History PlayingWith / UnskilledButStrong

* '''Straight''': Bob has SuperStrength, but his strategy is pretty much "punch until it stops moving".

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** Bob also has unpredictability on his side: [[StrategySchmategy his wild flailing makes it very difficult to avoid his onslaught]]. In other words, he's a dangerous opponent not only because of his strength, but because he's unskilled, and therefore impossible to predict. This is why his master did not teach him probably: learning proper swordcraft [[AchievementsInIgnorance would have made him predictable and therefore weaker.]]

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* '''Averted''': Bob is a fair mix of skill and strength.

** Bob's raw strength is of little use against someone who is actually skilled, resulting in his defeat at the hands of a more competent opponent.
** Bob faces an opponent who is both strong and skilled, who is easily able to best him due to his lack of technique.

** On the brink of death, Bob gets a HeroicSecondWind, overwhelming the emperor through sheer amounts of force applied.
** Bob also has unpredictability on his side: [[StrategySchmategy his wild flailing makes it very difficult to avoid his onslaught]]. In other words, he's a dangerous opponent not only because of his strength, but because he's unskilled, and therefore impossible to predict.

** Bob 's powers come from thousands souls of screaming warrior all in one body. Since most of his focus is in not going insane he can't use his power above instinct.

* '''Double Subverted''': ...But he's only skilled when depowered.

** Alternatively, Bob faces an opponent who is both strong and skilled, who is easily able to best him due to his lack of technique.

** Bob also has unpredictability on his side: [[StrategySchmategy his wild flailing makes it very difficult to avoid his onslaught]]. In other words, he's a dangerous opponent not only because of his strength, but because he's unskilled, and therefore [[ConfusionFu impossible to predict]].

* '''Inverted''': [[WeakButSkilled Bob is weak, but trains hard and tries harder.]]

** Bob also has unpredictability on his side: [[StrategySchmategy his wild flailing makes it very difficult to avoid his onslaught.]] In other words, he's a dangerous opponent not only because of his strength, but because he's unskilled, and therefore [[ConfusionFu impossible to predict.]]

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** Bob is notmally quite intelligent, but his SuperMode has the side effect of turning him into TheBerserker. So, he can be skilled or strong, but not both at the same time.

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's raw strength is of little use against someone who is actually skilled, resulting in his defeat at the hands of a more competent opponent.

* '''Reconstructed''': On the brink of death, Bob gets a HeroicSecondWind, overwhelming the emperor through sheer amounts of force applied.

* '''Deconstructed''': [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] successfully kills Bob by taking advantage of his lack of skill.
** Strength Training exists for a reason. Bob is eventually defeated when his rival Alice, backs up greater skill with an equivalent amount of power and defeats him easily. Eventually, Bob himself starts working on skill over power, in order to prevent CantCatchUp

** Bob also has unpredictability on his side: [[StrategySchmategy his wild flailing makes it very difficult to avoid his onslaught.]] In other words, he's a dangerous opponent not only because of his strength, [[Irony but because he's unskilled,]] and therefore [[ConfusionFu impossible to predict.]]

** Bob is strong. However, whenever he's in a pinch, he'll resort to a battle plan.

* '''Inverted''': WeakButSkilled

** Bob's EvilMentor, who's in cahoots with Emperor Evulz, deliberately doesn't teach him or [[Film/KungPowEnterTheFist purposely trained him wrong as a joke]] so that he won't be a threat to Evulz.
** Bob's SuperMode has the side effect of turning him into TheBerserker. So he can be skilled or strong, but not both at the same time.

* '''Discussed''': A military instructor (or a sports' coach, or someone in a similar position) addresses his comrades...

* '''Enforced''': Bob 's powers come from thousands souls of screaming warrior all in one body. Since most of his focus is in not going insane he can't use his power above instinct.

* '''Enforced''': ???

** Bob's SuperMode turns him into TheBerserker. So he can be smart or super, but not both at the same time.

* '''Invoked''': Bob's EvilMentor, who's in cahoots with Emperor Evulz, deliberately doesn't teach him or [[Film/KungPowEnterTheFist purposely trained him wrong as a joke]] so that he won't be a threat to Evulz.