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* Wagner's ''[[Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung Die Walküre]]'' features one of the most dramatic entrances ever seen on a stage: ''The Ride of the Valkyries''. Maiden goddesses riding chargers and singing about battle practically barge onto the stage (in the best way possible) to the sound of Wagner's most universally recognizable and bombastic piece. Hojotoho!

* The Balinese traditional dance-drama ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambuh Gambuh]]'' is virtually ''all'' dramatic entrances. Each character makes a lengthy, elaborately formal presentation and tells the audience what's going on in stylized Kawi, an ancient literary language; they're preceded or accompanied by attendants who translate to modern Balinese. It's very long and complicated and beautiful and ''slow'', because it's based on glacially-paced Javanese court drama. So you might sit there wondering when the show's going to begin, when you're actually halfway through it.

** An InUniverse employee training video has Flintheart Glomgold kicking down a wall and welcoming all concerned to Glomgold Industries where he barely even tries to hide what a scoundrel he is before concluding that employees are their greatest treasure. (Which he does not actually believe.)

** Princess Luna's entrance in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E4LunaEclipsed Luna Eclipsed]]". She comes in on a Batmobile-looking chariot drawn by pegasi with wing armor and helmet crests that look like bat wings, wearing a BlackCloak and accompanied by DramaticThunder. She does an awesome drop from the chariot and dramatically flips the hood off her head. Finally, her cloak dissolves into bats. Because of this, many Bronies now refer to her as "Princess Luna, '''''Princess of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsEwY7L9GHg F-ING METAL!!!]]'''''"

** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E13BetweenDarkAndDawn Between Dark and Dawn]]": During the ColdOpen, Celestia and Luna make their appearance by loudly announcing their presence, the sun right behind them. Later, they enter the Cake's bakery by smashing through the door.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episode "Temple of Juatchadoon", Doofenshmirtz makes a big entrance, only for Perry the Platypus to make a BIGGER entrance.

* This has been {{Lampshaded}} on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', when [[TheScrooge Mr. Burns]] makes his first appearance before his new Indian employees at the outsourced power plant. He comes out of a basket to dancing like a charmed snake, with appropriate [[BuffySpeak snake-charmy]] music. Smithers asks him why he wanted to make an entrance like that, to which he replies, "[[LargeHam I'm a showman!]]"

** "[[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS2E19TwilightOfTheApprentice Twilight of]] [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS2E20TwilightOfTheApprenticePartII the Apprentice]]": Darth Vader enters standing on top of his TIE Advanced as it slowly descends, with his lightsaber ignited and his [[BadassCape cape]] billowing behind him.

[[RhymesOnADime a brass band and more]].]]

** In ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}'', a MUTO is introduced demolishing a Honolulu airport. At one point, it causes a long chain reaction of exploding aircraft. The last explosion dissipates, revealing a GiantFootOfStomping that [[AlwaysABiggerFish manages to dwarf the entire MUTO]]. We then get a sweeping shot of Godzilla's whole body as he roars. It's also done in San Francisco just when he's about to face off against the female MUTO.

* ''Film/BatmanVsSuperman'': Doomsday sends a massive energy blast at Batman, only for it to be stopped by ''something.'' The blast dies down, and we see what got in the way... a certain Amazonian princess, bracelets crossed in front of her, the glow of the heat from the blast beginning to fade as she lowers them, revealing a look of grim determination on her face, and ''[[AwesomeMusic/DCExtendedUniverse that music]]'' strikes up. ComicBook/WonderWoman couldn't have possibly had a cooler cinematic debut. She then clangs her bracelets together, making a shockwave that drives the previously unscratchable monster back!

** Harry does this in ''Literature/StormFront'' to Marcone, blowing down the door. Marcone has remembered this and now puts flimsy doors at all dramatic entry points. All ''strategic'' entrance points have doors of solid steel.

** One of the Fourth Doctor's particular quirks is that he would never enter a room the same way twice. Between this and how much of a LargeHam and AttentionWhore this incarnation of him was, this makes practically every time his character went through a door an example of this trope. Creator/TomBaker often explains about this that he is extremely bad at coming through doors convincingly in a way that isn't funny even in real life.

* [[VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} Deathwing]]'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq4Y7ztznKc entrance]] in ''[[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft World of Warcrsaft: Cataclysm]]'' was so big it actually ''BROKE'' Azeroth. (Several zones were completely changed because of his explosive return).

