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* ''WebVideo/OutsideXbox'': At one point in their ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' campaign, they realise that a bartender has served them poisoned drinks. Corazon immediately proposes mixing one drink of poison with one with water so they don't get sick later.

* The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine opened with an example from the men of the Snake Island garrison: 13 soldiers at most with relatively light equipment, facing the Russian Black Sea fleet flagship ''Moskva''. Despite being threatened by a fairly modern missile cruiser with a rather fearsome bombardment capability, the Ukranian garrison quietly acknowledged the seriousness of the situation with remarkable calm, whereupon one of them considered [[PrecisionFStrike how best to respond]]. A fellow soldier encouraged him to answer in [[ScrewYourUltimatum the traditional Ukranian fashion when presented with an ultimatum]].

* ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'': This often happens between the villains and their victims. In "The Man from [=MI5=]", Lady Penelope is absurdly chatty with her kidnapper. Also, nn "Move - and you're dead", Alan Tracy is somewhat casual with his enemy who is threatening him with a gun, and maintains this even during his capture.

* ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'': This often happens between the villains and their victims. In "The Man from MI5", Lady Penelope is absurdly chatty with her kidnapper. Also, nn "Move - and you're dead", Alan Tracy is somewhat casual with his enemy who is threatening him with a gun, and maintains this even during his capture.

--> '''Alan:''' You're wasting your time. I don't have the plans for the BR2. And even if I did, do you think I'd hand them over to you?

* ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'': In "Move - and you're dead", Alan Tracy is somewhat casual with his enemy who is threatening him with a gun, and maintains this even during his capture.
--> '''Alan:''' (casually) What do you want, Gomez?

'''Luke Cage:''' I didn't say it was lo''good'' banter.

'''Luke Cage:''' I didn't say it was ''good'' banter.

* ''ComicBook/RatQueens'': The Rat Queens do this on a nearly constant basis during their fights.
* ''ComicBook/CaptainAtom'': When Captain Atom [[IntercontinuityCrossover ends up]] in the Creator/{{Wildstorm}} universe, he ran into the [[ComicBook/WildCATsWildStorm Wild C.A.T.s]]. They considered him such a low-level threat that they paused to have an impromptu trivia contest to determine which one of them would be responsible for kicking his ass.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'', when facing off against the FinalBoss again after finishing the single player campaign, the members of MissionControl will start to casually chat with each other during the fight instead of giving tips like usual.

*** Additionally, [[Characters/Avengers60sMembers The Vision]] beans [[Characters/MarvelComicsUltron Ultron]] with Mjolnir then compliments Thor on the impressive weight balance of the weapon, to which Thor gives a few pointers on how to get the most out of the swing (though Thor's response seems to be more of an attempt to cover for his obvious surprise that Vision is capable of wielding Mjolnir at all).

* Some form of this ''will'' happen if two heroes end up in the same room together.
* The ComicBook/RatQueens do this on a nearly constant basis during their fights.
* When ComicBook/CaptainAtom [[IntercontinuityCrossover ended up]] in the Creator/{{Wildstorm}} universe, he ran into the [[ComicBook/WildCATsWildStorm Wild C.A.T.s]]. They considered him such a low-level threat that they paused to have an impromptu trivia contest to determine which one of them would be responsible for kicking his ass.

* Characters/{{Batgirl}}: Stephanie Brown -alias Batgirl II- is an expert at this, often sharing wisecracks with her mission control while in the middle of a fight. When she and Characters/{{Supergirl|TheCharacter}} are being [[ItMakesSenseInContext strangled by Dracula]] in issue #14 of ''ComicBook/Batgirl2009'', Batgirl tries to apologize for how their night out has been sidetracked.
-->'''Batgirl:''' I hope you won't hold this against me.\\

