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* Midnight manipulating Thunder and Lightning, not by playing on their naivety (like Slade in canon), but by using the skills at her disposal (i.e. [[EvilIsSexy her]] [[DistractedByTheSexy looks]]). And then, when Robin sneak attacks her, and she has the upper hand in the fight the whole time.

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* Midnight manipulating Thunder and Lightning, not by playing on their naivety (like Slade in canon), but by using the skills at her disposal (i.e. [[EvilIsSexy her]] her [[DistractedByTheSexy looks]]). And then, when Robin sneak attacks her, and she has the upper hand in the fight the whole time.

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* In the "[[YourWorstNightmare Fear]]" chapter, Jinx is the first to overcome her nightmare (in her case, memories of her DarkAndTroubledPast), and sets about helping the others break free of theirs.
** Starfire nearly managing to OneHitKill the EldritchAbomination responsible for the nightmares by ''burying her fist in its head''. It survives that, but is so badly hurt that it flees, only to be finished off by [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou Midnight]].

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* In the "[[YourWorstNightmare Fear]]" "Fear" chapter, Jinx is the first to overcome her nightmare (in her case, memories of her DarkAndTroubledPast), and sets about helping the others break free of theirs.
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theirs. Starfire nearly managing manages to OneHitKill the EldritchAbomination responsible for the nightmares by ''burying her fist in its head''. It survives that, but is so badly hurt that it flees, only to be finished off by [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou Midnight]].
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** That being said, every time Midnight fights the Titans, and she shows how skilled she is by never losing control of any of the fights [[spoiler: until the latter half of the fight in her lair.]]

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** That being said, every time Midnight fights the Titans, and she shows how skilled she is by never losing control of any of the fights [[spoiler: until the latter half of the fight in her lair.]]



-->'''Beast Boy''': So that's it, [[spoiler: Robin is taken]] and we go running to the big boys for help? We didn't sign up as some league of sidekicks! We've been protecting this city our way without the League, and if we go to them that's the end of it!

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-->'''Beast Boy''': So that's it, [[spoiler: Robin is taken]] taken and we go running to the big boys for help? We didn't sign up as some league of sidekicks! We've been protecting this city our way without the League, and if we go to them that's the end of it!



-->'''Beast Boy''': It IS the time for this! If we quit when it gets tough, what are we worth? The League, the heroes that started it, didn't become what they are by passing the buck when the stakes went higher than they wanted. It's just like when the HIVE crashed in here. We [[spoiler: lose Robin]] and suddenly we can't wipe ourselves? Is this a team or a kingdom? Robin's had all our backs, even when we might have wanted him to back off; well, this time [[spoiler: we can't expect him to turn up and fix things]]! If we're a team, we need to [[spoiler: come to his rescue]], like he would for us. If we've done what we can do, what would Robin do?
* Slade gets one when he [[spoiler: punishes [[TheStarscream Ai]] for her betrayal by lulling her into a false sense of security, and then runs her through with Excalibur, destroying her.]]

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-->'''Beast Boy''': It IS the time for this! If we quit when it gets tough, what are we worth? The League, the heroes that started it, didn't become what they are by passing the buck when the stakes went higher than they wanted. It's just like when the HIVE crashed in here. We [[spoiler: lose Robin]] Robin and suddenly we can't wipe ourselves? Is this a team or a kingdom? Robin's had all our backs, even when we might have wanted him to back off; well, this time [[spoiler: we can't expect him to turn up and fix things]]! things! If we're a team, we need to [[spoiler: come to his rescue]], rescue, like he would for us. If we've done what we can do, what would Robin do?
* Slade gets one when he [[spoiler: punishes [[TheStarscream Ai]] for her betrayal by lulling her into a false sense of security, and then runs her through with Excalibur, destroying her.]]



* Jinx managing to resist Mad Mod's MindProbe, not giving up any information on [[spoiler: the White Glove]], even after he's pumped her full of truth serum in addition to the hypno screen he's using. True, this causes her mind to more or less collapse, but she still gets credit. Plus, even after her breakdown, she still holds her own against his tech, and manages to single-handedly crash his entire system (albeit with Robin's guidance).

