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* This is pretty much the whole shtick of the [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'s [[Heel Face Turn|Heel Face Turner]] Sage. Well, this and [[Psychic Powers]], but mostly she's the resident [[Awesomeness By Analysis]] queen.
* Over in DC, [[Batman]] is said to have a second major in this, as he is very very much a detective and criminologist when his preplanning everything didn't succeed immediately.
** An epitomal example of this trope in action comes in ''[[Batman: Year One]]'' when Bruce Wayne first encounters street hooker [[Catwoman (
*** Which may have been a shout-out to the [[Adam West]] ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' series, in which Catwoman is rendered incapable of using ''karate'' against Batman because it's a defensive martial art and he refuses to attack her (?)
** Same goes for Batman's evil counterpart Prometheus, who has created technology that analyzes an opponent's fighting style, allowing him to simulate it perfectly.
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