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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 ~~the~~ 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.

* ''[[Kenichi: The 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.

** This is played for laughs. Despite the training Shinnosuke went through, Kenichi has absolutely no interest in fighting him. Then, when they finally do fight, Kenichi demonstrates that he is significantly stronger than him. However, when Kenichi becomes distracted, Shinnosuke manages a lucky punch and knocks him out. When Kenichi awakens, he immediately demands a rematch, but Shinnosuke refuses and leaves, saying that he's never going to fight Kenichi again.

* ''[[~~Dragonball~~]] Z'' did this four times, actually:

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

## When Goku came [[Back From 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.

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

** The entire New Fishman Pirates arc is this. The crew essentially one-shotted a group of [[Big Bad|BigBads]] that seemed to be a perfectly logical next step in the series' [[Sorting Algorithm of Evil]] by showing off their new moves.

* ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' sees the strongest wizards in the guild [[Put On 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--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..

* ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' sees the strongest wizards in the guild [[Put on 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--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..

== Comic Books ==

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

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

** In an issue of the Marvel comics, this happens to one character ''right before a fight breaks out'', immobilizing him in a sort of chrysalis, and just as the good guys seem to be on the ropes, the new character breaks free of his cocoon and goes to town.

* ''[[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.)

* ''[[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.)

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== Video Games ==

* 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.

* This also appeared in ''[[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)|~~Earthbound]]'', when Poo returned from training and demonstrated his new power on a boss creature, obliterating it with PK Starstorm.

* It happened in ''[[Earthbound]]'', 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].

* This also happens in ''[[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.

* In ''Project Justice'', the sequel to ''[[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.

* In [[Super Robot Wars]] games where there are route splits with different major plot events that give a particular character/mecha a new ability or a character gets an entirely new mech, this trope is often invoked if you field the unit you just got back.