Line #43 BigDamnHeroes/Webcomics


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9	* ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'' has the following:
10	** [[spoiler:Black Mage returning as Hellking and banishing Lich to Hell.]]
11	** [[spoiler:Red Mage slaying Ur from the inside right before the apocalypse started.]]
12	** [[spoiler:Dragoon killing Muffin as she had Thief in her hand.]]
13	** And finally...[[spoiler:White Mage and 3 other white mages [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu killing Chaos]].]]
14	* In ''Webcomic/AllMannerOfBad'' the hideout [[http://allmannerofbad.com/2008/12/10/the-stand/ was attacked]] while half the group was away retrieving family and loved ones. One of those characters made an [[http://allmannerofbad.com/2008/12/02/eotwp/ end of the world plan]] with his wife that [[CrazyPrepared included zombies]]. Upon their return he and his wife [[http://allmannerofbad.com/2008/12/12/save-the-day/ open fire]] on the huge horde of zombies attacking their hideout (and former workplace). Partially subverted in the last panel as their self-proclaimed bad assitude is wittily rebutted.
15	* In ''Webcomic/BlueYonder'', once Jared has sent back some news, the heroes at Clairmont Apartments realize what danger he's in.
16	* Invoked in ''Webcomic/ButtlordGT'', where Buttlord gets to the battle on time, but refuses to interfere until his allies are half-dead.
17	* ''Webcomic/CarryOn'': After a ConvenientlyTimedDistraction that results in a war of DisproportionateRetribution amongst the Warthogs that had been pursuing Kathy and friends, the zebra porters carrying Kathy and Co. across the African wilds finally [[http://www.hirezfox.com/km/co/d/20140728.html come to the rescue]].
18	* In ''Webcomic/Collar6'', just when it looked like Sixx was lost to Butterfly and Trina, [[spoiler: Ginger and Laura break into subspace, which should have been impossible for the latter. Ginger takes out Trina, and Laura gives Sixx a CooldownHug, giving her the strength to withstand Butterfly's assault]].
19	* Pulled off twice by Fluffy in ''Webcomic/CommanderKitty'', first [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2010/08/08/rewind/ disarming Zenith with a yo-yo while Nin Wah struggled to get her arm cannon working]], and later when she [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2011/12/04/to-the-rescue/ storms in riding Monstersocks to beat down Zenith's steed]].
20	* ''Webcomic/CrimsonKnights'': When a bunch of ghouls have cornered Judoch and Wilburg near a swamp, Sir Huldric and Dame Farryn storm in and cut them down.
21	** Happens again to Judoch when he is [[spoiler: being cornered by the three kiiras, Erikr and Itham charge in and quickly even the odds in the Knights' favor.]]
22	* ''Webcomic/DaughterOfTheLilies'':
23	** Thistle's first appearance in Chapter 1 is to save Brent's life with a timely fireball.
24	** In her first chronological fight in Chapter 4, she [[http://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/428 saves Orrig]] [[spoiler:from Drath assimilation]] with a LightEmUp slam-dunk.
25	* ''Webcomic/DocRat'':
26	** One of the coolest of these moments ever is Ben and Daniella [[https://crosstimecafe.com/speedreader/doc_rat.html#1033 going to the Rabbit Bungaree in a hot air balloon]] to treat an injured Flopsy Jaegermond.
27	** This is later {{subverted}} when they try to save Flopsy and his wife, Jazmyn, from an illegal hunt [[https://crosstimecafe.com/speedreader/doc_rat.html#1362 but get separated from their backup, Pat the Tiger.]] Fortunately, a lucky GroinAttack [[https://crosstimecafe.com/speedreader/doc_rat.html#1371 from Ben]] to the wolf that was originally supposed to fight Flopsy neutralized the threat.
28	** When Brayden Katanning gets cornered by two hungry leopards on a delivery run, his employer, Fortenflack Schlag, actually risks missing his daughter's birth to rescue him. Not that Forty is entirely opposed to "wild meat", but letting one of ''his employees'' get eaten would be a grave insult to him--and, by extension, his entire clan and Boss Alpha Blutenstein. Fittingly, the strip where the leopards get the spots beaten out of them is titled "Respect Lesson".
