History Main / BigBadassBattleSequence

* The Marineford Arc of OnePiece plays out as this, pitting [[BigGood one of the four most powerful pirates in the world]], [[BadassCrew his crew of approximately 1600]], [[BadassArmy and his 40 or so allied crews]] against the entire military force of [[TheGovernment the World Government]] (containing, aside from uncountable {{Mooks}} and a slew of SuperPowerLottery winners, a trio of NighInvulnerable OneManArmy [[HeroKiller Hero Killers]]), as well as their 5 [[PsychoForHire hired pirate dogs]] the Shichibukai, each monstrously powerful in their own right. Then, [[BeyondTheImpossible to add even more to the chaos]], factor in [[spoiler:the [[BigBad Blackbeard Pirates]] showing up at the very end to witness Whitebeard's death, and then wage war against the Marines themselves]]. [[OvershadowedByAwesome Luffy was there too.]]
** Overshadowed? '''''OVERSHADOWED?!?!''''' Don't forget that Luffy got there by leading dozens, if not ''hundreds'' of escaped convicts from the ''most secure prison in the world''. And that two of the guys he brought were [[PsychoForHire ''ex''-Shichibukai]]. And this was ''before'' he took on '''all three''' of the aforementioned NighInvulnerable OneManArmy {{Hero Killer}}s '''''at once'''''. Not to mention taking on his own BadassGrandpa, earning the respect of freaking [[WorldsStrongestMan WHITEBEARD]] ''and'' knocking out all the mooks there with '''one scream'''.

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** Overshadowed? '''''OVERSHADOWED?!?!''''' Don't forget that Luffy got there by leading dozens, if not ''hundreds'' of escaped convicts from the ''most secure prison in the world''. And that two of the guys he brought were [[PsychoForHire ''ex''-Shichibukai]]. And this was ''before'' he took on '''all three''' of the aforementioned NighInvulnerable OneManArmy [[HiroKiller Hero Killers]] '''''at once'''''. Not to mention taking on his own BadassGrandpa, earning the respect of freaking [[WorldsStrongestMan WHITEBEARD]] ''and'' knocking out all the mooks there with '''one scream'''.

* Strategy war games like the CommandAndConquer series and clones of it may possibly count, with you controlling one faction/army while the other(s) is controlled by a computer/friend. You can also use fluffy logic to decide that these battles really are epic in the game world. A single soldier on screen may actually be 100 within the game world. Imagine those minor 'skirmish' games of your's now.

* The final battle of Film/MobileSuitGundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer. [[spoiler:Humanity defends Earth from an alien race]] that has them outnumbered ten thousand to one.

* The final battle of MobileSuitGundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer. [[spoiler:Humanity defends Earth from an alien race]] that has them outnumbered ten thousand to one.

*** Another ''FinalFantasyVIII'' example is the Battle of the Gardens (part of which is this trope's page image), wherein the Galbadian Army and the =SeeD= forces of Balamb clash in one of the most memorable conflicts of the game.

** Overshadowed? '''''OVERSHADOWED?!?!''''' Don't forget that Luffy got there by leading dozens, if not ''hundreds'' of escaped convicts from the ''most secure prison in the world''. And that two of the guys he brought were [PsychoForHire ''ex''-Shichibukai]]. And this was ''before'' he took on '''all three''' of the aforementioned NighInvulnerable OneManArmy [[HiroKiller Hero Killers]] '''''at once'''''. Not to mention taking on his own BadassGrandpa, earning the respect of freaking [[WorldsStrongestMan WHITEBEARD]] ''and'' knocking out all the mooks there with '''one scream'''.

Note that this trope implies that there are two armies fighting each other, as such OneManArmy examples do not fit here.

* Every single naval battle in the ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' films.

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*** Another ''FinalFantasyVIII'' example is the Battle of the Gardens, wherein the Galbadian Army and the [[=SeeD=]] forces of Balamb clash in one of the most memorable conflicts of the game.

* The battle for Camelot in the {{Merlin}} episode ''The Tears of Uther Pendragon, part two''.

* ''{{Gettysburg}}'' - The film has more than one; the battle sequence showing Pickett's Charge is the largest in terms of numbers.

* ''{{Avatar}}'': the fight between the marine corps and the Na'vi.

* The Marineford Arc of OnePiece plays out as this, pitting [[BigGood one of the four most powerful pirates in the world]], [[BadassCrew his crew of approximately 1600]], [[BadassArmy and his 40 or so allied crews]] against the entire military force of [[TheGovernment the World Government]] (containing, aside from uncountable {{Mooks}} and a slew of SuperPowerLottery winners, a trio of NighInvulnerable OneManArmy [[HeroKiller Hero Killers]]), as well as their 5 [[PsychoForHire hired pirate dogs]] the Shichibukai, each monstrously powerful in their own right. Then, [[BeyondTheImpossible to add even more to the chaos]], factor in [[spoiler:the [[BigBad Blackbeard Pirates]] showing up at the very end to witness Whitebeard's death, and then wage war against the Marines themselves]]. Oh, and [[OvershadowedByAwesome Luffy was there too.]]

