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* In one episode of ''PoliceSquad'', Frank was going undercover as a boxing coach. The VillainOfTheWeek kidnapped the wife of the man Frank was coaching to force him to throw the fight. Frank rescued the girl, inspiring the boxer to win the match.
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* The movie ''Diggstown'' has this in spades, on both the heroes' and villain's sides each trying to outdo, outbribe, and outcon the other in the protagonist's series of ten fights with amateur boxers. Two brothers are bribed by the protagonists to take a dive, but the first one does such a poor job that the second one is forced to try to win, or his brother will die. Another boxer is forced to leave the arena before stepping into the ring, tricking the protagonists into assuming that he forfeited. Two ringers are brought in to fight, sneaking through the loophole that, as inmates in the local prison, they are legally "residents" of the area. However, the final ringer has actually been bribed the protagonists to blatantly take a dive.
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* The movie ''Diggstown'' has this in spades, on both the heroes' heroes's and villain's sides each trying to outdo, outbribe, and outcon the other in the protagonist's series of ten fights with amateur boxers. Two brothers are bribed by the protagonists to take a dive, but the first one does such a poor job that the second one is forced to try to win, or his brother will die. Another boxer is forced to leave the arena before stepping into the ring, tricking the protagonists into assuming that he forfeited. Two ringers are brought in to fight, sneaking through the loophole that, as inmates in the local prison, they are legally "residents" of the area. However, the final ringer has actually been bribed the protagonists to blatantly take a dive.
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* In ''LittleGiants'', Spike is ordered by his dad to take out Junior, the Giants' star QB. He does so in a way that [[UnnecessaryRoughness would've gotten him kicked out of Pee-Wee football]] in RealLife, but this only gets him a 15-yard penalty...and his dad a [[EvenEvilHasStandards severe dressing-down by his head coach]]. Oh, and it spurred the Giants' ''other'' star player ([[YouGoGirl who happened to be a girl]]) out of a TenMinuteRetirement to kick Cowboy butt.
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* In ''LittleGiants'', Spike is ordered by his dad to take out Junior, the Giants' Giants's star QB. He does so in a way that [[UnnecessaryRoughness would've gotten him kicked out of Pee-Wee football]] in RealLife, but this only gets him a 15-yard penalty...and his dad a [[EvenEvilHasStandards severe dressing-down by his head coach]]. Oh, and it spurred the Giants' Giants's ''other'' star player ([[YouGoGirl who happened to be a girl]]) out of a TenMinuteRetirement to kick Cowboy butt.
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* In the ''{{Mahabharata}}'', Bhima is only able to win his climactic mace duel against Duryodhana by striking his opponent in the thigh (which the Pandavas' mentor Krishna advises him to do by repeatedly slapping his own thigh). Duryodhana calls the Pandavas out for this, since strikes below the belt are illegal. OlderThanFeudalism.
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* In the ''{{Mahabharata}}'', Bhima is only able to win his climactic mace duel against Duryodhana by striking his opponent in the thigh (which the Pandavas' mentor Krishna advises him to do by repeatedly slapping his own thigh). Duryodhana calls the Pandavas out for this, since strikes below the belt are illegal. Naturally, this is [[OlderThanDirt older than dirt]].OlderThanFeudalism.
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* The second ''TheCheetahGirls'' movie has this done by the [[MeddlingParents Agent]] mother of one of the competitors. This includes having her daughter interact with Chuchi in order to split her off from the other girls, and even arranging for them to be paid at a performance in order to get them kicked out of the competition that they're in Barcelona for (which is only for amateurs; receiving payment makes them professionals). Her daughter ultmately calls her out on her behavior, saying that she doesn't want to win by cheating.
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* The second ''TheCheetahGirls'' ''Film/TheCheetahGirls'' movie has this done by the [[MeddlingParents Agent]] mother of one of the competitors. This includes having her daughter interact with Chuchi in order to split her off from the other girls, and even arranging for them to be paid at a performance in order to get them kicked out of the competition that they're in Barcelona for (which is only for amateurs; receiving payment makes them professionals). Her daughter ultmately calls her out on her behavior, saying that she doesn't want to win by cheating.
