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** [[Word of God]] says that he wanted to avert exactly what another fanfic he once read did; having the Germans comply with Nightmare Moon without as much as a question. He said he disliked it exactly because it would have been completely unrealistic.

* The ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' fanfic ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1518794/1/The_Game_of_the_Gods The Game Of The Gods]'' is ''thirty-three'' instances of this. Morgoth fashions [[Mary Sue]] after Mary Sue; Varda carefully imposes reality and lets their own impossibility do them in. [[Just for Pun|Reality Ends Sues]]?

** It's worth pointing out that the most noble and heroic death thus far ( {{spoiler|Lieutenant Wallace's [[Last Stand]] against the oncoming Nod army}}) ends up being ''subverted.''

* ''[[Forward]]'' has River facing off against a rival pirate crew's [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]]. The battle begins with them sizing each other up, and with the martial artist declaring River as a [[Worthy Opponent]], who might be able to truly test his skills, and he rushes at her with his bo staff. {{spoiler|River shoots him twice in the head. Then she demands chocolate.}}

* Braid of the Limbo Clone Squad. When he was facing his demise he was plucked from his universe by a mischief god and given his choice of powers. His choice: the natural laws of his Earth will always rule him. How does this count as a power? {{spoiler|Well, the universe he was thrown into is an anime universe, meaning that the only reason the heroes haven't died is that the universe's laws seem to want to protect them. Which means he can see through the [[Paper-Thin Disguise|flimsy disguises that most people use]] and has no problem just killing the fuckers when they're not powered up with a simple sniper shot to the head.}}

* Like the Fic above, a very old Latin Fanfic called "Strata" [[Lost Forever|(deleted since 2003)]] had this premise with a Ranma 1/2-[[Sailor Moon]] crossover. An elite army of very [[Genre Savvy]] [[Military Science Fiction|black ops]] end in their Universe and by a series of hi-jinks ended [[Kill Them All|targeting martial artists]] for the government agency. They break [[Trying to Catch Me Fighting Dirty|every]] [[Killed Mid-Sentence|loophole]] in battle, using [[Combat Pragmatist|ambushes, snipers]], heavy weapons, reinforced vehicles and even bioweapons, mowing down and nearly killing the main characters. It doesn't get ''truly'' brutal until Kuno gets shot in the middle of his rambling. {{spoiler|He [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|deftly avoids it and brutally beats the entire team to within an inch of their lives]] [[Punctuated Pounding|while explaining that]], [[Reality Is Unrealistic|shockingly, the fact that he was talking doesn't make him blind, deaf, or stupid; and that he's a not worthless opponent just because he doesn't use a gun or have military training]]. Then he congratulates them for pissing off every single fighter on the planet and making ''very'' sure that no rules will ever apply to the black ops.}} [[Deconstruction|It]] [[Kill Them All|gets very]] [[Wrong Genre Savvy|dark]] from there, very fast. {{spoiler|The people of the "unreal" universe show the "professionals" how and why they were feared in their world. (What [[Deadly Dodging|Mars does]] to the [[Pay Evil Unto Evil|sniper ambush]] and Mercury's house defense are [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|undiluted awesomeness]]) and Saffron's revenge... holy crap. }} In the end... the world didn't change all that much, except for a Footnote of some insane assholes from a silly dimension in the Saotome scrolls.

** Another case is where Blaine hits his head and the [[Easy Amnesia]] / [[Tap on the Head]] tropes are ''very'' much averted.

* Played with, though also straight, in the ''[[Nineteen Eighty Three Doomsday Stories]],'' which has Austria hoping against hope that Hungary survived [[Apocalypse How|Doomsday]]. {{spoiler|She doesn't}}. Though it doesn't stop {{spoiler|her}} from looking after him even after death.

** In season 3 Raylan has gotten used to bullying the local criminals for information because none of them want the trouble he can bring on them and it would be utter stupidity to kill a US Marshall. However, he does this one too many times with Limehouse who points out that Raylan is alone in a remote mountain community where everyone is utterly loyal to Limehouse. Raylan could shoot Limehouse but then he will be shot down himself by the dozen armed men surrounding them. They can then make his body disappear without a trace and with all the enemies Raylan has, they probably will not be even the main suspects in his disappearance.

* [[Chappelle's Show]] : "When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong" skits are all about this.

* ''[[Blue Mountain State]]'' is a comedy series built firmly upon the [[Rule of Funny]]. The acts committed by the team shown in the show would get a real NCAA team in serious trouble with the NCAA but hey, it's a comedy, so that kind of talk is brushed aside. {{spoiler|Then comes the end of season 3. [[Wham! Episode|It turns out that the NCAA has been investigating BMS and the Goats are in serious trouble.]]}}

* The series two finale of ''[[Sherlock]]'' hinges on the police no longer implicitly trusting Sherlock on the basis that he's Just That Good, and the reaction of their superiors to a PI being given access to classified information (repeatedly).

** In a similar case is in ''Dawn of War II: Retribution'' in the Tyranids campaign Sgt Merrick is faced with the Hive Tyrant, and the Nid just hacks him in less than three seconds.

* Played around with the ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' series a few times, although it's much more into [[Metal Gear/Awesome|CMOAs]].

* In ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{spoiler|almost everyone gets an over the top [[Heroic Sacrifice]] death with Jorge blowing up a Covenant super-carrier, Carter crashing a dropship into a [[Spider Tank|Scarab]], Emile falling over a ledge with the Elite who just impaled him with an energy sword, and Noble 6 getting a [[Last Stand]] and [[Taking You with Me|taking as many Covenant with him]] as he can. Only Kat gets shot in the back of the head by a sniper [[Killed Mid-Sentence|in mid sentence]] as the team passes a hole in the roof.}}

* In ''[[Fable II]]'' {{spoiler|you can shoot the villain as he is doing his [[Motive Rant]]. If you hesitate, one of your companions ([[Karma Houdini]] Reaver) will pull the trigger.}}