* ''ComicBook/{{Boneyard}}'' does this a few times.
-->'''Paris:''' Are you trying to scare me? Because, good job. Nice use of terror.
* The first issue of ''ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew'' sees the captain ([[FunnyAnimal a cartoon rabbit]]) falling from a great height, seemingly to his doom. He spends the entire plummet making punny observations about the situation, and ends by [[LampshadeHanging casually wondering if human beings would make stupid puns at a time like this]]. [[spoiler:[[TheBigGuy Pig Iron]] catches him, btw.]]
* Characters/{{Deadpool|WadeWilson}}, being a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, has weaponized his to the point that his enemies have problems focusing on the task at hand. It's occasionally contagious: when working with the ComicBook/XMen, he caused [[Characters/XMenTheOriginalTeam Beast]] [[GotMeDoingIt to spout off some bad puns]].
* The ''ComicBook/{{Doom}}'' comic is filled with Casual Danger ''Monologues''.
* In ''ComicBook/GothamCityGarage'', [[Characters/NightwingDickGrayson Dick Grayson]] and [[Characters/SupergirlTheCharacter Kara Gordon]] argue as to what Dick's batons are called as being chased down by a killer giant robot. Kara lampshades it:

* In ''ComicBook/PS238'', several of [[BadassNormal The Revenant]]'s scenes have him simultaneously conducting a phone conversation and fighting a villain.

* One issue of ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' has the team continuing to play a game of truth-or-dare while battling a host of giant snake monsters.
* Hilarious example happened in ''ComicBook/SecretSix''. [[Characters/SuicideSquadOperatives Deadshot]] and Jeanette were meeting with the client at the edge of a cliff. When the client appears, his personal female killer grabs Deadshot by the throat and holds him over the cliff. Meanwhile the client's personal assistant monologues about how the best way to control someone is the death threat, and to prove his point, asks Deadshot what he thinks, knowing that his slightest whim can mean his death. Deadshot responds that he wasn't listening because he was too busy having sexual fantasies.
* [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]] loves doing this. {{Depending on the writer}}, this is either a coping mechanism for fear (if he's cracking jokes, he's too distracted to be afraid) or boredom (he fights by instinct and thinks so quickly, battles might as well be in slow-motion, giving his upper thought processes spare energy to devote to a running commentary). Spidey, and thus the fans, refer to this type of dialogue as [[YouFightLikeACow "quipping"]].

* In the ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' storyline ''ComicBook/WayOfTheWorld'', Supergirl is asking Characters/{{Wonder Woman|TheCharacter}} advice on how to help a little boy as both heroines are stopping a gang of bank robbers (whom they are barely paying attention to).

* In ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen'', [[Characters/MarvelComicsMadelynePryor Madelyne Pryor]] once took time out from being ''tortured'' to have a chat to a friend. Okay, to a demon.

-->'''Elsa Bladestone:''' You will ''not'' be able to slice my sword! This sword is the progeny of Excalibur herself!
-->'''Hellhound:''' A sword had a baby sword? How's that even possible? [[OnSecondThought Know what? Never mind. I don't wanna know.]]

* The Comicbook/YoungAvengers ''so'' much.
-->'''Speed:''' Just so I know: Are we going to stand here and bicker all day or are we going to fight the bad guys?\\
'''[[Characters/AntManHeroes Stature]]:''' We usually manage to do both at the same time. We're that good.\\
'''Speed:''' I'll try to keep up.

* In ''Fanfic/HogyokuExMachina'', [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Ichigo]], [[SuperpoweredEvilSide his hollow]] and [[GrumpyOldMan Yamamoto]] discuss whether or not it's possible to [[spoiler:bind two [[EmpathicWeapon zapakuto]] to a {{shinigami}} at once.]] All while [[spoiler:Tensa Zangetsu and Muramasa]] try to kill each other about 20 feet away.
* In ''Fanfic/ImaginarySeas'', Percy keeps up his typical quippy remarks in the face of danger, snarking all throughout his fight with Caenis about her {{Stripperiffic}} outfit. Chiron is no slouch either, saying that he's having a "slightly difficult day" while murdering scores of Olympus' soldiers with Pankration.
* In ''Fanfic/OhGodNotAgain'', this is often used by Harry (along with a great deal of [[SarcasmMode sarcasm]]) every time he and Voldemort have a showdown.

* The ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'' has a fight scene in the [[BadFuture Dark World]] between the Elements of Harmony and Discord's {{Mooks}} that's so [[CurbStompBattle one-sided]] that Applejack and Rarity are able to have a philosophical debate while kicking flank.

