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* Just like in the series, Matthew Patel summons his demon hipster chicks in ''ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld".

* Giselle's Disney-Princess magic in ''{{Enchanted}}'' turns the jaded denizens of New York into her backup chorus, leaving her stodgy love-interest baffled that everyone seems to know the same song. "Was it on the radio?"

* In ''RatchetAndClank: Up Your Arsenal'', evil robot pop diva Courtney Gears does this during her boss battle.

** They also do in far less justified ways, with backup dancers appearing if Doofenshirmitz tells Perry this week's {{backstory}} in song. When Baljeet sings about his fear a bad grade if he fails to make a portal to Mars, he summons not just backup dancers but scenery and elephants too!

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* In ''ScottPilgrim'', Evil Ex #1 Matt Patel can summon Demon Hipster Chicks to help him cast his flaming hand attack. In the videogame, these attack the player.
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* In ''GuildWars'', the collector editions of two expansions, ''Factions'' and ''Nightfall'' come with a bonus that, among other things, gives characters made backup dancers with the /dance command.

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* Nicely played with in ''{{Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}'''s MusicalEpisode, "Once More With Feeling".
-->'''Giles:''' She needs backup.

* In ''RatchetAndClank: Up Your Arsenal'', evil robot pop diva Courtney Gears does this during her boss battle.

This trope isn't ''usually'' a magical spell that can summon dancers like a [[AWizardDidIt wizard]] can [[{{Mons}} summon monsters]] (though in a wacky enough series, it may well explicitly be one), more often it's an implicit rule of the cosmos. Anyone who goes into a musical number will get accompaniment, even if it requires the SpontaneousGeneration of said dancers from hard vacuum. Other times, it can be humorously [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] by the lead in question training friends, allies or [[{{Mook}} subordinates]] beforehand and instructing them to hide out of sight and march out on cue for their big song.

* Nicely played with in ''{{Buffy}}'' when Giles says "She needs Back up", in Buffy during the all singing episode.

* In ''ScottPilgrim'', Evil Ex #1 Matt Patel can summon Demon Hipster Chicks to help him cast his flaming hand attack. In the videogame, these attack the player.

* Nicely played with when Giles says "She needs Back up", in Buffy during the all singing episode.

Some leads can go a step further. Rather than make do with whoever is nearby, or go solo if there's no one else around, they can use Summon Backup Dancers to bring a battalion of ballerinas to dance at their side. To make this more impressive, they'll usually be summoned directly from the [[AlternateUniverse Universe]] of [[CostumeTropes Wardrobe and Costuming]] after having been fitted in perfectly appropriate attire for the song in question.

This trope isn't ''usually'' a magical spell that can summon dancers like a [[AWizardDidIt wizard]] can [[{{Mons}} summon monsters]] (though in a wacky enough series, it may well explicitly be one), more often it's an implicit rule of the cosmos. Anyone who goes into a musical number will get accompaniment, even if it requires the SpontaneousGeneration of said dancers from hard vacuum. Other times, it can be humorously [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] by the lead in question training friends, allies or [[{{Mook}} subordinates]] beforehand and instructing them to march out on cue for their big song.

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