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12->'''Therkla:''' Elan, I left the door open for you, you know.\
13'''Elan:''' Right, that's why I had to go around and find another way to crash dramatically into the scene.
14-->-- ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''
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16Something's going on in the plot, and it's not good. Maybe there's a dramatic confrontation, maybe your best bud is losing a fight, but whatever the case, you need to get in there, fast, dramatically, and -- '''[[TalkToTheFist *THUMPCRASH!* ]]'''
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18All of you, listen up! For these cases, you need the Dynamic Entry!
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20The Dynamic Entry has three main elements:
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22#'''Speed''' — It has to be fast.
23#'''Surprise''' — They can't see it coming until it's too late.
24#'''Violence''' — It's gotta hurt.
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26The most common form is a {{diving kick}} from off screen, usually directed mostly horizontally, hitting whoever happens to be on-screen at the time. Most of the time, it's not clear how exactly they launched themselves thusly. Often suggests a LargeHam or some-such (in which case the Dynamic Entry indicates an IncomingHam as well). May overlap with BigDamnHeroes.
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28Contrast DivingSave. The HeyYouHaymaker is a {{subtrope}} of this. See YourDoorWasOpen for the not-dynamic-but-just-as-sudden-or-unexplained entry. Sometimes combined with ThereWasADoor or SuperWindowJump, for when the Dynamic Entry comes through a wall or window to increase the surprise factor. Can overlap with AttackHello.
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30If the entry kills someone, it is probably a SurprisinglySuddenDeath. If somebody else throws you, then it's a FastballSpecial. If you need a rope, it's FastRoping. It's almost always a key part of a BigDamnHeroes moment, and frequently a BigEntrance.
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32Compare ChandlersLaw. See also StealthHiBye and ClickHello which are equally surprising but not immediately violent. InTheBack can be used this way if the attacker isn't seen until he strikes.
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34This should not be confused with FeetFirstIntroduction.
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37!!Examples:
38[[index]]
39* DynamicEntry/AnimeAndManga
40* DynamicEntry/FanWorks
41* [[DynamicEntry/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
42* DynamicEntry/LiveActionTV
43* DynamicEntry/VideoGames
44[[/index]]
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46[[foldercontrol]]
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48[[folder:Advertising]]
49* The Kool-Aid Man's preferred method of dispensing Kool-Aid to thirsty kids: Bursting through a brick wall and shouting ''OH YEAH!''
50* Several Stride commercials use this, with Stride executives or something else suddenly appearing and attacking people for not spitting out their gum, since it's "ridiculously long lasting."
51* One of the Old Spice commercials with Terry Crews involves him interrupting a Bounce commercial by smashing through the wall on a jet ski before shouting "OLD SPICE MAKES YOU SMELL LIKE POWEEEEEEEEER! It's so powerful it sells itself in other people's commercials!"
52* Some of the Ladbrokes commercials are disguised as commercials for items that don't exist, like made-up energy drinks. However, these get interrupted by an Italian commentator by him kicking a soccer ball into the actor's face.
53* Shemar Moore's ''[[https://youtu.be/fVtT_1xcE7A 'Unnecessary Action Hero!']]'' commercials for Paycom ([[https://youtu.be/pgko19sxdqg sadly, there seems to only be a couple of them]]) lovingly - yet thoroughly - parody this trope.
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56[[folder:Comic Books]]
57* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'':
58** Sometimes Batman does it ''on purpose'' to distract crooks from would-be victims. In one {{Elseworld}}s comic, his pirate incarnation does it to a shark, just because. The cool factor is in no way undercut in ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', which shows all the preparation that goes into his entrance, including tranquilizing the guards, cutting the power and setting up the explosives and fog machines by the [[ThereWasADoor wall]].
59--->'''Batman:''' Ladies. Gentlemen. You have eaten well. You have eaten Gotham's wealth. Its spirit. Your feast is nearly over. From now on... none of you are safe.
60** Batman gets it done ''to'' him sometimes too: In ''Batman: Gotham Knights'' issue #34, the last page of the main story shows Huntress spying on Batman from a rooftop overlooking the alley he is standing in. When the story picks up in the next issue, she kicks him in the face while calling him a hypocrite. As he picks himself off the ground in the next panel, he says "I deserved that."
61** Done in the most awesome and ridiculous manner in the ''ComicBook/New52'' second annual of ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman'' as Batman appears on scene to save BroughtDownToNormal Clark Kent from Bane ''while [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/65/58/89/655889ed6f60272d9468dbbbd846a466.jpg riding Killer Croc]] like a mighty steed''.
62* ''ComicBook/DarkReign'': ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, having come back from the dead, makes his presence known to [[Characters/MarvelComicsNormanOsborn Norman Osborn]] (wearing an ComicBook/IronMan armor) by hurling his shield at him, shown in slow motion as the shield reflects off of Osborn's faceplate.
63* ''ComicBook/Earth2'': ComicBook/TheAtom combines this with GoombaStomp when he jumps out of a plane, grows to giant size, and ''lands on [[spoiler:Grundy]]'s head.''
64* In ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast1992'', Roam plugs two of Trinexx's heads with arrows, just in time to save a hapless Link.
65* They don't get much more dynamic than this Creator/JimSteranko [[http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3841/751/1600/632815/NickFuryWallCrash.jpg double-page spread]] from ''ComicBook/NickFury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D'' #1, with a shirtless Fury crashing a CoolBike through a wall, GunsAkimbo.