* ''FanFic/SaetwosStory'': During the chaos of the FinalBattle, Uloobu and Tyscene still manage to find the time to [[spoiler:flirt with each other and set up a date for afterwards]]. Xekrai has to shout at them to focus on the fight.
* In ''Fanfic/SugarPlums'' this happens during the first chunin exams arc where Ume runs into the center of an all out brawl that has broken out during the second exam, starts fighting alongside Suigetsu and Chojuro while commenting on the fact that Chojuro got a new sword.
* ''FanFic/ThisBites'':

** Taken to [[UpToEleven the next level]] in ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'', which is to be expected when you get [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy three]] [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries different]] [[Film/MCUSpiderManTrilogy incarnations]] of Franchise/SpiderMan teaming up together.
--->'''MCU Spider-Man:''' I ''have'' been in a team, okay? I don’t wanna brag, but I will… I was in ComicBook/TheAvengers!\\

'''Raimi-Verse Spider-Man:''' ''(impressed)'' That’s great!\\

'''Raimi-Verse Spider-Man:''' [[IveHeardOfThatWhatIsIt What]] ''[[IveHeardOfthatWhatIsIt is]]'' [[IveHeardOfThatWhatIsIt that?]]\\
'''MCU Spider-Man:''' ''({{beat}})'' Wait you don’t have the Avengers!?\\

'''MCU Spider-Man:''' No, I’m not in a band, no! The Avengers is… uh… [[MythologyGag Earth’s]] [[CatchphraseInterruptus mightiest—]]\\
'''Raimi-Verse Spider-Man:''' [[OnlySaneMan HOW’S THIS HELPING!?]]

*** He does the same when surrounded by the Fire Nation equivalent of Special forces, just asking if anyone would like some tea, he'd ''love'' some.

* ''ComicBook/{{Batgirl}}'': Stephanie Brown -alias Batgirl II- is an expert at this, often sharing wisecracks with her mission control while in the middle of a fight. When she and ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} are being [[ItMakesSenseInContext strangled by Dracula]] in issue #14 of ''ComicBook/Batgirl2009'', Batgirl tries to apologize for how their night out has been sidetracked.

* ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'', being a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, has weaponized his to the point that his enemies have problems focusing on the task at hand. It's occasionally contagious: when working with the ComicBook/XMen, he caused [[Characters/XMenTheOriginalTeam Beast]] [[GotMeDoingIt to spout off some bad puns]].

* In ''ComicBook/GothamCityGarage'', [[Characters/NightwingDickGrayson Dick Grayson]] and [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara Gordon]] argue as to what Dick's batons are called as being chased down by a killer giant robot. Kara lampshades it:

* Hilarious example happened in ''ComicBook/SecretSix''. ComicBook/{{Deadshot}} and Jeanette were meeting with the client at the edge of a cliff. When the client appears, his personal female killer grabs Deadshot by the throat and holds him over the cliff. Meanwhile the client's personal assistant monologues about how the best way to control someone is the death threat, and to prove his point, asks Deadshot what he thinks, knowing that his slightest whim can mean his death. Deadshot responds that he wasn't listening because he was too busy having sexual fantasies.
* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' loves doing this. {{Depending on the writer}}, this is either a coping mechanism for fear (if he's cracking jokes, he's too distracted to be afraid) or boredom (he fights by instinct and thinks so quickly, battles might as well be in slow-motion, giving his upper thought processes spare energy to devote to a running commentary). Spidey, and thus the fans, refer to this type of dialogue as [[YouFightLikeACow "quipping"]].

* In ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' storyline ''ComicBook/WayOfTheWorld'', Supergirl is asking Wonder Woman advice on how to help a little boy as both heroines are stopping a gang of bank robbers (whom they are barely paying attention to).

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'':

** While he's not technically the one in danger, Alfred remains perfectly calm and [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] whatever [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce]], a man who's like a son to him, is up against.

--->'''Franchise/{{Superman}}:''' Did you find the spear?\\

** The final conversation over the radio between [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve]] and [[Characters/CaptainAmericaSupportingCharacters Peggy Carter]] in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''. They were making plans to go dancing, even when they both know Steve isn't going to make it. (Of course, this was a given both in [[InMediasRes the film's setup]] and the history of the character.)

** In [[Recap/AgentsOfSHIELDS2E6FracturedHouse "Fractured House"]], Lance Hunter and [[ComicBook/{{Mockingbird}} Bobbi Morse]] have an argument in the middle of a ComicBook/{{HYDRA}} safehouse, briefly pausing to shoot a HYDRA member in tandem before carrying on right where they left off.

