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A '''Wronski Feint''' is a maneuver where a pursued character [[Shaped Like Itself|feints]] at an obstacle in order to get their pursuer to follow. They pull up at the very last second, and the split second of confusion, or their enemy's inferior piloting skills, causes the enemy to crash into the obstacle.
This trope allows the work to show off what a skilled pilot the hero is - he can take out the enemy with only his piloting skills. It also shows the audience his level of fearlessness and ability to keep cool under pressure.
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== Comic Books ==
* In ''[[The Desert Peach]]'', Rosen does this to a pursuing British pilot. Rosen's in a Stuka---a dive bomber that's made to deal with the G-forces and stresses of pulling up out of a very steep dive---and the British pursuer ''isn't.''
* In the "Wrecking Havoc" story in ''[[The Transformers (
* This is essentially done a few times in ''[[Sin City]]'' in which a character lures one or more cop cars into Old Town where cops are not allowed. This ends with the cops turning and leaving... usually. The cop cars unfortunate enough to land in the neighborhood get blasted apart.
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* In ''[[The Incredibles]]'', Elastigirl tries this move to cause pursuing missiles to hit the ocean. It doesn't work.
* Appears in the movie of ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (animation)|How to Train Your Dragon]]''. It helps that {{spoiler|the Red Death's wings were shot full of holes so it ''can't'' pull up}}.
* In ''[[Independence Day]]'', Steven Hiller uses the canyon ploy to escape from the alien dogfighters. He then uses the actual Wronski Feint on his last pursuer, ejecting and deploying his chute, causing both plane and alien fighter to crash. Mostly justified since the chute obscures the alien's sight, and by the time it slides off the alien craft, it's too close to the canyon wall to pull up in time.
* In the first movie of the ''[[Harry Potter (film)|Harry Potter]]'' series, Harry actually does this when he and the Slytherin Seeker are both going for the Snitch. Harry having done it is never referred to by name, and is never brought up in the movies after that point, despite it coming up in the fourth movie..
* In a variation without canyon walls, the heroes of ''[[Pearl Harbor]]'' do this by flying their planes directly at each other, and then swerving at the last minute, causing their pursuers to crash into each other.
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== Live Action Television ==
* In the ''[[Stingray (1964 TV series)||Stingray]]'' episode "The Man from the Navy", the titular super-sub is being used as the target vessel for a new underwater homing missile. In all previous tests, ''Stingray'' hasn't been able to shake off the missile, so an annoyed and frustrated Troy Tempest charges at a large rock formation on the ocean floor, only veering off at the last second. The missile can't follow the insane turn and crashes into the rocks. Just as well, because {{spoiler|while the other missiles have been inert test rounds, this one has a live warhead courtesy of Titan's agent X20}}.
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