66* Xadhoom in ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' -- although, [[ThereWasADoor did she actually need to punch through that brick wall]]?
67* All of the heroes in ''ComicBook/SinCity'' do this at one time or another. The most notable example would be Marv in his very first appearance. The police are knocking on his hotel door. They know exactly where he is and are demanding that he come out... and yet he ''still'' manages this.
68* ''ComicBook/Robin1993'': Mather's group of PrivateMilitaryContractors is first seen [[FastRoping rappelling]] into a room, guns blazing, to kill the huddled surviving victims of Strader Pharmaceuticals' illegal drug trails.
69* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'':
70** [[http://66.media.tumblr.com/7723de6006a25d5d3aa0704721552e59/tumblr_mqo399jhdw1rl14rno1_1280.jpg Lampshaded]] in a [[IShallTauntYou quip]] by Spidey, a.k.a. the "Door-To-Door Skylight salesman", seeking to help the {{Mooks}} who constantly [[SuperWindowJump find their skylights smashed by the dynamic entrances of a certain arachnid-man]].
71** In ''ComicBook/SupermanVsTheAmazingSpiderMan'', several crooks are robbing the New York Metropolitan Museum. All of sudden, Spider-Man lands among them, kicks a mook, and quickly knocks other three crooks down.
72** In ''ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet '', Spidey makes his entrance onto the battlefield by [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/f6rjMBMI84bIXFeiBnHvTYDLU94VP4Q_BpfOxc8DJ8wjTYEThTUdHKL2ush_Cvrz6S0HHY06aw4t=s0 webbing Thanos in the face]] and [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/LG-LWfCtSmYJ5TfDd-fwOT0IgR6gpKYXX0mZzf6r9nvsO-NnQKARsB6W0v_Nc_h3adUpx-qZS5di=s0 kicking him]].
73* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
74** If you had a nickel for every time that Superman has crashed through a wall into an unsuspecting foe, you'd be a rich man. ''Even when [[ThereWasADoor there is a door]].'' An ''open'' door, occasionally! On occasion, somebody [[LampshadeHanging realized this tendency]], and put a BucketBoobyTrap ''above the wall''.
75** In ''ComicBook/TheStrangeRevengeOfLenaLuthor'', as Lena Colby confronts a villain named Mind-Bomber, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} dives in and punches the back of Mind-Bomber's head.
76** In ''ComicBook/DeathAndTheFamily'', Silver Banshee is attacking Inspector Henderson when Supergirl suddenly bludgeons her from behind with a chunk of wall, demanding that Banshee put her friend down.
77** In ''ComicBook/TheHuntForReactron'', while Kara, Thara and Chris are paralyzed like a deer in the headlights after learning they have been framed by murder, the Guardian introduces himself with a double flying kick aimed at the back of Nightwing's head.
78** In ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'', Supergirl does this twice. When it looks like Bizarrogirl is about to hurt Jimmy Olsen, Kara bursts into her lair, swoops in on her twin and slugs her from behind. Shortly afterwards, she repeats the maneuver when Bizarrogirl is about to fry Gangbuster.
79** In ''ComicBook/LastDaughterOfKrypton'', Reign wreaks havoc in New York in spite of the U.S. Army's futile efforts to fight her off. After tearing her way through another unit, Reign is about to kill a soldier when Supergirl suddenly arrives and punches Reign from behind so hard than she goes flying several dozens of feet until crashing into a building.
80** In ''ComicBook/SupermanBrainiac'', an army of Brainiac's androids are invading an alien city when all of sudden the Man of Steel swoops in and punches one of them.
81** In ''ComicBook/{{Crucible}}'', [[TheDragon Roho]] and his men are beating Kon-El down when Kara suddenly flies into the fight and bludgeons Roho. Later on, [[BigBad Korstus]] has just captured Kara and is gloating about his evil plan and her imminent death when all of sudden a teleport warp opens right after him. One second later Tsavo and Comet burst into the place, punching and kicking him and his right-hand man.
82** In ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', Sheko is about to MindRape several more innocent bystanders when a [[EyeBeams heat blast]] hits her from behind. Cue Supergirl swooping in on her.
83** During ''ComicBook/TheFinalDaysOfSuperman'', this is how Supergirl barges in on the battle between her cousin and the Energy Superman: she dives from the sky and double-kicks the false Superman while yelling "Leave my cousin alone!"
84** In ''ComicBook/SupergirlRebirth'', Kara interrupts the battle between [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Lar-On]] and the DEO agents when she suddenly swoops in on the werewolf, grabs him and flies away with him.
85* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel'': Shockwave makes his debut by attacking the Autobots when Prime's making a victory speech.
86* ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'':
87** ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'': Wolverine makes a hell of a scene when he escapes from prison and goes after his torturer Colonel Wraith.
88** ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'':
89*** In ''ComicBook/TheUltimates2002'', the Ultimates do not count on Thor to show up and help -- he asks that UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush double the international aid budget in return, and they take it as a CassandraTruth . However, when Bush does exactly that... a thunderbolt takes Hulk away from Captain America, Thor gives Hulk a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, breaks his jaw, cracks his ribs and punctures one of his lungs.
