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* In the opening scene of ''The Impostors'', we are introduced to two con-artists who fake an altercation in an outdoor diner, culminating with a knife fight. At the climax of the fight, they both rush each other, simultaneously cry out, and then one of them falls "dead" and the other runs off without paying his bill. In the next scene we see them argue over the fact that the wrong man "died".

* At the very end of ''[[Legion]]'', between the angels Michael and Gabriel.

 

== Literature ==

* [[Codex Alera]] has one of these {{spoiler|in the final clash between the Vord Queen and Tavi at the Princeps Memorial.}}

* The Iliad is an endless series of these - of the literally hundreds of duels, only a few take more than a stanza.

 

* Asuka / Abareblack and his brainwashed love interest Mahoro / Jannu do this in ''[[Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger]]'' (after they'd already nearly killed each other more than once). {{spoiler|The moment they run past each other becomes a a plot point - Mahoro uses it to touch their cheek-markings, which lets them communicate mentally. She uses this moment to tell him she's no longer brainwashed, and is going to be helping them from inside the enemy base.}}

* Happens near the end of ''[[Power Rangers Operation Overdrive]]'', between the Black Ranger (Will) and his primary antagonist (as there were four enemy groups, each individual Ranger got one or more individual rivals). This was the alternate version, with the Black Ranger falling to one knee first, and the enemy going "Now that that's out of the way, time to go find the--[[You Are Already Dead|YEARGHH!]]" and [[Made of Explodium|violently exploding]].

 

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