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* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'': While Simba and Nala are fighting each other in the jungle, the two at one point briefly pause from fighting to stare each other down while growling at each other. After a moment though, Nala ends the staredown by [[ByTheHair clawing at Simba's mane]], briefly covering his eyes, and the fight continues.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'': While Simba and Nala are fighting each other in the jungle, the two at one point briefly pause from fighting to stare each other down while growling at each other. After a moment though, Nala ends the staredown by [[ByTheHair clawing at Simba's mane]], briefly covering his eyes, and the fight continues.
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* ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'': Robin and Poison Ivy have one with each other in Ivy's lair, while both of them are pretending it is a romantic HeldGaze between them. Initally staring at each other from across the room after Ivy dramatically reveals herself, Robin slowly makes his way towards her they continue to stare at each other while exchanging flirtations, until Robin lays beside her on her throne. They continue to stare at each other after this with their faces now lingering only a few inches apart from each other. Ivy leans forward even closer to Robin and stares down at him when telling Robin to kiss her and she'll tell him what she and Freeze planned. The screen then gives an ExtremeCloseUp of both of them, with Ivy being seen in the foreground of Robin's close-up and Robin in the foreground of Ivy's immediately after, showing just how close the two of them are to each other, and a silent moment passes between them as they stare each other down, both demanding something first before giving the other what they want, until Ivy gives in to Robin's demand first.
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* ''LightNovel/SpiceAndWolf'', "Wolf and a Group of Youngsters", Horo confronts a pack of wolves led by another wolf the same size as her own true form, though she's in her human state when she confronts them. She faces the giant wolf and calmly tells him to tell her what he wants. All we hear is a growl as she meets his eyes, and her reply, "Is that really all you have to say. Kids these days are all the same. You all bare your fangs immediately." She continues to meet his eyes, smiling confidently. We do not see what happened, but Horo later tells Lawrence that she "bowed her head", suggesting that she showed contrition to end the conflict peacefully.
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* ''Literature/SpiceAndWolf'': Holo confronts a pack of wolves led by another wolf the same size as her own true form, though she's in her human state when she confronts them. She faces the giant wolf and calmly tells him to tell her what he wants. All we hear is a growl as she meets his eyes, and her reply, "Is that really all you have to say. Kids these days are all the same. You all bare your fangs immediately." She continues to meet his eyes, smiling confidently. We do not see what happened, but Holo later tells Lawrence that she "bowed her head", suggesting that she showed contrition to end the conflict peacefully.
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* In the video for "Music/BeatIt" by Music/MichaelJackson, before the duel begins between the two rival gang leaders, the camera pans over both sides to show them staring at each other in an entire gang vs entire gang faceoff.
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* The earliest editions of ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'' had included a social mechanic/feat named "The Facedown", where two vampires would attempt to stare each other down instead of straight-up duking it out. "No words are exchanged, they just glare at each other" (''1E'', p.155). After initiating a facedown, both parties rolled Charisma + Intimidation against the other's Willpower until one generated a number of successes equal to the other's Wits + 5, at which point the opponent blinked and looked away, admitting defeat (the precise consequences of which depended entirely on the situation where it took place). This mechanic was eliminated as a separate feat in the 1998 ''Revised Edition'' and lumped into the basic Intimidation feat ever since.
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* The earliest editions of ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'' had included a social mechanic/feat named "The Facedown", where two vampires would attempt to stare each other down instead of straight-up duking it out. "No words are exchanged, they just glare at each other" (''1E'', p.155). After initiating a facedown, both parties rolled Charisma + Intimidation against the other's Willpower until one generated a number of successes equal to the other's Wits + 5, at which point the opponent blinked and looked away, admitting defeat (the precise consequences of which depended entirely on the situation where it took place). This mechanic was eliminated as a separate feat in the 1998 ''Revised Edition'' and lumped into the basic Intimidation feat ever since.
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* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'''s episode "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E23Sarek Sarek]]" deals with the titular [[TheStoic Vulcan]] whose emotions are bleeding out into his surroundings due to an exotic brain disease, finding new hosts in the people in his vicinity. At one point leads [[TheCaptain Picard]] and [[NumberTwo Riker]] to go from talking to the crew on TheBridge to facing each other, voicing irritations and concerns with increasingly louder and louder tone of voice, to the point of shouting, neither backing down before Data snaps them out of it.
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Whether as a precursor to any actual confrontation, or in the midst of it, a tool to intensify a situation is simply to have opposing characters within said situation move in close to each other with unblinking eye contact until they are right in each other's faces.
