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Alice has found herself in a sticky situation. Maybe the {{Mooks}} are closing in, or even worse, the BigBad himself. She's on the wrong end of a RunOrDie battle -- and running isn't working out too well. Enter Bob -- whom Alice may have never met before -- with a speedy getaway at the ready. Bob could be a guy on a horse, in a car, on a motorcycle, a wilderness expert, or even a made-of-iron cyborg MeatShield.

Alice has found herself in a sticky situation. Maybe the {{Mooks}} are closing in, or even worse, the BigBad himself. Enter Bob -- whom Alice may have never met before -- with a speedy getaway at the ready. Bob could be a guy on a horse, in a car, on a motorcycle, a wilderness expert, or even a made-of-iron cyborg MeatShield.

This is distinguished from TheCavalry because the unexpected rescuer is (a) typically introduced in this fashion, having only been [[ChekhovsGunman briefly seen or mentioned]] before; (b) helping the hero escape, not reinforcing the hero; (c) often introduced in this fashion in order to [[CavalryBetrayal leave it open ended whether he's a good guy, bad guy or something in between]]. All of these factors mean that it's likely to occur ''much'' earlier in the plot than the arrival of TheCavalry.

See also PursuedProtagonist, IAmDyingPleaseTakeMyMacguffin.

Subtrope of {{Herald}}.

This is distinguished from TheCavalry because the unexpected rescuer is (a) introduced in this fashion, having only been [[ChekhovsGunman briefly seen or mentioned]] before; (b) helping the hero escape, not reinforcing the hero; (c) often introduced in this fashion in order to [[CavalryBetrayal leave it open ended whether he's a good guy, bad guy or something in between]]. All of these factors mean that it's likely to occur ''much'' earlier in the plot than the arrival of TheCavalry.

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This is distinguished from TheCavalry because the unexpected rescuer is (a) often introduced in this fashion, having only been [[ChekhovsGunman briefly seen or mentioned]] before; (b) helping the hero escape, not reinforcing the hero; (c) often introduced in this fashion so as to [[CavalryBetrayal leave it open ended whether he's a good guy, bad guy or something in between]]. All of these factors mean that it's likely to occur ''much'' earlier in the plot than the arrival of TheCavalry.

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This is distinguished from TheCavalry because the unexpected rescuer is (a) often introduced in this fashion, having only been [[ChekhovsGunman briefly seen or mentioned]] before; (b) helping the hero escape, not reinforcing the hero; (c) may be introduced in this fashion in order to [[CavalryBetrayal leave it open ended whether he's a good guy, bad guy or something in between]]. All of these factors mean that it's likely to occur ''much'' earlier in the plot than the arrival of TheCavalry.

This is distinguished from TheCavalry because the unexpected rescuer is (a) often introduced in this fashion, having only been [[ChekhovsGunman briefly seen or mentioned]] before; (b) helping the hero escape, not reinforcing the hero; (c) often introduced in this fashion in order to [[CavalryBetrayal leave it open ended whether he's a good guy, bad guy or something in between]]. All of these factors mean that it's likely to occur ''much'' earlier in the plot than the arrival of TheCavalry.

Alice has found herself in a sticky situation. Maybe the {{Mooks}} are closing in, or even worse, the BigBad himself. Enter Bob -- whom Alice has never met before -- with a speedy getaway at the ready. Bob could be a guy on a horse, in a car, on a motorcycle, a wilderness expert, or even a made-of-iron cyborg MeatShield.

This is distinguished from TheCavalry because the unexpected rescuer is (a) introduced in this fashion, having only been [[ChekhovsGunman briefly seen or mentioned]] before; (b) helping the hero escape, not reinforcing the hero; (c) often introduced in this fashion in order to [[CavalryBetrayal leave it open ended whether he's a good guy, bad guy or something in between]]. All of these factors mean that it's likely to occur ''much'' earlier in the plot than the arrival of TheCavalry.

* Happens [[{{Understatement}} at least once]] in ''JamesBond'' films.

* Variation in ''Wizard's First Rule'', the first book of the ''SwordOfTruth'' series, where it's the main protagonist who introduces himself to the newly-introduced character in this manner rather than the other way around. ''And'' he's also a wilderness expert.

* ''{{Eureka}}'s'' Fargo uses the line as a ''{{Terminator}}'' ShoutOut in the episode "Momstrosity".

* Also done in ''UltimateSpiderman'' during the ''{{Ultimatum}}'' event by Kitty Pryde.

* The Disney animated series of ''{{Hercules}}'' does this as a ShoutOut to ''Terminator''. Hercules is on the run from his StalkerWithACrush {{Yandere}} shapeshifting, clay golem girlfriend (ItMakesSenseInContext; the episode's plot is based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion_(mythology) Pygmalion]]) who has more than a passing resemblance to the T-1000. Cassandra turns up in a chariot and utters this trope.

* The Disney animater series of ''{{Hercules}}'' did this as a ShoutOut to terminator. Hercules is on the run from his StalkerWithACrush {{Yandere}} shapeshifting, clay golem girlfriend (ItMakesSenseInContext, the episode's plot is based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion_(mythology) Pygmalion]]) who has more than a passing reference to the T-1000. Cassandra turns up in a chariot and utters this trope.

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This is distinguished from TheCavalry because the unexpected rescuer is (a) introduced in this fashion, having only been [[ChekhovsGunman briefly seen or mentioned]] before; (b) helping the hero escape, not reinforcing the hero; (c) often introduced in this fashion in order to [[CavalryBetrayal leave it open ended whether he's a good guy, bad guy or something in between]].

Alice has found herself in a sticky situation. Maybe the {{Mooks}} are closing in, or even worse, The BigBad himself. Enter Bob -- whom Alice has never met before -- with a speedy getaway at the ready. Bob could be a guy on a horse, in a car, on a motorcycle, a wilderness expert, or even a made-of-iron cyborg MeatShield.

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* ''{{Shadowrun}}'' adventure ''Harlequin''. The {{PC}}s are on a mission when things go haywire, with corporate police closing in from all directions. A van pulls up beside them and the driver says "So, are you guys going my way or would you rather stick around and wait for your new friends to catch up with us?"

* In ''DoctorWho'', the Ninth Doctor meets Rose this way, saying "I'm the Doctor. Run!" before



* BoosterGold and BlueBeetle (Ted Kord) once pull this while rescuing someone; Ted says the line and Booster protests: "Hey! You said '''I''' could say it!"
* Also done in ''UltimateSpiderman'' during the ''{{Ultimatum}}'' event by Kitty Pryde.

In addition to [[LordOfTheRings Aragorn]], wilderness expert "come with me if you want to live" rescues include:

* The Mohican rescue in ''LastOfTheMohicans''. [-"We're movin' outta here, fast. Unless you all's'd rather wait for the next Huron war party to come along."-]

Fresh example:

* Saito in ''{{Inception}}'' pulls up in car in Kenya and rescues Dom from the [[DisproportionateRetribution absurdly]] [[YouHaveFailedMe vindictive assassins]] from a [[CorruptCorporateExecutive rival corporation]]. Saito is also a former victim of Dom's mind-hacking who turned the tables on Dom and hired him, so this is a "friend or foe" example.
-->'''Dom:''' You had me tracked too?
-->'''Saito:''' Protecting my investment.

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