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{{trope}}
{{quote|'''Idun:''' Wh- what is this?
'''Soushi:''' That, Festum, is '''pain!''' Do you want to know the name of the tactic I showed you? It's the ''War of Attrition''! The tactic of ''enduring pain!''
|''[[Fafner in The Azure Dead Aggressor]]'' }}
A subtrope of [[Combat Pragmatist]].
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{{examples}}
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Nnoitra Jiruga in ''[[Bleach]]'' uses this against [[The Hero]], Ichigo Kurosaki. After a much-anticipated battle between Ichigo and his [[Evil Counterpart]] rival, Grimmjow, it looks like Ichigo has finally defeated his nemesis and rescued his [[Damsel in Distress]]...only for Nnoitra to show up and attack ''everyone''. In Nnoitra's case, this was triply assholish because Ichigo, Grimmjow and Orihime were all equally fair game in his eyes.
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* In ''[[Fairy Tail]]'', this is how {{spoiler|Elfman defeats Bacchus in the Magic Tournament. Bacchus' magic martial arts make him too fast for Elfman to dodge, so he simply transforms into a lizardman with spiky scales. The entire match consists of Bacchus landing countless powerful blows on Elfman, seriously damaging his own hands in the process. In the end, Bacchus falls down exhausted conceding defeat.}}
== [[
* This was how Bane defeated [[Batman]] in the ''[[Knightfall]]'' story arc: waiting until Batman had a normally inconvenient bout of the flu, Bane unleashed a mob of super-criminals from Arkham Asylum and waited for Batman to tire himself out trying to put them all back behind bars in the space of a few days with no sleep. Having already deduced Batman's [[Secret Identity]], Bane shows up at Wayne Manor after Bruce Wayne has practically collapsed in exhaustion and then breaks his spine.
* This is how Norman Osborn {{spoiler|kills Peter Parker in ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]''. After battling several other threats alongside ''[[The Ultimates]]'' (including taking a bullet for ''[[Captain America (comics)]]''), Peter tries to hobble home and receive medical attention. But when he gets there, his loved ones are being harassed by the Green Goblin and several others from ''Spider-man'''s [[Rogues Gallery]]. Peter (and his family/allies) fight back valiantly, but Peter eventually [[Killed Off for Real|succumbs to his injuries.]]}}
* [[The Punisher]] had a story in which a mook barely escapes from Frank, and his mental condition gradually worsens as he seeks help everywhere. Frank barely appears at all except at the end, allowing the mook to tire himself out all by himself.
* In ''[[Superman]]: Ending Battle'', Manchester Black sends waves and waves of villains after the hero. After they are defeated, Bizarro, Mongul, Master Jailer, and Silver Banshee try to finish Superman off now that he's exhausted. In the ensuing fight, Superman also uses this against Mongul, dodging and blocking his attacks and refueling on sunlight until Mongul gets tired.
== [[Fan Works]] ==
* In the ''[[RWBY]]'' [[Peggy Sue]] fic ''[[Relic of the Future]]'' by "Coeur al'Aran", this is a large part of how Jaune Ashari finally defeats Hazel Rainart -- by simply ''outlasting'' the larger man's supplies of Dust and physical strength, essentially running down the clock on Hazel's ability to be an unstoppable combat monster by avoiding his blows when possible and tanking them with his Aura when necessary.
== [[Film]] ==
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* Bronn does this against Ser Vardis in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' (and in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'') during Tyrion's [[Trial by Combat]]: Bronn wears only light armour and no shield, and uses [[Hit and Run Tactics]] to let the fully mailed and shielded Vardis tire himself out under the weight of his equipment before closing in and killing him.
== [[
* "[http://www.wysotsky.com/1033.htm?512 The Sentimental Boxer]" song by [[Vladimir Vysotsky]] has the boxing version turned [[Up to Eleven]]. The protagonist is a boxer who couldn't hit anyone in the face. His opponent squeezed a knockdown early on and seems to have been under impression that the victory is close and he needs to press hard just a little more — right until collapse from overexertion.
* Famously used by boxer Muhammad Ali in his "[[wikipedia:Rope-a-dope|Rope-a-dope]]'' strategy against George Foreman during the 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" match. He lay against the ring's ropes in a protective stance and let Foreman wear himself out hitting him, with the ropes absorbing most of the impact. Once Foreman grew tired Ali started counter attacking and beat him.▼
== [[Tabletop
* ''[[Shadowrun]]''. The barghest uses its fear-causing howl to drive its prey for long distances until they are exhausted and it can close in for the kill.
* For ''[[Ars Magica]]'', the ''Houses of Hermes'' supplement introduced a more visceral alternative to the Certámen ritual combat, preferred by the [[Playing with Fire|House Flambeau]] - the Test of Flames, aka Inirelte's Certámen. It conjures up a circle of fire, and the winner is whoever can stay inside longest.
* In ''[[
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In some [[Role
* According to the [[Encyclopedia Exposita|Codex]] in ''[[Mass Effect]]'', this is humanity's main method of fighting. Humanity attacks the enemy's supplies and resources foremost, leaving their forces to "wither on the vine" until their fleets can [[Curb Stomp Battle|curb stomp]] them.
* In ''[[Super Mario RPG]]'', [[Bonus Boss|Culex]], unlike every other boss in the game, has a finite FP pool for spellcasting. If you can tank his attacks for long enough, he effectively takes himself out of the fight. This does not, however, solve the problem of his four elemental crystals which aid him in battle, and which do have limitless FP.
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* Hayate adopts this tactic in ''[[Dead Fantasy|Dead Fantasy V]]'', by having his ninja assault [[Final Fantasy VII|Tifa]] after she's been beaten and severely weakened by [[Worthy Opponent|Hitomi]]. Hayate doesn't attack until she's on the brink of exhaustion; having expended her remaining energy dispatching all but two of his squad.
* ''[[Things Mr. Welch Is No Longer Allowed to Do In An RPG]]'' need to specify that
{{quote|2390. The plan is not just let the villain beat on the dwarf until his arm gets tired. }}
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* In one Grand Prix race in the 1930s, William Grover Williams, racing for Italian automaker Bugatti, was up against a german team whose cars were more powerful. Williams realized that he couldn't catch the German leader in a flat-out race, but that the German's more powerful engine would drink fuel faster than the lighter Bugatti, so he eased off and waited for the German to put in for more fuel. During the time it took for the German to refuel, Williams overtook his pole position and secured his spot at the head of the pack, winning the race.
* Roman formations were used to capitalize on this.
▲* Famously used by boxer Muhammad Ali in his "[[wikipedia:Rope-a-dope|Rope-a-dope]]'' strategy against George Foreman during the 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" match. He lay against the ring's ropes in a protective stance and let Foreman wear himself out hitting him, with the ropes absorbing most of the impact. Once Foreman grew tired Ali started counter attacking and beat him.
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