History Main / UnconsciousObjector

* During ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', in the Game Over timeline, [[spoiler: Aranea, while attempting to doom the timeline for her crazy scheme, puts Jane (who was lightly mind-controlled by the Conderce) to sleep. Whether through sheer willpower or the Condesce using the mind-control tiara to keep her going, she tackles Aranea, [[MoodWhiplash while still asleep and snoring]], and manages to keep her busy for quite a while as she tries fruitlessly to get out of her grip.]]

* Judoka and wrestler Wrestling/MasahikoKimura once lost consciousness while sparring, but his body still executed a throw on his opponent. He also recalled having an OutOfBodyExperience immediately after.

* OlderThanFeudalism, as pankration champion Arrhichion's legendary victory in 564 BC has it. Arrhichion broke his opponent's ankle, forcing him to submit only to realize afterwards that Arrhichion was already dead. Making Arrhichion the only olympic athlete to win an award post-mortem.

* Variation in ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', when Accelerator continues fighting Amata Kihara even after his electrode-transmitter thing runs out of juice (cutting him off from his powers). Without that electrode's help, he is severely brain-damaged, lacking the cognitive function to even walk or speak, or even understand others' speech. He just hates Kihara ''that much'' and continues fighting, albeit ineffectively [[spoiler:until he [[SuperMode Awakens]], that is]].

* In ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'', Subaru demonstrates the ability to fight even while knocked unconscious. However, this has less to do with her determination and more with her AI-equipped magical Device seamlessly taking control of her body while she is out cold.

* Happens sometimes in ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple''. It happened to Kenichi during his final epic battle against Shou Kanou on the [[TournamentArc "D of D tournament."]] While he was fighting unconscious, the lack of moral inhibitions made Kenichi actually noticeably stronger, which amused his EvilCounterpart opponent.
* Juza in ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' gets back up on his feet [[spoiler:after Raoh ''kills him'', [[RasputinianDeath and his corpse]] [[DiedStandingUp refuses to fall down]]. It actually takes Raoh some time to realize his opponent is already dead, and Raoh orders that his rival be given an honorable burial.]]
* During his final battle with Shishio, [[Manga/RurouniKenshin Kenshin]] is knocked down but gets back on his feet, and is shown with BlankWhiteEyes to emphasize how he's really unconscious. One of the observers comments how this shows how determined Kenshin is.
* ''Manga/InuYasha'': Inuyasha does this once, against Sesshomaru. After allowing himself to be [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice stabbed through the stomach]] in order to retrieve the Tetsusaiga ([[UnintentionalBackupPlan for a given value of "allowed"]]), he quickly staggers and falls to one knee, bracing himself with his sword to keep from collapsing. Sesshomaru notices that Inuyasha's eyes have become unreflective, and that he has clearly passed out; however, as soon as [[ButtMonkey Jaken]] steps towards him, his grip tightens on the Tetsusaiga and the ground in front of him explodes. Only after they leave does he allow himself to collapse [[OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank in a pool of his own blood]].
* Variation in ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', when Accelerator continues fighting Amata Kihara even after his electrode-transmitter thing runs out of juice (cutting him off from his powers). Without that electrode's help, he is severely brain-damaged, lacking the cognitive function to even walk or speak, or even understand others' speech. He just hates Kihara ''that much'' and continues fighting, albeit ineffectively [[spoiler:until he [[SuperMode Awakens]], that is]].
* ''Manga/OnePiece'': After Luffy defeats him, Don Krieg takes this a step further by being able to go on a rant about how no one beats him. He's then completely knocked out by his second in command.
* Taken to silly levels (like everything else) in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''; the titular martial artist ''cannot'' be struck in his/her sleep, instinctively dodging and ducking attacks. OTOH, Akane tosses and turns in her sleep, pummeling anyone stupid enough to crawl into her bed. [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/26203/1/Every-Attack-aka-The-Only-Two-Who-Fit One author]] has noted that they'd probably share a bed quite comfortably.
* During the CarnivalOfKillers in ''Manga/{{Arachnid}}'', [[CreepyCockroach cockroach]][[AnimalMotifs -themed]] assassin Oki Megumi gets beaten down by Geji, but unconsciously [[ConfusionFu runs and attacks at random]] to overcome her. Once she wakes up, she explains she was taught that as part of a TrainingFromHell by her master Kabutomushi, but the usual narration for this series makes it much more colorful by going into [[ItRunsOnNonsensoleum an analogy about how cockroaches have multiple brains.]]

