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Doesn't actually have to be in a battle, though it usually is. It still qualifies as this trope if you just find the rest of your party walking around.
Sometimes overlaps with [[Big Damn Heroes]], but in this case, it's the supporting heroes that come to back up the
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* ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' had this a few times in one sequence near the end of the game.
** ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' had this in that desert where Home was and in Yuna's section of Via Purifico.
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*** Much earlier in ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'', Sabin arrives mid-battle to help with a boss. Unlike most examples, this is the first time Sabin appears in the game outside of a flashback.
*** And Gau has an entire gameplay mechanic where he'll do this on the Veldt a few battles after he Leaps away.
** In Edge's chapter in ''[[Final Fantasy IV:
** ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' has a boss fight starting with Hope as your only playable character. Considering that Hope [[Squishy Wizard|isn't exactly the most durable character on the team]], he ends up having quite a hard time just surviving on his own until Lightning and Fang arrive to back him up.
* In ''[[Golden Sun]] The Lost Age'', one of the fights against Karst and Agatio works like this- much to their chagrin since their original plan was to fight the group two at a time.
* During the final battle of ''[[
** Also in ''[[Paper Mario:
* ''[[Wild
* Returning from {{spoiler|the Verseworld for the first time}} in ''[[Grandia III]]'', Yuki and Alfina meet up with Miranda and Alonso, surrounded by ''[[Goddamned Bats]]''.
* Early in ''[[
** This also happens later in the game, {{spoiler|going through the base of the world tree, the other party members stay behind one after the other to allow the others to continue. Just as Lloyd gets to the end, they all show up again to help.}}
** Kratos actually ''says'' "Sorry I'm late" when he turns up to fight off the "Desians" attacking Colette in the OVA.
* In ''[[
* In an inversion, ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'' has you separated from your squad in one chapter. Instead of being rescued by your allies, you find and rescue them from an overwhelming assault.
* In ''[[
* A possible NPC example from ''[[Dragon Age II]]'': in the Act II endgame, Isabella will betray you and run off with the loot. However, if you have a strong (Friend, Rival, or Romance) relationship with her, she will find herself unable to leave your side and join you in the middle of the battle against the act boss.
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