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** There's a reason he's called [[RedBaron the Dragon of the West]]. It's {{Badass}}.

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** There's [[BreathWeapon a reason reason]] he's called [[RedBaron the Dragon of the West]]. It's {{Badass}}.
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* ''MegasXLR''. First episode: On one side, Coop and a nameless sidekick mecha. On the other, a large army of alien mooks and their commander.

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* ''MegasXLR''.''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR''. First episode: On one side, Coop and a nameless sidekick mecha. On the other, a large army of alien mooks and their commander.
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* In ''InvaderZim'', it's shown that apparently a single competent Irken Invader is capable of conquering a planet by themselves. Helps that they do have some impressive technology at their disposal. The main character has even better technology that he's engineered himself, but being a ChaoticStupid GeniusDitz has no way to use them effectively (though he's still pretty dangerous at times).
* The title character of ''SamuraiJack'', with only a couple prepared traps, single-handedly destroyed hundreds (if not thousands) of [[MechaMooks Kill Bots]] in the third episode.

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* In ''InvaderZim'', ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', it's shown that apparently a single competent Irken Invader is capable of conquering a planet by themselves. Helps that they do have some impressive technology at their disposal. The main character has even better technology that he's engineered himself, but being a ChaoticStupid GeniusDitz has no way to use them effectively (though he's still pretty dangerous at times).
* The title character of ''SamuraiJack'', ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', with only a couple prepared traps, single-handedly destroyed hundreds (if not thousands) of [[MechaMooks Kill Bots]] in the third episode.
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** In fact in "Winner Take All", the Master of Games literally introduces him as a "One Man Army".


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* Max Steel of ''WesternAnimation/MaxSteel'', who can decimate entire armies thanks to his TURBO energy, and arsenal of weapons thanks to his Ultra-link.
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* [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Maggie Simpson]], [[HiddenBadass despite being a baby]], can take out ''a group of mobsters with a rifle''.

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* [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Maggie Simpson]], [[HiddenBadass [[BadassAdorable despite being a baby]], can take out ''a group of mobsters with a rifle''.
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* [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Maggie Simpson]], despite being a baby, can take out ''a group of mobsters with a rifle''.

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* [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Maggie Simpson]], [[HiddenBadass despite being a baby, baby]], can take out ''a group of mobsters with a rifle''.

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** Any accomplished Avatar is one as well.

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** Any accomplished fully realized Avatar using their SuperMode is one as well.effectively the [[PhysicalGod single most powerful combatant in the entire world.]]



** Whole Team Avatar is this to some degree. In the episode "Earth King" group of kids in age from 12 to 15 year old, just blasted to the Earth King's Palace through a legion of elite earthbenders.

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** Whole The whole Team Avatar is this to some degree. In the episode "Earth King" group of kids in age from 12 to 15 year old, just blasted to the Earth King's Palace through a legion of elite earthbenders.



** Tenzin is shown to be such, especially in Season 3 when [[spoiler: he easily fends off Zaheer, but it takes the combined effort of all 4 members of the Red Lotus to take him down.]]

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** Tenzin is shown to be such, especially in Season 3 when [[spoiler: he easily fends off Zaheer, but [[BigBad Zaheer]], and it takes the combined effort of all 4 members of the Red Lotus to take him down.]]]]
** In season 4, Kuvira is shown to be one.

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* In the sequel series, WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra, there is Lin Beifong. [[spoiler:Former]] Chief of police, with the ability to Metalbend and Earthbend, her skills become increasingly impressive just by a few episodes. In Episode 7 she's seen taking out a MiniMecha all on her own (while everyone else with her held their own but never really took down any of the Mecha), and in Episode 9 she frees her officers from an Equalist base, doing practically all of the work.

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* In the sequel series, WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra, there is Lin Beifong. [[spoiler:Former]] Chief of police, with the ability to Metalbend and Earthbend, her skills become increasingly impressive just by a few episodes. In Episode 7 she's seen taking out a MiniMecha all on her own (while everyone else with her held their own but never really took down any of the Mecha), and in Episode 9 she frees her officers from an Equalist base, doing practically all of the work.work.
** Any member of the Red Lotus, and all 4 combined are basically unstoppable.
** Tenzin is shown to be such, especially in Season 3 when [[spoiler: he easily fends off Zaheer, but it takes the combined effort of all 4 members of the Red Lotus to take him down.]]
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* Iroh of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. They say so. In as many words. ''Really.'' And consider that this was [[spoiler:during the Eclipse, when he would have had no ability to firebend.]]

