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* During ''ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand'', Robin ends up facing off against Croc when he's running a high fever to the point of suffering mild hallucinations. Croc quickly defeats him and uses him as a hostage but he gets a second wind and turns the tables on his captor after waking up and realizing he's giving Croc an advantage.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': During ''ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand'', Robin ends up facing off against Croc when he's running a high fever to the point of suffering mild hallucinations. Croc quickly defeats him and uses him as a hostage but he gets a second wind and turns the tables on his captor after waking up and realizing he's giving Croc an advantage.


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* ''ComicBook/TheFlash'': In ''ComicBook/TheFlash1959'' #166, the Flash sprains his ankle rescuing people from a fire,. However he doesn't let that stop him, and miraculously, when he is attacked by Captain Cold and Heat Wave, the alternating effects of heat and cold fix his ankle and allow him to capture the Rougues.
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* ''Series/LazyTown'': "Defeeted": Quite literally, the boots make it practically impossible for Sportacus to stand still.
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* Downplayed in ''WesternAnimation/BlueEyeSamurai'' when Mizu recovers from her battle with the Four Fangs to find Teigen outside writing up a contract for a rematch of their last duel. When she puts her sword to his throat, he brings up this trope and gives her three days, enforced in the contract, so she can recover from her injuries. Later after [[FireForgedFriends gaining respect for Teigen]], Mizu leaves a contract for them to meet after her RoaringRampageOfRevenge is complete [[WorthyOpponent so she can fight him at her fullest strength and focus.]]
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Compare: HeroicResolve, HeroicSecondWind, TheManBehindTheCurtain, {{Determinator}}. Often caused by CombatBreakdown or CripplingTheCompetition.

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Compare: HeroicResolve, HeroicSecondWind, TheManBehindTheCurtain, {{Determinator}}.{{Determinator}}, WorfHadTheFlu. Often caused by CombatBreakdown or CripplingTheCompetition.
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* At the end of ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs'' the player is seriously injured in a massive explosion just before confronting the BigBad. As a result, in the final fight, you're too injured to attack, and can only fight by countering.

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* At the end of ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs'' ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs2012'' the player is seriously injured in a massive explosion just before confronting the BigBad. As a result, in the final fight, you're too injured to attack, and can only fight by countering.
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* Franchise/SpiderMan fought the Black Widow in ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #86. He had a case of pneumonia that would have put an ordinary man into the hospital, but it just slowed and weakened him down enough that the Black Widow thought he been toying with her when he broke free of her swing line at the end of the fight.
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* Franchise/SpiderMan fought ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': In ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1963'' #86, Spider-Man fights the Black Widow in ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #86. Widow. He had a case of pneumonia that would have put an ordinary man into the hospital, but it just slowed and weakened him down enough that the Black Widow thought he had been toying with her when he broke free of her swing line at the end of the fight.
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* Both [[MyNameIsInigoMontoya Inigo]] and Westley do this in the climax of ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' (see page quote).

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* Both [[MyNameIsInigoMontoya Inigo]] ''Film/ThePrincessBride'':
** Count Rugen throws a dagger into Inigo Montoya's chest, seemingly fatally injuring him. Inigo survives through HeroicWillpower by repeating "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." over
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Westley do this in manages to best [[BigBad Humperdinck]] by challenging him to a duel, [[ToThePain while painstakingly describing all the climax of ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' (see page quote).ways that Humperdinck will be left mutilated when Westley wins]]. This is all a bluff, since Westley is still recovering from having been nearly dead earlier and barely has enough strength to stand, let alone swing a sword. He was counting on Humperdinck being such a DirtyCoward that he'd throw his weapon and surrender.
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* Many of his Creator/DavidGemmell's prominent heroes continue to kick ass literally until the moment of death, and certainly sometime after the moment of mere fatal wounding. A special mention must go to Ananis from ''Literature/TheKingBeyondTheGate'', who after taking a boar spear in the back grabs another (ten-foot tall monster) opponent and skewers him to death with the spearhead that is sticking out of his chest.

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* Many of his Creator/DavidGemmell's prominent heroes continue to kick ass literally until the moment of death, and certainly sometime after the moment of mere fatal wounding. A special mention must go to Ananis from ''Literature/TheKingBeyondTheGate'', who after taking a boar spear in the back grabs another (ten-foot tall monster) opponent and skewers him to death with the spearhead that is sticking out of his chest.
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** Subverted during his fight with Overhaul, where Midoriya ''must'' constantly inflict damage on his body to a degree that would permanently cripple him...so that he isn't erased by Eri's rewind constantly resetting his body to an earlier state.
** Played straight during Mirko's assault on the Nomu factory, where she loses an arm and is constantly on the verge of going into shock from the blood loss, but keeps fighting Nomu as hard as she can. [[spoiler: she lives]]
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** Although in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'', [[spoiler: it's revealed that this killing arranged by Dumbledore and Snape themselves, it still was only believable because Dumbledore was in a severely-weakened state).]]

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** Although in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'', [[spoiler: it's revealed that this killing arranged by Dumbledore and Snape themselves, it still was only believable because Dumbledore was in a severely-weakened state).state.]]
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* ''Film/MadMax2TheRoadWarrior''. Despite being so banged up by crashing his Interceptor that "you can't drive a wheelchair", Max insists on driving the big rig for the breakout through the besieging Marauders. He's not trying to be a hero--he just thinks he doesn't have any other option if they're going to survive.

