History Awesome / RecordOfRagnarok

* How did Leonidas become " History's Greatest Rebel?" Well, the elder of Sparta weren't willing to fight against Persia until after the Carneia Festival, dedicated to Apollo, was over. Leonidas' response? ''Punch a statue of Apolloto dust, take up his arms, and then go face the Persian army on his own.'' The famous 300 Spartans? They were the soldiers that were so inspired by this that they followed him, knowing full well that they will probably die.

* Leonidas has one hell of an introduction. He blows off Brunhilde like it's nothing, only to ''immediately'' switch gears when he hears that he was going to fight Apollo. Why? Because he wants nothing more than to lunch the shit out of an uppity "shithead" god. And when he gets to actually fight, he start attacking before Heimdall can even finish the word "Fight".

* It's revealed that, prior to Qin Shi Huang, every king in China got the title by groveling before the god of war Chi You for his blessing. Even offering up thousands of their citizens to be eaten as tribute. Qin literally told him to eat dirt and, after Chi You took offense, fought and killed him over the course of six days. Mastering all five styles of warfare the god had invented in the process and giving him the honor of being the first character to kill a god without any divine power of his own.

* After a hard fought battle and losing an arm, Qin Shi Huang prevails over the Lord of the Netherworld, placing humanity, for the first time in the tournament, in the lead.

* Beelzebub has such high combat instinct that an ability will only catch him off guard once. How does Tesela try to get around this? Using his Tesela warp on his own arm to create an attack outright called unavoidable! While this maneuver doesn't work it's only because Beelzebub grew to [[VillainRespect respect]] Tesla to the point he expected him to find a way around his instincts.

* Apollo makes the mistake f asking Leonidas to kneel. The latter responds by launching a bladed wheel out of his shield, connected by a chain. And when Apollo blocks it, Leonidas swings up and hits Apollo square in the chin.

* Of course, Apollo isn't finished yet. He gets up, looks at Leonidas... and then declares that at that moment, he's more beautiful than he's ever been. And his backstory shows why he thinks so. Apollo started out with ''nothing'', being just a mediocre God with nothing. He gained the title of God of archery, music, philosophy and boxing through sheer hard work and dedication, literally working until his hands ran bloody. To Apollo, beauty is the ability to grow and improve. Which is why he sees [[WorthyOpponent Leonidas as beautiful.]]

** Leonidas then follows it up with a blow that forces Apollo into the kowtow position, while [[BlasphemousBoast ordering the god to KNEEL.]]

* King Leonidas bringing Apollo to his knees with a headbutt, delivering the god a much needed dose of humble pie after dominating the match so far.

[[caption-width-right:350:The moment mankind finally struck God.]]

* Nikola Tesla revealing his Volund, the Super Automaton β! A PoweredArmor suit much like Iron Man’s! The sight of it wows the geniuses of humanity’s history, making them acknowledge Tesla’s genius surpasses theirs.

* Adam's grand entrance.

* When Brunhilde and Göll enter Tesla’s room, Göll is shocked to see the floor littered with the bodies of humanity’s genius, each collapsed from exhaustion while Tesla is writing away on his board. Even among other geniuses, Tesla is in a class of his own.

* When Brunhilde and Göll enter Tesla’s room, they’re shocked to see the floor littered with the bodies of humanity’s genius, each collapsed from exhaustion while Tesla is writing away on his board. Even among other geniuses, Tesla is in a class of his own.

* After a hard fought battle and losing an arm, Qin Shi Huang prevails over the Lord of the Netherworld, placing humanity, for the first time in the tournament, in the lead.

''Shuumatsu no Valkyrie'' is a manga about humankind fighting for survival against its creators the gods. As such, the series doesn't pulls any punches and gives the readers plenty of blood pumping moments through its run, with each fight showing the awesomeness and best struggle of both humans and divinities in all its glory:

* After a hard fought battle and losing an arm, Qin Shi prevails over the Lord of the Netherworld, placing humanity, for the first time in the tournament, in the lead.

'''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis It's. My. Turn.]]'''

* Zeus is StrongerThanHeLooks despite being a frail, perverted old man; not only had he defeated his own father (a great warrior himself) in the Titanomachy, he manages to intimidate Shiva into letting him take the Destroyer God's place with three simple words.

* While Zeus and the other Greek gods fought Gaia and her Giants above, Hades went down to Helheim by himself to stop the Titans’ attempted escape. After the war was won, Poseidon went down to Helheim and found his elder brother whistling whilst sitting amongst a field full of Titan corpses. And when asked what his reason for taking care of the Titans by himself? Hades simply says it’s his duty as the eldest brother to take care of his siblings.

-->Narrator: ''"At that moment, the history of China... passed into the hands of Man."''

* It's revealed that, prior to Qin Shi Huang, every king in China got the title by groveling before the god of war Chi You for his permission. Even offering up thousands of their citizens to be eaten as tribute. Qin literally told him to eat dirt and, after Chi You took offense, fought and killed him over the course of six days. Mastering all five styles of warfare the god had invented in the process and giving him the honor of being the first character to kill a god without any divine power of his own.