Line #64 Awesome/ThunderboltFantasy


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tbf_epsiode_13.PNG]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[SealedEvilInACan The most epic way of sealing away a demon god.]]]]
3
4	->''"To the ends of the stars.. You'll be lost on the edge of space for eternity!"''
5	-->--'''Shang Bu Huan to Yao Tu Li'''
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7	It is created by Gen Urobuchi. There are so many epic awesome moments.
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9	'''WARNING:''' [-'''Unmarked spoilers ahead, please self-advise. Various tropes here contain major plot spoilers!'''-]
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11	List the examples in a chronological order, if possible.
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15	[[folder:Season 1]]
16	'''Episode 1: Code of Umbrellas'''
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18	* Dan Fei's brother, Dan Heng, is quite powerful. He was almost able to kill the StarterVillain, Can Xiong, and probably would have if Mie Tian Hai didn't interfere. Even against Mie Tian Hai, he's able to make a powerful barrier that VAPORIZED all of the mooks while giving time for his sister to run. Very HeroicSacrifice indeed.
19	* Shang Bu Huan is indeed a badass. When he interferes with the Xuan Gui Zong that were chasing after Dan Fei, he swiftly dodges all of their attacks and takes them on WITH AN UMBRELLA. And that's not before he pulls out his sword. When he's forced to fight Can Xiong by Lin Xue Ya, he's able to dodge his SignatureMove (Dry Bones: Blood Slash) while countering it by breaking his sword.
20	** How the sword was broken deserves mention. Shang's finishing move has him run past Can Xiong while striking Can Xiong's sword with his own. The sword leaves Shang Bu Huan's hand and spins around Can Xiong's sword to his bewilderment. The sword is thrust back into Shang Bu Huan's hand, where Can Xiong's sword snaps apart as Shang sheaths his sword for the final blow.
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22	'''Episode 2: Attack of the Xuan Gui Zong!'''
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24	* We are introduced to the Shou Yun Xiao (also known as the Keen-Eyed Sharpshooter), who manages to one-shot all of Lie Mei's mooks AND almost manages to kill her until she escapes.
25	** in greater detail, Shou Yun Xiao waits until Lie Mei has him surrounded, then fires three arrows into the sky, one for each person he is fighting. In the time between their launch and their descent, he proceeds to CQC the crap out of everyone on screen, positioning each foe to be killed by a descending arrow. Lie Mei only escapes because she's weaker than he had anticipated, leading to Shou Yun Xiao inadvertently pushing her out of the way of his arrow, when he was expecting her to regain her footing just in time for the arrow to land. Hardcore.
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27	'''Episode 6: Seven Comrades'''
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29	* The group manages to demonstrate a great example of teamwork against the Xuan Gui Zong.
30	** Juan Can Yun rushes and takes down a bunch of mooks.
31	** To get some extra reinforcements, Shou Yun Xiao shoots a bunch of talismans at the recently dead corpses of the mooks while Xing Hai uses her necromancy to get them to fight against the other mooks.
32	** Once enough of them are gone, Sha Wu Sheng uses Meteor King to fight both Lie Mei and Diao Ming. To show how powerful he is, he swiftly finishes off Lie Mei without a sweat. If it wasn't for the interference of Mie Tian Hai, Diao Ming would've been slaughtered as well.
33	*** ''"Now...which of you would like to die first? If you can't decide...Allow me to make it simultaneous for you."''
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35	'''Episode 7: Demon Spine Mountains'''
36	* Shang Bu Huan basically carries the load for the other team while taking on the first two trials of the Demon Spine Mountains. It was revealed that they were testing his capabilities.
37	** The zombies of the Valley of the Dead NoSell Xing Hai's singing, so she has to come up with a different tune. However, Shang Bu Huan ended up being outside of a protective barrier, so he has to end up fighting all of the zombies off. He ends up destroying all but one of the zombies, which ends up getting destroyed by Xing Hai successfully finding the correct tune.
38	** The second trial is at the Valley of the Doll. Shou Yun Xiao's archery skills were intended for this trial, but unfortunately he misses the really small weak point. Shang Bu Huan ends up being the one to distract the golem, but he ends up taking matters in his own hands and RUNS UP THE GOLEM AND STABS ITS WEAKPOINT. Fortunately, Shou Yun Xiao ends up saving his life.
