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* Art/SistineChapel: When viewed from the altar to the entrance, the ceiling frescoes culminate with the fallen men who desire only evil scrabbling up mountains as the divine flood-waters rise up to do them justice.
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* ''Art/TheFallenAngel'': {{Inverted}}. While it's true that Creator/{{Cabanel}}'s Lucifer is lying on top of a mountain, the {{painting|s}} details the aftermath of his rebellion against God, not the actual fight. Furthermore, a mountain might usually be regarded as a high place, but it's a considerable downgrade if compared {{Heaven}}.
* Art/SistineChapel: When viewed from the altar to the entrance, the ceiling frescoes culminate with the fallen men who desire only evil scrabbling up mountains as the divineflood-waters floodwaters rise up to do them justice.
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* Art/SistineChapel: When viewed from the altar to the entrance, the ceiling frescoes culminate with the fallen men who desire only evil scrabbling up mountains as the divine flood-waters rise up to do them justice.
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* Art/SistineChapel: When viewed from the altar to the entrance, the ceiling frescoes culminate with the fallen men who desire only evil scrabbling up mountains as the divine flood-waters rise up to do them justice.
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* ''Film/{{Saboteur}}'' - In the torch of the Statue of Liberty. Parodied (and subverted) by ''Film/TheWrongGuy'' - it was a miniature.
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* ''Film/{{Saboteur}}'' - In the torch of the Statue of Liberty.Art/StatueOfLiberty. Parodied (and subverted) by ''Film/TheWrongGuy'' - it was a miniature.
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* One of the many villains to usurp the throne of ''ComicBook/TheTriganEmpire'' was confronted by the Emperor Trigo and actually attempted to escape by climbing his own Lady-Liberty-sized statue. Trigo followed, and only when standing on the upraised hand did the baddie think to pull a gun on him. The baddie then slipped, but Trigo caught him and brought him down to "use his genius for the good of the Empire." What a guy!
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* One of the many villains to usurp the throne of ''ComicBook/TheTriganEmpire'' was confronted by the Emperor Trigo and actually attempted to escape by climbing his own Lady-Liberty-sized Art/LadyLiberty-sized statue. Trigo followed, and only when standing on the upraised hand did the baddie think to pull a gun on him. The baddie then slipped, but Trigo caught him and brought him down to "use his genius for the good of the Empire." What a guy!
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* Used at the climax of Tim Burton's ''Film/Batman1989'', when the Joker flees up the steps of (the surprisingly tall) Gotham Cathedral, taking Kim Basinger's DistressedDamsel (surprisingly so for a movie made in the last months of 1989 - it's like she was paid per scream) with him. {{Justified|Trope}} on the Joker's side, since he radios ahead for a helicopter pickup and thus knows ''he'' won't be trapped, and takes repeated measures to stop anyone from following. Batman's inevitable pursuit is also somewhat justified by his concern for the Joker's hostage (plus his professional familiarity with {{Building Swing}}s).
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* Used at the climax of Tim Burton's ''Film/Batman1989'', when the Joker flees up the steps of (the surprisingly tall) Gotham Cathedral, taking Kim Basinger's DistressedDamsel DamselInDistress (surprisingly so for a movie made in the last months of 1989 - it's like she was paid per scream) with him. {{Justified|Trope}} on the Joker's side, since he radios ahead for a helicopter pickup and thus knows ''he'' won't be trapped, and takes repeated measures to stop anyone from following. Batman's inevitable pursuit is also somewhat justified by his concern for the Joker's hostage (plus his professional familiarity with {{Building Swing}}s).
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* ''Film/TheHitmansBodyguard'' has Dukhovich escape to the roof of the Hague after he bombs it with Kincaid in pursuit.
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* In the climax of ''Film/PhantomOfTheMallEricsRevenge'', Eric leaps from a vent, and tosses the mayor through a window. Melody runs from the office and crawls onto the girders holding up the mall roof. Eric then pursues Melody out on to the steel work.
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* The original ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' subverted it with the last level, where Max ascends to the roof of a skyscraper, only for the BigBad to board a helicopter. [[BigDamnGunship Armed helicoper.]] The sequel plays it straight, however.
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* The original ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' subverted it ''VideoGame/MaxPayne1'' subverts this with the last level, where in which Max ascends to the roof of a skyscraper, only for the BigBad to board a helicopter. [[BigDamnGunship Armed helicoper.]] The sequel an armed BlackHelicopter. ''VideoGame/MaxPayne2TheFallOfMaxPayne'' plays it straight, however.
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Included by Roger Ebert in his ''Book of Hollywood Clichés '' under the name ''Fallacy of the Climbing Villain''.
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Included by Roger Ebert Creator/RogerEbert in his ''Book of Hollywood Clichés '' under the name ''Fallacy of the Climbing Villain''.
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* ''VideoGame/MarioParty8'': The minigame Gun The Runner features a solo character trying to climb to the top of a skyscraper in construction, while the other three characters (boarding a helicopter shaped like a Bullet Bill) have to shoot at them to hinder their progress. If the solo players makes it to the top, they win; if 30 seconds pass, then the rival trio wins.
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* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'':
** The original arcade game has Mario chase DK across four stages, the last of which takes place at the top of the building. There, Mario has to remove the junctions that keep the structure stable to make DK fall down and rescue Pauline.
** The overworld of ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'' sees Diddy and Dixie climbing Crocodile Isle, culminating in the vertically-oriented levels of K. Rool's Keep. But when they reach the top, K. Rool's CoolAirship swoops in and lifts him and the trapped Donkey Kong away.
