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* In ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'', after losing [[CatsHaveNineLives his eighth of nine lives]], Puss encounters a bounty hunter wolf at a bar who's eager to claim the price on his head. Puss spars with him, but the wolf quickly overpowers him and slashes his forehead, drawing blood from Puss. Seeing his blood on his paw -- and realizing his next death will be permanent -- [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere causes Puss to lose his nerve and flee]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'', after losing his [[CatsHaveNineLives eighth of nine lives]], Puss encounters a bounty hunter wolf at a bar that threatens his life. Puss spars with him, but the wolf quickly overpowers him and slashes his forehead, drawing blood from Puss. Seeing his blood on his paw -- and realizing his next death will be permanent -- [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere causes Puss to lose his nerve and flee]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'', after losing his [[CatsHaveNineLives eighth of nine lives]], Puss encounters a bounty hunter wolf at a bar that threatens his life. Puss spars with him, but the wolf quickly overpowers him and slashes his forehead, causing Puss to bleed. Seeing his blood on his paw -- and realizing his next death will be permanent -- causes Puss to lose his nerve and flee.

Has jack all to do with [[Film/FirstBlood the first installment of the same name]] in the ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}'' franchise, or the sequel, ''Film/RamboFirstBloodPartII''.

TheHero and the villain face off in battle. They both pull their weapons and [[SingleStrokeBattle charge at each other]]. After the first blow, we see a shot of the floor beneath one of the combatants. A stream of blood trickles down. This is a common way to show that the battle is serious and one of the characters is injured.

Often, the next shot will be of the injured party touching their wound and expressing shock at the fact that they're bleeding. A common trope in any show that involves a lot of bleeding. Sometimes, a BloodUpgrade results from this. Compare PaperCutting and VictoryByFirstBlood.

TheHero and the villain face off in battle. They both pull their weapons and [[SingleStrokeBattle charge at each other]]. After the first blow we see a shot of the floor beneath one of the combatants. A stream of blood trickles down. This is a common way to show that the battle is serious and one of the characters is injured. Often the next shot will be of the injured party touching their wound and saying "I'm bleeding?" A common trope in any show that involves a lot of bleeding. Sometimes a BloodUpgrade results from this. Compare PaperCutting.

Got jack all to do with [[Film/FirstBlood the first installment of the same name]] in the ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}'' franchise, or the sequel, ''Film/RamboFirstBloodPartII''. Compare VictoryByFirstBlood.

[[caption-width-right:350:''Who's never been touched by a blade?\\
Puss in Boots is never afraid!'']]

* Manga/StarStrikeItRich: Riku's headbutt is the first attack that made Hina bleed, shocking Nozomi. It establishes Riku as a serious threat.

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* ''Manga/ElfenLied'' at the beginning of the Lucy vs. Nana fight.

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* ''Film/{{The Mark of Zorro|1940}}'':
-->'''Don Diego:''' ''I needed that scratch to awaken me.''

* Played for laughs in ''Film/KungPowEnterTheFist''. When The ChosenOne and Wimp Lo's fight is stopped, Wimp Lo declares "he is bleeding, making him the victor."

* In ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'', after Neo stops a slew bullets, the Mooks whip out swords and start fighting Neo. After Neo performs a BareHandedBladeBlock, a drop of blood goes from his hand to the floor, causing the Merovengian to say "You see? He's just a man!" Cue Neo trashing all of Merovengian's Mooks within minutes.
* In ''Film/RockyIV'', after a long fight, Rocky lands a good punch, causing Draco to bleed for the first time, showing Draco is not invincible.

* [[ActionMom Emma]] of ''VideoGame/TheLastRemnant'' inflicts this to [[spoiler:[[BigBad The Conqueror]] during her last stand in Athlum.]]
* In ''{{VideoGame/Ico}}'', [[spoiler:Ico loses one of his horns at the start of his final battle with the Queen, resulting in a gout of red blood spurting from his head. He loses the other at the conclusion of the fight]].

* ''WebComic/KillSixBillionDemons'': The final fight in ''King of Swords'' ends with [[spoiler:82 White Chain striking Solomon David in a CrossCounter SingleStrokeBattle (only with fists). As the SuperSpeed effect ends and White Chain ends up behind him, Solomon immediately touches his cheek to check for spilt blood (as this would make White Chain [[VictoryByFirstBlood the first legal winner of his tournament since its creation]])... [[SubvertedTrope Only to find she only bruised him after all]]. Solomon looks more disappointed at the lack of blood than upset at the thought of someone ''almost'' having wounded him.]]

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* Literature/{{Noka}} is slashed by [[NiceGuy Abel]] of all people, and with a sharpened stick that was ripped from a bed frame.

TheHero and the {{Villain}} face off in battle. They both pull their weapons and [[SingleStrokeBattle charge at each other]]. After the first blow we see a shot of the floor beneath one of the combatants. A stream of blood trickles down. This is a common way to show that the battle is serious and one of the characters is injured. Often the next shot will be of the injured party touching their wound and saying "I'm bleeding?" A common trope in any show that involves a lot of bleeding. Sometimes a BloodUpgrade results from this. Compare PaperCutting.

TheHero and the {{Villain}} face off in battle. They both pull their weapons and [[SingleStrokeBattle charge at each other]]. After the first blow we see a shot of the floor beneath one of the combatants. A stream of blood trickles down. This is a common way to show that the battle is serious and one of the characters is injured. Often the next shot will be of the injured party touching their wound and saying "I'm bleeding?" A common trope in any show that involves a lot of bleeding. Sometimes a BloodUpgrade results from this.

* In an old issue of SpiderMan, Peter slugs Comicbook/{{Venom}} in the face after being abandoned on a deserted island with his enemy. Venom actually [[BloodFromTheMouth bleeds]] and tells Spidey that he has "first blood".

* The MagicTheGathering card [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=21150 Sadistic Glee]] has a memorable line... "First blood isn't as important as last blood..."

Got jack all to do with [[Film/FirstBlood the first installment of the same name]] in the ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}'' franchise, or the sequel, ''Film/RamboFirstBloodPartII''.