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* In ''VideoGame/{{Mass Effect|1}}'', Saren tries to cure the krogan Genophage so he'll have a krogan horde at his back. In ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' Warlord Okeer derides the idea of sheer numbers, calling it the mistake of an outsider. He, himself, has created Grunt, whom he considers a perfect krogan warrior.

* From a culinary standpoint, Chocolate can be seen this way. Too much chocolate can get messy and sickly to eat. Which is why the best Chocolatiers in the world, work to perfect a limited batch of refined chocolate. Since it's a very customizable and adaptable treat, you'll find the chocolates with rarer ingredients and stocks, more expensive than commonly made bars.

* This trope was Nintendo's whole argument during their dominance [[UsefulNotes/The8bitEraOfConsoleVideoGames in the '80s]] [[UsefulNotes/The16bitEraOfConsoleVideoGames and early '90s]] before they changed their policies after being accused of monopolistic practices with their licensing agreements. The original agreement was that licensees could only make up to five games a year; the reasoning behind the decision was that it was better for the developers to focus on creating a few smash hits than to flood the market by churning out mediocre games, as was the case with Atari before the crash. Some companies with a good track record for quality would make up bogus development houses to go above the five-per-year limit, like Konami did when they made up the Ultra Games label; since these games tended to sell very well, [[LoopholeAbuse Nintendo would let this slide]].

** While in their shared theme song, Mona Pizza boasts about how great their pizzas are, Pizza Dinosaur only boasts about how they're everywhere while acknowledging that their pizzas are terrible. In ''[=WarioWare=]: Twisted'', Pizza Dinosaur has its business being taken away by Mona Pizza, driving them to use more aggressive measures of competition.

* In ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', this is the argument that [[TheHero Ash Ketchum]] uses whenever it's pointed out that [[TheRival Gary Oak]] is more proficient at catching large numbers of Pokémon. Indeed, the series repeatedly shows that while Ash typically catches a small number of Pokémon in each region (Unova being a notable exception), he's able to focus that much more attention and training on each one, thus bringing out its full potential.

** Historically, the Hidden Sand Village (Sunagakure) simply [[CrapsackWorld survived]] through this trope alone. With nothing but a large desert, and making a whole heap of bad decisions. Suna was always [[ButtMonkey losing out the most]], between the Five Great Nations. Its stubborn independence, costed it four of its Kazekage, two of it's most powerful Puppeteers, and its only Tailed Beast Shukaku. However, they still had very skilled ninja on their side. Though that still isn't saying very much, compared to the rest of the village.

** Although the force Lyanna can offer is small, she claims that each of her warriors are worth ten mainlanders (evocative of House Mormont's sigil animal: a bear). Considering how badass Northern soldiers have generally been portrayed when fighting larger southern forces, this is quite the BadassBoast. This isn't an idle boast, either. As explained in the novels, the Bear Island is off the northwest coast of the North, so they're ''constantly'' fighting off not only wildling raids (in small fishing ships) but heavy raids from the Ironborn coming up from the south. Thus they have very strong martial traditions — look at how tough Jeor was and Jorah still is — and they also had to train even their daughters to be warriors (to survive while the men are out at sea in fishing ships).

Oftentimes, the protagonists in a given work are a small elite group pitted against a large group of weak mooks. Possibly because [[WeHaveReserves throwing away the lives of people on your own side is seen as unethical]].

** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E14CanterlotBoutique Canterlot Boutique]]", Rarity competes against Sassy Saddles. Saddles is more concerned with running a successful business and favoring [[SeverelySpecializedStore heavy product specialization]] and assembly line-type manufacture. Rarity, on the other hand, is DoingItForTheArt and prefers to make each dress on an individual basis and to put love and creativity into each. Ultimately, the episode sides with Rarity with the implication that Sassy Saddles' way caused other stores to crash and burn.

** The Red-Haired Pirates are also this compared to their peers who run the New World. The Big Mom Pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates, [[spoiler:the Blackbeard Pirates]], and the Animal Kingdom Pirates are all numerous in membership, with at minimum hundreds of crewmembers and a small group of leaders who command groups of them. The Red-Haired Pirates, on the other hand, are only about a dozen people in number, but every one of them is a PersonOfMassDestruction. WordOfGod even states the Red-Haired Pirates are similar in organization to the Straw Hat Pirates (i.e. each member sans the captain is a Big Officer and the crew has a fleet made of subordinate crews which is not ruled directly).

* In ''VideoGame/{{Mass Effect|1}}'', Saren tries to cure the Krogan Genophage so he'll have a Krogan horde at his back. In ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' Warlord Okeer derides the idea of sheer numbers, calling it the mistake of an outsider. He, himself, has created Grunt, whom he considers a perfect Krogan warrior.