** The original arcade game has Mario chase DK across four stages, the last of which takes place at the top of the building. There, Mario has to remove the junctions that keep the structure stable to make DK fall down and rescue Pauline.
** The overworld of ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'' sees Diddy and Dixie climbing Crocodile Isle, culminating in the vertically-oriented levels of K. Rool's Keep. But when they reach the top, K. Rool's CoolAirship swoops in and lifts him and the trapped Donkey Kong away.
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* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'':
''Franchise/DonkeyKong'':
** The original ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'' arcade game has Mario chase DK across four stages, the last of which takes place at the top of the building. There, Mario has to remove the junctions that keep the structure stable to make DK fall down and rescue Pauline.
** ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'': The overworldof ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'' sees Diddy and Dixie climbing Crocodile Isle, culminating in the vertically-oriented levels of K. Rool's Keep. But when they reach the top, K. Rool's CoolAirship swoops in and lifts him and the trapped Donkey Kong away.
** The original ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'' arcade game has Mario chase DK across four stages, the last of which takes place at the top of the building. There, Mario has to remove the junctions that keep the structure stable to make DK fall down and rescue Pauline.
** ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'': The overworld
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* ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' has a climax in which [[spoiler: after Bowser uses a Cat Bell power up, you have to climb his tower, which stands right in front of you.]] The only question is who's being chased, Bowser or you? In any case, you have to climb the said tower to the top.
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* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' has a climax in which [[spoiler: after Bowser uses a Cat Bell power up, you have to climb his tower, which stands right in front of you.]] The only question is who's being chased, Bowser or you? In any case, you have to climb the said tower to thetop.top.
** ''VideoGame/MarioParty7'': The FinalBoss battle against Bowser in Solo Mode evokes this. The player is in a large square arena that serves as an elevator to reach the top of a 100-floor tower. The corners of the arena have each a black-and-green dice block like those used in the boards to walk through their paths, only these have the purpose of raising the arena higher; after the player hits all four dice blocks, the sum of the numbers obtained will be the number of floors the arena moves up, and the blocks will roll their numbers again so the player repeats the operation. The catch in all of this? Bowser will shoot boiling rocks and homing missiles, forcing the player to dodge them while going for the blocks; it takes ''one'' hit from any projectile to lose the battle, so it's not an easy ordeal. And when the arena reaches floor 50 or higher, Bowser will summon a reinforcement (one of the Koopa Kids), thus transitioning into a Dual Boss. Not only will both villains shoot the aforementioned projectiles at the same time, but also gain a new one in the form of a powerful energy beam they always perform simultaneously. If the player manages to reach floor 100 without receiving a hit, stars from the sky will begin hitting Bowser, eventually making him plummet into the ground below; the player then celebrates their victory (funnily enough, Koopa Kid celebrates the victory, but a star hit him and makes him fall down as well).
** ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' has a climax in which [[spoiler: after Bowser uses a Cat Bell power up, you have to climb his tower, which stands right in front of you.]] The only question is who's being chased, Bowser or you? In any case, you have to climb the said tower to the
** ''VideoGame/MarioParty7'': The FinalBoss battle against Bowser in Solo Mode evokes this. The player is in a large square arena that serves as an elevator to reach the top of a 100-floor tower. The corners of the arena have each a black-and-green dice block like those used in the boards to walk through their paths, only these have the purpose of raising the arena higher; after the player hits all four dice blocks, the sum of the numbers obtained will be the number of floors the arena moves up, and the blocks will roll their numbers again so the player repeats the operation. The catch in all of this? Bowser will shoot boiling rocks and homing missiles, forcing the player to dodge them while going for the blocks; it takes ''one'' hit from any projectile to lose the battle, so it's not an easy ordeal. And when the arena reaches floor 50 or higher, Bowser will summon a reinforcement (one of the Koopa Kids), thus transitioning into a Dual Boss. Not only will both villains shoot the aforementioned projectiles at the same time, but also gain a new one in the form of a powerful energy beam they always perform simultaneously. If the player manages to reach floor 100 without receiving a hit, stars from the sky will begin hitting Bowser, eventually making him plummet into the ground below; the player then celebrates their victory (funnily enough, Koopa Kid celebrates the victory, but a star hit him and makes him fall down as well).
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* "Dramatic fight scene while climbing" is the bread and butter of gameplay in ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'', but this trope still comes into effect with the final boss, who is ''[[UpToEleven a mile tall]]''.
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* "Dramatic fight scene while climbing" is the bread and butter of gameplay in ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'', but this trope still comes into effect with the final boss, who is ''[[UpToEleven a ''a mile tall]]''.tall''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood'' - Robin tries to escape Prince John's burning castle until he jumps into the moat below.
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* ''Film/PoolOfLondon'': The acrobat Vernon tries to escape from the police by clambering up the inside of the tower above the tunnel. Surrounded on three sides, he attempts to escape by [[LeParkour leaping across the centre of the tower, catching hold of pipe in the middle, and swinging to the door on the other side]]. He almost makes it.
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* The final action scene of ''Film/BuryMeHigh'' has the hero, Wisely, climbing up a hill while a battle between the LaResistance and the main villain's dictator army rages below him, to reach a cave halfway through. He's unfortunately spotted by an enemy helicopter and must drag himself up like crazy to avoid a HelicopterBlender.
