History Main / TheChase

* ''VideoGame/VideoGame/BramTheToymaker'': At the end of the game, you get chased throughout the basement by [[spoiler:the titular toymaker]] as the walls shift around. You need to collect the key to [[spoiler:the front door]] while you're there.

* ''ComicBook/{{Cossacks}}'': After deserting, 17th century protagonist Karlis (a Lithuanian Hussar) is chased by his commander Sigismond and former comrades who want to kill him for doing this. Once they're exhausted of chasing him and camp for the night, Karlis sneaks in and releases their horses to give himself a chance of significantly outdistance them. Then he bumps into a Cossack settlement and [[GoingNative goes native]].

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** The second has you being chased through a tunnel by a giant version of the bloody girl.

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!!Examples

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* ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'': Besides the overall plot of Lamput being chased by a pair of docs, the episode "Alien" has an alien take over the docs' car when the the three main characters enter its spaceship uninvited. The docs keep triggering buttons in the ship by accident, causing the UFO to shoot at the alien as it's driving.
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-->Italy: "Oh come on!" The interrogated groaned, frustrated. Once again, how uncharacteristic. He finally gave in. "Fine." Two faces brightened. "I'll give you a hint as to who they are..." He suddenly turned, dust flying as he ran off. "You'll have to catch me first!" As he disappeared into the horizon, a second shout rang out. "Oh yeah! You can't use nets, ropes, snares, whips, other people, motor vehicles, drones, robots, traps, animals, plants, mythical creatures, and anything besides just catching me in your arms! You only have an hour!" Did he have to list that many things? On second thought...probably.

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* The [[TheNthDoctor William Hartnell]] ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "The Chase,"]] in which the Daleks first develop time travel and chase him and his companions all through time and space.

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* ''ComicStrip/DickTracy'' had this as a major element in his stories as the police detective relentlessly chases a particular villain who gets more and more desperate as he realizes to his terror that [[TheDeterminator this cop will not stop]].
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* Most of the ''WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit'' features end with a particularly spectacular chase. "The Wrong Trousers" is notable for having a chase sequence which occurs ''entirely indoors''.

* The bulk of ''Anime/EigaTamagotchiHimitsuNoOtodokeDaiSakusen'', the ''VideoGame/{{Tamagotchi}}'' series' ShortFilm meant to [[MilestoneCelebration celebrate the franchise's 20th anniversary]], is about Mametchi and co. being greeted by a vehicle with a claw arm that wants to steal a package they need to deliver to the Gotchi King, with Mametchi's group doing all they can to protect the package they are assigned to deliver and get the strange car off their tail.

Not to be confused with [[Series/TheChaseGameShow the game show of the same name]], [[Series/Chase2008 The game show with the same name and the $ in it]]. [[Film/TheChase1994 The film of the same name]]. Or the [[FanFic/TheChaseMyLittlePony Fanfic of the same name,]] which features [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic ponies]].

Not to be confused with [[Series/TheChaseGameShow the game show of the same name]], [[Series/ChaseGameShow The game show with the same name and the $ in it]]. [[Film/TheChase1994 The film of the same name]]. Or the [[FanFic/TheChaseMyLittlePony Fanfic of the same name,]] which features [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic ponies]].

%% * The movie ''Film/TheChase''. Which makes it ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.

Not to be confused with [[Series/TheChase the game show of the same name]], [[Series/ChaseGameShow The game show with the same name and the $ in it]]. [[Film/TheChase The film of the same name]]. Or the [[FanFic/TheChase Fanfic of the same name,]] which features [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic ponies]].

* ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'': An...interesting...one occurs because Italy did not want to tell who he liked to [[LoveInterest Germany and Japan]] and only would give details once he was caught. Let's just say he did ''not'' make it easy.

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* ''Film/TheThirdMan''.
* ''Film/TheFugitive''.
** Parodied in ''Film/WrongfullyAccused''
* ''Film/SmokeyAndTheBandit''.
* ''Film/RaceForTheYankeeZephyr'' (1981)
* The movie ''Film/TheChase''. Which makes it ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
* ''Film/{{Apocalypto}}''
* ''Film/TheWarriors'' (SternChase example)

* The middle of ''Film/TheColony2013'' is this.

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* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' has many examples.
** WesternAnimation/PepeLePew and Penelope Pussycat.
** WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadrunner.
** WesternAnimation/BugsBunny and Elmer Fudd/ Yosemite Sam/ various unnamed characters.
** WesternAnimation/SylvesterTheCatAndTweetyBird.
** WesternAnimation/SpeedyGonzales and various unnamed characters.
* WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry.
* [[WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines Dick Dastardly and Yankee Doodle Pigeon.]]
* [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs Gargamel and the Smurfs.]]
** ... etc., etc., etc., etc., we get it, cartoons involve chasing.

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* The middle of ''Film/TheColony'' is this.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', after [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4203 Death realizes the zombie's a fugitive]], [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4205 the chase is on.]]

* ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'': Baam really just wants to see Rachel again.

Not to be confused with [[Series/TheChase the game show of the same name]], [[Series/ChaseGameShow The game show with the same name and the $ in it]]. [[Film/TheChase The film of the same name]]. Or the [[FanFic/TheChase Fanfic of the same name,]] which features [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic ponies]].

* Most of the ''Franchise/WallaceAndGromit'' features end with a particularly spectacular chase. "The Wrong Trousers" is notable for having a chase sequence which occurs ''entirely indoors''.