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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]].

* ''[[Genshiken]]'' has Madarame explaining at the clubroom every single detail of the titular group's visit to the "[[Bland -Name Product|Comifes]]". Everything goes just as planned... except for Madarame, who destroys his arm and is taken to the infirmary [[What Do You Mean ItsIt's Not Awesome?|after delivering a long-winded, dramatic pre-"death" speech]].

* [[Justice League: theThe New Frontier|DC:The New Frontier]]: In a scene that evokes the ''[[Star Wars]]'' briefing scenes, the greatest minds in America tell America's greatest heroes how to attack the Centre.

* 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.

* In both the original ''[[OceansOcean's Eleven]]'' and the remake Danny explains to the other ten how they plan on pulling off the heist in Las Vegas.

* 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."}}

{{quote| "That is your mission, should you choose to accept it. Should you choose not to accept it, then you're fired."}}

** 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 (TV)|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.

* ''[[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.

* In ''[[Paranoia]]'', the PCs play a team of Troubleshooters sent out on missions, so naturally there's always a [[Mission Briefing]] early on.

* ''[[FEARF.E.A.R.]]'' features a mission briefing at the beginning of the game from the protagonist's point of view. During the briefing, you're introduced to the main allies and the source of your abilities is more or less explained. It ends up ultimately unnecessary.

* The mission brief is a staple of the ''[[Wing Commander (Videovideo Gamegame)|Wing Commander]]'' games, which isn't really surprising given that WC's setting ''is'' a military one. Also where one can find one of the early swipes at [[Military Maverick|Maniac]]:

{{quote| '''Halcyon:''' I thought so. Now, let's look at your patrol plan, Maverick. It's a simple three-point route, with a few asteroids near Nav 2. Keep alert. We really don?t know what to expect out there, but we know we're in hairball territory. Just fly your route and get back with a report--and if Maniac gives you any static, you have my permission to shoot him to pieces.<br />

'''Maverick:''' Should I use missiles, sir, or ship's guns?<br />

'''Halcyon:''' Guns, Maverick. Save your missiles for important targets.<br />

'''Maniac:''' What?!<br />

* ''[[Armored Core (Video Game)|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]].

** ''[[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.

* ''[[Unreal Tournament III (Video Game)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.

* [http://missmab.com/Comics/Vol_453.php Mercilessly parodied] as part of a [[Story Arc]] of ''[[Dan and MabsMab's Furry Adventures]]''

* Elliot's parents [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-03-15 provide a Mission Briefing] for [[Serious Business|furniture shopping]] in the ''[[El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|El Goonish Shive]]'' story arc “[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?arcid=72 Indiana Elliot And The Temple Of Swedish Furniture]”.

* ''[[Butch Cassidy and Thethe Sundance Kids]]''. Always ended by Wally dragging Elvis the dog into the lair and the computer's sneeze blasting the team out of the room.

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