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* ''TheKarateKid''. Evil Sensei John Kreese's students are basically the neighborhood tough guy/bullies. His philosophy of Karate can be summed up as "No Mercy". Daniel [=LaRusso=], the titular ''KarateKid'', learns a much more balanced philosophy of karate. When it looks like [=LaRusso=] is going to take the All Valley Under 18 Karate Championship away from one of his students, Kreese first tells one student (Who is fighting [=LaRusso=] in the semi-finals) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W4Zr79AHa4 to take him "out of commission"]], which the kid does by wrecking one of [=LaRusso=]'s knees. The kid adamantly doesn't want to do it and apologizes afterwards... and he was [=DQ'ed=]. In the final bout, Kreese tells his favored student to "sweep the leg," which the student does. Naturally Daniel wins anyway.
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* ''TheKarateKid''. Evil Sensei John Kreese's students are basically the neighborhood tough guy/bullies. His philosophy of Karate can be summed up as "No Mercy". Daniel [=LaRusso=], the titular ''KarateKid'', learns a much more balanced philosophy of karate. When it looks like [=LaRusso=] is going to take the All Valley Under 18 Karate Championship away from one of his students, Kreese first tells one student (Who (who is fighting [=LaRusso=] in the semi-finals) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W4Zr79AHa4 to take him "out of commission"]], commission", which the kid does by wrecking one of [=LaRusso=]'s knees. The kid adamantly doesn't want to do it and apologizes afterwards... and he was [=DQ'ed=]. In the final bout, Kreese tells his favored student to "sweep the leg," which the student does. Naturally Daniel wins anyway.
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* In the first ''BadNewsBears'' movie, Buttermaker orders Rudy to lean in, get hit by the pitch, and "take one for the team". Rudy doesn't like it, but he does it.
* In the 2006 ''SpeedRacer'' movie, the rival racer is a little ticked to find out that his sponsor installed an illegal hook on his vehicle. He ends up using it against Speed anyway. Indeed the whole plot of the movie revolves around the big corporations strictly controlling the finishing order of the races; Speed himself refuses to sign that kind of deal partway through the movie, instead choosing to stay indie and try to beat the system.
* In the 2006 ''SpeedRacer'' movie, the rival racer is a little ticked to find out that his sponsor installed an illegal hook on his vehicle. He ends up using it against Speed anyway. Indeed the whole plot of the movie revolves around the big corporations strictly controlling the finishing order of the races; Speed himself refuses to sign that kind of deal partway through the movie, instead choosing to stay indie and try to beat the system.
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* In the first ''BadNewsBears'' ''TheBadNewsBears'' movie, Buttermaker orders Rudy to lean in, get hit by the pitch, and "take one for the team". Rudy doesn't like it, but he does it.
* In the 2006''SpeedRacer'' ''Film/SpeedRacer'' movie, the rival racer is a little ticked to find out that his sponsor installed an illegal hook on his vehicle. He ends up using it against Speed anyway. Indeed the whole plot of the movie revolves around the big corporations strictly controlling the finishing order of the races; Speed himself refuses to sign that kind of deal partway through the movie, instead choosing to stay indie and try to beat the system.
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* Seen in the''TheSimpsons'' episode where Lisa is in a spelling bee. The organizer tells her to throw her word that could win her the bee (with the promise of a fully paid college education and a hot plate), because the governing body wants to use her [[{{Adorkable}} adorably geeky]] rival in advertising. In a bout of defiance, she exposes the con, then proceeds to lose anyway.
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* ''ThePrincessBride''. Vizzini orders Fezzik to kill The Man In Black with a boulder to the head while he's not looking, ignoring that Fezzik thinks it's unsportsmanlike. Fezzik ignores him and fights the Man In Black in a wrestling match instead.
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* In ''DragonBall'', during the 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai, Tenshinhan finds that their master, the Crane Hermit, has been having [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Chaozu]] use his telekinesis to paralyze Goku during their fight. The Crane Hermit then orders Tenshinhan to kill Goku while he's paralyzed. Tenshinhan refuses.
