History Main / SimpleYetAwesome

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[[caption-width-right:300:Other weapons were axed for being more complicated.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Other weapons were axed for being more complicated.]]

* Manga/AttackOnTitan:

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[[caption-width-right:350:The Browning M2: in continuous service since [[OlderThanTelevision 1921]], with only one major modification to the design.]]

* In a similar vein, Ox Baker became widely feared for his finishing move, the "Heart Punch", a punch to the chest that had the reputation for killing people. What made it so scary is that two of Baker's opponents in the 70's, Alberto Torres and Ray Gunkel, had genuinely died following matches with Baker, and while their deaths were in reality completely unrelated (respectively caused by a ruptured appendix and a heart attack), this was worked into Baker's character. The myth surrounding this move proved so captivating that he once caused a genuine riot in 1974 after ''repeatedly'' Heart Punching Ernie Ladd in the ring.

* The [[Wrestling/ShawnMichaels Sweet Chin Music]], while a simple Superkick instead of something more elaborate, is still relatively easy to perform, lightning-quick, and has a high chance of knocking someone out cold right then and there (including in RealLife).[[/folder]]

* ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'': Aoi Todo's Cursed Technique, Boogie Woogie, swaps his position with someone or something else every time he claps his hands. It's ''incredibly'' useful, as it lets Aoi do anything from tricking an opponent into impaling themselves on their own weapons to pulling off some fast-paced and very [[ConfusionFu confusing]] team-up attacks.

** ''VideoGame/{{CHUNITHM}}''}
** The game gives you a sensor bar as wide as the screen above it that's 1:1 with the chart interface, on which you hit notes corresponding to their horizontal position on the screen, while ocasionally lifting your hands to hit "Air" notes. Super easy to learn, yet has the potential for absolutely NintendoHard charts. No wonder it's one of the most popular arcade rhythm games in Japan.
** Its scoring system is quite simple too. Scoring is based purely on hitting notes accurately. A "Justice Critical" hit is a 101%, "Justice" is 100%, "Attack" is 50%, and "Miss" is 0%. The maximum score is 1.01 million points. Since a Justice hit is only worth slightly less than a Justice Critical, casual players can still get good scores without having to focus on getting Justice Critical and not just Justice, while for advanced players, the challenge of getting all Justice Critical still exists.

** ''VideoGame/{{CHUNITHM}}'' gives you a sensor bar as wide as the screen above it that's 1:1 with the chart interface, on which you hit notes corresponding to their horizontal position on the screen, while ocasionally lifting your hands to hit "Air" notes. Super easy to learn, yet has the potential for absolutely NintendoHard charts. No wonder it's one of the most popular arcade rhythm games in Japan.

** Also from 5e is Studded Leather for Light Armor. Not only is it the best armor for those who can only use Light Armor for protection, it only costs 45 gold. Granted, this is 4.5 times the price of Leather, but 45 gold is a drop in the bucket compared to the best Medium and Heavy Armors. In short, even a cash-strapped group can see to it that those who can only use Light Armor are as protected as much as they can possibly be.

** Also, Krillin's Kienzan, or Destructo Disc. A weak attack honed to absurd sharpness, it never fails to cut through whatever it encounters, barring Perfect Cell. It's especially effective against arrogant bruisers who assume that they can NoSell it because they have many times Krillin's power. The only reason he's never managed to kill a main villain with it is that they always catch on at the last second and dodge (except Cell, who stops it with his neck). It really says something that, in spite of Freeza being so much more powerful than he is, Krillin's Ki-enzan is able to cut off Freeza's tail. Given that Krillin can't so much as scratch Freeza with other attacks, it gives you an idea of just how effective this attack can be. Freeza later uses a similar, but remote guided, attack, in his fight against Super Saiyan Goku. Until Cell comes along, there is no one, but no one, who could survive a blow to a critical area from this attack, and the scene of Perfect Cell resisting the attack was anime-only filler and has been deemed non-canon; canonically the Kienzan can cut through ''anything''. In fact the only reason it stops being useful is when enemies who are able to regenerate started popping up, rendering its ability to cut them a non-issue.
** Piccolo's "Special Beam Cannon" is another example. It's not insanely powerful, or flashy. It's simply a powerful blast condensed into a shot the size of a handgun bullet... and has been used to kill enemies much stronger than he is, and that can NoSell most of his other attacks. It started as AwesomeButImpractical due to [[NecessaryDrawback its five-minute charge time]], but further training obviated that drawback and turned it into this.

* Near the beginning of ''Film/{{Taken}}'', Liam Neeson's character has to catch a mook. In Paris, no less. Surely there will be a free-running scene! But no, he simply climbs into the mook's abandoned car and runs him down. He later acquires two handguns, but instead of using GunsAkimbo, he tucks one into his belt and doesn't draw it until he's exhausted the other's ammo. Most of the movie ends up being Liam Neeson's ex-CIA character subverting standard action movie tropes with much more practical approaches.

** The Ladder. Identical to that from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'', it lets you cross one-block-wide gaps and nothing more. Said gaps are much more common than you'd imagine and enemies can't follow you onto your ladder, so for 15 paltry cents you can reach a lot of items you'd normally need a bomb or a key to reach, and stand out of reach of enemies and pick them off from a safe vantage point.
** Similarly is The Boomerang. It's a weak attack that very briefly stuns enemies and can grab items a la ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'' so it's not too impressive... until you realize this game ''loves'' to dangle rewards outside of your reach or behind spikes or bombable walls, and this thing can just play them for chumps and bypass all of them. Better still is it destroys corpses... which boost your chances of getting Devil and Angel rooms, so if you have this thing and are even remotely good at dodging you're basically guaranteed to get one after each boss.

* The eponymous protagonist of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' is known for simply [[SuperSpeed running really, really fast]]. It looks cool and he's saved the world countless times by getting where he needs to be very quickly.

** [[GoombaStomp Jumping on enemies to crush them]] is the most basic movement in the series, but it gives a lot of possibilities.

* For the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' games, kicking Koopa shells. It's the most basic move Mario has, but nothing is more satisfying than kicking a shell and watching it take out a line of enemies and/or breaking all the blocks to clear a path for you.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'' has enemy and item tossing. You'll be doing a lot of throwing throughout the game since it's your only way to attack due to the GoombaStomp not being an option, but nothing gets more fun than throwing enemies against other enemies or throwing vegetables, keys, and blocks at your foes.

* ''VideoGame/ArTonelico3'': This is Coccona's preference; she doesn't like her weapons having extra dodads and her supermoves are all based on a simple premise like 'turning' or 'go fast in one direction'.