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{{Batman Gambit}}s in AnimatedFilms.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'': Aladdin pulls off a successful gambit against the Genie, showing that he was clever enough to not get overwhelmed by the Genie's antics. By challenging Genie's "phenomenal cosmic power", Aladdin was able to escape the Cave of Wonders without using up one of his precious few wishes. Genie proceeds to close the loophole for future tricks of this sort (and even gets a couple of puns in at the same time).
-->'''Genie''': Well, I feel sheepish. (becomes a sheep) Alright, you baaad boy, but no more freebies!
** Aladdin pulls this off again in the finale, where he [[spoiler:tricks the power-mad Jafar into using his final wish to become "an all-powerful genie." Jafar not only gets his "phenomenal cosmic power", [[NowYouTellMe but also the]] "itty-bitty living space" that goes with it: he is imprisoned in his very own lamp.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndTheSecretDoor'', Malucia employs one in her bid to capture the Queen Unicorn. She lets Nola go and tell the others that she's planning to capture the unicorn so they'll move her, but is secretly lying in wait to ambush them.
* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', Flik pulls one off on Hopper by claiming that the real bird they just saw was "[[ExactWords another one of [his] little bird tricks".]] [[spoiler:Hopper falls for it and promptly gets his ass handed to him on a silver platter in one of the most {{karmic|Death}} {{Disney Villain Death}}s EVER as Flik and Atta watch from a safe distance.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/Cars1'', Doc Hudson challenges Lightning to a race around Willy's Butte. Why? Because he knows that there is a hard curve on the track and that Lightning will try to take it at full speed, given his "I'm the Fastest" attitude. As a result, Lightning loses traction and crashes into a cactus patch, and is forced to continue fixing the road.
* In ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'', Danny uses Darla Dimple's ego and FantasticRacism to make him and his friends look good, using everything she tossed at them to improve their dance number.
* In the Animated film, ''WesternAnimation/DantesInferno''. [[spoiler: Lucifer uses Dante's wife as bait, in order to trick him into freeing him from his spiritual prison in hell.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'' [[BigBad Frollo]] tells Quasimodo that he has troops ready to capture Esmeralda at the Court of Miracles. [[RivalsTeamUp Quasimodo and Phoebus]] go to warn her first. Frollo is there as well; he didn't know where the court was but [[TrickAndFollowPloy knew they would lead him to it]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'':
** Bomb Voyage sticks a bomb to Buddy's cape as he leaves the crime scene, knowing that Mr. Incredible would rather save an innocent child than capture a criminal. Actually works better than expected, because not only did it draw Mr. Incredible away, but the ensuing chaos made an even bigger diversion that let Bomb Voyage escape scot free.
** Syndrome calls Mr. Incredible's bluff when he grabs Mirage and threatens to kill her, knowing that he's too decent to go through with it. This ends up backfiring in the long run because Mirage is ''not'' happy about her life being put on the line like that, and takes the first opportunity she gets to turn on him.
* In ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', Disgust gives Anger a funny "TheReasonYouSuck" speech in order to activate his hothead to burn the window's glass and bring Joy and Sadness into Headquarters.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie'', the Joker pulls this on ''Batman''. He captures all the villains of Gotham, taking away Batman's purpose, thus tricking Batman into sending him to the Phantom Zone to recruit more powerful villains. [[spoiler: And releases them all on Gotham.]]
