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* Syndrome of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' has no powers, yet his technical skills and smarts allow him to create a robot powerful enough to eliminate dozens of supers. As well as an energy beam that allows him to move ''anything'', regardless of its size, almost exactly like the Gravity Gun from ''VideoGame/HalfLife2''. It may be that he has the one power of the Fantastic Four that no member of the Parr family has: His ability to invent things. He's a {{Deconstruct|edTrope}}ion of Franchise/{{Batman}}-like BadassNormal superheroes: he is undeniably a genius inventor, [[BadassBookworm and he's hand's-on enough to use his gadgets in the field himself]], but his lack of powers causes superheroes with powers to disparage him as just another {{Muggle|s}} who gets in the way. The difference is that Batman uses his genius for the greater good, while Syndrome becomes bitter and instead uses his genius creations to enact revenge on the perceived {{Smug Super}}s of the world, when their only crime was not recognising his potential and (perhaps rightly, perhaps wrongly) trying to protect what they thought was a reckless kid who was in way over his head. Hence, he hates all "supers" equally, including ones he's never met or [[WouldHurtAChild ones who weren't even alive to disparage him in the first instance]]. This leads to the horrifying implication that Pixar's most dangerous villain and the Caped Crusader himself are NotSoDifferent. If Bruce Wayne's life had sucked even more than it already did, ''who knows'' what he would've become?
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* Syndrome of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' has no powers, yet his technical skills and smarts allow him to create a robot powerful enough to eliminate dozens of supers. As well as an energy beam that allows him to move ''anything'', regardless of its size, almost exactly like the Gravity Gun from ''VideoGame/HalfLife2''. It may be that he has the one power of the Fantastic Four that no member of the Parr family has: His ability to invent things. He's a {{Deconstruct|edTrope}}ion of Franchise/{{Batman}}-like BadassNormal superheroes: he is undeniably a genius inventor, [[BadassBookworm and he's hand's-on enough to use his gadgets in the field himself]], but his lack of powers causes superheroes with powers to disparage him as just another {{Muggle|s}} who gets in the way. The difference is that Batman uses his genius for the greater good, while Syndrome becomes bitter and instead uses his genius creations to enact revenge on the perceived {{Smug Super}}s of the world, when their only crime was not recognising his potential and (perhaps rightly, perhaps wrongly) trying to protect what they thought was a reckless kid who was in way over his head. Hence, he hates all "supers" equally, including ones he's never met or [[WouldHurtAChild ones who weren't even alive to disparage him in the first instance]]. This leads to the horrifying implication that Pixar's most dangerous villain and the Caped Crusader himself are NotSoDifferent.aren't so different. If Bruce Wayne's life had sucked even more than it already did, ''who knows'' what he would've become?
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* The ''Website/{{Nationstates}}'' forum RP "Elementals" has [[BadassGrandpa Eric Lumen]]. Possessing none of the elemental magic of his companions, he gets by being a stupidly talented swordsman who has been swinging a sword longer than most of the cast have been alive.
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* ''WebVideo/JojosCopyrightFreeAdventures'': This version of Mista has only a gun, and no Stand. He still manages to do the same thhings he did in canon.
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Tropes aren't recent, and it's hard to argue this is a new trend when countless characters like this have existed for a very long time.
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They notably have none of the fantastic enhancements, magic, or special powers that others do. It might even be [[MugglePower a sore point for them]], but that just makes us encourage them more.
It's become increasingly common for the Badass Normal to be a protagonist, as he is [[ThisLoserIsYou easier to relate to for us ordinary]] {{Muggles}} in contrast to the often-unrealistic ideal lead. If they are in TheTeam, then they are usually TheLeader, or at least [[TheSmartGuy the brains of the outfit]], to compensate.
It's become increasingly common for the Badass Normal to be a protagonist, as he is [[ThisLoserIsYou easier to relate to for us ordinary]] {{Muggles}} in contrast to the often-unrealistic ideal lead. If they are in TheTeam, then they are usually TheLeader, or at least [[TheSmartGuy the brains of the outfit]], to compensate.
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* And somewhat amazingly, the ''raccoon'' in ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' qualifies. He's just a random woodland animal, and he puts up a credible fight against Jack-Jack the super-powered baby. (He actually does better in this department than Syndrome!)
