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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* In ''[[Naruto]]'', Jiraiya resorts to literally ''throwing Naruto off of a cliff'' to force him to learn how to tap into the power of the [[Sealed Evil in a Can|Kyuubi demon]] [[Sealed in A Person Shaped Can|sealed within him]]. {{spoiler|Luckily for Naruto, this "strategy" actually '''works''' and enables him to get the chakra needed to summon a giant toad.}}

* In ''[[Naruto]]'', Jiraiya resorts to literally ''throwing Naruto off of a cliff'' to force him to learn how to tap into the power of the [[Sealed Evil in a Can|Kyuubi demon]] [[Sealed Inside a Person-Shaped Can|sealed within him]]. {{spoiler|Luckily for Naruto, this "strategy" actually '''works''' and enables him to get the chakra needed to summon a giant toad.}}

** Also, the Uchiha clan's hereditary super-eye power, Sharingan, first manifests in a life-or-death situation. For some reason, they can use it at will afterwards, although it takes time to get to full potential.

** Naruto's first successful use of the Rasengan is in his battle with Kabuto, in a situation in which failure would have meant defeat.

* Mai's powers manifest themselves this way in ''[[Mai-HiME]]'', after Natsuki attacks Mikoto and she tries to defend her.

* [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Gendo Ikari]]: [[Falling Into the Cockpit|"Pilot the mecha against the thing that just wiped out an army and survived a nuke."]] Shinji (rather sensibly): "Uhhhm....what!?". But seriously, this is how the first few Unit 01 battles go. Shinji (with little-no training) has to go out and fight things that ignore (basically) nuclear strikes. To quote: "Unless you (Shinji) succeed, humanity HAS no future." Have fun with that.

* [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Gendo Ikari]]: [[Falling Into the Cockpit|"Pilot the mecha against the thing that just wiped out an army and survived a nuke."]] Shinji (rather sensibly): "Uhhhm....what!?". But seriously, this is how the first few Unit 01 battles go. Shinji (with little-to-no training) has to go out and fight things that ignore (basically) nuclear strikes. To quote: "Unless you (Shinji) succeed, humanity HAS no future." Have fun with that.

** It's actually much worse. Even if he does succeed, humanity still doesn't have much of a future anyway. On the bright side, the Mecha he "pilots" is basically unbeatable so Shinji had no chance of actually ~~die~~ ANYWAY, so it all evens out.

** It's actually much worse. Even if he does succeed, humanity still doesn't have much of a future anyway. On the bright side, the Mecha he "pilots" is basically unbeatable so Shinji had no chance of actually dying ANYWAY, so it all evens out.

* In ''[[Bleach]]'', Ichigo goes through this several times, the most noticeable being the point where he has to learn to become a [[The Grim Reaper|shinigami]] before he turns into a Hollow that needs to be put down. But the biggest and first example is when he first got his powers, since a living human can't become a ''death'' god he had to pierce his own heart with a soul cutter, killing himself and awakening his powers - another rare case of die ''and'' fly.

** Not quite at this stage, since we know Ichigo's soul still had the Chain of Fate attached to his body while he was undergoing training under Urahara's shop.

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* Certain special forces [[Training From Hell|training]] [[The Spartan Way|regimens]]. "You either pass, or you die."

* Quite literal in the case of some birds. The mother bird pushes the chick out of the nest, and the bird's sink or swim instincts kick in, often resulting in the bird flying.

* When faced with life or death, the human brain goes into survival at any cost mode. This includes shutting downs strength restrictions that prevent muscles from tearing themselves apart and releasing endorphins to prevent the sensation of pain. Net result: you can lift a helicopter for several seconds.

* When faced with life or death, the human brain goes into "survival at any cost" mode. This includes shutting downs strength restrictions that prevent muscles from tearing themselves apart and releasing endorphins to prevent the sensation of pain. Net result: you can lift a helicopter for several seconds.

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