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* ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'' has a highly-conflicted [[WellIntentionedExtremist Ilia Amitola]] request a meeting alone with her former friend Blake. [[spoiler:Sure enough, the meeting is a White Fang trap to capture her. Blake, however, is GenreSavvy enough - and [[CharacterDevelopment finally trusting enough]] - to have Sun follow her, and the two of them easily overpower the would-be kidnappers.]]

* In ''Series/TheTenthKingdom'', [[BigBad the Evil Queen]] meets with [[UnfortunateNames Relish]] [[TheStarscream the Troll King]], telling him to "come alone and unarmed" or she would slit his children's throats. Of course he doesn't, instead coming an hour early and hiding his men among the trees of the apple orchard. Not to be outdone, [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome the solitary Queen was there two hours early and poisoned all the apples]].

* ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'' has [[WellIntentionedExtremist Ilia Amitola]] request a meeting alone with her former friend Blake. [[spoiler:Sure enough, the meeting is a White Fang trap to capture her. Blake, however, is GenreSavvy enough - and [[CharacterDevelopment finally trusting enough]] - to have Sun follow her, and the two of them easily overpower the would-be kidnappers.]]

** In "A Game of Thrones", Queen Cersei agrees to meet Lord Eddard Stark alone in the godswood, because he's uncovered evidence of her treason and incest and she can't afford to have witnesses. The fact that Stark called for the meeting instead of going straight to the King suggests he's open for negotiation (he's not, but offers her a chance to take her children and flee).

* Discussed in ''NowhereMan''. Thomas Veil is an {{Unperson}} who is being called by a MysteriousInformant with information about why his life was taken away. He schedules a time and place for them to meet. A suspicious Tom tells him he forgot to say come alone. The informant didn't say it because he knows in Tom's situation he has no friends or anyone he can trust so he felt no need to mention it.

* Also played straight in ''SaintsRow'', for the final mission. [[spoiler:The boat explodes. The only person that survives is the Player, and he's comatose for 5 years.]]

** In "A Game of Thrones", Cersei agrees to meet Lord Eddard Stark alone in the godswood, because he's uncovered evidence of her treason and incest and she can't afford to have witnesses. The fact that Stark called for the meeting instead of going straight to the King suggests he's open for negotiation (he's not, but offers her a chance to take her children and flee).

* ''GunGrave'' anime uses this trope when BloodKnight Bloodwar invites Brandon Heat into abandoned warehouse for duel. Played straight as Bloodwar didn't come alone.

* ''Literature/WatershipDown''. Hazel decides to go alone to negotiate peace terms with General Woundwort ''because'' he can't be trusted, and bringing other rabbits would do no good against the superior numbers of the Efrafan rabbits anyway. However this ends up saving his life -- not realizing Hazel is the Chief Rabbit of his warren, Woundwort [[SpareAMessenger lets Hazel go so he can deliver his terms of surrender]].

* ''Film/{{Runaway}}''. Sergeant Ramsey agrees because the villain's extensive use of electronic surveillance would mean he'd know if someone came with Ramsey. His partner decides to show up anyway, which is just as well [[YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo because the villain has no intention of keeping his word.]]

* ''Film/Runaway''. Sergeant Ramsey agrees because the villain's extensive use of electronic surveillance would mean he'd know if someone came with Ramsey. His partner decides to show up anyway, which is just as well [[YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo because the villain has no intention of keeping his word.]]

* In ''GuildWars2'', as a couple of lower-caste charr bargain with you to join them alone in the woods to assist them with a job. Even your party is smart enough to warn you that it's a horrible idea. [[spoiler: But in the end, the trope is subverted when they completely fulfill their end of the bargain with no shenanagins. One of them lampshades the trope in response to your character's surprise of their trustworthiness.]]

* Discussed in ''NowhereMan''. Thomas Veil is an {{Unperson}} who is being called by a MysteriousInformant with information about why his life was taken away. He schedules a time and place for them to meet. A suspicious Tom tells him he forgot to say come alone. The informant didn't say it because he knows in Tom situation he has no friends or anyone he can trust so he felt no need to mention it.

* ''Series/{{Angel}}''. After Wesley is expelled from the Fang Gang, AmoralAttorney Lilah Morgan sends him an anonymous email asking for a meeting with "Come Alone". When Wesley turns up she taunts him that of course he was going to come alone, as he no longer has any friends.

* ''Series/DoctorWho''. Inverted in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E1TheMagiciansApprentice The Magician's Apprentice]]" when Missy insists that UNIT bring eight snipers ("Three for each heart, and [[BizarreAlienBiology two for my brain stem]]") to her meeting with Clara Oswald, because [[TheDreaded Clara might not risk it otherwise]]. She's not worried about being shot because Missy knows UNIT [[CantKillYouStillNeedYou can't afford to kill her]]; in fact she disintegrates a couple of them [[ForTheEvulz just to drive the point home]].

* ''Series/DoctorWho''. Inverted in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E1TheMagiciansApprentice The Magician's Apprentice]]" when Missy insists that UNIT bring eight snipers ("Three for each heart, and two for my brain stem") to her meeting with Clara Oswald, because [[TheDreaded Clara might not risk it otherwise]]. She's not worried about being shot because Missy knows UNIT [[CantKillYouStillNeedYou can't afford to kill her]]; in fact she disintegrates a couple of them [[ForTheEvulz just to drive the point home]].