** He doesn't seem to have learned from this in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie2TheSecondPart'', as [[BigBad Queen Watevra Wa'nabi]] tricks him into a [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe matrimonial ceremony]] by appealing to his ego and desire to one-up Superman.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', Scar pulls a fairly sadistic one on [[PapaWolf Mufasa]] when he puts Simba in danger. It ends up getting Mufasa killed.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' broke out of prison by having Minion send him a special watch, addressed from Megamind's ArchNemesis Metroman, knowing the prison warden wouldn't let him keep it. When the warden put it on, the hologram projector in the watch activated, making the warden look like Megamind. The prison guards threw the warden in Megamind's cell, and he used the confusion to grab the watch and escape.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017'': The attack by Tempest and the Storm King's forces on Canterlot is this. They know all 4 princesses are going to be there. They have armor that completely blocks magic attacks, and a limited number of orbs that are also immune to magic that can instantly turn anyone to stone. Their expectation is that magic will be used to try to fight back, it will be completely ineffective, and they will win before anyone knows what's going on. And it works. It comes back to bite them at the end of the movie when the Mane 6 fight back with some new allies, and it's quickly discovered that the armor offers NO protection against non-magical attacks.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Nocturna}}'''s Moka spends the whole movie working on one. [[spoiler:Aside from his insatiable coffee habit, literally every action he takes, down to the last breath, is calculated to put Tim in a situation where his only option is to overcome his fear of the dark, which will save the night from certain doom.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieAcrossThe2ndDimension'': Doof-2 tries to force Perry the platypus to reveal he's a secret agent by ordering his minion, Platyborg, to smack Perry about, hoping he'll try and defend himself. It doesn't work, but then Doof-2 gets the idea to [[WouldHurtAChild make Platyborg hit Phineas and Ferb instead]]. As he predicted, Perry immediately sheds his dopey pet persona and defends his owners, but unfortunately confirming his true identity in the process.
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieCandaceAgainstTheUniverse'': [[spoiler:The gang approaches Super Super Big Doctor's fortress while singing about how they're a mere diversion, with the main bulk of their forces coming from another direction. The aliens actually believe this and check for the (actually nonexistent) main force... which is exactly what the heroes had been counting on]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'': Skinner tries to spring one on Linguini by forcing him to make a dish that Gusteau hated, saying he's just doing it as a challenge for the "budding chef", thus ensuring that whether he can cook it per recipe or tries to improvise he'll screw up and be on grounds for him to fire as he pleases. Thankfully, Rémy's around to make it into something that's actually good, ruining his scheme.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder'': [[EvilPoacher [=McLeach=]]], realizing he can't torture Cody into coughing up the location of [[NobleBirdOfPrey Marahute]], lies to Cody about Marahute already being shot and making him worried about the eggs so that the boy will lead him to the location of the nest.
* ''[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsMovie Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'': In the first act, Anakin and Obi-Wan are discussing the new Padawan the latter requested, and Obi-Wan suggests that Anakin put in a request from one, as he thinks he'd be a good teacher. When Padawan Ahsoka Tano does show up, however, she says she's been assigned to ''Anakin'', who is surprised and irritated. Anakin doesn't initially want anything to do with her, but reluctantly bonds with her and decides to keep her on after a mission. After telling Yoda that he's okay with continuing to train Ahsoka, Anakin realizes something and accuses Obi-Wan of intentionally putting him in this position (by having never actually planned on getting a new apprentice), something that Obi-Wan's satisfied smirk does ''not'' deny.
%%* Asterix is master of these in ''WesternAnimation/TheTwelveTasksOfAsterix''. Notable examples are during the fight with Cylindric the German, and "the place that sends you mad" sequence.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TurtlesForever'', the [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMirage Mirage Turtles]] lure the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 2003 Shredder]] out of his Technodrome by calling him a coward. It works, and Shredder literally jumps [[spoiler:into an ambush, not just by the Mirage Turtles, but the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 other]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Ninja Turtles]] that he thought he killed earlier.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''2003 Leonardo:''']] If there's one constant in TheMultiverse, it's the Shredder's big fat ego!
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'': Nick and Judy pull an '''''epic''''' one during the climax. [[spoiler:With a badly injured leg, Judy can't run or fight and although Nick is a likely target for the Night Howler serum, [[NoOneGetsLeftBehind he refuses to leave her behind]]. While bandaging her leg, blueberries spill out, which they substitute for the Night Howler pellets as they are similar in size, color and shape. They bolt for the exit but end up knocked into a pit. As expected, Bellwether darts Nick and calls the police to report Judy being attacked by a savage fox. Nick and Judy carry on the "gone savage" act long enough to record Bellwether's [[EngineeredPublicConfession evil gloating]] and buy time for the ZPD to show up. They then have enough evidence to arrest her and her minions, as well as a sample that is used to develop an antidote for those driven savage by the Night Howlers.]]

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