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Line 1: {{trope}} [[File:~~gold_white_2371~~gold white 2371.jpg\|link=Total War\|~~right~~frame]] In this popular subset of [[Hollywood Tactics]], an army lines up in a large rectangular formation at one end of a huge field. When the battle begins, they charge forward, [[Screaming Warrior\|screaming at full volume]] until they collide against the opposing force or fortification. Line 13: {{examples}} == [[Comic Books]] == * [[Asterix]] does it regularly with the roman army and that both in internal conflicts and against whoever they are fighting in the given album. Line 19 ⟶ 18: == [[Film]] == * The Prologue of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)\|The Lord of the Rings]]'' film featuring mindlessly rushing Orcs against more disciplined Elves. The final battle between Aragorn's force and the combined, very much larger force of Mordor plays this trope even stronger. * Used to a T in ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]: Prince Caspian''. The Telmarines send their cavalry in first, far ahead of the infantry, charges far ahead, then monolithic rectangles of infantry slowly walk in, supported only by trebuchets. * ''[[Braveheart]]'' plays with this. There are [[Screaming Warrior]] charges, sure, but there's also [[Rain of Arrows\|archers]], [[The Cavalry\|cavalry]], and [[We Have Reserves\|Irishmen]] deployed in various battles before they get to that bit. * The Spartans do this in ''[[300]]'' whenever they don't feel like using a phalanx as they're supposed to. Line 26 ⟶ 25: == [[Literature]] == * On the ''[[Discworld]]'', this is the policy of the D'regs. As their wise man said in ''[[~~Discworld/Jingo\|~~Jingo]]'', "It is always wise to charge." * The final battle in ''[[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]'' is this to a T, though there is some strategic use of boulder-dropping fliers before the forces clash. == [[Video Games]] == * A trailer for ''[[Warcraft III]]'' shows this, with a battle between Orcs and Humans which quickly goes in a different direction when demons unexpectedly rain from the sky and kill everyone. * Happens in the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UID6LEzvRRo intro] to ''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~40,000]]: [[Dawn of War]]''. Possibly a [[Justified Trope]], as after the Blood Raven commander collapses from being shot and placing a flag at the top of a hill, Space Marine drop pods fall from the sky behind him. The flag is theorized to be some sort of device to call in those reinforcements from the drop pods, so the Blood Ravens ''had'' to make a reckless charge. * This is largely how infantry combat plays out in ''[[Black and White 2]]''. * This is pretty much the default deployment of troops in ''[[Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator]]'' and ''[[Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2]]''. However, you ''are'' able to break your forces up into a (limited) number of smaller groups and try for better tactical placement. == [[Real Life]] == Line 42: {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Onrushing Army~~{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Military and Warfare Tropes]] ▲[[Category:Onrushing Army]]