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1->''"An' now the hugly bullets come peckin' through the dust,\
2An' no one wants to face 'em, but every beggar must;\
3So, like a man in irons, which isn't glad to go,\
4They moves 'em off by companies uncommon stiff an' slow."''
5-->-- '''Creator/RudyardKipling'''
6
7''All about combat, regardless of genre. See also MilitaryAndWarfareTropes for war stories.''
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9!!Tropes:
10[[index]]
11[floatboxright:
12Categories:
13+ AbsurdCuttingPower
14+ DaintyCombat
15+ DuelingTropes
16+ FightingGameTropes
17+ FightScene
18+ IndexJustForKicks
19+ InjuryTropes
20+ MilitaryAndWarfareTropes
21+ SkillsAndTrainingTropes
22+ SpecialAttack
23+ ThisIndexFightsDirty
24+ ThisIndexHitsForMassiveDamage
25+ ThisIndexIsReadyToRumble
26+ ThisIndexKnowsKungFu
27+ ThisIndexMeansTrouble
28+ TropesInShiningArmor
29+ WeaponsAndWieldingTropes
30]
31* AcousticLicense
32* {{Acrofatic}}: An obese character is able to fight well in spite of being overweight.
33* AdvantageBall
34* AirJousting: Duel between two flying combatants, involving jousting-like head-on attacks.
35* AllYourColorsCombined
36* AlphaStrike: Attacking a target with everything you have, all at once.
37* AnnoyingArrows
38* ApologeticAttacker
39* ArmedFemalesUnarmedMales
40* ArmoredButFrail
41* ArmoredCoffins
42* AttackAnimal
43* AttackAttackAttack
44* AttackAttackRetreatRetreat
45* AttackingThroughYourself
46* AttackPatternAlpha
47* AttackReflector: A defensive maneuver that sends an opponent's attacks back to them.
48* BackupBluff: Threatening someone with backup that doesn't exist.
49* BadassArmy: A BadassCrew, but larger.
50* BadassMindsThinkAlike: Two characters form a perfect fighting team off each other despite no time to plan.
51* BattleAura
52* BattleChant
53* BattleCry
54** RememberTheAlamo
55* BattleStrip
56* BattleTrophy: Taking a piece or iconic belonging of your fallen foe to remember your triumph against them.
57* BeastlyBloodsports: Animals fighting humans or other animals to the death for sport; usually portrayed as uncivilized or villainous.
58* BeastOfBattle
59* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: Exorcism through physical violence.
60* BeginWithAFinisher
61* BerserkerTears: Tears of rage.
62* BigBallOfViolence: When two or more people get into a squabble, they become a huge ball of smoke with fists and feet repeatedly poking out.
63* TheBladeAlwaysLandsPointyEndIn
64* BlockingStopsAllDamage: Blocking literally negates damage, even if it's physically nonsensical.
65* BloodUpgrade: Bleeding from being hit serves as a Berserk Button.
66* BloodyMurder: Blood used as a weapon.
67* BludgeonedToDeath
68* BoardingParty: Attacking a boat by jumping/swinging overboard in cool, pirate style.
69* BoxingBattler
70* TheBoxingEpisode
71* BrutalBrawl
72* CatchingTheSpeedster: A fast character gets tagged.
73* ChallengingTheChief: A societal ritual challenge which determines the person who's powerful enough to lead.
74* ChaosWhileTheyreNotLooking: Alice walks out, Bob and Charlie are trying to kill each other. Alice walks back in and Bob and Charlie act friendly. Alice is none the wiser.
75* ChaseFight
76* ChevalierVsRogue: Two opposing characters/factions, one with with a knightly theme and another with roguish one.
77* ChildishPillowFight: A pillow fight is used to highlight innocence and immaturity.
78* ChokeHolds
79* CombatAestheticist: A character who takes delight in the elegance of combat.
80* CombatByChampion: The outcome of a conflict is decided by a duel between representatives of each side.
81* CombatCommentator
82* CombatCompliment: A character in a fight genuinely compliments the fighting prowess of their opponent.
83* CombatDiplomacyStealth: The three classic paths to victory in (role-playing) video games. Which ''one'' path will you pick?
84* CombatParkour
85* CombatPragmatist: A combatant is willing to win the fight by any means necessary, even if it means stooping to unfair tactics.