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Closeups of the characters' faces are common and LightningGlare might play out as part of this. It may be the precursor to a PummelDuel, or a SphereOfPower BattleAura clash. If this is done between two beings of vastly different power, and the more powerful entity flinches or maybe even backs down, you have successfully [[StaringDownCthulhu Stared Down C'thulhu]].
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Closeups of the characters' faces are common and LightningGlare might play out as part of this. It may be the precursor to a PummelDuel, PummelDuel or a SphereOfPower BattleAura clash. If this is done between two beings of vastly different power, and the more powerful entity flinches or maybe even backs down, you have successfully [[StaringDownCthulhu Stared Down C'thulhu]].
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* ''Franchise/DragonBall'' is very fond of these and often combines them with TheSlowWalk. As nearly everyone in the series cast are {{Ki Manipulat|ion}}ors, most use their Ki to create openings where they can land strong melee attacks without much danger to themselves -- so when one or more character closes in, it's usually because they believe they have successfully wittled down their opponent to the point where they can take them in a straight-up brawl -- and as most of the characters in the show are either {{Smug Super}}s or ProudWarriorRaceGuys, it's rare to see anyone back down.
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** Masaomi prepares to fight Chikage and the two engage in a stare down. Just before initiating the brawl, Masaomi grins, believing he can easily win. He quickly finds out he was very, very wrong.
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* ''Anime/{{Promare}}'': After the initial battle and Lio is safely cuffed, he and Galo engage in a rather intense stare down. Though, with their massive height difference, Galo is able to hunch over Lio, who has to stand perfectly straight to meet his eyes.
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* This happens with Negi and Fate during a confrontation in ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi''. As much as both say they don't want to fight, it's obvious they do and after an extremely tense argument (involving ''coffee'' of all things), they eventually end up trading blows.
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->'''Patamon:''' Wanna fight?
->'''Wormmon:''' Actually, I'd prefer a staring contest.
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->'''Wormmon:''' Actually, I'd prefer a staring contest.
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->'''Patamon:''' Wanna fight?
->'''Wormmon:'''fight?\\
'''Wormmon:''' Actually, I'd prefer a staring contest.
-->--''Anime/DigimonAdventure02''.
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'''Wormmon:''' Actually, I'd prefer a staring contest.
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Not only are they ''literally'' not backing down from whatever confrontation is coming with their opponent, they are doing the exact opposite; actively escalating the situation by approaching it, sometimes [[TheSlowWalk step by slow step]], and very often until they [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace have passed the normal limitations of personal space]]. At these incredibly close ranges -- known as the "kiss or kill" distance in cinematography, because getting this close often ends in fighting or a kiss -- not only do either character appear as large and imposing in the opponent's field of view as possible, but there is nearly no time to react to what the other does, leaving the (sometimes [[BelligerentSexualTension Belligerently Sexual-]]) tension at an apex, and even the slightest break in the impromptu StaringContest - like a twitching eye or an averted gaze - usually results in the faceoff moving beyond merely a staredown.
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Not only are they ''literally'' not backing down from whatever confrontation is coming with their opponent, they are doing the exact opposite; actively escalating the situation by approaching it, sometimes [[TheSlowWalk step by slow step]], and very often until they [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace have passed the normal limitations of personal space]]. At these incredibly close ranges -- known as the "kiss or kill" distance in cinematography, because getting this close often ends in fighting or a kiss -- not only do either character appear as large and imposing in the opponent's field of view as possible, but there is nearly no time to react to what the other does, leaving the (sometimes [[BelligerentSexualTension Belligerently Sexual-]]) tension at an apex, and even the slightest break in the impromptu StaringContest - -- like a twitching eye or an averted gaze - -- usually results in the faceoff moving beyond merely a staredown.
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-->'''Wormmon:''' Actually, I'd prefer a staring contest.
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-->'''Patamon:''' Wanna fight?
-->'''Wormmon:'''fight?\\
'''Wormmon:''' Actually, I'd prefer a staring contest.
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'''Wormmon:''' Actually, I'd prefer a staring contest.
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* ''Franchise/DragonBall'' is very fond of these and often combines them with TheSlowWalk. As nearly everyone in the series cast are {{Ki Manipulat|ion}}ors, most use their Ki to create openings where they can land strong melee attacks without much danger to themselves - so when one or more character closes in, it's usually because they believe they have successfully wittled down their opponent to the point where they can take them in a straight-up brawl - and as most of the characters in the show are either {{Smug Super}}s or ProudWarriorRaceGuys, it's rare to see anyone back down.