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* In {{JLA-Avengers}}, two [[CosmicEntity Cosmic Entities]] are gambling on whether the JLA or the Avengers can [[GottaCatchThemAll collect a set]] of {{MacGuffin}}s first. While most of the teams pursue the artifacts, Captain America and Batman do some digging and figure out that it's actually to the advantage of both teams if the Justice League wins. In the brawl over the final [=MacGuffin=], the Avengers almost win so Captain America has to [[OrderedToCheat order his team to]] [[ThrowingTheFight Throw The Fight]].
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** "Sweep the Leg" was the former TropeNamer for this trope, but the leg sweep ''per se'' wasn't actually cheating; it was just taking advantage of the injury caused by the actual act of cheating earlier.
** The ContinuityReboot was much more [[NoHoldsBarredBeatDown brutal]] about this, though. When Dre is taken down, the other kid holds his leg and does nothing but land elbow strikes repeatedly until the one spot is almost black with bruises. Unlike the example above, the kid doesn't directly apologize. Then the other instructor tells the next kid to break Dre's leg. Guess what happens.
** The ContinuityReboot was much more [[NoHoldsBarredBeatDown brutal]] about this, though. When Dre is taken down, the other kid holds his leg and does nothing but land elbow strikes repeatedly until the one spot is almost black with bruises. Unlike the example above, the kid doesn't directly apologize. Then the other instructor tells the next kid to break Dre's leg. Guess what happens.
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* Played with in ''SlumdogMillionaire.'' The host of the show apparently gives Jamal the correct answer to the question during a bathroom break (after Jamal used his fifty-fifty lifeline). In a bout of defiance, Jamal chooses the other remaining answer, believing it to be the wrong one. Turns out he's right. Turns out the host [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique and the police]] aren't too happy about it.
** I got the impression the host was worried about Jamal becoming a hero (by winning the million) and eclipsing the host's fame and had deliberately fed him the wrong answer. Jamal guessed that was the case and chose the other option, believing it to be the correct one.
* The movie ''Diggstown'' has this in spades, on both the heroes' and villain's sides each trying to outdo, outbribe, and outcon the other in the protagonist's series of ten fights with amateur boxers. Two brothers are bribed by the protagonists to take a dive, but the first one does such a poor job that the second one is forced to try to win, or his brother will die. Another boxer is forced to leave the arena before stepping into the ring, tricking the protagonists into assume that he forfeited. Two ringers are brought in to fight, sneaking through the loophole that, as inmates in the local prison, they are legally "residents" of the area. However, the final ringer has actually been bribed the protagonists to blatantly take a dive.
** I got the impression the host was worried about Jamal becoming a hero (by winning the million) and eclipsing the host's fame and had deliberately fed him the wrong answer. Jamal guessed that was the case and chose the other option, believing it to be the correct one.
* The movie ''Diggstown'' has this in spades, on both the heroes' and villain's sides each trying to outdo, outbribe, and outcon the other in the protagonist's series of ten fights with amateur boxers. Two brothers are bribed by the protagonists to take a dive, but the first one does such a poor job that the second one is forced to try to win, or his brother will die. Another boxer is forced to leave the arena before stepping into the ring, tricking the protagonists into assume that he forfeited. Two ringers are brought in to fight, sneaking through the loophole that, as inmates in the local prison, they are legally "residents" of the area. However, the final ringer has actually been bribed the protagonists to blatantly take a dive.
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** I got the impression the host was worried about Jamal becoming a hero (by winning the million) and eclipsing the host's fame and had
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* In ''[=~Yu-Gi-Oh!~=]'''s Battle City Finals, when [[spoiler:Odion posing as Marik]] duels Joey, he at one point is poised to win the duel, before [[spoiler:the real [[BigBad Marik]]]] orders him to use his (fake copy of) The Winged Dragon of Ra. [[spoiler:Odion]] reluctantly complies. This does not end well.
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* In ''[=~Yu-Gi-Oh!~=]'''s ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh}}'''s Battle City Finals, when [[spoiler:Odion posing as Marik]] duels Joey, he at one point is poised to win the duel, before [[spoiler:the real [[BigBad Marik]]]] orders him to use his (fake copy of) The Winged Dragon of Ra. [[spoiler:Odion]] reluctantly complies. This does not end well.
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* In one of the ''BadNewsBears'' movies (not the most recent one, maybe the first one?) one of the opposing coaches orders his batter to lean into the pitch so he'd get hit, to get a walk. The player is against the idea, but does it anyway.
