'Suspension of Disbelief' breaking fights

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Let's list examples of fights in movies, comics or whatever where one of the fighters should have barely, if any, chance of winning but somehow wins anyway even though it makes no sense.


Examples: Spider-Man singlehandedly defeating Firelord in a fist-fight, or Tim Drake defeating Cassandra Cain on the grounds that him 'Not using any fighting style' somehow made it impossible for her to read his movements.


I'd probably also include Harry defeating Voldemort; not even necessarily for the fight itself, but more for the ridiculously convoluted string of events that had to fall perfectly into place for the fight to end how it did in the first place.

[Spider2024]

Bobby Hill winning that track meet race was the best 'realistic' way he could've won (by everyone else in the race getting tripped up in each other's feet and falling down.)

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Watch the movie "Broken Path"

It is a martial arts movie for former Power Rangers, Johnny Yong Bosch and Daniel Southworth, JYB basically gets stabbed all throughout the movie and even I think got like an arm broken or something but that shit did not hinder him one bit

Pretty okay movie for the action alone

[A Platypus Rave]

Deathstroke beating the entire Justice League by standing still in identity crisis

Including grabbing Green Lanterns hand and being able to disable the ring...

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Aug 10, 2019 14:35:19 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave said:

Deathstroke beating the entire Justice League by standing still in identity crisis

Including grabbing Green Lanterns hand and being able to disable the ring...

Not to mention how he made Flash run straight into his unmoving blade stabbed Flash while he was already running.

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Any time Peeta Mellark does anything in the least bit dynamic or Hunger Gamesy. Useless whiny little brat would have been crushed in seconds.

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Agents of Shield having freaking Kree warriors getting beaten down like goons.

[Zombie Mod is not a ghoul.]

supernatural season 4 onwards. humans being able to take down angels easier and easier as time goes on (fair enough the angels get weaker as time goes on but still.)

[Mozenrath]

That Tim one was stupid. Cassandra is basically THE martial artist in DC, but she isn't perfect. If you want someone to beat her, just have them use circumstances to their advantage or get lucky or something. Don't pull bullshit like the "no fighting style" to do it.

Have Tim blow up the floor up or something, or get a lucky shot he can capitalize on.

[The Ichi]

Let's face it, a lot of Batman's wins.

[Citizen Snips Has Left]

Harley Quinn beats up Batman and effortlessly escapes Superman and Wonder Woman in Heroes in Crisis. It's literally stated as fact that she's Batman's equal in hand to hand combat.

[Bang Bang Bart]

Aug 10, 2019 17:32:42 GMT -5 @irontyger said:

Agents of Shield having freaking Kree warriors getting beaten down like goons.

To be fair, one of the people kicking their asses is an Inhuman who can make earthquakes.

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Aug 11, 2019 15:38:12 GMT -5 Bang Bang Bart said:

Aug 10, 2019 17:32:42 GMT -5 @irontyger said:

Agents of Shield having freaking Kree warriors getting beaten down like goons.

To be fair, one of the people kicking their asses is an Inhuman who can make earthquakes.

Overpowered Mary Sue who somehow gets to boss May around.

[The Thread Barbi]

Aug 11, 2019 12:17:05 GMT -5 The Ichi said:

Let's face it, a lot of Batman's wins.

Came here to say this. Not a chance athletic Bruce Wayne can take on Outworlders, Superman or any other meta-human.

[EvenBaldobombHasAJob]

Remember when Harley somehow fought both Wonder Woman and Superman? Yeah DC can f*** right off sometimes.

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I feel like just about any Batman character could fit the bill here at one point or another. Like the time Catwoman won a fight with Cheetah, because apparently the arch-nemesis of Wonder Woman can't handle an ordinary human with above-average strength and speed. And yes, this was actual beast-woman Cheetah, not 'human in a spotted costume' Cheetah.

[Citizen Snips Has Left]

I don't know too much about Krona, but didn't he beat up and harness the comatose form of Galactus with like two punches in the JLA/Avengers book?

[Natural Born Farmer]

Aug 10, 2019 14:35:19 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave said:

Deathstroke beating the entire Justice League by standing still in identity crisis

Including grabbing Green Lanterns hand and being able to disable the ring...

This is one of my favorite comic book fights. The narration really sold what a beating Deathstroke was giving to the Justice League’s B Team. Also saying he “stood still” is considerably underselling it.

[Amazing Kitsune]

I am fine with the argument about a lot of Batman's wins, because it's incredibly cliché by this point. That said, he wins by fighting on his terms and not on theirs. That's what made his famous defeat at the hands of Bane so satisfying. Bane beat Batman sort of the way Batman might beat Batman.


All the Marvel women showing up at the same time to work together in Infinity War, in the midst of this big battle. Was it a cool visual? Yeah, sure. Did it absolutely take me out of the movie because it was so stilted and contrived? Also yes.

[James Fabiano]

Not quite what the OP means, I think, but the second season finale of Cobra Kai. Yes I know they tried to explain it away by saying the principal just threw his hands up and said he wanted nothing to do with it, but come on. Like 10-15 minutes of widespread fighting in the school?