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* Subverted in the VideoGame/NancyDrew game ''Danger By Design'', in that the villain's use of this trope actually gives Nancy clues about what attack the culprit is about to make, allowing the player to block each blow.

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* Subverted Exploited in the VideoGame/NancyDrew game ''Danger By Design'', in that the villain's use of this trope actually gives Nancy clues about what attack the culprit is about to make, allowing the player to block each blow.
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* Shows up a lot on ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', especially from Tommy. BigBad Lord Zedd, after effortlessly trouncing the seemingly unbeatable Tommy, [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] his opponent's habit by asking: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQgNo6wArlY "Are those hi-yahs really necessary?"]]

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* Shows up a lot on ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', especially from Tommy. BigBad Lord Zedd, after effortlessly trouncing the seemingly unbeatable Tommy, just before enaging White Ranger Tommy in combat, [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] his opponent's habit by asking: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQgNo6wArlY "Are those hi-yahs really necessary?"]]
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*** In ''Manga/FistOfTheBlueSky'', the distant prequel to ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', Kenshiro does this as he's launching ''forks and butter knives'' into the skulls of the evil gangsters who were beating up his [[BloodBrothers sworn brother]] to try to get at him.

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*** In ''Manga/FistOfTheBlueSky'', the distant prequel to ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', Kenshiro does this as he's launching ''forks and butter knives'' into the skulls of the evil gangsters who were beating up his [[BloodBrothers [[SwornBrothers sworn brother]] to try to get at him.
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** And Piston Hondo, being the proper Japanese stereotype that he is, lets out a good yell with every punch he throws like he's in a ''Street Fighter'' game. (His voice actor actually played Abel in ''VideoGame/StreetFighter4''.)

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** And Piston Hondo, being the proper Japanese stereotype that he is, lets out a good yell with every punch he throws like he's in a ''Street Fighter'' game. (His voice actor actually played Abel in ''VideoGame/StreetFighter4''.''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV''.)

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