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{{quote|"''The onset of troops is like the rush of a torrent which will roll even [[Stone Wall|stones]] along in its course.''"|'''[[Sun Tzu]]'''
You've got a massive army at your disposal, but people need to see its size, not only to show off your power, but to hurt morale of anyone who stands against you. So you have them march, either in a straight line that takes all day, or massive formations that cover even the largest fields. Of course, [[The Empire]] can be expected to show this off.
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGjTleOHVJI Here] is a nice example (Napoleonic troops entering Russian territory; ends around 2:20).
* Done in [[Ilya Muromets]]. It actually has a world record for extras.
* In the teaser for ''[[Kung Pow! Enter the Fist]]''{{'}}s sequel, a massive army charges over a hillside... and the Chosen One just stands there trying count how many's coming at him.
== [[Literature]] ==
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** However, military parades are given very little attention in the series.
* Jesus' army of saints at the Battle of Armageddon in the [[Left Behind]] book ''Glorious Appearing''. Of course, they're mostly there to praise the Lord while Jesus does all the work of [[Curb Stomp Battle|slaying His enemies]] with the [[The Bible|Word Of God]].
== [[Music Video]] ==
* [[Gorillaz|Jamie]] [[Tank Girl|Hewlett's]] music video ''Monkey Bee'' is a remix of a song from his ''Monkey: Journey To The West'' album. As expected, it is loosely based on ''[[Journey to the West]]''. At the end of the video, the Monkey King is faced with a massive amry of the undead, resulting in a [[Bolivian Army Ending]]. The video can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdZjO-i_vxg here].
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* [[Warhammer 40,000]] Imperial Guard forces are usually shown in this way in their codex books, considering the Imperium of Man is [[The Empire]] of a million worlds, the amount of forces marching can literally go up to the horizon.
** And that's not counting [[Flaunting Your Fleets|the tanks, artillery and other vehicles]].
== [[Video Games]] ==
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* It's not actually an entire army, but when the US task force tries to arrest Occelot in Prague in [[Metal Gear Solid]] 4'', it takes over three minutes for the several dozens of trucks, ten patrol boats, six helicopters, and hundreds of soldiers to come out of their hiding spots and surround his boat on the river. But even with just three mooks and himself, Ocelot doesn't think about surrendering. But in a terrible subversion, {{spoiler|he already got the master password to shut down all their equipment and when the soldiers are ordered to open fire, nothing happens. Then Ocelots mooks start mowing down the entire Task Force in a few moments.}}
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' makes use of this trope.{{context}} <!-- A more specific example would be appreciated, of course. -->▼
▲* [[Order of the Stick]] makes use of this trope. <!-- A more specific example would be appreciated, of course. -->
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Animaniacs]]'' had one of these. Episode: 'King Yakko', a thinly disguised parody of ''[[Duck Soup]]'' with Yakko in the Groucho Marx role. He and his siblings search for the invading army, until it's pointed out. Yakko ends up seeing one of these. [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|He figures it'd take a commercial break to come up with a viable battle plan.]]
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== [[Real Life]] ==
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