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** And somewhat amazingly, the ''raccoon'' in ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' qualifies. He's just a random woodland animal, and he puts up a credible fight against Jack-Jack the super-powered baby. (He actually does better in this department than Syndrome!)
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* As opposed to the main cast, Agent Travers from ''Roleplay/DawnOfANewAgeOldportBlues'' has no powers to her name. She makes up for it with power nullifiers and years of physical training. When Melissa tries to stab her, she swipes the girl in the neck before she can even blink.
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* And somewhat amazingly, the ''raccoon'' in ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' qualifies. He's just a random woodland animal, and he puts up a credible fight against Jack-Jack the super-powered baby. (He actually does better in this department than Syndrome!)
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* ''WebAnimation/AnimatorVSAnimation'':
** Victim from the first episode. He has no superpowers yet he put up a good fight to the point that the Animator had to close the program to defeat him: Normally, he just beats them up.
** The Second Coming is another normal stick figure, yet he's still totally badass. [[spoiler:Until it turns out he has superpowers and they just never awakened in him.]]
** All four Fighting Stick Figures count. They don't have any superpowers, they just beat you up.
** Victim from the first episode. He has no superpowers yet he put up a good fight to the point that the Animator had to close the program to defeat him: Normally, he just beats them up.
** The Second Coming is another normal stick figure, yet he's still totally badass. [[spoiler:Until it turns out he has superpowers and they just never awakened in him.]]
** All four Fighting Stick Figures count. They don't have any superpowers, they just beat you up.
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* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'': The Freelancer Programme tried to create the forty-nine most skilled and powerful human fighters alive, each paired with an armour enhancement and A.I. to empower them even further. Due to a tragic experience with A.I. in his past, Agent Washington refuses to use any armour enhancements or A.I., and relies solely on skill, tactics and sheer willpower. Despite this, he's still considered one of the most elite, dangerous fighters alive, and never ranked lower than sixth in the Freelancer Programme, even when surrounded by enhanced colleagues.
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It's important to note if they have strange or superhuman abilities, they are ''not'' normal. There is no "relatively" when it comes to Badass Normal. It doesn't matter if you can "barely" lift a tank, your ki blasts can "only" level cities, your BioAugmentation is standard issue, or your ability to alter the fabric of reality isn't as developed as others; you're a [[CursedWithAwesome badass with superpowers]]. Not everyone can be the Franchise/{{Batman}} of the setting. However, if he avoids or cannot uses his powers for combat, he probably FightsLikeANormal.
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It's important to note if they have strange or superhuman abilities, they are ''not'' normal. There is no "relatively" when it comes to Badass Normal. It doesn't matter if you can "barely" lift a tank, your ki blasts can "only" level cities, your BioAugmentation is standard issue, or your ability to alter the fabric of reality isn't as developed as others; you're a [[CursedWithAwesome badass with superpowers]]. Not everyone can be the Franchise/{{Batman}} of the setting. However, if he avoids or cannot uses his A character who chooses not to use their powers for combat, he in combat (or has powers with no combat application) probably FightsLikeANormal.
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* Washington in ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'', especially compared to the other Freelancers. He has no A.I. or any armor enhancement but is able to fight on equal grounds with the others.
* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': In a world where every person's soul contains a unique superpower known as a Semblance, there are some rare fighters who make it without one.
** Roman Torchwick is a stylish criminal mastermind who, unlike most of the villains, Huntsmen and trainee Huntsmen he has to deal with, has no Semblance. He is nonetheless deadly enough to both keep up with Blake and Sun at the same time, and outright beat Ruby in a one-on-one fight using only his wits, skill, and a bit of Dust.
** Mercury is an extremely skilled fighter as a result of having been trained by his father, a brutal, abusive assassin. Since Marcus believed Semblances make people weak, he stole Mercury's Semblance with his own, claiming Mercury would get back when he was strong enough. Marcus died without Mercury ever regaining his Semblance, so he considers it lost forever. He's had to train harder than anyone to get to where he is, making him capable of defeating even Huntsmen who have Semblances to augment their abilities.
* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': In a world where every person's soul contains a unique superpower known as a Semblance, there are some rare fighters who make it without one.
** Roman Torchwick is a stylish criminal mastermind who, unlike most of the villains, Huntsmen and trainee Huntsmen he has to deal with, has no Semblance. He is nonetheless deadly enough to both keep up with Blake and Sun at the same time, and outright beat Ruby in a one-on-one fight using only his wits, skill, and a bit of Dust.