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* ''Franchise/DragonBall'' is very fond of these and often combines them with TheSlowWalk. As nearly everyone in the series cast are {{Ki Manipulat|ion}}ors, most use their Ki to create openings where they can land strong melee attacks without much danger to themselves - -- so when one or more character closes in, it's usually because they believe they have successfully wittled down their opponent to the point where they can take them in a straight-up brawl - -- and as most of the characters in the show are either {{Smug Super}}s or ProudWarriorRaceGuys, it's rare to see anyone back down.
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* ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'': In an OVA, Shizuo and Izaya start duking it out all over the city and eventually come stand head to head with each other. Naturally, Shizuo takes the opportunity to try punching the other man, who dodges.
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** In an OVA, Shizuo and Izaya start duking it out all over the city and eventually come standhead to head head-to-head with each other. Naturally, Shizuo takes the opportunity to try punching the other man, who dodges.
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* ''Anime/TransformersCybertron'' features Starscream and Megatron, both of which have, at this point in the series, absorbed enough [[AppliedPhlebotinum Energon]] to be amongst the two greatest powers in the universe. As they enter their final battle, they get up close and begin to channel their {{Battle Aura}}s, neither wishing to back down - Even as the expanding {{Battle Aura}}s literally force them further apart, they continue to struggle closer to each other.
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* ''Film/EightMile'': When it's time for their final rap battle (before they decide who goes first), Jimmy and Papa Doc do this onstage.
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* ''Film/TheAvengers2012'': [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]] and [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] get into a rather heated argument, getting extremely close to one another in the process, after both uncover SHIELD's plans to use HYDRA technology to build energy weapons; on Steve's part, he believes Tony is only pretending to be a hero for the sake of his own vanity, while Tony's resentment of Steve stems from Tony's father constantly comparing Tony to Steve as Tony was growing up. The two would have gone to blows were it not for a brainwashed Clint attacking [[AirborneAircraftCarrier the helicarrier]].
-->'''Steve Rogers:''' Always a way out. You know, you may not be a threat, but you'd better stop pretending to be a hero.
-->'''Tony Stark:''' A hero? Like you? You're a laboratory experiment, Rogers. Everything special about you came out of a bottle.
* In ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', Batman and Superman have a staredown before the titular confrontation.
* ''Film/EightMile'': When it's time for their final rap battle (before they decide who goes first), Jimmy and Papa Doc do this onstage.
-->'''Steve Rogers:''' Always a way out. You know, you may not be a threat, but you'd better stop pretending to be a hero.
-->'''Tony Stark:''' A hero? Like you? You're a laboratory experiment, Rogers. Everything special about you came out of a bottle.
* In ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', Batman and Superman have a staredown before the titular confrontation.
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* ''Film/TheAvengers2012'': [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]] and [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] get into a rather heated argument, getting extremely close to one another in the process, after both uncover SHIELD's plans to use HYDRA technology to build energy weapons; on Steve's part, he believes Tony is only pretending to be a hero for the sake of his own vanity, while Tony's resentment of Steve stems from Tony's father constantly comparing Tony to Steve as Tony was growing up. The two would have gone to blows were it not for a brainwashed Clint attacking [[AirborneAircraftCarrier the helicarrier]].
-->'''Steve Rogers:''' Always a way out. You know, you may not be a threat, but you'd better stop pretending to be a hero.
-->'''Tony Stark:''' A hero? Like you? You're a laboratory experiment, Rogers. Everything special about you came out of a bottle.
*Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse: In ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', Batman and Superman have a staredown before the titular confrontation.
* ''Film/EightMile'': When it's time for their final rap battle (before they decide who goes first), Jimmy and Papa Doc do this onstage.confrontation.
-->'''Steve Rogers:''' Always a way out. You know, you may not be a threat, but you'd better stop pretending to be a hero.
-->'''Tony Stark:''' A hero? Like you? You're a laboratory experiment, Rogers. Everything special about you came out of a bottle.
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* ''Film/EightMile'': When it's time for their final rap battle (before they decide who goes first), Jimmy and Papa Doc do this onstage.
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse: ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'': [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]] and [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] get into a rather heated argument, getting extremely close to one another in the process, after both uncover S.H.I.E.L.D.'s plans to use HYDRA technology to build energy weapons; on Steve's part, he believes Tony is only pretending to be a hero for the sake of his own vanity, while Tony's resentment of Steve stems from Tony's father constantly comparing Tony to Steve as Tony was growing up. The two would have gone to blows were it not for a brainwashed Clint attacking [[AirborneAircraftCarrier the helicarrier]].
