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** Sasuke and his entire team get another from Killer B. Killer B didn't just beat Sasuke, he basically killed Sasuke ''twice''.

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** Sasuke and his entire team get another from Killer B. Killer B didn't just beat Sasuke, he basically killed Sasuke ''twice''.The ONLY reason Taka "wins" the fight is by having Sasuke spamming the hell out of Amaterasu on B, and even then, B managed to escape, making their objective of capturing him pointless.



** Sasuke assaults the Kage Summit and gets ''thoroughly'' trounced by the five Kage present, surviving thanks to a DeusExMachina from Tobi.

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** Sasuke's assault on the Five Kage Summit. He easily kills a bunch of samurai and incapacitates Cee with a genjutsu, but then has to fight the Raikage and Gaara, and later on the Mizukage Mei and the Tsuchikage Ohnoki. Even with his new Mangekyo Sharingan abilities like Susanoo and Inferno Style Flame Control, he just ''barely'' overcomes Ay and Gaara, and is so exhausted afterwards that Mei and Ohnoki utterly trounce him, requiring Tobi to bail Sasuke assaults the Kage Summit and gets ''thoroughly'' trounced by the five Kage present, surviving thanks to a DeusExMachina from Tobi.out.
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* ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaAkiraHimekawa'': Link using the Fierce Deity' Mask against Majora. Majora only hits him once with its CombatTentacles (apparently trying to also electrocute him), which Link shrugs off and tosses the thing against a wall and kills it with one swing. Sorta a given seeing as the mask in the game allows the player to end the boss fight in seconds.

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* ''Manga/TheLegendOfZeldaAkiraHimekawa'': Link In the adaptation of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]'', Link using the Fierce Deity' Deity Mask against Majora. Majora only hits him once with its CombatTentacles (apparently trying to also electrocute him), which Link shrugs off and tosses the thing against a wall and kills it with one swing. Sorta a given seeing as the mask in the game allows the player to end the boss fight in seconds.
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* ''Manga/OnePunchMan'': The premise of the entire show. Any fight Saitama participates in is one of these practically by definition. In a world where {{Kaiju}} run rampant and the most powerful heroes in the setting can call down meteors, he's never taken any significant damage, his strikes always wreck something or someone horribly, and even when he doesn't pull a OneHitKill right off the bat it only means he's holding back more than usual, be it because he wants to spare the enemy in question or because he wants to pretend the fight's on his level, even if the fight in question is against an [[AlienInvasion alien overlord]] [[EarthShatteringKaboom who can destroy the planet at full power]].

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* ''Manga/OnePunchMan'': The premise of the entire show. Any fight Saitama participates in is one of these practically by definition. In a world where {{Kaiju}} run rampant and the most powerful heroes in the setting can call down meteors, he's never taken any significant damage, his strikes always wreck something or someone horribly, and even when he doesn't pull a OneHitKill right off the bat it only means he's holding back more than usual, be it because he wants to spare the enemy in question or because he wants to pretend the fight's on his level, even if the fight in question is against an [[AlienInvasion alien overlord]] [[EarthShatteringKaboom who can destroy the planet at full power]]. Even in the climax of the first season fighting a Freeza wannabe who puts up far more of a fight than usual has Saitama realize early on there's no point in blocking since Boros can't even hurt him with a direct hit. He spends a lot of the fight walking backwards looking bored. Boros doesn't realize until the end that Saitama was not trying at all, despite his consolatory words at the end.
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** [[TheChessmaster Lelouch vi Britannia]]'s first battle after obtaining the power of [[MagicalEye Geass]] counts as this, coordinating with a local resistance group to hijack a bunch of Sutherland [[HumongousMecha Knightmare Frames]] and catch Clovis' army unawares, using his knowledge of chess to direct the rebels into ambushing the Britannians. Then the tables are turned on Lelouch when the [[SuperPrototype Lancelot]], the first 7th Generation Knightmare piloted by [[TheRival Suzaku Kururugi]], is unleashed and becomes a OneManArmy, laying waste to the rebels. Lelouch, however, still evades the Lancelot and puts himself in the perfect position to interrogate and assassinate Clovis.
** ''R2'' has the battle in Episode 47 [[spoiler:when Suzaku and his souped-up Lancelot Albion takes on the elite Knights of the Round and an army of Britannian soldiers. Dorothea Ernst is sniped out of the sky in seconds, which is followed up by Suzaku blowing the enemy army to kingdom come with the Albion's energy feather barrage. He then mercilessly [[NoRangeLikePointBlankRange shoots Monica Krushevsky in the face]], disables Gino Weinberg and his Tristan with a HurricaneKick, and then kills Bismarck Waldstein -- the Knight of One, greatly alluded to be the best warrior in Britannia -- about a minute later]]. Some cheered for Suzaku, but a lot of people expected a less one-sided match [[spoiler:with the Knights of the Round]] due to how much his opponents had been hyped up, and were not happy. [[spoiler:Especially due to how [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter most of the Rounds were never characterized or even showcased with their Knightmares]] before Suzaku killed them all.]]

