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* In a Franchise/{{Superman}} annual story that is part of ''ComicBook/Armageddon2001'', in the future timeline where Superman goes off into space after the death of Lois Lane and his unborn child and falls in love with Maxima, his rival Decine threatens to destroy the earth under the pretense that this was what Maxima actually wanted (when it really wasn't). Superman and eventually Maxima show up to destroy Maxima's spacecraft before he could accomplish this task, but as the two of them kiss, Decine in his dying breath tells them that his spacecraft is about to crash down into the earth and destroy Metropolis. Which prompts both Superman and Maxima to use their combined powers to stop the spacecraft and send it hurtling back into space.

* Dick Dastardly thinks he's won the ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' contest "Creepy Trip to Lemon Twist" until the judges insist on seeing a replay of the finish. Dastardly is shown having extended the nose of the Mean Machine ahead of the others, this disqualifying him.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime''; [[spoiler: when Link defeats [[FinalBoss Ganondorf]] here, Link is victorious, right? Wrong. The villain [[TakingYouWithMe tries to take him]] ''[[TakingYouWithMe and]]'' [[TakingYouWithMe Zelda with him]], [[CollapsingLair by using his final spell to slowly collapse the castle]], giving the player only [[RaceAgainstTheClock a limited amount of time]] to get himself and Zelda out of there before they're crushed, in what could likely be called the "EscortMission from PlatformHell". Even then, Link and Zelda's celebration is cut short, because Ganondorf is NotQuiteDead; cue OhCrap from Link and the ''true'' BossBattle. ]]

* ''VideoGame/StarFox64'': Second boss Shogun invokes this with the line "Don't party just yet!"

* In ''Film/StarTrek'' (2009), the crew gets this one and a half times. First, they destroy Nero's ship... but then before they can even think about celebrating, the Enterprise starts getting sucked into the black hole! Once they've freed themselves from THAT unpleasant demise, the Crew doesn't celebrate. Instead, they share a collective sigh of relief. In the commentary, director JJ Abrams said he was trying to avoid having the crew cheer or anything like that. He wanted to avoid "Woo Hoo we kicked ass!" and instead go for "Holy shit did we just do that? I need to catch my breath!"

Well, for whatever reason may be, the heroes have survived, but now have somehow been separated during the quest. Friends, Family, or just people that are happy to see each other. When they finally meet back up, they take a moment to celebrate their reunion, but it must be cut short. They are quickly reminded that they have no time to spare to continue on with their goal.

This trope is used to describe when a situation arises when a character or group of characters accomplish something worth celebrating over, but the moment is cut short when someone or something, usually the OnlySaneMan, reminds them that they're not out of the woods just yet... [[SomethingWeForgot Or they just simply forget.]] This is very much TruthInTelevision in athletic contests - sometimes someone showboats a bit too soon and winds up [[LastSecondShowoff blowing their chance at victory because of it]].

--> '''[[BadassGrandpa Bill]]:''' Son, we just crossed the street. Let's not throw a party till we're out of the city.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime''; [[spoiler: when Link defeats [[FinalBoss Ganondorf]] here, Link is victorious, right? Wrong. The villain [[TakingYouWithMe tries to take him]] ''[[TakingYouWithMe and]]'' [[TakingYouWithMe Zelda with him]], [[CollapsingLair his final spell causing the castle to slowly start to collapse]], giving the player only [[RaceAgainstTheClock a limited amount of time]] to get himself and Zelda out of there before they're crushed, in what could likely be called the "EscortMission from PlatformHell", even then, Link and Zelda's celebration is cut short, because Ganondorf is NotQuiteDead; cue OhCrap from Link and the ''true'' BossBattle. ]]

* In the ''{{VideoGame/Borderlands}}'' DLC ''The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned'', your character has defeated [[BigBad Dr. Ned]] and the credits start rolling. Then [[BiggerBad Undead Ned]] shows up and says "It's not over yet."

Compare OutOfTheFryingPan. See also YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle, for times when it's the ''audience'' who realizes that it isn't quite over yet.

See also YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle, for times when it's the ''audience'' who realizes that it isn't quite over yet.

* In ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', after you rescue Tootie, the credits roll and there's a cutscene of the victorious Banjo, Kazooie, Mumbo, and Bottles celebrating with a barbecue--then Tootie comes out and reminds them that they still haven't defeated the Big Bad, and that Banjo had better get off his butt and do it.

** In "The Invasion of Time". The Doctor defeats the VillainOfTheWeek two episodes early, and is surprised to find they're only a [[BiggerBad pawn for an old enemy, the Sontarans]].

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda OcarinaOfTime''; [[spoiler: when Link defeats [[FinalBoss Ganondorf]] here, Link is victorious, right? Wrong. The villain tries to take him ''and'' Zelda with him, his final spell causing the castle to slowly start to collapse, giving the player only a limited amount of time to get himself and Zelda out of there before they're crushed, in what could likely be called the "EscortMission from PlatformHell", even then, Link and Zelda's celebration is cut short, because Ganondorf is NotQuiteDead; cue OhCrap from Link and the ''true'' BossBattle. ]]

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* In ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' episode "The Million Dollar Ghost", Jack had just defeated Plasmius (yes, ''Jack Fenton'' defeated Plasmius) when he and Danny remembered they still have to change the ecto-filtrator to prevent the Fenton Portal from exploding. Then there was a cut to an explosion scene but it was just Jack showing Danny a simulation of what would have happened if they failed.
* In part two of the second season premiere of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', after [[spoiler: Rainbow Dash is restored to normal]], the girls all cheer and hug each other. Then [[RealityIsOutToLunch a herd of buffalo in tutus dances across the screen]], and they remember that they still have [[RealityWarper Discord]] to deal with.
--> ''Maybe it's a little early for a group hug''.

* The villain in ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' episode "slimmer Come Home" (named "Mr. Ugly" by the heroes in-story and "Ghash" in [[AllThereInTheManual the Storyboards and Script files]]) is a massive poltergeist who becomes far stronger by absorbing the power of other poltergeists. The heroes manage to bust him after he combines with ''dozens'' of them, but then, as Egon tells them in near panic, the ghost trap now has far more ghosts in it than it was designed to hold, meaning they have to floor it back to the firehouse and transfer them to the containment unit before they break free ''explosively''.

This trope is used to describe when a situation arises when a character or group of characters accomplish something worth celebrating over, but the moment is cut short when someone or something, usually the OnlySaneMan, reminds them that they're not out of the woods just yet... [[SomethingWeForgot Or they just simply forget.]] This is very much TruthInTelevision in athletic contests - sometimes someone showboats a bit too soon and winds up blowing their chance at victory because of it.

This trope is used to describe when a situation arises when a character or group of characters accomplish something worth celebrating over, but the moment is cut short when someone or something, usually the OnlySaneMan, reminds them that they're not out of the woods just yet... [[SomethingWeForgot Or they just simply forget.]]

This is mostly a comedy trope, though sometimes played seriously. Sometimes a disaster *COULD* be averted if someone had just remembered it.

* Fracnhise/TheLegendOfZelda:

* ''Franchise/{{Bionicle}}'': after awakening Mata Nui, the Toa Nuva return to Metru Nui to celebrate, only to find out they were [[UnwittingPawn Unwitting Pawns]] to Makuta, who now [[GrandTheftMe took over Mata Nui's body]].

This trope is used to describe when a situation arises when a character or group of characters accomplish something worth celebrating over, but the moment is cut short when someone or something, usually the OnlySaneMan, reminds them that they're not out of the woods just yet... Or they just simply forget.