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* ''VideoGame/AmericanMcGeeAliceRevenge'': The White Rabbit tries to get Alice to apologize for making him wait for her, when he was the one who ran off to leave her running after him.

* A possible NPC example from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'': in the Act II endgame, Isabella will betray you and run off with the loot. However, if you have a strong (Friend, Rival, or Romance) relationship with her, she will find herself unable to leave your side and join you in the middle of the battle against the act boss.
* In ''Videogame/EarthBound'', Poo leaves your party to go training after you leave the pyramid in Scaraba. He returns during the boss fight with Master Barf in Deep Darkness.

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia''
** Early on, Lloyd is captured while he and Genis are looking for Colette and the others. After a short dungeon on his own, Lloyd runs into the base's leader. Before they come to blows, the rest of the party shows up.
** This also happens later in the game, [[spoiler: going through the base of the world tree, the other party members stay behind one after the other to allow the others to continue. Just as Lloyd gets to the end, they all show up again to help.]]
** Kratos actually ''says'' "Sorry I'm late" when he turns up to fight off the "Desians" attacking Colette in the OVA.
* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'', when you fight Gusios for the first time, Yuri will start off alone due to a cave-in Gusios caused, separating him from the rest of the party. As the battle progresses, Repede, Estelle, and Rita will join in. Rita even says "Sorry I'm late."
* This happens in the final battle of ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia''. Made awesome by the fact that each member unleashes their [[LimitBreak Mystic Arte]] as they arrive.

** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'', Rydia returns as your party is busy dying very quickly.

*** Sabin arrives mid-battle to help with a boss. Unlike most examples, this is the first time Sabin appears in the game outside of a flashback.

*** Terra returns after [[spoiler: Humbaba Snorts away two party members. And she's [[ModeLock stuck in]] [[SuperMode her Trance form.]].]]
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' had this a few times in one sequence near the end of the game.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' had this in that desert where Home was and in Yuna's section of Via Purifico.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' had this a few times in one sequence near the end of the game.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' had this in that desert where Home was and in Yuna's section of Via Purifico.

** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', Terra returns after [[spoiler: Humbaba Snorts away two party members. And she's [[ModeLock stuck in]] [[SuperMode her Trance form.]].]]
*** Much earlier in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', Sabin arrives mid-battle to help with a boss. Unlike most examples, this is the first time Sabin appears in the game outside of a flashback.
*** And Gau has an entire gameplay mechanic where he'll do this on the Veldt a few battles after he Leaps away.

* In ''VideoGame/GoldenSun The Lost Age'', one of the fights against Karst and Agatio works like this- much to their chagrin since their original plan was to fight the group two at a time. [[spoiler: You don't have to win the fight either. When it ends, the EnigmaticMinion intervenes before anyone can get killed, then announces that the Party from the last game are on their way up, forcing the pair to flee with the plot trinket.]]
* During the final battle of ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'', after fighting for a bit Mario is joined by [[spoiler:all his allies, thought to be dead]].
** Also in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'', when Mario is separated from his friends and thrown into a one-sided boss fight against [[spoiler:Doopliss, a shapeshifting ghost who has stolen both Mario's identity AND his friends,]] Mario is rescued after a few rounds by [[spoiler:Vivian.]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Wild ARMs 4}}'' has a series of battles in which the four protagonists are supposed to fight alone. However, Yulie ends up against impossible odds since it was a ploy to split them up and capture her. About two rounds into the fight, assuming you survive that long, the rest of the party will show up to rescue her.

* Early in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', Lloyd is captured while he and Genis are looking for Colette and the others. After a short dungeon on his own, Lloyd runs into the base's leader. Before they come to blows, the rest of the party shows up.

* In ''Videogame/EarthBound'', Poo leaves your party to go training after you leave the pyramid in Scaraba. He returns during the boss fight with Master Barf in Deep Darkness.
* A possible NPC example from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'': in the Act II endgame, Isabella will betray you and run off with the loot. However, if you have a strong (Friend, Rival, or Romance) relationship with her, she will find herself unable to leave your side and join you in the middle of the battle against the act boss.

