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* The second duel between Guts and Griffith of ''[[Berserk]]'' is carried out this way. Guts wins by breaking Griffith's sword with one strike.

* The climax of the final showdown between Spike and Vicious in ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' is one of these, with an additional [[Shout-Out]] to ''A Better Tomorrow II'' (Spike has Vicious' sword, Vicious has Spike's gun). {{spoiler|After both weapons are returned to their original owners, and the final attacks are made, both men fall, but Vicious goes down first, with Spike living just long enough to deliver his final line to the Red Dragons gathered before him: "Bang."}}

** Something worth noting: that episode was heavily based on a samurai legend.

* [[Kamui Den]]: Any fight involving Kamui's "kasumi-giri" is likely this. Also of note is Matsubayashi Kenpu's fight with a marauding duelist. {{spoiler|He severs both of the man's legs with a single draw and cut.}}

 

* The ''[[Bushido Blade]]'' series may do this trope the best for video games. Any attack can be fatal, so while some battles involve extensive parrying or countering, others end with a single, perfectly placed stroke.

** This editor and his cousin used to accidentally do the same basic leap attack at the same time about one duel in five. See the trope description.

* The third mission of ''[[Vanguard Bandits]]'' features a duel between [[The Obi-Wan|Kamorge]] and [[Big Bad|Faulkner]] that ends this way. There is also a move called the Wind Strike, which essentially allows players to do this to enemies.

* ''[[God Hand]]'': The Daisy Cutter [[Limit Break|God Reel move]] looks like this. Gene blows the target into the air, slides past it, then punches his fists together, causing an explosion. {{spoiler|Azel kills off the Three Evil Stooges this way.}}