** Mercury is an extremely skilled fighter as a result of having been trained by his father, a brutal, abusive assassin. Since Marcus believed Semblances make people weak, he stole Mercury's Semblance with his own, claiming Mercury would get back when he was strong enough. Marcus died without Mercury ever regaining his Semblance, so he considers it lost forever. He's had to train harder than anyone to get to where he is, making him capable of defeating even Huntsmen who have Semblances to augment their abilities.
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* Washington in ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'', especially compared ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'': The Freelancer Programme tried to create the other Freelancers. He has no forty-nine most skilled and powerful human fighters alive, each paired with an armour enhancement and A.I. or any armor enhancement but is able to fight on equal grounds empower them even further. Due to a tragic experience with A.I. in his past, Agent Washington refuses to use any armour enhancements or A.I., and relies solely on skill, tactics and sheer willpower. Despite this, he's still considered one of the others.
* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': In a world where every person's soul contains a unique superpower known as a Semblance, there are some raremost elite, dangerous fighters who make it without one.
** Roman Torchwick is a stylish criminal mastermind who, unlike most ofalive, and never ranked lower than sixth in the villains, Huntsmen and trainee Huntsmen he has to deal with, has no Semblance. He is nonetheless deadly enough to both keep up with Blake and Sun at the same time, and outright beat Ruby in a one-on-one fight using only his wits, skill, and a bit of Dust.
** Mercury is an extremely skilled fighter as a result of having been trained by his father, a brutal, abusive assassin. Since Marcus believed Semblances make people weak, he stole Mercury's Semblance with his own, claiming Mercury would get backFreelancer Programme, even when he was strong enough. Marcus died without Mercury ever regaining his Semblance, so he considers it lost forever. He's had to train harder than anyone to get to where he is, making him capable of defeating even Huntsmen who have Semblances to augment their abilities.surrounded by enhanced colleagues.
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** Roman Torchwick is a stylish criminal mastermind who, unlike most of
** Mercury is an extremely skilled fighter as a result of having been trained by his father, a brutal, abusive assassin. Since Marcus believed Semblances make people weak, he stole Mercury's Semblance with his own, claiming Mercury would get back
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* ''Animation/WhiteSnake2019'': Xuan is a normal human that manages to keep up with all the supernatural characters in the movie via his agility and {{guile|hero}}.
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** Jaune Arc begins the series with no combat training and no Semblance. All he has is a hand-me-down sword and shield, and sheer determination. He has to have his Aura unlocked and learn how to be a Huntsman from scratch, unlike his classmates, who all have years of combat experience behind them. Although he upgrades his weapons in Volume 4, he doesn't unlock his Semblance until the end of Volume 5. Through the use of TakeALevelInBadass, he therefore grows out of this trope by the time Volume 6 begins.
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** At the start of the series, Jaune Arc has no special weapon, no previous combat training, no nifty Semblance; just a sword and a shield and [[AttackAttackAttack sheer determination]]. [[spoiler:Until he upgraded his weapons in Volume 4 and unlocked his Semblance in Volume 5.]]
** [[BreakoutVillain Roman]] [[TheHeavy Torchwick]], is one for the villains, being a stylish criminal mastermind. By comparison to most other characters in the show. Roman never discovered his Semblance but is nonetheless deadly enough to both keep up with Blake and Sun and outright beat Ruby in a one-on-one fight using only his wits, skill, and a bit of Dust.
** In Volume 5, Vernal is able to thoroughly curbstomp Weiss in a fight just through sheer skill and being a CombatPragmatist, without even using her Maiden powers. [[spoiler:Which is a good thing because Vernal never had the powers to begin with.]]
** In Volume 6, [[spoiler:it is revealed that Mercury had his Semblance stolen from him by his father and he had to train especially hard to fight without it. This is the same guy who held his own against Pyrrha and Yang ''while holding back''.]]
** At the start of the series, Jaune Arc has no special weapon, no previous combat training, no nifty Semblance; just a sword and a shield and [[AttackAttackAttack sheer determination]]. [[spoiler:Until he upgraded his weapons in Volume 4 and unlocked his Semblance in Volume 5.]]