90*** {{Deconstructed|Trope}} and darkly PlayedForLaughs in ''ComicBook/TheUltimates2''. Nighthawk tries to do a badass, intimidating entrance from above, but ''[[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome ends up breaking his leg]]'' upon landing.
91* In ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'', Rorschach ambushes poor Moloch by ''jumping out of his refrigerator'' and tackling him.
92* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'':
93** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': Right as the Emperor of Saturn is about to have Steve arrested, Wonder Woman smashes through the window to the throne room and forces peace talks with the Emperor, resulting in him agreeing to make owning, selling or trading human slaves illegal and a treaty between the Empire and the United States.
94** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': During Medusa's attack, Diana enters the embassy by catching Medusa in a flying tackle as the gorgon tries to kill her employees and friends just inside the window.
95* ''ComicBook/XMen'':
96** Gambit pulls this off ''three times'' during the Creator/ChrisClaremont Shi'ar Empire/Skrulls space arc in ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen''; [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/jwwqqOeAvyH6C1Rk3pUSBUXgY5iil8hc3QaPhT8AJMVauvADkm1mVKAbkmp3mPLKGUZ4es8yFp4y=s0 first]] when saving Deathbird from Gladiator, [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/0Lbmf0v2ORP7sQxm_nkAglAOAy7a8PF0fd8jEjrkcJM34-ZkEiHd5hl0_YFGBSWvHBUOCbnNfv0e=s0 second]] when stopping the Skrull Starjammers impostors, and third when a Skrull emerges from the ship only to fall over and [[https://2.bp.blogspot.com/qvckGfc_cB1eXiaEnhiLxEsII8lgW6Acwgjm0NSUhKOHrwYUN6WQUgLgHIBweJyUFF3DPB2AbxeE=s0 reveal]] Gambit and company in a BigDamnHeroes moment.
97** ComicBook/{{X 23}} gets one in ''ComicBook/XMenMessiahComplex''. Her arrival on the battlefield against the Marauders is heralded by gutting Scrambler as she charges into the fight.
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100[[folder:Comic Strips]]
101* Hobbes of ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' looks at it kinda sideways as he pounces Calvin almost every time the boy tries to get into his house.
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104[[folder:Films — Animation]]
105* Near the end of Creator/DonBluth 's 1989 classic, ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven'', provided by the Big-Lipped Alligator himself, King Gator. As Carface, the gangster pug, corners Charlie at the edge of a burning pier in an attempt to murder him for stealing Anne Marie, a little girl who can communicate with animals, and exploit her gift at Carface's expense to win it big at animal-related sporting events, King Gator, who was last seen in a very '''''bizarre''''', show-stopping musical number, comes charging out of nowhere, reprising the aforementioned song as he barrels into the support beams, causing the dock to sway and Carface to sink and be at the mercy of King Gator.
106--> '''King Gator:''' ''[singing]'' '''''AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH~!''''' ''Let's make'' '''''MUSIC TOGETH-AAAAHHHHHHH~!''''' ''[rams headfirst into dock, causing dock to sway and Carface to fall in the water]''
107* [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] at the beginning of ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3'' and [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded by Shifu]]:
108-->'''Po:''' You guys aren't doing the dramatic pose, are you?\
109'''Mantis:''' Do we have to strike a pose every time we land?\
110'''Po:''' You guys, never underestimate the power of a dramatic entrance. I've heard about some masters who can win a fight just by throwing open a door. Oh-\
111''[Shifu opens the door, and stops Po from accidentally kicking him in the face]''\
112'''Shifu:''' Dramatic entrance?\
113'''Po:''' Master Shifu.\
114'''Shifu:''' The Dragon Warrior is correct.\
115'''Po:''' Really? I was just making.. Uh, I mean, yeah, I am.\
116'''Shifu:''' Before the battle of the fist comes the battle of the mind; [[LampshadeHanging hence the Dramatic Entrance]].
117:: Two rows of goose archers illuminate the room by shooting a number of flaming arrows, lighting up the cauldrons.
118* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'':
119** The hyenas chased Simba and Nala into a corner, where Simba attempted to chase them off with his "roar". They laughed and encouraged him to do it again. Only this time, it was [[PapaWolf someone]] [[BigDamnHeroes they]] [[OhCrap didn't]] [[IAmYourOpponent expect.]]
120** Simba later gets one himself when he rescues Timon and Pumbaa from Nala as an adult. As Nala charges towards the duo ready to eat them, Simba suddenly leaps over them and lunges at Nala with a mighty roar. His sudden appearance actually gets Nala to pause for a moment, with a look of [[OhCrap shock visible on her face]], and Simba tackles her to the ground, managing to pin her under him for a moment before she begins fighting back.
121* WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'s epic entrance when challenged by Titan. Remember folks, it's all about '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQJJjcrwXQE PRESENTATION!]]''' Followed by [[spoiler:Metro Man]] saving Roxanne from a bus thrown at her. However, it's actually [[spoiler:Megamind in disguise]].
122* Leon S. Kennedy appears to save Chris Redfield from Arias in ''Anime/ResidentEvilVendetta'' ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Dyy58J6w4 on a motorbike]]''.
123* In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', Prowler is introduced when he tackles Peter from the other side of the Super-Collider.
124* In ''WesternAnimation/SupermanBatmanPublicEnemies'', Captain Marvel strikes Superman in such a manner.
125* Tigger from ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' enters like this all the time.
