History Main / WaterloggedWarzone

* ''Series/TeenWolf': In the seventh episode of Season 3, Alphas Kali and Derek engage in hand to hand combat while splashing in a flooded loft.

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* "Series/Teen Wolf": In the seventh episode of Season 3, Alphas Kali and Derek engage in hand to hand combat while splashing in a flooded loft.
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Curiously, almost nobody ever slips on the water covering the floor. Not even with all those times where either or both combatants go airborne and/or off-balance and would in theory easily slip.

* ''Manga/Reborn2004'': At the first phase of the rain ring battle, Yamamoto and Squalo fight in an ruined building with puddles everywhere. The two take advantage of the water to execute their combos.

* The final fight in ''Film/SaveTheGreenPlanet'' takes place in a chemical factory in which the fire sprinklers have been triggered, and there's puddles of water everywhere.

Ostensibly, this is [[RuleOfCool to make those fight scenes even more awesome]], as battling on a puddle of water like this gives a lot of leeway for fancy splashing, sometimes accompanied with slow-motion, which adds to the awesome factor. There's also the rare CombatPragmatist who uses his/her legs to splash water onto the opponent's face, blinding them and making them easy targets for an attack. Characters with [[ShockAndAwe electric powers]] can also exploit this by electrocuting the puddle on the floor (Most of the time, the person doing this [[RequiredSecondaryPowers are immune to electric shocks]] that would otherwise also affect them as well).

* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'': The venue where Kyril, Sanakan and Hugh team up to fight Shamuhaza [[spoiler:as an [[InsectoidAliens insectoid]] EldritchAbomination]] is a lake.

* In ''Film/BladeRunner2049'', the final fight between [[spoiler: K and Luv takes place on a pier as the tide is coming in, resulting in them fighting in waist-deep water. K is able to defeat her by holding her underwater.]]

* In ''Film/Cradle2TheGrave'' there's a combined example of this and a BattleAmongstTheFlames between Creator/JetLi's and Creator/MarkDacascos' characters courtesy of a crashed helicopter and a burst water main.

* ''VideoGame/Battlefield4's'' multiplayer map "Flood Zone" features a Chinese slum that starts slightly flooded due to the constant rain, but triggering the Levolution event by destroying the concrete levee will divert floodwaters to rapidly fill the playable map area with a rising tide, denying conventional ground vehicles and giving way for naval vessels such as boats, jetskis and amphibious [=IFVs=] to spawn instead to navigate the now-flooded city, as well as forcing infantry combat to the rooftops of the buildings.
* ''VideoGame/Bioshock1's'' Rapture is an underwater city that is in serious disrepair after a year-long CivilWar by its AxCrazy population devastates the metropolis. Naturally there are leaks and slightly flooded areas which can be exploited by the player using the '[[ShockAndAwe Electro Bolt]]' plasmid to electrocute all enemies standing in the flooded zones.
* In ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'', the arena for the boss fight against Kotoko Utsugi has water covering most of the floor. To defeat her, you have to use the [[ShockAndAwe Paralyze]] bullet to electrify other enemies, which also [[ElectrifiedBathtub causes the water to become electrified]], temporarily exposing her weak spot.

* Downplayed in the ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'' series, where surfing allows the player to encounter and battle wild Pokemon (some of which can only be found while surfing) and swimming Trainers, but other than some cosmetic changes and turning Nature Power into a Water-type move, it's not much different than other battle terrains.

** "Tunnel Disaster" uses both this trope and BattleAmongstTheFlames, taking place in a slightly flooded tunnel that's also burning.

* The Third Battle of Ypres in [=WW1=] is infamous in military history for the bitter fighting that took place round the Belgian town of Passchendale. Taking place during autumn rains, heavy artillery barrages destroyed the dykes and polders in a region that was already below sea level, ensuring the combatant armies fought in a morass of deep mud as the breached canals leaked back into the farmland they had previously been draining. The battle lasted for over five months.
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hemmingstedt The Battle]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF72Gyf4eeA of Hemmingstedt]], where the Dithmarschian defenders flooded the flat marshland to create obstacles and chokepoints for the numerically superior attackers. The defenders were used to traversing such terrain, and ended up routing the enemy army, cutting them down or drowning them as they fled.
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* ''Film/TomYumGoong'' has the battle in the burning temple, which also takes place in ankle-deep water. Kham battles a capoeirista and a wushu practitioner here.

* ''Film/DemolitionMan'': John Spartan and Simon Phoenix's final battle takes place in a cryo-prison, with melted ice covering the floor. [[spoiler:Spartan uses this to put an end to Phoenix, throwing a drop of fast-freezing substance onto the floor which causes the whole place to freeze (jumping clear before he can be affected), causing Phoenix to become a HumanPopsicle.]]
* ''Film/BirdsOfPrey2020'': When Harley Quinn breaks into a police station to retrieve Cassandra Cain, the damage to the control mechanism causes the ceiling water sprinklers to go off. When all of the cell doors unlock, Harley is forced to battle the released criminals (who all hate her) on a cellblock floor covered with water. During the fight, Harley uses the water to make several sliding attacks to kick and trip her opponents.

* ''Film/{{Constantine}}''. Constantine arranges for the water in the hospital ceiling sprinkler system to be changed into holy water. He then sets off the sprinklers with a lighter, causing the half-breed demons he's facing to be doused with the holy water. This destroys their false human disguises, which makes them more vulnerable to attack. The water spray also covers the floor with water for the ensuing battle.

