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Occasionally, a character will either see fit to train, or, in some cases, be forced to train. This will take them away from their core group for a while, but they'll [[Took a Level Inin Badass|Take A Level In Badass]] and come back stronger than ever.

Usually, though, during their absence, the core group will have to [[Deus Exit Machina|undertake a perilous journey or fight a group of enemies without Character X]]. One bad guy will give them trouble, and just when all hope seems lost, [[Big Damn Heroes|Character X will appear and brutally manhandle the foe.]]

Character X likely went through [[Training Fromfrom Hell]] to acquire this new strength, or had someone tell them [[Time to Unlock More True Potential]]. Compare [[Took a Level Inin Badass]], which doesn't require leaving the core group, and [[Big Damn Heroes]] which doesn't require a training arc.

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* One cannot forget ''[[Naruto]]'', who practically uses this as his standard way of fighting. Heck, he does it ''in the first episode/volume'' when he first busts out what will become his signature move, not to mention twice first {{spoiler|when he shows up against a nigh-immortal opponent to backstab him with a newly-developed technique that seems to function like a blender crossed with an artillery shell}}, and second when {{spoiler|he is summoned back to the village and starts wiping the floor with the seemingly-invincible Pain using his newly-learned "[[Super Mode|Sage Mode]]". Then later after taking control of Kyuubi's power he can among other things make Mini-Rasenshuriken and ''[[Beam Spam]]'' them, turning him into a [[One-Man Army|One Man]] [[Badass Army]]}}.

* ''[[Soul Eater|]]'': Black Star's]] return in the Baba Yaga arc. He left after a series of defeats led him to find a different way to train and figure out the Nakatsukasa Purpose. He comes back knocking aside every Arachnaphobia mook unfortunate enough to be in his path (his presence enough that Kid can sense his soul from the middle of the castle), and arrives in time to fight {{spoiler|Mifune with an impressive new set of techniques and lend a hand in taking down the pseudo-Kishin Arachne by, typically, sheer force of will}}.

* ''[[Kenichi: theThe Mightiest Disciple]]'' combines this with [[My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours]], but with an (anti-)''villain'' instead of the hero. Tsuji Shinnosuke (a.k.a. "the crazy-haired one") of the Ragnarok gang, after being defeated by Kenichi, withdraws into wilderness and trains hard to become stronger. When he eventually returns, he is appalled when finding out that his former gang has been disbanded after their key members had all been defeated by Kenichi.

* ''[[DragonballDragon Ball]] Z'' did this four times, actually:

## When Goku came [[Back Fromfrom the Dead]] and made a fool of Nappa (by showing that his [[Power Levels|power level]] was [[Over Nine Thousand]]),

## During the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Ginyu Force]] arc, when Goku returned to the fray and mopped the floor with most of Ginyu's subordinates.

## When he comes back from Training {{smallcaps|IN SPACE!}} to demonstrate his "Instant Transmission," and

## When Vegeta showed up after some training and destroyed Android 19.

## And a psuedo-fifth if you count his return from Otherworld in the Buu Saga. Even though he never defeated anybody with it, he surprised everyone when he revealed that he discovered and mastered Super Saiyan 3. And actually didn't use it during his fight with Vegeta so that he wouldn't invoke this and embarrass him. (When Vegeta found out that Goku was holding back during their fight, he was ''pissed''.)

* ''[[One Piece]]'' doesn't do this too often--especiallyoften—especially considering it'sits [[Long Runner]] status (Usually because the characters learn the new moves as they go), but it does have a few points to note:

** Coby, returning after taking a few [[Took a Level Inin Badass|levels in badass]].

* ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' sees the strongest wizards in the guild [[Put Onon a Bus]] over a seven-year-long [[Time Skip]], and [[The Bus Came Back|return]] to find that their minor-character friends have grown so strong, they can actually give the main character Natsu, one of the strongest members of the guild, a run for his money. Later on, {{spoiler|Ultear}} gives a [[Power-Up]] to the main cast so they can have a fighting chance for an upcoming tournament, and they're suddenly able to do twice as much as they've been able--mostable—most prominent is Lucy, who is known to succumb to fatigue after summoning multiple spirits one at a time and one after the other, but can now summon two at once without breaking a sweat..

* [[Transformers]] who get upgraded make a habit of doing this, especially in ''[[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]]''.

* ''[[All -Star Superman]]'' has a couple of these. When Superman is powered up by intense sun exposure in the first issue, he immediately extends a bioelectric aura around Quintum's sunship. Later he performs a number of super-feats employing newly acquired super-intelligence (although this is sort of a power that Superman has had on and off over the years.)

== Film -- Animated ==

* This also appeared in ''[[Final Fantasy IV (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IV]]''. Golbez appears and wipes the floor with Cecil's group, until Rydia returns and effectively destroys Golbez's summon.

* It happened in ''[[Earthbound (Video Game)|EarthboundEarthBound]]'', when Poo returned from training and demonstrated his new power on a boss creature, obliterating it with PK Starstorm.

* This also happens in ''[[Mother 3 (Video Game)|Mother 3]]'' during [http://youtube.com/watch?v=UgyPD118OIk this battle].

* In ''Project Justice'', the sequel to ''[[Rival Schools (Video Game)|Rival Schools]]'', if you should lose as Batsu early in the Taiyo High storyline, he'll go away from his core team for a while, and then come back battle-scarred, but stronger than ever.

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