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128[[folder:Literature]]
129* In ''Literature/BeautifulCreatures'', Macon [[spoiler:blasts open the doors to the gymnasium to interrupt Lena's trial]], striding in with [[spoiler:Marion on his arm and]] not a single drop of water on him despite the raging storm.
130-->'''Macon:''' I'm so sorry we are late. The weather is just treacherous out there tonight.
131* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'':
132** ''Literature/BloodRites'': Murphy does this for Harry when she kicks one of Lord Raith's bodyguards [[spoiler:so hard it snaps the bodyguard's neck]].
133** ''Literature/DeadBeat'': Harry Dresden does this for the team of Wardens when he [[spoiler:has Sue the ''T. rex'' leap over them and stomp an oncoming car.]]
134** ''Literature/WhiteNight'': Harry gets probably the best in the series. A bad guy claims he can kill whomever he wants, because after all, [[TemptingFate who is there to stop them?]]
135--->"If that wasn't a straight line, my name isn't Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden."
136:: : He follows this up by slamming his staff onto the floor, causing a noise like thunder to roll through the Deeps, followed by a wave of silent fire acting as an improvised red carpet. [[BashBrothers Harry and Ramirez]] stride through the tunnel together, boots drumming on the stone, and Harry calls out the bad guys and challenges them to a DuelToTheDeath.
137--->Utter silence fell on the Deeps. \
138Damn, there ain't nothing like a good entrance.
139* ''Literature/GoblinsInTheCastle'': During the final battle, Igor arrives just in time (courtesy of Herky going and freeing him) and comes flying through the door, whereupon he gets his bear back and starts fending off the goblins trying to attack William.
140* Lyra from ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'' meets Will in the second book by tackling him. In case you missed the first one, this is her LittleMissBadass EstablishingCharacterMoment.
141* [[spoiler: The Count]] in ''Literature/ANightInTheLonesomeOctober'' gets one of the best entrances in the book.
142* What do you get when you combine this with SuperWindowJump and DestinationDefenestration? Archer's introduction in ''{{Literature/Parellity}}''.
143* ''Literature/RainbowSix'' does this quite frequently as part of their trademark hostage rescues. Generally, the sequence of events opens with the teams' resident {{Cold Sniper}}s scoring [[BoomHeadshot headshots]] on any terrorist who's pointing his gun at the hostages. Moments after that come the flashbangs, the detcord ripping open the doors/windows, and Rainbow team members emerging from ''nowhere'' (or so it would look like from the inside).
144* ''Literature/{{Safehold}}'': In book 1, ''Off Armageddon Reef'', Merlin rescues Earl Grey Harbour from his traitorous son-in-law by smashing through the skylight of the room they're in and taking off the arm of the Earl's bodyguard, who secretly worked for the traitorous Duke. In the middle of a thunderstorm.
145* In ''Literature/ShadowOfTheConqueror,'' [[VigilanteMan Daylen]] [[ThereWasADoor plows right through a roof]] before [[CripplingCastration castrating]] an [[ParentalIncest incestuous]] rapist [[SuperStrength with his bare hands]]. For bonus points, he then throws said rapist straight through a brick wall and out into empty air to plummet to the street below.
146* In Sergey Suhinov's ''Shadows on Mercury'' novel, the heroes arrive too late to stop the BigBad from finding and taking a hyper-advanced [[{{Precursors}} Precursor]] ship, which they plan to use to TakeOverTheWorld, in the middle of a hazardous AsteroidThicket. While the BigBad is chatting with the heroes, a UN cruiser bursts in and launches a nuclear barrage at the Precursor ship before they even have a chance to turn on the DeflectorShields. In short, the only thing the heroes ended up doing is calling for help and creating a distraction.
147* In Creator/JimButcher's novel ''Literature/SpiderManTheDarkestHours'', ComicBook/SpiderMan yells "Boot to the head!" as he swings in and kicks the Rhino in the stomach.
148* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': Such is [[Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy Grand Admiral Thrawn]]'s tactical acumen that he can pull off a Dynamic Entry with ''spaceships''. By using an Interdictor-class ship, which was designed to pull enemy ships out of hyperspace and keep them there, he can jump his own ships in with otherwise unimaginable accuracy. This, along with some judicious use of combat telemetry from other ships, allows his Star Destroyers to revert from hyperspace ''already firing'' at enemies they know will be there, who cannot respond in time. Only a few commanders, such as Garm bel Iblis, can keep up with Thrawn's use of the technique, and it's very devastating to the Republic cause.
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151[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
152* High Flyers love to do this in a large number of ways.
153* Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels made his return to Wrestling/{{TNA}} by doing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP9g4cHgIms this to Immortal.]]
154* Many, many backstage brawls start this way. One wrestler will be either conducting an interview or be involved in a (usually unrelated) conversation with another wrestler when he/she will suddenly be ambushed by the wrestler with whom he or she is currently feuding. This is often combined with BehindTheBlack, as the ambushing wrestler will often come from behind the camera, and logically in full view of the interviewee.
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157[[folder:Roleplay]]
158* In ''Roleplay/RollToRollToDodge'', Frelock fails to do this to the goblin tower; Derm succeeds, with the comment, "Pyrotechnics will be heavily involved."
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161[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
162* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragonsThirdEdition'':
163** The 'Flying Kick' feat, which turns any unarmed charge attack into this, along with an additional 1d12 damage.
