History Main / MacGuffinMelee

* A long, drawn-out version of this trope is the central conflict of ''Manga/GoldenKamuy'', with the added complications that there are twenty-four MacGuffins, they're copiable pieces of a map, and the various factions each have ones that the others don't.

* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' also did this. The Talismans of Shen du, the demon portals, The Animals that contained the Talisman powers, the Shadow Kahn masks, and then finally the powers of the other Demons. They were always hunting for something, and when both heroes and villains converged on said Macguffin at the same time, one of these usually ensued.
* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' invoked this in the finale of the first season by releasing a case of one million dollars into Camp Wawanakwa with anyone of the 22 competitors in their various groups able to get it. Of course, it gets eaten by a shark
* The ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' episode Hail Hydra had this between the Avengers, [[ThoseWackyNazis Hydra,]] and [[ForScience Advanced Idea Mechanics aka AIM]] for the [[RealityWarper Cosmic Cube]].

There is an important MacGuffin that two or more characters want. One character manages to get his or her hands on it, and now he or she needs to escape. [[SternChase Unfortunately, now everybody is after his or her ass,]] [[ImplacableMan and they won't stop until they get it.]] In fact, they probably will get it, in which case, the hunter now becomes the hunted, as this character must flee, before the others snatch the {{Macguffin}} back from them.

A SubTrope of ChaseFight, with a bit of CatAndMouseBoss thrown in, with the twist that [[InvertedTrope rather than getting a power up that makes the boss run from you, you claim an object that means now you have to run from him.]] Will likely either be the result of, or caused by a MeleeATrois. Also see CrowdHockey, particularly for when the melee takes place in crowded areas, As well as LootDrama. Compare StolenMacGuffinReveal, where the MacGuffin is only stolen once (twice, tops). Overlaps with AppleOfDiscord, particularly if the MacGuffin is deliberately set as bait to start a fight.

* ''KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' has [[ActionGirlfriend Miu]] battling [[ElegantGothicLolita Rimi,]] for ownership of a disk that has important information about Yami. The disk changed hands a few times before [[NiceJobBreakingItHero being accidentally broken]] [[ShaggyDogStory by Thor.]] To throw salt on the wound, [[RedHerring It was a fake.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'': It happens several times, including both the very first and very last episodes.

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* In the ''PinkPanther'' short "Extinct Pink", the Panther, a caveman, a TyrannosaurusRex and a small dinosaur go after the same bone.

There is an important {{Macguffin}} that two or more characters want. One character manages to get his or her hands on it, and now he or she needs to escape. [[SternChase Unfortunately, now everybody is after his or her ass,]] [[ImplacableMan and they won't stop until they get it.]] In fact, they probably will get it, in which case, the hunter now becomes the hunted, as this character must flee, before the others snatch the {{Macguffin}} back from them.

* ''{{BIONICLE}}'': The end of the 2006 and the entire 2007 storyline was this involving the mask of life.

* ''RushHour 2'''s Red Dragon Casino fight, involving a bomb detontator.
* ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles II'' has a battle in the TGRI labs over a canister of mutagen.

A SubTrope of ChaseFight, with a bit of CatAndMouseBoss thrown in, with the twist that [[InvertedTrope rather than getting a power up that makes the boss run from you, you claim an object that means now you have to run from him.]] Will likely either be the result of, or caused by a MeleeATrois. Also see CrowdHockey, particularly for when the melee takes place in crowded areas, As well as LootDrama. Compare StolenMacGuffinReveal, where the MacGuffin is only stolen once (twice, tops).

* ''TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' did this when Spidey, Hammerhead, Silver Sable, and eventually the Rhino, all throwdown over a disk with technology that will allow the wielder to create their own Rhino-like henchman. Spider-Man and Rhino team up since they don't want that (Spidey does not want more Rhino's, and Rhino likes being the only game in town), allowing them to break the stalemate.

* The ''WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' episode Hail Hydra had this between the Avengers, [[ThoseWackyNazis Hydra,]] and [[ForScience Advanced Idea Mechanics aka AIM]] for the [[RealityWarper Cosmic Cube]].

* ''SpongeBobSquarePants'' had a special where Prehistoric Spongebob, Prehistoric Patrick and Prehistoric Squidward have a battle for a flaming log.
* Happens in the ''PhineasAndFerb'' episode "Vanessassary Roughness", when Doofenshmirtz goes shopping. Several cast members have a reason to get the [[PowerGlows glowy Macguffin,]] and of course it's the last one in the store. HilarityEnsues.
* ''KimPossible'' has a four way battle between Kim, Shego, Monkey Fist and Duff Killigan for possession of Ron's naked mole rat Rufus.

* The ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonigTheHedgehog'' story arc Treasure Team Tango is basically this. Especially the last part.

* ''Film/{{Tintin}}'' has this with not just one, but three scrolls that together form the a clue to the location of the sunken treasure of the ''Unicorn'' in a chase through the street, and rooftops and walls, of a North African city.

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* The ''Comics/SonicUniverse'' story arc Treasure Team Tango is basically this. Especially the last part.

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* The lounge scene in ''IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'', where Jones, Willie Scott, and Lao Che's goons fight over a diamond [[spoiler:and the antidote to the poison Jones drank]].
* A long extended sequence in the middle of ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' Dead Man's Chest involved this, as almost all of the regulars competed for control of the chest containing Davy Jones' heart (or the key that opens it).
* The climax of ''Literature/TheWindInTheWillows'' segment of ''Disney/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad'', in which the characters fight over possession of the deed to Toad Hall.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'' has one between Puffin, Speed and Jean-bob, against Rothbart's assistant over a map of the area, which ends with them playing baseball, football, and hockey with it.

* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda''. The final fight between Po and Tai Lung over the Dragon Scroll. This is one of the reasons why Tai Lung loses the fight, as he's concentrating on trying to grab the scroll instead of turning his full strength on his opponent. [[spoiler:Po knows the scroll is worthless, except to deliver AnAesop.]]

* The climax of ''TheWindInTheWillows'' segment of ''TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad'', in which the characters fight over possession of the deed to Toad Hall.

[[caption-width-right:350:The {{Macguffin}} of [[AGodAmI Infinite Power]] is on the floor, a pair of feet away. Who will take it first?]]

* ''Persona3FES'': The Answer has one point where [[spoiler: all of the main party members are fighting each other]] over their individual pieces of the [[DismantledMacguffin Key of Time]].