* ''VideoGame/Battlefield4's'' multiplayer map "Flood Zone" features a Chinese slum that starts slightly flooded due to the constant rain, but triggering the Levolution event by destroying the concrete levee will divert floodwaters to rapidly fill the playable map area with a rising tide, denying conventional ground vehicles and giving way for naval vessels such as boats, jetskis and amphibious [=IFVs=] to spawn instead to navigate the now-flooded city, as well as forcing infantry combat to the rooftops of the buildings.

* ''[[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Tekken 6]]'' has stages where this trope is in effect:
** "Tunnel Disaster" uses both this trope and BattleAmongstTheFlames, taking place in a slightly flooded tunnel that's also burning.
** "Mystical Forest" takes place in a forest basin with water covering up to the calves of both fighters.

* In ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'', the arena for the boss fight against Kotoko Utsugi has water covering most of the floor. To defeat her, you have to use the [[ShockAndAwe Paralyze]] bullet to electrify other enemies, which also [[ElectrifiedBathtub causes the water to become electrified]], temporarily exposing her weak spot.

* One of the grotto environments in ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'' is a waterlogged cavern with waterfalls constantly bringing in more water from above (though the level never changes) and mostly features FlyingSeafoodSpecial enemies like undead whales or hammerhead sharks with centipede legs.

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* ''Manga/{{Okitenemuru}}'': After meeting with [[spoiler:a still alive Asu]], Kanata, Shiki and Setsu have to team up to fight her. They do so in a ruined aquarium, in which the entire floor has been flooded.

* The final fight in ''Film/SaveTheGreenPlanet'' takes place in a chemical factory in which the fire sprinklers have been triggered, and there's puddles of water everywhere.

** VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess: The battle against the Deku Toad is in a huge cavern with a thin layer of water, allowing its tadpoles to swim towards you.
** The final battle of VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword takes place in a thunderstorm on an infinite plane of ankle-deep water. The boss is damaged by sticking your sword in the air and waiting for lightning to strike your sword, then attacking.
** Several [[BossBattle Test of Strength-type]] shrines in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' take place in arenas that are covered ankle-deep in water. This circumstance specifically allows Link to use his Cryonis power to raise blocks of ice from the water to interrupt the Ancient Guardian's charging attacks [[StunLock or repeatedly shock the Guardian to death]].

* ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Super Mario 3]]'': in Water Land, the Hammer Brothers move back and forth from dry land to water; if Mario fights them in water he'll be knee-deep in it, slowing him and giving the Hammer Bros the advantage.

Compare UnderwaterBossBattle, which may involve the player character being above the water and the boss character being below it, vice-versa, or both being underwater. Compare MuckingInTheMud, for another motion-impeding environment.

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* One of the grotto environments in VideoGame/DragonQuestIX is a waterlogged cavern with waterfalls constantly bringing in more water from above (though the level never changes) and mostly features FlyingSeafoodSpecial enemies like undead whales or hammerhead sharks with centipede legs.
* One of the grotto environments in VideoGame/DragonQuestIX is a waterlogged cavern with waterfalls constantly bringing in more water from above (though the level never changes) and mostly features FlyingSeafoodSpecial enemies like undead whales or hammerhead sharks with centipede legs.

** VideoGame/TwilightPrincess: The battle against the Deku Toad is in a huge cavern with a thin layer of water, allowing its tadpoles to swim towards you.
** The final battle of VideoGame/SkywardSword takes place in a thunderstorm on an infinite plane of ankle-deep water. The boss is damaged by sticking your sword in the air and waiting for lightning to strike your sword, then attacking.

Compare UnderwaterBossBattle, which may involve the player character being above the water and the boss character being below it, vice-versa, or both being underwater.

* ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'': At the first phase of the rain ring battle, Yamamoto and Squalo fight in an ruined building with puddles everywhere. The two take advantage of the water to execute their combos.

* ''[[VideoGame/SuperMario Super Mario 3]]'': in Water Land, the Hammer Brothers move back and forth from dry land to water; if Mario fights them in water he'll be knee-deep in it, slowing him and giving the Hammer Bros the advantage.

* Several [[BossBattle Test of Strength-type]] shrines in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' take place in arenas that are covered ankle-deep in water. This circumstance specifically allows Link to use his Cryonis power to raise blocks of ice from the water to interrupt the Ancient Guardian's charging attacks [[StunLock or repeatedly shock the Guardian to death]].

* The final battle of VideoGame/SkywardSword takes place in a thunderstorm on an infinite plane of ankle-deep water. The boss is damaged by sticking your sword in the air and waiting for lightning to strike your sword, then attacking.
* VideoGame/TwilightPrincess: The battle against the Deku Toad is in a huge cavern with a thin layer of water, allowing its tadpoles to swim towards you.

* The final battle of VideoGame/SkywardSword takes place in a thunderstorm on an infinite plane of ankle-deep water. The boss is damaged by sticking your sword in the air and waiting for lightning to strike your sword, then attacking.
* VideoGame/TwilightPrincess: The battle against the Deku Toad is in a huge cavern with a thin layer of water, allowing its tadpoles to swim towards you.

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hemmingstedt The Battle of Hemmingstedt]], where the Dithmarschian defenders flooded the flat marshland to create obstacles and chokepoints for the numerically superior attackers. The defenders were used to traversing such terrain, and ended up routing the enemy army, cutting them down or drowning them as they fled.