29	* A small one in ''Webcomic/{{Dreamkeepers}}'' Prelude: To condense what leads to it, [[TheAlcoholic a drunken]], [[UnstoppableRage enraged Grunn]] (the abusive owner of the orphange), after losing most if not ALL of his fishing boats, finally gets so angry that he just snaps and starts throwing the orphans several meters out to sea so that they'd be forced to bring them back. (Admittedly, he had few choices left to get his boats back, his only viable means of making money was selling the catch brought in by those boats, and he had just been repeatedly hit in the face with an oar...) [[ActionGirl Vi]], who somehow avoided Grunn, swims all by herself out to the other orphans (Who are just hanging out on an overturned boat, apparently forgetting that Grunn is waiting for them on land...), putting herself in danger. Why would she do something so reckless? To tell the others that the tide is going out and that the boat is riding lower. If she had shown up much later, the roughly six or seven guys just chillin' out would have been stranded at sea and, eventually, ''drowned''.
30	* ''Webcomic/{{Dregs}}'': Subverted for laughs with Mags arriving in the nick of time to help foil the Baron -- and then almost immediately [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere legging it]] when she realises the bomb is armed. Bandy awards her a [[ConsolationPrize "you tried" medal]] for this.
31	* Tedd in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' pulls a ''non-violent'' one. Not to mention a more violent one at the end of the Sister II arc from [[spoiler:Nanase]].
32	* In the Korean webcomic ''Webcomic/FlutteringFeelings'' Kim No-Rae saves her new friend and neighbor Baek Seol-A from an ex-boyfriend who tried to strangle Seol-A to death for having the audacity to break up with him after he cheated on her. Hopefully No-Rae's bat hit some sense into him.
33	* ''Webcomic/{{Gaia}}'': Ars becomes one when he saves two girls from an assassin during the [[spoiler:Red Hall attack.]]
34	* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius''. Happens a lot. Some examples.
35	** [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100210 Zeetha]] pulls off coming out of nowhere to rescue Taverk as he's about to loose his head with characteristic flair...and a bit of [[MagicSkirt fortunate coverage]].
36	** And again in the very next strip with just about everyone else -- this time featuring a heaping helping of "What did I miss?"
37	** After the Castle is killed invaders manage to corner the Mechanicsburg town council with a deadly clank, but [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110928 just as it's about to slaughter everyone the Castle pulls together enough power to slice it in half.]] In this case "hero" is used only contextually given what the Castle is a sadistic example of MalevolentArchitecture.
38	* ''Webcomic/GuildedAge'': When they find [[spoiler:Penk and Magda trying to stop the otherworldly beast from reaching innocents,]] the Peacemakers decide they can't stand by and watch, so Frigg and Rachel ride WAV's CoolBike down the cliff and [[RammingAlwaysWorks crash into it.]]
39	* Antimony from ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' finds herself on the receiving end of this three separate times (some less successful than others).
40	* ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup'':
41	%%** "Rejoice, for very bad things are about to happen."
42	** The October 2010 arc features the planning of a BigDamnHeroes moment in [[http://www.lfgcomic.com/page/398 this strip]]. Given that the most active role is given to Lovable Undead Sociopath Richard, may qualify for BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork and/or VillainousRescue as well.
43	%%** Krunch's first appearance is both this and a DynamicEntry.
44	* ''Webcomic/LoreOlympus'': Hecate arrives just in time to [[spoiler: rescue Hades from further abuse from Minthe, suspending her until further notice.]] Eros also gets a moment to shine when he [[spoiler: arrives to save Persephone from Apollo when she confronts and tries to explain how much she despises Apollo.]]
45	%%* ''Webcomic/MountainTime'': Adios Taco's entire character is either Big Damn Hero moments or ads for juice. Surf Rat counts as well.
46	* ''Webcomic/MSPaintMasterpieces'': Ice Man and Electric Man, after Mega Man gets nearly killed by Quintet. Ferret's Commentary notes [[InvokedTrope Electric Man would have arrived sooner, but was waiting for the proper dramatic moment.]]
