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* In ''WebOriginal/OrionsArm'', terragen civilization flourishes as it never has during the interplanetary age. Travel from one end of the solar system to the other is now possible. A resource-based economy means undreamed of free time and availability of goods. Advances in genetic engineering, cybernetics, and other fields give rise to human-animal splices, animal-derived provolves, and the sapient robots known as vecs. As sophonts everywhere celebrate their newfound prosperity, diversity, unity, and technological mastery, the jubilant spell is rudely interrupted by the revelation of a covert war which has been taking place for some time: Superintelligent agents, called transapients, have been manipulating the world behind the scenes with supreme finesse for decades. As their numbers gradually increased, they formed into various opposing factions, divided by their respective ideological differences. A fierce power struggle develops between those who are friendly to humanity (and other lesser terragens) and those who are not. After much strife, the "pro-humans" are the victors. The survivors of the other factions, the hostile "anti-humans" and indifferent or isolationist "ahumans", depart for the stars in craft fashioned and propelled by technologies far in advance of anything known to the ordinary terragens of the day. Baseline society had been completely unaware of the conflict up until this point and were dumbfounded by how small and inconsequential they seemed in comparison to the transapients, who now step up to take a leading role in terragen civilization.
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* Alex from ''Webcomic/WeakHero'' is a competent fighter in his own right, but he just can't hold a candle to the [[MightyGlacier insurmountable]] Ben and [[CombatPragmatist cunning]] Gray. Even Gerard managed to make his way onto the in-universe fighter ranking where Alex did not. When Alex realises it, he [[LampshadeHanging wonders]] if he's supposed to be a meter for power like [[Franchise/DragonBall Yamcha]].
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** Alexfrom ''Webcomic/WeakHero'' is a competent fighter in his own right, but he just can't hold a candle to the [[MightyGlacier insurmountable]] Ben and [[CombatPragmatist cunning]] Gray. Even Gerard managed to make his way onto the in-universe fighter ranking where Alex did not. When Alex realises it, he [[LampshadeHanging wonders]] if he's supposed to be a meter for power like [[Franchise/DragonBall Yamcha]]. Though initially PlayedForLaughs, Alex constantly being overshadowed by his friends is portrayed more seriously in Season 3. He feels terrible that Ben always has to save him while he can't help Ben in turn, and so trains harder than ever so he can be on equal footing to the rest of the gang. When he [[YankTheDogsChain still ends up losing to Dongha]], it has a devastating effect on him.
** Jimmy is ranked seventh on the [[RandomPowerRanking Shuttle Patch]] and is recognised as a strong fighter, but often ends up losing by virtue of going up against opponents that are unquestionably stronger than him. Though one of these losses is against [[TheBrute Doyun]], his strength is still acknowledged and Doyun is intimidated by how strong the ''rest'' of the Union is if Jimmy is their lowest rung.
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** Jimmy is ranked seventh on the [[RandomPowerRanking Shuttle Patch]] and is recognised as a strong fighter, but often ends up losing by virtue of going up against opponents that are unquestionably stronger than him. Though one of these losses is against [[TheBrute Doyun]], his strength is still acknowledged and Doyun is intimidated by how strong the ''rest'' of the Union is if Jimmy is their lowest rung.
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* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', Dave Strider and his Bro get into a swordfight. Dave is awesome, but Bro is CrazyAwesome, starting off by beating Dave up ''with a marionette''. This is, however, part of Bro's TrainingFromHell. He knows Dave would always try to beat him, so he makes sure that while Dave can't beat him, he could beat ''anyone else''. Then Bro dies and Dave becomes the arguably most powerful protagonist... only for John to go [[PhysicalGod God Tier]]. '''Ouch'''.
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* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', Dave Strider and his Bro get into a swordfight. Dave is awesome, but Bro is CrazyAwesome, CrazyIsCool, starting off by beating Dave up ''with a marionette''. This is, however, part of Bro's TrainingFromHell. He knows Dave would always try to beat him, so he makes sure that while Dave can't beat him, he could beat ''anyone else''. Then Bro dies and Dave becomes the arguably most powerful protagonist... only for John to go [[PhysicalGod God Tier]]. '''Ouch'''.
