History Awesome / ShakuganNoShana

** Then in Season 3, he makes an entire army retreat in tears with a '''''speech'''''. Think about it. He routes an entire army, by politely informing the Flame Hazes that they are [[JustForPun fired]].

* Sophie Sawallisch proves how she's the [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking leader of the Flame Hazes]] when she one shots ''freaking Decarabia''!

* The typical {{MacGuffin}}-carrying OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent NonActionGuy, who has been something of a DistressedDude for most of the show and slowly developing his powers, finally gets some respect from the fans when he [[spoiler:kills off Zarovee's five selves one by one, actually breaking one's neck ''with his bare hands.'' Granted, Yuji's power was explicitly stated to dwarf Zarovee's (who had been relying on a hostage situation), but nonetheless, '''''he crushed a guy's throat in with his bare hands'''''.]]
** [[spoiler: Then in Season 3, he makes an entire army retreat in tears with a '''''speech'''''. Think about it. He routes an entire army, by politely informing the Flame Hazes that they are [[JustForPun fired]].]]
*** Really, a big part of the series is about Yuji [[TookALevelInBadass taking a level in badass]]. By the end of the first story arc (the Friagne arc), he had gone from OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who had traumatically [[TomatoInTheMirror learned the truth about himself]] and [[BrokenMasquerade the world]] to somebody whose insights and advice proved instrumental in defeating Friagne. In the Aizen sibling story arc, he worked with Margery to identify and destroy the siblings' power sources. In the Dantalion arc, he first used [[{{BFS}} Blutsauger]] in battle. By the second season, the pace of his training, at the hands of both Shana and Wilhelmina, has accelerated, and he becomes powerful enough to handle minor threats like Zarovee and even land a hit on Shana while sparring (and it is noted that his potential is equal to that of a Crimson Lord). By the end of this season, he has begun to fight alongside Shana in actual combat. [[spoiler: By the beginning of the third season, he has merged with the Snake of the Festival to become a PhysicalGod and leader of Bal Masqué, capable of matching Shana in combat. He cripples the Flame Haze Army, and out gambits Shana and her little band of Flame Haze during the final battle for the fate of Xanadu. He gets his own unique spell, Grammatica, which is capable of [[StorybreakerPower doing pretty much anything]], which he retains even after he and the Snake of the Festival split.]]
* [[{{Meido}} Wilhelmina]] is hinted at being fairly strong, but you don't realize her true power until episodes 20 and 21 of season 2, where she battles the implacable [[ProfessionalKiller assassin]] Sabrac, dealing blow after awesome blow even after being struck with gradually opening wounds. [[spoiler: The battle includes faking Sabrac out with a fake Yuji, setting her bandages to explode like magical remote mines multiple times, and ''crushing Sabrac between two buildings and then nuking them''. The fact that Sabrac, The Destructive Blade, took all of this abuse without even flinching (and with amusing self-criticism) makes it a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome for him as well.]]
* The entire cast gets one in season 2 episode 21 when they [[spoiler:finally take down Sabrac]], complete with an utterly awesome ThemeMusicPowerUp.

* Sophie Sawallisch proves how she's the [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking leader of the Flame Hazes]] when she one shots [[spoiler: ''freaking Decarabia'']]!

* That scene with [[spoiler: Shana going into a rampage while attacking Snake of the Festival Yuji with her trademark {{Tsundere}} BAKA! qualifies as this is the first time in this season that she let go of her bottled feelings (since Episode 4) and her stoic facade that she's been wearing all the time.]]

* Yuji is definitely one of the most cunning characters in the series, if not the most cunning. [[spoiler: His crowning moment is his convincing the Snake of the Festival to use Misaki City as the place of Xanadu's creation. His reasoning was that Misaki City was the site of numerous distortions, and that by strengthening the distortions by using Yoshida Kazumi (Kazumi was used by Khamsin in a tuning process to fix the distortions, and could thus be used to reverse the repairs), Misaki City could essentially be turned into a gap through which they could access the Abyss and pour Power of Existence into it, creating Xanadu. While one of Yuji's goals was to create Xanadu and thus end the ForeverWar, he chose Misaki City as the location precisely because the Denizens that departed for Xanadu would leave behind their Power of Existence, and with this huge amount of leftover power he could then ''restore all of the humans of Misaki City that were devoured by Crimson Denizens''. The Snake of the Festival called Yuji someone who manipulated gods to his own ends, something he fully intended as a compliment.]]
* The final battle of the Second Great War, spanning episodes 18 to 23 of ''Shakugan no Shana Final'', is one long, crazy, fast-paced example of this. It features nine Flame Hazes, led by Shana, taking on the thousands-strong army of Bal Masqué, led by [[spoiler: [[PhysicalGod Snake of the Festival]] [[GuileHero Yuji]]]], Sydonay, and [[TheChessmaster Bel Peol]].

