History Main / RooftopConfrontation

* ''Film/TheCrow'': The final battle between Eric and Top Dollar takes place on the roof of a church.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6XUw11TvBo This old ad]] for Salvadorean roof company Duralita portrays two violinists engaging in a music duel on top of an opposite roof each while playing the first notes of [[Theatre/FiddlerOnTheRoof "If I Were a Rich Man"]]. As their pacing becomes faster, one of the two violinists falls through his roof, implying it was from another brand.
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* ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' pits Spider-Man against [[spoiler:Doctor Octopus]] on the roof of Oscorp Tower at the climax of the story.

* ''Film/TheMatrix'' has an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXAXyuShGUo epic fight scene]] on top of a building.

Video game examples should only be added if they are particularly unique or unusual, since it's common in fighting games to have a rooftop stage that has no plot relevance whatsoever.

** In the Season 2 finale "True Colors", [[DavidVersusGoliath Spring and Grime]] briefly fight on a rooftop while the heroes are trying to stop the toad takeover of Newtopia.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoC1Y6wcI9M Denny and the drug dealer "tangle"]] in ''Film/TheRoom''. The incident itself is [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment never mentioned again]].

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'': One of Ezio's targets is hiding atop the highest tower in San Gemignano.
* [[PapaWolf Retired Hunter Djura]] in ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'' mans a [[GatlingGood Gatling Gun]] at the rooftop of Old Yharnam to protect the Beasts, you can confront him at the rooftop to get rid of him via DisneyVillainDeath, [[spoiler: or, have audience with Darkneast Paarl first, and then head back to the said rooftop from below without him seeing you so you can befriend him and have a conversation.]]
* From the ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' franchise:
** ''VideoGame/UnrealIITheAwakening'' features a mission where you guide a scientist up to the very top ceiling of a large skyscraper.
** ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'' and ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'' feature the map Morpheus, which takes place atop of three skyscrapers whose height spans up to the space.
** ''2003'' and ''2004'' also feature the map Plunge, Morpheus' SpiritualSuccessor, which adds a fourth skyscraper, and the Bombing Run map Skyline, with each team and the ball getting an own skyscraper each.
** ''2004'' has also the downloadable official map Icarus for the Onslaught gamemode, which [[WhatCouldHaveBeen was set to be included with the game but wasn't finished in time]]. It spans several skyscrapers, each with their own nodes, and two of them feature the Leviathan, kept in that position.
* ''VideoGame/QuakeIV'' has three rooftop battles against Strogg soldiers, a Heavy Hovertank and [[MidBoss a giant flying gorilla]] taking place atop each of the three communication towers before entering into the Strogg main tower.
* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilGunSurvivor'': The Final Boss battle, the Hypnos Tyrant's final form, is fought on the Umbrella HQ's Helipad. As Ark, he battles the monster while Lily and Lott makes their way into the heli, and if he wins, the following cutscene have Ark boarding the vehicle and taking off.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Crackdown}}'', the battle against the Shai-Gen Corporation's leader is fought in the rooftop garden of his tower. He's more content to shoot at you from a higher balcony, unless you knock him off of it.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry: Frantic Antics'', a UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis game based on ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTheMovie'', Tom confronts Aunt Figg on the roof of the cabin in the final level.
* ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'': The FinalBoss battle against Grunty takes place at the very top of her lair. After the battle, she falls all the way down to Spiral Mountain, leaving a deep ImpactSilhouette in which she gets trapped by a boulder. This sets the stage for ''VideoGame/BanjoTooie'', whose own final battle takes place at the top of Cauldron Keep, only this time Gruntilda faces the starring due while piloting the powerful Hag 1.
* ''VideoGame/GangWars'' ends with the final stage being the players beating up Jaguar and his mooks on a helipad.
* ''VideoGame/HongKongNinja'': The FinalBoss, Scorpion, is fought on the helipad atop his corporation building, and every now and then a helicopter will descend to drop triad mooks and ninjas to back him up.