86* CombatReferee
87* CombatSadomasochist: Pain is pleasure. Their own, and others.
88* CombatUninterruptus
89* ComingInHot: A barely controllable aircraft comes in for a crash landing.
90* CookingDuel
91* CounterpartCombatCoordination
92* CoupDeGraceCutscene
93* CrissCrossAttack: A very fast attack that involves multiple strikes coming from multiple sides.
94* CriticalHesitationBlunder: A sudden unwillingness to kill results in being killed instead.
95* CurbStompBattle: A one-sided fight where one opponent is effortlessly beaten by the other.
96** SquashMatch
97* CuttingThroughEnergy
98* DangerousBackswing: Taking out someone standing behind you by swinging a melee weapon over your head.
99* DeathOfAThousandCuts
100* DefeatAsBackstory
101* DefeatByModesty: An opponent is forced to forfeit the fight after losing their clothes.
102* DefeatingTheUndefeatable
103* DefeatMeansFriendship: Defeating an enemy causes them to become your friend.
104** IFightForTheStrongestSide
105* DefeatMeansRespect
106* DeliberateInjuryGambit
107* DetachmentCombat
108* DiagnosisFromDrBadass
109* DiagonalCut
110* DodgeByBraking
111** DoABarrelRoll
112* DramaPreservingHandicap
113* DramaticSpineInjury: Someone's back gets badly broken in a fight, usually via a very strong opponent physically snapping it.
114* DrunkenBoxing
115* DuelsDecideEverything
116* DuelToTheDeath
117* EatMe
118* EliteArmy
119* EpicBattleBoredom
120* EquippableAlly
121* ExploitedImmunity
122* ExtremeMeleeRevenge
123* ExtremityExtremist
124* FacepalmOfDoom
125* FakeSpecialAttack
126* FastballSpecial
127* FastRoping
128* FightingFingerprint
129* TheFightingNarcissist
130* FinalBattleInducedShirtLoss
131* FinishHim
132* FinishingMove
133* FireForgedFriends
134* FixedFloorFighting
135* FlashStep
136* FlexibleTourneyRules
137* ForceAndFinesse
138* ForcedFriendlyFire
139* FreeFloorFighting
140* FriendOrFoe
141* FullContactMagic
142* FullFrontalAssault: Fighting while naked.
143* FumblingTheGauntlet
144* GeoEffects
145* GetItOverWith
146* GladiatorGames
147* GrappleMove
148* TheGrappler
149* TheGreatestStyle
150* TheGlovesComeOff
151* HelicopterBlender
152* HeroesFightBarehanded
153* HeroicAmbidexterity
154* HeroicRROD
155* HeroicWillpower: Despite under some sort of villainous corruption or mind control, the hero has enough power to stay good.
156* HeyYouHaymaker
157* HighAltitudeBattle
158* HighlyConspicuousUniform
159* HighSpeedMissileDodge
160* HissBeforeFleeing
161* HitAndRunTactics
162* HomeFieldAdvantage
163* HomeRunHitter
164* HomingLasers
165* HowMuchMoreCanHeTake
166* HumanHammerThrow
167* ICanStillFight
168* IdiosyncraticComboLevels
169* IGotYouCovered
170* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice
171** InertialImpalement
172* ImprovFu
173* InTheBack
174* IntimidationDemonstration
175* IntrinsicVow
176* InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath
177* InWorkingOrder
178* ISurrenderSuckers
179* JustToyingWithThem
180* KamehameHadouken
181* KillingIntent
182* KillItThroughItsStomach
183* KillSteal
184* KnightKnaveAndSquire
185* KnockbackSlide
186* KnockoutAmbush
187* KungFuClairvoyance
188* LauncherMove
189* LeftStuckAfterAttack
190* LetsMockTheMonsters
191* LimitedWindowOfVulnerability
192* LockedOutOfTheFight
193* LudicrousMeleeAccuracy
194* TheMagicTouch
195* MakeGamesNotWar
196* ManBitesMan
197* MartialArtsAndCrafts
198* MartialMedic
199* {{Mecha}}
200** HumongousMecha
201* MasterOfTheLevitatingBlades: A character that fights by controling many [[FlyingWeapon flying weapons]] around them.
202* MetronomicManMashing
203* MissileLockOn
204* MookHorrorShow: The hero fighting the bad guys is shown from the villains' perspective and has the hero portrayed as being like a movie monster.
