History Main / ILikeThoseOdds

* In ''VideoGame/StoriesPathOfDestinies'', Reynardo acquires a LostSuperweapon, the Skyripper, that has a 1 in 128 chance of destroying the universe if used. Thanks to ArtisticLicenseStatistics, he thinks that this means that he can use it once to win the war and be totally safe, the odds only go up if he uses it a bunch of times, despite multiple characters pointing out that this is wrong. [[WhatAnIdiot It doesn't end well.]]

* In ''Film/{{TheMagnificentSeven1960}}'', one gunslinger hears a job-offer and ''inverts'' this as a rather dry take on a FlatWhat:

* In ''VideoGame/StarWarsJediFallenOrder'', a conversation you can listen in on has a Stormtrooper inform a [[Purge BloodKnight]] [[Trooper EliteMooks]] that reinforcements will not be able to reach them, only for the latter to respond that it just means there will be less people to get in their way. In combat one of their lines if they’re the last man standing expresses this as well.

* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': In the opening of season 1's 'Crime and Misdemeanor," a sheet-wrapped victim is delivered to a laundry facility that handles linens from hotels all over the city. Det. Flack snarkily comments that there are only about 70,000 hotel rooms in NYC. Our hero's response?

* In ''[[Film/Ghostbusters1984 Ghostbusters]]'', when Egon suggests crossing the streams on their proton packs to take out [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever the enormous Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man]], something he previously said would vaporize them, he suggested there was "[[MillionToOneChance a very slim chance]]" they would survive. Peter immediately likes the odds.

* In ''VideoGame/StoriesThePathOfDestinies'', Reynardo acquires a LostSuperweapon, the Skyripper, that has a 1 in 128 chance of destroying the universe if used. Thanks to ArtisticLicenseStatistics, he thinks that this means that he can use it once to win the war and be totally safe, the odds only go up if he uses it a bunch of times, despite multiple characters pointing out that this is wrong. [[WhatAnIdiot It doesn't end well.]]

'''Ronon Dex:''' Won't be a fair fight. ''[wins handily]''

* As part of the big flashback in ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', The hero is saving the princess; meanwhile, the rest of [[BadassCrew Ala Rubra]] has to hold off the forces overseeing the execution, leading to this exchange:

* A strange blend of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' and ''Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian'' fic called ''Fanfic/{{Ronman the Barbarian}}'' has this trope as his default BadassBoast. Also the boast of his people, the [[ProudWarriorRace Actuarians (bonus to those who know what the name means IRL)]] who are NOT kidding when they say this.

* From ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}'':

* ''Film/{{Interstellar}}'': Dr. Mann, who's been marooned on a distant world for years, mentions 50-50 odds are the best he's had in all that time. [[spoiler:In a dark subversion, he's trying to murder the hero at the time, by smashing the hero's space helmet [[UsingYourHead with his head]], at the risk of smashing his own faceplate.]]

* In the ''LightNovel/SagaOfTanyaTheEvil'' there's a saying of ''Victory or Valhalla'' which exactly what it says, you either win or fight to the death. There's no third option. The main character, Tanya Degurechaff always answer such odd with variation of this line, which is a mix of BadassBoast and empty bravado.

-->'''Kowalski''': ''*after revealing his latest invention of an upgraded jetpack with weapons and a NitroBoost*'' It's all untested but I'm 51.7% certain it won't erupt in a gaseous fireball the size of a dwarf sun.\\

*** Considering Skipper's idea of a perfect future is a post-apocalyptic wasteland involving zombies, he probably did like the high odds of facing an abomination. Incidentally, Kowalski is pretty much right.

** Subverted in ''Literature/HaloFirstStrike'', where Blue-Two/Kelly admits rough odds of 10,000-to-1 are a bit much even for three Spartan-IIs.

* In the ''LightNovel/YoujoSenki'' there's a saying of ''Victory or Valhalla'' which exactly what it says, you either win or fight to the death. There's no third option. The main character, Tanya Degurechaff always answer such odd with variation of this line, which is a mix of BadassBoast and empty bravado.

* A Batman 75th anniversary tribute video by Darwyn Cooke features [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Bruce and Terry]] facing off against a Batman robot. At the end of the short, they are confronted by seven more Batman robots (representing various historical versions of the character):

* A Batman 75th anniversary tribute video by Darwyn Cooke features [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond Bruce and Terry]] facing off against a Batman robot. At the end of the short, they are confronted by seven more robots:

-->'''Nightwing:''' So it's impossible? ... Good. If memory serves, we've done the impossible before.

* ''Franchise/{{Halo}} ExpandedUniverse

* In ''Literature/HaloTheFallOfReach'': “Four of us,” Blue-Two whispered over the link. “And a thousand of them? Piss-poor odds for the little guys.”

-->'''Nightwing:''' So it's impossible? ... Good, our records show we've done the impossible before.