Curb Stomp Battle: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''"When a fight is just plain wrong!<br />

''We all sing the curbstomp song!<br />

So, the new episode of your favorite show is on. Ooh, this is good. Emperor Evulz and Bob are finally meeting face to face and there's gonna be a fight. Evulz is pretty tough: he's the [[Big Bad]], he's got lots of [[Spikes of Villainy]], [[BFS|a big, nasty weapon]], and he killed [[Dead Little Sister|Bob's sister]] last season. Bob is looking pumped too: He's got a calm yet battle-ready demeanor, an [[Infinity+1 Sword]], proper fighting attire, [[The Power of Friendship]] and a reason to fight. Everything looks evenly matched and set for a huge battle.

 

 

Fast forward a week and you've got the next episode. Wait, something's wrong here. Bob is predicting Evulz's moves to the inch, hitting him with every move in his own arsenal, and not even getting tired whilst doing so! By the end of the episode, Evulz is stone dead, and Bob hasn't a drop of blood on him except for Evulz's. He wipes off the sword, sheathes it, says something about his sister, and walks into the sunset. Evulz has just been subjected to a [[Curb Stomp Battle]].

Compare [[Pendulum War]], which is where sides take turns to perform this trope upon each other. For the [[Professional Wrestling]] equivalent, see [[Squash Match]]. In video games, see [[Flawless Victory]]. [[Breather Boss|Breather Bosses]] and [[Anticlimax Boss|Anticlimax Bosses]] are the types most likely to be on the receiving end of a [[Curb Stomp Battle]]. If this is done to the ''heroes'', on the other hand, it becomes a [[Hopeless Boss Fight]], often from a [[Hero-Killer]]. Compare [[No Sell]]. Contrast [[Story-Breaker Team-Up]]. If the curbstompee manages to get a few good hits in to show that they're not totally helpless, it's a [[Curb Stomp Cushion]].

 

 

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