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If it's a fight between two people, more than likely over a love interest, and the love interest or a side character intervenes at the wrong moment, this trope can lead to a [[What Have I Done]] moment.
If it's a fight between two people, more than likely over a love interest, and the love interest or a side character intervenes at the wrong moment, this trope can lead to a [[What Have I Done]] moment.


A common subversion is a [[Shut Up Kirk]] reply from the opposing leaders, who will then start the battle anyway. This is often [[Played for Laughs]].
A common subversion is a [[Shut Up, Kirk]] reply from the opposing leaders, who will then start the battle anyway. This is often [[Played for Laughs]].


The pacifist counterpart of the [[Rousing Speech]].
The pacifist counterpart of the [[Rousing Speech]].


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** They try to do the same thing in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Anime)|Gundam SEED Destiny]]'', too, and mostly fail (until the final episodes).
** They try to do the same thing in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Anime)|Gundam SEED Destiny]]'', too, and mostly fail (until the final episodes).
* In ''[[Escaflowne]]'', as Van's [[Humongous Mecha]] is getting [[Curb Stomp Battle|Curb Stomped]] by the Phlebotium-enhanced leopard twins, Merle runs out and interposes her tiny little self in front of him. The twins back off from delivering the killing stroke because she's a catgirl like them.
* In ''[[Escaflowne]]'', as Van's [[Humongous Mecha]] is getting [[Curb Stomp Battle|Curb Stomped]] by the Phlebotium-enhanced leopard twins, Merle runs out and interposes her tiny little self in front of him. The twins back off from delivering the killing stroke because she's a catgirl like them.
* Ash tries this in ''[[Pokémon the First Movie (Anime)|Pokémon the First Movie]]''. It ''does'' stop the battle, though he probably should have waited until ''after'' the [[Beam O War]] had ended before running in. {{spoiler|He dies. Momentarily.}}
* Ash tries this in ''[[Pokémon the First Movie (Anime)|Pokémon the First Movie]]''. It ''does'' stop the battle, though he probably should have waited until ''after'' the [[Beam-O-War]] had ended before running in. {{spoiler|He dies. Momentarily.}}