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== Anime & Manga ==

* In ''[[Holyland]]'', the {{spoiler|Masaki vs Yuu}} fight is clearly one-sided, but Yuu still manages to get in a few hits, including a solid kick that the other thinks might have cost a rib.

* The fans of [[Lady of War|Signum]], who has been curb-stomped recently in ''[[~~Magical Girl~~ Lyrical Nanoha|Nanoha Force]]'', find a little solace in the fact that she managed to chop her attacker's right arm off in the process.

* The fans of [[Lady of War|Signum]], who has been curb-stomped recently in ''[[Lyrical Nanoha|Nanoha Force]]'', find a little solace in the fact that she managed to chop her attacker's right arm off in the process.

* In ''[[Vision of Escaflowne]]'' when young pup Van and experienced knight Allen duel in their Humongous Mecha for the first time, everyone expects Allen to curb stomp Van, and he does. But as he's standing over Van, he's shocked to suddenly notice a gash in the side of his own mech.

* Really, pick just about any shounen manga in the past 30 years where a side-character has gone toe to toe with a [[Big Bad]] or [[The Rival]]. This trope will apply for every second or third fight before [[The Hero]] gets involved. [[Dragon Ball]] had it happen once or more per saga until the end, and more recent series like [[Naruto]] and [[Bleach]] have whole ''years'' of this stuff used to build up how insanely powerful the current villain is while still reminding readers that he can be beaten.

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* As mentioned in the example for ''[[Tora! Tora! Tora!]]'', the Pearl Harbor raids had a few examples of this, be it AA gunners successfully shooting down attacking planes, or the seven Army Air Corps planes making it up into the air to engage the enemy. It wasn't enough to make a difference, but at least they tried.

** A bigger victory for the Americans was actually a case of good luck ... or bad luck for the Japanese. One of the main goals of the Attack on Pearl Harbor was to sink both the American battleships, AND the American carriers. When the Japanese arrived, all they found were the battleships. Turns out the carriers were out on patrol or delivering planes. It turned out to be a costly mistake for the Japanese, especially when those carriers turned up in battle later.

* The American defense of Wake Atoll. The Japanese hit it later on the same day as the Pearl Harbor attack. That is, they '''began''' hitting it then; it took another two weeks for the IJN to overwhelm a single battalion of US Marines and a Marine fighter ~~squadron -- even~~ though most of the fighter planes were already destroyed in the first attack. The first attempt was led by one brand-new light cruiser and featured two older cruisers, six destroyers, and several transports. The second assault included '''two fleet carriers and six heavy cruisers''' as well as more destroyers and transports, with orders to take Wake '''no matter what the cost'''. When taking the island back at the end of the war, a USN officer stated that, "It was here the Marines showed us how."

* The American defense of Wake Atoll. The Japanese hit it later on the same day as the Pearl Harbor attack. That is, they '''began''' hitting it then; it took another two weeks for the IJN to overwhelm a single battalion of US Marines and a Marine fighter squadron—even though most of the fighter planes were already destroyed in the first attack. The first attempt was led by one brand-new light cruiser and featured two older cruisers, six destroyers, and several transports. The second assault included '''two fleet carriers and six heavy cruisers''' as well as more destroyers and transports, with orders to take Wake '''no matter what the cost'''. When taking the island back at the end of the war, a USN officer stated that, "It was here the Marines showed us how."