'''Basic Trope''': The hero pushes himself too hard and begins to suffer a physical breakdown.
* '''Straight''': After a battle with [[TheDragon General Doom]], [[TheHero Alex]] is staggering, breathing heavily, and covered in sweat.
* '''Exaggerated''': After his battle, Alex is covered in blood, [[YouCanBarelyStand can't even walk]], and [[TaintedVeins everyone can see it.]]
* '''Downplayed''': Alex is a little winded.
* '''Justified''':
** Alex really [[HeroicResolve pushed himself]] in that fight. He can't be at 100% all the time.
** Alex used [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique something]] that was going to hurt him as well in that fight.
** Alex's culture [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy considers this a mark of honor]]. He's just doing what he knows.
** Alex is a berserker and/or a CombatSadomasochist.
* '''Inverted''':
** Getting hurt in battle [[BloodKnight just makes Alex better.]]
** Overuse of the DangerousForbiddenTechnique tempers Alex's body and gives him CharlesAtlasSuperpower.
** [[VillainousRRoD The villain pushes himself so far that he suffers a physical breakdown.]]
* '''Subverted''': Alex is covered in blood after the fight, but cockily smiles and says it's General Doom's blood.
* '''Double Subverted''': That was only said not to worry [[TheHeart Rita.]] Once she leaves, he says the truth, it's really his blood.
* '''Parodied''': Alex gets into a fight. He comes out with only one limb, an uncountable number of spiky things sticking out of him, and is covered in all manners of bodily fluids. Alex then notes he is glad he didn't use the full power of the attack while hopping back home, singing a jaunty tune.
* '''Zig Zagged''': [[TrueCompanions The team]] can see how badly Alex is injured. He shrugs and says it's nothing, but [[VolcanicVeins it doesn't look like nothing.]] Greg attempts [[TookALevelInBadass to step up his game]], fails, and Alex charges in with a fury, getting hurt even worse. The team helps him understand to take care of himself, but then he meets [[WorthyOpponent someone who he loves fighting.]]
* '''Averted''':
** We see no wounds on Alex during his battle.
** Alternatively, Alex [[CurbStompBattle doesn't get hurt.]]
* '''Enforced''': "That was a tough battle for Alex, we gotta make sure the audience sees it."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow, Alex, you didn't come out of that fight looking pretty."
* '''Invoked''': General Doom knows Alex pushes himself whenever he's around, so he sets up the fight with Alex so he'll be too weak to handle a surprise attack later.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''':
** Alex stops fighting before he's too injured.
** One of his teammates recognizes that Alex is about to push himself beyond his limits again, and calls for a medic and [[OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank 500cc of blood bags]] in advance this time.
* '''Discussed''': "Look at his wounds, he really pushed him in that fight."
* '''Conversed''': " At this point, it would be out of character for Alex to walk away from a fight without a full body cast."
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Alex's willingness to endure these serious injuries reveals [[DeathSeeker serious psychological undertones]] about him, making the other teammates nervous.
** Alex's injuries make the less combat oriented members of the team, like [[MissionControl Greg]], feel like [[TheLoad they are useless.]]
** Alex dies, and the rest of the team can't win against General Doom without him.
** Alex's injuries handicap him from future battles, as he does not have time to heal himself.
* '''Reconstructed''':
** Seeing this part of Alex's psyche come to light, [[CoolBigSis Rose]] helps him understand that there are those who care about him and hurt when he hurts. He learns to take better care of himself.
** When Greg's attempt to help Alex [[FromBadToWorse backfires badly]], Alex gets hurt again, and he reveals that part of what lets him fight so effectively is because Greg can handle all of the planning.
** But the loss of [[SacrificialLion their teammate]] proves to be [[UnstoppableRage motivating enough]] to keep fighting and eventually overcome General Doom anyway.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alex and his teammates manage to defeat [[TheDragon General Doom]], but are [[HeroicRROD exhausted]] from the battle. [[HopeSpot Unfortunately]] the real BigBad Emperor Evulz has come out of hiding to fight the weakened heroes. Will Alex and his team defeat Emperor Evulz or will they fail against him?
* '''Played For Laughs''': Alex and his teammates and his teammates all use one attack against [[TheDragon General Doom]]. [[AntiClimaxBoss General Doom beats the heroes]], simply by surviving their attack as [[HeroicRROD the heroes are tired]].
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I... don't know if... I can... make it back... to HeroicRROD...
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