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** [[TheChessmaster [[Characters/CodeGeassLelouchLamperouge Lelouch vi Britannia]]'s first battle after obtaining the power of [[MagicalEye Geass]] counts as this, coordinating with a local resistance group to hijack a bunch of Sutherland [[HumongousMecha Knightmare Frames]] and catch Clovis' army unawares, using his knowledge of chess to direct the rebels into ambushing the Britannians. Then the tables are turned on Lelouch when the [[SuperPrototype Lancelot]], the first 7th Generation Knightmare piloted by [[TheRival Suzaku Kururugi]], is unleashed and becomes a OneManArmy, laying waste to the rebels. Lelouch, however, still evades the Lancelot and puts himself in the perfect position to interrogate and assassinate Clovis.
** ''R2'' has the battle in Episode 47 [[spoiler:when [[Characters/CodeGeassSuzakuKururugi Suzaku Kururugi]] and his souped-up Lancelot Albion takes on the elite Knights of the Round and an army of Britannian soldiers. Dorothea Ernst is sniped out of the sky in seconds, which is followed up by Suzaku blowing the enemy army to kingdom come with the Albion's energy feather barrage. He then mercilessly [[NoRangeLikePointBlankRange shoots Monica Krushevsky in the face]], disables Gino Weinberg and his Tristan with a HurricaneKick, and then kills Bismarck Waldstein -- the Knight of One, greatly alluded to be the best warrior in Britannia -- about a minute later]]. Some cheered for Suzaku, but a lot of people expected a less one-sided match [[spoiler:with the Knights of the Round]] due to how much his opponents had been hyped up, and were not happy. [[spoiler:Especially due to how [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter most of the Rounds were never characterized or even showcased with their Knightmares]] before Suzaku killed them all.]]
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* When the Invid invade Earth in ''Anime/{{Robotech}}: The New Generation'', the narrator describes the fight as "Within a matter of minutes, the Invid turned the already devastated planed into a wasteland. The Armies of the Southern Cross, weary from constant battles against the Robotech Masters, are no match for the inspired battle-hungry Invid". {{Justified}} because, as explained by the narrator, Earth's Army of the Southern Cross had just fought a devastating war against the Robotech Masters and had had no time to rebuild, with large part of their equipment being old tanks they had brought out of mothball.

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* When the Invid invade Earth in ''Anime/{{Robotech}}: The New Generation'', the narrator describes the fight as "Within a matter of minutes, the Invid turned the already devastated planed into a wasteland. The Armies of the Southern Cross, weary from constant battles against the Robotech Masters, are no match for the inspired battle-hungry Invid". {{Justified}} {{Justified|Trope}} because, as explained by the narrator, Earth's Army of the Southern Cross had just fought a devastating war against the Robotech Masters and had had no time to rebuild, with large part of their equipment being old tanks they had brought out of mothball.
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* In ''Manhwa/PhDPhantasyDegree'', the students of Athena just beat up two of the top warriors of the ''BigBad'', and they're pumped. Then 5 more show up. Next time we see them? All the students are dead, except for one. AND THE VILLAINS DON'T HAVE A SCRATCH BETWEEN THEM.
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*** [=PePe=] learns the hard way that, without [[MoreThanMindControl The Love]], [[CripplingOverspecialization he's pretty much useless]]. [[spoiler:Zombie Kensei]] shows him this by curb-stomping a brainwashed Hisagi before turning [=PePe=] into [[RapidFireFisticuffs his personal punching bag]] and [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom sending him flying head first into a building]].
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* In ''Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners'', the main protagonist David upgrades his cyberware with a full-body mechanized combat chassis that allows him to effortlessly make short work of dozens of heavily-trained corporate military forces and even [=MaxTac=], the city's elite police force trained explicitly to deal with cyberpsychos, which David is rapidly becoming due to the effect of his implants on his brain. While David's battle against these forces is a curb stomp in itself, the ''real'' stomping comes when David goes up against infamous Night City legend and "full-borg" [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Adam Smasher]], who proceeds to effortlessly dismantle David's chassis ''and David's body itself'' before finally finishing him off.

