History Main / RunOrDie

* ''Utoya22Juli'', a reenactment of the Breivik Massacre (which happened [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin on the island Utøya on 22. July 2011]]) from the perspective of the victims. Said victims, being unarmed and mentally unprepared for a terrorist assault, can't do anything against the terrorist who can rapidly hit them at large distances (> 20 meters), and is protected by a helmet and a bulletproof vest, making stones useless. This is exacerbated by the fact that people attending the Utøya camp were mostly nonaggressive. They can only run.

* Both sides in ''[[LetsPlay/{{Dream}} Dream's]]'' Minecraft Manhunt like to run away from situations they don't like.
** Early on in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7t5B69G0Dw Minecraft Manhunt finale rematch,]] [[spoiler: Dream gets a golden sword from a chest]] near a broken Nether Portal. [[spoiler: The three hunters promptly run away from Dream.]]
** Early in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tylNqtyj0gs Minecraft Manhunt grand finale,]] Dream is collecting wheat, when all of a sudden [[spoiler: George and Sapnap are chasing after Dream with iron weapons and armor. He runs away as fast as possible while the hunters try to get him.]]

** Earlier in "[[Recap/BuffyTehVampireSlayerS2E21BecomingPart1 Becoming Part 1]]", vampires attack the gang in the library and Cordelia immediately runs away. When she returns in the next episode she jokes about how far away she got before realising nobody was actually chasing ''her''. Buffy tells her running was the right thing to do anyway.

* In ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'', after the Hydra's head is cut off, three more grow in its place. Having had enough trouble while fighting the monster with one head, Hercules had no choice but to run away from three snapping heads.

* Near the end of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' season 5, the Scooby Gang decide this is all they can do against [[PhysicalGod Glorificus]].
** Earlier in "Becoming Part 1" vampires attack the gang in the library and Cordelia immediately runs away. When she returns in the next episode she jokes about how far away she got before realising nobody was actually chasing ''her''. Buffy tells her running was the right thing to do anyway.

* Serena Rinnen from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'' gives Phonsekal Lauroe this gem:

* Serena Rinnen from ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'' gives Phonsekal Laure this gem:

* [[OmnicidalManiac The Blood Red King]] is one of two [[PhysicalGod Omega Level Metahumans]] in the ''Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse''. Being the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Terror and Fear with NewPowersAsThePlotDemands, he's the one foe no one '''''ever''''' wants to engage in a standup fight. The only ones who have knew they were making a HeroicSacrifice so other people could get away. The only hero who ever succeeded in actually beating him was Amnesty, the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Kindness and Mercy. She is the setting's ''other'' [[PhysicalGod Omega]].

** ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblem ThreeHouses Three Houses]]'': Episode 4 of the ''Cindered Shadows'' sidestory has the party pursued by a Guardian Golem after retrieving the Chalice of Beginnings. The golem has staggeringly high stats that make fighting it head-on useless; the goal of the map is to cut your way through the phantom soldiers summoned alongside it and escape to safety before the gates close and trap you in with it.

* In the original ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', Gandalf simply says of the Balrog "The counter-spell was terrible. It almost broke me... swords are no use here!" and a little later "this foe is beyond any of you." In [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings the film]], [[TalkingIsAFreeAction after explaining to them]] [[MrExposition what a Balrog is]], he helpfully adds ''"...RUN!"''

* In ''VideoGame/ClockTower2'' when you hear [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSMKSrnJtIo this]], you run for dear life until you find either a place to hide or a means to drive him away.

* The FinalBoss of ''VideoGameStarWarsJediFallenOrder'' is [[spoiler: Darth Vader himself. Since Vader is in his prime and the player character is an ex-Padawan that only recently regained access to his Force abilities, nothing the player does to Vader slows him down for more than a few seconds. He doesn't even have a health bar, as if to emphasize that fighting him is a death sentence. The only thing left to do is turn and run while Vader slowly follows after you, [[PersonOfMassDestruction shredding the scenery and pathway ahead]] with but a thought.]]

* In ''VideoGame/ClockTower'' when you hear [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSMKSrnJtIo this]], you run for dear life until you find either a place to hide or a means to drive him away.

* In ''Literature/NESGodzillaCreepypasta'', at the end of each of the game's worlds, instead of the military base present in the original game, there's what seems to be a red tribal mask. The level inside is just a burning background and the word "RUN". And when [[EldritchAbomination the red monster who is bigger than freaking Godzilla appears]], then you know why. As the game progresses, the chase has new elements, including an underwater level for Anguirus and a flying level for Mothra, but the Hellbeast changes forms as well.

* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', during the Third Ninja War there was a "Flee on sight" order on the Fourth Hokage, with this heavily implied.

* In ''VideoGame/{{OFF}}'', a few turns into your first fight with Enoch, the Batter will warn you that he's too huge, and urge you to flee. [[spoiler:When you do run, he begins chasing you down the hallway from his office, and the process is repeated if he catches you.]] Defeating him is technically possible, but he has 99999 HP (over eight times as much as [[BonusBoss Sugar]]) and higher Defense and Spirit than anything/anyone else in the game other than [[spoiler:Hugo]] and the Ballmen, but [[spoiler:Hugo]] doesn't attack you, and [[spoiler: you don't fight the Ballmen as the Batter,]] you get no experience/credits/items for doing so, and the game continues as though you fled.

* In ''VideoGame/{{OFF}}'', a few turns into your first fight with Enoch, the Batter will warn you that he's too huge, and urge you to flee. [[spoiler:When you do run, he begins chasing you down the hallway from his office, and the process is repeated if he catches you.]] Defeating him is technically possible, but he has 99999 HP (over eight times as much as the [[BonusBoss Sugar]]) and higher Defense and Spirit than anything/anyone else in the game other than [[spoiler:Hugo]] and the Ballmen, but [[spoiler:Hugo]] doesn't attack you, and [[spoiler: you don't fight the Ballmen as the Batter,]] you get no experience/credits/items for doing so, and the game continues as though you fled.

* Before you even begin playing the actual game, you get a bit of expository text at the beginning of ''Videogame/Outlast'' telling you, amongst other things, that Miles cannot physically fight back against anyone and that running and hiding are your only methods of survival.

* Before you even begin playing the actual game, you get a bit of expository text at the beginning of ''VideoGame/Outlast'' telling you, amongst other things, that Miles cannot physically fight back against anyone and that running and hiding are your only methods of survival.