![]() ![]() Satan's daughter Videl is savagely beaten to the point of crying by her superpowered (male) opponent, Spopovich in the Tenkaichi Budokai tournament. In fact, apart from Super Saiyans, all of Freeza's fights reached a point where he'll get fed up, power up, and utterly destroy his opponent without even trying: Nail, Krillin, Gohan, Piccolo, Vegeta and even Goku were almost killed in direct confrontations this way.While most of the cast is quick to admit Vegeta can't keep his mouth shut, Goku is heavily enraged by Kick the Dog-methods of one-sided fights. And just when Goku arrives and it looks like it'll be a Big Damn Heroes moment, Frieza finishes the fight by blasting Vegeta through the heart, killing him. Frieza literally pummels Vegeta until Vegeta can barely move from the pain and injury, tears of humiliation and agony dripping from his eyes. In the uncut version (read: the one you won't see on Cartoon Network), it's quite possibly one of the most savage beatings bestowed in all of anime. In Dragon Ball Z, Frieza's legendary beatdown of Vegeta, right after Frieza achieved his fourth and final transformation.Both of their Knightmare's get heavily damaged, to the point where the only thing really left of their mechs afterward is an arm or leg (although Suzaku "loses" by having his blow up). In the final battle between Suzaku and Kallen's Knightmare frames in Season 2 of Code Geass, since they're both fairly evenly matched now, nor do they have to withdraw due to other circumstances as in earlier battles, fight pretty brutally.Compare Unstoppable Rage (one of the causes) and Cold-Blooded Torture. If the victim is trying desperately to get away, the attacker may need to inform him or her that You Will Not Evade Me.Ĭontrast with the Curb Stomp Battle and Once Is Not Enough. If both combatants hand out a brutal beating, it's How Much More Can He Take? If the beatdown is in retaliation for a past injustice but still makes you think "too far?", then it's Extreme Melee Revenge. we hope (unless the villain really deserves it.)Īppropriate Viewer Stock Phrases are " I can't believe I'm watching this," and " I'm going to be sick." And, no, it doesn't always have to be villain-beats-up-hero, but most of the time, it is. In the West at least, 99.9% of the time, this happens between males for obvious reasons. Some blows are delivered off-screen sounds are sometimes more disturbing than visuals, anyway. At most, a particularly cold attacker may continue to mock or insult the victim between blows. And sometimes, even that may not be enough - some attackers take this to its logical conclusion and beat the victim to death in a scene that often qualifies as both Nightmare Fuel and crossing the Moral Event Horizon.ĭialogue is limited. It takes all the victim's Heroic Resolve just to keep breathing. When the victim can no longer even try to strike back, or if he never even had a chance to, the attacker just keeps going. That Heroic Second Wind you're waiting for? Keep waiting. Note that as far as Fight Scenes go, this is quite one-sided. ![]() This is the scene where a villain (or very dark antihero) pummels, punches, kicks, beats, and/or batters someone into a limp, bruised, bloody pulp. Beauty Is Never Tarnished, Made of Iron, Toon Physics, and Hollywood Healing, if they were present in the story before, are all temporarily turned off. Put away the magic, energy blasts, and witty banter. ![]()
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