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** Most fights involving [[BigBad Dio Brando]] end up as these for the opponent. In ''Manga/PhantomBlood'' he defeats [[TheMentor Zeppeli]] with relative ease and [[spoiler:kills [[MauveShirt Dire]] in a single hit]], with the only person who ever proves to be a threat to him being [[TheHero Jonathan]]. And in ''Manga/StardustCrusaders'', DIO [[spoiler:kills [[TheSmartGuy Kakyoin]] with a single hit (though it's Kakyoin's LastBreathBullet that ends up turning the tide of the fight)]] and quickly defeats both [[CoolOldGuy Joseph]] and [[TheBigGuy Polnareff]], and while he himself admitted that both of them did come dangerously close to killing him, they did so when he was distracted. The only person able to actually fight him is [[TheHero Jotaro]], and even then, [[spoiler:after drinking Joseph's blood]], DIO has Jotaro at his mercy [[spoiler:until Jotaro activates [[EleventhHourSuperpower Star Platinum:]] [[TimeStandsStill The World]]]].
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** Most fights involving [[BigBad Dio Brando]] end up as these for the opponent. In ''Manga/PhantomBlood'' ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Phantom Blood]]'', he defeats [[TheMentor Zeppeli]] with relative ease and [[spoiler:kills [[MauveShirt Dire]] in a single hit]], with the only person who ever proves to be a threat to him being [[TheHero Jonathan]]. And in ''Manga/StardustCrusaders'', ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'', DIO [[spoiler:kills [[TheSmartGuy Kakyoin]] with a single hit (though it's Kakyoin's LastBreathBullet that ends up turning the tide of the fight)]] and quickly defeats both [[CoolOldGuy Joseph]] and [[TheBigGuy Polnareff]], and while he himself admitted that both of them did come dangerously close to killing him, they did so when he was distracted. The only person able to actually fight him is [[TheHero Jotaro]], and even then, [[spoiler:after drinking Joseph's blood]], DIO has Jotaro at his mercy [[spoiler:until Jotaro activates [[EleventhHourSuperpower Star Platinum:]] [[TimeStandsStill The World]]]].
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** ''Stardust Crusaders'':''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]'': Joseph's fight against the brass knuckles-wielding gangster serves as an EstablishingCharacterMoment, showcasing Joseph's AwesomenessByAnalysis. He effortlessly reads every move the thug tries to make, and easily parries his punch with a hat rack, breaking his hand and putting him out of commission.
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** ''Manga/DiamondIsUnbreakable'':

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** ''Manga/StoneOcean'': After his Stand evolves into [[spoiler: Made In Heaven and begins to reset the universe, Enrico Pucci slaughters Anasui, Ermes, Jotaro and Jolyne in rapid succession.]] '''''DAMN.'''''
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** ''Manga/StoneOcean'': ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]'': After his Stand evolves into [[spoiler: Made In Heaven and begins to reset the universe, Enrico Pucci slaughters Anasui, Ermes, Jotaro and Jolyne in rapid succession.]] '''''DAMN.'''''
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** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureJoJolion JoJolion]]'': Hato inflicts a Curb-Stomp Battle to Tamaki Damo after she catches him from and delivers a rapid-kick attack with her CombatStilettos to pierce all over his body.
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureTheJoJoLands The JoJoLands]]'': Jodio's narration in the prologue describes that their attempted heist at the villa goes horribly wrong. Sure enough, Rohan catches the team in the act, easily dispatches Paco and Usagi, and uses Heaven's Door to identify everyone in the heist as well as their boss.



