History LightningBruiser / AnimeAndManga

** Tongpu a.k.a. Mad Pierrot who, in addition to being stronger and faster than Spike, has some sort of energy shield to protect him from attacks. It is later [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] however, [[spoiler:as Spike, using a knife, manages to get past the shield and land a single attack on Tongpu, who then drops to the ground and starts crying that "it hurts".]] Justified, since he's also got the [[PsychopathicManchild mind of a child]].

** Spike’s CoolShip the Swordfish II takes after him in the Lightning Bruiser department. A modified racer spaceplane, it’s extremely fast (being able go at light speed in space) in addition to having shields and a reinforced titanium hull. As for firepower, it has a quartet of machine guns as well as a WaveMotionGun plasma cannon. Fittingly Faye and Jet’s ships, the Red Tail and the Hammer Head are respectively a FragileSpeedster and a MightyGlacier in comparison to the Swordfish II.

* In ''Manga/{{Gangsta}}'' the Twilights though some lean towards [[FragileSpeedster Fragile Speedsters]] most (e.g Nic, Galahad, Gawain, and Ginger) are [[LightningBruiser Lightning Bruisers]] with enhanced [[SuperStrength strength]], [[SuperSpeed speed]], and [[SuperToughness durability]]. Not only can they FlashStep around, lift steel beams and kick cars off the ground but some (such as Nic) can take [[SuperSerum Celebrer]] which boosts their abilities even further, though at the cost of their mental and physical health.

* [[MajorlyAwesome Major Motoko Kusanagi]], the heroine of ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell''. Since she's a cyborg (a human brain in a robot body, to be precise) she's fast, incredibly strong (she tries and almost succeeds at prying the hatch of a ''tank'' open in one scene) and agile. In the film we see her chase and take down a BrainwashedAndCrazy armed thug by RoofHopping and using her InvisibilityCloak to sneak up on him and roundhouse-kick him in the face.

** Vincent Volaju, the BigBad of the movie is the best example. In their last battle, Spike throws strike after strike at him, and Vincent hardly flinches. When Vincent hits back, Spike can barely stay on his feet.

* Since [[CripplingOverspecialization specialization doesn't work]] in the ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' universe, every character is either this or aspires to this, since thanks to KiManipulation most of the cast are [[SuperStrength super strong]], [[SuperSpeed super fast]] and [[SuperToughness super tough]] [[FlyingBrick flying bricks]]. The general formula in any given saga or movie is that a villain appears who is a LightningBruiser compared to the heroes, Goku goes through TrainingFromHell or otherwise gets a [[TakeALevelInBadass power upgrade]] at which point HE is the LightningBruiser compared to the villain, and everyone else CantCatchUp. Pretty much every character from the Frieza Arc and beyond is a LightningBruiser. [[TheHero Goku]], [[AntiHero Vegeta]], [[KidHeroAllGrownUp Gohan]], [[QuirkyMiniBossSquad The Ginyu Force]], [[SmugSnake Frieza]], [[KidFromTheFuture Trunks]], [[CuteBruiser Goten]], [[BrattyHalfPint Gotenks]], [[TheStoic Piccolo]], [[PluckyComicRelief Krillin]], [[ThirdEye Tien]], [[DesertBandits Yamcha]], [[OldMaster Master Roshi]], [[BrotherSisterTeam Android 17 & 18]], [[GentleGiant Android 16]], [[UltimateLifeForm Cell]], [[OmnicidalManiac Majin Buu]], [[TwoBeingsOneBody Gogeta, Vegito]], [[PhysicalGod Beerus]], [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Whis]], [[ProfessionalKiller Hit]], [[StrongButUnskilled Kefla]], [[EvilCounterpart Goku Black]], [[TheFightingNarcissist Zamasu]], [[SemiDivine Toppo]], [[WorldsStrongestMan Jiren]]... you name em'.

** The Pillar Men from ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]'' Kars, Esidisi, Wamuu and Santana, even compared to Stands of later parts are truly formidable opponents. All of the Pillar Men are super strong, super fast ([[BlowYouAway especially Wamuu]], who’s also the bulkiest) and they can make their bodies as hard as rock and stretch manipulate their malleable bodies in a variety of ways. Their DramaPreservingHandicap is a weakness to both the [[KiManipulation Hamon]] and [[WeakenedByTheLight sunlight]] but even then they’re still extremely hard to kill. [[spoiler: Once Kars gets the [[PowerCrystal Red Stone of Aja]] and becomes the UltimateLifeForm, those handicaps are removed]].