205* MultiDirectionalBarrage
206* MutualDisadvantage
207* MutualKill: A fight between two characters results in both of them dying.
208* MyDefenseNeedNotProtectMeForever
209* NeckSnap
210* NightVisionGoggles
211* NinjaLog
212* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown
213* NoHoldsBarredContest
214* NoIAmBehindYou
215* NoSell: An attack does nothing to the opponent.
216* NormalFishInATinyPond
217* NonLethalWarfare: A war where no one gets killed.
218* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll
219* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth
220* OnRideOnFootCombat
221* OneHitKill: Destroying or killing the enemy with a single blow.
222* OneHitPolykill
223* TheOnlyOne
224* OpenShirtTaunt
225* OpponentInstruction
226* OpponentSwitch
227* OpposingCombatPhilosophies
228* OrgasmicCombat
229* OutOfTheInferno
230** InfernalRetaliation
231* PainfullySlowProjectile
232* PalatePropping
233* TheParalyzer
234* ParryingBullets
235* PinkMist
236* PinnedDown
237* PinnedToTheWall
238* PoisonIsEvil
239* PressurePoint
240* ProWrestlingEpisode
241* PullYourselfDownTheSpear
242* PutTheirHeadsTogether
243* RankScalesWithAsskicking: A higher rank means more power.
244* RecoveryAttack
245* RedShirt: A character who exists solely to get killed off so that there can be casualties without offing any of the main characters.
246* RefrigeratorAmbush
247* RoarBeforeBeating
248* RollerbladeGood
249* RollingAttack
250* RunOrDie
251* SappingTheShapeshifter: For mere mortals, a shapeshifter can only be defeated in battle by slowly exhausting them and - often - their forms.
252* ScreamingWarrior
253* SealedArmyInACan
254* SecondHourSuperpower
255* SeeTheWhitesOfTheirEyes
256* SelfOffense
257* SelfRecoverySurprise
258* SettleItWithoutWeapons
259* SexIsViolence
260* ShadowPin
261* SheatheYourSword: Defeating the enemy by not doing anything.
262* ShootEverythingThatMoves
263* ShootingTheSwarm
264* ShortRangeGuyLongRangeGuy
265** CloseRangeCombatant
266** LongRangeFighter
267* SiegeEngines
268** BatteringRam
269* SlipknotPonytail
270* TheSlowWalk
271* SmokeShield
272* SniperDuel
273* SnipingTheCockpit
274* SnowballFight
275* SpamAttack
276* SpeedBlitz
277* SpinAttack
278* SpinningPiledriver
279* StandardStarshipScuffle
280* StatusInflictionAttack
281* StopHittingYourself
282* StraightForTheCommander
283* StrengthEqualsWorthiness
284* StrongAndSkilled
285* SuperweaponSurprise
286* SurprisinglySuperToughThing
287* TakeCover
288* TalentedButTrained
289* TeethFlying
290* TellMeHowYouFight
291* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Deciding to keep using lethal methods on the enemy even when the enemy would most likely already be dead by now.
292* ThrowTheMookAtThem
293* TheThunderdome
294* TheTourney: More or less seriously, depending on treatment.
295* TrapMaster
296* TrialByCombat
297* TurnsRed
298* TwangHello
299* UnblockableAttack
300* UnholyNuke
301* UnskilledButStrong
302* VehicularAssault
303* VictoryByEndurance: Winning the battle simply by lasting longer than everyone else.
304* VictoryByFirstBlood
305* VictoryThroughIntimidation
306* VillainousRROD
307* WarComesHome
308* WarfareRegression
309* WarGod
310* WarriorTherapist
311* WaterTowerDown: Attack by knocking down a water tower.
312* WeakButSkilled
313* WeaponizedOffspring
314* WeightedGloves
315* WellTrainedButInexperienced
316* WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody
317* TheWhyWaitCombatant
318* WithCatlikeTread: Being too loud, noisy, and easily noticeable when it comes to being stealthy.
319* WithMyHandsTied
320* TheWorfBarrage
321* WorldsBestWarrior
322* YouAreAlreadyDead
323* YouGetKnockedDownYouGetBackUpAgain
324* YouSquared
325* ZorroMark
326[[/index]]

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