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[[File:split2.jpg|frame|Aren't you glad we don't have characters this silly any more? Oh, wait...]]
 
You're surrounded by bad guys, outnumbered many to one. What do you do? Call for back up? No, it's time to [[PunA Worldwide Punomenon|split up!]]
 
Detachment combat happens when a character, robot, monster, or spaceship has the ability to break into sections, with each piece capable of fighting separately.
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Contrast with [[Combining Mecha]]. See also [[Losing Your Head]]. Does not mean that the combatant appears not to care about the fight - that's [[Tranquil Fury]].
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== Anime & Manga ==
* ''[[One Piece]]''
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* [[Hollywood Cyborg]] Garrison Kane of [[Marvel Comics]] could send his limbs out to attack people. A disembodied hand slapping him in the face managed to severely gross out [[Deadpool]].
* Many versions of the ''[[Fantastic Four]]'''s Fantasticar are able to separate into mini-vehicles each of the Four can pilot.
* The Puzzler from ''[[Superman]]'' could split into living puzzle pieces, which she could then propel at her foes.
* Steve Ditko worked on a hero that could do this. His name was Jigsaw.
** Not to be confused with two [[Saw|villainous]] [[The Punisher|examples.]]