47	* ''Webcomic/NoRestForTheWicked'': just as the Witch is about to shove November into the oven, Red arrives.
48	* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
49	** Pulled twice by different characters in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0613.html this]] strip, plus lampshaded:
50	--->'''Bozzok''': Damn it!!! How do the good guys keep DOING that????\
51	'''Belkar''': Trade secret.
52	** Belkar has one moment when he is cured from the curse that left him half-comatose for several weeks of comics.
53	---> '''Belkar:''' Back me up and I'll cut a path through these guys. Wait, did I say "path"? I mean a five-lane blacktop highway with a two-lane service road - and I'm packin' a fist full of tokens and a radar detector.
54	** Big Damn Heroism seems to be an inherent ability for the extremely GenreSavvy "Dashing Swordsman" class, even granting Elan [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0392.html a sixth sense]] for where he needs to appear in the nick of time. And much later, [[spoiler: [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0930.html Julio himself gets in on the act]]...]]
55	* ''Webcomic/{{Pacificators}}'' has several of this (the standouts are [[MakingASplash Larima Torbern's]] introduction, and the stunts for the entire platoon in the latest chapters).
56	* In the [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/08/18/armadeaddon-flesh-harvest "Armadeaddon"]] story-arc in ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'', it looks like Gabe and Tycho are about to be overrun by the zombie horde when they are saved by Fruit Fucker! Fruit Fucker: Make Fruit Your Bitch. [[spoiler:And stopping a zombie apocalypse is part of its programming--Code Omega.]]
57	-->[[AC:Fruit Fucker]] has joined the party!
58	%%* Cube (twice) and Madeline in ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo''.
59	* Just as Susan and Anna from ''Webcomic/{{Sire}}'' are about to be preyed upon by a bunch of London thugs, Emile, [[spoiler: the Javert child]] arrives and administers justice.
60	%%* Nick in ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'' does this more than once and [[http://skin-horse.com/comics/03052011/ calls the trope by name]] -- [[UnusualEuphemism sort of]].
61	* ''Webcomic/{{Skyvein}}'': Taisce saves a human in Chapter One in a glorious, waterbending moment; later in that same chapter, a couple of mysterious fey save them in a similar way.
62	* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'':
63	** In Chapter 3, when Undine returns to the scene of [[spoiler:the monster attack that killed her teammates]], the same shadowy presence appears again to taunt Undine before summoning another monster to finish her off. But [[https://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/chapter-3-page-21 just when things aren't looking good for her]], a [[HeartBeatDown heart-shaped blast]] blows a hole clean through the monster, and magical girl Heartful Punch makes her dynamic introduction.
64	** After narrowly managing to take down a powerful monster during Chapter 8, Undine and Heartful Punch take a moment to catch their breath... only for the monster's remains to [[AsteroidsMonster split into several smaller monsters]] and continue their attack. Luckily, [[TheCavalry Team Outrageous]] arrive on the scene with a [[https://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/chapter-9-page-7 particularly showy introduction]] and proceed to help them clean up.
65	* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'': There's one in the Vampires storyline, when Riff, Bun-bun, Aylee and Kiki head to save Torg and Zoë from vampires. Delays caused by Bun-bun and the others cause them to arrive [[JustInTime in the nick of time]] too, though they had several days to start with. Played only partly straight in the end, as [[spoiler:Torg and Zoë end up killing the most important vampires themselves, albeit only enabled to do so by the help.]]
66	%%** Gwynn (of all people) actually pulls one of these off in [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=020707 this]] strip.
67	* In ''Webcomic/TheStoryOfAnima'', Pocket's just managed to help Princess Marigold escape, only to be brutally beat down by their pursuer. Just as he's about to deliver a killing blow, though, [[CuteMonsterGirl Medi]] shows up and [[http://tapastic.com/episode/46496 snatches Pocket away from certain death]] with her [[{{Medusa}} snake hair]].
68	* ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'':
69	** First happened when Hoh attempted to murder [[spoiler: Rachel]]. While ranting about dealing out justice in God's stead to her, [[PsychopathicManchild Quant]], the test administrator, appears.