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* ''Film/TheMightyPekingMan'', a Hong Kong film which is a MockBuster of King Kong starring the titular Peking Man as a KongKongCopy has the Peking Man climbing up the Jardine House as substitute to the Empire State Building.
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A villain pursued by the good guys comes to a [[ClockTower tall tower]], steeple, [[StairwellChase stairwell]], or building. He starts to climb. This would clearly lead to his getting trapped at the top, like a cat tree'd by a dog. An ordinary person in a state of panic may have done this on instinct, but for a criminal mastermind, it is unlikely. To do this after one sees what happens to climbing villains is also a clear case of GenreBlindness.
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A villain pursued by the good guys comes to a [[ClockTower tall tower]], steeple, [[StairwellChase stairwell]], or building. He starts to climb. This would clearly lead to his getting trapped at the top, like a cat tree'd treed by a dog. An ordinary person in a state of panic may have done this on instinct, but for a criminal mastermind, it is unlikely. To do this after one sees what happens to climbing villains is also a clear case of GenreBlindness.
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* The climax of the ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' [[TheMovie movie]] ''Big Trouble In Nekonron China''. Not only does the cast have to fight its way up a mountain, [[YouShallNotPass fighting Kirin's henchmen along the way]], but he has taken Akane to the top of his tower at the summit. The [[FanNickname Nerima Wrecking Crew]] (minus Ranma) arrives to rescue her, but [[CurbStompBattle are easily knocked out in a single attack]], so Ranma has to take it upon himself to fight Kirin. In the end, since the tower was built on top of a hot spring, Ranma's [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Hiryuu Shoten Ha]] attack makes the entire thing ''explode'' in a gigantic waterspout.
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* The climax of the ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' [[TheMovie movie]] ''Big Trouble In Nekonron China''. Not only does the cast have to fight its way up a mountain, [[YouShallNotPass fighting Kirin's henchmen along the way]], but he has taken Akane to the top of his tower at the summit. The [[FanNickname Nerima Wrecking Crew]] Crew (minus Ranma) arrives to rescue her, but [[CurbStompBattle are easily knocked out in a single attack]], so Ranma has to take it upon himself to fight Kirin. In the end, since the tower was built on top of a hot spring, Ranma's [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Hiryuu Shoten Ha]] attack makes the entire thing ''explode'' in a gigantic waterspout.
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Often preceded by a StairwellChase. Compare EndingByAscending, when the climb itself is the climactic or final event rather than the prelude to it.
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it) and JourneyToTheSky (when climbing or flying is simply the means to reach the skies, or a location therein).
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' - Taking place, surprisingly enough, on Notre Dame cathedral.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'' - Taking place, surprisingly enough, on Notre Dame cathedral.
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A common subversion (that makes more [[TheChessmaster practical sense]]) is for the villain to have a BlackHelicopter revved up and ready to leave on top of whatever he is climbing. Alternatively, said helicopter can arrive JustInTime in true GunshipRescue fashion and [[WeWillMeetAgain sweep him away]].
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* Al Capone's trial in ''Film/TheUntouchables'' is interrupted when henchman Frank Nitti flees to the roof of the courthouse after shooting a bailiff.
* ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'' - At the top of the same clock tower where the first pseudo climax occurs; justified in that the protagonist was attempting a PullTheThread.
* ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'' - At the top of the same clock tower where the first pseudo climax occurs; justified in that the protagonist was attempting a PullTheThread.
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* Al Capone's UsefulNotes/AlCapone's trial in ''Film/TheUntouchables'' ''Film/TheUntouchables1987'' is interrupted when henchman Frank Nitti flees to the roof of the courthouse after shooting a bailiff.
* ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'' - At the top of the same clock tower where the firstpseudo climax pseudo-climax occurs; justified in that the protagonist was attempting a to PullTheThread.
* ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'' - At the top of the same clock tower where the first
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* The final confrontation in ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'' takes place as the Count andManga]]Lupin battle it out while climbing a clock tower.
* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', Fate route: Saber versus Rider.
* The climax of the ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' [[TheMovie movie]] ''Big Trouble In Nekonron China''. Not only does the cast have to fight its way up a mountain, [[YouShallNotPass fighting Kirin's henchmen along the way]], but he has taken Akane to the top of his tower at the summit. The [[FanNickname Nerima Wrecking Crew]] (minus Ranma) arrives to rescue her, but [[CurbStompBattle are easily knocked out in a single attack]], so Ranma has to take it upon himself to fight Kirin. In the end, since the tower was built on top of a hot spring, Ranma's [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Hiryuu Shoten Ha]] attack makes the entire thing ''explode'' in a gigantic waterspout.
* The final confrontation in ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'' takes place as the Count and
* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', Fate route: Saber versus Rider.
* The climax of the ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' [[TheMovie movie]] ''Big Trouble In Nekonron China''. Not only does the cast have to fight its way up a mountain, [[YouShallNotPass fighting Kirin's henchmen along the way]], but he has taken Akane to the top of his tower at the summit. The [[FanNickname Nerima Wrecking Crew]] (minus Ranma) arrives to rescue her, but [[CurbStompBattle are easily knocked out in a single attack]], so Ranma has to take it upon himself to fight Kirin. In the end, since the tower was built on top of a hot spring, Ranma's [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Hiryuu Shoten Ha]] attack makes the entire thing ''explode'' in a gigantic waterspout.
