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{{quote|''"It was an opponent Nanoha-chan wouldn't have had any problem protecting her allies from or defeating if she had been her usual self. But the strain of overexerting herself made Nanoha-chan less capable, and her body slowed down at a crucial moment. The result... was [[Game-Breaking Injury|this]]."''
|'''Shamal''', ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS]]''}}
A type of fandom-based [[Author's Saving Throw]], this is the specific rationalization that a character suffering from [[The Worf Effect]] or a [[Curb Stomp Battle]] did so only because something (artificially) undermined their performance. The insinuation, of course, is that it probably wouldn't have happened this way under "normal" circumstances.
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A type of [[Drama-Preserving Handicap]]. Compare [[Actually a Doombot]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* In ''[[Bleach]]'', Ichigo's poor performance in his battles against Ulquiorra and Yammy, as well as his first battle against Grimmjow, is attributed to his difficulty suppressing his inner hollow. {{spoiler|When he does manage to control his inner hollow, he is still unable to defeat Grimmjow the second time, and loses to Ulquiorra the first time he fights him in Las Noches.}}
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== Literature ==
* In the fourth ''[[Riverworld]]'' novel ''The Magic Labyrinth'', master swordsmen Cyrano de Bergerac and [[Richard Burton (author)|Sir Richard Burton]] take time out of a running battle to fight a (rematch) duel. Both are itching to see who's better, but they're both weary from battle, both slightly wounded, and have both been drinking to boot, ''and'' they're on a rapidly sinking ship (they ''really'' wanted this rematch). In the end, Burton draws first blood, and offers to help Cyrano to his feet... only for Cyrano to be shot by one of Burton's companions, who had no idea the duel was a gentlemanly one. Burton later (and during the fight too) wonders what the fight would have been like had they both been at their peak condition.
* In ''[[Inheritance Cycle|Brisingr]]'', Paolini has made certain that Eragon has not had time to recuperate to his full strength since achieving his super-human power.
** A more straight example would be at the end of ''Eldest'', when {{spoiler|Murtagh defeats Eragon while the latter is exhausted from battle.}} However, this was subverted when Eragon {{spoiler|fought Murtagh for the second time. He was fully rested, at full power, and had thirteen elves assisting him, but still only managed to drive Murtagh off.}}
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