes]] the villains) throw everything they have into winning the '''Final Battle'''.
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If the story intends to [[Kill'Em All]], this is where most of them will die. If [[Anyone Can Die|they were already killed]], they may get brought back for a [[Battle Royale With Cheese]]. For an extra-chaotic battle, make it a [[Melee a Trois]].
 
Sometimes a '''Final Battle''' is rendered not-so-final by the events of the sequels or later seasons. On the other hand, if it's the grand finale of a [[Long Runner|particularly long series]], the '''Final Battle''' can serve as a kind of retrospective; all manner of characters from previous books or seasons will show up to participate, allowing the audience to remember all the many stories that led up to this moment.
 
In [[Video Games]], this overlaps with [[The Very Definitely Final Dungeon]] and the [[Final Boss]]. Not to be confused with ''[[Final Fight]]''. The [[Space Opera]] relies on the [[Space Battle]], which can include this or show up at the beginning or middle of the show.
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== Anime &and Manga ==
* Episode 25 (actually the third episode) of the ''[[Kujibiki Unbalance]]'' OVA makes several references to the upcoming final battle of the Kujibiki tournament to decide the next student council. The episode cuts off just before we hear the actual rules of the battle.
* The Final Battle on each series of the ''Mazinger trilogy'' varies depending on if we are discussing the [[Go Nagai]] manga, the anime series or the [[Gosaku Ota]] manga:
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** ''The ocean itself'' filling out the [[Melee a Trois]]
* The battle for Zion in ''[[The Matrix]] Revolutions'', with the Zion forces battling the Machines in the Real World and Neo fighting Smith for the final time in the Matrix itself.
* ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'' has {{spoiler|Angel's return to the village after his fake death. The only living characters that don't end up partaking in the battle are the Sergeants Turner, Mr. Weaver, the London-based characters and a few minor Sandford residents like Mr. Staker.}}
* [[Don Bluth]] used this trope in nearly every one of his films, between the hero and the villain. Notable examples include ''[[The Secret of NIMH]], [[All Dogs Go to Heaven]], [[Rock-a-Doodle]], [[A Troll in Central Park]], [[The Pebble and the Penguin]], [[Anastasia]]'', and ''[[Titan A.E.]]''.
* ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]''. Oh dear God, ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)/Awesome|The Avengers]]''.
** The one concluding ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'' results in serious and permanent changes to the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]].
** 2018's ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'' ends on an even bigger one that ends with a [[Tear Jerker]].
** And ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'' from 2019 is the biggest of all. One reviewer commented that it was as though the MCU had said of the Final Battle from ''Aquaman'' (see below), "Nice. Now hold my beer and watch this."
* The 2018 ''[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]'' film ended on an absolutely ''epic'' undersea battle filled with incredible color and awesome action.
 
 
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** The same applies to the battle of Antarctica in the the two-part episode "''Lost City''", which was also meant to be a [[Grand Finale]].
* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' has the final Battle of Cardassia in the ep "''What You Leave Behind''". Klingons, Romulans, and Federation vs. the Dominion and all their allies. Massive ship wrecking ensues.
* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the first [[Uncancelled]] series finale ''[[Doctor Who/Recap/NS/S1S27/E12 Bad Wolf|Bad Wolf]]/[[Doctor Who/Recap/NS/S1S27/E13 The Parting of the Ways|The Parting of the Ways]]'' ends in a Final Battle between the controllers and contestents of the Game Station and the Daleks, and the second, [[Doctor Who/Recap/NS/S2S28/E12 Army of Ghosts|Army of Ghosts]]/[[Doctor Who/Recap/NS/S2S28/E13 Doomsday|Doomsday]] in [[Melee a Trois]] between the Cybermen, Torchwood and {{spoiler|the Daleks}}.
* In ''[[Kamen Rider Kuuga]]'', the final battle between Yuusuke and the [[Big Bad]] goes from a generic tokusatsu final battle{{spoiler|, [[Deconstructed Trope|to something a little more realistic]]: a fist fight in their human forms}}. It's pretty brutal compared to other final battles in Kamen Rider, with bleeding from both sides {{spoiler|and the battle ends not with a finishing move, but with a [[Double Knockout]] that lead to a [[Mutual Kill]] for the [[Big Bad]]}}.
** ''[[Kamen Rider Ryuki]]'' is also a separation from the norm since its Final Battle doesn't even involve its protagonist. Instead, it is Kamen Rider Knight who faces off against [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|Kamen Rider Odin]]. Besides this deviation, the battle is carried out in total sombriety {{spoiler|and Knight only 'wins' when the [[Big Bad]] destroys Odin in a fit of rage that ultimately does nothing to prevent the fact that Knight had been dealt a fatal blow and dies moments later after using the Rider War's prize to save his girlfriend.}}
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== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Transformers]]: [[Beast Wars]]'' ended with the two-part "Nemesis", which is essentially one big battle to hold off an ancient warship.
** The ''Transformers'' wiki has an obscure bit of fan terminology for this: the [https://web.archive.org/web/20100529082100/http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Really_Big_Fight_at_the_End Really Big Fight at the End], or RBFATE.
* The last two episodes of ''[[Beast Machines]]'' are this; especially the last one with it featuring a {{spoiler|20 minute Optimus Primal vs. Megatron fight...which Megatron says is just to pass the time until his drones finish repairing the Spark chamber so he can reformat Cybertron.}}
* Season one of ''[[WITCH (animation)|WITCH]]'' features the aptly-named episode "The Final Battle", in which the Guardians team up with Caleb and the Rebel army to storm Phobos' castle. Of course, it turned out to be not so final, as there was a second season.
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* The [[wikipedia:Battle of Sirte (2011)|Battle of Sirte]] will almost certainly be this in the Libyan Civil War. It is the last holdout for the pro-Gaddafi fighters, after the quick capture of Bani Walid. Not to mention the fact that the Gaddafi fighters are now cornered to a small area of the city, and have been putting up huge resistance in a desperate [[Last Stand]].
** And so it was, considering it was the last stand of Muammar Gaddafi himself, as well as (evidently) [[Nepotism|both of his highest-ranking sons]].
* [[wikipedia:Battle of Sardarapat|The Battle of Sardarapat]] was the deciding battle in the Turkish-Armenian War (basically a sub-war of [[World War OneI]]). The weakened Ottoman Empire was looking to conquer Armenia (newly independent after the Russian Empire collapsed) and extend its territory to the Caspian Sea. Although hugely out-numbered the Armenians fought off the Ottomans using pretty much any citizen who could carry a gun, and this may be the reason Armenia even exists today. But, [[Downer Ending|a few years later, the Soviets took over Armenia anyway and gave most of the land to Turkey.]]
 
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