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* The climax of the ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' [[TheMovie movie]] ''Big Trouble In Nekonron China''. Not only does the cast have to fight its way up a mountain, [[YouShallNotPass fighting Kirin's henchmen along the way]], but he has taken Akane to the top of his tower at the summit. The [[FanNickname Nerima Wrecking Crew]] (minus Ranma) arrives to rescue her, but [[CurbStompBattle are easily knocked out in a single attack]], so Ranma has to take it upon himself to fight Kirin. In the end, since the tower was built on top of a hot spring, Ranma's [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Hiryuu Shoten Ha]] attack makes the entire thing ''explode'' in a gigantic waterspout.
* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', Fate route: Saber versus Rider.
* The final confrontation in ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'' takes place as the Count and Lupin battle it out while climbing a clock tower.
* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', Fate route: Saber versus Rider.
* The final confrontation in ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'' takes place as the Count and Lupin battle it out while climbing a clock tower.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' #1 from the spring of 1940, Dr. Hugo Strange creates "monsters" out of people from the psych ward by giving them growth hormones to make them huge. The last one Batman fights climbs to the top of a building in order to take a swing at Batman, who is in his Batplane. Knowing Bob Kane's propensity for such {{Shout Out}}s (or just outright ripping plot points off), this is almost certainly a reference to ''Film/KingKong1933''.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Bookhunter}}'', when library police swarm the apartment of their book thief, they find it's empty. Agent Bay realizes the apartment was only vacated a few minutes ago, and that the thief must have taken the window fire escape. Sure enough, the thief climbs up, rather than down; Bay follows, and a rooftop confrontation ensues.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Bookhunter}}'', when library police swarm the apartment of their book thief, they find it's empty. Agent Bay realizes the apartment was only vacated a few minutes ago, and that the thief must have taken the window fire escape. Sure enough, the thief climbs up, rather than down; Bay follows, and a rooftop confrontation ensues.
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* In ''ComicBook/{{Bookhunter}}'', when library police swarm the apartment of their book thief, they find it's empty. Agent Bay realizes the apartment was only vacated a few minutes ago, and that the thief must have taken the window fire escape. Sure enough, the thief climbs up, rather than down; Bay follows, and a rooftop confrontation ensues.
* In ''Batman'' #1 from the spring of 1940, Dr. Hugo Strange creates "monsters" out of people from the psych ward by giving them growth hormones to make them huge. The last one Batman fights climbs to the top of a building in order to take a swing at Batman, who is in his Batplane. Knowing Bob Kane's propensity for such {{Shout Out}}s (or just outright ripping plot points off), this is almost certainly a reference to ''Film/KingKong1933''.
* In ''Batman'' #1 from the spring of 1940, Dr. Hugo Strange creates "monsters" out of people from the psych ward by giving them growth hormones to make them huge. The last one Batman fights climbs to the top of a building in order to take a swing at Batman, who is in his Batplane. Knowing Bob Kane's propensity for such {{Shout Out}}s (or just outright ripping plot points off), this is almost certainly a reference to ''Film/KingKong1933''.
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* The Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon is fond of these:
** ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' - The dwarves and animals chase the transformed queen to the top of a cliff
** ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood'' - Robin tries to escape Prince John's burning castle until he jumps into the moat below.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'' - Basil's final confrontation with Ratigan occurs on the hands of Big Ben
** ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' - Gaston and the Beast fight atop the castle
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' - Simba and Scar on the summit of Pride Rock
** ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' - Taking place, surprisingly enough, on Notre Dame cathedral
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'' - The final part of the Mulan/Shan Yu fight takes place on the roof of the Emperor's palace.
** ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' - The dwarves and animals chase the transformed queen to the top of a cliff
** ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood'' - Robin tries to escape Prince John's burning castle until he jumps into the moat below.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'' - Basil's final confrontation with Ratigan occurs on the hands of Big Ben
** ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' - Gaston and the Beast fight atop the castle
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' - Simba and Scar on the summit of Pride Rock
** ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' - Taking place, surprisingly enough, on Notre Dame cathedral
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'' - The final part of the Mulan/Shan Yu fight takes place on the roof of the Emperor's palace.
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** ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' - The dwarves Gaston and animals chase the transformed queen to Beast fight atop the top of a cliff
** ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood'' - Robin tries to escape Prince John's burning castle until he jumps into the moat below.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'' - Basil's final confrontation with Ratigan occurs on the hands of BigBen
** ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' - Gaston and the Beast fight atop the castle
** ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' - Simba and Scar on the summit of Pride Rock
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' - Simba and Scar on the summit of Pride Rock.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'' - The final part of the Mulan/Shan Yu fight takes place on the roof of the Emperor's palace.
** ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''
** ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood'' - Robin tries to escape Prince John's burning castle until he jumps into the moat below.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'' - Basil's final confrontation with Ratigan occurs on the hands of Big
** ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' - Gaston and the Beast fight atop the castle
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' - Taking place, surprisingly enough, on Notre Dame
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' - Simba and Scar on the summit of Pride Rock.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'' - The final part of the Mulan/Shan Yu fight takes place on the roof of the Emperor's palace.
* ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood'' - Robin tries to escape Prince John's burning castle until he jumps into the moat below.
* ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' - The dwarves and animals chase the transformed queen to the top of a cliff.
* ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' - The dwarves and animals chase the transformed queen to the top of a cliff.
* ''Film/Blackmail1929'' - On top of the British Museum.
