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* ''PokemonMysteryDungeon: Explorers'': Stop time to prevent time from stopping.

** [[DownerEnding In any case, since you'd still be stranded on the island,]][[PyrricVictory and the fire would destroy any food sources, shelter, or materials for building a raft with which to escape, you're going to die anyway, whether from hypothermia or]] [[{{Natter}} starvation.]]

** [[DownerEnding In any case, since you'd still be stranded on the island, and the fire would destroy any food sources, shelter, or materials for building a raft with which to escape, you're going to die anyway, whether from hypothermia or]] [[{{Natter}} starvation.]]

** In ''FinalFantasyX'', Maester Seymour believes that the [[EldritchAbomination otherwordly entity Sin]] has trapped the world of Spira in a downwards spiral of death and suffering. How will he save Spira's people from this sorrow? [[spoiler: by becoming Sin himself and ''[[PutThemOutOfMyMisery killing everyone on the face of the planet]]'']].

** In ''FinalFantasyX'', Maester Seymour believes that the [[EldritchAbomination otherwordly entity Sin]] has trapped the world of Spira in a downwards spiral of death and suffering. How will he save Spira's people from this sorrow? [[spoiler: by becoming Sin himself and ''killing everyone on the face of the planet'']].

* ''{{Watchmen}}'': in order to stop people from killing each other, [[spoiler:kill a whole lot more than they ever could in one go]].

** Wiki sources the above quote as a corruption of "It became necessary to destroy the town to save it," referring to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%E1%BA%BFn_Tre Bến Tre]] as stated by "a United States major" according to Peter Arnett.

* Practically all any recent war is generally claimed to be needed to ensure peace for the country starting it. Most leaders don't get away anymore by announcing a war for [[WarIsGlorious glory]] or [[WarForFunAndProfit financial gain]]. YourMilageMayVary on how close to the truth any of these claims are, but one of the well-known protest-signs against the war in Iraq read 'Bombing for peace is like fucking for virginity'.

** Logic puzzle? I've heard that's one of the things firefighters do to put out forest fires, with the added caveat that the main fire is so hot it will burn against the wind/downhill/etc. Also, doesn't having it on this page kind of give away the answer?

** [[DownerEnding In any case, since you'd still be stranded on the island, and the fire would destroy any food sources, shelter, or materials for building a raft with which to escape, you're going to die anyway, whether from hypothermia or]] [[Natter starvation.]]

* ''{{Bleach}}'': To fight high-level Hollows, some Soul Reapers don Hollow masks (becoming Vizards.) To fight high-level Soul Reapers, some Hollow take their masks ''off'' (becoming Arrancars.)
** Notable in that none of the [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Vizoreds/Vizards/Vaizards]] [[spoiler:wanted to gain Hollow powers: they were forcefully infected by Aizen, the same guy who made the "perfect" Arrancar]]. Currently, [[spoiler:Tosen is the only Soul Reaper to willingly undergo Hollowfication]].

* Back-fires are controlled fires used to stop the progress of an uncontrolled one.

* As mentioned above, the phrase "fight fire with fire." And as mentioned below, firefighters will actually use a small, controllable fire to fight a large, uncontrollable fire.

Some will know this with the phrase "Fight fire with fire", which this trope is (in Setup 2), but this tropes also includes the ideology of the action, not just the methods alone (e.g. firefighters actually using a small, controllable fire to contain a large, out-of-control one), but, of course, it's not totally necessary to have the ideology to back it up.

Some will know this with the phrase "Fight fire with fire", which this trope is (in Setup 2), but this tropes also includes the ideology of the action, not just the methods alone, but, of course, it's not totally necessary to have the ideology to back it up.

** Notable in that none of the [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Vizoreds/Vizards/Vaizards]] [[spoiler:wanted to gain Hollow powers: they were tricked by Aizen, the same guy who made the "perfect" Arrancar]]. Currently, [[spoiler:Tosen is the only Soul Reaper to willingly undergo Hollowfication]].

* ''FinalFantasyVIII'', of course, features the master plan to prevent [[spoiler: Ultimecia from compressing time]]: Let her [[compress time]] and jump her ass while she does that.

** [[DownerEnding In any case, since you'd still be stranded on the island, and the fire would destroy any food sources, shelter, or materials for building a raft with which to escape, you're going to die anyway, whether from hypothermia or starvation.]]

* ''FinalFantasyVIII'', of course, features the master plan to prevent Ultimecia from compressing time: Let her compress time and jump her ass while she does that.
** In ''FinalFantasyX'', Maester Seymour believes that the [[EldritchAbomination otherwordly entity Sin]] has trapped the world of Spira in a downwards spiral of death and suffering. How will he save Spira's people from this sorrow? By becoming Sin himself and ''killing everyone on the face of the planet''.

* Fight, MegaMan! For everlasting peace!

* ''CodeGeass'' plays this one very straight.

* WorldWarI was also known as "The War to End All Wars". Obviously that didn't work out quite as hoped....