** [[BreakoutVillain Roman]] [[TheHeavy Torchwick]], is one for the villains, being a stylish criminal mastermind. By comparison to most other characters in the show. Roman never discovered his Semblance but is nonetheless deadly enough to both keep up with Blake and Sun and outright beat Ruby in a one-on-one fight using only his wits, skill, and a bit of Dust.
** In Volume 5, Vernal is able to thoroughly curbstomp Weiss in a fight just through sheer skill and being a CombatPragmatist, without even using her Maiden powers. [[spoiler:Which is a good thing because Vernal never had the powers to begin with.]]
** In Volume 6, [[spoiler:it is revealed that Mercury had his Semblance stolen from him by his father and he had to train especially hard to fight without it. This is the same guy who held his own against Pyrrha and Yang ''while holding back''.]]
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''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': In a world where every person's soul contains a unique superpower known as a Semblance, there are some rare fighters who make it without one.
**At the start of the series, Jaune Arc has begins the series with no special weapon, no previous combat training, training and no nifty Semblance; just Semblance. All he has is a hand-me-down sword and a shield shield, and [[AttackAttackAttack sheer determination]]. [[spoiler:Until determination. He has to have his Aura unlocked and learn how to be a Huntsman from scratch, unlike his classmates, who all have years of combat experience behind them. Although he upgraded upgrades his weapons in Volume 4 and unlocked 4, he doesn't unlock his Semblance in until the end of Volume 5.]]
** [[BreakoutVillain Roman]] [[TheHeavy Torchwick]], is one for5. Through the villains, being use of TakeALevelInBadass, he therefore grows out of this trope by the time Volume 6 begins.
** Roman Torchwick is a stylish criminalmastermind. By comparison to mastermind who, unlike most other characters in of the show. Roman never discovered his Semblance but villains, Huntsmen and trainee Huntsmen he has to deal with, has no Semblance. He is nonetheless deadly enough to both keep up with Blake and Sun at the same time, and outright beat Ruby in a one-on-one fight using only his wits, skill, and a bit of Dust.
**In Volume 5, Vernal is able to thoroughly curbstomp Weiss in a fight just through sheer skill and being a CombatPragmatist, without even using her Maiden powers. [[spoiler:Which is a good thing because Vernal never had the powers to begin with.]]
** In Volume 6, [[spoiler:it is revealed thatMercury had is an extremely skilled fighter as a result of having been trained by his father, a brutal, abusive assassin. Since Marcus believed Semblances make people weak, he stole Mercury's Semblance stolen from him by with his father and own, claiming Mercury would get back when he was strong enough. Marcus died without Mercury ever regaining his Semblance, so he considers it lost forever. He's had to train especially hard harder than anyone to fight without it. This is the same guy get to where he is, making him capable of defeating even Huntsmen who held his own against Pyrrha and Yang ''while holding back''.]]have Semblances to augment their abilities.
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* ''Podcast/RedPandaAdventures:''
** Outside of the Red Panda's use of hypnosis, neither he nor his sidekick the Flying Squirrel have any significant superpowers to speak of. Their success as crimefighters and superheroes comes from constant training, cunning minds, and gadgets that allow for feats ranging from {{Wall Crawl}}ing to resisting and countering magical attack. They can reliably handle anything that isn't a flat out {{Kaiju}}.
** The Red Panda also has a network of agents, men and women who act as his eyes and ears and have fought alongside him both figuratively and literally. In the book "The Android Assassins", several of them are the first line of defense against Captain Clockwork's robot army and, during World War II, many of those same agents formed a unit that gained a reputation for doing impossible things behind enemy lines and, for much of that time, any superhero help they got was either incidental or the acts of an amnesiac Red Panda.
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* Any analytical player with the Villager role in ''Roleplay/ComicFuryWerewolf'' arguably counts. If they catch the Werewolves, they almost certainly do. If they '''consistently''' catch the Werewolves, they '''''definitely''''' do. As such, Ranger used to be one, but later lost his touch.
* In ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' The nonpowered heroes (villains) usually put up a decent fight against the augmented villains (heroes). They sometimes win. Trinity deserves a special mention. A normal human, she simultaneously fights someone with [[SuperStrength robotic arms]], someone with [[PlayingWithFire pyrokinetic powers]], and someone with not one but ''two'' PsychicPowers: [[MindOverMatter telekinesis]], and [[ShockAndAwe electrokinesis]]. Oh yeah, she ''beats them all at the same time''.
