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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shootoutnumberone_onceuponatimeinthewest.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:Those thugs don't stand a chance against this guy.]]
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4	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XkHsinz7oU Harmonica vs. the three gunmen]]. He outdraws them at clear disadvantage (pulling his gun from his baggage) and Creator/WoodyStrode still puts a bullet in him. The setup alone is pretty amazing.
5	--> '''Harmonica:''' Did you bring a horse for me?\
6	'''Frank's Man:''' Looks like we're shy one horse.\
7	'''Harmonica:''' (shakes head) You brought two too many.
8	* When Cheyenne thought he could bully Jill sleeping with him, instead of curling into a weeping DamselInDistress she ''stood firm'' and '''taunted''' him ''and all his men'' to rape her, snarling how all it will take afterwards to wash away their memory is a hot bath. Having shown him her strength of character, Cheyenne ''immediately'' begins to treat Jill with warmth, friendship and respect in their very next scene.
9	* The tracking shot of the town when Jill arrives. Mixed with a bit of TearJerker.
10	* Mr. Morton invoking ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney on Frank, which also doubles as a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, as Morton essentially calls out Frank for being too much of a thug and killer to survive in the cutthroat world of late 19th century American capitalism, where you can't just shoot, kill and terrorize the competition away.
11	-->'''Mr. Morton''': There are many things you'll never understand. This is one of them. holds a stack of dollars while looking at Frank's drawn gun You see, Frank, there are many kinds of weapons. And the only one that can stop that is this. Now, shall we get back to our little problem?
12	* Cheyenne rescuing Harmonica from Morton's goons on the train.
13	* Jill, finally realizing what her husband was planning to do, and realizing it was [[TookALevelInBadass up to her]] to see it through: "I said print 'Station'!"
14	* Frank stages a rigged auction so that Jill has no choice but to sell her land to him at a pittance. Just when the auctioneer is about to sell, Harmonica steps in and bids $5,000 with the bounty on Cheyenne as his payment.
15	* The town shootout.
16	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybLIxkPAh7U Frank vs. Harmonica]]: Harmonica shooting Frank as soon as the flashback ends. Followed by Harmonica shoving his namesake between Frank's teeth after said shooting. Morricone underscoring it all with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6BQKFs3-VM Harmonica's theme]] also deserves a very special mention.
17	* Admit it, you were impressed when you learnt that ''Mr. Morton had mortally wounded Cheyenne''.
18	* The first meeting between Cheyenne is almost unbearably tense, for all that no action actually takes place. At one point, Cheyenne swings a lantern to get a look at Harmonica's face, and the way it's lit is like something out of a horror movie.

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