** Kazumi summons Pheles, who retrieves Johann [[spoiler: and merges with him to to create a child, Justus]]. Kazumi joins an [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits eccentric group of Crimson Denizens called Hyakki Yako]] in protecting [[spoiler: what will become Justus]], desperately driving through the battleground in a Rinne van before attempting to escape under cover of an illusion. They are joined by Khamsin [[spoiler: (who dies protecting them)]] and later Wilhelmina, when Shaher, the God of Guidance arrives at the end of the battle. [[spoiler: Pheles and Johann's creation is so amazing, that an ''[[PhysicalGod actual Crimson God]]'' showed up to take note of it and express her will as to what is to be done with the child.]]
** At the same time of all of this, the Flame Hazes Sale Habichtsburg and Chiara Toscana are zipping through the sky on a vehicle made of light, trying to kill Sale's creator and MadScientist Dantalion, who is protected by the Crimson Lord Mammon and a veritable ''army'' of giant robots ("Iron Giants") that are also massive bombs. Sale ultimately kills Dantalion by [[HoistByHisOwnPetard throwing one of his own Iron Giant's into his observation station]], while Chiara [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe bisects Mammon with her light "aircraft."]] The Iron Giants go out of control, and the still-living Mammon dies protecting the tower [[spoiler: supposedly]] creating Xanadu from the now out-of-control Iron Giants, which go off in a massive explosion.
** The main focus, of course, is on the fight between Shana, Wilhelmina, and Margery and [[spoiler: Snake of the Festival Yuji]] and Sydonay. Shana calls upon all of her new powerful Unrestricted Methods, creating massive gouts of flame that even overwhelm [[spoiler: Snake of the Festival Yuji's]] anti-flame ring Azure. [[spoiler: Yuji]] fights back with all of his new power and tools, bringing forth the Snake of the Festival's black fire, [[{{BFS}} Blutsauger]], and a new spell completely unique to himself, Grammatica, a spell that can become any other spell. [[StorybreakerPower So dangerous is the new spell]] that Shana desperately attempts to implement her plan before [[spoiler: Yuji]] can learn to master it. She uses one of her most powerful Unrestricted Methods, True Crimson, which takes the form of a massive fist of fire, to ram the Treasure Tool containing the Xanadu-altering code (which would prevent Denizens from eating humans int the new world) into the World Egg that will become Xanadu. When Bal Masqué attempts to implement the backup spell for Xanadu, the Conloquium, it is revealed that Margery had infiltrated the tower to input the code into the backup spell! [[spoiler: And then, Snake of the Festival Yuji reveals that the whole thing was an elaborate decoy meant to delay the Flame Hazes until midnight, when the true plan goes into affect: Snake of the Festival Yuji uses the massive amount of Power of Existence collected by the modified Midnight Lost Child to create Xanadu himself!]]

* The final battle between [[spoiler: Yuji and Shana (with Sydonay and Margery Daw). Also counts as a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming|Moments}} and SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}} (for when she just headbutts him from a fit of good ol' teenage drama). At this point both anti-heroes just throw everything they have at each other, including the spell that can become any spell, Grammatica, and massive bursts of crimson fire.]]
** Part of what makes this fight so awesome, besides the actual combat, is that Shana finally gets it through [[spoiler: Yuji's]] thick skull that, in spite of the fact that he does what he does for Shana and his other loved ones (and it genuinely does benefit them), it's ''not okay'' to disregard her feelings and unilaterally decide on a course of action. It demonstrates a lack of faith in their love, it's hurtful, and he's destroying himself (which of course only hurts her more). She's in love with him and she wants to be with him, and she's [[spoiler: not going to wait thousands of years for him to expiate his guilt before they can be together, especially when he needs her to keep him on the right path.]]

** To clarify the final point there, ''THE WAR ENDS WITH YUJI AND THE SNAKE'S VICTORY'', constructing Xanadu in exactly the way they want with the Flame Hazes unable to do anything but stare on in frustrated horror. And then the [[HeelFaceTurn Crimson Denizens voluntarily ask Snake of the Festival to alter the world in the manner the Flame Hazes wanted]]. Which means, intentionally or not, Yuuji and Snake of the Festival were the BigGood masquerading as the BigBad. How's that for a final act twist?

