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* 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.
* {{Disney/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).

* In ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' [[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]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie'', the Joker pulls this on ''Batman.'' He captures all the villains of Gotham, taking away Batman's purpose. Tricks Batman into sending him to the Phantom Zone to recruit more powerful villains. [[spoiler: And releases them all on Gotham.]]

* ''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.
* In ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'' an '''''epic''''' one gets pulled by Nick and Judy 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.]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie'', the Joker pulls this on ''Batman.'' He captures all the villains of Gotham, taking away Batman's purpose. Tricks Batman into sending him to the Phantom Zone to recruit more powerful villains.

-->'''Genie''': Well, I feel sheepish. (becomes a sheep) OK, 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", but also the "itty-bitty living space" that goes with it: he is imprisoned in his very own lamp.]]

* ''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. Averted at the end of the movie when the Mane 6 fight back with some new allies, it's quickly discovered that the armor offers NO protection against non-magical attacks.

** 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," but also the "itty-bitty living space" that goes with it: he is imprisoned in his very own lamp.]]

* In ''Disney/TheLionKing'', Scar pulls a fairly sadistic one on Mufasa when he puts Simba in danger. It ends up getting Mufasa killed.
* ''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]].

* 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.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' broke out of prison by having Minion send him 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.

* In ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'' an '''''epic''''' one gets pulled by Nick and Judy 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.]].

* ''{{Megamind}}'' broke out of prison by having Minion send him 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.

* An '''''epic''''' one gets pulled by Nick and Judy during the climax of ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}''. [[spoiler: Nick and Judy are completely cornered by [[BigBad Bellwether]] and her minions in the museum, and they can't fight their way out of the situation because Judy [[DramaPreservingHandicap badly injured her leg]] and [[NonActionGuy Nick's doesn't have much fighting skills]]. They both know that if Bellwether gets her hands on the gun and the Night Howler poison, she'll use it to make Nick (a fox) go savage and will have him kill Judy (a rabbit) leaving no witnesses or evidence of the anti-predator conspiracy. They have no way to contact anybody for help, and all they have on paw is Nick's kerchief of blueberries and Judy's [[ShoePhone Carrot Pen Recorder]]. So what do they do? They replace the Night Howler serum with the blueberries while they still have the weapon. Then while Nick and Judy fake the attack (complete with Nick fake-biting Judy), they use [[ChekhovsGun the pen recorder]] to [[EngineeredPublicConfession catch Bellwether's gloating on tape]]. And Bellwether was the one who reported the "attack", so when [[TheCavalry the ZPD show up at the museum]], the duo have enough evidence to arrest her and her goons, restore peace to the city, and get those affected with the Night Howler cured.]]

* An '''''epic''''' one gets pulled by Nick and Judy during the climax of ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}''. [[spoiler: While trying to escape Bellwether and her minions, Judy [[DramaPreservingHandicap badly injures her leg, leaving her unable to run or fight]]. Nick [[NoOneGetsLeftBehind refuses to leave Judy behind]] when she tries to get him to run the case of evidence to uncover the anti-predator conspiracy over to the police. They both know that if Bellwether gets her hands on the gun and the Night Howler poison, she'll use it to make Nick (a fox) go savage and will have him kill Judy (a rabbit) leaving no witnesses. They have no way to contact anybody for help, and all they have on paw is Nick's kerchief of blueberries and Judy's [[ShoePhone Carrot Pen Recorder]]. So what do they do? They replace the Night Howler serum with the blueberries while they still have the weapon. Then while Nick and Judy fake the attack (complete with Nick fake-biting Judy), they use [[ChekhovsGun the pen recorder]] to [[EngineeredPublicConfession catch Bellwether's gloating on tape]]. And Bellwether was the one who reported the "attack", so when [[TheCavalry the ZPD show up at the museum]], the duo have enough evidence to arrest her and her goons, restore peace to the city, and get those affected with the Night Howler cured.]]

* An '''''epic''''' one gets pulled by Nick and Judy during the climax of ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}''. [[spoiler: While trying to escape Bellwether and her minions, Judy [[DramaPreservingHandicap badly injures her leg, leaving her unable to run or fight]]. Nick [[NoOneGetsLeftBehind refuses to leave Judy behind]] when she tries to get him to run the case of evidence to uncover the anti-predator conspiracy over to the police. They both know that if Bellwether gets her hands on the gun and the Night Howler poison, she'll use it to make Nick (a fox) go savage and will have him kill Judy (a rabbit) leaving no witnesses. They have no way to contact anybody for help, and all they have on paw is Nick's kerchief of blueberries. So what do they do? They replace the Night Howler serum with the blueberries while they still have the weapon. Then while Nick and Judy fake the attack (complete with Nick fake-biting Judy), they use [[ChekhovsGun the carrot pen recorder]] to [[EngineeredPublicConfession catch Bellwether's gloating on tape]]. And Bellwether was the one who reported the "attack", so when [[TheCavalry the ZPD show up at the museum]], the duo have enough evidence to arrest her and her goons, restore peace to the city, and get those affected with the Night Howler cured. Also, the fact that the serum was replaced is hidden from the audience, so they get fooled, too.]]

