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* Ultimecia's castle in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'', ''especially'' its ''DissidiaFinalFantasy'' iteration.

* ''BanjoKazooie'' had an area in [[ThatOneLevel Rusty Bucket Bay]] that involved a switch puzzle to control rotating gears. Falling off results in death by boiling oil.

* In ''RagnarokOnline'', there is a dungeon which is actually called and is a Clock Tower, which features such gears as a motif in the entire dungeon.

* In ''[[NinjaGaiden Ninja Gaiden II]]'', near the end of Chapter 8, Ryu must climb a ClockTower to reach the Greater Fiend Zedonius.
%%* ''{{Okami}}'' had a dungeon and a boss fight based on this theme.

%%* The climax of ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective''.

* Temporal Tower in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness]]''.

* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'': Clock Tower levels have been a staple of the series, since the original. Some of the most notable ones being the level in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse'' where you meet Grant and "Stage A" from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSuperCastlevaniaIV'''. %%**''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight''.

* The Creator/CharlieChaplin film ''Film/ModernTimes''
* The climax of ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective''.

* The fight between the AlmightyJanitor and the evil repairman in TheHudsuckerProxy.

* The level in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse'' where you meet Grant. The music on this level is aptly named "Clockwork".
** Then again, ClockTower levels have been a staple in the Castlevania series ever since the original. Most notably ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSuperCastlevaniaIV'''s stage "A" and ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight''.

* ''{{Okami}}'' had a dungeon and a boss fight based on this theme.
* Various levels in ''EpicMickey''.

* The final level of the PlatformGame ''Pizza Pop!''.

* The Great Mouse Detective is the mixture shown above, and has its climax in Big Ben.

* ''DungeonsAndDragons'' has the Clockwork Nirvana of Mechanus, where everything is on an orderly array of gears. Here the gears are representing the efficiency and rigidness of law.

* In ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'', The Count and his men pursue Lupin, up the castle's clock tower, as he attempts to escape with Clarisse.

[[Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gears1_7651.jpg]]

* Ultimecia's castle in ''FinalFantasyVIII'', ''especially'' its ''DissidiaFinalFantasy'' iteration.

* In ''SandsOfDestruction'', Lacertus Rex hangs out in a clockwork mansion. You have to literally cross a giant clock to get to Lacertus Rex himself.

* Sunsoft's ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' game on NES has one of these as its final level. Players had to walljump between moving gears in order to ascend the bell tower of the Gotham City cathedral.

* The level in ''CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse'' where you meet Grant. The music on this level is aptly named "Clockwork".
** Then again, ClockTower levels have been a staple in the Castlevania series ever since the original. Most notably [[SuperCastlevaniaIV Super Castlevanis IV's]] stage "A" and ''SymphonyOfTheNight''.

* Sunsoft's ''{{Batman}}'' game on NES has one of these as its final level. Players had to walljump between moving gears in order to ascend the bell tower of the Gotham City cathedral.

* Temporal Tower in ''[[PokemonMysteryDungeon Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness]]''.

* The CharlieChaplin film ''Film/ModernTimes''

[[TheGreatMouseDetective http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gears1_7651.jpg]]

* The CharlieChaplin film ''ModernTimes''
* The climax of ''TheGreatMouseDetective''.
* Near the end of ''[[{{Cars}} Cars 2]]'', the Lemons all trap Mater, Finn [=McMissile=], and Holly Shiftwell inside Big Bentley as an attempt to kill them all while they succeed in their evil plans. They eventually escape, however.

* ''TalesOfVesperia'' has Ghasfrast: the Tower of Gears as one of its dungeons. The party must use the sorceror's ring to restore power to the non-moving gears in order to reach the top of the tower, where Barbros awaits.

* The Scrap Brain Zone from the original ''SonicTheHedgehog'' game. Its WorkingTitle was even "The Clockwork Zone" (or "Clock Ork" as the W wasn't programmed into the title card).
** ''SonicUnleashed'' features Rooftop Run, which has a clock tower, but only the night stage has a major clockworks area, as the daytime stage is outside. This level returned in ''SonicGenerations'', and both Sonics go up the outside of the tower this time.

* Metal Man's stage in ''[[Game/MegaMan Mega Man II]]''.

* In ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'', The Count and his men pursue Lupin, up the castle's clock tower, as he attempts to escape with Clarice.

** ClockTower levels are now traditional in Castlevania games, especially since ''SymphonyOfTheNight''.

* One episode of ''TheBatman'' had Batman fighting Catwoman and Ragdoll in the gears of a giant clocktower.
** An episode of ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' had Batman fighting the Clock King like this, in a clock tower.

* The Scrap Brain Zone from the original ''SonicTheHedgehog'' game. Its WorkingTitle was even "The Clockwork Zone".
* The final level of ''[[VideoGame/ClockTower}} Clock Tower 3]]'' is a climb up the titular ClockTower, including the gears.

* The final level of ''[[{{Game/ClockTower}} Clock Tower 3]]'' is a climb up the titular ClockTower, including the gears.