** The first one, but it was Buttermaker - the Bears' manager - telling Rudi Stein (the Jewish kid with the afro and glasses) to 'take one for the team'.
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** The first one, but it wasmovie, Buttermaker - orders Rudy to lean in, get hit by the Bears' manager - telling Rudi Stein (the Jewish kid with the afro pitch, and glasses) to 'take "take one for the team'.team". Rudy doesn't like it, but he does it.
** The first one, but it was
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* How about ''TheSimpsons'' episode where Lisa is in the spelling bee? The organizer tells her to throw her word that could win her the bee (with the promise of a fully paid college education and a hot plate), because the governing body wants to use her adorably geeky rival in advertising. Then in a bout of defiance, she exposes the con, then proceeds to lose anyway.
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* How about ''TheSimpsons'' Seen in the''TheSimpsons'' episode where Lisa is in the a spelling bee? bee. The organizer tells her to throw her word that could win her the bee (with the promise of a fully paid college education and a hot plate), because the governing body wants to use her [[{{Adorkable}} adorably geeky geeky]] rival in advertising. Then in In a bout of defiance, she exposes the con, then proceeds to lose anyway.
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* The second ''TheCheetahGirls'' movie has this being done not by the girl in question, but by her [[MeddlingParents Agent]] mother. This includes having her daughter interact with Chuchi in order to split her off from the other girls, and even arranging for them to be payed at a performance in order to get them kicked out of the competition that they're in Barcelona for (only ''non''professional groups are allowed to compete-being payed means you're professional). After she gets called out on this, she tries to start something up again, but her daughter calls her out on it, saying that she doesn't want to win by cheating.
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* The second ''TheCheetahGirls'' movie has this being done not by the girl in question, but by her [[MeddlingParents Agent]] mother. mother of one of the competitors. This includes having her daughter interact with Chuchi in order to split her off from the other girls, and even arranging for them to be payed paid at a performance in order to get them kicked out of the competition that they're in Barcelona for (only ''non''professional groups are allowed to compete-being payed means you're professional). After she gets called out on this, she tries to start something up again, but her (which is only for amateurs; receiving payment makes them professionals). Her daughter ultmately calls her out on it, her behavior, saying that she doesn't want to win by cheating.
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** "Sweep the Leg" was the former TropeNamer for this trope, but the leg sweep ''per se'' wasn't actually cheating; it was just taking advantage of the injury caused by the actual act of cheating earlier.
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* The second ''CheetahGirls'' movie has this being done not by the girl in question, but by her [[MeddlingParents Agent]] mother. This includes having her daughter interact with Chuchi in order to split her off from the other girls, and even arranging for them to be payed at a performance in order to get them kicked out of the competition that they're in Barcelona for (only ''non''professional groups are allowed to compete-being payed means you're professional). After she gets called out on this, she tries to start something up again, but her daughter calls her out on it, saying that she doesn't want to win by cheating.
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* The second ''CheetahGirls'' ''TheCheetahGirls'' movie has this being done not by the girl in question, but by her [[MeddlingParents Agent]] mother. This includes having her daughter interact with Chuchi in order to split her off from the other girls, and even arranging for them to be payed at a performance in order to get them kicked out of the competition that they're in Barcelona for (only ''non''professional groups are allowed to compete-being payed means you're professional). After she gets called out on this, she tries to start something up again, but her daughter calls her out on it, saying that she doesn't want to win by cheating.
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* ''ColorOfMoney'', where FastEddie Felson tells Vincent to "dump" in his one of his road matches, so as to prep him for a rich guy easy mark. Vincent, being the hothead egotist that he is (played by Tom Cruise), wins the match and loses the mark.
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* ''ColorOfMoney'', ''TheColorOfMoney'', where FastEddie Fast Eddie Felson tells Vincent to "dump" in his one of his road matches, so as to prep him for a rich guy easy mark. Vincent, being the hothead egotist that he is (played by Tom Cruise), TomCruise), wins the match and loses the mark.
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* In ''[[YuGiOh Yu-Gi-Oh!'s]]'' Battle City Finals, when [[spoiler:Odion posing as Marik]] duels Joey, he at one point is poised to win the duel, before [[spoiler:the real [[BigBad Marik]]]] orders him to use his (fake copy of) The Winged Dragon of Ra. [[spoiler:Odion]] reluctantly complies. This does not end well.
