History PlayingWith / SingleStrokeBattle

* '''Implied''': Alice insists to Bob they take it outside. We don't see the fight, but we do hear a woosh...and the bloody aftermath as Alice sheathes her sword.

** Alice and Bob charge at each other from each end of the arena, pass and swipe each other...but while they ''do'' receive damage from each other, it's not enough to finish either of them and they resort to standard swordplay to end it.

* '''Straight''': Samurai Alice and Ninja Bob charge at eachother, and swipe eachother with their katanas. [[DiagonalCut After a second, Bob falls down, clutching his bleeding chest.]]

'''Basic Trope''': Two opponents charge at eachother and swipe at each other while passing. [[DelayedCausality After a beat, one of them falls.]]

* '''Justified''':

* '''Lampshaded''': “...Our family feud has ended with but a single strike. How poetic.”

* '''Justified''': It's the embellished story of a combat that really was only over in one stroke.

* '''Enforced''': “ Dude, passing eachother in mid-air and exploding into giblets is what Samurai DO. It's right up there with the Katana and honor obsession. "
* '''Lampshaded''': “Our family feud will end with but a single strike!”

* '''Discussed''': “There’s something artful about how much technique goes into so few seconds, isn’t there? It's the culmination of the swordsman's art. "
* '''Conversed''': “Out of all the samurai movie scenes I have seen, this is my favorite.”

* '''Defied''': Ninja Bob charges at Alice… who just whips out a pistol and shoots him while mocking his outdated tactics.

* '''Inverted''': CombatBreakdown: the fight goes on so long both combatants are exhausted.

* '''Subverted''': Alice and Bob charge at eachother from each end of the arena, pass eachother… and keep running, having completely ignored their “foe.”

* '''Zig Zagged''': There is a single-stroke battle at the start of a fight… But then Alice and Bob turn around dash past eachother again and again, effectively repeating the trope over and over until one or both fall.

* '''Straight''': Samurai Alice and Ninja Bob charge at eachother, and swipe eachother with their katanas. After a second, Bob falls down, clutching his bleeding chest.

** It’s the end of a bout of air jousting, and Bob explodes into giblets at the end. [[LimitedAnimation The clash is not shown, instead being a few slashes on blackness.]]

** The slashes kill Carol instead who wasn’t even part of the fight. Bob and Alice stare at her slowly-splitting body in utter confusion.
** The white cuts on a black background turn out to be Alice hitting black paper instead of bob, much to her frustration.

** After the clash, a beat passes... and Bob falls to the ground bleeding from his wounds AND a Nosebleed. Alice, meanwhile, [[ClothingDamage suddenly finds her pants and panties around her ankles,]] and [[SpankTheCutie her butt covered in red handprints.]] [[WorthIt Bob gives the thumbs up]] while Alice furiously covers up.

* '''Straight''': Samurai Alice and Ninja Bob charge at eachother, and swipe eachother with their katanas. After a second, Bob falls down, culching his bleeding chest.

* '''Downplayed''': The single stroke battle only comes at the end of a larger combat, and only Alice charges.

'''Single-Stroke Battle'': Two opponents charge at eachother and swipe at each other while passing. [[DelayedCausality After a beat, one of them falls.]]

* '''Exaggerated''': The entire episode is focused around that one cut.

* '''Parodied''': After the clash, a beat passes... and no-one dies. “…Crap! I missed!” “WHAT?! You too?”

* '''Invoked''': This form of combat is part of an organised system of duelling, in order to ensure bouts are resolved quickly and with dignity.

* '''Conversed''': “Out of all the samurai movie scenes I have seen, this is my favourite.”

** After the clash, a beat passes... and Bob falls to the ground bleeding from his wounds AND his {{{Nosebleed nose.}}} Alice, meanwhile, [[ClothingDamage suddenly finds her pants and panties around her ankles,]] and [[SpankTheCutie her butt covered in red handprints.]] [[WorthIt Bob gives the thumbs up]] while Alice furiously covers up.

** After the clash, a beat passes... and Bob falls to the ground bleeding from his wounds AND his [[Nosebleed nose.]] Alice, meanwhile, [[ClothingDamage suddenly finds her pants and panties around her ankles,]] and [[SpankTheCutie her butt covered in red handprints.]] [[WorthIt Bob gives the thumbs up]] while Alice furiously covers up.

* '''Parodied''': “….Crap! I missed!” “WHAT?! You too?”

* '''Enforced''': “ Dude, passing eachother in mid-air and exploding into giblets is what Samurai DO. it's right up there with the Katana and honor obsession.

* '''Justified''':