* [[{{Meido}} Wilhelmina]] is hinted at being fairly strong, but you don't realize her true power until episodes 20 and 21 of season 2, where she battles the implacable [[ProfessionalKiller assassin]] Sabrac, dealing blow after awesome blow even after being struck with gradually opening wounds. [[spoiler: The battle includes faking Sabrac out with a fake Yuji, setting her bandages to explode like magical remote mines multiple times, and ''crushing Sabrac between two buildings and then nuking them''. The fact that Sabrac, The Destructive Blade, take all of this abuse without even flinching (and with amusing self-criticism) makes it a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome for him as well.]]

* [[{{Meido}} Wilhelmina]] is hinted at being fairly strong, but you don't realize her true power until episodes 20 and 21 of season 2, where she battles the implacable [[ProfessionalKiller assassin]] Sabrac, dealing blow after awesome blow even after being struck with gradually opening wounds. [[spoiler: The battle includes faking Sabrac out with a fake Yuji, setting her bandages to explode like magical remote mines multiple times, and ''crushing Sabrac between two buildings and then nuking them''. The fact that Sabrac, The Destructive Blade, take all of this abuse without even flinching (and with amusing self-criticism) makes it a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for him as well.]]

* The final battle between [[spoiler: Yuji and Shana (with Sydonay and Margery Daw). Also counts as a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and CrowningMomentOfFunny (for when she just headbutts him from a fit of good ol' teenage drama). At this point both anti-heroes just throw everything they have at each other, including the spell that can become any spell, Grammatica, and massive bursts of crimson fire.]]

* The final battle between [[spoiler: Yuji and Shana (with Sydonay and Margery Daw). Also counts as a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and CrowningMomentOfFunny (for when she just headbutts him from a fit of good ol' teenage drama). At this point both anti-heroes just throw everything they have at each other, including the spell that can become any spell, Grammatica, and massive bursts of crimson fire.]]

* The final battle of the Second Great War, spanning episodes 18 to 23 of ''Shakugan no Shana Final'', is one long, crazy, fast-paced example of this. It features nine Flame Hazes, led by Shana, taking on the thousands-strong army of Bal Masqué, led by [[spoiler: [[PhysicalGod Snake of the Festival]] [[TheStrategist Yuji]]]], Sydonay, and [[ManipulativeBitch Bel Peol]].

** To clarify the final point there, ''THE WAR ENDS WITH YUJI AND THE SNAKE'S VICTORY'', constructing Xanadu in exactly the way they want with the Flame Hazes unable to do anything but stare on in frustrated horror. And then the [[HeelFaceTurn Crimson Denizens voluntarily ask Snake of the Festival to alter the world in the manner the Flame Hazes wanted]].......[[FridgeHorror thereby definitively proving Alastar wrong, meaning the entire Forever War was a pointless mistake on his part]]. Which means, intentionally or not, Yuuji and Snake of the Festival were the BigGood masquerading as the BigBad. How's that for a final act twist?

* Yuji Sakai upon seeing his friend Hirai about to vanish after just one day manages to get her to exist a bit longer by forcing the whole class (but especially Ike) to acknowledge her existence. She still fades away, but it convinces Shana to use her torch to take over her identity.

* The final battle between [[spoiler: Yuji and Shana (with Sydonay and Margery Daw). Also counts as a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and CrowningMomentOfFunny (for when she just headbutts him from a fit of good ol' teenage drama). At this point both protagonists just throw everything they have at each other, including the spell that can become any spell, Grammatica, and massive bursts of crimson fire.]]

** To clarify the final point there, ''THE WAR ENDS WITH YUJI AND THE SNAKE'S VICTORY'', constructing Xanadu in exactly the way they want with the Flame Hazes unable to do anything but stare on in frustrated horror. And then the [[HeelFaceTurn Crimson Denizens voluntarily ask Snake of the Festival to alter the world in the manner the Flame Hazes wanted]].......[[FridgeHorror thereby definitively proving Alastar wrong, meaning the entire ForeverWar was a pointless mistake on his part]]. Which means, intentionally or not, Yuuji and Snake of the Festival were the BigGood masquerading as the BigBad. How's that for a final act twist?

* The final battle between [[spoiler: Yuji and Shana (with Sydonay and Margery Daw). Also counts as a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and CrowningMomentOfFunny (for when she just headbutts him from a fit of good ol' teenage drama). At this point both protagonists just throw everything they have at each other, including the spell that can become any spell, Grammatica, and massive bursts of crimson fire.]]

