History LightningBruiser / LiveActionFilms

** ''Film/{{Thor}}'' is a literal version of this trope because he is the God of Thunder and Lightning. He's strong enough to throw his hammer through multiple Frost giants at a time, has the toughness to match, and he flies. Very, very fast. Fast enough to put a hole clean through an ice beast. [[spoiler: In ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' after Odin posthumously teaches Thor that [[DropTheHammer Mjolnir]] is just conduit [[ItWaswithYouAllAlong for his lighting]], Thor takes his father's advice to heart and channels the [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7e/32/a2/7e32a21518a1825871d28ecf38ce0fd3.gif speed and power of a lightning bolt]] made of pure badass.]]

* The Film/{{Transformers}} are incredibly fast and graceful despite being made of huge, durable metal parts.

** [[Film/KongSkullIsland King Kong]] lacks any powers like the previous examples, but he makes up for it with sheer primate agility to match his strength and durability. Technically he's only a teenager, yet he's been fighting and beating the lesser Kaiju that roam the Skull Island ''for decades''. [[spoiler: In ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'' an older King Kong manages to hold his own against his scaled rival several times. He’s able to stagger Godzilla with his punches, dodge the Atomic Breath from point blank range and outmaneuver Godzilla, and tanks an onslaught of blows like Rocky Balboa and even survives a blast of the aforementioned Atomic Breath to his back. Despite almost dying, Kong was able to temporarily overpower Godzilla and outright beat Mechagodzilla, admittedly partly due to his [[AnAxeToGrind scale axe]] and [[BashBrothers getting help]] from his rival in the latter]].

* Zigzagged in the ''Franchise/{{Predator}}'' depending on the Yautja aka Predator in question. [[Film/{{Predator}} Jungle Hunter]] and [[Film/Predator2 City Hunter]] much like Xenomorphs while strong and fast are more like Glass Cannons, as they both get badly hurt and killed by BadassNormal humans with guns and traps and mainly rely on stealth. Played straighter with Scar from ''Film/AlienVsPredator'' (who shrugs off most damage and kills numerous Xenomorphs, including the queen), the Berserker from ''Film/{{Predators}}'' and espeically the Ultimate Predator from ''Film/ThePredator'' who is a 11 foot genetically created golaith.

** The iconic Millennium Falcon. It's fast enough to keep up with smaller fighters, tough enough to tank hits from capital ships, and packed with enough firepower to wipe out entire squadron of TIE fighters. Even [[Film/TheForceAwakens 30 years after it's last major combat outing]], it can shrug off the scorching heat and rough sandstorms of Jakku, withstand the frigid coldness of the Starkiller planet, and can even plow through an entire forest without any real damage. Who knew that a scoundrel and his Wookie friend could turn a dull civilian freighter into a CoolStarship that can outperform even military-grade capital ships and fighters.

** Doomsday takes Kryptonian strength and amps it UpToEleven in a body of feral and uncontrolled rage.

** And in ''Film/JurassicWorld'', the genetic chimera known as ''Indominus rex'' takes this UpToEleven, largely because it is in fact based on ''T. rex'' DNA, along with a few other things (like [[spoiler:[[RaptorAttack ''Velociraptor'']]]]).

** The Incredible Hulk in ''Film/TheAvengers2012'' is [[https://tenor.com/view/sdcc-hulk-the-avengers-marvel-gif-3430906 remarkably fast]] for a huge green rage monster as poor Black Widow discovers when he starts chasing her down. It's especially evident during the final battle, when he's just plowing through the alien forces with amazing agility, smacking giant alien monsters around, and shrugging off any hits he takes. It's even emphasized when he, more or less good-naturedly, punches Thor out of frame and, later and much less good-naturedly, snatches Loki off his feet and literally wipes the floor with him -- in both cases before the Asgardians can even ''blink.''

** Gamora, Drax and Groot in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' they hit harder, move faster and can tank greater damage than Quill, Rocket and Mantis can.