* An '''''epic''''' one gets pulled by Nick and Judy during the climax of ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}''. [[spoiler: While trying to escape Bellwether and her minions, Judy [[DramaPreservingHandicap badly injures her leg, leaving her unable to run or fight]]. Nick [[NoOneGetsLeftBehind refuses to leave Judy behind]] when she tries to get him to run the case of evidence to uncover the anti-predator conspiracy over to the police. They both know that if Bellwether gets her hands on the gun and the Night Howler poison, she'll use it to make Nick (a fox) go savage and will have him kill Judy (a rabbit) leaving no witnesses. They have no way to contact anybody for help, and all they have on paw is Nick's kerchief of blueberries. So what do they do? They replace the Night Howler serum with the blueberries while they still have the weapon. Then while Nick and Judy fake the attack (complete with Nick fake-biting Judy), they use [[ChekhovsGun the carrot pen recorder]] to catch Bellwether's gloating on tape. And Bellwether was the one who reported the "attack", so when [[TheCavalry the ZPD show up at the museum]], the duo have enough evidence to arrest her and her goons, restore peace to the city, and get those affected with the Night Howler cured. Also, the fact that the serum was replaced is hidden from the audience, so they get fooled, too.]]

* An '''''epic''''' one gets pulled by Nick and Judy during the climax of ''Disney/Zootopia''. [[spoiler: While trying to escape Bellwether and her minions, Judy [[DramaPreservingHandicap badly injures her leg, leaving her unable to run or fight]]. Nick [[NoOneGetsLeftBehind refuses to leave Judy behind]] when she tries to get him to run the case of evidence to uncover the anti-predator conspiracy over to the police. They both know that if Bellwether gets her hands on the gun and the Night Howler poison, she'll use it to make Nick (a fox) go savage and will have him kill Judy (a rabbit) leaving no witnesses. They have no way to contact anybody for help, and all they have on paw is Nick's kerchief of blueberries. So what do they do? They replace the Night Howler serum with the blueberries while they still have the weapon. Then while Nick and Judy fake the attack (complete with Nick fake-biting Judy), they use [[ChekhovsGun the carrot pen recorder]] to catch Bellwether's gloating on tape. And Bellwether was the one who reported the "attack", so when [[TheCavalry the ZPD shows up at the museum]], the duo has enough evidence to arrest her and her goons, restore peace to the city, and get those affected with the Night Howler cured. Also, the fact that the serum was replaced is hidden from the audience, so they get fooled, too.]]

* An '''''epic''''' one gets pulled by Nick and Judy during the climax of ''Disney/Zootopia''. [[spoiler: While trying to escape Bellwether and her minions, Judy [[DramaPreservingHandicap badly injures her leg, leaving her unable to run or fight]]. Nick [[NoOneGetsLeftBehind refuses to leave Judy behind]] when she tries to get him to run the case of evidence to uncover the anti-predator conspiracy over to the police. They both know that if Bellwether gets her hands on the gun and the Night Howler poison, she'll use it to make Nick (a fox) go savage and will have him kill Judy (a rabbit) leaving no witnesses. They have no way to contact anybody for help, and all they have on paw is Nick's kerchief of blueberries. So what do they do? They replace the Night Howler serum with the blueberries while they still have the weapon. Then while Nick and Judy fake the attack (complete with Nick fake-biting Judy), they use [[ChekhovsGun the carrot pen recorder]] to catch Bellwether's gloating on tape. And Bellwether was the one who reported the "attack", so when [[TheCalvary the ZPD shows up at the museum]], the duo has enough evidence to arrest her and her goons, restore peace to the city, and get those affected with the Night Howler cured. Also, the fact that the serum was replaced is hidden from the audience, so they get fooled, too.]]

* An '''''epic''''' one gets pulled by Nick and Judy during the climax of ''Disney/Zootopia''. [[spoiler: While trying to escape Bellwether and her minions, Judy [[DramaPreservingHandicap badly injures her leg, leaving her unable to run or fight]]. Nick [[NoOneGetsLeftBehind refuses to leave Judy behind]] when she tries to get him to run the case of evidence to uncover the anti-predator conspiracy over to the police. They both know that if Bellwether gets her hands on the gun and the Night Howler poison, she'll use it to make Nick (a fox) go savage and will have him kill Judy (a rabbit) leaving no witnesses. They have no way to contact anybody for help, and all they have on paw is Nick's kerchief of blueberries. So what do they do? They replace the Night Howler serum with the blueberries while they still have the weapon, and then while Nick and Judy fake the attack, they use Judy's [[ChekhovsGun carrot pen recorder]] to catch Bellwether's gloating on tape. And Bellwether was the one who reported the "attack", so when the ZPD shows up, the duo has enough evidence to arrest her and her minions and restore peace to the city.]]

* In Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', Riley Anderson's Disgust give Riley's Anger a funny "TheReasonYouSuck" speech in order to active Anger's hothead to burn the glass to bring Riley's Joy and Riley's Sadness into Headquarters.

* In Pixar's "InsideOut", Riley Anderson's Disgust give Riley's Anger a funny "TheReasonYouSuck" speech in order to active Anger's hothead to burn the glass to bring Riley's Joy and Riley's Sadness into Headquarters.

* ''{{Megamind}}'' broke out of prison by having Minion send him 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.

* ''Film/{{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]].

-->'''Genie''': Well, I feel sheepish. OK, you baaad boy, but no more freebies!

* 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.

* Asterix is master of these in ''Animation/TheTwelveTasksOfAsterix''. Notable examples are during the fight with Cylindric the German, and "the place that sends you mad" sequence.

* Asterix is master of those in Animation/TheTwelveTasksOfAsterix Notbly during the fight with Cylindric the German and the place that sends you mad sequence.

* Asterix is master of those in {{Animation/TheTwelveTasksOfAsterix}} Notbly during the fight with Cylindric the German and the place that sends you mad sequence.