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* Creator/AlfredHitchcock liked this trope:
** ''Film/Blackmail1929'' - On top of the British Museum
** ''Film/NorthByNorthwest'' - On top of Mount Rushmore. This one was parodied by ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and the live-action ''Film/RichieRich'' movie.
** ''Film/{{Saboteur}}'' - In the torch of the Statue of Liberty. Parodied (and subverted) by ''Film/TheWrongGuy'' - it was a miniature.
** ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'' - At the top of the same clock tower where the first pseudo climax occurs; justified in that the protagonist was attempting a PullTheThread.
** ''Film/Blackmail1929'' - On top of the British Museum
** ''Film/NorthByNorthwest'' - On top of Mount Rushmore. This one was parodied by ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and the live-action ''Film/RichieRich'' movie.
** ''Film/{{Saboteur}}'' - In the torch of the Statue of Liberty. Parodied (and subverted) by ''Film/TheWrongGuy'' - it was a miniature.
** ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'' - At the top of the same clock tower where the first pseudo climax occurs; justified in that the protagonist was attempting a PullTheThread.
* ''Film/NorthByNorthwest'' - On top of Mount Rushmore. This one was parodied by ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and the live-action ''Film/RichieRich'' movie.
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* ''Film/{{Saboteur}}'' - In the torch of the Statue of Liberty. Parodied (and subverted) by ''Film/TheWrongGuy'' - it was a miniature.
* ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'' - At the top of the same clock tower where the first pseudo climax occurs; justified in that the protagonist was attempting a PullTheThread.
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* Referenced in Creator/RobertRankin novels; one of the four sets PrivateDetective Lazlo Woodbine uses is a rooftop, for climatic battles.
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* Referenced Lampshaded in Creator/RobertRankin novels; one of ''Literature/{{Jago}}''. A boy instinctively heads for the four sets PrivateDetective Lazlo Woodbine uses is highest floor of a rooftop, building to escape a monster, realises he has no way out except back down past the monster, and then remembers that his father always derides characters in movies for climatic battles.making exactly this mistake.
* ''Literature/MovingPictures'' culminates in a [[Film/AttackOfThe50FootWoman fifty-foot woman]] climbing a tall tower whilst clutching a [[Film/KingKong hostage ape in one hand]]...
* Referenced in Creator/RobertRankin novels; one of the four sets PrivateDetective Lazlo Woodbine uses is a rooftop, for climatic battles.
* Referenced in Creator/RobertRankin novels; one of the four sets PrivateDetective Lazlo Woodbine uses is a rooftop, for climatic battles.
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* ''Literature/MovingPictures'' culminates in a [[Film/AttackOfThe50FootWoman fifty-foot woman]] climbing a tall tower whilst clutching a [[Film/KingKong hostage ape in one hand]]...
* Lampshaded in ''Literature/{{Jago}}''. A boy instinctively heads for the highest floor of a building to escape a monster, realises he has no way out except back down past the monster, and then remembers that his father always derides characters in movies for making exactly this mistake.
* Lampshaded in ''Literature/{{Jago}}''. A boy instinctively heads for the highest floor of a building to escape a monster, realises he has no way out except back down past the monster, and then remembers that his father always derides characters in movies for making exactly this mistake.
* The opening video of ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' is build around this trope, only that it's (apparently) a hero who is chased to the top of the tower by a villain, only to be promptly thrown all the way back down. Is Sarevok badass or is he badass?
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* A variation of this happens in ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'': Dr. Breen [[VillainExitStageLeft runs]] from his office near the top of [[EvilTowerOfOminousness The Citadel]] to the nearby Combine Portal, which he intends to use to leave Earth while simultaneously killing Freeman. Said machine slowly lifts him up to the portal via a shielded platform, and you basically have to reach the apex before him and shut the gateway before he escapes. By that point, you're very high above City 17.
* The opening video of ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' is build around this trope, only that it's (apparently) a hero who is chased to the top of the tower by a villain, only to be promptly thrown all the way back down. Is Sarevok badass or is he badass?
* The video game ''VideoGame/MirrorsEdge'' features [[spoiler: the final level, the Shard, the tallest building in the city. In a bit of a variation, protagonist Faith isn't necessarily chasing the villain to the top of the tower - at this point, she still doesn't know who the real villain is - but when she inevitably gets to the top of the tower, the Bad Guy jumps into a helicopter to fly away.]]
* In the climax of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', Princess Ashe is first tasked by the [[JerkassGods Occuria]] to cut [[MacGuffin a shard]] of [[CosmicKeystone the Sun-Cryst]] to destroy TheEmpire and take back her kingdom. To reach it, she must climb the hundred-floor [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Pharos Lighthouse]], atop which the Sun-Cryst--and many revelations of herself, the Occuria, and her enemies--reside. Furthermore, at the end of the story, the party infiltrates [[OminousFloatingCastle Sky Fortress]] [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Bahamut]] and pursues Vayne to the topmost balconies, confronting him in a FinalBattle.
* The lighthouses in both ''VideoGame/GoldenSun1'' and ''VideoGame/GoldenSunTheLostAge''.
* The opening video of ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' is build around this trope, only that it's (apparently) a hero who is chased to the top of the tower by a villain, only to be promptly thrown all the way back down. Is Sarevok badass or is he badass?
* The video game ''VideoGame/MirrorsEdge'' features [[spoiler: the final level, the Shard, the tallest building in the city. In a bit of a variation, protagonist Faith isn't necessarily chasing the villain to the top of the tower - at this point, she still doesn't know who the real villain is - but when she inevitably gets to the top of the tower, the Bad Guy jumps into a helicopter to fly away.]]
