Locked Out of the Fight: Difference between revisions

** Obi-Wan gets locked out again in ''Episode III'' when Dooku knocks him out and crushes him under a platform.

* Clint Eastwood movie ''Gran Torino''.

* In ''[[Conan the Barbarian|Conan The Destroyer]]'', the heroes infiltrate an evil wizard's tower to steal a [[Plot Coupon]]. When Conan enters a room with full-length mirrors covering each segment of the wall, a pane of one-way glass slams down behind him (naturally, it appears identical to the other mirrors when viewed from inside the room), allowing the wizard to summon a monstrous brute which Conan must defeat alone (fortunately, Conan is able to figure out that the mirrors are the monster's [[Achilles' Heel]]).

* In ''Karate Kid II'' Daniel is trapped on a platform with the villain, separated from Mr. Miyagi and the rest of the village by a moat that's only a few feet deep (seriously). Because of this, he has to fight the enemy himself rather than {{spoiler|letting Mr. Miyagi do it like he does in every other fight in the movie}}.

* This is kind of what happened during the big battle in ''[[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]'', which is described from the perspective of Susan and Lucy who did not take part in it like their brothers did.

* For a stretch at the end of [[Jim Butcher]]'s [[Dresden Files]] novel ''Fool Moon''.

 

 

* ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' does this a couple of times, too. Although most of the time you can [[Game Breaker|circumvent]] the rule somewhat by buffing the protagonist up before the encounter in question begins.

* An interesting variant is exemplified by the quicksand scene in ''Time Crisis 4'', where the players are sucked into the pit and have to fight [[Horde of Alien Locusts|terror bites]] while NPC Captain Rush is bothered by more traditional foes at the top.

* Repeatedly abused in ''[[Star Wars]]: [[Knights of the Old Republic]]''. Not only with doors and things, but even a special [[Cutscene Power to the Max]] force power that some bosses use to literally paralyze everyone in the party other than you.

* ''[[Shadow Hearts]]'' does this during the Man Tower and He-Man Sushi sidequests in ''Covenant'' and ''From The New World'', respectively. During the last segment, each member of the party holds off one of the challengers, leaving Joachim/Hilde (depending on the game) to go on ahead.

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