History OneManArmy / WesternAnimation

** [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderGeneralIroh Iroh]] is explicitly described as a "one man army" after he [[spoiler:escaped from prison during the Eclipse, fighting off the entire guard, [[BroughtDownToNormal while no one was able to firebend]].]]
** Likewise, Bumi managed to [[spoiler:liberate the city of Omashu]] ''by himself''. He didn't run from the army. ''The army ran from him.'' Not bad for a 112-years-old guy.
** According to the WordOfGod, the reason Piandao is so revered as a sword master is because of what happened when he decided he was tired of the military and became a recluse. The military sent a hundred soldiers. Piandao sent them all back. [[BadassNormal And he's not a bender.]]

** Iroh is explicitly described as a "one man army" after he [[spoiler:escaped from prison during the Eclipse, fighting off the entire guard, [[BroughtDownToNormal while no one was able to firebend]].]]

* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'': Benjamin Kirby Tennyson. He's technically just a normal kid, but he's also got a super powerful piece of alien technology strapped to his wrist that lets him [[VoluntaryShapeshifting turn into various aliens]], all with incredible powers. At first his selection and mastery of the aliens is very limited, but he slowly gets both better control and a much larger selection.

* ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'': In the first episode, Harley goes against the Joker's gang and — despite being hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned — kicks their asses and walks away unscathed.
* In ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', it's shown that apparently a single competent Irken Invader is capable of conquering a planet by themselves. Helps that they do have some impressive technology at their disposal. The main character has even better technology that he's engineered himself, but being a ChaoticStupid GeniusDitz has no way to use them effectively (though he's still pretty dangerous at times).

** Kuvira is shown to be one when she [[CurbStompBattle curb stomps]] a group of about twenty bandits single-handedly.

** [[SorcerousOverlord King Sombra]] was powerful enough to conquer the whole [[CosmicKeystone Crystal Empire]] by himself, pose a threat to [[PhysicalGod Princesses Celestia and Luna]] combined, and even curse the whole place to vanish through space and time. And in the present, he becomes a {{Kaiju}}[=-sized=] LivingShadow that's basically a WorldWreckingWave; and it ultimately takes almost every major protagonist, everyone in said Empire, and the [[AmplifierArtifact Crystal Heart]] to put him down for good.

** Each of the Mane 6 qualify in their own right; together, they were able to take on a good chunk of the changeling army after it invaded an entire city:
*** Twilight is the personal protégé of Princess Celestia, perhaps the most well-read unicorn in history, and the Element of Magic. And then she [[ItWasHisSled becomes an alicorn princess.]] She's one of the most powerful characters in the series.
*** Applejack is only an Earth Pony, and not even the strongest one in the series (Maud Pie), but she is tough enough and stubborn enough to defeat hordes of enemies.
*** Rarity is a less powerful unicorn than Twilight, but she's shown martial arts proficiency, and is nearly as fierce as AJ in combat.
*** Fluttershy is normally kind and quiet. But don't [[BewareTheQuietOnes make her angry.]] She's stronger and faster than she looks, and is the group's resident [[TheBeastmaster Beast Master.]] She also has a special ability called ''The Stare'' which basically forces whoever she's using it on to do what she wants.
*** Rainbow Dash is pretty much the definition of AwesomeEgo, but she has the skills to back it up. She's the fastest flyer in Equestria, is the only pony in ''history'' to preform a Sonic Rainboom, and also has a black belt in karate. She's strong enough to apparently lift- and fly around with- a boulder several times her size, and she can smash through a pillar of rock with little problem. As a Pegasus, she can also [[WeatherManipulation manipulate clouds and weather]] to her advantage. She's almost as stubborn as Applejack and is usually the first to resort to violence.
*** Pinkie Pie is pony ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}. Enough said.
* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'': In the third season premiere, "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS3E1TheRickshankRedemption The Rickshank Redemption]]", [[spoiler:Rick Sanchez single-handedly brings down the Galactic Federation and the Council of Ricks, the two most powerful organizations in the show, by teleporting the latter's headquarters into a Federation prison, then devastating the Federation's economy.]]
* The title character of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', with only a couple prepared traps, single-handedly destroyed hundreds (if not thousands) of [[MechaMooks Kill Bots]] in the third episode.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'' has varying degrees of this trope. Durge is shown (and explicitly stated in other [[ExpandedUniverse EU]] material) to be a one-man arsenal, but "only" kills a few dozen soldiers. General Grievous is similarly able to cut through clones and Jedi with his usual psychopathic zeal, but his body count is relatively low. Anakin and Obi-Wan are better examples, a "body count" of droids well in the thousands, but they have their limits and still rely heavily on the armies they command. Mace and Yoda, however, wipe out hundreds of droids ''without their lightsabers'' and tear apart entire legions with little help from their soldiers.