* The opening credits of ''[[XMen X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]'' shows the titular character to have participated in many of these.
* The Battle of Coruscant in ''RevengeOfTheSith.''
* ''Avatar'' had what I thought to be one of the most epic battles in a film.

* TheWheelOfTime has tons of these. In the first couple of books there are not that many: the stand at Emonds Field, the battle at Falme and the battle of Cairhien. Then comes Dumais Wells, a battle between 3 parties which ends by the outright slaughter of one of the parties by male channelers. Only 100k participants though. Several big battles follow and the biggest are yet to come in [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Tarmon Gai'don]].

* The battle for Camelot in the {{Merlin}} episode ''The Tears of Uther Pendragon, part two''.

* AvatarTheLastAirbender has a few, what with it being about a 100 year war and all, but the one which would probably fit best would be The Day of Black Sun battle. A [[LaResistance small guerilla army]] with submarines, tanks, and a combination of benders and BadAssNormal warriors take on the [[TheEmpire Fire Nation troops]]. [[spoiler: The good guys lose. Badly.]]

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* The aforementioned D-Day assault on Omaha Beach.
* Leipzig : "The Battle of the Nations"
* Leyte Gulf: The [[FinalBattle last sea battle]].
* The Battle of Amiens, 8th August 1918 - the "black day" of the German Army. Noted among other things for being the biggest tank battle in the 'war to end all wars', as well as one of the most spectacular walkovers (although the next few days weren't quite as one-sided). Basically, redemption for General Rawlinson's humiliating failure on the first day of the Somme.
* Don't forget the American Civil War. Especially notable because it wasn't just two sides fighting each other, it was brothers, fathers, and sons. Definitely not one of the prouder moments in our history, but at least slavery was abolished.
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A BigBadassBattleSequence isn't just a battle, [[SeriousBusiness it's war]]. This is the battle that makes other battles look like schoolyard scuffles. Expect a high death toll, either shown or implied. The best examples of this trope show not only the battle itself, but the [[CalmBeforeTheStorm preparations for it]] and the [[DespairEventHorizon after]][[ItGotWorse math]]. [[EarnYourHappyEnding Don't expect it to be pretty.]]

* The Marineford Arc of OnePiece plays out as this, pitting [[BigGood one of the four most powerful pirates in the world]], [[BadassCrew his crew of approximately 1600]], [[BadassArmy and his 40 or so allied crews]] against the entire military force of [[TheGovernment the World Government]] (containing, aside from uncountable {{Mooks}} and a slew of SuperPowerLottery winners, includes a trio of NighInvulnerable OneManArmy [[HeroKiller Hero Killers]]), as well as their 5 [[PsychoForHire hired pirate dogs]] the Shichibukai, each monstrously powerful in their own right. Then, [[BeyondTheImpossible to add even more to the chaos]], factor in [[spoiler:the [[BigBad Blackbeard Pirates]] showing up at the very end to witness Whitebeard's death, and then wage war against the Marines themselves]]. Oh, and [[OvershadowedByAwesome Luffy was there too.]]

* The Marineford Arc of OnePiece plays out as this, pitting [[BigGood one of the four most powerful pirates in the world]], [[BadassCrew his crew of approximately 1600]], [[BadassArmy and his 4o or so allied crews]] against the entire military force of [[TheGovernment the World Government]] (containing, aside from uncountable {{Mooks}} and a slew of SuperPowerLottery winners, includes a trio of NighInvulnerable OneManArmy [[HeroKiller Hero Killers]]), as well as their 5 [[PsychoForHire hired pirate dogs]] the Shichibukai, each monstrously powerful in their own right. Then, [[BeyondTheImpossible to add even more to the chaos]], factor in [[spoiler:the [[BigBad Blackbeard Pirates]] showing up at the very end to witness Whitebeard's death, and then wage war against the Marines themselves]]. Oh, and [[OvershadowedByAwesome Luffy was there too.]]

* AvatarTheLastAirbender has a few, what with it being about a 100 year war and all, but the one which would probably fit best would be The Day of Black Sun battle. A [[TheResistance small guerilla army]] with submarines, tanks, and a combination of benders and BadAssNormal warriors take on the [[TheEmpire Fire Nation troops]]. [[spoiler: The good guys lose. Badly.]]