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If a hero is ordered [[ThrowingTheFight not to win]], for some reason, their decision to comply will probably be based on whether it really is for a good cause. Deliberately In some cases, especially ones where the hero is being tempted with bribes or threatened with retaliation, refusing to throw the game will be presented as honourable and courageous. Other times, though, deliberately losing may actually be presented as the morally correct choice, as the hero may be sacrificing their pride for a greater goal.
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* ''TheKarateKid'' is the origin of the trope name. Evil Sensei John Kreese's students are basically the neighborhood tough guy/bullies. His philosophy of Karate can be summed up as "No Mercy". Daniel [=LaRusso=], the titular ''KarateKid'', learns a much more balanced philosophy of karate. When it looks like [=LaRusso=] is going to take the All Valley Under 18 Karate Championship away from one of his students, Kreese first tells one student (Who is fighting [=LaRusso=] in the semi-finals) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W4Zr79AHa4 to take him "out of commission"]], which the kid does by wrecking one of [=LaRusso=]'s knees. The kid adamantly doesn't want to do it and apologizes afterwards... and he was [=DQ'ed=]. In the final bout, Kreese tells his favored student to "sweep the leg," which the student does. Naturally Daniel wins anyway.
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* ''TheKarateKid'' is the origin of the trope name.''TheKarateKid''. Evil Sensei John Kreese's students are basically the neighborhood tough guy/bullies. His philosophy of Karate can be summed up as "No Mercy". Daniel [=LaRusso=], the titular ''KarateKid'', learns a much more balanced philosophy of karate. When it looks like [=LaRusso=] is going to take the All Valley Under 18 Karate Championship away from one of his students, Kreese first tells one student (Who is fighting [=LaRusso=] in the semi-finals) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W4Zr79AHa4 to take him "out of commission"]], which the kid does by wrecking one of [=LaRusso=]'s knees. The kid adamantly doesn't want to do it and apologizes afterwards... and he was [=DQ'ed=]. In the final bout, Kreese tells his favored student to "sweep the leg," which the student does. Naturally Daniel wins anyway.
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If the character is being asked to win dishonestly, it implies that their ability is being questioned (or else they'd be able to win fairly). Whether or not this lack of confidence is justified is variable - sometimes, it will be plain that cheating is the only way to win, but other times, the character will genuinely believe in their abilities, and may well say "I know I can do this!" before getting overruled by someone who disagrees or who wants to play it safe. Sometimes, one side thinks they have no choice but to cheat because the other side will.
When it's a hero who is ordered to win by whatever means necessary, they're quite likely to refuse. They'll often go ahead and win ''without'' cheating, demonstrating skill and honesty like the proper hero they are. This sometimes plays out with the hero initially ''appearing'' to lose, only for the bad guys to be [[CheatersNeverProsper exposed as cheats and stripped of their win]]. Less commonly, the hero will refuse to cheat and will ''really'' lose, preferring to keep their integrity intact even at the cost of their goal.
If a hero is ordered [[ThrowingTheFight not to win]], for some reason, their decision to comply will probably be based on whether it really is for a good cause. Deliberately losing may actually be presented as the morally correct choice, as the hero may be sacrificing their pride for a greater goal.
When it's a bad guy who is ordered to play dirty, their reluctance to do so may help build them up as a WorthyOpponent - they have genuine skill, and might even get along with the hero if they weren't on opposite sides. If ordered to cheat to win, they might perform at least a partial HeelFaceTurn by defying their orders at the last minute and giving the hero a fair shot.
The competition involved is often a sports event of some kind, so this often turns up as the main moral dilemma in a [[SportsStoryTropes sports story]]. See also UnnecessaryRoughness.
Compare SecretTestOfCharacter. Not to be confused with ShowSomeLeg.
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* In ''KitchenPrincess'', the director of the school Najika attends tells her to deliberately lose a competition between her and Seiya Mizuno (an up-and-coming young chef), promising to [[SavingTheOrphanage save the orphanage]] she grew up in from being torn down if she does.
