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{{quote|''"Why didn't you just say that in the ''first'' place?! We could have skipped all the melodrama and sharp things!"''|'''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''', ''[[Ghosts of the Future]]'' (fan comic)}}
 
An antagonist appears with a problem. However, instead of asking for help from the Hero and other reasonable things, they engage in a disruptive and destructive behavior that forces the heroes to do some derring-do to stop him.
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Compare [[Dramatically Missing the Point]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* In ''[[Dragon Ball Abridged]]'', Gohan asks Krillin if "he used his Kienzan to chop Frieza in half" after using his Solar Flare. Krillin didn't.