History Main / FollowTheWhiteRabbit

* In ''{{Manga/Aria}}'', [[SmallAnnoyingCreature President Aria, the cat]] sometimes wandered away, leading Akari to strange places, using some sort of time travel.

* In the ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'' story "Dig Those Diglett," Pikachu and the other Pokémon have been acting strange throughout the whole story. Pikachu runs off while Ash and his friends are in a hot spring, and they follow Pikachu, who leads them to where the Diglett and Dugtrio are planting trees.

* In ''MiyukiChanInWonderland'' this parodies the original (and this trope) by having Miyuki chase a PlayboyBunny on a skateboard.

* ''TheMatrix'' referenced the trope, with this name.

* ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'', the {{trope namer}}.

* ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind]]'' has a quest like that, with a white guar.

* In ''VideoGame/ChameleonTwist'', the adventure of Davy and his friends begins like this.
* Happens literally in Sir Peter-arc of ''RuleOfRose'', where you must find and return the titular pet to the Aristocrat Club. [[spoiler:Poor creature won't survive the chapter, but his death parallels closely to another one that takes place much later in the storyline, with some unfunny irony.]]
** But not before he leads you to a series of jump-scares and an ambush.

** Not to mention {{Super Mario 64}}, where there are ''two'' instances where you must chase and catch a rabbit in order to obtain two of the power stars. The rabbit in question even mentions that ''[[Literature/AliceInWonderland he's late]]''.

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* ''MyNeighborTotoro''

* The opening act of ''EpicMickey'' is this with Mickey pursuing his brother Oswald
* The adventure of Davy and his friends in {{Chameleon Twist}} begins like this.

* ''TheSimpsons'': in "Lisa's Wedding", Lisa is chasing an esquilax (a horse with the head of a rabbit, and the body of a rabbit) when she finds the fortune teller's tent.

* Happens several times in ''[=~Pan's Labyrinth~=]''. On the way to her new home she follows a big bug to find a pagan-esque statue in the woods, later she follows the same bug to find the large stone structure in the labyrinth by her house, and the Faun.

** Not to mention {{Super Mario 64}}, where there are ''two'' instances where you must chase and catch a rabbit in order to obtain two of the power stars. The rabbit in question even mentions that ''[[AliceInWonderland he's late]]''.

* ''AliceInWonderland'', the {{trope namer}}.
* ''HarryPotter'':

* ''{{Psychonauts}}'' - A (mindscape-generated) rabbit acts as something of a guide for Razputin in the brain-tumbler experiment, leads him to an important clue, and also eventually becomes a central element in an Escort Mission.

* ''In TalesOfSymphonia'', the party finds their way through the Torent Forest by following a small animal that leads them along the correct path so they don't get lost.
* ''[[TheElderScrollsThreeMorrowind The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind]]'' has a quest like that, with a white guar.

* In ''MuddleEarth'', the protagonist is transported to the magical world while chasing after his dog.

* In the ''{{Pokemon}}'' story "Dig Those Diglett," Pikachu and the other Pokemon have been acting strange throughout the whole story. Pikachu runs off while Ash and his friends are in a hot spring, and they follow Pikachu, who leads them to where the Diglett and Dugtrio are planting trees.

* In ''{{Aria}}'', [[SmallAnnoyingCreature President Aria, the cat]] sometimes wandered away, leading Akari to strange places, using some sort of time travel.

* In TheNightmareBeforeChristmas, Jack discovers Christmas Town by following Zero, the little ghost dog with a pumpkin nose.

* {{Lost}} uses not an animal but the image of Jack's father to lead Him to the caves in the episode "White Rabbit"

* Some levels in ''SuperMarioGalaxy'' and ''SuperMarioGalaxy2'' involve chasing rabbits in order to obtain Power Stars.

* ''AliceInWonderland'', the trope namer.

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* {{Lost}} uses not an animal but the image of Jack's father to lead Him to the caves in the episode "White Rabbit"


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* In ''{{Aria}}'', [[SmallAnnoyingCreature President Aria, the cat]] sometimes wandered away, leading Akari to strange places, using some sort of time travel.
* ''MyNeighborTotoro''
* In the ''{{Pokemon}}'' story "Dig Those Diglett," Pikachu and the other Pokemon have been acting strange throughout the whole story. Pikachu runs off while Ash and his friends are in a hot spring, and they follow Pikachu, who leads them to where the Diglett and Dugtrio are planting trees.

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* The adventure of Davy and his friends in {{Chameleon Twist}} begins like this.

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* [[Lost]] uses not an animal but the image of Jack's father to lead Him to the caves in the episode "White Rabbit"