* If you don't manage to finish off the Shogun boss in ''VideoGame/MadWorld'' (by being ''really'' good) the boss is scripted to jump through the ceiling to land on the roof for a climactic showdown.
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' has a FinalBoss battle with the Archdemon on the roof of [[spoiler: Fort Drakon, the tallest building in Denerim]].
* ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' has an unusual example: you confront the FinalBoss [[spoiler: on the roof of the Fortress of Regrets, in a pocket of the Negative Energy Plane. Though you don't need to fight him if you've played your cards right and pumped up your Wisdom stat to 23 - you can either wish yourself into nonexistence or go for TalkingTheMonsterToDeath.]]
* The climactic battle of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics''' third chapter has you fighting Marquis Elmdore and a pair of assassins on the roof of Riovanes Castle.
* ''VideoGame/TheWarriors'' has a multiplayer mode dedicated to having fights occur on rooftops and the object is to be the last man standing by throwing everyone else off.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'': The fight between Mario/Luigi and Bowser takes place in the roof of the latter's castle. Bowser is driving his Koopa Clown Car (where he alse holds Princess Peach captive) and performs his attacks while hovering airborne with it.
** ''VideoGame/MarioPartyIslandTour'': Bowser, the FinalBoss of his mode (Bowser's Tower), is fought in the topmost peaks of his evil tower. He's driving his Koopa Clown Car and shoot fireballs at the player's character, who has to hit some Dice Blocks to acquire cannonballs to later use them as projectiles when a cannon appears (after running out of ammo, the player has to move onto a new spot and repeat the process). When Bowser's HP falls below half, he'll add new attacks like shooting a longer and quicker succession of fireballs, shooting fireballs upward so the fall onto the player's character like a volcanic rain, and performing a GroundPound with his vehicle; lastly, the Dice Blocks will vary their numbers, thus also varying the number of cannonballs the player receives upon hitting them. After Bowser is defeated, it's revealed that [[spoiler:he was just a copy and the real Bowser kicks the character out of the tower, encouraging them to climb the tower once again]].
** ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3'': Since the game has all its boss fights take place on various floors of the Last Resort hotel, of course the final battle with [[BigBad King Boo]] takes place on the rooftop. [[spoiler: Well, that and the reason the battle takes place outside of the hotel is because the final phase has him create a magic picture frame large enough to swallow up the whole building]].
* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'': Ryu's traditional fighting stage is set atop the roof of a Japanese temple.
* The final level of the first ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal'' takes place on rooftops. For the first time in the game, falling off of a building is a possible way to die or kill your enemies. Then [[FinalBoss Minion]] shows up and reveals that falling doesn't kill him.
* ''VideoGame/{{Unavowed}}'' begins with this having happened to the PlayerCharacter, with the titular group finally tracking their demon-possessed body down and restraining it, allowing a much-needed exorcism to be performed. Later in the game, [[spoiler:the final confrontation takes place within a pocket dimension, on top a mirrored version of the Empire State Building, with the Player Character confronting the Summoner one last time, BookEnding the game]].
* ''VideoGame/ForTheKing'': The main campaign's FinalBoss is fought on top of his EvilTowerOfOminousness. For some reason, the heroes arrive by airship, then fight their way up from the ground floor to reach him.
* ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'':
** ''[[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTournamentFighters TMNT: Tournament Fighters]]'': The SNES version uses a rooftop overlooking the Manhattan skyline for Michelangelo's background.
** ''[[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesShreddersRevenge TMNT: Shredder's Revenge]]'' has two of these. Episode 7, Roof Running Reptiles is almost entirely set [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin on various rooftops]], as Bebop and Rocksteady try to escape from the Crystal Palace mall (and by proxy the Turtles) by running from rooftop to rooftop. [[spoiler:Episode 14, Wrath of the Lady, starts with our heroes standing on a rooftop so that they can fight the Krang-piloted Statue of Tyranny.]]
* The finale of ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' campaign "No Mercy" has the Survivors hold out against Infected at the top of Mercy Hospital while waiting for a rescue helicopter.
* ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' pits Spider-Man against [[spoiler:Doctor Octopus]] on the roof of Oscorp Tower at the climax of the story.

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* Webcomic/AdventureDennis has its final climactic battle take place on a rooftop.

* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': Agatha has a fight in the [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20130107 rain on top of the highest rooftop in Mechanicsburg]] with a brainwashed [[spoiler:Gil]] when he tries to "save" her from [[spoiler:his father]] by kidnapping her for him.
* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': No matter what the timeline, Dave Strider has a thing for these. In Act I, he was throwing down with his brother over a pair of Sburb beta discs; his Alpha timeline version in Act VI makes his last appearance shredding the [[ItMakesSenseInContext evil juggalo presidents]] in a fight on top of the White House.

%% Needs context * Leo vs Raph in ''WesternAnimation/{{TMNT}}''.
* ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'': Many of the Turtles' battles with the Shredder and the Foot happen on rooftops in the [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMirage original comics]], [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 2003 series]], [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1990 90s movies]], [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the 2012 cartoon]], and [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2014 the 2014 reboot]].

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': The episode "Escape from the [=ImpossiBin=]!" has a rooftop battle in which the kids ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Donald]]) fight a paranoid Mrs. Beakley on the roof of [=McDuck=] Manor.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheCupheadShow'': In "[[Recap/TheCupheadShowS1E9SweaterLuckNextTime Sweater Luck Next Time]]", once Cuphead and the Devil are at the top of the Obliterator's tower, and the Devil gives him a pat on the shoulder before discovering that Cuphead doesn't have the protective sweater on him, the battle for his soul ensues, as the panicked crowds can do nothing but watch as the Devil corners him and starts pulling out his soul before Mugman enters the fray by quick thinking and places the sweater on the villain, pushes his brother's soul back into his body, and watches the fireworks along with everyone else before getting on the ride with his brother.