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{{trope}}
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This is what happens when two characters [[Mexican Standoff|have their guns aimed at one another]], ready to shoot, but decide to have a conversation instead. This discussion is usually plot-related and will often reveal some [[Evil Gloating|troubling details]] or [[Just Between You and Me|revelations]] that the protagonist and/or audience were unaware of. Occasionally, more than two characters will be involved, in which case it is almost guaranteed that the scene will be full of important exposition.
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Note that, like [[Mexican Standoff]], this trope does not ''have'' to occur with guns; bows, wands, and other such weapons may be used in their place, so long as all of the characters involved possess them and have them pointed at someone.
See also: [[Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him]], [[Kill Him Already]], and [[Talking Is a Free Action]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* At the end of ''[[Code Geass]]'' first season, {{spoiler|Lelouch, aka Zero the resistance leader, abandons the [[La Résistance|Black Knights]] in the middle of the climatic battle in order to find [[Sick Girl|his sister]], whom he has just been informed has been kidnapped and taken to a remote island. [[The Rival|Suzaku]] follows him, intent on finding out who Zero is and also stopping him for good. Kallen, being both [[The Ace]] and Zero's personal bodyguard, follows Suzaku. They end up having a [[Mexican Standoff]] on the island, with Suzako [[The Reveal|revealing Lelouch to be Zero]] and Kallen too shocked to shoot either of them while the two have a big falling out over each other's actions.}}
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== [[Film]] ==
* In ''[[
* The third ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' movie had a whole lot of characters having a heated discussion at gunpoint. It ''did'' end with them trying to shoot each
** Notable in that it was also played for laughs in-universe. Everybody involved ended up laughing at the situation, putting the weapons down for a moment... and then going right back to being serious again, guns ready.
* This trope occurs in many [[John Woo]] movies, given how he popularized the two-man [[Mexican Standoff]]. ''[[The Killer]]'' is probably the best example, and notable in that the two characters involved (Chow Yun-Fat and Danny Lee) are not mortal enemies and have more in common with each other than meets the eye.
* This happens twice in the movie ''Paycheck''. The first time, the villain doesn't shoot because he'd rather leave the protagonist to get run over by a train (doesn't work). The second time, the villain doesn't shoot because he knows that neither of them could possibly die at that moment (he'd seen into the future) so he and the protagonist drop their guns and have a fist-fight instead.
* This occurs in the movie ''Shoot 'Em Up'', as pictured. However, given that the movie is aware of itself almost to the point of being a parody of action movies, the trope fits in surprisingly well.
* ''[[The Siege (
* A more plausible version of this trope occurs in ''[[Assassins (
* Happens in ''[[The Matrix]]'', although the reason for it is that they both ''were'' shooting at each other and ran out of bullets.
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'''Neo:''' "So are you." }}
** There's also Trinity bluffing her way out of the [[Mexican Standoff]] with the Merovingian in ''Matrix Revolutions''.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* This occurs, with wands, at the end of ''[[Harry Potter|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' between Harry and {{spoiler|Lord Voldemort}}. It makes appearances all throughout the series, in fact.
* In the prologue of ''Red Seas Under Red Skies'', Locke and Jean face off against two mooks with crossbows who try to convince them that they're at a disadvantage. When they eventually resort to taunting that Locke's arm will get tired first, Locke retorts that he'll rest his crossbow bolt against the mook's nose. Then Jean breaks the [[Mexican Standoff]] by [[Et Tu, Brute?|turning on Locke]], without giving the signal that means he's bluffing. {{spoiler|We find out six hundred pages later that Locke just missed the signal.}}
== [[Live Action Television]] ==
* ''[[Magnum,
* Occurs in ''[[The X-Files]]'' at one point between Scully and Skinner.
* Captain Jack and Captain John in ''[[
* In the [[Spaced]] episode "Battles" Tim and [[Romantic False Lead|Duane]] are having a close range paintball standoff when Duane's phone rings. They also seem to be having a "who can talk lower" contest.
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'''Duane''': I have an answering service.
'''Tim''': Guess you have an answer for everything.
'''Duane''': I can't believe you just said that. }}
* Occurs in ''[[
== [[Music]] ==
* There don't seem to be any conversations that ''don't'' count as
== [[Video Games]] ==
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* [[Metal Gear Solid|"You haven't even taken the safety off, rookie."]]
** Later in the game are a few one-sided versions, often with Snake holding his [[Cool Gun|SOCOM]] trained on the boss while he monologues.
* Reiji and Saya do this both in [[
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Parodied by way of deconstruction in ''[[
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* Done in a [[Family Guy]] [[Cutaway Gag]], when Brian and his roommate hear the O.J. verdict, have opposite reactions and pull guns on each other.
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'''Roommate''': Yeah, maybe we should. }}
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