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* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' features several occasions where a bad guy could achieve his goal without an obligatory Duel, but nevertheless does one for some unknown reason. Repeatedly lampshaded in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]''.
{{quote|'''Yami Yugi:''' Did you even consider ''just asking me for it''? I mean, do you have any ''idea'' how much time and money you've wasted with this whole facade? People have ''died'' because you wanted a necklace! ''I killed a gay clown'', for Ra's sake!}}
{{quote|'''Rare Hunter:''' We are here to take your rarest card.
'''Joey:''' You mean you're gonna kick the crap out of me and steal it?
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'''Joey:''' ...wouldn't it be much easier just to skip the first step?
'''Rare Hunter:''' Yes. Yes, it would. ''(proceeds with card game)'' }}
{{quote|'''Marik''': "We are going to challenge him to a card game! But this will be no ordinary card game. This one will take place... On a boat!"
'''Bakura''': "Why a boat?"
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'''Bakura''': Why do we need to play a card game against him?
'''Marik''': "Foolish fool! The card game is integral to the plot. The ''evil'' plot, of which ''I'' am the evil mastermind!" }}
{{quote|'''Bakura''': "Can't we just kill him?"
'''Marik''': "No, and even if we did, those EFF-tards would just censor it." }}
:* In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (manga)|Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' manga, Misawa admits that he could have just asked Judai for Asuka's phone number instead of dueling with him (something even Judai thinks is silly), but that his pride would not allow him to do so, and that he wanted to duel Judai.
:* But it's in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|5D]]'' series where they really went too far with it. The police have this device that fires a tether between themselves and the vehicle they're pursuing, which can disable the other vehicle... [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|but only if they defeat the other driver in a children's card game]]. Of course, the police weren't exactly the most competent for a variety of reasons; the criminal marks were supposed to be tracking implants, but it seemed anyone with even rudimentary knowledge of hacking and a laptop could nullify the signal.
* In ''[[Patlabor]]'', SV2 Division 2 is often derided for the massive collateral damage they cause while fighting crime... and 90% of those are caused by Ohta. Now, his gung-ho, gun-loving attitude is supposed to be played for laughs, and he is a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] really, but just the same, getting rid of him would've saved much of SV2's troubles.
** Note that in the manga version, Ohta is shown to be less incompetent than his anime counterparts.
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* ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'': {{spoiler|Why doesn't Madoka or any of the other girls just wish for something like a universe where everyone is happy and magical girls are unnecessary? It would totally negate all the bad stuff that happens to the girls. Madoka herself tries something like this at the end of the series, but her version has a pointless sacrifice tacked on for some reason.}}
** The reason why {{spoiler|no one else did is fairly simple: Most girls come in ignorant of what's going on, and none of them would have the power to make the wish if they did (Madoka having phenomenal cosmic power thanks to Homura messing with the time-space continuum). Madoka's wish was as limited as it was because incubators are necessary for human civilization. The sacrifice... she probably didn't want to leave something like that to an impersonal cosmic force, and may not have been able to create one.}}
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