* In the climax of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', Princess Ashe is first tasked by the [[JerkassGods Occuria]] to cut [[MacGuffin a shard]] of [[CosmicKeystone the Sun-Cryst]] to destroy TheEmpire and take back her kingdom. To reach it, she must climb the hundred-floor [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Pharos Lighthouse]], atop which the Sun-Cryst--and many revelations of herself, the Occuria, and her enemies--reside. Furthermore, at the end of the story, the party infiltrates [[OminousFloatingCastle Sky Fortress]] [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Bahamut]] and pursues Vayne to the topmost balconies, confronting him in a FinalBattle.
* The lighthouses in both ''VideoGame/GoldenSun1'' and ''VideoGame/GoldenSunTheLostAge''.
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* The original ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' subverted it with the last level, where Max ascends to the roof of a skyscraper, only for the BigBad to board a helicopter. [[BigDamnGunship Armed helicoper.]] The sequel plays it straight, however.
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* In the ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'' reboot, Lara has to [[spoiler: scale a mountain that's being torn to pieces by a storm born of Himiko's rage, avoid lightning strikes and debris ripped off the mountain by gale force winds, and outrun a horde of undead samurai below her.]] Unlike with most examples, the climb itself is the climax, rather than used to build up tension for the final confrontation. [[spoiler: Though it's used for that, too, the climb itself is climactic enough to count. The finale just makes it even cooler.]]
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* In the ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'' reboot, Lara has climax of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', Princess Ashe is first tasked by the [[JerkassGods Occuria]] to [[spoiler: scale cut [[MacGuffin a mountain that's being torn shard]] of [[CosmicKeystone the Sun-Cryst]] to pieces by a storm born of Himiko's rage, avoid lightning strikes destroy TheEmpire and debris ripped off the mountain by gale force winds, and outrun a horde of undead samurai below her.]] Unlike with most examples, the take back her kingdom. To reach it, she must climb itself is the climax, rather than used to build up tension for hundred-floor [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Pharos Lighthouse]], atop which the final confrontation. [[spoiler: Though it's used for that, too, Sun-Cryst--and many revelations of herself, the climb itself is Occuria, and her enemies--reside. Furthermore, at the end of the story, the party infiltrates [[OminousFloatingCastle Sky Fortress]] [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Bahamut]] and pursues Vayne to the topmost balconies, confronting him in a FinalBattle.
* It's a lot more climacticenough when it happens again in ''VideoGame/GhostbustersTheVideoGame'', with Mr. Stay Puft scaling another building to count. The finale get at the girl. This time around, there's no opportunity for CrossingTheStreams and the 'busters have to resort to just makes it even cooler.]]melting his face with their arsenal of experimental equipment.
* The lighthouses in both ''VideoGame/GoldenSun1'' and ''VideoGame/GoldenSunTheLostAge''.
* A variation of this happens in ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'': Dr. Breen [[VillainExitStageLeft runs]] from his office near the top of [[EvilTowerOfOminousness The Citadel]] to the nearby Combine Portal, which he intends to use to leave Earth while simultaneously killing Freeman. Said machine slowly lifts him up to the portal via a shielded platform, and you basically have to reach the apex before him and shut the gateway before he escapes. By that point, you're very high above City 17.
* It happens twice in ''VideoGame/JakIIRenegade'', both leading into {{Boss Battle}}s.
** The first time involves Jak climbing Haven Palace and is caught out by Baron Praxis.
** The second occurs late in the game. Jak and Daxter must get through the levels of a weapons factory to stop their ally Krew from completing a weapon that is in actuality a DoomsdayDevice. Krew refuses to back down.
* It's a lot more climactic
* The lighthouses in both ''VideoGame/GoldenSun1'' and ''VideoGame/GoldenSunTheLostAge''.
* A variation of this happens in ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'': Dr. Breen [[VillainExitStageLeft runs]] from his office near the top of [[EvilTowerOfOminousness The Citadel]] to the nearby Combine Portal, which he intends to use to leave Earth while simultaneously killing Freeman. Said machine slowly lifts him up to the portal via a shielded platform, and you basically have to reach the apex before him and shut the gateway before he escapes. By that point, you're very high above City 17.
* It happens twice in ''VideoGame/JakIIRenegade'', both leading into {{Boss Battle}}s.
** The first time involves Jak climbing Haven Palace and is caught out by Baron Praxis.
** The second occurs late in the game. Jak and Daxter must get through the levels of a weapons factory to stop their ally Krew from completing a weapon that is in actuality a DoomsdayDevice. Krew refuses to back down.
* The original ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' subverted it with the last level, where Max ascends to the roof of a skyscraper, only for the BigBad to board a helicopter. [[BigDamnGunship Armed helicoper.]] The sequel plays it straight, however.
* The video game ''VideoGame/MirrorsEdge'' features [[spoiler: the final level, the Shard, the tallest building in the city. In a bit of a variation, protagonist Faith isn't necessarily chasing the villain to the top of the tower - at this point, she still doesn't know who the real villain is - but when she inevitably gets to the top of the tower, the Bad Guy jumps into a helicopter to fly away.]]
* The final leg of TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon of ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'' is a dramatic ascent up a tower, with your two protagonists taking turns battling two bosses as they ascend in a flight unit/elevator before they reach the top and team up to battle the bosses' FusionDance form [[spoiler:and then each other]].
