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* ''Fanfic/JauneArcLordOfHunger'': At the end of "Chapter 7: Fear", Jaune collapses after using the last of his strength to help Goddwitch kill the terentatek, due to a mix of exhaustion and heavy injuries sustained while fighting the terentatek.

** In ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat Goro]] vs. [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Machamp]]'', [[spoiler:After Machamp dismembers Goro with its [[MegatonPunch Dynamic Punch]], Machamp strikes a victory pose, before fainting due to the burns Goro inflicted on it prior kicking in.]]

** Alternatively, it could also be thanks to the emotional strain of Jonathan having to fight his stepbrother.

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' has Setsuna pass out shortly after enduring (and ignoring) an intense [[AgonyBeam force field]] to save [[OneTruePairing Konoka.]] It's implied that Setsuna would have died were it not for Konoka's swift actions.

* In ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'', Hiruma holds together impressively throughout the entire [[TrainingFromHell Death March]], showing barely a trace of fatigue, until they finally reach the hotel and everyone else has dragged themselves to bed, at which point he stumbles into his room and collapses face-first into the mattress without bothering to take his shoes off or let go of his gun.

* In ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}!'', Luck Gandor manages to keep from passing out until after he's not only torn open [[spoiler:Gustavo]]'s throat [[GrievousHarmWithABody with his own severed arm]] but also delivered an appropriately pithy BondOneLiner ''and'' made sure TheIngenue is okay. Then he falls over.

* An issue of ''Comicbook/YoungJustice'' had Arrowette defending the continued existence of the group of teenage superheroes to the Justice League, primarily, Franchise/{{Batman}}. Once she was successful in convincing them to allow the group to exist, she breathed very rapidly into [[HyperventilationBag a paper bag]], because ''she had just faced down Batman''.
* ''Comicbook/TeenTitans''. For a while, Changeling/Beast Boy's particular method of shapeshifting could physically exhaust him very quickly, particularly when growing to massive proportions or rapid-fire shapeshifting.

* Comicbook/DoctorStrange falls victim to this occasionally after a [[PowerStrainBlackout major magical feat]], with effects ranging from "minor dizzy spell" to "coma."

* In ''FanFic/AceCombatEquestriaChronicles'', Fluttershy defeats Night Raven. Despite being very exhausted and feeling immense pain, Fluttershy doesn't collapse but remains semi-conscious. She passes out after Firefly congratulates her.

* Jessie in Franchise/{{Pokemon}} fanfic "Where Angels Dare to Tread"; after running Ayesha through with a sword she collapses in tears in James's arms.

* In Fanfic/TravelsOfTheTrifecta, Paul faints after he wins his Mine Badge, due to him challenging the gym while being sick with a severe cold/flu.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''/''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' {{crossover}} story, ''FanFic/SayItThrice'', this happens to [[spoiler:Betelgeuse]]. After dealing with [[OriginalCharacter Sanduleak]] and getting the group somewhere safe, he succumbs to exhaustion due to [[PortalDoor his]] [[HeroicRROD method]] of reaching them in time. He does try to resist as long as possible though.
* In the crossover ''FanFic/CodeWings30'', Cassidy faints after a harrowing battle in Denver.
* In ''FanFic/HopeOnADistantMountain'', Naegi collapses after the first school trial.

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', during the Second War for Armageddon, Commissar Yarrick loses an arm in combat with the Ork Warlord Ugulhard, but still manages to cut off the xenos's head. He does not 'allow himself the luxury of passing out' until the Orks are finally driven from Hades Hive. Oh, and he now uses the Ork's [[PowerFist Power Klaw]] as a prosthetic arm. And this was just the first assault on the hive.

* In ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'', if a Pokemon's HP is low enough this can happen when they use moves with substantial recoil damage (Flare Blitz, Wood Hammer, Head Charge) to finish off their opponent.
** It should be noted that if both you and your opponent were on your last Pokemon, this actually causes you to ''lose'' the match when battling another person. Against a computer opponent, you lose, [[MyRulesAreNotYourRules no matter which side initiated the attack]], because the game can't let you walk around with a knocked-out party. However, Generation VI changed this slightly so that the player whose Pokémon faints last wins, so if you knock out the opposing Pokémon with a recoil move and take yourself out in the process, you win because they fainted first (even if you're in the Battle Maison, which is '''notorious'' for [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard skewing the hax rates heavily in the AI's favor]]).

* Franchise/KingdomHearts:

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* There's one scene in ''WebComic/TheLastDaysOfFoxhound'' where Raven has to stare down [[spoiler:Big Boss]], who has possessed Liquid's body. [[spoiler:Big Boss]] has already been shot with a tranq, but it doesn't seem to be having any effect. Despite this, and despite Raven knowing that he would get his ass handed to him in a fight, Raven calmly stands there, eye to eye in a staredown, and even {{Trash Talk}}ing his enemy until the tranq finally kicks in. Afterward, he looks ready to collapse with relief, and says "That took waaaaaaay too damn long".

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Samurai Jack}}'': Ashi falls down after defeating her own mother in a long ensuing battle to protect Jack during his meditation for his sword.

* ''Fanfic/JauneArcLordOfHunger'': At the end of Chapter 7, after using the last of his strength to help Goddwitch kill the terentatek, Jaune collapses due to exhaustion and having sustained heavy injuries while fighting the terentatek.

* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''. At the very beginning of the movie when Hiccup frees Toothless instead of killing him (knowing there's a very high risk of him being killed himself), the very angry dragon pins him to a rock, roars only inches away from his face, and bounds away. Hiccup starts to turn around to head back home and, instead, immediately crumples to the ground and faints out of fear and exhaustion.

