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* All of the fighters at the Dojo in the first ''VideoGame/PaperMario''.

* In ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'', several characters have race-specific taunts and insults depending on which of the FiveRaces you're using. The final boss of ''[[VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse2 Xenoverse 2]]'', [[spoiler:Final Form Mira]], has race-specific compliments where he praises your power and says that he respects you; he calls Saiyans "endless wellsprings of power", says that Frieza's Race truly are the rulers of the galaxy, and remarks on how Namekians can produce incredible warriors despite their peaceful nature.

--> ''"I have long awaited such a worthy adversary!"''

* Elizabeth in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' is more than happy to get the crap kicked out of her, and has no problem telling you how well you're doing while you do it. Given that she's a CloudCookoolander, and that she's never actually ''hurt'' by any of the fighting (her "defeated" pose has her laying on her book, look at you with a smirk, whereas everyone else is passed out from the beating they just took), her fights come across as more of a test than a true physical contest. Which isn't to say [[BewareTheSillyOnes she won't kill you if you let her win]].

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---> '''Signum''': "Testarossa, you got really strong, you and Bardiche."
---> '''Bardiche''': "''[[GratuitousEnglish Thank you.]]''"
---> '''Fate''': "You're strong, too, Laevatine and Signum."
---> '''Laevatine''': "''[[GratuitousGerman Danke.]]''"

** Lucci, when he isn't being a SmugSuper, does compliments his opponents when they do especially well. When he learns Franky took out one of the [=CP9=] agents, he praise him for being super human. He also compliments Luffy's leadership skills and praise the crew when he learns that they beat all of his comrades.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'': Pick a fight scene with [[ProfessionalButtKisser Sunspot]], any slaggin' one.

* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': When Guts first approaches the Slug Count on his throne, he senses the Count's appendage about to burst up from beneath the stairs and stabs it with the Dragon Slayer. As he begins to go OneWingedAngel, the Count says,
--> "Nicely Countered. I now grasp the full extent of your skills. It seems that I too must take this fight a little more seriously."

->''Inigo Montoya: You are wonderful!''
->''Man in Black: Thank you. I've worked hard to become so.''

When someone takes delight in the amount of destruction a fighter causes, that's InLoveWithYourCarnage. This is usually intended as a compliment but the object of the affection may or may not take it that way. Crosses over with BaddieFlattery when the fighter doing the compliment is also a villain. For an ''even more'' polite assailant, see ApologeticAttacker.

Contrast YouFightLikeACow, where the characters battle is as much verbal as physical (though it may still be somewhat friendly).

** In the famous duel both the Man in Black and Inigo Montoya treat the whole thing like a game and are free with their compliments of each other's skills.

* ''Franchise/MetalGear'' is full of this. The bosses in the game often compliment Snake's ability. The most pronounced is probably Snake and Ocelot in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3'' -- at the beginning, Snake defeats Ocelot but compliments his ricochet shots and in later battles, Ocelot compliments Snake for good shots.

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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' fights often contain this as part of the BossBanter. For an early example, if you do Ifrit's mechanics properly and get the non-OneHitKill version of Inferno, he declares "Thou art strong, mortals!"

* In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'', Tsun, the old [[HornyVikings Nordic]] god of "trials against adversity" and [[BodyguardingABadass shield-thane]] of [[TopGod Shor]] is [[spoiler:met in [[WarriorHeaven Sovngarde]] and must be [[DuelBoss bested in single combat]] in order to prove your worthiness to enter Shor's Hall of Valor]]. Throughout the fight, he compliments the PlayerCharacter and almost seems to become giddy as you dish it out.

* In ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'', Sword Man's death quote is simply "Nice Shot."

** In the first part of Goku's fight with Frieza, they compliment each other several times when they pull a fast one on each other or when they demonstrate their power. This is quickly drop after Frieza uses half of his power and plummets Goku.
** Cell compliments Goku several times during their fight, saying that he's everything he expected. He was design to kill him.