* In ''[[YuGiOh Yu-Gi-Oh!'s]]'' Battle City Finals, when [[spoiler:Odion posing as Marik]] duels Joey, he at one point is poised to win the duel, before [[spoiler:the real [[BigBad Marik]]]] orders him to use his (fake copy of) The Winged Dragon of Ra. [[spoiler:Odion]] reluctantly complies. This does not end well.
* In ''DragonBall'', during the 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai, Tenshinhan finds that their master, the Crane Hermit, has been having [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Chaozu]] use his telekinesis to paralyze Goku during their fight. The Crane Hermit then orders Tenshinhan to kill Goku while he's paralyzed. Tenshinhan refuses.
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* [[{{Daredevil}} Matt Murdock]]'s father was told to lose. He initially complied, only for his pride or self-respect to get the better of him, eventually winning anyway, which caused him to be killed by the Mob shortly afterwards.
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* ''TheKarateKid'' is the origin of the trope name. Evil Sensei John Kreese's students are basically the neighborhood tough guy/bullies. His philosophy of Karate can be summed up as "No Mercy". Daniel [=LaRusso=], the titular ''KarateKid'', learns a much more balanced philosophy of karate. When it looks like [=LaRusso=] is going to take the All Valley Under 18 Karate Championship away from one of his students, Kreese first tells one student (Who is fighting [=LaRusso=] in the semi-finals) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W4Zr79AHa4 to take him "out of commission"]], which the kid does by wrecking one of [=LaRusso=]'s knees. The kid adamantly doesn't want to do it and apologizes afterwards... and he was [=DQ'ed=]. In the final bout, Kreese tells his favored student to "sweep the leg," which the student does. Naturally Daniel wins anyway.
** The ContinuityReboot was much more [[NoHoldsBarredBeatDown brutal]] about this, though. When Dre is taken down, the other kid holds his leg and does nothing but land elbow strikes repeatedly until the one spot is almost black with bruises. Unlike the example above, the kid doesn't directly apologize. Then the other instructor tells the next kid to break Dre's leg. Guess what happens.
* Appears in the first ''Film/TheMightyDucks'' movie, which becomes a WhatTheHellHero moment and the beginning of a mild HeelFaceTurn (the main character wasn't all that much of a heel to begin with).
* ''ColorOfMoney'', where FastEddie Felson tells Vincent to "dump" in his one of his road matches, so as to prep him for a rich guy easy mark. Vincent, being the hothead egotist that he is (played by Tom Cruise), wins the match and loses the mark.
* ''ThePrincessBride''. Vizzini orders Fezzik to kill The Man In Black with a boulder to the head while he's not looking, ignoring that Fezzik thinks it's unsportsmanlike. Fezzik ignores him and fights the Man In Black in a wrestling match instead.
* Happens in TheLongestYard, when the Warden orders the head of the guards, who, while cruel, still believes in fair play, to play dirty. Or, at least it happens in the remake, I've never seen the original.
** The other version of this trope occurs too. The Warden, whose team of guards is losing to Paul Crewe's team of prisoners, tells Crewe to blow the game, threatening to frame Crewe for the death of Caretaker, which would keep Crewe in prison forever, if Crewe does not comply. At first Crewe does throw the game, but when the guard team keeps piling it on more than Crewe wanted, he starts to play for real again and his team wins, and the captain tells Crewe that he'll testify for him against the Warden in the case of Caretaker's death.
* In one of the ''BadNewsBears'' movies (not the most recent one, maybe the first one?) one of the opposing coaches orders his batter to lean into the pitch so he'd get hit, to get a walk. The player is against the idea, but does it anyway.
** The first one, but it was Buttermaker - the Bears' manager - telling Rudi Stein (the Jewish kid with the afro and glasses) to 'take one for the team'.
* In the 2006 ''SpeedRacer'' movie, the rival racer is a little ticked to find out that his sponsor installed an illegal hook on his vehicle. He ends up using it against Speed anyway. Indeed the whole plot of the movie revolves around the big corporations strictly controlling the finishing order of the races; Speed himself refuses to sign that kind of deal partway through the movie, instead choosing to stay indie and try to beat the system.
* Bruce Willis in ''PulpFiction'' was told to lose and didn't, which is why he has to run for his life.