-->'''Steve Rogers:''' Always a way out. You know, you may not be a threat, but you'd better stop pretending to be a hero.\\
'''Tony Stark:''' A hero? Like you? You're a laboratory experiment, Rogers. Everything special about you came out of a bottle.
-->'''Steve Rogers:''' Always a way out. You know, you may not be a threat, but you'd better stop pretending to be a hero.\\
'''Tony Stark:''' A hero? Like you? You're a laboratory experiment, Rogers. Everything special about you came out of a bottle.
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* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'''s episode ''[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E23Sarek Sarek]]'' deals with the titular [[TheStoic Vulcan]] whose emotions are bleeding out into his surroundings due to an exotic brain disease, finding new hosts in the people in his vicinity. At one point leads [[TheCaptain Picard]] and [[NumberTwo Riker]] to go from talking to the crew on TheBridge to facing each other, voicing irritations and concerns with increasingly louder and louder tone of voice, to the point of shouting, neither backing down before Data snaps them out of it.
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* In combat sports like boxing or ''UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts'', during the weigh-ins and/or [[MirroredConfrontationShot promotional material]], the two combatants will often get in close and stare each other down for the press. In the UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship, more than once scraps have broken out at the weigh-ins because of forehead shoves, shoulder bumps, or similar early hits.
* In combat sports like boxing or ''UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts'', during the weigh-ins and/or [[MirroredConfrontationShot promotional material]], the two combatants will often get in close and stare each other down for the press. In the UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship, more than once scraps have broken out at the weigh-ins because of forehead shoves, shoulder bumps, or similar early hits.
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* ''WebAnimation/SomethingAbout'' has the episode ''Storm Eagle's Revenge''. It plays out as a BattleOfTheBands between two {{Musical Assassin}}s, to the tune of Storm Eagle's {{Leitmotif}}, and midway through the climax both Megaman and Storm Eagle get very close during their duel despite their sound-based weaponry having plenty of range.
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* In ''Film/LAConfidential'', Bud White confronts Ed Exley like this after Exley berates White for [[spoiler:shooting dead the unarmed man holding Inez Soto hostage, then making it look like White shot in self-defence]].
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->'''Patamon:''' Wanna fight?
->'''Wormmon:''' Actually, I'd prefer a staring contest.
-->-- ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02''.
Whether as a precursor to any actual confrontation, or in the midst of it, a tool to intensify a situation is simply to have opposing characters within said situation move in close to each other with unblinking eye contact until they are right in each other's faces.
Not only are they ''literally'' not backing down from whatever confrontation is coming with their opponent, they are doing the exact opposite; actively escalating the situation by approaching it, sometimes [[TheSlowWalk step by slow step]], and very often until they [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace have passed the normal limitations of personal space]]. At these incredibly close ranges -- known as the "kiss or kill" distance in cinematography, because getting this close often ends in fighting or a kiss -- not only do either character appear as large and imposing in the opponent's field of view as possible, but there is nearly no time to react to what the other does, leaving the (sometimes [[BelligerentSexualTension Belligerently Sexual-]]) tension at an apex, and even the slightest break in the impromptu StaringContest - like a twitching eye or an averted gaze - usually results in the faceoff moving beyond merely a staredown.
Even if the conflict is non-physical in nature and more of a discussion, two characters moving closer invariably causes the argument to heat up, expect shouting to follow, even though there is obviously no need for it with how close the characters have gotten.
Closeups of the characters' faces are common and LightningGlare might play out as part of this. It may be the precursor to a PummelDuel, or a SphereOfPower BattleAura clash. If this is done between two beings of vastly different power, and the more powerful entity flinches or maybe even backs down, you have successfully [[StaringDownCthulhu Stared Down C'thulhu]].
SuperTrope to the BladeLock, which facilitates these mid-combat as backing down necessarily leads to getting cut; and to MirroredConfrontationShot, for when it is done on posters.
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* ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'': Happens during a ''baseball game'' of all things. Early on, Class A counters Class E's bunting strategy by all standing in the infield, not being called out by the biased umpire. Korosensei has Karma mock this favoritism publicly, allowing him and Isogai to perform the same stunt later to avoid a double standard. However, rather than stand a safe distance away, they place themselves only a foot from the batter, Shindo, and stare him down to intimidate him. He quickly panics, unwilling to hurt the other boys, and fails to hit the ball while Karma and Isogai dodge the swing.
* PlayedForLaughs in the English dub of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'':
-->'''Patamon:''' Wanna fight?
-->'''Wormmon:''' Actually, I'd prefer a staring contest.