164** There's also the Leap Attack feat, which allows a player to combine a Power Attack with a jumping charge to do up to three times their normal damage.
165** There's also the Blood Magus from ''Complete arcane'', who can be called the King of this trope. His "Blood Walk" ability allows him to enter any creature with blood's bloodstream then essentially teleport to any other creature in range (which is a long way, basically a teleport spell). Upon arrival you burst out of the target, forcing a fortitude save and huge damage (though you can choose not to if you're going to an ally). So his dynamic entry is BURSTING out of an enemy's body in a shower of blood from miles away.
166** Umber hulks in general are really bad about this. Due to their ability to burrow through rock easily and their tremorsense, along with their deceptive intelligence, most encounters with umber hulks begin with the creature bursting through a nearby wall without warning.
167* Fudge Firefight presents us with the following: Glass Dancer: You're a master of leaping through plate glass windows, guns blazing, grim determination spread across your face. Apparently the glass protects you by disorientating enemies, or maybe it deflects incoming bullets, but regardless of its actual function it makes you completely immune to incoming attacks while you smash through it.
168* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'' has the Flying Kick and Pole-Vault Kick skills. Flying Kick can be combined with Flying Leap for spectacular entries.
169* ''TabletopGame/InterstitialOurHeartsIntertwined'' has the move "If There's No Door, Then I'll make One" from The Prodigy lets you create your own path forward, be that metaphorical or literal.
170* Kossite Woodsmen in ''TabletopGame/IronKingdoms'' use this as their primary tactic, stalking an enemy and ambushing them when they least expect it.
171* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' just so happens to have a card for this exact purpose, aptly named "[[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=154003 Dramatic Entrance]]". Combos with this tend to err towards the ridiculous.
172** Any "enters the battlefield" effect arguably counts as this -- [[https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rakdos%2C+the+Showstopper Rakdos, the Showstopper]] is a particularly good example.
173* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'':
174** During the animated cinematic trailer for the game's 9th Edition, a Ultramarines Assault Intercessor Sergeant makes his entry into the scene by impaling a Necron through the chest with his chainsword, saving the Sororitas Sister Superior that it had been duelling with.
175%%** [[http://web.archive.org/web/20141024213305/http://www.lolsauce.com/RandomBS/Dynamic%20Entry.jpeg This]] custom model representing a Tau Crisis suit entering play via Deep Strike. It's a shame they can't actually do that in game.
176** The Tau have it as potential rule for their leader characters, allowing them to deep strike without the chance of scattering off target. This is the signature tactic of Commander Farsight, who'll drop in with a dozen other battle suits obliterate everything in sight.
177** Ork Stormboyz led by Boss Zagstruk can.
178** Tyranid Mawlocs can enter play on top of units already on the tabletop, symbolizing them burrowing underground and eating whatever poor sod happens to be standing where it exits.
179** Space Marines usually specialize with this as they usually act as shock troops. However, they usually do it from orbit.
180** Pretty much any case of a unit arriving on the battlefield via Deep Strike, which can involve teleportation, airdrops, burrowing, or a myriad array of other more outlandish methods. Special mention, however, goes to the Deathwing, designed to arrive en masse and shred the enemy in a hail of MoreDakka, and Space Marine Vanguard Veterans, whose Descent Of Angels rule allows them to fall out of the sky and start stabbing people right away without giving them a chance to shoot back.
181** [[BadassBiker Wazdakka Gutsmek]] did this in his background story: this Ork biker drove his [[CoolBike TANK SIZED WARBIKE]] off an overlooking mesa [[NitroBoost at full speed]] and slammed directly into the cockpit of a [[HumongousMecha Warlord Titan]], through its void shields [[IncendiaryExponent (which set him on fire)]]. Needless to say, he slaughtered the entire crew in seconds. He also kept 3 skulls from this encounter as throphies and they are still on fire, decades later!
182** As of 6th Edition (or before?) there is a special rule, Hammer of Wrath, which is mostly used by jump infantry to bump their first melee attack up to initiative 10 (normally the maximum possible under the rules) when they... [[ShapedLikeItself jump]] into the fray. To put this into perspective, even the [[FragileSpeedster Eldar]] don't usually go above 6 except with their fastest units when those are buffed.
183** Dawn of War 2: Retribution based on the franchise loves the trope as well. Several melee units have passive ability "Leap into combat" allowing them to jump on top of the enemy instead of charging them.[[note]]Which only gives a small speed buff.[[/note]] It ignores suppression, knockbacks and speed debuffs and sends the opponent (and everything that happen too stand close to him) flying. Some melee jump troops [[note]]ASM, Raptors, Interceptors with Justicar present, Autarch and Lictor/Lictor Alpha. Raveners and Ravener Alpha do it as well, but from below.[[/note]] create violent disruption upon landing/telepotring. The top prize goes to Eldar Autarchs. They can do everything listed above and only arrive on the field from the stratosphere via global ability in a hail of plasma grenades and stunning everything around with massive GroundPound.
184*** Space marine player can request Battle Barge to send a drop pod on the field. Aiming the thing on top of enemy mob can be quite rewarding. Even more so if it carries Venerable Dreadnought instead of mere super soldier reinforcements.