** This lesson is taken very literally regarding the Hidden Rain Village (Amegakure). Geographically, Ame is the smallest location in the ''Naruto'' world. Their history was dismal, littered by war after war and serving as nothing more than a battlefield. However, all of the fighting raised some of the most infamous and powerful ninja in the series; Hanzo of the Salamander, Pain and Konan may be just a select few. But at some point in the series, each had proven to give even Leaf-native shinobi a moment of OhCrap. This cements the point that even the tiniest countries can still make bigger places [[KillerRabbit quake in fear]].

** The Red-Haired Pirates are also this compared to their peers who run the New World. The Big Mom Pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates, [[spoiler:the Blackbeard Pirates]], and the Animal Kingdom Pirates are all numerous in membership, with at minimum hundreds of crewmembers and a small group of leaders who command groups of them. The Red-Haired Pirates, on the other hand, are only about a dozen people in number, but every one of them is a PersonOfMassDestruction. WordOfGod even states that thw Red-Haired Pirates are similar in organization to the Straw Hat Pirates (each member sans the captain is a Big Office in relation to a fleet).

** The Red-Haired Pirates are also this compared to their peers who run the New World. The Big Mom Pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates, [[spoiler:the Blackbeard Pirates]], and the Animal Kingdom Pirates are all numerous in membership, with at minimum hundreds of crewmembers and a small group of leaders who command groups of them. The Red-Haired Pirates, on the other hand, are only about a dozen people in number, but every one of them is a PersonOfMassDestruction.

** This lesson is taken very literally, regarding the Hidden Rain Village (Amegakure). Geographically, Ame is the smallest location in the Naruto Universe. Their history was dismal, littered by war after war and serving as nothing more than a battlefield. However, all of the fighting, raised some of the most infamous and powerful ninja in the series. Hanzo of the Salamander, Pain and Konan may be just a select few. But at some point in the series, each had proven to give even Leaf-native shinobi a moment of OhCrap This cements the point, that even the tiniest countries, can still make bigger places [[KillerRabbit quake in fear]].
** In the same boat as Ame, the Hidden Mist Village (Kirigakure) is the smallest of the Five Great Nations. Located in the Land of Water, Kiri has had a very long history of violence and infighting. It became TheDreaded through it's brutal regime, of raising the most lethal and murderous ninja around. In fact, you could only become a ninja, after killing your classmates. As you can imagine, this made the foreign nations stay wary of the Hidden Mist. Going so far as to nickname it the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast "Village of the Bloody Mist"]]. Fortunately during Boruto's Era, the Hidden Mist mostly [[TookALevelInKindness grew out of their vicious reputation]], but don't think they've [[BewareTheNiceOnes become weak]] because of this.
** Historically, the Hidden Sand Village (Sunagakure) simply [[CrapsackWorld survived]] through this trope alone. With nothing but a large desert, and making a whole heap of bad decisions. Suna was always [[ButtMonkey losing out the most]], between the Five Great Nations. It's stubborn independence, costed it four of it's Kazekage, two of it's most powerful Puppeteers, and Shukaku it's only Tailed Beast. However, they still had very skilled ninja on their side. Though that still isn't saying very much, compared to the rest of the village.
** The Sharingan is one of the Three Great Dōjutsu. Between the Byakugan and the Rinnegan, the Sharingan can cast an overpowered range of [[MasterOfIllusion illusions and reality-altering]] abilities. However, unlike the latter two it can and will go blind if exhausted, meaning it's [[PowerAtAPrice power must be used sparingly]], along with prolonged rest.

** Historically, the Hidden Sand Village (Sunagakure) simply [[CrapsackWorld survived]] through this trope alone. With nothing but a large desert, and making a whole heap of bad decisions. Suna was always [[ButtMonkey losing out the most]], between the Five Great Nations. It's stubborn independence, costed it four of it's Kazekage, two of it's most powerful Puppeteers, and Shukaku it's only Jinchuriki. However, they still had very skilled ninja on their side. Though that still isn't saying very much, compared to the rest of the village.

** Historically, the Hidden Sand Village (Suna) simply [[CrapsackWorld survived]] through this trope alone. With nothing but a large desert, and making a whole heap of bad decisions. Suna was always [[ButtMonkey losing out the most]], between the Five Great Nations. It's stubborn independence, costed it four of it's Kazekage, two of it's most powerful Puppeteers, and Shukaku it's only Jinchuriki. However, they still had very skilled ninja on their side. Though that still isn't saying very much, compared to the rest of the village.