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* Iroh of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. They say so. In as many words. ''Really.'' And consider that this was [[spoiler:during the Eclipse, [[BroughtDownToBadass when he would have had no ability to firebend.]]]]]]



*** While he was locked inside of what was essentially a metal coffin. What did he fight with, you ask? His face. Really.
** According to the WordOfGod, the reason Piandao is so revered as a sword master is because of what happened when he decided he was tired of the military and became a recluse. They sent a hundred soldiers. He sent them all back.
*** And he can't (or won't) firebend, either.

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*** While he was locked inside of what was essentially a metal coffin. What did he fight with, use to escape, you ask? His face. Really.
** According to the WordOfGod, the reason Piandao is so revered as a sword master is because of what happened when he decided he was tired of the military and became a recluse. They The military sent a hundred soldiers. He Piandao sent them all back.
*** [[BadassNormal And he can't (or won't) firebend, either.]]



** Whole Team Avatar is this to some degree. In the episode "Earth King" group of kids in age from 12 to 15 year old, just blasted to Palace through legion of elite earthbenders.

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** Whole Team Avatar is this to some degree. In the episode "Earth King" group of kids in age from 12 to 15 year old, just blasted to the Earth King's Palace through a legion of elite earthbenders.
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* Pick any fight Agent Bishop from ''WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003}}'' has. ''Any'' fight.
* Leatherhead from TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012, though he tries to isolate himself to avoid fighting. But should he see or even HEAR the word Kraang, he enters an UnstoppableRage even he can't control, unleashing a MookHorrorShow on the Kraang that makes even the Turtles feel a miniscule amount of sympathy for them.

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* Pick any fight Agent Bishop from ''WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003}}'' ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' has. ''Any'' fight.
* Leatherhead from TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012, ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'', though he tries to isolate himself to avoid fighting. But should he see or even HEAR the word Kraang, he enters an UnstoppableRage even he can't control, unleashing a MookHorrorShow on the Kraang that makes even the Turtles feel a miniscule amount of sympathy for them.
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* Tai Lung in ''KungFuPanda'' has his own prison and is guarded by one thousand guards as well as being held completely immobilised. When he gets free of his shackles, he beats up all the guards in a matter of minutes. Granted, he finishes the job with some dynamite that sends a large number of them flying at once; it might have taken up to another minute or so otherwise.

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* Tai Lung in ''KungFuPanda'' ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' has his own prison and is guarded by one thousand guards as well as being held completely immobilised. When he gets free of his shackles, he beats up all the guards in a matter of minutes. Granted, he finishes the job with some dynamite that sends a large number of them flying at once; it might have taken up to another minute or so otherwise.
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*** While he was locked inside of what was essentially a metal coffin...with his face.

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*** While he was locked inside of what was essentially a metal coffin...with his face.coffin. What did he fight with, you ask? His face. Really.
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** In "Birth of Evil", Aku becomes a ''literal'' example, splitting himself into an army of man-sized duplicates of himself in armor. (However, seeing as Jack's father still defeated them all, he qualifies for the Trope here as well.)
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* ''BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand''.

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* In the sequel series, WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra, there is Lin Beifong. [[spoiler:Former]] Chief of police, with the ability to Metalbend and Earthbend, her skills become increasingly impressive just by a few episodes. In Episode 7 she's seen taking out a MiniMecha all on her own (while everyone else with her held their own but never really took down any of the Mecha), and in Episode 9 she frees her officers from an Equalist base, doing practically all of the work.



* In the sequel series, WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra, there is Lin Beifong. [[spoiler:Former]] Chief of police, with the ability to Metalbend and Earthbend, her skills become increasingly impressive just by a few episodes. In Episode 7 she's seen taking out a MiniMecha all on her own (while everyone else with her held their own but never really took down any of the Mecha), and in Episode 9 she frees her officers from an Equalist base, doing practically all of the work.
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*** [[spoiler:The fact that two of their own were supercharged as well doesn't hurt.]]

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*** [[spoiler:The fact that at least two of their own were supercharged as well doesn't hurt.]]
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* Leatherhead from TeenageMutantNinjaTurtes2012, though he tries to isolate himself to avoid fighting. But should he see or even HEAR the word Kraang, he enters an UnstoppableRage even he can't control, unleashing a MookHorrorShow on the Kraang that makes even the Turtles feel a miniscule amount of sympathy for them.

