Even though it's a comedy-based strip, ''ComicStrip/BigNate'' still has its awesome moments.

* There's a series of strips in which Nate joins Marcus's posse. Eventually, Nate grows lonely and attempts to rejoin his group. When confronted by Marcus, [[https://i.redd.it/y1tjaavsmgfa1.png he makes the best comeback]]:
-->'''Marcus:''' When you joined my posse, I told you not to hang out with any losers!
-->'''Nate:''' ''(walking away with his friends)'' I won't.
* In one baseball strip, Nate gets chewed out by the coach for practicing the trombone ([[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext yes, the trombone]]) in the right field. Mid-rant, the opposing team gets a hit. Nate catches the ball and uses the trombone to blast it right to the catcher for a double play.
* [[http://www.gocomics.com/bignate/2012/12/02 "Anything could happen", indeed.]]
* Nate is cheating at Monopoly. Nothing unusual there. But Teddy and Francis [[http://www.gocomics.com/bignate/2013/01/05 finally find a solution.]]
* One chess tournament opponent decides to really TrashTalk Nate. It backfires.
-->'''Opponent''': Do you want to know how I know I'm winning? Because you're so ''quiet!'' You haven't been doing any of your trademark ''woofing!''
-->'''Nate''': ''(silently moves a chess piece)'' Checkmate.
-->''(Opponent stares at the board in shock)''
-->'''Nate''': Woof.
* In one arc, Gina challenged Nate to a game of chess. Immediately beforehand, she's shown stomping Francis, who's very good at chess in his own right. Furthermore, throughout the match, Nate's showing signs of nervousness, even asking if he can take back a move. In the end, he checkmates her easily and reveals that he was intentionally making mistakes and pretending to be scared just to let her think she was winning.
* Nate and his friends against Jefferson's kids in a snow-sculpting contest. The latter lost when they simply covered a statue with snow, but Nate's team impressed the teachers by making a statue of Achilles and his heel.
* [[https://www.gocomics.com/bignate/2016/03/24 Nate having the strength to break up with Trudy]] since their social lives, as well as Trudy's rather selfish unwillingness to hang out with any of Nate's sixth-grade friends after forcing him to hang out with her seventh-grade friends multiple times, made it [[DifferingPrioritiesBreakup impossible for Nate to hang out with his friends and to do anything he enjoyed doing]].
-->'''Trudy''': [[{{Hypocrite}} It makes no sense for me to spend time with sixth-graders!]] I need to build friendships with seventh-graders!
-->'''Nate''': Okay. You'd better get to it, then.
* [[http://www.gocomics.com/bignate/1993/07/25 This Sunday strip]], which doubles as a moment of awesome not only for Nate, but for Nate's dad as well.
-->'''Nate''': A home run! That was the greatest moment in my baseball career!
-->'''Nate's dad''': (''[[AsideGlance turns to the camera, smiling]]'') Mine, too.
* The long story arc of P. S. 38's soccer team against Jefferson's ''definitely'' counts, due to the pressure on P. S. 38 for not having beat Jefferson at anything for a long time. The game goes on...and on...and on, but neither side scores a goal, which becomes more impressive when you remember that [[TheDitz Nate's]] the goalie. The game goes into overtime, but still no goals are scored. Finally, each team has to do penalty kicks to break the tie. One of P. S. 38's players score and Jefferson is down to their last penalty kick. In a scene imposed [[SilenceIsGolden silently and dramatically]], Nate saves the ball and wins the game. The crowning moment has to be when Nate grabs the ball and realizes they've won, then runs to his team in excitement as they do the same.
* [[https://www.gocomics.com/bignate/2004/12/19 Marty demonstrates his skill at frisbee golf]].
* [[https://www.gocomics.com/bignate/2019/07/21 One Sunday strip]] saw Nate visiting Mr. Rosa at the ice cream parlor when one of the teacher's old students comes in and starts heckling him for working a minimum wage job. After bragging about his shiny new Porsche, he leaves; Nate then re-enters the store, asking for a new milkshake since he spilled his first one...on the front seat of the Porsche in question.
* Nate manages to ''flip'' Coach John [[https://www.gocomics.com/bignate/2015/12/13 after the coach suggests he stole his Cheez Doodles to motivate him]].
* [[https://www.gocomics.com/bignate/2016/09/25 During a neighborhood game of football]], Dee Dee pulls off a solid fumble recovery… by [[WoundedGazelleGambit using her acting abilities to the fullest]].
-->'''Francis:''' Never again will I doubt that the president of the drama club can play football.
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