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* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': In the Denmark portion of the prologue, DeadpanSnarker Michael Madsen, exasperated that his boss is mad at him for taking his cat to his sister's place on Bornholm island too close to the very meeting that will keep him from caring for it (rather than leaving him in a cat hotel, which he considers cruel) lashes out at him by sarcastically claiming to actually be on business trip and having accidentally taken his cat with him. Soon, sudden travel restrictions make Michael's promise to be back in mainland Denmark by the next morning much harder to keep, which causes him to threaten to get all the boat's waiters in a FrivolousLawsuit unless they make the ferry turn back. Signe, the waitress who ends up dealing with Michael because he's scaring everyone else, beats him out on being THE DeadpanSnarker in the room:
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* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': In the Denmark portion of the prologue, DeadpanSnarker Michael Madsen, exasperated that his boss is mad at him for taking his cat to his sister's place on Bornholm island too close to the very meeting that will keep him from caring for it (rather than leaving him in a cat hotel, which he considers cruel) lashes out at him by sarcastically claiming to actually be on a business trip and having accidentally taken his cat with him. Soon, sudden travel restrictions make Michael's promise to be back in mainland Denmark by the next morning much harder to keep, which causes him to threaten to get all the boat's waiters in a FrivolousLawsuit unless they make the ferry turn back. Signe, the waitress who ends up dealing with Michael because he's scaring everyone else, beats him out on being THE DeadpanSnarker in the room:
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* ''Webcomic/IDontWantThisKindOfHero'': The gist of Sasa's competence problems as a hero: he's by no means incompetent, but he's not remarkably great in any area, and when you're surrounded by flashy telekinetics, witches, shamans, people with SuperStrength, etc., you don't look that impressive.
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* [[http://darkencomic.com/?webcomic_post=20051221 This]] ''Webcomic/{{Darken}}'' strip sums it up. Ones a rogue who hunts down giant abominations for fun, the others a worshiper of Mephistopheles and the last remaining member of the city guard of the Drow's second most important city. But when they're on the same side as a half-dragon high priestess and a disciple of the devil bearing one of the most powerful artefacts in the world?
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* [[http://darkencomic.com/?webcomic_post=20051221 This]] ''Webcomic/{{Darken}}'' strip sums it up. Ones One's a rogue who hunts down giant abominations for fun, the others a worshiper worshipper of Mephistopheles and the last remaining member of the city guard of the Drow's second most important city. But when they're on the same side as a half-dragon high priestess and a disciple of the devil bearing one of the most powerful artefacts in the world?
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* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', Dave Strider and his Bro get into a swordfight. Dave is awesome, but Bro is CrazyAwesome, starting off by beating Dave up ''with a marionette''.
** This is, however, part of Bro's TrainingFromHell. He knows Dave would always try to beat him, so he makes sure that while Dave can't beat him, he could beat ''anyone else''. Then Bro dies and Dave becomes the arguably most powerful protagonist... only for John to go [[PhysicalGod God Tier]]. '''Ouch'''.
** This is, however, part of Bro's TrainingFromHell. He knows Dave would always try to beat him, so he makes sure that while Dave can't beat him, he could beat ''anyone else''. Then Bro dies and Dave becomes the arguably most powerful protagonist... only for John to go [[PhysicalGod God Tier]]. '''Ouch'''.
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* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', Dave Strider and his Bro get into a swordfight. Dave is awesome, but Bro is CrazyAwesome, starting off by beating Dave up ''with a marionette''.
**marionette''. This is, however, part of Bro's TrainingFromHell. He knows Dave would always try to beat him, so he makes sure that while Dave can't beat him, he could beat ''anyone else''. Then Bro dies and Dave becomes the arguably most powerful protagonist... only for John to go [[PhysicalGod God Tier]]. '''Ouch'''.
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* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' this occasionally happens when Vaarsuvius or, less frequently, Durkon, show what a 3rd edition ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' wizard or cleric is really capable of. At one point Malack (another cleric) Durkon and Vaarsuvius have a discussion about dealing with other people's "Tier envy". Elan on the other hand, knows how to cope.
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* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' this occasionally happens when Vaarsuvius or, less frequently, Durkon, show what a 3rd edition ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' wizard or cleric is really capable of. At one point Malack (another cleric) Durkon cleric), Durkon, and Vaarsuvius have a discussion about dealing with other people's "Tier envy". Elan Elan, on the other hand, knows how to cope.