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* ''Film/MadMax2TheRoadWarrior''. Despite being so banged up by from crashing his Interceptor that "you can't he "can't drive a wheelchair", Max insists on driving the big rig for the breakout through the besieging Marauders. He's not trying to be a hero--he just thinks he doesn't have any other option if they're going to survive.
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* ''Film/MadMax2TheRoadWarrior''. Despite being so banged up by crashing his Interceptor that "you can't drive a wheelchair", Max insists on driving the big rig for the breakout through the besieging Marauders. He's not trying to be a hero--he just thinks he doesn't have any other option if they're going to survive.
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* Touma in ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'' was like this during his first fight against Accelerator. the funny part? it was [[spoiler: Misaka]], the one who he was helping, that put him in that state.

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* Touma in ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'' ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' was like this during his first fight against Accelerator. the The funny part? it It was [[spoiler: Misaka]], [[spoiler:Misaka]], the one who he was helping, that put him in that state.



** In [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the 2003 anime version]], Roy kills Pride after being sliced, impaled, and altogether getting the crap kicked out of him. [[spoiler:And immediately after that, he's [[EyeScream shot in the eye!]]]]

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** In [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003 the 2003 anime version]], Roy kills Pride after being sliced, impaled, and altogether getting the crap kicked out of him. [[spoiler:And immediately after that, he's [[EyeScream shot in the eye!]]]]



* The cast of ''Manga/InuYasha'' get this a ''lot''. One example is when Inuyasha is human and must fight the Peach Man. During that time, he is shrunk, eaten, thrown back up, bled, tossed around, and fell from a cliff. Not even Sesshomaru is [[NotSoInvincibleAfterAll immune]]. He finally comes up against an enemy that [[TheStrategist knows how to fight]] a [[HandicappedBadass one-armed man]] [[spoiler: -- by [[BadassInDistress tearing that arm to shreds]], then entwining him in tentacles to [[ShootTheHostage prevent Inuyasha from using his sword]], before finally stabbing him through the chest]].

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* The cast of ''Manga/InuYasha'' ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'' get this a ''lot''. One example is when Inuyasha is human and must fight the Peach Man. During that time, he is shrunk, eaten, thrown back up, bled, tossed around, and fell from a cliff. Not even Sesshomaru is [[NotSoInvincibleAfterAll immune]]. He finally comes up against an enemy that [[TheStrategist knows how to fight]] a [[HandicappedBadass one-armed man]] [[spoiler: -- by [[BadassInDistress tearing that arm to shreds]], then entwining him in tentacles to [[ShootTheHostage prevent Inuyasha from using his sword]], before finally stabbing him through the chest]].



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* Played straight in the original ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|1978}}'' series episode "Lost Planet of the Gods" two-parter.

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* On ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer,'' Buffy gets a rather cool line in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E1TheFreshman The Freshman]]":
-->'''[[MonsterOfTheWeek Sunday]]:''' What about breaking your arm, (''grabs at Buffy's left arm'') how'd that feel.\\
'''[[TheHero Buffy]]:''' Let me answer that with a head butt. (''she does and sends Sunday staggering'') And for the record, the arm is ''hurt,'' (''punches Sunday, sending her flying'') not broken.

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* On ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer,'' In ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', Buffy gets a rather cool line in "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E1TheFreshman The Freshman]]":
-->'''[[MonsterOfTheWeek Sunday]]:''' What about breaking your arm, (''grabs ''[grabs at Buffy's left arm'') arm]'' how'd that feel.\\
feel?\\
'''[[TheHero Buffy]]:''' Let me answer that with a head butt. (''she headbutt. ''[she does and sends Sunday staggering'') staggering]'' And for the record, the arm is ''hurt,'' (''punches ''[punches Sunday, sending her flying'') flying]'' not broken.



* ''Series/Daredevil2015''. The episode "Cut Man" involves Matt Murdock recovering from serious injury in the apartment of off-duty nurse Claire Temple, after being ambushed by TheMafiya. When a Mafiya thug starts searching the apartment building, he borrows a kitchen knife from Claire and prepares to fight.

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* ''Series/Daredevil2015''. ''Series/Daredevil2015'': The episode "Cut Man" "[[Recap/Daredevil2015S1E2CutMan Cut Man]]" involves Matt Murdock recovering from serious injury in the apartment of off-duty nurse Claire Temple, after being ambushed by TheMafiya. When a Mafiya thug starts searching the apartment building, he borrows a kitchen knife from Claire and prepares to fight.



* Malcolm Reynolds vs Niska in ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' “War Stories” Mal was just tortured to death but Mal is TheDeterminator and once he’s revived, he turns the torture device on the tortured and staggers to his feet.
-->'''Mal''': You wanna meet the real me now??

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* Malcolm Reynolds vs vs. Niska in ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' “War Stories” the ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' episode "[[Recap/FireflyE10WarStories War Stories]]". Mal was is just tortured almost to death death, but Mal is TheDeterminator a {{Determinator}}, and once he’s he's revived, he turns the torture device on the tortured and staggers to his feet.
-->'''Mal''': -->'''Mal:''' You wanna meet the real me now??now?

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