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* Leatherhead from TeenageMutantNinjaTurtes2012, TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012, though he tries to isolate himself to avoid fighting. But should he see or even HEAR the word Kraang, he enters an UnstoppableRage even he can't control, unleashing a MookHorrorShow on the Kraang that makes even the Turtles feel a miniscule amount of sympathy for them.
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* Leatherhead from TeenageMutantNinjaTurtes2012, though he tries to isolate himself to avoid fighting. But should he see or even HEAR the word Kraang, he enters an UnstoppableRage even he can't control, unleashing a MookHorrorShow on the Kraang that makes even the Turtles feel a miniscule amount of sympathy for them.
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* In ''{{GIJoe}}'', Sergeant Slaughter was known to defeat whole squads of Mooks by himself. But that's not all. When he was put in charge of training the other Joes, he challenged them to attack him all at once. They took him up on it, and he won without breaking a sweat. (Of course, his RealLife counterpart likely isn't ''this'' tough, but still...)
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* Pick any fight Agent Bishop from ''WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003}}'' has. ''Any'' fight.
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* [[VentureBrothers Brock Samson]], the Swedish Murder Machine himself.

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* [[VentureBrothers [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers Brock Samson]], or as he's been referred to by The Monarch, the Swedish Murder Machine himself.Machine.
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* Tai Lung in ''KungFuPanda'' has his own prison and is guarded by one thousand guards as well as being held completely immobilised. When he gets free of his shackles, he beats up all the guards in a matter of minutes. Granted, he finishes the job with some dynamite that sends a large number of them flying at once; it might have taken up to another minute or so otherwise.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack''. He's defeated hordes of enemies on his own so many times, it's easy to lose count. This is actually lampshaded in the episode "Jack versus Aku" where Aku gets so sick of Jack reducing his robots to scrap that he decides to challenge Jack to a battle on equal terms. [[spoiler: Or so he says.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack''. He's defeated hordes of enemies on his own so many times, it's easy to lose count. This is actually lampshaded in the episode "Jack versus Aku" where Aku gets so sick of Jack reducing his robots to scrap that he decides to challenge Jack to a battle on equal terms. [[spoiler: Or so he says.]]
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* [[ {{WesternAnimation/Ben10}} Benjamin Kirby Tennyson.]] He's one lanky looking kid, but he has a powerful weapon to turn him into over 10 aliens.

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* [[ {{WesternAnimation/Ben10}} [[{{WesternAnimation/Ben10}} Benjamin Kirby Tennyson.]] He's one lanky looking kid, but he has a powerful weapon to turn him into over 10 aliens.
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* {{WesternAnimation/Ben10 Benjamin Kirby Tennyson}}. He's one lanky looking kid, but he has a powerful weapon to turn him into over 10 aliens

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* {{WesternAnimation/Ben10 [[ {{WesternAnimation/Ben10}} Benjamin Kirby Tennyson}}. Tennyson.]] He's one lanky looking kid, but he has a powerful weapon to turn him into over 10 aliensaliens.
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* {{WesternAnimation/Ben10 Benjamin Kirby Tennyson}}. He's one lanky looking kid, but he has a powerful weapon to turn him into over 10 aliens
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* The title character of ''SamuraiJack'', with only a couple prepared traps, single-handedly destroyed hundreds (if not thousands) of Kill Bots in the third episode.

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* The title character of ''SamuraiJack'', with only a couple prepared traps, single-handedly destroyed hundreds (if not thousands) of [[MechaMooks Kill Bots Bots]] in the third episode.
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** Another special mention goes to Yoda. In ''StarWarsTheCloneWars'', he gets into a bet with Asajj Ventress over whether a certain planet will join the Republic or the Seperatists. If he can escape Asajj's best troops, the plane will go with the Republic. Yoda barely breaks a sweat.

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** Another special mention goes to Yoda. In ''StarWarsTheCloneWars'', he gets into a bet with Asajj Ventress over whether a certain planet will join the Republic or the Seperatists.Separatists. If he can escape Asajj's best troops, the plane will go with the Republic. Yoda barely breaks a sweat.




