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* Played with in ''Webcomic/TheLastDaysOfFoxhound'' with Sergei Gurlukovich and Revolver Ocelot. While they seem to have this dynamic at first, being both comrades from their time in the Red Army, their relationship immediatly turns sour once [[MyCountryRightOrWrong Gurlukovich]] learns that Ocelot works now for Foxhound and the USA.

* This is how the famous 'Plunder island' storyline starts; {{Popeye}} and a random stranger begin banging heads and other violent acts against each other. Olive panics and has Wimpy fetch the police, but it turns out that the stranger is an old friend of Popeye's and they were just using a secret handshake of the club to which they both belong. And when the cops arrive, they're upset for the false alarm.

* In Thane's loyalty mission in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', the player encounters a character named Mouse, who, as the conversation plays out, was a street urchin who served as Thane's contact in the underworld.

* In ''Franchise/StarWars Episode V: Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', Lando does this with Han Solo when they get to Bespin, telling him coldly that "you've got a lot of guts coming back here after what you pulled." This is apparently ''not'' an in-joke between them, as Han looks worried until Lando cracks a smile. (Also, in this case, both the other characters and the audience are aware up front that Han and Lando know each other ... it's just not clear that they're friends, as Han himself isn't absolutely positive Lando isn't still holding a grudge about some unspecified NoodleIncident -- [[ResolvedNoodleIncident which is then revealed]] [[Film/Solo to have occurred 13 years ago]] and explains how Han acquired the ''Millennium Falcon'' from Lando in the first place.) [[spoiler: Also, it is entirely possible Lando is attempting to get Han and co. to leave Bespin due to the fact that Vader and his Imperial military has already occupied the planet and Lando has been forced to make a deal with Vader to surrender Han and the others. It doesn't go as well as Lando might have wanted.]]

* In ''Franchise/StarWars Episode V: Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', Lando does this with Han Solo when they get to Bespin, telling him coldly that "you've got a lot of guts coming back here after what you pulled." This is apparently ''not'' an in-joke between them, as Han looks worried until Lando cracks a smile. (Also, in this case, both the other characters and the audience are aware up front that Han and Lando know each other ... it's just not clear that they're friends, as Han himself isn't absolutely positive Lando isn't still holding a grudge about some unspecified NoodleIncident.) [[spoiler: Also, it is entirely possible Lando is attempting to get Han and co. to leave Bespin due to the fact that Vader and his Imperial military has already occupied the planet and Lando has been forced to make a deal with Vader to surrender Han and the others. It doesn't go as well as Lando might have wanted.]]

* In ''[[Film/LordOfTheRings the Fellowship of the Ring]]'', Aragorn is hurrying to find a herb to heal Frodo when someone sneaks up behind him and holds a blade to his throat. Said person turns out to be his LoveInterest Arwen, teasing him.

* ''Film/{{Maverick}}'': Maverick pulls a gun on a bank manager, causing an employee to think that the bank's being robbed. Maverick and the manager then reveal that they're really friends.

* Kinda what happens between Subaru and Ginga in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' (episode 15): Nanoha orders Ginga to spar with Subaru, who immediately gets a strange expression on her face. The two begin the mock battle and at some point, it starts looking so real, the observers begin to wonder if there's TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry going on under their usual friendly facade... but then, they both smile and Caro comments that in reality, they love each other very much. [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Awwww...]]

* This is how the famous 'Plunder island' storyline starts; {{Popeye}} and a random stranger begin banging heads and other violent acts against each other. Olive panics and has Wimpy fetch the police, but it turns out that the stranger is an old friend of Popeye's and they were just using a secret handshake of the club they're part of. And when the cops arrive, they're upset for the false alarm.

* Used in the ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'' novel ''Literature/HeirToTheEmpire'' with Chewbacca and an old pal, although that's just because Leia can't recognize a Wookie greeting.

* The first level of ''VideoGame/Uncharted3DrakesDeception'' ends with Nathan and Sully getting shot. The third level opens with their killer making sure they're alright: the whole incident was staged.

* RickAndMorty shows this when Rick visits a fancy resort; an alien assaults Rick and they appear to kill each other, but it turns out the resort is in a death-proof field and it was just an enthusiastic hello. Both get better immediately.

* Such a scene between Captains Haddock and Chester freaks out Franchise/{{Tintin}} in ''The Shooting Star''. They insult each other, perform some weird, aggressive-looking kata with FunnyBruceLeeNoises, and then embrace.

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-->'''Mac''': I wiped the floor with the last person to break in here.
-->'''Stranger''': You've never cleaned a floor in your life.
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-->'''Mac''': Carlo Cazali! It's been years!

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* This is how the famous 'Plunder island' storyline starts; {{Popeye}} and a random stranger begin banging heads and other violent acts against each other. Olive panics and has Wimpy fetch the police, but it turns out that the stranger is an old friend of Popeye's and they were just using a secret handshake of the club they're part of. And when the cops arrive, they're upset for the false alarm.

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* In Webcomic/{{Sunstone}}, many of Ally and Alan's friends are trying to get Alan and Anne, the tattoo artist who is more than a bit curious about BDSM, together. It turns out that they've met and know each other from before, though it's been a while since the two of them have been together, and she ends up becoming Alan's digital artist.

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%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czJja0sKXWI This flash mob]] in Oskemen, Kazakhstan.

%%* In Thane's loyalty mission in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', the player encounters a character named Mouse, who, as the conversation plays out, was a street urchin who served as Thane's contact in the underworld.

* Used in the ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'' novel ''Literature/HeirToTheEmpire]]'' with Chewbacca and an old pal, although that's just because Leia can't recognize a Wookie greeting.

* Used in the ''StarWars'' [[StarWarsExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]]'' novel ''[[TheThrawnTrilogy Heir to the Empire]]'' with Chewbacca and an old pal, although that's just because Leia can't recognize a Wookie greeting.

* Used in the ''StarWarsExpandedUniverse'' novel ''[[TheThrawnTrilogy Heir to the Empire]]'' with Chewbacca and an old pal, although that's just because Leia can't recognize a Wookie greeting.

%%* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czJja0sKXWI This flash mob]] in Oskemen, Kazakhstan.

* The first level of ''VideoGame/UnchartedDrakesDeception'' ends with Nathan and Sully getting shot. The third level opens with their killer making sure they're alright: the whole incident was staged.

* The first level of ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}: Drake's Deception'' ends with Nathan and Sully getting shot. The third level opens with their killer making sure they're alright: the whole incident was staged.

* In ''Franchise/StarWars Episode V: Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', Lando does this with Han Solo when they get to Bespin, telling him coldly that "you've got a lot of guts coming back here after what you pulled." This is apparently ''not'' an in-joke between them, as Han looks worried until Lando cracks a smile. (Also, in this case, both the other characters and the audience are aware up front that Han and Lando know each other ... it's just not clear that they're friends, as Han himself isn't absolutely positive Lando isn't still holding a grudge about some unspecified NoodleIncident.)

* The first level of ''Uncharted: Drake's Deception'' ends with Nathan and Sully getting shot. The third level opens with their killer making sure they're alright: the whole incident was staged.