* ''Manga/BungoStrayDogs'': During his debut, Chuuya goes to visit Dazai, while the latter is locked up by the Port Mafia, with the intention to kill him. After a brief fight, he pins Dazai to the wall and holds a knife to his throat, only for Dazai to reveal that killing him would mean betraying the mafia, as they hadn't reached a decision regarding his fate. The two proceed to stare each other down as the executive makes up his mind, with him ultimately losing his nerve and letting Dazai go. Some fans have noticed that Dazai is posed incredibly awkwardly for this scene so Chuuya can reach his eye level, due to their prominent height difference.
* ''Franchise/DragonBall'' is very fond of these and often combines them with TheSlowWalk. As nearly everyone in the series cast are {{Ki Manipulat|ion}}ors, most use their Ki to create openings where they can land strong melee attacks without much danger to themselves - so when one or more character closes in, it's usually because they believe they have successfully wittled down their opponent to the point where they can take them in a straight-up brawl - and as most of the characters in the show are either {{Smug Super}}s or ProudWarriorRaceGuys, it's rare to see anyone back down.
** During the opening of the Cell Games, both Goku and Cell do their best {{Standard Powerup Pose}}s, after which Goku decides to move in close. There's a tense standoff, before Cell ''[[SmugSuper allows]]'' Goku to be the one to throw the first punch.
** Goku, having just unlocked [[DontThinkFeel Ultra Instinct]], begins a SlowWalk towards Jiren. After Jiren tells his colleagues to stand down, Goku abandons TheSlowWalk and flies straight into Jiren's face. In the RapidfireFisticuffs that follows, both characters move their arms so fast they are barely animated, leading to the appearance of Jiren And Goku staring each other down in the midst of a flurry of {{Kung Fu Sonic Boom}}s.
* ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'': In an OVA, Shizuo and Izaya start duking it out all over the city and eventually come stand head to head with each other. Naturally, Shizuo takes the opportunity to try punching the other man, who dodges.
** Masaomi prepares to fight Chikage and the two engage in a stare down. Just before initiating the brawl, Masaomi grins, believing he can easily win. He quickly finds out he was very, very wrong.
** Mikado stares Aoba down as an intimidation tactic after stabbing him with a pen while negotiating. This demonstrates he is not really the nice, normal kid he appeared to be and is either suffering from SanitySlippage or fell off the deep end long ago.
* ''Anime/{{Promare}}'': After the initial battle and Lio is safely cuffed, he and Galo engage in a rather intense stare down. Though, with their massive height difference, Galo is able to hunch over Lio, who has to stand perfectly straight to meet his eyes.
* ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'' absolutely '''loves''' this trope, having used it during every significant confrontation before a fight begins between the protagonists and antagonists. This even occurs in groups!
* ''LightNovel/SpiceAndWolf'', "Wolf and a Group of Youngsters", Horo confronts a pack of wolves led by another wolf the same size as her own true form, though she's in her human state when she confronts them. She faces the giant wolf and calmly tells him to tell her what he wants. All we hear is a growl as she meets his eyes, and her reply, "Is that really all you have to say. Kids these days are all the same. You all bare your fangs immediately." She continues to meet his eyes, smiling confidently. We do not see what happened, but Horo later tells Lawrence that she "bowed her head", suggesting that she showed contrition to end the conflict peacefully.
* ''Anime/TransformersCybertron'' features Starscream and Megatron, both of which have, at this point in the series, absorbed enough [[AppliedPhlebotinum Energon]] to be amongst the two greatest powers in the universe. As they enter their final battle, they get up close and begin to channel their {{Battle Aura}}s, neither wishing to back down - Even as the expanding {{Battle Aura}}s literally force them further apart, they continue to struggle closer to each other.
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[[folder: Fan-fiction]]
* ''Fanfic/TheMountainAndTheWolf'': The Wolf does this often to people he's talking to, both because the only character taller than him is Wun Wun but also because it lets the person he's talking to see that he has wolf fangs in place of human teeth, adding to the intimidation factor.
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[[folder: Film]]
* This pose is a hallmark of the ''Franchise/AliensVsPredator'' franchise, represented in a scene in the first movie where one of the Predators is face to face growling with the Xenomorph Queen.
* ''Film/TheAvengers2012'': [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]] and [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] get into a rather heated argument, getting extremely close to one another in the process, after both uncover SHIELD's plans to use HYDRA technology to build energy weapons; on Steve's part, he believes Tony is only pretending to be a hero for the sake of his own vanity, while Tony's resentment of Steve stems from Tony's father constantly comparing Tony to Steve as Tony was growing up. The two would have gone to blows were it not for a brainwashed Clint attacking [[AirborneAircraftCarrier the helicarrier]].