* In ''Roleplay/EquestriaChronicles'', earth ponies hold their own against [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic magical unicorns and flying pegasi]].
* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', several heroes and villains have no special or magical powers and yet they've shown their skills many times against stronger opponents.
* The forum RP ''[[http://z7.invisionfree.com/thegangoffive/index.php?showtopic=5145 Insane Cafe 3: The Curse of the Haunted Hotel]]'' has a a group of characters known as the "Pelvanida Group". They are a group of [[BadassBookworm scientists]] and soldiers who kill a group of very powerful mages with nothing more than a shitload of guns and explosives.
* ''Roleplay/MarvelsRPG'' has rules for making your character one of these.
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* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'':
** Mazeka is "just" a [[{{Hobbits}} Matoran]], but he can kick any ass he wants.
** [[OvershadowedByAwesome To a lesser degree,]] [[TheGoodCaptain Jaller and Kongu]], who are also Matoran, though they both later became Toa.
** The [[AGodAmI Barraki]], who aside from some unique abilities granted to them by their mutations in the Pit only had strength, durability, speed, intelligence, and literal armies of sea creatures to go on compared to [[SuperPowerLottery the Piraka]]. The fans [[EnsembleDarkhorse loved them]] for being ''terrifying'' marine monsters with surprisingly complex personalities who came off as just as, if not even more threatening, than many other villains.
** [[TheJailer Hy]][[BattleBoomerang drax]][[KnifeNut on]]. In fact, he was so badass, [[spoiler:the Mask of Life chose to transform the Matoran Dekar into a new version of him.]]
** The Matoran Resistance: Six Matoran [[spoiler: One of whom is admittedly a Great Being, though no one else knows that]], up against six guys who took down the ''[[BadassCrew Toa Nuva]].'' They put up a pretty good fight. The Chronicler's Company, seven ordinary Matoran who hold off an army of infected Rahi beasts, also most definitely qualify, as do Sarda, Idris, and Defilak. Really, most if not all Matoran who aren't secondary characters-and even a few who are-qualify to some extent.
** Tarduk, an Agori who's even less powerful than the above Matoran, and doesn't have any of the cool weapons that many of the others have, is a pretty good example.
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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' occasionally has this dynamic:
** "Franchise/{{Batman}} vs. Franchise/SpiderMan". In this case, the Badass Normal [[spoiler:loses. Batman has quite famously beaten superhuman opponents before, but this was with extensive research and tailoring his load-out to specially counter it. Under standard ''Death Battle'' conditions, fighters go in with no prior knowledge and iconic, standard equipment. Against an opponent who is even stronger, tougher and faster than a peak-condition human, who can also nullify his stealth and is just as clever as he is, Batman simply can't make up the difference in raw power.]]
** "[[Manga/{{Berserk}} Guts]] vs. [[VideoGame/SoulSeries Nightmare]]". In this case, the Badass Normal [[spoiler:wins. The given reason? It wouldn't at all be hyperbole to say that in his stories, Guts slaughters demonic entities far more terrifying and powerful than Nightmare on an almost ''daily'' basis, triumphing out of sheer dumb luck, ferocity and/or unstoppable willpower. [[ButForMeItWasTuesday A duel against Nightmare really would be just your average manga chapter for him]].]]
** "[[VideoGame/MetalGear Solid Snake]]" vs. [[VideoGame/SplinterCell Sam Fisher]]". In this case, the Badass Normal [[spoiler:loses. Sam has his Navy SEAL and Green Beret training, and he has superior technology and weapons. However, Snake is not only ''also'' trained by US SF, but is also cloned from the greatest soldier to have ever lived ''and'' has performance-enhancing nanomachines coursing through his veins. Combined with Snake's more... [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} unorthodox]] [[LethalJokeItem tactics]], and he manages to cinch it.]]
** "[[Franchise/DragonBall Hercule Satan]] vs. [[Franchise/StreetFighter Dan Hibiki]]". In this case, the Badass Normal [[spoiler:wins. Hercule is OvershadowedByAwesome by the DBZ cast but can hold his own very well against other humans, while Dan is a joke even among normal humans. Hercule's feats are also far more impressive than Dan's, whose KiManipulation is inept. With this huge difference in competence, it was only a matter of time before Mr Satan finished off Dan ([[AccidentalMurder albeit accidentally]])]].
