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* The third battle, where the Trojans attack the Greeks, but after the fireball scene. Hector appears to be standing there watching the Greeks, then he starts banging his spear on his shield, which is then copied by the other men standing behind him. Then they walk forward out of view, and we get a panoramic view of the ENTIRE TROJAN ARMY advancing on the Greeks. Even Odysseus [[Oh Crap|looks worried]].
* And finally, one for Briseus, who stabs Agamemnon and kills him. This troper considers that a CMOA because Agamemnon was nothing but a [[Jerkass]] the entire movie.
** In the original myth, [[Compressed Adaptation|his wife did it]] after Agamemnon brought home Briseis' cousin [[The Cassandra|Cassandra]] as a [[I Have You Now, My Pretty|slave-girl]]... and burned [[Moral Event Horizon|his daughter]] Iphigenia alive as a [[Human Sacrifice|sacrifice]] to obtain fair winds for the voyage...
** It's not like he wanted to sacrifice his daughter, they would never be able to reach Troy because of Artemis' petty anger.
** And his wife murdered him so he wouldn't find out she'd taken a lover... prompting the revenge cycle for Electra and Orestes. The Greeks liked their [[Big Screwed
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