-->'''Steve Rogers:''' Always a way out. You know, you may not be a threat, but you'd better stop pretending to be a hero.
-->'''Tony Stark:''' A hero? Like you? You're a laboratory experiment, Rogers. Everything special about you came out of a bottle.
* * In ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', Batman and Superman have a staredown before the titular confrontation.
* ''Film/EightMile'': When it's time for their final rap battle (before they decide who goes first), Jimmy and Papa Doc do this onstage.
* In ''Film/LAConfidential'', Bud White confronts Ed Exley like this after Exley berates White for [[spoiler:shooting dead the unarmed man holding Inez Soto hostage, then making it look like White shot in self-defence]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'', Shrek goes to the Fairy Godmother's office in her potion factory to ask for help with making Fiona happy. The Fairy Godmother mockingly tells him that Fiona is unhappy because [[FantasticRacism ogres do not live happily ever after]], which leads to both quickly getting increasingly confrontational, culminating into an angry stare down contest (until it's interrupted by a factory worker bringing food).
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[[folder: Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/{{Dexter}}'': In season 2, there's the famous and awesome "I own you" scene. Doakes confronts Dexter in his office, so Dexter squares up to Doakes and tells him that whatever he tries, Dexter will always be one step ahead, for one reason: "I own you." He then headbutts Doakes and quickly but calmly walks out into the main office, so when Doakes runs out and attacks him in retaliation it looks totally unprovoked and Doakes looks crazy. An example of this trope being used as a way of getting in position for the attack, and bonus points to Dexter for coming up with all this [[XanatosSpeedChess on the fly.]]
* ''Series/{{Oz}}'' had rival gang leaders Schibetta and Adebisi engage in a staredown from their cells, while a bemused Alvarez in turn watches them. Eventually, [[DanceOff Adebisi inexplicably starts dancing]], apparently just to {{Troll}} Schibetta.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'''s episode ''[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E23Sarek Sarek]]'' deals with the titular [[TheStoic Vulcan]] whose emotions are bleeding out into his surroundings due to an exotic brain disease, finding new hosts in the people in his vicinity. At one point leads [[TheCaptain Picard]] and [[NumberTwo Riker]] to go from talking to the crew in the cockpit to facing each other, voicing irritations and concerns with increasingly louder and louder tone of voice, to the point of shouting, neither backing down before Data snaps them out of it.
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[[folder: Sports]]
* In combat sports like boxing or ''UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts'', during the weigh-ins and/or [[MirroredConfrontationShot promotional material]], the two combatants will often get in close and stare each other down for the press. In the UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship, more than once scraps have broken out at the weigh-ins because of forehead shoves, shoulder bumps, or similar early hits.
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[[folder: Web Animation]]
* ''WebAnimation/SomethingAbout'' has the episode ''Storm Eagle's Revenge''. It plays out as a BattleOfTheBands between two {{Musical Assassin}}s, to the tune of Storm Eagle's {{Leitmotif}}, and midway through the climax both Megaman and Storm Eagle get very close during their duel despite their sound-based weaponry having plenty of range.
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Indexes: StockPoses, DoubleSidedTropes, PsychologicalCombat, BraveryTropes, BadassTropes, DuelingTropes, EyeTropes
[[caption-width-right:350:Sizing each other up regardless of actual size.]]
->'''Patamon:''' Wanna fight?
->'''Wormmon:''' Actually, I'd prefer a staring contest.
-->-- ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02''.
Whether as a precursor to any actual confrontation, or in the midst of it, a tool to intensify a situation is simply to have opposing characters within said situation move in close to each other with unblinking eye contact until they are right in each other's faces.
Not only are they ''literally'' not backing down from whatever confrontation is coming with their opponent, they are doing the exact opposite; actively escalating the situation by approaching it, sometimes [[TheSlowWalk step by slow step]], and very often until they [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace have passed the normal limitations of personal space]]. At these incredibly close ranges -- known as the "kiss or kill" distance in cinematography, because getting this close often ends in fighting or a kiss -- not only do either character appear as large and imposing in the opponent's field of view as possible, but there is nearly no time to react to what the other does, leaving the (sometimes [[BelligerentSexualTension Belligerently Sexual-]]) tension at an apex, and even the slightest break in the impromptu StaringContest - like a twitching eye or an averted gaze - usually results in the faceoff moving beyond merely a staredown.
Even if the conflict is non-physical in nature and more of a discussion, two characters moving closer invariably causes the argument to heat up, expect shouting to follow, even though there is obviously no need for it with how close the characters have gotten.
