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** Later in the game, there's a [[Justified Trope|justified example]]: one of your party members is holding up the roof of a collapsing house (and this is a [[Big Fancy House]] we're talking about), and you've got five minutes to rescue the kid inside before his strength runs out and he drops it.

* ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' has the first Mako Reactor mission, where the time limit is more than generous (if it started during the boss battle, it would be a different story, but it's easy to reach the objective with more than seven minutes remaining). Much, much later in the game, the timer shows up again when you have to figure out a puzzle lock before an automatic shutdown permanently seals it shut, and when you have to reach the front of a train (with a boss battle on each of the three cars, even) before it crashes into a settlement and deprives you of the [[MacGuffin]].

** In the remake, the battle with the Aircrusher. Storywise, Jessie learns from the previous mission and gives you a bomb with a ''remote'' detonator, the intent being to activate from a safe distance. ''However'', when the Aircrusher arrives, Heidegger uses a set of drones to hack the bomb and start the countdown himself. (While the bomb going off would further Avalanche's goals and cost Shinra a lot, Heidegger feels that if it succeeds after the public witnesses a broadcast of the Avalanche members slain by the Aircrusher, it would both demonize Avalanche ''and'' make them see Heidegger as a hero.) Thus, the player has 22 minutes to defeat the Aircrusher ''and'' escape, which is easier said than done.

* ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' has those in almost every mission.

** But remember: if the timer ''isn't'' running, you can take your time, even if it seems urgent. Damsel hanging by her fingernails over a deadly drop? There's no timer so by all means delegate the task, do some random battles, have a cutscene, make a speech, complete some options, bactrack a bit, some more battles, hijack a jetpack, and...oh, yeah, is she still hanging there? However, time is an important factor to determine your SEED rank, which in turn determines your income.

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* The fight against Koru in ''[[Legend of Legaia]]''. You have four turns to defeat him, and then... BOOM! Koru explodes, vaporizing half the region, dealing [[Cap|9999 damage]] to each of your characters, and instantly giving you a Game Over.

** Subverted in ''Duel Saga'' with the fight against the Mighty Balken. The fight is played up to be a timed fight against the drawbridge closing. Even if the time runs out, when you defeat Balken, he collapses and the shock of his fall opens the drawbridge and allows for your escape.

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