** "[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Yang Xiao Long]] vs. [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Tifa Lockhart]]". In this case, the Badass Normal [[spoiler:loses. It is true that Tifa is more experienced, and she also possesses a [[SheFu flowing and versatile martial art style]] that counters Yang's [[UnskilledButStrong comparatively straightforward berserker punching]]. However, Yang's Semblance lets her greatly surpass Tifa's strength, and her Aura allows her to stand up to the worst Tifa can throw at her. With Tifa in turn being effectually a GlassCannon, Yang's victory was only a matter of time and taking enough whacks.]]
* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'':
** Compared to his friends, Dylan is very lacking in special powers, but as Keela points out in "An Unofficial Tournament", he makes up for it with his wit and determination.
** Betty has no inherit special powers, especially when you look at her WickedWitch sister, Melinda. However, Betty can still fight among the best of 'em.
* Washington in ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'', especially compared to the other Freelancers. He has no A.I. or any armor enhancement but is able to fight on equal grounds with the others.
* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
** At the start of the series, Jaune Arc has no special weapon, no previous combat training, no nifty Semblance; just a sword and a shield and [[AttackAttackAttack sheer determination]]. [[spoiler:Until he upgraded his weapons in Volume 4 and unlocked his Semblance in Volume 5.]]
** [[BreakoutVillain Roman]] [[TheHeavy Torchwick]], is one for the villains, being a stylish criminal mastermind. By comparison to most other characters in the show. Roman never discovered his Semblance but is nonetheless deadly enough to both keep up with Blake and Sun and outright beat Ruby in a one-on-one fight using only his wits, skill, and a bit of Dust.
** In Volume 5, Vernal is able to thoroughly curbstomp Weiss in a fight just through sheer skill and being a CombatPragmatist, without even using her Maiden powers. [[spoiler:Which is a good thing because Vernal never had the powers to begin with.]]
** In Volume 6, [[spoiler:it is revealed that Mercury had his Semblance stolen from him by his father and he had to train especially hard to fight without it. This is the same guy who held his own against Pyrrha and Yang ''while holding back''.]]
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* In ''WebVideo/CarmillaTheSeries'', humans have been shown repeatedly to be absolutely no match for vampires in a standup fight. Enter Sherman Hollis, Laura's dad, who has formulated a pepper spray that works on vampires. [[spoiler:In his first appearance he drives off the vampirized Danny Lawrence, who physically overpowers Carmilla Karnstein as much as Carmilla overpowered her when she was human.]]
* Diath in ''WebVideo/DiceCameraAction'' holds his own against vampires and giants despite being the only non-magic party member.
* ''WebVideo/HeroHouse'' has several examples, which is unsurprising, as it features the entire Batfamily, and several of their rogues.
* In the ''WebVideo/NatOneProductions'' story-line, ''The Last Stage'', each of the main characters is really nothing more than a RedShirt. Despite this, they successfully tackle a surprising number of lethally dangerous paranormal enemies. [[spoiler: That's not to say there aren't casualties...]]
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* Syndrome of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' has no powers, yet his technical skills and smarts allow him to create a robot powerful enough to eliminate dozens of supers. As well as an energy beam that allows him to move ''anything'', regardless of its size, almost exactly like the Gravity Gun from ''VideoGame/HalfLife2''. It may be that he has the one power of the Fantastic Four that no member of the Parr family has: His ability to invent things. He's a {{Deconstruct|edTrope}}ion of Franchise/{{Batman}}-like BadassNormal superheroes: he is undeniably a genius inventor, [[BadassBookworm and he's hand's-on enough to use his gadgets in the field himself]], but his lack of powers causes superheroes with powers to disparage him as just another {{Muggle|s}} who gets in the way. The difference is that Batman uses his genius for the greater good, while Syndrome becomes bitter and instead uses his genius creations to enact revenge on the perceived {{Smug Super}}s of the world, when their only crime was not recognising his potential and (perhaps rightly, perhaps wrongly) trying to protect what they thought was a reckless kid who was in way over his head. Hence, he hates all "supers" equally, including ones he's never met or [[WouldHurtAChild ones who weren't even alive to disparage him in the first instance]]. This leads to the horrifying implication that Pixar's most dangerous villain and the Caped Crusader himself are NotSoDifferent. If Bruce Wayne's life had sucked even more than it already did, ''who knows'' what he would've become?
