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The villain's interest may be in proving to the hero how helpless they are by kicking them while they're down, giving them a second chance so they can fail again. Perhaps the villain is interested in what the hero's capabilities are, or wants to see him prove himself. The villain may be [[Nigh Invulnerable]] and believes [[Victory Is Boring]], and finds more challenge in giving the hero a fair shot. The villain may be an [[Anti-Villain]] who wishes to best the hero in a fair contest.
Compare [[Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him]], the logical question that this trope answers. May overlap with [[Let's Fight Like Gentlemen]], [[Just Toying
[[I Thought It Meant|Has absolutely nothing to do with]] Jonny Fairplay from [[Survivor (TV series)|Survivor]].
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== Anime ==
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh!]], this is standard operation for most villains, since conflicts are almost universally settled by a duel. Particularly notable is Marik, who will lure Yugi into a [[Death Trap]] then allow him to duel for his freedom.
* [[Anti-Villain|Grimmjow]] toward Ichigo in [[Bleach]]. After {{spoiler|killing Loly and Menoly}} and saving Orihime, he drags her to where Ulquiorra's [[Left for Dead|left Ichigo for dead]] and demands she heal him so they can have a proper battle. He even turns on Ulquiorra when the latter appears and demands to know why he's having Ichigo revived. In truth, Grimmjow {{spoiler|was doing it more for the sake of his own pride, rather than fair play. He wanted Ichigo at his best, before crushing him, to pay him back for scarring him.}}
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== Literature ==
* ''[[Discworld
* The Duke of Ch'in in ''[[Bridge of Birds]]'' has elaborate mazes and death traps that always give the heroes just enough of a chance to escape. Master Li eventually figures out that this is because the Duke is like a child who protects himself with things straight out of fairy tales and believes it just wouldn't be as much fun if his victims had no chance of winning.
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== Video Games ==
* Luxord of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series teleports Sora's allies away to fight him as a [[Duel Boss]], making the battle a [[Timed Mission]] where they have to attack each other to deplete a time gauge.
** In the same series, [[Hercules (Disney film)|Hades]] mostly tries to defeat Hercules by sticking to the tournament format of the Coliseum and pitting him against powerful opponents. The second game shows he's grown tired of this though, and during his [[Villainous Breakdown]] decides he's had enough playing by the rules and promptly cheats.
* Akuma of ''[[Street Fighter]]'' fame is a [[Blood Knight]] who seeks someone with the raw skills to defeat him. He will openly mock any character that obtains power by artificial methods (Seth and Bison) or that utilizes weaponry (Vega and Crimson Viper). By contrast, he rejects any opponent too weak to pose a challenge.
* In ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'', Rubicante is a [[Noble Demon]] who heals your party before the battle, even [[Lampshade Hanging|announcing]] that he wants a fair battle.
* In ''[[Pokémon]]'', everything is settled by a battle between trainers. (This also applies to the TV show.)
* In [[Star Wars|Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]], Jaden Korr is captured in one mission and given the chance to fight his way out. As Jedi are perfectly capable of combat even without a lightsaber, it doesn't end well for his captor.
* [[The King of Fighters
{{quote| '''Kusanagi''': "Temee! Sude de shoubu shiagare!" ("You [bastard]! Fight me with your bare hands!")}}
== Western Animation ==
* In ''[[Kim Possible]]'', Senior Senior, Sr., [[Lampshade|Lampshades]] this. When [[Minion
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