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== Anime ==
* In the very first episode of the animated adaption of ''[[Fate/Zero]]'', both Tohsaka Tokiomi and Kotomine Risei circle Kirei while they explain their [[Xanatos Gambit]] to him in an effort to convince him to join them. See [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7rZDAojXNY here] for an example.
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* In ''[[Star Wars]]: Revenge of the Sith'' there's an example of a heroic, well, ''[[Anti-Hero|Anti]]''-heroic circle. Anakin rounds Palpatine as the latter calmly and matter-of-factly lays out his motivations and plans, doing his best to convince Anakin that [[Love Makes You Evil|it's best for Padme.]]
** The same happens between Anakin and Obi-Wan before their fight on Mustafar. And, in ''Attack of the Clones'', Count Dooku was circling and tempting a captive Obi-Wan. The [[Star Wars]] prequels love this.
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* The climax of ''[[Big Fat Liar]]''.
* Scar does this to Simba on ''[[The Lion King]]'' as he confronts him for being responsible for Mufasa's death.
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== Live Action TV ==
* In ''[[Dallas]]'', episode "The Family Ewing" (first of the "[[All Just a Dream|Dream]] [[Discontinuity|Season]]"), Sue Ellen comes home the night Bobby Ewing, having been out all day with Dusty Farlow. Her chipper attitude was all J.R., who was openly ([[Men Don't Cry|as much as a proud Texan man could]]) mourning the death of Bobby, could take. He circles her, berating her for not (never) being there, before driving her off.
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has had this, particularily with the Doctor and [[The Master (trope)|The Master]]. In ''Survival'', the [[Foe Yay|part-cheetah Master stalks around the Doctor]]. The scene at the beginning of part two of ''The End of Time'' has even more stalking, but it's the Doctor doing the pleading.
** The new series ''Doctor Who'' episode "Dalek" had something like this, but with the Doctor (good guy) circling the titular Dalek instead of the other way around.
*** A strange case as {{spoiler|the doctor could arguably be the villain in that episode}}
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* A different use of circling than usual, but Dr Cox from ''[[Scrubs]]'' has a tendency to circle people during his rants. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB1F86_U96M In one memorable scene] he and J.D. actually take turns on who is playing what role.
* In [[Babylon 5]], in the climatic three-way showdown between [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens|Vorlons, Shadows]] and the Army of Light each one of the former two pick a general of the Army and try to reason him/her into following them. Shadows do this with Delenn by having impersonations of her friends and even of herself circle around her while setting forth the Shadows' doctrines. Meanwhile, the Vorlon representative manifests as a woman frozen inside a block of ice, and Sheridan circles ''her'' while she argues the Vorlon point of view.
* In a Season Three episode of ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'', [[Mc Kenas]] Cole pulls this on Sark. However, Sark makes it a point to keep shifting so Cole is never given the opportunity to stab him in the back.
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* Done in ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]'' both with [[The Dragon]] and the [[Big Bad]]. The verbal duel with the Dragon is important both for plot and gameplay reasons. (Basically it's a CMOA of the developers.)
* Used by a race of [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens]] in [[Homeworld]]. With a spaceship. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eL7scjcj6A&feature=player_detailpage#t=51s Circling another spaceship.]
* Used in [[Batman: Arkham City]] during the battle with {{spoiler|Ra's al-Ghul. As Batman holds a sword to Ra's' throat, Talia circles around them both, urging him to kill Ra's and take his place as leader of the League Of Assassins.}}
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