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Line 17: == [[Anime]] == * Most fights that ~~isn~~aren't a straight up [[Curb Stomp Battle]] in later episodes of [[~~Dragonball~~Dragon Ball]] Z are a match of 'who has the most transformations'. Every time a character turns into a new form, they hold the [[Advantage Ball]] untill their opponent does likewise. ** In this case, being changed into a piece of candy counts as turning into a new form... at least if you're Vegito. * This follows naturally in ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'', where, thanks to Spiral Energy, confidence ''is'' combat ability. Except for wild cards like the Mugann, the Ball is in the court of whoever is delivering a [[Badass Boast]] at the moment. * [[Bleach]] plays with this a lot. In most fights, the ball even gets tossed between combatants at times. Very often strategic use of the Advantage Ball (by the author) results in wins or losses the fandom did not expect. * ''[[Naruto]]'' has a bunch of advantages when he has to fight [[Person of Mass Destruction\|Pain]], including [[Mons\|a bunch of strong toads to fight alongside him]], a new [[Super Mode]], the [[Super-Powered Evil Side\|Ninetails]], information on Pain's abilities, and Pain's temporary loss of his [[Gravity Master]] powers. ** His earlier fight against Sasuke followed the [[~~Dragonball~~Dragon Ball]] Z approach of passing the [[Advantage Ball]] for a few rounds by unlocking increasingly more power. == [[Comic Books]] == * [[Batman]] almost always holds the Ball in direct conflict. Three guys with knives or a dozen Mooks with machine guns, it makes no difference. Therefore, the general method of his rogue's gallery to deal with him is to attack him indirectly, especially by undermining what he believes in and threatening those he values. One notable exception is in ''[[The Dark Knight Returns]].'' Batman does ''not'' hold the advantage in his first fight with the much younger and stronger leader of the Mutants, and is almost killed before Carrie rescues him. Batman learns his lesson and the next time they fight, ''he'' chooses the battleground and pulls out [[Trying to Catch Me Fighting Dirty\|every dirty trick in the book]] to beat him. This time the Ball is firmly in Batman's court and he wins decisively. Batman's true advantage comes at night or otherwise in darkness, the very reason he based his MO and costume on a bat. More than one mook has been ridiculed for thinking he could escape by "killing the lights", so to speak. == [[Film]] == * The Ball is carefully minded throughout ''[[A ~~Knights~~Knight's Tale]]''. At the beginning, William and Adhemar are evenly matched, and the latter wins by his greater experience. In the final, decisive joust, Adhemar holds the Ball at first due both to the efforts of his herald and copious amounts of cheating, but after [[~~Geoffrey Chaucer (Creator)\|~~Geoffrey Chaucer]] gives an impassioned speech, the audience changes sides and William wins ''without even his armour''. * This is well demonstrated by the [[Flynning]] in ''[[The Princess Bride]]'', where the advantage is determined solely by who [[I Am Not Left -Handed\|most recently switched hands]]. * The film of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (~~Film~~film)\|The Lord of the Rings]]''. In addition to [[Hollywood Tactics\|many other lapses in tactical realism]], advantage in battle seems to be principally a matter of who makes the most [[Big Entrance\|badass entrance]], regardless of such matters as numbers and equipment. * Throughout ''[[The Matrix]]'', agents are pretty much unstoppable, due both to their superior programming and the [[The Dreaded\|terror the other side has for them]]. But after Neo's awakening as The One, he can dispatch them with ease (and his team can at least hold their ground). An entirely justified in-universe example. Line 43 ⟶ 44: == [[Web Comics]] == * Most stretches of dialogue in [[Girl Genius]] can be described according to this, with the butt of the jokes being the ones not currently possessing the humorous Advantage Ball. {{quote\| Tarvek [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date{{=}}20120210 grabs the ball]! Gil struggles, but [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date{{=}}20120217 Tarvek gets in a solid jab]! But who's that? Bangladesh Dupree [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date{{=}}20120222 tackles Tarvek] from out of nowhere, grabs the Ball and starts piling on the humiliation... But then [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date{{=}}20120224 Vole appears], charming Bang's pants off with a bloodthirsty Villainous Rant, and picks up the ball. Ball occupied, Gil and Tarvek are able to have a conversation on equal terms, until Othar Trygvassen, GENTLEMAN ADVENTURER!, gets the drop on Vole! But what's this?! Gil goes for the dropped ball, [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date{{=}}20120305 grabs it with both hands], runs with it AND HE SCORES, dropping three of his opponents down a trapdoor to a long fall, and wounds the last - Bang - with a [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date{{=}}20120307 vicious playground taunt]! What a game, ladies and gentlemen, what a game! }} Line 51 ⟶ 52: [[Category:Combat Tropes]] [[Category:Advantage Ball]] [[Category:~~Trope~~Ball Index]]