In ''WesternAnimation/UglyDolls'', Lou gets one with his VillainSong, "The Ugly Truth", and a glorious one at that! Essentially turning the Institute of Perfection into a concert venue. Complete with flashing lights, a jumbotron, backup singers, and of course, a sea of screaming fans who all faint at the sight of him.

-->'''[[Creator/JimCarrey The Riddler]]:''' ''[to Two-Face]'' Your entrance was good. ''His'' was better. The difference? ''[[DoingItForTheArt Showmanship!]]''

-->[[CatchPhrase PREPARE FOR TROUBLE!]]\\

** Uni-Kitty also has one with her leaping out of nowhere and saying "Hieeeee!"

* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': Three of the Bana's chief deities -- Neith, Bast, and Isis -- make a grand entrance when they come to Olympus to join with the Themysciran's patrons to go give Hera a piece of their minds for destroying Themyscira. They do a PowerWalk down the staircase to their allies with a wall of flame containing their steeds and carriage behind them and Neith gets off a one liner about kicking Hera's keister.

* TeamMusicPowerUp: Often playing in conjunction with an UnflinchingWalk, ThreePointLanding, ThereWasADoor, ThemePowerWalk, or DynamicEntry.

* ThemePowerWalk: When done ''right''.

* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Often playing in conjunction with an UnflinchingWalk, ThreePointLanding, ThereWasADoor, ThemePowerWalk, or DynamicEntry.

* PowerWalk: When done ''right''.

* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Often playing in conjunction with an UnflinchingWalk, ThreePointLanding, ThereWasADoor, PowerWalk, or DynamicEntry.

* In ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}! 1933 -- The Slash'', Ronnie Schiatto opens a door and walks into a room. This incredibly basic entrance nonetheless effectively stops time and terrifies every damn man and woman in the room, leaving everyone thoroughly convinced he's some terrifying HumanoidAbomination from that point on. [[spoiler:They're right.]]

* Team Rocket of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' -- oh, they've used every big entrance on the list and several more besides. They like to bring their own spotlights, sound system, costumes and fireworks.

* In Episode 11 of ''Anime/CrossAnge'', Arzenal is under attack by a large swarm of [[OurDragonsAreDifferent DRAGONS]]. The Normas are initially successful at repelling the invasion, but then they hear a soothing song that conspicuously makes the DRAGONS back off and retreat around the dimension gap where they came from. From the same gap, three Ragna-Mails dramatically make their descent, the first of which is the red-colored Yang Dragon piloted by [[TheRival Salamandinay]], who proceeds to activate the mecha's GoldenSuperMode via singing and wipe out an entire squadron of Norma Para-Mails, as well as half of Arzenal's island, with a single WaveMotionGun.

--> "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING YOU [[PrecisionFStrike MOTHERFUKERS!"]] It was....... Dumbledore!

* In ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII''[='=]s ''Crown of the Ivory King'' DownloadableContent, your final battle in the Old Chaos sounds little more than clearing wave after wave of EliteMooks, with up to four NPC allies and two phantom summons at your disposal. A few minutes into the fight, however, a thundering noise will be heard, and two massive pillars rise from nothingness to form a {{Hellgate}} larger than the ones spawning the mooks. From the flaming gate, you can make out a silhouette coming out of it with a MenacingStroll: it's the titular Ivory King, and his hellish {{Leitmotif}} starts blaring once he starts coming out of the portal, initiating the true phase of his BonusBoss fight.

** ''Film/JurassicPark'' introduces the ''[[KingOfTheDinosaurs Tyrannosaurus rex]]'' this way, starting with her [[BadVibrations audible footsteps]] leading up to her tearing through the (no longer) electrified fence and culminating with her MightyRoar.

* The first ''LightNovel/AiNoKusabi'' OVA has Riki being a BigDamnHero with a BigEntrance using [[CarFu Bike Fu]] against a squad of police to save his old gang from being arrested or shot to death.

* In Episode 11 of ''Anime/CrossAnge'', Arzenal is under attack by a large swarm of DRAGONS. The Normas are initially successful at repelling the invasion, but then they hear a soothing song that conspicuously makes the DRAGONS back off and retreat around the dimension gap where they came from. From the same gap three Para-Mails dramatically make their descent, the first of which is the red-colored Yang Dragon piloted by [[TheRival Sala]], who proceeds to activate the mecha's GoldenSuperMode via singing and wipe out an entire squadron of Norma Para-Mails, as well as half of Arzenal's island, with a single WaveMotionGun.