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* Whenever Life Spell Punks appears in battle in the ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'' series, the [=NPCs=] [[MissionControl talking to the Skylander]] will always recommend that you defeat them first because of how quickly they heal other enemies.
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* In ''VideoGame/LordOfTheRingsOnline'', healing generates ''massive'' amounts of aggro, and the damage-dealing classes may have trouble getting it back. The classes with a build available specifically designed for tanking have special abilities they can use that trump even healing, but if those skills are on cooldown, your Mini is probably going to die.

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* In ''VideoGame/LordOfTheRingsOnline'', ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsOnline'', healing generates ''massive'' amounts of aggro, and the damage-dealing classes may have trouble getting it back. The classes with a build available specifically designed for tanking have special abilities they can use that trump even healing, but if those skills are on cooldown, your Mini is probably going to die.

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* ''VideoGame/TrialsOfMana'':
** [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with Potos. They will only cast Healing Light on the entire enemy party when ''their own'' HP gets low. Thus, it makes sense to target the Potos last.
** [[spoiler:The Benevodon of Darkness, Zable Fahr. Once you kill the two heads, a third head comes out, heals the other two, and then they attack hard. Suddenly those other two heads don't matter anymore, you go for the new one that has the capacity to revive them...]]


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* ''VideoGame/TrialsOfMana'':
** [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] with Potos. They will only cast Healing Light on the entire enemy party when ''their own'' HP gets low. Thus, it makes sense to target the Potos last.
** [[spoiler:The Benevodon of Darkness, Zable Fahr. Once you kill the two heads, a third head comes out, heals the other two, and then they attack hard. Suddenly those other two heads don't matter anymore, you go for the new one that has the capacity to revive them...]]
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* Lampshaded and enforced in ''Videogame/XenobladeChronicles3.'' During the practice match flashback, Garvel orders part of his team to focus fire onto Joran, who is implied to be the only Healer between himself, Noah, Eunie, and Lanz. Layla's reaction even implies this is a basic strategy that is taught to all First-termers in Aionios.
--> '''[[TheBully Garvel:]]''' Just draw their attention. 'Cause what we're after here...is that lame duck.
--> '''Hoope:''' Joran? But he's bottom of the class. Why bother?
--> '''Garvel:''' Thing is, [[ButtMonkey the brat's]] still a decent [[CombatMedic Healer.]] Get it?
--> '''Layla:''' Ahh, right. So we're playing by the book here.
--> '''Garvel:''' [[EvenEvilHasStandards Pisses me off,]] but [[CurbStompBattle the fight'll be good as won!]]
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* This trope is [[EnforcedTrope enforced]] in the collaboration DLC boss battle against [[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Kirito and Asuna]] in ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise''. Occasionally, Asuna can heal Kirito mid-battle, but the real reason this trope happens is that if you take down Kirito first, Asuna will promptly unleash her Mystic Arte, Unlimited Terrain Manipulation, and promptly cause a TotalPartyKill (even your party members in the back line are killed from this, even though they're not present on the battlefield). This forces you to take down Asuna down first if you want to win.

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* This trope is [[EnforcedTrope enforced]] in the collaboration DLC boss battle against [[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Kirito and Asuna]] in ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise''. Occasionally, Asuna can heal Kirito mid-battle, but the real reason this trope happens is that if you take down Kirito first, Asuna will promptly unleash her Mystic Arte, Unlimited Terrain Manipulation, and promptly cause a TotalPartyKill (even your party members in the back line are killed from this, even though they're not present on the battlefield). This forces you to take down Asuna down first if you want to win.
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* This trope is [[EnforcedTrope enforced]] in the collaboration DLC boss battle against [[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Kirito and Asuna]] in ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise''. Occasionally, Asuna can heal Kirito mid-battle, but the real reason this trope happens is that if you take down Kirito first, Asuna will promptly unleash her Mystic Arte, Unlimited Terrain Manipulation, and promptly cause a TotalPartyKill (even your party members in the back line are killed from this, even though they're not present on the battlefield). This forces you to take down Asuna down first if you want to win.
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Incorrect example; Bowser Jr. never revives Bowser if you defeat the latter first.


** In ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros'', if you attempt to defeat Bowser first, Bowser Jr will automatically revive him. Gotta beat the little guy first or you'll get absolutely nowhere.
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* In ''VideoGame/SaveTheLight'', there are mage-like enemies that cast a spell that heals their allies within range, so they should be defeated first.
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* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'': Green Empusa can heal the other demons, thus Nico specifically states in her report that they should be killed ''first''.
-->'''Nico:''' The green stuff in their butt ain't any kind of blood-it's a healing nectar that'll fix up other demons' wounds in no time at all. My recommendation: Kill these first, before they make themselves a nuisance.

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