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See also [[Talking the Monster to Death]] for another variation of this trope.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' makes a specialty of this. His second fights with both Aoshi and Soujiro, where he more or less mind-hacked (possibly) more powerful fighters with [[Heroic Willpower]] and virtue and wound up winning, are particularly prominent examples, but he does it a ''lot''. His string of successes goes back to ''[[True Companions|Sano]]'', his second feature fight, whom he drew out, analyzed, beat up, and [[Hannibal Lecture]]ed into giving up his self-destructive hatred and [[Defeat Means Friendship|becoming friends]], although the latter wasn't actually on his agenda and startled Kenshin rather.
** He does this to Enishi while ''sitting still on a beach''. There is some fighting, but mostly he just talks the guy into...ripping out his own inner ear in response to emotional anguish. Yeah.
** His fight with Han'nya and his first fight with Aoshi, too, just to a lesser extent. He didn't get into Soujiro's head the first time at all, which was what made the guy so creepy, and he ''never'' managed to reach Shishio, which sets him apart as a villain. Oh, and there's Saitou, whom he ''misanalyzes'' during their first in-series fight and never really gets anywhere with. Although Saitou doesn't correct Kenshin when he lumps him in with 'his friends' during the final beach fight with Enishi.
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** This trope also certainly applies to the protagonists of the [[Yu-Gi-Oh!|previous]] [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|two]] series as well.
* [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Rei Ayanami]]. [[Apocalypse Maiden|Yes]], [[Emotionless Girl|that]] [[Kuudere|Rei]] [[The Woobie|Ayanami]]. Even though she is intended to be creepy and cold Rei still sets out to help Shinji, Asuka, even Ritsuko this way. [[Rebuild of Evangelion]] takes it further with her convincing Gendou to get closer to his son.
* Touma of ''[[
** He's the very image of this trope in the series, actually. {{spoiler|He is able to lecture Lessar 15 minutes straight about proper girl mannerisms that she gets literally worn out listening to it.}}
* ''[[Inuyasha]]'': Shishinki, an enemy of Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's father, is an evil example. He deliberately turns up while Sesshoumaru is emotionally vulnerable fully aware of what happened and why Sesshoumaru couldn't fully master Tenseiga. Inuyasha's arrival allows him to immediately realise the half breed younger brother was chosen over Sesshoumaru to receive Tessaiga. Most of the fight consists of Shishinki insightfully exposing every single one of Sesshoumaru's fears over the meaning of the two swords and whether it's proof his father hated him. This culminates in the [[Awful Truth]], causing an [[Heroic BSOD]] that lasts beyond the fight and takes a while for Sesshoumaru to recover from.
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