History Main / EnemyEatsYourLunch

* At one point in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'', pirate protagonist Edward Kenway conquers a fort where one of his enemies, Governor Torres, is visiting. Kenway walks in on Torres [[SpotOfTea having some tea]]. As Kenway makes it clear that he's going to rob Torres and could do far worse, he pours himself a cup of tea (though the scene ends before he drinks it).

* ''Series/TheAdveturesOfSuperman'': A variant appears in "[[Recap/TheAdventuresOfSupermanS4E6JimmyTheKid Jimmy the Kid]]"; "Kid", who is fond of cigars, steals one of [[CigarChomper Perry's]] from his pocket.

* Still by Creator/Quentintarantino, there's ''Film/InglouriousBasterds''. Near the beginning, Nazi colonel Landa invites himself into Lapadite's home to "share" a drink of milk and a smoke, and casually chat about his "Jew hunting". His power in occupied France makes their own home a prison, as he casually eats while intimidating the host family, before eventually having his troops surrounding the place shoot anywhere any Jewish people may be hiding.

* In ''Film/2Fast2Furious'', agent Markham thinks Brian and Roman are running from their undercover operation to make a break for freedom, instead of that they're doing an audition for the crime lord they're tracking, and nearly blows their cover. When tempers get heated afterward, Roman begins stalking around and decides to vent his frustration by swiping Markham's lunch right in front of him.

* ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'': Once again in a Tarantino film. Near the beginning, Nazi colonel Landa invites himself into Lapadite's home to "share" a drink of milk and a smoke, and casually chat about his "Jew hunting". His power in occupied France makes their own home a prison, as he casually eats while intimidating the host family, before eventually having his troops surrounding the place shoot anywhere any Jewish people may be hiding.

* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'': In "Meet the Scout," the RED Scout eats the BLU Heavy's Sandvich after beating him up with a bat. In-game, you can steal a Heavy's Sandvich by either picking up a dropped Sandvich on the ground like a Medkit or killing them while they are holding it and picking up an ammo pack. Since the Heavy is vulnerable while eating a sandvich, an enemy catching them can easily kill the Heavy before he can finish his meal.

* MultiplayerOnlineBattleArena games has this trope ever constantly. The one that benefits from the buffs by jungle creeps are the ones that deliver the killing blow (or in the case of ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm'', the one who stays at the mercenary area after subduing them the longest), therefore junglers usually had to be aware of enemies trying to invade their jungle and stealing their lunch. Especially common in early game where the jungler tried to get a head start to get a lot of experience when they're severely underleveled, they have to exhaust their resources in a significant number, and all it takes is for one enemy to act in the right time and all of their hard work rendered futile... and [[KickThemWhileTheyreDown the enemy with advantage can go ahead and kill them too while they're at it.]] The stake is bigger when fighting BonusBoss, because an enemy team can use this as an advantage to wipe out your team and then kill the BonusBoss for their own benefit, putting yours in a disadvantage. ''VideoGame/{{Dota 2}}'''s famous e-sport scene, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ElXGllTpp0 Six Million Dollar Echo Slam]]", is an example of this trope at work. This tactic often has nicknames depending on the game, such as "creepjacking/Roshjacking" in ''DOTA'', or "buff/dragon/Baron/Herald theft" in ''LOL''. Could overlap with RobbingTheDead, but technically speaking, killing the enemy is not necessary but rather landing the killing blow and/or snatching the relevant reward away.

* The infamous crooked New York lawyer Roy Cohn was infamous for his habit of rarely ever ordering food when visiting fancy restaurants. In most cases, the only food he ate in these places were openly and unashamedly stolen off his tablemates plates. He would do this to friend and foe alike, and his personal connections both within the New York mob and to several powerful local politicians and businessmen meant this behavior went unchallenged.

* ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'': Asakura broke into Kitaoka's flat and ate his seafood right in front of him, shells and all. It did the job of disgusting and horryfying Kitaoka, as if Asakura was not [[TheDreaded scary]] enough already.

!! Examples

* When ComicBook/TheJoker crashes Bruce Wayne's party in ''Film/TheDarkKnight'', he helps himself to a shrimp kebab and then grabs a glass of champagne from a guest, quaffing it with great gusto before replacing it on a stack of wine flutes.

* Manga/RanmaOneHalf has Picolet Chardin II whose family turns this into their ‘’martial arts style’’.

* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'', [[spoiler:the unnamed hitman who would become the Joker]] nonchalantly picks up an apple dropped by Andrea Belmont [[spoiler:right before a horrified Andrea discovers that he murdered her father.]] The way he casually starts munching on it as she screams is chilling.

* ''Literature/TheArtOfWarSunTzu'' encourages robbing the enemy of their supplies, as it feeds your army while depriving the enemy of theirs. The adage says that 1 bag of rice from the enemy is worth 20 being sent from your home nation.

* Joseph Deangelo, also known The Golden State Killer, was a serial rapist and murderer active in California in the 70's. He was noted for eating food and drinking beer from victims' fridges after raping them and while the victims were still restrained, and would sometimes stick around for hours after the assault before finally leaving.

* Joseph Deangelo, also known The Golden State Killer, a serial rapist and murderer active in California in the 70's, was noted for eating food and drinking beer from victims' fridges after raping them and while the victims were still restrained.

* Joseph Deangelo, also known The Golden State Killer, a serial rapist and murderer active in California in the 70's, was noted for eating food and drinking beer from victims' fridges after raping them, while the occupant were still subdued and tied up.