* Emmet from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie''. Yes, he becomes a Master Builder at the end, but he spent the majority of the movie without powers, and during that time, he accidentally defeated a squadron of Skeletrons, escaped from Bad Cop, built the double-decker couch that save his and his friend's lives, and managed to defeat Lord Business '''without''' using his powers.
* ''Anime/PrincessMononoke'':
** In a world containing spirits, gods, and a warrior-prince with a possessed super-powered arm, San is just a girl with a spear, knife, and wolf... who can scale 30-foot walls.
** Lady Eboshi, as a female leader in a patriarchal society, only has intelligence and charisma on her side. By the end of the movie, [[spoiler:she's taken on everyone up to and including the god of the forest, and he's the only one who got the best of her. And she ''survives'' that confrontation.]]
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* ComicStrip/FlashGordon faces off against all the weird beings of Mongo with nothing but his strength and his wits. ([[DependingOnTheWriter Some versions]] have claimed Mongo is a lower-gravity world, so Earthlings have [[HeavyWorlder marginal super-strength]] there.)
* Lothar, the WorldsStrongestMan from ''ComicStrip/MandrakeTheMagician''.
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* In ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' humans tend to be this, especially white mana humans. In the Gothic themed Innistrad block, White Humans decks repeatedly came in second. They were able to band together and overcome Vampires, Werewolves, Mages, Zombies with little more than the power of teamwork and the grace of God.
* ''TabletopGame/MitosYLeyendas'' takes this up to eleven with the "Heroes" set, which is based off the UsefulNotes/WarOfThePacific. As a result, ship captains are on the same tiers as ''{{Top god}}s''
* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'': Following Normal Monsters:
** Blue-Eyes White Dragon had the highest ATK back then in the earliest days of the card game, and even to this day, it is the strongest Normal Monster in the game. Though it has been outclassed by many monsters in terms of playability because it is/was impractical to use or because high ATK does not really matter anymore, since powerful effects are more favorable options, its 3000 ATK is still dangerous when it comes to beatstick battles and nowadays, it is a lot of easier to summon it. It is still relevant in Blue-Eyes decks, since many cards can either summon it easily or stronger forms of it require it as Materials.
** Also at the beginning of the ''Duel Monsters'' era, Summoned Skull was one of the most famous examples. Being a Level 6 monster, you only need one monster to tribute for his Tribute Summoning, getting a powerful 2500 ATK beatstick on your board. With only 1200 DEF, he was also easily searchable by the Witch of Black Forest until she was banned. Due to Summoned Skull having 2500 ATK, he was the strongest Normal Monster with only one Tribute, making him equal to Dark Magician in terms of power, and he was more favored in decks than Blue-Eyes, since the dragon required two monsters for her Tribute Summoning. However, Summoned Skull has been beaten by Frostosaurus and Trance the Magic Swordsman many years later, but he has become relevant again, thanks to the Red-Eyes archetype.
** Dark Magician has become this after many years. He was initially [[OvershadowedByAwesome overshadowed by Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Summoned Skull]], due to being a Level 7 monster with 2500 ATK, being weaker than Blue-Eyes who requires the same amount of tribute, and being equally as strong as Summoned Skull who requires one tribute less. But like Blue-Eyes, new support has make him more revelevant to the game, as he become much easier to summon and can be used for different strategies. Additionaly, some of his support cards require Normal Spellcaster-Type Monsters for their effects, so the fact that he ''is'' a Normal Monster has its advantages.
** Like Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Dark Magician, Red-Eyes Black Dragon has also become a Badass Normal after many years, despite being weaker than both of them while requiring two tributes like them. Similar like the other two, Red-Eyes gained support cards that require Normal Monsters, and some new members of the Red-Eyes archetype are in fact Gemini Monsters (monsters that can either be Normal Monsters or Effect Monsters). However, in contrast to the other two, Red-Eyes Black Dragon is more required as a Material for its more powerful forms, but its potential as a Normal Monster is used quite well.
** Gem-Knight Pearl is a Rank 4 Xyz Monster with ATK and DEF equal to Alexandrite, the Gem-Knights' ace, and no effect; indeed, Pearl is the first ever non-effect Xyz card. In the storyline, this is what allowed him to defeat the Vylons - Vylon Disigman is able to take control of effect monsters and use them to destroy others, but since Pearl has no effect, he was immune to Disigma's ability and so was able to simply punch it into oblivion.
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