185* Warhammer Fantasy 8th Edition has a few versions of this. The ambush rule, if it goes off right, allows you to place a unit where ever you want (like behind the enemies' precious cannons); scouts can now be deployed as close as 12 inches from an enemy unit; assassins' hidden rule allows them to hide in their unit then pop out at any time. Because assassins always strike first, they hit hard first.
186* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'': Brokk Grungsson, one of the more powerful up-and-coming political figures among the Kharadron Overlords and also an ace combatant clad in SteamPunk PowerArmor and armed heavily enough to take on [[BigRedDevil a Bloodthirster]], has this as one of his rules; whenever he charges into the fray, one unit (not model; ''entire squads'' are vulnerable) can be picked for him to land right into, and since he is a very large dwarf in a very heavy suit they will take plenty of damage from it.
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190* In ''WebAnimation/BionicleAdventures'', during "The Kid Torturing Bionicle At Wal-Mart":
191-->'''Brandon:''' ''[drawing their assassination plan on a piece of paper]'' So this is the guy -- this is the strange guy at Wal-Mart. And this guy is gonna be Paul... and this guy is gonna be me. And we're both distracting--\
192''[[[HotBlooded Daniel]] takes the pen and draws himself doing a DynamicEntry, hitting the Torturing Guy]''\
193'''Daniel:''' AND THEN I COME IN AND KILL HIM! AND HE'S GONNA BE LIKE "AAH MY HEAD! I HATE YOU!"
194* A scene in ''WebAnimation/TheLazerCollection 3'' has Detective Randall coming out of nowhere, hitting Dr. Octogonapus with a flying side kick -- a rare case of a Dynamic Entry being countered by ''another'' Dynamic Entry.
195%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSVNbxjdvv8 "DR.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQLKEZzBIZE OCTOGONAPUS]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3ZYF-Zmo2E BLAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!"]]%%Weblinks are not examples
196* ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'':
197** In ''Revelation'', Chapter 3:
198--->'''Washington:''' Do I hear a...\
199''[Grif [[CarFu drives a Warthog jeep through the wall]]]''\
200'''Washington:''' [[OhCrap CAR?!?]]
201** In the same series, Chapter 9, after a three season absence, Tex proceeds to make her return by smashing up a metal door in front of a terrified group of Reds not knowing who's on the other side, before she kicks it completely clear of the frame. The next episode is a 7-minute long CurbStompBattle.
202--->'''Tex:''' [[PreAsskickingOneLiner Okay, so who's first.]]
203* ''WebAnimation/SuperMarioBrosZ'':
204** In Episode 7, Metal Sonic at first ambushes Mario and Sonic in the tunnels this way (or he would have, if Mario hadn't heard him), but then in his appearance in the Minus World he delivers a standard villainous speech before attacking. Then invoked ''again'' when Shadow [[BigDamnHeroes suddenly appears]] and pummels Metal Sonic before stealing his [[MacGuffin Chaos Emerald.]]
205** Luigi sort of gets one of these in the short clip from the unfinished Episode 9, when he uses his Tanooki Suit powers to break out of his petrification offscreen, before ''wallopping'' Basilisx with his hammer to save the weakened Mario.
206%%** Wouldn't Mecha Sonic's massive haymaker on Mario have been a Dynamic Entry?%%
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210* ''Webcomic/BatmanWayneFamilyAdventures'': Jason and Cass accompany Duke for a night trying to convince him to spend more time breaking into places for a fight by smashing through windows, skylights, walls and the floor. In the end he talks them into just walking through the door to stop Penguin's latest plan since their reputation ensures that that will take the villain by surprise.
211* ''Webcomic/BeyondTheCanopy''. The first time Glenn met Glade, she was delivering a flying kick to the face of someone bullying him.
212* In ''Webcomic/{{Eatatau}}'', a webcomic that is totally not based on Warhammer 40k, Kor'la made one of these on [[spoiler:the totally-not-dark-eldar who he thought here holding Sha'shiva captive.]]
213* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Ellen [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2004-11-09 tackle hugs]] Grace while she's looking the other way and not paying attention to her surroundings.
214* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': [[{{Determinator}} Higgs]] makes one of these with a stomp to [[spoiler: BigBad Zola]]'s kneecap, made more impressive by his doing this after following them through the Castle after having been stabbed in the chest.
215* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'':
216** During the {{Intermission}}, [[TheJuggernaut Cans]] smashes [[ThereWasADoor through a wall]] in a direct ShoutOut to the Kool-Aid Man.
217--->''[[https://www.homestuck.com/story/1330 All of a sudden Cans plows through the wall Kool-Aid Man style.]]''
218** [[spoiler:[[TeamMom Kanaya Maryam]]]] announces their [[CameBackStrong resurrection]] by taking a [[https://www.homestuck.com/story/3523 running]] kick to [[spoiler:[[MonsterClown Gamzee Makara's]]]] {{groin|Attack}}.
219** The post-Scratch White Queen [[https://www.homestuck.com/story/4600 debuts]] by storming in and beating Jack senseless just as he's about to kill Jane's dreamself.
220* ''Webcomic/ItsWalky'': In a possible lampshade-hanging, Sal makes a point of jumping through windows and walls at every opportunity, even if there's a perfectly good door available. Backfires comedically one time when a villain installs Sal-proof glass in the penthouse windows.
221* ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'':
222** 6 Juggernaut Star Scours the Universe does this [[https://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/ksbd-1-6/ in page six of the comic]] by showing up out of nowhere to decapitate the helmeted stranger, bursting out of a portal in Allison's dorm room to do so.
223** Later, [[BigBad Pankrator Jagganoth]] gets a Dynamic Entry that puts all the others on this page to shame through sheer scale and insanity; he teleports into the exact middle of Solomon's arena, and is so [[TheJuggernaut ludicrously powerful]] that doing so causes ''a low-yield nuclear explosion'' that atomizes every non-superpowered being in the immediate area. Then he caps it off by making a snarky BondOneLiner about what a beautiful day it is as he casually strides out of the ruins.
224* Toyed with in ''Webcomic/ALoonaticsTale''. Tiny Doctor Qubert bursts into the scene shortly after a (very efficient; just two words!) verbal drubbing from an ill-tempered coworker declaring that "DREAMS LIIIIIIVE!" In the panel prior, easily missed, is the tiny "click" of him tripping the latch. The authors missed the opportunity for the "thump" of his first attempt.
225* In ''Webcomic/MegaTokyo'' Junpei smashes through a locked door shouting "KEYLESS ENTER!"
226* In ''Webcomic/MenageA3'', Yuki [[http://www.ma3comic.com/strips-ma3/How_can_anybody_be_so_mean makes her first appearance]] with a dynamic {{Glomp}} on her old girlfriend Zii. This being a sex comedy, in the process, she unintentionally panty-flashes Gary and ends up sitting on his face.
227* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
228** Belkar, of all people, does this in a BigDamnHeroes moment.
229** Elan [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0386.html did]] during his return from Cliffport, after [[TookALevelInBadass taking a level in Dashing Swordsman]]. In fact, his prestige class gets reduced damage from [[SuperWindowJump leaping through windows]] [[InvokedTrope for this explicit purpose]]. He uses this again when attacking Kubota -- Therkla bemusedly points out that [[ThereWasADoor she left the door open for him]], to which he points out that that's why he had to find a different way to crash dramatically into the scene.
230* [=UKball=] from ''Webcomic/{{Polandball}}'' has an example of this when he begins UsefulNotes/TheBritishRaj in "[[http://i.imgur.com/KghAGs0.png The End of the Indiasaurs]]".
231-->''''AFTERNOON CHAPS WILL SOMEONE MAKE ME A CUP OF TEA ALREADY'''
232* In ''Webcomic/SaffronAndSage'' the assassin Cinnamon is introduced by [[TwangHello shooting an arrow into Sage]].
233* ''Webcomic/TheSanityCircus'':
234** When she arrives at Attley's house, Posey first tries knocking. When Attley's mother shouts to not let her in, Posey blows the door in in a giant burst of red magic that throws Attley into the wall.
235** Fletch and Attley first meet when Fletch is in seagull form, flying outside Attley's safehouse. When she steps outside he turns back -- and in the process of doing so kicks her in the head, knocking her to the ground.
236* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' has a couple of dynamic entries, such as the one where Lieutenant Sorlie manages to [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2014-11-18 briefly shut Schlock up.]]
237* ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'': Yuri introduces herself to Bam by jumping down on his face.
238* Lampshaded in ''Webcomic/WeakHero'' when Gray arrives at the Eunjan vs. Yoosun fight by violently headbutting one of the guards, causing him to stumble into the middle of the field.
239-->'''Jimmy:''' Did some hero make his entrance or something?
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243* In WebVideo/Jerma985's "Jermania 2014", The Turkey, The Chicken's long lost rival, made his debut into Jermania by doing a splash body slam on The Chicken during The Chicken's entrance '''from on top of the titantron.'''
244* ''WebVideo/LoadingReadyRun'': In the "Meatshroom" episode of Man Cooking, Morgan opens the segment by very calmly saying "Hello, and welcome to another edition of Man Cooking.", at which point Paul runs in from off-camera and slaps him while shouting "MANLY!"
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248* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}'': [[HotBlooded Vi]] begins her attack on [[TheDragon Sevika]] by jumping in from the left to knee her in the head while Sevika's about to grab her gambling winnings.
249* ''Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
250** In "The Earth King," Aang jumps off Appa and lands, creating a giant shockwave and tossing a bunch of EliteMooks in the air.
251*** In the same episode, Sokka attempts one on the Earth King's Door. The only surprise is it didn't work AT ALL.
252** Appa tends to do this a lot, on account of being a ten-ton flying bison with airbending powers.
253** In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'''s second season finale, Korra makes a Dynamic Entry [[spoiler:using her {{Kaiju}}-sized [[AstralProjection spirit form]], soaring in like a blue comet to slam into the [[OneWingedAngel Dark Avatar]]]]. The impact actually sends him flying head over heels.
254* ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeRenegades'': Being a voiceless ninja, Snake Eyes' method of saying "hi" is either suddenly appearing behind you, nearly giving you a heart attack, or a sudden roundhouse kick to the face, depending on how much he likes you.
255* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': Trini cartwheels right into the Denali Trading Post in "Heat Wave."
256* Rainbow Dash from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' lives by this trope, from her very first appearance on the show. Spike gets a couple on Twilight Sparkle in the "Feeling Pinkie Keen" episode.
257* In the ''Literature/RainbowMagic'' movie, Jack Frost does this... which the goblins promptly ruin.
258* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'': Zucchini slides right on into Boxwood Terrace, in "Uncle Zucchini Babysits", complete with Moonbeam playing guitar.
259-->'''Uncle Zucchini''': Hi-ho, Propulsions! Found your house [[CallBack this time]]!
260* Gerald from ''WesternAnimation/SidTheScienceKid'' does this before the start of Rug Time, but his version of this is usually themed to the question of the day.
261* Venom performs this on Spidey in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' episode "Identity Crisis".
262* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'': [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS3E14LegacyOfMandalore "Legacy of Mandalore"]] gives us Fenn Rau flying through a glass wall at the Clan Wren stronghold, turning the tide in a standoff between the heroes, Clan Wren, and the Imperial Supercommandos.
263* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'': In [[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS2E16To18WorldsFinest "World's Finest"]], when ComicBook/LexLuthor and ComicBook/TheJoker are in a scuffle, [[GenkiGirl Harley Quinn's]] intervention is interrupted by a flying kick courtesy of [[GirlFriday Mercy]].
264* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'':
265** Fly into the assembly hall in a jet fighter, so low that the crowd runs for their lives. Leap dramatically from the fighter and deliver a PreMortemOneLiner immediately before vaporizing that bastard that really, you [[TheStarscream should have shot years ago.]] Dare any of the crowd to make something of it. What'd he say his name was? [[WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie GALVATRON!]]
266*** From the same production: The Dinobots busting in to break up Hot Rod and Kup's aborted trial and flattening the "bailiff" in the process. Overlaps BigDamnHeroes, as they save Kup and Hot Rod from being devoured by lots of sharkticons.
267---->'''Slag''': [to bailiff] Excuse me!
268** Optimus Prime makes his first Earth appearance in ''Anime/TransformersCybertron'' this way. Thundercracker is circling for another strafing run on Landmine and the human companions. There is a dramatic glint right above the trees. It turns out to be Optimus in flying fire truck mode. Saying "I hope you don't mind if I ''butt in!''", he {{ra|mmingAlwaysWorks}}[[CarFu ms]] Thundercracker, and chases him into a canyon. The end result is that Thundercracker runs away after having his own missiles blown up in his face.
269* [[CardCarryingVillain The Monarch's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz4PdpfI7zY "minty-fresh" entrance]] on ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'' Sure, it turned out [[spoiler:he had the wrong address and was actually attacking his accountant's office,]] but damn if it wasn't still awesome!
270* Batman in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'', doing what he does best in the pilot episode (and in his first appearance) and later in "Downtime".
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274* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xg0JMNy2Yw Dynamic Entry]] performed in a football game. Bonus for the voice-overs, straight lifted from the {{Trope Namer|s}}.
275** Made worse for the recipient (Podolski) because of [[GroinAttack where the cleats appear to end up.]] OUCH!
276** Similar is the infamous Eric Cantona Kung-Fu Kick.
277* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edb6bz_C9ms Bruce Bowen's foot, meet Wally Szczerbiak's face]].
278* [[http://englishrussia.com/?p=1703 Sometimes, wall aren't that hard. ]]
279* In an IRC channel, a Dynamic Entry can be performed by an op that enters a room and immediately kicks someone.
280* The usual tactic for ambush predators such as big cats and crocodiles. The animal uses stealth to get as close as possible to its prey to minimize its escape. At the right moment, it bursts forward for the kill.
281** Similarly, fast-moving predators hide their approach behind cover, so when they suddenly loom into view, charging at high speeds, it is all the more unexpected.
282** Not just big cats. Your domestic moggy stalking a mouse. Or your ankle.
283** The peregrine falcon is an expert at this with it's famous 200 mph dive. If it's going up against something too big that it can't take out with its claws alone, it will curl its talons into a fist and hit them with a diving "punch" hard enough to shatter bone.
284* A useful strategy for military or police forces who need to enter a building occupied by bad guys. Often preceded by a "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M84_stun_grenade flashbang]]" (a kind of grenade that makes a lot of noise and a bright flash to disorient your enemies) or sometimes just by blowing a hole in the wall using [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCwawFAO_Q0 explosives]], a technique known as "mouseholing". Everything mentioned as criteria for Dynamic Entry is also vital to military and police success, since a defensive position is pretty much always at an advantage over the attackers, thus properly utilizing speed, surprise and violence is necessary for a clean and effective sweep.
285** More mundane methods of pulling off a dynamic entry can also be used, including [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0Yhq2bF2js taking doors off their hinges and separating glass from windowpanes]], as well as employing customized [[CarryABigStick sledgehammers and prybars]] and man-portable {{battering ram}}s.
286** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIKUPcC9yzo This video of SAS entry techniques]], which include more examples of the above. Skip to 2:00 for the appropriately named "Dynamic Hammer". And at 1:26 this trope is [[StealthPun mentioned by name]].
287*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R89vhiua35A This]] is not quite how it's done.
288*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm2j0zsQ92M Another how not to do it]], but rather more effective!
289* [[http://i.imgur.com/EwVaT.gif This man is not having a good day.]]
290** [[http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/original/000/030/039/3963887xx1.gif Neither is this one.]]
291* [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1f2h0ayWR1qcdo2mo1_250.gif This]] isn't one way to end a fight. It is THE way to end a fight.
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294[[BrickJoke ...Can someone check and see if that first guy's okay?]]

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