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40	'''Episode 8: The Enigmatic Gale'''
41	* After finally getting to the Seven Sins Tower, Dan Fei, Shang Bu Huan, and Lin Xue Ya are surrounded by the Onyx Demons. Dan Fei confronts Mie Tian Hai boldly and gets to fight him on a 1-on-1 battle to the death. She's able to easily take advantage of him and it almost seems like she's got the edge until it's revealed that she probably wouldn't have been powerful enough to face him alone. Instead, Lin Xue Ya tricked her into fighting Shang Bu Huan by making her perceive him as Mie Tian Hai, similar to a trick he used on Can Xiong. The music in the scene was also very emotional.
42	* Lin Xue Ya deserves one as well ... along with revealing how dangerous he really is. He uses an illusion to fool Dan Fei, putting the Xuan Gui Zong at a big advantage. He even fools Mie Tian Hai after betraying both Dan Fei and Shang Bu Huan. Mie Tian Hai is given the guard of the Tian Xing Jian, but Mie Tian Hai notices how the sword part is fake, and praises Lin Xue Ya for it.
43	* The rest of the group deserve an OffscreenMomentOfAwesome. It seems grave when Shang Bu Huan and Dan Fei are trapped in cages, but they come in and plan on rescuing the two along with explaining the motives of Lin Xue Ya (they thought Shang Bu Huan was working for him).
44	** HarsherInHindsight
45	* A CreepyAwesome moment, but Lin Xue Ya's poem shortly after his true nature is revealed is done very well, especially with the voice. It definitely says that he's bad news.
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47	'''Episode 9: The Essence of a Sword'''
48	* Sha Wu Sheng's incredibly fast, incredibly deadly match with Mie Tian Hai, and the absolute slaughter he put the latter's Mooks through up to that point.
49	** "The duel shall last eight... no, nine moves!"
50	*** Those who remember his mental simulations of his "fight" with Shang Bu Huan might be surprised that he immediately knew that he would lose, but Sha Wu Sheng is a ''master'' swordsman, and is able to judge his foes by instinct alone to determine if they're actually worthy of dying by his swords. One look at Mie Tian Hai was enough for him to realize the fruitlessness of his efforts, but he did it anyway, just to see if he could. He wasn't even disappointed with the outcome.
51	* Shang Bu Huan's words to Dan Fei (who just suffered from HeroicBSOD) is pretty impressive in itself.
52	-->''"There are many people who got cheated for being righteous. It is okay to regret for being cheated, but do not regret being a righteous person."''
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54	'''Episode 10: A Thief's Pride'''
55	* Sha Wu Sheng's rampage through the tower is shown in graceful, effortless, and purely brutal efficiency.
56	* The reveal of the XanatosSpeedChess between Lin Xue Ya and Mie Tian Hai over Tian Xing Jian's guard. It's just two brilliant chessmasters trying to out-gambit one another to secure the MacGuffin.
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58	'''Episode 11: A Proud Life'''
59	* Juan Can Yun's [[HeroicVow newfound determination and goal in life]] is truly admirable.
60	-->''"True pride is something you trade your life for! When you said that, it really struck a chord with me! You made it clear to me; in order to die a proud death someday, I can't live in a way I'd be ashamed of!"''
61	** ''"People may ridicule my noble ideals as fantasy and naïve, but with determination and effort I shall reach my soaring ambitions. I will have no regrets disdaining fleeting glory even when my hour comes."''
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63	'''Episode 12: A Blade That Doesn't Cut'''
64	* Shang Bu Huan decides to [[LetsGetDangerous get serious]] against the pursuers and [[CurbStompBattle utterly curbstomps Diao Ming and others]]......with ''[[ImprobableWeaponUser a branch.]]'' And let's just say it doesn't end well for the Xuan Gui Zong.
65	-->'''Shang Bu Huan:''' (to Diao Ming) "You need to stop making dumb assumptions. See, I was never using a sword in the first place. Did you think only sharpened metal could form an edge?! Don't presume so much, boy! If you channel the right force into it, then hair and cloth can split flesh and shatter bone!"
66	** What makes this especially badass is that while he's saying this, he is decapitating one of the Xuan Gui Zong with his ''goddamn sleeve!''
