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* Opening scene in ''[[Terminator 2]]'' shows many of the human forces being helplessly overrun and slaughtered by Skynet's machines. Then we see a mangled and helpless Terminator lying on the ground as a human trooper stands above it, taking aim to finish him off. Later in the same scene, we see a flying Hunter Killer get taken out with a rocket launcher.
* ''[[Tora! Tora! Tora!]]'': Amidst all the carnage the Japanese forces are wreaking on the surprised Americans, we do see a few bright spots for the Yanks. Two fighters manage to make it into the air and engage some of the attacking bombers. [[Truth in Television]], as seven American fighters on the island managed to get into the air during the attack to engage the enemy.
* ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'': Yes,
* ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible]]: Fallout'': Hunley doesn't do any lasting damage to {{spoiler| Lark}}, but he ties the villain up longer than anyone can reasonably expect an aging bureaucrat against an elite assassin to last. The villain ends up {{spoiler| pulling a knife to stab him}} rather than waste any more time in hand-to-hand.
* ''[[Ip Man]]'':
** Most of Ip's foes in the first film don't pose any real threat to him, but General Miura nearly manages to get him with a [[Ring Out]].
** In the fourth film, Geddes knocks Master Wan out, but not before getting thrown a few times. This contrasts with the Marine's earlier easy annihilation of a roomful of admittedly already injured and tired lesser masters.
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* In the opening scenes of the [[Worldwar]] series, human troops get annihilated all over the world by the alien invaders. Then a plucky German Panzer squad ambush an alien tank column. In exchange for losing the last 4 tanks the main character is in command of, they kill a single enemy personnel carrier and a single enemy tank by exploiting the aliens poor tactics. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|This is considered the most successful action against them of any kind, of the entire human-alien war so far.]] Obviously as the story goes on [[It Gets Better]] for the humans.
** Such as the use of inventive tactics such as the Russian dog bombs.
** Or even the low tech weaponry of the Humans working out for better, like when the Germans attack a grounded spaceship. The Lizards 'laugh' off the attack as they launch their anti-missile missiles... only to realise they're shells from [[
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
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** The Earth-Minbari war was a generally one-sided stomping of humanity, with a single human victory being the destruction of the Minbari flagship the Black Star in a minefield. Naturally, [[The Hero|Sheridan]] was the one behind it... and the sore losers never let him forget it.
* Implied in the [[Miniseries]] of [[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|the ''Battlestar Galactica'' remake]]. Boomer mentions that the only ships being effective at all in combat against the Cylons are obsolescent or overdue for refits, which of course indicates that somewhere amidst all that carnage, at least a few Colonial warriors were getting their own punches in.
* ''Mr. Sunshine'', the 2018 Netflix K-drama, is a series full of this. From history, it is a [[Foregone Conclusion]] that Joseon will lose its sovereignty to Japan and remain occupied for decades afterwards. [[La Résistance]] can, however, kill a few soldiers, [[Smug Snake]]s and [[The Quisling|Quislings]] and prevent the invaders from having it easy.
== [[Video Games]] ==
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