* In the OVA ''Anime/LastOrderFinalFantasyVII'' there are the bioaugmented like Sephiroth and Zack, the latter of whom is shown easily dodging machine gun fire from multiple shooters and causing the shooters to hit each other. Then he casually pulls his [[{{BFS}} Buster Sword]] out of the ground with one hand -- the same sword that two troopers working together couldn't even budge. Sephiroth just makes Zack look like a slouch in comparison, blitzing him at high speeds in their [[FreeFallFight mid air]] sword fight and then slashing Zack so hard with the [[CoolSword Masamune]] that he gets blown out of MAKO reactor room.
** [[spoiler:Cloud a BadassNormal at this point can be considered this, given he stabs through Sephiroth like butter and then clashes blades with him so fast [[SwordSparks sparks]] fly. Cloud also is tough enough to get impaled ''twice'' by the Masamune and yet can still overpower Sephiroth]].

** Luffy, Zoro and Sanji, known as "The Monster Trio", are the three [[SuperStrength strongest]] crew members of the Straw Hat Pirates. They're also the [[SuperSpeed fastest people]] in the crew who can take [[MadeOfIron severe amounts]] of damage [[note]][[DemBones Brook]] is [[WordOfGod actually faster]] than The Monster Trio but he distinctly can't [[FragileSpeedster handle]] the same kind of injuries they tank, nor does Brook have their strength[[/note]] and all three can use [[KiManipulation Haki]] after the TimeSkip.
** Admiral Kizaru, whose [[LightEmUp light]] powers not only inflict MASSIVE damage but also allow him to be intangible and travel at the speed of light.

** A lot of [[{{Animorphism}} Zoan Devil Fruit]] users can be classified as this especially in their [[HalfHumanHybrid hybrid]] forms as their physical prowess is dialled up to eleven. Besides the aforementioned Rob Lucci and Jabra with their Leopard and Wolf forms, there’s also Kaku (Giraffe), Pell (Falcon), Chaka (Jackal) and Marco (Phoenix) who are incredibly strong, fast and tough combatants ''especially'' Marco who has a HealingFactor too. Then there’s the Ancient Zoans in Wano, specifically Drake (Allosaurus), Page One (Spinosaurus), Ulti (Pachycephalosaurus), Sasaki (Triceratops) and King (Pteranodon) who thanks to their Dinosaur powers are formidably strong, fast and ridiculously tough. King in particular despite being the size of a plane when transformed moves and attacks like a torpedo.

** Charlotte Linlin a.k.a. Big Mom, one of the Yonko of the Seas, is surely built [[FasterThanTheyLook like a blimp]] but she has the force of wrecking ball and is 10x as [[NighInvulnerability durable]]; Big Mom can even break open a iron just by charging through it like a stiff breeze. Her sheer [[TheJuggernaut unstoppable terror]] is shown in all its glory at the end of the Whole Cake Island Arc, when she chases the Straw Hats down to the very borders of her country and only stops when she gets the cake she wants. The Wano anime validates Linlin’s Lightning Bruiser credentials :in her expanded fight with Kaido as she easily matches his every blow, staggering him with a punch of her own, deflecting his mace attack (which one-shot Luffy) and displays incredible speed AirJousting with her fellow Yonko so hard they make {{Kung Fu Sonic Boom}}s.

*** While Kaido's right-hand men, the [[CoDragons All-Stars]], are Lightning Bruisers themselves to varying degrees, [[NoNonsenseNemesis King]] is the best example out of the three: due to his [[UltimateLifeform Lunarian]] heritage, he is able to [[PlayingWithFire create and manipulate fire]], can fly, is [[NighInvulnerable deceptively durable]] and [[SuperSpeed incredibly fast]]. He provides Zoro with his first real challenge in the New World, and it shows; Zoro is only able to match his raw fighting power due to figuring out how his body works (King can be either durable or fast, but never both) and [[spoiler:unlocking [[AwesomenessIsAForce Conqueror's Haki]]]].

** The Captain from [[ThoseWackyNazis Millennium]], being an extremely powerful Werewolf is: strong enough kick torpedos around and beat the crap out of the aforementioned Seras (even with her NextTierPowerUp), fast enough to catch Walter's strings and move at a blur-like speed. If that wasn't enough The Captain can just shrug off getting stabbed by Seras's demonic arm and [[{{Intangibility}} phase]] through attacks with a mist-like abilty. His only weakness is [[SilverHasMysticPowers silver]] which he [[NobleDemon happily]] [[ILetYouWin gives to Seras]] [[DeathSeeker to use againist him]].

** Gojo's {{infinite}} Limitless]] empowers his physical attacks, gives him FlashStep levels of speed and grants him a nigh-impenetrable defence.

** Seras Victoria despite being a FriendlyNeighbourhoodVampire can paint the halls with foes’s blood in a matter of minutes as well as shrug off grievous injuries with her HealingFactor. [[spoiler: Seras becomes even more of a Lightning Bruiser when she drinks Pip’s blood and becomes a true “Draculina” i.e turning into a [[https://j.gifs.com/AqrrlQ.gif whirlwind of death]] and reducing DarkChick Zorin Blitz's face into a scrap of skin]].