* ''WebVideo/SAndDTier'': Alex regularly makes and takes phone calls while in the middle of fighting with superheroes. They're NighInvulnerable, so it doesn't even trip them up.

-->'''Bender:''' (''about to be convered into Slurm cans'') I can't see what's happening. Are we boned?\\

'''Brick:''' Y'all interupted ''my'' thing! Be rude not to return the favor!

* Captain Al Haynes, while guiding a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_232 DC-10 with no flight controls]] approaching the Sioux City airport, even cracked a joke. When told he was cleared to land on any runway, he laughed and replied "You want to be particular and make it a runway, huh?" He did hit the runway, and 184 of 296 people on board survived. [[note]]If that seems like a large number of deaths, it should be noted that the only other incident involving a comprable failure ended with the plane crashing into a mountain and only four survivors.[[/note]]

---> '''Al Haynes''': (regarding being trapped in the wreckage) I just told myself "Don't hyperventilate, stay calm, and wait for somebody to come

---> '''Al Haynes''': [[DeadpanSnarker Somebody came]]

%%* In Creator/TherinKnite's ''Literature/{{Echoes}}'', Dynara and Adem do this whenever they're in an echo together.

* Hilarious example happened in ''ComicBook/SecretSix''. Characters/{{Deadshot}} and Jeanette were meeting with the client at the edge of a cliff. When the client appears, his personal female killer grabs Deadshot by the throat and holds him over the cliff. Meanwhile the client's personal assistant monologues about how the best way to control someone is the death threat, and to prove his point, asks Deadshot what he thinks, knowing that his slightest whim can mean his death. Deadshot responds that he wasn't listening because he was too busy having sexual fantasies.

* This is a pretty common occurrence throughout the English dub of ''Anime/{{Digimon|Adventure}}''. Sure the Digidestined may be facing a monster that holds the fate of the two worlds in its hands, but that won't stop them from making small talk and cracking jokes during the battle. All of them are 12 or under so it's likely a combination of stress relief and trying to distract each other from the situation. TeamDad [[TheSoCalledCoward Jyou]] tends to engage in this the least which fits his more serious nature.
* Spike Spiegel in ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' shows this kind of behavior every time he is in a dangerous situation, probably because he already thinks he's [[spoiler:living on borrowed time, and anyone he meets could be coming to collect]]. One notable exception is during his fight with Tongpu. That guy must've been too freaky, even for Spike.
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': [[TheMovie The End of Evangelion]]. During the JSSDF assault on NERV's headquarters, Misato is cracking jokes, but then again, she's singlehandedly demolishing the entire JSSDF squad that's hunting down Shinji.

* The title character in ''Manga/InuYasha'' does this regularly. One of the earlier examples has him calmly walking towards his gigantic wolf-like older brother muttering "yeah yeah, 'roar roar' to you too."
* Knuckles and Rouge play this out in an episode of ''Anime/SonicX''. The building they are in is collapsing around them, bombs they set up are about to explode, and all they can do is argue with each other.
* In ''[[Anime/{{K}} K: Missing Kings]]'', Kuroh and Misaki have such an easy time beating the mooks from Jungle that they can just stop for Kuroh to play one of his [[RunningGag late master's haiku]] and ask Misaki what he thinks, [[BishieSparkle complete with sparkle]].
* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
** The first episode of ''Manga/DragonBall'' has a memorable example when Bulma is abducted by a pterodactyl while taking a bathroom break. After Goku defeats the pterodactyl and she ends up with her shirt caught on a tree branch on a cliff, she shouts "I'm having a crisis over here!" with an annoyed voice. If you look closely, her "crisis" isn't the near-death situation. She never got to go to the bathroom, and is now peeing down the cliff.
** ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' has a tradition for Goku to turn up at the last second, see all his friends beaten to death or near-death by the latest super-powered villain, and completely ignore the villain in favour of ensuring his friends' safety and having a chat with them. Examples include when he finally turns up to face Nappa, and finally recovers enough to face Frieza. He also tends to chat with the villain, like him having casual conversations with Frieza about fighting styles before things became really serious. In ''Super'', he wishes Bulma a happy birthday and apologizes for not bring a gift when Beerus is ready to blow up the planet.