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* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': In the Denmark portion of the prologue, DeadpanSnarker Michael Madsen, exasperated that his boss is mad at him for taking his cat to his sister's place on Bornholm island too close to the very meeting that will keep him from caring for it (rather than leaving him in a cat hotel, which he considers cruel) lashes out at him by sarcastically claiming to actually be on business trip and having accidentally taken his cat with him. Soon, sudden travel restrictions make Michael's promise to be back in mainland Denmark by the next morning much harder to keep, which causes him to threaten to get all the boat's waiters in a FrivolousLawsuit unless they make the ferry turn back. Signe, the waitress who ends up dealing with Michael because he's scaring everyone else, has that to say to him:
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* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': In the Denmark portion of the prologue, DeadpanSnarker Michael Madsen, exasperated that his boss is mad at him for taking his cat to his sister's place on Bornholm island too close to the very meeting that will keep him from caring for it (rather than leaving him in a cat hotel, which he considers cruel) lashes out at him by sarcastically claiming to actually be on business trip and having accidentally taken his cat with him. Soon, sudden travel restrictions make Michael's promise to be back in mainland Denmark by the next morning much harder to keep, which causes him to threaten to get all the boat's waiters in a FrivolousLawsuit unless they make the ferry turn back. Signe, the waitress who ends up dealing with Michael because he's scaring everyone else, has that to say to him:beats him out on being THE DeadpanSnarker in the room:
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** For those who don't quite get it, Michael Madsen was beaten by Signe on being THE DeadpanSnarker in the room.
* Alex from ''Webcomic/WeakHero'' is a competent fighter in his own right, but he just can't hold a candle to the [[MightyGlacier insurmountable]] Ben and [[CombatPragmatist cunning]] Gray. Even Gerard managed to make his way onto the in-universe fighter ranking where Alex did not. When Alex realises it, he [[LampshadeHanging wonders]] if he's supposed to be a meter for power like [[Franchise/DragonBall Yamcha]].
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* ''Webcomic/CinemaBums'' illustrates this for Hawkeye in the [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Avengers]] movie in [[http://www.cinemabums.com/?p=152 this]] strip.
* [[http://darkencomic.com/?webcomic_post=20051221 This]] ''Webcomic/{{Darken}}'' strip sums it up. Ones a rogue who hunts down giant abominations for fun, the others a worshiper of Mephistopheles and the last remaining member of the city guard of the Drow's second most important city. But when they're on the same side as a half-dragon high priestess and a disciple of the devil bearing one of the most powerful artefacts in the world?
* ''WebComic/DragonBallMultiverse'':
** Many characters feel they are this after watching Vegetto and Broly's fight.
** Yamcha continues his own RunningGag using this as an excuse. Smart.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', Dave Strider and his Bro get into a swordfight. Dave is awesome, but Bro is CrazyAwesome, starting off by beating Dave up ''with a marionette''.
** This is, however, part of Bro's TrainingFromHell. He knows Dave would always try to beat him, so he makes sure that while Dave can't beat him, he could beat ''anyone else''. Then Bro dies and Dave becomes the arguably most powerful protagonist... only for John to go [[PhysicalGod God Tier]]. '''Ouch'''.
* In ''Literature/TheIntercontinentalUnionOfDisgustingCharacters'' and its sequels, Ringman would by most rights be considered a very powerful character: a 9th level AD&D paladin with 18/92 Strength, + 5 plate mail, and an intelligent + 5 holy avenger at his disposal. However, he pales to insignificance next to the overly-muchnkinned-out characters who're the stars in that universe, one of whom eventually gets a ''literal'' + infinity sword.
* Cale of ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup'' is actually an aversion: He starts out overshadowed by everyone, but once he [[TookALevelInBadass takes a level in badass]], he's much better. Krunch, the one who is introduced by ''tackling a dragon'', is one of a pair of brothers, a scholar and a warrior. They both think it's hilarious that anyone could ever mistake him for the warrior.
* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' this occasionally happens when Vaarsuvius or, less frequently, Durkon, show what a 3rd edition ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' wizard or cleric is really capable of. At one point Malack (another cleric) Durkon and Vaarsuvius have a discussion about dealing with other people's "Tier envy". Elan on the other hand, knows how to cope.
-->'''Elan:''' I don't know why everyone complains about being overshadowed in combat. I always found it very relaxing.