Closeups of the characters' faces are common and LightningGlare might play out as part of this. It may be the precursor to a PummelDuel, or a SphereOfPower BattleAura clash. If this is done between two beings of vastly different power, and the more powerful entity flinches or maybe even backs down, you have successfully [[StaringDownCthulhu Stared Down C'thulhu]].
SuperTrope to the BladeLock, which facilitates these mid-combat as backing down necessarily leads to getting cut; and to MirroredConfrontationShot, for when it is done on posters.
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!!Examples
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[[folder: Anime & Manga]]
* ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'': Happens during a ''baseball game'' of all things. Early on, Class A counters Class E's bunting strategy by all standing in the infield, not being called out by the biased umpire. Korosensei has Karma mock this favoritism publicly, allowing him and Isogai to perform the same stunt later to avoid a double standard. However, rather than stand a safe distance away, they place themselves only a foot from the batter, Shindo, and stare him down to intimidate him. He quickly panics, unwilling to hurt the other boys, and fails to hit the ball while Karma and Isogai dodge the swing.
* PlayedForLaughs in the English dub of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'':
-->'''Patamon:''' Wanna fight?
-->'''Wormmon:''' Actually, I'd prefer a staring contest.
* ''Manga/BungoStrayDogs'': During his debut, Chuuya goes to visit Dazai, while the latter is locked up by the Port Mafia, with the intention to kill him. After a brief fight, he pins Dazai to the wall and holds a knife to his throat, only for Dazai to reveal that killing him would mean betraying the mafia, as they hadn't reached a decision regarding his fate. The two proceed to stare each other down as the executive makes up his mind, with him ultimately losing his nerve and letting Dazai go. Some fans have noticed that Dazai is posed incredibly awkwardly for this scene so Chuuya can reach his eye level, due to their prominent height difference.
* ''Franchise/DragonBall'' is very fond of these and often combines them with TheSlowWalk. As nearly everyone in the series cast are {{Ki Manipulat|ion}}ors, most use their Ki to create openings where they can land strong melee attacks without much danger to themselves - so when one or more character closes in, it's usually because they believe they have successfully wittled down their opponent to the point where they can take them in a straight-up brawl - and as most of the characters in the show are either {{Smug Super}}s or ProudWarriorRaceGuys, it's rare to see anyone back down.
** During the opening of the Cell Games, both Goku and Cell do their best {{Standard Powerup Pose}}s, after which Goku decides to move in close. There's a tense standoff, before Cell ''[[SmugSuper allows]]'' Goku to be the one to throw the first punch.
** Goku, having just unlocked [[DontThinkFeel Ultra Instinct]], begins a SlowWalk towards Jiren. After Jiren tells his colleagues to stand down, Goku abandons TheSlowWalk and flies straight into Jiren's face. In the RapidfireFisticuffs that follows, both characters move their arms so fast they are barely animated, leading to the appearance of Jiren And Goku staring each other down in the midst of a flurry of {{Kung Fu Sonic Boom}}s.
* ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'': In an OVA, Shizuo and Izaya start duking it out all over the city and eventually come stand head to head with each other. Naturally, Shizuo takes the opportunity to try punching the other man, who dodges.
** Masaomi prepares to fight Chikage and the two engage in a stare down. Just before initiating the brawl, Masaomi grins, believing he can easily win. He quickly finds out he was very, very wrong.
** Mikado stares Aoba down as an intimidation tactic after stabbing him with a pen while negotiating. This demonstrates he is not really the nice, normal kid he appeared to be and is either suffering from SanitySlippage or fell off the deep end long ago.
* ''Anime/{{Promare}}'': After the initial battle and Lio is safely cuffed, he and Galo engage in a rather intense stare down. Though, with their massive height difference, Galo is able to hunch over Lio, who has to stand perfectly straight to meet his eyes.
* ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'' absolutely '''loves''' this trope, having used it during every significant confrontation before a fight begins between the protagonists and antagonists. This even occurs in groups!
* ''LightNovel/SpiceAndWolf'', "Wolf and a Group of Youngsters", Horo confronts a pack of wolves led by another wolf the same size as her own true form, though she's in her human state when she confronts them. She faces the giant wolf and calmly tells him to tell her what he wants. All we hear is a growl as she meets his eyes, and her reply, "Is that really all you have to say. Kids these days are all the same. You all bare your fangs immediately." She continues to meet his eyes, smiling confidently. We do not see what happened, but Horo later tells Lawrence that she "bowed her head", suggesting that she showed contrition to end the conflict peacefully.