67	** Made even better by preceding reveal that the sword Shang has been using for the entire season was actually just a painted piece of wood the entire time (hence the episode's name). Shang explains that he uses it in place of a real sword because he doesn't want it to be too easy for him to take someone's life.
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69	'''Episode 13: A New Duty'''
70	* After Lin Xue Ya ''beats Mie Tian Hai in a sword duel'' (not an easy fest in itself), does the later cower in such losses? HELL NO. [[NegatedMomentOfAwesome He destroys the Tian Xing Jian, killing himself with its shards while laughing, thus setting Yao Tu Li free from its bounds and let it destroy the world as it likes, essentially denying Lin Xue Ya his victory as expected]]. It also means, for once, Lin Xue Ya ''lost''.
71	* Hell, Shang Bu Huan manages to defeat the villain all by himself. How, you ask? He banishes the demon to outer space with one of 36 legendary swords he has at his disposal.
72	* The final revealing of Shang Bu Huan's soliloquy is as epic as any battle in the series.
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75	[[folder:Season 2]]
76	'''Episode 1: Xiān Zhèn Fortress'''
77	* An off-scene moment on how Lang Wu Yao, Xie Yingluo, and Xiao Kuang Juan somehow manages to across the Wasteland of Spirits from Xi-You to Dong-Li without being harm.
78	* Lang Wu Yao makes a BigDamnHeroes moment where he arrives just in time to saves Shang Bu Huan from Xie Yingluo before she can use the Sorcerous Sword Index on him.
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80	'''Episode 5: Hellfire Valley'''
81	* The mighty dragon of the Wasteland of Spirits, Death King, is defeated by Lang Wu Yao using his enchanted voice to sing the show's opening.
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83	'''Episode 8: The Song That Dooms Evil'''
84	* Lang Wu Yao manages to overwhelm Xie Yingluo while she's wielding the Seven Blasphemous Deaths without opening his eyes. He would have defeated her if Xiao Kuang Juan and Lin Xue Ya hadn't interfered with their battle.
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86	'''Episode 11: The Dignity of Evil'''
87	* Lang Wu Yao's duel against Lou Zhen Jie. Despite also needing to shut his eyes like against Xie Yingluo, he still fights pretty well, until Lou Zhen Jie tricks his hearing and lands a blow on him, forcing Lang Wu Yao to retreat.
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89	'''Episode 12: The Hunting Fox'''
90	* Xiao Kuang Juan gets a villainous one against Lang Wu Yao when he ''purposefully throws Night of Mourning to him'' and uses the controlled puppets to do a reverse-ShootTheHostageTaker, heavily injures Lang Wu Yao...
91	** Until [[BigDamnHeroes Shang Bu Huan arrives to the rescue]] and picks up the Night of Mourning, using the puppets to deliver a CurbStompBattle to Xiao Kuang Juan.
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93	'''Episode 13: A Bizarre, Bloodstained Ballad'''
94	* Shang Bu Huan, Lang Wu Yao and Lin Xue Ya's GambitPileup just to disarm Lou Zhen Jie and get the Seven Blasphemous Deaths away from him in the final battle.
95	** Hell, the entire fight itself is one long CMOA. It's the ''first time in the series'' when Shang fights against a foe with almost all of his potential, and even after Lin joined the fight Lou Zhen Jie still has an upper hand. It's only when they pulled out their agreed trick (with Lang Wu Yao's help) they finally turn the table.
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98	[[folder:Season 3]]
99	'''Episode 6: Huo Shi Ming Huang'''
100	* The series' BigBad [[EstablishingCharacterMoment personally shows]] [[TheDreaded how powerful he is]] in the flashback fight: he took on Shang Bu Huan, Lang Wu Yao, '''and''' Mu Tian Ming all at once [[CurbStompBattle and he effortlessly beat them senseless]] and forced them to retreat.
101	** [[FreezeFrameBonus Keen-eyed audiences]] can notice that it's probably the first time Shang willingly uses a real sword, ''and'' he still couldn't leave a dent on Huo Shi Ming Huang. It fell to Lang (and his MagicMusic while in an UnstoppableRage) to actually convince him not to pursue.
102	** The final portion of the fight is a visual spectacle as Lang's rage and music sets fire to most of the surrounding area and that's before he drops a bolt of lightning right on top of Huo Shi Ming Huang, who takes just long enough to negate it that Lang, Shang and Tian Ming are able to escape.