* In ''Manga/{{Freezing}}'', Satellizer manages to push beyond her limits to the edge of Novalizing and curbstomps her opponents Arnette all while unconscious.
* PlayedForLaughs in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' when during a celebration (and the ensuing brawl over meat, a rare commodity), Conny [[ChokeHolds chokes Sasha unconscious]] [[ObsessedWithFood but she still keeps swinging at everyone within reach]].
-->'''Mikasa:''' Conny, would you just knock her out already?\\
'''Conny:''' I'm trying! It's like her light shut down but she's still moving somehow!

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* In the pirate novel ''A Buccaneer's Log'', the protagonist Bert Debnam and his enemy Captain Dago engage in a wrestling match where each has a death grip on the other's throat. [[spoiler: When Bert wakes up, his friends tell him they had just as much trouble releasing Bert from the dead Dago's grip as the other way around.]]

* ''Manga/MobPsycho100'': Mob usually has a counter for the [[EmotionalPowers emotional stress that fuels his powers]], ranging from 0% to 100%. Should he be knocked unconscious, his powers manifest seemingly as a will of their own, and their level is listed only as [[ReadingsAreOffTheScale ???%]], spelling a quick defeat for anyone unlucky enough to get a good hit in.

* Mob from ''Manga/MobPsycho100'' usually has a counter for the emotional stress that fuels his powers, ranging from 0% to 100%. Should he be knocked unconscious, his powers manifest seemingly as a will of their own, and their level is listed only as ???%, spelling a quick defeat for anyone unlucky enough to get a good hit in.

* Played for laughs in ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome''. As Peter and Stephen Strange fight for the magic box containing the multiversal spell responsible for the majority of the film's events, the Sorcerer Supreme punches the webslinger's soul out of his body. Yet the body continually moves the box out of Strange's reach, giving Parker's soul enough time to become whole again.

* PlayedForLaughs in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' when during the celebration before the operation to retake Wall Maria (and the ensuing brawl over meat), Conny [[ChokeHolds chokes Sasha unconscious]] [[ObsessedWithFood but she still keeps swinging at everyone within reach]].
-->'''Mikasa:''' Conny, would you just knock her out already?
-->'''Conny:''' I'm trying! It's like her light shut down but she's still moving somehow!

* In ''Literature/TheHobbit'', the enchanted stream is supposed to knock out anyone who falls in. Bombur is one unlucky recipient but manages to fight it off long enough to grip a rope and cling to it so hard that even when it's a sleep they can't pull the rope out of his hand.

* Happens quite often in "Manga/{{SaintSeiya}}".

* Joe Yabuki in ''Manga/AshitaNoJoe'' does this in his final fight against Jose Mendoza: By the last round Joe barely counts as conscious [[spoiler:because of punch-drunk syndrome]] and yet he still keeps coming at Mendoza through pure instinct, causing the latter to have a breakdown. It doesn't end well for Jose.

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* Happens quite often in "Manga/{{SaintSeiya}}.

* Happens quite often in "Manga/{{SaintSeiya}}.
** In a fight against Harpy Valentine, Seiya gets completely KO'd by Valentine's ultimate atack, only to kick him to death while still "completely unconscious".
** In Episode G, whilefighing a [[PhysicalGod Titan]], [[ShockandAwe Leo Aiolia]] gets knocked out and still unconscious, fires off his [[FinshingMove Lightning Bolt]] to kill him, THEN wakes up.