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* The prevalence this trope has within computer RPG's is parodied in [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2007/05/22/episode-849-wherein-no-ones-power-level-is-9000/ this]] ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', where Black Mage complains about a gangster they've attacked and even [[ManOnFire set on fire]] continuing to get up. Red Mage [[StatOVision checks his stats]] to see the fire is seconds from draining [[RPGMechanicsVerse the last of his HP]].
-->'''Red Mage:''' Oh, don't worry. He's only got ten hit points left.\\
'''Gangster:''' I don't know what that means, but--\\
''([[KilledMidSentence the gangster dies]])''\\
'''Thief:''' He was remarkably spry for being so close to defeat.\\
'''Red Mage:''' This is why we should really play by the grim and gritty rules... Rather, our '''[[PlayerExclusiveMechanic opponents]]''' should. Like '''hell''' I'm not gonna use my AC.
* ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'': [[http://www.goblinscomic.com/11212005/ An early strip]] even has characters arguing about it.
* Webcomic/TropeOverdosedTheWebcomic: [[http://tropeoverdosed.pcriot.com/?p=73 Even biting something can cause it to explode if it makes that thing's HP hit 0.]]
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', this seems to be the case with Aberrations: they seem to not be slowed down at all as they get injured as Andrea's [[http://egscomics.com/comic/2016-01-29 fight with the spider-like Aberration demonstrates]], but as soon as they are defeated they [[SpontaneousHumanCombustion spontaneously combust]] and are reduced to ash.
* Outright exploited in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''. When Tarquin attempts to kill [[TheHero Roy]] to better serve [[MediumAwareness his son Elan's character arc]], Elan attempts to invoke GoThroughMe to stop his father from attacking. Upon confirming that Elan is on full HP, Tarquin simply impales both Elan ''and'' Roy, knowing that Elan will survive.
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* Outright exploited in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''. When Tarquin attempts to kill [[TheHero Roy]] to better serve [[ItMakesSenseInContext his son Elan's character arc]], Elan attempts to invoke GoThroughMe to stop his father from attacking. Upon confirming that Elan is on full HP, Tarquin simply impales both Elan ''and'' Roy, knowing that Elan will survive.

* Outright exploited it in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''. When Tarquin attempts to kill [[TheHero Roy]] to better serve [[ItMakesSenseInContext his son Elan's character arc]], Elan attempts to invoke GoThroughMe to stop his father from attacking. Upon confirming that Elan is on full HP, Tarquin simply impales both Elan ''and'' Roy, knowing that Elan will survive.

* Outright exploited it in ''Webcomic/{{OrderOfTheStick}}''. When Tarquin attempts to kill [[TheHero Roy]] to better serve [[ItMakesSenseInContext his son Elan's character arc]], Elan attempts to invoke GoThroughMe to stop his father from attacking. Upon confirming that Elan is on full HP, Tarquin simply impales both Elan ''and'' Roy, knowing that Elan will survive.

* Outright exploited it in ''Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick''. When Tarquin attempts to kill [[TheHero Roy]] to better serve [[ItMakesSenseInContext his son Elan's character arc]], Elan attempts to invoke GoThroughMe to stop his father from attacking. Upon confirming that Elan is on full HP, Tarquin simply impales both Elan ''and'' Roy, knowing that Elan will survive.

* The prevalence this trope has within computer RPG's is parodied in [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2007/05/22/episode-849-wherein-no-ones-power-level-is-9000/ this]] ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', where Black Mage complains about a gangster they've attacked and even [[ManOnFire set on fire]] continuing to get up. Red Mage [[StatOVision checks his stats]] to see the fire it seconds from draining [[RPGMechanicsVerse the last of his HP]].

* The prevalence this trope has within computer RPG's is parodied in [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2007/05/22/episode-849-wherein-no-ones-power-level-is-9000/ this 8-bit Theater strip]].

* TropeOverdosedTheWebcomic: [[http://tropeoverdosed.pcriot.com/?p=73 Even biting something can cause it to explode if it makes that thing's HP hit 0.]]

* ''{{Goblins}}'': [[http://www.goblinscomic.com/11212005/ An early strip]] even has characters arguing about it.

* ''{{Goblins}}'' is quite aware of this trope with the D&D rules and uses it to good effect. [[http://www.goblinscomic.com/11212005/ An early strip]] even has characters arguing about it.