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* In one famous story during the [[The Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age]] ("The Joker's Utility Belt!" ''Batman #73''), [[The Joker]] theorized that if a [[Utility Belt]] works so well for [[Batman]], it could work well for him too, and built his own. Unfortunately for him, Batman was a little ''too'' good at his own game, and [[Hoist By His Own Petard|managed to use Joker's belt to his own advantage]]. |
* In one famous story during the [[The Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age]] ("The Joker's Utility Belt!" ''Batman #73''), [[The Joker]] theorized that if a [[Utility Belt]] works so well for [[Batman]], it could work well for him too, and built his own. Unfortunately for him, Batman was a little ''too'' good at his own game, and [[Hoist By His Own Petard|managed to use Joker's belt to his own advantage]]. |
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* Occurs in an issue of ''Spider-Ham'', complete with [[Lampshade Hanging]], when Mooster Fantastic consults the hero's manual to find the proper tactic for dealing with evil counterparts (naturally, switching opponents). |
* Occurs in an issue of ''Spider-Ham'', complete with [[Lampshade Hanging]], when Mooster Fantastic consults the hero's manual to find the proper tactic for dealing with evil counterparts (naturally, switching opponents). |
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== Fan Works == |
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* Team Probable: Team Possible end up falling victim to this trope when they face their evil gender-flipped doppelgängers, the titular Team Probable. Unfortunately, they’re able to stall Team Possible long enough to succeed in their tasks. And yes, they have their own computer hacker. |
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== Film == |
== Film == |
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* The final battle of ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]: Curse of the Black Pearl''. In order to even the odds between himself and the cursed undead pirates, Captain Jack Sparrow picks up a gold piece from the cursed treasure trove, transforming into an [[Nigh Invulnerability|immortal]] undead pirate himself, allowing him to more easily buy time until the curse is broken and the evil pirates are rendered killable |
* The final battle of ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]: Curse of the Black Pearl''. In order to even the odds between himself and the cursed undead pirates, Captain Jack Sparrow picks up a gold piece from the cursed treasure trove, transforming into an [[Nigh Invulnerability|immortal]] undead pirate himself, allowing him to more easily buy time until the curse is broken and the evil pirates are rendered killable (or arrestable as the case may be) |
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* [[Arnold Schwarzenegger|Dutch]] uses stealth tactics to defeat the [[Predator]]. |
* [[Arnold Schwarzenegger|Dutch]] uses stealth tactics to defeat the [[Predator]]. |
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** In ''Predator 2'', Harrigan kills the Predator with its own disc weapon. |
** In ''Predator 2'', Harrigan kills the Predator with its own disc weapon. |
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