* The video game ''VideoGame/MirrorsEdge'' features [[spoiler: the final level, the Shard, the tallest building in the city. In a bit of a variation, protagonist Faith isn't necessarily chasing the villain to the top of the tower - at this point, she still doesn't know who the real villain is - but when she inevitably gets to the top of the tower, the Bad Guy jumps into a helicopter to fly away.]]
* The final leg of TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon of ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'' is a dramatic ascent up a tower, with your two protagonists taking turns battling two bosses as they ascend in a flight unit/elevator before they reach the top and team up to battle the bosses' FusionDance form [[spoiler:and then each other]].
* In the ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'' reboot, Lara has to [[spoiler: scale a mountain that's being torn to pieces by a storm born of Himiko's rage, avoid lightning strikes and debris ripped off the mountain by gale force winds, and outrun a horde of undead samurai below her.]] Unlike with most examples, the climb itself is the climax, rather than used to build up tension for the final confrontation. [[spoiler: Though it's used for that, too, the climb itself is climactic enough to count. The finale just makes it even cooler.]]
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* It's a lot more climactic when it happens again in ''VideoGame/GhostbustersTheVideoGame'', with Mr. Stay Puft scaling another building to get at the girl. This time around, there's no opportunity for CrossingTheStreams and the 'busters have to resort to just melting his face with their arsenal of experimental equipment.
* It happens twice in ''VideoGame/JakIIRenegade'', both leading into {{Boss Battle}}s.
** The first time involves Jak climbing Haven Palace and is caught out by Baron Praxis.
** The second occurs late in the game. Jak and Daxter must get through the levels of a weapons factory to stop their ally Krew from completing a weapon that is in actuality a DoomsdayDevice. Krew refuses to back down.
* The final leg of TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon of ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'' is a dramatic ascent up a tower, with your two protagonists taking turns battling two bosses as they ascend in a flight unit/elevator before they reach the top and team up to battle the bosses' FusionDance form [[spoiler:and then each other]].
* It happens twice in ''VideoGame/JakIIRenegade'', both leading into {{Boss Battle}}s.
** The first time involves Jak climbing Haven Palace and is caught out by Baron Praxis.
** The second occurs late in the game. Jak and Daxter must get through the levels of a weapons factory to stop their ally Krew from completing a weapon that is in actuality a DoomsdayDevice. Krew refuses to back down.
* The final leg of TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon of ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'' is a dramatic ascent up a tower, with your two protagonists taking turns battling two bosses as they ascend in a flight unit/elevator before they reach the top and team up to battle the bosses' FusionDance form [[spoiler:and then each other]].
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' culminates in a [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever rogue Miley Cyrus android]] climbing a tall tower, whilst clutching a [[Film/KingKong hostage Evil Monkey in one hand]]...
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* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' culminates in a [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever rogue Miley Cyrus android]] climbing a tall tower, whilst clutching a [[Film/KingKong hostage Evil Monkey in one hand]]...
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* ''Film/TheatreOfBlood'' climaxes with Edward Lionheart [[spoiler:scaling his abandoned theater hideout, late daughter/accomplice in arms, in order to give some knowingly FamousLastWords (quoting [[ShoutOutToShakespeare Shakespeare]] one last time) to the crowd below before falling to his death.]]
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* ''Film/TheatreOfBlood'' climaxes with Edward Lionheart [[spoiler:scaling his abandoned theater hideout, late daughter/accomplice in arms, in order to give some knowingly FamousLastWords last words (quoting [[ShoutOutToShakespeare Shakespeare]] one last time) to the crowd below before falling to his death.]]
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* OlderThanTelevision: ''[[Film/KingKong1933 King Kong]]'' did this way back in 1933, treeing himself at the top of the Empire State Building. {{Justified|Trope}} in that Kong was not exactly a mastermind and was likely operating more on jungle/mountain/island instinct than anything else.
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* OlderThanTelevision: ''[[Film/KingKong1933 King Kong]]'' did this way back in 1933, treeing himself at the top of the Empire State Building. {{Justified|Trope}} in that Kong was not exactly a mastermind and was likely operating more on jungle/mountain/island instinct than anything else. It's not like a gorilla would understand the concept of airplanes either.
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* Appears at the climax of Ghibli's ''Anime/TalesFromEarthsea'', but note that in this case, the villain is a wizard who waits until the hero is at the very top of the building before collapsing the whole thing.
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* Appears at In the climax of Ghibli's ''Anime/TalesFromEarthsea'', but note that in this case, the villain is a evil wizard who waits until Cob flees to the top tower of his castle pursued by the hero is at Arren, and he uses his magic to collapse the very top of the building before collapsing the whole thing.masonry as he goes.
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* The final confrontation in ''Anime/TheCastleofCagliostro'' takes place as the Count and Lupin battle it out while climbing a clock tower.
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* The final confrontation in ''Anime/TheCastleofCagliostro'' ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'' takes place as the Count and Lupin battle it out while climbing a clock tower.
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* Angus in ''Film/SeachdTheInaccessiblePinnacle''.
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* In ''Film/{{Superdome}}'', the killer flees onto the Superdome's catwalks, pursued by Mike.
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* ProfessionalWrestling abuses this trope in the "Hell in a Cell" gimmick match. For the uninitiated, it's a match in which the ring is entirely enclosed by a huge cage (with a roof). Ever since Mick Foley took a bump off the thing in a match with The Undertaker in 1998 (and, actually, [[AvertedTrope they]] ''[[AvertedTrope started]]'' [[AvertedTrope on the roof that time...]]), a significant percentage of matches have involved the heel "escaping" by climbing the cage, and terrible, terrible things happening as a result. It's been toned down in recent years, but WWE video games still keep the trope alive by having breakable panels on the roof and specific animations for being thrown off.
