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Line 1: {{trope}} [[File:~~Rebel_briefing_1896~~Rebel briefing 1896.jpg\|frame]] The briefing before a mission, of whatever form. Line 12: Allows a character to be [[Mr. Exposition]] about what will happen next in the story. Naturally, these are frequently given before levels in [[Real Time Strategy]], [[First-Person Shooter]], or [[Simulation Game~~\|Simulation Games~~]]s. Occasionally, the [['''Mission Briefing]]''' will include [[This Page Will Self-Destruct]] and/or [[Obstacle Exposition]]. See also: [[Unspoken Plan Guarantee]]. ~~----~~ ~~'''Examples:'''~~ {{examples}} == [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == * In ''[[Lucky Star]]'' Konata holds a mission briefing with Kagami and Tsukasa before entering Comiket (A large anime/manga convention). Tsukasa fails to follow the plan and soon falls victim to the enemy. Line 33 ⟶ 32: ** And again in ''[[The Phantom Menace]]'' when R2D2 displays a hologram outlining the palace raid. * Possibly one of the earliest examples; the model house rehearsal from ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]''. Of course, [[Unspoken Plan Guarantee\|because we hear it step by step, it doesn't go exactly as planned]]. * In ''[[Toy Story (franchise)\|Toy Story]]'', Woody outlines the toys' attack on Sid, using a model built from dominoes and other objects from Sid's room. * ''[[Robin Hood]]: Prince of Thieves'', with Kevin Costner explaining how he's going to rescue the prisoners as they're being hanged. * In both the original ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]'' and the remake Danny explains to the other ten how they plan on pulling off the heist in Las Vegas. Line 43 ⟶ 42: == [[Live Action TV]] == * The much-parodied tape messages from ''[[Mission: Impossible (TV series)\|\|Mission Impossible]]'': {{quote\|"Your mission, Jim, should you decide to accept it, is to ____________. As always, should you or any of your IM Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This tape will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck, Jim."}} Parody example: An episode of ''Get Smart'' has Agent Smart's message briefing delivered via tape: Line 49 ⟶ 48: Repeatedly parodied by ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]'', usually by Greg Proops as the voice on the tape. {{quote\|"If you or any of your team are caught or killed, I don't wanna know your butt. You're sad losers. This tape will self-destruct NOW!"}} * ''[[Alias (TV series)\|Alias]]'' has these practically [[Once an Episode]]~~-- often~~—often more than once, and with debriefings as well. [[Television Without Pity]] dubbed the "Conference Room of Endless Exposition" as such for that reason. * Both ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' and ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' do this about [[Once an Episode]]. The mission briefings are frequently sources of lasting funny quotes and snarky one-liners. ** As far as SG-1 is concerned, this is protocol, since it is a military organization, which holds briefings before and debriefings after operations. Atlantis probably follows the same protocols since most of its personnel are in the air force. * ''[[Dog the Bounty Hunter]]'' has the team gather for these before going after bail jumpers to review the relevant information on them. * ''[[Battlestar Galactica ~~Reimagined~~(2004 TV series)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' makes use of this trope over and over again, during pre-flight briefings for pilots and battle planning throughout the series. As with the ''Stargate'' franchise, this is a military organization so it would be expected protocol. ** Used notably in episode 1.10 "The Hand of God" to explain to most of the main cast and the audience the plan of attack on a cylon-occupied asteroid. * Done [[Once an Episode]] on ''[[Leverage]]'' to describe [[The Mark]] and his various evil activities using fancy slideshows, unusual in that it's [[Playful Hacker\|Hardison]] who does it instead of Nate, the team's leader. Usually, everyone butts in with their own comments or the character who actually knows what they're talking about takes over the briefing. Line 59 ⟶ 58: == [[Tabletop Games]] == * In ''[[Paranoia]]'', the PCs play a team of Troubleshooters sent out on missions, so naturally there's always a [[Mission Briefing]] early on. == [[Video Games]] == Line 72 ⟶ 71: '''Halcyon:''' Squadron dismissed. }} * ''[[Armored Core]]''. * The ''[[Command ~~and~~& Conquer]]'' series used full-screen FMV briefings from the onset, with occasional twists: during the GDI campaign of ''[[Command ~~and~~& Conquer: Tiberium\|Tiberian Dawn]]'' one of your objectives gets [[Lost in Transmission]], while over the first half of the Brotherhood of Nod campaign your intelligence [[The Uriah Gambit\|grows increasingly inaccurate]]. ''Tiberian Sun'' was a departure in that the FMVs depicted someone ''else'' receiving a briefing. To help make up for this, the following map screen gave the player additional information as well as the option to complete side missions that affected the main mission. ''[[Command ~~and~~& Conquer: Red Alert\|Red Alert 3]]'' may like mission briefings a little too much. Before every mission you're given an full-screen FMV briefing, being told what your mission is. Then you go to a world map where the female officer tells you your mission in more detail. Then you finally go to another screen where a computerized voice shows a map of the mission itself, telling you what to do in even ''more'' detail. Some missions even have further briefings once you're on the field. ** The first ''[[Command ~~and~~& Conquer: Generals\|Generals]]'' game didn't put much effort into its briefings, only giving you a voice-over as you stared at a map while the level loaded. Its ''Zero Hour'' expansion mixed things up with news reports that described what was going on, followed by instructions from your [[Mission Control]] once the level started. * The ''[[Naval Ops]]'' series has a briefing before each mission that lays out your objectives, likely enemies, and suggested armament. * ''[[Unreal Tournament 3\|Unreal Tournament III]]'': occasionally the characters are shown in a briefing room in cinematics. A minimalist example is done at every mission loading screen; schematics and still shots are displayed with a summation that sounds like it's being delivered in a briefing. Line 91 ⟶ 90: {{reflist}} [[Category:Action Adventure Tropes]] [[Category:~~Mission Briefing~~{{PAGENAME}}]]