** To clarify the final point there, ''THE WAR ENDS WITH YUJI AND THE SNAKE'S VICTORY'', constructing Xanadu in exactly the way they want with the Flame Hazes unable to do anything but stare on in frustrated horror. And then the [[HeelFaceTurn Crimson Denizens voluntarily ask Snake of the Festival to alter the world in the manner the Flame Hazes wanted]].......[[FridgeHorror thereby definitively proving Alastar wrong, meaning the entire ForeverWar was a pointless mistake on his part]]. Which means, intentionally or not, ''he'' was the BigBad while Yuuji and Snake of the Festival were the BigGood. How's that for a final act twist?

** To clarify the final point there, ''THE WAR ENDS WITH YUJI'S VICTORY''. He and Snake of the Festival obtain complete victory, constructing Xanadu in exactly the way they want with the Flame Hazes unable to do anything but stare on in frustrated horror. And then the [[HeelFaceTurn Crimson Denizens voluntarily ask Snake of the Festival to alter the world in the manner the Flame Hazes wanted]].......[[FridgeHorror thereby definitively proving Alastar wrong, meaning the entire ForeverWar was a pointless mistake on his part]]. Which means, intentionally or not, ''he'' was the BigBad while Yuuji and Snake of the Festival were the BigGood. How's that for a final act twist?

** To clarify the final point there, ''THE BAD GUYS WIN''. Yuuji and Snake of the Festival obtain complete victory, constructing Xanadu in exactly the way they want with the heroes unable to do anything but stare on in frustrated horror. And then the [[HeelFaceTurn Crimson Denizens voluntarily ask Snake of the Festival to alter the world in the manner the Flame Hazes wanted]].......[[FridgeHorror thereby definitively proving Alastar wrong, meaning the entire ForeverWar was a pointless mistake on his part]]. Which means, intentionally or not, ''he'' was the BigBad while Yuuji and Snake of the Festival were the BigGood. How's that for a final act twist?

* The final battle of the Second Great War, spanning episodes 18 to 23 of ''Shakugan no Shana Final'', is one long, crazy, fast-paced example of this. It features nine Flame Hazes, led by Shana, taking on the thousands-strong army of Bal Masqué, led by [[spoiler: [[PhysicalGod Snake of the Festival]] [[TheStrategist Yuji]]]], [[{{Badass}} Sydonay]], and [[ManipulativeBitch Bel Peol]].

** To clarify the final point there, ''THE BAD GUYS WIN''. Yuuji and Snake of the Festival obtain complete victory, constructing Xanadu in exactly the way they want with the heroes unable to do anything but stare on in frustrated horror. And then the [[HeelFaceTurn Crimson Denizens voluntarily ask Snake of the Festival to alter the world in the manner the Flame Hazes wanted]].......[[FridgeHorror thereby definitively proving Alastar wrong, meaning the entire ForeverWar was a pointless mistake on his part]]. Which means, intentionally or not, ''he'' was the BigBad while Yuuji and Snake of the Festival were the BigGood. How's that for a final act twist?

** The main focus, of course, is on the fight between Shana, Wilhelmina, and Margery and [[spoiler: Snake of the Festival Yuji]] and Sydonay. Shana calls upon all of her new powerful Unrestricted Methods, creating massive gouts of flame that even overwhelm [[spoiler: Snake of the Festival Yuji's]] anti-flame ring Azure. [[spoiler: Yuji]] fights back with all of his new power and tools, bringing forth the Snake of the Festival's black fire, [[{{BFS}} Blutsauger]], and a new spell completely unique to himself, Grammatica, a spell that become any other spell. [[StorybreakerPower So dangerous is the new spell]] that Shana desperately attempts to implement her plan before [[spoiler: Yuji]] can learn to master it. She uses one of her most powerful Unrestricted Methods, True Crimson, which takes the form of a massive fist of fire, to ram the Treasure Tool containing the Xanadu-altering code (which would prevent Denizens from eating humans int the new world) into the World Egg that will become Xanadu. When Bal Masqué attempts to implement the backup spell for Xanadu, the Conloquium, it is revealed that Margery had infiltrated the tower to input the code into the backup spell! [[spoiler: And then, Snake of the Festival Yuji reveals that the whole thing was an elaborate decoy meant to delay the Flame Hazes until midnight, when the true plan goes into affect: Snake of the Festival Yuji uses the massive amount of Power of Existence collected by the modified Midnight Lost Child to create Xanadu himself!]]

** [[spoiler: Then in Season 3, he makes an entire army retreat in tears with a '''''speech'''''. Think about it. He routes an entire army, by basically telling the Flame Hazes they are [[JustForPun fired]].]]

** [[spoiler: Then in Season 3, he makes an entire army retreat in tears with a '''''speech'''''. Think about it. He routes an entire army, by basically telling the Flame hazes they are fired]].

** [[spoiler: Then in Season 3, he makes an entire army retreat in tears with a '''''speech'''''.]]