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{{quote|''This is the dreaded Damien? He moves like an amateur! Wait... [[Playing With Fire|that fire]] could easily win him most fights, [[Healing Factor|he can regenerate]], and he's supposed to have [[Super Strength|super strength]]... he's never ''needed'' skill before! [[Superpower Lottery|His fighting style is totally dependent on his powers!]]''|'''Elliot, on [[Big Bad|Damien]]''', ''[[El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|El Goonish Shive]]''}}

* Michael Corvin in ''[[Underworld (Film)|Underworld]]'' may be the strongest hybrid monster in that universe, second only to his daughter. But what he lacks in combat training (or common sense for that matter), he compensates for in [[New Powers As the Plot Demands]]. While not nearly as strong, Selene isn't exactly a wuss herself. However, she is his foil in the form of [[Weak but Skilled]]. Her centuries of training has made her [[God Mode Sue|practically invincible]].

* Obadiah Stane from ''[[Iron Man]]''. His Iron Monger armor is a bipedal tank, but he is dependent on his engineers to help him keep up with Tony.

* In ''[[The Matrix]]'', while the other characters use a variety of styles and moves, the Agents pretty much just punch and dodge, relying on their superhuman strength and speed. Discussed [http://plotlessviolence.comicgenesis.com/d/20061112.html here].

 

* This is how Vin starts off with her powers as a Mistborn in [[Mistborn|the heroic fantasy series of the same name]]. Under the tutelage of Kelsier, she undergoes [[Boxing Lessons for Superman]] and [[Takes a Level In Badass]] in the process. Possibly subverted, however, in that it rapidly becomes apparent that a Mistborn without some amount of proper training isn't that strong at all.

* Furycrafters as a whole could be seen as this in the ''[[Codex Alera]]''. While Furycrafting has its own talents and skillsets to learn, what makes Tavi unique is that, due to a lack of serious Furycraft until late in the story, he ends up having to learn how to outwit enemies where his contemporaries would simply power through. When Tavi's powers finally ''do'' start to develop, he's able to apply his crafting in ways most wouldn't have considered as a result.

 

 

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