History Main / BalconyEscape

* In ''Arcane'', Vi leads her gang on a rooftop escape during the first act.

* In the 1990's action series ''Soldiers of Barrabas'', the [=SOBs=] stay in a hotel full of students [[YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb who do this as a lark despite the dangers]]. When the VillainOfTheWeek decides to make his escape via this trope, the [=SOBs=] pursue and are joined by other students who think they're playing this game. Inevitably they have to stop and save one who misses the jump and nearly falls.

* In ''WesternAnimation/Arcane'', Vi leads her gang on a rooftop escape during the first act.

* In ''WesternAnimation/Arcane'' Vi leads her gang on a rooftop escape during the first act.

* In ''Animation/Arcane'', Vi leads her gang on a rooftop escape during the first act.

* In ''WesternAnimation/Arcane'', Vi leads her gang on a rooftop escape during the first act.

* In ''WesternAnimation/Arcane'' Vi leads her gang on a rooftop escape during the first act.

* In ''Film/TheNakedGun'', Frank Drebin does this. He needs to grab hold of the carvings of naked men and women to maintain his balance. HilarityEnsues.

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* In ''Fanfic/WhatAboutWitchQueen'', Hans' escape from Koenigsberg starts with him exiting his room through the window and climbing down the castle wall.
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* In the 1990's action series ''Soldiers of Barrabas'', the SOBs stay in a hotel full of students [[YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb who do this as a lark despite the dangers]]. When the VillainOfTheWeek decides to make his escape via this trope, the SOBS pursue and are joined by other students who think they're playing this game. Inevitably they have to stop and save one who misses the jump and nearly falls.

* In ''ThatManFromRio'', Adrian tracks his kidnapped girlfriend Agnes to a hotel, where she's kept in one room in a suite with a gunman in the front room. Adrian gets around him by climbing out a corridor window and creeping along a high, narrow ledge to her room.

* In ''Wyatt'' by Garry Disher, Wyatt escape from his safe house of the upper floors of an apartment building by putting a ladder from his balcony to the balcony of the apartment next door, breaking in through neighbour's balcony doors, and sneaking out through the apartment while the occupant is in the bedroom with headphones on.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AprilAndTheExraordinaryWorld'', April's parents attempt to escape from the secret police by climbing off the balcony and clambering across the outside of the cable car.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AprilAndTheAxraordinaryWorld'' April's parents attempt to escape from the secret police by climbing off the balcony and clambering across the outside of the cable car.

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* In ''Fanfic/WhatAboutWitchQueen'' Hans' escape from Koenigsberg starts with him exiting his room through the window and climbing down the castle wall.

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* In ''VideoGame/GrimFandango'', You climb out the window to get into the office next door.

* Required frequently in ''SplinterCell''.

* Variation happens twice in the ''LosingChristina'' series. Book One Christina needs it to get out the Manor to rescue Anya. In Book three she and Val have to use the balcony to escape the fire.

* In ''Film/{{Salt}}'', the titular character escapes persecution by climbing from the window of her apartment to a neighbor's.

A sub trope of ThePrecariousLedge. Compare BathroomBreakOut.

* Subverted in ''Film/TheMatrix''. Neo is told to do this to escape the Agents looking for him near the beginning, but chokes when he sees the skinny ledge and great height.

A sub trope of ThePrecariousLedge.