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** There was one unsub whose MO was clubbing the victim to death with anything he could get his hands on (up to a half-dozen different things) then stabbing them a ridiculous number of times, increasing the stab count with each subsequent victim. {{spoiler|He was a delusional schizophrenic with insomnia. The only way he could sleep and make the voices stop was exhausting himself through the sheer amount of effort it takes to stab someone thirty or forty times}}. |
** There was one unsub whose MO was clubbing the victim to death with anything he could get his hands on (up to a half-dozen different things) then stabbing them a ridiculous number of times, increasing the stab count with each subsequent victim. {{spoiler|He was a delusional schizophrenic with insomnia. The only way he could sleep and make the voices stop was exhausting himself through the sheer amount of effort it takes to stab someone thirty or forty times}}. |
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* In ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', the Ancients have built a weapon that can not only wipe out life on an entire planet in a single shot, but do the same for the entire galaxy provided the Stargates are all connected. One of them also built a weapon designed to literally kill gods (or rather [[Energy Beings|ascended beings]]). {{spoiler|It works. Within the confines of a single galaxy, that is.}} |
* In ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', the Ancients have built a weapon that can not only wipe out life on an entire planet in a single shot, but do the same for the entire galaxy provided the Stargates are all connected. One of them also built a weapon designed to literally kill gods (or rather [[Energy Beings|ascended beings]]). {{spoiler|It works. Within the confines of a single galaxy, that is.}} |
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** Also, [[Remember When You Blew Up a Sun|Samantha Carter blew up a fleet with a supernova.]] |
** Also, [[Remember When You Blew Up a Sun?|Samantha Carter blew up a fleet with a supernova.]] |
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* ''[[Kamen Rider Kuuga]]'': Kuuga gets this with any [[Finishing Move]] at the Rising level and above. The first time he used the Rising Mighty Kick caused a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOuDyb9KArY nuclear sized explosion]. And when he goes Amazing Mighty, he gets even more so. And then there's what [[Earthshattering Kaboom|Ultimate Form can do]]... |
* ''[[Kamen Rider Kuuga]]'': Kuuga gets this with any [[Finishing Move]] at the Rising level and above. The first time he used the Rising Mighty Kick caused a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOuDyb9KArY nuclear sized explosion]. And when he goes Amazing Mighty, he gets even more so. And then there's what [[Earthshattering Kaboom|Ultimate Form can do]]... |
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* This is the everyday philosophy of [[Cowboy Cop]] ''[[Sledge Hammer|Sledge Hammer!]]'', who thinks nothing of stopping a sniper by ''blowing up the building with a rocket launcher.'' |
* This is the everyday philosophy of [[Cowboy Cop]] ''[[Sledge Hammer|Sledge Hammer!]]'', who thinks nothing of stopping a sniper by ''blowing up the building with a rocket launcher.'' |
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'''Roy:''' A lot of people have asked us why we don't use fly spray. Well, where's the sport in that? }} |
'''Roy:''' A lot of people have asked us why we don't use fly spray. Well, where's the sport in that? }} |
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** The two of them had just been shown going "mosquito hunting", which involved firing a ''bazooka'' at the mosquito from a distance, then shooting at it using a machine gun, and finally firing several shots at point blank range using a rifle<ref>"There's nothing more dangerous than a wounded mosquito."</ref>. They also "skin" it by using a knife to cut off its wings. |
** The two of them had just been shown going "mosquito hunting", which involved firing a ''bazooka'' at the mosquito from a distance, then shooting at it using a machine gun, and finally firing several shots at point blank range using a rifle<ref>"There's nothing more dangerous than a wounded mosquito."</ref>. They also "skin" it by using a knife to cut off its wings. |
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* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has had several examples: |
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** In "A Good Man Goes to War" the Doctor destroys an entire Cyber-fleet simply to make a point. In fact, not even to make a point; he was simply telling them to do what Rory said. |
** In "A Good Man Goes to War" the Doctor destroys an entire Cyber-fleet simply to make a point. In fact, not even to make a point; he was simply telling them to do what Rory said. |
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** One of the major [[Backstory]] points since the series was revived in 2005 is that in order to end the Last Great Time War, the Doctor destroyed not only the entire Dalek Empire, but his race the Time Lords, too. |
** One of the major [[Backstory]] points since the series was revived in 2005 is that in order to end the Last Great Time War, the Doctor destroyed not only the entire Dalek Empire, but his race the Time Lords, too. |
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