Cooking Duel: Difference between revisions

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* The game of tag that opens ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]''.

* Ginta vs. Tsutomu at tennis in ''[[Marmalade Boy]]'' (the loser had to shave his head).

* ''Bistro Recipe'', which was [[Macekre|Macekred]] into ''[[Fighting Foodons]]'' by [[~~Four Kids~~ Entertainment|4Kids Entertainment]], combined the [[Cooking Duel]] with a [[Mons]] series, with the chefs summoning their previously-created "Foodons". Yes, it's as silly as it sounds.

* ''Bistro Recipe'', which was [[Macekre|Macekred]] into ''[[Fighting Foodons]]'' by [[4Kids! Entertainment|4Kids Entertainment]], combined the [[Cooking Duel]] with a [[Mons]] series, with the chefs summoning their previously-created "Foodons". Yes, it's as silly as it sounds.

* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh GX]]'' frequently stake the lives of the characters, or even the fate of the world, on a collectible card game.

** And in the first seven manga volumes, a much crueler Yami Yugi would make these up on the spot to challenge anyone who pissed him off/hurt his friends with. They were typically much darker and dangerous than other examples of this trope (example: challenging a crooked shopkeeper to a contest of "draw the coins out of the sneaker with a deadly scorpion inside it").

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** Another had a three-part duel which included intellect competition (designed for monkeys) and cosplay competition.

* In ''[[Princess Tutu]]'', nearly everything is decided by ballet ([[Captain Obvious|I bet you couldn't tell from the title]]). Many of the dances actually ''don't'' fall under this trope since they aren't duels, instead focusing on characters revealing their true feelings through dance. But there's several that ''do'', including any sword fight in the series (which usually mixes ballet moves with sword fighting), and the first season's finale where the titular [[Magical Girl]] and her [[Dark Magical Girl]] rival end up dancing to determine who gains control of the Prince.

* ''[[Koe De Oshigoto]]'' has an ''[[Audio Erotica|erotic voice acting]] contest'' (it's [[Widget Series|that kind of series]]) between Kanna and Fumika with one particularly timid and reserved colleague as their target. They themselves don't take too seriously, unlike resident [[Hot Blooded]] pervert Sakanami, who suggested the whole thing in the first place.

* ''[[Koe De Oshigoto]]'' has an ''[[Audio Erotica|erotic voice acting]] contest'' (it's [[Widget Series|that kind of series]]) between Kanna and Fumika with one particularly timid and reserved colleague as their target. They themselves don't take too seriously, unlike resident [[Hot-Blooded]] pervert Sakanami, who suggested the whole thing in the first place.

* Most of the battles in [[Gintama (Manga)|Gintama]] involve some form of this trope, including even some of the serious ones. Most notably, the Yorozuya, wallowing in poverty, can often be seen having over the top battles over hot pot or crab.

* An ''[[Iron Chef]]''-esque version of one happens on one episode of ''[[The Idolmaster (Anime)|THE iDOLM@STER]]''

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* Tendo Souji was not only the title character and [[The Ace]] of ''[[Kamen Rider Kabuto]]'', but also a genius chef. Naturally, this meant that any feud he had with another character would inevitably come down to a cooking duel. A short two-episode arc called "The Dark Kitchen" took this premise to its logical, yet highly absurd conclusion.

** Then there's that make-up duel between Kazama Daisuke and a rival make-up artist. It's hilarious. Daisuke {{spoiler|barely}} won by doing the impossible: {{spoiler|eyeliners on his opponent. WHILE HE WAS WEARING GLASSES.}}

*** Also note this was a ''[[Single Stroke Battle]]'' - they each did a makeup job on the other in a fraction of a second while leaping past each other.

*** Also note this was a ''[[Single-Stroke Battle]]'' - they each did a makeup job on the other in a fraction of a second while leaping past each other.

** Also, in [[Real Life]], ''[[Kamen Rider Black]]'' star Tetsuo Kurata is a master steak chef, beating ''[[Kamen Rider Blade]]'' star Takayuki Tsubaki [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hfumi9_Pkc in an episode of a cookoff show.]

** ''[[Kamen Rider W]]'' did this in their [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment|Hyper Battle Video]]. Philip was hungry and the enemy was food-based, so his 3 allies had a cooking duel with him as the judge to find out what the enemy was made of. The announcer from [[Iron Chef]] was there as a gadget giving commentary. Notably, none of this made any logical sense at all (but then, the Hyper Battle Videos are non-canon anyway.)

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* [[Parappa the Rapper]] kind of revolves around this. In each level, the titular rapper resolves a problem by rapping against a "master"--but they're all things that have nothing to do with rap. In the first game, you have to {{spoiler|learn kung fu, get a driver's license, earn money at a flea market, bake a cake, move through a line at a gas station bathroom, and perform a stage show}} all by rapping. Only the last one makes any sense.

** Speaking of Parappa, a Japanese commercial had him competing with ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]'' by playing this trope straight. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhu3DCQPYVk It's delightfully amusing.]

* In ''[[Breath of Fire]] II'', [[Bratty Half Pint|Princess Petape]] comes up with the idea to expose the impostor posing as her brother Tapeta by having the two engage in a [[Cooking Duel]]. The player's involvement in this consists of plumbing a dungeon to gather the ingredients {{spoiler|(all of which happen to be ''boss monsters''). It's a shame that the odds were in favor to Kuwadora/Quadra, because he threatened the judges, and so he would be victorious. Even they had to be reluctant to the fact that one of the prepared food contained the valuable Golden Fly/Greenbottle}}.

* In ''[[Breath of Fire]] II'', [[Bratty Half-Pint|Princess Petape]] comes up with the idea to expose the impostor posing as her brother Tapeta by having the two engage in a [[Cooking Duel]]. The player's involvement in this consists of plumbing a dungeon to gather the ingredients {{spoiler|(all of which happen to be ''boss monsters''). It's a shame that the odds were in favor to Kuwadora/Quadra, because he threatened the judges, and so he would be victorious. Even they had to be reluctant to the fact that one of the prepared food contained the valuable Golden Fly/Greenbottle}}.

* One of the scenarios in [[Elite Beat Agents]] is Chinese Chef Lau Pai Pai going up against French Chef Jean Pulori in an Iron Chef ... Cheff... [[Buffy-Speak|..off]].. thing. [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|With Leonardo da Vinci as host and judge.]]

** In fact, all of the multiplayer scenarios in [[Ouendan]] and EBA could count as this trope, as well as a few singleplayer levels in both Ouendan games.

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