* In ''WebOriginal/OrionsArm'', terragen civilization flourishes as it never has during the interplanetary age. Travel from one end of the solar system to the other is now possible. A resource-based economy means undreamed of free time and availability of goods. Advances in genetic engineering, cybernetics, and other fields give rise to human-animal splices, animal-derived provolves, and the sapient robots known as vecs. As sophonts everywhere celebrate their newfound prosperity, diversity, unity, and technological mastery, the jubilant spell is rudely interrupted by the revelation of a covert war which has been taking place for some time: Superintelligent agents, called transapients, have been manipulating the world behind the scenes with supreme finesse for decades. As their numbers gradually increased, they formed into various opposing factions, divided by their respective ideological differences. A fierce power struggle develops between those who are friendly to humanity (and other lesser terragens) and those who are not. After much strife, the "pro-humans" are the victors. The survivors of the other factions, the hostile "anti-humans" and indifferent or isolationist "ahumans", depart for the stars in craft fashioned and propelled by technologies far in advance of anything known to the ordinary terragens of the day. Baseline society had been completely unaware of the conflict up until this point and were dumbfounded by how small and inconsequential they seemed in comparison to the transapients, who now step up to take a leading role in terragen civilization.
* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': In the Denmark portion of the prologue, DeadpanSnarker Michael Madsen, exasperated that his boss is mad at him for taking his cat to his sister's place on Bornholm island too close to the very meeting that will keep him from caring for it (rather than leaving him in a cat hotel, which he considers cruel) lashes out at him by sarcastically claiming to actually be on business trip and having accidentally taken his cat with him. Soon, sudden travel restrictions make Michael's promise to be back in mainland Denmark by the next morning much harder to keep, which causes him to threaten to get all the boat's waiters in a FrivolousLawsuit unless they make the ferry turn back. Signe, the waitress who ends up dealing with Michael because he's scaring everyone else, has that to say to him:
-->'''Signe:''' Oh no, an important meeting? I'll call the captain right away on our direct emergency line! ''[picks up imaginary phone]'' Hello Captain! Oh yes, I'm fine, how are you? So hey, I have a passenger here who would like you to turn back to Ystad...Oh? Oh dear, how unfortunate. I'm sure he'll understand, he seems like a reasonable man. ''[mimes hanging up]'' I'm sorry, another passenger already asked to be taken to the Bahamas, so we're heading there now. But you're next in line with your request!
** For those who don't quite get it, Michael Madsen was beaten by Signe on being THE DeadpanSnarker in the room.
* Alex Hawke of ''Webcomic/{{Terra}}'' is a military-trained ActionGirl and is thus a competent markswoman and hand-to-hand fighter. And she's paired with Grey O'Shea, a former special forces sniper, and Agrippa Varus, a seven-foot-tall ProudWarriorRaceGuy and OneManArmy who's been described by commenters as an [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot "alien space ninja"]]. Oh, and Agrippa's training Grey, so...
* The first comic of ''Webcomic/YuGiOhCardGameGustoFanComic'' shows [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh Caam]] in a Corner of Woe because her fellow clan members have awesome Synchro-Monster forms: Daigusto Eguls (Windaar), Daigusto Gulldos (Wynnda) and Daigusto Sphreeze (Reeze)
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* [[http://darkencomic.com/?webcomic_post=20051221 This]] ''Webcomic/{{Darken}}'' strip sums it up. Ones a rogue who hunts down giant abominations for fun, the others a worshiper of Mephistopheles and the last remaining member of the city guard of the Drow's second most important city. But when they're on the same side as a half-dragon high priestess and a disciple of the devil bearing one of the most powerful artefacts in the world?
* ''WebComic/DragonBallMultiverse'':
** Many characters feel they are this after watching Vegetto and Broly's fight.
** Yamcha continues his own RunningGag using this as an excuse. Smart.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', Dave Strider and his Bro get into a swordfight. Dave is awesome, but Bro is CrazyAwesome, starting off by beating Dave up ''with a marionette''.
** This is, however, part of Bro's TrainingFromHell. He knows Dave would always try to beat him, so he makes sure that while Dave can't beat him, he could beat ''anyone else''. Then Bro dies and Dave becomes the arguably most powerful protagonist... only for John to go [[PhysicalGod God Tier]]. '''Ouch'''.