70	---> "A mere Regular acting on the behalf of God? What impudence! The god of this testing area is ME!"
71	** When Anaak and Endorsi get beaten to [[CurbStompBattle near-death]] by [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence Ren]] and things are really getting ugly, Yuri shows up and saves the day with her [[FingerPokeOfDoom finger flicks of doom.]]
72	** Just when Rapdevil is about to kill Prince, Kang Horyang appears and beats the shit out of the Da-an Guard and RD.
73	* ''Webcomic/TrueVillains'':
74	** Mia successfully pulled this off despite her size, to the amazement and fist-pumping of many.
75	** In fact, she pulls this off TWICE, once with the building of Tom and a second time with ''[[http://www.truevillains.com/comic-2012-02-24-Punching%20Fist%20of%20Fury-jpg.htm The Punching Fist of Fury]]''.
76	* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': When Starfish tries to renege on his deal with Quigley, manages to grab Matty promising that at best he can take the just escaped child slave Jivi's place once his father is dead, and is gleefully watching as his new wright drowns Quigley, Jivi breaks through the door of the warehouse on Uaid and rescues both Quigleys.
77	* ''Webcomic/VampireCheerleaders'': Near the end of the comic's final volume, [[TheCutie B-Squad]] pulls a last minute save by rescuing Leonard and Suki just as they'd been about to be [[spoiler: sucked into space]]. Then they clear a path so Steph and the few remaining survivors could escape [[spoiler: [[ApocalypseHow Mothworld's destruction]]]]. The page itself is even titled: [[http://www.vampirecheerleaders.net/strips-vc/b_squadron_to_the_rescue "B-Squadron to the Rescue".]]
78	* Several of these in ''Webcomic/TheWaterPhoenixKing'' have been subverted or ambiguous (everyone chasing around in the tunnels in Chapter 1, the anticlimactic fight in the clearing in Chapter 2) but when Gilgam and the Commander [[spoiler: finally arrive at the inn just in time to give the magic-users cover enough to repair their defenses]] at the conclusion of "Pride of the North" it's classic, and Book 4 takes it up to 11 when Anthem and Vish are the only ones left to go try to rescue all the ''real'' warriors from the Temple...CMOA, bringing a lot of themes full-circle there.
79	* ''Webcomic/WeakHero'':
80	** When Gray is ganged up on by five students- a number even he is hesitant to face- he's saved from a beatdown by Gerard, Ben, and Alex joining the fun.
81	** Eugene, [[NonActionGuy of all people]], gets his moment of heroism after the fight with Jimmy Bae. When one of his goons tries to sneak up on Gray with a wooden board, Eugene leaps out of hiding and tackles him before he can hurt Gray.
82	** In the fight against Hyeongshin, Alex is ganged up on by six students. He's saved from a thorough beating by Teddy, who had noticed the gang following him beforehand. He fights back the aggressors and then they both make a run for it.
83	** As revealed in a flashback, Alex was about to lose consciousness after being beaten by Jimmy when Ben arrived at the last moment, fighting both Jimmy and Donald to protect Alex from further harm.
84	* Lewie in ''Webcomic/YetAnotherFantasyGamerComic'' had to leave the Mountain on rather bad terms with everyone. He returned when they kissed their butts goodbye, apparently from ''under'' their current problem, with a [[FantasticNuke blazing mushroom cloud]] and the comment "Hah! Gotcha!". Just a reminder: Lewie can be a [[BeingEvilSucks badly messed-up]] goofball, but he's also a very old, overpowered and NighInvulnerable spellhurler.
85	* ''VisualNovel/YoJinBo'' has its own moment of the heroes saving the other half of the heroes. Sayori trips and falls as she and Muneshige are running to first escape the castle. The ninjas have her surrounded and are about to kill her. Enter five [[CasualDangerDialogue wise-cracking]] heroes. Those poor ninjas never regain their competence.
86	* In ''Webcomic/ZokushoComics'' just as a goblin sorcerer is about blow up a ten year old, Jin comes out of nowhere and twists the goblin's head around 180 degrees.
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Context BigDamnHeroes / Webcomics