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** Harrison, during the Silver Conference.
** Tyson, during the Ever Grande Conference.
** Paul, during the Sinnoh Arc -- {{spoiler|until the Suzuran Conference.}}
** Tobias, during the Suzuran Conference.
** Shooti during the Unova Arc but quickly [[Subverted]] in his fourth
* Both Seta Noriyasu and Aoyama Tsuruko in ''[[Love Hina]]'' can outfight Aoyama Motoko.
** Granted, Seta is [[The Ace]] and Tsuruko is Motoko's older sister (older siblings tend to be like this).
* In ''[[Tower of God]]'', one character is so frustrated about this and [[Can't Catch Up]], that he decides to kill {{spoiler|Lahel}} to stop Baam from climbing. When Baam once again proves his genius by saving her with a technique he had just been shown, said character gives up and commits suicide.
{{quote|{{spoiler|'''Ho''' }}: I've always asked myself: Why did God give that thing so much power… and me too little power to protect my friends?}}
* ''[[Ranma ½]]'' deserves a spot on this page. The main cast is already superhuman (and even here they're jockeying for "betterness"), and they routinely come across other people ''who are better.'' Most of this main cast will [[Take a Level In Badass]] to defeat the better bunch, but only after having their collective/respective backsides handed to them. Victory is often about exploiting a weakness instead of through the application of superior firepower.
** More appropriately, it's about discovering that the enemy is a one note wonder, and combat that avoids their special trick easily defeats them.
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** Also, Luffy's Brother Ace. He was already [[Charles Atlas Superpower|stronger]] than Luffy ''before he got his [[Playing with Fire]] powers and after Luffy got his rubber-powers''.
*** And then it turns out that this has less to do with Ace being just that strong, and more to do with the fact that Luffy as a kid was a total wimp that couldn't even land a punch, let alone put up a fight.
* ''[[The Slayers]]'' had Luna Inverse, Lina's older sister and the only person in a world full of chaos-demon-gods who scared her. She could trounce any of the bad guys Lina faces, being a reincarnation of one of the world's supreme gods... if she had any ambition beyond being a part-time waitress.
* Himuro Hikaru of [[Dragon Drive]] to main character Reiji.
* Mizuno Ami of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' had two. One turned out to have psychic powers from the [[Applied Phlebotinum|nijizuishou]], lost them, and became a love interest; the other was exclusive to her [[OVA]].
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*** Don't forget the doubles matches, especially during the Hyotei arc. "Sannin de doubles," anyone?
** ''[[Hajime no Ippo]]'': Ichirou Miyata at the beginning, Eiji Date, Ricardo Martinez.
***
** ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'': Hayato himself, as well as Kaga, Shinjyo, Randoll, Osamu (as Schumacher).
* ''[[Code Geass]]'': Schneizel is this to Lelouch. He is the only person he couldn't defeat in when they were kids. they tie when they played later. And the final battle was won by {{spoiler|Lelouch}} because he was able to think in ways his opponent couldn't.
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* Miki Koishikawa from ''[[Marmalade Boy]]'' often saw her love rivals for Yuu's affections this way. Almost a whole episode in the anime is about Miki watching the beautiful and elegant Arimi Suzuki from afar and thinking she's just a little girl when compared to her.
* Kagome Higurashi has Kikyou, her past incarnation ''and'' love rival, as her Always Someone Better in ''[[Inuyasha]]''. Kikyou was a brilliant, [[Yamato Nadeshiko|gentle]] [[Miko]] when she lived, and a [[Broken Bird|conflicted undead Miko]] when she was [[Came Back Wrong|forcefully revived]]; aside of her love for Inuyasha, Kagome's biggest conflict is constantly feeling that she's gotta re-assert her own identity [[Replacement Scrappy|to not have everyone tell her she's inferior to Kikyou]].
* [[Kare Kano
* [[Comic Book Adaptation|The manga chapter]] of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
** ''[[Nanoha Force
* As Peacock's number one talent, Ayaori serves as Always Someone Better to Ryo in ''[[Penguin Revolution]]'', and typically for the trope is also Ryo's adopted brother. Less typically, they're both very fond of each other and Ryo, while competitive, bears no resentment towards Ayaori.
* ''[[Kekkaishi
** [[Word of God]] even said the Tokiko is the best kekkaishi
** However, after much plot development, Yoshimori goes through more training, and eventually can do things not even Masamori can do.
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* Hatake Kakashi, of ''[[Naruto]]', explains this to Team 7 after the Mist Hunter (Actually Haku) defeats Zabuza in a single attack.
{{quote|'''Kakashi''': In this world, there are children younger than [[Kid Hero|you,]] yet stronger than me.}}
* [[Hikaru no Go
* Deconstructed in ''[[Medaka Box]]''. The titular character can and does copy any physical ability she sees and any other character's "abnormal" power she comes in contact with. This means she can copy, say, Akune's "superhuman" abnormality, or Maguro's "perfection" abnormality...but she can also absorb and perfect things that don't need to be perfected, like {{spoiler|an abnormal desire to kill others, or the abnormal ability to cause everything you touch to decay.}}
* Master Hiko Seijuro of [[Rurouni Kenshin]]. Hiko chose Kenshin as his successor because of his spirit, but because Kenshin doesn't have the physique he will never reach Hiko's level. {{spoiler|Kenshin does defeat him once with the final succession move, but it's completely unblockable, even by someone like Hiko.}}
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{{quote|'''{{spoiler|Barnaby}}:''' There's no one I particularly aspire to be like, but there ''is'' someone I'm no match for... I just aspire to be someone who's worthy of his trust.}}
* Specklerex from ''[[Kimba the White Lion]]'' is a [[Reasonable Authority Figure]], but Caesar winds up being a more successful leader than he is. This leads to Specklerex developing [[Fantastic Racism]] towards white lions.
* ''[[
** Touma Kamijo to Accelerator. Despite Accelerator's genius intellect and [[Superpower Lottery]], Touma can kick his ass. Touma can easily solve problems without resorting to deadly force, Accelerator struggles with this. Touma can easily make connections with people and [[Defeat Means Friendship|befriend defeated foes]], Accelerator struggles to even open up to his adoptive family, etc. Accelerator is jealous, but awkwardly looks up to him.
** Touma Kamijo ''and'' Accelerator to Shiage Hamazura. Despite being a Grade-A [[Badass]] in his own right, Touma and Accelerator pretty much overshadow him. Touma is a [[Butt Monkey]], but Shiage's luck is even worse. Shiage doesn't hate them, instead seeing them as role models.
** Accelerator to Teikotu Kakine. Kakine's power and intellect rivals Accelerator's, but in the end, Accelerator is the #1 Esper and Kakine is the #2 Esper for a reason. Kakine hates him and desperately wants to kill him and prove his superiority.
** Kaori Kanzaki to Itsuwa. Kaori is stronger, the more skilled fighter, has bigger boobs, and in Itsuwa's mind is more beautiful. Itsuwa looks up to her, but worries that Kaori is more likely to win Touma's heart.
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