** The thing that makes the Mankind-Undertaker match a CMOA is that after 'Taker tossed Foley off the roof, Foley managed to get back up, climb the cage, and get chokeslammed ''through the cage''.
** The thing that makes the Mankind-Undertaker match a CMOA is that after 'Taker tossed Foley off the roof, Foley managed to get back up, climb the cage, and get chokeslammed ''through the cage''.
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* ProfessionalWrestling abuses this trope in the "Hell in a Cell" gimmick match. For the uninitiated, it's a match in which the ring is entirely enclosed by a huge cage (with a roof). Ever since Mick Foley took a bump off the thing in a match with The Undertaker in 1998 (and, actually, [[AvertedTrope they]] ''[[AvertedTrope started]]'' [[AvertedTrope on the roof that time...]]), a significant percentage of matches have involved the heel "escaping" by climbing the cage, and terrible, terrible things happening as a result. It's been toned down in recent years, over time, but WWE video games still keep the trope alive by having breakable panels on the roof and specific animations for being thrown off.
** The thing that makes the Mankind-Undertaker match a CMOA is that afteroff. After 'Taker tossed Foley off the roof, Foley managed to get back up, climb the cage, and get chokeslammed ''through the cage''.
** The thing that makes the Mankind-Undertaker match a CMOA is that after
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* ''VideoGame/{{Bully}}'', fer sure.
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* In the climax of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', Princess Ashe is first tasked by the [[JerkassGods Occuria]] to cut [[MacGuffin a shard]] of [[CosmicKeystone the Sun-Cryst]] to destroy TheEmpire and take back her kingdom. To reach it, she must climb the hundred-floor [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Pharos Lighthouse]], atop which the Sun-Cryst--and many revelations of herself, the Occuria, and her enemies--reside.
** Furthermore, at the end of the story, the party infiltrates [[OminousFloatingCastle Sky Fortress]] [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Bahamut]] and pursues Vayne to the topmost balconies, confronting him in a FinalBattle.
** Furthermore, at the end of the story, the party infiltrates [[OminousFloatingCastle Sky Fortress]] [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Bahamut]] and pursues Vayne to the topmost balconies, confronting him in a FinalBattle.
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* In the climax of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', Princess Ashe is first tasked by the [[JerkassGods Occuria]] to cut [[MacGuffin a shard]] of [[CosmicKeystone the Sun-Cryst]] to destroy TheEmpire and take back her kingdom. To reach it, she must climb the hundred-floor [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Pharos Lighthouse]], atop which the Sun-Cryst--and many revelations of herself, the Occuria, and her enemies--reside.
**enemies--reside. Furthermore, at the end of the story, the party infiltrates [[OminousFloatingCastle Sky Fortress]] [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Bahamut]] and pursues Vayne to the topmost balconies, confronting him in a FinalBattle.
**
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* VideoGame/DonkeyKong?
** The overworld of ''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' sees Diddy and Dixie climbing Crocodile Isle, culminating in the vertically-oriented levels of K. Rool's Keep. But when they reach the top, K. Rool's CoolAirship swoops in and lifts him and the trapped Donkey Kong away.
** The overworld of ''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' sees Diddy and Dixie climbing Crocodile Isle, culminating in the vertically-oriented levels of K. Rool's Keep. But when they reach the top, K. Rool's CoolAirship swoops in and lifts him and the trapped Donkey Kong away.
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* VideoGame/DonkeyKong?
''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'':
** The original arcade game has Mario chase DK across four stages, the last of which takes place at the top of the building. There, Mario has to remove the junctions that keep the structure stable to make DK fall down and rescue Pauline.
** The overworld of''[[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest Donkey Kong Country 2]]'' ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'' sees Diddy and Dixie climbing Crocodile Isle, culminating in the vertically-oriented levels of K. Rool's Keep. But when they reach the top, K. Rool's CoolAirship swoops in and lifts him and the trapped Donkey Kong away.
** The original arcade game has Mario chase DK across four stages, the last of which takes place at the top of the building. There, Mario has to remove the junctions that keep the structure stable to make DK fall down and rescue Pauline.
** The overworld of
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* The final showdown with [[spoiler:Damien Brenks]] in ''VideoGame/WatchDogs'' takes place at the top of their hideout at [[spoiler:the Chicago Harbor lighthouse]]. They even [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] it as you're climbing up: "Seems fitting. Everything reeks of conclusion".
** Happened earlier during the attack on Rossi-Fremont, where the final confrontation with Iraq happens on the unfinished part of the building's roof.
** Happened earlier during the attack on Rossi-Fremont, where the final confrontation with Iraq happens on the unfinished part of the building's roof.
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* ''VideoGame/WatchDogs'':
** The final showdown with [[spoiler:Damien Brenks]]in ''VideoGame/WatchDogs'' takes place at the top of their hideout at [[spoiler:the Chicago Harbor lighthouse]]. They even [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] it as you're climbing up: "Seems fitting. Everything reeks of conclusion".
**Happened earlier during During the attack on Rossi-Fremont, where the final confrontation with Iraq happens on the unfinished part of the building's roof.
** The final showdown with [[spoiler:Damien Brenks]]
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