Unnecessary Roughness: Difference between revisions

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== Anime and Manga ==

* The first instance of cheating in ''[[Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer]]'' has Hikaru's opponent using illegal [[Psycho Electro|electric]] [[Whip It Good|whips]] that damage her. Misaki, being a [[Pollyanna]], doesn't know this is illegal, and [[Determinator|keeps on going anyway]]. A twist is that the battle is indeed [[Being Watched]], by a very important person in the competitive Angelic Layer world, but since it's not an official match and she's trying her hardest, he lets it go because getting through this will help her out in the long run.

* Subverted in ''[[Full Metal Panic]]? Fumoffu'', as Sousuke is instantly ejected from a [[Rugby Is Slaughter|rugby match]] very early after shattering the jaw of the opposing team captain and knocking him out. The players, who had just went through [[The Spartan Way]] with Sousuke acting as [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]], use this as motivation, and [[Hilarity Ensues|all hell breaks loose]]. This example is also interesting in that it's the type of team described at the top of the page that's getting smashed.

* Subverted in ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]? Fumoffu'', as Sousuke is instantly ejected from a [[Rugby Is Slaughter|rugby match]] very early after shattering the jaw of the opposing team captain and knocking him out. The players, who had just went through [[The Spartan Way]] with Sousuke acting as [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]], use this as motivation, and [[Hilarity Ensues|all hell breaks loose]]. This example is also interesting in that it's the type of team described at the top of the page that's getting smashed.

* This is one of the most common complaints about ''[[Eyeshield 21]]''- that players eventually start outright brawling and even ''maiming'' each other on the field (one player ended every game by breaking the arms of ''every'' quarterback he faced) and it's regarded as just "part of the game". Which it isn't.

** The guy who breaks everyone's arms IS insanely strong, and has managed to pass it off as just being a result of that... Everything else is just unnecessary roughness, including throwing punches and even martial arts moves, not to mention linebackers throwing the small protagonist around the field.

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*** In fact, the actual list of what constitutes a foul has been kept secret for years for fear of "giving the players ideas."

*** It's also mentioned that about 90% of the fouls can be prevented from ever happening by just not letting anyone use their wands while on the field.

* The [[P. G. Wodehouse|PG Wodehouse]] [[Jeeves and Wooster (novel)|Jeeves and Wooster]] story "The Ordeal of Young Tuppy" has the titular [[~~Upperclass~~ Twit]] getting involved in the yearly [[Rugby Is Slaughter|rugby grudge-match]] between two rival villages; the event quickly proves to be an excuse for the participants to beat on each other.

* The [[P. G. Wodehouse|PG Wodehouse]] [[Jeeves and Wooster (novel)|Jeeves and Wooster]] story "The Ordeal of Young Tuppy" has the titular [[Upper Class Twit]] getting involved in the yearly [[Rugby Is Slaughter|rugby grudge-match]] between two rival villages; the event quickly proves to be an excuse for the participants to beat on each other.

* The impromptu football match between the armies of [[Discworld|Ankh-Morpork]] and Klatch in ''[[Discworld/Jingo|Jingo]]'' is scored by fouls rather than goals.

** ''[[Discworld/Unseen Academicals|Unseen Academicals]]'' suggests that this is how Ankh-Morpork street football is traditionally scored. The Big Match at the climax of the book also has an example; ''most'' of A-M United realises that playing UU fairly is both good for the game and not actually that difficult, but there's a handful of real psychos seeded in there, and they're careful only to act when the ref isn't looking (linesmen haven't been introduced yet).