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* Jinx managing to resist Mad Mod's MindProbe, not giving up any information on [[spoiler: the White Glove]], Glove, even after he's pumped her full of truth serum in addition to the hypno screen he's using. True, this causes her mind to more or less collapse, but she still gets credit. Plus, even after her breakdown, she still holds her own against his tech, and manages to single-handedly crash his entire system (albeit with Robin's guidance).



* Midnight fights [[spoiler: her canon counterpart]], and beats her quite easily. It's not a total CurbStompBattle, as [[spoiler: Canon!Raven]] does okay for herself, but Midnight is just better than her.
* It turns out that the Gentleman and the Doctor engineered Warp's arrival and [[spoiler: Midnight meeting her canon self]] as part of a LongGame to start Midnight down the path to a HeelFaceTurn.

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* Midnight fights [[spoiler: her canon counterpart]], counterpart, and beats her quite easily. It's not a total CurbStompBattle, as [[spoiler: Canon!Raven]] Canon!Raven does okay for herself, but Midnight is just better than her.
* It turns out that the Gentleman and the Doctor engineered Warp's arrival and [[spoiler: Midnight meeting her canon self]] self as part of a LongGame to start Midnight down the path to a HeelFaceTurn.
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* Jinx's one-one-one fight with Susano in the second arc. Despite him being a near-PhysicalGod, she easily takes him down with the aid of her [[MidSeasonUpgrade new magically-protected costume.]]

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* Jinx's one-one-one fight with Susano in the second arc. Despite him being a near-PhysicalGod, she easily takes him down with the aid of her [[MidSeasonUpgrade new magically-protected costume.]]]]
* Midnight fights [[spoiler: her canon counterpart]], and beats her quite easily. It's not a total CurbStompBattle, as [[spoiler: Canon!Raven]] does okay for herself, but Midnight is just better than her.
* It turns out that the Gentleman and the Doctor engineered Warp's arrival and [[spoiler: Midnight meeting her canon self]] as part of a LongGame to start Midnight down the path to a HeelFaceTurn.
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** It's nice seeing the MPA put the HDL in their place, in the defense of their kind.

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** It's nice seeing the MPA put the HDL in their place, in the defense of their kind.kind.
*** Then you remember that they're committing murder in most of these cases.
* Jinx's one-one-one fight with Susano in the second arc. Despite him being a near-PhysicalGod, she easily takes him down with the aid of her [[MidSeasonUpgrade new magically-protected costume.]]
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** [[{{YMMV}} Your mileage will seriously vary on this]], given their [[PayEvilUntoEvil techniques]], but it's nice seeing the MPA put the HDL in their place, in the defense of their kind.

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** [[{{YMMV}} Your mileage will seriously vary on this]], given their [[PayEvilUntoEvil techniques]], but it's It's nice seeing the MPA put the HDL in their place, in the defense of their kind.
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* Credit should be given to Wintergreen for being able to tell Slade, ''to his face'', that his idea to recruit Terra as a professional rival for Raven is a monumentally ''stupid'' idea, and getting away with it.

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* Credit should be given to Wintergreen for being able to tell Slade, ''to his face'', that his idea to recruit Terra as a professional rival for Raven is a monumentally ''stupid'' idea, and getting away with it.it.
* Jinx managing to resist Mad Mod's MindProbe, not giving up any information on [[spoiler: the White Glove]], even after he's pumped her full of truth serum in addition to the hypno screen he's using. True, this causes her mind to more or less collapse, but she still gets credit. Plus, even after her breakdown, she still holds her own against his tech, and manages to single-handedly crash his entire system (albeit with Robin's guidance).
** [[{{YMMV}} Your mileage will seriously vary on this]], given their [[PayEvilUntoEvil techniques]], but it's nice seeing the MPA put the HDL in their place, in the defense of their kind.
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* Slade gets one when he [[spoiler: punishes [[TheStarscream Ai]] for her betrayal by lulling her into a false sense of security, and then runs her through with Excalibur, destroying her.]]

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* Slade gets one when he [[spoiler: punishes [[TheStarscream Ai]] for her betrayal by lulling her into a false sense of security, and then runs her through with Excalibur, destroying her.]]]]
* Credit should be given to Wintergreen for being able to tell Slade, ''to his face'', that his idea to recruit Terra as a professional rival for Raven is a monumentally ''stupid'' idea, and getting away with it.
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** Earlier in the chapter, Beast Boy, of all people, rallying the Titans to keep fighting without calling the League for help.

