Punch-Punch-Punch Uh-Oh: Difference between revisions

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** In the sixth issue of the original series, Daredevil finds that his punches are completely ineffectual on the massive Ox, and a typical scene for this trope occurs. To put this into perspective, in the very first issue of the series, a young Matt Murdock punched a boxing speed bag straight off its suspension, and this was ''before'' he started a regular workout regimen. In short, Ox is freaking hardcore.

** In a similarly early issue, during a confrontation with Ka-Zar, Daredevil learned the hard way that the jungle life makes you stronger than a mastodon. "No use! It's like trying to stop a steamroller! I expected that blow to his stomach to topple him..."

** Kingpin put it on a higher level. We have a whole page of Daredevil punching him from all possible angles, with no visible effect. Next page, Kingpin starts the payback with a [[~~No Holds Barred Beatdown|~~No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]

** Kingpin put it on a higher level. We have a whole page of Daredevil punching him from all possible angles, with no visible effect. Next page, Kingpin starts the payback with a [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]

* One ''[[Twisted Toyfare Theatre]]'' strip features Galactus landing on top of Four Freedoms Plaza, having been called to destroy Earth because the Silver Surfer found no-one capable of standing in his way (the Thing had stayed behind while the others went off on a mission, and fell asleep in front of the TV). When Galactus refers to The Thing as "fugly", The Thing socks Galactus right in the gut. After there being absolutely no reaction, The Thing offers up his opinion as to what to do next: "Well, I'm stumped."

* Almost the entire fight between [[The Punisher]] and The Russian in "Welcome Back, Frank".

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* In ''[[Street Fighter]] III'', most fighters parry with outstretched limbs in various [[Asskicking Pose|Ass Kicking Poses]]. Hugo, meanwhile, thrusts his pecs and abs. Q does the same thing, and dusts himself off afterwards.

* Somewhat subverted in ''[[Super Punch Out]]'' for the SNES. The final boss, Nick Bruiser, lets you hit him and won't defend for a while (he doesn't flinches, but he actually suffers damage). Problem is, the more you hit him during that phase, [[Oh Crap|the stronger he gets]], [[Now Its My Turn|which is no good when he starts moving]]. (You barely takes more than 10-15% of his life gauge during that, [[You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry|and should you unwisely hit him during that]], [[This Is Gonna Suck|he starts chopping 33% of your life with each blow]], [[And I Must Scream|if he doesn't break both your arms first]].<br />To get anywhere near the record time in beating Nick, you need to take advantage of this to get your [[Limit Break|Super Punches]] as soon as possible. It merely involves punching him repeatedly to fill up your super meter, and then when he begins to retaliate (in anger as hinted above), knowing exactly when to hit him to stun him. Of course, when you stun him, you need to time your huge punches exactly right. He hits the mat crying like a little baby if done right.

* Kazuma Kiryuu, of the ''[[Yakuza]]'' series, is frequently on the receiving end of [[Punch Punch Punch Uh Oh]] moments in a somewhat rare instance of the trope being invoked in favor of the player. In one cutscene in ''Yakuza 2'', a thug smashes a wine bottle across the back of his head. Kazuma doesn't even flinch, and the thug looks very frightened in the few seconds before Kazuma turns around and hurls him over a railing. Even better, this can happen in gameplay too. With the right upgrades, when Kazuma is in HEAT mode, enemy attacks won't cause him to recoil or fall down.

* Kazuma Kiryuu, of the ''[[Yakuza]]'' series, is frequently on the receiving end of [[Punch-Punch-Punch Uh-Oh]] moments in a somewhat rare instance of the trope being invoked in favor of the player. In one cutscene in ''Yakuza 2'', a thug smashes a wine bottle across the back of his head. Kazuma doesn't even flinch, and the thug looks very frightened in the few seconds before Kazuma turns around and hurls him over a railing. Even better, this can happen in gameplay too. With the right upgrades, when Kazuma is in HEAT mode, enemy attacks won't cause him to recoil or fall down.

* A quite unnerving one occurs in ''[[Blaz Blue|BlazBlue: Continuum Shift]]'' where the final boss, after you have defeated him, comments that the fight was "a good warmup"... Yes, it's you, the player, who gets the "Uh-oh" line.

* Most players expect only [[The Spiny]] to be invulnerable to stomping, [[Spikes of Doom|for obvious reasons]]. [[Beware the Nice Ones|Wigglers]] are one of the [[Mook|Mooks]] in the [[Super Mario Bros|Marioverse]] that look particularly vulnerable to stomping, being just an oversized caterpillar. But they will instead shrug it off and literally [[Turn Red]]. Yes, even your reliable [[Goomba Stomp]] [[Oh Crap|doesn't do anything.]]

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== Web Original ==

* In the ''[[Whateley Universe]]'', Chaka, on her first day at [[Super Hero School|Whateley Academy]] gets into it with Hippolyta, a six-foot tall amazon. Chaka lays the smackdown with a mammoth punch to Hippolyta's gut. Nothing. A little too late, Chaka realizes she's trying to punch someone who could probably stop a LAWS rocket with her abs.

* In the ''[[Whateley Universe]]'', Chaka, on her first day at [[Super-Hero School|Whateley Academy]] gets into it with Hippolyta, a six-foot tall amazon. Chaka lays the smackdown with a mammoth punch to Hippolyta's gut. Nothing. A little too late, Chaka realizes she's trying to punch someone who could probably stop a LAWS rocket with her abs.

* Referenced in the ''[[That Guy With the Glasses]]'' Brawl, when [[The Angry Joe Show (Web Video)|Angry Joe]] tries punching Sean Fausz.

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