** The [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E1Ambush special mention]] goes to Yoda, who gets into a contest with Asajj Ventress over whether a certain planet will join the Republic or the Separatists. If he can escape Ventress' best Separatist droids, the planet will go with the Republic. Yoda barely breaks a sweat. Ventress then tries to attack Yoda in a rage and he casually extinguishes her dual blades using the Force then Force-pulls them from her grasp.

** Jedi Master Mace Windu, in [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS7E4UnfinishedBusiness "Unfinished Business"]]: "My name is General Mace Windu of the Jedi Order. At this point of the Clone War, I have dismantled and destroyed over 100,000 of you type one battle droids. I'm giving you an opportunity to peacefully lay down your weapons, so that you may be reprogrammed to serve a better purpose than spreading the mindless violence and chaos which you have inflicted upon the galaxy."

** Robin, definitely. In "Apprentice", he takes down a whole army of Sladebots by himself, brutally, and in the second part of the season finale, he takes down [[spoiler: ''his entire team.'' By himself again. When they were all attacking at once. And it's a CurbStompBattle.]] In fact, in "Winner Take All", the Master of Games literally introduces him as a "One Man Army".

* ''WesternAnimation/BlueEyeSamurai''. Lampshaded and {{deconstructed}} in "The Tale of Ronin and the Bride", the first episode to show the title character taking on and killing a large number of opponents. At the same time, we see a flashback showing the CynicismCatalyst that enabled Mizu to become the 'demon' she is now, while a puppet theatre serves as the FramingDevice.

* ''WesternAnimation/BlueEyeSamurai''. Lampshaded and {{deconstructed}} in "The Tale of Ronin and the Bride", the first time we see the title character kill a large number of opponents. At the same time, we see a flashback showing the CynicismCatalyst that enabled Mizu to become the 'demon' she is now, while a puppet theatre serves as the FramingDevice.

-->'''Tayū:''' No one man can defeat an army, but one ''creature'' can. How does such a creature come to be?

* ''WesternAnimation/BlueEyeSamurai''. Lampshaded in "The Tale of Ronin and the Bride", the first time we see the title character fight a large number of people. At the same time, we see a flashback showing the CynicismCatalyst that enabled Mizu to become the 'demon' she is now, while a puppet theatre serves as the FramingDevice.

* ''WesternAnimation/BlueEyeSamurai''. Lampshaded in "The Tale of Ronin and the Bride', the first time we see the title character fight a large number of people. At the same time, we see a flashback showing the CynicismCatalyst that enabled Mizu to become the 'demon' she is now, while a puppet theatre serves as the FramingDevice.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'': Brock Samson, or as he's been referred to by The Monarch, the Swedish Murder Machine.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', Robin, definitely. In ''Apprentice,'' he takes down a whole army of Sladebots by himself, brutally, and in the second part of the season finale, he takes down [[spoiler: ''his entire team.'' By himself again. When they were all attacking at once. And it's a CurbStompBattle.]]
** In fact in "Winner Take All", the Master of Games literally introduces him as a "One Man Army".

%%* ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand''.

** A good number of fans believe that [[VillainDecay Grievous should have been that badass in the movie]].

* ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' of all shows, has an example. In episode "King George and the Ducky", Thomas is sent to fight the Pie War, and wins ''singlehandedly'', [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu albeit at the temporary cost of his sanity]]

* ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'' of all shows, has an example. In episode "King George and the Ducky", Thomas is sent to fight the Pie War, and wins ''singlehandedly'', [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthullhu albeit at the temporary cost of his sanity]]

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** Likewise, Bumi managed to [[spoiler:liberate the city of Omashu]] ''by himself''. He didn't run from the army. ''The army ran from him.'' Not bad for a 112 years old guy.

** Likewise, Bumi managed to [[spoiler:liberate the city of Omashu]] ''by himself''. He didn't run from the army. ''The army ran from him.''

** According to the WordOfGod, the reason Piandao is so revered as a sword master is because of what happened when he decided he was tired of the military and became a recluse. The military sent a hundred soldiers. Piandao sent them all back. [[BadassNormal And he can't firebend, either.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'': Benjamin Kirby Tennyson. He's one lanky looking kid, but he has a powerful weapon that turns him into over 10 aliens.

** Iroh is explicitly described as a "one man army" after he [[spoiler:escaped from prisoner during the Eclipse, fighting off the entire guard, [[BroughtDownToNormal while no one was able to firebend]].]]

* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'': Benjamin Kirby Tennyson. He's one lanky looking kid, but he has a powerful weapon to turn him into over 10 aliens.

** The whole Team Avatar is this to some degree. In the episode "Earth King", this group of kids in age from 12 to 15 year old, just blast to the Earth King's Palace through a legion of elite earthbenders.