* Played with in ''SlumdogMillionaire.'' The host of the show apparently gives Jamal the correct answer to the question during a bathroom break (after Jamal used his fifty-fifty lifeline). In a bout of defiance, Jamal chooses the other remaining answer, believing it to be the wrong one. Turns out he's right. Turns out the host [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique and the police]] aren't too happy about it.
** I got the impression the host was worried about Jamal becoming a hero (by winning the million) and eclipsing the host's fame and had deliberately fed him the wrong answer. Jamal guessed that was the case and chose the other option, believing it to be the correct one.
* The movie ''Diggstown'' has this in spades, on both the heroes' and villain's sides each trying to outdo, outbribe, and outcon the other in the protagonist's series of ten fights with amateur boxers. Two brothers are bribed by the protagonists to take a dive, but the first one does such a poor job that the second one is forced to try to win, or his brother will die. Another boxer is forced to leave the arena before stepping into the ring, tricking the protagonists into assume that he forfeited. Two ringers are brought in to fight, sneaking through the loophole that, as inmates in the local prison, they are legally "residents" of the area. However, the final ringer has actually been bribed the protagonists to blatantly take a dive.
* This is basically the entire premise of the movie ''Film/QuizShow''.
* In ''LittleGiants'', Spike is ordered by his dad to take out Junior, the Giants' star QB. He does so in a way that [[UnnecessaryRoughness would've gotten him kicked out of Pee-Wee football]] in RealLife, but this only gets him a 15-yard penalty...and his dad a [[EvenEvilHasStandards severe dressing-down by his head coach]]. Oh, and it spurred the Giants' ''other'' star player ([[YouGoGirl who happened to be a girl]]) out of a TenMinuteRetirement to kick Cowboy butt.
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* In the first of RobinHobb's ''Soldier Son'' books, the military academy to which the protagonist belongs has a policy of failing whole units based on their overall performance, rather than simply failing the individuals who perform poorly. One of the cadets therefore comes under considerable pressure to cheat in an exam for a subject he is known to be weak in. His resistance is resented by the cadets who believe that they'll be turned out of the academy if and when he fails.
* In the ''{{Mahabharata}}'', Bhima is only able to win his climactic mace duel against Duryodhana by striking his opponent in the thigh (which the Pandavas' mentor Krishna advises him to do by repeatedly slapping his own thigh). Duryodhana calls the Pandavas out for this, since strikes below the belt are illegal. Naturally, this is [[OlderThanDirt older than dirt]].
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* In the ''BabylonFive'' episode "TKO", the boxer Walker Smith says that he was driven out of the sport because he refused to lose a fight when told to.
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* NoMoreKings, "[[http://www.sweeptheleg.com/ Sweep The Leg]]".
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* In WorldOfWarcraft, Instructor Rasuvius, a boss in Naxxramas actually says the trope's titlem while training Death Knights, likely as a ShoutOut to the original.
-->"SweepTheLeg! Do you have a problem with that?"
* In ''WarioWare: Touched!'', you can swipe at a karate guy's legs to knock him down.
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* ''PennyArcade'', in a [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/09/15/ line dancing competition]] of all things.
-->'''Rival Team Boss''': You know what you have to do.
-->'''Rival Team Member''': I can beat him! I'm the better dancer!
-->'''Rival Team Boss''': He's too good. You take him out. Or I take you out.
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* Subverted in ''KingOfTheHill'', Season 12, ''Suite Smells of Excess''. Hank was told to give misleading orders to a rival football team, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, so that his football team, Texas Longhorns, would win. Hank was reluctant at first, but then went on with it when he remembered that it was to help Texas. [[spoiler: The rival football team won anyways.]]
** He also did it because his son, Bobby, started liking football and he wanted him to continue liking football. Plus, he already broke a lot of laws (buying tickets from a scalper and taking over a retired Nebraska football player's VIP suite) trying to get Bobby to like football so he had nothing to lose.
* How about ''TheSimpsons'' episode where Lisa is in the spelling bee? The organizer tells her to throw her word that could win her the bee (with the promise of a fully paid college education and a hot plate), because the governing body wants to use her adorably geeky rival in advertising. Then in a bout of defiance, she exposes the con, then proceeds to lose anyway.
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