Sometimes overlaps with BigDamnHeroes, but in this case, it's the supporting heroes that come to back up the protagonist when he's having a rough fight alone.

* ''EVEOnline'' has this with either event-driven [=NPCs=] or that lone wolf in your fleet.

* Returning from [[spoiler:the Verseworld for the first time]] in ''GrandiaIII'', Yuki and Alfina meet up with Miranda and Alonso, surrounded by ''GoddamnedBats''.

* In ''VideoGame/GoldenSun The Lost Age'', one of the fights against Karst and Agatio works like this- much to their chagrin since their original plan was to fight the group two at a time.

* In ''EarthBound'', Poo leaves your party to go training after you leave the pyramid in Scaraba. He returns during the boss fight with Master Barf in Deep Darkness.

Sometimes overlaps with BigDamnHeroes, but in this case, it's the supporting heroes that come to back up the proantagonist when he's having a rough fight alone.

* A possible NPC example from ''DragonAgeII'': in the Act II endgame, Isabella will betray you and run off with the loot. However, if you have a strong (Friend, Rival, or Romance) relationship with her, she will find herself unable to leave your side and join you in the middle of the battle against the act boss.

* In ''{{Earthbound}}'', Poo leaves your party to go training after you leave the pyramid in Scaraba. He returns during the boss fight with Master Barf in Deep Darkness.

* ''FinalFantasyIX'' had this a few times in one sequence near the end of the game.
** ''FinalFantasyX'' had this in that desert where Home was and in Yuna's section of Via Purifico.
** In ''FinalFantasyIV'', Rydia returns as your party is busy dying very quickly.
** In ''FinalFantasyVI'', Terra returns after [[spoiler: Humbaba Snorts away two party members. And she's [[ModeLock stuck in]] [[SuperMode her Trance form.]].]]
*** Much earlier in ''FinalFantasyVI'', Sabin arrives mid-battle to help with a boss. Unlike most examples, this is the first time Sabin appears in the game outside of a flashback.

** In Edge's chapter in ''FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears'', any of Edge's ninjas (that weren't KilledOffForReal, which is possible) will rejoin Edge mid-battle when Edge attempts to storm the Tower of Babil.
** ''FinalFantasyXIII'' has a boss fight starting with Hope as your only playable character. Considering that Hope [[SquishyWizard isn't exactly the most durable character on the team]], he ends up having [[HopelessBossFight quite a hard time just surviving on his own]] until Lightning and Fang arrive to back him up. Note that since he is also TheMedic, it ''is'' possible (with enough grinding) to keep him going indefinitely, in which case Light and Fang rush in after a certain time anyway, even if Hope isn't nearing death.

* This happens in the final battle of ''TalesOfXillia''. Made awesome by the fact that each member unleashes their [[LimitBreak Mystic Arte]] as they arrive.

* In an inversion, ''ValkyriaChronicles'' has you separated from your squad in one chapter. Instead of being rescued by your allies, you find and rescue them from an overwhelming assault.

* In ''GoldenSun The Lost Age'', one of the fights against Karst and Agatio works like this- much to their chagrin since their original plan was to fight the group two at a time.

** ''FinalFantasyXIII'' has a boss fight starting with Hope as your only playable character. Considering that Hope [[SquishyWizard isn't exactly the most durable character on the team]], he ends up having quite a hard time just surviving on his own until Lightning and Fang arrive to back him up.

* Early in ''TalesOfSymphonia'', Lloyd is captured while he and Genis are looking for Colette and the others. After a short dungeon on his own, Lloyd runs into the base's leader. Before they come to blows, the rest of the party shows up.

* In ''TalesOfVesperia'', when you fight Gusios for the first time, Yuri will start off alone due to a cave-in Gusios caused, separating him from the rest of the party. As the battle progresses, Repede, Estelle, and Rita will join in. Rita even says "Sorry I'm late."

* ''[[WildArms4 Wild ARMs 4]]'' has a series of battles in which the four protagonists are supposed to fight alone. However, Yulie ends up against impossible odds since it was a ploy to split them up and capture her. About two rounds into the fight, assuming you survive that long, the rest of the party will show up to rescue her.

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