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** Earlier in the chapter, Beast Boy, of all people, rallying [[RousingSpeech rallying]] the Titans to keep fighting without calling the League for help.help.
-->'''Beast Boy''': So that's it, [[spoiler: Robin is taken]] and we go running to the big boys for help? We didn't sign up as some league of sidekicks! We've been protecting this city our way without the League, and if we go to them that's the end of it!
-->'''Cyborg''': Beast Boy, this isn't…
-->'''Beast Boy''': It IS the time for this! If we quit when it gets tough, what are we worth? The League, the heroes that started it, didn't become what they are by passing the buck when the stakes went higher than they wanted. It's just like when the HIVE crashed in here. We [[spoiler: lose Robin]] and suddenly we can't wipe ourselves? Is this a team or a kingdom? Robin's had all our backs, even when we might have wanted him to back off; well, this time [[spoiler: we can't expect him to turn up and fix things]]! If we're a team, we need to [[spoiler: come to his rescue]], like he would for us. If we've done what we can do, what would Robin do?
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*** Cyborg has one too, but Jinx's is more powerful.
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* Even after Gizmo and Mammoth are defeated, Susano proves himself a match for all the Titans at once. Then he threatens to destroy the Tower, in order to insure the Titans only get a PyrrhicVictory -- which [[BerserkButton pisses]] Starfire off, and she proceeds to [[CurbStompBattle curbstomp]] him.
** During the first fight with the HIVE trio, Beast Boy distracts Mammoth by flitting about him as a hummingbird, then changes into a hippo and lands on him. It doesn't do much, due to Mammoth being a OneManArmy, but it was still a clever move.
* Cyborg tricking Guerra into collapsing the parking garage they're fighting in on top of himself. Bonus points to Guerra for [[AtlasPose holding up]] the part that falls directly on top of him.
* Midnight manipulating Thunder and Lightning, not by playing on their naivety (like Slade in canon), but by using the skills at her disposal (i.e. [[EvilIsSexy her]] [[DistractedByTheSexy looks]]). And then, when Robin sneak attacks her, and she has the upper hand in the fight the whole time.
** That being said, every time Midnight fights the Titans, and she shows how skilled she is by never losing control of any of the fights [[spoiler: until the latter half of the fight in her lair.]]
* For a minor character example, two priests of the Church of Krypton (a Superman-worshipping religion) gunning down the [[FantasticRacism Human Defense League]] members who just attacked their congregation.
* Raven's bodyguard Donald showing that he's willing and able to go toe-to-toe with Cyborg (Raven calls him off before they can fight, but it's still impressive).
* During Midnight's three-pronged attack on the city, Jinx defends the Tower from at least a dozen of Midnight's MechaMooks by herself, after being locked outside by the Tower's automated defenses. By the time the other Titans get back, she's half-conscious, and all the robots have been reduced to scrap.
* In the "[[YourWorstNightmare Fear]]" chapter, Jinx is the first to overcome her nightmare (in her case, memories of her DarkAndTroubledPast), and sets about helping the others break free of theirs.
** Starfire nearly managing to OneHitKill the EldritchAbomination responsible for the nightmares by ''burying her fist in its head''. It survives that, but is so badly hurt that it flees, only to be finished off by [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou Midnight]].
* Midnight and Robin have a back and forth during the Red X incident: he manages to throw her off balance (which, considering how [[TheStoic stoic]] she'd been during their encounters, is impressive), then she figures out the plot and turns it around on him, including using [[RobotMe Ai]] as a decoy, Robin manages to overpower the physically more powerful robot, and then Midnight sneak attacks him, before planting the seeds of [[ParanoiaGambit paranoia]] in his head.
** Jinx's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Robin for lying to and using the Titans.
* The entire battle in Midnight's lair at the climax of the Jump City Arc -- Jinx's (literal) BatmanGambit, Starfire's UnstoppableRage assault on Midnight, and the [[AllYourColorsCombined combined final attack]] are the biggest standouts.
** Earlier in the chapter, Beast Boy, of all people, rallying the Titans to keep fighting without calling the League for help.
* Slade gets one when he [[spoiler: punishes [[TheStarscream Ai]] for her betrayal by lulling her into a false sense of security, and then runs her through with Excalibur, destroying her.]]

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