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== [[Literature]] ==
* This happens on both sides of the fence in the ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' fiction. Often [[Super Soldier|Chaos Space Marines]] or other alien enemies of the Imperium require a lot of [[Redshirt Army|Imperial Guard]] cannon fodder to be hurled at them before they die. Then you have series like [[Dan Abnett]]'s ''Gaunt's Ghosts'', where the killing of Chaos Space Marines is,
** Orcs get this treatment a lot too. Sometimes they are almost a joke and a minor threat to guardsmen unless they have a huge numbers advantage, and sometimes the same kind will be a difficult fight to Space Marines one-on-one. Same applies to Tyranids.
*** Orcs are a special case. A feral Ork army is almost laughable in terms of strength, while a carefully constructed WAAAGH! is almost unstoppable. Often, you'll see something in between the two. The strength of the Orks depends on the strength of the local WAAAGH! It's a species that runs on [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe]], thus Strong as They Need to Be is easily justified. The writer just has to limit how hard they can "clap."
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