** Taskmaster from ''Film/BlackWidow2021'', can match and overpower the likes of Black Widow and her adoptive father Alexei Shostakov in speed and strength, thanks to an EnemyScan ability and incredible reflexes as well as survive an entire sky base exploding around [[spoiler: her]].

* ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'': The Lizard, who is very big, very strong and ''very'' fast. [[HealingFactor And can heal]] from any gun wound, even MoreDakka. in ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' Lizard not only wounds Doctor Strange off-screen [[spoiler: but is able to keep and repeatedly overpower three versions of Spider-Men (who are all Lightning Bruisers themselves), until MCU Spidey tricks him into biting down on the cure and he reverts back into Curt Connors.]]

** Nanue aka King Shark from ''Film/TheSuicideSquad''. Strong enough to rip a man in half like he's MadeOfPlasticine, durable enough to survive an entire army's worth of MoreDakka shooting at him and much like the Hulk is much FasterThanTheyLook. From the same movie there's also Starro, who is extremely fast for a {{Kaiju}}-sized alien starfish and it takes the combined effort of eponymous squad to take it down.

** While he's usually a MightyGlacier, Godzilla himself was this in the Millennium era, having all his usual strength, [[BreathWeapon Atomic Breath]] but also [[InASingleBound able to make great leaps]], and do body slams as well. Though the results can be little [[{{Narm}} Narmtastic]]. [[spoiler:''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'' shows that the [[{{Acrofatic}} bulky big G can be frighteningly fast if he wants to]], as he can charge on land like a rhino, and gracefully swim underwater with excellent mobility. Combining those physical abilities and traits with the HomeFieldAdvantage, Godzilla would successfully kill King Ghidorah underwater, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero until the military launches a nuke at them]]. In ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'' we get a proper demonstration of how much a Lightning Bruiser Goji is underwater as he completely dismantles poor Kong in their first bout in the ocean, swiftly swimming straight through the aircraft carriers Kong was using as life rafts, causing the ape to sink and Godzilla to wreck him in the water. Even on land after Kong overpowers him, Godzilla recovers and then effectively matches the primate, making full use of his claws, teeth and tail to quickly and [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter decidedly defeat]] Kong, as well as endure his blows thanks to his tough scaley hide.]]

** Otto Octavius aka Doctor Octopus thanks to a combination of his [[MultiArmedAndDangerous four mechanical arms]] and being MadeOfIron, is this. He's able to repeatedly go toe to two with Spider-Man, overwhelming him with the arms, defend himself from attacks from behind (like MJ armed with a wooden board) and survives Spidey (who we see stop a train in the same movie) punching him repeatedly in the face. In ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'', Otto easily keeps up with the Iron Spider suit and manages to overwhelm MCU Peter [[spoiler: until Nanomachines save Spidey's life at the last second]]. Later Otto survives Electro magnetically lifting him with electricity and smashing him through a wall and in climax [[spoiler: Otto reacts to the Goblin's throwing blades protecting Doctor Strange and manages to grab Norman on his gilder, which flies at high speeds.]]

** Otto Octavius aka Doctor Octopus thanks to a combination of his [[MultiArmedAndDangerous four mechanical arms]] and being MadeOfIron, is this. He's able to repeatedly go toe to two with Spider-Man, overwhelming him with the arms, defend himself from attacks from behind (like MJ armed with a wooden board) and survives Spidey (who see stop a train in the same movie) punching him repeatedly in the face. In ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'', Otto easily keeps up with the Iron Spider suit and manages to overwhelm MCU Peter [[spoiler: until Nanomachines save Spidey's life at the last second]]. Later Otto survives Electro magnetically lifting him with electricity and smashing him through a wall and in climax [[spoiler: Otto reacts to the Goblin's throwing blades protecting Doctor Strange and manages to grab Norman on his gilder, which flies at high speeds.]]