* ''Manga/UndeadUnluck'': Shen calls Victor as "Victhor", as in the god of thunder, Thor, when the two meet face to face. Victor corrects him, telling him he is indeed a human before beating him to a pulp.



* Van vs. the Dragonslayers in ''Anime/{{Vision of Escaflowne}}'' The curb-stomping starts out cathartic (Van had a ''long'' list of transgressions for which he wanted them to answer) and ends up terrifying. The only thing that saved Dilandau was when the spirits of his fallen compatriots came back to try to [[TakingYouWithMe take Van with them into the afterlife]].

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* Van vs. the The Dragonslayers in ''Anime/{{Vision of Escaflowne}}'' ''Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne'' The curb-stomping starts out cathartic (Van had a ''long'' list of transgressions for which he wanted them to answer) and ends up terrifying. The only thing that saved Dilandau was when the spirits of his fallen compatriots came back to try to [[TakingYouWithMe take Van with them into the afterlife]].



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** [[spoiler:Maki]] [[SelfMadeOrphan kills her father]] in [[SingleStrokeBattle a single attack]] once her Heavenly Restriction goes into full effect following [[spoiler:Mai's death]]. [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge She then proceeds to wipe out the rest of her clan]]. ''[[OneWomanArmy By herself]].''
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** [[TheDreaded Ryomen Sukuna]] is pretty much ''always'' on the giving end of the curb-stomping. If he doesn't kill an opponent in an instant, [[ItAmusedMe it's because he's enjoying himself by toying with them]].

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** [[TheDreaded Ryomen Sukuna]] is pretty much ''always'' on the giving end of the curb-stomping. If he doesn't kill an opponent in an instant, [[ItAmusedMe it's because he's enjoying himself by toying with them]].them]] (the list of people capable of fighting him on even ground can probably be counted on one hand).
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* ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'':
** [[WorldsBestWarrior Satoru Gojo]] spends the entire fight with [[PlayingWithFire Jogo]] mocking and belittling the Disaster Curse while nonchalantly blocking his attacks and tossing him around. Jogo proves to be such a non-challenging opponent, in fact, that Gojo goes out of his way to bring Yuji along so that the latter can learn from watching them fight. When an enraged Jogo [[DomainHolder expands his Domain]] in order to kill Gojo, the latter's own Domain overwhelms Jogo's in an instant.
** [[TheDreaded Ryomen Sukuna]] is pretty much ''always'' on the giving end of the curb-stomping. If he doesn't kill an opponent in an instant, [[ItAmusedMe it's because he's enjoying himself by toying with them]].
** Maki easily trounces Miwa during the Goodwill Event, to the point that she simply ends the fight by stealing her sword and walking away.
** During the Shibuya Incident, [[TranquilFury Nanami becomes so pissed]] with [[DirtyCoward Haruta]] that he spends a good minute giving him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown at walking speed while Haruta is powerless to even scratch him.
** After [[spoiler:[[MageKiller Toji]]]] is [[BeyondTheImpossible accidentally resurrected]] and he proceeds to go on a rampage, he walks into [[MakingASplash Dagon's]] Domain while he's fighting Megumi, Maki, Naobito and Nanami at the same time. The first thing he does is steal Playful Cloud from Maki, after which he quickly brutalizes the Disaster Curse.
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** Afterwards, he finally meets the Dragon King Acnologia and even went on a spiel on how he obtained all 8 of his different Dragon Slaying techniques and that he [[spoiler:defected to the Alvarez Empire just to search for and fight him... only to have his right abdomen ripped through by a single punch from the Dragon King before he could even finish talking, showing just how truly powerful Acnologia really is.]]

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** Afterwards, he finally meets the Dragon King Acnologia and even went on a spiel on how he obtained all 8 of his different Dragon Slaying techniques and that he [[spoiler:defected to the Alvarez Empire just to search for and fight him... [[KilledMidSentence only to have his right abdomen ripped through by a single punch from the Dragon King before he could even finish talking, talking]], showing just how truly powerful Acnologia really is.]]
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