* An issue of ''Comicbook/YoungJustice'' had Arrowette defending the continued existence of the group of teenage superheroes to the Justice League, primarily, Franchise/{{Batman}}. Once she was successful in convincing them to allow the group to exist, she breathed very rapidly into a paper bag, because ''she had just faced down Batman''.

This one is frequently used with the DoomedMoralVictor, HeroicSafeMode or with ICanStillFight.

* In ''Yugioh Duel monsters'' this is subverted. After a brutal duel between Joey and Yami Marik, Joey is able to survive the sheer power of the Winged Dragon of Ra's attack, surprising everyone and giving Marik an Oh Crap face, when Joey proceeds to attack the now defenseless Marik, and win the duel, before Joey can announce his attack, he collapses from exhaustion, but at least with the knowledge he technically would have won.

* Bell from ''LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon'' achieves one, after initially being stricken with fear against an enemy that's leagues above him, he gains a HeroicSecondWind because he does not want to be saved by the same person once again. He sets aside his fear and fights an intense battle. After a hard-fought battle he barely manages to win, he then he collapses on his feet, truly a badass moment.

* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''. In the very beginning of the movie when Hiccup frees Toothless instead of killing him (knowing there's a very high risk of him being killed himself), the very angry dragon pins him to a rock, roars only inches away from his face, and bounds away. Hiccup starts to turn around to head back home and, instead, immediately crumples to the ground and faints out of fear and exhaustion.

* The Bluesmobile from ''Film/TheBluesBrothers'' pull off all sorts of crazy stunts throughout the film, but after a 120 mile mad-dash to the city tax office with just about ''every law officer in the state'' hot on their tail (plus a few other groups they pissed off along the way), the car quite literally [[CriticalExistenceFailure falls to pieces]] after pulling up in front of the building; it's mission complete.

* ''Roleplay/YuGiOhEastAcademy:'' David seems to be severly weakened and exhausted after his duel with Denero, [[spoiler: despite [[CurbstompBattle Curbstomping]] the latter.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'', in episode Nightfright, a has-been horror movie actor named Vincent van Ghoul invites Shaggy and Scooby to his mansion, where a monster called night fright terrorizes them for the whole night. In order to trap the monster, Vincent must act unfazed by its threats and lead it to the trap, by confusing it with his non-caring attitude,Vincent surprisingly pulls this off, but the minute the monsters caught, he collapses out of the sheer terror he was in, but is impressed with his acting skills.

* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona'':

* John Henry collapses and dies after beating a machine in a drilling contest using only his hammers.

** MakesSenseInContext: Westley could barely muster the strength to stand before that, having been mostly dead for the better part of the day. He shouldn't have been able to do anything but collapse, yet he had the determination to strike an AssKickingPose and deliver a ToThePain speech to Prince Humperdinck and achieved victory with that alone.

* In ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}'', after Franchise/{{Godzilla}} [[spoiler:flambes the female Muto's innards and rips her head off]], he takes a power nap. The military thinks he's dead until he wakes up a few days later. In a parallel, human protagonist Brody manages to [[spoiler: get the remaining nuclear warhead (which has a hardwired countdown)]] onto a boat and set course for the ocean before he collapses on the deck, and looks back to see Godzilla do the same.

** In ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat Goro]] vs. [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Machamp]], [[spoiler:After Machamp dismembers Goro with its [[MegatonPunch Dynamic Punch]], Machamp strikes a victory pose, before fainting due to the burns Goro inflicted on it prior kicking in.]]

** In ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat Goro]] vs. [[Anime/{{Pokemon} Machamp]], [[spoiler:After Machamp dismembers Goro with its [[MegatonPunch Dynamic Punch]], Machamp strikes a victory pose, before fainting due to the burns Goro inflicted on it prior kicking in.]]

** In ''Discworld/{{Jingo}}'', Vimes convinces his arch-rival Lord Rust that he's some sort of badass by handling hot coals (emulating a story about Film/{{Lawrence of Arabia}}). Then he waits until Rust leaves to clutch his hand in pain. ("Are you quite sure he can't see me?" "Not unless he can see through camels, sir.")
** ''Discworld/TheFifthElephant'': In only his underwear, Vimes [[spoiler:wins a rigged contest against a pack of werewolves, which entails both outrunning and outfighting them in the snow.]] Carrot and Angua rescue him just in time for him to pass out.
** ''Discworld/NightWatch'': "I'll teach him to walk! I'm ''good'' at teaching people to walk!" *falls over* [[spoiler:Context; Vimes has just gotten back from an involuntary TimeTravel adventure to a war zone in time to see his newborn son. And he does teach watchmen how to walk with minimum effort, to make their patrols easier]]
** ''Discworld/{{Snuff}}'': After [[spoiler:a fierce battle aboard a storm-tossed ship which eventually surfs ashore on a tidal wave]], Vimes has just enough time to send someone to make him several bacon sandwiches with some good old Ankh-Morpork sauce before he drops where he stands.
** ''Discworld/FeetofClay'': Has a decidedly more lighthearted take on this trope, when introduced to prospective watchman Cheery Littlebottom, Vimes make polite conversation with her, correctly guessing the derivation of the name and eventually ushering her out. Only then does he finally breakdown laughing at the poor dwarf's name, repeating it over and over.

* In ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', after saving Belle from the wolves marauding the woods near the castle, the Beast looks at her briefly and then falls down into the snow.
* In ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', after defeating Ursula at sea, Eric makes it back to the beach where he collapses in exhaustion.