* In ''Literature/TheIntercontinentalUnionOfDisgustingCharacters'' and its sequels, Ringman would by most rights be considered a very powerful character: a 9th level AD&D paladin with 18/92 Strength, + 5 plate mail, and an intelligent + 5 holy avenger at his disposal. However, he pales to insignificance next to the overly-muchnkinned-out characters who're the stars in that universe, one of whom eventually gets a ''literal'' + infinity sword.
* Cale of ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup'' is actually an aversion: He starts out overshadowed by everyone, but once he [[TookALevelInBadass takes a level in badass]], he's much better. Krunch, the one who is introduced by ''tackling a dragon'', is one of a pair of brothers, a scholar and a warrior. They both think it's hilarious that anyone could ever mistake him for the warrior.
* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' this occasionally happens when Vaarsuvius or, less frequently, Durkon, show what a 3rd edition ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' wizard or cleric is really capable of. At one point Malack (another cleric) Durkon and Vaarsuvius have a discussion about dealing with other people's "Tier envy". Elan on the other hand, knows how to cope.
-->'''Elan:''' I don't know why everyone complains about being overshadowed in combat. I always found it very relaxing.
* In ''WebOriginal/OrionsArm'', terragen civilization flourishes as it never has during the interplanetary age. Travel from one end of the solar system to the other is now possible. A resource-based economy means undreamed of free time and availability of goods. Advances in genetic engineering, cybernetics, and other fields give rise to human-animal splices, animal-derived provolves, and the sapient robots known as vecs. As sophonts everywhere celebrate their newfound prosperity, diversity, unity, and technological mastery, the jubilant spell is rudely interrupted by the revelation of a covert war which has been taking place for some time: Superintelligent agents, called transapients, have been manipulating the world behind the scenes with supreme finesse for decades. As their numbers gradually increased, they formed into various opposing factions, divided by their respective ideological differences. A fierce power struggle develops between those who are friendly to humanity (and other lesser terragens) and those who are not. After much strife, the "pro-humans" are the victors. The survivors of the other factions, the hostile "anti-humans" and indifferent or isolationist "ahumans", depart for the stars in craft fashioned and propelled by technologies far in advance of anything known to the ordinary terragens of the day. Baseline society had been completely unaware of the conflict up until this point and were dumbfounded by how small and inconsequential they seemed in comparison to the transapients, who now step up to take a leading role in terragen civilization.
* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': In the Denmark portion of the prologue, DeadpanSnarker Michael Madsen, exasperated that his boss is mad at him for taking his cat to his sister's place on Bornholm island too close to the very meeting that will keep him from caring for it (rather than leaving him in a cat hotel, which he considers cruel) lashes out at him by sarcastically claiming to actually be on business trip and having accidentally taken his cat with him. Soon, sudden travel restrictions make Michael's promise to be back in mainland Denmark by the next morning much harder to keep, which causes him to threaten to get all the boat's waiters in a FrivolousLawsuit unless they make the ferry turn back. Signe, the waitress who ends up dealing with Michael because he's scaring everyone else, has that to say to him:
-->'''Signe:''' Oh no, an important meeting? I'll call the captain right away on our direct emergency line! ''[picks up imaginary phone]'' Hello Captain! Oh yes, I'm fine, how are you? So hey, I have a passenger here who would like you to turn back to Ystad...Oh? Oh dear, how unfortunate. I'm sure he'll understand, he seems like a reasonable man. ''[mimes hanging up]'' I'm sorry, another passenger already asked to be taken to the Bahamas, so we're heading there now. But you're next in line with your request!
** For those who don't quite get it, Michael Madsen was beaten by Signe on being THE DeadpanSnarker in the room.
* Alex Hawke of ''Webcomic/{{Terra}}'' is a military-trained ActionGirl and is thus a competent markswoman and hand-to-hand fighter. And she's paired with Grey O'Shea, a former special forces sniper, and Agrippa Varus, a seven-foot-tall ProudWarriorRaceGuy and OneManArmy who's been described by commenters as an [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot "alien space ninja"]]. Oh, and Agrippa's training Grey, so...
* The first comic of ''Webcomic/YuGiOhCardGameGustoFanComic'' shows [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh Caam]] in a Corner of Woe because her fellow clan members have awesome Synchro-Monster forms: Daigusto Eguls (Windaar), Daigusto Gulldos (Wynnda) and Daigusto Sphreeze (Reeze)
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