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The '''Great Escape''' never goes as planned. Close calls abound, someone chickens out or dies, and the way out, inevitably if improbably, runs right through the big nasty antagonist. At very least, this sort of story will use the [[Unspoken Plan Guarantee]], as anything known by the viewers beforehand will likely not be a factor in the actual event.

There are different flavors of escape, of course. There's the classic tunneling-under-the-wall-with-spoons, the hiding-in-the-laundry-cart, the diversionary [[Prison Riot]], and of course [[Dressing as the Enemy]] and the [[Air Vent Passageway]] escape. Any permutation of these will always involve a [[Sleeping Dummy]], and ''almost'' always [[MacGyvering]] crude weapons from prison issue goodies because it's a [[No-Gear Level]]. Bonus points if the plan hinges on [[The Guards Must Be Crazy|bribing a guard]] with some nigh-impossible favor. The protagonists may be there because [[You All Meet in a Cell|They All Met in a Cell]]. Not to be confused with [[The Great Repair]], which is about repairing a damaged vehicle to escape a [[Closed Circle]].

There are different flavors of escape, of course. There's the classic tunneling-under-the-wall-with-spoons, the hiding-in-the-laundry-cart, the diversionary [[Prison Riot]], and of course [[Dressing as the Enemy]] and the [[Air Vent Passageway]] escape. The [[Trojan Prisoner]] is also a frequent addition, when the best way to get your ally ''out'' is to get yourself ''in''. Any permutation of these will always involve a [[Sleeping Dummy]], and ''almost'' always [[MacGyvering]] crude weapons from prison issue goodies because it's a [[No-Gear Level]]. Bonus points if the plan hinges on [[The Guards Must Be Crazy|bribing a guard]] with some nigh-impossible favor. The protagonists may be there because [[You All Meet in a Cell|They All Met in a Cell]]. Not to be confused with [[The Great Repair]], which is about repairing a damaged vehicle to escape a [[Closed Circle]].