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* Alice of ''{{WesternAnimation/Superjail}}'' is the only guard in a demented facility full of the very worst psychopaths not fit for regular prison. And she has no trouble kicking all their asses, and keeping the prison in relatively normal condition.
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* ''StarWarsCloneWars'' has varying degrees of this trope. Durge is shown (and explicitly stated in other [[ExpandedUniverse EU]] material) to be a one-man arsenal, but "only" kills a few dozen soldiers. General Grievous is similarly able to cut through clones and Jedi with his usual psychopathic zeal, but his body count is relatively low. Anakin and Obi-Wan are better examples, a "body count" of droids well in the thousands, but they have their limits and still rely heavily on the armies they command. Mace and Yoda, however, wipe out hundreds of droids ''without their lightsabers'' and tear apart entire legions with little help from their soldiers.
** A good number of fans believe that [[VillainDecay Grievous should have been that badass in the movie]].
** Another special mention goes to Yoda. In ''StarWarsTheCloneWars'', he gets into a bet with Asajj Ventress over whether a certain planet will join the Republic or the Seperatists. If he can escape Asajj's best troops, the plane will go with the Republic. Yoda barely breaks a sweat.
--->'''King Katuunko''': You were right, Count Dooku. One Jedi is not worth a hundred battle droids... more like a thousand.
* Iroh of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. They say so. In as many words. ''Really.'' And consider that this was [[spoiler:during the Eclipse, when he would have had no ability to firebend.]]
** There's a reason he's called [[RedBaron the Dragon of the West]]. It's {{Badass}}.
** Any accomplished Avatar is one as well.
** Can't forget Bumi either, who [[spoiler:liberated the city of Omashu ''by himself'']]. He didn't run from the army. ''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome The army ran from him.]]''
*** While he was locked inside of what was essentially a metal coffin...with his face.
** According to the WordOfGod, the reason Piandao is so revered as a sword master is because of what happened when he decided he was tired of the military and became a recluse. They sent a hundred soldiers. He sent them all back.
*** And he can't (or won't) firebend, either.
** Then we've got Ty Lee, the butt-kicking, [[GenkiGirl Genki]] DarkActionGirl, who takes out an entire group of elite earthbenders by herself in "The Drill".
** Whole Team Avatar is this to some degree. In the episode "Earth King" group of kids in age from 12 to 15 year old, just blasted to Palace through legion of elite earthbenders.
** [[spoiler:The Order Of The White Lotus is basically ''composed'' of these. The previously mentioned Iroh, Bumi, and Piandao are all members. There's a reason their battle with a Fire Nation army that was super charged by Sozin's Comet was a CurbstompBattle.]]
*** [[spoiler:The fact that two of their own were supercharged as well doesn't hurt.]]
* In the sequel series, WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra, there is Lin Beifong. [[spoiler:Former]] Chief of police, with the ability to Metalbend and Earthbend, her skills become increasingly impressive just by a few episodes. In Episode 7 she's seen taking out a MiniMecha all on her own (while everyone else with her held their own but never really took down any of the Mecha), and in Episode 9 she frees her officers from an Equalist base, doing practically all of the work.
* ''MegasXLR''. First episode: On one side, Coop and a nameless sidekick mecha. On the other, a large army of alien mooks and their commander.
-->'''Kiva''': Look at them all. These odds are awful.\\
'''Coop''': You're right, it is kind of unfair. * knocks sidekick out* Now it's fair.
* In ''InvaderZim'', it's shown that apparently a single competent Irken Invader is capable of conquering a planet by themselves. Helps that they do have some impressive technology at their disposal. The main character has even better technology that he's engineered himself, but being a ChaoticStupid GeniusDitz has no way to use them effectively (though he's still pretty dangerous at times).
* The title character of ''SamuraiJack'', with only a couple prepared traps, single-handedly destroyed hundreds (if not thousands) of Kill Bots in the third episode.
** Not only that, but the last few Kill Bots actually took a step backwards trying to running away. [[TheHero Jack]] said "No, there is no escape." and [[CrowningMomentofAwesome ruined them]].
** Once, he managed to beat a moderately large army of robots with literally no effort at all.
* [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Maggie Simpson]], despite being a baby, can take out ''a group of mobsters with a rifle''.
* [[VentureBrothers Brock Samson]], the Swedish Murder Machine himself.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', Robin, definitely. In ''Apprentice,'' he takes down a whole army of Sladebots by himself, brutally, and in the second part of the season finale, he takes down [[spoiler: ''his entire team.'' By himself again. When they were all attacking at once. And it's a CurbStompBattle.]]

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