* The manga ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' starts off with Koro-sensei casually dodging a heavy barrage of gunfire from his students while he calls out each of their names to take attendance. When one student fails to answer back, Koro-sensei politely asks him to speak up over the sound of the gunfire before resuming the roll call.
* In ''Manga/Classi9'', Tchaikovsky casually comments on a furious Wagner’s "boring" behavior after kicking him down so Beethoven could douse him in alcohol. He also gave advice to Brahms on how to insult someone while Wagner was grabbing him by the collar and shaking him ''because he had insulted him''.
* ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'': In the Great Battle Festival arc, Meliodas and Ban spend the entirety of their first fight arguing over whether Elizabeth or Elaine is better... While defeating the bird demons relentlessly attacking them without even realizing it.

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' loves doing this. {{Depending on the writer}}, this is either a coping mechanism for fear (if he's cracking jokes, he's too distracted to be afraid) or boredom (he fights by instinct and thinks so quickly, battles might as well be in slow-motion, giving his upper thought processes spare energy to devote to a running commentary). Spidey, and thus the fans, refer to this type of dialogue as [[YouFightLikeACow "quipping"]].
** His quipping has also been called a mode of managing his enemies: if he keeps them annoyed enough, they'll only target him, as opposed to nearby civilians, and if he keeps them angry enough, they get sloppy. However, it ''also'' tends to annoy his allies at the same time, which is part of the reason why he (and most of his fellow Spiders, for that matter) are TheFriendNobodyLikes in any given team-up.
** Spidey's tendency to chat mid-battle seems to be infectious: the ComicBook/NewAvengers can hold entire conversations while surrounded by ninjas/demons/copycat villains.

* ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'', being a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, has weaponized his to the point that his enemies have problems focusing on the task at hand. It's occasionally contagious: when working with the ComicBook/XMen, he caused [[Characters/XMenTheOriginalTeam Beast]] [[GotMeDoingIt to spout off some bad puns]].
* In ''ComicBook/GothamCityGarage'', [[Characters/NightwingDickGrayson Dick Grayson]] and [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara Gordon]] argue as to what Dick's batons are called as being chased down by a killer giant robot. Kara lampshades it:
-->'''Kara:''' You really think this is the time for a semantics debate?
* Hilarious example happened in ''ComicBook/SecretSix''. Characters/{{Deadshot}} and Jeanette were meeting with the client at the edge of a cliff. When the client appears, his personal female killer grabs Deadshot by the throat and holds him over the cliff. Meanwhile the client's personal assistant monologues about how the best way to control someone is the death threat, and to prove his point, asks Deadshot what he thinks, knowing that his slightest whim can mean his death. Deadshot responds that he wasn't listening because he was too busy having sexual fantasies.

* In ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen'', [[Characters/MarvelComicsMadelynePryor Madelyne Pryor]] once took time out from being ''tortured'' to have a chat to a friend. Okay, to a demon.

* The Comicbook/YoungAvengers ''so'' much.
-->'''Speed:''' Just so I know: Are we going to stand here and bicker all day or are we going to fight the bad guys?\\
'''[[Characters/AntManHeroes Stature]]:''' We usually manage to do both at the same time. We're that good.\\
'''Speed:''' I'll try to keep up.

* The ''ComicBook/{{Doom}}'' comic is filled with Casual Danger ''Monologues''.

* The ComicBook/RatQueens do this on a nearly constant basis during their fights.

* ''Magazine/{{Mad}}'' movie parodies frequently have characters (including those on opposite sides) having long conversations during battles, chase scenes and other dangerous situations, often commenting on the absurdity of the story.

* When ComicBook/CaptainAtom [[IntercontinuityCrossover ended up]] in the Creator/{{Wildstorm}} universe, he ran into the [[ComicBook/WildCATsWildStorm Wild C.A.T.s]]. They considered him such a low-level threat that they paused to have an impromptu trivia contest to determine which one of them would be responsible for kicking his ass.

* ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'': Cornelius can not understand the X-Men's need for it, and wonders if it is a response to a nervous breakdown.
* ''ComicBook/StreetFighter'': Ibuki casually tells Sarai that ninjas do not take prisoners and they just kill while they both alongside Elena, Makoto, and another ninja were trapped inside a net another ninja clan used to kill them. Though it is worth noting (even though Ibuki wasn't aware) they wanted to kidnap Ibuki and didn't care about the rest so they would have had no problem disposing of everyone else.
* In ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' storyline ''ComicBook/WayOfTheWorld'', Supergirl is asking Wonder Woman advice on how to help a little boy as both heroines are stopping a gang of bank robbers (whom they are barely paying attention to).

* ''Fanfic/CodePonyEvolution'': When Applejack falls to her certain death, she says, "That was mighty impolite of him to throw me down here like this."
* In ''Fanfic/ImaginarySeas'', Percy keeps up his typical quippy remarks in the face of danger, snarking all throughout his fight with Caenis about her {{Stripperiffic}} outfit. Chiron is no slouch either, saying that he's having a "slightly difficult day" while murdering scores of Olympus' soldiers with Pankration.
* ''Fanfic/PonyvilleGoesToTheDragons'': Despite the fact that they're in a massive battle against [[spoiler:the Canterlot Royal Guards]] at the time, Spike and Spyro end up pausing during it to discuss one another powers.
* ''Fanfic/EnemyOfMyEnemy'', a ''Halo 3'' fanfic, has Shipmaster Vtan, alone with a jammed weapon, hearing the enemy charging at his position and absently remarking, "Disconcerting."
* In ''Fanfic/OhGodNotAgain'', this is often used by Harry (along with a great deal of [[SarcasmMode sarcasm]]) every time he and Voldemort have a showdown.
-->'''Voldemort:''' You have been taught how to duel, Harry Potter?\\
'''Harry:''' I've been taught to drop my wand and summon snakes. Our dueling club was kind of substandard.
* In ''Fanfic/HogyokuExMachina'', [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Ichigo]], [[SuperpoweredEvilSide his hollow]] and [[GrumpyOldMan Yamamoto]] discuss whether or not it's possible to [[spoiler:bind two [[EmpathicWeapon zapakuto]] to a {{shinigami}} at once.]] All while [[spoiler:Tensa Zangetsu and Muramasa]] try to kill each other about 20 feet away.
* In chapter 19 of ''[[Fanfic/AceCombatEquestriaChronicles Ace Combat: The Equestrian War]]'', this conversation between Firefly and Rainbow Dash as they escape from [[spoiler:Fortress Intimidation]]:
-->'''Firefly:''' You know... this is probably the most intense flight I’ve had in my life! Hahaha!\\
'''Rainbow Dash:''' Yeah... but we gotta make it out of here, so we can live to tell others about it!\\
'''Firefly:''' Let’s speed up! Now it’s only a straight way out! There’s a light in front of us!\\
'''Rainbow Dash:''' I hope it’s not a passage to the other world! ''[laugh]''

* In part 1 of ''Fanfic/HardBeingPure'', Phobia is in the middle of a battle when Dr. Evans calls her.
-->"Evans? Hey don't go yet. I'm free to talk right now. It has been so long since we last had a chat.” A few more gun shots were heard, along the ping of bullets against metal, followed by screams of agony. He heard her shout in the back, her hand pressed against her cell phone muffling the sounds, 'Do you mind?! I'm taking a call here!!' “Geez, no manners at all."
* The ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'' has a fight scene in the [[BadFuture Dark World]] between the Elements of Harmony and Discord's {{Mooks}} that's so [[CurbStompBattle one-sided]] that Applejack and Rarity are able to have a philosophical debate while kicking flank.
* ''Fanfic/BurningBlack'' has Timmy attempting a BigDamnHeroes rescue of [[spoiler:Tootie]] and holding back a massive inferno of explosions with a slowly failing shield. She shows up, having busted herself out, and proceeds to argue with him over how bad of a job he's done on it himself, then takes her time on figuring out what to do about the raging fires about to break through the shield while still trading snarks with Timmy.

* In one story of the ''Fanfic/FacingTheFutureSeries'', Danny and Sam have a pleasant conversation while in the middle of battles with Technus and Skulker.

* in ''Fanfic/FourDeadlySecrets'' Ruby does this, when she and Miltia walk into the middle of a confrontation between India and Venus and a gang of fauns.
* ''FanFic/SaetwosStory'': During the chaos of the FinalBattle, Uloobu and Tyscene still manage to find the time to [[spoiler:flirt with each other and set up a date for afterwards]]. Xekrai has to shout at them to focus on the fight.

* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' is rife with this. From small scale fights to the epic melee of the FinalBattle, everyone finds the time to make small talk and pithy comments, especially the teenagers - though in the latter case it's pretty openly stated to be a coping mechanism, and one that [[OnlySaneMan Jean-Paul]] frequently complains about. By the sequel, other characters are openly and incredulously asking a) how they find the time, b) ''why'' they do it, c) if this is what they normally do.

* In ''Fanfic/SugarPlums'' this happens during the first chunin exams arc where Ume runs into the center of an all out brawl that has broken out during the second exam, starts fighting alongside Suigetsu and Chojuro while commenting on the fact that Chojuro got a new sword.
* In ''Fanfic/BeyondHeroes: Of Sunshine and Red Lyrium'', during the [[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition attack on Adamant Fortress]], Hawke takes the time to dryly criticize the fist-shaped battering ram being swung at the fortress doors.
-->"That is the tackiest piece of siege equipment I've ever seen."
* In the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TheProgenitorChronicles'', the MC does this during the [[spoiler:attack on Bear University]]. He admits he really should be scared out of his mind and surmises it’s a defense mechanism.
--> '''Rebecca''': “You’re ''quipping'' at a time like this.”
--> '''The MC''': “I feel like I quip at any and all times.”

* ''Fanfic/{{Greenfire}}'': When a knight is preparing to attack Greenfire, Greenfire's voiced concerns are only of the Knight ruining his picnic with Rarity.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', Mr. Incredible sees Frozone chasing after a helicopter that's shooting at him... and the two shout out a quick exchange about Mr. Incredible's evening plans with barely any mind to the helicopter.
-->'''Frozone:''' Shouldn't you be getting ready?\\
'''Mr. Incredible:''' I still got time!
* In Disney's ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973'', during the big fight at the archery tournament, Robin proposes to Marian and they then proceed to discuss plans for their honeymoon and how many children they should have while fighting off Prince John's goons.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf'', when a stampede heads towards Timon and Pumbaa in the canyon:
-->'''Pumbaa:''' Shall we run for our lives?\\
'''Timon:''' Oh, yes, let's.\\
''[Both start screaming and running]''
* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2'' has this exchange during the first major battle between the dragon riders and Drago:
-->'''Hiccup:''' Welcome aboard, Dragon Rider.\\
'''Eret:''' Uh, thanks, I think.\\
'''Astrid:''' Where have you been?\\
'''Hiccup:''' Well, y'know, catching up with Mom. ''[Astrid sees Valka, standing atop Cloudjumper in full armor, the Bewilderbeast behind her]''\\
'''Astrid:''' ''[amazed]'' That's your mother?\\
'''Hiccup:''' Well, now you know where I get my dramatic flair.

* From ''WesternAnimation/TitanAE''
-->'''Tek:''' It's time, Cale. It's time to stop running.\\
'''Korso:''' ''[spotting the Drej entering]'' Well, actually, I think it's time to ''start.''

* ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'':
** Indy pauses in the middle of a chase scene to give study advice to a student who has the chutzpah to ask for it when his teacher's just crashed through the library on a motorbike.
** Later on in the movie, as Indy and Marion are sinking into a dry sand pit, he attempts to educate Mutt on the difference between quicksand and dry sand... while he is sinking deeper by the second.
* Film/JamesBond is a perfect example of this trope, particularly when it's [[BondOneLiner someone else's danger]].

* In ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'' there is a character played by Creator/EricIdle who casually tells the man sending him off to be crucified that he's been set free and then laughs and cheerily admits he was yanking his chain when the man believes him, and walks off to get his cross. Later he asks the guards what the hold up is and japes, "How 'bout a reach-around? We've got time." Upon being put up on the cross he tells Brian, "See? Not so bad once you're up."

* In ''[[Film/TheCannonballRun Speed Zone]]'', Vic attempts to complete his assignment of killing Alec in the hotel's bathroom. While Vic is strangling Alec, a friend of his walks in and has a casual conversation with him.
-->'''Alec:''' Clyde! It's me, Alec!\\
'''Clyde:''' Alec?\\
'''Alec:''' How've you been?\\
'''Clyde:''' Oh, fine. It's just this bloody race thing is driving me around the bend. First it's on, then it's off, then it's on again.\\
'''Alec:''' Really?\\
'''Clyde:''' Care to introduce me to your friend?

* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
** About just about everyone does this, since most are {{Deadpan Snarker}}s and TalkingIsAFreeAction. No mere action sequence is going to slow down the puns. Belkar is especially prone to it.
** Elan does this all the time, much to the other party members' chagrin. Well, this is Elan's designated role as the party's bard.
** It seems to run in the family -- Nale is quite capable of nonchalantly disregarding the most fearsome of his opponents. Note that Nale [[spoiler:personally murdered Malack's family, and Malack is higher-level than him]].
--->'''Nale:''' Malack. How's the family?
* ''Webcomic/ColourWheel'': [[http://colourwheelcomic.com/comic/page-13/ Violet takes a call from her dad.]] "As a matter of fact, there ''is'' a robot trying to kill me."

* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', Gil protects his bedridden father from a few assassination attempts effortlessly in the midst of several conversations with his advisers.
* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': Schlock has no problem finishing up his one-liner [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20080810.html after his friend gets his eye blown off by a sniper]].
** DeathIsCheap for the ''Schlock'' universe, and even accounting for that, Schlock knows Ebbirnoth's injury isn't as serious as it looks (the sniper thought he was delivering a deadly headshot to a being that keeps its brain in its abdomen); it can be regenerated with the help of nanobots. However, Ebby's eye is still a major sensory organ, so he needs a distraction from the pain, and Schlock is [[NighInvulnerability Nigh-Invulnerable]].
%%* ''Webcomic/RipHaywire'' loves this trope.
%%* Almost every fight in ''Webcomic/AntiheroForHire'' is rife with this.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Blip}}'', Liz gets kidnapped and imprisoned in some extra-dimensional space. You wouldn't know that from the way she telepathically contacts Mary, and asks if Mary can cover for her on stakeout duties while she's out of town.
* Kitti and Dries in ''Webcomic/WhatTheFu'' discuss their relationship while beating up a bunch of cultists.
* Most of the ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' characters spend so much time snarking, that Marten's reaction to a psycho trying to kill his friend Steve while he's present (supposedly for being a bad boyfriend) is to remark that his hair is neither spiky nor blonde enough for this.
** In a later confrontation with the same attacker, Dora casually grabs Faye's ass, much to the latter's irritation. When asked why, Dora's response is that if she's going to die, she'd rather die happy.
* Quant and Endorsi in ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod''. Quant being one of those people who achieved the nigh-impossible goal of reaching the top of the Tower, Endorsi being one of those who got the power of the King and third strongest person of the Tower. There is a lot of danger here to be ridiculed with casual quips.
* Rather than escaping, the mad GeniusDitz from ''Average Joe'' has a completely casual conversation with the titular character [[http://ajcomic.com/?p=456 here]], while a third character is occupied keeping him from being cut in half by a Bond-style laser beam.
* In ''Webcomic/SpyingWithLana'', the first conversation where we see Lana has her snarking to her chief that she's "little busy right now" in the middle of a gun fight.
* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': As a work running on LightmareFuel with a DeadpanSnarker in the cast, this was bound to happen sooner or later. From Mikkel's FlatEarthAtheist perspective, the ghost attack consisted of an unconscious Lalli suddenly starting to scream, followed by Mikkel himself passing out for no apparent reason and waking up to the tank being driven away from the campsite and the monster-decting kitten having apparently had a BringMyBrownPants moment. Meanwhile, his superior Sigrun is running around trying to resolve the situation after a similar moment of passing out. Mikkel's contribution to the frenzy is pointing out that Tuuri, who technically went against Sigrun's earlier orders by driving away from the campsite while she was unconscious, should be on Sigrun's mutiny risk list instead of Mikkel himself. The list in question had been started due to a minor act of disobedience on Mikkel's part, and only had Mikkel's name on it.

* In Disney's ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood'', during the big fight at the archery tournament, Robin proposes to Marian and they then proceed to discuss plans for their honeymoon and how many children they should have while fighting off Prince John's goons.

* ''Webcomic/TheNightWhenTheCrowCaws'': Woo Kang calmly asks Park Tae of she wants to have a beer with him later despite currently being in the same room as a bomb that could go off at any second.