* ''Anime/TransformersCybertron'' features Starscream and Megatron, both of which have, at this point in the series, absorbed enough [[AppliedPhlebotinum Energon]] to be amongst the two greatest powers in the universe. As they enter their final battle, they get up close and begin to channel their {{Battle Aura}}s, neither wishing to back down - Even as the expanding {{Battle Aura}}s literally force them further apart, they continue to struggle closer to each other.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Fan-fiction]]
* ''Fanfic/TheMountainAndTheWolf'': The Wolf does this often to people he's talking to, both because the only character taller than him is Wun Wun but also because it lets the person he's talking to see that he has wolf fangs in place of human teeth, adding to the intimidation factor.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Film]]
* This pose is a hallmark of the ''Franchise/AliensVsPredator'' franchise, represented in a scene in the first movie where one of the Predators is face to face growling with the Xenomorph Queen.
* ''Film/TheAvengers2012'': [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]] and [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] get into a rather heated argument, getting extremely close to one another in the process, after both uncover SHIELD's plans to use HYDRA technology to build energy weapons; on Steve's part, he believes Tony is only pretending to be a hero for the sake of his own vanity, while Tony's resentment of Steve stems from Tony's father constantly comparing Tony to Steve as Tony was growing up. The two would have gone to blows were it not for a brainwashed Clint attacking [[AirborneAircraftCarrier the helicarrier]].
-->'''Steve Rogers:''' Always a way out. You know, you may not be a threat, but you'd better stop pretending to be a hero.
-->'''Tony Stark:''' A hero? Like you? You're a laboratory experiment, Rogers. Everything special about you came out of a bottle.
* * In ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', Batman and Superman have a staredown before the titular confrontation.
* ''Film/EightMile'': When it's time for their final rap battle (before they decide who goes first), Jimmy and Papa Doc do this onstage.
* In ''Film/LAConfidential'', Bud White confronts Ed Exley like this after Exley berates White for [[spoiler:shooting dead the unarmed man holding Inez Soto hostage, then making it look like White shot in self-defence]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'', Shrek goes to the Fairy Godmother's office in her potion factory to ask for help with making Fiona happy. The Fairy Godmother mockingly tells him that Fiona is unhappy because [[FantasticRacism ogres do not live happily ever after]], which leads to both quickly getting increasingly confrontational, culminating into an angry stare down contest (until it's interrupted by a factory worker bringing food).
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/{{Dexter}}'': In season 2, there's the famous and awesome "I own you" scene. Doakes confronts Dexter in his office, so Dexter squares up to Doakes and tells him that whatever he tries, Dexter will always be one step ahead, for one reason: "I own you." He then headbutts Doakes and quickly but calmly walks out into the main office, so when Doakes runs out and attacks him in retaliation it looks totally unprovoked and Doakes looks crazy. An example of this trope being used as a way of getting in position for the attack, and bonus points to Dexter for coming up with all this [[XanatosSpeedChess on the fly.]]
* ''Series/{{Oz}}'' had rival gang leaders Schibetta and Adebisi engage in a staredown from their cells, while a bemused Alvarez in turn watches them. Eventually, [[DanceOff Adebisi inexplicably starts dancing]], apparently just to {{Troll}} Schibetta.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'''s episode ''[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E23Sarek Sarek]]'' deals with the titular [[TheStoic Vulcan]] whose emotions are bleeding out into his surroundings due to an exotic brain disease, finding new hosts in the people in his vicinity. At one point leads [[TheCaptain Picard]] and [[NumberTwo Riker]] to go from talking to the crew in the cockpit to facing each other, voicing irritations and concerns with increasingly louder and louder tone of voice, to the point of shouting, neither backing down before Data snaps them out of it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Sports]]
* In combat sports like boxing or ''UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts'', during the weigh-ins and/or [[MirroredConfrontationShot promotional material]], the two combatants will often get in close and stare each other down for the press. In the UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship, more than once scraps have broken out at the weigh-ins because of forehead shoves, shoulder bumps, or similar early hits.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Web Animation]]
* ''WebAnimation/SomethingAbout'' has the episode ''Storm Eagle's Revenge''. It plays out as a BattleOfTheBands between two {{Musical Assassin}}s, to the tune of Storm Eagle's {{Leitmotif}}, and midway through the climax both Megaman and Storm Eagle get very close during their duel despite their sound-based weaponry having plenty of range.
[[/folder]]
Indexes: StockPoses, DoubleSidedTropes, PsychologicalCombat, BraveryTropes, BadassTropes, DuelingTropes, EyeTropes