103	** The fight itself is an incarnate of SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHONeaGZrks Watch how they produce the scene.]]
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105	'''Episode 7: Counts of Hell'''
106	* Lang Wu Yao and Shang Bu Huan manage to defeat the three demon brothers with a combination of Lang Wu Yao's enhanced voice weakening them greatly and Shang Bu Huan finishing them off with ''Formless Rogue Sword: Stunning Lighting''.
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108	'''Episode 13: Zhao Jun Lin'''
109	* Shang Bu Huan and Wan Jun Po's RivalsTeamUp (both with a Sorcerous Sword) against Zhao Jun Lin is spectacular, to say the least. The duo proved to be too much for her to handle, and the fight would've ended sooner if not for her [[SoulJar special curse]].
110	** As the fight turned sour for Zhao, she pulls out her MindControl spells again which hindered Shang's attack, but [[NoSell Wan keeps on coming like nothing]]. Why? Because the [[DamageOverTime constant burn damage]] for using [[FlamingSword Blazing Crystal Sword]] takes him back to his senses; that's right, Wan is using [[WoundThatWillNotHeal his arm's increasing injury]] to his advantage!
111	** This isn't to say Zhao Jun Lin is a pushover, however. She's such a dangerous enemy that Shang Bu Huan doesn't even ''try'' to face her without one of the swords from the Index. Note, the only other enemy he's faced so far to get that treatment was a ''demon god''. Thanks to her special curse, Shang Bu Huan flat out says their only chance of beating her is to wear her down until she can't move and then use the Wanshi Shen Fu to bury her. Zhao Jun Lin is such a threat, the only thing Shang Bu Huan can think of to beat her is to ''trigger and earthquake'' and hope to bury her far enough underground he hopes she'll never be able to dig her way out.
112	** Before Zhao Jun Lin gets a chance to escape, Lin Xue Ya uses a scrying mirror to summon Lou Zhen Jie back to the present, delivers the final blow to Zhao Jun Lin and seals her soul back into the sword again.
113	** The final fate Lou Zhen Jie and Zhao Jun Lin courtesy of the heroes: To stop the mad monk and the demoness of bloodshed once and for all, rather than just bury the Seven Blasphemous Death deep beneath the earth as they wanted to early on, they banished both of them into deep space, where Lou Zhen Jie would freeze/suffocate to death and Zhao Jun Lin would be trapped inside the sword embraced by Lou Zhen Jie's corpse for the rest of time. The icing on the cake is that the mad Lou Zhen Jie was ''happy'' with this arrangement as it meant they can be together forever in silence and darkness and the sword he loved would never be found or touched by anyone ever again.
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116	[[folder:Manga]]
117	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tbf_manga_chapter_29.jpg]]
118	[[caption-width-right:350:Instant kill with one strike.]]
119	There are some scenes different that wasn't shown from the puppet version.
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122	'''Chapter 5'''
123	* In manga rather than leaving Shang Bu Huan alone, Shou Yun Xiao intends to kill him. Shang Bu Huan surprisingly manages to reflect his arrows and dodge it. He thinks it was just dumb luck.
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125	'''Chapter 6'''
126	* In the manga adaption, Juan Can Yun was given extended fight scene against the Mooks.
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128	'''Chapter 16'''
129	* At the end of the chapter, Shang Bu Huan saves Dan Fei in the nick of time and manages to block Mie Tian Hai's attack.
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131	'''Chapter 29'''
132	* In the manga, Shang Bu Huan managed to block Diao Ming's attack and kill four Mooks in one strike with a stick.
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134	'''Chapter 31'''
135	* In the manga adaption, Mie Tian Hai destroyed a demon bird with one hand after Lin Xue Ya damage a piece off of his bone-whistle.
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137	'''Chapter 33'''
138	* Shang Bu Huan's final battle against Yao Tu Li is different in the manga adaption.
139	** In the manga, Shang Bu Huan pretends to be defeated by Yao Tu Li after it throws him up in the air and used one of 36 legendary swords in close range and seal it once more. It was very epic.
140	** Luckily, Lin, Dan Fei, and Juan were in the area and they manage to catches Shang from falling.
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143	[[folder:Other]]
144	* When the cast stumbles upon [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Kyubey]], they quickly figure out he's up to no good and absolutely [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIinYYtGWXc annihilate him]].

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