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* The first page quote comes from ''[[She Hulk]]'', where the titular heroine fills this role for Titania and is the subject of her husband the Absorbing Man's lecture. She just can't beat her and it just drives her insane.
* The first page quote comes from ''[[She Hulk]]'', where the titular heroine fills this role for Titania and is the subject of her husband the Absorbing Man's lecture. She just can't beat her and it just drives her insane.
* In [[Bronze Age]] ''[[Superman]]'' comics, this was Vartox's shtick. Vartox was the superhero protector of a distant planet. He had been superheroing longer than Supes and had an even wider array of powers than he did. Fortunately, Vartox was a hero, and the two were nominally friends. ''Un''fortunately, Vartox frequently showed signs of emotional instability, and seemed to get mind-controlled or otherwise manipulated pretty much every time he showed up, so the two ''always'' got in a fight. Supes couldn't out-muscle him, so he always had to win by using his head.
* In [[Bronze Age]] ''[[Superman]]'' comics, this was Vartox's shtick. Vartox was the superhero protector of a distant planet. He had been superheroing longer than Supes and had an even wider array of powers than he did. Fortunately, Vartox was a hero, and the two were nominally friends. ''Un''fortunately, Vartox frequently showed signs of emotional instability, and seemed to get mind-controlled or otherwise manipulated pretty much every time he showed up, so the two ''always'' got in a fight. Supes couldn't out-muscle him, so he always had to win by using his head.
* [[Batgirl|Stephanie Brown]], [[Never Be a Hero|who always failed to measure up to other superheroes and was constantly told to stop trying]], [[Took a Level in Badass|improved in almost all areas of crimefighting]] after [[Legacy Character|she assumed the mantle of Batgirl]] from [[Characters/Batgirl|Cassandra Cain]]. However, in one issue her own ongoing series [[Supergirl]] stops by for a night together and outshines Stephanie ''in every way''. Not only does she have natural superpowers, but she is also able to undestand the [[Techno Babble]] explanation for why they are fighting [[Dracula]], and in their civilian identities Supergirl has a much greater zeal for college life than Stephanie did. Stephanie, however, never resented Supergirl for any of this, and liked her ''even more'' because of how awesome she was.
* [[Batgirl|Stephanie Brown]], [[Never Be a Hero|who always failed to measure up to other superheroes and was constantly told to stop trying]], [[Took a Level in Badass|improved in almost all areas of crimefighting]] after [[Legacy Character|she assumed the mantle of Batgirl]] from [[Batgirl|Cassandra Cain]]. However, in one issue her own ongoing series [[Supergirl]] stops by for a night together and outshines Stephanie ''in every way''. Not only does she have natural superpowers, but she is also able to undestand the [[Techno Babble]] explanation for why they are fighting [[Dracula]], and in their civilian identities Supergirl has a much greater zeal for college life than Stephanie did. Stephanie, however, never resented Supergirl for any of this, and liked her ''even more'' because of how awesome she was.
* [[Wolverine]] has often claimed to be the best there is at what he does. Perhaps no enemy of his has presented more conclusive evidence against this than Tomi Shido - the Gorgon. Faster, stronger, smarter, more agile, more silent, more skillful, all despite his mutant powers having nothing to do with any of these things. Many of Wolvie's enemies are in some way an equal match for him, but the Gorgon is, simply put, ''too much'' for ''Wolverine'', even according to the man himself. It took using his own [[Taken for Granite]] powers against him to put him away... but sometimes [[He's Back|you just can't keep a bad man down]].
* [[Wolverine]] has often claimed to be the best there is at what he does. Perhaps no enemy of his has presented more conclusive evidence against this than Tomi Shido - the Gorgon. Faster, stronger, smarter, more agile, more silent, more skillful, all despite his mutant powers having nothing to do with any of these things. Many of Wolvie's enemies are in some way an equal match for him, but the Gorgon is, simply put, ''too much'' for ''Wolverine'', even according to the man himself. It took using his own [[Taken for Granite]] powers against him to put him away... but sometimes [[He's Back|you just can't keep a bad man down]].
** See also Mr. X, thought by many to be the most perfect killing machine the world has ever known. After the Gorgon, nobody's taken Wolvie to school quite like he has. And before you dismiss his [[Combat Clairvoyance]] as cheap, it's hard to argue with a guy who can kill you with both hands behind his back.
** See also Mr. X, thought by many to be the most perfect killing machine the world has ever known. After the Gorgon, nobody's taken Wolvie to school quite like he has. And before you dismiss his [[Combat Clairvoyance]] as cheap, it's hard to argue with a guy who can kill you with both hands behind his back.
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