I Need You Stronger: Difference between revisions

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The [[Big Bad]] is sending our hero (and his [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] companions) through the wringer. He clearly has the power to wipe them out any time he feels like it. But he's content (for now) with sending out wave after wave of [[Sorting Algorithm of Evil|progressively stronger]] [[Mooks]], [[Elite Mook~~|Elite Mooks~~]], and the occasional [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]] to test our hero. Maybe he's even fought them personally, but let them live, maybe even [[I Let You Win|let them think they beat him.]] Maybe he even leaves them alone to train for their inevitable confrontation. So why don't they [[Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him|finish the protagonist off and be done with it]]?

The [[Big Bad]] is sending our hero (and his [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] companions) through the wringer. He clearly has the power to wipe them out any time he feels like it. But he's content (for now) with sending out wave after wave of [[Sorting Algorithm of Evil|progressively stronger]] [[Mooks]], [[Elite Mook]]s, and the occasional [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]] to test our hero. Maybe he's even fought them personally, but let them live, maybe even [[I Let You Win|let them think they beat him.]] Maybe he even leaves them alone to train for their inevitable confrontation. So why don't they [[Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him|finish the protagonist off and be done with it]]?

Because it's [[Evil Plan|All Part Of his Evil Plan]]. Maybe he needs the heroes strong enough to get to the top of Mount Tropey and [[MacGuffin Delivery Service|retrieve the Crown of Trope-Tan]]. Maybe he needs [[The Chosen One]] as strong as possible before he [[Grand Theft Me|takes his power or body]] as his own. So he keeps sending out one stronger opponent after another to test Our Hero (or lets him seek them out on his own). After all, if he can't handle that, he's no good for the Master Plan. Or the [[Big Bad]] just may be a [[Blood Knight]] who wants to beat him at his strongest.

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* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', this is why Edward Elric and Roy Mustang survive long enough to win, in the manga. Well, Roy at least; Ed is already 'strong enough;' it's just that it's not yet time for the sacrifice.

** Alarmingly, if Roy had caught a bullet during the coup, it would probably have ruined the [[Big Bad]]'s plans more thoroughly than any of the heroes' actual endeavors.

*** On the other hand, given the way Roy ended up being coerced it looks like they didn't need nearly as high a level in their sacrifices as they tried to ~~obtain--they~~ could have pulled that trick on every alchemist in Central starting with Armstrong, if necessary, until they hit one who survived the Gate.

*** On the other hand, given the way Roy ended up being coerced it looks like they didn't need nearly as high a level in their sacrifices as they tried to obtain—they could have pulled that trick on every alchemist in Central starting with Armstrong, if necessary, until they hit one who survived the Gate.

*** On the ''other'' hand, the eclipse window was kind of small.

* In ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'', [[Monster Clown|Hisoka]] is the [[Blood Knight]] variant. He just wants to have fun and fight strong opponents, and Gon and Killua look like they could grow up ''really'' fun to fight, so he lets them live and encourages their...development. And ogles their butts. Togashi doesn't even try to [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|get crap past the radar]], he just throws crap in and goes 'neener neener.'

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** Oh no, he actually quite successfully {{spoiler|slaughters the entire raid and one-shots everyone with Frostmourne. Unfortunately instead of finishing off Tirion Fordring himself he instead opts to [[Evil Gloating]] as he's attempting to convert the players to Scourge, Tirion summons the powers of [[Deus Ex Machina]] and breaks Frostmourne in half as Arthas gets [[Hoist by His Own Petard]] of all the souls his sword had consumed and the raid is revived and finishes him off.}}

* In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' {{spoiler|Dimentio}} interferes with the protagonists for this purpose, allowing them to {{spoiler|defeat Count Bleck, thus freeing the Chaos Heart for him to use.}}

* In the first ''[[Super Robot Wars Original Generation]]'', ''every'' villainous organization is like this. In the cases of both the Divine Crusaders and {{spoiler|Ingram Prisken}}, it's obvious that they're [[Stealth Mentor~~|Stealth Mentors~~]]. The Aerogaters, on the other hand, want the heroes to be as strong as possible for when they're [[Brainwashed and Crazy]].

* In the first ''[[Super Robot Wars Original Generation]]'', ''every'' villainous organization is like this. In the cases of both the Divine Crusaders and {{spoiler|Ingram Prisken}}, it's obvious that they're [[Stealth Mentor]]s. The Aerogaters, on the other hand, want the heroes to be as strong as possible for when they're [[Brainwashed and Crazy]].

* Played twice in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]:[[Birth By Sleep]]''. Master Xehanort encourages Terra to train and strengthen his powers in preparation for {{spoiler|stealing his body to cheat death}}, while Vanitas encourages Ven to become stronger because {{spoiler|their powers need to be equal to complete the χ-blade}}.

* ''[[Diablo (series)|Diablo]] I''. Whether it was Diablo's plan or not, ''it works''. [[Failure Is the Only Option]], and that's why he's 10 times stronger in Diablo II.